Pirate Cat Radio 87.9fm (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
Neon Indian / Psychic Chasms / Lefse There’s something absolutely irresistible about Alan Palomo’s project, Neon Indian. On Psychic Chasms, he perfectly combines hippied out psychadelic dreamscapes with synth-disco, yacht rock, dance track beats. Add an overlay of distortion and a cloud of experimental ethos, and you have Psychic Chasms. I honestly cannot [...]
gorilla vs. bear (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
It is common knowledge that Ed Droste has always secretly wanted to be a chillwave star, probably since before the genre was invented back in late 2009. He gets his chance here, courtesy of two Alan Palomo/Neon Indian remixes of Grizzly Bear's smash hit "Cheerleader." Listen to the "studio 6669" version below, and check the "Sega Genesis P-Orridge" rendition...
Darryl Leung's Blog (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
I went to go see Neon Indian play at the Rickshaw Stop on Thursday night. It was the first time they’ve performed in San Francisco. Alan Palomo said it was the first time he’s been back to the city since he was 12. They were accompanied by The Love x Nowhere and Night Jewel. Great [...]
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... is from a newly-posted Pitchfork interview with "Neon Indian" though to be specific, it was with Alan Palomo who also plays as Vega , and it was Vega who actually played in all of those NYC venues. Neon Indian (currently residing in Texas) (despite their claim on MySpace that they are from "Brooklyn/Austin") has only played in a random warehouse so far (and maybe The Living Room if...
gorilla vs. bear (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
More great Polaroids from Fun Fun Fun Fest '09, courtesy of our friend Pooneh Ghana, who braved Sunday's rain to capture most of these shots. Check out all of her pics from FFF here. no age GZA bradford cox kid sister RATATAT katy // vivian girls HEALTH times new viking kevin barnes // of montreal yeasayer fuck buttons crystal antlers alan palomo // VEGA + neon... click through for more...
Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
... at Lulea , in its entirety. The Guardian's book blog profiles author Dave Eggers. Neon Indian's Alan Palomo shares his favorite things with Pitchfork . Billboard offers musicians sound advice on publicizing their music. Muso's Guide interviews singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer . Muso’s Guide: You blog and use Twitter a lot; it feels like you share a lot of very personal stuff. Do you...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... Town Hall : So I hear that you guys were tearing things up at CMJ. How has that experience been? Alan Palomo: It was pretty wild. It's definitely very different from SXSW. That was sort of the universal thing we were anticipating but it really doesn't have the same sort of homely vibe to it. It's hard to navigate through the city and if you're playing a lot of shows it can be almost...
The Fader Magazine (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Alan Palomo and friends killed it on the synths at last Saturday’s Levi’s®/FADER Fort, playing as his “other” band – VEGA, since Neon Indian was not available. Their super-dancey “No Reasons” left no able-bodied person standing still on the dancefloor. We kind of wanted to dance too, but we had to hold cameras and [...]
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
words by Andrew Friscano , photos by Benjamin Lozovsky Neon Indian made their NYC debut Saturday, October 24th at the Root Studio in Williamsburg , on a bill with Almighty Defenders and Cale Parks . Neon Indian's first record, Psychic Chasms (which came out on October 13th ), is a solo project of ex- Ghosthustler Alan Palomo , whose other, more disco "solo act," VEGA , played a Pool Party...
prefixmag (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Neon Indian is a collaboration between composer Alan Palomo and his friend and visual artist Alicia Scardetta, who's presumably responsible for the act's live show. This clip of Neon Indian doing Psychic Chasms cut "Should've Taken Acid With You," showcases the psychotropic light show that's apparently integral to the project's performance. It's not a Knife-caliber showing...
Jonk Music (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
"Deadbeat Summer" from the album Psychic Chasms 2009 iTunes Remember tape cassettes? No, me neither. Not until Alan Palomo's Neon Indian reminded me how it sounded when a tape played so much it unraveled in the deck: twisted, flanging, and misshapen. Still, retro and warped suits the project's simple arrangements, which, with sonic manipulation and Korg interjections, are as...
17 SECONDS (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009
... be getting is nothing less than what it deserves frankly. Neon Indian is the project of composer Alan Palomo who hails from Austin, Texas and put together some field recordings and made something special. It’s eighties…yet it’s not…just hear it and listen for yourself, the mix of dreampop (and here I don’t mean shoegazing type stuff, I MEAN pop that sounds dreamy), guitars, weirdness...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
... night. DJ's on the bill for the early-morning party afterwards included Lemonade , Neon Indian / Alan Palomo , Jaime from the xx and 20 Jazz Funk Greats (and Pitchfork also lists Deerhunter 's Moses Archuleta as one of the people who spun). I personally didn't make it over to the Brooklyn show, though I caught The Smith Westerns and a face-melting set by an under-the-weather-frontman-fronted...
Consequence of Sound (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
Super hyped dreampop group Neon Indian , aka the duo of Alan Palomo and Alicia Scardetta, is on tour this fall in support of the debut album that made them a super hyped dreampop group. Fresh off a slew of appearance at this year’s CMJ Music Marathon, Neon Indian will support Psychic Chasms with dates across the U.S. throughout November before wrapping up in Phoenix on the 22nd. The group...
The Quest for "it" (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
Hi! Looks like the CMJ Music Marathon and Film Festival kicked off yesterday, Tuesday, October 24th and will run through Saturday, October 24th is offering quite a line-up for those who need a little music too soothe their weary souls. We heart, performer Vega and his dates for CMJ have been announced. Vega known as the former frontman of Ghosthustler, Austin based Alan Palomo returns...
