A Weather’s new album Everyday Balloons is out and has already received warm praise from My ipod Thumb Is Sore,  Atlas and the Anchor, Indie Rock Cafe, and Clicky Clicky. The local press has caught the fever as well with reports coming in from the Portland Mercury and the Willamette Week.  A Weather are going to embark on their first US tour this spring, so check the dates here and don’t miss this rare chance to see the band.  The Berg Sans Nipple got some love from Fabric this week. Keep your eyes on this site for more BSN news soon.  Local favorites and TL’s newest family members, Midnight Masses recently wrapped up a residency at Union Hall and NYC Taper caught the night. KEXP is on it, and check out their video over at the Tripwire.  Simon Joyner is headed out on the road for a series of house shows. Check the dates here. We promise these will be once in a life-time events so check it out.  Hey London folks,  Joker’s Daughter has two shows coming up at the Barfly and The Monarch, dates and info here. Theoretical Music has also written up a few thoughts on JD’s debut, The Last Laugh. Finally, a few chances to see the Felice Brothers this summer here.

A Weather’s sophomore album, Everyday Balloons, arrives in stores today!  A Weather has gained a reputation as a gem of the northwestern city’s thriving music scene, and Everyday Balloons is already earning serious praise in the local press again: the Portland Mercury’s End Hits blog recently glowed, “…the record is an absolute stunner, bound to be one of the finest albums you’ll hear all year.”

AOL Music’s Spinner premiered new album track “Third Of Life” yesterday as the blog’s ‘Free MP3 of the Day’ (download here).  Spinner is also currently streaming Everyday Balloons in its entirety here.  Early last month, MagnetMagazine.com premiered the first mp3 off the album, “Giant Stairs;” the song can also now be downloaded here.

A Weather will be hitting the road in April for a month-long tour, beginning April 10th with a hometown show at The Woods in Portland and wrapping up May 6th at the Silverlake Lounge in Los Angeles, CA.  Full itinerary is below.

Simon Joyner’s previously mentioned house tour (“Simon Joyner wants to play in your living room“) is shaping up nicely. Two legs of the tour — the southeast and northeast — have been confirmed. Ticket information is available at simonjoynertours.com, and full dates are listed after the jump.

A Weather’s new full-length album “Everyday Balloons” is now available for pre-order at our webstore. While the record will not hit stores until March 2nd, CD pre-orders will receive their copy as early as this week. Vinyl will ship out in early April.

Check out “Giant Stairs” from “Everyday Balloons”

>>PRE-ORDER “EVERYDAY BALLOONS”

The lovely people over at Consequence of Sound have premiered a brand new Capgun Coup video for the song “When I’m Gone”. Check it out here!

From Consequence of Sound:

“Turns out that the entire Tyler Chikenelli-directed three-minute video was done with pictures, creating a jerky stop motion-esque feel to the entire deal. The video, consisting mostly of performance shots and a few seconds of a band member getting intimate in a field of leaves in what we can only describe as a Snuggie, feels like a wonderfully amateur cartoon full of weird angles and lots of colors. Of course, the band’s sound suits that DIY sound. In a world of increasingly more prevalent surf punk, the band play the caffeine and Pixie Stick brand of the genre, complete with monotone singing and heavy on the vaguely Caribbean, mostly danceable keys. Seriously, we can’t say it enough: Check this out.”

Supporting his celebrated debut ‘Hustler’s Son’ on Team Love, Jason Boesel kicks off his first U.S. tour with Dawes and Cory Chisel And the Wandering Sons. On February 5, Boesel will take lead on guitar with Dawes onstage as his backing band on all the dates. See below for the full schedule.

Team Love is now giving away a download of Jason’s insatiable jam “I Got The Reason #1″ (click for MP3). The song originally surfaced during his touring days with Conor Oberst & The Mystic Valley Band and quickly became a fan favorite. The album version features Benmont Tench (Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers), Blake Mills, Jonathan Wilson, Nik Freitas.

Just last week, Boesel stepped up front for his first two shows in Los Angeles. The first was a Haiti benefit with Jenny Lewis and friends. The second was with Michael Runion and JJAMZ. David Rawlings was there to play back up with Boesel.

Photo credit: Scott Dudelson for Blurt

Jason Boesel 2010 Tour Dates below!

The Tripwire has premiered a brand new Midnight Masses music video.
The video, directed by Annika Kurnick and is a combo clip split between “Preacher’s Son” and “Desperate Man.” The two songs can be found next to each other in order off Midnight Masses‘ EP Rapture Ready, I Gazed at the Body, which y’all can purchase at our webstore.

>>The Tripwire

Magnet dot com premiered a new A Weather track,  ”Giant Stairs“, from their upcoming full-length “Everyday Balloons.”  Clicky Clicky music blog is gearing up for the album is out March 2 and the band will be hitting the road shortly after for a coast-to-coast US tour.  In the meantime don’t forget to check out band-member Sarah Winchester’s debut solo EP, “The Northeast Kingdom Demos,” which can be found exclusively at the Team Love Library along with exclusive albums and EPs by Glade, Willy Mason, The Wave Pictures and Tampa’s Phil  Shaffart.  Parasites & Sycophants have posted the video for “Preacher’s Son,” along with The Trip Wire.  In the land of drummers turned badass frontmen, Jason Boesel’s debut album “Hustler’s Son” has received warm words from all over, including praise at Indie Time and a great interview at Making Out Like Bandits.  All the Ordinary has devoted the Music Monday column to Nik Freitas. And finally, Capgun Coup’s latest, “Maudlin,” continues to receive love from the likes of Bagel Radio, and Culture Bully.