As 2008 comes to a close, we at Stranger Dance are starting to look forward to what 2009 holds. A number of our favorite artists (Andrew Bird, Bon Iver, Jason Isbell, M. Ward, Wilco, etc.) have confirmed upcoming albums and even more are flirting with the idea.
A few things stuck out to us while compiling [...]

[Update: Looking for playlists for the 2009 festival? We've got you covered: Friday, Saturday & Sunday]
Here’s the third and final installment of our Outside Lands Festival preview. Today, we bring you songs by all of the artists appearing on Sunday of Outside Lands.
You can find the two previous installments here: Friday & Saturday
With our fancy [...]

The folks at APE Concerts just sent out an announcement with three pieces of info that are sure to please the masses:

They will be offering single-day tickets (available here)
The full lineup schedule (we pieced together most of it a few weeks ago, but we now have a fully sanctioned official version)
They’ve added to the already [...]

So, apparently you can’t start a music blog without having a top ten list of the past year’s best albums. Even if it’s about a month too late. That’s what Editor-in-Chief The Stranger claims… but relax, the Vague Panther’s list is clearly the best.

Only if they’re Canadian. Stars is another one of those bands in the Canadian indie renaissance that epitomizes everything you love or hate about square-glass rock. This remix of the original, Set Yourself on Fire, hands over each track to friends like Apostle of Hustle, Jason Collett, the Dears, Junior Boys, Young Galaxy and others [...]