September 2010

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Behind the Scenes at Open House Festival pt. 1

by Alex 29 September 2010 Music News

It seems a little while ago now since I left Open House Festival for my journey home…the recovery took a little longer. So for those of you that wish you were back there, or wish you had gone, here are some fun photos of what went on behind the scenes. I’ll be featuring more so [...]

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Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero’s – Live @Vibes

by Alex 29 September 2010 Downloads

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zero’s recently performed Live @Vibes which was filmed by the good folk at laundromatinee.com. Yes they do sound as good live as they do on the studio! Watch them now:

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Josh Ritter & the Royal City Band @ The Barbican

by Melanie McGovern 27 September 2010 Live Reviews

Josh Ritter and his suit adorned Royal City Band played possibly their biggest show to date at London’s Barbican Theatre on Thursday evening - ’the only venue’, Ritter joked, ‘to have a tube stop named after it’.

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Small Pleasures

by Alex 25 September 2010 Art and Culture

Once upon a time in a country far far away a boy lived, very different from all the others. His name was Eftichis. Everything ran smoothly in his life until one day, many many years ago an incident made him see life from a different perspective. And suddenly, a big secret was revealed.

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Midlake – Live Session in Australia, in an Alley

by Alex 24 September 2010 Video

Midlake agreed to do a session for Sideshow Alley TV, a recently set up video session outfit whom I couldn’t find out much about but I thought this was a great session. So here they are. Midlake performing Small Mountain in an alleyway in Australia. I look forward to seeing more sessions!

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In the Woods: Pathway

by Alex 24 September 2010 Art and Culture

We just got a tip off about this new movie: Into the Woods: Pathway (known as ITW:Pathway), which is, to say the least, being deliberately mysterious. Just visit the cryptic website at the end of this post and let us know if you discover anything else….freedom of thought? Suffering? pieces of information? You figure it [...]

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Arborea – Onto the Shore (new video)

by Alex 24 September 2010 Video

We recently had the pleasure of the company of Buck and Shanti Curran, better know as Arborea, who stayed with us for a night during their UK/European tour. They had just performed at the Grain Barge in Bristol with Two Wings (Hanna Tuulikki, Ben Reynolds, Kenneth Wilson, Lucy Duncombe, and Doog) in support. It was [...]

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Feist – Look At What The Light Did Now

by Alex 24 September 2010 Art and Culture

Feist is releasing a film titled Look at What the Light Did Now. It documents the journey of her Grammy nominated album “The Reminder”. The trailer below will give you an idea of the expanse of what went on behind the album, something I was completely unaware of.

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Introducing: The Meadowlarks

by Alex 24 September 2010 Reviews

I like to give the occasional heads up on a band that impresses me. I only came across The Meadowlarks this morning. This sums them up with out any need for my embellishments. Beautiful…

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Freebie Friday #4

by Alex 24 September 2010 Downloads

Freebie Friday is with us once again when I throw some free music your way. I decided to do a label special today from Full Time Hobby, so we have a lovely mixed bag with free tracks from Micah P Hinson, Let’s Wrestle, School of Seven Bells, Timber Timbre and Tunng.

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Justin Townes Earle Suspends US & UK tours to enter rehab

by Alex 23 September 2010 Music News

This has just been released: Justin Townes Earle has decided to suspend his autumn tour dates in the US, Canada, UK and Ireland, and enter a rehabilitation facility.  Earle is strongly committed to confronting his on-going struggle with addiction and thanks his family, friends and fans for their continued support through this difficult time.

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Old Crow Medicine Show and Dave Rawlings Machine @ The Troxy

by Melanie McGovern 23 September 2010 Live Reviews

The closing night of the three-day Campfire Trails event at East London’s The Troxy was highly anticipated enough for hosting bluegrassers Old Crow Medicine Show and their frequent touring partners Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, and yet Friday, rounding off two prior evenings headlined by The Felice Brothers and Wild Beasts respectively; culminated in a ferocious display of musical talent and surprise special guests, making this one of the live [...]

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The Fence Hallowe’en Party!

by Alex 22 September 2010 Music News

Many folks will have been disappointed to have missed the sold out Away Game held on the island of Eigg this year. The good folks at Fence are providing all you Fence fans the chance to enjoy another wee celebration: The annual Fence celebration of All Hallows’ Eve. In the past the party has been [...]

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James Yorkston Announces Christmas Show at Luminaire

by Alex 22 September 2010 Downloads

Yes, it really is getting close to that time of year. News of Christmas shows are coming thick and fast so book’em soon to avoid disappointment. James Yorkston (plus special guests) has a show planned for Monday 20th December, 2010 at the Luminare and is likely to sell out very soon.

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