Portland’s the Thermals was one act at SXSW I was eager to catch. A few thousand other people had that same idea, and I could only catch the daytime Friday set to the sold-out Mohawk from outside the door. But even from that vantage, it was a hell of a show. The seasoned “pre-Portlandian” PDX’ers’ […]
Kithkin has been no stranger to our site, both in the past year and most recently with SXSW. After a feverish run at SXSW with nearly 10 shows packed into the Austin mayhem, the Seattle band showed no hesitancy or fatigue when headlining our own Cascadia showcase. After a 30 hour drive back to the […]
The Strokes announced their new album & follow-up to 2011’s Angles earlier this year. And they’ve already shared a handle of teaser’s for said album Comedown Machine. But the full deal is streaming on over at Pitchfork Advance. Have a listen. As a major strokes fan, Angles was a bit disappointing, and the band agreed on that, possibly due to a disjointed recording effort. […]
Vampire Weekend’s third full length album Modern Vampires of the City drops May 7th via XL Recordings. They’ve teased us with some live tracks, like “Unbelievers“. But they’ve shared two real deal, studio version recordings from the album. Check out “Diane Young” and “Step” below. Touche to the dudes for continuing to push their own boundaries and […]
While Chaz Bundick is plenty busy with the release of Toro y Moi’s new Anything in Return album and the ensuing touring, he’s adding more to his schedule with the release of a new Les Sins 12″ record. Les Sins is Chaz’ side-project, which will release a new record on the record label of Caribou’s Dan Snaith. […]