Archive for the ‘Imperial China’ Category
Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
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Two of our DC favorites, Imperial China and Caverns, are playing a show with True Womanhood tomorrow night ...
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Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Everyone welcome our newest contributor, Julia Conny! Her first piece is a review on a disc much-beloved in the ancient halls of Aural States' labyrinthine lair...
Catch their show this Friday July 11th @ the Metro Gallery with Sonadors, Sun Tornado and Sawhorse.
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MP3: Imperial China - "There is no translation"
Methods: is ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Bit of cross-posted action to BYT for the These New Puritans show at DC9. A number of things conspired to drag the show down, some act of god shit, some artist fault. Read on, intrepid reader. Photo set courtesy of BYT's Lexie Moreland.
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Friday, April 25th, 2008
This is coming a few days late and will probably be a lot too short. But hey, take these pills of MP3 forgiveness and read on, intrepid music fan.
All photos: Beau Finley
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Double Dagger - Luxury Condos for the Poor
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Double Dagger ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Imperial China impressed us in their last outing @ Lo-Fi with Caverns. A lot.I don't have time right now to really review this track and lavish the praise it deserves, but I will later today. I just wanted to get this out there.Imperial China has their EP release ...
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Monday, March 24th, 2008
DC sent some of its premier music-makers to Baltimore this past Saturday. Imperial China specialize in a decaying, spaced and fuzzed out, tribal brand of post-punk. Some apt comparisons have been thrown about to Battles. I would challenge that they are a sight more intense. They ...
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Little Joy: Little Joy
Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet: Abigail Washburn & the Sparrow Quartet
The Secret Machines: Secret Machines
The Bug: London Zoo
13th Floor Elevators: Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators (Vinyl Mono LP only)
Arbouretum/Pontiak: Kale (Vinyl LP only)
Small Sur: We Live in Houses Made of Wood
Abe Vigoda: Skeleton
Imperial China: Methods: EP