“No Should be As Friendly As Yes” New Work by Karen Barbour Opening Reception for the artist: Friday, January 10th, 6 to 8pm “No Should Be As Friendly As Yes” An intriguing exhibition of recent paintings by Bay Area artist, Karen Barbour.Karen is a prolific painter and a devoted keeper of sketchbooks filled with the … Continue reading
Dead Rider’s third ride, Chills On Glass, is as distinct from the second time around as The Raw Dents was from their debut, Mother of Curses. The goal for Dead Rider, always: super-heavy, super-driving, more ‘up’ moments than ever before. An album experience; listening, you’re put through some changes. Illusions radiating out from the real. You’re rocked into submission, but … Continue reading
Darlingchemicalia has been popping up throughout the Sacramento music scene for quite some time now. The band consists of Ian Bone, Stephine Bone, Andrew Henderson, Justin Gonzo and Michael Feerick. Floating somewhere between shoegaze and art rock, Darlingchemicalia has our attention. It is easy to get lost in their world of fuzzy guitars and echoing voices. … Continue reading
Ra Ra Riot loves their fans! As a big fat thank you for loving them in return they are sharing some music. Download a free live EP from the bands Fall 2013 tour. Follow the link below to start rocking! Download here:http://bit.ly/19TIZgK Or stream here. Continue reading
MORGAN DELT SHARES NEW TRACK FROM DEBUT ALBUM, OUT JANUARY 28TH ON TROUBLE IN MIND California native Morgan Delt recently announced his self-titled debut album, out January 28th on Trouble In Mind, and shared the excellent track, “Beneath The Black And Purple.” It’s the follow up to the ultra limited 6-song cassette, “Psychic Death Hole,” Morgan released earlier this year. Today, he … Continue reading
Following the success of the track “Bagboy” and the four-track “EP-1,” Pixies deliver again, rolling out “EP-2,” four more brand new songs – “Blue-Eyed Hexe,” “Magdalena,” “Greens and Blues” and “Snakes,” as well as a music video for “Blue-Eyed Hexe.” The new songs were recorded during October 2012 at Rockfield Studios in Wales, UK, were … Continue reading
Hello everyone! I wanted to pop in and say a little hello. I hope you had the Happiest of Holidays. This last year turned out to be quite a whirlwind of amazing. Between the ‘TUBE. Presents’ art/music shows and meeting both local and worldwide artists, musicians, dreamers, crafters, actors, film makers, comedians and lovers of the … Continue reading
Hello everyone! I wanted to pop in and say a little hello. I hope you had the Happiest of Holidays. This last year turned out to be quite a whirlwind of amazing. Between the ‘TUBE. Presents’ art/music shows and meeting both local and worldwide artists, musicians, dreamers, crafters, actors, film makers, comedians and lovers of the … Continue reading
NEW ALBUM, BURN YOUR FIRE FOR NO WITNESS, OUT FEBRUARY 18TH ON JAGJAGUWAR As announced last month, Angel Olsen will release her ethereal and powerful new album, Burn Your Fire for No Witness, on February 18, 2014 via Jagjaguwar. Throughout this “collection of songs, grown in a year of heartbreak, travel, and transformation,” Olsen sings with full-throated exultation, admonition, and bold, expressive melody. And, with … Continue reading
WHEN WE WERE YOUNG Celebrating 5 years of MAGIK*MAGIK ORCHESTRA January 31st, 2014 at The Fox Theater in Oakland, CA San Francisco-based Magik*Magik Orchestra, the leading independent, made-to-order orchestra for artists of all kinds, proudly presents “When We Were Young,” a special evening celebrating their 5th anniversary, at the Fox Theater in Oakland, CA on January 31st, 2014. … Continue reading
TEMPLES ANNOUNCE DEBUT RECORD, SUN STRUCTURES, OUT FEB. 11 After a steady build up of stateside buzz and support, Kettering, England’s favorite psychedelic sons Temples are announcing their debut full-length, Sun Structures, outFebruary 11th on Fat Possum. It’s a record that’s destined to set out the band’s stall as Britain’s premier retro-futurists, with influences ranging from ’60s psychedelia to Motown, glam, and Krautrock, … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES, CA – Monday, December 9, 2013 – Pixies’ 2013 – 2014 global tour schedule continues to escalate with a series of major South American and European festival performances now confirmed for next Spring and Summer. The band – Black Francis/vocals, guitar, Joey Santiago/guitar, backing vocals, and David Lovering/drums, backing vocals – will kick off the … Continue reading
Boston-based Quilt are gearing up for a big 2014. January 28th will mark the release of their sophomore full-length Held In Splendor (Mexican Summer), and they’re announcing a huge tour that will start in Baltimore and take them across the whole country, from the Pacific Northwest to the South, and back to the East Coast. Also, they’re revealing a very different … Continue reading
Electro Group, Cruel Summer and Tepid Joy had a little show at Luigis Fungarden in Sacramento Ca on November 22. Read our little interview with Electro Group here and have a look at the show below. Continue reading
Cafe Colonial seemed to appear out of thin air. For those who are unfamiliar it is a fairly recently opened venue located between The Colony and the Colonial Theater off of Stockton Blvd. This all ages venue/restaurant is operated and owned by Matt Marrujo, Mickey Rat, Jennifer Kubach and Steve Waite, all people who are completely submerged into the Sacramento … Continue reading
The hits just keep on coming. After releasing the My Friends Never Die EP in September and My Friends Never Die Remixes earlier this month, ODESZA is back with more new music. NO.SLEEP Mix.01 is the first installment in an ongoing exclusive mixtape series crafted by ODESZA’s Harrison Mills (aka Catacombkid) and Clayton Knight (aka BeachesBeaches). The mix features work from ODESZA’s favorite producers and the excellent … Continue reading
Check out The Community’s new album, Non-Prophet and the super swell line up for their CD release show. You know we love each and every band listed. You know we will be there. You should go too. For more information about the show visit the Facebook event page. Continue reading
London, England’s Fanfarlo will release their new album, Let’s Go Extinct, on February 11th, 2014 on Blue Horizon, the British blues label revived by legendary record industry veterans Seymour Stein and Richard Gotteher. Recorded by the band and David Wrench in a tucked-away recording studio in North Wales, Let’s Go Extinct is, in many ways, the true successor to the band’s much-feted debut, Reservoir. Watch the trailer for … Continue reading
Ask any member of the band Electro Group what genre of music they play and they would all have a tough time giving a straight answer. Fans and critics have labeled them anything from shoegaze to noise-pop alternative rock. While the band’s heavy-hitting sound-scapes and distorted, “wall of sound” melodies bring to mind My Bloody … Continue reading
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