Indie Sounds NY & Austin

Spinning on Harris Radio: Bryan Dunn

Harris Radio's podcast #21 is where to go for some Bryan Dunn.  Listen to Gone, Gone, Gone, from his soon-to-be released album Sweetheart of the Music Hall.

Kendall's Hit List: The Stray Birds

Photo by Scott Bookman

Kendall's Hit Tip: My Horse Ain't Hungry

www.thestraybirds.com
The Stray Birds @ Facebook

Lana Del Rey's "Born To Die" Released

Download Deluxe from iTunes.

Buy it!  It's Bloody Good!

I am loving this album!

And to all you Lana haters out there: please just fuck off and die, will you?

Congrats to Savannah!

Savannah Welch of The Trishas - she's also daughter of Kevin and sister of Dustin - had a baby boy today.  7lb, 9oz.

Fellow Trisha Jamie Wilson had a baby in 2010.

Next up will be often Trishas violinist Trisha Keefer, due early May.

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.