SONG OF THE DAY: Gotye — “Somebody That I Used to Know”
"Somebody That I Used to Know" is off Making Mirrors, which was released in August this year. My friend showed me this video over the break, it's a super…
SONG OF THE DAY: Portage — “Into the River”
Portage hails from the great state of Minnesota and formed in early 2011. Their self-released album, The Unsalted Sea, is full of excellently crafted rock/pop numbers and streamable in its entirety…
SONG OF THE DAY: The Submarines — “You, Me & The Bourgeoisie”
"You, Me, & The Bourgeoisie" is off the album Honeysuckle Weeks, released in 2008. John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard, the band's two main members (they sometimes tour with additional people) are…
SONG OF THE DAY: BlakRoc – “Ain’t Nothing Like You”
Ain't Nothing Like You is off of the self-titled BlakRoc (BlakRoc Records, 2009).
SONG OF THE DAY: Russian Circles – “309”
|a splattered corneal roan| On their new album Empros, Chicago-based trio Russian Circles makes a convincing case for instrumental post-[insert genre]. "309," Empros' opener, hits harder than anything the band has…
SONG OF THE DAY: Penguin Prison – “Don’t Fuck With My Money”
Don't Fuck With My Money by Penguin Prison Weird artist name, weird song name - what does that mean for the music? Neon perfection apparently. Enjoy and check out the…
SONG OF THE DAY: Wild Child – “Pillow Talk”
I discovered Wild Child at a time when I needed it most. It was the Wednesday of block break, the snow was pounding its icy coldness down onto Colorado Springs,…
SONG OF THE DAY AND UPCOMING SHOW: Murs
"Love and Appreciate" is off Murs' collab album with 9th Wonder, Murray's Revenge, released in 2005. Murs has had a long career, and is touring for the album he…
SONG OF THE DAY: Frightened Rabbit — “Old Old Fashioned”
January. from Sam Erickson on Vimeo. Old Old Fashioned is from the album The Midnight Organ Fight, released in 2008 under Fat Cat Records. Not only is this a…
SONG OF THE DAY: 1,2,3 – “Work”
1,2,3's debut album, New Heaven (out on Frenchkiss Records) has the vibrancy and versatility I think is missing from a lot of rock records these days. It's really hard to…