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MP3: Dark Dark Dark – “Daydreaming”

MP3: Dark Dark Dark – “Daydreaming”

Minneapolis chamber-folksters Dark Dark Dark have hit the road, and it’ll take them to The Loft on April 29.

The acclaimed sextet is touring to support its second full-length, Wild Go. With the new album, the band furthers its efforts to blend disparate influences like New Orleans jazz, Americana, and Eastern European folk. The resulting sound, combined with lead singer Nona Marie Invie’s soaring and gliding voice, makes Dark Dark Dark’s latest effort as evocative as it is unique.

We’re pleased to offer two tickets to see Dark Dark Dark at The Loft ton April 29. To enter the contest, simply comment below and include your email address in the form (your email won’t be visible to the public). The winner will be chosen at random on April 27.

Poetic Memory: The Midwinters (List)

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MP3s: The Midwinters – Hinges (EP)

Back in 2006, a bunch of San Diego scene regulars decided to try something new. Soon, Americana was introduced to power pop and The Midwinters began to catch on. The band — currently comprised of Paul Donovan on vocals, Chris Hobson on keys, Jeff Hoyer on guitar, Matt Cliff on bass, and Erik Ekdahl on drums — has been writing, playing shows, and recording ever since, with the excellent EP Hinges released last year (download it for free at the link above), and another scheduled for 2011.

The band will play the Tin Can Ale House tonight, April 13. If you’re lucky, you might hear some of those new songs. In anticipation of the show, Paul and Matt sent us lists of their influences. Check it out below…

944 Magazine Calls Owl and Bear “Favorite Local Music Blog” Second Year Running!

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We’re a modest bunch here at Owl and Bear. We don’t do what we do for the money, or the fame, or for the hundreds of thousands of beautiful San Diego babes who want to go out with us.

Instead, Owl and Bear is a labor of love: we pride ourselves on our writing, our taste, and our insanely snobby high standards. We don’t do it because anyone tells us to, we do it because it’s in our blood. Our blood. So, rather than spend a lot of time applauding our (admittedly) high-quality work, we like to let the content do the talking.

That said, we fucking rule. This month, Owl and Bear was named one of 944 Magazine‘s “Favorite Local Music Blogs” for the second year in a row! Continue reading…