Jon from Absofacto just put up the latest song from his record. This time it’s accompanied by a short explanation of how this Radiohead-esque track was born into being. From Jon’s description: Last year I became agitated when I suddenly realized I had an irrational fear of synthesizer sound design, or more specifically, a fear [...]

[Read more →]

Photo by Evan James French Looking to catch a preview of the Flaming Lips/Stardeath collab on Dark Side of the Moon that’s slated to hit Bonnaroo this summer? Well come out to Louisville next weekend for a Stardeath & White Dwarfs show with locals Phantom Family Halo. And if you’re lucky enough, snag some free [...]

[Read more →]

I’ve never been the biggest No Age fan, which would explain why I wasn’t able to convince myself to stay after one audience member started slinging beer around. Call me crazy, but it takes a lot to keep me at a concert once my hair and camera are soaked with beer. It was, however, a [...]

[Read more →]

Shortly I’ll be able to post some photos from my trip out to LA where I snapped a few shots of Kevin Barnes recording with Jon Brion. But we’ve got something arguably better than photos of Kevin cooped up in a recording studio — video of him performing a new song on stage! Obviously this [...]

[Read more →]

A few weeks ago I got an email saying that Alan from Neon Indian was going to be in Lexington for a few days and was available for an interview. I agreed without looking at a calendar and it wasn’t until the day of the interview that I realized I would have about 15 minutes [...]

[Read more →]

A friend of mine has been telling me for months that I needed to check out the Butchers. He never really described how they sound, though, other than telling me that they were kind of “garage-y.” Turns out that means that they sound a good deal like the Black Lips and kick a fair amount [...]

[Read more →]

Regina Spektor covered Radiohead’s classic “No Surprises” as a fundraises for Doctors Without Borders. Here’s the explanation in her own words: Hi! On Tuesday April 27th, iTunes will release a cover i did of a Radiohead (i LOVE them, and thank them for donating their proceeds too!!! they are the best!) song “No Surprises”. The [...]

[Read more →]

Well, I didn’t see this coming. Dave Rawkblog pointed us to this video promoting the Washington lottery, which features a choreographed dance routine to the tune of a new Grizzly Bear song. Add to that, Chris Bear’s recent tweet about recording Ed on some “epic jamz” and it seems like there might be new Grizzly [...]

[Read more →]

Tiny Fights’ set at Gumbo Ya Ya was a bit different than either of the two previous I’d seen from them. I’d say it was a fair bit more jammy than they’d been before, but it was also a bit of a sleepy set. Whereas their sets normally make me want to rock out, a [...]

[Read more →]