Review of Genders, Wooden Indian Burial Ground, Rontom’s in Portland, Oregon March 31, 2013 By: Zak Nelson After recently discovering various local venues around the city, I was very pleased to visit the much talked about Rontom’s to see Wooden Indian Burial Ground and Genders perform. A seemingly deserted Rontom’s turned into an explosive […]
Montreal’s Suuns returned with their second full length album Images du Futur earlier this spring. The new album, released March 4 via Secretly Canadian, finds the quartet expanding upon the electronic-infused, sparse & intricate textures they crafted with their debut album Zeroes QC. If you’re unfamiliar with Suuns, a quick taste of “2020” gives you an introduction to […]
Portland’s Into the Woods has been busy putting together quality cuts documenting PNW bands for a few years now. They made the pilgrimage to Treefort Festival 2013 in Boise to continue with the mission. Today, they released their video of Unknown Mortal Orchestra performing “No Need For a Leader” live at Boise’s El Korah Shrine. The audio’s […]
Brooklyn-by-way-of-Georgia band Deerhunter debuted a new track called “Monomania” on Jimmy Fallon tonight. In a performance which confused a lot of people, lead man Bradford Cox may or may not have had blood in his mouth, fingers missing, and bandaged hands. Or it may have just been a well played stage prank for dudes like me […]
Sweden’s The Knife have not released a full new album since their 2006 self-titled effort. While the new album, Shaking the Habitual, is not actually out til next Tuesday, April 9, the full record is now streaming. It’s a dense, wandering, expansive 98 minute affair. But rather than reading more, have a listen, enjoy and let us […]