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Lonely hollows is now going by the name of Saints and Sounds. Please check out the new blog at: www.saintsandsounds.com

Cheers and thank you for your support.

Hello friends,

The Cold War Kids are currently streaming the first single off their new album Loyalty to Loyalty entitled “Something is not right with me” off their myspace. Go check it out here. Enjoy Enjoy Enjoy.

Cheers from all of us here at Lonely Hollows.

Hello friends,

Just wanted everyone to know that the Dr. Dog album is streaming off their myspace. Go check it out it is a really good album–they just don’t stop with the good music. Also there are UNRELEASED songs streaming from here. <–You should follow this link, you have all the songs plus a cool little karaoke thing going on too with all the lyrics. Hope you enjoy the tunes.

Cheers from all of us here at Lonely Hollows.

Hello Friends,

Another Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band update: you can stream the entire album from his website. Yes it is true. Here is the link.. click HERE. The album is delicious. It is good good stuff and everyone should listen to it and buy it. Also he has more tour dates from what I posted lasted time. Here they are:

(from Conor’s website)

7/25 Billings, MT Bones Brewing - Buy Tickets
7/27 Calgary, AB Calgary Folk Festival - Buy Tickets
7/29 Vancouver, BC Richards on Richards - Buy Tickets
7/30 Seattle, WA Neumo’s - Buy Tickets
7/31 Bend, OR Midtown Ballroom - Buy Tickets

AUGUST

8/01 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill – SOLD OUT
8/02 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill – SOLD OUT
8/03 Santa Cruz, CA Rio Theatre - Buy Tickets
8/05 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour – SOLD OUT
8/08 Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge - Buy Tickets
8/09 Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle - Buy Tickets
8/10 Norfolk, VA Norva - Buy Tickets
8/11 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero - Buy Tickets
8/12 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom – SOLD OUT
8/17 Saratoga, NY Saratoga Music Festival - Buy Tickets
8/22 Leeds, UK – Leeds Festival - Buy Tickets
8/23 Birmingham, UK – Academy 2 - Buy Tickets
8/24 Reading, UK – Reading Festival - Buy Tickets
8/26 Portsmouth – Wedgewood Rooms - Buy Tickets
8/27 London – Electric Ballroom - Buy Tickets
8/28 Manchester – Academy 2 - Buy Tickets
8/29 Inveraray Castle, Scotland – Hydro Connect Music Festival - Buy Tickets
8/30 in Belfast, Spring & Airbrake - Buy Tickets
8/31 County Laois, Ireland – Stradbally Hall / Electric Picnic - Buy Tickets

SEPTEMBER

9/2 Amsterdam – Melkweg - Buy Tickets
9/3 Brussels – Botanique - Buy Tickets
9/4 Luxembourg – Den Atelier - Buy Tickets
9/5 Zurich – Rote Fabrik - Buy Tickets
9/7 Munich – Backstage Werk - Buy Tickets
9/8 Zagreb – Studenski - Buy Tickets
9/9 Vienna – Arena - Buy Tickets
9/10 Prague – Roxy - Buy Tickets
9/11 Cologne – Gloria - Buy Tickets
9/12 Larmer Tree Gardens, North Dorset – End of the Road Festival - Buy Tickets
9/13 Paris – Nouveau Casino - www.fnac.com and www.ticketnet.fr
9/14 Mannheim Alte Feuerwache
9/15 Berlin – Columbia Club - Buy Tickets
9/20 Omaha, NE Anchor Inn w/ Jenny Lewis - Buy Tickets
9/21 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium w/ Jenny Lewis
9/22 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre w/ Jenny Lewis
9/23 Fayetteville, AR George’s Majestic Lounge w/ Jenny Lewis - Buy Tickets
9/24 Oxford, MS The Lyric w/ Jenny Lewis - Buy Tickets
9/25 Tulsa, TX Cain’s Ballroom w/ Jenny Lewis - Buy Tickets
9/27 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits - Buy Tickets

OCTOBER

10/02 Melbourne, AUS The Palace
10/03 Brisbane, AUS Tivoli
10/04 Sydney, AUS Enmore
10/05 Sydney, AUS Great Escape - Buy Tickets
10/21 Los Angeles, CA Music Box @ Fonda - Buy Tickets
10/22 Los Angeles, CA Music Box @ Fonda - Buy Tickets
10/24 San Francisco, CA  The Warfield - Buy Tickets
11/08 New York, NY Terminal 5 - Buy Tickets
11/09 New York, NY Terminal 5 - Buy Tickets

Cheers from all of us here at Lonely Hollows.

Hello Friends,

    We came, We saw, We conquered, We won a fish…. Overall Sirenfest ‘08 was a relaxing day at work for us. Although it was a very hot day, spirits were high. A plethora of indie bands filled the stages and the people filled Astroland parking lots. 
    We got there in time to catch the set of Brooklyn’s own Parts and Labor. They really put on a good show and I really must emphasize energy. Fueled by synthesizers and drum beats Parts and Labor really gave it their all in this set, they put so much energy into every song you couldn’t help but move. At the end of their set BJ gave his bass to some lucky concertgoer. A very exciting set for all.
    As the day progressed we were lucky enough to catch most of each band’s sets. Another great set was a band from upstate New York known as Ra Ra Riot. These guys put on such a great show… Equipped with, not only an electric violinist, but an electric cellist, this band created a magnificent wall of sound that certainly took over our ears with delight. Wesley Miles’ vocals were crisp and smooth and the band behind him was just as much crisp and smooth as their front man.
    Another band that I highlight and definitely, definitely suggest checking out is The Helio Sequence. These guys (there are only two!) make it sound easy. With backing tracks and some tender love and care, The Helio Sequence sounded like a full orchestra. People far back didn’t know if it was a band or just the music in between sets. They are really that good. They even played a Beatles cover, Tomorrow Never Knows. I highly suggest giving these fellas a listen to and if they come to your town definitely stop in for a visit.
    Lastly… Broken Social Scene and Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks… Both sets were, obviously, excellent. They were just right for the end of that hot day. Everybody in Astroland crowded around to watch both bands perform. And I mean crowded. During the Broken Social Scene set, there were people in every direction we turned. This band caused such a hype that people were on top of trailers and what ever else they could climb on. After they started playing it was understood why they were hyped up. Complete with their horn section, Broken Social Scene’s set stole the Stillwater stage that night. It was a seriously good performance by a seriously good band.
    On the main stage Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks were playing their hearts out and certainly doing what they do best. Their set was exciting to say the least and everyone around their stage was having a blast, enjoying the music and was just happy that the sun was going down. Overall they played a great set and definitely had fun doing it.
    We really enjoyed ourselves and had a blast. We weren’t able to write about each band but we just want to thank each individual band for coming and playing great music, you guys were great. We highly suggest checking out each of them. Sirenfest 2008 was a day of great music and fun and we hope to be around next year.

Cheers from all of us here at Lonely Hollows.

Hello friends,

Here are relatively new Mates of State videos for the tracks “My only offer” and “Get Better” off their newest record Re-Arrange Us. Enjoy!

Cheers from all of us here at Lonely Hollows.

Hello friends,

The magical Devendra Banhart is recording a new album for his side-project Megapuss. The new album is currently being called “Surfin” although the name is still unconfirmed. We can’t wait to hear what’s going on in the world of Devendra Banhart and I guess we have to wait for the album to find out.

Cheers from all of us here at Lonely Hollows.

Hello friends, 

We posted before Radiohead’s new House of Cards video but now you can download it in high quality.–For FREE. According to Radiohead’s website: ”so as you may know we have completed a video for the song- it has been in the land of google, and now also if you want to download a higher quality version without the internet streaming pixellation squash and enjoy it on whatever screen appliance,click here to download.it was a strange experience, sitting in front of a lazer in the dark, then emailing back an forth with James the director as he sat in front of computers for a whole month with the amazing technicians who processed the data etc.. but it says something about the song and came out better than i had dared hope.”

Hope you enjoy the free download. We think it’s good, you should too.

Cheers from all of us here at Lonely Hollows.

Hello Friends,

It’s that time again, the Siren Music Festival will be this Saturday at Coney Island from 12 noon to 9pm and its FREE! So you might as well go. The line-up is pretty good and it should be a fun time. Go out and enjoy the summer; listen to some good music! If you miss the festival don’t worry we are going to have Lonely Hollows reps there and we will give you a nice summary with some photos on Sunday. Here’s the schedule:

Cheers from all of us here at Lonely Hollows.

Hello friends,

The 2008 Pitchfork Music Festival (starting tonight) is going to be damn good, and I mean damn good. For all of those lucky enough to go don’t miss on anything. There isn’t any bands not worth seeing and thats a good thing. Here’s the line-up. For those who aren’t familiar with the bands, here’s who you should see: Sebadoh, Public Enemy, Fleet Foxes, Vampire Weekend, Elf Power, Animal Collective, Times New Viking, The Apples in Stereo, Les Savy Fav, The Dodos, Dinosaur Jr., and last but not least Spoon. Here’s the complete list: Enjoy!

(list from Pitchfork)

A = Aluminum Stage; B = Balance Stage; C = Connector Stage

Friday, July 18 (in conjunction with All Tomorrow’s Parties/Don’t Look Back):

6:00 p.m. Mission of Burma performing Vs. (C)
7:15 p.m. Sebadoh performing Bubble and Scrape (C)
8:30 p.m. Public Enemy performing It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (A)

12:30 p.m. Mahjongg (B)
1:00 p.m. Times New Viking (C)
1:25 p.m. High Places (B)
1:30 p.m. Dirty Projectors (A)
2:00 p.m. Boris (C)
2:20 p.m. HEALTH (B)
3:00 p.m. The Apples in Stereo (A)
3:15 p.m. King Khan & the Shrines (B)
4:00 p.m. Les Savy Fav (C)
5:00 p.m. The Dodos (A)
5:20 p.m. Occidental Brothers Dance Band International (B)
6:00 p.m. M. Ward (C)
6:00 p.m. Ghostface Killah & Raekwon (B)
7:00 p.m. Spiritualized (A)
7:30 p.m. Bon Iver (B)
8:00 p.m. Dinosaur Jr. (C)
8:25 p.m. Cut Copy (B)
9:00 p.m. Spoon (A)

Cheers from all of us here at Lonely Hollows