Tom Hagerman, violinist in DeVotchKa and Denver Gentleman, is playing two shows in Colorado this month with his band the Orquesta Obrera. The opener will be Pee Pee, a band that sounds like James Taylor and Pavement but with more strings and horns and that has the best name ever. (more…)
Don’t miss the party: Eastern Blok and Lamajamal play Chicago’s Double Door tonight at 9 pm. Eastern Blok, a four-piece ensemble that recently released Folk Tales, fuses jazz standards with Balkan melodies. Lamajamal combine Gypsy sounds with surf-rock sensibilities. (more…)
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You can tell it’s vintage because Beth Gibbons is smoking and singing at the same time.
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Fiest’s new video for I Feel It All is up on YouTube. Is it the opposite of crappy, snowy, five degree weather? It just might be.
Cavity will re-release the sludge metal classic Laid Insignificant on March 18, on Hydra Records with remastered audio and added tracks from the original sessions. Laid Insignificant has been called the most hostile of Cavity’s records, though they are known for their generally virile, uninhabitable sound.
Bristol graffiti artist and painter Nick Walker, aka the Apish Angel, is having his first U.S. Solo Exhibition at Carmichael Gallery in Hollywood, CA February 2-24. Walker fuses stencil graffiti and painting, and traditional print mediums with spray-painted stencils. (more…)
Mastodon will be taking the stage for two shows in Brooklyn this month with post-metal inspiration Neurosis. U.S. Christmas, a band on Neurosis’ Neurot Recording label, will also perform. Mastodon recently finished up opening for Slayer in Australia. (more…)
Denver Gypsy Punk band, Devotchka, has announced a European tour to support their new album A Mad and Faithful Telling, which will be released March 18 on Anti-. Fans can expect a lot of new material at the 2/14 Boulder show. (more…)
The Avett Brothers have taken portions of a documentary the trio are working on and set it to their song “Paranoia in Bb Major.” The video is a collection of behind-the-scenes and concert footage. The brothers are currently taking a tiny break from touring but will hit the road again in February. (more…)
A Johnny Cash tribute concert to be held in the Folsom State Prison canteen has been canceled 48 hours after it was first announced. The concert would have coincided with the 40th anniversary of Cash’s legendary recording at the prison. (more…)
