Greece isn't really known for its budding music scene but every now and again this country produces music you just can't ignore. This time around, it's a duo from Athens that call themselves Keep Shelly In Athens.
Writing the most beautiful, etherial dream pop tracks with female vocals had me completely hooked upon first listen. Not much is known on the duo except they currently have a EP out entitled In Love With Dusk out on Forest Family Records. Getting a lot of comparisons to St. Etienne, the band presents the perfect soundtrack for any trance you feel like getting lost in at any time of day.
Check out the video for Running Out Of You from the band's debut EP here:
Monday, February 28, 2011
Radar On: Keep Shelly In Athens
Greece isn't really known for its budding music scene but every now and again this country produces music you just can't ignore. This time around, it's a duo from Athens that call themselves Keep Shelly In Athens.
Writing the most beautiful, etherial dream pop tracks with female vocals had me completely hooked upon first listen. Not much is known on the duo except they currently have a EP out entitled In Love With Dusk out on Forest Family Records. Getting a lot of comparisons to St. Etienne, the band presents the perfect soundtrack for any trance you feel like getting lost in at any time of day.
Check out the video for Running Out Of You
from the band's debut EP here:
Writing the most beautiful, etherial dream pop tracks with female vocals had me completely hooked upon first listen. Not much is known on the duo except they currently have a EP out entitled In Love With Dusk out on Forest Family Records. Getting a lot of comparisons to St. Etienne, the band presents the perfect soundtrack for any trance you feel like getting lost in at any time of day.
Check out the video for Running Out Of You
from the band's debut EP here:
Friday, February 25, 2011
Likely Looks: Ke$ha - Blow
Oh Ke$ha, finally you've decided to put on a cocktail dress and ditch the dumpster look (which I think suits her very well and actually quite dig to be honest). Not only that but you managed to get James Van Der Beak and call him James Van Der Douche (amazing!) AND unicorns in your video. Pretty brilliant if you ask me.
Now, for your viewing pleasure:
Now, for your viewing pleasure:
The Naked And Famous Get Remixed By Dave Sitek, Hit The Road With Foals And Freelance Whale
The Naked And Famous had one of my favorite tracks of last year with their dremy pop masterpiece Young Blood and now they are finally coming Stateside for a tour with Foals and Freelance Whales as well as an appearance at SXSW.
The song Young Blood has also gotten the royal remix treatment from Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio) who added a more pop edge to the track.
You can listen to it here:
The band are also hitting the road this spring. You can catch them on the following dates:
WED-SUN 3/16-3/20 AUSTIN, TX SXSW Festival
SUN 4/10 VANCOUVER BC Commodore Ballroom
MON 4/11 SEATTLE, WA Showbox
TUE 4/12 PORTLAND, OR Wonder Ballroom
THU 4/14 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Great American Music Hall
FRI 4/15 SAN DIEGO, CA House of Blues
TUE 4/19 HOUSTON, TX Fitzgeralds
WED 4/20 DALLAS, TX Granada
THU 4/21 AUSTIN, TX La Zona Rosa
FRI 4/22 KANSAS CITY, MO Beaumont
SAT 4/23 ST. LOUIS, MO Firebird
TUE 4/26 CHICAGO, IL Metro
WED 4/27 COLUMBUS, OH Outland
FRI 4/29 CLEVELAND, OH Beachland
SAT 4/30 TORONTO, ON Phoenix
SUN 5/1 MONTREAL, PQ National
MON 5/2 BOSTON, MA Paradise
WED 5/4 NEW YORK, NY Webster Hall
THU 5/5 PHILADELPHIA, PA Theatre of Living Arts
FRI 5/6 WASHINGTON, DC 930 Club
SAT 5/7 BALTIMORE, MD Ottobar
SUN 5/8P PROVIDENCE, RI The Met
If you haven't heard the original version of Young Blood check out the band's video for the song here:
The song Young Blood has also gotten the royal remix treatment from Dave Sitek (TV On The Radio) who added a more pop edge to the track.
You can listen to it here:
The band are also hitting the road this spring. You can catch them on the following dates:
WED-SUN 3/16-3/20 AUSTIN, TX SXSW Festival
SUN 4/10 VANCOUVER BC Commodore Ballroom
MON 4/11 SEATTLE, WA Showbox
TUE 4/12 PORTLAND, OR Wonder Ballroom
THU 4/14 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Great American Music Hall
FRI 4/15 SAN DIEGO, CA House of Blues
TUE 4/19 HOUSTON, TX Fitzgeralds
WED 4/20 DALLAS, TX Granada
THU 4/21 AUSTIN, TX La Zona Rosa
FRI 4/22 KANSAS CITY, MO Beaumont
SAT 4/23 ST. LOUIS, MO Firebird
TUE 4/26 CHICAGO, IL Metro
WED 4/27 COLUMBUS, OH Outland
FRI 4/29 CLEVELAND, OH Beachland
SAT 4/30 TORONTO, ON Phoenix
SUN 5/1 MONTREAL, PQ National
MON 5/2 BOSTON, MA Paradise
WED 5/4 NEW YORK, NY Webster Hall
THU 5/5 PHILADELPHIA, PA Theatre of Living Arts
FRI 5/6 WASHINGTON, DC 930 Club
SAT 5/7 BALTIMORE, MD Ottobar
SUN 5/8P PROVIDENCE, RI The Met
If you haven't heard the original version of Young Blood check out the band's video for the song here:
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Radar On: Gaggle
What happens when 20 girls get together and decide to form a band? One word: Gaggle. Made up of Alibi, Bennett, Coughlin, Culwick, D, Dana, Green, Gusset, Honey, Kiki, Kumari, Launette, Lipstick, Luddite, McClean, Missmiss, Namsoo, Polydorou, Strick, Wunderla who all go by pseudonym since they hold down normal day jobs.
Considered "beyond description" by the Time in the UK, the band calls themselves an all girl alt-choir that make music about booze, drugs and things you always wish women had the guts to sing about more often.
To get the true experience, check out their video for their song I Hear Flies...you'll be intrigued and then hooked. Promise.
Considered "beyond description" by the Time in the UK, the band calls themselves an all girl alt-choir that make music about booze, drugs and things you always wish women had the guts to sing about more often.
To get the true experience, check out their video for their song I Hear Flies...you'll be intrigued and then hooked. Promise.
Jamaica Announces U.S. Tour
The Parisian electro-pop duo better known as Jamaica is back for another run Stateside to hit the road and play their album No Problem in front of us lovely Americans.
The band is going to be touring for most of April and hitting all the major markets...hopefully your city is in there.
Here are the tour dates:
WED 4/13 Washington DC U Street Music Hall
THU 4/14 Brooklyn NY Knitting Factory
FRI 4/15 New York NY Mercury Lounge
SUN 4/17 Boston MA Great Scott
MON 4/18 Montreal QC Le Belmont
TUE 4/19 Toronto ON The Drake Hotel
THU 4/21 Chicago IL Schuba's
FRI 4/22 Minneapolis MN 7th Street Entry
SAT 4/23 Los Angeles CA Echoplex
TUE 4/26 San Francisco CA The Independent
THU 4/28 Portland OR Mississippi Studios
FRI 4/29 Seattle WA Neumo's
SAT 4/30 Vancouver BC Fortune
Their ever-so-witty selves also created a super fun tour video to get the world excited. Enjoy it below.
The band is going to be touring for most of April and hitting all the major markets...hopefully your city is in there.
Here are the tour dates:
WED 4/13 Washington DC U Street Music Hall
THU 4/14 Brooklyn NY Knitting Factory
FRI 4/15 New York NY Mercury Lounge
SUN 4/17 Boston MA Great Scott
MON 4/18 Montreal QC Le Belmont
TUE 4/19 Toronto ON The Drake Hotel
THU 4/21 Chicago IL Schuba's
FRI 4/22 Minneapolis MN 7th Street Entry
SAT 4/23 Los Angeles CA Echoplex
TUE 4/26 San Francisco CA The Independent
THU 4/28 Portland OR Mississippi Studios
FRI 4/29 Seattle WA Neumo's
SAT 4/30 Vancouver BC Fortune
Their ever-so-witty selves also created a super fun tour video to get the world excited. Enjoy it below.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Radar On: TRIBES
You may think Tribes is surely an American band circa the late 80's in the Northeast or early 90's in the Northwest but you are sorely mistaken on this one.
Actually, they are a band that formed in 2009 in London that got their start passing their demo out to friends and playing every possible gig in the London underground scene possible till the buzz really started to grow. Now, they are opening for everyone's new favorite band (so it seems), Mona.
There isn't too much music going around YET but you can listen to some of the demos at the band's Soundcloud and MySpace page.
For now, here is a live video of their track Whenever live at XOYO in London
Actually, they are a band that formed in 2009 in London that got their start passing their demo out to friends and playing every possible gig in the London underground scene possible till the buzz really started to grow. Now, they are opening for everyone's new favorite band (so it seems), Mona.
There isn't too much music going around YET but you can listen to some of the demos at the band's Soundcloud and MySpace page.
For now, here is a live video of their track Whenever live at XOYO in London
Friday, February 18, 2011
Likely Looks: Radiohead - Lotus Flower
The 8th Radiohead album is HERE! Pushing the release up one day early, you can download The King Of Limbs now for your listening pleasure.
Most importantly, the brand new video for Lotus Flower has been released and features Thom Yorke alone in black and white showing off some fancy footwork. Absolutely gorgeous.
Most importantly, the brand new video for Lotus Flower has been released and features Thom Yorke alone in black and white showing off some fancy footwork. Absolutely gorgeous.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
An Horse Reveals New Album Release Date And Tour
An Horse reminds me about everything I loved about late 80's music coming out the the Northeast (opinion...we are all allowed to have them) and the band releasing their sophomore album Walls is a a release I've been looking for for some time.
The band is gearing up to drop the album on April 26 via Mom + Pop Music with the following tracklisting:
1. "Dressed Sharply"
2. "Not Mine"
3. "Airport Death"
4. "Know This, We've Noticed"
5. "Trains and Tracks"
6. "Walls"
7. "Brain on a Table"
8. "100 Whales"
9. "Leave Me"
10. "Windows in the City"
11. "Swallow the Sea"
12. "Tiny Skeletons"
An Horse will also be supporting the album with a few U.S. shows including an appearance at SXSW and the Bamboozle Festival
Here are the tour dates:
3/18/11 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (2:15pm)
3/19/11 - Austin, TX @ Maggie Mae's (8pm)
3/20/11 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's *
3/22/11 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon *
3/24/11 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
3/27/11 - Washington, DC @ DC9
3/30/11 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
3/31/11 - Lancaster, PA @ Lizard Lounge
4/1/11 - Pittsburg, PA @ The Smiling Moose Upstairs
4/30/11 - E.Rutherford, NJ @ Bamboozle/New Meadowlands Complex
* w/ Kevin Devine
The band is gearing up to drop the album on April 26 via Mom + Pop Music with the following tracklisting:
1. "Dressed Sharply"
2. "Not Mine"
3. "Airport Death"
4. "Know This, We've Noticed"
5. "Trains and Tracks"
6. "Walls"
7. "Brain on a Table"
8. "100 Whales"
9. "Leave Me"
10. "Windows in the City"
11. "Swallow the Sea"
12. "Tiny Skeletons"
An Horse will also be supporting the album with a few U.S. shows including an appearance at SXSW and the Bamboozle Festival
Here are the tour dates:
3/18/11 - Austin, TX @ The Mohawk (2:15pm)
3/19/11 - Austin, TX @ Maggie Mae's (8pm)
3/20/11 - Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's *
3/22/11 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon *
3/24/11 - Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
3/27/11 - Washington, DC @ DC9
3/30/11 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Upstairs
3/31/11 - Lancaster, PA @ Lizard Lounge
4/1/11 - Pittsburg, PA @ The Smiling Moose Upstairs
4/30/11 - E.Rutherford, NJ @ Bamboozle/New Meadowlands Complex
* w/ Kevin Devine
Likely Looks: Odd Future On Jimmy Fallon. One word...WOW.
This is what the future of music is...and one of the best late night performance the world has seen in ages.
I will say no more...just watch.
I will say no more...just watch.
Radar On: Blouse
Ahhh Portland...a city where over the years they have silently continued to put out great music without fail. 2011 sees another band that is hopefully going to break out of the "great local band" mold and get recognized. Name: Blouse. Sound: Dreamy shoegaze with breathy female vocals. Score: A+.
Featuring Charlie Hinton, Patrick Adams and Jacob Portrait, the Portland trio has released a video for their first single Into Black that lure's you in from the second Hinton softly sings the first note. Their video for the track is set to sequenced clips from Léos Carax's 1991 film Les Amants du Pont-Neuf which provide the perfect ambiance.
Watch the video here:
Featuring Charlie Hinton, Patrick Adams and Jacob Portrait, the Portland trio has released a video for their first single Into Black that lure's you in from the second Hinton softly sings the first note. Their video for the track is set to sequenced clips from Léos Carax's 1991 film Les Amants du Pont-Neuf which provide the perfect ambiance.
Watch the video here:
Blouse // Into Black from Wooden Lens on Vimeo.
Middle Brother Feel Like Giving Away A Free MP3 AND Touring
There are a lot of "super groups" turning up these days and Middle Brother has just thrown themselves into the mix. Made up of Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, John McCauley of Deer Tick and Matthew Vasquez of Delta Spirit; these boys have shied away from any use of the synthesizer and embraced the return of rock in their debut album set for release on March 1, 2011.
In addition, they feel like giving you all a free MP3 which you can download HERE
The band is also set to hit the road in support of the album and have their respective bands ope up along the way. This tour should = fun with a capital F!
Here are the tour dates:
MARCH
02 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
03 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club *
04 - Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel *
05 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
06 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
09 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts *
10 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall *
11 - Toronto, ON - Opera House (w/ Deer Tick)
12 - Chicago, IL - Metro *
13 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre *
14 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
15 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theater *
17 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada *
18 - Austin, TX - Brooklyn Vegan, Partisan Records, and KF Records Present: A Free SXSW Day Party at Swan Dive / Barbarella (SXSW)
19 - Austin, TX - Auditorium Shores/Ground Control Touring Showcase (SXSW)
APRIL
03 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent #
04 - Santa Cruz, CA - Moe's Alley #
05 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho &
06 - Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar &
07 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo &
08 - San Diego, CA - The Loft &
* = w/ Dawes and Deer Tick
# = w/ Blake Mills
& = w/ Jonny Corndawg
In addition, they feel like giving you all a free MP3 which you can download HERE
The band is also set to hit the road in support of the album and have their respective bands ope up along the way. This tour should = fun with a capital F!
Here are the tour dates:
MARCH
02 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
03 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club *
04 - Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel *
05 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg *
06 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
09 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts *
10 - Rochester, NY - Water Street Music Hall *
11 - Toronto, ON - Opera House (w/ Deer Tick)
12 - Chicago, IL - Metro *
13 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre *
14 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
15 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada Theater *
17 - Dallas, TX - Club Dada *
18 - Austin, TX - Brooklyn Vegan, Partisan Records, and KF Records Present: A Free SXSW Day Party at Swan Dive / Barbarella (SXSW)
19 - Austin, TX - Auditorium Shores/Ground Control Touring Showcase (SXSW)
APRIL
03 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent #
04 - Santa Cruz, CA - Moe's Alley #
05 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho &
06 - Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar &
07 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo &
08 - San Diego, CA - The Loft &
* = w/ Dawes and Deer Tick
# = w/ Blake Mills
& = w/ Jonny Corndawg
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