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Calvin Johnson @ the Hideaway House

UnaRocks (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008

K Records legend Calvin Johnson (Beat Happening, Dub Narcotic Sound System) plays The Hideaway House in Deansgrange (big up the hood!) on Friday.

…where I might present you as a chaste virgin…

Partly Porpoise (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008

I’m off to Brittany soon! But I do have time for one more post. It’s a good’un too. Maher Shalal Hash Baz Maher Shalal Hash Baz are the vehicle of Japanese singer Tori Kudo, and are one of the many bands signed to the fine K Records from Olympia, Washington. If you went to Sunday School as a child you may know that Maher Shalal Hash Baz was the name of one of the prophet Isaiah’s sons. It means something...

Mirah: That Old Days Feeling (Review)

PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 07/17/2008

Rarities collection from the K records stalwart is rewarding for established fans and new listeners alike.

Capitol K Rocks the Squat Rock

Aversion Music (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008

Capitol K has a new record, and, oddly, it's being released neither by Capitol nor K Records.

Mirah: The Old Days Feeling

Pitchfork (Free subscription) | 07/16/2008

Portland singer-songwriter offers an odds and sods collection of obscure material that hews closest to the tumultuous, typically K Records sounds of her debut, You Think It ' s Like This But Really It ' s Like This . Doug Martsch, Phil Elvrum, and Calvin Johnson all pitched in from time to time. read more

Review: Jeremy Jay: A Place Where We Could Go / Airwalker EP

Pitchfork (Free subscription) | 06/16/2008

L..A. singer-songwriter brings a left-coast Jonathan Richman sensibility to these Buddy Holly- and yé-yé-informed K Records releases.

Style Q+A: Jeremy Jay

The Fader Magazine (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008

It was hailing in Olympia when we rang Jeremy Jay at K Records, where he is mixing his new album, a fitting atmosphere for his moody French new wave songs about Chinese dragons and dreaming. An avid Francoise Hardy fan, we chatted with Jeremy about his personal style, dancing and his amazing mirror/prism belt in Texas . Read the interview after the jump. Let's talk about your sense of style and Francoise...

Mixel Pixel: “I See You In the Mirror”

You Ain't No Picasso (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008

I think that Mixel Pixel's new song “I See You In the Mirror” might be one of their best weird ones. I’m not a fan of the weird drum machine they've got through the whole track, but the rest of it is pretty solid. It's like K Records crossed with Enon. Unfortunately I’m having some [...]

The Vaselines reunite for Sub Pop festival, Tigerfest

Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008

Influential Scottish act The Vaselines will be reuniting for the upcoming 20th Anniversary of Sub Pop Records and the celebratory festival. The band was a notable influence on bands like Nirvana and released music on K Records, 53rd & 3rd, Rough Trade and Sub Pop. In 1992, Sub Pop released The Way of the Vaselines, an album containing 19 of the Vaselines' tracks and the indie label plans to re-issue...

• The Vaselines Reunite For Festival Dates - Billboard

The Microphones: The Glow, Pt. 2 (Review)

PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008

K Records has reissued the Microphones' stunning 2001 album, and it's no surprise it still astounds today.

Idolator-beloved Baltimore duo Wye Oak—p.k.a. ... [On The Blogs]

Idolator (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008

Idolator-beloved Baltimore duo Wye Oak—p.k.a. Idolator-beloved Baltimore duo Monarch—had their debut album If Children reissued by Merge Records this week, and you should buy it if the idea of "an indiepop record that's equal parts mid-'90s K Records and shoegaze" pushes your buttons like it does mine. And! Those of you who have had If Children since its original release will be delighted to hear...

SXSW: bands to watch

lost at e minor (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008

So here are my picks of acts to watch in 2008 from this year’s SXSW — Jeremy Jay: New K records signing. Sounds like The Microphones meets Buddy Holly; David Banner: political effusive Hip Hop from the heart; Iglu & Hartley: the next buzz band. Epic new wave pop from Hollywood; The Dodos [above]: the [...]

Three Imaginary Girls: Forget about those sold out shows, there’s still plenty to do!

The KEXP Blog (Free subscription) | 03/21/2008

Bad Dream Good Breakfast barely fitting in-studio @ KEXPphoto by Mike Blankenhorn Last week we here at TIG took the week off from this blog so that Imaginary Liz can enjoy SXSW and I can have plenty of time to mope about how I wasn't there. “Just wait until next year,” I’d say to myself in [...]

News: SXSW: Wednesday [Tyler Grisham]

Pitchfork (Free subscription) | 03/13/2008

Jeremy Jay [Emo's Lounge; 9 p.m.] The almost-hidden space underneath Emo's on 6th Street, the cavernous Emo's Lounge, provided a perfect setting for one of SXSW's rather hidden new artists. K Records signee Jeremy Jay, looking like a very young Thurston Moore with his shaggy blonde mop and hunched shoulders, brought a traditional four-piece and hopped, pranced, and strutted across the stage for his...

Up and Coming on Audioasis 3/8

The KEXP Blog (Free subscription) | 03/08/2008

Holy Ghost Revival @ High Divephoto by Rustee Pace [view more] Last week Audioasis was live from High Dive in Fremont for our live broadcast and benefit show. Thanks to Feral Children, Holy Ghost Revival, The Femurs, and Sirens and Sailors for playing our 3rd Anniversary High Dive showcase. For more information on the February charity [...]