If Phil Elverum were still young, and a Microphone, and were he actually Sean McCann, he would be Chris Rehm. And Chris Rehm is himself, so that's unnecessary; anyway, (i found an) Elephant Ring (and gave it to you) is everything dream pop was working towards, but could never, not quite, or at least that's what I'd hoped Benoit Pioulard might've pulled off (but didn't), then Rehm came along, and's been making the records I've always wanted to listen to. Pure gorgeousness. And belonging much higher than where I placed it, on this list [...]
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Chinquapin Records, 2012 Even in an insular music culture like that of New Orleans, where there is rarely any attention - nary even lip service - paid to industry conventions like album cycles, public relations pushes or award banquet back-patting, the "solo ambient album" as an objet d'art tends to escape the honest and centered attention of even the most attentive listener. With few exceptions, the simple act of stating that a particular artist has made an ambient record has an almost automatic consequence of marginalizing the work as something extraneous, or maybe even [...]
With the three day weekend coming up, there is plenty of local news to sink your ear teeth into. This Memorial Day make sure to party, be safe and do something awesome like these guys. Earl Scioneaux III , better known as The Madd Wikkid , also known as the man behind the knobs for recent recordings from Luke Winslow-King and Meschiya Lake & the Little Big Horns , is embarking on a bold and unique brass band tribute to French electronic impresarios Daft Punk. For the endeavor known as Brassft [...]
Sun Hotel and friends performing at Ampersand on April 20, 2012
Chris Rehm + Andrew Landry + Jack Donovan performing at Breezy's Spot on March 28, 2012
(Chinquapin Records, 2011) How...did...I...miss...this? Honestly, can someone tell me how this sneaked by? Chris Rehm operating in long form, collaging together all aspects of his genius...how did I miss this when it first came out? Listen: <a href=" http://chrisrehm.bandcamp.com/ album/old-flame-new-squeeze"&a mp;gt;Old Flame | New Squeeze by Chris Rehm</a>
Sun Hotel + Chris Rehm + The Lollies performing at The Big Top on December 13, 2011 and December 14, 2011 for the premiere of Walk On Some Heads , the Community Records Block Party DVD Tweet
09.22: Vapo-Rats + The Riffs + The Unnaturals - 12 Bar 09.23: Big History + King Rey + Baby Bee - Eiffel Society When local rock band King Rey took the stage at One Eyed Jacks to close out last year's New Orleans Indie Rock Festival, they were sandwiched on the bill between Big History and Empress Hotel - acts that were, for all intents and purposes, much more sought-after in the New Orleans indie rock world. But as King Rey's surprisingly [...]
Caddywhompus performing at The Big Top on June 22, 2011 There are not many hard and fast principles when comes to seeing live music, but three rules seem to universally apply: Drink your ass off at free shows Buy merch from out-of-town acts Always catch a local band at their first show back from tour In the case of the show at the Big Top on June 22, all three applied. New Orleans noise pop band Caddywhompus, fresh off the first leg of their [...]
Chris Rehm Three Weeks Chinquapin Records , the same indie label as one of my favorite jail bait bedroom projects Ross Farbe aka Native America (love), brings you even more seriously chilled out tunes via Chris Rehm and his record Old Flame/New Squeeze. This track is just a lil’ teaser of Chris’s talent at only a minute and some change. They two youngins’ are now playing together as Native America , with a [...]
Chinquapin/Community, 2011 That The Weight sounds so fully realized should come as no surprise to anyone who has seen Caddywhompus perform in the last year, as the songs from their new EP have been popping up in live sets as early as last summer (the melody and refrain of "Age Of Wild Spirits" has been worming it's way through eardrums since at least the 2010 Community Records Block Party, long before the song in particular had a name or this project in general had any discernable shape). The [...]
Native America Beached Can’t stop listening to this new bedroom project from Chinquapin Records . When describing his music’s sound, Chris Rehm who calls this project Native America says: “Guitars, vocals, toy keyboards, various wind instruments (i.e. tin whistles, cheap little toy flutes, clarinets from grade school, etc.), tambourines & other percussion instruments, field recordings, augmented sections of old recordings, among many other things often appear in my work. Work seems like a strange word for it. I’m [...]
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion will be performing at One Eyed Jacks on May 4, 2011 05.02: Emperor X + Native America + Ben Jones + Chris Rehm – Allways Lounge 05.03: Dragonsmoke – Tipitina's 05.04: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion + JEFF the Brotherhood – One Eyed Jacks Much has been made of the modern resurgence of jive white guy noise blues, with bands like the Black Keys being lauded as much for their [...]
Native America + Chris Rehm + Ben Jones performing at Breezy's on April 17, 2011
Chris Rehm is performing at Breezy's on April 17, 2011 04.14: Sleeping In The Aviary + The Dives + The Elevators - The Saint 04.15: Smoke Dogg, A Tribute to Nate Dogg featuring Derrick Freeman's Smoker's World + Johnny Sketch + Corey Henry + Koan + M@ Peoples - Tipitina's 04.16: Record Store Day + Community Records Block Party + Tulane Crawfest 04.17: Native America + Chris Rehm + Ben Jones - Breezy's [...]
self-released, 2011 The road to successful large-scale creative collaborations is paved with the remnants of overly-indulgent ego-trips that can barely get off the ground. Look no further than the Super Bowl XLV halftime show or Velvet Revolver for proof that "more talent" doesn't necessarily equate to "better results". The fact that Slash, one of the greatest guitarists to ever walk this green earth, played an active role in both aforementioned examples of abject failure is not lost on me, nor should it be on you. No less than [...]
We love Chris Rehm. Evidence: 1 , 2 , 3 . If you've at any point freely downloaded any Rehm's amazing music (free because he generously offers it that way), consider now giving back. One of my absolute favourite musicians working right now and the victim of theft. I always hate seeing this happen, but it is particularly frustrating for it to happen to someone like Rehm, who is by no means made out of money. More information and a link to donate HERE .
Sun Hotel is kicking off their Spring Break Tour at the 2011 Community Records Block Party These days, I'm far too old to benefit from "Spring Break", the almost universally adopted tradition wherein schools give students a week off just as the weather starts to break and students, in turn, go to the beach and get hammered. From what I can remember of it, though, it was pretty cool. For their 2nd annual Spring Break tour, Sun Hotel are headed to the coast, bringing their recalcitrant brand of swampy indie rock to the Sunshine State: [...]
Jonesbirds + Secret Cities + Chris Rehm performing at the Howlin' Wolf Den on March 1, 2o11
komisches ding mit chris rehm . ein name, der mir vermeintlich schon öfter über den weg lief, der sich aber immer wieder der zuordnung entzog. und so musste ich ihm irgendwann nachstellen. zunächst hätte ich ihn wohl in einer weirdfolk ecke abgestellt, zumindest einer dort verorteten band zugeordnet. doch ich musste revidieren und chris zunächst seiner solokarriere überlassen. eine, die sich aus dem eigenen schlafzimmer heraus gestaltet. ist nichts neues, nichts weltbewegendes angesichts der heute bestehenden technischen möglichkeiten. dennoch sind die hier entstehenden produkte so unterschiedlich wie es auch studioaufnahmen sind. chris beschreibt den herstellungsprozess als ein in sich [...]
Forest Gospel
Barryfest
Gluttony Is the New Black
das klienicum
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can’t Hold us (Major Lazer Remix)
Disclosure – When A Fire Starts To Burn
Noteworthy (Stream): Disclosure – When A Fire Starts To Burn
When love calls your name, Elhaida Dani: testo e video dell'inedito della finalista di The Voice of Italy
listen to Ghost cover Depeche Mode's "Waiting for the Night"
