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DOWNLOAD - Spoon - 2005-06-14 - Gothic Theater - Englewood, CO
Well, the 5 year anniversary party has began. Check out this Spoon set, hot little number from 2005. I love their Smog cover "Held" - has a great, dark vibe to it. When will they put out another...
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DOWNLOAD - Kurt Vile - 2011-04-03 - The Mill - Iowa City, IA
The people of Twitter spoke and Kurt Vile is what they requested for today. This man is one of my favorite acts out there right now, his new album, Wakin' On a Pretty Daze, is due out next week and...
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DOWNLOAD - Portugal. The Man - 2011-05-08 - The Martini Ranch - Scottsdale, AZ
Portugal. The Man next LP, Evil Friends, is probably my most anticipated (officially announced) album at the time. The single of the same name has been on repeat since it was released and not a day...
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DOWNLOAD - Great Lake Swimmers - 2004-08-16 - Live at CBC Studios - Toronto, ON
This is a stunningly gorgeous set from Great Lake Swimmers. These guys have an amazingly delicate touch that lends to their unique brand of folk. Grab this set, dim the lights and crack some wine....
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DOWNLOAD - Reignwolf - 2012-04-20 - Jet City Stream Session - Seattle, WA
Jordan Cook, aka Reignwolf, is a new artist in my neck of the woods. I don't even know how I stumbled across him but his early Black Keys/Jack White type of style (he's his own deal, no knock off...
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DOWNLOAD - Radiohead - 2011-09-29 - Roseland Ballroom - New York, NY
Okay, this is out of bounds. A perfect soundboard of a truly astounding night of music performed by one of the worlds most premier bands. And lucky us, there is even a fan made video of the entire...
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DOWNLOAD - The Decemberists - 2004-09-22 - The High Dive - Champaign, IL
Another top shelf recording for some top shelf folks. The Decemberists are years beyond playing little Midwest college campuses but man, if this show is any indication this band has always been...
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DOWNLOAD - The Black Keys - 2004-09-12 - The Mason Jar - Phoenix, AZ
Killer early set from The Black Keys. This is back when they still got ultra raw, just Dan and Pat. Not much news about new music from them but details are scarce, they were in the studio in January...
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DOWNLOAD - Jack White - 2012-07-27 - Splendour In The Grass Festival - Byron...
Well folks, this is it, the epic conclusion to The Steam Engine's 5th anniversary part. We started the week off with some Spoon, then Kurt Vile, Portugal. The Man, Great Lake Swimmers, Reignwolf,...
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DOWNLOAD - Ben Harper & Charlie Musselwhite - 2013-03-08 - World Cafe WXPN -...
I've always had a conflicted relationship with Ben Harper. Some of his stuff, I absolutely do not like but then he goes off and does his blues thing and I dig it. He's always been the guy that, when...
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Forecastle Festival Single Day Tickets On Sale Friday
Ahhhh, it is almost that time of year! Forecastle Festival, taking place from 7/12 - 7/14 in Louisville, KY's famed Waterfront Park, will be releasing single day tickets tomorrow, 4/12. The Black...
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DOWNLOAD - Jim James - 2013-04-05 - World Cafe WXPN - Philadelphia, PA
Jim James has been KILLING it out on the road in support of his first solo LP, Regions of Light and Sound of God. A quick listen to the renditions of the live album tracks tells you that Jim is...
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REVIEW - Widower - Fool Moon
And she and I would sleep on a boat And swim in the sea without clothes With rain falling fast on the sea While she was swimming away, she'd be winking at me Telling me it would all be okay Out on the...
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REVIEW - The Congress - The Loft Tapes EP
If you’re just joining us, we’re The Steam Engine, and we like to jam. Believe it or not…I know what you’re thinking…you’re thinking…all this folk and rock and folk-rock music we talk about around...
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DOWNLOAD - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - 1990-05-18 - Unknown Venue -...
No album feels more like spring/summer to me than Tom Petty's Full Moon Fever. The memories of cruisin' down I-88, windows down, stereo up, enroute to go hang with my older sister and her now husband,...
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DOWNLOAD - Iron & Wine - 2009-05-13 - Schubas - Chicago, IL
Drawing by Amouse Woke up this morning to 'nam style rain (as my bro-in-law would say) and absolutely zero urge to get out of bed. But, after I got that first cup of coffee in me I was ready to move...
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DOWNLOAD - Drive-By Truckers - 2013-03-10 - Higher Ground Ballroom -...
Thanks for the fresh pic T Not feeling tops this week folks so this will be a quick one. Tossed this on this AM to power through some work so I could go back to laying around and pretty much got lost....
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DOWNLOAD - The Raconteurs - 2008-08-01 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL
Man if these guys didn't serve up some high voltage rock and roll in their day, hopefully we'll see it again. What we have here is a crisp soundboard copy of their 2008 Lollapalooza performance right...
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DOWNLOAD - Jim James - 2013-04-17 - Brown Theater - Louisville, KY
Photo by the awesome Funk It Blog Nothing like Jim James on home turf! Keep your eyes peeled for an awesome write up of this exact show by someone that traveled many miles and crossed an ocean to see...
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REVIEW - Jim James at the Brown Theatre, Louisville, April 17th 2013
Photo by Tracy Wathen Someone once said that “music is what feelings sound like”. During last Wednesday's Louisville show Jim James along with drummer Dave Givan, bassist Alana Rocklin, keyboardist Dan...
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