Hear The Hold Steady’s New Song The Last Time That She Talked To Me

The first time I saw Craig Finn and The Hold Steady was back in 2005. I remember it vividly. They opened up the Saturday afternoon Spin Party at SXSW...

Indie Roundup (Mass Appeal Edition) | 19 New Tracks to Fire Up For Friday...

Hawk moonwalks, Charles X gets bloody, Micah Erenberg sticks close to home, Marlon Chaplin drops in, Yves Jarvis gets quiet, Ben Rogers does double duty and much, much more...

Indie Roundup | Four New Songs To Finish February

Combo Chimbita shine, Philthy Animal Taylor returns, Tremendous hit back and more in today's Roundup. Sometimes less is more. 1 Welcome to the jungle. And the seashore. And the underground...

Indie Roundup (High Score Edition) | 20 New Songs For Wednesday

Dub Trio get Buzzed, Pup get covered, Foxwarren get Busy, Ben LaMar Gay gets weird, Dragon Welding gets anagrammed and more — while I get inundated by the biggest...

Indie Roundup | 10 New Tunes For Tuesday

Bad Religion bring chaos, Trupa Trupa arrive arrive, Chris Cohen gets hairy, Beat Circus know Bo and more in today's Roundup. I burned through yet another pair of expensive...

Indie Roundup | Eight New Songs To Make Monday Memorable

Luther Dickinson rolls doubles, Magic Giant tell an elephant joke, It Came From Beneath go dark and more in today's Roundup. RIP Mark Hollis. 1 Once is not enough for...

First Things First | Five New Tracks to Start Your Week

The early birds get the worms, y'all. If you're reading this before noon, you're definitely in the former category. And here's your treat: The first five tracks and videos...

Indie Roundup (Big Fat Friday Edition) | 16 New Songs To Wrap Up Your...

Kim Mitchell mines his past, Overkill man the welcome wagon, Don Brownrigg sets off fireworks, Ben Cooper needs help, Enforcer make the ultimate sacrifice and more in today's mammoth...

Indie Roundup | A Dozen Songs To Elevate Your Thursday

Circa Waves make change, Steven Lambke works blue, Geoff Berner gets subtle, Minor Poet treats cancer, Hayden Thorpe gets divine and more in today's Roundup. I'm reading a bunch...

Indie Roundup | 13 Great New Tracks to Discover Right Now

The Hawk gets stoned, Cass McCombs hits the streets, Jess Cornelius has some tub time, Tiny Fighter tell it, Hannah Cohen lives it up and more in today's Roundup....

Indie Roundup | 11 New Songs To Hear Today

The Dream Syndicate paint it black, Reuben and the Dark see the light, Saxsyndrum let go, Lisa Hannigan does some stargazing and more in today's Roundup. So much for...

Indie Roundup | 14 Finds to Finish Friday

Perfect Son shows the love, Spellling shoots for the sun, Skye Wallace delivers coal, Cellar Darling dance with death, Jane's Party blasts off and more in today's Roundup. Who's...

Random Number: The Who | Magic Bus from Live at Leeds

Everybody and their dog has put together a Valentine's Day playlist at one time or another. I've even done a few myself over the decades. Not this time. This...

Indie Roundup | 10 Tunes To Wrap Up Wednesday

Great Lake Swimmers embrace the dark, Versing tie one on, Alex Toth has the feels, Sasami does it for free, High Reeper bring the dead and more on today's...

Indie Roundup | 10 Terrific Tracks For Tuesday

Weyes Blood get sanguine, Kerri Ough starts at the end, Tim Moxam gets honest, Ken Tizzard passes judgement and more in today's Roundup. It was warm enough to go...

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