Posts Tagged ‘Jeff Parker’
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009
Tortoise: Beacons of Ancestorship
With its first disc of new tunes in five years, Tortoise shifts to a synth-heavy sound that may be its most diverse to date.
Serengeti & Polyphonic: Terradactyl
Serengeti & Polyphonic release their second disc — one that should announce them on the national indie-rap scene — and The Mars Volta maintains its rabid pace, this time scaling back to an accessible album of balladry.
The Mars Volta: Octahedron
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Tags: Adam Drucker, Anticon, Buck 65, Cedric Bixler Zavala, Doseone, Jeff Parker, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Polyphonic, Renee-Louise Carafice, Serengeti, The Mars Volta, Thrill Jockey, Tortoise, Warner Bros.
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Thursday, March 26th, 2009
After a six-year hiatus, Anticon hip-hop duo Themselves (Doseone and Jel) is back on tour and ready for a new album in August. Ascending jazz organist Wil Blades also hits town, performing with his organ trio and luminous guitarist Jeff Parker of Tortoise. (more…)
Tags: Anticon, Doseone, Jeff Parker, Jel, Themselves, Tortoise, Wil Blades
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Tuesday, March 17th, 2009
Kylesa: Static Tensions
This week brings the most powerful album in the canon of down-tuned metalheads Kylesa.
It also brings the vibrant, idiosyncratic rock of Les Claypool, the multicultural psych jam of Melvin Gibbs, more harmonized folk from Bonnie “Prince” Billy, and unreleased tracks of Afrobeat/groove from the Chicago Afrobeat Project. (more…)
Tags: Bill Frisell, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Chicago Afrobeat Project, Critters Buggin, Dead Prez, Dee Alexander, DJ Logic, Drag City, Eugene Hutz, Femi Kuti, Gabby La La, Gogol Bordello, Isis, Jeff Parker, John Medeski, John Zorn, Josh Abrams, Kylesa, Les Claypool, Livewired, Melvin Gibbs, Michael Zerang, Mike Dillon, Nicole Mitchell, Pelican, Prosthetic, Rob Mazurek, Rollins Band, Sam Bass, Skerik, Vernon Reid, Will Oldham
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
We’ll see plenty of rock this weekend as our destinations treat us to punk, post-punk, metal, avant-garde rock, quirk rock, and funk. Click onward to read our four-day itinerary. (more…)
Tags: Brand New Heavies, Cheer-Accident, Cuneiform, D. Rider, Fucked Up, Jeff Parker, Meshuggah, Monotonix, Nuclear Blast, Sam Barsh, Tortoise, US Maple
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
More details emerge about the upcoming Supermachiner release; the Shrinebuilder super-group begins recording; Mono announces a new album; Orange Tulip Conspiracy announces a full US tour for May. Get these and 10 other news bit after the jump. (more…)
Tags: Anti, Big Business, Billy Martin, Bygones, Cattle Decapitation, Converge, Dale Crover, Deathwish Inc., Estradasphere, Fucked Up, Grandaddy, Hatebreed, Hydra Head, Jacob Bannon, Jason Schimmel, JD Wilkes, Jeff Parker, Kaki King, Kurt Ballou, Marco Benevento, Mastodon, Melvins, Mono, Neurosis, Neurot, Om, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Orange Tulip Conspiracy, Pig Destroyer, Reed Mathis, Sargent House, Scott Amendola, Sepultura, Shrinebuilder, Skerik, Sleep, Stones Throw, Supermachiner, Temporary Residence, Tera Melos, Th' Legendary Shack Shakers, The Hidden Hand, Torche, Toshi Kasai, Trash Talk, Zach Hill
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Friday, January 9th, 2009
With nimble fingers and fluttering melodies, flutist/composer Nicole Mitchell is a master of her instrument. Here she gathers a quartet version of her Black Earth Ensemble, a hard-bop lineup with plenty of grooves to hold down the solos and improvisational moments. (more…)
Tags: Black Earth Ensemble, David Boykin, David Boykin Expanse, Jeff Parker, Josh Abrams, Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Tortoise, Town and Country
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Friday, January 2nd, 2009
Saturday brings the electric edition of bassist Tatsu Aoki’s compelling mixture of American jazz with Japanese taiko drumming. It also brings another post-reunion show from punk standouts Hot Water Music and Naked Raygun. (more…)
Tags: A Cushicle, Hot Water Music, Jeff Parker, Naked Raygun, No Idea, Tatsu Aoki, Tortoise
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Friday, December 12th, 2008
Why bother going to bed at a respectable hour? Stay up late with some of us on Sunday as we head to the Hungry Brain, a local bar that hosts a weekly avant-jazz series.
This week’s installment features a makeshift ensemble that includes Tortoise drummer John Herndon, members of jazzy post-rockers Algernon, the trombonist from jazz quintet Herculaneum, the bassist from experimental indie-jazz outfit Isotope 217, and more.
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Tags: Algernon, Herculaneum, Isotope 217, Jeff Parker, John Herndon, Tortoise
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Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Whether or not one has off on Friday, Thursday night is the official start of the weekend — if only because there are too many good shows to see. One of those includes Chicago quintet Algernon, a psychedelic, jazz-tinged post-rock outfit that hits hard.
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Tags: Algernon, Jeff Parker, John Herndon, Tortoise
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