We didn't have a Pit Romney column up last week, a critical error since HOLY CRAPS SO MUCH HAPPENED! So without further ado, here's your latest round-up of the goings on in the wonderful world of hardcore festivals! The bilingual bunch behind Quebec's sixth Heart Fest recently revealed the full lineup for this three-day event, [...]
An epic two track 40 minute split from two of the Modern Psychedelic Underground's greats, the legendary Bardo Pond spoon out the molasses with the track Fallen on side A, that has an expansive droned psych thrum, helmed by some driving rhythms, the power, the loud..and then as you are almost pummelled into nothingness, Isobel's flute comes through.and then furthur on until she begins to sing.
What can we say about Hawkwind? Certinaly nothing describes their prime-era better than Julian Copes words - "They were a collection of disreputable star rats fuelled by a battery of hallucinogenic influences and united only by an incorrigible sense of psi-powered, pre-1976 cosmic punk rock attitude broken off and gobbled as though it was their sole means of sustenance while playing riffs into
The New Zealand fuzz-poppers kicked off 2011 with the release of their debut full-length album, Kudos , on Fire Records, and a brief American tour with psych-rock label mates Bardo Pond. And now, to round out the year, they've dropped a video to accompany the single, "Crazy Rulers of the World." The video debuted on Pitchfork a few weeks back and we've got the video for you here in case you missed it. We created this official video from footage shot during their D.C. show, so you've got a little bit of AON [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Chocolate Robots : three tracks [mp3] from Pizzaface search for more Chocolate Robots posts at Largehearted Boy Dear Lions : free and legal [...]

[iphone photo by acidjack] Bardo Pond belongs to a select group of contemporary bands that are beyond categorization. Arguably their nearest contemporaries are Godspeed , but even that is an imperfect comparison. Bardo performs sweeping guitar based soundscapes, but within a song structure. At Death By Audio last weekend, the band performed a representative hour-long set to a modest but enthusiastic crowd. Along with 285 Kent, DBA has become a primary Brooklyn DIY venue with an upgraded sound system and excellent staff. The atmosphere was perfect for the Bardo show, as the [...]

Bardo Pond at Music Hall of Williamsburg 2009 ( more by Lori Baily ) Bardo Pond will play Death By Audio TONIGHT (11/19), as part of a Northern Spy event with Eleven Twenty Nine and Steve Gunn . Doors open at 8PM for the $10 show, and more info is here . Though Northern Spy is hosting the DBA show, Northern Spy artist Hubble will be just down the street tonight at 285 Kent, celebrating [...]

It was like glass flying past my ears… catching instrument reflections; fragments within… Those guitars embossing rich shapes, tangles of crayoned majesty … the noise was incredible, satisfying, full of raw claws … that clarinet slaughter smearing… vocals eaten by delay… can't believe it's taken me this long to catch Bardo Pond live, but that rich sandpapery vibe was well worth the wait… [...]
Momento-celebração, não só dos dezassete anos de vida da ZDB, mas também da estreia dos norte-americanos Bardo Pond, há muito imaginada por toda uma geração embrenhada nos confins do rock mais marginal. Uma faustosa travessia (in)temporal. Por todo o teor vulcânico esperado lá mais para o pico da ocasião, a escolha do duo Marcia Bassett e Margarida Garcia , para a abertura da noite, revelou-se notável. Feliz encontro de duas excelsas improvisadoras, ambas com provas mais que dadas em incursões tão variadas quanto marcantes. Há desde logo a ressaltar [...]
Amanhã, na ZDB, pelas 23 horas, os Bardo Pond estreiam-se em Portugal, para conduzir os espectadores numa viagem psicadédica, como poucas bandas actuais conseguem fazer. Na primeira parte, Marcia Bassett junta-se a Margarida Garcia para um outri tipo de viagem, mais obscura e sombria. Ponto de escuta: Bardo Pond - Isle Bardo Pond - Isle by All Tomorrows Parties Ponto de escuta: Marcia Bassett Bassett by ZDBmuzique
Amanhã, na ZDB, pelas 23 horas, os Bardo Pond estreiam-se em Portugal, para conduzir os espectadores numa viagem psicadédica, como poucas bandas actuais conseguem fazer. Na primeira parte, Marcia Bassett junta-se a Margarida Garcia para um outri tipo de viagem, mais obscura e sombria. Ponto de escuta: Bardo Pond - Isle Bardo Pond - Isle by All Tomorrows Parties Ponto de escuta: Marcia Bassett Bassett by ZDBmuzique
A acrescentar às propostas da postagem anterior: os Bardo Pond, que se estreiam por cá, com concerto na ZDB. Marcia Bassett & Margarida Garcia na primeira parte. Desdobrem-se como puderem.

Aproximam-se duas noites absolutamente imperdíveis no espaço da Rua da Barroca e embora por razões diferentes, assumem-se como momentos realmente especiais. A primeira acontece já este Sábado, dia 29, com os norte-americanos Bardo Pond . Dezasseis anos depois do disco estreia Bufo Alvarius , e vários álbuns-pérola nos 90's como Amanita , Dilate ou Lapsed , uma das mais fugosas forças sónicas ainda no activo pisa, pela primeira vez, território nacional. Um imenso entusiasmo que, se não fosse já de si suficiente, estender-se-à ainda ao duo Marcia Bassett [...]

Photo by Valerio Berdini Beards are a major part of rock. They signify dedication and appreciation, a laid back attitude and something to stroke during widdly bits. The Beard's anaemic cropped cousins may be the hijacked uniform of fey hipsters, but it's still possible to spot a true Beard - its wearers unaffected by tastemaker bribery, the kids in Skins or the passing of time. The Beards are out in force, congregating at London's XOYO for the legendary stoner space-age shoe-gaze of Bardo Pond . Tonight [...]

To celebrate Supersonic Festival , which takes place this weekend (21-23 of October) in Birmingham, we conducted a short Q&A with one of our favourite acts set to grace the Custard Factory stage, Bardo Pond . Are you looking forward to playing Supersonic? Hell Yeah! Yes we are very much looking forward to playing Supersonic. Yes we have been aware of it and envious of other bands that have been invited so this is a big deal for us. Very psyched to be asked. We [...]
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Just some songs from some great new albums. Fruit Bats: Tripper Fruit Bats "Tangie and Ray" Fruit Bats "You're Too Weird" The Jayhawks: Mockingbird Time The Jayhawks - She Walks In So Many Ways [...]

One of Philadelphia's most beloved 90s all girl rock bands, The Friggs returns to their hometown stage tonight at Tritone on South Street. For those who may not be familiar with their sound, The Friggs play a raw brand of '60s garage punk with a hint of surf rock, covered in vocal harmonies. Rounding out The Friggs' rhythm section will be fellow Philly legend Bardo Pond 's Ed Farnsworth on drums, along with bassist Liz Lixx from Explosive Head . The group recently released the career encompassing Today Is Tomorrow's Yesterday, which includes all [...]