http://www.themusicfile.com en The Music File helps you find great music easily. Find the best undiscovered, newly discovered, and rediscovered music and bands. Music downloads and Internet radio. http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=430 Opened in 1980, The 9:30 Club has consistently provided Washington with some of the finest live music in the metro DC area. %2014The club is located in DC s increasingly trendy U Street Corridor areaOmicron it used to be in the northwest part of town and ... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:52:48 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=430 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=533 During the fall of 2003, I was in my second year of law school and I was making a daily hour and a half commute from Orlando to Gainesville. %2014The drive was grueling, but I utilized my extensive driving time to explore bands, old and new, that I hadn t ... Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:53:42 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=533 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1697 There is no doubt that there is something up in Sweden. An embarrassment of musical riches has been pouring out of their shores over the past few years (see Editors Picks for our faves) and no band has as much talent and promise as Stockholm s Shout Out ... Fri, 30 Oct 2009 17:45:13 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1697 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=2005 Blitzen Trapper actually became new to me twice. The band s name always conjured up a picture of Blitzen, the famous reindeer and Trapper, as in an animal trapper. As humorous as that picture is, it left me with a distinct image in my head of what their ... Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:45:44 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=2005 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13887 Album of The Month: October 2009. The evolution of afro-pop in the "western" world has been a slow one. It s been 13 years since Paul Simon s Graceland first burst on the scene and made the sounds of Africa accessible to even the very whitest of us (I can ... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:34:06 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13887 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13838 Arctic Monkeys Imogen Heap Matisyahu Mew A few picks from four great albums that released this week: Profile: The MusicFile ... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:51:49 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13838 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=The_Best_Lines_In_Rock_-amp-_Roll_Are_All_By_Silver_Jews&display=1876 It all started in the last issue when I proclaimed %2014"The ashtray says/you were up all night" %2014 one of the best lines in Rock %FC Roll. It s from Wilco s "Shot In the Arm" and I laid down said proclamation because of that line s ability to paint an ... Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:50:41 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=The_Best_Lines_In_Rock_-amp-_Roll_Are_All_By_Silver_Jews&display=1876 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-&display=13871 For anyone who cares about where the music industry is heading, The MusicFile is happy to be attending The Future Of Music Policy Summit in Washington, D.C. where musicians, government, record labels, and technology are all getting together to discuss the ... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:16:15 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-&display=13871 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Band_to_Watch&display=13845 New York, New Friends, New Band: Truth %FC Salvage Co. You know how it starts- your friend has a friend who s in this band and they re really cool and you gotta meet them and he can hook you up. Yada, yada, yada. Ok. Whatever... It was over cocktails on ... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:58:56 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Band_to_Watch&display=13845 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=storytellers&family=&category=&display=1714 ... Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:25:16 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=storytellers&family=&category=&display=1714 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13702 Album Of They Year? The third full length album from Brooklyn s Grizzly Bear was released on Tuesday, May 26th and it s yet another quantum leap forward for the band. Grizzly Bear s rise from uber-underground well-kept secret to the frontrunners of indi ... Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:28:22 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13702 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=2126 Let s face it, when it comes to music, it s still largely a "man s, man s, man s world" as James Brown said. This is true across labels, managers, venue owners, rock bands and critics. By and large, it s the 80/20 rule. Yes, females tend to lead in the wo ... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:37:04 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=2126 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=&display=13837 The MusicFile is on our dog days of summer recess while we work on some site upgrades, new ideas and generally clear our heads. See you in September and enjoy scanning our all Wilco issue and catching up on archives! Here s a nice piece on Wilco from t ... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:34:20 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=&display=13837 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Band_to_Watch&display=13821 Here s a band that was a big surprise hit for us at Lollapalooza 2009. Caught them Saturday afternoon on the Budweiser Stage and they did not disappoint. Here s some pics we shot and some music to go with it... Delta Spirit Learn More... ... Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:28:00 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Band_to_Watch&display=13821 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13786 Old Dudes Reviewing New Music! As part of our month long "All Wilco" Issue, we unearth some of the most unlikely rock critics we have ever seen with their review of "Wilco (The Song)" (as well as "Stillness Is the Move" by Dirty Projectors). Rising ge ... Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:51:58 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13786 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-&display=1057 It is hard to argue that the sphere of influence emanating from Wilco is anything but far reaching. Pre-cursors, side projects, spin offs and friends all contribute to their larger musical Universe. Think of it as the Wilco extended familyOmicron filled ... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:26:22 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-&display=1057 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13748 Wilco Will Love You Baby! Wilco s 7th studio album instantly feels like a sort of greatest hits, except that its 11 songs are brand spanking new. Each track feels like it existed in a past life on one of the band s previous albums- and for a band t ... Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:26:01 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13748 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=mixesforthemoment&family=&category=&display=456 Let s start with the true confessions: I can t surf, unless you count riding a boogie board at Va. Beach when I was 7. %2014I tried windsurfing a zillion times and failed miserably. %2014And yet %2014I am inexplicably drawn to the surf culture. %2014I m i ... Mon, 06 Jul 2009 17:14:09 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=mixesforthemoment&family=&category=&display=456 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=13750 From the new Wilco (The Album), this track contains some of the band s most poignant cultural observations. Wake up will you It s so much worse than we feared There s nothing left here The country has disappeared It s a lament against what has happened ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:26:47 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=13750 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1048 Though Sky Blue Sky might be my least favorite of the band s efforts, this track, along with the much better known "Impossible Germany" , are two standouts. It was the slow grow for meOmicron a song that I kept coming back to. When Nels Cline kicks in wi ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:15:22 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1048 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1050 One of the best songs Wilco has ever written, yet seemingly mainly by hard core fans. I still get chills every time it starts, even after 10 years. %2014Ken Coomers metronome-style drumming is the backbone and Tweedy s vague and twisting lyrics are enough ... Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:13:30 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1050 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=664 When I first heard Eric Bachmann s voice, it was safe to say I found it haunting and pleasantly affecting, maybe more the former than the latter. %2014It hit me where a vocalist would hope it would hit someone. %2014 The first song I remember hearing by ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:36:34 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=664 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newsletters&family=&category=&display=13752 Wilco released their 7th studio album yesterday and in celebration, we ve reprised our love of all things Wilco. The record is simply titled Wilco (The Album) and kicks off with the incredibly fun-loving %2014track "Wilco (The Song)" ...with it s instantl ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:29:40 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newsletters&family=&category=&display=13752 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=mixesforthemoment&family=&category=&display=13742 In celebration of Wilco s seventh studio album, simply entitled Wilco (The Album), we have undertaken the daunting task of trying to put together the definitive Wilco playlist. As one of our favorite bands here at The MusicFile, we re a bit obsessed with ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:14:30 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=mixesforthemoment&family=&category=&display=13742 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1038 On a cold January night in 2003, I ventured to a warehouse space just under the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn to see a very sold out, two-night only, Loose Fur show. My friend, %2014a huge Wilco fan, %2014invited me to see frontman Jeff Tweedy s latest pro ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:13:22 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1038 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=home&family=&category=&display=13738 With the release of their 7th studio album, we take a definitive look at why Wilco matters. Wilco: (The Band). Our Introduction to all things Wilco More... Wilco: (The Deep Cuts). 15 Underrated Songs. More... Wilco: (The Mix). Our Ultimate Playlist. Mor ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:11:04 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=home&family=&category=&display=13738 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=bands&family=&category=Los_Angeles,_CA&display=13746 Wilco at The Wiltern proved to be everything I wanted it to be: a near-flawless performance of great songs, some new to me and others classic favorites that were re-worked ever so slightly to make them sound incredibly tight, fluid and fresh. %2014That is ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:42:53 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=bands&family=&category=Los_Angeles,_CA&display=13746 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=13745 I think its safe to say that it is pretty difficult to get from one place to another in Los Angeles. %2014The quality of life is damn good in most parts and people are pretty easy-going, but from initial urban sprawl and unmerciful traffic, any destinatio ... Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:04:14 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=13745 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=13610 Twenty years later, the Red Hot Organization is still sadly fighting the AIDS battle but it s been 7 long years since they put out a CD compilation. Musically speaking, it s been worth the wait. Dark Was The Night is one of the best albums of 2009 and a ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:23:47 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=13610 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=The_New_Music_Bin&display=1781 There has been a lot of great music to come out of 2008 so far that reinforces the increasingly global, eclectic and fast spreading nature of today s music scene but these 5 bands top our list as the best up and comers to watch: Madcon- Oslo, Norway Adel ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:22:10 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=The_New_Music_Bin&display=1781 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Band_to_Watch&display=2189 We listen to a lot of "new" music and our tastes obviously influence our choices but there is also that little bit of something you can t quite put your finger on that says "these guys have something". There s a slew of them bubbling up in 2009. We think ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:21:32 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Band_to_Watch&display=2189 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-.&display=2400 Has it been ten years? It s hard to imagine life before the iPod....or B.i.P. Consuming music was confined to where ever your stereo wasOmicron primarily your home or your car. Yes, there were boonboxes and Walkmen and those worthless portable CD players ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:18:09 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-.&display=2400 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2121 2008 again posed the pleasant dilemma of forcing me to whittle down a slew of releases to a concise list of my ten favorites. %2014Suffice it to say, it was a daunting task, and I m sure I ll continue to second-guess myself as I begin listening to my holi ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:17:26 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2121 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2120 I m thankful that my favorite music this year seemed to quickly find me, and then like a comfortable chair, a worn pair of sweatpants, or the perfectly broken-in baseball glove, I knew when it just fit and felt right. %2014Other than a couple of selection ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:16:20 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2120 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2127 This year has been all about the live show for me and, I m ashamed to admit, sticking to my faves from late 2007. Q4 of 2007 produced so many phenomenal full albums that the well may have been a little dry in 08. Tons of great songs, a little light on gre ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:15:57 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2127 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13637 Out With The New, In With The Old I am heading to New Orleans for the 40th Anniversary of The New Orleans Jazz %FC Heritage Festival on ThursdayOmicron known the world over simply as "JazzFest". A trend that seems to be rearing it s pretty head this ye ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:15:34 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=13637 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=1836 Fingerlakes Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival Outside Lands Music Festival Monolith Music Festival Telluride Blues and Brews Festival Most people have heard of the big ones: Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lol ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:15:16 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=1836 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=2366 Our Rotating Hot Five For SXSW 2009 Only 2 weeks away....Austin awaits. 1.The Decemberists Scheduled to play their new album Hazards of Love in it s entirety. All 17 songs. It s a "Rock Opera". Stubb s. Midnight on Wednesday, 3/18. Heartless Bastards to ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:14:56 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-apos-_Picks&display=2366 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Best_Of-elipsis-&display=13592 Here s How We re Callin Em After Our Week In Austin. 1.Best Night Of Music: Heartless Bastards/The Avett Brothers/The Decemberists at Stubb s 2.Best Surprise: Thao And The Get Down Stay Down 3.Worst Surprise: Kanye West s in town? 4.Best Overall New ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:14:36 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Best_Of-elipsis-&display=13592 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Best_Of-elipsis-&display=2112 This was really the year of the song. So many, many great songs that it had us wondering "is the album dead"? Why should a band invest so much time and effort into creating a seemingly cohesive entity when it seems far more lucrative to just churn out in ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:14:00 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Best_Of-elipsis-&display=2112 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-&display=1041 "Working with Jim and Glenn really opened my eyes to something I had intuited for a long time but had not honored. And that is musicians inspire and help each other. The best thing you can do is open yourself to their inspiration and creativity and learn. ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:02:37 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-&display=1041 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=storytellers&family=&category=&display=927 The Story: He is Elliott Smith s voice, but without the baggage. He is Bob Dylan s wordsmith, but without the politics. He is Neil Young s sense of place, but without animosity. %2014He is Sam Beam and he has quietly %2014literally and figuratively %2014b ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:01:34 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=storytellers&family=&category=&display=927 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=13744 In the days leading up to Memorial Day weekend in 2002, I bought Yankee Hotel Foxtrot simply because of all of the positive buzz. %2014I had known about Wilco because of Uncle Tupelo, but never really got into them. %2014Younger in my musical journey, YHF ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:55:19 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=13744 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=13751 I m down on my hands and knees Every time the doorbell rings I shake like a toothache When I hear myself sing All my lies are only wishes I know I would die if I could come back new This song tells you what a very, deep dark and scary place Jeff Twee ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:26:02 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=13751 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=13740 The penultimate Wilco Track 9 clocking in at almost 11 minutesOmicron a song that actually pissed me off the first time I heard itOmicron had they gone TOO experimental? I grew to adore it. It s repetitiveness gives way to catchy guitars at the 4:00 minu ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:25:19 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=13740 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1056 So many havefocused on the twelve-minute portion of this song that follows the gorgeous, piano-driven three-minute opening. %2014The bulk of the track is an eerie sound collage/installation in the vein of Phill Niblock, and careful, patient listens will u ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:24:31 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1056 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1049 An amazing song because of it s ability for us to identify with what Tweedy is saying. %2014We ve all been lonely and we ve all had to mask it in some way. This song perfectly captures the difficulty to do soOmicron it s musically light but lyrically deep ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:24:07 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1049 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1053 Usually "Misunderstood" gets more of the attention than this song. %2014Both songs are the anchors that lead off each CD on their second effort, the double album Being There. %2014"Sunken Treasure" is a little more revealing in showing Tweedy s frustratio ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:23:38 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1053 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1052 From Yankee Hotel Foxtrot %2014if there is one song that gets lost in perhaps Wilco s best and most complex album, it is this one. %2014Truly a deep cut, it is a softer and haunting song anchored by the heavier piano keys and guitar strings. %2014In Tweed ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:23:13 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1052 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1047 One of the prettiest songs Wilco has ever produced. %2014Clocking in at over six minutes, complete with what sounds like a muffled organ, a soothing dobro or lap guitar, this is a song that takes me to a Mexican hacienda and puts a relaxed smile on my fac ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:22:29 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1047 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1045 An overlooked and more subtle song, I like Tweedy s imagery that the Devil and Hell is not fiery and red with a forked tail. %2014Instead, the idea that evil incarnate is a sleek, smooth and shiny metal- things are never what they seem. %2014I love this s ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:21:59 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1045 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1046 From the first album when Wilco was still pumping out excellent alt-country cuts. %2014Songs like this(and Uncle Tupelos Acuff Rose) sometimes get forgotten as the band s sound has evolved so much. %2014But with an electric guitar and a banjo cranking out ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:21:36 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1046 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1055 This is one of the band s shorter songs clocking in at under 3 minutes with more than a third of that devoted to an addictive and haunting whistle at the end. %2014A poignant and telling song about being bleary eyed and depressed wasting away a day in the ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:20:24 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1055 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2401 The Blues Ain t Even Close To Being Dead. In this installment of track 9 we spotlight some of the very best bands that are keeping the blues alive and kicking today. Many of these songs (and some of these bands) remain relatively unknown but we send out a ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:59:12 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2401 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=mixesforthemoment&family=&category=&display=2124 45 For 2008! Remember the days of 45 s? When the single was king? Well this was certainly the year for the return of the song. So many, many great songs, we hardly new where to stop...so we decided to stop at 45. Seems appropriate, don t you think? Thi ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:57:52 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=mixesforthemoment&family=&category=&display=2124 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=1891 The Opera House really had me guessing it was, well, opulent. %2014Its not. %2014Its actually an old Vaudeville theatre built for the late 1800 s crowd that frequented the area of Toronto known as Leslieville. %2014It operated as an old school type of mo ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:52:29 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=1891 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=13588 Sometimes a picture truly is worth a 1000 words. This might have been the most outrageous thing we saw at SXSW 09. Like an episode of Yo Gabba Gabba for metal headsOmicron complete with a merch table and a pink Peelander sales girl who loooooved posing. ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:52:05 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=13588 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1058 This album is truly genius from start to finish but this song often gets overlooked. %2014Jeff Tweedy s creepy lyrics about an ex-pat vet will suck you in but it s the transition into the ultimate decay of the song that make it a stand out - as it begins ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:54 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1058 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1070 What s great about this live version (and the album in general) is that Tweedy has said this is how he wants most of the songs, especially from A Ghost Is Born, to sound. %2014With his personal troubles behind him and the latest and most cohesive Wilco li ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:29 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1070 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1161 Wilco has never been bashful about a liberal sprinkling of decidedly non-radio friendly songs on every one of their albums and at every one of their shows. In fact, they ve been known to put the most interesting yet challenging song as the first track. We ... Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:49:07 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1161 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-.&display=13747 Working with Jim and Glenn really opened my eyes to something I had intuited for a long time but had not honored. %2014And that is musicians inspire and help each other. %2014The best thing you can do is open yourself to their inspiration and creativity a ... Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:05:31 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-.&display=13747 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1044 An extremely Brian Wilson-esque track, and an excellent example of a song where Jay Bennetts instrumental excesses were actually a strength. %2014Understandably left off of Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, as it would have stuck out like a sore thumb, but still an e ... Sun, 28 Jun 2009 11:17:17 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Wilco_Track_9s-col-_Outnumbering_The_Hits&display=1044 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-.&display=2399 Much of the music loving world convenes in Austin every year for four days of sonic overload. Every year it seems to get more and more overwhelmingOmicron joyously overwhelming. A record setting 2000 bands and counting. And it all starts on 3/18. What he ... Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:04:03 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-.&display=2399 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=about&family=&category=&display=61 The MusicFile was born out of a group of music obsessed friends who continued to be blown away by the amount of great music out there that never gets it s due. We discovered itOmicron but only by spending every free waking moment pouring through websites, ... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:26:38 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=about&family=&category=&display=61 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-.&display=1704 Sweden. It s the new Canada. With a total population of only 9 million, pound for pound this country is cranking out more of today s best music than even the best bloggers can even keep up with . If you re thinking Abba, think again. Ranging from the very ... Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:09:04 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Spotlight_On-elipsis-.&display=1704 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=530 It might seem odd to devote a New To You column to an artist with a 30 year career, 14 albums, 11 Grammy nominations and two biographies but that s the weird thing about the music business these daysOmicron despite all of the years and the accolades, Stev ... Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:01:36 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=530 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1289 "I m sorry I missed you. I had a secret meeting in the basement of my brain". So goes the chorus of one of The National s most infectious songs, "Secret Meeting". The first time I heard it %2014I thought it was nice and catchy. By the fourth listen, I w ... Thu, 14 May 2009 21:50:40 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1289 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=413 LCD Soundsystem is essentially James Murphy. %2014I first became aware of Murphy as one half of the production team known as the DFA ("Death From Above") back in 2003. %2014The former Sub Pop and DFA-produced band The Rapture s cowbell and handclap-studde ... Wed, 06 May 2009 13:20:23 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=413 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=1128 Day 1 The first thing that hits you as you enter Lollapalooza is not the music. It s the "city of broad shoulders"Omicron spread out around you like a mammoth architectural masterpiece. It s almost impossible wherever you are standing not to have the visu ... Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:14:31 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=1128 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1042 In the days leading up to Memorial Day weekend in 2002, I bought Yankee Hotel Foxtrot simply because of all the positive buzz. I had known about Wilco because of Uncle Tupelo, but never really got into them. Young in my musical journey, that album was jus ... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:07:45 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1042 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=574 I had to work pretty hard to find Gomez. %2014Every once in a while I ll hear a song in a TV commercial that compels me to action. %2014Sadly for the advertiser it has little to do with their product and everything to do with tracking down the song. In th ... Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:05:01 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=574 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=bands&family=&category=Austin,_Texas&display=13589 Peelander-Z describe themselves as a "Japanese Action Comic Punk band hailing from the Z area of Planet Peelander". Their costumes are not costumes, they proclaim, but simply their skin. The band has 4 members: Peelander Yellow, Peelander Red, Peelander ... Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:09:35 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=bands&family=&category=Austin,_Texas&display=13589 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=bands&family=&category=&display=1892 She and Him blend a ton of California based pop and country influences into a new melting pot of sunny, alt country, roots rock blend. %2014Melody here seems to be the key, and the songs stand up by themselves, but harkens back to an era of a cute and you ... Thu, 26 Mar 2009 14:04:52 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=bands&family=&category=&display=1892 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=&display=7571 Some pics of The Decemberists unveiling of Hazards of Love Wednesday night. Here s a great review that friend Corey DuBrowa did for Magnet: I Was Made For The Stage ... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:50:58 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=&display=7571 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=7560 Some pics from The Decemberists live unveiling of Hazards of Love opening night at Stubb s: ... Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:42:48 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=theshow&family=&category=&display=7560 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newsletters&family=&category=&display=2427 Have bands and labels heavied up the Spring release schedule %2014in 2009 to coincide with SXSWOmicron Austin s annual quest for the next big thing? Or is it the other way around? It s hard to tell, but as I arrive in Austin staring down a schedule of ... Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:12:58 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newsletters&family=&category=&display=2427 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1802 If you are like me, you might already know DeVotchka and not know it. Their music graced much of the soundtrack for the film Little Miss Sunshine yet %2014did so in such an integrated and seamless fashion that you might not be profoundly aware of it if un ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:39:54 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1802 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1787 For those of you that read this site or these newsletters and think it isn t for you because you might feel out of touch with music, I have a story - and a band - for you. %2014My true discovery of Spiritualized - a band recording stellar "space rock" mus ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:39:34 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=1787 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2421 It seems like the perfect song to end with. "Roll On" is the title track off of the latest J.J. Cale album, released on February 24th, 2009. Cale is 70 years old and is still the undeserved step child to Eric Clapton s fame. J.J. long ago perfected the pe ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:27:53 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2421 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2420 Why Susan Tedeschi isn t a house hold name like Bonnie Raitt is beyond me. Probably one of the best female singers in the world. See her live when ever you can. It Hurt So Bad - Susan Tedesch... ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:27:26 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2420 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2418 J.J. Grey %FC Mofro are helping hold up the funkier side of the blues. Hailing from near Jacksonville, they represent the side of Florida that I loveOmicron filled with screen porches, hanging moss, moonshine and generally what Tim Easton referred to in h ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:25:31 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2418 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2417 Tab Benoit is from Houma, Louisiana and he is one the best living blues guitar players. If you don t believe me, just listen to this song. BB King ain t got nothin on this guy. Benoit, who is 42, has released at least 10 albums. This track is from one o ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:24:54 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2417 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2415 Dan Auerbach is one half of The Black Keys and in 2009 released a solo album that shows his strengths far beyond hard core blues rock and roll. That said, there are some deliriously blues-y tracks on the album and this is one of my favorites. Heartbroken ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:24:01 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2415 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2413 Carolyn Wonderland is one of those singer-songwriter s who s been around for years and you keep scratching your head as to why she s not a household name. She can sing everything from the blues to country to zydeco. She plays the guitar and the trumpet an ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:23:34 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2413 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2412 Marc Broussard hails from Carencro, Louisiana and his brand of blues sounds straight from the bayou. It s swampy, deep voiced blues with a little bit of J.J. Cale thrown in. Marc is the son of famed Lousiana guitarist Ted Broussard and though only 27 year ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:23:00 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2412 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2409 Black Joe Lewis %FC The Honeybears hail from Austin, Texas and are they ever smokin hot. The eight piece band has gotten tremendous press based on the strength of their raw and powerful live performances which blend old school soul with hard core blues. ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:22:30 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2409 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2414 Truth - Ruthie Foster ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:22:07 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2414 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2411 Erika Wennerstrom is as close to a modern day Janis Joplin as we have and her band The Heartless Bastards are the rising stars of the blues rock scene. On this track from 2009 s The Mountain, Erika wails "I ve made a lot of choices / Most have not been w ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:20:09 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2411 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2410 Most people forget that at heart The White Stripes are a blues bandOmicron albeit one more schooled in the ways of Led Zeppelin %2014than %2014Muddy Waters. But when Meg and Jack really do the blues, they do THE BLUES. This 7 minute track off of 2003 s n ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:19:12 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2410 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2419 No modern day blues playlist would be complete without The Black Keys, the band that has been keeping the torch alive for blues rockers for the past 7 years. It s hard to believe it hasn t been longer than that given their impact on music in general and t ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:18:48 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2419 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=home&family=&category=&display=2403 Our Guide To SXSW 09: Ten Years of iPod Commercials: Keeping The Blues Alive: ... Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:12:32 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=home&family=&category=&display=2403 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2416 The Fiery Furnaces are an indie rock band whose music constantly flirts with the blues but never quite gets there. Until this. When Fat Possum Records decided to put out a tribute album with some of Junior Kimbrough s best loved blues tracks, The Fiery F ... Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:03:38 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=tracknine&family=&category=Track_9_Sings_The_Blues&display=2416 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=&display=2390 We ve posted our playlist featuring some of our favorite bands, both new and old, that we are most excited to hear at SXSW this year. We ll update it frequently as we add more artists! Elivs Perkins In Dearland/Amazing Baby/ Girls/ Hockey/ Glasvegas/ Wom ... Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:03:25 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=&display=2390 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2212 Glasvegas. September 08 debut album still climbing the blogs. Mp3 Little Boots. "Stuck On Repeat" is stuck on repeat. Mp3 Animal Collective. New album Merriweather Post Pavilion out %20141/20. Mp3 Franz Ferdinand. New album Tonight out 1/27. Mp3 Andr ... Fri, 27 Feb 2009 10:54:17 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2212 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=2348 Mon. 23 Feb 09 Drinks Centrale Intelligence Before speakeasies were all the rage (again), there was Bar Centrale Sponsored Tip Do you love your daily Tasting Table bites? Then upgrade your subscription (free!) to include our new Everywhere E ... Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:12:28 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=2348 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2125 If you are as late as we are, you are still scrambling to find those last minute little gifts for everyone on your list. And in the year of the economic meltdown, a hand picked CD is the perfect affordable alternative and so much nicer than a gift card. H ... Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:54:12 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2125 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2142 1.Fleet Foxes: Fleet Foxes 2.Blitzen Trapper: Furr 3.David Byrne %FC Brian Eno: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today 4.Silver Jews: Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea 5.Vampire Weekend: Vampire Weekend 6.The Walkmen: You %FC Me 7.Calexico: Carried T ... Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:11:16 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=editorspicks&family=&category=Editors-squo-_Picks&display=2142 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newsletters&family=&category=&display=2143 For us here at The MusicFile, this was really the year of the song. So many, many great songs that it had us wondering "is the album dead"? Why should a band invest so much time and effort into creating a seemingly cohesive entity when it seems far mo ... Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:55:40 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newsletters&family=&category=&display=2143 http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=2004 Philadelphia-based Dr. Dog has been around for a few years and three albums. %2014I need to thank the music gods for sending me a band that is without a doubt my album of the year to date. %2014No ifs, ands or buts. %2014Actually, the music gods took the ... Fri, 19 Dec 2008 18:19:16 EST http://www.themusicfile.com/index.php?page=newtoyou&family=&category=&display=2004