Indie Pop

Daylight – Matt & Kim

SHOW DATE: Saturday, October 9
SHOW TIME: 7:30 PM @ the Lady Bird Lake stage

This is one of those band that keeps popping up for me.  I listen to Grooveshark … they’re there. Chill out with some Pandora … they’re there.  And now it seems they will be following me all the way to Austin, with [...]

Sweet Disposition – The Temper Trap

SHOW DATE: Saturday, October 9
SHOW TIME: 5:30 PM @ the Lady Bird Lake stage

There are certain songs out there that just make you want to dance, and Sweet Disposition my friends is one of those songs.  Whenever I hear it I can’t help but move, whether it be in the car or at home.  [...]

The Curse – Josh Ritter

I’m not sure that Josh Ritter is the typical artist I go for, but I first heard a song of his on the (way awesome) NBC show “Parenthood”, and subsequently checked out his latest album (So Runs The World Away) to see how I liked it, and was actually very pleasantly surprised. That song by [...]

L.E.S. Artistes – Santigold

I might be late to the party, but I just recently heard L.E.S. Artistes by Santigold on Pandora.  It sounded very familiar, so I’m not sure if I’d heard it somewhere else.  Anyway, I love the way her voice mixes with those little electronic Oh, Ooh’s.  Very cool song.  I’m going with New Wave, Electronic [...]

+/- (Plus/Minus) – No One Sees You Like I Do

Yes that’s right, +/- is their official name.  I’m sure there is a story there, but I can’t seem to find it.  From what I’ve heard, they seem pretty cool.  I’m always up for a little electronic indie pop business and they deliver in spades.  Their song No One Sees You Like I Do reminds [...]

Bitter Heart – Zee Avi

A challenge in crafting a fine Music Blur post is finding an appropriate video on YouTube.  Sometimes the really local, really obscure bands are hard to find.  In honor of that, I am writing today about Zee Avi who was discovered on YouTube.  I heard about her recently on NPR’s Here and Now, she was [...]