As you can imagine, the end of the year usually means frantically trying to catch up on – well, everything. Anyway, back in November I caught Brooklyn-based garage grunge rock act Dances, and the Philadelphia, […]
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Los Angeles-based DJ and producer Alex Fin released a 4 track EP Mull that sounds and feels much like ethereal, fever dream. Tracks seem to come and go in waves … DJ 501 has remixed one of […]
According to some interpretations of the Mayan calendar, December 21, 2012 was supposed to mark the end of the world as we know it. And astrologers have suggested that due to an astrological event that […]
a Q&A with the Linus Pauling Quartet
The Linus Pauling Quartet has been around for almost 20 years now, and in an age where the music industry and music fans have become increasingly fickle, their longevity as a band is something that […]
Brooklyn-based indie band, RAILBIRD recently released their Lucky EP and the tracks from the album come up at weird angles, and are glitchy to the point of seeming anxious and ill at ease. School of Seven […]
Hamburg, Germany-based duo Chris Burda and Martin Grimm, also known as, Collapse Under the Empire, released their latest effort, Fragments of a Prayer to critical praise. Continuing a rather prolific pace, the band will be releasing […]
Today marks the winter solstice, the shortest day of the entire year in the Northern Hemisphere. And according to some (bizarre by all scientific accounts) interpretations of the ancient Mayan calendar, the end of the […]
Teen Commandments and House of Blondes at the Rock Shop 12/13/12
Just the other day, I was at the Rock Shop to catch a night of electronica music in the form of Teen Commandments and House of Blondes. Teen Commandments set was a little raw and […]
I can’t tell you how much I miss CBGBs, the old Continental, Coney Island High, and Brownie’s – all places I spent a lot of time in over the years. So with memories of those […]
Singer, songwriter, producer and activist Erin McKeown will be releasing her forthcoming, seventh album, MANIFESTRA on January 15th, 2013, and it reportedly brings both her political and artistic interests together. With the holiday season, McKeown recently shared […]
The Capsules “Our Apocalypse” is full of buzzing distortion, as their lead singer’s voice floats and darts about the beats with an eerie, ethereal feel. To me the song sounds quite a bit like Portishead […]
Sean McMahon, Xenia Rubinos, and Railbird at Big Snow Buffalo Lodge 12/9/12
A couple of weeks ago, I was at the Big Snow Buffalo Lodge, one of the newest and perhaps most random music venue I’ve been at in recent memory to catch Sean McMahon, Xenia Rubinos, […]
California Wives, Diamond Rings, and Stars at Webster Hall 9/22/12
With a much-deserved and much-needed vacation from the day job, I’ve been attempting to catch up on a bunch of work here to close out 2012. God only knows if i’ll be able to do […]
“A Little Death,” is the B side to the Neighbourhood’s previously released single, “Let It Go,” on the Thank You 7" and the track has a sleek, sexy groove that’s perfect for hooking up with […]
Last week Jack Daveyreleased L0-F! D’Lux , which offers a complete vision of Davey’s sonic departure from guitar-based soul to a grittier, grunge rock. Today marked, the release of the video for “Get Up!,” and it […]