Minus The Bear announce new album, Omni
Seattle-based quintet Minus the Bear are very excited to announce the release of their new album, OMNI, set for a May 4th release on Dangerbird Records. Produced by Grammy Award winning producer Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes, My Morning Jacket), OMNI showcases the quintet’s remarkable gift to craft visionary and gripping compositions, and with the assistance of Chiccarelli, [...]
Bonus Video Of The Week: Andy Kim – Love Is
You’ve probably heard enough about Haiti right now but E1 entertainment is giving it’s royalties for this video for their new signing Andy Kim to Red Cross in order to help the devastation. Watch it, repost it, tell your friends…
Also, you may have heard of the Haiti concert that is happening tonight. It will be [...]
Piebald Catalog being re-issued by Rise Records
Rise Records is pleased to announce plans to re-issue PIEBALD’s out-of-print catalog. Piebald: First Ten Years will be a three volume set, each volume containing two discs; the set will compile the band’s first three full-lengths (When Life Hands You Lemons, If It Weren’t For Venetian Blinds, It Would Be Curtains For Us All and [...]
These Arms Are Snakes fold
“It’s with a heavy heart we tell you that These Arms Are Snakes is no more. It’s been a great run and we’d like to send out a very hearty “Thank You” to everyone that we’ve worked with or anyone that we’ve toured with; anyone that lent us a floor, towed our van and / [...]
Video Of The Week: Field Music – Them That Do Nothing
I was busy compiling a list of anticipated releases for 2010 (podcast to come first week in January) and saw Field Music on the list. Then a few days ago I saw this video, from their forthcoming album Measure due in February, on Stereogum. Thought I would share with you. Wonderful pop music and an [...]
Elliott Smith’s Roman Candle and From a Basement on the Hill get added to KRS
Roman Candle is Elliott Smith’s first solo album and was originally released on Portland’s Cavity Search Records in 1994.
Roman Candle had quite an impact on Slim Moon, Kill Rock Stars’ founder: “In 1994, I had been asked to be on this five-person solo-act tour called Pop Chord with Tammy Watson, Carrie Akre, Sean [...]
New Bettie Serveert – Pharmacy of Love out in March
Bettie Serveert’s new album, Pharmacy of Love, will be released on March 23rd by Second Motion Records in the U.S. and by Sound of Pop in Canada. But fans will get a preview of the new material with the acclaimed Dutch indie rock band’s digital EP, Deny All, which will be available beginning January 26th [...]
Jawbox playing Jimmy Fallon tomorrow night (Dec 8)
JAWBOX will perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon tomorrow, December 8th on NBC.
This will be the DC band’s one and only performance in celebration of the reissue of their 1994 release, “For Your Own Special Sweetheart.” The collection includes the entire original track listing along with 3 additional tracks which originally appeared on [...]
Arcade Fire album due out in 2010, not in May
Despite some rumors, a new Arcade Fire album will NOT be out in May but will be out at some point in 2010, latter half of the year. They are currently recording with Marcus Dravs, the person responsible for the wonderful sound on Neon Bible. Definitely an anticipated album this year.
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The Monsters Of Folk Tour continues. Check below to see the remaining US Dates, 2009 European Dates, and to buy tickets.
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