EXHUMED: The Wind Where It's At With LP
Three teenage Jews attempt to remake ‘With The Beatles’ in 1982. In Miami, Florida, in a studio that only produces salsa bands. This is a terrible formula. Unless, of course, you’re The Wind and you perform a mighty mitzvah and minor miracle, turning in, possibly, the greatest power pop album of the 80’s: lavishly reissued here by the freshly manicured paws of the one-man-gang at Vinyl Countdown (‘For Hardcore David Werner Fans ONLY!’). One of the precious few groups featured on Chuck Warner’s Teenline series capable of consistently delivering over the course of an ...
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NYE with Eric and the Happy Thoughts and The Wax Museums in Milwaukee
posted Wednesday Dec 31st, 2008
As the cosmic flushing of time comes to close yet another year and 2009 rings in, you probably have been bouncing ideas around the caverns of your brain for some New Year's resolutions. But as we all know deep down, New Year's resolutions are a complete waste of time, and something most of us only go at halfheartedly and by the time Spring rolls around we're back in the old habits we vowed to resolve, only to feel defeated and riddled by the monotony that sadly defines us. So, let me propose this: How about a short-term, simple, and most ...
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Mudhoney, Wooden Shjips in San Francisco Tonight
posted Friday Dec 12th, 2008
Tonight in San Francisco at the Independent, Mudhoney will be performing with Wooden Shjips and SF's Dirty Stealer. Exploring the full gamut of psychedelia with tonight's line up, patrons should prepare themselves for a night of kaleidoscopic fuzz that will blitz their dopamine receptors. Mudhoney, who have been associated with ushering in Grunge rock in the mid to late 80s are finishing up a tour right now and are heading over to Tokyo after the New Years to play a couple of shows. Going for 20 years strong and just releasing their eighth full-length ...
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Personal & the Pizzas Crash Photobooth Record Release Party in SF
posted Tuesday Dec 9th, 2008
Tonight in San Francisco, come celebrate the release of the first Photobooth 7" at a wild Tuesday night party at the spot known as Carlos' House, and regale in the trashy euphoria that comes with every appearance of the notorious Personal and the Pizzas. If you're unfamiliar with the smooth and effortless pop personality of Photobooth, it won't take long to recognize it's Jason Patrone from the smashing FM Knives on vocals, and it'll hit you over the head with hooks that don't let go. Daggerman Records is releasing the debut 7" and with ...
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Atlanta Mess-Around Gets Underway Tonight
posted Friday Nov 14th, 2008
The Atlanta Mess-Around Festival gets underway tonight at the Earl. A weekend bender thrown in conjunction by the sonic trinity of Atlanta-based record labels, Die Slaughterhaus, Rob House Records and Douche Master, the two day event promises to be a boozy, hedonistic celebration of the glorious lifestyle that comes with pledging one's allegiance to underground rock'n'roll music. The line-up this weekend is pretty solid with must-see acts. Friday gets started with the Gaye Blades, the super-group featuring Jared Swilley of the Black Lips and Bobby Ubangi of Bobby and The ...
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Woods Tour Joins Up with Meth Teeth in Portland Saturday
posted Friday Nov 7th, 2008
Saturday night in Portland, OR at the Twilight Bar & Cafe, notable Brooklyn timber nymphs, Woods are passing through town on tour and dragging their mid-tempo folky shadow pop through the densely forested Northwest territory along with them. Harboring the same harrowing sonic pleasantries as their excellent contemporaries like RTFO Bandwagon and Josephine Foster, Woods create simple and honest music that goes a long way. Utilizing acoustic folk minimalism to great effect, Woods transpose their songs into campfire-style melodies that offer nothing angry or dissonant, and create an overall feeling of warmth and sedation ...
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