Parquet Courts have been teasing us for a while with their single Sunbathing Animals. The first glimpse was released as sheet music, with rumors a 7″ to be released on April 19th in celebration of Record Store Day. For those who are not so musically inclined you are in luck! The video of Sunbathing Animals, directed … Continue reading
North Carolina’s Bombadil (Stuart Robinson, Daniel Michalak, and James Phillips), one of the most critically-acclaimed bands you may never have heard of, will release a special double-vinyl, limited-edition of Tarpits and Canyonlands, the band’s album that critics have referred to as “the album that should have made [Bombadil] famous.” This is a genuine project of … Continue reading
It was one hell of a show! Here is a little visual recap of the evening. And make sure to check out our interview with Sad Numbers. Continue reading
Last fall, sample-obsessed producer Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) announced the news he was following up 2010 full-length album, All Day, by teaming up with legendary Philadelphia rapper Freeway for “Broken Ankles,” a collaborative EP combining both artists’ distinct, high-energy styles into a continuously flowing collection of bangers. The EP reflects the meticulous nature of … Continue reading
Tim Fogarty and Kristian Dunn formed El Ten Eleven in 2002. We caught the twosome last week at Harlows in Sacramento, CA. El Ten Eleven’s genre is not one that you can place easily into a category. They have been described as math rock, ambient, jammy, post-rock, and everything in-between. Needless to say they were pretty amazing. The two come fully supplied … Continue reading
The Pixies are one of the most influential bands to have come out in the last 30 years. Black (Charles) Francis (vocals/guitar), David Lovering (drums), Joey Santiago (guitar), and Kim Deal (vocals/bass) formed the band in 1986 and the music scene has never quite been the same since. The now overused term “indie rock” sprouted from … Continue reading
Croissants latest and greatest. Catch them at Luigis Fungarden tonight along with The Strange Party, Crude Studs, RAD, and The Moans. Well see you there! Filmed and edited by Matt Maxwell Continue reading
FUZZ is a gritty masterpiece. This Los Angeles based band consists of Ty Segall (drums/vocals), Charlie Moothart (guitar/vocals), and Chad Ubovich (bass). Moohart and Segall formed FUZZ in 2011 and attempted to remain anonymous. Obviously, the cats out of the bag and FUZZ is creating quite a stir. It may have taken the band a bit to get into the … Continue reading
Stay tuned to hear what David Lovering had to say when we caught up with him and for photos from the show at the Fox Theater tonight in Oakland. Until then, enjoy at little Blue Eyed Hexe. Continue reading
We caught Lauren Cole Norton, The Lower 48 and Miss Maddy’s F Street Stompers at the Fox and Goose. Photos Melissa Uroff and Naomi Lucchesi Continue reading
Brooklyn based indie pop band Lucius have been selling out shows left and right on their latest tour. They recently hit the stage at the Independent in San Francisco and the crowd went wild. From the moment the lights flickered from white to a dramatic red hue the audience swooned over the quintet. Enthusiastically the … Continue reading
It’s been a “mesmerising” ascent for Temples of Kettering, England, and as the year has turned, so does their climb continue. With a soon-to-be announced second US tour looming on the horizon, as well as their third-line billing at the massive Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the only word that can be used to describe their outlook … Continue reading
PROTOMARTYR ANNOUNCE SOPHOMORE ALBUM, UNDER COLOR OF OFFICIAL RIGHT OUT 4/8 ON HARDLY ARTIn a city full of brilliant people with dead-end jobs and dampened by bitter-cold winters, playing music offers a cheap outlet. Protomartyr’s taut, austere rock music was incubated in a freezing Detroit warehouse littered with beer cans and cigarette butts and warmed, feebly, by … Continue reading
The video was conceived and directed by Judy Jacob (for Everything is OK), who directed and edited some of the highly-stylistic films made for Pixies’ 2009-2011 “Doolittle” world tour. Completely different from the other Pixies music videos for this project, the provocative “Magdelena” clip stars innovative British dance/theatre/performance artist Nando Messias. “Magdelena” is the second … Continue reading
WILD BEASTS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, PRESENT TENSE, OUT 2/25/14 ON DOMINO, AND NEW YORK AND LOS ANGELES SHOWS WATCH THE VIDEO FOR FIRST SINGLE, “WANDERLUST” … Continue reading
Quilt’s stunning new record, Held in Splendor, is out January 28th on Mexican Summer, and the band have already shared two very contrasting glimpses into the album. The first was the lush and languid “Arctic Shark,” sung by Anna Fox Rochinski. The second was the fuzzed-out rocker “Tired & Buttered,” sung by Shane Butler. Now, we’re very excited to share … Continue reading
The second of four videos from Cass McCombs that will be appearing in the first month of 2014 arrives today and this one’s something special. Featuring a tour-de-force vocal performance by the late Karen Black, “Brighter!” is one of the highlights of McCombs’s latest album, Big Wheel And Others, and the video directed by the iconic actress and singer’s surviving husband, director Stephen Eckelberry, … Continue reading
Listening to Morgan Delt’s latest little beaut will land you in a world full of cosmic colors and light shows. His self-titled album is to be released January 28th from Trouble In Mind. This 11 track collection will take you on a psychedelic adventure starting with mind-warping guitars and buried percussion sounding as if … Continue reading
Stelth Ulvang stepped away from the large brightly lit venues that have become the norm while playing with the Grammy nominated band, The Lumineers to fall back into his roots on a small West Coast tour early this year. Taking a little over a week to venture from Colorado through California he visited tiny venues with small … Continue reading
With early fans that run the gamut from Skrillex to Marilyn Manson, The Orb to Gogol Bordello, Amy Lee and Terry Balsamo of Evanescence, producer/film composer Tyler Bates, System of a Down’s Serj Tankian and Slayer’s Dave Lombardo, Los Angeles-based Nostalghia will release its first album, Chrysalis, on April 1, 2014 (110 Records/INgrooves). The release is … Continue reading
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