I guess its because I am a guitar player at heart, I cant ignore the ‘healthy’ distorted grainy guitar sound, you know, the right amount of drive, distortion, saturation, a great guitar player, it just does it to me. That`s the case with Screaming females, , and I found myself listening to their whole myspace sequence with headphones on, time after time. All that, plus the Lofiles graphic touch.

Listen to   ’I dont mind it’

Catch them live at the theatre near you:

7/17 – Siren Fest – Brooklyn, NY

8/13 – Maxwell’s – Hoboken, NJ

8/15 – Golden West Cafe – Baltimore, MD

8/16 – Gallery Five – Richmond, VA

8/17 – JJ’s Bohemia – Chattanooga, TN

8/18 – Exit/ In – Nashville, TN

8/19 – The Bishop – Bloomington, IN

8/20 – Fucking Awesome Fest (Magic Stick) – Detroit, MI

8/29 – Red Room – Boise, ID

Working For A Nuclear Free City formed around brothers Phil and Jon Kay and schoolfriend Gary McLure. Ed Hulme joined two days before the band’s first gig, cementing an unconventional line-up that doesn’t always have a singer, though Phil takes the majority of the vocals. Their new album is titled Jojo Burger Tempest. They explain: “We were making so many songs that we just started saving them on the comp under stupid names, and this was one of the song names. The album was almost called Mrs Fuzzlekins Rides Agai….

Check out the awesome  Rocket

This is a KCRW`s favorite, so you know there is a band that is worth you listening time. Dive index with a new album with promising collaborators on it. Hope you`ll enjoy the Lofiles graphics touch. I am sure you`ll enjoy ‘Between sky and sea’. Sophomore LP Out October 12th On Neutral Music

Pink noise are coming to town – a Williamsburg based band (originally form Israel), the band is releasing an album produced by Dave Sitek ( a member of TV on the radio, producer of Yeah yeah yeahs, Liars, Scarlett Johansson and many more. Watch Pink noise live at Vibromonk studios, a project Directed by Geoffray Barbier. If you like what you watch and hear, go see them in Levontin 7 tonight and Tomorrow night.

‘I could go’ by Oberhofer is such a summer anthem mayhem. Electronica, guitars, surf & psychedelia mishmash, and we love it

I_Could_Go

I love this dark song by Wu Lyf, has the color of a Stones song. I could hear Mick singing this one as well. Great song

Heavy Pop

This billboard I have photographed in Berlin has nothing to do with this compilation, its just that it made me think of this compilation I have bought on Emusic the other day: The indestructible beat of Soweto – a funky little instrumental, guitar and accordion, by Johnson Mkhalali. The guitar reminds me of those funk guitars of West African 70`s funk.

Joyce No. 2

Brian (John Mitchell, Silber records) says he asked Anna Lynne to release a record for his label a day after he had heard her for the first time. No wonder, after listening to the first 30 seconds of Crush the bird, a gorgeous bare song – acoustic guitar and a pure vocal enhanced by a small room ambience. She releases it under the pseudonym Lotte Kestner, singing about relationships, love and loss of love tales, delivers it without the need to hindg behind production or sophisticated arrangements. Angelic voice and a guitar.

Listen to Crush the Bird

Buy the album here

We have been following this great little label, Silber records for quite some time. We got some new releases from those hard working guys, and the first we have heard, coming from Remora, a dark guitar noise bleep album titled Mecha, with a comics book attached, inspired by this original sounding project, written by this label chief Brian John Mitchell, illustrated by Johnny hoang. (Check out the sample above, illustrated by J.H with the Lofiles touch). We love the instrumental tracks off this album, like ‘Slip sky’, ‘March’, ‘Levestibule 500′ and the dark hypnotic ‘049′. Check out the opening track, ‘March’, although its electronic sound doesn’t represent the sound of the whole project. Seems like its going to be a Silbermedia weekend here.

Listen to  March

The entire Silbermedia catalog is available for $5 per release HERE.

Check out their QRD webzine with a series of guitarist interviews. 20 interviews in June, 21 in July, & a future set in August.

I have gotten this mail listing good news for this Ohio band, Pomegranates. Talking about their new record, ‘One of us’, which is being released by Afternoon records on October 14th. The band will tour this fall with Colour revolt starting September 15th, and will do a 2 CMJ gig on Oct 21st & 22nd. I have heard a song of theirs, Morroco girl, that I love, although, people write completely different tunes about girls from Morroco, where I come from.

Went to see DJ Shadow live the other night to bring you sights and sounds, but my Video camera`s memory card was brutally confiscated by his manager, so I got few stills off this great show, opening band, this all star Kutiman orchestra, all those Jewish local Afroheads playing Ala G Clinton,and DJ Shadow with a killlller set, unfortunately, all those great moments are still in His manager`s pocket (200$ card).

Now, I thought we are both on the same side of things (being that music fulfills such an large part of our lives), the only difference is that the guy is making a living off his music, and I don’t even make that. I am a non profit org, established to promote musicians that make great music, and don’t sell out, and need my promotion, or, so I thought. His music is NOT COMMERCIAL, and I never thought bringing his innovative music to few more homes will create such a fuss. But f… it, although I stood there for 4 hrs with a Spinal disc herniation. The big question is services who better. Do artists enjoy music blogs promotion and could use it for further exposure, or is it that music blogs take advantage of indie fame. And there is another scenario: The slight chance one wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the help and work of others. I believe everyone wants to make a living, but one could find better paying jobs than music business related jobs. I have seen this well known rock photographer, waiting for the fr…n bus after this concert. There are many musicians I know, that are doing what the do only for the music`s sake, and don’t COMPROMISE, a big word, maybe a cliché, but it is the truth. Cant blame Flying Lotus, or DJ Premier for selling out, no matter what. Every time I bump into a hurdle of that sort, I take it as a personal insult, as if someone stained my endless efforts, you know, a full time job with no pay.

So as you can see,  I am traumatized, and it really took all my positive energy away, and it`s a shame. Make no mistake though, and I am sure of that, one of us slept well the other night.

Kutiman orchestra live 1

Kuti the Man

The Afromen and woman

The Shadow of prt 1

The Shadow of prt 2

The shadow of prt 3

The shadow of, prt 4

The shadow of prt 5

F… it.

A take away show – Vincent Moon with Land of talk.

Like it? Go see them on tour:

Land of Talk Fall 2010 Tour Dates:

9/16 Toronto, ON @ Lee’s Palace*

9/19 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Tavern*

9/21 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall*

9/22 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry*

9/23 Omaha, NE @ Slowdown*

9/25 Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge*

9/26 Salt Lake City @ Kilby Court*

9/29 Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room*

9/30 Calgary, AB @ Dicken’s Pub*

10/2 Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar*

10/3 Vancouver, BC @ Biltmore*

10/4 Seattle, WA @ Crocodile # *

10/5 Portland, OR @ Mississippi Studios # *

10/7 San Francisco, CA @ Independent # *

10/8 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo Plex (Culture Collide Festival) # *

10/9 Costa Mesa @ Detroit Bar # *

10/10 San Diego, CA @ Casbah # *

10/12 Phoenix, AZ @ The Rhythm Room # *

10/15 Austin, TX @ The Parish*

10/16 Dallas, TX @ The Nightmare*

11/2 Portland, ME @ Space Gallery

11/3 Boston, MA @ TT the Bear’s

11/5 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas

11/6 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

11/7 Washington, DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel

11/9 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506

11/10 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl

11/11 Nashville, TN @ The End

* w/ Suuns

# w/ Besnard Lakes

Listen to ‘Be brave’ here

08-15 Brooklyn, NY – East River State Park / Jelly NYC Pool Party %

09-01 Austin, TX Emos Inside

09-02 New Orleans, LA Saturn Bar &

09-03 Tallahassee, FL Club Down Under &

09-04 Tampa, FL New World Brewery &

09-05 Miami, FL Churchills #

09-07 Gainesville, FL The Atlantic &

09-08 Birmingham, AL – Bottletree *

09-09 Atlanta, GA – The Earl *

09-10 Atlanta, GA – The Earl *

09-11 Asheville, NC – The Grey Eagle *

09-12 Nashville, TN Glenn Danzig’s House $

09-14 Chapel Hill, NC – Local 506 *

09-15 Washington, DC – Black Cat *

09-16 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *

09-17 Cambridge, MA – TT The Bear’s *

09-19 Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie: 2 shows: matinee (all ages) and evening (21+) performances *

09-20 Ithaca, NY The Shop &

09-21 Montreal, QB Casa Del Popolo &

09-22 Toronto, ON The Garrison &

09-23 Detroit, MI Lager House $

09-24 Cleveland, OH Now That’s Class $

09-25 Cincinnati, OH Mid Point Festival $

09-26 Columbus, OH The Summit $

09-27 Ft. Wayne, IN The Brass Rail $

09-28 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle $

09-29 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club $

09-30 St. Paul, MN Turf Club $

10-01 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews $

10-03 Memphis, TN Hi Tone $

* = w/ Those Darlins, Gentleman Jesse and His Men

% = w/ !!!, Lee Fields, Future Islands

& = w/ Gentleman Jesse and His Men

# = w/ Gentleman Jesse and His Men, Jacuzzi Boys

$ = w/ Gentleman Jesse and His Men, Natural Child

Mother`s basement is a project started by three musicians from Florida, Richard Colado, Jeremiah Johnson, and Benjamin Cooper. The idea is to write compositions under very specific guidelines, to see how different artists would interpret the same agenda. They were given three assignments.

The first assignment was to use Beethoven`s piano concerto # 5 (Emperor) as the source for an original piece. One must use a phrase, a bassline or a chord progression of the original.

The 2nd assignment was to use the artists body as the sole sound source of the piece. One could use samplers or any kind of electronic software for editing, and the voice is allowed as an instrument, but no actual instruments.

The third was to write a piece for three acoustic guitars. Electric and effects are not allowed, and the goal was to remove production from the process, I mean, completely pure.

Light pollution on ‘All our noise’ session performing ‘Oh ivory’ of their new album, ‘Apparitions’, released on 6/15 via Carpark Records.

I love this Toro Y Moi song, Leave everywhere

For those of you who dont know these guys, although this is not the first time we write about them, Woodsman is an experimental ambient post-psychedelic band based in Denver, CO. The quartet contains two totemic percussionists and two sonic animators who employ electric guitars, feedback loops, and recorded samples to build the dreamy astral soundscapes that define Woodsman’s sound. Influenced by hazy mountain passes, the cinema of Stan Brakhage, and early 1970’s improvisational recordings by Miles Davis Woodsman has crafted aural offerings that are uniquely their own.

Listen to I cant move

Catch them at a town near you:

Jun 29 Daytrotter Quad Cities, IL

Jun 30 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA

Jul 01 The Slowdown Omaha, NE %

Jul 02 Replay Lounge Lawrence, KS

Jul 24 Underground Music Showcase Denver, CO

Aug 10 Hi-Dive Denver, CO !

% = w/ Candy Claws

! = w/ Woven Bones

His music is quantized harder than we are used to listen to being that we live in the Flying lotus age, but it doesn’t mean he aint got heavy duty skills. His pseudonym says it all: Junk culture. We greet him and his ragged drum samples with a warm welcome:…” Junk Culture is a new project by Deepak Mantena on the Illegal Art label. The first Junk Culture EP, West Coast, was released in October 2009, with another EP to follow in the Fall of 2010. On West Coast, Deepak’s samples are all run through a handheld recorder that gives his constructions a gritty lo-fi loop-based sound, mixing fractured vocals, pop hooks, and an overall euphoric warmth.

Listen to Junk Culture

California native Ramona Gonzalez first began her transcendent minimalist dance-pop escapades in the privacy of her own home in Los Angeles. With the aid of her multitrack cassette recorder and whatever keyboards, drum machines, and other instruments that were available to her, she very quickly developed her own unique sound and began performing live in the L.A. area under the moniker Nite Jewel. Later teaming up with Cole M. Greif-Neill (formerly of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti) and Corey Lee Granet, the Nite Jewel act became a three piece band, touring alongside the likes of Deerhunter, Massive Attack, Little Dragon, and DaM-FunK. In August 2010, Nite Jewel will independently release a six song EP titled Am I Real?, in collaboration with Cole M. Greif-Neill (formerly of Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti). Title track “Am I Real?” features a collaboration with Daniel and Andrew Aged from Teen Inc.

Nite Jewel  is also currently collaborating with DaM-FunK, among others, and working on her second album set for release in the winter of 2011. Listen to their new tracks

Catch them near you:

07/29 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex *

08/09 New York, NY Mercury Lounge #

08/10 Wilkes-Barre, PA Cafe Metropolis $

08/11 Allston, MA Great Scott %

08/12 New Haven, CT Cafe Nine &

08/13 Philadelphia, PA Kung Fu Necktie

08/14 Brooklyn, NY Glasslands $

* = w/ Memoryhouse, Baths, Kisses

# = w/ Violens, Prince Rama

$ = w/ The Samps

% = w/ Glasser

& = w/ CAVE

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