Local/Indie Music - "constellations" by darwin deez

Genre: Indie Pop/Rock

Hometown: New York, NY
Label: Lucky Number
Latest Album: Darwin Deez
Release Date: May 10th, 2010
Notable Tracks: "Radar Detector"

On Tour?: Yes
NYC Tour Date/Venue: n/a

Fun Fact: Darwin Smith, aka. darwin deez, made a name for himself on the UK charts after the release of the single "constellations" in 2009. His UK tour extends through the beginning of 2011.

Darwin Deez Website

Blalock's Indie/Rock Playlist

International Spotlight - "Painful" by Dash & Will

Genre: Pop-rock

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia
Label: Gigantically Small/Mercury Records
Latest Album: Up In Something
Release Date: August 28th, 2009
Notable Tracks: "Fighting Over Nothing"

On Tour?: No.
NYC Tour Date/Venue: n/a

Fun Fact: Dash (Charlotte "Charlie" Thorpe) and Will (Josie De Sousa-Reay) originally met when they were 9 in grade school and hated each other for years before playing music together.

Dash & Will Website.

Shuffle Song - "Cut Like A Buffalo" by the Dead Weather

Genre: Alt. Rock

Hometown: Nashville, TN
Label: Third Man Records
Latest Album: Sea of Cowards
Release Date: May 11th, 2010
Notable Tracks: "The Difference Between Us", plus "Treat Me Like Your Mother" and "Diamonds and Pearls" from Horehound.

On Tour?: No
NYC Tour date/time: n/a

Fun Fact: The Dead Weather are known as a 'super group' in the music world. Group members include Alison Mosshart of Discount and the Kills, Dean Fertita of the Queens of the Stone Age, Jack Lawrence of the Greenhornes and the Raconteurs, and Jack White of the White Stripes and the Raconteurs.

The Dead Weather Website.

Covers - "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by the Slits

Original: "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye
[Song] Genre: Soul/R&B
[Band] Genre: Punk Rock/Post-Punk

Hometown: London, England
Label: Narnack Records
Latest Album: Trapped Animal
Release Date: 2009
Notable Tracks: "Ask Ma" and "Lazy Slam"

On Tour?: Yes
NYC Tour Date/Venue: n/a

Fun Fact: As female rock band, the Slits formed in 1975 and have played with many rock legends such as the Clash, Sonic Youth and the Buzzcocks.

The Slits on MySpace.



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New Favorites - "Only" by Coma Cinema

Genre: Indie/Alternative

Hometown: Columbia, SC
Label: Summertime in Hell
Latest Album: Stoned Alone
Release Date: June 1st, 2010
Notable Tracks: "Come On, Apathy!" and "Blissed"

On Tour?: unknown
NYC Tour Date/Venue: unknown
Fun Fact: All of Coma Cinema's music is available for download for FREE on their website.

ComaCinema.org

Coma Cinema - Only from Tyler T Williams on Vimeo.