Gayngs will be kicking off their U.S. Tour in two weeks! Ten of the twenty-plus contributors on the Relayted album will be there, including Justin Vernon and Mike Noyce of Bon Iver, ringleader Ryan Olson, Zak Coulter and Adam Hurlburt of Solid Gold. Jake Luck of Leisure Birds, Ivan Rosebud of The Rosebuds, Brad Cook and Joe Westerlund of Megafaun, and Mike Lewis of Andrew Bird and Happy Apple will all be there too! Watch them do a cover of Alan Parson`s Eye in the sky (with Ivan Rosebud, Brad Cook of Megafaun, Mike Noyce of Bon Iver, and Michael Lewis of Happy Apple/Dosh/Andrew Bird).

Jesse Marchant (JBM) was lauded by iTunes as a top singer/songwriter of 2009. Only recently immersing himself back into music writing lyrics, singing and recording, JBM has the lush and haunting vocals that are reminiscent of his musical peers – Jim James or Justin Vernon (Bon Iver). Marchant’s debut album not even in July (April 13th, Partisan Records) was made in just two weeks, but it embodies a meticulous and carefully crafted sound that could take a lifetime to achieve. not even in July is a collection of ten heartfelt compositions that billow, ripple and glide by softly with measured persistence and spectral beauty. Fresh on the heels of a nationwide tour with Sondre Lerche, JBM is on the road with Rogue Wave right now. Listen to Ambitions & War – not even in July

Catch JBM live with Rogue Wave :

Apr 7 Rio Theatre Santa Cruz, CA

Apr 9 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR

Apr 10 Neumo’s Seattle, WA

Apr 13 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO

Apr 14 The Bottleneck Lawrence, KS

Apr 15 Fine Line Cafe Minneapolis, MN

Apr 16 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI

Apr 17 Lincoln Hall (Early Show) Chicago, IL

Apr 17 Lincoln Hall (SOLD OUT) Chicago, IL

Apr 20 Mojo’s Columbia, MO

Apr 21 Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa, OK

Apr 24 Club Congress Tucson, AZ

Apr 27 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

Apr 29 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA

Apr 30 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA

Volcano coir is the side project of Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and his friends from Collection of Colonies of Bees. This is a Bon Iver track that has a totally different mood and background to it. Sounds like a Bon Iver meets Animal collective track.

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This is another artist everyone loves to write about, but I love his 2 recent albums so much that I have got to include something about him here on Lofiles. His unique guitar tuning and down playing and falsetto vocals, and beautiful little are a big inspiration for me.
“Justin Vernon began recording under the nom de band Bon Iver following the breakup of DeYarmond Edison, an indie folk group similar in tone and manner to Iron & Wine, Little Wings and, to a certain extent, Bonnie “Prince” Billy. Vernon’s solo project took DeYarmond Edison’s introspective, folky sound and embellished it with squinchy, quirky orchestral touches that nodded to Sparklehorse and a drifty optimism reminiscent of the Flaming Lips. Vernon moved back to Wisconsin the winter following DeYarmond’s demise, setting up camp in a remote cabin in the north woods for three months. It was a hugely generative period for Vernon; writing and recording songs in 12-hour bursts, he found himself with a nine-song debut album by spring. He dubbed the project Bon Iver (an intentional misspelling of the French for “good winter”), and the disc, For Emma, Forever Ago, was released on Jagjaguwar in early 2008. Joined in his live shows by Sean Carey, Vernon toured throughout the eastern U.S. and Canada throughout the remainder of the year, sharing the stage with like-minded singer/songwriter Elvis Perkins. As the year progressed, the album became quite popular with both the buying public and critics, eventually landing on a number of “Best of 2008″ year-end lists. In January of 2009, Bon Iver returned with an EP of old and new songs titled Blood Bank”. Written by Margaret Reges

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