Devendra Barnhart: Live at France Inter's White Session, Paris, France, September 16 2004 (Repost)

Wake Up Little Sparrow
At The Hop
Little Petit Spider
We All Know
Will Is My Friend
A Ribbon
An Island
A Sight To Behold
The Body Breaks
In Empress Hands
Poughkeepsie

Parkas & Two Hours Traffic: Score Two for Canada

Continuing our tradition of making music that just can't suck, here two of Canada's indie acts you should check out:

Two Hours Traffic: So Joel Plaskett has fine ears too. Plaskett produces this PEI quartet on their second full-length, the deceptively titled Little Jabs. More like joyous punches. Forget Pitchfork pop, this is the perfect soundtrack for summer canoodlers, complete with sing-along zingers and head-bopping harmonies. These guys are happy, and they think you should be too. Get it. OK. Get it.

Nighthawks
Stream everything.
Buy everything.

Parkas: I threw Parkas' Put Your Head in the Lion's Mouth after Little Jabs and got some yin to that yang. One of those records with, as they say, immediate appeal. Hear: "Forget Forgiveness and break out the belt and the buckle/'cause what we need is a few good martyrs." Finally someone understands. Alternating between spare ballads and jaunty rockers, the Parkas offer a tempered take on cynicism. Whatever that means. Just shut up and listen to that Margaret Atwood song!

Raggedy Ann
Stream.
Buy.

Gig Alert

No reason to miss any of this if you are in the City of Champions.

Aug 18, Wilco, The Jub
Aug 24, Tiesto, Shaw Conference Centre (F$%&#&...I'm outta town!)
Sep 23, Matthew Good, Myer Horowitz
Sep 25, Tegan & Sara, Winspear
Sep 29, Built to Spill, Starlite (a must!)
Oct 11, New Pornographers, Starlite (must attend!)
Oct 12, Girl Talk, Starlite
Oct 17, Final Fantasy, Myer Horowitz (for sure, take your clueless friends too!)
Oct 26, Do Make Say Think, Starlite
Oct 27, Bill Cosby (finally, just shelled out $80 bucks for this. He better be funny)

Plus there's talk of Sunset Rubdown, Ted Leo, and Tokyo Police Club. Good times are here!

Concert Mix

Impossible Germany Wilco
Heroes Tiesto
The Boy Come Home Matthew Good
You Wouldn't Like Me Tegan & Sara
Randy Described Eternity Built to Spill
All The Old Showstoppers New Pornographers
Summer Smoke Girl Talk
Peach, Plum, Pear Final Fantasy
A Tender History in Rust Do Make Say Think