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EOTO (pronounced/ EE-oh-toh) is an electronic band consisting ofMichael Travis and Jason Hann. All their live music is created without a script and without prerecorded loops. This track is from a show these cats played in Chicago back in November, grab your pacifier and try not to groove to this... I dare ya.

Through troubled times we as humans use music as an outlet to cope and deal with what life throws at us. With our thoughts and prayers going to Japan let us honor a very creative and innovative musician. For DJ Klock, for the world...

Is it just me or Beck still cool even when he becomes a Scientologist? Here's the title track from his Modern Guilt album.

From their 2003 release "A Carolina Jubilee", join The Avett Brothers on a journey through a simpler time, to simpler place... and to a "Pretty Girl from Raleigh". Enjoy.

So, all you need to be a DJ is a pair of turntables and some horn-rimmed glasses. Derek Vincent Smith got his specs and his vinyl and is killing it with his amazing live concerts. Check out some tunage.

Check out "Vikingman" from Rodrigo Y Gabriela's live Japan concert. What!

From Shpongle's "Nothing Lasts...But Nothing Is Lost" comes this tasty little number entitled Molecular Superstructure. Grab your stash sit back and have a listen.

It turns out that the mysteries of electricity were not honed by Ben Franklin. Contrary to popular belief, Muddy Waters invented electricity... no fooling. Check out this track from his 1968 psychedelic/blues album "Electric Mud". According to Muddy Waters, "That guitar sounds just like a cat —meow— and the drums have a loping, busy beat." Dig it.

Back in February 2008 the Euro-Electro-Pop group Hot Chip released their third studio album entitled Made In The Dark. Give a listen to this track "Ready For The Floor", it's a fun look at the band's maturing nature and has a pretty wild video as well.