[MFR Charity Project] We are beyond thrilled to announce the release of the first edition of the MFR Charity Project! We are teaming up with our favorite artists to benefit causes that we believe in - plus make some sweet shirts. Our first release features MFR epic favorite John Vanderslice . This JV-curated shirt is awesome and all of the proceeds will be donated to TransForm , a very cool organization that works to create world-class public transportation and walkable communities [...]
Liz Flyntz If we can regard Beach House literally as their namesake, which is to say as a holiday getaway, a reliably stolid place to escape from the real world, then the amount of adoration they've gotten for largely sticking to their skeletal formula through four albums now is understandable. Their fans don't want them to reinvent themselves with each outing; they want that comforting blanket of Victoria Legrand's narcoleptic vocals and whirring keyboard interwoven with Alex Scally's languid slide guitar, and across their first two records - their 2006 self-titled debut and [...]
Words by Jacob Barron In honor of the spirit of rebirth with which spring is so frequently associated, I'll be using this edition of Soundtracking Your Spring 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me to completely destroy everything you know and love about this column. Or, you know, freshen it up with a more piecemeal approach, whatever. The point is, last time got me thinking about the whole idea of seasons not as one monolithic thing, but a diverse set of vignettes, each with its own mood or temperature. In the end, you [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Every Sunday, 10 shows collected over the course of a single artist's career are presented. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: John Vanderslice : 2011-10-07, Vienna [mp3,ogg,flac] John Vanderslice: "Time Travel Is Lonely" [mp3] John Vanderslice : 2011-05-01, Iowa City [...]
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I'm in a bit of a crappy position this year: I'm missing most of SXSW's music portion. That said, I'll be flying in tomorrow, just in time to catch both Friday and Saturday. So, why not share a preview of the awesomeness to come? Indie Shuffle's SXSW coverage sponsored by Jeff Who Lives At Home , in select theaters this Friday. SPIN @ STUBB'S (12:30pm - 6pm) By far one of the best will be Spin's party at Stubb's, featuring Chairlift, Best Coast, [...]
Dream Brother is the new project from Ian from One For the Team. He's enlisted the help of John Vanderslice on "Pretty Eyes" and Paul Sprangers on "Haunted Heart." MP3: Dream Brother - Pretty Eyes (featuring John Vanderslice) MP3: Dream Brother - Haunted Heart (featuring Paul Sprangers) This is another case where the word "simple" [...]
It's Day 3 of Noise Pop Music Festival and I'm not yet feeling tired of the nonstop musical onslaught that has descended on this fair city of mine. Thursday found me at the Bottom of the Hill with local superstars John Vanderslice and Thao Nyguen with local unknowns Garrett Pierce and Bird by Snow . First off, I love the vibe of a Vanderslice show; it's always very positive, non-pretentious, and welcome. So naturally I already knew what to expect from the headliners. Bird by Snow [...]
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Date: Thursday, February 22nd Number of Noise Pop Shows: 10 shows, 32 bands Already Sold-Out: Oh boy, several shows on Thursday have already reached their maximum. And frankly, we're not surprised. Here's the full list of sold out shows, in case you plan to try and beg, borrow, or steal your way in: The Bottom of the Hill local showcase featuring Thao and John Vanderslice as co-headliners, with Garrett Pierce and Bird By Snow opening, [...]
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Mixtape: Twenty Bands at Noise Pop 20 (Podcast #271) Noise Pop 20 is just weeks away. From February 21st through the 26th, over one hundred bands will take over SF's venues for six days celebrating independent music. True to form, this year's Noise Pop Festival includes an eclectic mix of veterans and emerging artists, and you'd be wise to buy your tickets soon, because many shows are starting to sell out. To get familiar with many of the bands performing at Noise Pop this year, here's [...]
Photographer Peter Ellenby has been taking portraits of Death Cab for Cutie and John Vanderslice for over 15 years. Now as part of Noise Pop's 20th Anniversary , Ellenby's photo exhibit DC/VJ will be on display, featuring portraits depicting the progression of the musicians' celebrated careers as well as Ellenby's own stylistic progression. DC/JV will be housed at sponsor San Franpsycho's offices located at 1314 Grant (between Vallejo and Green). The opening reception [...]
Mixtape: Twenty Years of Noise Pop (Podcast #269) In February, the Noise Pop Music Festival turns twenty by gathering over one hundred local and touring bands from across the indie spectrum for a week of exciting concerts all over the City. Two decades of championing independent music is an accomplishment worth celebrating, and this mixtape collects twenty bands that have performed at Noise Pop events in years past. As you'll hear, a whole bunch of big names graced Noise Pop bills before achieving fame, as past festivals [...]
Our friend Ian Anderson is up to new things and we'd be remiss if we didn't discuss 'em. One For The Team is no longer, but he certainly hasn't stopped making peppy poppy music. Anderson's latest project is Dream Brother, and the first two released songs feature special guests Paul Sprangers (Free Energy frontman) and indie-veteran John Vanderslice. Catchy yet understated, Dream Brother shows plenty of promise and serves to ensure that Anderson's musical prowess won't be leaving our ears any time soon. Dream Brother - "Haunted Heart (feat. Paul Sprangers)" [MP3] [...]
Editor's Note Happy New Year! Some of you are probably wondering what happened to us. Well work, family, and of course organizing our little (not so little anymore) variety show Snob Theater has taken quite a bit of time away from the website. We've had probably the best year so far and I'm happy to announce my favorite records of 2011 to launch the reboot of Kata Rokkar. I don't review albums at all but i do listen to a shitload and it's been a great and surprising year for new music. [...]
Stream: Dream Brother - "Pretty Eyes (feat. John Vanderslice)" Dream Brother is the newest project from Minneapolis's resident everyman Ian Anderson (of Afternoon Records, One For The Team, the Minneapolis Fucking Rocks blog) and the project has just put out this week their initial 7" single/download for "Haunted Hearts" b/w "Pretty Eyes", tracks that feature collaborations with indie rock royalty John Vanderslice and Paul Sprangers of Free Energy. And go figure, we love the songs, especially the jangle of "Pretty Eyes". Godspeed!
*MP3: Dream Brother - "Haunted Heart" (Feat. Paul Sprangers) *MP3: Dream Brother - "Pretty Eyes" (Feat. John Vanderslice) Hey, Guys — I just posted up the first release from my new band, Dream Brother , for free download here . It was a really fun project to work on and it was great working with Paul Sprangers and John Vanderslice — two rad dudes whose records [...]
You are cordially invited to a very special evening with Snob Theater . This night of humor and brilliant music will be accompanied by the quirky comedy of Jesse Elias , the classiness of Mary Van Note , the clever quips of Alex Koll , and Brooklyn's own fantastic funny-man, Rob Cantrell (HBO, Comedy Central, NBC, CBS). In addition we will have a special performance by the very talented "man-of-variety" Drennon Davis . [...]
San Francisco native John Vanderslice is a staple of independent music in the Bay Area. Once a member of alternative group MK Ultra, he is now a solo artist carrying on many stylistic elements of his former group. During the late 902s, Vanderslice founded Tiny Telephone, a recording studio still standing today. Groups like Death Cab for Cutie, Spoon, and Deerhoof built the studio's reputation for high quality recording by using analog instruments and recording equipment. In 2000, Vanderslice released his first album Mass Suicide Occult Figurines . Eleven years later, in January of this year, he [...]
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