Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Best New Tracks - May 2011

1,2,3 - Riding Coach


J Mascis - Not Enough
 

Explosions in the Sky - Trembling Hands
 


Other Lives - For 12



Noah and the Whale - L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.
 

awolnation - Sail
 

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Stream new albums from Death Cab, My Morning Jacket and Cults


Death Cab For Cutie – Codes and Keys [Atlantic, May 31st]






My Morning Jacket – Circuital [ATO / Rough Trade, May 31st]





Cults – Cults [Columbia Records, June 7th]

Monday, May 23, 2011

80/35 Update















80/35!  


Tickets:
$150 VIP
$60 two-day
$35 one-day
Day of tickets:
$40 one-day


Tickets are available online at MidwestTix or by phone at 515.244.2771.

The venue!

Still more acts to be announced, but here's the lineup so far!  


Saturday, July 2
Girl Talk
Galactic
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
Titus Andronicus
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band
Jessica Lea Mayfield
Thankful Dirt
The Poison Control Center
La Strange
Christopher the Conquered
Grinning Match
Wolves in the Attic *Just Announced

Sunday, July 3
of Montreal *Just Announced
Okkervil River *Just Announced
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe *Just Announced
Handsome Furs *Just Announced
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Civil Twilight
The River Monks
Parlours
Bitch
The Giving Tree Band
Bear Hands
The Uniphonics *Just Announced
The Workshy
Land of Blood and Sunshine *Just Announced


Sunday, May 22, 2011

DMPulse Top 30 - Week of May 23

TW LW Artist Title Album Plays
1 1 Angus and Julia Stone Big Jet Plane Down The Way 27
2 9 Foster the People Helena Beat Pumped Up Kicks EP 26
3 3 Grouplove Colours Grouplove EP 26
4 4 Cults You Know What I Mean Cults 26
5 5 The National Think You Can Wait Win Win Movie Soundtrack 26
6 6 Death Cab for Cutie You Are a Tourist Codes and Keys 26
7 15 The Joy Formidable Whirring The Big Roar 25
8 16 The Submarines Birds Love Notes/Letter Bombs 25
9 23 Parlours I Think I'll Call You Mine Parlours EP 25
10 10 Rural Alberta Advantage North Star Departing 25
11 14 Sharon Van Etten One Day Epic 15
12 2 Lykke Li I Follow Rivers Wounded Rhymes 14
13 26 Eisley Ambulance The Valley 14
14 7 Architecture In Helsinki Contact High Moment Bends 14
15 8 Grouplove Naked Kids Grouplove EP 14
16 11 Justice Civilization Civilization Single 14
17 12 Tapes n' Tapes Badaboom Outside 14
18 22 Alexander A Million Years Alexander 12
19 30 Death Cab for Cutie Home is a Fire Codes and Keys 12
20 20 Breathe Owl Breathe Across the Loch Magic Central 12
21 21 Rural Alberta Advantage Barnes' Yard Departing 12
22 -- The Antlers Parentheses Burst Apart 11
23 -- Young the Giant My Body Young the Giant 11
24 18 The Wombats Jump Into the Fog Jump Into The Fog EP 11
25 28 The Joy Formidable Austere The Big Roar 11
26 -- Peter Bjorn & John Second Chance Gimme Some 11
27 27 Parlours I Dream of Chicago Parlours EP 11
28 29 Fleet Foxes Grown Ocean Helplessness Blues 11
29 24 Kings of Leon Pyro Come Around Sundown 11
30 -- awolnation Sail Megalithic Symphony 10

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Civil Twilight added to 80-35 lineup

South African trio Civil Twilight was recently announced as joining the 80-35 lineup.  They join Girl Talk, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Titus Andronicus, Parlours to this year's lineup.  All the skinny at the 80-35 website!