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Free Music: Bowerbirds, “Tuck the Darkness In”
North Carolina duo Bowerbirds are preparing to release their third full-length, The Clearing, an album Beth Tacular and Phil Moore created in the midst of an extreme personal climate. From the press release:
Between 2009’s Upper Air and this one, Beth nearly died after a mysterious illness that put her in the hospital. They rescued [...]
Musicfest NW 2011
MFNW 2011
by Alan Justin Patterson and Joshua Cooke
Though we left Puddletown this summer in search of drier pastures, our love for Portland, Oregon remains intact. Old hat Alan Justin Patterson and newcomer Joshua Cooke hit the streets to venue hop throughout our former homebase, covering the Musicfest Northwest lineup, featuring bands like The Kills, MSTRKRFT, [...]
Free Music: Parachute Musical, “Back To Life”
After taking a brief hiatus from touring to record their latest album, Nashville-based four piece Parachute Musical are set to release their third full-length, Kill It Cut It Down, on August 23rd. Funded by the help of friends and fans, the album was recorded in Cleveland and produced by Jim Wirt (Fiona Apple, Incubus, Jack’s [...]
Free Music: The Deer Tracks, “The Smallest Cube”
While gearing up to release their second LP, Scandinavian duo David Lehnberg and Elin Lindfors are still riding the wave of critical acclaim spawned by their most recent release, The Archer Trilogy Pt. 1, the EP released in March via The Control Group. The Deer Tracks made their U.S. debut this year at SXSW and [...]
O’Death Play the Doug Fir
On tour in support of their forthcoming LP, Outside, O’Death visited Portland’s Doug Fir to play their punk-infused Americana.
SXSW 2011, Wednesday
SXSW 2011, Wednesday
by Brianne Turner
Photography by Nick Chaivarlis
Staying true to the etymology of “shoegaze,” dream-pop shoegazers, BRAIDS, saved the stage thrashing for the rock bands and maintained a primarily fixed position throughout their set at the Red 7 on Wednesday. The Canadian four-piece made up for their lack of movement by giving the crowd fantastic-sounding [...]
SXSW 2011, Thursday, Pt. 1: NPR @ The Parish
SXSW 2011, Saturday, Part 1: NPR @ The Parish
by Nick Chaivarlis
The Parish hosted the NPR event with a bill that had no particular theme other than it involving distinct and talented artists.
Being that NPR is a formative tool for emerging artists of all genres, tUnE-yArDs was quick to plug the popular organization in the middle [...]