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 [...]

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#30: Trailblazer @ Al’s Bar [Original Post] Man, what a great first Trailblazer show for me to catch. On record he can occasionally get a little noisy for my taste, but this set didn’t get too far from his solid guitar rock base. Solid songs and a great performance made this one of the best [...]

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My Morning Jacket turned in two new covers at their recent MSG performance. The first is a cover of Gil Scott-Heron’s “The Bottle” and the next is the Bing Crosby classic “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” featuring Band of Horses. Both recordings are via NYC Taper. MP3: My Morning Jacket – The Bottle (Gil Scott-Heron) [...]

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#30: Fishboy – Classic Creeps MP3: Fishboy – Aaron the Afterthought Astronaut I don’t know which I find more impressive: that this album effortlessly weaves witticisms through incredible melody or that the entire album tells a complexly involved story. It’s easy to be dismissive of some pop records, but labels like “simplistic” just don’t stick [...]

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Those Christmas-loving dudes in My Morning Jacket finished their Madison Square Garden show last night by bringing the opener Band of Horses out to help sing “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” It’s no “Christmas Wrapping” but I’ll take it.

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If you head over to facebook and Like Amnesty USA, you’ll unlock Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring Amnesty International for instant streaming. There are a ton of diverse artists on this thing — Miley Cyrus to Kronos Quartet. Like Amnesty International to unlock all 70+ songs for streaming

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My Morning Jacket have always been pretty pro-holidays. They’re big on Halloween and even bigger on Christmas. I’ve already written about their latest Christmas release, but now we get a sampling of it! Here’s their cover of “When the Bells Start Ringing” with members of The Head and The Heart! MP3: My Morning Jacket – [...]

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My Morning Jacket have a new Christmas EP coming out via iTunes. There are a few Christmas covers, a new song “Welcome Home” and a live version of “Wonderful (The Way I Feel)” from Circuital. But before you think these longtime indie record store supporters have turned their back on brick and mortar stores, wait [...]

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2011 was (another) odd year for music. It felt like the average quality of albums was raised a bit, but nothing really stood out as a life-changing album or single of the year. Still, there was a lot of great music to be heard. Here’s fifty of my favorite tracks from the year, ranging from [...]

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