December 2009
16 posts
Audio: Matt Papich & Dustin Wong – Xmas Song 1 →
MP3: Matt Papich & Dustin Wong – Xmas Song 1
So I lied a tad. One last post before 2010, I just couldn’t resist (thank a newly unsecured WiFi connection here in Paris for this bit of…
Until 2010… →
MP3: Blossom Dearie – Tout Doucement from Blossom Dearie (1957)
MP3: Feist – Tout Doucement (Blossom Dearie cover) from Let It Die (2004)
In case you were wondering, we’re on…
Album Review: SeepeopleS – Apocalypse Cow Vol. II... →
MP3: Seepeoples – The Most Famous One
The fourth album from SeepeopleS, and the follow up to 2008’s Apocalypse Cow Vol. I,finds them returning to their roots and exploring that…
Live Review: Kenny Liner & Caleb Stine @ The 8×10... →
It was a “blink and you’ll miss it” kind of collaboration, a mid week set by two friends. It was a collaboration of two of Baltimore’s most genuine songwriters, playing together without the…
Preview: Aural States Fest II @ Sonar Club... →
MP3: Pontiak – Suzerain from Sea Voids (2009)
MP3: Vincent Black Shadow – Flash Roll from More Deeper (2008)
MP3: Leprechaun Catering – Night In Amnesia from Kumquats, Lychees (2004)
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Livewire: The Baltimore Afrobeat Society @ Whole... →
Editor’s note: We are proud to welcome new contributor/taper David Carter to our ranks at Aural States, with his new column Livewire, featuring live recordings of shows around…
Livewire: The Baltimore Afrobeat Society @... →
Editor’s note: We are proud to welcome new contributor/taper David Carter to our ranks at Aural States, with his new column Livewire, featuring live recordings of shows around…
Top U.S. Orchestras 2009: Former Baton of L.A.... →
MP3: Claude Debussy – La Mer 2. “Jeux des vagues” from Quadromania CD1 – The Complete Orchestral Works, performed by Radio Luxemburg Orchestra under the direction of Louis de Forment
Live Review / Photos: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists... →
MP3: Ted Leo and the Pharmacists – Even Heroes Have To Die from the upcoming album The Brutalist Bricks (2010)
Ted Leo and the Pharmacistshave been a staple food in my…
New site design →
In case you didn’t notice, we’ve gotten a facelift recently. I just wanted to say I’ve wanted to have a menu system since I started this thing, so thank god I finally carved out the time to…
Video: Jawbox – “Savory,” “FF=66,” “68″ on Late... →
Congrats to friend of Aural States, stand-up guy, and all-around great musician (and highly underrated lyricist) J Robbins. His noted 90s project Jawbox (infamous for being one of the only artists…
Album Review: Mopar Mountain Daredevils – Mopar... →
MP3: Mopar Mountain Daredevils – Yeti Stomp
A 70s throwback with the sideburns to prove it, Mopar Mountain Daredevils create a swirling thicket of heavy psychedelia that has more to do…
Album Review: Nathan Moore – Folk Singer (Royal... →
MP3: Nathan Moore – Tombstone, Live @ Tuolumne Hall (Nov 1 2009) via Live Music Archive
“I go into a convenience store and I will hear someone say something and I know that is going to…
Live Review / Photos: Numero Group’s Eccentric... →
MP3: JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound – Baltimore Is the New Brooklyn
Editor’s note: This is fairly late because, well, I’m a busy guy. But I think it deserves space and praise.
The…
Live Review: Marduk, Nachtmystium, Mantic Ritual,... →
All photos: Diana Lee, Special to MetalSucks.net
Last Monday was cold and rainy and depressing; perfect black metal weather. A decent sized crowd turned out for Marduk and Nachtmystium at…
Album Review: Animal Collective – Fall Be Kind... →
How can Animal Collective follow up on Merriweather Post Pavilion, and all the hype that came with it? Remember all of that? Everybody was gushing about how great it was going to be….