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2006 New Indie Artist Contest

Saturday, December 16, 2006


IRC is sponsoring an indie artist contest!!

OK (Computer) so check this out:

Send us your own music MP3 song or MP3 from your band. We'll then post a chart on our web site and let the visitors to our site decide who the winner is.

The winner will get free promotions, free search engine listings and will be featured on IRC as the New Indie Artist for 2006!! Plus, an Amazon gift card.

In addition, you will be featured on IRC's IndieStore Artist of the Year page.

Send your MP3 as attachment only with a brief description of your music, your name, location, age and any other relevant details. Please make the subject line of your email "IRC 2006 New Indie Artist Award" to help us sort the submissions.
Send submissions to indierockcafe.com@gmail.com

Thanks and good luck!!

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The Weekly Play - Top 20 Indie Countdown, Vol. 2

Each week, IRC posts the Top 20 Indie Countdown (aka "the weekly play"), highlighting great songs from indie bands from today and yesterday. Please support your indie bands by also visiting their websites.


Top 20 Indie Rock Countdown: Week of Dec. 17


1. "Chariot" - Page France from Hello, Dear Wind (2006) - Suicide Records
2. "The Night Will Go As Follows" - The Spill Canvas from Sunsets And Car Crashes - One Eleven Records
3. "No Complaints" - Beck from The Information
4. "Space Travel Is Boring" - Sun Kil Moon from Ghosts of the Great Highway
5. "
She's So Cold" - The Golden Republic from The Golden Republic

6. "The Start of Something" - Voxtrot from Raised By Wolves EP
7. "
Shine The Light" - Wolf Parade from Apologies to Queen Mary
8. "We Both Go Together" - The Decemberists from Picaresque
9. "
Sand" - Pokett from Your Picture Here
10. "Sun A.M." - Moonbabies from The Orange Billboard
11. "Cathie Cline" - R. Stevie Moore from I Killed The Monster
12. "Los Feliz Arms" - Sunday's Best from The Californian
13. "Boardline Creep" - The Matches from E. Von Dahl Killed The Locals
14. "Black Tongue" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs from Fever To Tell
15. "Song For The Angels" - Great Lake Swimmers from Bodies and Minds
16. "Grey Machine" - Pinback from Offcell
17. "On/Off" - Snow Patrol from When It's All Over We Have To Clear Up
18. "The Art of Losing" - American Hi-Fi from The Art of Losing
19. "I Saw Three Ships" - Sufjan Stevens from The Christmas Songs
20. "Honey I Sure Miss You" - Lumberob from
I Killed The Monster

Note: We always welcome your suggestions and feedback. Place a comment to discuss the playlist. There is no registeration or ads popping up to make a comment. It's fast and easy. Indie Rock Cafe Radio Podcasts will be available in coming weeks and will be much like the Top 20 Indie songs.


If you want to be alerted when the Podcasts are available send an to sunmoonrain at Gmail.com. In the subject line type: "Subscribe Indie Podcast."

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Best Indie CD of Year Contest Ends Jan. 30, 2007

Friday, December 15, 2006

What are the Top 10 indie albums of 2006?

IRC comprised a top 10 list based on our own choices as well as nominee lists from indie rock critics, bloggers and others found on the Internet during the past month. Only one can win.

Send your name and your choice of the best from the Top 10 listed below. The winner will be picked at random as long as your email address is valid.


The reward is a $15 gift card or transfer to a PayPal account.

Email IRC to submit your choice now!!! Put 'Best Indie Album 2006' in subject line please! :-)

Deadline is Jan 30, 2007.


What is the Best Indie Album of 2006?*
*this list is in random order, but we think it's the best top 10 for 2006


The Life Pursuit - Belle and Sebastian

The Avalanche - Sufjan Stevens

Gulag Orkestar - Beirut

Show Your Bones - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Return To Cookie Mountain - TV on the Radio

Silent Shout - The Knife

The Greatest - Cat Power

Dog Problems - The Format

You in Reverse - Built to Spill


Telephono/Soft Effects - Spoon



Again, don't forget to vote for your favorite album.





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Your Soundtrack Song Picks Series, Vol. 1

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Create your own soundtrack to the sequel of your favorite movie and it'll be posted on all of IRC affiliate web sites if you are the winner. Plus, the chosen winner, to be decided by visitors to the site, will receive a $10 gift card.

It's very simple, there are two ways to submit your list, either by
email or via the Comments link section.


To submit your list with the song name and artist clearly listed. You can also submit a URL to a song stream of your choices. Or you can send no more than two MP3s by email. Make sure to name the file of the song the title along with the artist.

The winner will get a $10 Amazon gift card and have their soundtrack listing published for everyone to see. We'll discuss later about how to link all of your soundtrack choices online when IRC announces a winner.


Again, this is your chance to either re-create the soundtrack of your favorite movie or create a sequel to your favorite music with the soundtrack listing.

Good luck. We can't wait to see your lists! Enjoy.

P.S. The soundtrack listings do not have to be indie music, but we strongly encourage it.

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Digging The Indie Archive Series, #2

Wednesday, December 13, 2006


Back in 1989 indie, or alternative, music was still in it's infancy. Sure, a year or two later, Nirvana shook the music world and introduced a generation of 'alternative' rock bands.


But 1989 was still a year of in which indie music began to grow in popularity as college radio stations, and some revolutionary commerical disc jockeys, spun tunes from bands like The Pixies, Yo La Tengo, Galaxie 500, Sonic Youth, and precious others.


http://www.emusic.com/album/10860/10860947.html
Then there was Spacemen 3.
The cosmos-invoking name did not stop this group of talented artists from releasing one of the best indie albums of 1989 and the beginning of the indie music movement. Playing With Fire not only offered curious music fans a chance to see what it was like for musicians to experiment with sounds, but it also serves as a tribute to class indie song writing and lyrics.

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ATTENTION: Indie Fans and Writers... We need you!

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Become a published Indie Rock Cafe writer, contributor or correspondent

IRC is seeking indie rock venue, album, concert, artist interviews, reviews and profiles from indie rock fans from anywhere indie lives.

Here's What You Do:

To easy become a writer or contributor to the Indie Rock Cafe website (and some of our affiliates), simply send an email to IRC and tell us what you're interested in.

Not only will you be a published indie rock music writer on a web site that is growing in popularity on the Internet, but you'll also get to see your work posted live (and in search engines on the Internet. This is a great way to build a portfolio doing something you love.

As the site grows, there are greater possibilities that may include income, gift cards, free CDs from record labels and much more.

In the coming months, we'll also be launching

Indie Rock Songs - http://indierocksongs.com
Indie Rock Concerts - http://indierockconcerts.com

Indie Indeed!



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View The Venue Series, V1: The Gargoyle, Washington University

Monday, December 11, 2006

Showing their true indie pride, students at Washington University in St. Louis ritually transform their study hall into a quasi-rock club known in the indie world as "The Gargoyle".

Since its first show held in 2002, the Gargolye quickly grew as a hot spot for indie up-starts as well as established indie bands. Over the years, the rooster has ranged from Yo La Tengo to Minus The Bear.

Just some of the great indie artists that have played this unique venue, or 'got a jumpstart', if you will, at the Gargoyle include:

Yo La Tengo
Broken Social Scene
The Golden Republic
Stars
Ted Leo
Ben Kweller
Starlight Mints
Minus The Bear

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