Man, I had to. I couldn’t find a hi-res photo relevant for this event, so I threw in the three wolves + moon meme. Shit’s still funny to me. I mean, c’mon… Wolf Eyes, Halloween, New Moon soundtrack. This was necessary and proper, ya’ll.Anyway, back to the point… the most wonderful time of the year, [...]
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There is a fine line between too much information and too little, which makes conducting interviews a bit like a game of Russian roulette. This is especially true when your subject doesn’t necessarily want to meet your questions half way. Luckily, with eccentric personalities and inflamed egos you’re likely to get something candid if you [...]
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…Cynicism can’t escape the chillness of Washed Out’s hazy electro rip-tide. His new EP High Times is sort of like an 80’s movie soundtrack á la M83 but instead of the bubblegum and popcorn of John Hughes we slide through nine tracks of Risky Business style seduction.Producer Ernest Greene mashes the kind of retro-future synth [...]
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Fuck! I just reported today how The For Carnation is playing their first show in, what, seven years or so at the Speed Museum’s Art After Dark event, then I realized that’s also the same night that Siltbreeze patriots Blues Control and locals Sapat bust brains across town. OMG MULTITASKING LOL.Ya know, it is possible [...]
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Dickie Peterson, co-founder of pioneering San Francisco based heavy-as-fuck psych stoner metal juggernaut Blue Cheer passed away this morning in Germany. He was 61. Fuck Columbus Day, I’m bumping their 1968 LP Outsideinside all day in commemeration of Peterson and Blue Cheer (who I saw two years ago at The Dame in Lexington and felt [...]
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I’m not sure if the Slint/Tortoise/Shipping News supergroup The For Carnation ever officially broke up. Hence, we can’t call their return a “reunion” necessarily. So we’ll referred to this event as their triumphant return. While we haven’t heard new material since 2000’s eponymous record (not counting the 2007 Touch and Go reissue of Promised Works) [...]
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Louisville's Phantom Family Halo adds another page to archtype-laden book of rock folklore. Right before their long-awaited grand statement to the world drops, the sprawling 2 LP Monoliths & These Flowers Never Die, and they begin their nationwide vision quest with Russian Circles, the band's auxiliary drummer, Tony Bailey, suddenly passed away. As an esteemed [...]
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There are certain sounds synonymous with the Summer of Love, but what about the winter that followed? Bronx trio Pigeons have a decent guess in mind. Their account of classic psychedelia is a much colder affair than most’. Stringing together a bizarrely addictive mix of paranoia, mystery, and seduction, their new 7″ Lunettes is something [...]
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Oh gee whiz you guys, I made a computer programming joke in this entry’s subject. I’ll now get all sorts of geeks coming here looking for hawt tips on Ruby on Rails, and all they’ll get is some fucked-up kraut/electro/experimental/intergalactic instrumental pop. Bad vibes, greases!No, but seriously, this On Rails stuff is on point. Dig [...]
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Portland’s Meth Teeth recently released their full length record Everything Went Wrong. Surprisingly enough, Mattey Hubele and company found time to release the record despite MTV’s Portland invasion and a handful of other musical projects. Hubele is a busy dude these days, acknowledging however that Meth Teeth has been taking up most of his time.The [...]
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While I’ve always enjoyed Grouper’s recorded work, she’s a whole other beast live. The first 15 minutes of her performance at last month’s ATP festival *slamming head on desk for not going* is nothing but the most epic nature music ever. Flying over mountains, exploring oceanic trenches – her live shit is stratospheric and aquatic. [...]
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Rachel Grimes, formerly of folklore-evoking Louisville chamber post rock collective Rachel’s (whose founder Jason Noble is the reason for the Shellac-headlining benefit show announced this week), celebrates the release of her new album Book of Leaves tomorrow night (Thursday) at the 21C. The show will be the first in 21C’s Hear + Now multimedia A/V [...]
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Despite a name that suggests shapely mycologists, Fungi Girls are actually three dudes from Cleburne, Texas who make really art-damaged garage rock [Editor's Note: Fungi Girls are not to be confused with Shop Assistants altar girls Vivian Girls, Siltbreeze moneymakers U.S. Girls, the '60s era pop collective The Girls, or Pitchfork's current boner-inducing just-plain Girls... [...]
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Jason Noble of Shipping News, Rodan, Rachel’s, and other Louisville royalty was recently diagnosed with cancer. Word is that he’s doing okay, but the medical bills are piling up. When Steve Albini got word of this, he put down the cards, left the poker table, and got Shellac together to do a one-off at Louisville’s [...]
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We don't bring up hip-hip too much around here. Not sure if ya'll (i.e. Billy Corgan) consider that a good or a bad thing. But one common thread throughout all the musical bases covered here is a good dose of hauntology. Where short-wave enthusiasts on labels like Ghost Box re-contextualize the past into un-filmed-film scores, [...]
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Though Halifax, Nova Scotia is typically overshadowed by Canada's other cultural Meccas like Vancouver and Montreal, there is no lack forward thinking among its musical tinkerers. Whether it's lo-fi trail-markers Eric's Trip, or the scruffy hip-hop testimonials of Buck 65, this tight knit community is always gestating new twists on old favorites, and York Redoubt, [...]
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Oh, hello! That’s what’s up! This came out of left field and I’m stoked for it. Good work, bruhs! For any additional and/or pertinent info, go to the Ear X website. Otherwise, I’ll see you there. Bring drugs.MP3 :::The Entrance Band – Still Be There a2a_linkname="The Entrance Band [...]
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Alright, so rowdy new Kranky artist White Rainbow starts talking about Flying Saucer Attack and the golden age of space rock, and then Pauly Shore rolls through and asks him about his jams and they have a quick brodeo. No words, my friends, no words. Thanks to Porch of the Mystics for unearthing this most [...]
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Are you a one man ensemble with not enough arms or maybe someone who's just tired of having to duct tape your gear to the roof of your Smart Car? Well, sound designer Diego Stocco has a solution for all your gig efficiency needs. It's called the Experibass, an acoustic totem pole of viola, violin, [...]
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Erika Thrasher’s got a lot to smile about, since Houston-based shamanistic noise psych troubadours Indian Jewelry start a healthy string of tour dates tonight in the most beautiful city’s that’s a bitch to bike, San Francisco. Not sure if this new tour means that a new album is in a the works, but this rather comprehensive [...]
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