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The folks over at SXSW have announced round one of the artists playing at the conference’s 26th annual music festival and, as always, the list features equal parts blog darlings, local Austinites, and international indie acts. The 2012 SXSW music conference is happening March 9th through March 13th, so expect some changes and don’t set [...]

Despite that there is no Jeff, brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall make up the whole of Nashville band JEFF the Brotherhood. The brothers have had an exciting year, marking the release of Live At Third Man (via Third Man Records), We Are the Champions (via Infinity Cat Recordings) and a series of special-edition singles (including [...]

Los Angeles (but soon to be Nashville!) musician Ernie Halter took to the Internet today to premiere the official video for Franklin & Vermont‘s “Almost You.”
Directed by Vid Arroyo and filmed in New York, the video follows two disconnected exes missing and chasing each other across the city. Bonus points if you can catch the [...]

After seeing her make her television debut on Later… with Jools Holland, Bon Iver invited singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Lianne La Havas along with him as support for his North American tour this December. The UK-based singer took the stage to perform a solo version of her debut single, “No Room for Doubt,” (usually featuring duet vocals from [...]

Nashville-via-Ohio four piece, Lovedrug, have premiered the video for their most-recent release, “Dinosaur.” Written and directed by frontman Michael Shepard, the video follows a motley crew of hooligan girls in and out of the woods while they are stalked by Sasquatch, who seems endeared by their reckless shenanigans.

“Dinosaur” was recently released as a split single, [...]

In case you missed it, Mayer Hawthorne brought his signature brand of modern motown to Stage 15 on last night’s Conan. Opening with a quote from King Curtis, the Michigan native played an edited-for-cable version of “The Walk” from his latest release, How Do You Do. And, like Conan says, Mayer Hawthorne will be playing [...]

Detroit band Prussia have been releasing 10″ vinyls over the last three months to complete the Poor English series. The final installment releases tomorrow on October 18th and will be available for a free stream and download.
The series is lyrically eccentric to say the least. Combine that with the distinct and elaborate sound the band [...]

In case you missed it…
tUnE-yArDs premiered her self-directed video for “Gangsta.” It features a flashlight, a train ride, and… hippies dancing in black and white? Sure.
You can watch it on YouTube.
Tom Waits gave us a new one from his forthcoming, Bad As Me. “Back In the Crowd” offers Waits using his signature growl to croon [...]

Unless your favorite musician is writing about a heroin addiction or exposing personal journal entries, there’s no reason to actually read what he or she has to say, right? Wrong. Butch Walker, your bi-coastal neighborhood singer/songwriter/producer (and now author), is bringing you a little more than just his Tumblr to read. Drinking With Strangers: Music [...]

Despite last week’s studio update and knowing that the album will be released next year via Fueled By Ramen, there’s still not much info floating around about fun.‘s second release. As of today, however, the band premiered their first single, “We Are Young,” featuring vocals by Janelle Monae.
The track opens with a naked drumbeat and [...]