Band of Horses

Band of Horses performed the single "Compliments" on Craig Ferguson last week.

Have A Good Long Weekend!

Here is Vampire Weekend's new video for the single "Holiday".

Vampire Weekend - New Music - More Music Videos

The Black Keys on Late Night TV

The Black Keys were on David Letterman Tuesday night performing "Tighten Up" to promote their new album.

They performed "Ten Cent Pistol" on Jimmy Fallon last night.

The Black Keys - Brothers

The Black Keys new album, Brothers, is out now.  What I have heard so far sounds great.

The Black Keys "Tighten Up"

The Black Keys | MySpace Music Videos

The New Pornographers - Together

I recently purchased The New Pornographers new album, Together.  It is really good.

Under the Covers

You just have to love the Replacements.  Here is Justin Townes Earle (Steve Earle's son), Drag The River and Band of Horses covering "Can't Hardly Wait".

The Replacements - Can't Hardly Wait (mp3)
Justin Townes Earle - Can't Hardly Wait (mp3)
Drag The River - Can't Hardly Wait (live) (mp3)

Here is Paul Westerberg singing live:

Pros and Cons: Reissue of Exile on Main Street

The reissue of Exile of Main Street is available May 18th.  Here is Keith and Mick on Jimmy Fallon participating in the Pros and Cons of the reissue of Exile on Main Street.

Jonsi

Here is Jonsi, the lead singer of the Icelandic band Sigur Ros performing on the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.  He has a very interesting sound.

The National

The National's new album, High Violet, came out May 11th.  It sounds good from what I have heard so far.  Here is a video for the single "Bloodbuzz Ohio".

The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio" (official video) from The National on Vimeo.

Loving Cup

Last night on Jimmy Fallon, Phish performed "Loving Cup".

All Down The Line

Last night Sheryl Crow performed "All Down The Line" for Rolling Stones week on Jimmy Fallon with a little help from Rolling Stones keyboardist Chuck Leavell and The Roots.

Shine A Light

It seems I missed it that Taj Mahal was also on Jimmy Fallon Monday Night as part of Rolling Stones week.

Tumbling Dice

Here is the 2nd segment of the Rolling Stones feature on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.  It is Keith Urban covering "Tumbling Dice".

Bob Marley Died on this day in 1981

Bob Marley died on this day in 1981 at the age of 36.

Final Concert 9.23.80 at the Stanley Theatre in Pittsburgh, PA (mp3)

Rip This Joint

Set your DVR to record Late Night with Jimmy Fallon this week.  This week they are having a tribute to The Rolling Stones with guests covering tracks from Exile on Main Street.  Last night Green Day played "Rip This Joint".

Besnard Lakes

Another Dad was talking about Besnard Lakes at a kids flag football game the other day because they are coming to Dallas very soon.  I really like their sound.

Centro-matic

I went to see Centro-matic at the Granada Theatre last Friday.  The band sounded great.

Centro-matic - The Mighty Midshipman (mp3)
Centro-matic - Biology Tricks (mp3)

Band of Horses

Band of Horses have a new album, Infinite Arms, coming out May 18th.  It took over a year to complete and here is a video of how the album came together.

Under the Covers

Here is Red House Painters covering "Follow You Follow Me" by Genesis.

Genesis - Follow You Follow Me (mp3)
Red House Painters  - Follow You, Follow Me (mp3)

Hold Steady

The Hold Steady performed "The Weekenders" from their upcoming album, Heaven Is Whenever, last Friday.  They sound great and you can stream the new album on NPR.  The album is available May 4.