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

photo credit: Grame Flegenheimer

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 find new stuff that maybe you’ve not heard of yet. Just last night I had a fantastic time at Ronny’s hearing Medications and Deleted Scenes. Wow! Both bands totally swept me up in completely different ways and even though in between sets I thought it wasn’t worth standing there in that hot, sweaty, man-filled room, by the end of each I was convinced that it was so incredibly worth it. Live music is just so worth it. I can’t convey that to you in any way that makes sense unless you’ve been out to a show and felt that feeling of exhilaration when a band just hits you with something so great!

But today, I’ve got some great recorded stuff for you, stuff that I know will be overpoweringly wonderful live.

Sonny And The Sunsets have this little retro song that has some pretty cool handclaps in it. It’s a nice quirky summer song. You can sing along by the second chorus, it’s simple. Enjoy. They’ve got a Daytrotter session too!

Too Young To Burn mp3 Sonny and the Sunsets Tomorrow is Alright …. due Aug. 31 on Fat Possum Records.

Tour Dates
FRI 08/13 BROOKLYN, NY Cinders Gallery (Sonny Smith Solo Set & Art show)
THU 08/19 SAN FRANCISCO, CA The Independent *
MON 08/30 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Amnesia
THU 10/28 PORTLAND, OR Holocene #
FRI 10/29 VANCOUVER, BC Cobalt #
SAT 10/30 SEATTLE, WA Neumo’s #
SUN 10/31 SPOKANE, WA Stage 54 #
TUE 11/2 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Urban Lounge #
WED 11/3 DENVER, CO Bluebird #
FRI 11/5 DALLAS, TX Granada #
SAT 11/6 HOUSTON, TX Mango’s #
TUE 11/9 PHOENIX, AZ Rhythm Room #
WED 11/10 SAN DIEGO, CA Casbah #

* = w/ Darker My Love
# = w/ Best Coast

I Couldn’t Save You mp3 Sharon Van Etten, from the soundtrack for, The Builder (DVD) buy it! see the trailer for the film here

And, have you seen this little movie of Sharon Van Etten by Vincent Moon? You know she just blew me away at Pitchfork. Give this a shot… she starts singing somewhere after the two minute mark and believe me, the ending is really worth getting to… so beautiful.

Take Away Show #109 _ SHARON VAN ETTEN (long version) from vincent moon / temporary areas on Vimeo.

photo credit: Darryl Estrine

This is Leopold And His Fiction, from San Francisco, who I wish I were hearing live very soon, alas! Whew! This is a sassy, sexy little number that gave me something to think about. It’s not only the vocals, delivered in such a manner as to make your mind wander south, but it’s the whole construction of the thing, with its gentle lead up and then driving, off-kilter beat. Rawr!

Golden Friends mp3 Leopold and his Fiction (from the upcoming album, TBA)

You can go to their MySpace and buy either of their previous two albums, Leopold and his Fiction, s/t or Ain’t No Surprise

Tour Dates
Aug 5 2010 8:00P THE VIPER ROOM HOLLYWOOD, CA
Aug 6 2010 8:00P The Gypsy Den Las Vegas, Nevada
Aug 7 2010 8:00P The Sidecar Park City, Utah
Aug 15 2010 8:00P The Hemlock Tavern w/Dan Sartain San Francisco, California