The Brandi Carlile Band just stopped by KBCO Studio C and played a couple of songs.
You can listen to or download a copy of the recording here.
dig it!
cross-posted from wearethefallen.info
Imagine my surprise this morning when I logged onto the grid to find this music news:
Ben Moody, Rocky Gray, and John LeCompt reunite along with Marty O’Brian and Carly Smithson announce the formation of a new rock band to be called The Fallen.
Thus, a new page has turned.
A new 7 track EP from Hana Pestle, Live In The Studio, is now available for purchase from HanaMerch.com and Amazon.com. Do yourself the favor and go pick up this beautiful release by a rising star on the music scene. Her cover of Creep is worth the purchase price alone!
Here’s a video of Hana performing Creep at The Basement in Columbus, OH, on February 24, 2009.
[flv:http://data.dhammaseeker.com/stuff4u/Hana_Pestle_-_Creep.flv 320 240]
All For This – the solo debut album by Ben Moody is now available for purchase on Amazon.com. Go throw the guy some change.
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We write this letter with great appreciation for all you’ve done for Paste, as well as sorrow that we need to come to you and ask for further support. The economy has taken its toll on Paste, and we need your help to continue.
As the global recession has continued, many of you have written us (especially as ad pages shrunk) to say, “If you ever need help, let us know.†That day has come.
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cross posted from Machina MySpace blog
VOTE FOR MACHINA AND CHECK OUT A NEW SONG!!!!!
Hey everyone. Machina is in a local radio station competition to win a slot on this years Edgefest with Slipknot, Stained , Chevelle, and Drowning Pool. Go click on this link to hear a new Machina song,”Belladona,” and vote for us so we can rock your face off in Little Rock Arkansas on May 9th. Especially calling Little Rock fans here please support us and show the Edge what real rock is about ya heard? Anyone with an e-mail address can do it so come check out a new tune and we’ll see ya in May-
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cross posted from torrentfreak
SXSW 2009 on BitTorrent: 6 GB of Free Music
Written by Ernesto on March 12, 2009
The South by Southwest (SXSW) music festival is one of the largest and most popular in the United States. For the fifth year in a row, SXSW has released a DRM-free, RIAA-safe collection of songs totaling 6 GB, which can all be downloaded for free, thanks to BitTorrent.
For some of the previous editions, SXSW itself has offered torrents showcasing the artists scheduled to perform at the festival. Starting last year, however, SXSW stopped releasing a torrent of their own.
Since all of the mp3s are available for download on the festival’s site, it only takes one person to get a torrent up and running. Last year it was Greg Hewgill who took the time and effort to put all the MP3s into one big torrent, and for the 2009 edition Ben Stolt did the same.
Since there’s over 6 GB of DRM-free music, using torrents makes it much easier than laboriously downloading every MP3 separately. In addition, using BitTorrent instead of the server based system saves SXSW money in bandwidth costs. The good news is that, for once, the RIAA isn’t watching over your shoulder when downloading music.
There are three torrents for the 23rd SXSW edition which contain a record breaking 1267 MP3s of both upcoming, as well as established artists who will appear at this year’s festival. Needless to say there should be something to suit everyone’s tastes, and all in all it’s a great way to expand your horizons and discover new and upcoming artists, all for free.
This year’s SXSW music festival takes place from March 18-22 in Austin Texas. All the tracks released for the previous editions are also still available for those people who want to fill up their iPod without having to invest thousands of dollars.
Tuesday night (12/16/2008) Hana Pestle played a show at Juanita’s in Little Rock, AR, with a supporting band including Ben Moody. Mr. Moody also released a four track EP with a purchase of Hana’s EP that night.
In communications with Syd, Moody said, “there’s a duet between hana and i on there that WON’T be on the record and won’t be released anywhere ever again. it’s free because i want this shit spread EVERYWHERE. so be sure that all your friends share the four songs with as many people as possible. WOOT”
To that end, for your listening enjoyment…
Track Listing:
Ben Moody is set release his full-length solo album on 3/3/2009.
Ray LaMontagne just stopped by KBCO Studio C and played a couple of songs. I apparently missed all but the last due to techincal difficulties. The audio clip that I have is Ray speaking about Gossip in the Grain (To be released: October 14, 2008), and playing ‘Hold You In My Arms’. Enjoy!
[audio:https://www.dhammaseeker.com/audio/RayLaMontagne_KBCO_StudioC_20080808.mp3]I also came across this free download of the first track from Gossip in the Grain a track called ‘Let It Be Me’.
[audio:https://www.dhammaseeker.com/audio/Ray%20LaMontagne%20-%20Let%20It%20Be%20Me.mp3]Download link
