Seriously, Mystery Palace is good... Are good? Is Good? Someone check my grammar. Anyways, Alyssa over at Vitriol Promotions stressed the fact that these guys were really good, and she did so by using the word "seriously". Now, I think we can all recognize the fact that whenever someone uses the world "seriously" we should [...]

So it's that day again....why not slowly make your way over to some great events around town. The National Mall in DC has some sweet performers for the Green Apple Festival including Talib Kweli, The Roots, and Thievery Corporation. OR maybe you would like to be indoors fo Greenland and Pranir at the Black Cat in DC or Mystery Palace, Grandchildren and DJ Heavy Flow at the Millcreek Tavern in Philly. mp3: Greenland - We Are Clipper Ships --> website --> buy mp3: Prabir & The Substitutes - [...]

Minneapolis, MN Mystery Palace is in the midst of a tour right now. Tonight they have the night off, but they'll be here in DC on Tuesday evening at The Red & The Black. 04/19 - Luna Lounge - Brooklyn, NY 04/20 - TBA - Philadelphia, PA 04/21 - Lo Fi Social Club - Baltimore, MD 04/22 - The Red & The Black - Washington, DC 04/23 - Local 506 - Chapel Hill, NC 04/29 - The Earl - Atlanta, GA 05/01 - Gypsy Hut - Cincinnati, OH [...]
Here we are at Day 5, and since I didn't want to bombard you all with about a million bands a day, we're only at the "M's". While I know that SXSW is finishing up today, I am having a lot of fun discovering these new bands, so I think I'm going to finish up the alphabet. Anyway, before we get into Mission to the Sea from Dallas, here's another update from ThaBombShelter's Man in the Field, The Dave Hanson: Saturday: went to the Pop Culture Press day show, which rules -- the scene, the [...]

It's SXSW. A>Z Anamanaguchi - Power Supply ( alt link ) New York's premier 8-bit rockers Anamanaguchi , charming stuff that comes off more organic than a lot of 8-bit you hear. Aonomi - Misodisko ( alt link ) Aonomi are from Tokyo and totally nail their Gameboys into submission. Bird Peterson - Twurk Central ( alt link ) Pure danceable breaks beats and bass [...]
I've been meaning to get to this one for a while. Not only does Minneapolis have a strong music scene in general, there are some pretty great electronic bands. I'm thinking primarily of Digitata, but another band uses beats just as effectively, and that band is Mystery Palace. Mystery Palace - Nascar Survivor. In fact, Mystery Palace and Digitata often share bills, and it's easy to see why. While Digitata is a little more pop-based, both bands have songs whose production is incidental to the songs. This is a great headphone track - sounds come in from unexpected places and...