Monthly Archives: March 2010
Yeasayer :: Granada :: Dallas :: Free
With special thanks to the great people at the Granada Theater, we’ll be giving away a pair of tickets to the Yeasayer show on April 8th. All you need to do is email your name to harmondriveblog@gmail.com. If you don’t … Continue reading
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A woman who loves Jack Daniels
Meet Laura Burhenn of The Mynabirds, the following song has been included in a lot of my playlists lately as I have been trekking around Texas. The Mynabirds are releasing their debut album What We Lose in the Fire We … Continue reading
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Atlas Sound :: Doctor :: Cover
Atlas Sound- Doctor (Five Discs cover) I am giving you two options for a free download of the song Doctors, a cover by Atlas Sound originally by The Five Discs, a 1950′s doo-wop group out of Brooklyn. Bradford Cox uses … Continue reading
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Sunday Morning, Woke Up Yawning {re-post}
I heard this song last week when I walked into a guitar store in Wicker Park. The two people that worked in the store did not acknowledge me when I came in so I did not want to give them … Continue reading
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April Chicago Shows
. 4/2- Beach House, Bachelorette- Metro / Smart Bar (sold out) 4/2- Passion Pit, Bear Hands, Mayer Hawthorn- Congress (sold out) 4/2- Alejandro Escovedo- Old Town School Of Folk Music 4/3- Joanna Newsom- Vic Theatre 4/3- Tobacco, The Hood Internet- … Continue reading
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Woodstock Photos :: 1969
In honor of all the upcoming summer music festivals, I thought it would only be right to share a few of my favorite photos from a NY Times feature on Woodstock. Click the image for a larger view, hope you … Continue reading
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The Black Keys :: Tighten Up
The Black Keys- Tighten Up Black is Back. No supplemental explanation or writing required, see attached picture, listen to attached song. The Black Keys site here. Happy Friday Weekend! -Pan
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Three jams for Thursday
Today’s songs are kinda all over the place, but I like them all for different reasons. Volcano Choir is Justin Vernon’s side project besides Bon Iver made up of an assembly of other Wisconsinites Jon Mueller, Chris Rosenau, Jim Schoenecker, … Continue reading
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Mailbag Favorite :: Cicada Summer
Many of you are familiar with Cicada Summer, but for those of you who are new to the site I would like to share with you the first band that ever sent me their music. Back in November these fellas … Continue reading
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Dallas Concerts :: April
Here are the shows heading towards Dallas in April, stay tuned to Harmon Drive for details on the Yeasayer ticket giveaway courtesy of the folks at the Granada Theater. Its going to be a good month kids. 3/30 – Ted … Continue reading
Harmon Drive Mailbag:: Farmworld LP
Back to the Harmon Drive Mailbag folks. I featured a song awhile back from Farmworld that they sent me and people, including myself really enjoyed it. Here is something fresh out of the studio for you on this lovely day … Continue reading
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SXSW: Final Thoughts: Chris Parish
What a great week, I made some new friends, caught a lot of shows and managed to sneak out of Austin safely. As you can see, day one I ran around everywhere but by day three I was just happy … Continue reading
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SXSW Superlatives: Pan Reflects
The Blogosphere is for sure reeling in the post SXSW glory. I felt left out and wanted to drop a few of my highlights, so here’s my short and sweet SXSW superlatives awards. All in all, it was an amazing … Continue reading
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Sleigh Bells: Photos: SXSW
The first night in Austin at SXSW I cruised over to the IAMSOUND Records party to catch Sleigh Bells along with a few other bands. I enjoyed JJ and voicesvoices but the surprise of the night was Fool’s Gold, they … Continue reading
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The XX: Central Presbyterian Church: SXSW
The xx played at Central Presbyterian Church this last Friday night at SXSW in Austin, Texas. Not wanting to be too annoying I did not take very many pictures, but I snapped a few for the good readers of Harmon … Continue reading
The Morning Benders: Snapshots: SXSW
The first show I caught at South by Southwest was The Morning Benders at Emo’s for the Brooklyn Vegan day party. I talked with Christopher Chu, the lead singer and while he was warming up near the stage, I snapped … Continue reading
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Day Three: Band of Horses: Central Presbyterian Church: SXSW
Band of Horses played an amazing set last night opening with the title track of their soon to be released album Infinite Arms (May 18). A truly memorable night for me, I will never forget it. Thanks so much to … Continue reading
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Day Two: Two Worlds Collide: Futurebirds y Harmon Drive
Thanks to Futurebirds for taking me under their wing all day and night and rockin out the Aquarium Drunkard party as well as Maggie Mae’s later in the evening. We took over the streets of Austin yesterday, ain’t no stoppin … Continue reading
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South by Southwest: Day One: Photos
The Morning Benders, Real Estate, and Sleigh Bells (all pictures by Chris Parish) …via the high hills in Austin
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The Surfer Blood Interview
This last week when Surfer Blood played a sold out show in Chicago at Schuba’s I was fortunate enough to talk to JP, lead singer of Surfer Blood, after the show. HD: How long have you guys been playing together? … Continue reading
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