indie rock jackpot

I don't really like the term 'indie-rock'. It has been over used, and is used in the 'forefront' media as a loose label for just about anything these days. It is incorrectly used more and more to describe a sound, rather than a culture or drive.

It was exciting today when a friend of mine pointed me over to Daytrotter Sessions. (Link) Ran out of a studio in Rock Island, Illinois (midwest=heartland) - Daytrotter brings in a vast array of acts to record a couple songs for them. These songs may be new or old, release or unreleased, new versions or established renditions. Being in Rock Island gives them a great geographic location to hook up with everyone either inbound or outbound from Chicago.

Check it out, it is really a nugget of something new and valuable to hold you over through those dry times of "I just haven't been impressed by music lately". I'm most glad about Aloha, Six Parts Seven, Grizzly Bear, Owen, Velvet Teen, Of Montreal, Conner, and Casiotone for the Painfully Alone being involved - and they are just a small example of the 75+ bands available in the archives.