Dave and I went on vacation last week and it turned out to also be a little vacation from the blog. There is plenty of good stuff coming in 2013, but for the last day of 2012, check out some cool videos from recently featured artists The Zolas and Rachel Brooke.
December is the time of year we get a bunch of holiday-themed music submissions, and today we wanted to share what we received this year with you. Hope you enjoy the music, and, whatever it is you celebrate, we hope you have a happy holiday!
If you've followed TWD regularly, you will know I am a big fan of the Arts & Crafts record label (I wrote about everything they released in 2011 here), which currently includes the band Eight and Half and formerly included the band Stars. Those two great acts have come together for a remix of the song "Backlines" from Stars 2012 album The North.
Django Unchained is the new film by Quentin Tarantino due out this Christmas. We at Dig Central are huge fans of both Tarantino as well as the canon of westerns. The Django character was originally used in the spaghetti western of the same name in 1966, but reappeared in differing permutations in many films since its inception. With a cast of Tarantino's usual suspects and all his trademarked stylized violence amplified by a flawless soundtrack, this film promises to hit its mark. Read on to see the trailer.
Tarantino has a unique way of pairing Scenes and Songs together which create an indelible experience for the audience. The music is in this sense re-contextualized in your memory to include the films visual component as if it was the musicians original intent. Spanning Ennio Morricone, Jim Croce, and Rick Ross, this eclectic soundtrack is a wonderful and evocative collection. I can't wait to see how it all comes together next week.
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Some great shows to check out this week include David Bronson tonight (12/19) at Spike Hill and the two night extravaganza of the Mama Coco's collective at Muchmore's Thursday and Friday (12/20 & 12/21). Both are free! Read on for more details.
It's hard to imagine that our favorite late night, whiskey drinking, head banging, top of your voice singing, patron saints of Baltimore rock and roll would even know what 10 AM looks like, but that's when J Roddy Walston and the Business performed their flagship song, Don't Break the Needle, on VH1's Morning Buzz this week. The hosts way too caffeinated faux-banter also included mentions of the band's previous tour van, as well as Billy's impeccable v-neck t-shirt. Given the hour, I guess they call it the Morning Buzz for both ends of the chemically altered spectrum. Either way, dig in and enjoy some Business.
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Last month, we presented our first show at Muchmore's. It was a Sandy relief benefit featuring Oh! My Blackbird, Palomino, and David Pollack. It was awesome. We are proud to announce today that in one month, it'll be time for show number two. Join us January 18, 2013 at Union Hall for a great night of music with Los Encantados, Grand Resort, Chase King, and The Soft Collapse. Read on for more details.
Lots of holiday partying going on at Dig HQ lately. Everyone else enjoying the festivities of the season? Catching a bit of a breather from the revelry, here's Weekly Roundup full of great new music.
A few months ago, we shared a great video for "Like Swimming" from Broke For Free, the alias of Tom Cascino. He's got a new EP out, and I'm really digging the lead track "Budding." Check it out!