Category Archives: Rock

03.23.11
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A New How-To from Make Out


Make Out is a new exciting pop collaboration consisting of former Junior Senior member Jesper Mortensen and step daughter of New York Dolls’ David Johansen: Leah Hennessey along with Portland, Oregon native/music veteran Olivia Alminiana on drums and Anders Christiansen on bass.

Make Out is a refreshing diversion from today and recent years’ music trends. Instead of experimental soundscapes or conceptual lyrics it’s just fast, sexy punk and pop rants. The new video for their first single “I Don’t Want Anybody That Wants Me” is nothing but four young, hot, colorfully clad guys and gals rocking out behind vibrant floral images, harkening an early 90’s MTV aesthetic.

Make Out just played the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan on March 16th and 17th with The New York Dolls, sure to be a raunchy, high energy rock show. Their debut EP, How To, was just released February 22.

03.15.11
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Rooney Adds Tour Dates

West Coast indie rock quintet Rooney has decided to extend their promotion of their latest album, Eureka, by adding more dates to their “Not In My House” tour.  The band will hit the road again in April and tour until the end of the month.  Here are the dates:

Apr 15        Minneapolis, MN        University of Minnesota- Morris; Edson
Apr 16        Iowa City, IA               Blue Moose Tap House
Apr 17         Bowling Green, OH   Howard’s Club           
Apr 19         New York, NY           The Gramercy Theatre   
Apr 20         Baltimore, MD           Bourbon Street                   
Apr 21         Charlotte, NC            Amos Southend               
Apr 22        Atlanta, GA                 Variety Playhouse                   
Apr 23        Little Rock, AR           Juanita’s               
Apr 24         Dallas, TX                 Trees               
Apr 25         Baton Rouge, LA       Varsity Theater                   
Apr 26         Houston, TX              Warehouse Live               
Apr 27         Austin, TX                  Emo’s

03.14.11
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The Dodos Stream New Album on NPR’s “First Listen”

San Francisco duo The Dodos currently have their latest album, No Color, streaming on NPR’s “First Listen” program.  The album can be heard in its entirety right here:  http://www.npr.org/2011/03/07/134273685/first-listen-the-dodos-no-color

03-14 Santa Fe, NM – Warehouse 21
 03-16 Tiger Mountain and Noise Pop Present – Brooklyn vs. the Bay Day Party at Red Eye- 5:10pm-6pm
 03-16 French Kiss Night Showcase at Parish – 1am-1:45am
 03-17  Under the Radar Day Party at Flamingo Cantina – 12:45pm-1:30pm
 03-17 Pitchfork Party at East Side Drive Inn – 3:30pm-4pm
 03-18  Food Panel at Convention Center – 11am – 12:30pm-
 03-18 Brooklyn Vegan Day Party at Swan Dive & Barbarella – 5pm-5:45pm
  03-18  Orchard Night Showcase-at Cedar Street Courtyard – 10pm-10:45pm
  03-19  AOL Pop Up Show- secret location- 1pm – location announced 24 hours beforehand
 03-19 Mess With Texas Outside Festival at East Side Drive Inn – 4:15pm – 4:45pm
03-21 Kansas City, MO – Record Bar
03-22 Omaha, NE – Waiting Room
03-23 Minneapolis, MN – Cedar Cultural Center
03-24 Fargo, ND – Aquarium
03-25 Winnipeg, MB – West End
03-26 Saskatoon, SK – Amigo’s
03-28 Calgary, AB – Republik
03-29 Edmonton, AB – Starlite
03-31 Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw
04-01 Victoria, BC – Sugar
04-02 Bellingham, WA – Wild Buffalo
04-04 Seattle, WA – Neumo’s
04-05 Portland, OR – Doug Fir
04-07 San Francisco, CA – Filmore
04-08 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater
04-09 San Diego, CA – Casbah

03.08.11
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Warm Ghost Announces Tour Dates

Warm Ghost, a.k.a. the latest project of Paul Duncan, is not only playing SXSW, but also touring the country.  They’re touring to support their latest EP, Uncut Diamond, and last year’s album, Claws Overhead.  Tour dates are below as follows:

SXSW Dates
 
3/16 – Red Eyed Fly – Tiger Mountain/Noise Pop Party – 2:05 PM
3/17 – Soho Lounge – 12 AM

3/18 – Barbarella – Partisan Records/Knitting Factory/Brooklyn Vegan Party – 1:45 PM
3/19 – Parkside (Inside Stage) – Reverb Party- 5:40 PM
US Dates

3/24 – Rock and Roll Hotel – Washington, DC*#
3/26 – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia PA&^
3/29 – TT The Bear’s – Boston MA
 
*BRAHMS
# Fujiya & Miyagi
&Asobi Seksu
^Cults

03.04.11
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Michael J Epstein Memorial Library Set to Release Album

Boston baroque indie pop band Michael J Epstein Memorial Library has announced they will be releasing their first full-length album on May 10, 2011.  Volume One brings to mind the sounds of Magnetic Fields and Arcade Fire, an album full of songs layered in instrumentation, lyrics and vocal harmony.  Tracklisting is as follows:

1. Amylee
2. Holy Ghost
3. The Weeping Song
4. Every Time I Visit You, It Rains
5. Stranger
6. Lymph Nodes
7. Civil Engineering
8. 4th Grade Book Report Blues
9. Oh Emily
10. Small Crack

03.02.11
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Erland & The Carnival make a new album

It’s a curious thing to have a trailer for an album, but when Erland & The Carnival make one for their upcoming full length release, Nightingale, it really works. With images of fleeing children, death and waving scarecrows in an early 20th Century setting, the sinister and ominous music seems ever so fitting for a Hitchcock-esque horror film, adding a great visual companion to the music.

The album is set to be released on March 29th from this English band that is one part dark folk, one part Pulp like Brit-pop and the rest just pure rock. Judging from the album trailer and the music video for “Map of an Englishman” off Nightingale, we’re in for equally exciting aesthetics inspired by the music.