Sonny & the Sunsets headlined a night of surf-pop goodness at Bottom of the Hill last Saturday night.

Noise Pop 2013 - Sonny & the Sunsets @ Bottom of the Hill 3/2/13 - photo by Jackie Andrews I was excited to check out Dune Rats , who came all the way out here from Australia to melt ears with their slacker rock, but a single-tracking BART train from the East Bay made me late. Luckily I was able to catch the last half of their set. Self-described as a “budstep” band, they do a pretty good job of channeling the early 90s aesthetic of Ned’s Atomic Dustbin, Nirvana, Wayne’s World [...]
The Band of the Month Top Ten for January 2013 contains a wide diversity of styles and bands from three different continents. Deerman 1. Deerman (Belgium) 2. The Blue Collars (England) 3. Skreamer (England) [...]

On the band of the week chart for w/e 19th January there are bands representing three continents. Sea Legs 1. Sea Legs (Australia) Al Pacino - Single - Sea Legs * 2. Medic (USA) Grace & Gravity - EP - Medic * 3. Magic Trick [...]
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Photos by Karp Magic Trick (Tim Cohen of the Fresh and Onlys ) and Father John Misty (Josh Tillman formerly of Fleet Foxes ) played to a sold out crowd Monday night at Webster Hall. Hailing from the San Francisco psychedelic rock movement (amongst other things), the talented Magic Trick manage to pull all the best elements from Cohen's previous solo and collaborative works and successfully merge that experimental style with folk, rock, and country. Noelle Cahill's soft harmonies [...]

photos by Amanda Hatfield "Who the heck is Father John Misty? Apparently he hosted a mass last night at Webster hall that my entire Instagram feed went to." - William Gruger Father John Misty Former Fleet Fox Father John Misty (aka Josh TIllman) has been doing really well on his own and the FJM project is starting to rise (almost) as quickly as the Foxes did. His [...]

The band of the week top five for w/e 12th January 2013 contains bands from four different countries. Deerman 1. Deerman (Belgium) 2. Magic Trick (USA) The Glad Birth Of Love is available on * 3. The Indieannas (England) [...]

The New Year Ninety 2013 top spot is taken by ... Tim Cohen 1- Magic Trick (USA) a rise in 12 places from the 2012 version of the New Year Ninety. The Glad Birth of Love is available on * Wishing you all the best for 2013. *Purchases made through [...]
//magic trick - weird memory Man I love this song. Ryan Browne (of Sonny and the Sunsets and Tortured Genies) has been turning out a string of great videos lately, the latest of which is for Tim Cohen's band Magic Trick . Featuring heavy doses of the San Francisco Wax Museum, the video floats along nicely with 'Weird Memory' and manages to be both unsettling, nostalgic and intimate all at the same time. San Francisco is not a town known for turning out pop music and when it finally happens it can sound pretty [...]
Detroit's Jamaican Queens are still about three months away from releasing their debut album Wormfood (expected on March 5th) but they've already been picked up by a number of music tastemakers including Yvynyl and Noisey thanks to the trio's beat-packed first offerings. The latter premiered Jamaican Queens' new video for "Kids Get Away" last week, ... Continue reading

40. Menomena "Moms" Menomena - Plumage.mp3 39. Ty Segall Band "Slaughterhouse" Ty Segall Band - I Bought My Eyes.mp3 38. The Mountain Goats "Transcendental Youth" The Mountain Goats - Cry For Judas.mp3 37. King Tuff "King Tuff" King Tuff - Swamp Of Love.mp3 36. Tamaryn "Tender New [...]
Here it is. I know you'll hate it; I know you'll disagree, but that's not the point in making an arbitrary list. We here at ATH worked really hard to fit in the tastes of the four of us, and when we decided upon our Top 50, it really boied down to simple math. What albums did we love when they came out? Do we still enjoy spinning those records months later? If they're in the Top 50, then the asnwer is probably yes. I mean, our Top 2 records came out in January, and still play a vital part [...]

Tim Cohen of Fresh & Onlys/Magic Trick in Big Sur in 2011 ( more by Natasha Ryan ) The Fresh & Onlys are in town this week , playing Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday with Quilt and tickets are still available. If you haven't listened to their new album (and first for Mexican Summer), Song Slow Dance , you can stream it below via Spotify. With this album, the band have pretty much escaped the "garage rock" pidgeonhole [...]
[Photos courtesy of Bleary Eyed Brooklyn] ] As avowed fans of The Fresh & Onlys , we were thrilled to get a chance to see their frontman Tim Cohen's bedroom project, Magic Trick , come to life as a full band for a set at Mercury Lounge . While Cohen's lo-fi solo efforts have their charms, the songs feel more fully-realized with a real band, outshining even the latest official release, Ruler of the Night . Cohen and the band took a rapidly-filling room through many of Ruler's [...]

[Photos courtesy of Bleary Eyed Brooklyn] ] As avowed fans of The Fresh & Onlys , we were thrilled to get a chance to see their frontman Tim Cohen's bedroom project, Magic Trick , come to life as a full band for a set at Mercury Lounge . While Cohen's lo-fi solo efforts have their charms, the songs feel more fully-realized with a real band, outshining even the latest official release, Ruler of the Night . Cohen and the band took a rapidly-filling room through many of Ruler's [...]

The Band of the month for August 2012 as voted on by readers of the newsletter features a broad mix of musical styles and bands from three different continents. Band of the month August 2012 - Pussy Riot 1. Pussy Riot (Russia) 2. Magic Trick (USA) [...]

The Band of the week for 12th to 18th August 2012 is a chart that once again reflects originality, diversity and currency, as selected by the readers of the Indie Bands Blog . Red Ax Jam 1. Red Ax Jam (England) Cross The Line is available on * 2. [...]
il video di Invisible at Midnight dei Magic Trick , dal loro album Ruler of the Night pubblicato il mese scorso da #Hardly Art .

Sorry about no new mix last week. We had snafus in both the audio and visual departments and in addition to other commitments, it didn't quite come together. Anyway, we're back this Friday with a lot of good stuff for you to hear, including a song by new favorite new band, Stealing Sheep; a rarity from the Blur 21 box set; new music from Chicago's Mazes, SF's Sic Alps, Welsh oddballs Race Horses, oddball oddball Lawrence's Go Kart Mozart, and some "classic cuts" from The Wedding Present, New Order, T. Rex and a tip of the hat to late astronaut [...]
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Invisible at Midnight - Magic Trick // Buy Torture - Magic Trick // Buy Tim Cohen is a busy man. When not involved with the numerous other acts he performs with (most notably The Fresh & Onlys ), or operating solo, he's working on his latest project, Magic Trick (@magictrickband). Magic Trick started out as another of Tim’s solo bedroom side-projects, but has blossomed into the San Francisco four-piece, experimental, psych-rock band it is today. Acoustic guitars, synthesizers, beautiful vocals [...]