Culture Bully (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Where Free Energy is a pretty straightforward glam/garage rock band, Hockey Night fell a little more into the angular, post-Pavement vibe that swept across the country in the late '90s early '00s.
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Times New Viking with Hallelujah The Hills and The Axemen - Great Scott (Boston, MA) - Saturday, November 21 Newly signed to Matador and veterans of Siltbreeze, the Columbus OH-based trio brought their stripped down to the raw throbbing nerve garage blast to Boston. Imagine a songbook based on the pure distillation of "Louie, Louie" that was boiled down to a sticky black lump, with a dash...
blogTO (Free subscription) | yesterday
Reigning Sound definitely do reign. Greg Cartwright (of the seminal garage rock band, The Oblivians ) is backed by the most stoic looking men this side of Johnny Cash. Men in head-to-toe black. Dave Amels, the band's organ player has the most incredible comb-over that moral eyes could ever dare to gaze upon. It's like something out of a British Comedy Hour from the psychedelic 60s. I got a bit too...
CBC Radio 3 (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today's Guests: The King Khan & BBQ Show Welcome to the first Lanarama Listening Party! On today’s show we celebrate November’s X3 artist of the Month The King Khan & BBQ Show !! King Khan (Arish Khan) and BBQ ( Mark Sultan ) will join me in studio for a track-by-track debut of their new album Invisible Girl. The album covers everything from pizza-eating farm animals to tastebuds...
Line Out (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
I saw two truly great shows this weekend: Intelligence on Friday at Comet and King Khan & BBQ last night at Chop. Intelligence killed it as always—despite the loss of other guitar-player guy # 23 (or something like that). Khan and Sultan also dun quite good, and there were way too many cute garage rock girls there. Anyone have better anecdotes than me? (It wouldn't be much of a stretch.)...
FREEwilliamsburg (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
If the advent of cold weather has you depressed, then good news: BangOn! is hosting a wild beach party tonight at Khao Sarn Thai. This means people in bathing suits, DJs playing the best 50s/60s/70s surf/yacht/garage rock and apparently...
Music For Maniacs (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
RIAA's new album of mashups and cut-ups is some of the weirdest, wackiest stuff that they've recorded in the last year or two. Spike Jones, Roger Roger, old kiddie records, and rude sound effects mix with Neutral Milk Hotel, James Blunt and the soundtracks to "Psycho" and “Eraserhead” ; '60s garage rock and Latin boogaloo collide with modern funky electro beatz. Whimsical animal...
Houstonist (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Oh my goodness, Houstonist is SO overwhelmed by everything that is happening this weekend. ALL WEEKEND Spacetaker's Winter Holiday Art Market , Friday, Saturday and Sunday (see link for hours). Winter Street Studios, 2101 Winter Street. Free to get in but bring cash if you want to shop. Via Colori Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sam Houston Park, Allen Parkway and Bagby. Free to get in, but...
More Cowbell (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Friday, November 20th The Mood Swings CD release party featuring: First Communion Afterparty The Mood Swings Two Harbors Blue Sky Blackout feat. Marc “the Guv” spinning all night pre-sale tickets available at the bar 9:30 DOORS $5 adv | $7 doors| 21+ “The Mood Swings sound often conjures up summer fun and garage rock vibes, but the band never falls into the cutesy cliches of girl...
Phillyist (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Photo by Flickr user Helena P. When watching a concert, there are many thoughts that may pop into one's head. "Oh, this is pretty cool, maybe I'll buy their album." Or, "This is putting me to sleep." When I saw Shonen Knife live at Johnny Brenda's on Monday, the thought that immediately popped into my head was, "I wish I could bake this band in to a cake so I could eat them!"...
Pop Tarts Suck Toasted (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Beck - "Harry Partch" ; The history of the musical feud dates back centuries probably, but in the last few decades it has really been the bearer of some terrific music at the hands of the hated on. This week Beck responded to all this Matt Friedberger (of The Fiery Furnaces) vs. Radiohead vs. Himself controversy with a song dedicated to late composer Harry Partch. Now that's not the same...
sOmEThiNg foR thE wEEkenD, SIR? (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Screaming Lord Sutch singing Dracula's Daughter. A Joe Meek Production from the 60's. I must admit I have a soft spot for rock stars that dress up as Count Dracula and have a coffin and a skull on stage as a prop. In fact I think he used to emerge from the coffin at the start of his act! Great sound effects too. One of the very first records I ever bought was "Jack The Ripper" accompanied...
Podbop Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Last night I caught the Brooklyn stop of the Evangelicals/Holiday Shores tour, which continues for five more days. Rarely have I seen two acts so perfectly suited to perform together: Both reference 1960s pop and garage rock while putting their different spins on it--and without sounding like simple regurgitation, the way a lot of "retro" bands do no matter what era they're copying. The...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
It was my first time seeing Reigning Sound live, and it was certainly worth the drive to Detroit. The city's garage-rock faction was well represented. I'm told that was Detroit Cobras guitarist Mary Ramirez front-and-center for most of the night,...
LAist (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Dead Trees will be performing tonight at the Troubadour | Picture via the Dead Trees' Myspace Our Pick: The Whigs, The Features, The Dead Trees @ Troubadour Tonight the Swell Season , an indie folk duo formed by Irish musician Glen Hansard and Czech singer and pianist Markéta Irglová, will be closing out a two-night stint at the Wiltern with Idaho's own pop folk singer-songwriter...
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