The Mountain Goats latest release, The Life of the World to Come, is composed of twelve tracks, each one inspired by, and titled after, a single verse of the Christian Bible.
"This film of the same name depicts [John] Darnielle playing these songs to an empty Pomona auditorium (the same place he first played a piano recital at age 8)..."See The Mountain Goats live in Victoria on June 1st, and in Vancouver on June 2nd.
We hope you are one of the lucky people that got tickets for the sold out Nas and Damian Marley concert at The Showbox SoDo in Seattle tonight. The duo are on tour promoting their new album Distant Relatives. Beg, borrow, or steal. Do whatever it takes. This show is not to be missed...okay, okay, maybe don't steal, just beg or borrow.
2008 Polaris Prize winner Daniel Snaith, better known as Caribou, released his sixth full-length album Swim, on April 20th. Stereogum says it's, "an ambitious/dense/compositionally rich/well-produced record." Have a listen to Odessa, the first track off the new album. Leave a comment and let us know what you think.
Caribou plays the Rickshaw Theatre on May 29th. Tickets on sale now.
We'd let Matt Berninger walk all over us. The National, live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (May 15th, 2010).
Delorean's Subiza has us dreaming of Spanish beaches and carousels...but we'd settle for a dusty field, just as long as it's hot and sunny. Bonnaroo is under a month away. Ladies, if you're wondering what to wear, checkout the festival fashion from this year's Coachella, care of Beyonce and WhoWhatWearDaily.Delorean plays The Biltmore on June 7, 2010. Prepare to get sweaty.
How do you describe a Broken Social Scene show? Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone compared their performances to The Band's Last Waltz. That's one of the best analogies we've come across. BSS play Vancouver October 13th. Tickets on sale now. Click here for a full list of tour dates. We suggest you pick a city and go see this captivating live band.
Mark your calendar (or set your PVR), Mumford & Sons play Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on May 19th.
Mumford & Sons play live in Vancouver, to a sold out crowd, on May 30th at the 560 Club.
The Mountain Goats latest release, The Life of the World to Come, is composed of twelve tracks, each one inspired by, and titled after, a single verse of the Christian Bible.
