Four Musical Molluscs Out Of Austin, TX
Synth tentacles that slap your skull and pull you into an underwater garden that is the Octopus Project’s den — the eight arms that make up this group (Josh Lambert, … Continue reading
Dum Dum Girls vs. Those Darlins
Duck diving California’s surf rock scene, the burgeoning genre of Chic-a-Go-Go is catching big waves in the west coast. The movement’s front-runner Dum Dum Girls are splashing the loudest, but their … Continue reading
CA Happenings: 11/11 – 11/17
SACRAMENTO: 11/14 – Minus the Bear & Cursive @ Ace of Spades 11/16 – The Faint @ Ace of Spades SAN FRANCISCO: 11/12 – Titus Andronicus @ Slim’s 11/12 – … Continue reading
The Joys Of Getting Off
The new Off! album will hit you like a burning rash, once you start scratching there’s no stopping — infectious riffs buckling under the weight of twisted distortion and hog-head … Continue reading
Shannon and the Clams Bring the Jams
Shannon Shaw (of Hunx and His Punx) travels down the rabbit hole bearing fangs to devour the white hare in the new cover of Jefferson Airplane’s “White Rabbit”. Yelling “feed your head” … Continue reading
CA Happenings: 11/04 – 11/10
SACRAMENTO: 11/06 – Gwar @ Ace of Spades 11/07 – Jeans Wilder @ Luigi’s Fun Garden 11/08 – Saul Williams @ Harlow’s 11/10 – Diamond Rings @ Harlow’s SAN FRANCISCO: … Continue reading
New HEALTH Score Paynefully Humdrum
HEALTH’s allure is their ability to dropkick conventionalism and make Moogs scream like banshees possessing the Disneyland Light Parade. They’re recognized for whimsical experimentation with electronic instruments, done with a little grit … Continue reading
O Say Thee Oh Sees
Kim Deal-coincidental harmonies bucking lucid soundwaves from the San Francisco music sage John Dwyer — the new album Putrifiers II spans from surf rock to “All Tomorrows Parties” wrapped in a … Continue reading
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