Welcome to the 18th podcast/download I’m co-hosting with Ryan Schleicher at 91.7 WMSE. I’m back from vacation and brought along some new material from Lucero, J. Tillman, and Yo La Tengo. Also, don’t miss Jeremiah Nelson on “Skin To Touch,” one of my favorites songs of the year.

Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast: Volume 18:

Yo La Tengo – “Here To Fall” / Common Loon – “Mexico” / Jeremiah Nelson – “Skin To Touch” / Tristen – “Battle of the Gods” / Girls – “Hellhole Ratrace” / The Dodos – “Fables” / Har Herrar – “Jaywalker” / Matt Herman – “Blackbird” / J. Tillman – “Earthly Bodies” / Guy Clark – “If I Needed You” / Catfish Haven – “Everyday” / Lucero – “The Devil & Maggie Chascarillo”

Download/Stream: Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast: Volume 18

I became a fan of Early Day Miners with their 2005 release, All Harm Ends Here. That was such a perfect record. Since that release I somewhat lost touch with the group.

Today, I received word they have an upcoming album, The Treatment arriving September 22nd on Secretly Canadian. You can download “So Slowly” from the upcoming album below and catch the band on tour with MoB favorites and Milwaukee’s own Decibully!

Tour Dates:

8/05/09 Chicago, IL – Bottom Lounge w/ Tacoma Narrows
08/07/09 Bloomington, IN – The Root Cellar w/ Yardwork
09/02/09 Bloomington, IN – Russian Recordings – (Live on WFHB 91.3FM)
09/17/09 Urbana, IL – Pygmalion Music Festival w/ BLK JKS and Mt. St. Helens Vietnam Band
09/18/09 Madison, WI – Forward Music Festival w/ Andrew Bird and Waaves
09/19/09 Milwaukee, WI – Mad Planet w/ Decibully
09/20/09 Columbus, OH – The Treehouse w/ Decibully
09/21/09 Brooklyn, NY – Bruar Falls w/ Decibully
09/22/09 Cambridge, MA – TT The Bears w/ Decibully
09/23/09 Philadelphia, PA – TBD w/ Decibully
09/24/09 Arlington, VA – IOTA w/ Decibully
09/25/09 Pittsburgh, PA – Thunderbird Cafe w/ Decibully
09/26/09 Cincinnati, OH – MidPoint Music Festival

MP3: Early Day Miners – “So Slowly”

One of my most anticipated albums of the year is Yo La Tengo’s Popular Songs arriving September 7th on Matador. If the above video for “Here To Fall” is any indication of what the record holds, I’ll be a very happy fan.

Discuss: What are your favorite Yo La Tengo records?

Buy: Yo La Tengo

MoB favorites Great Lake Swimmers return to Madison for a date at the University of Wisconsin’s der Rathskeller on Friday, October 23rd. If you’ve not yet checked out their new album, Lost Channels, you’re missing one of the year’s finest recordings. The song “Pulling On A Line” is definitely one of my favorite songs of the year.

Lastly, if you’re on Twitter, you can/should follow Great Lake Swimmers.

Buy: Great Lake Swimmers

MoB: From The Crowd | Great Lake Swimmers – “The Partisan”
MoB: 5 Questions with Great Lake Swimmers
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Myspace: Great Lake Swimmers
MP3: Great Lake Swimmers – “I Am Part Of A Large Family”

Muzzle of Bees is proud to present the fantastic triple bill of Portugal. The Man, Hockey, & Drug Rug at the Majestic Theatre in Madison. Earlier this week I waxed on my recent admiration of The Satanic Satanist.

In order to get the event off the ground we’re giving away two (2) pairs of tickets to the Muzzle of Bees faithful. To enter, drop a comment with your favorite lead singer/vocalist. We’ll select our winners at random and notify them by e-mail.

Buy: Portugal. The Man – The Satanic Satanist
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Myspace: Portugal. The Man
MP3: Portugal. The Man – “People Say”

We are thrilled to be presenting Roadside Graves along with our friends at 91.7 WMSE on Monday, August, 24th. This show acts as the official Radio Summer Camp Hangover Show and features Chris DeMay opening up. Tickets are only $8. If you’ve yet to hear the Roadside Graves recent offering, My Son’s Home, follow the links below to get acquainted.

Buy: Roadside Graves – My Son’s Home
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Myspace: Roadside Graves
MP3: Roadside Graves – “Far And Wide”
MP3: Roadside Graves – “Ruby”

Fans of Built To Spill have plenty of times to catch them this fall. The band will make stops in Madison, Chicago, and finally Milwaukee in September on the dates below. I’ve been a long-time fan of the group and am very much looking forward to catching at least one of these dates. That said, whose excited for some new material?

9/25 – Built To Spill – Barrymore, Madison
9/26 – Built To Spill – Vic Theatre, Chicago
9/27 – Built To Spill – Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee

Discuss: What is your favorite Built To Spill Album?

Buy: Built To Spill
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Myspace: Built To Spill

Yesterday our friends at Daytrotter posted a session with The Avett Brothers that was recorded at SXSW. It’s a great session of old and new, including “Laundry Room” from the upcoming record I and Love and You and the unreleased “More Of You.” Go get your four free MP3’s now.

Speaking of Datrotter, did anyone catch their Barnstorming tour stop in Madison last night? How can you go wrong with free sets from Local Natives, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Catfish Haven, and Snowblink. Drop a comment if you made it out and fill me in on the details.

Welcome to the 17th podcast/download I’m co-hosting with Ryan Schleicher at 91.7 WMSE. We took a vacation week last week, and this week I’m in Montana, so Ryan Schleicher brought in his brother, Aaron who is also the man behind The Off Key (more on that project in a few weeks) to fill in during my absence. We ended this week’s set with three songs from the fantastic new album from Megafaun. If you haven’t picked up a copy of the new (and Pitchfork approved) record, find out what you’re missing.

Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast: Volume 17:

James Blackshaw – “Cross” / Those Darlins – “The Whole Damn Thing” / Caliphone – “Mean Little Seed” / Melissa Czarnik – “Thunder Summer Storm” / Grizzly Bear – “Two Weeks” / My Morning Jacket – “I Will Be There When You Die” / Strand of Oaks – “Mourning Worker” / Frightened Rabbit – “Yawns” / Pterodactyl – “February” / Jason Lytle – “Ghost of My Old Dog” / Kentucky Nightmare – “Caroline & I” / Avett Brothers – “Murder in the City” / Megafaun – “The Longest Day” + “Guns” + “Tides”

Download/Stream: Muzzle of Bees + 91.7 WMSE Podcast: Volume 17