Monday Mixtape - Spring Break!

Spring Break is upon us. So whether you are planning to take off, just be out of class, road trip, make it out to SXSW or plan on doing nothing, you need some tunes to listen to. So here are a few of our favorites, new and old to get you in a celebratory mood. (Since this is a collection of new and old, it's a mix of lala.com streams and downloadable mp3s where available)

Music Playlist at MixPod.com

1. Camp Lo - Luchini

2. Japandroids - Wet Hair

3. The Decemberists - Summersong

4. Los Campesinos! - There are listed Buildings

5. Rogue Wave - Love's Lost Guarantee

6. Janelle Monáe - Tightrope

7. She and Him - Thieves 

8. Built To Spill - Ol' Boredom

9. The Soft Pack - C'Mon



10. Stellastarr* - Prom Zombie

11. Local Natives - Sun Hands

Rogue Wave New Album - Permalight

With the new album being released this month, the album in it's entirety has been released for a listen. Personally, I am having issues with their new sound. It's not that I expect them to just put out the same stuff from their previous albums, but why the new change? I enjoyed the slow and sweet sounds of 2005’s Descended Like Vultures and the deep rhythms of 2007’s Asleep At Heaven’s Gate.

It seems the switch to a more pop sound is a reflection of where they are now. It hasn't turned me off of them, just a new type of Rogue Wave to get adjusted it to.

Upcoming shows in and around Houston

Yes, I get that most of these shows have been know for some time now, but hey, this blog hasn't so cut me some slack. Anyway, here are a few shows that I plan on checking out in the next couple of months. I'm sure I'm forgetting a few, so let me know what I may have missed/forgotten.

3/16 - Rogue Wave w/ Avi Buffalo @ Warehouse Live



Avi Buffalo - Truth Sets In

4/7 - The Big Pink w/ A Place to Bury Strangers @ Warehouse Live



A Place to Bury Strangers - Ocean


4/21 Frightened Rabbit @ Walters on Washington