What’s the news about town? Here’s a rundown of the latest rumblings I’ve been privy to, please let us know if you’ve heard anything else:

• Hotpipes released Future Bolt and it’s a fine piece of work.
• Apollo Up! will be releasing a new EP via Grand Palace sometime this summer. The first track from the Walking Papers EP can be previewed on their MySpace page.
• Millionaire Magicians apparently got some nation satellite radio play with their track “Tribute to Machines” - listen to it here. No information regarding available, downloadable / purchase-able music could be found.
• Forget Cassettes is on hiatus and will now be known as Elizabeth Grace - different form, slightly different musical approach. In the meantime, FC is having a liquidation sale on their site - $30 gift pack with all their goods included at once.
• De Novo Dahl released their full-length Move Every Muscle, Make Every Sound and will be playing Lollapalooza this year.
• Theory 8 released the Caitlin Rose Dead Flowers EP; available at fine retailers everywhere.
• Aaron Robinson released an album entitled We Are Racing Ghosts that is available now.
• Umbrella Tree released The Church and The Hospital - available at Grimeys.

Obviously that’s just the tip of the iceberg but I’ve been a bit out of the loop lately. What else has been going on? Who is Battletapes recording these days? Any other upcoming releases on the horizon worthy of note?

We’re not even sure how it happened but it turns out that Matador Records is willing to give some lucky We Own This Town reader a pair of tickets to the upcoming New Pornographers / Okkervil River show (April 18th, 2008).

So, if you are interested in winning some tickets to the show - just drop a comment on this news post and we’ll select someone to win the pair before the show.

Winner will be chosen and notified in early April.

In other semi-related news, if you’re interested in doing some street team style marketing for Matador / Beggars Group (New Pornographers, Tapes N Tapes, The National, Cat Power, etc. etc. etc.) please contact clairetaylor [at] beggars.com - she’s looking for some good Nashville area folks to help her out (free schwag will undoubtedly be part of your payment plan).

Forget Cassettes have a new project, with a new demo, that has a new video.

We Were The States
“Up Your Sleeve”
from Believe The Thieves

As their finale in the Nashville music scene (and all music scenes for that matter) the Bubblegum Complex has released The Big Album exclusively online for your free downloadable enjoyment. You can snag it from Royal Fowey Yacht Club Records right here.

In related news, Caldwell Dunlap will be putting out a slew of his own personal recordings and starting a new project to fill his musical void.