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Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros

bjstilb — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 12:05:59 +0000

40 Day Dream (Live)

Former Ima Robot frontman shows us what The Polyphonic Spree would sound like if it took a music class from Arcade Fire.

Their debut album Up From Below is out now.

Doves – Winter Hill (Live-BBC)

Tim — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:43:55 +0000

This is a live BBC version of Winter Hill by the Doves off the album Kingdom of Rust which came out in April 2009. Doves are an English indie rock band, originating from Wilmslow. The band comprises brothers Jez Williams (guitar, vocals) and Andy Williams (drums, vocals), and Jimi Goodwin (bass, vocals, guitar). The members started working seriously together after meeting at The Haçienda in Manchester.Doves’ unofficial fourth member is Martin Rebelski, who plays keyboards.

Plasticities by Andrew Bird

Tim — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:29:41 +0000

In support of his album Noble Beast, Andrew Bird will be playing at Babeville in Buffalo, NY on October 21, 2009 along with special guest St. Vincent. The track Anonanimal was featured as an earlier post on Sparkups. This track, was off the album Armchair Apocrypha, another solid Bird album. Enjoy and support the show if you can.

Gaslight Anthem with Bruce Springsteen – ’59 Sound

bjstilb — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:25:55 +0000

William Fitzsimmons – King of wishful thinking

Tim — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:23:58 +0000

Wikipedia - Fitzsimmons was born the youngest child of two blind parents, and was raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is said to have developed his multiple instrument abilities from his mother and father, both of whom were recreational musicians. His childhood home even housed a fully functional pipe organ, said to have been built by hand by his father. He was taught the piano and trombone during elementary school, and began teaching himself guitar during his Jr. High years. He is also proficient at the banjo, melodica, ukulele, and mandolin, and is known for mixing folk music with electronica in some of his production. In addition to performance abilities, Fitzsimmons is credited as the engineer and producer of his first two releases. He is often compared to contemporaries Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens, and the late Elliott Smith. William's career in music came only after completing a Master's Degree in counseling at Geneva College, and working as a mental health therapist. Prior to his graduate studies, Fitzsimmons worked with the mentally ill for several years. It was during a summer break in the midst of graduate school that Fitzsimmons recorded a collection of songs on home recording equipment which would subsequently become his debut album. Fitzsimmons' writing often includes reference to personal and family subject matter. His 2006 effort, Goodnight, is said to have been based largely on his parents' divorce during his adolescence, and his 2008 work, The Sparrow And The Crow, was written entirely about and following his own divorce. Fitzsimmons' music became noticed largely through Myspace, the popular, internet social networking site, and touring with fellow artists Ingrid Michaelson and Cary Brothers, among others, and from several featured song placements on popular national television programs such as Grey's Anatomy. William currently[when?] lives in Jacksonville, Illinois and is currently[when?] touring the United States and Europe.