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Seattle Is the New Seattle
Gary of Partman Parthorse during Carousel DIY Fest. Photo: Chona Kasinger. As soon as Naomi Punk struck the first chord of their set, their audience scurried in from the sidewalk outside of Cairo,...
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Ty Segall’s Five Best Cover Songs
Photo: Annabel Mehran Hive Five: Our Daily Listicle of Musical Musings After having most of 2012 in a sleeper hold already — there’s the collaborative album Hair in tandem with White Fence, there’s...
View ArticleSeattle’s Witch Gardens Go Blind in “Faith in Me” Video — Premiere
In many cases, the most effective way to test someone’s faith is to blindfold them and tell them to fall backwards with a small handful of compatriots — mostly co-workers being forced to participate...
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Roc Marciano’s ‘Reloaded’ is a Sequel Better Than the Original
“I like to go all over the town, man. I hear my name ring like a bell, you know. Ding, dong. [...] You get a whole lot of money out of it, but really, it’s all about the respect.” The crime boss...
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These Bands Could Be Your Life
The Men. Photo: Kevin Faulkner I’m sure you’re well aware of the cliché that culture oscillates in 20-year cycles, which makes it absurdly fitting that many of 2012’s most notable rock bands adhere to...
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Five Indie-Rock Records to Look Forward to in 2013
Iceage. Photo by Pooneh Ghana Hive Five: Our Daily Listicle of Musical Musings This past year was an astounding year in the rap, R&B, and electronic worlds, as well as a banner year for a handful...
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Ranking Guided By Voices’ 2012 Albums, From Best to Best
As far as 2012 goes, we’ve probably heard enough about the banner year of that baby-faced, golden-haired hellraiser down by the Bay. God, those albums were so good, right? But as the year progressed...
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Five Fantastic Flying Nun-Inspired Bands
Last week, influential indie-rock label Captured Tracks announced a massive reissue campaign of records from the Flying Nun catalog, itself one of the most influential indie-rock labels of all-time....
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The Only Black Guy at the Indie Rock Show
The author, Martin Douglas, and his father. I. Portrait of the Author as a Young Punk I was born around hip hop, but my life as a music fan didn’t start until the summer of 1991. My parents were young...
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Stream Wry Climate’s Hypnotic New Track “Rewind the Wind”
Photo courtesy of Wry Climate Opening with a tranquil snow shower of dissonance, the center of “Rewind the Wind” is a man trying to figure out what’s going on in his mind. Wry Climate frontman Dan...
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Grave Babies Are Claustrophobic and Communal on ‘Crusher’
Photo: Angel Ceballos We’ve all grown up with the old adage saying you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but what are you supposed to do when that cover depicts the product a ritualistic slaughter?...
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Iceage’s ‘You’re Nothing’ Is Part Taunt, Part Pep Talk
By the time New Brigade saw its American release, the title of Iceage’s debut record was already approaching a literal meaning. With its forward-surging tempos, blaring instruments, and impassioned...
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Why I Listened to Deerhunter Between My Breakdowns
Deerhunter Photo: Robert Semmer Through songwriting, charisma, a synthesis of particular influences, and a lot of noise, Deerhunter have become one of the more aesthetically favored bands in the...
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Dirty Beaches and the Power of Drifting
In a way, all professional musicians are drifters. They travel from city to city courtesy of a van or bus with very few of their personal items in tow; an instrument, a bag of clothes, maybe a money...
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Ranking Guided By Voices’ 2012 Albums, From Best to Best
As far as 2012 goes, we’ve probably heard enough about the banner year of that baby-faced, golden-haired hellraiser down by the Bay. God, those albums were so good, right? But as the year progressed...
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The 10 Best Indie-Rock Tracks of July
Alex Kapranos plays with Franz Ferdinand, April 2013. Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic An average of a billion rock tracks are uploaded to the Internet each day, leaving music fans with more than a glut...
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On No Age’s Unconventional Approach to Noisy Art Rock on ‘An Object’
Photo courtesy of No Age September 2010: I told myself I wouldn’t nerd out. But there I was, in the backseat of my good friend’s car, being driven to uber-influential grassroots venue the Smell, where...
View ArticleIt’s A Nice Day For A Wild Wedding In Ephrata’s ‘Belle Of The Ball’ Video
An unsuccessful swordfight for at least one man, the slickest pickpocket ever, a wedding dress on fire, the flower girl holding a match and pocketing a $20 bill: Welcome to the chaotic, unholy union...
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Sic Alps Frontman Mike Donovan Talks The Band’s Breakup And His Solo Career
Photo Credit: Christian Faustus Although not quite the first white man to touch California soil, Mike Donovan is a pioneer. Sic Alps, the band wherein he was the frontman, precipitated an avalanche of...
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La Luz Just Wants Us All To Dance And Cry
Have you ever had a point in your life when you experienced a local band in their “moment”? When there was a collective energy coursing through wherever you live, whatever venues you frequent, when...
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