Indie Street

CHICAGO: eXquire performs Saturday, January 21st at The Beauty Bar.

Glen Campbell

John McCutcheon (hammer dulcimer)

Charley Pride

The Salsoul Orchestra

Phyllis Schlomovitz (Harp)

GOODYEAR COMPS

COLUMBIA COMPS

TRUE VALUE COMPS

Before Eric and Nick reveal their ‘best-of’s, Indie Street presents another very special guest. Phil Elverum (Mount Eerie/The Microphones) was kind enough to lend us a… list of… stuff.

PHIL’S TOP BEST THINGS OF 2011: (not necessarily from this year or in order)
1. Xavier, Renegade Angel (TV show)
2. Louie (TV show)
3. Tree of Life (thing that happened in a movie theater)
4. Liturgy at What The Heck Fest (concert)
5. Xavier, Renegade Angel (there is really nothing better than this)
6. the Unknown (haunted workspace)
7. The Etiquette of Freedom; Gary Snyder, Jim Harrison, and The Practice Of The Wild(book+DVD)
8. Croatian Fishing Families of Anacortes by Bret Lunsford (book)
9. Belus by Burzum (music)
10. Aesthetica by Liturgy (music)
11. The World Spins by Julee Cruise (song)
12. Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap (song)
13. Tirili Tovann by Kirsten Bråten Berg (song)
14. Deeper Understanding by Kate Bush (song)
15. Giving and Receiving by Lake (music)
16. that sexy saxophone prank video on youtube
17. my 3 day long Twitter experiment
18. The Life and Times of Tim (TV show)
19. Chess (game)
20. coffee (beverage)
21. When The Killing’s Done by TC Boyle (book)
22. Touring California with Key Losers & Nicholas Krgovich in May and setting off all the fire alarms with the fog machines
23. All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix (vietnam era song)

Phil’s newest album is called Song Islands, Vol. 2 which is a singles compilation and is available now. Order one direct or pick one up in your local record store today. 

1/19 PARADISE, BOSTON, MA *
1/20 SALA ROSSA, MONTREAL, QC * 
1/21 LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO, ON *
 1/22 LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO, ON *
 1/23 LONDON MUSIC HALL, LONDON *
 1/24 BEACHLAND BALLROOM, CLEVELAND, OH *
 1/25 SKULLY’S MUSIC DINER, COLUMBUS, OH *
 1/26 BLUEBIRD, BLOOMINGTON, IN *
 1/27 METRO, CHICAGO, IL *
 1/28 THE SETT AT UNION SOUTH, MADISON, WI *
 1/29 VARSITY THEATER, MINNEAPOLIS, MN *
 1/31 BLUEBIRD THEATER, DENVER, CO *
 2/7 DOUG FIR LOUNGE, PORTLAND, OR *
 2/8 DOUG FIR LOUNGE, PORTLAND, OR *
 2/10 GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA *
 2/11 ECHOPLEX, LOS ANGELES, CA *
 2/12 CASBAH, SAN DIEGO, CA *
 2/15 CLUB DADA, DALLAS, TX *
 2/16 FITZGERALD’S, HOUSTON, TX *
 2/17 THE PARISH, AUSTIN, TX *
 2/18 THE PARISH, AUSTIN, TX *

* = w/ Los Campesinos!

Before Eric and Nick reveal their ‘best-of’s, Indie Street presents a very special guest. Tony Ruland, guitarist and 1/4 of Anacortes band The Lonely Forest, was kind enough to fill us in on his top ten releases of the year. 

1. Weekend - Red EP

2. Washed Out - Within and Without 

3. The National - Exile/Vilify 7”

4. Russian Circles - Empros 

5. The Joy Formidable - the Big Roar

6. We Were Promised Jetpacks - In The Pit of the Stomach 

7. Still Corners - Creatures of an Hour

8. Yuck - Yuck

9. Explosions in the Sky - Take Care…….

10. Death Cab For Cutie - Codes and Keys  

The Lonely Forest’s newest album Arrows is out on CD now and is slated for a 2012 vinyl issue. Pick up a copy at your local record store today.

1. G-Side - Island

2. The Go! Team - Rolling Blackouts

3. Maps & Atlases - Perch Patchwork

4. Roly Porter - Aftertime

5. Grass Widow - Milo Minute

6. Owen - Ghost Town

7. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica

8. James Ferraro - Far Side Virtual

9. Kuedo - Severant

10. AraabMUZIK - Electronic Dream

01/19: The Crocodile, Seattle
01/20: Biltmore, Vancouver
01/21: Doug Fir, Portland
3/10: Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City 

3/11: Larimer Lounge, Denver

3/12: Jackpot Music Hall, Lawrence

3/18: Fitzgerald’s, Houston

3/19: One Eyed Jacks, New Orleans

3/20: Club Downunder, Tallahassee

3/21: The Social, Orlando

3/22: Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta

3/23: Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro

3/24: Rock N Roll Hotel, Washington DC

3/26: Union Transfer, Philadelphia

3/27: Bowery Ballroom, New York

3/28: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn

3/29: Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge

3/30: La Sala Rossa, Montreal

3/31: Lee’s Palace, Toronto
4/02: Radio Radio, Indianapolis  

4/03: Firebird, St. Louis

4/04: Metro, Chicago

4/05: Turner Hall, Milwaukee

4/08: Indie O Fest, Mexico City

4/11: Porter’s Pub @ UCSD, San Diego

4/12: Troubadour, Los Angeles

4/13: The Independent, San Francisco

3/7 Brooklyn, NY - 285 Kent*

3/8 Richmond, VA - Strange Matter

3/10 Nashville, TN - The End #

3/11 New Orleams, LA - Siberia (Foburg Festival)

3/12 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live

3/13 @  San Antonio, TX - El Ten Eleven   

3/14 Austin, TX - SXSW

3/15 Austin, TX - SXSW

3/16 Austin, TX- SXSW

3/17 Austin, TX- SXSX

3/18 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada Bro Fest

3/19 - Springfield, MO - Outland Ballroom

3/20 - Iowa City, IA - The Mill*

3/21 - Chicago, IL - Treasure Town*

3/22 - Detroit, MI - Lager House*

3/23 - Rochester, NY - The Bug Jar*

3/24 - Montreal, QC - TBA

* Nude Beach 

# w/ Mikal Cronin  

02/08 - Cambridge, MA @ TT The Bear’s

02/09 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge

02/10 - Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s

02/11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kungfu Necktie

02/12 - Washington, DC @ DC9

02/14 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas

02/16 - Madison, WI @ The Frequency

02/22 - Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile

02/23 - Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios

02/26 - Santa Monica, CA @ McCabe’s Guitar Shop

02/27 - Los Angeles, CA @ Bardot Hollywood (School Night)

1. Danny Brown - XXX

2. Kuedo - Severant

3. Roly Porter - Aftertime

4. Andy Stott - Passed Me By

5. Laurel Halo - Antenna

6. Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica

7. Legowelt - The Teac Life

8. Mantler - Monody

9. Lonelady - Nerve Up

10. Leyland Kirby - Eager To Tear Apart The Stars