Review: Beach House — Depression Cherry (Four Takes)
It can be difficult to gain a balanced perspective on an album after reading a single summary of the music. Bias can tilt a review, as can personal taste, history and just about everything...
Author: josh keller
Totally Gross National Party VI TONIGHT! (Set times and lineup)
We always enjoy the Totally Gross National Party, the yearly bash put on by local label Totally Gross National Product. This year’s version is happening tonight at Icehouse. Check out the lineup below and...
Sasha Conda (frmly Vacation Dad) explores electronic dyspotia on great new Bronco CS (Release show TONIGHT!)
BRONCO is a concept album which deals with the loss of ego within a hyper-capitalist dystopian landscape. Our main character, Bronco Stephenson, travels through “The Palace Interior” – an enormous cyber mall the size...
Soak in new (old) songs from William Basinski & Tim Hecker
Tim Hecker and William Basinski are luminaries in the ambient electronic world, which is like saying someone is “famous” in their scientific field. Despite being “luminaries” in a quite corner of the musical universe...
Oaks expand their fuzzy rock on their commanding new LP Animal Life (Release show Friday!)
When they first made waves with their violent insurrection, the Tupamaros, a left-wing armed revolutionary group in Uruagy in the 1960’s and 70’s, were estimated by the Government and police to number well over...
Dig fuzzy pop from Summer Cannibals (plus a teaser from new Blind Shake side project) — See both tonight!
Listen to the fuzzy pop of Portland band Summer Cannibals, where sultry vocals and rich melodies fight with a strict drum line and crackling guitars. The band are in town tonight at the 7th...
Stream comp from local label MJMJ Records and buy year-long tape subscription!
We here in the Twin Cities are lucky to have a handful of really outstanding independent record labels, one of whom is MJMJ Records, purveyors of quirky, off-kilter pop and electronic music (and, on...
