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Continue reading...Singer and Songwriter Spotlight Series Vol. V – Iceland’s Lay Low and California’s Noel Carlon
Saturday, March 6, 2010
If you haven't heard of Lay Low, it's not because this talented artist's moniker matches her status within the world of music. Icelandic singer-songwriter Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir, with her unusual moniker and all, has a voice of gold. Since being discovered nearly four years ago, she has done anything but "lay low," garnering international critical acclaim for her folk meets blues meets pop signature sound. It is simply impossible to ignore one of the most terrific female vocalists - and songwriters - to come out of Iceland in recent years.In 2006, Lovísa was contacted by a local label that showed interest in a raw demo she had placed on her MySpace page. Just a few short months after being discovered, she had recorded and released her debut album, Please Don't Hate Me, which topped the Icelandic charts, and became the best-selling original album in the country that year, as well as being nominated for four Icelandic Music Awards (and winning three of them) in the process. Her latest album, Farewell Good Night's Sleep, was released last year to positive reviews, and her MySpace views have top 350,000."By and By" - Lay Low from Farewell Good Night's Sleep (2009)"I Forget It's There" - Lay Low from Farewell Good Night's Sleep (2009) Lay Low on MySpaceLos Angeles musician Noel Carlon was born in Tijuana and grew up in southern California where he played his uncle's guitar and wore out his father's records. As a child in a "strange land," Carlon found himself isolated, spending countless hours in the local library reading the poems of Edgar Allan Poe, Federico Garcia Lorca, and William Shakespeare. During college, he honed his songwriting skills and formed a band called Delarosa. Today, he is continuing his work using the moniker, Noel Carlon and the Dead Poets.With help from guest musicians, Carlon brought his compositions to life and released his debut album, Insecure, last year. His musical influences include the Beatles, the Smiths, Soda Stereo, Jeff Buckley, Elliott Smith, Tom Waits, and Chet Baker."Runaway" - Noel Carlon and the Dead Poets from Insecure (2009)"Lady Kiss Me" - Noel Carlon and the Dead Poets from Insecure (2009)Noel Carlon on MySpaceLabels: Iceland Bands, Lay Low, Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir, Noel Carlon and the Dead Poets, Singers and Songwriters
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Best New Releases of the Week, Part I: Rogue Wave, Portugal The Man, The Whigs, These New Purtians, Peasant, A Weather and More
Friday, March 5, 2010
There are so many great new releases this week, that we had to break them up into two installments (and it's looking that way for next week as well). A list of artists and bands for part two of this week's best new releases is featured below. That playlist mix will be published tomorrow. But first, here is part one. Enjoy and share with friends.The fourth LP from California rockers Rogue Wave comes on the heels of some recent bad news for the band, including the tragic death of an ex-band mate, Evan Farrell, and serious health issues suffered by band founder, Zach Rogue.Rogue (his real last name is Schwartz), found himself bed-ridden for months after a freak back accident. During his recovery, Rogue told drummer Pat Spurgeon that he "wanted to make a dance record," later elaborating that Permalight, the band's newest album out today via Brushfire Records, was about "physical music, about the visceral experience of hearing music and letting your body move to it." Indeed.Next, John Gourley, lead vocalist of Portugal. The Man, said recently that the band has kept their latest album, American Ghetto, purposely under wraps, stating: "Nobody gets the record early; we will not be soliciting reviews, airplay or any support from the industry." The band's new single is available today along with the official drop of the LP.Also, check out fresh tracks from The Whigs (with another free download on their website), the popular UK indie electronica band, These New Puritans. Scroll down for new songs from A Weather, Dinosaur Feathers, Peasant, Butterfly Explosion, plus advanced tracks from next week releases by Titus Andronicus, Jatun and Method Actors."Good Morning" - Rogue Wave from Permalight (via Stereogum)Rogue Wave on MySpace"The Dead Dog" - Portugal. The Man from American GhettoPortugal. The Man on MySpace"In The Dark" - The Whigs from In The DarkThe Whigs official website"Orion Hidden" - These New Puritans from HiddenThese New Puritans on MySpacePortland, Oregon's A Weather are an indie-folk band whose sophomore album, Everyday Balloons, drops today via Team Love Records (the label founded by Conor Oberst/Bright Eyes).As with their debut album, Everyday Balloons was engineered by Adam Selzer (M. Ward, The Decemberists, Norfolk & Western) at Portland's Type Foundry Studios. Also, the rising popularity of Brooklyn's Dinosaur Feathers have made them a favorite on many bands to watch in 2010 lists. They debut their first LP, Fantasy Memorial, also drops today."Giant Stairs" - A Weather from Everyday BalloonsA Weather official website"Vendela Vida" - Dinosaur Feathers from Fantasy Memorial Dinosaur Feathers on MySpacePeasant is a Pennsylvania indie artist with a growing following."Well Alright" - Peasant from Shady RetreatPeasant on MySpaceButterfly Explosion are a shoegaze, post punk band from Ireland that blend powerful spiraling music with delicate vocals to form rich soundscapes of lush melodies, weaving moments of ethereal dream-pop and explosive sonic bliss. The debut album, Lost Trails, was released in the UK and Ireland in February on the Irish label, Revive Records, and recorded and produced by Torsten Kinsella (God Is An Astronaut). It's official U.S. release date was yesterday, March 1, 2010."Closer" - Butterfly Explosion from Lost Trails"Chemistry" - Butterfly Explosion from Lost TrailsButterfly Explosion official websiteCheck back tomorrow for part two of the Best New Releases of the Week, featuring reviews and music from the debut Twin Tigers' debut release, plus Emma Pollack, Kate Miller-Heidke, The Paparazzi, Jen Wood and The Megaphone Thrift. You might also want to view previous playlists of Best New Releases of the Week - packed with great music.In Advance: Titus Andronicus, Jatun and Method ActorsA new feature we are adding to the end of each New Releases playlist mix provides a sneak peak at a few tracks that will be coming out next week. Look out for more new releases next Tuesday - it's a huge week for drops, so stay tuned."Four Score and Seven (Part One)" - Titus Andronicus from The Monitor"Circuit Eater" - Jatun from Blanket of Ash"Do The Method" - Method Actors from This is Still ItLabels: New Releases
Continue reading...Feetz to Da Beatz, Vol. I – Bands That Get You Dancing: Body Language, Yes Giantess and Friends Electric
Friday, March 5, 2010
Feetz to Da Beatz is yet another new playlist mix series that offers our listeners a unique perspective on artists and bands that they might not hear elsewhere. In recent years, dance, soul, R&B, blues and hip hop styles have been increasingly incorporated under the growing umbrella term of 'indie rock,' which is just fine with us, but also confusing to many others.That said, who doesn't like to move their feetz and dance to da beatz? Regular visitors to IRC know by now that we have an eclectic taste in music; the bottom line being - great music is simply great music no matter what genre it is labeled as, regardless of who makes or where it originates - you know it when you hear it.Armed with an arsenal that includes vocoders, glockenspiels, graceful vocals and forceful percussions that sync to deliver a kinetic dynamite sound that even grandpa would find hard to sit through, Body Language have risen from the DIY scene to become one of NYC's most popular new dance bands of 2009-10, branding their own flavor of driving beats, sunny (and at times dark and heavy) synths and soaring, catchy choruses. Body Language is the ass shaking combination of Grant Wheeler and Matt Young graced by the soul styles of Ms. Angelica Bess, and the drum work of Ian Chang, known best as a member of Mickey Factz.In September, Body of Language released a five-track EP, titled Speaks. The EP features the hopping grooves of the unforgettable song, "Huffy Ten Speed," which our friends at I Guess I'm Floating called: "..a darker/heavier sound with glitchy synths and forceful beats to boot - not to mention they've crafted a chorus as catchy as it is locomotive..""Huffy Ten Speed" - Body of Language from Speaks EP (2009)After cutting their teeth on the local circuit and becoming one of NYC's most in demand party bands of 2008, Body of Language were recruited to collaborate on the production of Passion Pit's widely acclaimed 2009 debut LP, Manners, and Machinedrum's 2009 Late Night Operation EP.The band was also contracted to back up Theophilus London in live shows dressed as 'The Lovers,' in addition to playing with Passion Pit, School of Seven Bells, Ninjasonik & Jimmy Edga and We Have Band.Another excellent song from the Speaks EP, "Work This City," was featured on the collector's compilation, Moongadget: The Noctural State, released in 2009 via Ghostly International. The band is also working on remixes of tracks from Yes Giantess, Shuttle, and Alaska. This is one band that you don't want to miss in 2010."Work This City" - Body of Language from Speaks EP (2009)Body of Language on MySpaceSince Boston's Yes Giantess has a tie-in with Body of Language, it is convenient, and fitting, to include a track from this popular electro-dance band that has created quite a stir in the past year or so with their groovy beats, pop-punk attitude, and intoxicating synth-gaze compositions. Make sure to heck out the band's MySpace link below for remixes and other tracks, plus the 411 on their upcoming performances at SXSW and the Sasquatch Festival."You Were Young" - Yes Giantess from 7" (2009)"Tuff N Stuff" - Yes Giantess from 7" (2009)Yes Giantees on MySpaceUp next in this Feetz to Da Beatz mix is Friends Electric, a group comprised of talented young lads from Neath, South Wales. One blogger described them as "a blend of seriously radio-friendly pop-candy and dance-synth/electro." The band's electro, keys glazed pop is hard to ignore, and is among our favorite new dance bands. Remarkably, like Yes Giantees, Friends Electric are unsigned. The band is currently working on new material for a 2010 LP, but no release date has been announced."Beep Beep Beep" - Friends Electric, single release"Hours" - Friends Electric, single releaseFriends Electric on MySpacePopular Posts This Week: 2010 Releases You Might Have Missed: Boy Eats Drum Machine, Phantogram, ArpLine, BlueBrain, Wakey! Wakey!Disbanded: Band Break-Ups, Vol. I: New Faces, The Fake Fictions and The Catholic CombBest New Releases of the Week: Fang Island, Shout Out Louds, Shearwater, Holly Miranda, Blood Feathers, Quasi and MoreSan Francisco's Noise Pop 2010 Festival Guide: Artists, Schedules, Trailers, Venues, Ticket Prices and ResourcesSome of the Best Tracks of 2009: Radiohead, Girls, Sunset Rubdown, Flaming Lips, Deer Tick, WWPJP and MoreLabels: Feetz To Da Beatz, Indie Playlists
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Best New Releases of the Week, Part II: Twin Tigers, Man/Miracle, Bridges & Blinking Lights, Megaphonic Thrift & More
Friday, March 5, 2010
Straight out of the Athens, Georgia indie rock scene, Twin Tigers mix pop, rock and shoegaze overtones to create a signature sound that is some of the best new music to come out of the southeast in years.And, there's an interesting back story; Twin Tigers was formed by co-workers at Athens' Grit restaurant, which is owned by REM founder, and local celebrity, Michael Stipe. Guitarist and vocalist Matthew Rain and bassist Aimee Morris founded Twin Tigers in the ashes of their previously dissolved bands. In February of 2008, the band released their debut EP, Curious Faces/Violet Future, to rave reviews. Soon the Twin Tigers were building a loyal fan base and opening shows for artists like Deerhunter, Dead Confederate, Jay Reatard (RIP), Black Lips, Woods, Snowden and A Place to Bury Strangers.Following a number of lineup changes, the band brought on drummer Doug Crump and guitarist Forrest Hall, opening for Les Savy Fav at the Earl in Atlanta just weeks before their SXSW 2009 apperance. In no time the band began recording their debut LP with Athens producer Joel Hatstat, and where picked for a national tour with Minus the Bear and the Antlers last fall. The album, Gray Waves, was released yesterday via Old Flame Records. IRC is happy to announce three winners of the new album in a recent giveaway contest via our Facebook page. There will be more contests throughout the year, so make sure to check back.There are limited editions of blue and black vinyl copies (includes digital download) of Gray Waves available via the Old Flame store. You can also get an EP download for free."Passive Idol" - Twin Tigers from Gray Waves"Automatic" (WOXY Studios) - Twin Tigers from Gray WavesTwin Tigers on MySpaceFollow Twin Tigers on TwitterWe are big fans of Man/Miracle, a Santa Cruz (and now Oakland), California indie rock band that have really broken through in the past year or so. In addition to performing with Rogue Wave and Princeton at last week's Noise Pop festival in San Francisco, the band are heading out soon for SXSW in Austin. Fans will be thoroughly entertained thanks in large part to the release of the band's debut LP, The Shape of Things, that officially dropped yesterday.The first track featured here, "Hot Sprawl," is one of the LP's most memorial songs, as is the follow-up track, "Pushing and Shoving." To call these among the album's top tracks is saying a lot because there are a lot of "keeper" tunes on The Shape of Things. In a time when indie rock is arguably over-saturated with bands that rely heavily on synthesizers and computerized sound effects, Man/Miracle deliver refreshingly straight up rock, and are easily one of our top Bands to Watch in 2010."Hot Sprawl" - Man/Miracle from The Shape of Things"Pushing and Shoving" - Man/Miracle from The Shape of ThingsFollowing Man/Miracle, the rock keeps rolling with the blazing guitars, raspy vocals and thumping percussions of Bridges & Blinking Lights' "Undercover," followed by the energetic, chorus-heavy punk pop song, "Acid Blues," by The Megaphonic Thrift."Undercover" - Bridges & Blinking Lights from Heroes, Guns & Snakes"Acid Blues" - The Megaphonic Thrift from Decoy, Decoy Former Trail of Dead bassist Danny Wood's new fuzz folk rock band project, Borrowed Eyes, released their debut LP, Some Demons You Can Share With Others, yesterdayWhat do you guys think of the title track featured below?Also check out new tracks from The Paparazzi, plus a mix of songs from new releases by talented female singer and songwriters Emma Pollock, Kate Miller-Heidke and Jen Wood."Some Demons You Can Share with Others" - Borrowed Eyes from Some Demons You Can Share with Others"The Rococo Tape" - The Paparazzi from Rococo"Hug The Harbour" - Emma Pollock from The Law of Large Numbers"Politics In Space" - Kate Miller-Heidke from Curiouser"Pills" - Jen Wood from Finds You in LoveDon't miss Part One of Best New Releases of the Week, featuring Rogue Wave, Portugal. The Man, The Whigs, These New Puritans, Peasant, A Weather and more.Labels: Man/Miracle, Twin Tigers
Continue reading...Best Rarely Heard Songs of 2009, Vol. IV: Barzin, Laterns, Tropical Depression, and The Parlophonics
Monday, March 1, 2010
Barzin has been compared to such artists as Sparklehorse, Low, Red House Painters and Bill Callahan and his last effort, Notes to an Absent Lover, out on Monotreme Records, was acclaimed by Mojo, Uncut, and Q, and ended up on many year end lists for the best albums of 2009. "It's Come To This" is a previously unreleased song."It's Come to This" - Barzin, single releaseBarzin on MySpaceThis track was provided under the Creative Commons license by Bad Panda RecordsSan Diego's Lanterns have emerged in the past year as one of southern California's best new indie bands, and have opened for Matt and Kim and ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead. Alternative Press named them one of 2009's "Best Unsigned Bands.""Midnight Psalms" - Lanterns from Apocalypse Now EPLanterns on MySpaceAnother San Diego export, the duo named Tropical Depression, is Jordan Thomas and Joe Campesino, are multi-instrumentalists and songwriters who dabble in electronic psych pop experimentation. In November, they released their fourth album, Years on Years."Miniature Mountains" - Tropical Depression from Years on YearsTropical Depression on MySpaceDresden, Germany duo The Parlophonics are a DIY outfit that began writing and recording songs when they were only 14 years old, but just reunited only a couple of years ago after meeting at a gig. Their latest single release, "Staring at the Sun," was released late in 2009 and reviewed by Noel Gallagher (Oasis) on his MySpace page. The duo are now working on an album release due out sometime in 2010."Staring at the Sun" - The Parlophonics, single releaseThe Parlophonics on MySpaceListen to more Best Rarely Heard Songs of 2009
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San Francisco’s Noise Pop 2010 Festival Guide: Artists, Schedules, Trailers, Venues, Ticket Prices and Resources
Saturday, February 27, 2010
San Francisco's 18th annual Noise Pop festival, featuring indie rock artists, independent films, and special events that will take place at venues throughout the city over a span of seven days, starting this Tuesday, February 23rd.Artists and bands scheduled to perform include an eclectic line-up, ranging from folk and rock to pop and electronic. Some of the headliners include Rogue Wave, The Magnetic Fields, The Dodos, Zee Avi, !!!, Edward Sharpe and the Zeros, John Vanderslice, Atlas Sound, Memory Tapes, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Thao Nguyen, Mark Kozelek, Foreign Born, Far and The Soundtrack of Our Lives.Claudia Gonson Of Magnetic Fields will present the keynote speech at the opening ceremonies at the Industry Noise. A number of shows have already sold out, including performances headlined by Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, Four Tet, Memory Tapes, Edward Sharpe and the Zeros and The Magnetic Fields' Monday night show at the Herbst Theatre. Some film screenings have also sold out (see details below; plus plenty of trailers).The Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band will perform for the first time in San Francisco in 15 years opening night at the Fox Theatre in Oakland. Performing with Yoko Ono will be her son, Sean Lennon, With Cornelius, Yuka Honda and Deerhoof. This is the full schedule for Noise Pop organized by music and film, and including information such as artists, venue names and locations, show times, ticket prices, song streams, and video trailers.Wednesday, Feb. 24thMusic Rogue Wave with Princeton, Man/Miracle, and Two Sheds at Bottom Of The Hill (website | 1233 17th St. ) - 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold Out. All ages."Good Morning" - Rogue Wave"Sadie and Andy" - PrincetonThe Ghost of a Saber Toothed Tiger at The Independent ( website | 628 Divisadero St. ) - 8 p.m. Tickets: $20. Ages 21+.Harlem, Best Coast, The Sandwiches and Young Prisms at Cafe Du Nord (website | 2170 Market St. ) . Tickets: $12. Ages 21+."Friendly Ghosts" - Harlem"This Is Real" - Best CoastForeign Born, The Fresh & Onlys, Free Energy and The Splinters at the Rickshaw Stop (website | 155 Fell St. ) - 8 p.m. Tickets: $15. All ages."Vacationing People" - Foreign Born"Free Energy" - Free EnergyFilmAustin, Texas: Live Music Capital of the World? at the Roxie Theatre (website | 3117 16th St), 7 p.m. Tickets: $10. All ages.Related: See a three minute, cool promo video mashup of Austin with some great shots of the music scene and other Austin attractions, via AustinTexas.org and set to music by Vallejo.P Star Rising at the Roxie, 9 p.m. Tickets: $10. All ages.Thursday, Feb. 25thMusicCitay, Greg Ashley and Tape Deck Mountain at Cafe Du Nord - 8 p.m. Tickets: $12-$14. Age requirement of 21 years."Careful with That Hat" - Citay"Ghost Colony" - Tape Deck MountainFar (Reunion show) with Stomacher, Picture Atlantic, The Trophy Fire at Bottom of the Hill - 8 p.m. Tickets: $14. All ages."Pony" - FarThe Dodos with Magik Magik Orchestra Collaborative at the Palace of Fine Arts (website | 3301 Lyon St.) - 8 p.m. Tickets: $25. All ages."Jodi" - The DodosZee Avi with The Hot Toddies, Leslie and the Badgers and Tiny Television at Rickshaw Stop - 8:30 p.m. Tickets: $12-$14. All ages."First of the Gang to Die" - Zee AviFilmBlood Into Wine at Viz Cinema (website | 1746 Post St. ) - 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Sold Out. All ages.The Heart is a Drum Machine at the Viz Cinema - 9:30 p.m. Tickets: $10. All ages.Friday, Feb. 26thMusicJohn Vanderslice with Nurses, Honeycomb and Conspiracy of Venus at Swedish American Hall (website | 2174 Market St.) - 8 p.m. Tickets: $15. Ages 21+."Me and My 424" - John Vanderslice"Asleep" - NursesAtlas Sound with Geographer, Magic Wands and Nice Nice at Great American Music Hall (website | 859 O'Farrell St. ) - 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold Out. All ages."Walkabout" (featuring Noah Lennox, aka Panda Bear, of Animal Collective) - Atlas Sound"Can't You Wait" - GeographerThe Mumlers with The Growlers, Sonny and the Sunsets and The Ferocious Few at Cafe Du Nord - 8 p.m. Tickets: $12-$14. Ages 21+."Red River Hustle" - The Mumlers"Barnacle Beast" - The GrowlersWallpaper, The Limousines, Butterfly Bones and Battlehooch at Slim's (website | 333 11th St. ) - 8 p.m. Tickets: $14. All ages."Pool Party" - Wallpaper"Dancing at Her Funeral" - The LimousinesFour Tet with Nathan Fake, Rainbow Arabia and New Villager at The Independent - 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold Out. Ages 21+."Plastic People" - Four Tet"Harlem Sunset" - Rainbow Arabia"Rich Doors" - New VillagerScissors for Lefty, Judgment Day, Ghosts and the City, and Glaciers at Bottom of the Hill - 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold Out. Ages 21+.FilmBlood Into Wine at ATA (website | 992 Valencia St. ) - 7 p.m. Tickets: $10. All ages.Downtown Calling at ATA - 9 p.m. Tickets: $10. All ages.Saturday, Feb. 27thMusic Memory Tapes with Loquat, Birds & Batteries, and Letting Up Despite Great Faults at Bottom of the Hill - 9 p.m. Tickets: Sold Out. All ages."Plain Material" - Memory Tapes"Sit" - LoquatThe Magnetic Fields at Fox Theatre in Oakland (website |1807 Telegraph Ave.) - 8 p.m. Tickets: $32.50. All ages."I Don't Believe You" - The Magnetic FieldsTrue Widow, P.E.E., Ovens, and Grass Widow at Cafe Du Nord - 8 p.m. Tickets: $12-$14. Ages 21+."Duelist" - True Widow"Time Could Bend" - Grass WidowWe Were Promised Jetpacks with The Lonely Forest, Bear Hands, Tempo No Tempo at Slim's - 8 p.m. Tickets: $16. All ages."Conductor" - We Were Promised Jetpacks"What a Drag" - Bear HandsThao Nguyen with Mirah and Horse Feathers, Dave Smallen, Carletta, and Sue Kay at Swedish American Hall - 8 p.m. Tickets: $15. Ages 21+."Beat" - Thao Nguyen"Curs in the Weeds" - Horse FeathersThe Soundtrack of Our Lives with Nico Vega, Music for Animals, and Imaad Wasif at The Independent - 8 p.m. Tickets: $16. Ages 21+."Firmament Vacation" - The Soundtrack of Our Lives"Beast" - Nico Vega"Red Cells" - Music For Animals"Wanderlusting" - Imaad WasifMark Kozelek with Laura Gibson, Paula Frazer, and Fences at The Great American Music Hall - 8 p.m. Tickets: $26/$30. All ages."Celebrated Summer" - Mark Kozelek"Come By Storm" - Laura Gibson!!! with Maus Haus, Sugar & Gold, and My First Earthquake at Mezzanine (website | 444 Jessie St. ). Tickets: $20. Ages 21+."Take Estasy With Me (Magnetic Fields)" - !!!"Rigid Breakfast" - Maus HausBlack Prairie (with members of The Decemberists), Trainwreck Riders, Billy & Dolly, and Birds Fled From Me - 8:30 p.m. at Rickshaw Stop. Tickets: $14. All ages."Engine Driver" - The Decemberists"Chug Along" - Trainwreck RidersFilm Unusual Heroes: John Darnielle and Lou Barlow at ATA - 2 p.m. Tickets: $10. All agesWoodstock: Now & Then at ATA - 4 p.m. Tickets: $10. All ages.Sunday, Feb. 28thMusicDizzy Balloon with The Houds Below, Visqueen and Laarks at Bottom of the Hill - 1 p.m. Tickets: $12. All ages."Raise A Glass" - Dizzy Balloon"All The Words" - LaarksEdward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros with The Watson Twins, AB & The Sea, and The Northern Key at Bimbo's 365 Club (website | 1025 Columbus Ave ) - 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Sold Out."Daydream" - Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros"Sky Open Up" - The Watson TwinsFilm The Secret to a Happy Ending at ATA - 2 p.m. Tickets: Sold Out. All ages.All My Friends Are Funeral Singers at ATA - 4 p.m. Tickets: $10. All ages.A Film About Stephin Merritt and The Magnetic Fields at Mezzanine - 8 p.m. Tickets: $15. All ages.Monday, March 1st - The FinaleThe Magnetic Fields with Mark Eitzel at Herbst Theater (website | 401 Van Ness St. ) - 8 p.m. Tickets: Sold Out. All ages."All The Umbrellas in London" (Live at KVRX, 1999) - The Magnetic FieldsTickets for all performances listed above can be purchased on the Noise Pop full schedule pageNote: The official website homepage's top menu links - Artists, Schedule, etc. - do not contain the updated 2010 information, for some strange reason; a bit confusing, but make sure to click here for all of the information for the 2010 event. The Bay Bridged put together a cool feature of free Noise Pop events.We're gearing up for Noise Pop! Thanks to Tell All Your Friends PR and Noise Pop organizers for helping us out in planning for the festival.Labels: Festivals, MP3s, Noise Pop Festival, San Francisco
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Disbanded: Band Break-Ups, Vol. I: New Faces, The Fake Fictions and The Catholic Comb
Saturday, February 27, 2010
It sucks when good bands break up. In the past year, we've seen a number of bands split, and the band members go their separate ways, including Page France, the awesome indie duo The Format, the sensational band, The Sun, and a relatively unknown (in comparison to their talent), but fantastically promising, New Faces.Seattle's New Faces split in November of last year, sending mini-shock waves through the Puget Sound music community. In a post on their MySpace page on Nov. 16th, the following statement was issued: "Due to irreconcilable conflicts, we have decided to break up. We want to thank everyone that supported us...Sorry there wasn't a second album."The New Faces received a flood of critical praise, especially in the Seattle area, with the release of their debut EP in 2007, and their debut LP, Two Years, in 2008. They had an undeniable gift for enthralling music, a sound refined beyond their time as a band, and a potential that could have made them international rock stars (if they wanted it) - those are not usually characteristics of a fresh, unsigned, totally DIY band."My Alarm" - New Faces from Two Faces (2008)"She's Like The Snow" - New Faces from s/t EP (2007)"Ms Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" - New Faces from Two Years (2008)But with as much promise as New Faces had, and the praise of music critics throughout the Northwest and beyond, it's a blow to all music fans when a spectacular band ends before they hardly got started. In 2008, the Seattle blog, Sound on the Sound, proclaimed: "I'm often asked what are the best new things I’ve been hearing...In the New Faces, I finally feel without reservation that I have an easy (and good) answer to that question."Artists and bands that influenced New Faces: David Bowie, The Smiths, The Libertines, Interpol, The Strokes, The Clash, Franz Ferdinand, The Rakes, The Beatles, The Velvet Underground, Arctic Monkeys, New Order, Violent Femmes, Joy Division, NWA, The Cure and XTC.When the punk pop band The Fake Fictions announced in January on their official website, "The Fake Fictions are done. It has been a wild ride. We played our last show on Nov. 20, 2009..." fans of the band were understandably disappointed. The band had delivered a steady stream of edgy, engaging albums and EPs since their formation early last decade.Thankfully, however, the band has been good enough to offer much of their music as free MP3s, spanning a total of seven releases."Parallel World" - The Fake Fictions from Magic Infinity EP (2010)"Laugh Track Loser" - The Fake Fictions from Les Faux Fictions (2008)"TV Snow" - The Fake Fictions from Krakatoa (2009)The Catholic Comb, only months after announcing work on a new album, Halloween Street, suddenly broke up last summer. In a non-explanatory post on their MySpace blog, dated August 4, 2009, and titled, 'Comb Over', the band wrote: "We are no longer a band. Sincere thanks to anyone who ever supported us in any way." The Catholic Comb were Adam Dishart, Daniel Awand, Ryan Rene Wansley and Andy Rice, all from the San Francisco Bay Area.The band first rose to national, and in some cases, international, recognition with their 2005 single, "Sixteen to Twenty-One," which was later used as the soundtrack to a Corey Duffel skateboarding video."Sixteen to Twenty-One" - The Catholic CombThe band described their music as "a morbid bicycle ride." But that doesn't begin to explain the far-reaching, intoxicating sound they had cultivated, and which was being gobbled up within the circuitry of the underworld alternative rock network.The past year has seen plenty of evidence of culture's long-standing obsession with vampires, whether in film or music, but somehow most people missed out on The Catholic Comb's splendid track, "Vampire Life."Not surprisingly, the song is all about the dreaded existence of life as a vampire, but with a musical twist that infuses acoustic pop, prog rock and goth to create a song that is hard to pin down, and even harder to ignore. Despite it's subject matter, the song is intriguingly bright and melodic.The lyrics of "Vampire Life" fit perfectly with the tempo of the song, while being slightly ironic and direct: "I go out at night/I eat what I like/I sleep where I might/the vampire life..." Hmmm, is this The Smiths slowed down to a ballad pace or The Cure with folksy abandonment?"Vampire Life" - The Catholic Comb from s/t 7"The Catholic Comb on MySpaceLabels: Band Breakups, Indie Artist/Group Profiles
Continue reading...Best New Releases of the Week: Fang Island, Shout Out Louds, Shearwater, Holly Miranda, Blood Feathers, Quasi and More
Saturday, February 27, 2010
This is a blockbuster week for music releases as evidenced by the sheer number of tracks featured in this post. Brooklyn's prog-rock quintet, and grads of the Rhode Island School of Design (which has also given us The Talking Heads, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Les Savvy Fav), Fang Island, belt out punk inspired pop with spirited vigor, triumphant harmonies, riff-heavy jams and uplifting tempos.The Shout Out Louds return with their third album, Work, that will be followed by an extensive European and North American tour, including a sold out show next week at New York's Music Hall of Williamsburg. Shearwater are back with a new album, The Golden Archipelago, and the featured track, "Black Eyes."Denmark's experimental pop band Efterklang released their new album, Magic Chairs, and will kick off a U.S. tour next week. The recently disbanded The Fate Fictions dropped their final album today, and the long-awaited new album from San Francisco's Brian Johnstown Massacre also dropped today. Another San Francisco band, Man/Miracle, released their new LP, Shape of Things, today. The band will perform tomorrow night as part of the city's 18th annual Noise Pop festival.We also have new singles from fresh releases from Blood Feathers, Wolf People, Toro Y Moi, We Are Wolves, Holy Fiction, Xiu Xiu, Quasi, Holly Miranda, The Exhibition and others. Enjoy."Life Coach" - Fang Island from s/t debut"Daisy" - Fang Island from s/t debutFang Island on MySpace"Walls" - Shout Out Louds from Work Shout Out Louds official website"Black Eyes" - Shearwater from The Golden ArchipelagoShearwater official website"Hot Sprawl" - Man/Miracle from Shape of ThingsMan/Miracle official website"Modern Drift" - Efterklang from Magic ChairsEfterklang on MySpace"Parallel World" - The Fake Fictions from Magic Infinity EP The Fake Fictions official website "Let's Go F**king Mental" - Brian Jonestown Massacre from Who Killed Sgt. Pepper? Brian Jonestown Massacre"Don't Know You at All" - Blood Feathers from Goodness GraciousBlood Feathers on MySpace "Repulsion" - Quasi from American Gong Quasi on MySpace "October Fires" - Wolf People from Tidings Wolf People on MySpace "Blessa" - Toro Y Moi from CausersToro Y Moi on MySpace"Gray Death" - Xiu Xiu from Dear God, I Hate Myself Xiu Xiu official website "Iron Eyes" - Holy Fiction from Hours From It Holy Fiction on MySpace"Colors" - April Smith & The Great Picture Show from Songs For A Sinking ShipApril Smith & The Great Picture Show"Waves" - Holly Miranda from The Magician's Private Library Holly Miranda on MySpace"Rapture" - Elaine Lachica from I Think I Can See the Ocean (feb 23 viaElaine Lachica on MySpace"Half Truth" - Dead Leaf Echo from TruthDeaf Leaf Echo on MySpace"Bright New Worlds" - The Exhibition from s/t EPThe Exhibition websiteWe realize that all of this music is a bit overwhelming, but it would be a disservice to our regular visitors, subscribers and new visitors to exclude certain tracks for the sake of creating a smaller list of releases - we feel all of the tracks we represent are worth the space they consume. While we do filter which tracks from new releases to present to you all (many do not "make the final cut"), we also try to be as thorough and eclectic as possible, and let you decide which songs you like the most in an effort to help you decide which albums you want to purchase for your music collection.Reminder: You can stream continuously all of the songs in any of the playlists featured on IRC - while you do other things - just by clicking on the first song.Next Week: Rogue Wave, Dinosaur Feathers, Portugal. The Man, The Whigs, Butterfly Explosion, Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, Peasant, Kiki Pau and more.Previous New Releases Mixes2/16/10: Music Bear Hands, Local Natives, The Hush Now, Field Music, Son Lux, The Good Listeners2/9/10: Music Showstar, Yeasayer, Hot Chip, Galactic, Vinca Minor, Drew Danburry, FM Belfast and More2/2/10: Music from Midlake, The Album Leaf, King of Prussia, Seth Augustus, The Heligoats and More1/26/10: Music from Beach House, The Magnetic Fields, No Through Road, Woodpigeon, Retribution Gospel Choir, Citay, Boy Genius and MoreLabels: New Releases
Continue reading...The MadeLoud PlayCount ShowDown – Ira Brooker
Friday, February 5, 2010
The day iTunes started calculating playcounts should be celebrated as a revolution – finally, a way to track all of our most-fetished tracks! But there's a downside, too - those 37 plays of Rihanna’s “Umbrella” aren’t a secret anymore, you’ve gotta own up to your less-than-hip pop tendencies. Our playcounts serve as a surprisingly concise snapshot of our musical demeanor, not just the particulars we choose to show. We recently asked our staff to write a little bit about their top five most-played songs in their library. The results were predictably eclectic. Ira Brooker: “Mother of Pearl” - Roxy Music- 181 plays The play count is a little misleading, as I once forgot my iPod in the car overnight playing this song on repeat. But the fact that I was driving around with this song on repeat – and not for the first or last time – pretty much sums up my feelings on it. The point around the 1:23 mark where the rock-out fades into the piano rhythm is maybe my all time favorite musical moment. Bryan Ferry’s lyrics here come pretty damn close to out-Dylaning Dylan. Fun fact: All of my current Twitter lists are named for this song. “Springfield, Or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in His Hair” - Sufjan Stevens - 43 plays There’s no question that Illinois is Mr. Stevens’ crowning achievement, but for my money, the album’s best song didn’t make the cut. I’ve always favored this track from The Avalanche, his collection of outtakes from the Illinois sessions. There’s a majestic mundanity in his narrative of a sad little extramarital affair in the shadow of the state capitol. It keeps me coming back, especially on grey days. “The Past is a Grotesque Animal” -of Montreal- 39 plays The greatest love song – and maybe the greatest song, period – of the past decade, if you ask me. Kevin Barnes pushes beyond the clichés and digs disturbingly deep into the passion, obsession and destruction that often comes bundled with a heartfelt relationship. I’m generally a fan of long, complicated songs, but it takes something special to make me play a 12-minute track with this much regularity. This one makes it worth my while by revealing more with every listen, both about itself and about me. “The Mixed-Up Kind” - Trader Horne - 31 plays What music snob doesn’t love coming across a fantastic album that nobody else knows about? That how it was with me and 1970’s Morning Way, Trader Horne’s lone album. I sought it out after hearing the haunting title track on a British psychedelic rock sampler and was pleased to find that there was plenty of good stuff where that came from. “The Mixed-Up Kind” is the group’s masterpiece, a lyrically cryptic showcase for the incomparable Judy Dyble’s eerie vocal work. There was a period in 2007 when I was convinced that I’d unlock the secret of the universe if I listened to this song often enough. Still waiting on that... “Marlon Brando" - Black Randy and the Metrosquad - 26 plays This is another beloved obscurity, discovered because I liked the satirical cover art of Pass the Dust, I Think I’m Bowie enough to buy the album (again, the band’s only LP) sound unheard. In a just world, Black Randy would be cherished as the godfather of California punk-funk, if not the only guy to ever really do it well. This is arguably his best song, a smirking tribute to Brando’s bizarre boycott of the 1973 Academy Awards. It’s one of my go-to tracks when I need to crank out some copy on a tight deadline.
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