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Everyone’s favorite indie princess Jenny Lewis, has a new song called “Acid Tongue” streaming on the NPR website. The song will appear on an album of the same name due out on Sep. 23rd of this year. The album is said to feature a wide array of talented folks like Zooey Deschanel, Elvis Costello, & Chris Robinson of The Black Crowes just to name a few. Enjoy.
We have been all about the free music this week so why stop now? Ba Da Bing Records has an entire sampler that you can download for free over on the emusic website. The sampler features such artists as Colossal Yes, Devon Williams, Beirut and a whole slew of other fine acts. Below is standout track “Elephant Gun” from Beirut.
Download: Beirut – Elephant Gun [MP3]
This week we spotlight Austin band Mariachi Revolución as part of our Xemumba festival features. Mariachi is another Xemumba alum performing on both nights of the latin music festival. The band specializes in collaborations with acts like Grupo Fantasma and Ocote Soul Sounds. Have a listen to the song “Levantate” below featuring the sure to be crowd favorite Mariachi Revolución. Don’t forget to get those tickets before they sell out.
Download: Mariachi Revolución – Levantate [MP3]
Oxford Collapse will see a return to Mohawk Austin on Wednesday evening after playing a free show at the venue earlier this summer. Doors for the show are set to open at 7pm with opening act Love as Laughter kicking things off around 8pm. Get a head start and buy tickets for only $10 from Front Gate Tickets. Austin Town Hall will be on hand with for a show review, pictures and interview of the band. Also, preview the show by reading our highly praising review of the band’s new album Bits.
One of the few bands I know from Ohio, The State Bird, have a brand new EP out creatively titled 4 New Songs. You can download this entire new EP from The Record Machine website. If your one of those people who values their internet download times, check out “The Bright July Night” here on our website.
Download: The State Bird – The Bright July Night [MP3]
The Clientele just released a new EP entitled That Night, a Forest Grew which is the third in a 3 part series of new EPs for the band. You can download the new tracks for a small fee over on the emusic website or you’ll have to wait a bit longer for your hard copy. We also have track number one from the new EP below called “Retiro Park”.
Download: The Clientele – Retiro Park [MP3]
The Broken West out of L.A. are dropping a new album on Sep. 9th called Now or Heaven. You can listen to the sweet new single off that album “Auctioneer” below. Check out some more songs from the new album on the band’s myspace page.
Download: The Broken West – Auctioneer [MP3]
Matt Pryor has evolved quite a bit to get to where he is now. Would you have believed me 10 years ago if I told you he’d be playing shows armed only with an acoustic guitar? Most of the vagrant punk followers would accuse you of mistaken identity and slap you around a bit. Believe it or not you old Get Up Kids die hards, that’s what Matt Pryor is all about nowadays. He went to being a pioneer in the pop-punk world to now being an extremely solid singer song writer who still inspires the young and old.
Show review and pictures after the jump
We recently read about this band, The Lord Dog Bird, on the NPR website and found their stuff quite interesting. The band is a stripped down side project of Colin McCann, who plays guitar for Baltimore rock band Wilderness. You can read more about The Lord Dog Bird or order the new self-titled album on the Jagjaguwar record label website. Newest single “The Gift of Song in the Lions Den” from Mr. McCann’s new solo act can be found below. Give it a few listens, and I’m sure you’ll learn to love it.
Download: The Lord Dog Bird – The Gift of Song in the Lions Den [MP3]
ATH favorite Black Joe Lewis will be taking the stage this Sunday at Waterloo park beginning at 4:00 PM. Combine that with more than one hundred gallons of hot sauce, and we think that you are pretty much set for the day. Admission for this fine event is free with 3 non-perishable food items. For more information and to see the other bands playing, check out the Austin Chronicle’s website.
