Mark down in your calendars Friday June 15th. That is the night that Dead Letter Chorus will be officially launching their debut EP "Listen Carefully (We Shall Say This Only Once)" at the Hopetoun Hotel. This band's blend of Indie/Folk is both dynamic and refreshing, recalling the sounds of Emmylou Harris and Ryan Adams with their own personal touch. The EP will be officially released on July 7 but this night will be a great opportunity to hear the music in a live setting, with the support of Cloud Control and Johnny Vance. Here is a new song to enjoy-
MP3: Laces Bound

Don't forget this Sunday, June 10 sees the South By Inner West Festival take place at the Annandale Hotel. It kicks off at 5.30 and you can see The Panda Band, Cut Off Your Hands, The Mares, Bright Yellow, Moscow Schoolboy, The Shake Up and The Waysiders all for just $20.

Haystack is a brand new music sharing and discovery site. It looks to be another cool place to discover music and it also features weekly interviews. In coming weeks there will be interviews with Dirty On Purpose and Blonde Redhead. Anyway it looks worth checking out.

Hey, if a label (Jagjaguwar) can release new albums in the coming months by Okkervil River and Sunset Rubdown then it must be very, very special. Right?, Right! Of course the answer is yes. Well that is not all. In June they release new albums by Minus Story and Lightning Dust. For those of you who don't know, Minus Story are from Missouri and are probably the most underrated band in the world. Lightning Dust are Amber Wells and Joshua Wells from Black Mountain and this is their debut album. To my delight if you go here, both albums are streaming for your listening pleasure. Here are a few tracks the label has made available, plus some other new music that I am enjoying at the moment-
MP3: Stitch Me Up-Minus Story
MP3: Listened On-Lightning Dust
MP3: Our Life Is Not A Movie or Maybe-Okkervil River
MP3: My Rights Vs Yours-The New Pornographers
MP3: The Pushers-Wooden Wand
MP3: Cindy-Ola Podrida