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One of the most original and endearing bands to hit the rock scene are Sydney’s Dappled Cities (formerly known as Dappled Cities Fly) and they are about to embark on the first proper US tour. They’ve popped in and out for big festivals like CMJ and SXSW but have never treated us to more than a couple of shows here and there. This is all about to change next Friday when Dappled move to New York City for six months and start a whirlwind tour with the likes of Tokyo Police Club and the Fratellis. If you like The Shins and The Flaming Lips, you will surely love Dappled. Make sure to check out one of their amazing live performances while you can!

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Dappled Cities Reenact a Scene From Point Break

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If you’re into indie dance music at all, chances are you are pretty into Simian Mobile Disco. This electronic duo from the UK is comprised of members from the now defunct rock band Simian and they have been causing quite a stir lately with their lively DJ sets and hugely popular remixes. This weekend, SMD will be making their live debut at a few select parties on the east coast. Sure, they have criss crossed the country as DJ’s, but we have never been lucky enough to see them perform a live show.
See you on the dance floor!

Simian Mobile Disco- I Believe

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Is it just me or has English singer songwriter Natasha Kahn, a.k.a. Bat For Lashes exploded out of nowhere? This imaginative (and slightly odd) visionary of indie folk was barely a blip on the US music radar until this summer. Now she is all the tastemaker community can talk about. If you have not yet heard this beautiful songstress, jump on the bandwagon immediately because she is about to embark on her first big American tour this month. It is only a matter of time before she is selling out huge concert halls so take advantage of her minor obscurity now and attend what are sure to be some very intimate and memorable performances.

VIDEO FOR “WHAT’S A GIRL TO DO”

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iTunes and Billboard are joining together to offer you 10 totally free downloaded tracks from artists participating in the 18th Annual Billboard Latin Music Conference and Awards.

The Free Sampler Consists of:
1. Adassa, ‘No Me Compares’
2. Akwid, ‘Todavía’
3. Gustavo Laureano, ‘Es As?’
4. Jeremias, ‘Mientras Tanto’
5. Los Horóscopos de Durango, ‘Dolor de Amor’
6. Los Tigres del Norte, ‘El Zacatecas’
7. Michael Stuart, ‘Ella y Yo’
8. Notch, ‘Guaya Guaya’
9. Tony Dize, ‘Quizas’
10. Xtreme, ‘Honey, I Do’

Go get your music sampler now!

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DaveP shares 5 songs from the current British music scene. Check it out!

Another video contest! Modest Mouse is calling for your design for a video of “Missed the Boat.” Get all the details here.

Andrew Lander has a box of cassette tapes from a thrift store - and they seem to be Taiwanese children’s music of mysterious origins. Go give them a listen.

And Keith lets those of us who missed it catch Björk performing “Earth Intruders” on Saturday Night Live - here.

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Well, this is pretty awesome.

Akashic Crow’s Nest is one of the many projects of artist C.P. McDill.

Hawk of an Uncanny Nest is ACN’s latest release - and you can hear it all online, free.

The album is described thusly:

The tracks are created by first making a very long thin picture file that functions much like a piano roll, which is then fed into a software synthesizer which reads the picture from left to right, pixel by pixel, and translates the values into tones, adding variables such as loudness and panning based on information in the picture. The output is then treated to various digital effects such as delays and compression to give the final pieces a warmer, ambient quality.

The whole concept of picture–>music is fascinating and the resulting music is not a disappointment. It’s very ambient and very mysterious. Give it a try.

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Get Him Eat Him is an indie rock band with a new album coming out in June. To celebrate, they’re offering us free music!

Each week, GHEH is offering free downloads of their previously released tour EPs. This week’s album is do as i tell you.

“our second and most popular tour ep, released in january of 2006 by the venerable catbird records. we did drums and bass for this one at steinert recording studio in providence, and tracked guitars, vocals and keyboards at the gheh house. mixed by matt on his computer, and featuring gratuitous overuse of the hyperprism-dx compressor plugin. we wanted to try our hand at re-recording a track from geography cones, and a slower and more muscular version of “one word” seemed like a good plan.”

Go here to dowload the album, hear a track from their upcoming release, and to find out more about the band.

By the way, I heard about this on Questionable Content, which is a great webcomic!

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