Israel Marco from the Barcelona, Spain band Cuchillo has given us his “Top 10 Songs From Here and There.” The mix features tunes by Uruguayan singer/songwriter Eduardo Mateo, Moroccan violinist Adessadek Chekara and German band Popol Vuh among others. Marco is currently in Los Angeles where he’s mixing the follow-up to Cuchillo’s critically acclaimed 2008 self-titled debut record. Among other honors, it was chosen as one of the Best Albums of the Decade by premiere Spanish music mag Rockdelux. The new EP is set to be released this spring in Spain via Limbo Starr and boasts two songs on Side A and a 15-minute improvisation on Side B. Check out a video of Cuchillo performing their song “It Will Be Ok” as well as Marco’s mixtape after the jump.
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Eric D. Johnson, lead singer of the Fruit Bats, has given us his “Top 10 Gentle Songs of Devotion and/or Heartsickness.” The mix is inspired by that little ol’ holiday known as Valentine’s Day and features tunes by Van Morrison, Big Star and the Gosdin Brothers among others. Just pick your Valentine some wildflowers, make dinner from scratch, put on this mix and you are good to go for an evening of eternal love and a guaranteed “makeout sesh.” Consider it Eric’s and my Valentine’s gift to you. And don’t forget! Eric will be playing at When You Awake’s Two Year Anniversary Show on February 26th at the Bootleg Theater. Pick up your tix now!
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British singer Findlay Brown has given us his “Top 10 Songs For Driving Nowhere.” The mix features Swedish psych rock by Pugh Rogefeldt, Peruvian tropical boogaloo by Charlie Palomares and a track from the pseudo-Japanese concept album by French production duo Jean Kluger and Daniel Vangarde (aka Yamasuki) among others. Brown will be performing tonight at the Henry Fonda Theater with Nouvelle Vague and headlining tomorrow at the Echo with Pizza!, Superhumanoids and the Cobra Lillies. He is touring in support of his latest release, Love Will Find You (out now via Verve Forecast). Check out the video for the title track to the record and his mixtape after the jump.
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Lexington, Kentucky and Washington, DC- based band These United States have given us their “Top 10 Songs Worth Fighting (Bandmates) For (in the Van)”. The mix features tunes by Bob Dylan, David Crosby, Gillian Welch and Son Volt among others. You can catch them at SXSW this March were they will be performing in support of their third full length release Everything Touches Everything (out now via United Interests). Check out their mixtape and a video of them performing “What Do You Want With My Heart” after the jump.
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Los Angeles, California (via North Carolina) band Hi Ho Silver Oh has given us a Guide to their favorite North Carolina and Virginia-based bands including The Great White Jenkins, Des Ark and Phil Cook (best known as 1/3 of Megafaun) among others. You can catch Hi Ho Silver Oh, who just released their debut full length record Put It All In One Place and Burn It, tonight at L’Keg in Echo Park where they will playing alongside White Arrows and Superhumanoids. Check out their mixtape and additional LA-area gig dates after the jump.
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Los Angeles, California- based musician Ted Russell Kamp has given us his “Top 10 Songs For The Long Drive Home.” The mix includes tunes by Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, Tom Waits and more. Kamp, who plays bass for Shooter Jennings, is currently touring in support of his own solo record, Poor Man’s Paradise. He’s stopping by the Cinema Bar in Culver City tonight before heading off to Europe for a month. You can check out his mixtape and the complete tour dates after the jump.
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Orion Town, Michigan- based band Frontier Ruckus has given us their “Top Ten Songs Shamelessly Played to Death in the Frontier Ruckus Tour Van.” The mix includes tunes by Bob Dylan & The Band, Neil Young, Neutral Milk Hotel and more. The band, who just signed to Ramseur Records (home of Sam Quinn, Samantha Crain, Paleface, Bombadil and a little band known as the Avett Brothers), will be touring the Midwest and Northwest this spring and has some European dates in the works for May. You can check out their mixtape and the complete tour dates after the jump.
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Olivier from the French band Nouvelle Vague has given us his “Top Ten Songs That Make You Fly, Fall in Love, and Keep Faith.” The mix includes tunes by Johnny Cash, Serge Gainsbourg, Louis Armstrong, the Beach Boys and more. Nouvelle Vague just released their third full length record 3 in October (out now via Peacefrog Records) and are currently in the midst of a world tour that will take them to Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina in the coming weeks and then over to the US in January with a stop in Los Angeles on February 9th at the Henry Fonda Theater. You can check out the mix and their complete upcoming tour dates after the jump.
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The Growlers from Long Beach, California have given us a song by song guide to Harry Nilsson’s 1971 album The Point!. The guide, which is entitled “The Growler’s Top 10 Songs to Get Stoney Baloney on the Zong To”, is the perfect way to experience a record about which Nilsson explained: “I was on acid and I looked at the trees and I realized that they all came to points, and the little branches came to points, and the houses came to point. I thought, ‘Oh! Everything has a point, and if it doesn’t, then there’s a point to it.’” Check out the mixtape, and the video for the Growler’s own tune “Something and Something, Jr”, after the jump. You can catch The Growlers tonight, Monday, November 30, at Origami Vinyl in Echo Park at 7pm for a special in-store performance in honor of their recently released debut album Are You In Or Out (out now via Everloving Records).
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Los Angeles- based musician Andrew Lynch has given us his “Top Ten Songs About Places.” The mix features tunes by Merle Haggard, Neil Young, Buck Owens, Bob Dylan and more. You can catch Andrew Lynch tonight at the Bootleg Theater alongside Samuel Stewart, The Coals and the Eleni Mandell Jazz Combo. For more information about the show, click here. Check out the mixtape after the jump.
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