Category: MP3 Post

  • Summer Camp Artist #09 – Family Groove Company

    Ok, well I’ve finally gotten over my anger at WordPress that’s resided in me since Saturday, which means I can finally share the Family Groove Company post with you as our ninth Summer Camp Artist Series entry. It also means that I can write about the band now that I’ve seen them live, because I…

  • Summer Camp Artist #08 – RAQ

    So we’ve got a special Summer Camp Artist Series addition for you today. Number 08, RAQ is a Burlington, VT-based quartet that happens to be playing in Champaign this Sunday night with Family Groove Company (Another Summer Camp Artist to be featured tomorrow). I will most definitely be at this show, since I’m on the…

  • Summer Camp Artist #07 – The Brakes

    So do you know that H&R Block Taxcut commercial where the musicians sit there playing in a warehouse/basement-type living area and all of their equipment gets deducted by little green arrows? You know, this one, same as the picture above? Well the band featured in that commercial is The Brakes, who also happen to be…

  • Summer Camp Artist #06 – Future Rock

    So I chose Future Rock on a whim as our 6th installment in the Summer Camp Artists Series, and I’m impressed already. They manage to do a unique take on the techno-jam category that seems to find new artists every day. Fans of Disco Biscuits, Signal Path, Alan Vasquez will have a vague idea of…

  • Contrast Podcast

    Well here it is. Your dreams have come true. You can now hear my deep sultry voice on a podcast. Head over to Contrast Podcast to hear me on the latest edition of the group effort. The idea behind the Contrast Podcast is that various MP3 bloggers and podcasters each suggest a track based on…

  • Summer Camp Artist #05 – The Steepwater Band

    The fifth in our Summer Camp Artists Series is The Steepwater Band, a Chicago-based trio, self-described as a “hard-driving synthesis of gutsy hard rock, gritty Delta blues, soulful backwoods boogie, and down-home psychedelia.” I don’t know about all that fancy jive, but they do manage to mix some good classic southern rock sound with great…

  • Backyard Tire Fire Track

    This is just a quick track post. I got a Backyard Tire Fire Mailing List update today, and it included an mp3 of a sweet cover of “F The CC” by Steve Earle. Here it is along with what info they gave in the email: Backyard Tire Fire – “F The CC” (Steve Earle Cover)…

  • The Magic Numbers – Hultsfred Festival 2005

    Front (.pdf) I’ve been loving all of the covers done by The Magic Numbers that I’ve been hearing going around the internet, like Beyonce’s “Crazy In Love” and Franz Ferdinand’s “Take Me Out” (I think the first name is correct). BigO Worldwide just posted this live show of The Magic Numbers so I thought I’d…

  • Led Zeppelin – 1975-03-11 – Long Beach

    This recording showed up today on BigO’s audio archives. I’ve listened to the first four tracks so far and while Rock and Roll is rather sketchy, the recording is looking pretty good all in all. This show is commonly traded as For The Benefit Of Anyone Who Was Making A Bootleg. This is the 192Kb…

  • Summer Camp Artist #04 – Cornmeal

    Our fourth Summer Camp Artists Series feature is on Cornmeal. Cornmeal is a 6-yr old Bluegrass/Jam act out of Chicagoland with a penchant for live shows and jamming the shit out of them. I handpicked an incredibly good show from Canopy Club in Urbana this January, which sadly and stupidly I didn’t make it to.…