Neon Indian (aka Alan Palomo), our favorite new bedroom electronica project (who isn’t Washed Out or Toro Y Moi) is touring the continent this fall on his upcoming album, Psychic Chasms. Is this promising? Yes. The first released singles from the album are good, not mind-blowing, but very good. Palomo has already impressed with material… Continue reading Neon Indian announces North American tour dates
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Harlem announce U.S. tour dates
Gritty Austin boys Harlem are finally leaving the nest and touring the country. They turned some heads with last year’s LP, Free Drugs ; ), and the album’s singles, “Witch Greens” and “South of France.” They’ve been recording new material, but nothing new has surfaced yet. As I understand, they’ve torn up Austin pretty well,… Continue reading Harlem announce U.S. tour dates
Manson Family Picnic
Opening note: Today you’re getting two big (in members) bands from me. What can I say? Go big or go home. Manson Family Picnic is a five-piece from Brooklyn, NY with all sorts of wooden instruments and a knack for creating tight freak-folk tunes. Strings in odd places, background voices for no apparent reason, dissonant… Continue reading Manson Family Picnic
Dirty Projectors announce North American tour
After gaining a tremendous amount of hype around their recent LP, Bitte Orca, Dirty Projectors have announced a North American tour! It’s set for this fall and kicks off in our neck of the woods (Baltimore)! The group has been stunning the world of music with their latest material, so this tour has good vibes… Continue reading Dirty Projectors announce North American tour
New Exit Clov/Jukebox the Ghost side project, Drunken Sufis, to hold album release show August 30 in NYC
Well, this was totally unexpected. Two D.C. bands with close ties to Knox Road, Exit Clov and Jukebox the Ghost, have teamed up with various members of each to form a side-project, Drunken Sufis. Drunken Sufis display a political conspiracy-themed punk music so entirely different than the melodic pop rock of both Exit Clov and… Continue reading New Exit Clov/Jukebox the Ghost side project, Drunken Sufis, to hold album release show August 30 in NYC
Exit Clov raising funds for the Typhoon in Taiwan
The ladies of Exit Clov (Emily and Susan Hsu) took to the airwaves and decided to personally do something to help raise money for the victims of Taiwan’s Typhoon Morakot by making a short home music video. Do what you can to help (per their description below). Plus, you get an up close and personal… Continue reading Exit Clov raising funds for the Typhoon in Taiwan
[MP3] Sea Wolf: “Stanislaus”
In anticipation of their forthcoming album, White Water, White Bloom (due September 22), Sea Wolf is offering up a new bonus track, available to the public, titled “Stanislaus.” If this song is any indication as to where the new record may be going, it sounds like we should be ready for a bigger, fuller tone… Continue reading [MP3] Sea Wolf: “Stanislaus”
Sufjan Stevens is active again…
…And hallelujah for that. It’s been four (four!) years since Illinoise, and the possibility of Sufjan Stevens tackling all fifty states ain’t looking too good: in the past four years, we still haven’t seen a proper full length from him. But of course news surfaced not long ago that the songwriter will be releasing a… Continue reading Sufjan Stevens is active again…
Akudama drops free August EP, “Barbershop”
Our Akudama friends keep churning ’em out – they haven’t once flaked on the whole monthly free EP thing yet. Impressive stuff. Also, they’re starting to add more shows to their bill (Pianos in NYC Sept. 8, 15, and 22 + Boston’s Middle East Upstairs this Thursday, 8/6) and are gaining increasing popularity. Here’s to… Continue reading Akudama drops free August EP, “Barbershop”
Bear Hands @ Siren
Bear Hands was a pleasant surprise – musically. On stage they were nothing special, but certainly sounded nice. They were kind of funny to look at, as the lead guitarist, who actually added the necessary atmosphere to fill out the sound and bring together some of the dreamy, ambient parts of the songs, was soooo… Continue reading Bear Hands @ Siren