Elliott Smith was born on August 6, 1969. 
Happy Birthday man. 
Thanks for the music and all that emotion.

Elliott Smith - I Don't Think I'm Ever Gonna Figure It Out

FIRST DATE is a new single from Bird Language's forthcoming 625 days album release this Spring. The song is full of swirling atmospherics painting a vivid picture of new opportunity. 

“It's the story of a first date at my favorite Somerville bar, Highland Kitchen,” says Bird Language vocalist, keyboardist, and lyricist Jeff Nicolai. “Well, I suppose it is about my observation of a first date playing out at the bar."

Simmons says “First Date” was musically shaped by ‘70s soft rock and feelings, furthered by a chorus guitarist Andrew Doherty brought to the table and Nicolai extending out of his vocal comfort zone. Never losing its deliberate pacing, the track is propelled by Bird Language’s rhythm section of drummer Michael Nashawaty and bassist Pat Piasecki, providing low-end balance to the shimmering forces that elevate it.

First Date by Bird Language

Rising from the dust of the pandemic, the debut album from Last Chance (Brooklyn) has proved to be my guilty pleasure record of 2022. A guitar garage classic out of the gates, this bold little escapism rock record has been in regular rotation for me on project days and on long drives. (What greater compliment?!)

Last Chance

Sick of it All by Last Chance

Rising from the dust of the pandemic, the debut album from Last Chance (Brooklyn) has proved to be my guilty pleasure record of 2022. A guitar garage classic out of the gates, this bold little escapism record has been in regular rotation for me on project days and on long drives. (What greater compliment?!)

Don't Wanna be Your Man by Last Chance

Breakin'

There's really nothing that New England songwriter Sarah Blacker cannot do. With more than an album’s worth of new material, the award-winning multi-instrumentalist is back in a big way in 2023, armed with new songs and plans to record. 

Get ready for three minutes of realization! Sarah's Beautiful Murderer is a playful but real look at cause and effect and the still remains. This home studio recording is a taste of what is to come and a refreshing promise of that which is to come! 

Named 'Female Performer of the Year' in the New England Music Awards, a Boston-Music Award nominee and CBS Boston 'Artist to Watch'.

http://www.sarahblacker.com
http://www.facebook.com/sarahblackermusic
http://www.instagram.com/sarahblacker

Sarah Blacker - Beautiful Murderer

Recorded on set 1972. For more about this legendary performance: http://www.rslblog.com/2008/09/stevie-wonder-on-sesame-street-1972.html

Stevie Wonder - Superstition (Live on Sesame Street)

This is kind of absurdly good. I got this bootleg copy from Adam Duritz. He's got good taste too - you would probably like him.

Wilco - California Stars (live 1999)

Black Keys are the Best. 
Photo: Dan Auerbach at the Mohawk in Austin, TX - March 2010
by Ryan Spaulding www.rslblog.com

The Black Keys - Work Me

Fresh off his latest UK tour, Ryan Hamilton and his band will play The Outlaw Roadshow on Friday 10/16 at the Bowery Electric!

Free to Attend, Download the free Outlaw Roadshow App for your device and RSVP!



Ryan Hamilton - Take It On The Run (REO Speedwagon cover)

Demo version, 1988
*streaming audio (for promotional purposes)

Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drum

NEW MUSIC from YOUNG KNIVES!

Streaming media, this song cannot be downloaded. It is hosted for promotional purposes, benefiting the artists through publicity. 

we support music every day and have for years over at http://rslblog.com

Young Knives - Human Again

Will Dailey located this 1991 B-Side by Pearl Jam & knew it was the one he wanted to share.
Merry Christmas everybody! 



Will Dailey -- Let Me Sleep, It's Christmas Time (Pearl Jam)

Sam Amidon - How Come That Blood

Joe Strummer and the Mescalaros - Rudie Cant Fail (live)

Parallax, the third album from Atlas Sound, the ever expansive solo project of Bradford Cox from Deerhunter, was released in November 2011 on 4AD.

This song is available for streaming promotion only. 
We recommend: http://www.rslblog.com/2011/12/atlas-sound-album-review.html
and http://4ad.com/news/20/12/2011/theyearinreviewatlassoundparallax

Atlas Sound - Terra Incognita

From the new Matt Pond album THE DARK LEAVES

Matt Pond PA - Starting

Charles Bradley was gifted. His music will last forever. 

Photo Credit: 5342 Studios (Newport Folk stage 2012)
Full Set: http://www.5342studios.com/frame/slideshow?key=qbdJqG&autoStart=1&captions=0&navigation=0&playButton=0&randomize=0&speed=3&transition=fade&transitionSpeed=2

Stay Away by Charles Bradley

Free mp3 download at http://viviandarkbloom.bandcamp.com/

Vivian Darkbloom - Know Your Exit

Providence, RI's Bluegrass and Folk masters will tour extensively with Trampled by Turtles in 2012. 

Brown Bird - End of Days

Brown Bird - Fingers To The Bone

Gentlemen Hall - All Our Love

Hey Marseilles - True Love Will Find You In The End (Daniel Johnston)

RSL Best of 2012 Album Selection to Neal Casal for this beautiful record. 

(Fargo) Release 4/10/12
 streaming audio only.

04 Let It All Begin

She's got such an incredible voice.

photo - Heartless Bastards at the Middle East in Cambridge (Feb 23, 2012)
http://www.rslblog.com/2012/03/confirmed-to-play-heartless-bastards.html

Erika Wennerstrom (Heartless Bastards) - Searching for the Ghost (acoustic)

O Positive's "With You" from the Only Breathing EP.

* note. Streaming Audio only. 
Please enjoy & seek your own copy. 

READ MORE: http://www.rslblog.com/2009/09/completely-vintage-o-positives-only.html

O Positive - With You

It's Halloween and that means gawky legs emerging from ghost costumes, sexy corpses and other reveals of the public psyche. And it also means new music. Underground sonic hero Kurt von Stetten (Static Motor) has unveiled "Reduce" - a mesmerizing telling of the man's state of mind.

I Will Make It Boston   by Kurt Von Stetten

new single (Sept 2010) from Mason Proper front man Jonathan Visger who goes by the stage name Absofacto.

Absofacto - Punch Drunk on Black Mold

non-downloadable streaming mp3. 
used for promotional use only



Wye Oak - For Prayer

Come Undone is a new song from Boston's sensational Gracie Curran
http://www.graciecurran.com/

Song Credits: 
Gracie Curran- Vocals
Damon Fowler- Guitar
Matt Walker- Bass
Justin Headley- Drums
Victor Wainwright- Hammond
Pat Harrington- Guitar
Mark Earley- Sax
Doug Woolverton- Trumpet

Come Undone by Gracie Curran

This band has been confirmed to play The Outlaw Roadshow (Oct 19 + 20) in New York City.

http://theoutlawroadshow.com
There's an incredible 25 acts and it's completely free of charge but you need to RSVP to attend!
http://bit.ly/OutlawNY

Air Traffic Controller - Hurry Hurry

Aunt Martha - Bloodshot

If you don't download this, you're just plain stupid.

The Smiths - Frankly Mr Shankly (live)

PHOX has been confirmed to play THE OUTLAW ROADSHOW 2013 in Austin Texas

OFFICIAL - www.theoutlawroadshow.com
RSVP - bit.ly/OutlawMar9

Name Your Price

PHOX - Evil

The new song from Mill Pond Falls\
https://millpondfalls.bandcamp.com/

Mill Pond Falls - Never Needed

The Outlaw Roadshow is produced by Ryan Spaulding - the man behind @rslblog.com and Producer and Host of The Bubbler on myTV38 in New England (demos from last season www.rslblog.tv) - and Adam Duritz of @countingcrows and Producer of the new comedy, Freeloaders. The Outlaw returns to Austin, TX this March for 2 SHOWS... Sat, March 9th and Sat, March 16th in Downtown Austin at Rusty's - the best live music venue in the city.

The Outlaw Roadshow is a thrill ride for the music fan: 3 stages featuring bright emerging bands who deserve some time in your headphones in 2013.

Official Web: 
http://theoutlawroadshow.com

Air Traffic Controller - You Know Me

Powdered-Wig Aristocrat Rock from The Upper Class

Upper Crust - Let Them Eat Rock

The Aeon Wanderers are Andrea Kremer and Owen Hodgson - a transatlantic duo who have been working collaboratively for the last four years. The duo write arresting songs full of theatrical moments and unusual arrangements. If you've clicked play, you're listening to "Don't Go" the first single off the album FICTIONAL HISTORIES, out on Aug 21, 2020.

The Aeon Wanderers - Don't Go

About the Artist: Northeast songstress Daphne Lee Martin is a writer, singer extraordinaire and has been channeling undercurrents of contemporary artists and some of folk and rock history's finest for the last decade plus. 

World Premiere! On this track, recorded during the sessions for her new album (details below) Martin covers the upstart heroes Big Thief with their heart-swelling "Masterpiece." This is a song about big ups and big downs - making it perfect for this time. 

Masterpiece was:
Dane Scozzari on drums
Andrew Sovine on guitars
Daphne - vocals, arrangements, everything else
Recorded and Mixed at Pleasure Loves Company in New London, CT
Mastered by Jim Carpenter at Loco Dare Productions

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