MP3: Suuns – “Arena”
Experimental indie rockers Suuns have released one of the better albums of 2011, and they’d like you to know about it. Continue reading…
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Sezio Asks for Support After Funding Denial
Recently, San Diego-based arts nonprofit Sezio applied for a grant to help fund its massively popular Four Day Weekend event, but got the cold shoulder from the county. Continue reading…
Video: Eddie Vedder – “Longing to Belong”
Up-and-coming Hawaiian musician Eddie Vedder recently released his sophomore album, Ukulele Songs — and now he’s strumming his way to San Diego. Continue reading…
Dum Dum Girls Announce New Album
MP3: Dum Dum Girls – “He Gets Me High”
MP3: Dum Dum Girls – “Bhang Bhang, I’m a Burnout”
MP3: Dum Dum Girls – “Jail La La”
MP3: Dum Dum Girls – “D.A.L.”
Dum Dum Girls have just announced their second album, which they’ve given the Roy Orbison and Weezer-evoking title of Only In Dreams. The follow-up to 2010’s I Will Be is set for release on September 27 via Sub Pop:
On several levels, Only in Dreams is a great leap forward for a gifted songwriter and an equally gifted band — it’s heavy, deeply personal stuff and surely unprecedented for this style of music, and that’s what gives Only in Dreams both its uniqueness and its gut-punch emotional impact.
The semi-San Diegan four-piece has a cross-country tour planned in support of Only In Dreams, which kicks off at the Casbah on October 1, followed by a tour of Europe in the fall. Full tour dates here.
MP3: Tennis – “Is It True”
Listen: Tennis – “Is it True”
Acclaimed Colorado duo Tennis has released a new single, the Brenda Lee song “Is It True.” Alaina Moore explains why they chose the cover:
“Brenda Lee has been a great source of inspiration for me. We stumbled across the song “Is It True,” a less popular single she recorded later in her career and loved it not just for her more mature, crackly voice, but for the randomly awesome inclusion of a very young Jimmy Page on electric guitar. The song is such a jam, we really enjoyed the chance to record it ourselves. Despite the limitations of recording it on a 4-track cassette, and then having to mix it in a pinch on an 11 year old lap top, that crashed regularly, all the parts we love are there.”
You can stream the track by clicking on the link above, or download it in exchange for your email address. The band is currently on a European tour through July, but will return to the U.S. on August 5 for Lollapalooza.