Videos

January 20, 2011 by

http://www.youtube.com/e/KAqSfZaMDUc KXT Favorite Alejandro Escovedo performs “The Anchor”, from his latest, Street Songs Of Love. Great stuff.  (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

January 18, 2011 by

http://o.aolcdn.com/videoplayer/AOL_PlayerLoader.swf twentyfourbit: Watch: Jack White & Wanda Jackson Cover Bob Dylan As promised, the new video for Wanda Jackson and Jack White’s take on Bob Dylan’s 2006 Modern Times opener, “Thunder on the Mountain,” arrived this morning. In addition to sprucing up the arrangement with horns and scorching guitar solos, they also made one key lyrical… Read more »

January 14, 2011 by

perpetua: Beck“Where It’s At”Live at Sessions at West 54th, 9/6/1997 This is a truly phenomenal performance. So much energy, so much imagination, so much wit, so totally alive in the moment. Entertainment! It just keeps going. There are so moments in this that make me smile so hard it hurts. You think it’s not going… Read more »

January 7, 2011 by

In case you missed Justin Townes Earle performing the title track from his latest, Harlem River Blues on Letterman, here is the performance, featuring Jason Isbell on guitar. (Source: http://www.youtube.com/)

January 6, 2011 by

Vincent Moon has captured great performances at his site, La Blogotheque, for somet ime now. Here is a great one, showing Phoenix in their hometown with an off-the-cuff performance of “1901”.  (Source: http://player.vimeo.com/)

September 29, 2010 by

Ok Go – “White Knuckles” When they were in our studio a few months back, Ok Go mentioned that they sometimes feel pressure to top themselves when creating new videos. With this latest offering, they up the ante by featuring trained dogs and a full-size cup stacking routine, none of which obscures the wonderful synth-driven… Read more »

September 22, 2010 by

Sahara Smith – “The Real Thing” Sahara Smith, who headlines KXT 91.7’s Concert on the Square tomorrow night, recently released her debut record, helmed by T-Bone Burnett. This track, the lead single, shows her smoky vocals and understated, bluesy style. Reminiscent of Lucinda Williams, Bonnie Raitt, and early Sheryl Crow, Sahara Smith is a rising… Read more »

September 15, 2010 by

On her sophomore release, Actor, Annie Clark ( a.k.a. St. Vincent) continues to woo listeners with her rich voice and lush orchestration. But don’t let the ethereal facade fool you. Clark’s lyrics reveal stories of dishonesty, anxiety, hurt and paranoia so beautifully, you may not immediately sense the dark undercurrents of her words. On “Actor… Read more »

September 1, 2010 by

The Eels’ Tomorrow Morning is the final chapter in a trilogy of albums written around lead vocalist Mark “E” Everett’s divorce. Following 2009’s Hombre Loco and this year’s End Times, however, Everett seems to have found love again. On an album full of giddiness and the promise of a new romance, “Spectacular Girl” stands out… Read more »

August 25, 2010 by

Josh Ritter – “The Curse” This song, about the love between an archaeologist and her mummy, was the song that broke Josh Ritter out of a writing slump. After his last record, he said in an interview, he was out of ideas, until this story-song hit him in the middle of the night and eventually… Read more »