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P4K FOCUS (DAY ONE): David Yow Leads The Jesus Lizard Through Raucous Reunion Set
[Photos by Laura M. Gray] By Lizz Kannenberg The Artist: The kings of freakish noise rock make a triumphant return to Chicago. Their Latest Release: Blue (Capitol, 1998) Their Set in a Few Sentences:
1MM: Ducking Carnies, Assaulting Ears and Flipping the Bird at the Village Voice’s Siren Music Festival
Words and Photos by Aaron Richter Coney Island is disgusting. A sweltering Coney Island packed with half-naked people and loony-bin carnies is heinous. Every year, we make the trek to the Village Voice’s Siren Festival for the promise of free beer (the press gets treated right) and to deepen the creases of our farmer’s tan, […]
1MM: Man Man Brings Rubber Snakes, Exploding Feathers and Avant Circus Act to East River Park
[Photos by Andrew Parks; slideshow available here] In case you plan on attending any of this summer’s remaining East River Park shows, know this: the main bandshell is not along the water in Brooklyn, ala JellyNYC’s Pool Party series. It’s at least a 15-minute walk from the closest subway stop (the F train at Delancey […]
Okay, This Song Is Killing Us Right Now…
Listen all the way to the end and tell us you don’t feel like staging a bonfire with your closest friends and a case of chilled white wine. (And hey, if you’re too tough for some Pinot, whiskey would do a hell of a job as well.) Kinda reminds us of how we felt about […]
Los Campesinos! Put ‘Hand-Picked Selection of Records’ Together For One Lucky Fan
Now here’s a brilliant tour tie-in that no one’s thought of before: Los Campesinos! have announced plans to compile a box of carefully-curated records–everything from “bargain bin” selections to “a friend’s band’s signed pressing”–as they drive across the U.S. next month. To find out how to scoop up the set, you’ll have to follow the […]
HYPE CHECK (THE UK EDITION): What the Hell Just Happened? Boy Crisis, Apparently.
[Photos/Text by Andrew Parks] The Artist and Their Current Single: Boy Crisis, “Dressed to Digress” 7-inch What’s Been Said: “RIGHT from its title to its plippy ending, we just love everything about Boy Crisis. ‘Dressed To Digress’ (apart from being our new motto in life) is a fabulous electro ramble, a funky, pulsating, urgent slice […]
THIS WEEK IN TWITTER: Baroness and Converge Wrap New Records, Amazing Baby Ponder the Meaning of Dickchicken and Much, Much More
[Amazing Baby photo by Aaron Richter] There’s quite a bit to sift through this week, so let’s get right to it, shall we?
DROP KICK THE CRITICS: Hey, Don’t Blame Us For ‘Bland White People Guitar Music,’ Or Wavves For That Matter
By Arye Dworken In the past year, there’s been a palpable tension between rock critics and “regular people.†In fact, based on the vocal support for Christopher R. Weingarten‘s tirade at the Twitter-centric 140 Conference, most of the snoberatti believe that, yes, “the people [do] have awful taste†(citing Fleet Foxes’ popularity as a specific […]