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Nathaniel Rateliff does Daytrotter (again)

Tim Weilert — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 02:41:48 +0000

There’s something unique about the midwest. Driving through Rock Island, IL a few weeks ago I was half tempted to track down the Daytrotter studio and sneak a peek at how they do what they do. What they do, of course, is record bands on analog tape in one take, then post the whole thing online as a free download.

Last week I decided to go for a drive. Taking a state highway to the south of Chicago, I drove through woods and small towns as the golden-orange sun set in the west. Over the radio the subtle sounds of the new Nathaniel Rateliff record drifted through the car. It was the perfect harmony.

It makes sense (at least to me) that Rateliff is one of the new sweethearts at Daytrotter. He recently toured as part of their Barnstormer concert series and today they released his encore session.

Furthermore, I agree with their assessment of Rateliff’s new album. “In Memory of Loss is a debut album that can destroy you – its beauty just too much to handle.”

Download the new Daytrotter session | Download the old one

S.L.S. on Facebook

Tim Weilert — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 05:28:59 +0000

Want to stay up to date on the latest happenings? Don’t want to use an RSS feed or look at a web-page? Just become a fan of Something Like Sound on Facebook and get your dose of Denver-music goodness delivered right to your homepage. Right now I’m working on uploading full photo sets from the big ‘ol backlog of concerts from the last 2 years on to the page. Stay tuned for more fresh content and click on the widget below to become a fan on Facebook.

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The best things are free… pt. II

Tim Weilert — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:23:01 +0000

In a continuing effort to get you to actually listen to my recommendations, here are some more links to free and legal downloads of Colorado bands.

Albums and EPs

Hearts of Palm – complete collection

Chain Gang of 1974 – Guerilla EP

Everything Absent or Distorted – The Lucky One EP

M. Pyres – & New Past Tense EP

Pretty Lights – Passing Behind Your Eyes

Katie Herzig – Live In Studio: Acoustic Trio

(only available until Nov. 15 for free)

Live Recordings (from The Flat Response)

Houses at the Hi-Dive (UMS – 7/24/09)

Danielle Ate The Sandwich at the Bluebird (10/17/09)

I Am The Dot?

Tim Weilert — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 05:36:35 +0000

Looks like Young Coyote Zach Tipton is up to something again. It seems that everyone has their own side-project, and Zach is not immune to the lure from such an outlet (for another side-project band I like, see Discovery, which is Wes from Ra Ra Riot and Rostam from Vampire Weekend). Further details are unavailable at this time, but you can check out his new MySpace (complete with a stream for a forthcoming EP). Click on the image to go there.

The 2009 Westword Music Showcase Winners

Tim Weilert — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 15:39:42 +0000

Last night we enjoyed some VIP treatment at Dave Herrera’s big awards ceremony party, and watched as some of the bands we nominated won their categories (The Photo Atlas, pictured above, won Electro-Dance-Punk). Congrats to the winners, see the entire list here.

Photo by Patrick Beseda

Mark Your Calendars!!!!!

Tim Weilert — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:08:42 +0000

Friday October 30th, 2009 may be 4 months and 4 days away, but it’s not too early to get excited about some world-class music. On that day indie-rock legends Dinosaur Jr. will be playing the Aggie Theatre, one of my favorite venues (and the best place to see a show in Fort Collins, my old hometown). Having just released a new album, Farm, Dinosaur Jr. is sure to play a memorable (and loud) set that will likely go down as one of the best the Aggie has seen (I also remember seeing Thursday, Against Me!, and Saosin play there, truly epic shows).

Tickets are only $20 (a steal by any means) and are available online and at The Finest record store in Campus West in FoCo. We will be there, you should be there.

In the mean time, enjoy the newest Dinosaur Jr. video for their song “Over It”

Click here to view the embedded video.

Video Interview: Dualistics

Tim Weilert — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 20:54:22 +0000

Click here to view the embedded video.

We sat down with Denver-based progressive-pop-rockers Dualistics before their recent set at the Hi-Dive to talk about their background, plans, and influences. Also, they had a watermelon but no knife, so we didn’t get to eat any of it.

Vote for the 2009 Westword Music Showcase

Tim Weilert — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:48:01 +0000

Hey everybody, they just posted the online form here. Not sure who to vote for? Take a look at who we nominated here (note that not all of the bands we nominated are up there, but quite a few are).

2009 Westword Music Showcase Ballot

Tim Weilert — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:57:30 +0000

If you thought our list (the one we submitted to Dave), was epic, then check out the final list of bands that made the cut for this year’s Westword Music showcase

http://blogs.westword.com/backbeat/2009/04/2009_westword_music_showcase_r.php

Also, if you look at the very bottom of that post you’ll see yours truly was one of the members of the nominating committee. In other news, we’ve got exclusives from Danielle Ate The Sandwich and Rob Drabkin coming up in the next few days. We’ll post a link to the official voting ballot once it’s available.

Win some free tunes

Tim Weilert — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:22:17 +0000

Hey everybody, recently we reviewed a couple of albums from SideCho Records (1090 Club’s Natural Selection and Michael Zapruder’s Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope) and the label just announced that one lucky person can win both albums and a bunch of other goodies by signing up for their email newsletter. All you have to do is email contests@sidecho.com. Good luck! For more on SideCho Records, visit their website www.sidecho.com