Love’s Crushing Diamond, the debut album by Mutual Benefit, aka the amorphous project of Jordan Lee‘s sometimes one-man-band, sometimes sprawling collective, is a powerful and heartfelt record of lush, watery, pop songs, inspired by the kinetic energy, goodbyes, and blurred landscapes of life on the road as Lee moved throughout the last several years from Ohio to Austin … Continue reading
Kim Deal may have left the band, but that is not going to stop us from going to the show. Pixies kick off their North American Tour on January 15, 2014. Dates are below. They are still rocking as hard as ever. Here is a look at their new music video What Goes Boom. JANUARY … Continue reading
We’re excited to announce that two of Australia’s most talented prospects have collaborated on a standalone release. Overachieving producer Flume and left-field crooner-on-the-verge Chet Faker release the “Lockjaw” EP on November 26th via Future Classic. Having worked together on “Left Alone,” the plan for a collaborative release was hatched when they toured together on the 2013 Laneway Festival. Shortly after, the two headed to Narre … Continue reading
Many of the superlatives describing Angel Olsen refer to how seemingly little it takes for her to leave an audience speechless, even spellbound. But Olsen has never been as timid as those descriptors imply, and the noisy, fiery hints in her earlier work find a fuller expression on her forthcoming LP, Burn Your Fire for No Witness, due … Continue reading
“Jack Name is a rare entity and a genius story/songsmith and I am envious as hell that God? Records is putting this out and not Castleface. Whiffs of young Brian Eno, Gary Numan, Chrome, ELO, Bruce Haack . . . even Richard O’Brien (a la “Rocky Horror”) and Stefan Wul stain the sleeves of this … Continue reading
As one of the principal songwriters in the New Hampshire band MMOSS, guitarist Doug Tuttle was integral in honing that band’s signature sound of West Coast bummer harmonies wrapped taut around a sinewy and dreamy collision of hazy psychedelia and motorik krautrock. Upon the band’s recent dissolution in the spring of 2013, the east coast native pitched camp … Continue reading
“SEN” New work and installations by Lisa Solomon Opening reception for the artist 6 to 8pm Friday, November 15th Lisa’s art practice is a continuing investigation of gender archetypes and hybridizations, as well as an examination into her own personal history. Through obsessive repetition and re-contextualization, she takes traditional feminine handicrafts and elevates them … Continue reading
Flume’s acclaimed self-titled debut is being given the deluxe treatment, and oh what a treatment it is! The 4-disc set will feature the album, remixes of and by Flume, a producer disc with Ableton Live 9 Lite decked out with stems for “Insane,” “Holdin On,” and “On Top,” a DVD of live Infinity Prism Tour footage, … Continue reading
Hey hot dogs, it’s time for another Wiener Dog Comp! As you may already know, nothing inspires Burger Records to do good deeds more than a friend in need, and we all know that dogs iz people too! The first Wiener Dog comp went to raising money to help Popcorn, the pooch owned by Burger’s cassette manufacturer, and … Continue reading
We took a little trip out to Davis on a Wednesday to catch San Diego based band Plateaus playing at Third Space. The short West Coast tour was to promote the bands new 10″ vinyl record Wasting Time. Just as we expected they did not disappoint. Have a listen. Darlingchemicalia and Supermuff (who were both amazing) … Continue reading
Punk band Magik Markers’ upcoming Surrender To The Fantasy will be out November 19, 2013. “Bonfire” is the first glimpse into Magik Markers’ first record in four years. Beginning with a shamanistic chant, “Bonfire” evolves to full stomp as Elisa Ambrogio’s unhinged vocals jump to the front of our consciousness. It’s a wild and fiery ride, friends. SURRENDER. … Continue reading
Breathe Owl Breathe have been through a helluva year. Aside from the difficulties of creating their new record, the transcendent Passage of Pegasus (released Oct. 15th), while spread about the country, they had their tour van/longtime companion, Cassette Canyon, stolen from them while they were in the Bay Area. Though the van was found and their merch was recovered, … Continue reading
ANNOUNCING THE EVERYTHING IS NEW PROJECT IN AID OF DALIT “UNTOUCHABLE” CHILDREN IN SOUTHEAST INDIA FEATURING JARVIS COCKER, FOUR TET, DAN DEACON, RUSTIE, BEAR IN HEAVEN, NO AGE, OWEN PALLETT, CALIFONE, GANG GANG DANCE, YACHT & MANY MORE OUT JANUARY 20, 2014 VIA TRANSGRESSIVE NORTH; PROCEEDS GO TO SCOTTISH LOVE IN ACTION CHARITY Everything is New is … Continue reading
NIGHTLANDS SHARES NEW VIDEO FOR “SO FAR SO LONG” FROMOAK ISLAND & ANNOUNCES SOLO TOUR Nightlands, the project of sci-fi wizard and unstoppable noise machine Dave Hartley, is keeping the space age dream alive! In 2013, Nightlands released the excellent album, Oak Island, on Secretly Canadian, performed an original score to 2001: A Space Odyssey live, took us “To The Moon” and back, conducted a multi-city … Continue reading
Fouladi Projects is excited to host Project Color Corps first annual fundraising event – Art for HUEmanity. This one night event features artwork for auction from nearly 100 artists – working in a range of mediums from painting, photography, ceramics and mixed media – exploring the power of color as catalyst. Twenty-five of the featured … Continue reading
DIRTY THREE’S MICK TURNER SHARES “SOMETIMES,” NEW SONG OFF DON’T TELL THE DRIVER, OUT NOV. 19 ON DRAG CITY Replete with classic epics and timely reprises, Mick Turner’s forthcoming release, Don’t Tell the Driver, is an inspired and focused collection of music that reaches for new borders without sacrificing the dizzy wandering and painterly stillness that has typified this artist’s best … Continue reading
QUILT ANNOUNCES HELD IN SPLENDOR, OUT 1/28/14 ON MEXICAN SUMMERWhen the three members of Quilt arrived in New York City in April to begin the intensive recording process for their second album, the new and aptly named Held in Splendor, out January 28th on Mexican Summer, they stepped directly into spring. Anna Fox Rochinski, Shane Butler and John Andrews had spent much of the previous several months clutched away … Continue reading
JEFFREY NOVAK OF CHEAP TIME TO RELEASE LEMON KID NOVEMBER 19TH If there is one thing to consider about Nashvillian Jeffrey Novak, it’s that he never stops. Between the relentless touring schedule of his main band, Cheap Time, and consistently recording, he somehow finds the time to work on solo material under his own name. His debut solo … Continue reading
In his first release since 2010’s All Day, sample-obsessed producer Girl Talk (aka Gregg Gillis) has teamed up with legendary Philadelphia rapper Freeway to bring you the collaborative EP, “Broken Ankles.” The release combines both artists’ distinct, high-energy styles into a continuously flowing collection of bangers. After the success of Night Ripper in 2006, Girl Talk steadily toured over the following six years, bringing his … Continue reading
Not only will CAVE be playing in Sacramento this week, the night of the show is also the bands album release date. Pretty exciting stuff going on! Catch the boys in action on October 15th at Bows and Arrows. Continue reading
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