Okkervil River stopped by the WOXY studios for a Lounge Acts. Here’s the setlist and mp3 podcast.
Track Listing:
Lost Coastlines (new/unreleased)
A King & A Queen
- interview -
A Hand To Take Hold Of The Scene
It Ends With A Fall
Okkervil River Live Session

HearYa.com posted a session from the Bay Area’s own Howlin Rain. Those crackers have soul. Sample the mp3 below, then head on over to hear the rest of the Howlin Rain live session.
Howlin Rain - Nomads

Black Cab Sessions landed a great performance with Britt Daniel of Spoon. He holds up really well with no band backing him. A solo album some day, perhaps?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-r0BiEuC3M

Buzz bands don’t get much buzzier than Fleet Foxes. Their Sun Giant EP, released on SubPop, has been making its rounds in the universe of blogs. And for good reason. They are the most harmonious band out there today. Head over to Daytrotter for the writeup and the tracks.
Downloads:
Fleet Foxes - Drops […]

Aquarium Drunkard posted a very solid live session from The National. It’s from 2005 so you won’t find any material from The Boxer, but the recordings are top notch.
Here are two of the tracks, but head over to Aquarium Drunkard for the entire collection.
The National -All the Wine

The National - Secret Meeting

The Aussie retro dance trio recently visited the Spinner studios to perform a short set on The Interface. Pop Matters described their sound as “Dylanesque phrasing to a full-on Tim Buckley howl.”
The Cut Copy Live Session
Full Set:
So Haunted
Lights and Music
Far Away
Hearts on Fire
Interview

Though it hasn’t been talked about much, after Billy Bragg and his band the Blokes recorded the upcoming Mr. Love and Justice, Billy went back into the studio and re-recorded the whole album solo with just an electric guitar. That session was documented on film, and from that comes the powerful simplicity of this […]