Indie Jack

Episode 35

2009-06-16T07:22:00.006-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. Akron/Family- River
2. Old 97's- Drowning in they Days
3. Bishop Allen- Oklahoma
4. Dinosaur Jr- I Want You To Know
5. Amanda Shires- There's Words
6. Slow Club- When You Go
7. Conor Oberst- Nikorette
8. The Flatlanders- Homeland Refugee
9. Spoon- I Turn My Camera On
10. Kim Richey- I'm Alright
11. Sunset Rubdown- Idiot Heart
12. Fanfarlo- The Walls Are Coming Down

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Episode 34

2009-06-02T07:22:00.016-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Zero
2. Tokyo Police Club - In a Cave
3. Shannon McArdle - Poison My Cup
4. Greg Camp - Cat's Game
5. Gentleman Reg - How We Exit
6. Neko Case - This Tornado Loves You
7. Black Lips - Short Fuse8. John Vanderslice - White Dove
9. Say Hi - Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh
10. Bell X1 - The Great Defector
11. Cracker - Turn On, Tune In Drop Out with Me
12. Passion Pit - To Kingdom Come

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Episode 33

2009-04-21T07:22:00.007-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. Franz Ferdinand - Lucid Dreams
2. We Were Promised Jetpacks - Ships With Holes Will Sink
3. Deer Tick - Art Isn't Real
4. Buffalo Killers - Leave The Sun Behind
5. The Nerves - When You Find Out
6. White Lies - Farewell to the Fairground
7. Dr. Dog - The Old Days
8. The Spinto Band - Summer Grof
9. Ladyhawk - I Don't Always Know What You're Saying
10. Oppenheimer - Look Up
11. Hot Lava - Apple+Option+Fire
12. The Sounds - Painted by Numbers

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Live at SXSW

2009-03-18T16:26:00.003-05:00

SXSW is live at NPR.ORG/SXSW

Episode 32 - SXSW Preview

2009-03-17T07:22:00.007-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. Pink Nasty - Mold the Gold
2. All Get Out - Water & God
3. Angry Vs The Bear - I Sing, We Sing
4. Artefacts for Space Travel - Recoop
5. Blue King Brown - Moment Of Truth
6. Boat People - Unsettle My Heart
7. The Clutters - 9999 (Ways to Hate Us)
8. Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
9. A Classic Education - Stay, Son
10. An Horse - Postcards
11. Samantha Crain - Devils in Boston
12. Underwater Tea Party - Plastic Cans
13. Dananananaykroyd - Pink Sabbath
14. Micachu - Golden Phone
15. The Dollyrots - My Best Friend's Hot

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Episode 31 - SXSW Preview

2009-03-11T07:22:00.016-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. The Decemberists - The Rake's Song
2. Girl in a Coma - Say
3. The Von Bondies - C'mon C'mon
4. Heartless Bastards - The Mountain
5. Toy Horses - I'll Play What You Want
6. Tunnel Clones - In the City
7. Anni Rossi - Wheelpusher
8. Department of Eagles - No One Does It Like You
9. Camera Obscura - Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken
10. St. Vincent - Marry Me
11. M. Ward - Never Had Nobody Like You
12. Arsenal - Estupendo
13. Alessi's Ark - The Horse
14. The Lovely Sparrows - Year of the Dog
15. Okkervil River - Calling and Not Calling My Ex

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Episode 30

2009-02-24T07:22:00.008-06:00

)( Playlist:
1. Andrew Bird - Fitz and the Dizzyspells
2. Neko Case - People Got a Lotta Nerve
3. Ribbons - Plain
4. MGMT - Weekend Wars
5. Greyboy - Color in Between the Lines
6. Rooney - When Did Your Heart Go Missing
7. Clem Snide - Beard of Bees
8. Jenny Lewis - The Charging Sky
9. Los Campesinos! - Ways to Make It Through the Wall
10. Spoon - Don't Make Me a Target
11. Old 97's - 504
12. Franz Ferdinand - Turn It On

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Episode 29

2009-02-10T07:22:00.005-06:00

)( Playlist:
1. Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls
2. Her Space Holiday - Just Another Day
3. Jenny Lewis - Handle with Care
4. The Lucksmiths - Good Light
5. Faded Paper Figures - North by North
6. Kristoff Krane - Miracle
7. Clem Snide - Born a Man
8. The BPA - Dirty Sheets
9. Ezra Furman and the Harpoons - Take Off Your Sunglasses
10. Coconut Records - Microphone
11. Blue Giant - Target Heart
12. Chris Bathgate - Serpentine

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Episode 28

2009-01-27T07:22:00.011-06:00

)( Playlist:
1. Bon Iver - Blood Bank
2. Parts and Labor - Nowheres Nigh
3. Throw Me the Statue - Lolita
4. Balbec - Paris Had No Skyline
5. Wild Sweet Orange - House of Regret
6. Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - Be Easy
7. The French Kicks - Abandon
8. Kick Kick - Man in the Mirror
9. Land of Talk - Some Are Lakes
10. Vampire Weekend - Campus
11. Ray LaMontagne - You Are the Best Thing
12. Unbunny - Emily

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Episode 27

2009-01-13T07:22:00.010-06:00

)( Playlist:
1. Japanese Motors - Better Trends
2. Plus Minus - Snowblind
3. Santogold - L.E.S. Artistes
4. The Airborne Toxic Event - Sometime Around Midnight
5. Bon Iver - Flume
6. Geri X - Kiss on Both Eyelids
7. Luke Buda - Special Surprise
8. Love Is All - Wishing Well
9. James Yorkston - Tortoise Regrets Hare
10. Her Space Holiday - Sleepy Tigers
11. Sparks - Let the Monkey Drive
12. Rogue Wave - Chicago x 12

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Episode 26 - Best of 2008 Part 2

2008-12-30T07:22:00.000-06:00

My favorite songs of the year!
)( Playlist:
16. Jason Collett - Out of Time
15. Langhorne Slim - Restless
14. James McMurtry - Just Us Kids
13. Okkervil River - Pop Lie
12. The Hush Sound - Honey
11. Star Anna - Devil Don't Remember My Name
10. Conor Oberst - Sausalito
9. Jenny Lewis - See Fernando
8. Blitzen Trapper - Furr
7. Wild Sweet Orange - Ten Dead Dogs
6. Fleet Foxes - White Winter Hymnal
5. Bon Iver - Skinny Love
4. Fanfarlo - Harold T. Wilkins
3. Blind Pilot - One Red Thread
2. MGMT - Time to Pretend
1. Vampire Weekend - A-Punk

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Episode 25 - Best of 2008 Part 1

2008-12-23T07:22:00.018-06:00

Here’s the list of my favorite songs I played on the podcast this year that were also released in 2008. I have ranked alphabetically because they feel about the same to me. Next week I’m playing for keeps. Those will be the cream of the crop, the best of the best, the… well you get the idea.
)( Playlist:
32. Eef Barzelay - The Girls Don't Care
31. Headlights - Market Girl
30. Hello Saferide - 2008
29. KaiserCartel - Season Song
28. Marah - Angels of Destruction!
27. Mates of State - My Only Offer
26. Nada Surf - Beautiful Beat
25. New Faces - My Alarm
24. Pablo - Hey Luci
23. Peter Morén - Social Competence
22. Plants and Animals - Bye Bye Bye
21. Santogold - You'll Find a Way
20. She & Him - Why Do You Let Me Stay Here-
19. Sigur Rós - Gobbledigook
18. The Ting Tings - Great DJ
17. The Weepies - Hideaway

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Episode 24

2008-12-16T07:22:00.011-06:00

)( Playlist:
1. My Morning Jacket - Evil Urges
2. Santogold - You'll Find a Way
3. Jenny Lewis - Acid Tongue
4. M. Ward - Chinese Translation
5. Amanda Shires - There's Words
6. The Submarines - Xavia
7. 22 Pistepirkko - Birdy
8. The Hush Now - Traditions
9. Vampire Weekend - Oxford Comma
10. Mates of State - The Re-Arranger
11. Ladyhawk - S.T.H.D
12. Band of Horses - Ode to LRC

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Great Amazon Music Sale

2008-11-27T16:26:00.002-06:00

AmazonMP3 is selling 50 Albums for $5 Each for a limited time. There are some great artists including Coldplay, Vampire Weekend, She & Him, Fleet Foxes, Death Cab, Beck, Portishead, R.E.M., Radiohead, Nada Surf, Dr Dog and many more. > CLICK HERE

Episode 23

2008-11-25T07:22:00.005-06:00

)( Playlist:
1. Nada Surf - Weightless
2. Tanya Davis - Art
3. Passenger - Night Vision Binoculars
4. Calexico - Two Silver Trees
5. Sondre Lerche - Two Way Monologue
6. Son Volt - Drown
7. The Redwalls - Home
8. Caitlin Cary - Second Option
9. King Khan & His Shrines - Outta Harm's Way
10. Blind Pilot - One Red Thread
11. Conor Oberst - Moab
12. Star Anna - Crooked Path

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Episode 22

2008-11-04T07:22:00.021-06:00

)( Playlist:
1. Locksley - Don't Make Me Wait
2. Okkervil River - The President''s Dead
3. Hello Saferide - 2008
4. Frightened Rabbit - Good Arms vs Bad Arms
5. Cut Off Your Hands - As Happy as Can Be
6. Switches - Drama Queen
7. Pablo - Hey Luci
8. Kinetic Stereokids - Have A Nice Day
9. Thee Makeout Party! - Wreckless Epic
10. Marching Band - I Could Never
11. The Builders & The Butchers - When It Rains
12. Western Fifth - In The End I Went Away

Episode 22 (44:20)

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Episode 21

2008-10-28T07:22:00.010-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. The Black & White Years - Power to Change
2. The Stills - Being Here
3. The Acorn - Dents
4. We Are Scientists - Lethal Enforcer
5. The Pharmacy - Little Toys on a Shelf
6. Langhorne Slim - Worries
7. Shout Out Louds - Tonight I Have to Leave It
8. Annuals - Hardwood Floor
9. Bishop Allen - Middle Management
10. MGMT - Kids
11. Decibully - Penny Look Down
12. The Decemberists - The Sporting Life

Episode 21 (48:11)

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Episode 20

2008-10-21T07:22:00.000-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. Jenny Lewis - See Fernando
2. Jurassic 5 - Jurass Finish First
3. Okkervil River - Lost Coastlines
4. Vampire Weekend - M79
5. Spoon - My Little Japanese Cigarette Case
6. Ron Sexsmith - Strawberry Blonde
7. Port O'Brien - I Woke Up Today
8. Giant Panda - Laser Ray
9. Beth Orton - Countenance
10. Jens Lekman - The Opposite of Hallelujah
11. Josh Ritter - Rumors
12. The Broken West - Perfect Games

Episode 20 (46:31)

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Episode 19

2008-10-14T07:22:00.000-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. Of Montreal - Id Engager
2. Minus The Bear - Pachuca Sunrise
3. Biirdie - I Wish I Could've Been There
4. Wolf Parade - Call It a Ritual
5. Iron & Wine - Boy with a Coin
6. David Vandervelde - Jacket
7. Old 97's - St. Ignatius
8. Margot & the Nuclear So and So's - Broadripple Is Burning
9. Tegan and Sara - You Wouldn't Like Me
10. Gunbunny - Left Coast
11. The War on Drugs - Taking the Farm
12. Letters to Cleo - Here and Now

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Bishop Allen on the Big Screen

2008-10-13T16:26:00.007-05:00

Yeah, little Bishop Allen made it's big screen debut in "Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist". Not only does the band appear on the indie-heavy soundtrack but also on the screen. In the film, Nick's (Michael Cere) band opens for Bishop Allen. The video below, Middle Management, is laced with clips from the film.

Also appearing on the soundtrack are songs by Vampire Weekend, Band of Horses, Modest Mouse, Shout Out Louds, Devendra Banhart and more...

Episode 18

2008-09-30T07:22:00.008-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. Tokyo Police Club - Box
2. Blitzen Trapper - Furr
3. The Hold Steady - Sequestered in Memphis
4. Foals - Balloons
5. New Radiant Storm King - Undignified
6. Herman Dune - I Wish That I Could See You Soon
7. Laura Marling - My Manic And I
8. Sleep Station - Hello Mr. Coughlin
9. Julie Ocean - My Revenge
10. The Dodos - Fools
11. Marching Band - Make Up Artist
12. Okkervil River - Pop Lie

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Episode 17

2008-09-23T07:22:00.005-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. Shout Out Louds - Impossible
2. Star Anna - Devil Don't Remember My Name
3. The Broken West - Auctioneer
4. Wild Sweet Orange - Ten Dead Dogs
5. M. Ward - Magic Trick
6. The Wood Brothers - One More Day
7. Aqualung - Brighter Than Sunshine
8. Rogue Wave - Like I Needed
9. The Hush Sound - Medicine Man
10. Conor Oberst - Get-Well-Cards
11. New Faces - Ms. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
12. Noah and the Whale - Jocasta

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Episode 16

2008-09-16T07:22:00.007-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. Vampire Weekend - I Stand Corrected
2. Amy Cook - Hello Bunny
3. Langhorne Slim - Restless
4. MGMT - Electric Feel
5. Los Dos Bros - Athena & The Dogs
6. Rhett Miller - Come Around
7. Throw Me the Statue - About to Walk
8. Spiritualized - Soul On Fire
9. The Shaky Hands - We Are Young
10. Dengue Fever - Sober Driver
11. The Sadies - The Trial
12. Hallelujah the Hills - Hallelujah the Hills

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Main Street Live Festival

2008-09-10T07:22:00.006-05:00

This fall the Granada Theater and the City of Dallas are teaming up to put on a free concert series. Bands include: Louis XIV, Reverend Horton Heat, Mae, Fair to Midland, Crash That Took Me, Stock Market Crash, Calhoun, The Orange, Alpha Rev, Lions , The Feds, Mothers Anthem, Loaded Moses, Dead Twins, The Riverboat Gamblers, Vallejo, Record Hop, The Drams, Phil Pritchett, Black Tie Dynasty, The New Frontiers, Homer Hiccolm & The Rocketboys, Blowing Trees and The Burning Hotels. For more deatils and ticket information, click on the flyer.

Episode 15

2008-09-09T07:22:00.017-05:00

)( Playlist:
1. Ra Ra Riot - Dying Is Fine
2. Spoon - Black Like Me
3. Interpol - The Heinrich Maneuver
4. Biirdie - Estelle
5. Thao with Get Down Stay Down - Beat (Health, Life and Fire)
6. Jenny Lewis - Rise Up with Fists!!
7. Razorlight - In the Morning
8. Kings of Convenience - I'd Rather Dance With You
9. Smile Smile - Anymore
10. Matt Costa - Sunshine
11. Laura Marling - Failure
12. Travis - Sing

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