Philadelphia’s own Dr. Dog (pictured) just released four new songs for free download. The tracks will also be available on exclusive seven-inch vinyl, which will be sold on the band’s upcoming fall tour … Other outfits offering free mp3s are Owen Pallett and Dirty Projectors, who just kicked off a North American tour together. Download “A Man With No Ankles” and “Temecula Sunrise (Live At Other Music)” … On October 7, Mark Mallman will perform a 78-hour song at the Turf Club in St. Paul, Minn. “Marathon 3” will consist of three 26-hour phases performed consecutively, without breaks, including 400 pages of lyrics and nearly 100 backup musicians. Download “Marry Me (Live)” … Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird, the new EP from the Tallest Man On Earth, is available now on iTunes. Download “Like The Wheel” … Sisters Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer will hit the road together for the first time on the Side By Side Tour, which begins October 3 in San Francisco … The Matador At 21 boxed set will be released September 28 in honor of the label’s 21st anniversary. It includes five CDs documenting the history of the label and one CD of unreleased live recordings. The artists featured in the set—including Pavement, Guided By Voices, Cat Power, Belle & Sebastian, Teenage Fanclub, the New Pornographers and many others—agreed to donate their royalties to a variety of charities … The Vinyl 180 label is releasing the first of two Dead Can Dance boxed sets, DCD 1, on November 2 … The new Klaxons album, Surfing The Void, will be available on iTunes on September 21. Download “Echoes (Live At Village Underground)”
—Emily Costantino
