On a recent Thursday morning, I went to the new headquarters of TSVG, the boutique effects pedal company that relocated from West Philadelphia to the Fairmount neighborhood a few weeks ago. “Headquarters” is actually the home of Mike Klein, the pedal designer who founded TSVG in 2011. He has two designated workspaces in his new ... Continue reading
The origins of The Cargo Culte lay in a collection of mixes that BaddBob and I began sharing in the late fall and winter of 2008. A few scant months after the banking meltdown I found myself back in Los Angeles after eight years of wandering, living off of unemployment. BaddBob a behind the scenes [...]

photos by Rebecca Reed ; words by Fred Pessaro // BBG What's next for reunited post-hardcore heroes Quicksand ? After finishing their second of two NYC dates at Webster Hall last night (1/31, the first was 1/30), which was the final date of a larger reunion tour , it's hard to know what this crew will do. I do know this, Walter & co still put on one hell of a live show on on Wednesday, [...]
It’s serendipitous that Cymbals Eat Guitars are opening for Quicksand. The Staten Island Cymbals are heavily influenced by 90’s grunge rock and Quicksand’s most popular album, Slip, came out in 1993. While neither band has released anything new lately, that’s hardly a reason to miss Cymbals openening for Quicksand tonight. Cymbals Eat Guitars’ 2009 album ... Continue reading

Quicksand at Bowery Ballroom in August ( more by Fred Pessaro ) As mentioned , Quicksand are going on a full reunion tour this month which culminates in the band's hometown of NYC on January 30 and 31 at Webster Hall . Quicksand have tapped some pretty great bands to support them on the tour. Single Mothers will open the first leg, followed Title FIght joining Quicksand for a number of dates, and Cymbals Eat Guitars [...]

Recommended Show: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2012 HOORAY FOR EARTH, CYMBALS EAT GUITARS, ZAMBRI, & GROOMS @ PIANOS 158 Ludlow St New York, NY 10002 $12, 8PM The Hurricane Sanday benefits haven't ended, and this one brings together some pretty neat indie rockers all in one place. Tanlines & Supreme Cuts @ Webster Hall Sky Ferreira & Rewards @ Mercury Lounge A-Trak, A$AP MOB, & Pusha T @ Best Buy Theater Bush Tetras & Sediment Club @ [...]

Cymbals Eat Guitars at MHOW in July ( more by Chris La Putt ) As you may have noticed in today's What's Going On (11/18) , there's a few Hurricane Sandy Relief benefits going on in NYC today. There's one going down in both rooms at Public Assembly , which started at 1:30 PM and is continuing into the evening. If you head down there now, you can still catch sets by Wojick, Zula, The Veda Rays, Their Planes, Backwords, Pessanger Peru, Cool [...]

Buy tix here. Hooray For Earth recently dropped by Daytrotter. Purchase Hooray For Earth items via Insound. MP3: Hooray For Earth - No Love (Twin Shadow Mix)

Cymbals Eat Guitars @ MHOW, July 2012 ( more by Chris La Putt ) While working on new material for Album #3, Cymbals Eat Guitars are testing out new material (and playing known songs as well) at a free show at Brooklyn Bowl on Wednesday (11/14) with Zambri. You do need to RSVP . Doors are at 6 PM and the show starts at 8 PM. It's the only upcoming show for either band at the moment. Continue reading "Cymbals Eat Guitars and [...]

DOWNLOAD: Cymbals Eat Guitars - "Hawk Highway" (MP3) Cymbals Eat Guitars at MHOW in July ( more by Chris La Putt ) Staten Island rockers Cymbals Eat Guitars will be taking the ferry over to Manhattan next week to be the musical guests on Wrestling Team 's live taping of their podcast, Beginnings , which happens on October 9 at UCBEast . The tapings [...]
Cymbals Eat Guitars, Blonds and Skaters at Chelsea Market. Friends are playing at 285 Kent. Both should be good. RSVP here

Time for a little bit of aural time travel. Let's look back, reflect, and contemplate... what were we listening to one year ago ? Listen to the September 2011 Mix and find out. You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can just download any or all of the tracks at your leisure and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Downloadables: [...]
Thank God It’s Freeloader Friday! Yes, we are still here. No reason for us to leave you, you dear Freeloaders. Now let's see, what do have this week... Why, some great music of course! Did you know that Cymbals Eat Guitars (true story!), that The Raveonettes is (not) your enemy, ...
Today's selection of free and legal - because: official - downloads.... Santah - Indigo Stevie Wonder - Superstition (The Noisy Freaks Remix) Jonas Reinhardt - Turpin Misfire Pree - Fresh Paint Santiago Street Machine - Sinking Stone (Bicker Brothers Remix) Cymbals Eat Guitars - Hawk Highway Lupe Fiasco - American Terrorist Pt 2 (Superheroes) Fidlar - Cheap Beer Paper Garden Records @ CMJ 2012 (Sampler) Big Sean - Detroit (mixtape) Joey Bada$$ – Rejex (mixtape) [...]
Today's music was found while looking for music. Enjoy. : Cymbals Eat Guitars - Hawk Highway : I've said before and I'll say it again, Cymbals Eat Guitars are one of the best indie rock acts working right now. They only churn out magic. This track is part of a web series titled Masters Of Their Day , which follows a band and a producer as they try to record a single in 24 hours. : Rubblebucket - Oooh Wa : This band is really growing on me. Kalmia Traver has [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Built To Spill, Yuck Song: Cymbals Eat Guitars - Hawk Highway [download here ] What's so good? These days [...]
Indie rock band Cymbals Eat Guitars stopped eating guitars long enough to record a new single in one day as part of the Masters From Their Day series. The band worked with alt-rock producer John Agnello on the new song, "Hawk Highway". Agnello teamed up with Cymbals Eat Guitars on their last album, [...]
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From the great land of New York, indie rock band Cymbals Eat Guitars have released a little three minute track titled 'Hawk Highway', a beautiful track that seems to differ a little from the band's previous releases. You can stream and download 'Hawk Highway' thanks to our friends over at Line Of Best Fit below.
Masters from Their Day is an online series that documents a recording of a song between a band and a producer. The recently-released fifth installment reunites Staten Island-quartet Cymbals Eat Guitars with legendary producer John Agnello for a new track called “Hawk Highway.” Both parties had previously worked together which resulted in the release Cymbals Eat Guitars’ stellar sophomore album, Lenses Alien last year. While the majority of their material last year consisted of jagged and blistering shoegaze/noise rock, there were a few softer moments such as “Plainclothes,” “Another Tunguska,” and “Wavelengths.” “Hawk Highway” falls on [...]

Le quatuor indie rock New Yorkais, Cymbals Eat Guitars nous dévoile un tout nouveau morceau intitulé Hawk Highway . Un single sorti le 6 Septembre dernier chez Barsuk Records , que nous offre le groupe, qui pour l'occasion présentait le morceau en enregistrement sur le site Masters From Their Day . Cymbals Eat Guitars - Hawk Highway