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»Album Reviews For Release Date: 04.13.10
by Joshua Krage
This week is all about voice, from radiant solo artists to large vocal ensembles to six string vocals to the strange voices that can be found from whatever instruments happen to be inhabiting your garage. Wonderful innovations await on this week’s list, look closely:
Amber Pacific
Jeff Beck, Emotion & [...]

SXSW 2010
by Brianne Turner, Photography by Nick Chaivarlis
The strongest/longest day of SXSW was definitely Friday, beginning with a very electronic Toro Y Moi set at the French Legation Museum (and more sound problems!). From there we moved to the Galaxy Room Backyard where we caught Freelance Whales and also Local Natives, who are getting better [...]

The downtown district of Austin, Texas took a break for a few days and basked in all the glory of live music (and free food).

Cymbals Eat Guitars, Bear In Heaven, and Freelance Whales brought a little New York etiquette to Atlanta, Georgia for an action-filled night of diverse musical talent.

If you haven’t already heard, New York’s Freelance Whales will be sharing the stage with Cymbals Eat Guitars and Bear In Heaven, starting this March. This young band are easily described as collectors — not only do they hoard ridiculous amounts of instruments and use them in their craft, but their lyrics are a collection [...]

Cymbals Eat Guitars have released a number of dates for their U.S. spring tour and you’re not going to want to miss them. The New York natives have been playing the recent role of “that new band everyone wants to hear.” The same can be said for the tour’s opening acts. No turf wars here! [...]

The official and requisite list of Audioholic Media‘s favorite albums from aught nine.

Freelance Whales are just as much of a collection of five interesting individuals as they are a collection of interesting instruments. (Banjos and synthesizers and glockenspiels, oh my!) The band formed just last year, but with a strong musical union that remains apparent throughout their songs, it seems as if they’re already out of the [...]