Throw Me the Statue - "Lolita" (Take Away Show)

La Blogotheque brings us more goodness in their Take Away Show series this time with Throw Me the Statue's "Lolita". Throw Me the Statute just released their debut album Moonbeams on Secretly Canadian and is worthy of checking out.

Indie pop on a Seattle ferry ride... why the hell not?

Throw Me the Statue - Lolita
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Help me pick a guitar...

I have an opportunity to get one and/or both of these fine guitars at a decent discount. I already own a Fender Stratocaster, a Fender Telecaster and two (2) Gibson SG's. I know I like both of these guitars but I want to see what you think. Please feel free to leave a comment. Thanks.

Gibson ES-339



Gibson Hummingbird Modern Classic

Samamidon - All Is Well

So I decide to do things the right way (legally speaking) and I am paying for it. I ordered Samamidon's (Sam Amidon's solo moniker) latest release All is Well from Insound.com and I have been bashing my head against the walls in anticipation of its arrival. From the moment I heard "Saro"I absolutely fell in love with Samamidon's sound and immediately ordered his albums' All Is Well and But this Chicken Proved Falsehearted. I am always drawn to emotion and sincerity in music and Samamidon is chalk full of both.

Sam Amidon was raised in a family of folk musicians and while this influence is ever present in his sound he brings his own flavor to the mix. The material on All Is Well consists of Samamidon's contemporary takes of traditional folk tunes that are eerily beautiful and goose bump inducing. I am taking a trip to the southern hemisphere soon and I hope to receive the CD before I leave, but for those that have not heard Samamidon yet I strongly urge you to give him a try.

Samamidon - "Saro"
Samamidon - "Wedding Dress"
Samamidon - "Sugar Baby"
Samamidon - "Tribulation" from But this Chicken Proved Falsehearted

La Blogotheque - Take Away Show

La Blogotheque has a street performance series called "A Take Away Show" and it is nothing short of phenomenal! The performances and the artists are all top notch and I absolutely recommend... no, I COMMAND YOU to check it out. Here are some of my favorites so far:

Menomena - "Wet and Rusting": The children dancing in the street is, well as the guys in the band say, "That was the cutest thing I've ever seen."

#62.3 - Menomena - Wet and Rusting
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The National - "Start a War"

#40.3 - The National - Start a war
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Vampire Weekend - "Mansard Roof"

#80.1 - VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Mansard Roof
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Mixtape 3

The Terribles - "Those Songs"
The Papertiger Sound - "Magnetic North"
Samamidon - "Saro"
Xiu Xiu - "In Lust You Can Hear the Axe Fall"
Chris Walla - "Sing Again"

The New Pornagraphers and Okkervill River Tour Together

Good News: The New Pornographers and Okkervill River are teaming up for several dates in early 2008.

Bad News: Only the Okkervill River side of this awesome coin will make it to my neck of the woods, but I will take what I can get.

04-05 Dallas, TX - Granada (Okkervill River Only)

Ida - Lovers Prayers

Ida releases its 7th album Lovers Prayers today and it is garnering well deserved attention around the blogosphere. Lovers Prayers is a warm and inviting album and will surely receive more of my attention in the coming weeks.

Ida - Lovers Prayers
Ida - The Killers 1964

The Bad Plus - "Flim" (Aphex Twin cover).

I know little of jazz trio The Bad Plus other than what I read of them here at indiemuse.com. That being said, I have always enjoyed Aphex Twin's beautiful song "Flim" and to find that someone took the initiative to cover the song much less do a fantastic job of it is all the more exciting. I hope you all enjoy this as much as I do. Thanks to indiemuse.com for pointing me to this.

More Greatness from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Smashing Pumpkins - "Disarm" Rocked Out!

The whole "unplugged" thing is so overdone. Let's take an acoustic ballad and rock it out! This version of "Disarm" can be found on the Vieuphoria DVD. Oh, I miss the days when the Smashing Pumpkins were good...