More Blue, Less Mountain, by Eric StracenerIs there really a such thing as a "can't miss" show? Well, yes, any time Cary Hudson plays, there is. Many Mississippi music fans have long been familiar with Hudson and his genre-defying brand of guitar music, from his early …
August 24 Music ReleasesHello JFP Music Bloggers! First, I offer my apologies for being remiss in posting releases for last week. To be honest, last week was a bit "off" in terms of the quality and quantity of offerings. Listed below are new …
Bloodshot Records ReleasesNora O'Connor, TIL THE DAWN, out Aug. 24 -- Hot on the heels of a sold out CD release show in Chicago, today we release a gem of a record-- Nora O Connor's "Til the Dawn." Nora has been willing …
"Sorry I Make You Lush," Wagon ChristLuke Vibert has recorded under several guises over the last decade [Plug, Amen Andrews, Kerrier District, Luke Vibert], but Wagon Christ remains the most playful of the lot. Combining the precise acid and disco drenched beats of the last 2 …
"Winchester Cathedral," ClinicRumored to be Radiohead's favorite emerging band, Clinic are a strange lot indeed- their faces always cloaked by doctors masks. With a knack for combining avant-garde, garage, surf and Kraut rock, they have drawn comparisons to Velvet Underground, The Stooges …
"Refractions: Thru the Rhythms Of Time 1989 - 1997," SpectrumAfter the demise of the ever cool and influential Spacemen 3, Pete [Sonic Boom] Kember went on to release several albums under the pseudonym- Spectrum. Dabbling in the experimental side of blissed out hypnotic space rock, the music of Spectrum …
Jazz, Art & FriendsJazz, Art, and Friends - Thurs., Aug. 26: Rhonda Richmond, Sept. 30, Oct. , Nov. 18, Dec. 2. Once a month at the Miss. Museum of Art, 6-9 p.m. $7. Enjoy cocktails, listen to live jazz, and mingle with old …
"Radical Connector," Mouse on MarsHailing from Cologne, Germany, Mouse on Mars have left an indelible mark on the face [and ears] of electronic music. Their signature sound of glitch and scratch beats submerged in a washing machine have been the toast of the euro …
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Shock G releases ‘Fear of a Mixed Planet'(Los Angeles, CA. August 12, 2004) - 33rd Street Records announces the release of Shock G's first independent album 'Fear of a Mixed Planet' due in stores October 12, 2004. Rapper, producer, musician, cartoonist Shock-G is the mastermind behind platinum …
A Jackson Scene? by Randy PerkinsTake a survey of college music scenes around the country. College towns such as Austin, Chapel Hill, Athens and Olympia appear to be churning out indie-label rock bands by the dozen. Magazines produce college radio charts showing a myriad of …
Elliott Smith's Final AlbumNick Patch reports: "The Los Angeles Times has reported that Elliott Smith's final album, titled "From a Basement on the Hill", will be released on October 18. However, it seems to have been pared down from its originally reported double-album …
Mouse on Mars to tour in support of new albumAccording to the Sonig Label website, the German avant-electronica duo of Mouse on Mars will be touring North America in the Fall. To my knowledge, this will be the first time MoM performs for an audience in the Southeast U.S. …
Releases for the week of August 09 - August 13Apologies for the delay, but here are the music releases for the week of August 9 - 13. They are seperated by genre: blues, country, folk, indie/electronica/underground, jazz, latin, rap, rock/pop/r&b and world. Culled from Billboard Magazine, Pitchfork, Brainwashed and …