Radio Exile — The Low Anthem are part of a growing crop of groups playing what I like to call “Smith-icana”. This “genre” was named after the great music anthropologist and scholar Harry Everett Smith, who gave us the endlessly influential music collection... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — This year will be my first venture out to Newport's annual Folk Festival, which has featured the likes of Bob Dylan, Howlin' Wolf, Joan Baez, Johnny Cash and hundreds more over the course of its 50 year history. This year's gathering marks that 50 y... more info

Rock Sellout — Sometimes when life takes you over, stresses and strains of the working day leave you drained. Such has been the case with me lately and I have been sadly lacking in inspiration. A companion of mine through these times has been the fantastic new albu... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Johanna Neufeld Providence, RI, trio The Low Anthem are the kind of band will go down in history with rave reviews and moderate sales. Their album Oh My God, Charlie Darwin has just been reissued and remastered (by none other than Bob Ludwig)... more info

My Old Kentucky — Providence’s folky Americana band The Low Anthem just re-released its album, Oh My God, Charlie Darwin, on Nonesuch Records, and has since been a Critics’ Choice in the New York Times and jetted off to Glastonbury. MOKB had the chance a... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — Formed in 2006, Providence, RI trio The Low Anthem have provided the summer of 2009 with music that, while purposefully anachronistic, offers glimpses into the past, present and future like a great American novel.  Behind the air blowing through t... more info

Mojo 4 Music — America's hottest new band triumph at the MOJO Club! more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza Late Night Announced The official late night shows for Chicago's Lollapalooza festival have been announced. Set to go down August 7-9 in Grant Park, you can see the full lineup and schedule for the daytime events here. Late Night Show... more info

JamBase — Lollapalooza Has Announced Set Times Stage Conflicts Included The Chicago festival has announced the set times of their festival (STS9 gets a 4-5 p.m. slot...wtf?) prompting attendees to ponder which bands they'll be able to catch and who they'll... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Backyard Tire Fire: 2009-05-22, St. Charles [mp3,ogg,flac] "Cinnamon Girl (Neil Young cover)" [mp3] other Backyard Tire Fire posts at Largehearted Boy Deluka: "Cascade" [mp3] other Deluka posts at Largehearted Bo... more info