Pitchfork Fest Starts Today

Heading to Pitchfork? Me too! However, if you are unable to attend, live streams will be available for quite a few bands (listed below), which you can view, right here.


Friday July 17

5:00pm Tortoise
6:10pm Yo La Tengo
7:20pm The Jesus Lizard
8:40pm Built To Spill


Saturday July 18

1:00pm Cymbals Eat Guitars
1:45pm Plants And Animals
2:30pm Fucked Up
3:20pm The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
4:15pm Final Fantasy
5:15pm Yeasayer
7:25pm Beirut
8:40pm The National


Sunday July 19

1:00pm The Mae Shi
1:45pm Frightened Rabbit
2:30pm Blitzen Trapper
3:20pm Pharoahe Monch
4:15pm The Thermals
5:15pm The Walkmen
6:15pm M83
7:25pm Grizzly Bear
8:40pm The Flaming Lips

* All Times CST


[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest 2009 Schedule Posted
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest 2008 Lineup Finalized
[Count Me Out] More Bands Added To Pitchfork Fest
[Count Me Out] Partial Pickfork Fest Lineup Posted
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest Day 3
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest Day 2
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Fest 2008 Schedule
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Music Festival 2008 Finalized
[Count Me Out] Pitchfork Music Festival 2008 Announced

New Tegan And Sara Record In October

Tegan And Sara will release a new album, Sainthood, on 10/27 via Sire. Here's a somewhat comical video announcement from the two.




[VIDEO] Sainthood, (not Thainthood)


[Myspace] Tegan And Sara
[Website] Tegan And Sara

[Count Me Out] Video: Tegan And Sara on Letterman
[Count Me Out] Tegan And Sara "Call It Off"

R.I.P. Thax Douglas

Rumors have been floating around that Chicago based Rock 'n Roll Poet, Thax Douglas, passed away around 10am this morning. Whether this is true or a hoax, it's very sad news. I've had the pleasure of chatting with Thax a few times. So if true, you will be greatly missed.


[Website] Thax Douglas

Video: Grizzly Bear on Letterman

Grizzly Bear performed "Ready, Able" last night on The Late Show with David Letterman. Check it out below, along with the new album, Veckatimest, out now via Warp.




[VIDEO] Grizzly Bear - Ready, Able (Letterman)


[Myspace] Grizzly Bear
[Website] Grizzly Bear

[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear "All We Ask" (Live)
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear To Tour This Fall With Beach House
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear (Feat. Feist) "Service Bell" + "Two Weeks"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear on the Interface
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks" + Black Cab & NPR Sessions
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear on Jools Holland
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear w/ Victoria Legrand "Two Weeks" (SXSW)
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "Cheerleader"
[Count Me Out] Spring Tour Dates For Grizzly Bear
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear Release Veckatimest Info
[Count Me Out] New Grizzy Bear Update + Rumors
[Count Me Out] Download 4 New Grizzly Bear (Live) Tunes
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear (feat. Feist) "Service Bell"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "Deep Blue Sea"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear Update
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear "Fine For Now"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear at Lollapalooza
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "Mother And Child Reunion (Paul Simon)"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear on Conan
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "While You Wait For The Others"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Video: Some New Willy Mason Tunes

Some live videos of Willy Mason have surfaced, where he plays a few new (tentatively titled) tunes. Check them out below, thanks to Palestra Music and Luxury Wafers. Also, go here, to download mp3s of some other new songs ("If It's The End," "Pickup Truck," "Shadows In The Dark," and "Show Me The Way To Go Home") from the session.




[VIDEO] Willy Mason - I Got Gold




[VIDEO] Willy Mason - If It's The End




[VIDEO] Willy Mason - Wind




[VIDEO] Willy Mason - Carry On


[Myspace] Willy Mason
[Website] Willy Mason

[Count Me Out] New Willy Mason Demos

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's Front Man Goes Solo

Alec Ounsworth, the main man behind Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, will release a solo album, Mo Beauty, on 10/20 via Anti-. Check out the tracklist below and read a little more about the album, here.


Tracklist

01. Modern Girl (... With Scissors)
02. Bones In The Grave
03. Holy, Holy, Holy Moses (Song For New Orleans)
04. That Is Not My Home (After Bruegel)
05. Idiots In The Rain
06. South Philadelphia (Drug Days)
07. What Fun.
08. Me And You, Watson
09. Obscene Queen Bee #2
10. When You've No Eyes


[Myspace] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
[Website] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

[Count Me Out] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah "Statues"

The Dodos "Fables"

Here's a new tune, "Fables," from The Dodos' forthcoming release, Time To Die, out 9/15 via Frenchkiss. Check it out below, along with the album art and tracklist. Also, since the album has already leaked, the band has made the album available for stream over on a new website. Check that link below as well.





Tracklist

01. Small Deaths
02. Longform
03. Fables
04. The Strums
05. This Is A Business
06. Two Medicines
07. Troll Nacht
08. Acorn Factory
09. Time To Die

[MP3] The Dodos - Fables

[STREAM] The Dodos - Time To Die


* The original post for this was mysteriously removed from my blog, for "copyright" purposes. However, to my knowledge, all of the links were legit. So here it is again.


[Myspace] The Dodos
[Website] The Dodos

[Count Me Out] Album Review: The Dodos - Time To Die
[Count Me Out] The Dodos To Release Time To Die This Fall
[Count Me Out] The Dodos Take Away Show Concert
[Count Me Out] Video: The Dodos Interview + Performance
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Red And Purple" on NPR
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Paint The Rust"
[Count Me Out] The Dodos "Fools"

Video: Grizzly Bear "All We Ask" (Live)

Ryan from Muzzle Of Bees and Blue Ribbon Vision has posted an intimate performance from Grizzly Bear playing their tune, "All We Ask," up in the balcony of the Pabst Theater, last month in Milwaukee. Check it out below, along with the latest release, Veckatimest, out now via Warp. Also, just a reminder that the band will (finally) be returning to The Late Show with David Letterman tomorrow night, so tune in.




[VIDEO] Grizzly Bear -All We Ask


[Myspace] Grizzly Bear
[Website] Grizzly Bear

[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear To Tour This Fall With Beach House
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear on Jimmy Fallon
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear (Feat. Feist) "Service Bell" + "Two Weeks"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear on the Interface
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks" + Black Cab & NPR Sessions
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear on Jools Holland
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear w/ Victoria Legrand "Two Weeks" (SXSW)
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "Cheerleader"
[Count Me Out] Spring Tour Dates For Grizzly Bear
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear Release Veckatimest Info
[Count Me Out] New Grizzy Bear Update + Rumors
[Count Me Out] Download 4 New Grizzly Bear (Live) Tunes
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear (feat. Feist) "Service Bell"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "Deep Blue Sea"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear Update
[Count Me Out] Video: Grizzly Bear "Fine For Now"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear at Lollapalooza
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "Mother And Child Reunion (Paul Simon)"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear on Conan
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear "While You Wait For The Others"
[Count Me Out] Grizzly Bear on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Guster's Lost & Gone Forever 10 Year Anniversary

Guster have a new album in the works, however I'm still waiting to hear more news about that. On the other hand, the band has announced some upcoming tour dates, which includes nine shows, this fall, that will celebrate the ten year anniversary of their album, Lost & Gone Forever. These select shows will have no opener, but will include two sets, one of which will be the album in its entirety.


Tour Dates

07.19.09 at Mile High Festival (Denver, CO)
07.25.09 at Gathering of the Vibes (Bridgeport, CT)
07.26.09 at XPoNential Music Festival Wiggins Park (Camden, NJ)
07.31.09 at St. Louis Riverfront (St. Louis, MO)
08.07.09 at Newport Yachting Center (Newport, RI)
08.08.09 at Baystock Music Festival Maine State Pier (Portland, ME)
10.28.09 at Neighborhood Theatre (Charlotte, NC) #
10.29.09 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) #
10.30.09 at 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) #
10.31.09 at Orpheum Theatre (Boston, MA) #
11.04.09 at Madison Theatre (Covington, KY) #
11.05.09 at House of Blues (Cleveland, OH) #
11.06.09 at The Armory (Rochester, NY) #
11.07.09 at Higher Ground (Burlington, VT) #
11.27.09 at Beacon Theatre (New York, NY) #

# Lost & Gone Forever Ten Year Anniversary Tour


[Myspace] Guster
[Website] Guster

Foreign Born on Morning Becomes Eclectic

After posting the new Foreign Born video for "Winter Games" earlier the day, I had forgot that they were taping a session with KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic as well. Check it out below, along with the new release, Person To Person, out now via Secretly Canadian.




[VIDEO] Foreign Born on Morning Becomes Eclectic


Setlist

01. Early Warnings
02. That Old Sun
03. Lion's Share
04. It Grew On You
05. Winter Games
06. Vacationing People
07. Can't Keep Time


[Myspace] Foreign Born
[Website] Foreign Born

[Count Me Out] Video: Foreign Born "Winter Games"
[Count Me Out] Foreign Born Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Foreign Born - Person To Person
[Count Me Out] Foreign Born "Vacationing People"
[Count Me Out] Foreign Born Sign to Secretly Canadian

Video: Raphael Saadiq "Let's Take A Walk"

Spinner has a video premiere for the Raphael Saadiq tune, "Let's Take A Walk." Check it out below, along with the 2008 release, The Way I See It, out via Sony.




[VIDEO] Raphael Saadiq - Let's Take A Walk


[Myspace] Raphael Saadiq
[Website] Raphael Saadiq

[Count Me Out] Raphael Saadiq on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Raphael Saadiq on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Video: Raphael Saadiq "100 Yard Dash"
[Count Me Out] Raphael Saadiq on NPR's World Cafe

Video: Wilco w/ Feist on Letterman

Wilco and Feist performed their lovely tune, "You And I," last night on The Late Show with David Letterman. If you missed it, than check it out below, along with the new release, Wilco (The Album), out now via Nonesuch.




[VIDEO] Wilco w/ Feist - You And I (Letterman)


[Myspace] Wilco
[Website] Wilco

[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco w/ Feist & Ed Droste "California Stars" + "Hoodoo Voodoo"
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco & Feist "You And I"
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco on Conan
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
[Count Me Out] Wilco (The Album) Stream
[Count Me Out] Wilco (The Album) Art
[Count Me Out] Wilco "The Jolly Banker"
[Count Me Out] Wilco (The Album)
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco "Side With The Seeds"
[Count Me Out] Wilco Confirm Feist and Announce Some More Track Titles
[Count Me Out] Wilco & Feist Collaboration
[Count Me Out] New Wilco In June
[Count Me Out] Wilco's Ashes Of American Flags Trailer
[Count Me Out] Video: Jeff Tweedy "Everlasting Love" and "Fake Plastic Trees"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jeff Tweedy w/ Many Others "Fake Plastic Trees"
[Count Me Out] Wilco on Colbert
[Count Me Out] 2 New Wilco Songs
[Count Me Out] Wilco + Fleet Foxes "I Shall Be Released"
[Count Me Out] Wilco "Thirteen"
[Count Me Out] Jeff Tweedy Plays A New Tune
[Count Me Out] Free Wilco Bonus EPs
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco + Fleet Foxes Cover Dylan
[Count Me Out] New Wilco Record In 2009
[Count Me Out] Wilco "Sunny Feeling"
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco at the Cubs Game
[Count Me Out] Wilco at Lollapalooza
[Count Me Out] Wilco on SNL
[Count Me Out] Wilco on SNL Preview
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 5 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 4 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 3 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 2 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 1 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco To Play Every Song

Video: Foreign Born "Winter Games"

Foreign Born have a new video for "Winter Games," a tune off the lovely new album, Person To Person, which is out now via Secretly Canadian. Check it out below and don't forget that a Chicago show is coming up on July 23 at the Empty Bottle.




[VIDEO] Foreign Born - Winter Games


[Myspace] Foreign Born
[Website] Foreign Born

[Count Me Out] Foreign Born Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Foreign Born - Person To Person
[Count Me Out] Foreign Born "Vacationing People"
[Count Me Out] Foreign Born Sign to Secretly Canadian

Blitzen Trapper on Morning Becomes Eclectic

Blitzen Trapper had a session with KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic posted today. Check it out below, along with the 2008 release, Furr, out via Sub Pop.




[VIDEO] Blitzen Trapper on Morning Becomes Eclectic


Setlist

01. Sleepytime In The Western World
02. Saturday Nite
03. God And Suicide
04. Not Your Lover
05. Black River Killer
06. Furr
07. Lady On The Water
08. Gold For Bread
09. Jericho


[Myspace] Blitzen Trapper
[Website] Blitzen Trapper

[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Video: Blitzen Trapper "Black River Killer"
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper From Juan's Basement
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper on The Laundro Matinee + Concert Download
[Count Me Out] Video: Blitzen Trapper "Furr"
[Count Me Out] Video: Stephen Malkmus + Blitzen Trapper "Funk #49" (James Gang)
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Blitzen Trapper - Furr
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper "Furr"
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper on Fabchannel

Video: Wilco w/ Feist & Ed Droste "California Stars" + "Hoodoo Voodoo"

Feist and Grizzly Bear's Ed Droste joined Wilco on stage last night in Brooklyn to perform the Mermaid Avenue tracks, "California Stars" and "Hoodoo Voodoo." Check it out below, along with the new Wilco release, Wilco (The Album), out now via Nonesuch. Also, don't forget that Feist will join Wilco again, for a performance of "You And I," tonight on The Late Show with David Letterman.




[VIDEO] Wilco (w/ Feist & Ed Droste) - California Stars




[VIDEO] Wilco (w/ Feist & Ed Droste) - Hoodoo Voodoo


[Myspace] Wilco
[Website] Wilco

[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco & Feist "You And I"
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco on Conan
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
[Count Me Out] Wilco (The Album) Stream
[Count Me Out] Wilco (The Album) Art
[Count Me Out] Wilco "The Jolly Banker"
[Count Me Out] Wilco (The Album)
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco "Side With The Seeds"
[Count Me Out] Wilco Confirm Feist and Announce Some More Track Titles
[Count Me Out] Wilco & Feist Collaboration
[Count Me Out] New Wilco In June
[Count Me Out] Wilco's Ashes Of American Flags Trailer
[Count Me Out] Video: Jeff Tweedy "Everlasting Love" and "Fake Plastic Trees"
[Count Me Out] Video: Jeff Tweedy w/ Many Others "Fake Plastic Trees"
[Count Me Out] Wilco on Colbert
[Count Me Out] 2 New Wilco Songs
[Count Me Out] Wilco + Fleet Foxes "I Shall Be Released"
[Count Me Out] Wilco "Thirteen"
[Count Me Out] Jeff Tweedy Plays A New Tune
[Count Me Out] Free Wilco Bonus EPs
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco + Fleet Foxes Cover Dylan
[Count Me Out] New Wilco Record In 2009
[Count Me Out] Wilco "Sunny Feeling"
[Count Me Out] Video: Wilco at the Cubs Game
[Count Me Out] Wilco at Lollapalooza
[Count Me Out] Wilco on SNL
[Count Me Out] Wilco on SNL Preview
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 5 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 4 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 3 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 2 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco Residency Night 1 Setlist
[Count Me Out] Wilco To Play Every Song

Spoon "Is Love Forever?"

Spoon played some new songs this past weekend at their SPOONX3 event at Stubb's in Austin, TX. Here's a video and mp3 of one of them called, "Is Love Forever?"




[VIDEO] Spoon - Is Love Forever?

[MP3] Spoon - Is Love Forever?


[Myspace] Spoon
[Website] Spoon

[Count Me Out] Spoon To Release A Surprise EP
[Count Me Out] Spoon "Well Alright"
[Count Me Out] Spoon on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Spoon "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb"

Ray LaMontagne on Conan + Morning Becomes Eclectic

Ray LaMontagne performed "Meg White" on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien last Friday night. Check it out below, along with a session from KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic, which was posted today. The newest release, Gossip In The Grain, is out via RCA.




[VIDEO] Ray LaMontagne - Meg White (Conan)




[VIDEO] Ray LaMontagne on Morning Becomes Eclectic


Setlist

01. Aching All The Time
02. Hey Me, Hey Mama
03. Let It Be Me
04. Empty
05. You Can Bring Me Flowers
06. Winter Birds


[Myspace] Ray LaMontagne
[Website] Ray LaMontagne

[Count Me Out] Video: Ray LaMontagne on SNL
[Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne Spring Tour Dates
[Count Me Out] Live Ray LaMontagne EP
[Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne on NPR's World Cafe
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Ray LaMontagne - Gossip In The Grain
[Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne "Meg White"
[Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne "You Are The Best Thing"
[Count Me Out] Ray LaMontagne "Let It Be Me"
[Count Me Out] New Ray LaMontagne Album This September

Video: Company Of Thieves "Pressure"

Chicago based Company Of Thieves have a new video for their tune, "Pressure." Check it out below, along with the newly re-released album, Ordinary Riches, out now via Wind-Up.




[VIDEO] Company Of Thieves - Pressure


[Myspace] Company Of Thieves
[Website] Company Of Thieves

[Count Me Out] Free Company Of Thieves EP

Videos: Lily Allen "22" + "Fuck You"

Lily Allen has a new video for "22," a tune off the newest release, It's Not Me, It's You, out now via Capitol. I've also included another somewhat recent video for "Fuck You."




[VIDEO] Lily Allen - 22




[VIDEO] Lily Allen - Fuck You


[Myspace] Lily Allen
[Website] Lily Allen

[Count Me Out] Video: Lily Allen "Not Fair"
[Count Me Out] Lily Allen on Morning Becomes Eclectic
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You
[Count Me Out] Album Art For Lily Allen's New Record
[Count Me Out] Video: Lily Allen "The Fear"
[Count Me Out] Lily Allen "The Fear"
[Count Me Out] New Lily Allen Record In February
[Count Me Out] Lily Allen "Everyone's At It"

Blitzen Trapper on Daytrotter

Blitzen Trapper had a new Daytrotter session posted today. Check it out here, along with the 2008 release, Furr, out via Sub Pop.


Tracks

01. Sleepytime In The Western World
02. Black River Killer
03. Echo


[Myspace] Blitzen Trapper
[Website] Blitzen Trapper

[Count Me Out] Video: Blitzen Trapper "Black River Killer"
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper From Juan's Basement
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper on The Laundro Matinee + Concert Download
[Count Me Out] Video: Blitzen Trapper "Furr"
[Count Me Out] Video: Stephen Malkmus + Blitzen Trapper "Funk #49" (James Gang)
[Count Me Out] Album Review: Blitzen Trapper - Furr
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper on Daytrotter
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper "Furr"
[Count Me Out] Blitzen Trapper on Fabchannel