Oh, yea, Mixtapes! Thought I would jump in with a Saturday playlist/Mixtape thing because it is a good way to get more bang for your buck around this damn music blogs. It is also a way to just listen...
I am actually fairly new to Kalispell as well, but maybe this post is mostly for me anyway. Kalispell, you should know him… Kalispell is Shane Leonard of Eau Claire, Wisconsin and he makes musi...
Voting is starting soon for the Polaris Music Prize and I have to start actually thinking about the “best” in Canadian Music this past year. Yours truly is one of the jurors for said priz...
Sunday Re-Post. Originally posted August 2011. ~~ After listening to my brand new Dolorean vinyl for his newest album “The Unfazed”, I was kinda worked up and wanted more. Well, I started...
It is Friday and I am on an extended long weekend (because that is how I roll) and wanted to throw some videos and a few songs at ya to see what sticks. It will all stick. Wanted to post on a new vid...
Give up yer cash early and then just try to forget about it... I have made two pre-orders this week so far (and one Kickstarter donation, but that is for another post upcoming). Who said the music in...
Los Angeles band Sci-Fi Romance enters the “Before & After” fray with a song from the just released album ‘The Ghost of John Henry’ and the track ‘My Love, Look Up&#...
Today is the third official “Before & After” post and today we have the band Fort Frances with their track “Hard Earned Heart”. Fort Frances was most recently on the blog ...
Wanted to let you all know about this month’s Feel Bad For You (FBFY) Mixtape is themed for the acoustic types. So clearly I am all over this. I have been contributing for a while now with a bu...
The Church of the Good Thief Album Art Courtesy of PropertyofZack (see their post here) we get the great news of the upcoming Andy Hull helmed Right Away, Great Captain! album. This is news that warm...
Volume Two! I happen to also run Yer Bird Records and with that I hear my fair share of demos. Well one of our artists is the Philadelphia based band Hezekiah Jones. This group of musicians fronted b...
I have started a series here at Slowcoustic that will focus on a song’s journey through a musician’s creative process. Essentially a song from demo to album kind of feature. I will merely...
Fort Frances recently added to their cover song output with the Paul Simon penned and Simon & Garfunkel performed “The Only Living Boy in New York” off the legendary “Bridge Ove...
Sometimes a band name is so spot on and so accurate that it is not just the moniker of the musician(s) but speaks to what they are about, sound like and what the listener will feel when listening. We...
Father John Misty releases his “debut” album Fear Fun today and it is your recommended buy ( via Sub Pop in North American and Bella Union in the UK – I think that is the breakdown)...
Damien Jurado - image by Sarah Jurado I discovered/remembered the other day via a random search in my iTunes library about the Damien Jurado demo for “Nothing Is The News” on his new albu...
Will Johnson - (image from Transistor Six Session - transistorsix.com) Via a precarious #FF (follow friday) on Twitter I found word of the Transistor Six Session from Will Johnson from what looks to ...
I have been looking forward to a few albums for this year and I still have a few more coming up that I just can’t get out of my head. Let’s take a look at a couple. Field Report (Christop...
I am a slacker and not posting lately, but after listening to the above track from I Am Oak, I thought I had to share. I was introduced to I Am Oak from Geert from The Black Atlantic and have been en...
Soooooo…what are you purchasing today? Are you purchasing today? Are you aware it is Record Store Day? No, you should look into it by visiting the website for info (I know readers of Slowcousti...
New EP from Akron, OH based White Pines is out today! The 5 track EP is now available from our Yer Bird Records Bandcamp page right here. I have come to really enjoy the driving force of White Pines...
Doug Paisley - courtesy of No Quarter Doug Paisley is the kind of guy you just want to root for and enjoy his great music. I tend to think his music is great in the first place, so thinking t...
Found this little gem via my Facebook stream (Thanks Laura!) for the “other” track from that Triple J performance over in Australia. Everyone was posting on the Anais Mitchell cover he d...
Kill County - February 2012 (courtesy of their Facebook page) If you are a reader of this blog you know that one of the things I really, really, really enjoy is a heartfelt “country” song...
I have to apologize for this quick post but I wanted to make sure y’all had a chance to listen and swing by to visit Hip Hatchet today on his album release day! Today sees “Joy and Better...
Every once and a while (and I honestly mean only once and a while), I latch onto an album that isn’t quite a traditional “Slowcoustic” album. For the last few months it has been th...
Good Friday Coffee Drinking! A little bit of this and a little bit of that – today being a holiday I am without focus as I am just excited to be in comfy clothes and drinking LOTS of coffee at ...
Song of the Day is from the great new album “Post-Empire” from Will Stratton. I actually had it as my song of the night last night in general, so why not have it “officially”...
Been looking forward to Jesse Marchant’s (JBM) new album ‘Stray Ashes’ since I heard about it. As he only makes great albums – if he has a new one, by default I am looking fo...
The new album from Cold Specks is due in May. While being fairly familiar with Cold Specks and her previous works/monikers, the new album is looking (sounding) better and better…especially aft...
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