http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vogz2WNH6pc

Thought we’d start the weekend off with a little dance party. Love love love these guys. This is a couple years old and I’m not sure if The Jai-Alai Savant is even still making music, anyhow, I dare you not to like this.
More: From the CD “Flight of The Bass Delegate”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn_GMcHUcJo

I must admit I still get this Brooklyn-via-Montreal band mixed up with the The Thrills from Dublin. Luckily both bands are top-notch and not too dissimilar. They both have a late-80s alternative vibe (think The Stranglers and Mighty Lemon Drops) with effortless hooks and lush melodies. The Thrills have a bit more of that hazy [...]

America’s favorite beet farmer/paper salesman has good taste in music and he’s gonna prove it to Philly. Check out Rainn Wilson “the deejay” on Josh T. Landow’s show tonight on WXPN.
The Rainn Wilson Radio Takeover starts at 8pm on the dial at 88.5 WXPN and online at YRockOnXPN.org.
More beets, beats, deets:
You know him as Dwight [...]

Topics: Russ Likes Sex and The City, “Ultimate Washington Insider” Scott Shrake, The Count Censored, Smartass Darth Vader, Going Acoustic and The Bon Jovi Effect, Night Ranger, RCRD LBL. Playlist: Ninja Gun, Sparky Dog.
Preview: “You may or may not know, but you can’t tell what a puppet is saying by reading its lips…”
Play Now: http://www.usedwigs.com/pod/podcast50_part2.mp3
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This is strictly for 8% of the UsedWigs readership, guys only, ladies need not go any further. Watch as Colbert makes a minor oopsie while Canada’s greatest export entertains all of us erstwhile dungeon masters and 4th-level dwarves. Viva las Rush!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvEVV2BJw08

Last Train Home in Philly! Eric Brace and the band venture above the Mason Dixon Line to bring some majestic alt-country/roots rock music to the Bishops Collar this Sunday July 13th for a late afternoon show, 4 pm - 7 pm. Get there early, it’s an intimate setting. Have some fries, many beers and [...]

Stressed? Anxious? Angry? Calm down, Sweetie. Enjoy some hypnotic electronic gold by our favorite protean German band, The Notwist. The new CD “The Devil, You + Me” out now on Domino Records.
Go forth and download:
MP3: “Good Lies” (Enter email and click link to download Zip file).
Video: Here’s a brilliant and touching vid for “Pick [...]

The best-reviewed band of the past ten years, The Hold Steady, has a new album coming out next week, but you lucky folks can hear the whole thing right now on MySpace. It’s called Stay Positive and it sounds quite fabulous.
Back in 2004, I called the band an “acquired taste,” but their sound has grown [...]

Sigur Ros: Now with 100% More Nudity! Don’t worry parents, it’s the artsy/tribal kind of pubic- and nipple-baring nudity. Check out the new video: Gobbledigook and feel the love.
McCain Doesn’t Seem That Bad… Um, hold on a sec… Yes, yes he is that bad.
May I Have 630 Calories with my 120-Calorie Coffee Please? When [...]