Kurt Vile - Free EP

For the next 24 hours Matador Records is giving away a digital version of Kurt Vile's new EP "Square Shells" for free!

Listen to his song “Invisibility : Nonexistent” first, and if you like it, all you have to do is type in your e-mail address on this page, and the EP is yours. Not bad for seven free songs! Also, you can catch him live in Boston at Harper's Ferry on July 23rd.

Let us know whether you like it, and as we've been doing for most of 2010 to date, keep an eye out for future free music notices from us here at Not Lame Minus.

Vanessa Kafka - Free Song & NYC Live Date

Vanessa Kafka, one of our favorite local New England musicians, is playing live in New York City at The National Underground Downstairs on June 18th. She will be sharing the bill with three other bands, and will be onstage at 10 pm.

And for the next two weeks, you can get a live performance of her song "Don't Believe Me" from her March 2009 show at the University of Connecticut's Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. It was written after her "Into Place" album was released, so if you want more VK, find the free download here. And if you enjoy your music stripped down, look for her 2005 EP "From The Backroom" on iTunes for early versions of several songs, as well as early gems "Box of Matches" and "Gold".

Almanac Mountain - "Boris & Natasha"

The latest video by Almanac Mountain, old favorite "Boris & Natasha", filmed at New Melones Lake in Sonora, California. And don't forget to snag his fantastic new EP "When in Nature" here...