The sound of Lichen Gumbo smells of the uncontaminated, rural Finland where the duo comes from. It's dusty, weird, disjointed rock 'n' roll. Of course, incrediblely lo-fi because they recorded their tracks with no-budget dictaphones, tape decks and reel to reel machines. Stream the haunting ballad 'Helium Gin Gin' below - which is part of their limited (edition of 100) cassette release on Russian bedroom label Full Of Nothing, which is called Zoom Zoom Ohm Umpha</em .
What a weekend. Just think, a week from today I'll either be living the high life - on cloud nine - sharing a mix tape in celebration of the New York Giants winning the Super Bowl, or I'll be the brunt of every joke made by my six Boston-native roommates if the Patriots win. I'm [...]
Black Moth Super Rainbow hold a secure place in my heart as a band I'd love to see live but have, on several occasions, missed. With a new album coming out next year, Psychic Love Damage , there are definitely things to look forward to for BMSR fans. I noticed just now that the teaser they posted for the new album had yet to be posted on Earmilk (I saw it and thought about posting it a while back, and then probably got distracted by porn or work or work porn or something), so it only seemed appropriate to [...]
This past weekend, NYC presented a number of only-in-NYC type concerts to help locals feel like they did some unique shit before the summer was over. For me, that meant seeing Lemonade, Reggie Watts, and Small Black at a open-air dumpster pool party that served lobster rolls for refreshments (that was a first), and joining Scott, Corban, and Juicy J at the Fool's Gold party on Labor Day where the refreshments were considerably danker (ditto). But the best of this Very Special Weekend's shows was also the freest: a no-cost, relatively intimate double bill in the taco-carted backyard [...]
Wow. What a weekend. I'm sure you're all out getting loaded, but some of us have to work tomorrow. I guess that's why they call it Labor Day, amiright!? Hi, I'm Evan. You might remember me from such drunken blog posts as this one I'm writing right now. Also last night's post and most of [...]
by Andrew Sacher Atlas Sound at SXSW ( more by Chris Gersbeck ) Atlas Sound played St. Cecilia's Church last night (6/16) with support from Lichens and White Rainbow . If half hour drone sets are your thing, you may enjoy catching Lichens again at Zebulon on June 22 with Soft Circle and Urxed . And if you're into similar sounds, but with more hip [...]
With festivals every single weekend, it's hard to imagine that any one could be that different from the rest. But if nothing else, Chicago's two-year old Neon Marshmallow Festival proves that assumption so very wrong. The noise/drone/electronic/general ly avant-garde acts that pummeled the crowd for three nights won't be filling out even the earliest of slots at Coachella or Lollapalooza, and the fans who filed into work Monday morning with damaged ear drums and huge grins on their faces wouldn't want it any other way. Neon Marshmallow is, in a word, weird. In two words, delightfully weird. [...]
photos by Samantha Marble , words by BBG Kevin Hufnagel, Bruce Lamont, Lichens Bruce Lamont played Union Pool on February 27th (maybe while you were watching the Oscars?). The show opened with the swelling synth/vocal soundscapes of Lichens , the serene yet jaw-droppingly-technical fretwork of Kevin Hufnagel and an improv set from Brooklyn sludgesters Cocaine & Abel . Lamont was [...]
Explosions of the Sky return with their latest LP Take Care, Take Care, Take Care 90ooi8 on April 26th, and three weeks prior, Austin, TX instrumental rockers will look to support the release with a North American tour. Launching April 1st in Oxford, MS, the trek will see quartet then hit Charlotte, NC and Richmond, VA on their way to a previously announced April 6th show at Radio City Music Hall in New York. After that, they'll turn west for two shows in Ohio and one in Pittsburgh. Then, about a month later, the [...]
While not necessarily immensely popular worldwide, Joan of Arc is undeniable Chicago royalty. The phoenix born out of the ashes of much beloved emo forefathers Cap'n Jazz, the "band" could more properly be considered a loose collective centered around Tim Kinsella, other members flitting and floating among other interchangeable monikers. What's more, Kinsella's brother Mike and cousin Nate have both been involved in the project. So, in a sense, the project reads more as a family affair than a band, players coming and going when they can, names swapped around at leisure rather than creating a masthead for [...]
CONFIRMED ARTISTS San Miguel Primavera Sound 2011: Aias, Ainara LeGardon, The Album Leaf, Animal Collective, The Annuals , Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti, Arto Lindsay, Autolux, Avi Buffalo, Baths, Battles, Belle & Sebastian , Berlinetta, Big Boi, The Black Angels, Blank Dogs, BMX Bandits, Caribou, Carte Blanche, Caspa, Cloud Nothings, Comet Gain, Connan Mockasin, Cults, Cuzo + Damo Suzuki, Dan Melchior und Das Menace, Darkstar, Das Racist, Deakin, Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500, Del Rey, DJ Shadow, DM Stith, Ducktails, Dúo Cobra, Echo & The Bunnymen performing Heaven Up Here & Crocodiles, Einstürzende Neubauten, El Guincho , El [...]
Salem The line up for All Tomorrow's Parties' stage at this year's Primavera Sound Festival has finally been revealed. Curated by ATP since 2007, the bands set to grace the stage this year are as follows: The Album Leaf Autolux Broadcast Caribou Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500 Factory Floor Half Japanese Islet The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Lichens Low Money Mark Oneohtrix Point Never Phosphorescent Pissed Jeans Salem Seefeel Shellac Tennis Wolf People Yuck [...]
I feel I could start these listings posts with 'Christ, 25th October, already?' pretty much every single week at the moment. Not that the world is getting away from me exactly - in fact it all seems to be slowly locating some semblance of normality after a couple of months trying to get my head around my new full-time responsibilities - it's just that I have been constantly busy since I left Proper Job and in those circumstances time just buzzes past at a frightening rate. This weekend we finally got into the territory of proper cold. Not [...]
First off, Album of the Week #25 issssssss (drum roll PLEASE) ... Vincent Gallo's "Honey Bunny" 7-inch on Warp Records! And that's not all ... I also have, wrapped up especially for Yu, my new Top-10 list, straight from the office in Snowville, Utah (yes, Dead Raven Choir was a predictable pick, but I'm obsessed [...]
It may be a little played out by now for bands to do full albums live, but it's nothing to complain about. Not when it means we get some new shows from influential San Jose stoner metal band band Sleep . The band, which split in 1997 and spawned offshoots OM, High On Fire, and Shrinebuilder before ultimately reuniting last year, will soon make its long overdue return stateside with Neurosis drummer Jason Roeder. If that weren't exciting enough, the band will use the trek to dust off its 1992 sophomore effort Holy Mountain , as each scheduled [...]
Robert A.A. Lowe has a healthy bit of credibility behind his name: keyboardist for TV on the Radio; guru-like figure in OM; drone maestro as Lichens. Yet, it's in this collaboration with Rose Lazar that I find the most enjoyment. As if drawn from a New Age video game, one where your pixelated avatar might [...]
After the apparent frustration of playing a fan-picked set at last summer's Pitchfork Music Festival, Tortoise 's anticipated return to performance in their hometown finally came Saturday evening at the newly established Lincoln Hall. The sparse crowd that decided to show up on time wasn't quite ready for eccentric, experimental opening act Lichens . Robert A.A. Lowe, bassist and vocalist from seemingly dormant Chicago post-rock act 90 Day Men . I've seen Lowe do his thing before, and it seems he relishes putting himself on his toes. I've seen him envelope [...]
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Who am I kidding? I bought Basalt Fingers ' self-titled live LP because it was out of print (OOP), pressed in a limited edition (of 845) and blessed by a couple of big names ( Ben Chasny of Comets On Fire / Six Organs Of Admittance , Elisa Ambrogio of Magik Markers , and Brian Sullivan ), not because I truly thought [...]
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