PUR Recap 28 July 2009

1) New Polvo song ,"Beggar's Bowl", available for free download from Merge Records. Get it, then listen at high volume for best results.

2) The Octopus Project has a new, awesome video for "Wet Gold". For you surfers (like me) out there, there's actually some decent waves in the background of some of the shots. Plus there are some trippy snails and a singing boat!

3) These United States offering "I Want You to Keep Everything" for free download. Yeah, label (United Interests) promos!

4) Sunny Day Real Estate tour dates announced. Closest show to SB is at the Fonda Theater in L.A. on October 11. Tickets are available here. Opening for SDRE is The Jealous Sound. A little emo for my taste, but they should make for a good show.

5) Blind Pilot is performing Saturday Aug. 1 at Muddy Waters in Santa Barbara. Show starts at 9pm. More info and tickets are available at Club Mercy. Congrats to Jesse for winning tickets!

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PUR Recap from 23 June 2009

1) Dinosaur Jr.!!! New album, Farm!!! Out today!!! Get it here!!!

I'm so excited about this that I can't even form complete sentences. Dinosaur Jr. has been in my top 5 favorite bands since I was in musical daipers. The album is solid, and I'll be reviewing it soon... Oh, I almost forgot to mention that today is a day of victory for politically minded indie rockers out there; Farm is on an indie label, Jagjaguwar. Bye, bye, ye brothers Warner.

2) Goleta/KCSB's own Watercolor Paintings are kicking off their 2009 Summer Tour at the Biko Garage in IV tonight. Opening bands: Backpack, Fleabag, Miguel From Oakland. Biko is at 6612 Sueno Rd., Isla Vista and the cost: donations! Since you've probably missed the show if you're reading this, wish the band well on myspace or check them out when they're in your town.

3) Yo La Tengo - Periodically Double or Triple available for free download here. This track will be on the upcoming album, Popular Songs, out September 8 on Matador Records.

4) Of all the freebies, I love digging up free albums the most. This one, entitled Cyber Sex, is a "mix tape" put out by Sub Pop Records featuring a number of artists. Some of these songs have been available for awhile, but now you can download them all at the same time here.

5) Starting with a bang, ending with a bang...Sub Pop announced today that Sunny Day Real Estate is REUNITING!!! Today is turning out to be awesome. Another of my all time favs getting back together for a tour beginning September 17!!! Come to Santa Barbara, pleeeease. Read about it here.

6) My apologies for the excess of exclamation points today. I promise it won't become a regular thing.