Indie Sounds NY & Austin

Pete's Weekend Picks: James McMurtry, The Ramblers

For Austin:



About to embark on a lengthy tour (so that means no Continental Club Wednesdays for a while), James McMurtry goes to the trendy East Side Saturday for a show at Gypsy Lounge, 10pm.

For NYC:



Meanwhile, in the trendy LES, The Ramblers are at The Living Room, also on Saturday at 10pm.

Spinning on Harris Radio: Jim Bryson

A track from Canada's Jim Bryson is the TARDIS feature on Harris Radio's podcast #21.  It's called Feel Much Better, from Jim's 2003 release The North Side Benches.

Kendall's Hit List: Northwood

Photo by Kate Stein

Kendall's Hit Tip: Ditmas

Northwood @ Bandcamp
Northwood @ Facebook

Dana Falconberry Video for "Petoskey Stone"

More on Austinite Dana here.  This song is from her EP Though I Didn't Call It Came, released today on iTunes.

Pi Jacobs Video for "Trying to be Loved"

There's more on (once NYC-er, now LA-er) Pi here, and you can download this song from iTunes.

Pete's Weekend Picks: Momo's Benefit, Mark Marshall

For Austin:



Antone's is hosting a benefit Saturday night for the staff of Momo's, who lost their jobs when the venue abruptly closed down on December 27th.  Many bands are on the bill, some of which include former members of staff.  Music from 8.30pm, $10.

For  NYC:



Mark Marshall is at Rockwood Music Hall on Saturday at midnight.  Bryan Dunn follows.

Spinning on Harris Radio: Little Grey Girlfriend

Lovesick for the World is the track, a single from NYC's Little Grey Girlfriend.  It's on Harris Radio's podcast #21.

Anti-SOPA/PIPA Petition

Harris Radio and Indie Sounds have never condoned online piracy, and especially illegal downloading of music.  We urge music fans to buy music and help support the musicians that create it.

That said, proposed online piracy legislation just goes to far, and should be stopped before it becomes law.  You can learn more and sign a petition here.

Kendall's Hit List: Christine Hoberg

Photo by Shervin Lainez

Kendall's Hit Tip: Devil With Lipstick

Christine @ Facebook
Christine @ Bandcamp

Five Minutes with Casey Shea

I still remember Casey Shea fondly as the crazy frontman of The Undisputed Heavyweights, one of the great live bands that I associate with nights in NYC at the Rockwood, back in the day.  But he's done a few solo releases too, and just delivered his third album, a more rocking effort than I've heard from him before.  Indie Sounds caught up for the scoop ...



Indie Sounds: So you recently released a new album - In Your Head.  Tell us about making it?

Casey Shea: We went into the studio with Mr. Chris Cubeta at Galuminum Foil as I was finishing up the Love Is Here To Stay album around the Summer of 2010.  From a live standpoint, things were headed in a rockier direction than my previous work, and I had a group of songs that I thought could work well together.