Bowerbirds It’s crazy how things work. Tomorrow is the Rosebuds/Land of Talk tour, and a little bird told sent me a message in the form of a Bowerbird . The bands are mutual friends (they were just on tour), and they hail from the same part of the country. Their music is a three part…
Beastie Boys A while ago, I posted some remixes of some of the Beastie Boys past works. Their new album, The Mix Up, will be released June 26th via Capitol. I am not a fan of the trio, however, this album has won me over. It’s progressively jazzy, improvisational, and dare I say, a little…
Monolith Festival More Acts + Ticket Info Hot off of the presses from team Monolith: …..purchase your Monolith tickets TODAY from 10am-6pm MST (24 hours before they go on sale to the general public.) Click HERE, and you will be directed to the Tickemaster website. Enter in the secret code “ERIN” to gain access for…
Surrounded Sweden’s Surrounded silent sound (try saying that four times fast) strikes in a sorrowful way that makes you feel nostalgic for a time that you had once or may long to have again. The vocals on the new album are near flawless drawing heavily from a departed hero (Elliott Smith) , and the somber…
Black Dice Since it’s the beginning of the weekend, it’s time to get it started right. Noize rawkers , and part crew of DFA, Black Dice are back with a new single , Roll Up and the B-side Drool. Not for the faintest at heart. You can buy the vinyl here. Black Dice-Drool[mp3]
Bloc Party Rarities Bloc Party will be coming to Denver in 12 days, not that I’m counting or anything, but new stuff has come to light, and here are some mashups and a fantastic cover of Nelly Furtado’s single, Say it Right. Check’m! Bloc Party vs. Coldplay-Hunting For Witches in My Place[mp3] Bloc Party vs….
Caribou Dan Snaith is releasing his fourth album via Merge , further reinforcing my vote for record company of the year. IMO, there is nobody else that has been consistently been releasing the best albums of the year.Mr. Manitoba, I mean Mr Caribou. Everytime I say that name I think of that stupid coffee chain,…
::Tonight:: Tonight:: Constellations is in hibernation right now, but the spawn child of theirs, Widowers, will be taking their maiden voyage tonight with Mothership at the Hi-Dive. It’s totally different than what you expected from anything associated with Constellations. It seems as if the Moog machine has been exchanged with an acoustic guitar. I welcome…
Damn Shames It seems anything associated with Kitsune, France, or a combination of the two will get you in anywhere nowadays. Damn Shames are on that ticket making it safe for kids to dance with a psychedelic rock twist to their dancing shoes. And how fitting is it that their single Dancing in the Aisles…
Steal Your Face Issue 46 from the Fader is available for download and this issue is a tribute to Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia. Hate’em or love’em, he’s had a profound influence on music and will for future aspiring hippies and improv musicians…and to answer Geologist’s request for an Animal Collective show to be like a…