New releases from Small Stone Records (The Might Could, Suplecs)

Small Stone put out some great stoner-rock/metal in 2010 (check out this post on Brokenbeard.com that spotlights 9 releases including some great stuff by Skanska Mord and All Time High) and is getting 2011 started off quickly with new releases by The Might Could (featuring Alabama Thunderpussy’s Erik Larson) and Suplecs.

Small Stone’s website curiously doesn’t have any free MP3s to sample from either artist but you can check out music by both at their respective MySpace pages.

The Might Could tour dates

Jan 6, 2011 – Newark, DE – Mojo Main
Jan 7, 2011 – Philladelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
Jan 8, 2011 – Brooklyn, NY – The Acheron
Jan 9, 2011 – Allston, MA – Great Scott
Jan 10, 2011 – North Hampton, MA – The Elevens
Jan 11, 2011 – Pittsburgh, PA – 31st Pub
Jan 12, 2011 – Cleveland, OH – Now Thats Class
Jan 13, 2011 – Indianapolis, IN – TBA
Jan 14, 2011 – Chicago, IL – The Empty Bottle
Jan 15, 2011 – Detroit, MI – Corktown Tavern
Jan 16, 2011 – Akron, OH – The Leathershop
Jan 17, 2011 – Columbus, OH – Bourbon St.
Jan 18, 2011 – Baltimore, MD – The Side Bar
Jan 19, 2011 – Richmond, VA – Strange Matter

Band(camp) of the Week: The Short Summers

Kicking off 2011 with a new feature – Band(camp) of the Week. One of the greatest sites I found for discovering new music in 2010 was Bandcamp.com. It reminds me a lot of the early days of MP3.com where unsigned or independent bands would post free music for people to check out. The idea is similar with Bandcamp.com – artists upload their music and then set a price for it – often, many bands just want the exposure and the chance to be heard and give their music away for free or for a very low price (many EPs and full lengths start with a suggested $1 donation).

Boston’s The Short Summers packaged together their individual 7″ releases into one download on Bandcamp.

Recommended for fans of: Pavement and Steve Malkmus’s solo material.

“California Christmas” – Kyle Krone

I’m not a huge fan of Christmas music as performed by contemporary musicians. All too often the songs are nothing more than novelty tracks that are only worth listening to a few times during the month of December. Of course, there are exceptions, a few of which I’ll be posting over the next week or so.

Kyle Krone (ex-The Shys) is one of my favorite singers and all-around swell guy and while, lyrically, his track “California Christmas” deals with holiday cheer, I’d listen to this thing while driving to the beach on summer vacation.

Free music Friday

The Goodnight Loving“Doesn’t Shake Me”
Franz Nicolay“This is Not a Pipe”
DD/MM/YY“Van Tan”
Pepper Rabbit“Older Brother”
Thank God“Ice Age”
Dominant Legs“About My Girls”
Like Bells“Follow the Birds”
In Granada“Distance and Temptation”
Abner Trio“Let Go of the Dream”
El Guincho“FM Tan Sexy”
Deer Tick“Piece by Piece, Frame by Frame”
Tamaryn“The Waves”