This Week's Mix

The first full week of 2009 and the weather pretty much matched everyone's feelings on the subject. I am headed up north in search of snow this weekend, but I leave you with some music that will hopefully have you forgetting the weather and enjoying yourselves.

Peter Broderick - And It's Alright
School of Seven Bells - Iamundernodisguise
Ambulance Ltd - Stay Where You Are
Secret Machines - Now You're Gone
Mobius Band - Hallie
Autodrone - Strike A Match
Ladyhawke - Magic
Ruby Isle - White Winter Hymnal (Fleet Foxes Cover)
CFCF - Crystal Mines
Miniature Tigers - Cannibal Queen

This Week's Mix

I would like to dedicate this mix to a friend back in DC. This mix is just as crazy as she is, covering all ends of the spectrum. It will be good to be back in town for the weekend. Have a great one.

The House of Love - I Don't Know Why I Love You
Cory Branan - Tall Green Grass
Fred - Running
Woven - Trumpeting Strength
Magnetic Morning - At A Crossroads, Passive
Mobius Band - Hallie
Watcha Clan - Travelin' Shoes
Dragonette - I Get Around
Black Gold - Detroit (Shark Attack Beach Party Remix)
Maison Neuve - Victor Victor

Contest: Black Kids/Cut Copy

Black Kids have been touring around with Cut Copy and they are going to be all over the region the next couple of days. Tonight in DC, there is even a free after party with an open bar that features DJs and Cut Copy. You can RSVP here.

To celebrate the tour, we have a pair of tickets for Saturday's Baltimore show. To win them, send an email to instanalysis@aol.com and include your name and location. The winner will be contacted by the end of the week. Good luck.

Tour Dates:
5/15/08: Black Cat, Washington, DC+
5/16/08: World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA (XPN Free at Noon)* RSVP Link
5/16/08: Pure, Philadelphia, PA+
5/17/08: Sonar, Baltimore, MD#

+ Cut Copy, Black Kids, Mobius Band
* Black Kids Only, w/ Does It Offend You, Yeah? Free lunch time show
# Cut Copy, Black Kids, Ponytail

Black Kids - I'm Not Going To Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (Twelves Remix)
Mobius Band - Friends Like These
Cut Copy - Lights and Music

Mobius Band Feels The Love

Just in time for Valentine's Day, Mobius Band has released a free EP of love themed cover songs, called Love Will Reign Supreme. The track listing is as follows:

1. Razor Love (Neil Young)
2. Baby We'll Be Fine (The National)
3. True Love Will Find You In The End (Daniel Johnston)
4. Mobius Band In A Green Cotton Sweater (Casiotone For The Painfully Alone)
5. I'll Keep It With Mine (Bob Dylan)
6. Digital Love (Daft Punk)

I'll leave you with their cover of The National's "Baby, We'll Be Fine" and the original. You can download the whole EP here.

Mobius Band - Baby, We'll Be Fine
The National - Baby, We'll Be Fine

Picture Pages

This past weekend, I was fortunate enough to have two great shows come through town and I got the pictures to prove it. On Thursday, Middle Distance Runner, The Epochs and Mobius Band rolled through Wilmington, making a stop at Mojo 13. While the crowd was made up mainly of other band members (as it usually is at that venue whenever I go), it was a great show. The pictures aren't the greatest, but they work.

Middle Distance Runner

Mobius Band
Friday, the line up was all great Philly bands. Of course, stealing the show (in my opinion) was Jukebox The Ghost. Papertrigger lived up to their billing (bar brawl music and they'll blow your nuts off). Unfortunately my camera ran out of battery during the Jukebox show, so no photos of Papertrigger or Drink Up Buttercup.

Jukebox The Ghost

Check out the rest of the pic on flickr.

This Week's Releases

Lots of great releases this week. We finally get The Pipette's release stateside, which I highly recommend after seeing them this summer. We also get some great new releases from lots of other talented artists. Take a listen for yourself, get to know someone new and become a fan. Enjoy!

PJ Harvey:

White Chalk: "When Under Ether"

Carol Bui (from DC):

Everyone Wore White: "Modern Dance"

Division Day:

Beartrap Island: "Tigers"

Mobius Band:

Heaven: "Friends Like These"

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings:

100 Days, 100 Nights: "100 Days, 100 Nights"

Siouxsie:

Mantaray: "Here Comes That Day"

We Are Wolves:

Total Magique: "Fight & Kiss"

The Pipettes:

We Are The Pipettes: "Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me"

The 1900s:

Cold & Kind: "When I Say Go"

iLiKETRAiNS:

Elegies to Lessons Learnt: "The Deception"

Matthew Dear and Mobius Band

It's an electronica overload this week, as label mates Matthew Dear and Mobius Band bring their sampled sounds to the area and mix it in with a full band. Both have new releases (Mobius Band's out Tuesday!), so expect a mix of old and new.

10/2: Johnny Brendas, Philly
10/4: Rock and Roll Hotel, DC

Matthew Dear - Don and Sherri
Mobius Band - Hallie