Monthly Archives: July 2010

My Gold Mask: La Scala (feat. Gretta Rochelle) – Tu Farai (Mina cover)

My Gold Mask is one of my favorite Chicago bands, a duo consisting of Jack and Gretta, wonderful folk. I just got this email last night and had to get it out to you! La Scala’s Balthazar de Ley has … Continue reading

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I just keep throwing music at ya! Sonny and The Sunsets, Leopold and His Fiction, and Sharon Van Etten

Yep, this week I’m still celebrating year TWO here at Chez Love Shack and thanks for reading these two years, I love doing this blog. And I love doing it the more I give music to you, the more I … Continue reading

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Campfires in Winter: Cardboard Ships

Campfires in Winter gave me a thrill at first listen. And no, it’s not just that Scottish accent, contrary to what my American friends will think, heh. It’s that initial clash of sound – how can you seriously resist that … Continue reading

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Mogwai…. Burning

I am so pleased to be part of this event and to share with you this film. A number of websites and blogs are joining together today to SIMULTANEOUSLY stream this so that it’s an EVENT. That just makes me … Continue reading

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more, more, more music… and so we are 2

J. Irvin Dally slid into my consciousness last night as I was thinking of a way of breaking it to you all that it’s our 2nd year anniversary together I’d decided yesterday to just give you a ton of music … Continue reading

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Monday mailbox melange

Stuyvesant, New Jersey “Crunch-Pop” ha! recently signed on a twitter friend of mine’s recently revived record label, Dromedary Records. Yeah, so I chatted up someone over on Twitter for a bit and found out he was secretly working on getting … Continue reading

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The Waiting Room Returns… in syndication

At long last, The Waiting Room, our friends from Cardiff, Wales UK are back at it! Since the sad demise of WOXY… sniff, sniff… we have been prodding DC for details as to where his new home on the internets … Continue reading

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look out for Mogwai’s film, Burning, coming your way on 7/27

Mogwai Live Film “Burning” Teaser from NathanaĆ«l Le Scouarnec on Vimeo. That’s right, darlings, this very own little blog is one of just 45 (so far) in the world, to take part in a collaborative, virtual, screening of Mogwai’s film, … Continue reading

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Darker My Love gives you free downloads and tours with Band Of Horses

A bit Elf Powerish, a lot of psych-pop goodness. I like this Darker My Love. I’m still a bit fried from Pitchfork Fest. Three days in a field in the sun, standing up the whole time and taking in about … Continue reading

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Come to the Chopin Theater Tonight for Black Atlantic …. and Pitchfork Festival: Day One Recap

Reverence For Fallen Trees (live) mp3 Black Atlantic Reverence For Fallen Trees …. download it free or buy it here! I’m Pitchfork’d out, my loves!!! It’s fucking hot, sweaty, dirty… and NOT the way I usually like those three words … Continue reading

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