These guys drove from California to OKC to wish Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips a happy birthday last month. In doing so, they wound up sleeping in his house for a few days and recording this song and video with him. I don’t which is more surprising: that he recorded a song with some random people or that it’s so good!

Check out HOTT MT’s other songs on Bandcamp

Here’s my picks for a couple local shows. If you know of any other great stuff going on, leave it in the comments! Wednesday: Zoroaster at Cosmic Charlie’s These deep drone rockers are making a stop in Lexington today. If you’re a fan of some loud metal, make the time to hit up this show. [...]

This new song from Dr Dog’s upcoming album Be The Void just makes me realize how long it’s been since I last saw this great group. This track feels like they achieved the impossible: capturing the energy of a live show during a studio session.

I’m presenting this Thursday’s Cheyenne Marie Mize show at Cosmic Charlies. It’s a bill with CMM and the Matt Duncan Band, can you get two local groups with brighter futures? I doubt it. To enter to win tickets, leave a comment with your name and email address. I’ll pick a winner at random on Wednesday. [...]

Forecastle’s announcement this morning was full of great news. Not only will My Morning Jacket be headlining the Louisville festival’s 10th anniversary show, but they’ll be lending a hand in picking the rest of the lineup. This year’s Forecastle Festival will be July 13-15 at Louisville’s Waterfront Park.

From the press release:

“Expect a few surprises,” said Jim James, lead singer of My Morning Jacket. “This is something we’ve wanted to play for a long time, and plan to make it very special. It’s a opportunity to show people what Louisville is all about, and why this is such a special city.”

Tickets will be on sale Jan 27 at Forecastle’s web site and (at some point in the near future) at local retailers like CD Central in Lexington.

I haven’t been doing a great job of following the Know Your Own website. KYO is a project devoted to promoting the youngest, best Lexington music. They started that site so they could do it easier than passing out CDs like in the old days. It’s working, because I’ve been enjoying the hell out of these Satellite Giant tracks.

MP3: Satellite Giant – Biker Joel v Asymmetric Satan
MP3: Satellite Giant – Two Drums
Satellite Giant sounds wonderfully fresh in the Lexington scene right now. They’re creative, melodic and just a touch weird and psychedelic. I’m bummed that I couldn’t see them this past weekend, but I’m sure I’ll get many opportunities in the near future.

Satellite Giant on Bandcamp

Sleigh Bells’ lead single “Comeback Kid” off their upcoming album Reign of Terror got the gun-toting, bed-jumping video it needed.

[via CoS]

“Hi” is the lead single from Xiu Xiu’s newest album Always, out March 6.

Andrew Bird’s Break It Yourself is out March 6. I wasn’t really grabbed at first, but the more I listen to this song the more I realize it’s a great representation of everything I love about Andrew Bird.