Ann Courtney & The Late Bloomers Play a CD Release Show @ Rockwood Music Hall on April 25th

Download: Ann Courtney & the Late Bloomers - "Perfect Medicine" (MP3)

Following up their 2006 release, The Pollyanna EP, Ann Courtney & the Late Bloomers are releasing their full-length debut, Crocodile, on April 28th (on The Cougar Label).

I've listened to the first few cuts from the disc and was immediately impressed. Ann Courtney sings with a sultry cool and her voice is somewhat similar to artists like Chrissie Hyde and PJ Harvey. How Marvelous (UK Music blog) described Crocdile as "a surprising range of styles, bound together by Ann's voice, which could be described as a uniquely splendid amalgam of Chrissie Hynde, PJ Harvey & Patti Smith, with a Loretta Lynn feel."

Ann Courtney and the Late Bloomers' record release show is at Rockwood Music Hall on Saturday, April 25th. The show is free (one drink minimum) and starts at 10PM.

Here is a video of Ann Courtney performing "Perfect Medicine" live on Fearless Music.



Links:
Ann Courtney & the Late Bloomers MySpace Profile

The Dig Play Pianos on Feb. 18th and Bowery Ballroom on Feb. 24th (with The Mystery Jets)

DOWNLOAD: The Dig - "She's Going to Kill That Boy" (MP3)

The Onion said that The Dig "are building a reputation as one of the best young bands in New York. The songs on their (2007) EP "Good Luck and Games"...have energy and intelligence matched only by their heartfelt swagger."

The band posted a new three song demo on their website as a free download and they are playing a couple of local shows before going off on an East Coast tour. The first is a free show at Piano's on Feb. 18th. This show starts at midnight. The second show is at the Bowery Ballroom on Feb. 24th with The Mystery Jets. Tickets are $20 and doors are at 7:30PM.

Links:
The Dig's MySpace Profile

The Ropes Play Southpaw Tonight (Sunday - December 9th)

The Ropes, along with Beasts of Eden and Ice Palace are playing a show at Southpaw tonight. This is a pretty cool lineup of bands and tickets are only $8.00.

The Ropes have sort of an early Garbage/Shirley Manson thing going on that works well for them. The band started getting a buzz with the last year's release of their debut EP. The EP hit the CMJ Top 200 list and the band has sold over 5,000 copies to-date. The new EP, "Cry to the Beat" is now out and a number of tracks from both EPs are streaming on the band's MySpace page. The video for "Kill Her Off" (from the first EP) is below.

The Ropes - Kill Her Off


Links:
The Ropes' MySpace page