Video Premiere: Matt Costa - "Good Times" (Live from Guitar Center)
Singer-songwriter Matt Costa, who released a self-titled album via Brushfire Records earlier this year, recently recorded an episode of the “At: Guitar Center with Nic Harcourt” podcast series. You can watch a video of Costa’s performance of “Good Times” in the player below. Listen to the podcast in its entirety here.... read more
Found in: Featured VideosVideo Premiere: Pyyramids - "Don't Go" (Acoustic Session)
Pyyramids, the musical project of Tim Nordwind (OK GO) and Drea Smith (He Say/She Say), recently released a few tracks as a preview to their forthcoming album Brightest Darkest Day. The full-length effort is set for release on April 9. Gearing up for the release, the pair recorded a few stripped-down acoustic videos of their tracks. The videos were actually shot in Nordwind’s living room. “It was important for us that this feel intimate and personal,” said Nordwind of the acoustic video. “Shooting the whole thing in black and white helped to bring out the longing in the music.... read more
Found in: Featured VideosVideo Premiere: Samantha Crain and Daniel Foulks - "Tell Me Why" (Neil Young Cover)
Oklahoma singer-songriter Samantha Crain teamed up with friend and fellow musician Daniel Foulks for an impromptu performance outside The Womb Gallery, an art space owned by Wayne Coyne in Oklahoma City. It’s a simple yet beautiful rendition of Neil Young’s “Tell Me Why.” Check it out in the player below.... read more
Found in: Featured VideosVideo Premiere: Bad Books - "The After Party" (Acoustic)
This video for “The After Party,” which has Hull and Devine along with guitarist and producer Robert McDowell, features the intricate melodies and guitar work they’ve become known for. read more
Found in: Featured VideosSong Premiere: The Postelles - "123 Stop (Acoustic)"
The Postelles released an acoustic take on their wiry single “123 Stop.” The bare-bones track comes from the group’s self-titled debut album and was originally produced by the Strokes’ Albert Hammond Jr. read more
Found in: Featured AudioWatch Jeff Tweedy Perform a New Wilco Song
In preparation for their forthcoming eighth album The Whole Love, alt-country-rock band Wilco hasn't been too secretive with the process. Already they've offered up lead single "I Might" and its B-side, a cover of Nick Lowe's "I Love My Label." More recently, they also released a behind-the-scenes video where they debuted "Art of Almost," and have torn through live renditions of "Born Alone" and "Dawned on Me" in recent concerts. read more
Found in: Music, News20 Great Songs Stripped Down
Musicians have captured something special when they can remove most of the instrumentation and effects from a song, and it still holds up—or becomes even better. Here are 20 of our favorite stripped-down versions of songs (not stripper versions—that would be weird.)... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayNew Normal Music Launches Series of SXSW Acoustic Shows
Blurt reports the internet radio station New Normal Music will soon launch a series called “The ABC’s of SXSW on NNM,” which showcases 15 artists playing acoustic shows, all on Paul Reed Smith guitars, in a wine cellar from SXSW 2011.... read more
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