REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY IAN HRABE The hardest part about seeing Vivian Girls live is trying to see through their ineffable charm. When the ladies take the stage and fill a 45-minute set with noisy, gar... Continue reading "Concert Review: The Vivian Girls and Ponytail, May 4, 2009, at the Jackpot" >
"It's a dinosaur. It's a plane. It's Superman." That's about the best description of Chomp Womp I got from Jonathan Doerr - perhaps the reason he felt compelled to call me later and apologize for "po... Continue reading "We Don't Know What this Saturday's Chomp Womp Family Night Is and Neither Do Its Organizers" >

Fucking February, I totally didn't get a chance to post my monthly mix for February 2008 . So now that it's Smarch, sit back, relax, don't go outside, and listen to some mp3s from a little over a year ago. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you... The February 2008 Mix Negative Thinking (mp3) by The Death Set 88th Precinct (mp3) by Team Robespierre Excuse Me Dog (mp3) by Low Scores [...]

By FLANNERY CASHILL The Rich Boys beg the question, "Who farted?" MP3 : The Rich Boys, " Toxic Wind ", from $ (self-released) Bandit Teeth plays quick, clever indie pop that echoes the Pixies and Dinosaur Jr . MP3 : Bandit Teeth, " Porn it Up ", from Demos [...]

Ack... can't stop listening to that new Panther track. Dig that indie funk. Downloadable: "Puerto Rican Jukebox" (mp3) The new album, 14kt God , drops on February 19th. BONUS mp3s: "Violence, Diamonds" (mp3) "You Don't Want Your Nails Done" (mp3) "How Well Can You Swim?" (mp3) BONUS vid: "How Well Can You Swim? (E*Rock's Glass Dove Remix)" (html embed) Myspace page is here . Kill Rock Stars is here . Fryk [...]