Artist: Har Mar SuperStar

The musical superduo Ashtar Command, composed of Chris Holmes (Sir Paul McCartney's go to DJ) and Brian Liesegang (Founding member of Filter) first showed up on our radar with a track on the PS3 game 'Red Dead Redemption'. Their debut album 'American Sunshine' was an unexpected and delightful revelation. Chief Cougar Microbes collaborator Kyle hailed it [...]

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It's a mighty good Monday (if you ignore the weather): ► At the Satellite, where Chasing Kings' residency roars into its fourth week, U.K. quartet the Chevin makes its L.A. debut. That's the video for the title track from the West Yorkshire lads' 2011 EP, "Champion," above. Tonight's bonus — you also gets sets from Nightmare & the Cat and the Californian . ► Koga, featuring the solo material of Evan Koga (formerly of the band Chief), debuts at the Bootleg Theater as part of the [...]

This Friday lineup feels like party time ... ► Party-starting electro outfit Wallpaper ought to be mighty festive tonight when they headline the El Rey Theatre — the project fronted by Ricky Reed has moved up to Epic Records from indie Boardwalk, it was announced last week. Youngblood Hawke and Speakers open. That's Wallpaper's animated video for "F*cking Best Song Everrr," above. ► Speaking of parties, Kid Sister holds forth at the Avalon. Her "Kiss & Tell" EP came out in November/ ► Har Mar Superstar [...]

While recent anums have yielded strong releases from Dessa and Lazerbeak , as well as pert near-classics from P.O.S. , something very special happens when the members of Minneapolis hip-hop collective Doomtree go Voltron. No Kings , their latest full-length, is a stone-cold stunner and proof positive that the evolution of hip-hop, though seemingly stunted at times, is far from over. And incidentally; if it's wrong to want Bolt Cutter for my ringtone, I don't want to be right. Though hardened [...]

Har Mar Superstar gets the lead role in the new Doomtree video, and shirtlessness ensues. No Kings is in stores right now. Bangarang.

Har Mar Superstar gets the lead role in the new Doomtree video, and shirtlessness ensues. No Kings is in stores right now. Bangarang.

​As the Doomtree crew are all getting psyched for their sprawling 2-month-long U.S. tour which starts tomorrow night, they dropped a lighthearted, no-frills video for "Bangarang," one of the most rous

Ava Luna at BV Holiday Party last month/year ( more by Jessica Amaya ) Wintersleep are going on a short North American tour this month which ends in 2 NYC dates happening on January 24 at Mercury Lounge with Pretty & Nice and January 25 at Glasslands with ARMS and Writer . Tickets for the Mercury show and the Glasslands show are on sale now. All Wintersleep dates are listed below. [...]

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Recommended Show: MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2011 HAR MAR SUPERSTAR @ BOWERY ELECTRIC 327 Bowery New York, NY 10003 $8, 8PM This site was in sore need on an update (CMJ kept us relatively busy). Here's hoping that we'll be able to get back into things over the next few days (except a bunch of photos). But tonight, be sure to catch Har Mar Superstar at Bowery Electric. Duniven & Aways Away @ The Delancey Chairlift & Beach Fossils @ Mercury Lounge [...]

Recommended Show: MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2011 HAR MAR SUPERSTAR @ BOWERY ELECTRIC 327 Bowery New York, NY 10003 $8, 8PM With CMJ taking the City in full force this week, don't expect the typical postings on this site--we will simply be too busy. But hopefully we'll be able to catch up in the coming weeks with all the latest news, videos, and more. The Velvet Teen @ Glasslands Jane's Addiction @ Irving Plaza The London Souls @ Brooklyn Bowl [...]

Recommended Show: MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2011 HAR MAR SUPERSTAR @ BOWERY ELECTRIC 327 Bowery New York, NY 10003 $8, 8PM Does this show seem familiar? It looks like Har Mar Superstar is returning to Bowery Electric every Monday this month. You certainly won't hear any complaints coming from us! Hull @ Mercury Lounge Rev Vince Anderson @ Union Pool Uh Huh Her & Fences @ Irving Plaza Dreams Come True @ Highline Ballroom Balene, Icewater, & Pillow [...]

Recommended Show: MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2011 HAR MAR SUPERSTAR @ BOWERY ELECTRIC 327 Bowery New York, NY 10003 $8, 8PM The Bowery Electric has morphed over the past few years from a mostly ignored club into a pretty amazing space. A lot of this has to do with the caliber of talent they are drawing to the space, like tonight's performance from Har Mar Superstar . Guy Davis @ Blue Note Il Volo @ Beacon Theatre Madi Diaz @ Mercury [...]

Friday fun: ► Tinariwen visits the El Rey Theatre as part of the Ooh LA L.A. Festival, abetted by TV on the Radio . The Malian band recorded their new album "Tassili" (which came out in August) in the Algerian desert with contributions from TVOTR's Tunde Adebimpe and Kyp Malone (as well as Nels Cline and the Dirty Dozen Brass Band). Tonight's installment of Ooh LA L.A. also features Hindi Zahra and Globesonic. ► Neon Indian and Com Truise continue their string of SoCal dates with a sold-out [...]

Happy Saturday: ► The U.K. quartet Ladytron , its fifth and finest album "Gravity the Seducer" just released, headlines the Wiltern, with Geographer and and Sonoio opening. ►Canadian duo Junior Boys , getting a lot of acclaim for their new album "It's All True," play the El Rey Theatre. Fellow Canadians Young Galaxy open. ► To guys with long names and great songs — James Vincent McMorrow and William Elliot Whitmore — team up for a show at the Bootleg Theater, with L.A.'s John Gold [...]

Ryan Olson of Gayngs ' other group Marijuana Deathsquads are working on their debut album Crazy Master . You can stream the album's title track, making its debut here, below. For more music, check out their recent session at Daytrotter, where it was written ... With Marijuana Deathsquads, Olson and frequent collaborators such as Doomtree's Mike Mictlan, Rhymesayers' P.O.S. and Har Mar Superstar make you feel as if you've just been bit by a psychedelic rattlesnake and you're quickly [...]

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​The Pizza Luce Block Party is only a few days away, and this year's party might have the strongest lineup yet. In addition to serving as a testing ground for a couple of new projects -- Charles, a ne

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Photo by Tigger LunneyIt's been over a decade since Sean Tillmann adopted his Har Mar Superstar alter ego and eventually relocated to Los Angeles, CA. The Rocky Mountains couldn't separate Til