The Run Down - Tuesday February 26, 2008

Tuesday is here and there doesn't seem to be any shortage of shows. DC is where it's at tonight! You have the choice of seeing Wilco at the 9:30 club, St. Vincent and Foreign Born at the Rock and Roll Hotel, or Barton Carroll and Dave Ihmels and the Red and the Black. If you're up in Philly make sure you check out Bowerbirds, Phosphorescent, and Ginmarco Cilli at Johnny Brenda's. Have a good one.

mp3: Bowerbirds - Slow Down --> website --> buy
mp3: Wilco - Hummingbird --> website --> buy
mp3: St. Vincent - Paris Is Burning --> website --> buy
mp3: Foreign Born - Union Hall --> website --> buy
mp3: Barton Carroll - Certain Circles --> website --> buy

The Run Down - Sunday February 24, 2008

There are a great plethora of shows tonight. Usually this never happens on a Sunday, but this is a crazy world we live in, isn't it? Here in Baltimore there is a magnificent line up at the Ottobar with Daniel Johnston, Jason Dove and The Magic Whip, and Lizz King. In DC you don't want to miss Bowerbirds at the Black Cat playing with Deleted Scenes and Kitty Hawk. Also in DC The City Veins, Lights Resolve, Shanghai Thrills, and Fall Back Plan all play the Red and The Black. Go ahead and savor this last day of the weekend.

mp3: Bowerbirds - My Oldest Memory --> website --> buy
mp3: Deleted Scenes - Day Off Work --> website --> buy
mp3: Kitty Hawk - Move Me --> website
mp3: Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You In The End --> website --> buy
mp3: Jason Dove - So You Know --> website --> buy
mp3: The City Veins - Don't See It Coming --> website --> buy

Toofer Toosday - Bowerbirds & Kelley Stoltz

Sometimes you know a band is good from the first second you hear them. Sometimes it takes a couple listens before their music finally sinks in. When I first heard Bowerbirds and Kelley Stoltz they immediately won me over.

Bowerbirds is a trio hailing from Raleigh, North Carolina. They play an uptempo blend of folk and indie rock. Their sound is large for them having only three players in the band. The songs encompass and swallow you whole leaving you tapping your feet and clapping your hands while in the belly of the beast. This year they released a full length LP entitled Hymns For A Dark Horse on Burly Times Records with some well deserved reviews. If you are looking for music to awe and inspire you, this is it.

mp3: Bowerbirds - In Our Talons --> website --> buy

Kelley Stoltz plays 1960's era experimental pop rock blended with a modern indie lyrical flare. This sound simply appeals to me. From the first lyrics out of his mouth sounding like Paul off of Abbey Road, but with Steppenwolf backing him up, I knew Stoltz had something good going on. In February 2008 he'll release his new album Circular Sounds on Sub Pop Records. He has earned his way onto the list of must haves for next year.

mp3: Kelley Stoltz - Memory Collector --> website --> buy


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