Douglas Q. Smith appears in the following:
Gig Alert: Friendly Fires
Monday, February 07, 2011
The Friendly Fires is an English trio of dance-punk inspired teens from 22 miles north of London. Download "Jump In The Pool" from the band's 2008 debut here.
Gig Alert: Railroad Earth
Friday, February 04, 2011
The Stillwater, New Jersey jam band combines bluegrass and folk balladry with string-band funk and Scottish lore on its recent self-titled album. Download the ghostly “Potter’s Field" here.
Gig Alert: Monotonix
Friday, February 04, 2011
The Tel Aviv trio Monotonix never disappoints live thanks to its bizarre arsenal of antics. Check out a video of the band playing and download a track from the band's second album Not Yet here.
Gig Alert: Giant Sand
Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Out of the deserts of Tucson, Arizona, the rock band Giant Sand has released its latest album, Blurry Blue Mountain. Download the sleepy track “Chunk of Coal” here.
Gig Alert: Tina Dico
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tina Dico's new release Welcome Back Colour is the result of nine years of work and extensive time on the road touring. Download her “Count To Ten” here.
Gig Alert: Twin Tigers
Friday, January 28, 2011
The Athens, Georgia trio Twin Tigers offers WNYC listeners three tracks for download, including a remix by Interpol's Sam Fogarino.
Gig Alert: Phone Tag
Friday, January 28, 2011
Texas native Gryphon Graham moved to Brooklyn three years ago, bringing his fuzzy tropical pop with him. Download the title track to his recent EP release "Look and Feel."
On Your Record Release Radar: Charles Bradley
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The Brooklyn soul singer released his debut album on Tuesday—at 62 years old. Check out WNYC's interview with Bradley and download “The World (Is Going Up In Flames)” here.
Gig Alert: Katie Mullins
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Brooklyn singer songwriter Katie Mullins takes listeners on a rich, sonic journey on her debut album Pastoral. Click here to download the title track, which features the mbira, an African thumb piano.
Gig Alert: Cex
Monday, January 24, 2011
Baltimore based beat manipulator Rjyan Kidwell goes by the name of Cex. He turns ambient techno into a glitchcore hybrid of hip-hop. Download the track "Trumpetflower" here for free.
Gig Alert: Guards
Friday, January 21, 2011
Gig Alert: Tokyo Police Club
Friday, January 21, 2011
Gig Alert: Ecstatic Music Festival, feat. So Percussion
Monday, January 17, 2011
The Ecstatic Music Festival kicks off on Monday afternoon for a free 7-hour music marathon from 2 P.M. to 9 P.M. One of the must sees from the marathon is the Brooklyn-based quartet So Percussion.
Balkan Music Festival Lands In Brooklyn
Friday, January 14, 2011
Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra Kicks Off Season with Robert Moses Tribute
Friday, January 14, 2011
Gig Alert: Tyevk
Friday, January 14, 2011
Detroit foursome Tyevk blisters through the 100 second song in proper punk fashion on the single “4312.” Download the track right here for free.