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Recent DIY & Indie Debuts of 2013, Vol. I – Great White Buffalo, Tournament of Hearts, Make Haste, Constant Supply, Will and the Indians

admin — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:57:48 +0000

There have been many albums released in the past few months that we either did not have time to get to when they were initially released or that we only learned about after they were initially...

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Almost Missed: San Francisco’s Cool Ghouls’ Debut Album

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 08:10:00 +0000

On April 23rd, the San Francisco band Cool Ghouls released their self-titled debut album, featuring stand-out tracks like “Ballin,” and “Natural Life” and “In The...

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Best New Music Releases, Week of May 14th – Vampire Weekend, Wild Nothing, Small Black, Pure X, Classixx

admin — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:37:36 +0000

We surveyed IRC readers asking what’s their favorite album of the week, and not surprisingly, the vast majority picked Vampire Weekend‘s first album in three years, the just dropped...

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2013 BFD Live 105 Sunday at the Shoreline in Mt. View – Passion Pit, 30 Seconds to Mars, Awolnation, Diplo, Of Monsters and Men

admin — Fri, 17 May 2013 07:03:35 +0000

Tomorrow the BFD LIve 105 mini-music fest gets underway at the Shoreline Ampitheatre in Mt. View, California. This year’s line-up features bands like 30 Seconds to Mars, Passion Pit, Of...

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Artist of the Week: New York City DIY Band The Rotaries

admin — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:38:48 +0000

When a band has so many ace songs that it’s a real challenge to pick just a few of them to include in an Artist of the Week profile, that’s when you know that you’ve come upon...

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Around The World Playlist, Vol. I – The Strokes, The Shins, Akron/Family, Sufjan Stevens, The Clash, Calexico, Beach House

admin — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:38:12 +0000

We are playlist fanatics; all kinds of playlists – from playlists focused on particular genres and best songs of the week to playlists of obscure DIY bands to playlists that center on almost...

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Sonny & The Sunsets Change Course Again on New LP; Release New Tracks and Tour Dates

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 06:47:06 +0000

We’ve been fans of the San Francisco band Sonny & The Sunsets since hearing their splendid single, “Too Young To Burn,” in 2010. That song, and the album it appeared on,...

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Best New Music Releases, Week of May 7th – AM & Shawn Lee, She & Him, Deerhunter, Mikal Cronin, Savages, Fitz and The Tantrums

admin — Sun, 12 May 2013 01:50:51 +0000

As summer approaches, the number of new releases from a variety of well-known, and some lesser-known, bands and artists, will begin to increase. This week is sort of one of those weeks because...

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7 Overseas Bands You’ve Gotta Hear, Vol. III – The Naturals, Echoic, Lausch, AppleTree, Bearskin, Captain Dangerous and The Shy Lips

admin — Tue, 07 May 2013 09:21:59 +0000

One thing is for sure about the regular readers and listeners of IRC: you want to hear more underground, DIY, new and under-the-radar bands and artists. Over the past couple of years, the posts that...

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Best New Music Releases, Week of April 30th – Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Guided By Voices, Akron/Family, Daughter, Wolf People

admin — Sun, 05 May 2013 04:05:51 +0000

Leading of this week’s new releases are two blockbuster albums from veterans of rock and roll, two bands that no doubt have been, and continue to be, an inspiration to countless popular and...

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Artist of the Week: International Songwriting Competition Names Joshua Hanson of Yellow Red Sparks as Grand Prize Winner

admin — Fri, 03 May 2013 00:53:51 +0000

The International Songwriting Competition, widely recognized as the world’s premier songwriting event, today announced its 2012 winners. ISC’s Grand Prize has been awarded to Joshua Hanson of Irvine,...

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Under The Radar: South Korean DIY Band, Language of Shapes

admin — Wed, 01 May 2013 06:13:11 +0000

Tristram Burden is a South Korean artist and ex-pat from Kent, England, who travelled the world for a number of years with his mandolin and some songs in a quest to meet other musicians who shared...

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Best New Music Releases and Singles, April 2013 – Young Galaxy, Phoenix, Kurt Vile, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dead Confederate, OMD

admin — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:06:39 +0000

Due to Coachella, Record Store Day, and combing through hundreds of DIY submissions (since IRC readers want more great music from talented, under-the-radar DIY artists), the past few of weeks of best...

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Top 2013 Record Store Day Releases, Vol. I – The White Stripes, The Black Keys, Best Coast, Phoenix, MGMT, Dan Deacon

admin — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:11:33 +0000

Since its humble beginning in 2007, Record Store Day has grown into a huge international success for independent record stores across the nation and the world. In fact, it is now considered the music...

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Album Review: The Besnard Lakes’ LP ‘Until In Excess, Imperceptible UFO’

admin — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:50:07 +0000

by J. Hubner I’ve only recently began listening to The Besnard Lakes, and I can say without a doubt that they create some of the most beautifully dense, imaginative music that’s being written today....

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Band of the Week: The Away Days

admin — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:25:22 +0000

In the past 18 months, the college-formed Istanbul indie dream rock band The Away Days have been on quite a whirlwind journey, performing alongside music giants like Pulp and Kaiser Chiefs (at the...

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5 DIY Bands to Watch, Vol. V – Copies, Plastic Animals, Carson, Monkeybird, Sictor Valdana and The Check This Outs

admin — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 10:59:39 +0000

During the past few months, IRC has published dozens of posts that highlight promising DIY and small label indie bands to watch, including the 5 DIY Bands to Watch series. For the fifth installment...

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2013 Coachella Music Festival Kicks Off Today; Coachella Playlist and Live YouTube Webcast from Indio

admin — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 14:19:52 +0000

The 2013 music festival season gets under way in just a few hours with the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. While last month’s South By Southwest in Austin is...

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Best Songs of March 2013 – Atoms For Peace, Shout Out Louds, Youth Lagoon, Bowie, The Strokes, Wavves, Little Green Cars

admin — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:24:45 +0000

March was a fantastic month for new album releases, and for the singles from those albums, which makes this preview of the top three songs from each week of March’s Top 10 Songs playlists, a...

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Best New Music Releases, Week of April 2nd – Generationals, The Black Angels, Mudhoney, Hookworms, Cold War Kids

admin — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:03:43 +0000

This past week’s batch of the best new albums, and the lead singles from those albums, added more great music to 2013′s already impressive, and diverse, collection of alternative and...

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