Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago was an album that left us feeling the kind of deep emotions that we usually only hope that music will make us feel.
For the week of 7/26-8/01/10: 1. Ty Segall / Jeff the Brotherhood, split single 2. Best Coast, Crazy for You 3.
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The Liars show was not at all like I had anticipated. They were less polished; they were more post-punk; and the show was not sold-out.
I was pretty excited during the lead up to this concert. I've wanted to see Lightning Bolt ever since I learned about the wonders of noise bands, and these guys seemed to find a golden mean of listenability and pure energy.
Menomena Mines Out July 27 via Barsuk Records Stream it for free at NPR now. The Portland music scene has given birth to many lauded musicians and is often considered one of the meccas of American indie rock.
Liars w/ John Wiese & Burnt Ones @ Rhino's Wednesday July 21 All Ages 8 PM $15 The first time I heard Liars, I was listening to Thom Yorke's DJ set on the NPR show, All Songs Considered.
For the week of 7/12 - 7/18/10: 1. M.I.A. - / \ / \ / \ Y / \ (Interscope) 2. Carissa's Wierd - They'll Only Miss You When You Leave (Hardly Art) 3.
Lightning Bolt w/Prizzy Prizzy Please and JEFF The Brotherhood* @ Rhino's Tuesday July 20 9 PM $10 All ages For those whose tastes run toward noisier music, Lightning Bolt are sure to delight.
This past Thursday was the Real Estate and Kurt Vile show at The Bishop. Both bands were relatively unfamiliar to me.
Real Estate & Kurt Vile w/ Throwing Stars @ The Bishop Thursday, July 15 8 PM $12 18+ Real Estate and Kurt Vile will be teaming up for a show at the Bishop this Thursday, July 15.
Last Friday was the first show I had attended since my return to Bloomington from L.A. I had listened to Beach Fossils briefly before the show, but was mostly anticipating Small Black.
Small Black w/ Beach Fossils & Open Sex (John Dawson of Early Day Miners) @The Bishop Friday July 9 11 PM $6 adv/$8 door 18+ Not to be missed chillwave band, Small Black are making a stop in Bloomington this Friday and even if you have never heard them before, I implore you to go.
They say it's possible for Tortoises to live well past 100 years Via Popmatters, Show in Toronto 2/10 It wasn't the usual audience at the Bishop on this particular night.
Frog Eyes w/ Tammar & The French & Indian War @The Bishop Friday June 25 11 p.m. $10 18+ Psychedelic band, Frog Eyes will be making a stop in Bloomington to play songs both new and old, including tracks from their new release, Paul's Tomb: A Triumph.
info via Facebook event page Boxcar Books and The Midwest Pages to Prisoners Present: The 6th Annual Rock and Roll Prom!
Photo taken by filmmaker Pete Ohs, who also directed the Best Coast Video for "When I'm With You." (see below) BEST COAST @ WIUX Culture Shock.
The first thing the audience heard at last night's Joanna Newsom/Robin Pecknold concert at the Buskirk Chumley was "Hello, my name is Robin.
Citay Right now in the indie rock world there are a lot of revival movements picking up speed. Whether it be lo-fi rock or electro-pop, this offers critics countless opportunities to play what you could call "the influence game." Citay is a band that I would say fits into the psychedelic pop-rock revival genre, which is clearly a genre I just made up.
By virtue of the type of music Joanna Newsom makes, it would be very easy to simply indict her on the charges of willful obscurantism.
