Brooklyn's Bugs in the Dark released a strong EP, "Hang It On The Wall", in October which shows their sound moving in a direction that is comparable to PJ Harvey and/or Sonic Youth. The disc's four tracks run just shy of 20 minutes and the overall sound is moody and atmospheric. The band just released a video for the leadoff track, "Serpents and Wine", which is indicative of the overall sound of the disc. Bugs in the Dark toured Europe and played the Halifax Pop Explosion in Canada earlier this Fall. [...]
Grand Avenue by Bugs in the Dark Brooklyn's Bugs in the Dark continue to make major leaps forward with each release. The band's new EP, "Hang It On The Wall", shows them moving almost completely away from slashing, dissonant guitars and tribal drum sounds of their earlier releases to take their new songs in a direction that is comparable to PJ Harvey and/or Sonic Youth. The four track on "Hang It On The Wall" run just shy of 20 minutes and the overall sound is [...]
Uh oh, we're some two weeks away from the 2011 Halifax Pop Explosion, and our mission to post a song from every act playing this years festivus looks to be in jeopardy of failing. But no, I will not let that happen! We made a promise to do this thing no one really cares about or even expects us to complete, yet complete it we will. Granted, we might have to do a bunch of posts like this to come close to getting every act actually featured, but we'll do whatever it takes! [...]
B-Sides by Karen Rockower Based on recent Twitter postings, it sounds like art-punk band Bugs in the Dark are "re-emerging" after a period of inactivity. During this downtime, guitarist/vocalist Karen Rockower recorded a stunning solo disc, Whales Standing , which led to comparison to artists such as Joanna Newsome and Hope Sandoval. Karen is playing a full-band solo show at Cake Shop on Wednesday night along with Ovlov and Diehard . Tickets are $7 and Ovlov kicks off the night [...]
" Whales Standing - a great rock album that combines contrasting styles together for an exciting listen. The effort is both a sensual and rebellious ride through a landscape of seamlessly combined muscal styles. It is brash, unusual, uninhibited, melodic and intimate. This is definitely one album that should be a part of your music collection. " -- Urban Outside Blog With Bugs in the Dark being inactive as of late, vocalist/guitarist Karen Rockower has been playing out more and more behind her new solo disc Whales Standing . [...]
DOWNLOAD: Karen Rockower - "Drawing Roses" (from Whales Standing ) DOWNLOAD: Karen Rockower - "In My Car" (from Whales Standing ) Vocalist/guitarist Karen Rockower (from the art/punk band Bugs in the Dark ) is releasing her debut solo CD on August 25th at a show at Union Hall. Karen's new disc, Whales Standing , is a strikingly mature effort for a debut release and it shows her songwriting moving closer to a Jenny Lewis/Hope Sandoval style than the Kim Gordon/Cramps sounds [...]
DOWNLOAD: Karen Rockower - "Drawing Roses" (from Whales Standing ) I've been a big fan of Brooklyn art-punk band Bugs in the Dark for the last few years. Co-vocalist/guitarist Karen Rockower is releasing her debut solo CD on August 25th (at a show at Union Hall) and her new band is making their Manhattan debut at The National Underground next Tuesday night. Cover is $8 and the show is scheduled to start around 8PM. Karen has a new YouTube channel where she has [...]
Brooklyn art-punk band Bugs in the Dark are playing a somewhat last-minute show at Mercury Lounge tomorrow night. " Cancel everything and go see their next show. " - Indie Sounds NY, Pete Harris There aren't many bands where I can stand behind the above quote but Bugs in the Dark are a great live band and I've yet to see them have an off-night. I understand that the band is working on some new material which will hopefully surface as part of tomorrow's live set. Tickets are $8.00 and Bugs [...]
DOWNLOAD: Karen Rockower - "Drawing Roses" Karen Rockower, guitarist/vocalist from Bugs in the Dark, is playing a solo acoustic show tomorrow night at Local 269 Bar. Karen is currently recording a solo disc with producer Mark Turrigiano and she will be playing songs from this forthcoming release tomorrow. Tomorrow night's show is free and Karen is playing at 10PM. Local 269 Bar is located at 269 E. Houston Street (@ Suffolk Street). Links : Karen Rockower's MySpace Profile [...]
DOWNLOAD: Karen Rockower - "Dog" (MP3) Bugs in the Dark guitarist/vocalist Karen Rockower is playing a rare solo acoustic set tomorrow night at Luca Lounge in Alphabet City (Avenue B btwn. 13 - 14th Street). The show is free at starts at 8PM. Karen will be playing a 30 minute set which will include tunes from her forthcoming solo album (due out later this year) which she is recording with producer (and occasional Bugs' bassist) Mark Turrigiano. Links : [...]
Bugs in the Dark - Grand Avenue EP & Shake Shake EP My Thoughts: Like ()+ I should have gotten around to reviewing these EP's a long time ago. Bugs in the Dark have a mega solid sound going on. Each song is layered, unstoppable indie rock goodness. Shake Shake is a little thin compared to Grand Avenue, but SS was the first release. The songs on SS get [...]
Tomorrow night is the kickoff of the third annual OJ All Day festival at the Brooklyn Lyceum. " The OJ All Day music festival is an annual event put on by Olive Juice Music, a D.I.Y. label, studio, and online distributor, based in New York City, interested in helping people who are in the developmental stages of trying to do something with their art. " There are a lot of great bands playing the festival, including art punk Bugs in the Dark (who are scheduled to play at 9PM on Friday). Tickets for the [...]
Sorry about the length of this post, or lack there of. Busy weekend with my brother-in-law being in town. Anyway, just some cool things I have to quickly point out before the weekend ends. Bugs in the Dark Two girls, a guy and ... some art-rocking goodness. This three-piece Brooklyn outfit warms you with familiar sounds of Sleater-Kinney . I don't want to pigeon hole them by dropping a whole ton of names, so I'll stick to what I like about them. Karen Rockower's vocals are lo-fi and rough, and I mean that [...]
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