The Dead Science MP3: “Throne of Blood (The Jump Off)” Seattle-based The Dead Science has created a majestic, ornate and soaring collection of postpunk avantpop on this, their third full-length…
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Of Great & Mortal Men: 43 Songs For 43 Presidencies MP3: “James Monroe: The Last Cocked Hat” feat. Marla Hansen A Musical and Sadly Hilarious History of the American Presidency…
Matt Bauer MP3: “Don’t Let Me Out” In 1968 a young woman was found dead along a dirt road near Eagle Creek, north of Georgetown, Kentucky. For thirty years, she…
Sebadoh MP3: “Soul and Fire” (acoustic demo) Released roughly halfway through their recording career, Bubble & Scrape captured Sebadoh as a band in most profound transition. Since inception, Lou Barlow,…
Roedelius/Story MP3: “As It Were” For Ohio-based Tim Story, American neo-classical composer and expert in synth-assisted exploration, this collaborative project is a lifelong dream. His partner in the sublime is…
Parenthetical Girls Tomlab is thrilled to announce the signing of Parenthetical Girls (sometimes referred to as (((GRRRLS))) ), an experimental pop group from Portland, Oregon, for the worldwide release of…
Lucky Dragons The eighteenth release by Los Angeles-based Lucky Dragons details the continuing pursuit of a humble and ecstatic, drippy and explosive, smoldering and upset music for our experience in…
Lewis & Clark Lewis & Clarke is the nom de plume of Lou Rogai and current collaborators Eve Miller, Russell Higbee (also of contemporary groups Rachel’s and Man Man, respectively),…
Stars Like Fleas After quietly releasing a number of highly-praised, mostly hand-traded cult releases over several years, Stars Like Fleas re-emerged recently with new clothing, sonic plastic surgery, and a…
Indian Jewelry Dear Spirit, It may have been a while since you last heard from INDIAN JEWELRY. In 2006, several members of the INDIAN JEWELRY songwriting and performance team found…
Wed. 3/12 Noon to 6pm Force Field PR & Terrorbird Media present: Emo’s Main Stage 12:00 – 12:30 – These United States 12:45 – 01:15 – Evangelicals 01:30 – 02:00…
Awesome Color MP3: Awesome Color – “Eyes of Light” – http://www.ecstaticpeace.com/kits/mp3/eyes_of_light.mp3 Awesome Color is a power trio updated for the 2060’s, noise provocateurs and impressionists, ace players with punk rock…
Beach House VIDEO: “Heart of Chambers” – http://profile.imeem.com/ Beach House launches their 2008 tour tonight in, where else? their hometown of Baltimore. The streets of Baltimore and an abandoned train…
Panther PANTHER is the two-headed effort of Charlie Salas-Humara (The Planet The) on vocals, cello, guitar, and keys and Joe Kelly (31 Knots) on drums. But even when it was…
Blitzen Trapper There’s a flurry of activity in the Blitzen Trapper camp, as the band kicks off their expanded, expansive 2008 tour with Sub Pop labelmates Fleet Foxes this week….
Beach House IMEEM: http://profile.imeem.com/video/ In anticipation of the release of Devotion, their second full-length for Carpark Records, Baltimore recording artists Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally) are proud to…
The Botticellis VIDEO: The Botticellis – “Stay With My Brother” – www.youtube.com/watch?v=bybEiEodNqk MP3: The Botticellis – “Up Against The Glass” – www.antennafarmrecords.com The Botticellis have an obsession with pop music,…
Tickley Feather MP3: “Tonight is the Nite” – www.paw-tracks.com/tickley.mp3 Video: “Sex Face” – www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehLCz5LyUE4 TICKLEY FEATHER, the self-titled debut by Philadelphia’s Annie Sachs, is a collection of late night path-finding…
PWRFL POWER MP3 – PWRFL POWER – “It’s Okay” http://slendermeanssociety.com/mp3/Its%20Okay.mp3 MP3 – PWRFL POWER – “Alma Song” http://slendermeanssociety.com/mp3/Alma%20Song.mp3 In spite of its populist facade, popular music still largely manages to…
Ida Ida, a New York City band known for their quiet, even pastoral, take on urban life, has moved to the woods. Now, it seems, the woods have moved into…
American Music Club American Music Club announce Spring tour dates MP3: “All The Lost Souls Welcome You To San Francisco” – www.mergerecords.com/audio/amc/SanFrancisco.mp3 American Music Club returned to the music scene…
These United States Band to Assess the State of its Union with Coast-to-coast Tour and SXSW shows in March and April MP3: These United States – “First Sight” – www.becomeinvisible.com/players/these-united-states…
Beach House MP3: Beach House – “Gila” www.carparkrecords.com/gila.mp3 MP3: Papercuts – “John Brown” www.gnomonsong.com/mp3s/Papercuts-John_Brown.mp3 Beach House is the Baltimore duo of Alex Scally and Victoria Legrand. Papercuts is the primary…
Hey Willpower Hey Willpower is Will Schwartz of Imperial Teen and Tomo Yasuda of Tussle MP3: Hey Willpower – “In The Basement”: http://tomlabel.com/hwp/10%20In%20The%20Basement.mp3 VIDEO: Hey Willpower – “Hundredaire”: http://youtube.com/watch?v=d6pCFV_Rigg VIDEO:…
Headlights Champaign, IL trio Headlights will release its second album, Some Racing, Some Stopping on Feb. 19, 2008 on their hometown label, Polyvinyl Records. The band has built a devoted…
St. Vincent Force Field PR, a publicity company based in Los Angeles, CA and Aero Booking, based in Seattle, WA will team up this year for the first time to…
Deer Tick Thu. Oct. 18 2pm – 7pm Cake Shop 152 Ludlow St. NYC This event is FREE and open to the public. No guest list. No RSVP. No badges…
WHY? EP to feature contributions from Boards of Canada, Islands, Xiu Xiu, Dntel, Dump and Half-Handed Cloud WHY? thaws from the icebox with “The Hollows,” the lead single taken from…
Dan Deacon’s skull DAN DEACON 09-12 Toronto, Ontario – Phoenix *# 09-13 Montreal, Quebec – La Tulipe *# 09-14 Boston, MA – Avalon Ballroom *#^ 09-15 New York, NY –…
Dirty Projectors MP3: Dirty Projectors “No More” http://www.scjag.com/mp3/do/nomore.mp3 Dirty Projectors is the project of Dave Longstreth, with a rotating cast of characters supporting him. The band will release its fourth…
Blitzen Trapper It’s already been a busy month for the men of Blitzen Trapper – they just wrapped up a tour with The Hold Steady, self-released their third album, Wild…
Paul Duncan PAUL DUNCAN MP3: “Red Eagle” http://www.home-tapes.com/mp3/redeagle.mp3 The Hometapes label released Above The Trees, the third album from Paul Duncan, on May 1, 2007. The album features Duncan exploring…
Papercuts San Francisco’s Papercuts (aka Jason Quever) will issue its second album, Can’t Go Back on March 6 on the Gnomonsong label. Gnomonsong is owned and operated by Devendra Banhart…
Panther Charlie is Panther, and Panther is some mutant form of Charlie. Churning out shattered pop hits that few have the ears to comprehend, Portland, OR’s Panther is a one-man…
Panda Bear Animal Collective member Panda Bear (a.k.a. Noah Lennox) boldly returns with his long-awaited third solo record Person Pitch (street date: March 20, 2007 on Paw Tracks). Years in…
Sebadoh The classic Sebadoh line-up of Lou Barlow, Eric Gaffney and Jason Loewenstein has re-united and will tour the US for the first time in 14 years in the spring…