Tonight down in DC Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains rolls into town at DC9 with Josh Reichman and We Were Pirates. Also in DC is Q-Tip at the 9:30 Club with The Cool Kids and Pacific Division. Up north in Philly don't miss out on the beautifully wild sounds of El Guincho at the Barbary with Lemonade and Magnet City Kids. Also up there at the North Star Bar are Long Walk Home, Phantasm, and Currents. mp3: Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains - American Names [...]
Josh Reichmann used to be in Tangiers , a kick-ass Toronto band that had one or two former players from the Deadly Snakes . Tangiers released three excellent records of fraught, garage-y soul rock between 2003 and 2005. That's, like, one record a year. Now Josh Reichmann's got a sweaty new band, an Oracle Band, and they've just released their first EP, Life Is Legal , out now on Paper Bag Records. If you were on Paper Bag's mailing list during the week of Oct. 7th, you woulda got a free download [...]
Josh Reichman first earned some serious praise with his indie rock band, Tangiers . Now he's back with the retro funk, saxophone laden Josh Reichman Oracle Band. He's recently released his first EP, Life Is Legal , on limited edition vinyl via Paperbag Records . This five song trip has me crate digging for some old Stevie Wonder or Frank Zappa with that strange soul/funk/rock vibe. There was only 300 copies pressed for this EP so hurry up and snatch one up before they're gone. Reichman will also be touring through the area with [...]
myspace A few years ago when I lived in TO, a buddy of mine was obsessed with Tangiers . Anytime he picked me up, there was a good chance Hot New Spirits would be in the stereo. They kind of fell out of sight and out of mind (especially after I left Toronto and they eventually broke up), so I was surprised to get an announcement from Paper Bag saying they had signed Josh Reichmann and his new band. Josh had worked with Ian McGettigan under the moniker [...]
Pasta Primavera
A Bulldozer With A Wrecking Ball Attached
Herohill
Beach House covers Queen
Antony and the Johnsons - "Rise"
The Bee Gees – Tragedy (Equateur Remix)
