CATCH THEM ON TOUR THIS FALL WITH PRETTY LIGHTS & MICHAL MENERT ODESZA, the Seattle-based producer duo of Harrison Mills (aka Catacombkid) and Clayton Knight (BeachesBeaches), self-release their new EP, My Friends Never Die, and it is currently available tostream and download for free at odesza.com. They’ve already released the title track, “My Friends Never Die,” and follow-up track, “If There’s Time,” … Continue reading
Brooklyn’s own So So Glos premiered their kick-ass, NYC-centric new video for “Lost Weekend,” off of their latest release Blowout, on Noisey! Fans will be able to visit the Indie Wok Room, and listen to the So So Glos’ new record; the band will log in at 4pm EST on Thursday, August 22nd and answer questions about the new album, the tour, and anything else fans are … Continue reading
On new album, MORE, Alexis Georgopoulos (aka Arp) makes his first album-length foray into song and further establishes himself as a restless artist inspired by the idea of “variousness” and not content to stay put. Throughout, Arp moves away from the synth centric-abstractions so prevalent on earlier albums, The Soft Wave (a New York Times’ “overlooked highlight” of 2010) and In Light,instead focusing on … Continue reading
CAVE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM, THREACE, OUT OCTOBER 15TH ON DRAG CITY CAVE‘s new album, Threace, out October 15, 2013 on Drag City, might just bring an end to your party – no more dancing, no more talking, just people listening to every last clang, tweet and honk of a band really getting after it. Recorded on a 1″ 8-track Studer … Continue reading
NEW ALBUM, IDLE NO MORE, OUT SEP. 3, 2013 ON MERGE Though often called the “wildest show on earth” and known for their spectacle of a stage show, King Khan & The Shrines aren’t afraid to mix their velvety pop and soul-infused, psyched-out numbers with meaning and seriousness evident through album title, Idle No More, named after an indigenous-rights movement, and … Continue reading
Unless you’ve caught Parquet Courts live in the past 5 months (which, let’s face it, considering the ferocity of their recent tour schedule, wouldn’t have been that difficult a task), it’s been a while since they’ve shared new tunes. Aside from the brief B-side burst of “Smart Aleck Kid,” people haven’t heard new “properly recorded” songs from … Continue reading
STREAM TY SEGALL’S SLEEPER, OUT NEXT WEEK ON DRAG CITY Since announcing the release of Sleeper, all’s been pretty quiet on the western (Ty Segall) front, relatively speaking, of course. We are talking Ty here! Without sharing any pre-release tracks or official videos (wha?!), we’ve been keeping the lid on nice and tight leading up to Sleeper‘s imminent release. … Continue reading
Duk is an all instrumental band based out of Southern Ca. Their first album, Early Worm Gets The Bird, is the start of something very special. The album falls somewhere in-between gypsy punk, and Balkan folk with just a hint of dixieland. The band is proclaiming themselves “Gypsy Jazz”. Made up with … Continue reading
I have been putting off writing this album review in spite of really liking this album. I didn’t want to wreck a perfectly good album by talking about it. And it’s not often (ever?) that I’m asked to write an album review for an album that came out thirteen, count ’em, THIRTEEN, years ago. Remember … Continue reading
If you know anything about the American Celtic punk scene, the odds are you’ve heard of Dropkick Murphys. A veritable standard in the scene, the Murphys are in their seventeenth year, have recently released their eight album Signed and Sealed in Blood, and show no sign of slowing down. Based in Boston, the band has … Continue reading
Bright Ideas is killing me right now, and it is a glorious death. I keep flipping the record, all eight (short) tracks of it have made it through my stereo at least three times this morning, and I’m back for a fourth, because I need more party in my face. Scott Miller, … Continue reading
The band Fine Steps was the birth of Sacramento native Julian Elorduy. Elorduy is no stranger to the music scene. Perhaps you have heard of a little band called Mayyors? Stepping out from behind the drums and far from his punk rock roots, something magical has happened. With the help of Antonio Gualco, Alex … Continue reading
Good news, guys. I finally finished listening to every single album put out in 2012, and I’ve come up with my top ten: 10. Fiona Apple – The Idler Wheel I didn’t want this to be on the list. I almost put that terrible Perfume Genius album on here just to push Fiona Apple out … Continue reading
The first time I saw Agent Ribbons was pure accident. I was working as a cashier at Whole Foods Market. There I was, ringing up acai juice and wood-ear mushrooms and then next thing you know, here are these two little ladies setting up drums at the end of my grocery belt. Out comes … Continue reading
Ty Segall’s most recent album, Twins, was placed into my hands on a semi warm day in early October. The guys at Phono Select said with a big ol’ smile, “You’ll like this one, I know it.” As soon as I heard the first few notes, I was transported to an earlier time of garage … Continue reading
Another full moon came and went and so did the CD release party for The Old Screen Door at Marilyn’s on K. Cover charge at this event was well worth it as along with a lovely hand stamp you received, however the real prize: The Old Screen Door’s self-named EP. For those of you who … Continue reading
Kevin Seconds apart from 7 seconds is an entirely different situation. At first listen to Kevin Seconds new album, Don’t Let Me Lose Ya, I thought it was a mistake. Having never listened to his past solo material I assumed that maybe I had clicked a wrong button somewhere in the downloading process. The Kevin … Continue reading
My first car was a dark blue 1973 Volkswagen Bug. It did not have a radio, but it did have a boombox which was attached unsteadily to the glovebox with a bungee cord. Below that glovebox, stashed on the floorboard sliding with every turn was a shoebox full of cassettes. The box was filled with something for … Continue reading
METAL! Beyond the Depths of Space Metal, with out a doubt has ruled all over the world with an iron fist. Even now metal continues to shift and shape itself into a dozens of varieties blending with instruments and vocals of all other styles of music creating sounds from the metal gods themselves. As metal … Continue reading
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