Chief's Debut Album + NYC Shows (Free MP3 Download)

A couple of months ago I went to Union Pool to see what was dubbed as one of the last Wild Yaks shows ever. It was outside during the day and they played as a 3 piece. After they finished up a band from LA called Chief went on. I didn't know anything about them at the time but a few friends of mine seemed super excited about it. After about 30 seconds of the first song I could see why.

Chief's sound, at least from what I saw live, has an "Allman Brothers if they were a mellow indie band" vibe. That's not to say Chief has a particularly country rock sound but there are traces of it here and there. After listening to the single though I'm not sure that comes across in the recording. Nonetheless, describe them as you like, when all is said and done they're just a really good band. They're releasing their debut album called Modern Rituals on August 17th, you can pre-order it here or just stream it on MySpace starting today.

MP3:

Night & Day - Chief
 Chief – Night and Day by BrooklynSkiClub 

Chief has three shows coming up in NYC if you want to check them out live.

Aug 14 - JellyNYC Pool Party (Free show!)
Aug 15 - Governor’s Island w/ Dr. Dog (Free show!)
Aug 17 - Joe’s Pub

Pics from Union Pool

Gunfight Album, Frontier Land (Free MP3)

One of my favorite Brooklyn bands, Gunfight!, recently released an album called Frontier Land. If you've had the pleasure of seeing these guys live then you'll recognize most of the songs on the album. The recording does a pretty good job of capturing the essence of their live shows. Considering they're one of the absolute best live bands in Brooklyn that's a good thing. If you want to check them out in action they're playing Cameo on August 21st.

The last time we saw Gunfight! was at a loft party with Hank & Cupcakes at the infamous McKibbin Lofts. As always the whole place erupted during Gunfight's set. Literally every single person in the room was dancing and passing around bottles of booze and just going apeshit. I've been to lots of Gunfight! shows and this happens every time, even at square joints like Crash Mansion (check out the video below from a Ski Club show at Crash Mansion, at about 1:54 we get a crowd shot of everyone dancing). Again, you have to go see these guys play live.

In the meantime you can purchase the 12 track album from Amazon for $8.99. And if you're strapped for cash or just want a freebie we've got a free MP3 download of "Woof/Howl."

Link:

Buy Frontier Land by Gunfight at Amazon

MP3:

Woof/Howl - Gunfight!

Pics from the McKibbin Loft show I mentioned

Iced!

Download Every Mojo Nixon Album For Free

It's not often that an artist with as many albums as Mojo Nixon decides to give them all away for free. Mojo Nixon is def not for everyone but might as well give it a shot.

Link:
Amazon - Mojo Nixon Discography

New Sigmund Droid Album, Maximum Grind

I meant to put this post up a couple days ago but better late then never. Sigmund Droid has recently released a new album called Maximum Grind. The album is for sale on Amazon for $4.45.

Link:
Sigmund Droid on Amazon