April Smith And The Great Picture Show Listening Party On Spinner

Songs For A Sinking Ship, the new record from April Smith And The Great Picture Show was released earlier today. The sassy and fun record is being featured on Spinner.com. So, for those of you who haven't heard it, you can listen to the album in its entirety via Spinner's listening party. And, as a treat, you can grab the opening track from the self-released record, "Movie Loves A Screen" in the MP3 Grab below.

And New York, you should head on over to Mercury Lounge on March 10 to catch April Smith And The Great Picture Show live!

Songs For A Sinking Ship Listening Party

Tour Dates

• 2/24: Crocodile Cafe---Seattle, WA #
• 2/25: Knitting Factory---Spokane, WA #
• 2/27: Urban Lounge---Salt Lake City, UT #
• 2/28: Larimer Lounge---Denver, CO #
• 3/10: Mercury Lounge---New York, NY
• 3/13: Rock N Roll Hotel---Washington D.C. *
• 3/15: The Earl---Atlanta, GA *
• 3/19: Ale House (SXSW)---Austin, TX
• 3/22: Off Broadway Nightclub---St. Louis, MO
• 3/23: Schuba's---Chicago, IL
• 3/24: Beachland Ballroom---Cleveland, OH
• 3/25: Club Cafe---Pittsburgh, PA
• 4/11: WVU Creative Arts Center (NPR Mountain Stage)---Morgantown, WV

# w/ Fanfarlo
* w/ Here We Go Magic

MP3 Grab: "Movie Loves A Screen"

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Wakey!Wakey! Album Release Party, 2/20

New York band Wakey!Wakey! are having an album release party this Saturday, February 20 at Mercury Lounge. The album, Almost Everything I Wish I'd Said The Last Time I Saw You, was released on Family Records. You can stream the album below so you'll be ready to sing-a-long when you get to the show.

Wakey!Wakey! Album Release
Saturday 2/20, 8pm @ Mercury Lounge
Tickets: HERE
21+, $14 w/ Harper Blynn

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The White White Lights To Release Debut EP

Austin band The White White Lights are releasing their debut EP, Medium Head Boy, on February 27 via Indierect Records with a full-length record available in April. For some reason, the lead song on the EP reminds me of the B-52's if they were a bit harder rockin'. The album should certainly satisfy those of us who have dance rock needs. Vocalist Jenny Gacy leads us through a lyrical whirlwind with more than capable vocals.

The White White Lights have become known for tearing down the house during their intense live shows. The haunting vocals and raw, introspective lyrics of Jenny Gacy collide with Deluxe Peroux's masterful production and intoxicating swirls of guitar build-ups to create half whispered and half screamed walls of sound. The precision and potency provided by the band's core, Daxter McGarnigle on bass and Davy Hamrick on drums, brings a firm foundation to let the sound expand continuously throughout their sets.

Just as they rarely repeat a set list, experimentation and diversity are a foundation of their writing, yielding an uncommonly large catalog from their weekly recording sessions that assemble a mountain of sound from raw beauty and musicianship rather than overdubs.

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ResidentBand Features Jules Larson

Our friends over at ResidentBand have put together another stellar production. Episode 024 features "Love Crazy" by Jules Larson. The song is insanely catchy and I'm totally digging it. The song is off of Larson's record Strangers which was released late 2009 and is a nice piece of pop rock work. If Larson looks familiar you've probably seen her with her previous band Overnight Lows who were featured on ResidentBand early last year. You may also recognize her voice and song "Almost Blows My Mind" from Special K commercials. Check out Episode 024 below.

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