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We’ve been reading a lot online these days about Brooklyn band, The XYZ Affair, and we’re gonna bring you a song to help spread the word about the upstarts. The song we’ve got for you is called “Evening Life” and appears on recent EP by the band Trials. Do you think these guys have what it takes to make a name for themselves?
Download: The XYZ Affair – Evening Life [MP3]
Boulder rock band, Rose Hill Drive, will be playing the indoor stage at Stubbs on Wednesday night. In even better news, Colour Revolt (who we did a little feature on before ACL), will be opening things up for the Boulder boys. Doors for this show are at 10:30 and tickets can be bought for $12 from front gate tickets. We’ve also got a tune from Rose Hill Drive below called “Trans Am”.
Download: Rose Hill Drive – Trans Am [MP3]
Swedish band Love is All have a catchy new song for you to check out off their new album Things Keep me up at Night due out Nov. 11th. The song is called “Wishing Well” and you can hear it below or on our ATH radio player.
Download: Love is All – Wishing Well [MP3]
The Cold War Kids will be playing a couple shows in Austin this Friday. First one is a free show at Waterloo Records going down at 5pm with free keg beer of course. Second show of the day takes place at Emo’s with A.A. Bondy in support. Better try searching craigs list if you wanna make it to the Emo’s show because it’s been sold out for a while now. Here’s Cold War Kids most recent single “Something is Not Right With Me”.
Download: Cold War Kids – Something is Not Right With Me [MP3]
The Weather Machines out of Portland, OR have some new music for you to check out. The song we have is called “Parts of Speech” and appears on the band’s upcoming EP Bones & Brains due out on November 25th.
Download: The Weather Machines – Parts of Speech [MP3]
Minnesota Public Radio continues to give us great in studio sets with a recent performance by Minus the Bear. Listen to the entire show and download the MP3s now. While were on the subject, here’s the band’s most recent single “Guns & Ammo” off their recent EP Acoustics. Have a listen and enjoy.
Download: Minus the Bear – Guns and Ammo [MP3]
It’s Friday afternoon, you’re painfully waiting for 5 o’clock and Austin Town Hall wants to throw a new band your way. Maybe your brain isn’t working anymore from the stressful week almost behind you, but why not take some new music to your pre-pre-halloween party this weekend? Today we bring you, Other Lives, who hail from Stillwater, OK. The band, formerly know as Kunek, will be dropping their debut self-titled EP on the 21st of October. Here’s the single from that EP “Paper Cities”.
Download: Other Lives – Paper Cities [MP3]
I read a little blurb about this band, Ham1, on MOKB and thought we’d give them a little love as well. The band hails from Athens, GA and plans to release their third LP, The Underground Stream, sometime this fall. If you aren’t feeeling to spendy, you can downloaded a free copy of this album on the band’s website! While there, why not pick up the entire Ham1 catalog? It’s also free. Find out what this band is all about with opening track to their new album “Will You Ever See Me Again?” below.
Download: Ham1 – Will You Ever See Me Again? [MP3]
One of the few bands to come out of Alaska, Portugal. The Man, are making the huge trek to Austin on Saturday night. The Emo’s show will only cost ya $12 and gets started around 9pm. Get your tickets now and be in attendance for a band that everyone will know about real soon. Latest single from the band “Lay me Back Down” can be heard below.
Download: Portugal. The Man – Lay me Back Down [MP3]
Fairly new Brooklyn band, The So So Glos, have some new music for you to check out and evaluate. The song is called “Throw Your Hands up” and will appear on the band’s upcoming debut EP Tourism/Terrorism due out Nov. 4th. Have a go and leave us your thoughts.
Download: The So So Glos – Throw Your Hands Up [MP3]
