Frank YangWriteup of the evening over here.

Lower Dens
– Baltimore psych-pop quartet led by Jana Hunter released their debut Twin Hand Movement last year and released a new non-album single entitled “Batman” back in January.
Photos: Lower Dens @ Klub Krucial – March 18, 2011
MP3: Lower Dens – “Hospice Gates”

Noah & The Whale
– London folk-rockers gone synth-rockers with their third album, the just-released Last Night On Earth. Spinner, Chart and DIY have feature pieces on the band.
Photos: Noah & The Whale @ Lustre Pearl – March 18, 2011
MP3: Noah & The Whale – “The First Days Of Spring”
Video: Noah & The Whale – “L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N.”
Video: Noah & The Whale – “Love Of An Orchestra”
Video: Noah & The Whale – “Blue Skies”
Video: Noah & The Whale – “Five Years Time”
Video: Noah & The Whale – “2 Bodies 1 Heart”
Video: Noah & The Whale – “Shape Of My Heart”

Lanterns On The Lake
– Orchestral dream-pop from the north of England newly signed to Bella Union should have their debut album out this year.
Photos: Lanterns On The Lake @ The Central Presbyterian Church – March 18, 2011
MP3: Lanterns On The Lake – “I Will Lay You Down”
MP3: Lanterns On The Lake – “Caught On The Way”
MP3: Lanterns On The Lake – “Under Stars”
MP3: Lanterns On The Lake – “This Year”
MP3: Lanterns On The Lake – “I Always Knew”
MP3: Lanterns On The Lake – “Lonely Sail”

Revolver
– French pop outfit with a taste for rockabilly rhythms and cellos released Music For A While back in 2009. Aux.tv has a video session with the band.
Photos: Revolver @ Easy Tiger Patio – March 18, 2011
MP3: Revolver – “Get Around Town”
Video: Revolver – “Get Around Town”
Video: Revolver – “Leave Me Alone”
Video: Revolver – “Balulalow”

Frank YangHow the day was spent in words.

No Joy
– Montreal-based garage-gaze duo released their debut Ghost Blonde last year.
Photos: No Joy @ The Mohawk – March 18, 2011
MP3: No Joy – “Hawaii”
Video: No Joy – “Hawaii”

Erland & The Carnival
– Pairing ex-Verve guitarist Simon Tong with folk singer Erland Cooper has yielded a new album in the just-released Nightingale. Tong fills out a questionnaire for JamBase.
Photos: Erland & The Carnival @ Dirty Dog Bar – March 18, 2011
MP3: Erland & The Carnival – “Nightingale”
MP3: Erland & The Carnival – “Trouble In Mind”
Video: Erland & The Carnival – “Map Of An Englishman”
Video: Erland & The Carnival – “Trouble In Mind”
Video: Erland & The Carnival – “You Don’t Have To Be Lonely”

The White Wires
– Ottawa trio who released their latest blast of pure and simple punk-pop last year in WWII just want to rock out and have a good time.
Photos: The White Wires @ Shangri-La – March 18, 2011
MP3: The White Wires – “Be True To Your School (Until You Get Kicked Out)”
Video: The White Wires – “Let’s Go To The Beach”
Video: The White Wires – “Girly Girly Girly”
Video: The White Wires – “In My Bed”

Edwyn Collins
– legendary new-wave/post-punk pioneer who has recovered from a 2005 cerebral hemorrhage enough to not only record and release a new album in Losing Sleep, but perform it live. Spinner has an interview with Collins.
Photos: Edwyn Collins @ The East Side Drive-In Stage One – March 18, 2011
Video: Edwyn Collins – “Losing Sleep”
Video: Edwyn Collins – “You’ll Never Know”
Video: Edwyn Collins – “A Girl Like You”
Video: Edwyn Collins – “Everything & You”
Video: Orange Juice – “Blue Boy”

Dum Dum Girls
– Smart and sexy Los Angeles retro-rockers who’ve just followed up their 2010 debut I Will Be with the He Gets Me High EP. Pitchfork has a Tunnelvision video session with the band while AV Club Undercover invites them to cover Big Star.
Photos: Dum Dum Girls @ Lustre Pearl – March 18, 2011
MP3: Dum Dum Girls – “He Gets Me High”
MP3: Dum Dum Girls – “Bhang Bhang I’m A Burnout”
MP3: Dum Dum Girls – “D.A.L.”
MP3: Dum Dum Girls – “Jail La La”
Video: Dum Dum Girls – “He Gets Me High”
Video: Dum Dum Girls – “Bhang Bhang I’m A Burnout”
Video: Dum Dum Girls – “Jail La La”

Frank YangThe what the what on this evening over here.

The Strokes
– New York’s garage-rock kings return after a half-decade away with Angles and prove they’re still capable of inducing a minor riot. There’s interviews with the band at Exclaim and Spinner while Spin has excerpted a section of this month’s cover story wherein Albert Hammond Jr talks about the extent of his drug problems.
Photos: The Strokes @ Auditorium Shores – March 17, 2011
MP3: The Strokes – “Under Cover Of Darkness”
MP3: The Strokes – “Last Nite”
Video: The Strokes – “Call Me Back”
Video: The Strokes – “Under Cover Of Darkness”
Video: The Strokes – “You Only Live Once”
Video: The Strokes – “Juicebox”
Video: The Strokes – “Reptilia”
Video: The Strokes – “The End Has No End”
Video: The Strokes – “Someday”
Video: The Strokes – “Hard To Explain”
Video: The Strokes – “Last Nite”
Video: The Strokes – “The Modern Age”

I Was Totally Destroying It
– North Carolinan power-pop outfit released their self-titled debut way back in 2007; I’d say they’re about due for something new.
Photos: I Was Totally Destroying It @ Easy Tiger Patio – March 17, 2011
MP3: I Was Totally Destroying It – “Come Out Come Out”

tUnE-yArDs
– The stage name of multi-talented and briefly Canadian Merrell Garbus will release her new record w h o k i l l on April 19. NPR is streaming one of her shows at SxSW and she plays the Horseshoe on May 12
Photos: tUnE-yArDs @ Central Presbyterian Church – March 17, 2011
MP3: tUnE-yArDs – “Bizness”
MP3: tUnE-yArDs – “Sunlight”
MP3: tUnE-yArDs – “Hatari”
Video: tUnE-yArDs – “Bizness”
Video: tUnE-yArDs – “Real Live Flesh”

Chapel Club
– Moody London five-piece released their debut album Palace, one of their former names, back in January. Female First has an interview.
Photos: Chapel Club @ The Bat Bar – March 17, 2011
Video: Chapel Club – “Roads”
Video: Chapel Club – “All The Eastern Girls”
Video: Chapel Club – “O Maybe I”

Oh Land
– Danish electro-pop artist Nanna Øland Fabricius is getting all kinds of attention thanks to her single “Son Of A Gun”. Her second album, a self-titled effort, is available now. The South Florida Gay News has an interview with Fabricius.
Photos: Oh Land @ Buffalo Billiards – March 17, 2011
Video: Oh Land – “Son Of A Gun”

Frank YangCheck out the day’s recap over here.

Emmylou Harris
– legendary country trailblazer who releases her latest album Hard Bargain on April 26.
Photos: Emmylou Harris @ The ACC Radio Day Stage – March 17, 2011
Video: Emmylou Harris – “Not Enough”

Still Corners
– London dreampop band newly signed to Sub Pop will have their debut full-length out before the end of the year.
Photos: Still Corners @ The ACC Dot Com Day Stage – March 17, 2011
MP3: Still Corners – “Cremora”
MP3: Still Corners – “History Of Love”
Video: Still Corners – “Wish”
Video: Still Corners – “Don’t Fall In Love”

DeVotchKa
– Swoony Denver-based Balkan-Mariachi quartet released their new record 100 Lovers earlier this month. Spinner and MSN have interviews with the band, who are at The Mod Club in Toronto on March 30.
Photos: DeVotchKa @ The ACC Radio Day Stage – March 17, 2011
MP3: DeVotchKa – “100 Other Lovers”
MP3: DeVotchKa – “Transliterator”
MP3: DeVotchKa – “Venus In Furs”
MP3: DeVotchKa – “You Love Me”
Video: DeVotchKa – “100 Other Lovers”
Video: DeVotchKa – “All The Sand In All The Sea”
Video: DeVotchKa – “Till The End Of Time”
Video: DeVotchKa – “How It Ends”

The Naked & Famous
– New Wave-ing New Zealanders whose debut Passive Me, Aggressive You, now available domestically, is making waves in North America. Music Snobbery has an interview with the band, who will be at The Phoenix on April 30 in support of Foals.
Photos: The Naked & Famous @ Lustre Pearl – March 17, 2011
Video: The Naked & Famous – “Young Blood”
Video: The Naked & Famous – “Punching In A Dream”
Video: The Naked & Famous – “Girls Like You”
Video: The Naked & Famous – “All Of This”

Frank YangFull writeup of the evening’s itinerary over here.

Yuck
– Hotly-tipped band of London youngsters who channel the spirit of the ’90s, evoking the likes of Teenage Fanclub, Dinosaur Jr and Pavement on their self-titled debut. The Line Of Best Fit and Dirty Laundry have video sessions and The National an interview with the band, who open up for Tame Impala at The Phoenix on May 1. NPR has a stream of the Stubb’s show.
Photos: Yuck @ Stubb’s- March 16, 2011
MP3: Yuck – “Get Away”
MP3: Yuck – “Georgia”
MP3: Yuck – “Automatic”
MP3: Yuck – “Daughter”
MP3: Yuck – “Coconut Bible”
Video: Yuck – “Get Away”
Video: Yuck – “Holing Out”

James Blake
– the current face of dubstep and electro-soul just released his self-titled debut and will be touring North America in May. His May 14 date at The Rivoli in Toronto was just moved to Lee’s Palace, allowing another 300 or so people to either swoon or not get it. Pitchfork has a feature interview with Blake and NPR is streaming the performance from Stubb’s.
Photos: James Blake @ Stubb’s – March 16, 2011
MP3: James Blake – “To Care (Like You)”
Video: James Blake – “The Wilhelm Scream”
Video: James Blake – “Limit To Your Love”

Now, Now
– Minnesota power-pop trio who recently dropped the “Every Children” from their name and the Neighbours EP. A new full-length is being recorded and should be out this year.
Photos: Now Now @ The Parish Underground – March 16, 2011
MP3: Now, Now – “Neighbors”
MP3: Now, Now – “Roommates”
MP3: Now, Now Every Children – “Everyone You Know”
MP3: Now, Now Every Children – “Sleep Through Summer”
MP3: Now, Now Every Children – “Cars”
Video: Now, Now Every Children – “Friends With My Sister”

Clock Opera
– grandiose electro-rock from London with enormous upside; currently only releasing singles but should be due out an album sometime this year.
Photos: Clock Opera @ The Bat Bar – March 16, 2011
MP3: Clock Opera – “Once And For All”
Video: Clock Opera – “Once And For All”
Video: Clock Opera – “White Noise”

Ellie Goulding
– Declared the BBC Sound of 2010, the young English “folktronica” artist is seeking to break into America, releasing her debut Lights domestically earlier this month and touring the continent. The Baltimore Sun and The Big Issue have interviews.
Photos: Ellie Goulding @ The Bat Bar – March 16, 2011
Video: Ellie Goulding – “Your Song”
Video: Ellie Goulding – “The Writer”
Video: Ellie Goulding – “Starry Eyed”

Summer Camp
– London duo whose sense of nostalgia for the ’80s is matched only by their ability to craft perfect retro pop tunes, as evidenced by last year’s Young EP.
Photos: Summer Camp @ Latitude 30 – March 16, 2011
MP3: Summer Camp – “Ghost Train”
Video: Summer Camp – “Ghost Train”