http://roughmix.livedaily.com/blog/ LiveDaily's Rough Mix New Music Blog en feedback@livedailyblog.com Copyright 2008 2008-02-14T13:30:00-08:00 http://roughmix.livedaily.com/blog/index.php/chromewaves/comments/1106/the_ballad_of_the_raa.html Photo by Marc Hodges  It's still unclear to me if all three members of The Rural Alberta Advantage are ex-pats from the Princess Province (that's the nickname, really) or just songwriter Nils Edenloff but whichever it is, they've all embraced his upbringing and experiences which inform every nook and cranny of their debut full-length, Hometowns. Music 2008-02-14T12:30:00-08:00 http://roughmix.livedaily.com/blog/index.php/chromewaves/comments/1105/a_trip_out.html So this past Tuesday was the day that British Sea Power asks North Americans, Do You Like Rock Music?.  I offered up my thoughts on the record last month when the record was released in the UK so I won't rehash that, sufficed to say I still love the album. Instead, I'll point out that they've marked the occasion by announcing the second string of North American tour dates, covering the midwest to the east coast and wrapping up in in our neighbourhood, the penultimate date coming May 16 at Lee's Palace with support from The Rosebuds. Music 2008-02-14T12:28:01-08:00 http://roughmix.livedaily.com/blog/index.php/aquarium/comments/1104/ad_show_radar_bros_little_radio_jan_2008.html Music 2008-02-11T21:51:00-08:00 http://roughmix.livedaily.com/blog/index.php/aquarium/comments/1103/soul_jazz_171_jamaican_funk_soul_45s.html Music 2008-02-11T21:43:01-08:00 http://roughmix.livedaily.com/blog/index.php/chromewaves/comments/1102/back_numbers.html The co-headline tour must be a tricky proposition. The "co-" implies that the acts are of an equal stature and that one should take no higher billing than the other, but pragmatically when it comes to showtime, someone opens and someone closes. When the Keren Ann/Dean and Britta tour was initially announced, it was Ms Zeidel who appeared to be getting the nod as far as getting to pick songs for an encore but as Saturday night's date at the Mod Club drew near, listings appeared to flip the order and give Mr and Mrs Luna the top billing, possibly causing issues for people planning out their evening. For me, it was academic. Though I thought it a bit of an odd pairing, it worked for me and I was there well early enough to catch the whole show, whatever the order. Music 2008-02-11T12:31:00-08:00 http://roughmix.livedaily.com/blog/index.php/aquarium/comments/1101/stepping_in_a_rhythm_to_a_kurtis_blow.html Music 2008-02-09T09:36:00-08:00 http://roughmix.livedaily.com/blog/index.php/aquarium/comments/1100/the_cardinals_january_30th_los_angeles_ca.html Music 2008-02-08T23:30:00-08:00 http://roughmix.livedaily.com/blog/index.php/chromewaves/comments/1099/south_by_spring_break.html So as everyone and their dog has already blogged, the official SxSW 2008 lineup was released yesterday. In the past, they've parceled out the lineup in smaller bundles but this looks to be the whole thing. Of course, it'll change some between now and mid-March - there's acts on there that I've been told aren't going to be attending and other acts absent that I know will be in Austin. But by and large, that's it. Music 2008-02-08T12:17:00-08:00 http://roughmix.livedaily.com/blog/index.php/chromewaves/comments/1098/right_hand_on_my_heart.html The mention of Athens, Georgia in a musical context tends to bring to mind a certain sound or aesthetic - be it the jangly college rock of R.E.M. in the '80s, the whimsical psychedelia of the Elephant 6 movement in the '90s and since the late '90s through today, the blistering Southern rock of the Drive-By Truckers (though some, myself included, tend to think of them more as an Alabama band). Music 2008-02-07T12:29:00-08:00 http://roughmix.livedaily.com/blog/index.php/myoldkyblog/comments/1097/crystal_moustache.html Music 2008-02-05T19:40:00-08:00