March 18-19 Austin, TX SXSW March 26 Chico, CA El Rey Theater March 27 Crockett, CA Toots Tavern April 9 Ventura, CA The Lodge April 10 San Juan Capistrano, CA The Coach House April 11 Hermosa Beach, CA Brixton April 15 Bend, OR Mountain Edge Bar April 16 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge April 17 Hood River, OR River City Saloon April 30-May1 Big Sur, CA 2nd Annual Mother Hips…
Emily Grogan – At Sea / 2007 One Way / 13 Tracks / http://www.emilygrogan.com / http://www.onewayproductions.com / Reviewed 24 February 2007 The heavily vocal introduction during “End of the Line†is an interesting approach to open this album, but the softly-spoken style leads into a much more straightforward brand of alternative rock that blends together The Pretenders with Suzanne Vega. While the track is well over four minutes, the energy…
Hoping on in Seattle on March 21, the band will play 4 shows with Emily Haines and co. until landing on home turf to play at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Here are the tour dates: March 17, 2010 – Cal State Fullerton Becker Ampitheatre – Fullerton, CA* (FREE SHOW!) March 21, 2010 – The Showbox SODO, Seattle, WA March 22, 2010 – Roseland Theatre, Portland OR March 24,…
The Gris Gris – For The Season / 2005 Birdman / 12 Tracks / http://www.thebirdmangroup.com / Reviewed 08 October 2005 The Gris Gris start out “For The Season†with a noisey, brass (and flute)-heavy arrangement. Luckily enough, the band really adds some form of cohesion to the track about a minute after this spastic opening. When the experimental noodling is toned down for the bulk of the track, the band’s…
-# w/ PLANTS & ANIMALS * w/ DIAMOND RINGS 03/14 ::: Chicago IL @ Schuba’s * 03/15 ::: Kansas City MO @ Record Bar * 03/16 ::: Oklahoma City OK @ Conservatory * 03/18 ::: Austin TX @ Side Bar (Nail daytime showcase) 03/18 ::: Austin TX @ Paradise (M for Montreal showcase) 03/20 ::: Austin TX @ Galaxy Room (1:45 PM – main stage – Brooklyn Vegan / M4M…
Legendary Greg Ginn (Black Flag, Gone, SST Records,Jambang) will head out on tour this April with his band The Taylor Texas Corrugators bringing along Brooklyn’s CSC Funk Band (featuring members of USAisamonster, GWAR, Talibam!). 4/13 Cakeshop / NYC (152 Ludlow St, NYC) 4/14 Kung Fu Necktie / Philly (1248 N Front St) 4/15 Floristree / Baltimore (405 W. Franklin St 6th floor) 4/16 Balliceaux / Richmond, Virginia (203 North Lombardy…
Monday Evening Strummerville / Jail Guitar Doors Presents: The British Music Embassy @ Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 2am Billy Bragg Chris Shiflett Get Cape Wear Cape Fly Beans On Toast Smokey Angle Shades Nat Jenkins Supernovas The Good The Bad Tuesday Evening UKTI @ SXSWi: The British Music Embassy @ Latitude 30, 512 San Jacinto 8pm – 1am Fenech Soler One Night Only Unicorn Kid Stricken City…
This is the most realistic baseball game that I have ever played, and this is coming from someone that was absolutely astounded when titles like RBI Baseball first dropped. Where there seems to be a small layer of polish placed on subsequent iterations of a seasonal title, Sony has ensured that there are significant upgrades to both the control and the visual components of the title. The customization of the…
For those of you that are not familiar, Carissa’s Wierd was a much beloved Seattle band operating in the late 90s and early 00s alongside bands like Modest Mouse, 764-Hero and Iron & Wine (as the story goes, Ben Bridwell of Carissa’s Weird and later Band of Horses was the first to pass Iron & Wine demos along to his friends at Sub Pop). At their most basic Carissa’s Wierd…
Scott Grimes – Livin On The Run / 2005 Velocity / 15 Tracks / http://www.scottgrimes.com / http://www.velocity.la / Reviewed 12 November 2005 The album says that it is from 2005, but the sound of the opening, self-titled track sounds more like something from the eighties (along the lines of Bon Jovi, Eddie Money and Bruce Springsteen) than anything that is out in the current period. The vocal style is what…
Venice is Sinking’s third full-length, Sand & Lines, is a document of the sound of a beautiful space that no longer exists: 10 songs, presented in order, recorded live at the now-defunct Georgia Theatre using only two mics. Set for a June release date, it is the culmination of a marathon four day session on stage at Athens, Georgia’s historic Georgia Theatre, which was destroyed by a fire in June…
Earl Greyhound – Soft Targets Earl Greyhound – Soft Targets / 2006 Some / 11 Tracks / http://www.earlgreyhound.com / http://www.some.com / Reviewed 12 November 2006 When I first saw the Earl Greyhound album, I was imagining that it would be indie rock, perhaps with a little funk thrown in. However, what ultimately results from “Soft Targets” is an album that blends equal parts Rage Against The Machine with King’s X.…
Jade Tree is thrilled to announce that one of its most influential and popular titles, Cap’n Jazz’s seminal discography Analphabetapolothology, will be released on vinyl for the very first time on June 15th. A little over ten years have passed since the original CD release and we are proud to give the record the proper proper full featured vinyl issue that it deserves. As Cap’n Jazz has grown in popularity,…
From the mid 80s through the early 90s, the groundbreaking “record label” Street Beat brought the world what would someday become the legendary Ultimate Breaks and Beats 25-volume collection. Featuring tracks that were known for their breaks from 3 distinct decades, UBB highlighted some of the best R&B and soul groups of the time and paved the way for many modern DJs and hip-hop artists. Some say imitation is the…
Bergen quintet Casiokids is pleased to announce the release of their US debut with Polyvinyl! Featuring the first Norwegian-language pop music ever to be released in the U.S., Topp stemning pÃ¥ lokal bar (loosely translated to “Great vibe at local bar”) will be released on June 8. To pre-order the CD/2xLP follow this link: http://www.polyvinylrecords.com/store/index.php?id=1003 Casiokids has previously released music in Europe via Moshi Moshi, both as part of the…
Recorded late last year at Black Dirt Studios in upstate New York, The Black Dirt Sessions is a deeply personal record from Deer Tick and most especially from lead vocalist and songwriter John McCauley. It is the sound of a band coming into its own, finding its voice and pouring its collective heart out. The comparisons that have often been thrust upon McCauley by the press seem to fall away…
AM Taxi— so-called because they’re all about moving across the U.S. towards their destination— gets ready to hit the road…hard. The guys will be touring in support of Spill Canvas late Spring with additional dates for this Summer’s Warped Tour, starting June 24 through August 15. AM Taxi are one of the few groups booked for the entire prestigious concert series prior to releasing an album. They’ve already been out…
Greyfield – Soundtrack to Our Summer / Search and Rescue Records, PO Box 8260, Ann Arbor, MI 48107 / 2003 / http://www.searchandrescuerecords.com / http://www.greyfieldrock.com Honestly, to me this band does not sound very innovative, instead striving to glomming onto the many of the emo bands that have been popular in the last half-decade, without really going and making something innovative. In fact, this CD sounds so polished that it really…
The Constellations will release their debut album Southern Gothic on EMI’s Virgin Records on June 8. Rising stars of the Atlanta scene, the band—which is fronted by charismatic vocalist Elijah Jones—is set for a breakout year in 2010. Southern Gothic was produced by Ben H. Allen (Animal Collective, Gnarls Barkley), and features guest appearances by Cee-Lo and Asher Roth. The band is currently giving away a free mp3 of the…
Andrew Gregory – S/T / 2005 Self / 12 Tracks / http://www.andrewgregorymusic.com / Reviewed 29 September 2005 It is almost an immediate thing that the beautiful voice of Andrew hits the listener; “The Line†may be a sparsely-arranged track, but the harmonics achieved by Gregory is equivalent to a full symphony orchestra in that aspect. The slower tempo of “Up Over The Ocean†shows a weakness in Gregory’s vocals as…