Daytrotter’s Barnstormer Tours, 2009

Published: June 2 2011ByPeter Oberg
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Just about every set from the first two Daytrotter Barnstormer tours are now available for streaming and download - that's 50 new releases. Get a taste of those unforgettable evenings with some history & song previews here.

A City Boy Ready for a Barnstormer

Published: April 19 2010ByPeter Oberg
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The third Daytrotter Barnstormer is as ideal a tour as a New York City Phish head/indie rock fan could hope for. Catch a show now while they're still small enough to fit inside of barns.

“These Beanie Babies are going to be worth MILLIONS!”

Published: April 13 2010ByMichael Saltsman
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(Peanut The Royal Blue Elephant is going to put my kids through college) Here We Go Magic’s “Collector” sounds like a flood of good vibes. So much finger picking goodness to complement Luke’s effortless vocal lines. Though “Collector” was recorded for this Daytrotter session almost a year ago, I can see this being the perfect summer [...]

Neon Indian: Chillwave at SXSW 2010

Published: March 25 2010ByEvan Conquest
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More than 20 years after its launch in 1987, SXSW’s national presence and appeal is still growing. The music festival brought over 13,000 people to the streets of downtown Austin, which is an 11% increase from just one year ago. With more than 2,000 bands on the schedule, it’s only possible to take in a small [...]

Vic Chesnutt

Published: December 29 2009ByBill Sagan
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Vic Chesnutt passed away four days ago on Christmas. I did not know Vic personally but this past summer he performed at our Daytrotter Studio in Rock Island, Illinois. Elf Power helped carry him up 44 stairs to our studio and his Daytrotter Session with Elf Power was superb. We loved his music and intensity and [...]

Keegan DeWitt on Daytrotter

Published: September 16 2009ByEric Johnson
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If you haven’t spent any time over at our partner site, Daytrotter, I highly recommend killing a couple of hours wandering through the sessions.  Some of my favorites include The National, Brett Dennen and Andrew Bird but it is hard to go wrong.  Just some incredible music with a flavor that really is unique [...]