little hurricane – Homewrecker album review
little hurricane, a dirty blues duo from sunny San Diego, deliver one catchy straightforward sound. One half of the two-piece is Anthony “Tone” Catalano on lead vocals and guitar; the second half being Celeste “CC” Spina, a spunky female who rocks out on drums and also supplies the backing vocals. It’s easy to conjure up comparisons of The White Strips (or stretching it a bit here, The Black Keys, minus the female aspect, that is). Tone’s voice echoes Jack White’s [...]
Read more →
The Beautiful Ones – Birth of Desire EP review
The newest release by Arizona band The Beautiful Ones is an example of how a genre evolves from its roots; though labeling themselves a hardcore band, there are elements of alternative rock and metalcore to be found. While the songwriting is fairly interesting, it isn’t necessarily the most original. Riffage of the past couple of decades is prevalent, along with a love of half time vs. four-on-the-floor hardcore feel stylization. A perfect example is the first track, ‘Can’t Stand the [...]
Read more →
The Village Voice 4Knots Music Festival Announces Initial Line Up
The Drums, Crocodiles, Hospitality, Bleached, Nick Waterhouse Confirmed To Play MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED Festival To Be Held Saturday July 14, 2012 At The South Street Seaport Piers 16 & 17 New York, NY – The Village Voice, the nation’s largest alternative weekly newspaper, is thrilled to announce the initial line-up for the 4Knots Music Festival at the South Street Seaport, Piers 16 & 17 on Saturday, July 14, 2012 from 1:00 – 8:00 PM. The Drums, Crocodiles, Hospitality, Bleached, [...]
Read more →
Twin Cabins – I’m Sure video
Twin Cabins is the solo project of Nacho Cano, who was born in Mexico City. At a young age, Cano had already discovered and created his first melodies on his grandmother’s piano. At the age of ten, he moved to California, where he became enamored with its beaches, sun, and people. Cano’s interest in music and experimentation continued through his adolescence, where he learned the guitar and eventually began to record and catalog his compositions in his middle school recording [...]
Read more →
Announcing the Electric, Full Band-Six Organs of Admittance Experience; New Album, Ascent, Out 8/21 on Drag City
Six Organs of Admittance as an electric entity is not without precedent. Ben Chasny regularly performs with a full, electric band, often cascades an electric guitar solo in the middle of an acoustic jam, and has recorded entire sides of electric drone. This element goes all the way back to 2002, when a short-lived rock version of Six Organs (with the members of Comets on Fire) toured the West Coast and etched a few demos to tape before moving on. [...]
Read more →
Forecastle Announces Exclusive After Party
Preservation Hall Jazz Band to perform on the historic Belle of Louisville, with special appearances by members of My Morning Jacket Official Forecastle kickoff party features performances by Dean & Britta and Purity Ring TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY AT FORECASTLEFEST.COM LOUISVILLE, KY – AC Entertainment and The Forecastle Festival are excited to announce details of a one-of-a-kind after-party for the 10th anniversary of the festival, set to take place during July 13-15, 2012. A special pre-party will serve as the [...]
Read more →
Thurston Moore, Japanther, Dark Dark Dark, Black Dice and Javelin to record at The Music Box in New Orleans Final Performance of The Shantytown Orchestra Conducted by Quintron on June 8 and 9
Final Performance of The Shantytown Orchestra Conducted by Quintron on June 8 and 9 Photo Credit: Tod Seelie “There is a rotating cast of performers for the concerts, and the range is eclectic.” – The New York Times “Conducted by Quintron, the performances were mostly haunting electro-acoustic soundscapes that melded elements of Stockhausen and Brian Eno with hints of funk and bounce.” – Art Papers The Music Box is an interactive installation comprised of musical architecture. It was created by [...]
Read more →
Caribou Heading Out On Tour Dates With Radiohead
Photo Credit: Nitasha Kapoor Caribou will join Radiohead for a series of North American shows starting May 29th in Mansfield, MA and ending June 16 in Toronto. Caribou’s latest release Swim is available now via Merge Records, and new music is expected in 2013. Visit caribou.fm for the most up-to-date world tour information. Praise for Swim: “Caribou’s Swim leaps into fresh, uncharted territory for the producer, but nonetheless retains the artist’s unmistakably inviting and lovable style” – XLR8R “Despite his [...]
Read more →
OFF! – OFF! album review
OFF!’s self-titled LP was released this May, and contains a disgusting vitality usually reserved for a sea of pissed off teenagers. Former Black Flag and Cirkle Jerks front man Keith Morris is almost 60, and needs to get it out of his system before he keels over and dies. Dmitri Coat’s blistering guitar riffs cut through each song like a rusty serrated knife, attacking the spasmodic explosive drums provided by Mario Rubalcaba with sickening syncopation. The sardonic white-noise screeches of [...]
Read more →
Keane – Strangeland album review
Sixteen tracks to this fourth release by UK artist Keane, most of them echoes of what’s gone on before in some form. Generally, reviewers of this album complain that the group has not continued to experiment with edgier stuff, as if any self-respecting artist has only a newer, more evolving sound in mind. But Keane gathered quite a fan base doing what they do and you can’t argue with numbers. That being said, this is a formulaic production, but that [...]
Read more →