Indie Sounds NY & Austin

Breaking Laces New Single "Better Than Me"

The Laces' new single Better Than Me is on iTunes.  The album - Come Get Some - is set for release on October 30th.

Erin Ivey Wins MEOW Discoveries 2012 Playlist Grand Prize

Austin's Erin Ivey has won the Grand Prize in the Discoveries 2012 Playlist competition, created by MEOW - Musicians for Equal Opportunities for Women.  She wins lots of goodies, including a Daisy Rock guitar, a Fender amp, a Toca tambourine and djembe, and consulting sessions with producer Mark Hallman and MEOW director Carla Black.  Ivey won for her song Amelia, a tribute to lost (and possibly about to be found) aviator Amelia Earhart.


Photo by James T. Parsons

Amelia is the opening track to the playlist, which features 15 songs in total - listen to all of them here.  Six other Austin acts are included - Emily Wolfe, Karen Chisholm, Naga Valli, Brooklyn James, Sue Young, Miranda Rose and Juliana Murphy - while the sole NYC song is from Allison Tartalia's project Allison's Invention.

There were nearly 100 submissions for the contest, which was judged by Austin musicians Sally Crewe (Sally Crewe and the Sudden Moves) and Christa Hillhouse (Four Non Blondes) as well as two music industry veterans, artist manager Emily Lichter (Sallie Ford, Erin McKeown) and Clear Channel radio programmer Julie Pilat of KYSR and KIIS-FM in Los Angeles.

So Beautiful - DJ Mia Moretti/Caitlin Moe - Released Today!

Download So Beautiful from iTunes.

More on Mia and Caitlin here.

James McMurtry Offers Free Song in Support of Occupy Movement

Austin's James McMurtry wrote a song called We Can't Make It Here a while ago - it appeared on his 2005 album Childish Things.  He's now made the song available as a free download in support of the Occupy movement.  It's available - in its original form, as a radio edit and an acoustic version, along with some new narrative from James - here.  And here's a video ...

Spinning on Harris Radio: Shenandoah and the Night

Harris' Radio's podcast #18 is where you can listen to So Fine, from NYC's Shenandoah and the Night's self-titled debut EP.  And we think you should do just that.

Graham Wilkinson Maintains Focus

Austin's Graham Wilkinson has released a new song - Focus - and the video is below.  You can buy it at www.maintainfocus.org.

ACVB/Double Stereo to Promote Austin Music

The Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau is partnering with Austin-based Double Stereo to create a specific section on the Austin Convention & Visitors Bureau's website where visitors can search, listen to and buy Austin music.
 
The project will be launched on September 3rd at Club De Ville.

But Austin musicians should sign up now.

And listeners can also sign up.
 
Double Stereo is a free digital music platform, blog and order fulfillment service for bands that features music from record labels and independent artists.

Harris Radio Podcast #13 Now Spinning ... Check Out Lara Ewen ...

Just a few seconds shy of one hour and 31 minutes ... Harris Radio's Podcast #13 comes with a 'no crap guarantee' ...

One song worthy of a special mention is Death Better Take Me Dancing by Lara Ewen.


Photo by Paul Carter

Lara has posted that song, and indeed her entire new album - The Wishing Stone Songs - on Bandcamp for digital download.  It will be there through the summer to raise funds for physical CD duplication and promotion.

And peoples downloading the album - produced at GaluminumFoil Studios in Brooklyn by Chris Cubeta - also get free access to 10 bonus tracks from the fine musicians who contributed to the album.

Happy Birthday Trisha Keefer!

Everything's just better with Trisha ... and no one here in Austin is going to disagree ...



To celebrate her birthday today, she has launched a website. Check it out for gigs, music, videos and photos, and to find out more about this awesome fiddle player.

Amy Cook's Let The Light In Released Today

Produced by Alejandro Escovedo, it features contributions from Alejandro, Patty Griffin and Tosca String Quartet, as well as a song co-written with Ben Kweller.

You can buy it at www.amycook.com.

It's also on iTunes.