“You remember all of us… from the Nineties!” is how Juliana Hatfield introduced the band to the crowd at the Chapel on Sunday, March 15. And, yes, the crowd certainly remembered. Continue reading
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Those Darlins/Diarrhea Planet release split live 12” for Record Store Day
Frequent tour-mates and fellow Nashvillains Those Darlins and Diarrhea Planet are releasing a split LP for Record Store Day, on April 18th, via Easy Sound. Pickathon: Diarrhea Planet & Those Darlins was recorded at the Pickathon festival in Portland, OR last summer, and is the first of a planned series of live recordings to be released from the 15-year catalog of the event.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah touring, playing debut record in full
Philly/Brooklyn band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have announced a new tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their self-titled debut record. The band will be playing their debut record in in full, plus “other favorites.”
Mikal Cronin releases “ii) Gold” from upcoming ‘MCIII’
Californian singer-songwriter Mikal Cronin has shared another song off his upcoming third record, MCIII. The song, “ii) Gold,” is part of a six-part song cycle that makes up side B (whatever THAT means) of the record. Continue reading
The Rentals announce North American Tour, playing The Chapel in May
Good news, Rentals fans: Now that RadioShack is going out of business, Matt Sharp can lay claim to the red-R-in-a-circle logo all for himself! Also, the Rentals have announced a North American tour coming up in May. Continue reading
Stars / Leisure Cruise @ The Fillmore, 03.05.15
Canadian indie pop outfit Stars played a sold-out show at the Fillmore in SF, on the tail end of two-month international tour in support of their last record, No One Is Lost. Continue reading
Thee Oh Sees return with ‘Mutilator Defeated At Last,’ release first single
Former San Francisco-now-sort-of-LA-based garage/punk/alt rock band Thee Oh Sees have announced a new record, Mutilator Defeated At Last. It’s the second The Oh Sees record in the 14 months since founder John Dwyer told a crowd at Great American Music Hall that the band was going on extended hiatus. Continue reading
Modest Mouse release fifth song from new LP, announce tour
Though there was some disappointment at Modest Mouse delaying the release of their first album in eight years by a few weeks, it’s starting to seem like the band pushed back the date so that they could release as much of the album as possible track by track. Continue reading
Courtney Barnett releases new track “Depreston”
Aussie singer-songwriter-guitarist/rising star Courtney Barnett releases her highly-anticipated record Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit on March 24, and ahead of that she’s released another track from the album. Continue reading
The Mountain Goats release “Heel Turn 2” from ‘Beat the Champ’
The Mountain Goats release their wrestling-inspired new record Beat the Champ on April 7th, but they surprised listeners of the Welcome to Night Vale podcast on Sunday by playing a new song from the record, “Heel Turn 2.”
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