Just months after the release of her critically praised Traveling Alone last October, Tift Merritt today quietly released Night, a collaboration with pianist Simone Dinnerstein. A mix of original compositions, traditional songs, classical pieces and jazz standards, this seemingly odd pairing…
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Now that Couch By Couchwest (CXCW) is closed, it’s time for me to announce my favorite CXCW song of 2013. I was introduced to Austin Lucas thanks to last year’s CXCW festival. I will be eternally grateful. He is another member of the Last…
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Another year, another successful Couch By Couchwest. Starting off last Sunday with a (literal and figurative) bang thanks to Two Mule Blues, we enjoyed eight (yes, Couch By Couchwest was extended a day this year!) days of beautiful music, sloth,…
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Prior to the release of their Best of 2012 album Simple Machines, Arliss Nancy recorded this six-song session for Audiotree Live. These 30 minutes are better than any VH1 Storytellers episode.
As the marketing jargon goes: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” Well, what happens in New York often goes unnoticed. This point is proven by Uncle Leon & the Alibis in their Couch By Couchwest video for “Beer Train”…
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In this age of YouTube, music videos — in the classic sense (think Duran Duran, Whitesnake) — are a rarity. Today’s videos are either highly edited live clips, iPhone videos or trailers akin to the previews that you pay to…
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It’s a Rolling Stones kind of night and yet my first thought was Deer Tick‘s (@deertickmusic) cover of the Stones’ classic, “Dead Flowers.” Recorded for LaundroMatinee in 2009, this may be one of the best Deer Tick covers — and…
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Check out the bootleg video from Ryan Bingham of his song “No Help from God” from his 2012 release, Tomorrowland.
Arliss Nancy (@arlissnancy) performed a full band acoustic version of “Little Steve” from their Best of 2012 album, Simple Machines during their current European tour. Check it out (via YouTube):
Check out all 7 members of Lucero (@luceromusic) crammed into the famed Sun Studios. A new song to boot!