Between 2/26 and March 7, two Narcs were out vacationing working on a piece on Portland's and San Francisco's music scene. This first of three parts finds our young adventurers wandering the bearded streets of Portland in search of a venue with spellbinding sound. There are many thing that a Philadelphian will find familiar about Portland. The beer scene. The unpretentious vibe. The bikes. The universal signposts of hipster culture, the universal denial of said hipster culture. That choosing a spot for jazz [...]
Kids these days–doing drugs, having promiscuous sex and, apparently, crafting beautifully delicate folk melodies. The Lower 48, an underage quartet from Minneapolis, has accumulated more buzz before the band members' 20th birthdays than most rockers do in a lifetime. And their debut EP, Everywhere To Go (Grape Juice), only dropped November 3. Download "Transmissions, Pt. [...]
You've probably heard of Austin, Texas' Spoon . If not, you should go out and buy one of their albums today. Any one of 'em because they are all great. Heck, buy them all. Read one of our previous Spoon posts . Also, if you are following Musical Pairings on Twitter you are probably also aware that they have finished a new album titled Transference with a January release date. Below is the MP3 that made the rounds yesterday of the album's third [...]
Forgive me for being the crotchety 28 year old here, but I don't get kids most of the time these days, what with their penchant for stars like Paris Hilton or music like anything you will ever hear on the radio, but at least there's some kids out there these days doing something that makes sense. Teenage quartet The Lower 48 is a new band comprised of an eclectic blend of classically trained musicians, singer-songwriters and a smoky-voiced female vocalist. Their debut, Everywhere To Go , is a five-song EP recorded [...]
LAKE - There's no shortage of boy/girl indie-pop bands. In fact, there's been such a saturation that recently that description is more likely to make me wary than excited. Still, some groups manage to rise above what have now become cliched aspects of a somewhat tired genre - LAKE is one of those bands. Led by singer/songwriters Eli Moore and Ashley Eriksson, LAKE has released a stunning new album entitled Let's Build a Roof , a sophisticated - yet melodic - set of intriguing pop songs. The tracks utilize various instrumental approaches while Moore and [...]
Andrew Bird to play St Mark's Episcopal Church, Mates of State announce Weisman Art Museum date, Anti-Flag to return to St. Paul in January, & the Pines play for MPR.
The folk quartet are playing a show tonight at the 7th St. Entry.
One day, Everywhere to Go could become a coveted collector's item. It might also become that Creeper Lagoon EP you're still hanging on to that showed so much, ultimately unrealized, potential. "Miles From Minnesota" flashes promise but the first three tracks make the second, more disappointing, outcome almost as likely. Reminds us of: Letting Off the Happiness | 7" colored vinyl | The Bard's Tale (Tales of the Unknown: Volume 1) The Lower 48: ( Label / [...]
It's all been a bit of a rush over the past few days, so I have barely had time to upload this, let alone write about it.Anyway, this is a lovely track called Transmission Part 1 and is by a band called The Lower 48, from their debut EP titled Everywhere To Go. The band are a four piece from Minnesota and are all under 20. Despite only forming at the turn of the year, they have already earned a
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