
The good fellas at Stage Mothers cooked up a tasty showcase of oz musical treats for the Bowery Ballroom show this past Sunday. Sample them below, then be sure to indulge in a full serving at SXSW on March 19 or The Echo LA on March 26 . Here are a few MV menu selections from NYC: Drawn From Bees - These Brissy natives seduced us with their "post-apocalyptic folk," even before they knew we were [...]

Luluc shot live in one take on a romantic autumn day in Prospect Park, Brooklyn performing "One Day Soon" for Shoot The Player. Producer: Amelia Tovey, Camera: David Sosnow = With the release of their debut album, Dear Hamlyn, Luluc has become a quiet sensation. Songs pared down to an essential core, the music [...]
Calm, simply produced and unadorned, the songs from Aussie duo Luluc -- aka Zoë Randell and Steve Hassett -- have a special, indescribably warm glow of melodic incandescence as they explore the shadows of acoustic melancholy. Perhaps it's Randell's remarkably unadulterated approach to singing and a voice so pure it can command with the quietest turn of inflection. Maybe it's her evocative, poignant songs. Their enchanting, ethereal debut Dear Hamlyn -- named for Randell's late father -- was released in 2008, but a move to New York, a recent CMJ performance, current Lower East Side residency [...]

Goth Star [mp3] - Pictureplane from Dark Rift ( Lovepump United , 8/09) Pictureplane, the "24-year-old weirdo performance artist Travis Egedy," plays the Troubadour September 9th in LA. His upcoming LP from Lovepump is super juicy. Go over to Lovepump and see what they're up to. Lots of exciting news including a debut EP from DERADOORIAN. Traveling, I suppose it's no surprise that internet services have been a challenge to locate in the midst of the Giant Forest among black bears, international tourists and trees over [...]

Warpaint Monday, July 13th Andy Clockwise & Natalie Portman's Shaved Head @ Spaceland Tuesday, July 14th The Datsuns @ Echo Wednesday, July 15th The Veils @ Spaceland Luluc @ The Bootleg Theater Fol Chen @ Pershing Square Park Thursday, July 16th Warpaint & Foreign Born @ Hammer Museum Gillian Welch @ The Coronet - Largo [...]
Between Summer Cats, Dappled Cities, and Luluc, I think I've met my quota of music from under. Are we in the middle of an Australian invasion? Will it be as good as the British invasion? I hope so.If the Aussies are making a move on the American music industry, Luluc is the quietest invader of the bunch; possibly the most intricate, too. The duo made their full-length debut last year, but they've