Monday, October 31, 2011
Nylon Has A Band Crush On Robin Bacior And We Don't Blame Them
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Zoe Boekbinder's "Make a Mess" is track of the week on KRUI
“Zoe was born somewhere, sometime, and there are some interesting things to say about her.” Or so her goes the curt biography on her Facebook fan page.
Whether or not there are any interesting things to say about Zoe Boekbinder, Zoe Boekbinder definitely has some interesting things to say.
This autumn, Boekbinder released her second full-length album, Darling Specimens. It’s a collection of doe-eyed songs that are full of heartbreak and the songstress’s glowing, old soul vocals. (Some of the songs are even backed by beats from Iowa native Philip Rabalais, who makes up one half of the electro-dance duo Utopia Park.)
Give “Make a Mess,” the first track on Darling Specimens, a spin, and don’t look back.
Listen to the track HERE.
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Download The Latest Mannequin Men Single "Flying Blind" On RCRD LBL
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Street Eaters Interviewed on Pop Matters!
Brooklyn Paper Previews Sufjan Stevens and Ray Raposa's Live Score For Beyond This Place
Impose Magazine Talks With Jennifer Charles of Elysian Fields
Monday, October 24, 2011
The Vinyl District Talks With Ray Raposa About His Collaboration For "Beyond This Place"
Mannequin Men Remind Paste Magazine How Fun Rock Can Be With Their Latest
Everett True spends some time with Tunabunny's new album for Collapse Board
Seems to me that most music reviewing is simply down to taking a stance and then justifying it.
1. It’s pretentious
“Topics considered include the subversive nature of toys, the desolation of the family, the ungenuinness of being genuine, the decay of conversation, the rise of occultism, and the history of tact” – Minima Moralia (a 1951 text in Critical Theory by Theodor W. Adorno)
Who wants to know about that? I have ‘Boxerbeat’ by JoBoxers on my iTunes. That’s good simple, well-crafted music. It ain’t going to confuse shit out of anyone, lest it to be to ask why that meandering piano instrumental section in the middle goes on for so long. It begins, it middles, it ends. It’s slightly above average Joe Jackson. Joe Jackson looked sharp. He knew how to crease his trousers. Not for him the sprawling wailing catatonia of ‘Hurry Up’, the opening track of Athens GA band Tunabunny’s second album Minima Moralia. He knew when to cross the road and when to stay put. He did not simulate breathless orgasm. Cymbals did not crash wantonly in his songs. Guitars did not jar. He did not run out of steam only to take big gasping gulps of air and start all over again. One track did not fall into another, or even want to. Unless it did. He fucking rocked but he did not confuse his rock, no sirree. And what went triple for Joe went quadruple for his cloth-capped soul fans, JoBoxers. Damn straight.
2. It’s not Coldplay
Fuck, what is wrong with these bands not wanting to be Coldplay – or even (better) being Coldplay. Imagine that: being Coldplay. Wouldn’t your life be one heady gig of waiting in departure lounges and never taking off? Tunabunny. Will. Not. Make. Money. They. Are Not. Serious. Artists. Not In. That. Respect. (Of Bring Boring). They cause me to type with too much punctuation. They think that faking it is not good. How is faking it not good? Poor Thom. They make my trauma hair (the hair that is no long there) whirl around and slap the air like a Jammy Dodger in a six-year-old’s mouth. Where are the structures? THE CENTRE WILL IMPLODE. These bands, they need to learn respect. They should not look to feline behaviour. Feline is not structure. They should all be like Coldplay, good solid wet-eyed dogs.
Read the rest HERE.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
John Heart Jackie perform "When You Were Mine" @ Velour in Utah
Thursday, October 20, 2011
It's a Tunabunny CMJ sweep! Brooklyn Vegan picks them for a must see at CMJ.
My other call-out pick for Thursday night is Tunabunny who are from Athens, Georgia and play Bruar Falls at 11PM. Yes, the name is kind of horrible but give them a listen, it's well worth your time. The quartet have a ramshackle, dissonant sound that is a little early '80s (Raincoats, Pastels) and a little early '90s (Helium, first album Breeders, Scrawl) but there are some quality pop hooks amongst the calamity. The band just released their second album, Minima Moralia, on the Happy Birthday to Me label. It's good!
The Bruar Falls show is a HBTM showcase that also features Red Pony Clock, Eureka California, Flash to Bang Time, Afternoon Naps and Fishboy. Tunabunny also play the Ace Hotel on Sunday night (10/23) for those who need one more night of rock music.
Read the whole article HERE.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
The Owl Mag interviewed Zoe Boekbinder!
The Big Takeover thinks Tunabunny has "IT"
More love for Tunabunny on NPR!
4. Tunabunny
Shambolic and skronky, sounding just a measure away from falling apart at all times (in a good way).
Read the full article HERE.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Garret Pierce's "Everybody Breaks" EP is out today on Narnack Records!
"Bay-Area songwriter Garrett Pierce has quite the talent for placing the universal beside the personal. In fact, his lyrics sometimes blur, if not destroy, the line that separates us from everyone else." Buzz Bands LA
Monday, October 17, 2011
SSG Music premieres a brand new song and video by John Heart Jackie
Portland duo John Heart Jackie are currently on tour. On one of their stops, they shared a brand new song, “Mary Anne,” with the music loving collective Behind the Eyelids. John Heart Jackie prides themselves on their gentle approach to music that can be appreciated no matter which genres one is into. A bit on the melodramatic side, “Mary Anne” serves as the perfect companion for listeners who need a few minutes to think while they take in the air. Check it out. If you like it, share it with your friends.
John Heart Jackie will be at Seattle’s Columbia City Theater on October 23rd.
Watch the video HERE.
NPR's streaming guide to CMJ - featuring TUNABUNNY, THE LOOM, and SEA OF BEES!
As if New York City isn't overwhelming enough for the live music fan, imagine it during CMJ's Music Marathon, when more than 900 bands play throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn over the course of five days. Stressful.
The long list of unfamiliar acts can be intimidating. Should you catch Dinosaur Feathers, Dinosaur Bones or Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs? Never fear. We've got your back. NPR Music askedKEXP in Seattle and the best college music directors in America to be your guide through the concrete jungle that is CMJ.
With their help, CMJ's Music Marathon was reduced from a daunting labyrinth to ... well, something like one of those corn mazes people do around Halloween. Together, we put together a mix of artists you should check out, and we'll soon post a handy schedule of when and where they're playing. Enjoy — and don't stress.
Your Curators:
- KALX, University of California-Berkeley: Spencer Owen and Travis Bill
- KDVS, University of California-Davis: Brent Batty, Tali Link, Jess Abell, Hatem Gallouzi
- KSPC, Pomona College: Justyna Bicz
- WHPK, University of Chicago: Eric Hanss
- WMBR, Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Christopher Vyce
- WNYU, New York University: Maria Sherman
- WVFS, Florida State University: Adam Devlin
- WXDU, Duke University: Andrew Bellemer and Dave Rodriguez
Artists In This Mix
1, 2, 3 • 400 Blows • Acid Baby Jesus • Action Bronson • Active Child • AIDS Wolf • Alina Simone • Amen Dunes • Army Navy • Bag Raiders • Balkans • The Barr Brothers • The Barreracudas • Beat Connection • Bleached • Bleeding Knees Club • Blues Control • Braids • Capybara • Cerebral Ballzy • Crocodiles • Cuckoo Chaos • Dávila 666 • Death • Dominique Leone • Doomsday Student • Dum Dum Girls • Ed Askew • Ed Schrader's Music Beat • Eleanor Friedberger • Elk City • EMA • Fidlar • Frankie Rose & The Outs • Gang Gang Dance • Gary Clark Jr. • Geographer • Grand Pianoramax • The Great Book of John • Grimes • Hallelujah The Hills • Handsome Furs • Hans Chew • Hey Marseilles • Holiday Shores • Hollerado • Home Blitz • The Hush Now • Idiot Glee • Islands • J Mascis • Jacuzzi Boys • Japanther • Jonathan Richman • Kermit Ruffins • The Loom • Matthewdavid • The Men • Mexicans With Guns • Mice Parade • Mike Birbiglia • Mitten • Mr. Dream • My Goodness • My Jerusalem • Neon Indian • Nina Nastasia • Nonhorse • Noveller • Occultation • ohnomoon • Parts & Labor • Peelander-Z • Penguin Prison • Pepper Rabbit • Pharoahe Monch • Portugal. The Man • Phychic Ills • Psychobuildings • Pterodactyl • Pujol • Purity Ring • QUILT • Radiation City • Red Pony Clock • Reptar • Robert Ellis • Royal Baths • Sea of Bees • Seabrook Power Plant • Seekae • Shenandoah Davis • Shonen Knife • The Stepkids • Suckers • Talib Kweli • Talk Normal • Talkdemonic • Tall Tall Trees • Taylor McFerrin • TunaBunny • Twin Shadow • Unicycle Loves You • Unknown Mortal Orchestra • Vaz • We Are Augustines • We Were Promised Jetpacks • Weekend • White Fence • Wh**e Paint • Wild Flag • Woodsy Pride • Yellow Ostrich • The Young Evils • Young Prisms • Zola Jesus • Zomby
Listen to it HERE.
Friday, October 14, 2011
Even the LA Times is jamming the new Mannequin Men!!
LA Times is smitten: "There's a reassuringly tattered and lived-in saunter to Mannequin Men's latest effort, due Nov. 8. Consider it the aural equivalent to the neighborhood dive bar, one that long ago learned to celebrate its everyday normality. “You should get a hobby, girl, or find somebody else to talk to,” the act declares early in the album. It can be heard as a condescending lecture to a significant other, perhaps, but the ease with which the line is delivered makes it feel more like a succinct summation of post-workday emotional exhaustion."
Pitchfork premiers the title track from Raymond Raposa and Sufjan Stevens from the OST for the film Beyond This Place!
Head over to Pitchfork to download the new single from Raymond Raposa (Castanets) and Sufjan Stevens... it's from the OST for the film Beyond This Place which screens in four cities around the country with a live performance of the soundtrack by Raposa and Stevens.
Collapse Board premiers Street Eaters "Secret Punk and Basement Pop" Mixtape
From Everett True: "You don’t get offered the real good stuff very often. A rad free mixtape of MP3s from basement pop bands that don’t usually trade in the currency, compiled from tapes and vinyl-only releases by Bay Area band Street Eaters. Scratchy, wired, beautiful. Brutal. Vulnerable. Passionate. Full of names that you might not be familiar with right now, but you sure as Bangs will be once you’ve download this mixtape. No shit."Read the rest and get the mix at Collapse Board
Abandoned couches reviews Tunabunny at Athens Popfest
Thursday, October 13, 2011
John Heart Jackie's cover of "When You Were Mine" is cut of the day on Willamette Week!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
The Pack a.d.'s "Unpersons" Reviewed On Pop Matters
The Loom Announce An October - November Tour In Support Of Their Debut LP "Teeth"
For guest list, promo copies of the record, interviews or anything at all, don't hesitate to ask.
Tour Dates:
10.20.11 - Beacon, NY @ Howland Cultural Center
10.21.11 - Manhattan, NY @ Joe's Pub - Album Release Party
10.28.11 - Providence, RI @ AS220
10.29.11 - Albany, NY @ Valentine's
10.30.11 - Montague, MA @ Montague Bookmill
10.31.11 - Waterbury, CT @ Freight St. Gallery
11.01.11 - Amherst, MA @ Hampshire College - Red Barn
11.02.11 - Boston, MA @ PA's Lounge
11.03.11 - Biddeford, ME @ The Oak + the Ax
11.04.11 - Burlington, VT @ Enter
11.05.11 - Toronto, ON @ TBA
11.06.11 - Buffalo, NY @ The Vault
11.07.11 - Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
11.08.11 - Meadville, PA @ Allegheny College - Grounds for Change
11.09.11 - Toledo, OH @ Ottawa Tavern
11.10.11 - Milwaukee, WI @ Linneman's
11.11.11 - Chicago, IL @ Pancho's
11.12.11 - Madison, WI @ University of Wisconsin - Der Rathskeller
11.13.11 - Cincinnati, OH @ Motr Pub
11.14.11 - Indianapolis, IN @ The Melody Inn
11.15.11 - Columbus, OH @ Kafe Kerouac
11.16.11 - Charlottesville, VA @ Pink Warehouse
11.17.11 - Durham, NC @ The Pinhook
11.18.11 - Washington, DC @ Velvet Lounge
11.19.11 - College Park, MD @ University of Maryland
11.20.11 - Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu NecktieDownload and share the lead single from Teeth: "For The Hooves That Gallop, and The Heels That March"
Press photos, bio, album art, links and more at their Artist Page.
Download their Daytrotter Session.
The Vinyl District UK reviews the new Zoe Boekbinder album!
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
The Bay Bridged Shares Garrett Pierce's "Everybody Breaks" EP
Impose TV Debuts Garrett Pierce's "Everbody Breaks" Video
Monday, October 10, 2011
Vigilante Vigilante opening THIS FRIDAY!
THE DETAILS:
Friday, October 14th:
Come watch this amazing new film and enjoy the after party at Dot's, sponsored by Breeze Block Gallery!
Clinton St. Theatre, after party at Dot's Cafe.
2522 SE Clinton St.
MOVIE at 7PM, AFTER PARTY at 9pm @ Dot's across the street from the theater (21+)
PRESS KIT, PHOTOS, TRAILER ON VIMEO & iTUNES.
SHORT SYNOPSIS:
A new breed of crime-fighter now stalks the urban landscape: the anti-graffiti vigilante. These dedicated blight-warriors stop at nothing to rid their neighborhoods and cities of street art, stickers, tags, and posters--yet several of these vigilantes have become the very menace they set out to eliminate. In their relentless attempt to stamp out graffiti, they have turned to illegally and destructively painting other people’s property. VIGILANTE VIGILANTE is the story of two filmmakers who set out to expose these mysterious characters and discover a battle of expression that stretches from the streets to academia.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Check Out Mannequin Men's “Hobby Girl” On Loud Loop Press
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Impose Magazine Gets Historic on The Loom's New Single
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Mannequin Men's New Track Featured As Editor's Pick On Spin
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
Performer Magazine premiere's Tunabunny's new video for "Only At Night"
Check out Zoe Boekbinder's new video for "Make a Mess" off of her upcoming album, Darling Specimens.
10.14.11 - Reno, NV @ Biggest Little City Club
10.15.11 - Logan, UT @ Dollhouse
10.18.11 - Denver, CO @ Mercury Cafe
10.19.11 - Denver, CO @ Thin Man
10.20.11 - Wichita, KS @ Mead's Corner
10.21.11 - Warrensburg, MO @ Historic Courthouse
10.22.11 - Fairfield, IA @ Beauty Shop
10.23.11 - Fairfield, IA @ Cafe Paradiso
10.26.11 - Chicago, IL. @ Yellow Bookstore
10.28.11 - St Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
10.29.11 - Farmington, MO @ The Vault