My Old Kentucky Blog tipped us off to this session at Sun Studios by Backyard Tire Fire.

Download the session here.

Here is the video:

Thanks to Cause = Time for posting Nada Surf’s live performance from SxSW 2008.

Nada Surf Live Session @ the Dell Lounge, SxSW 2008

Paste Magazine also has a great video of the performance.

Nada Surf - “See These Bones”

Bon Iver recently stopped by The Current Studio for a Minnesota Public Radio/ KCMP live session.  You can download below.

Click here to hear the session.

HearYa recently had country’s hottest talent, Justin Townes Earle in for a live session.  It’ll show you that the album does him no justice. Here are the tracks. Pay special attention to Lone Pine Hill.  Amazing tune.

Justin Townes Earle - Lone Pine Hill

Justin Townes Earle - Who Am I To Say

Justin Townes Earle - Your Biscuits Are Big Enough For Me

Justin Townes Earle - Turn Out My Lights

The Brits are comparing 19 year old Adele to Amy Winehouse, but let’s just hope its a compliment for her vocal prowess and not a crack habit and case of crazy.

Hear for yourself at the AOL podcast:

Adele on The Interface

Here’s the setlist and links to video:

Full set
· Chasing Pavements
· Make You Feel My Love
· Melt My Heart to Stone
· Hometown Glory
· Interview

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?

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 in the River

Fleet Foxes - Sun it Rises

Fleet Foxes - White Winter

Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant

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