Psyche-indie pop band Sunny Day Sets Fire, whom we first told you about last February, teamed up with 10 different directors to create a series of 10 brand new videos in anticipation of the July 8 release of their debut LP, Summer Palace.
Each video showcases the director’s interpretation of a different song off of […]

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Appleton, Wisconsin native Cory Chisel has an upcoming EP coming out, Cabin Ghosts, with his band, the Wandering Sons.
Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons : “Home In The Woods” (mp3)
The group plays Minneapolis’ Varsity Theater July 23 with Joshua James.

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Today was a Sunday, and I got 36 pitch e-mails. Last Friday I got 134 pitch e-mails. My average is 70-80/day.
That’s why if you’re not following me on Twitter (listen up bands, labels and PR people), then you will never have my full attention.
I first discovered Twitter’s true impact during SXSW 2007, when […]

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Swedish singer/songwriter Peter von Poehl’s debut record, Going To Where The Tea Trees Are, came out earlier this month on Bella Union Records.
Peter Von Poehl : “A Broken Skeleton Key” (mp3)

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Daniel Ahearn, of the electro-acoustic folktronic rock band Ill Lit, released his solo EP, Pray For Me By Name, this week on Riparian Records.
Daniel Ahearn : “Down for the Count” (mp3)
Late in 2007, Daniel was robbed, and his electronics, boom box, keyboards and pedals were all stolen. Undeterred, all the songs on this […]

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To celebrate the launch of Counting Crows‘ summer tour, the band is using the tried and true poster design contest tactic, with the winning prize being a poster printed and sold on tour.
There are three rules:

The poster must be 18″x24″ portrait or landscape.
Your artwork must be at least 300 DPI and be transmitted through the […]

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You may already be familiar with Podington Bear, a solo artist who releases a new song every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in podcast form. In 2007 he set out to create three songs a week for a year.
Along the way he ended up licensing tracks to Rocketboom, This American Life and Paul Frank. It’s good […]

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Eau Claire, WI-based band The Daredevil Christopher Wright worked with Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) to put together their full-length debut album, In Deference to a Broken Back, which has not yet been released.
BUT, the trio will record a Daytrotter session next week, so hurry up and love this band up before everyone else finds out […]

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Plagiarists are a five piece indie/alt-rock outfit that formed in the fall of 2004.
While attending St. Olaf College in their hometown of Northfield, Minnesota, members Eric Wilson and Davis Wille (vocals/guitar and lead guitar) met fellow student Mikael Witte (bass guitar). The three found that they shared a mutual love for ‘left-of-the-dial’ music and decided […]

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Lex Land, the 21 year-old songstress from the City of Angels, is readying her debut album, Orange Days On Lemon Street, for its physical release on July 22 (Intelligent Noise Records). Despite her age and inexperience, Lex has the technique, personality and maturity of someone who always dreamed of singing to Clark Gable on his […]

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