<p>EK - I’ve heard two of REM’s new songs and they were definitely listenable. On NPR yesterday the reviewer said there’s not a bad song in the group.
Kelsmom - I wish I had her life too! I do like a few of the songs from the groups you mentioned, especially Rise Against.</p>
<p>Also, Miike Snow and Ingrid Michaelson.
I saw Drive by Truckers in a very small outdoor venue and enjoyed the show.</p>
<p>There’s a ton of “indie electronica”. It doesn’t sound like 70s FM radio, so it doesn’t belong in this thread so much, but it’s certainly there. You have LCD Soundsystem (which I love, but my wife doesn’t). You have indie rockers collaborating with electronica types – The Postal Service, Bright Eyes’s Digital Ash album, even Broken Bells that everyone has been praising here (“Brian Burton of ‘Gnarls Barkley’” being better known by his nom-de-remix Dangermouse). You have many indie DJ/producers, of whom the hero around here is Diplo. And you have dozens and dozens of bands consisting of two guys (or a guy and a girl) in t-shirts and jeans with a bunch of laptops and 808s.</p>
<p>Maybe my favorite indie electronica is Argentinian ex-actress Juana Molina. She has these intricate, almost baroque, fugues that she performs live all by herself with an acoustic guitar, a laptop, and some pedals, by creating short recorded loops (of guitar riffs, scat singing, thumping with her hand against something) and then layering them on top of one another and singing and playing against them. It’s stunning – beautiful on disc, and unbelievable in person. (If “Micael” is still available on her website or youtube, check it out.)</p>
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<p>Really. really? Way to d*** with faint snark. As i’ve said before, I could chuck 90% of what got airplay in the 70’s (leaving Bruce, the Modern Lovers and the Clash, basically). I’ll admit I dont know a lot of the groups described here, but none that I know sound like the Eagles or Fleetwood Mac to me, which is what PLJ and NEW were playing in the 70s. thankfully–I’d hate to go bck to that.</p>
<p>I’ve found that listening to The Spectrum (channel 45) on XM radio provides me with a good mix of some older stuff (not too old) and many of the up and coming new artists. In fact, I’d say if I had to pick a channel to be stuck on, it’d be 45. I first discovered Mumford and Sons and Ray LaMontagne on The Spectrum, quite a bit before other channels picked up on them. Also, Florence and the Machine.</p>
<p>I switch back and forth on XM, but have heard a lot of great music on 47, AltNation. I don’t like it all, but that’s when I change the channel. I also listen to 26 (Pulse), 51 (Coffee House), 50 (The Loft), 29 (BBC, which has some great new music), occasionally 56 (Jam On), 43 (XMU, Indie Rock), 45 (Spectrum) and 163 (Book Radio). And for EK, I listen to 39, Pearl Jam Radio, although I think it may be switching to Simon & Garfunkel soon.</p>
<p>listen to 39, Pearl Jam Radio, although I think it may be switching to Simon & Garfunkel soon.
For some reason that reminded me that I missed seeing Parliament Funkadelic a couple weeks ago. 
( I hate to go out at night in the winter)</p>
<p>[But soon it will be time for Honkfest West](<a href=“Parliament Funkadelic - Bring The Funk - YouTube”>Parliament Funkadelic - Bring The Funk - YouTube)</p>
<p>I love Vampire Weekend, Mumford & Sons, Passion Pit, Temper Trap, MGMT, La Roux, and Local Natives…those are the more well-known ones.</p>
<p>Katie Costello and Andrew Heringer both went to high school with some of my friends, and they’re both extremely talented. Katie just released “Lamplight”, her second album, on Feb. 22nd, and it’s available on iTunes. Definitely worth a listen…she’s grown quite a bit since her first album, “Kaleidoscope Machine” (not that that one isn’t worth listening to.)</p>
<p>I’m sticking with my pick. Currently #2 in the US after a run at #1 and on the cover of Rolling Stone. Seeing her live June 1.</p>
<p>[Adele</a> Opens Up About Her Inspirations, Looks and Stage Fright in New Rolling Stone Cover Story | Rolling Stone Music](<a href=“http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-opens-up-about-her-inspirations-looks-and-stage-fright-in-new-rolling-stone-cover-story-20110413]Adele”>http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/adele-opens-up-about-her-inspirations-looks-and-stage-fright-in-new-rolling-stone-cover-story-20110413)</p>
<p>[Emanuel</a> and the Fear](<a href=“http://www.emanuelandthefear.com/]Emanuel”>http://www.emanuelandthefear.com/)</p>
<p>An eleven piece rock orchestra. Great if you like a little different instrumentation.</p>
<p>Pretty good week for new music. In 2009, Ryan Adams married Mandy Moore, hung up his guitars, and disappeared from the face of the earth.</p>
<p>Thursday night, he showed up, unannouced, to do a solo acoustic set with Emmylou Harris in Los Angeles, where he proceded to drop a load of fantastic new songs which has the internets buzzing. </p>
<p>Search: YouTube Ryan Adams El Rey</p>
<p>His duet with Emmylou on *My Sweet Carolina *is pretty nice. She sang on his his original recording of the song.</p>
<p>Not exactly new but the [Carolina</a> Chocolate Drops](<a href=“Under Construction”>Under Construction). There are pages of videos on their web site. Not too much anger here. On the second page listen to the “Chapel Hill Boogie” not because it is their best song but because I like the title and you get to see Justin and Riannon dancing with each other. And for dancing, see CCD performing with the Green Grass Cloggers. This is not a group of over choreographed 12 year olds. Check out the builds on some of the men.</p>
<p>Spectacularly good musicians. We saw them in Madison at the Barrymore Theater a few weeks ago and it was a wonderful show. Makes you happy.</p>
<p>Since there’s no such thing as too much music, I thought I’d update after Bonnaroo and a couple of local concerts. Mumford and Sons didn’t disappoint. The Decemberists, My Morning Jacket and Arcade Fire were fantastic, as were Buffalo Springfield, The Head and the Heart, Neon Trees, and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. </p>
<p>Also enjoyed the Black Keys, Beirut, Portugal. The Man, Beats Antique, Explosions in the Sky, Freelance Whales, Ray LaMontagne, and Alison Krause. Unfortunately I missed Florence and the Machine because of logistical problems, but my son said it was great. The one bad thing about Bonnaroo (besides the heat, dust, and porta-potties) is that some of the bands you want to see are scheduled at the same time. </p>
<p>I also like the Avett Brothers, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes, the Postal Service, Dispatch, and Alexander (Ebert), the frontman for Edward Sharpe.</p>
<p>I like a huge mix, but I rely on two main sources. One are the teenagers who are much more into music and find amazing stuff (everyone’s tastes in this house are very diverse), and the other is my Shazam app on my iphone. Wherever I am- watching a movie, in the mall, listening to the radio, if I hear a like a song I like, I use Shazam, find out the artist and download whatever appeals from itunes.</p>
<p>[Mental</a> Health Break - The Dish | By Andrew Sullivan - The Daily Beast](<a href=“http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/07/mental-health-break-2.html]Mental”>http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2011/07/mental-health-break-2.html)</p>
<p>Very cool violin.</p>