Archive for the ‘News’ Category
Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
So this fall, the Decemberists triumphantly return to the road for the Bridesmaid Revisited tour, dragging along 3 new, limited-edition, 12" singles. Each contains a new song that has been played live for a bit now. The first of these vinyls drops in just over 2 weeks, Oct 14th. The ...
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
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MP3: Parenthethical Girls - Gut Symmetries (Deerhoof cover)
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MP3: Parenthetical Girls - A Song for Ellie Greenwich from Entangelments (2008)
Parenthetical Girls just dropped their album Entanglements yesterday, and already they are getting covered by Deerhoof. Combine that with positive reviews of their album which is basically orchestral music slightly askew/gone awry ...
Posted in Audio, News, Parenthetical Girls | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
So we love some High Places. They wowed us in an earlier performance this year with No Age @ Floristree, and here we are, their self-titled album release just around the corner. And the lovely folks at Thrill Jockey have provided an MP3 nugget of aural glory in ...
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Friday, August 22nd, 2008
All photos: Robert Jacobs
Get Ponytail's entire set at Beatbots A/V Club!
Compression have been around for a while (1993 to be exact). To quote front-man Greg Scelsi "probably before most of you could drive." They started the night on a solid, forceful note. Being the first hardcore ...
Posted in Baltimore, Compression, Live Review, News, Ponytail, Sonar | 1 Comment »
Thursday, July 31st, 2008
Esteemed dance-punkers the Faint have delivered some of the most fun live shows I've ever been to. Their time on Saddle Creek was fruitful, yielding three albums, including 2001's irresistible good-time maker, Danse Macabre.
Get your dancing shoes on and prepare for a frenzy, because their latest effort, Fasciination, drops ...
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Friday, July 25th, 2008
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MP3: Chikita Violenta - War
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MP3: Los Fancy Free - Beatles Suit
In the first week of August, I will be leaving things in the capable hands of assistant editor Alex Mudge for a week+a day, as real life intercedes into my digital workplace.
I will be flying the coop to Mexico City ...
Posted in Audio, Chikita Violenta, Los Fancy Free, News, Tangent | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008
So this just in: this is the line-up of the 10th year of our charmed city's High Zero Festival, hosted by the Red Room. It showcases all that is good and right and discomforting in music experimentation. I'm excited for Arrington de Dionyso, eccentric, Tuvan-throat-singing front-man of the jaw-dropping, ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, High Zero Festival, News, Old Time Relijun, Red Room | 1 Comment »
Monday, July 21st, 2008
K-Swift, Bmore Club DJ and superstar, passed away this weekend at a far too young age. More official statements on the way. Make-shift eulogy from Dirty South Joe @ low-bee boards. Read on for the full post.
Posted in Baltimore, K-Swift, News, Unruly Records | 8 Comments »
Friday, July 11th, 2008
Download the whole set as a ZIP archive in MP3 or FLAC audio format.
Abe Vigoda
Floristree
Baltimore, MD
July 9, 2008
Source: Peluso CEMC6/ck4(card)>PS-2>AD-20>NJB3
Transfer: NJB3>PC>SF-7>Wav>FLAC
Taper: Jeff Mewbourn (jm292@yahoo.com)
http://baltimore-taper.blogspot.com
Posted in Abe Vigoda, Audio, Baltimore, Floristree, Interview, LA, News | 2 Comments »
Monday, June 30th, 2008
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MP3: Blood Baby - Paint the bush
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MP3: Ponytail - Jammin' on a major scale
Editorial note: There has been some dispute over the information posted here, but we merely presented information we were told at the time of interview. A full transcript will be posted shortly.
Apparently there are some ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, News, Preview, Venues, Wham City, Whartscape 2008 | 1 Comment »
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Kanye finally breaks his silence on the Bonnaroo fiasco here.
Choice quotes from the article:
West also blamed thrown bottles for malfunctions with his "Jane screen." (In the concept concert, Jane is the HAL-like disembodied female robotic voice of his spaceship.)
West concluded by saying his elaborate stage cuts his payday in half ...
Posted in Bonnaroo, Bonnaroo 2008, Douchebaggery, Kanye West, News | 5 Comments »
Friday, May 30th, 2008
So the Dan Deacon/Diplo/TaxLo contest is over and the winner has been notified by email. If you didn't get an email, don't fret.
You can still enter to win in our Presets contest, going strong til June 1.
That ever so funky MGMT song "Electric Feel" now has a really spectacularly ...
Posted in Contest, MGMT, News, Video | No Comments »
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
This just in - Wham City is still kicking ass and taking names.
Hot off the heels of the announcement of Whartscape 2008's initial line-up, we find news in the inbox that recent Wham City/Bmore-by-way-of-North Carolina resident Adventure (aka Benny Boeldt) just signed up with Carpark Records and will issue ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Oh boy, get your armor on. This is gonna be intense in the best way. I am going to Bonnaroo, but honestly, I will probably have a much better time when Whartscape rolls around.
I personally cannot wait.
From Myspace bulletin this morning:
Posted in News, Preview, Wham City, Whartscape | 5 Comments »
Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
Baltimore - meet Concrete Prophet (if you haven't encountered them in a previous incarnation). They will be pummeling your head in now.
Born out of a network of connections and friendships at Towson's music department, since 2005 they have been playing the area, showcasing their take on progressive rock. Their ...
Posted in Audio, Baltimore, Concrete Prophet, Interview, News, Sound Off, Video | 1 Comment »
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