Ethereal - extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world. Press play on Ryan Radlers latest mix tape and that's exactly how the music will make you feel, immediately. The effect is no coincidence and if you're hip to the anti-summer/anti-winter concepts then you know that's what these tapes are all about... At the end of the day I think the mixes are really about how to navigate each season. Personally, winter has been killing me and this mix is literally some catharsis to cope with the stuff that comes. Cold, depression, [...]
The Elliots evade traditional Swedish pop stereotyping, exchanging key-led twinkles and exuberant string-soaked choruses for moody ambience. The strings and keys remain, as seem the Swedish custom, but are presented with bleaker and darker tones that rely more on evolving moods than receptive hooks. On their new album Love|Decay, producer Charles Storm helped the Gothenburg-based [...]
Act Your Age: True Adolescents SIFF Party featuring The Effort, The Fucking Eagles, Basemint, Black Daisy and Hunter Lea from Mono In VCF at The Comet June 6th 8pm, $7 Furnace Films will host a party open to the public at The Comet Tavern on June 6th to celebrate the screenings of the Seattle-made independent film [...]
Η Σαντάκο Σασάκι ήταν δυόμισι χρονών εκείνο το καλοκαίρι του 1945. Στην πόλη όπου μεγάλωνε, η ζωή κυλούσε ήρεμα. Μέχρι εκείνη τη μέρα, τις 6 Αυγούστου. Βρισκόταν στο σπίτι με την οικογένειά της το πρωινό που ο "χοντρός" έφτασε από τον ουρανό κι έσκασε περίπου ένα μίλι μακριά τους, εξαφανίζοντας το κέντρο της Χιροσίμα και μερικές χιλιάδες δεκάδες ζωές μέσα σε δευτερόλεπτα. Η Σαντάκο δεν ήταν μια απ'αυτές. Ούτε η οικογένειά της. Επέζησαν, και συνέχισαν τη ζωή τους όπως μπορούσαν να τη συνεχίσουν μετά από μια τέτοια καταστροφή. [...]
Wrapping up the BOS top 25 albums of 2008 with the top ten. It's the end of the countdown but stay tuned for some addtional thoughts on 2008 coming in another post real soon, plus lots of great music on deck for 2009. 10 Birds Fled From Me - Deeper Lurking [ BUY ] It was just about a year ago when I named Birds Fled From Me the BOS Artist Of The Day and predicted this to [...]
And so the lists begin. Yes, it is that time of year, Music Nerds ( that stands for Never Ending Radical Dudes, btw ), where all your favorite on-line idiots tell you who and what they liked most in this wondrous year of 2008 (not counting Mr. Barry Obama). What made you dance? Who made you sing? What made you think? But, most importantly, what made you feeeeeeeeeel. And, if you've spent at least 1% of your leisure time reading this site, you'll no doubt recognize some of the names below such as the Heavy Hearts, Sera Cahoone, Starfucker, [...]
Δεν είναι δύσκολο, ακούγοντας το πρώτο κομμάτι του δίσκου των Mono In VCF , να καταλάβεις ότι έχεις να κάνεις με ένα ξεχωριστό, φιλόδοξο και καμωμένο από πολύ γερά υλικά εγχείρημα. Πρόκειται για μια νέα μπάντα από την Ουάσιγκτον που μπερδεύει, με τη χάρη μιας γάτας που ισορροπεί σε ένα τραπέζι γεμάτο γυαλικά, την pop, την ψυχεδέλεια και τη soul.Η εισαγωγή τους στον δικό μου μικρόκοσμο προήλθε από την uptight με τη βοήθεια του πολύ καλού blog To Die By Your Side που μπορείτε να βρείτε στα δεξιά. Όπως [...]
I thought I'd try a bit of interaction today. Inspired by ATP vs The Fans . But first, some background. Running since 1999, All Tomorrow's Parties isn't like your average festival. There's no sponsorship. No camp site. And no chance of any furore over Jay Z headlining. What you get instead is a great atmosphere, a chalet to sleep, wash and cook in and a line-up with a difference. And that, is the crucial part. Because there's a real cohesiveness to the line-up. Rather than being a hodge-podge of randomly chosen acts, ATP [...]
mono in vcf aus tacoma, washington, residieren schon seit dem sommer fest in meinem ohr, doch ihr atmosphärisch dichter sound - gespenstisch schön und schwarz, drohend und verträumt - fügt sich besser in die stimmung der herbsttage, und in die traurigkeit darüber, dass technorati uns aufgrund zuviel blanker, kunstvoller haut verbannt hat. republikaner, i guess. sängerin kim millers stimme leckt derweil unsere wunden. das kürzlich erschienene, selbst betiltelte album der band sei gegen kummer, zur entspannung und für den weichen fall in orchestrale arrangements empfohlen. mehr infos auf der website von mono vcf [...]
So, I dunno if $2 can buy happiness, but on Thursday, Oct 16th it can buy you frosty beverages at MOE bar. And you KNOW that frosty beverages can only lead to happiness. Am I right or am I right? . I'm right. . So, the Seattle Subsonic - Local Music - Happy Hour is happening again from 5-8 , this time in rare form. It's no coincidence that directly following Happy Hour there is a free concert right there at Neumos with The Cops, [...]
I made it to Reverbfest this past Saturday and caught up with what I'm now calling Tacoma's Coolest Rock Band : Mono in VCF . You should think about joining; this calling-things-random-names-gr oup. The quartet burned through a low-velocity set of loungy, psychedelic soul rock that had heads bobbin', hips swayin', and hearts poundin'. At least all of mine were. I'd been wanting to see them play for a few months now, and the dark, wood-paneled, attic-style room the Salmon Bay FOE had offered up as an all-ages venue exuded the perfect [...]
Lucky you. You read this blog, so you are getting the downlow on how to get invited to an "Invite-Only" show featuring some of Seattle's hottest emerging talent at Neumos on October 16. Here are the details: 10.16 Thursday An Invite Only Event with THE SATURDAY KNIGHTS The Cops Mono In VCF DJ Dyce For access RSVP to promo@neumos.com 21+ / 8 pm doors All you've got to do is RSVP and you get in FREE.
No offense to DEBASER's longtime home skillet Good Brains , who rocked the house recently, but El Corazon is pretty much a dump with a grumpy staff and I hope Mono in VCF, Sian Alice Group, and A Place to Bury Strangers use their cozmic powers in unison to splinter all of its walls and melt the faces off its bouncers.
I'm starting with my favourite of the day, West Indian Girl . Mariqueen Maandig Robert James West Indian Girl were my second favourite of the entire fest actually. This was my first show at the EMP Sky Church (um, second if you don't count the unmemorable [...]
Day 1 of Bumbershoot madness, including reviews and photos of Beck, Neko Case, Nada Surf, Beehive, New Faces, Das Vibenbass, The Girls, Grynch, PWRFL Power, The Walkmen, Estelle, Saul Williams, Man Man, M. Ward, !!!, Kinski, and more! read more
Day 1 of Bumbershoot madness, including reviews and photos of Beck, Neko Case, Nada Surf, Beehive, New Faces, Das Vibenbass, The Girls, Grynch, PWRFL Power, The Walkmen, Estelle, Saul Williams, Man Man, M. Ward, !!!, Kinski, and more! read more
Mono in VCF is unquestionably a dark horse contender for one of the biggest break out bands from the Pacific NW in 2008. read more
Mono In VCF - Mono In VCF There are some things that when put in a certain combination I'm just a total sucker for. Putting a chick singer over dense, dreamy music is one of those things I can't resist. The first time I heard Mono In VCF , the combination of Kim Miller's gorgeous vocals and the band's slightly shoegazer-esque sound immediately had me hooked. Upon hearing their album in its entirety for the first time a [...]
Here we are with the latest round of 10 tracks that you need to have floating around your head on a daily basis. This week's collection is all over the place; there's new new new shit, some classic stuff and even some stuff beamed in from the 60's. Think of it as a bit of everything and then some. In any case, enjoy the tunes! White Lies - Death Bikini - 1234 (Feist Cover) Health - Crimewave (Crystal [...]
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