Indie Anoraks's topics - tribe.net

Iranian hard/progressive rock, Arashk

Arashk — Mon, 19 Mar 2007 10:05:50 GMT

Iranian hard/progressive rock, Arashk

Hi,

I am Salim, a composer in the Iranian hard/progressive rock band.

We have just released our first album Abrahadabra and I would be very thankful if you spend some time listening to it and share your opinions.

The interesting point here is that actually I have always had problems in defining this album's musical "style" for others... So maybe you could help!!

However that this "problem" may somehow be normal as my own musical taste is extremely versatile!

Cheers,
Salim
Arashk Band
www.arashkband.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

The Primitives

Gary — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:45:10 GMT

Does anyone know if "Across my Shoulder" was ever released on a single? I have it on a compilation - I don't think it's on the 2 albums I have.

Also, i wonder where they are today...

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

where are they now

Brian — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 14:26:38 GMT

does anybody know what ever happend to Carter USM

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

The Henry Fonda Show

simonie — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:09:36 GMT

Hey there! We hope you are going to The Henry Fonda Theatre on Friday, July 7th, for The Rentals Return Show, with Ozma and Irving.

In fact, if you are one of the first 100 people to arrive at 8pm, you will receive a FREE special edition Irving poster!! (Not available anywhere else.)

So go buy your tickets now! :)

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Gomez!!

Kelly — Tue, 02 May 2006 22:44:27 GMT

Hey everyone!!! The wonderful band GOMEZ has a new album coming out TODAY!!!- called "How We Operate" Go check it out cause I heard it and its really really good. You can go to www.gomeztheband.com to sample a few songs and look at tour dates.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

what are you dancing to at this very moment???

Gary — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:32:02 GMT

i know "indie" covers a wide range of stuff but i am an aspiring dj who can't filter through the hype machine of most stuff out there nowadays! what's making you boogie (and i think some indie anorak people do indeed boogie...)

i swear i'm not a marketing rep...

posted in Indie Anoraks - 1 reply

Irving on tour with Voxtrot!

simonie — Wed, 15 Feb 2006 21:19:01 GMT

Los Angeles indie rockers Irving (www.myspace.com/irving) are rounding out their pre-album release tour on the West Coast, with a nationwide tour to follow in April with Voxtrot, to promote the release of Irving's new album "Death in the Garden, Blood on the Flowers" - release date, April 4th. Here is the line-up of shows, including the rest of their pre-album tour:

Thurs. 2/16 - Holocene - Portland, OR
Fri. 2/17 - Department of Safety - Anacortes, WA
Sat. 2/18 - The Crocodile Cafe - Seattle, WA w/ Archer Prewitt
3/12 - Casbah - San Diego, CA w/ The Black Heart Procession
3/13 - Plush - Tucson, AZ
w/ VOXTROT:
4/1 - Kilby Court - Salt Lake City, UT
4/7 - MACRock - Harrisonburg, VA
4/9 & 4/10 - Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
4/11 - LuLu Wang - Wellesley, MA
4/12 - La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC
4/13 - Sneaky Dees - Toronto, ON
4/14 - Lager House - Detroit, MI
4/15 - Velvet Spade - SXSW, Austin, TX
4/22 - Emo's - Austin, TX

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

LKN/The Schande/Merch-11/27 at 12 Galaxies

annie — Sat, 26 Nov 2005 22:39:49 GMT

LKN
Schande
Merch

Sunday, November 27
@ The 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
9:00 pm
$8.00

"Lauren K Newman (AKA LKN) is cut from the same dark shroud as the late Unwound’s unhinged midnight noise or early Sonic Youth’s industrial alleyways. In the Leap Year embodies the effects-heavy guitar experimentalism of LKN’s forerunners, but she adds a decidedly jazzy context for her noodlings, making her ripe for comparisons to Tara Jane O’Neill’s upstart post-rock outfit Rodan."
Ink 19
www.myspace.com/lkn

"Schandes side is not unlike Cat Power, but the vocals sound even more exotically fragile (in an emotional sense) than Chan Marshalls."
www.schandemusic.com/home.htm
www.myspace.com/schande

www.myspace.com/merch

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Scissors For Lefty/Anaura/Some By Sea tonight!

annie — Sun, 06 Nov 2005 20:32:46 GMT

11/6/06

Scissors for Lefty
Anaura
Some By Sea

@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com
9:00 pm
$8.00

"A polished and multi-layered exploration of danceable beats, synthesized textures and industrial riffing, the album is rounded out with early Bowie-esque vocals and dark sensibilities. It's an absorbing venture into sonic territory that's as rich as it is modernistic."
Owl Mag
www.scissorsforlefty.com

Anaura is a three piece San Francisco based band.Their sound has been described as "dark pop", catchy songs with a deeper message."
www.anaura.com

SOME BY SEA

"...in the mould of alternative darlings such as Death Cab for Cutie and The Shins. Angular, indie-pop with layers of wonderful depth, Some By Sea also recall tunesmiths such as Fountains of Wayne, Marcy Playground and XTC. The carefully interwoven acoustic/ electric guitar layers, cello, vocal backing, and piano behind clever, Snow Patrol/ Reindeer Section-like lyrics more than tops Death Cab in appeal. Steering away from The Shins’ occasional smug artifice, Get Off The Ground has some outstanding songs with massive dramatic tension between angst-ridden verses and sweetly resolved choruses."
Adult Pop Essentials
Best Albums of 2004: The Onion A.V. Club [#3 Editor's List]
Top 10 of 2004: Delusions of Adequacy [#5 Editor's List]
Top 10 of 2004: Green Bay Press-Gazette [#8]
Top 40 Albums of 2004: HESO Magazine (Japan)
Best of 2004: This is Local London (U.K.) [#8]

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Appleseed Cast/Minus Story/The Rum Diary today- 2 shows! Matinee and PM

annie — Sat, 22 Oct 2005 19:36:25 GMT

Saturday October 22, 2005

Appleseed Cast
Minus Story
The Rum Diary [12" release party!]
9:00 pm- 21 and up

Appleseed Cast
Minus Story
The Rum Diary [12" release party!]
(matinee show)
4:00 pm- All ages!

@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
San Francisco, Ca 94114
$10

Advanced tickets at www.virtuous.com

APPLESEED CAST
"Formed in 1997 in Los Angeles, Appleseed Cast released its first record, The End of The Ring Wars, a mere six months after forming. Looking for greener pastures, the band relocated to Lawrence, KS in 1998 and began endlessly touring in the United States and Europe for the next five years. Through the bands next five releases on Deep Elm, they underwent several line-up changes. After releasing the critically acclaimed Low Level Owl series, they began to capture the eyes and ears of new fans, especially Tiger Style Records. The quintet features Christopher Crisci (guitars, vocals), Aaron Pillar (guitar), Marc Young (bass), Josh Baruth (drums), and Jordan Geiger (keys). Citing influences as diverse as Creedence Clearwater Revival and The Sex Pistols, Appleseed Cast is ready for you to sit up and take notice."
Better Propaganda
Www.appleseedcast.com

MINUS STORY
"One of Lawrence's most distinctive voices is Minus Story, a five-piece fronted by the rawboned voice and frame of Jordan Geiger (also the former keyboardist for The Appleseed Cast). "No Rest for Ghosts" is the band's fourth full-length and second for the Bloomington-based Jagjaguwar label (also home to current tour-mates Okkervil River). Like most Jagjaguwar artists, Minus Story plays an adventurous brand of music that both endears them to loyal fans and precludes a quick rise to notoriety. That's not to say the band is inaccessible - they just require a bit of investment.
The album's foundation is a bunch of perfectly hummable folk songs peppered with existentialist lyrics."
Www.lawrence.com
Www.minus-story.com

THE RUM DIARY
"The California quartet weld together a hearty helping of of double percussion with deep swathes of melodious bass guitar, atmospheric guitars and keyboards, and gentle male vocals to create impressionistic indie rock of epic proportions. Like the groups to which they are most often compared - Mogwai, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Three Mile Pilot, Pinback, Tristeza, etc. - The Rum Diary excels at constructing mood music more than "proper" songs."
The Big Takeover
Www.therumdiary.net

--

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

pete doherty/babyshambles

Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:13:52 GMT

anyone go to see babyshambles on the uk tour? i went to the brixton one...btw join my pete doherty tribe if u adore him!

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Take ur music to India !

parvez — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 14:54:19 GMT

Hi there, folks !

I am working on a plan to promote indie-artists and bands in India - through various channels like direct marketing & club representation, etc. I am mostly looking at direct sales for CDs (min. 1000 pieces) through a well-knit network of music lovers, which I am in the process of developing. Basically I am open to any genre - which sounds good but is not commercial and yes, eclectic - becoz Indian music lovers are opening to new sounds. We'll test market in Clubs & then sell to a captive database of music afficianados in major Indian metros. Anybody who has or knows someone with great music to share - and who wants to capture the big Indian market, pls reply to me with details. U can send me ur website, clips, bios etc on parvezagm23@yahoo.co.in

P.S: There are also offers for a few live gigs at select 5star hotels in the holiday (if u happen to be visiting India) season.

Looking to make a big musical bang with all u mates at Tribe !

Cheers
Parvez

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

www.theorganum.com Proudly Presents "Here Without A Clue" Organum's newest release.

organum — Wed, 14 Sep 2005 18:25:52 GMT

www.theorganum.com Proudly Presents "Here Without A Clue" Organum's newest release. Please go check it out, you don't want to miss it!

Take a hit and pass it on!

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

THREE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE ADDED TO DOWNLOAD

SeanOrgan — Thu, 09 Jun 2005 18:16:56 GMT

THREE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE ADDED TO DOWNLOAD

THREE CHILDREN OF FORTUNE will be opening the Second Stage (Snickers) at Download (UK) on Saturday 11th June, on stage at 11am - so mind your ears and watch your hangovers! This is some kind of last minute edition to the bill for any of you suckers fool enough to pay the rip-off Download prices when you'd be far better off waiting for the BUKANDSKIT festival in Reading next week. You still have time to grab that debut Three Children single that we put out here on ORG, don't leave it too much longer, you can get it for £2.00 including P&P right now, pretty soon it's be £30.00 a go on E.bay......

Next on ORG we have LEISUR HIVE and THE GOD DAMN WHORES and SPIRRITWO -

Stimulator's delicious 1978 meets 2005 horny girl-fronted new wave synth pop hit the shops and streets last Monday - they're off on a US tour with Duran Duran.....
.
LEISUR::HIVE - "Sean, Just wanted to let you know that the single has now been mastered.. Doug's sending me the master in the post so I should have it in a day or two. Here's what we decided on for the track listing" Dan - thank you Dan.... here we go, this is one is extra exciting

TRACKS

1: On Sectional Pad
2: Interior; Hungry 2005 (a re-recording of an old song)
3: Applicant Seed (we always play this live and it was originally going to be on the album - but we've only recently finished recording it)
4: Neck Decision
5: On Sectional Pad - Legions Of Partisans Mix. (a deeply horrible
sounding remix by The Penalty For Harbouring Partisans. It's 37 minutes long!)

More from ORG RECORDS -

http://www.organart.com - the online home of ORGAN magazine and ORG Records

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Detroit: Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball

jackieblue — Mon, 04 Apr 2005 14:46:06 GMT

Detroit: Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball
Produced by
Jackie Blue and CatharticMedia
www.JackieBlue.com www.CatharticMedia.com

Date: Saturday, April 9, 2005
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Severance Gallery, 2714 Riopelle St., Detroit, Michigan
Fee: $20 in advance
Tickets available at www.JackieBlue.com
Dress code (optional): Flappers, pinstripe suits

Event Highlights
>Live musical entertainment by Jackie Blue, DJ Litmus, 31 Seconds and other guests
>Fashion show highlighting Detroit area designers and models featuring clothes inspired by the Roaring 20 ’s
>Best costume contest
>Live auction
>Complimentary drinks & food

All in the Name of Fun for a Worthwhile Cause!
Celebrate the explosion of art that occurred during the 1920's while heralding in the new golden age of art in Detroit!

Although each individual component of the Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball would make for a fun evening out on the town, it's the grandness of this event that sets it apart from all others. The Roaring 20's Masquerade Ball is a Sound & Vision Musical that tells the tale of Nick Fudrich, a Detroit River dock worker during the prohibition era. As with the finest fashion collections, several common threads are used to tie together the individual components of this production: Music, fashion and staging inspired by the 1920's. Actors to give the event its grounding. And a bold narrator.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Scissors for Lefty/Hijack the Disco/The Weegs Wed @ 12 Galaxies

annie — Wed, 23 Mar 2005 02:13:32 GMT

3/23
Scissors For Lefty
Hijack the Disco
The Weegs
@ The 12 Galaxies San Francisco
www.12galaxies.com
9:30
$7

4 years in love, Scissors For Lefty has risen to be a source of underground & emotional fuel for California. They are a tightrope boxing act of modest intentions vs. naughty-naughty lifestyle, Scissors for Lefty... music, band, San Francisco, indie, pop.
www.scissorsforlefty.com

Hijack The Disco traverses the sonic spectrum. The dynamic, democratic and cohesive three-piece triggers mixed feelings of tragedy and hopefulness, desperation and strength. Formed in 2000 by Michael Mahony (bass & keyboard) and David Tsui (guitar) in Vermont, the band released two full-length home recordings and recorded/produced their self-titled EP on their own label, The Restless Press.
www.hijackthedisco.com

"Veiled beneath their catchy synth-punk slivers lies an illuminating tapestry of fiendish fun. Nothing is more bizarre than interweaving fraught yelping with a low-fidelity sound screen, while setting it to an abruptly deranged dance beat. This record provokes images of being wide-eyed and hopped up on crank, desperately clutching at your face, and furiously teetering on a highwire in stilettos, as you maniacally laugh through gritted teeth. "
Agouti
www.realgone.org/weegs/Home.html

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Tonight @ 12 Galaxies, SF

annie — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 20:31:57 GMT

Listening party for Continental's new record:
"What we gained from what we lost" at 9:00 pm
Charles Atlas
Brian and Chris

Continental Djing @ 11:30-2:00
spinning songs Brent liked. The show will
be a memorial/tribute to Brent Kimmel of
Continental who passed last week.

www.12galaxies.com
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
San Francisco, CA
show at 9:30
7$

[CHARLES ATLAS] "...all downcast, mostly instrumental pieces, shifting mood with strings, piano and acoustic guitar - hugely evocative and highly cinematic. Odessa Chen's vocal, when introduced, elevates proceedings to an ethereal level, introspective and somehow incredibly touching. A highly recommended listen for those with a broken heart or insomnia, lovely music. "
www.charles-atlas.com

http://brian-and-chris.com
"Working for the past decade in the gray zone between post-rock and electronica, they raid genres with an unflinching eye for unusual beats and tones, taking only what can be reassembled in a new and
interesting way."
Monotremata

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

All Ages Sat: Boyjazz/Dirty Power/Hijack the Disco @ FFF

annie — Tue, 01 Mar 2005 17:45:07 GMT

Boyjazz
Dirty Power
Hijack the Disco
Saturday, March 5
@ The French Fry Factory
278 4th St.
Oakland
9:00
$5
ALL AGES!

"...Boyjazz cometh, announcing their wiseass yet altogether kick-ass glam rock presence for all to see and hear and file noise complaints about, in tribute to their undeniable loudness. 'Cause you know you've got to turn this kind of Bud-guzzling, silly-strutting, snarly, gnarly cock rock up. Retardo-cool.."
SFGB
www.boyjazz.com

"Rare is the modern hard-rock album that hearkens back to classic sounds without blatantly ripping off classic tunes. Even the best outfits flying the stoner-rock flag seem content to bash out by-the-numbers riffs nicked from Sabbath or the Nuge. Local quartet Dirty Power makes no bones about its influences on its self-titled Dead Teenager Records debut, but the crafty, barbed-wire hooks and inventive guitar interplay showcase a knack for songwriting that's glaringly absent from most retro-rock regurgitation."
Dave Pehling- SF Weekly
www.dirtypower.net

"Three-piece, Hijack the Disco reminds me somewhat of The Promise Ring, but a bit more complex. Their music fits into the math rock category. Sometimes quirky, sometimes more catchy or complex, they keep changing things up. The songwriting is at times intricate, but always likable."
Punk Rock Parents
www.hijackthedisco.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Call and Response/n. Lannon/Bart Davenport Saturday Feb 12 @ Du Nord

annie — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 22:03:37 GMT

Saturday Feb 12
CALL AND RESPONSE
N. LANNON (with Meric Long)
BART DAVENPORT
DJ SAM FLAX
@ Cafe Du Nord
www.cafedunord.com
San Francisco
9:30 pm
$10

"Songs conjure weird confluences: you might tease out strands of tropicalian Bossa Nova, Laurel Canyon folk, Vini Reilly riverbed, reverbed languor and even Broadcast's spooked tenderness. You could praise individual moments...but it's the overall weave, the daydreamy drift, that impresses."
Uncut Magazine
www.callandresponsemusic.com

"On the surface Chemical Friends seems to be a fairly
straightforward acoustic singer/songwriter affair however there's ever so subtle details that shift Lannon's music slightly off the beaten path. There's absolutely nothing heavy nor intrusive about the album. It's all the softest, prettiest wispy melodies and whispery singing. Very vaporous and atmospheric with hushed acoustic
guitar, layered vocals and an occasional gentle programmed pulsing beat. Lannon's vocal delivery seems warmly familiar recalling the heartfelt ache of the late Elliott Smith. Some customers even mistook this to be Elliott Smith's forthcoming posthumous album It all makes for an overall picture that suggests a spacey folk pop distant cousin of Simon And Garfunkel (or their present-day kindred
spirits Kings of Convenience for that matter), the abovementioned Smith and Pink Floyd. Very nice!"
Aquarius Records
www.nlannon.com

"Drawing from the wooden modernity of Bossa Nova as a base, Davenport adds touches of British folk, psych, softrock and the occasional drum machine. All the while, his emphasis on the art of the pop song remains."
www.bartdavenport.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Little Fuzzy/From Bubblegum to Sky/This Union Standard Wed @ 12 Galaxies

annie — Tue, 01 Feb 2005 22:12:21 GMT

Wed, February 2nd
Little Fuzzy
From Bubblegum to Sky
This Union Standard
@ 12galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
9:30 pm
$7.00

From the ashes of seminal San Franciso Mission band Fantasy, Little
Fuzzy formed in Fall 2001 and has been playing and recording steadily since then, leading to the April 2004 release of it's self-titled debut. The band plays everything from shiny pop gems to rock anthems, but all slightly askew and faintly echoing everything from Prince to T-Rex, from The Beatles to MC5, from the Beach Boys to DEVO, from Beck to the Kinks, and has performed at the Make-Out
Room, El Rio, The Hemlock tavern, The Bottom of the Hill, The Adobe Bookshop, The Hush-hush, Cafe Fais Do-Do in LA, and the Fillmore, where they opened for the Monkees...
www.littlefuzzymusic.com

"From Bubblegum to Sky's debut record, Me and Amy and the Two French Boys, was gloriously accepted as the shimmering and melodic pop illumination that it was. Combining loves for American pop with Japanese kitsch, Bowie and the Beatles with Pink Lady, From Bubblegum to Sky released an album full of "serene sonic textures"
and a "sparkling, distinctive pop aesthetic."
www.eeniemeenie.com/artists/fbts/bio.htm

Justin Frahm of This Union Standard writes songs about telephones and automobiles and cites his main influences as The Cure, Gordon Lighfoot, and AM 580 CKWW--Southwest Ontario's premiere oldies station.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Annie You Rock!!

JON — Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:17:15 GMT

Since I haven't seen any props for you and you fantastic recommendations on this tribe yet, let this be my thanks. You've hipped me to some rockin' ass bands. Your the shit dude!!!!

posted in Indie Anoraks - 2 replies

Scissors for Lefty/Ebb and Flo/Astral Wed Night SF

annie — Wed, 19 Jan 2005 11:41:28 GMT

Scissors for Lefty
Ebb and Flo
Astral
Wednesday, January 19th
@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com
9:30 pm
$7.00

4 years in love, Scissors For Lefty has risen to be a source of underground & emotional fuel for California. They are a tightrope boxing act of modest intentions vs. naughty-naughty lifestyle, Scissors for Lefty... music, band, San Francisco, indie, pop.
www.scissorsforlefty.com

"Each member of the Ebb and Flow strikes an intriguing figure on stage: frontman Sam Tsitrin does double-time on guitar and vocals, drummer Sara Cassetti drives the rhythm section, and Roshy Kheshti commands an impressive array of Moog keyboards and synths. Together the three create their own cohesive, yet musically diverse, take on indie rock. The result is enthralling, and you're nearly guaranteed to lose yourself in their jazzy improv jams more than once during the show."
Flavorpill SF
www.theebbandflow.com

"San Francisco based Astral have deep rooted influences in Joy Division and My Bloody Valentine, as proven by their full-length debut, Orchids. Dave Han (vocal/guitar) has a whispering approach that cuts to the heart while every other sense is swirling in an array of dreaminess."
Black and White Magazine.
www.astralsf.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Film School/Boyskout/Madelia Friday @ Bottom of the Hill

annie — Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:35:51 GMT

Film School
Boyskout
Madelia
@ Bottom of the Hill
www.bottomofthehill.com
Friday, January 21
10:00 pm
$8.00

"Dream rock never sounded quite so, well, dreamy. San Francisco's own Film School, initially the solo project of Krayg Burton, now fleshed out with alumni of acts like Azusa Plane and Technicolor, crafts lush, opulent pop music soaked in bliss, kitted out with a sprinkle of Flying Saucer Attack, a touch of Nick Drake, and a twinge of the Byrds."
Flavorpill SF
www.filmschoolmusic.com

"Boyskout, a blend of thumping rhythms, dungeony arrangements, seductive vocal callings, and full-throttle attitude belted out amidst layers of surprising melodies, BoySkout's songs range from tight dark pop ditties - rock n roll goes dancing - to synth-driven ballads and eerily compelling tales of self-expression."
www.boyskout.com

"Since 2001 San Francisco's Madelia have evolved from their dreamy origins into an amalgam of angular dance rhythms, shoegaze and post-whatever that Filter Magazine has deemed 'Dark Sonic Fuck Rock." Madelia's latest release, 'Everyday Underneath,' has garnered praise from the likes of Aquarius Records, AOL Online and Skratch Magazine, who enthused, "[Madelia's music]beautifully furls and unfurls, retaining and releasing
latent energy that comes out in a very steamy,ethereal fashion." Madelia's influences range from the creative dynamics of CA 90s hardcore bands Clikatat Ikatowi, Antioch Arrow, etc. to the textural songwriting of groups like My Bloody Valentine and the post-punk danceability of Wire & Gang of Four."
www.madelia.net

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

The Album Leaf/The Rum Diary/Roots of Orchis Friday

annie — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 20:50:11 GMT

The Album Leaf
The Rum Diary
Roots of Orchis
Friday January 14th
at The Independant, San Francisco
$11.00
8:30
http://independentsf.com/jan2005.htm

"Iceland's sprawling horizon has become an oddly ubiquitous touchstone for describing contemporary American music, with loads of new bands snatching their spectral bits from Sigur Rós' massive arsenal of otherworldliness. Tristeza's Jimmy LaValle, who has been
recording spare, instrumental hymnals as The Album Leaf since late 1998, is the closest North American equivalent to the pale Nordic maestro, and his pockets are well-stuffed with the papers to prove it: After touring extensively with Sigur Rós (who frequently joined LaValle onstage), LaValle was shuttled-via-invite to Mosfellsbaer, Iceland to record at Sundlaugin, Sigur Rós' home studio, borrowing their string section, Amina, and collaborating with vocalist Jon Thor Birgisson and members of (fellow Icelandic howlers) Múm."
whole extensive review:
http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/a/album-leaf/in-a-safe-place.shtml
http://www.thealbumleaf.com/

"While grounded in earlier classic Floyd (what trippy noise-rock act isn't?), the Rum Diary leans towards the harsher, heavier sounds of Suntan, Mogwai and, at times, My Bloody Valentine. But don't let these feedback-coated touchstones fool you into believing RD is merely derivative. Something smart and a little sinister is going on here."
CMJ Monthly
www.therumdiary.net

"The Roots of Orchis make instrumental headphone music for public transportation, because their introverted groove seems to slow everything else down. So when you just missed the bus or the trains are full and rush hour strangers are huddled against you claustrophobically, you can lose yourself in your head with their measured, somewhat dub-like beats, guitar, bass, samples, synthesizers, and occasional turntable scratching. The Roots of Orchis’ music is a really calm bath of subtlety, especially welcome during the throngs of a city’s chaos."
Copper Press
wwhttp://www.slowdance.com/v3/artists/rootsoforchis/index.html

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

My Way My Love/Pidgeon/Meric Long Tonight!

annie — Thu, 23 Dec 2004 18:56:51 GMT

December 23
My Way My Love (File 13 Records-- Japan)
Pidgeon (Absolutely Kosher)
Meric Long (no lable this kid is awesome!)
@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
9:30 pm
7$

"...'Sonic Youth' meets 'The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion' somewhere in the air over a blacked out city. Parachuting from the plane comes 'My Way My Love' to free us from corporate programming and pre-fab bands and songs."
Better Propaganda

"Their layers of noise and clanking beats are reminiscent of Black Dice with elements of a fucked-up Sonic Youth...lyrics, which are sung in English, perfectly complement the music."
DIW Magazine
www.mywaymylove.com

"Many consider the Pixies the Platonic ideal of a certain hardcore- pop style, of which copious transitory doppelgangers are merely cast shadows. But for every gross of mediocre Pixies imitators, there's a band that builds upon their legacy by appending their own specific
sensibility to it. It's prudent to note that these echoes are not usually the result of blatant imitation; rather, they're born from a genuine love and admiration for a work that inflamed the imaginations of so many people.

All art is some permutation of, or comment upon, the art its creator has internalized; what's crucial is that something is added to the mix. Without the Pixies' ascendancy, we wouldn't have the Nirvana we know. The same goes for Mclusky, who impressed their own distinct thumbprint and range of other influences on the Pixies' style. And
we probably wouldn't have Pidgeon's excellent marriage of boy/girl singing, shredded screaming, indie-pop, and blistering thrashcore-- the mansion they've built upon the foundation the Pixies laid by assimilating their own influences into a unique style."
Pitchfork Media
www.pigeonsf.com

"We might stretch comparisons to Elliott Smith or Simon and
Garfunkel when we hear such impeccable guitar work and such longing, tender lyrics. Pretty much as lush as the singer-songwriter thing gets. A rarity at the local level, even in a talent-rich city like San Francisco."
www.theglut.com/issue5/mericlong.html
www.mericlong.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Maps and Atlases

Dave — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 06:36:34 GMT

Maps and Atlases will be performing at US Beer Co. on Friday December 10th with Sequoia and Orson's Well at nine p.m. The show is 21 and over and the price is $7. So if you are in CHicago feel free to stop by. US Beer co. is located at 1801 N. CLybourn ave. (0.3 miles northwest of the North and CLybourn redline stop) Hope to see you there.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Pylon 12/31 show

doombilly — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 14:41:21 GMT

40 Watt club
Athens GA
with Elf Power & Krush Girls.

NEW YEARS EVE. Woot. www.wearepylon.com

Strangely enough because of romanitc obligations I will not be seeing my favorite band and will be 70 miles away in Atlanta.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

SF Indie List Xmas Party December 19th

annie — Wed, 08 Dec 2004 04:07:58 GMT

SF_ Indie List Xmas Party!
Sunday, December 19
@ 12 Galaxies
with
The Red Thread
Citzens Here and Abroad
Fojimoto
and DJ's Ted (from Bagel Radio) and Triple Fat Goose
8:00 pm
$5.00

www.12galaxies.com
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/sf_indie/
http://www.bagelradio.com/

"Jason Lakis has the kind of hypnotic voice that Will Oldham never quite perfected. And the fact that he punctuates his gently floating countrified melodies with pedal steel guitar just makes the music he and his band members create ... all the more mystifying.... [M]elancholy without being suicidal, pretty without being cute and rock solid without being overwrought ... a miracle amalgam of Idaho, Calexico and, believe it or not, Versus on a quiet morning."
Alibi
www.theredthread.com

"It is often quite difficult to escape your influences. For San Francisco's Citizens Here and Abroad, the shadow of shoegaze greats such as Lush and My Bloody Valentine looms a bit--not to mention more than a few throwbacks to some of the low key moments from the Sonic Youth catalogue."
Mesh Magazine
www.citizenshereandabroad.com

"Damn it all if Fojimoto aren't at the beginning of a meteoric rise to indie pop superstardom...It's fuzzy in all the right places - sort of reminiscent of a lower-fi Posies, with a little more muscle and the odor of country rock about it."
Noise Pop
www.fojimoto.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Ian and Frankie from Jim Yoshi Pile Up Djing tonight @ 12 Galaxies

annie — Sun, 28 Nov 2004 19:43:42 GMT

9:30 pm
FREE

Drink specials and rock.

Come!

posted in Indie Anoraks - 1 reply

2

annie — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 01:43:58 GMT

Whysall Lane
Truxton
Dear Nora
Wed, December 1
@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
9:30 pm
$6.00

Whysall Lane started as a solo project for Richard Baluyut (Versus) in New York in the late 1990's. Richard moved to San Francisco in 2001 and began playing with Adam Pfahler (Jawbreaker, J Church), Mikel Delgado (Wussum Pow) and Jerry DiRienzo (Lotusland).
The sum of the equasion is rock.
www.whysall-lane.com

Johannes Armentrout (Hansi) started writing acoustic songs inspired by artists like Elliot Smith and Neil Young. Truxton has a powerful brand of indie rock that fuses straight forward rock and roll with a touch of country and folk.
www.truxton.net

"Dear Nora makes pop music for those days when leaving the house seems overambitious and your bedroom window is the only link to the outside world."
SF Weekly
www.dearnoramusic.com

::::

Pepito
Thee More Shallows
Brian and Chris
Thursday, December 2
@ 12 Galaxies
9:30 pm $7.00

"A new Latin pop experience emerges when Ana Machado and José Márquez, better known in the indie music arena as Pepito, create their blend of smartly orchestrated compositions, electronic-aided rhythms, and intertwining vocals. Since 2001, the Bay Area duo has put out a couple of notable albums, including their politically engaging debut Migrante; their wide-ranging sound has drawn comparisons to bands like Tortoise and the Postal Service. Pepito won't have to travel too far tonight to give fans an earful of punky IDM goodness when they take to the stage at the Mission's 12 Galaxies."
Flavorpill 11/30/2004
www.pepito.net

"More Deep Cuts finds Dee Kesler's Thee More Shallows flexing their muscles far more than on their 2002 debut. A distillation of much of the last decade's best US indie, it draws upon the likes of The Flaming Lips and Grandaddy's Under The Western Freeway, melding these with more atmospheric meditative influences like Slint. Kesler's softly spoken vocals provide a focus around which his songs blossom in an often euphoric fashon, and the inspired use of strings and toy pianos to flesh out the sound is never overstretched. Deeply addictive."
4/5 stars, Uncut, November 2004
www.theemoreshallows.com

"The brian_and_chris line-up consists of Brian Fraser and Chris Palmatier. Since their inception in the late 1990s, they have earned a solid reputation with their post rock/electronica hybrid. Describing their music as “genre-free,” the two have released several critically acclaimed recordings. The All-Music Guide gave their last CD “Vectors” a four-star rating, calling it, “trip-hop without the hop.”
www.dielectricrecords.com.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Miami shows??

doombilly — Mon, 25 Oct 2004 19:53:18 GMT

Hi, I will be in Miami the weekend of the 6, & 7th. I have a birthday party to go to on the 6th. Any good shows going on 11/7????

posted in Indie Anoraks - 2 replies

Built Like Alaska/Audio Out Send/Last of the Blacksmiths Wed

annie — Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:33:33 GMT

Wednesday, November 17
Built Like Alaska
Audio Out Send
Last of the Blacksmiths
@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com
9:30 pm
$7.00

"Loose, fuzzy indie-rock and nestled, contemplative sweeping pop. Built Like Alaska's debut, Hopalong is a mature, diverse record that proves a weepy acoustic number can, and does, go well next to a bouncy, guitar-soaked rocker. The two sides of the band tug and pull at your emotions as you find yourself crying with them one minute, as you both share a smile and a laugh the next. At times majestic and other times dirty, the serene rock of Built Like Alaska mirrors the cold, light climate of the land in which is takes its name from."
in music we trust
www.builtlikealaska.com

"...from fragile and scattered to dynamic and lush. A full, layered sound flows smoothly between destinations, with a variety of instrumental arrangemnets. Though not always direct in meaning, the songs maintain a level of honesty in their approach."
www.audiooutsend.com

"Last of the Blacksmiths are a wildly talented San Francisco band that makes sparse, harmony-rich music that vibrates with organic warmth. The two main singers trade guitar, Fender Rhodes, and mandolin as the bassist plucks restrained notes and the drummer plays subtle brushes. Their music is slow and stark, evoking an American scene..."
Blue Mag
www.lastoftheblacksmiths.com
--------------------

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Citizens Here and Abroad/Viva Voce/Thee More Shallows Tonight

annie — Sun, 14 Nov 2004 21:53:18 GMT

Sunday, November 14
Citizens Here and Abroad
Viva Voce
Thee More Shallows
@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com
9:30
$7.00

"Smart, literate and brainy, the Citizens craft a simple proto-folkie sound that's dynamic enough to keep you awake yet has an underlying skein of sparse minimalism that's perfect for cruising sodium lit highways on cruise control at three in the morning. And don't think they don't know it, either. On "You Drive And We'll Listen To Music," Adrienne Robillard seductively coos: "You drive…and we'll listen…to music…in the engine." Now if that's not a sentiment worthy of Kraftwerk in their prime, I don't know what is."
Creem Magazine
www.citizenshereandabroad.com

"Husband and wife team Kevin and Anita Robinson make bottom-heavy, dreamy tunes as Portland, Oregon duo Viva Voce, and they clearly enjoy themselves in the studio. On The Heat Can Melt Your Brain, the couple's third, they color their whispery melodies, club-ready grooves and understated social criticisms, with fuzzy distortions, washed-out backup vocals and a slew of other mixing board tricks. Along the way, the band sounds psychedelic and electronic (although they play instruments). There's an element of portent lurking within the songs, as the two sing in stark monotones that turn seemingly hopeful lines like "So happy today's the day, things will turn around," icy and ironic. And with songs (and song titles) like "Mixtape=Love," which casts inarticulate lovers failing to communicate, and "Free Nude Celebs," which is ultimately about hopelessness and loneliness, it seems that Viva Voce (Italian for "by word of mouth") achieve something greater than simple space jams: sharp, smart stoner rock."
Rolling Stone
www.vivavoce.com

"Thee Shallows take the middle of the night intimacy of Arab Strap and filter it through the fragility of Neutral Milk Hotel to create music that is powerful, yet so delicate that it seems to fall apart in your head as whispered notes barely travel the space from your speakers to your ears..."
Fake Jazz
www.theemoreshallows.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Rosie Thomas/The Silos

annie — Thu, 07 Oct 2004 19:08:12 GMT

Tuesday, October 12
The Silos
Rosie Thomas
@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
San Francisco, CA
9:00 pm
$10.00

"It takes an extraordinary songwriter to pen a number as beatifically positive as "Whistled a Slow Waltz," which extols the values of family ties and love without seeming cliché’d. And that’s where Silos frontman Walter Salas-Humara comes in. For 19 years, he’s led the band with his deft pen, having near-scrapes with fame but mostly recording album after album with songs full of heart and musicianship, then buzzing from town to town in a van to deliver them on stage with all he’s got. One could call him New York City’s answer to Austin’s Alejandro Escovedo. He’s explored everything from punk to experimental sonics to down-home country rock without reservation."
Boston Phoenix
www.thesilos.net

"Rosie's voice is stunning-- a delicate timbre, a beautiful hushed passion, with the requisite lung-power when she needs to drive home a melody. If singing range were a climbing rope, Rosie would ring the bell, and ring it often. To hit the high notes, Thomas employs a gorgeous (and apparent) transition to falsetto. You can tell she likes that shift, and the falsetto itself, as a number of the tunes on her album make that vocal acrobatic a prominent part of the melody (e.g. "Lorraine"). Moreover, in concert, Thomas obviously had a keen sense of dynamics-- during the quieter moments it became clear that, except for Thomas, the venue was in utter silence, captivated."
Pitchfork.com
www.rosiethomas.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

The Rum Diary/Desert City Soundtrack/The Decoration/Audio Out Send Tuesday @ Cafe Du Nord

annie — Tue, 21 Sep 2004 02:05:19 GMT

The Rum Diary
Desert City Soundtrack
The Decoration
Audio Out Send
September 21
Cafe Du Nord
9:00 pm
$7.00
www.cafedunord.com

"While grounded in earlier classic Floyd (what trippy noise-rock act isn't?), the Rum Diary leans towards the harsher, heavier sounds of Suntan, Mogwai and, at times, My Bloody Valentine. But don't let these feedback-coated touchstones fool you into believing RD is merely derivative. Something smart and a little sinister is going on here."
CMJ Monthly
www.therumdiary.net

"...what sets Desert City Soundtrack far above their peers is their willful disregard for anything resembling a traditional genre. It's a hodgepodge of styles, made more unique by the reliance on piano and the bits of trumpet that add to the guitar and drums. This is a band that can make music that is simultaneously lovely and frightening, intriguing and disturbing, yet always poignant and powerful. "
Delusions of Adequacy
www.desertcitysoundtrack.com

“While a fair amount of Spiritualized’s make-music-to-take-drugs-to-make music-to ethos runs through Quiet Games for Hot Weather, The Decoration’s space-ready rock is more shy, more urgent than simple stonerdom would call for.”
CMJ Monthly
www.thedecoration.net

"...from fragile and scattered to dynamic and lush. A full, layered sound flows smoothly between destinations, with a variety of instrumental arrangemnets. Though not always direct in meaning, the songs maintain a level of honesty in their approach."
www.audiooutsend.com
--------------------

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Indie Rock Fable

Nick — Sun, 12 Sep 2004 23:31:31 GMT

The guitarist:

http://www.hoplit.net

Please check it out.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

The Rum Diary and Film School in San Jose Tonight

annie — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 19:58:51 GMT

The Rum Diary
Film School
The Proles
@ The Blank Club
44 South Almaden Ave
San Jose- Downtown
9:00 pm
$7.00

"This Northern California quartet likes to confound expectations. But despite the fancy rhythmic shifts and excursions into wind and space, this is at heart a group playing very strong, impressionist pop music with an emphasis on hypnotic guitar riffs and forlorn melodies pulled straight from the sadcore file."
www.rollingstone.com
www.therumdiary.net

FILM SCHOOL takes elements of shoegaze, psychedelia and indie rock to create their own sound. Winding melodies wrap their way around legions of layered chords. Sonic blasts of guitars simmer into thick waves. A wash of droning guitars merge into delicate melodies. This dynamic mix of atmospheric rock and understated pop swirls into a shimmering soundscape underscored by the plaintive vocals of Krayg Burton.
www.filmschoolmusic.com

THE PROLES "This Sacramento-area band debuts with an excellent mini-album of driving indie-rock that at times recalls rock luminaries like the Strokes, Spoon, the Police and the Replacements." KEXP
www.theproles.com

--------------------

posted in Indie Anoraks - 3 replies

where can i find stuff by subway sect, wylde mammoths and len bright combo?

Gary — Mon, 23 Aug 2004 23:54:41 GMT

can someone help me out with this? i don't have access to a cd burner so i would pay someone if they could burn them for me. i'd really like the "20 odd years" of the subway sect that came out in 1999 and anything by the len bright combo or wylde mammoths! thanks gary

posted in Indie Anoraks - 6 replies

Internet Public Radio

Digital Disaster — Fri, 27 Aug 2004 00:57:09 GMT

Hey, just wanted to let you all know, I'm the PD of a web radio station that went online this week called Internet Public Radio. There are some indie rock tracks including Beulah, Built to Spill, Cat Power, Clem Snide, Elliot Smith, Modest Mouse, Pavement, Pixies, Radiohead, Ranier Maria and Yo La Tengo.

We broadcast at 32kbs (with FM radio quality), and we're dial-up friendly. (In fact, I listen on dial-up with very little rebuffering.)

The station is online at http://live365.com/stations/ipr2004
Thanks.
--
Internet Public Radio
Community Radio for the Internet Community.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

The Lovemakers/Film School/Silversun Pickups TONIGHT @ 12 Galaxies

annie — Thu, 26 Aug 2004 17:12:57 GMT

Thursday, August 26
12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd St
The Lovemakers
Film School
Silversun Pickups (Los Angeles)
9:30 pm
$8.00

"Oakland's sleek, co-ed threesome the Lovemakers join forces with San Francisco's ethereal five-piece Film School for an evening of synth-pop and indie rock. The Lovemakers, who recently signed to Interscope Records, unabashedly seduce, convulse, and make out on stage, pouring on the sex and suggestion with their come-ons and tightly structured pop music. But where their approach is coolly explicit, Film School's is modestly implicit — the group's haunting, subtle melodies reveal themselves far more slowly and self-consciously. Fall in love with them both in a single night."
Flavorpill's preview of the show

www.thelovemakers.com
www.filmschoolmusic.com

"Essentially a throwback to the indie pop/rock bands of the mid-’90s (à la Poster Children), THE SILVERSUN PICKUPS tossed off an inspired set of bummed-out anthems, each filled with inventive progressions, blustery vocals and subtle, almost angular guitar solos. "
LA WEEKLY
www.silversunpickups.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Help finding clubs in NY....

MIGGY_MUTT — Mon, 23 Aug 2004 16:51:54 GMT

I need to find a couple of gigs, for my ex-band members, they moved to L.A, couple of years ago, and I stayed in Miami, but I would like to take them to NY and get them gigs for a weekend if possible, they've never been there as a band, but played in L.A. for a while now, they play Indie Rock, if anyone knows a couple of clubs that I can contact, what gets pack on weekends?, and does anyone know who should I talk too there? check them out @ www.thebeachmachine.com Thnx

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

boyjazz/ex boyfriends/condor friday night. elbo room

annie — Fri, 20 Aug 2004 05:48:18 GMT

Friday, August 20
Elbo Room
San Francisco
www.elbo.com
Boyjazz
Ex- Boyfriends
Condor
9:30 pm
$8.00

BOYJAZZ
"The deal here is fuzzed out, distorted ROCK. Metal, punk, stoner, cock-rock. Simple, catchy riffage with a definite glam vibe (both '70s and '80s varieties of glam). The likes of Grand Funk, T-Rex, Sabbath, Kiss, Crue, are all no doubt influences, and we'd say that this oughta appeal to fans of The Darkness, Drunkhorse, and Andrew W.K. Not only does Sexmouth manage to actually pull off the rawk vocalisms required, he writes lotsa great clever/dumb lyrics."
www.aquariusrecords.org
www.boyjazz.com

"Gay indie-rock threesome (Sounds like a personals ad, doesn't it?) The Ex-Boyfriends make their Elbo Room debut this Friday. These local boys, veterans of Crowns on 45, Charmless and Amscray, are hunky as all get out and churn out catchy, dance-rock ditties that you'll be humming for days. Read more at www.ex-bf.com."
SF Examiner

"Condor has traded in the simple disco bell of its contemporaries and opted for the more plodding space attack that is currently unused by bands which play songs clocking in under three minutes. With our current crop of post-punk bands now competing basically on beats and hooks alone, innovation occurs elsewhere. While the recording falls short of inspiring a laser light show, Condor somehow blends the now acceptable sounds of post-punk with fresh direction. There are few bands around which sound like a mix of The Fall, The B-52s, Joy Division, and Hawkwind. And, hey, let's throw Der Plan in there for the nerds."
www.dustedmagazine.com
www.condorcondor.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

evening/madelia/scarling 12 Galaxies San Francisco tonight

annie — Sat, 14 Aug 2004 18:36:22 GMT

Saturday, August 14
12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
10:00 pm
$8.00

Evening
Madelia
Scarling

EVENING
"Syncopated, driving guitar lines run up against lush but detached Radiohead-y sound-paintings of keyboard and drum. An elfin god-of-rock guitarist scythe-cuts high energy, crisp, interlocking, mathy sequences in and around them. David Bowie-meets-Thurston Moore vocals canter and caterwaul always on the verge of emotion, but stay just one step past cool, eschewing traditional verse-chorus-verse, in favor of arty experimentation and the feeling. Current darlings of the indie rock coolies."
Section M #29
www.theevening.com

"Since 2001 San Francisco's Madelia have evolved from their dreamy origins into an amalgam of angular dance rhythms, shoegaze and post-whatever that Filter Magazine has deemed 'Dark Sonic Fuck Rock." Madelia's latest release, 'Everyday Underneath,' has garnered praise from the likes of Aquarius Records, AOL Online and Skratch Magazine, who enthused, "[Madelia's music]beautifully furls and unfurls, retaining and releasing latent energy that comes out in a very steamy,ethereal fashion." Madelia's influences range from the
creative dynamics of CA 90s hardcore bands Clikatat Ikatowi, Antioch Arrow, etc. to the textural songwriting of groups like My Bloody Valentine and the post-punk danceability of Wire & Gang of Four."
www.madelia.net

[this band is doing some of The Cure dates]
While dominated by the massive guitar sounds of Christian Hejnal and Rickey Lime, Scarling's songs display a canny pop sensibility that bobs just beneath their aural surface, and former Jack Off Jill vocalist Jessicka's voice seems to have gained some welcome depth and texture in the context of her new band. Hejnal and Jessicka have cited Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine as key influences on Scarling's approach, and it shows —rather than going for standard-issue Marshall-stack crunch, Hejnal and Lime utilize feedback, drones, and floating masses of overtones to give these seven songs an attack that could be described as a loving pummel that embraces as it bruises.
www.allmusic.com
www.scarling.com

reply to this post

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

MERGE RECORDS 15th Anniversary 4 day fest

doombilly — Mon, 07 Jun 2004 19:18:16 GMT

SCHEDULE (all times are estimated):

FREE SHOW: Wednesday, July 28 (Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC) (JUST ADDED)
TWO BANDS ONLY (save your energy for the weekend):

LOU BARLOW
THE ARCADE FIRE

LOCAL 506 - website includes directions!
506 West Franklin
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
(919) 942-5506

top

Thursday, July 29 (Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC): Doors open at 7:00 pm

SUPERCHUNK – 12:00 am
M. WARD – 11:00 pm
THE ESSEX GREEN – 10:00 pm
RICHARD BUCKNER – 9:00 pm
THE ROSEBUDS – 8:00 pm

top

Friday, July 30 (Cat's Cradle, Carrboro NC): Doors open at 7:00 pm

CROOKED FINGERS – 12:00 am
CAMERA OBSCURA – 11:00 pm
VERSUS – 10:00 pm
RADAR BROTHERS – 9:00 pm
PORTASTATIC – 8:15 pm
DOUBLE DYNAMITE – 7:30 pm

top

Saturday, July 31 (Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC): Doors open at 7:00 pm

SPOON – 12:00 am
DESTROYER – 11:00 pm
THE LADYBUG TRANSISTOR – 10:00 pm
MATT SUGGS & THEE HIGHER BURNING FIRE – 9:00 pm
SHARK QUEST – 8:00 pm

top

Sunday, August 1 (Carolina Theatre - Durham, NC): doors at 7

LAMBCHOP (w/string section accompaniment) – 9:30 pm
THE CLIENTELE – 8:30 pm
DAVID KILGOUR – 7:30 pm

posted in Indie Anoraks - 4 replies

Nick Lowe

doombilly — Sat, 10 Jul 2004 05:06:20 GMT

Nick Lowe.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

best new albums of the summer

john — Sun, 20 Jun 2004 14:14:30 GMT

so far, as far as indie rock, the best ones i have picked up are:

blonde redhead
matt pond PA
the killers

and that's it from the indie rock scene. the new beastie boys is gritty and the new piebald is hokey.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 4 replies

The Stills, Longwave = ?

Tue, 06 Apr 2004 21:30:09 GMT

Has anyone discovered Longwave? How about the Stills?
Notice how similar their vibes are?
Don't get me wrong, I love it.
It's sort of ... eighties, or something.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 5 replies

rouge rouge

pyrokitten — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 08:00:43 GMT

has anyone heard of this band and know where to find their album? someone played it at a campout this weekend and it was wonderful - pretty dreamy music with female french vocals. couldn't find them on google or amazon. guess i will need to overcome my aversion to telegraph ave in berkeley and make a trip to amoeba soon...

posted in Indie Anoraks - 1 reply

ahem... P!x1es

doombilly — Tue, 04 May 2004 16:19:44 GMT

http://klepshimi.blogspot.com/2004_04_01_klepshimi_archive.html#108252867139318144

get them while they're out there (audio yo)

posted in Indie Anoraks - 8 replies

"Today's 5"

Wed, 11 Feb 2004 18:25:35 GMT

I'm curious what people are listening to. If you're like me, you have a few hundred CDs on the back burner, and about 5 that are on the short list today.
Here are mine. What are yours?
- John Vanderslice, Cellar Door
- Mogwai, Happy Songs For Happy People
- Elbow, Cast Of Thousands
- Nada Surf, Let Go
- French Kicks, One Time Bells

posted in Indie Anoraks - 57 replies

Love Cursed

Sat, 22 May 2004 01:14:09 GMT

If you like DIY indie pop rock chick singers that sound like chrissy hynde and have something REAL to say then maybe you should join my tribe!
http://stefaniarocks.tribe.net

She is Love Cursed
http://lovecursed.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 3 replies

looking for bandmates?

doombilly — Sun, 23 May 2004 00:37:19 GMT

http://bandfinder.tribe.net

I started anotha tribe "Sideman"

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

coachella

rob — Thu, 15 Apr 2004 02:56:40 GMT

anyone else here going to coachella? if so who are you most excited to see?

for me its:
the pixies
wilco
(I)NC
belle and sebastian
the flaming lips

posted in Indie Anoraks - 5 replies

Saw Death Cab and Ben Kweller

d00fuss — Tue, 06 Apr 2004 02:15:35 GMT

So... Saw Aveo, Death Cab for Cutie and Ben Kweller at the 9:30 club in DC.

All I have to say is "Wow"... What a great show. My only question... Why is BK headlining on the east coast? Now.. I love Ben Kweller but Death Cab was awesome and definitely put on a better show than BK, IMHO.

Anyway, I highly suggest getting yourself to see these guys if they're coming to your neighborhood and you have the means. Great show... one of the better that I've seen in a long time (though, I'm terribly unobjective... I about died when I saw that BK was playing with Death Cab... 2 of my favorites).

And FYI... BK's new album, "On My Way" comes out 4/6. They played a couple of songs from it... pretty good stuff.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

favorite albums of all time

pyrokitten — Thu, 12 Feb 2004 04:56:43 GMT

i was thinking about this the other day while listening to one of them. what do you think are the five best albums of all time?

mine:
1 - the feelies - the good earth. this album never fails to make me feel happy. some of the best pop songs ever.
2 - the chills - brave words
3 - REM - murmur
4 - meat puppets - tie between meat puppets II and up on the sun
5 - neutral milk hotel - in the aeroplane over the sea

posted in Indie Anoraks - 22 replies

4/1 tribe mixer in oakland

pyrokitten — Tue, 30 Mar 2004 09:43:20 GMT

hey everyone - i'm spinning an ambient/indie pop set at this event from 8-9pm (following mark growden). it's going to be a really fun party. hope to see many of you on thursday... come up and say hi...

tracey

Closest thing to a Tribe mixer this Spring!
Thursday April 1st 6-10pm (afterparty 10-2am)
Doors open at 6pm! Yes!

Whatcha get when ya toss Tribesters, Live Music, DJs, Dancing and Drunken Debauchery into a blender? See for yourself...

April Fooligans at Oasis!
RSVP at aprilfooligans.tribe.net

6-7p
STARDRAGON heats things up on the Freaky Tiki Deck

7-8p
MARK GROWDEN...his accordion naughtiness in the Lounge
SCOTT MANLEY...getting digitally freaky on the Tiki

8-9p
RICKY LEE ROBINSON...man, glam and DAMN is he good!
PYROKITTEN...da vixen's mixin' it up in the Lounge

9-10p
CANYON...PixelBiscuit in da house (bootayum shakus maximus) and LIGHTDANCING performance by GLITTERGIRL (Temple of Poi founder).
ERIK KARKI...deep house-y goodness in the Lounge

Oasis 135 12th St. (Madison/Oak), Oakland
3 bks fm Lake Merritt BART
easy street parking

Stay for STYLUS (10-2a), the most bootylicious weekly in the Beast Bay!

-Massage/Bodywork
-VJs/Projectionists (fingers crossed)
-LightDancing
-PhotoZone (bring yer cameras!)

$5 cover and NOTAFLOF (No One Turned Away For Lack of Funds--get in touch with Ali pre-party).

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

cd prices lawsuit

MChurch — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 07:00:20 GMT

So....many many months ago I filled out one of those online forms for the CD antitrust litigation brought against "Record" companies for high cd prices,and lo and behold,today I got a check for 13.98 from it.I was pleasantly shocked and surprised,thinking I would never see anything,basically got a free cd for all the overpriced cds I ever paid for.Justice DOES work....hee hee.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 1 reply

Bikini Atoll?

Vicki — Thu, 26 Feb 2004 05:37:44 GMT

Anyone know when the CD will be released? EP just says "upcoming.."
Thanks!

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Demo tools: Free Web Music Player to add to your own web page

vegas215 — Tue, 24 Feb 2004 05:39:18 GMT

I am just about finished on a new web site that should be of particular interest to musicians:

http://player.itvfan.com/intro
http://player.itvfan.com/

Examples:

http://members.cox.net/o12/
http://player.itvfan.com/test2/

I started this project to make it easy for a musician friend in San Diego to demonstrate his guitar chops online, in an effort to form a new rock band. By having an embedded web music player on his own web page with some samples of his guitar playing, he could narrow down the selection/auditions/phone calls required to form his new band.

I decided to make it even more useful to both musicians and others, by adding 14 internet radio stations and the ability to play music CDs from the computer CDROM drive.

It's free, so feel free to let others know.

Bob Carroll

music @ iTVfan.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Livid

d00fuss — Sat, 14 Feb 2004 07:54:03 GMT

I'm totally fucking stewing.. I rolled to The Royal in Federal Hill (Baltimore) tonight and some fucking brown stripey sweater emo fag fucking ripped on me like I was some wannabe or something. I'm so stewing about this fucking guy presuming.. just because I'm in jeans and a halfway decent button down shirt that I'm not into decent music.. He said something about us being in "the superbowl club". Yeah... I know the guitarist in the last band that played and happened to buy a CD from the first band that played but I guess he didn't know that.. What says that what you wear out makes who you are? fucker... How dare he. I'm so pissed off.. I just wanted to lay into him... Presume that I'm some preppy fuck just because of what I'm wearing and how my hair's cut.. I got the last laugh though, his girlfriend or whatever was totally throwing looks at me. Asshole. I hope you read this, you brown stripey sweatered fuck. I owe you one and I will be totally repaying my debt if I ever see you again. No... Neb automatically doesn't listen to quality music just because He has some nice jeans on and a nice shirt and wears a long (but very corporate) haircut. Any of you guys listen to decent music (obviously or you wouldn't be here) and look like a straight-laced kinda guy ever have to deal with this kind of shit? People just presuming based on how you might look when you go out... Just because you don't have on brown corduroys and a fucking brown stripey sweater that you aren't hardcore?

I have to give the guy props, though... He had the cajones to fuck w/ me and my buddy even though each of us is about 2 of him... There are benefits to being 6'3" and 245 lbs... Not a lot of people fuck with you. Then there's this guy... just because he's wearing a nice brown stripey sweater and I'm not, I must not be hardcore.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 4 replies

Secret Machines

spot_moskowitz — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 00:20:34 GMT

Don't know if anyone is into this band, but you can get their new album months before it is released to stores. Go to:

http://www.thesecretmachines.com

and you can buy & download the album there or buy it from iTunes. Either way you get 5 bonus songs with a rare track by the Machines as well as songs by The Walkmen, Von Bondies, and more. They also give you a blank CD-R with artwork from the band. What a deal for under $10!

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

No Motiv

d00fuss — Mon, 09 Feb 2004 18:04:16 GMT

Picked up the new No Motiv CD the other day... Daylight Breaking is pretty damn good... Sounds very radio friendly which can be a bad thing at times but overall, I really dig it. Definitely sounds like a Vagrant Records band (not necessarily a bad thing).

www.nomotiv.com

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

New Tortoise Album

Ian — Sat, 07 Feb 2004 21:16:43 GMT

Has anyone heard "It's all around you" yet?

It's not out yet... but it is the most amazing album..

Message me if you are interested..

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

music suggestions sought

pyrokitten — Sat, 29 Nov 2003 01:59:49 GMT

i used to be a dj at kalx in berkeley but since i stopped doing that, i'm really out of it when it comes to new music. i'd like to get some new stuff, and i could use some suggestions. some of my favorite bands are the magnetic fields, the chills, the bats (pretty much every kiwi pop band on flying nun), small factory, elliott smith, barbara manning, uncle tupelo, the descendents, neutral milk hotel, the flatmates, the shop assistants, most bands on sarah records, slumberland or parasol... okay i could go on and on... but most of the albums i own came out in the '90s or earlier... :) help please! oh, specific album recommendations would be especially useful. i also like world fusion dance stuff like the buddha bar compilations, lost at last, transglobal underground, & talvin singh. thanks for any ideas you might have!

posted in Indie Anoraks - 9 replies

New John Vanderslice?

Tue, 20 Jan 2004 21:38:20 GMT

Has anyone heard the new John Vanderslice album, Cellar Door? (Out today, I hear.)
Does it live up to the hype?
I've heard two tracks off the Barsuk web site (barsuk.com), and it's not grabbing me quite like his previous work. But knowing me, I'll probably go buy it today anyway ...
Anyone heard it yet? Opnions?
-David

posted in Indie Anoraks - 1 reply

Owsley

Gavin — Sun, 18 Jan 2004 18:12:47 GMT

Has anybody picked up Owsley's new release, The Hard Way? It's really starting to grow on me. I'm not sure if I like it as much as his debut album from a few years back, but nevertheless it's great to hear him performing new songs again. I hope he passes through the DC area again sometime soon.

Gavin

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Looking for 2 cd's: Len Bright Combo and Subway Sect

Gary — Sat, 03 Jan 2004 01:25:02 GMT

does anyone know where to find these? i'm not even sure if the Len Bright Combo is out yet...

thanks

gary

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Club Lovely TONIGHT!

Gary — Sat, 03 Jan 2004 01:22:53 GMT

from jon-

Alrighty kids, tonight (Friday the 2nd) my good
buddy Colin (along with his lovely girlfriend,
Jessica) and myself are gonna be spinning records
at the Edinburgh Castle from about 10-2.
Basically it'll be Club Lovely, but for one night
only. In you you're not familiar with Club
Lovely (or just don't remember), it's an indiepop
dance club that graced the upstairs of the
Edinburgh Castle for quite some time before Colin
and Jessica decided it was time to further their
education and move to Canada (now Buffalo, NY).
Well, he and Jessica are back so we want all our
old friends (and those friends we haven't made
yet!) to come out and dance and have a good
time. Indiepop/Rock, BritPop, Punk, New Wave,
Mod Classics, all the fun stuff you know and
love. So come out and have a good time with us.
It'll probably be a while before we see Jessica
and Colin again. Hope to see you there!

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

where to danse?

Gary — Tue, 23 Dec 2003 04:23:04 GMT

are there any clubs right now that play indie stuff? i like the rosehips, shop assistants, tv personalities, bartlebees, etc. and i might actually like new stuff as well!

posted in Indie Anoraks - 1 reply

metropolitan band from washington d.c.

John — Thu, 04 Dec 2003 00:12:37 GMT

if anyone here likes pavement, sonic youth, television, velvet underground, please check out the band

**metropolitan*
from washington d.c.

http://www.metropolitansound.com

thanks

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Low Bowery Ballroom Dec 3

gregoryheller — Fri, 28 Nov 2003 05:49:10 GMT

I think i have an extra ticket for the low show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC dec 3 (just waiting ot hear back from one person) if you are interested let me know, and as soon as i hear i will let you know, ticket is $15.

-Gregory

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

want to hear something new?

Oliveonline — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 00:39:02 GMT

considerthisband.com you can get a free cd from them if you like, and /or try some of the doomed clowns songs for download found there... <BG>

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

new saddle creek tribes

( marcia ) — Thu, 30 Oct 2003 17:12:01 GMT

saddle creek records
http://saddlecreek.tribe.net

cursive
http://cursivearmy.tribe.net

desaparecidos
http://desa.tribe.net

posted in Indie Anoraks - 2 replies

Sad News

spot_moskowitz — Wed, 22 Oct 2003 08:06:24 GMT

Elliott Smith committed suicide. He will be sorely missed.

Steven Paul (Elliott) Smith. August 6, 1969 - October 21, 2003. R.I.P.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 4 replies

british sea power

natalia — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 03:26:24 GMT

anyone going to see british sea power at the bottom of the hill on tues?

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Look look look in the goldfish bowl...

Andrew — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 03:00:12 GMT

I recently found a copy of Clag's "Manufacturing Resent" 7" EP (a classic of Australian twee indie-pop from 1993). Since it's long out of print and the label that put it out hasn't existed for ages, I've put MP3s of it online. (I asked a former member of the band and she said she was cool with that.)

http://dev.null.org/losttreasures/clag/

Share and enjoy

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

Owning a music club

jackieblue — Mon, 06 Oct 2003 20:40:27 GMT

Many cities across the world have clubs where live music is played (Detroit is no exception), but so many owners are in the business only for the business. I don’t blame anyone from wanting to eat but owners that take a real interest in catering to both of the clients (the paying ones and the bands) are rare. Does anyone have experience owning or working in a club? There’s a few of us here thing of opening one in Detroit and we’re interested in your feedback (good and bad).

posted in Indie Anoraks - 9 replies

The Juliana Theory

meri — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 17:04:39 GMT

I saw the Juliana Theory last night and Wow...what an amazing show! If anyone gets a chance to see them, I would strongly encourage you to go. They are really great performers!

posted in Indie Anoraks - 3 replies

The Blots audio online

doombilly — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 17:12:51 GMT

I put some of the The Blots works-in-processes online along with my old Band's (Frocky Jack) and two side projects myself and co-conspirator Eric Cook have been working on.
http://www.theblots.com/audio.htm -probably be a pain over dialup.

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies

tickets for the yeah yeah yeah's?

Jake — Wed, 10 Sep 2003 23:08:42 GMT

LA or san fransisco? pleas let me know
I WILL PAY FOR THEM
-esspecially the Warfield show!

posted in Indie Anoraks - 0 replies