Philadelphia

New Dead Milkmen 7″ Single Available for Streaming

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The Dead Milkmen just shared a new 7" single last night that you can stream below. It contains three tracks ["Big Words Make The Baby Jesus Cry," "Somewhere Over Antartica," & "Mary Ann Cotton" (The Poisoner’s Song)], and will be available on limited edition vinyl (500 copies), which is the second release in their singles series. Each vinyl single will be handstamped with big words by the band, and will have a unique design. The package will also contain a download card to get the MP3 version of sides A & B as well as a digital only bonus track.

New England

Psychedelic garage-rock band CreaturoS working on new release

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On October 30th, CreaturoS (Cambridge, MA) released their debut SWAMPP THINGG, available on cassette by DIY label pRIMORDIAL sOUNDS. This release will hit a magnificent distorted note for fans of JEFF the Brotherhood and Colleen Green. Garage psych-rock that leaves you want for nothing, this is spliff music at its finest. One of the consistent factors on the album is the vocals which sound like they were recorded through an air circulation vent. I don’t know if it was the bathroom they recorded it in, but “Three Times” is one of the album standouts, with a true psych sound that could’ve come directly out of the mid-60s with a sitar-sounding melody and fuzzy percussion. Get psyched, according to their blog they’re in the studio this month working on a new release. 

NYC

From the NYC Open Blog: Late Cambrian readies 2nd LP

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Greenpoint Pop-Rock outfit Late Cambrian is currently busy in the studio working on their new full length album – follow up to their "Social Season" EP. The band’s plan is to finish the new release and make it available to the public by March of 2013. Check out this PAPER KARAOKE music video for the brand new song "Resolution." It will be available newly mastered and as part of their forthcoming 13 song second album. 

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Philadelphia

Where Is My Mind?: Norwegian Arms’ Brendan Mulvihill

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We’ve had Norwegian Arms’ new LP Wolf Like a Stray Dog on our radar for a while now. The band (who were performing as a duo at the time) came into HotBox Studios a few months ago to record an in-studio live performance for our Choice/Cuts series and to talk about the group’s history as well as their forthcoming album. We recently caught up with Norwegian Arms’ Brendan Mulvihill once again to slip in another interview just in case the world ends tomorrow. So we had a chance to chat with him about his plans to celebrate the Mayan Apocalypse (which will also double as Norwegian Arms’ album release party), the band’s experiences recording the new record, the residency tour of Philly DIY spaces that they went on since our Choice/Cuts session, and much, much more, which you can read about HERE.  

NYC

A crazy diamond from the NYC underground: Hairy Sands

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Like a cross somewhere between Can’s krautrock and Zappa’s theatrics, Hairy Sands exists for those who would like to mix their partying with true aesthetic exploration. These are not simple tracks to decipher, but the band’s sonic vision is so large, you’ll have plenty of areas to explore while trying to find the path. This is a group that meets and records whole albumss years apart, but something must be in the water where they do their thing, as their latest full-length ‘Sandy Hairs’ has the ambition of bands with way more time on their hands. Listen and download on their Facebook. – Mike Levine (@Goldnuggets)

Chicago

duck.

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duck. is our current band of the month and for good reason. You can download the band’s latest ep "Basement Family" for free here, and be sure to check out their video for the ep’s first track "Hi You" below. The trio plays high energy electro-rock and through out their ep seem to be playing faster and harder.

 

Chicago

Andrew Bird at Hideout

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Andrew Bird recently released a new video for his track "Lusitania" that features a contribution from Annie Clark. The track comes from Hands of Glory, Bird’s recent release.

Bird is in the middle of performing three show at Fourth Presbyterian Church Dec 19th to Dec 21st and at the Rock For Kids’ benefit at The Hideout on Dec. 22nd.

L.A.

Show Pick Thursday: ZAPTRA at the Airliner

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While Zaptra may technically be considered an electronic act, his music is filled with beauty and emotion that makes it more human than machine. Playing live tonight at The Airliner, which is home to the famed Low End Theory, Zaptra’s set traverses the full spectrum of dynamics – from dirty dance beats, to melodic dreamscapes. If you’re looking for inspiration and the unexpected, then don’t miss this Angeleno’s offering tonight. Below is a video that gives you a taste of the high-energy, one man show Zaptra creates. – Jacqueline Caruso

zaptra – the rise of the new dawn (nikon d90 music video) from horgeSR on Vimeo.

L.A.

Just Announced: BURGERAMA II: 2-Day Fest at the Observatory

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If you are a fan of the Fullerton-based Indie Label Burger Records, and you should be, then your dreams are about to come true. They have just announced the lineup for 2013’s Burgerama at the Observatory in Santa Ana. Everyone from Ariel Pink to Nick Waterhouse will be showcased at this two day event March 22 and 23. At $20 per day, this will not only fill the void for the Coachella-fatigued, but one-up it by keeping your bank account in the black. Plus, the VIP passes get you a t-shirt, cassette, and a button. Put this one on your calendars, and purchase tickets starting tomorrow, 12/21. Below is a Burger-created set of 170 songs to whet your appetite. – Jacqueline Caruso

Philadelphia

Shaking Through w/Grant$

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Below is the final episode of 2012 from Weathervane‘s Shaking Through, which features Grant$. The video captures not only the birth of a song, "Punch Drunk," but also a humorous new collaboration from Brooklyn artist Tim Fite and the episode’s curator Christopher Sean Powell (Man Man, Spaceship Aloha, etc.). "We want to make sure what we’re doing is smart. What we’re doing is art. What we’re doing is hard… but at the same time, you know you get a laugh out of it." You can also download the track for free HERE.

Austin

New Christmas Music!

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So with another week of Christmas standards left to endure and, if you’re like us, they’re starting to become wearisome.  It’s not too soon to want something new, Christmas-music-wise, is it?

Will "relatively new" do?  Released in ’10, Watch Out For Rocket‘s "13 Days of Christmas", like the holiday it professes to celebrate, stands the test of time, growing better with age.  A genre variety pack of 13 pop-rock numbers from the prolific David Thomas Jones, done up in lofi style for your season celebratory pleasure.  From the hard-rockin’ ("13 Days of Christmas", "Hey Now (Merry Christmas)", "Fly Reindeer Fly" ) to the jazz-ish ("Hey Mr. Snowman"), the psychedelic ("Eggnog N Incense"), the pop ("Drummer Girl", "Upsidedown Xmas Tree", "Merry Christmas Baby"), and even a touch of acoustic folk-ish ("Santa quit yer foolin’ around"); nothing says Holiday Cheer quite like this collection.  

Before you go out on that sleigh ride, snatch up your favorite holiday beverage and give "13 Days" a spin.

Philadelphia

The Eeries, Pussy Dogs & The Shakes Go for Garage Rock Gold at KFN Dec. 20

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Bolstering Gainesville surf-rockers Thee Holy Ghosts at Kung Fu Necktie tonight is a troupe of local basement bands who all sound equally at home treating classic rock and roll to their own sloppy and sweet sounds. The Eeries couldn’t be more staunchly of the city if they tried as you can tell from the cover of their latest album Home Alone with its an unmistakably Philadelphian row home facade. Hitching gilded Beach Boys harmonies to bare-bones arrangements is their ticket to getting stuck in your head for days and calling to mind all sorts of out-of-season memories. Relentlessly summery garage rock tends to do that to you. The Eeries, though, are downright straitlaced in comparison to the Pussy Dogs. They wear that "perverted rock" tag as proudly as a vintage bomber jacket, draping themselves in a screeching layer of guitar fuzz that demand you revisit the days when rock and roll was the devil’s music. The lyrics might not be quite intelligible, but you know there’s something deviant going on underneath all the feedback. And if you are powerless in the face of male-female dueling vocals a la Japanther, The Shakes will be your undoing. Their rollicking soul-punk melange is topped off by a mix of delicacy and gravelly shrieking, the kind you’d least expect to be adorning a Buzzcocks cover, but don’t let that get in the way of your dancing. This is ROCK AND ROLL Night ’12, when classic sounds get an unmistakably Philly styling. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St., $8, 8pm, 21+ – Alyssa Greenberg