It is winter in Australia which means that it is football season it Australia. And by football, I don't mean steroid stuffed giants in full body armor standing around for three plus hours, nor overpaid Brazilians kicking a round ball around for an hour and a half in the quest for a nil-nil draw. No, I'm talking about that odd game that you may have seen during a spell of insomnia that involves thirty skinny Australians occasionally kicking a rugby ball in between bouts of beating the crap out of each other. Ah, footy. [...]
There are many reasons to arrive at shows in time to see supporting acts. In addition to being treated to more entertainment for the price of admission, watching opening bands often lends much-needed support to acts that are still building an audience. Perhaps the best outcome is a mutual discovery, wherein the band finds that audience and the crowd is exposed to music that theretofore had been under the radar. This is the case with...
Perhaps the universe shifted a bit on its axis as The Apples in Stereo traveled backwards in time to be with an appreciative crowd at Chicago's Lincoln Hall the evening of Friday, April 30 th . Dressed in white jackets, sparkly silver pants, and dark black sunglasses ("uniforms impervious to time travel"), the Apples took the stage around midnight to what seemed to be a full house. All the space-age fun was in honor of the Apples' new record, Travellers in Space and Time , which came out this past week "in your [...]
MP3: Laminated Cat - "Aquamarine" from Umbrella Weather, out now on Garden Gate. Robert Schneider has called Laminated Cat "the best young psychedelic band in years." You can see why he might say that. Dude's helium vocals probably remind...
BRIMSTONE HOWL Big Deal. What's He Done Lately? [Alive] "Suicide Blues" (download): THE BROTHERS MOVEMENT The Brothers Movement [Rocket Girl] "Blind" (download): CHEVAL SOMBRE Cheval Sombre [Double Feature] "Little Bit Of Heaven" (download): EAST HUNDRED Passenger [self-released] "Slow Burning Crimes" (download): IT HUGS BACK Inside Your Guitar [4AD] "Now + Again" (download): LAMINATED CAT Umbrella Weather [Garden [...]
They are young. But this time it's not from California, or even Austin, but they will want to go there sometime soon. Tanner Smith, his brothers Camden and Cooper,and AJ Griffin is "Laminated Cat". The band's (formerly Interobang) from Georgia, a place not especially known for classic neopsychedelica if i am not wrong (well there've been some bands lately), but this is a great debut album eventhough, experimental, in the works since early 2008 i've been told. The eclectic, handmade, filtered sounds come from engineer Craig [...]
The second release for Schneider and family's new Garden Gate label features cover art by Hart and Doss of Olivia Tremor Control. Listen & Re-Post! [MP3] Laminated Cat - " Aquamarine ": http://tinyurl.com/laminatedca t-aquamarine Umbrella Weather : Ornate psychedelia pours from the loudspeakers, ranging from delicate to druggy . Acoustic guitars give way to flourishes of orchestrated static. Fuzz pedals filter exotic riffs. A ghostly voice conjures [...]
This was going to be a different kind of post. I was going to write about how, come the middle of August every year when I was in elementary school, I got bored. How at some point during the dog days, summer ground to a halt and I got excited about going back to school. It wasn't that I particularly liked school, just that I craved routine and the freedom and idleness of summer vacation started to wear thin. I was going to tell you that after two weeks off for paternity leave/spring break, I was ready to [...]
Surfing on Steam posted this track the other day by Elephant 6 revivalists Laminated Cat - dubbed "the best young psychedelic band in years" by the Apples Robert Schneider. And yes, I was just as skeptical as you are right now before pressing play. Their label, Garden Gate Records, happens to be run by Robert [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Acrylics : "All of the Fire" [mp3] from All of the Fire (out October 28th) other Acrylics posts at Largehearted Boy Bottle Up & Go : "Day I Die" [mp3] from other Bottle Up & Go posts at Largehearted Boy Dubious Ranger : free and legal [...]
Laminated Cat Genre: Indie / Experimental / Folk From: Athens, Georgia, United States [...]
Surfing on Steam posted this track the other day by Elephant 6 revivalists Laminated Cat - dubbed "the best young psychedelic band in years" by the Apples Robert Schneider. And yes, I was just as skeptical as you are right now before pressing play. Their label, Garden Gate Records, happens to be run by Robert [...]
Listening: 1. I Love You : This Kansas City duo is releasing their second album, first on Joyful Noise, on Oct. 27th. Listen to: The Colloquialism Is Simply 'Gas'( mp3 ) 2. Laminated Cat : Take a little trip with this Athens band. Listen to: Aquamarine ( mp3 ) 3. Thad Cockrell : Two from KC, Thad is a beast and he is releasing his first solo album in six years on Oct. 13. Listen to: Rosalyn( mp3 ) Reading: 1. [...]
It`s the time of the week where sifting through the promotional emails is equivalent to putting the cat out. You never want that box to be on the verge of overflowing, it`s almost an environmental issue. I`d much rather post publicity supplied material than miss the opportunity to share some fantastic music. "I'm Here To Kill is System and Station's third EP (to go along with four full-lengths with a fifth is due in April 2010) and first to appear in the vinyl format (180gram). "System [...]
Since we capped off September with a bang , it's only appropriate we do the same to kick off the month of October. Boy, the year has flown by, eh? It's already time to start putting together new our year-end and decade-end lists , talk festival rumors, and maybe launch something pretty incredibly new and awesome. This and more will be coming in the month of October from your friends here at CoS. In the meantime, let's do that kick off with a band thingy with this week's edition of our Friday Mixtape... NEW Singles: [...]
I need to start out today by apologizing for leaving you all without a Hodge Podge to wake up to last week. I know how much many of you look forward to our time together on Friday mornings, and I feel terrible about leaving you hanging. The only excuse I have to offer is that I accidentally got drunk and passed out. Poor planning on my part, but I always say that if you're going to make excuses it's best that they revolve around alcohol. Better to be drunk than lazy, or something like that… [...]
na, hier hatten wir sie bereits im visier, das kazynskian street ensemble aus santa cruz, die neue scheibe "under the starling host" erscheint am 10. oktober, kann über ihre webseite bestellt werden, zudem wurde ihre internetpräsenz reformiert: Blackbird Raum - Valkyrie Horsewhip Reel Blackbird Raum - California Fetid Adders Tongue Blackbird Raum - Woodwose einen ersten höreindruck gibt es nun auf die neue ep "night bats", erscheinungstermin ist der 10.11., natürlich auf [...]
Laminated Cat relocated from Boston to Athens over the summer, and have been infusing the southeast with their tunes ever since. Here's the PopFest set from August. If you're in the Athens area, you can experience them first hand tonight (1/30), opening for Casper and the Cookies at The Caledonia Lounge . Laminated Cat 8.15.2008 Athens Popfest The Caledonia Lounge, Athens, GA Source: DPA 4060's > battery-box > Microtrack II > CF > WAV > Adobe Audition > [...]
First off, nothing to do with the actual topic, I went to the store tonight to pick up a few things. They have already removed ALL the Christmas stuff off the shelves in the seasonal section at Hy-Vee. Not that I should be too shocked here, I know. But to see Valentines Day stuff going up already really threw me for a loop. It's New Freaking Years EVE here, folks. I mean, I don't expect society to ever really observe the twelve days of Christmas, but can't they at least wait until after New Years [...]
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