Blasted Canyons is no longer. I'm sad. The end of an era. — SIR FORTUNE (@HETHERFORTUNE) April 2, 2013 This arrived with five minutes left on April 1, so I initially hoped it was a late-breaking entry in the April Fools arena. Sadly, the band's Facebook post that same day ("BLASTED CANYONS: 2010-2013 R.I.P. (sorry)"), which has since become a place for fans to express their disappointment, confirmed that the group is indeed calling it quits. Blasted Canyons - "Holy Geometry" [...]
Nashville-based punk outfit Useless Eaters have wasted no time taking it easy over the last few years. On top of releasing a studio album every year for the last three years, including the 2013 LP Hypertension , the band has made appearances at South By Southwest and Idaho's Treefort Festival in the last two weeks alone. Driven by the songwriting prowess of guitarist and vocalist Seth Sutton, a self-taught artist who considers dropping out of high school the best decision he's made, Useless Eaters is a band that views punk as an attitude instead of a fashion statement. Inspired [...]
Fuzz (Photo: Jason Shane) In what should be remembered as one of highlights of this year's installment of Noise Pop , OBN IIIs and Fuzz – the latest brainchild of SF-wunderkind Ty Segall and old pal Charles Moothart – co-headlined a spectacular and unpredictable night at The Knockout last Thursday, filling the tiny venue (capacity: 132) with their respective modern-day hardcore furor and paint-peeling throwback psychedelic blues metal. Opening the evening was Sacramento/Davis/Oakland quartet G. Green [...]
SF garagefuzzpunkpychrockers Thee Oh Sees are getting ready to release a new record on April 16th via John Dwyer’s own Castleface Records (home to The Mallard , Blasted Canyons , Ty Segall , etc). The LP is entitled Floating Coffin . Here is the closing track. Listen. Downloadable: Minotaur (mp3) The album art looks like this: Hopefully, Thee Oh Sees will schedule some shows in NYC when they get back from the other side [...]
Long-time San Francisco resident Ursula Rodriguez (whom you may know from such hits as a being a bartender at Rite Spot , an Amoeba employee, a Bottom of the Hill employee or a KUSF DJ) had a pretty shitty 2012. Not long after her house of 15 years burned down, her car, containing all the stuff she could salvage from her home, was broken into and her possessions stolen. Good thing she’s got such strong ties to the local music community. On February 20th, Brick and Mortar will host a fundraiser to help cover the [...]
So, SF psychrockers Burnt Ones have a new track on the second playable flexi book from Castle Face Records . Burnt Ones are in some pretty awesome company on this one. Castle Face Records Group Flex II: Son of Flex also features Sic Alps , The Mallard , White Fence , Blasted Canyons , Ty Segall , Mikal Cronin , Warm Soda , Thee Oh Sees , Kelley Stoltz , the Fresh & Onlys and Running . [...]
It's a short list this week so you can enjoy your loved ones this holiday! Thursday, December 20th & Friday, December 21st Murder City Devils, Street Eaters, The Mallard at Slim's Although still not an "active" band, Murder City Devils seem to happy to come visit us about once every 18 months. It's kind of [...]
Don’t you wish all benefits were this awesome? Castle Face Records , an LA label that's home to some of the Bay’s best bands in recent memory, will host A Very Castle Face Christmas at The Chapel , a benefit show that boasts and expertly-curated lineup and a more than worthy cause. A Very Castle Face Christmas will feature performances by a cast of stellar Bay Area bands: The Mallard , Blasted Canyons , Warm Soda and a featured appearance by Thee Oh Sees . Britt [...]
Blasted Canyons - "Death and a Half" As if their songs aren't restless enough, the members of SF trio Blasted Canyons - Matt Jones, Heather Fedewa, and Adam Finken - switch between guitars, keyboards and drums between songs. An anarchic setup, sure, but the band's music frequently revels in fuzzy mayhem, mixing raw, garage jams with noisy drones. It's a unique sound that's been captured on two great records for Castle Face. This year's 2nd Place EP amped up the pop in [...]
What's better than bringing together six awesome indie bands? Well, how about unlimited beer tasting from about 12 microbreweries? On Saturday, The Bay Bridged and SF Brewers Guild are coming together to present a live event at Public Works, including Bear in Heaven, Sonny & The Sunsets, Born Gold, Blasted Canyons, James & Evander, and Trails and Ways. Tickets are $50 in advance , or $60 at the door. That's about an average price for a beer festival, so the bands are a pretty sweet added bonus. So in case you aren't familiar with them, [...]
Mixtape: The Sounds of The Bay Brewed 2012 (Podcast #292) On Saturday, December 1st, we're proud to be throwing San Francisco’s only rock and roll beer festival, The Bay Brewed 2012 , where we'll be taking over Public Works for a full afternoon of tasty craft brews and great indie music. It's a can't-miss festival featuring music performances by Bear in Heaven , Sonny & the Sunsets , Born Gold , Blasted Canyons [...]
En noviembre se lanzará un disco con versiones nuevas del clásico disco The Velvet Underground & Nico -está cumpliendo 45 años-, por parte de Castle Face y amigos. De esta edición sólo se harán 1000 copias en vinilo color banana, con la portada reimaginada por el artista David Shrigley . El álbum incluye a Kelley Stoltz , Warm Soda , Ty Segall , Blasted Canyons (feat. Jeremy Cox de Royal Baths ), White [...]
We have been enjoying the steady stream of tracks from the forthcoming and already sold out The Velvet Underground & Nico by Castle Face And Friends. We have shared tracks from Thee Oh Sees, The Fresh & Onlys, Ty Segall and White Fence, today we tripped across a few more. You can stream and/or download Venus In Furs- Blasted Canyons, Heroin- Burnt Ones, There She Goes Again- The Mallard, and I'm Waiting For The Man- Warm Soda. Enjoy. [...]
As we previously reported , Castle Face Records is releasing a tribute album to The Velvet Underground & Nico in conjunction with the 45th anniversary reissue of that classic VU record. The bad news is that the label's already sold out of copies - just another reason to see any of these bands at shows, I think - but tracks from the covers record have been steadily leaking around the web in recent weeks . Here's [...]
Ty Segall , Thee Oh Sees , and The Fresh & Onlys are among those that recorded cover tracks for an upcoming The Velvet Underground & Nico 45th anniversary tribute. If anyone could do justice to Lou Reed and company's iconic 1967 debut, it would be these guys. White Fence , The Mallard , Burnt Ones , and Warm Soda also contribute [...]
It's been awhile, but it's back. Our monthly music mix, Blogophilia, features tracks that were primarily offered as promotional mp3s in May and June. We highly recommend tracks from the Crocodiles , Fang Island , Two Wounded Birds , Twin Shadow , and Grand Resort . Plus, you have to hear the Fort Frances cover of Simon and Garfunkel 's " The Only Living Boy in New York." As always, enjoy! Blogophilia 38 Promotional MP3s [...]
This is the 4th GIMMETINNITUSCAST. Downloadable: GIMMETINNITUSCAST ep 4 (mp3) Streamable: GIMMETINNITUSCAST ep 4 (mixcloud) 1. Roomrunner :: Super Vague 2. rRope :: Ok Nic (73 Version) 3. Blasted Canyons :: Death And A Half 4. A Place to Bury Strangers :: You Are The One 5. NIGHT MANAGER :: Air Jordan 6. Browns :: Strange 7. Gentleman Jesse and His Men :: Eat Me Alive 8. Black Gum :: Single Life 9. Orca Orca :: Underground 10. Alan Watts :: [...]
K-Holes stopped off at San Francisco's Brick and Mortar Music Hall on Tuesday night, as the band's North American tour in support of their second LP Dismania continued down the West Coast before turning back east. The Brooklyn-based noise punk quintet was joined by two Bay Area acts also with fresh releases — Dirty Ghosts and Blasted Canyons — for what was a loud and aggressive show from start to finish. Blasted Canyons, the band Heather Fedewa (aka Hether Fortune) plays [...]
Brooklyn's K-Holes will descend upon the City this Tuesday, 6/26/12, as their North American tour in support of their second LP Dismania continues into the summer. The sludgy garage punk outfit is playing a gig at Brick and Mortar supported by two Bay Area bands, Dirty Ghosts and Blasted Canyons . Dismania , released May 17th on Hardly Art, has brought K-Holes some much deserved critical acclaim , as the band's sound progressed from [...]
2nd Place is the follow ep to the previous Record Of The Week from these SF sci-fi synthprog garage poppers, and while there's nothing quite as freaked out and far out as THAT track from their debut, it is another kick ass collection of super catchy, garage pop new wave that we can't stop listening too. Opener "Get High" sounds like a much more raw and garage rock version of Interpol, the deep
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