If you watched the Shins’ “Simple Song” video we posted earlier this week, you might have spotted guitarist Jessica Dobson alongside James Mercer. In addition to currently playing in the Shins (and with Beck in the past), Dobson has undertaken a number of other musical endeavors. Personally, I was able to watch her open for […]
Looking to scratch your Shins itch before their new album Port of Morrow drops on March 20th? Well James Mercer & the Shins have released a new DANIELS-directed video for “Simple Song”. You can download the whole video for free via iTunes. The vid features an aged James Mercer and his supposed children aka Shins band […]
We heard word that the Shins would be delivering a new album back in August. But now we’ve got concrete details. The new album is titled Port of Morrow. The image above is the album cover. James Mercer handled pretty much all of the album duties on this one, including songwriting, vocals and the majority […]
Ladies and gents, Pickwick put on a show last night. Capping off a 2011 year in which they reached new heights, Pickwick put on the finest show I’ve seen at Neptune Theater yet. A hometown, sold-out crowd got to witness a band certainly hitting their stride. Pickwick debuted new material from their upcoming full length […]