Top 10 reasons this is the summer of music! #2 Everyone seems ready for new music!!

2. People are ready for new music! A few weeks back, I was hanging with some friends. My pal Bud (charles Bud, not kevin Bud for those of you keeping score) likes punk, so I was playing him Those Darlins. Yeah, they're not punk, but I love their lo-fi sound, and they're playing @ Johnny Brenda's June 14th and I needed some friends to go with. After some iPod "spinning", we listened to Ponderosa, Cake, Danger Mouse, Hayes Carll, Balkan Beat Box, and the Black Keys!

Likewise, another friend came over for some back yard hang out & grill time. I put on my Newport Folk Fest best of Playlist (Smart playlist with bands from the '11 Newport + ***** ratings) and she got her introduction to David Wax Museum, Freelance Whales, and Pokey LaFarge! In both cases, each friend was looking for MORE!!!

It's always exciting after listening to some new stuff, and you get energized to write down some names and do some shopping/downloading! I myself have been geeked after listening to some new live tracks via Daytrotter.com.

To find some free & new music of your own try these 6 places for fresh new music"

#1. Amazon
#2. Mt. Dew
#3. KEXP
#4. KCRW
#5. Daytrotter
#6. Spin Magazine

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