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Gardens And Villa – Gardens And Villa
July 5, 2011, By
Gardens And Villa’s name was inspired half by the Santa Barbara street where the band members live, and half by the garden that they ...
A Hawk And A Hacksaw Tour The U.S. This Summer
July 5, 2011, By
New Mexico’s most Balkan folk band A Hawk And A Hacksaw will kick off a U.S. tour July 21 in is home state before ...
Penguin Prison Signs To Downtown
July 5, 2011, By
The frequently-fauxhawked, disco pop DJ Penguin Prison will release his upcoming self-titled debut via Downtown Records ...
John Maus And Puro Instinct @ Mercury Lounge: June 29, 2011
July 1, 2011, By
He wasn’t at Mercury Lounge on Wednesday night, but Ariel Pink’s presence was inescapable. The lo-fi provocateur’s influence could be felt across ...
HEALTH, No Age, Cults @ House Of Vans: June 30
July 1, 2011, By
As the first part of a four part series, , HEALTH, No Age, Cults and Ceremony played a free house show at the House Of Vans ...
Matt And Kim @ Terminal 5: June 29, 2011
July 1, 2011, By
Brooklyn’s own Matt And Kim was elated to be back in the five boroughs. Also, maybe just elated in general. Drummer Kim Schifino’s ...
On The Verge: Chad Valley (Oxford, UK)
July 1, 2011, By
Chad Valley was the name of a toy company started by Joseph and Alfred Johnson in the late 1800s in Birmingham, a town outside of ...
Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
July 1, 2011, By
Left-field hip-hop can be divided into two basic types: the heady, experimental half and the heedless, weird-for-the-sake-thereof half (with some wiggle room in between, of ...
Art Brut Eddie: How To Make A Comic Book Musical
July 1, 2011, By
Art Brut frontman Eddie Argos, who has been a comic book fan since the age of 7, recently contacted his favorite comic book artists to ask ...
Sonicbids Spotlight: Nosaprise
July 1, 2011, By
Upon hearing rap musician Nosaprise (real name Nosa Edebor) is from Houston, one can only think of the chopped and screwed genre but Nosaprise wants ...
Dum Dum Girls Gets Personal On New Album, Tours This Fall
June 30, 2011, By
Starting October 1, L.A.’s alt-scene queens the Dum Dum Girls will be taking North America and Europe by the balls to promote the September 27 ...
Africa Hitech Releases Video Brimming With Robot Controversy
June 30, 2011, By
Almost two months after dropping their debut album, 93 Million Miles, as the duo Africa Hitech, producers Mark Pritchard and Steve Spacek have released a video ...
Update: NYPD Clashes At Smif-N-Wessun/Pete Rock Show
June 30, 2011, By
UPDATE: Kenneth Montgomery, the group’s attorney, has released the following statement regarding Tuesday night’s event. On Tuesday, June 28th, Pete Rock, Tek & Steele (...
Press And Volunteer Applications Now Open For CMJ 2011
June 30, 2011, By
Hey y’all writers, bloggers and photographers. Summer is in full swing, but autumn is coming quickly and bringing CMJ Music Marathon & Film Festival along. ...
Beirut Announces First Tour And Album In Four Years
June 30, 2011, By
Beirut, Zach Condon’s solo project-turned band, is returning to the stage for a string of dates after a four-year touring hiatus. The six-piece band ...