Patrick Watson: CMJ 2009, Black Session, Tour Dates

Montreal's (the city of my birth) Patrick Watson, played a showcase set at the recent CMJ Music Festival in NYC. Here is that performance and as a bonus, I've included the band's 2007 Black Session, as well. Also, on November 17th, Patrick Watson will re-release Just Another Ordinary Day. Self-released in 2003, in a limited run, this was the first recording with all four members of the band. The shiny vinyl LP version of Wooden Arms will be in stores on November 17th, as well. These two would make a great Christmas gift, don't you think? And these mp3s will be a great gift to yourself, go on splurge. Look further into the Just Another Ordinary Day and Wooden Arms details at Secret City Records.

Patrick Watson: Live at CMJ 2009 - MP3s
Fireweed
Tracy's Waters
Beijing
Big Bird in A Small Cage
Travelling Salesman
Man Like You
Luscious Life

Patrick Watson: Black Session 2007 - MP3s
Drifters
giver
Tracy's Waters
Weight of the World
Great Escape
The Storm
Mr Tom
Luscious Life
Man Under The Sea


TOUR DATES
November 4 - Epicerie Moderne, Lyon
November 5 - Victoire 2, Montpellier
November 7 - Krakatoa, Bordeaux
November 8 - La Nef, Angoulême
November 9 - Chabada, Angers
November 11 - Bad Bonn, Düdingen
November 12 - La Laiterie, Strasbourg
November 14 - Festival RDV Sonics, Saint-Lô
November 15 - Aeronef, Lille
November 17 - Olympic, Nantes
November18 - La Cigale, Paris
November 19 - La Cartonerie, Reims
November 21 - Crossing Border Festival, The Hague
November 22 - Crossing Border Festival, Antwerp
November 25 - Rote Fabrik, Zürich
November 29 - Tivoli - Le Guess Who Festival, Utrecht
November 30 - Paradiso, Amsterdam

December 10 – Vogue Theatre, Vancouver, BC
December 12 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Toronto, ON
December 16 – Metropolis, Montreal, QC
December 30 - Falls Festival, Tasmania
December 31 - Falls Festival, Lorne

January 7 - Brisbane Sunset Sounds, Brisbane
January 9 - Southbound Festival, Perth
January 15 - Grappa’s Cellar, Hong Kong
January 17 - Mao’s House Live, Beijing
January19 - Esplanade - Theatres On The Bay, Singapore
January21 - Astro Hall, Tokyo

Phoenix: Live Radio Performance MP3s

French band, Phoenix, made a visit to Chicago based radio program, Sound Opinions, and along with a great interview done by the show's hosts, the quartet played several songs in studio. Guess what? Here they are:

1901 [mp3]
lisztomania [mp3]
playground love [mp3]
one time too many [mp3]

Sonny & The Sunsets: "Too Young To Burn" MP3

This song by Sonny & The Sunsets has an unmistakable Beach Boys swing, plus more than a little Wilson Brothers nasal twang. It also has the simplicity of a demo (acoustic guitar, hand claps--no more than what you need and no less than what you want), which is a plus in my books. Maybe this is a demo... the perfect demo.

too young to burn [mp3] from Tomorrow is Alright (due this fall)

The Harlem Shakes: "Nothing But Change Part II" MP3

The Harlem Shakes have been featured here several times over the past couple of years and still they haven't exploded across the blog-o-sphere as I think they should. They've got great hooks, hell, they've got killer hooks in many of their songs; they've got an idiosyncratic and distinctive vocalist in Lexy Benaim (Benaim can sound like a frenetic, and definitely indie, Frankie Valli); and the band churns out these catchy songs with the passion and skill of the E Street Band. And on this song,"Nothing But Change Part II" , (from Technicolor Health) The Harlem Shakes are the E Street Band... at 78 rpm.

nothing but change part II [mp3]

Thom Yorke: "Hearing Damage " New Moon

Twilight Saga: New Moon Soundtrack




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The National: White Session Radio France

Here's The National's White Session for France Inter radio on May 7th 2007. White Sessions are the same as Black Sessions, but without an audience.

Read Sixeyes most recent interview with band singer and lyricist, Matt Berninger.

Check tour dates here.

07/05/28 - White Session - Radio France
01. start a war
02. brainy
03. slow show
04. squalor victoria
05. apartment story
06. racing like a pro
07. ada
08. you've done it again virginia
09. mistaken for strangers
10. fake empire
11. about today