The Posies: A New Album! + One-Off Seattle Show In April

Jesus H. Christ on a bus!
So … best news ever! I’ll let Mr. Jon Auer tell it to y’all:
Is pleased to announce:
1. The Posies will play “Frosting On The Beater” in its’ entirety on
April 17, 2010 @ The Crocodile in Seattle, WA.
2. A handful of hours after said Crocodile show, freshly rocked Posies
will leave Seattle [...]

CMJ 2009: The Recap

My first CMJ Music Marathon was a fun-tastic one.
Most of my CMJ-ing was done @ Pianos, a great little venue on historic Ludlow St.
I’ve discovered at least half a dozen promising new bands (Seven Saturdays,
Warpaint, Deastro, Peggy Sue, Jeff The Brotherhood , Hurricane Bells,
Pete & The Pirates, Choir Of Young Believers) which will [...]

SIANspheric / Casa Del Popolo / November 14th

A week from now, SIANspheric, one if not the best Canadian band doin’ it
shoegaze style, will be back in Montreal for a show @ Casa Del Popolo.
Their last show in our fair city was back in 2005 @ La Sala Rossa where
a good chunk of my hearing was forever lost. Seems an album has been
in [...]

Review: Florence + The Machine @ Cabaret (11. 01. 2009)

Londoner Florence Welsh came to town for the first time last nite
@ the Cabaret Music Hall and bewitched us all.
She came to perform her critically praised and well deserved 2009
Mercury Prize nominated debut album “Lungs”.
Backed by a full band (with a big ass Harp in tow) she was just a
big ball of exuberance. She seemed [...]

Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions Get Their Touring On

Has mentioned in my previous Hope post, she rarely if ever tours.
Once every decade seems to be her speed. That’s due partly of her
releasing an album every 10 years or so but also, her extreme
shyness onstage. From what i’ve heard, she performed almost
completely in the dark.
Even is she sang from the side of the stage [...]

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