The Changes Contest and Stream

Be the 855th person to email usounds AT gmail DOT com with “ch-ch-ch Changes” in the subject line, and win a copy of The Changes’ thrilling new album, Today Is Tonight.

When I Wake
Water of the Gods
Such a Scene
Such a Scene mp3

Dave currently has mono:
October 18 – Indianapolis, IN – Radio Radio
October 19 – Ames, IA – The Maintenance Shop
October 20 – Chicago, IL – Double Door
October 21 – State College, PA – Tall Shiva
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New Beck Out Today

Beck’s The Information is out today. Each copy will come in a blank package with one of four collectible sticker sheets specially designed by American and European artists hand-picked by Beck. Check out a new track called Nausea. Two turntables and one E-meter.

Look for the ghost of L Ron:
10/7 – Los Angeles, CA – 1st and Main Streets (Detour Music Festival)
10/13 – Nashville, TN – City Hall
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The Hold Steady Album Stream

The Hold Steady’s new album, Boys and Girls in America hits stores today. Vagrant Records has provided a full album stream HERE.

Craig, Tad, Galen, Bobby, Franz and sometimes Peter on tour:
October 4 – Atlanta, GA – The Earl
October 5 – Birmingham, AL – The Bottle Tree
October 6 – Memphis, TN – Hi-Tone Café
October 7 – Denton, TX – Hailey’s
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Stream New Portastatic Album

Stream Portastatic’s 9th full-legnth, Be Still Please on the Merge website. Here is what Merge says about the new record (in stores October 10th):

Be Still Please continues the full-on rock band sound of 2005’s Bright Ideas but with more of an emphasis on the orchestration featured in McCaughan’s recent soundtrack work.”

In related news, Superchunk was asked to play live at The Daily Show Presents: Ten Fucking Years (The Concert) on November 16th in NYC with The Mountain Goats, Clem Snide, and The Upper Crust. Tickets available for $30 at Ticketmaster outlets.
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Langhorne Slim Stream and Tour

New York’s Langhorne Slim recently signed to V2 Records and released a 4 song EP yesterday called, Engine EP. Slim takes their folky/bluesy/best-ho-down ever sound to the next level with the track Honey Pie. Also, the Windows Media player lightshow is breathtaking.

September 20 – Portland, OR – Doug Fir
September 21 – Seattle, WA – Crocodile Café
September 23 – Olympia, WA – The Capitol Theater
September 25 – Salk Lake City, UT – Kilby Court
September 26 – Denver, CO – Hi- Dive
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