Honoring an Icon: Broad Summer Happenings Pays Tribute to Nico
Jenny Hval Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Words by me, photos by Jason Lindley. If you’ve not yet been to the Broad downtown, consider a visit this summer at an installment of the aptly titled Summer Happenings at the Broad. The museum currently features a number of notable exhibits, including Jeff Koons with those picturesque tulips and Michael Jackson and Bubbles; several pieces by Roy … Continue reading Honoring an Icon: Broad Summer Happenings Pays Tribute to Nico
EL MAR’s latest ballad is a tale of heartache and disappointment, sure, but just to those pipes! A debut album from the Brooklyn-based band is due out soon. Source: SoundCloud / EL MAR Continue reading
Despite the name, this is less serpentwithfeet and more ricky eat acid. Enjoy. Source: SoundCloud / XLR8R Continue reading
Take a melancholy look at this dying star. I am of course referring only to the title of this new video from Carroll and not the band itself, who I hope will continue to make music even into their own old age. Continue reading
Aldous Harding’s Cheerful Gloom at the Echo
Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. New Zealand songwriter Aldous Harding is currently on a tour across North America to promote her beautiful new record, Party. The title is a slight misnomer, though, and I knew better than to expect a raucous affair at her LA stop at the Echo last Thursday night. Instead, audiences were entranced by her simplicity. Read more. Aldous Harding | website … Continue reading Aldous Harding’s Cheerful Gloom at the Echo
o yea get that new Tobacco in your ears! Gorillaz thought they just released an end-of-the-world party record, but “Got Wet in the Bomb Shelter” knocks all of Humanz on its ass. Source: SoundCloud / Rad Cult Continue reading
A new track and video from Widowspeak indicates a new record coming quite soon. Expect the Best will be out 8/25 on Captured Tracks; keep those expectations high, my friends. Continue reading
Intimate Performances from Tim Darcy and Hand Habits
sngshows: Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Words by me, photos by Danielle Gornbein. Nothing says intimacy quite like watching your favorites perform solo sets in a sparsely filled room with near-complete silence, save for the music of course. This was the case at the criminally under-attended show at Resident this past Tuesday night, showcasing newly local songwriter Meg Duffy as Hand Habits and Tim Darcy, … Continue reading Intimate Performances from Tim Darcy and Hand Habits
Your next invasive earworm comes courtesy of a band called thanks. Their track, “Your World,” feels like one enormous hook, and that’s nothing to complain about. Source: SoundCloud / thanks. Continue reading
Golden Horseshoe takes on many forms in their Crab EP, but one of the most cohesive–and addictive–is surely “Lame,” which the track most certainly is not. Check out the full EP, containing many psych influences, on Bandcamp. Source: Bandcamp Continue reading
Sawdust & Gin 