The Indie Music Round Up

Today is Thursday, March 22nd

It Rain today in the morning.
But it warm up late in the day
and it was a lovely day
and it was a mild 64*

And God Bless you Calvert DeForest A.K.A.
Larry "Bud" Melman who dies yesterday at the age of 85

he was regualr on the David Letterman show on both his NBC Late Night with david Letterman and Follow him to the Late show with David Letterman on CBS, he was the life of that show for a long time and he will be miss.

God Bless You Larry "Bud" Melman or Calvert DeForest you we a isperation to us all.











Now on to the Indie News of the Day

And all the blogger and indie news sight who follow music was buzz over with the news that the cincinnati base band "The National"[The band not the CBC prime time news show at 10 PM on CBET-TV, CBC-9] have announced the name of the new album, the date of the new album, but a tour as well.

The Name of the New Album will be called "Boxer" it will come out May 23 and yes there taking this one out on tour and yes they have answer the called to played Detroit, there will played the Stick in midtown detroit on Wednesday,June 6 and one of my fave new bands [Thanks you CBC radio 3] the Vancouver base band Shapes and Sizes [who is on the Sufjan Stevens run Asthmatic Kitty lable] have answer the called and will openend for the National at the Stick.

Also on varoius blogs there playing short films with clips from the album

here are a clip below:



Christopher Walla, The Minus 5, The Dandy Warhols, Viva Voce, Decemberists, Thermals will be on a Compilation record out on April 17 called Bridging the Distance: A Portland, OR Covers Compilation it have lot of covers in 19 Portland-associated songd bridging the distance between the past and present with eyebrow-raising covers, all to benefit p:ear, which helps homeless and transitional youths bridge financial and class distances through its mentorship programs.

some of the cover will have Viva Voce doing The Alan Parsons Project,"Eye in the Sky", The Dandy Warhols handling The Cult,"She Sells Sanctuary"and The Decemberists haveing a feild day with Fleetwood Mac,"Think About Me" and More.

and one more note spaking about New Released Upcoming "The Chemical Brothers" Will be back with a new mix of Sonic Sound, it will be called "We Are the Night" and it will be drop in June and they will do a tour in the US, but will they answer the called and played Detroit.

And Speaking about answer the called to played Detroit will be the Maimi base Indie band "The Postmarks" there going on tour for the first time and there have detroit as a tour stop they will played stick on Sunday April 22nd.

On-line right now
pitchfork with photo of OOIOO/Lichens and The Decemberists