After The Show

The Happy Hollows

aftertheshow — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:09:32 +0000

New Year, New Music: 20/20

Today’s the last day of January, so the final band is…The Happy Hollows.

Check out their nice video for “Death to Vivek Kemp”:

The Black Ryder

aftertheshow — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 20:18:39 +0000

New Year, New Music: 19/20

The penultimate band in January’s “New Year, New Music” feature is The Black Ryder. Listen to “All That We See”:

The Civil Wars

aftertheshow — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:27:55 +0000

New Year, New Music: 18/20

“Barton Hollow” by the duo The Civil Wars:

Hospitality

aftertheshow — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:37:12 +0000

New Year, New Music: 17/20

Hospitality’s album isn’t quite out yet, but someone finally uploaded the great song “All Day Today” to YouTube:

Sub Rosa

aftertheshow — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:40:32 +0000

New Year, New Music: 16/20

“Lost You There” by Sub Rosa reminds me of the melancholy of The Sundays and The Delgados.

Sarah Jaffe

aftertheshow — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:07:47 +0000

New Year, New Music: 15/20

Only one more week of January left…here’s #15 of the list of new artists never before featured on After The Show.

Sarah Jaffe playing “Clementine” live. The song’s pretty good, but I think it’s a little too long.

3 for 1 Post

aftertheshow — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:22:19 +0000

Here’s 3 unrelated items, all combined into 1 post…

1. Taylor Hanson has been tour blogging for the Huffington Post…read “Five Countries on Three Continents in 48 Hours” part 1 and part 2.

2. Uh Huh Her played a stripped-down set at the Fender stage at NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) over the weekend:

3. Jenny Lewis opened up to Elle magazine about her house. Article

Jonathan Coulton

aftertheshow — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:57:09 +0000

New Year, New Music: 14/20

Jonathan Coulton wrote this great song “Still Alive” for a video game called Portal, so it’s pretty bizarre if you’re unfamiliar with the plot & characters of the video game.

The song also features a theremin, an electronic instrument that the player controls just by moving his hands (no physical contact with the machine!).

Dead Fingers

aftertheshow — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:19:33 +0000

New Year, New Music: 13/20

Dead Fingers’ debut album isn’t out yet, but check out a live version of “Sin City Blues”:

He’s My Brother She’s My Sister

aftertheshow — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:42:01 +0000

New Year, New Music: 12/20

It seems that He’s My Brother She’s My Sister copied Tilly & the Wall’s “tap-dancer in lieu of a drummer” set-up.

Watch “Clackin’ Heels”: