We are still amused at the album cover of the group that is fast becoming some sort of college sensation. They have Burj Al Arab right on the album cover. The track "Fireflies" is on top of the download charts! Posted in Beats, Clip, Yankee Panky Tagged: chart, city, download, fireflies, owl, video, watch
The second installment of A Retrospective, in which I recap my favorite albums released from 2000 to 2008, this time: 2001. Wrought with turmoil and watching a life fall apart as so many others were having similar experiences but in a different manner; that was 2001 for you. The year I turned 21 (hence the wine bottle photo above). A year that lives in infamy. Young or old, we all seemed to grow up that year. Music, too seemed to progress in ways unthought, even before that fateful day. [...]
Properly prepare yourself for THE RUMBLE: LOS ANGELES @ 3 Clubs this Thursday night, as it will be shoulder to shoulder in the back room for another amazing night of FREE music brought to you by Future Sounds, BMI, RM64, WOXY, Spin Earth, Stranded In Stereo and The Owl Magazine. Headlining this week's party is the band formerly known as THE LIBRARY, now called PRAYER come in to top off the evening. Prayer recently turned out the Big Apple at CMJ and [...]
THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO TURNS 2 YEARS OLD TONIGHT? Two years???? WTF? How did it happen? The little party meant to bring together the Bay area indie rock community lasted two years? It started as an indie dance party, then added one band each party, then up to two acts performing, and the future looks like three bands + DJ's. [...]
Tapes N' Tapes close their Twin Cities tour tonight @ The Turf Club. They also made a great local mix-tape which you can find below for a very limited time. Don't hesitate as they will be removed soon. in celebration of our tour of the twin cities we put together a mixtape of our ‘tourmates’ and some of our favorite bands from minneapolis/st. paul. thanks to all of the bands for giving us permission to give you their songs. grab it fast, cause it’s only gonna [...]
Minneapolis homeboys Tapes n' Tapes just released these excellent posters by Aesthetic Apparatus . They also released all the details in regards to who is opening each show. They are all sure to sell out, besides maybe the near 500 capacity Music Box Theater. If you are trying to take a group trip or get into a show without an advance ticket I would recommend the acoustic show on Friday. Get your advance tickets at First Ave outlets.. 10/1 ENTRY w/LOOKBOOK + MYSTERY PALACE 10/2 (ACOUSTIC) MUSIC BOX w/THE OWLS + JEREMY MESSERSMITH 10/3 TURF [...]
The seven-piece dynamo that is UNITED STATE OF ELECTRONICA are driving through Weed, CA in a fury to reach San Francisco this evening after killing it in Portland last evening at The Rumble: Portland. Tonight they cram into Harlot for THE RUMBLE: SAN FRANCISCO and we're still not sure how they'll all fit, but they'll probably take over the dance floor as well in more ways than one. Joining them is the incredible sounds of PANCE PARTY , which you might as well call [...]
Local songs spun on today's Mischke broadcast.
Jill & The New Wahinis have been practicing a bit in my basement for this benefit. Tonight @ The Eagle's club! Musical Entertainment UPDATE! 6-1-09 approximate times and order of appearance UPDATE! 6-1-09 THIS SHOULD BE CLOSE TO REALITY!! The Whole Lotta Loves w/Scott & Jim Browning, Mark & Alma Engebretson, R. Seeling - 7:15 Stephanie Says about 7:45 David Beckey of the late/great Autumn Leaves about8:15 Brian Tighe & Allison LaBonne (w/ Jacqueline) of The [...]
They've arrived - BAND OF SKULLS . Over from London to support their new album this band is too big to play our little party, but it's happening anyway. Traveling from almost that far, Chicago, APTEKA makes their West Coast debut in SF. YONI WOLF from WHY? is the guest DJ, and the Skulls will also be spinning, and big papa, BAGEL TED, will do what he always does. Drinks specials throughout the night, party starts a little later tonight - doors are at 9PM this [...]
i've been looking for this clip for maybe 12 years. maybe longer. shout out to my girl taylor for bringing this to the forefront of my mind again after more than a decade. i'm old. whatever. i feel just like that owl with the soul in my household. watch this, it'll bring all the emotions out, but you'll smile in the end. keep your head up, people. you can prove those doubters wrong in the end. [...]
Seems like a lot of American acts are being mistakenly labeled as Irish or Scottish sounding these days. In this older interview , The Owls discuss the emergence of the "Minneapolis grunge" scene a few years back, Magic Markers' feyness, stinky basses and being compared to Camera Obscura. The Owls will be performing at the American Legion in Fargo North Dakota on May 9th. The Owls : The Way On.mp3
Remember how Sufjan Stevens was gonna do an album for every state? I think he's done like two in six years. C'mon man. Illustrator, writer, and designer, Frank Chimero , has been turning the silhouettes of our 50 states into animals and other stuff for only a year. He's already done 17. Take that, Sufjan. See all of Chris' states here . Or snag prints here . BONUS SOUNDTRACK : Sufjan Stevens "Come On! Feel The Illinoise!" from Illinois [...]
FRIDAY MAY 15TH (AND ALL WEEKEND) Safe House Boat @ Docked behind the Sample Room 22nd & Marshall Ave. Northeast Mpls Reception 7-11pm / Free / All Ages Creative Electric Studios returns with Safe House Boat. Tucked behind the Sample Room on the Mississippi River, Safe House Boat will display survivalist Dennis "Kiddie" Cramer's boat and possessions. FRI: Live music by Gay Witch Abortion & 1 TBA who will play while floating by on a Pontoon raft SAT: Live music by White Map and The [...]
Our resident film-square-girl, Alyssa Kleven (see our live footage), was recently asked to suggest a few kid-safe tunes for a friend that had grown weary of listening endlessly to Hannah Montana overhead while she worked at her day job, teaching art to four-to-eight year olds. Just a few songs? Well, she might have gone a little overboard. Grab a swirly straw and a juice box and enjoy over the weekend. *MP3: The Go! Team - "Junior Kickstart" *MP3: Alphabeat - "Fascination" *MP3: Yo La Tengo - [...]
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Despite being released in 2004, “Air” off Our Hopes And Dreams by The Owls was one of the frequented songs in my playlist last summer. The song maintains its pedestal spot as "Best Song By The Owls," despite the recent release of Daughters And Suns . But where Our Hopes And Dreams as a whole maintained brevity in terms of my attention, Daughters And Suns finds the Minneapolis band with many more repeat plays. The biggest difference between Our Hopes [...]
Get over to http://sonicliving.com/therumb le-LA and RSVP so you get into THE RUMBLE: LA for free tonight, or else don't both texting me at show time for the list - accept your fate and pay your $5 (it goes to the bands anyway). Who's playing? RADEMACHER bring their indie rock magic to the 3 Clubs in Hollywood, playing songs off their 'Stunts' album and some new surprises. All the way from Austin, Texas, THE FRONTIER BROTHERS [...]
Our posse hooked up with THE BAY BRIDGED for tonight's RUMBLE: SF at Harlot (46 Minna Street) and they linked us to LEOPOLD & HIS FICTION - a Bay area band that should be showing up everywhere soon enough. Norway's SIMON SAYS NO are also experiencing Haight Street at this moment, gearing up for their late night set this evening - I saw a Twitter from them that they were knee-deep in a drum circle on Hippie Hill already this [...]
Next Thursday night in Los Angeles, THE RUMBLE: LA returns for the April installment at 3 Club s with three great bands and our resident DJ's MiCHAEL , fresh from their SXSW trip where they killed it at HOT FREAKS and the PURE VOLUME closing night party. RADEMACHER , a band we've loved since stumbling on them in July of 2005 are finally getting the credit and attention they deserve, and are headlining the [...]
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FUTURE SOUNDS
More Cowbell
City Pages - Gimme Noise
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Stop Okay Go
Unnecessary Umlaut
Minneapolis Fucking Rocks
Boards of Canada - Reach for the Dead (from Tomorrow's Harvest)
Julia Holter - World (Official Video)
She & Him- I Could've Been Your Girl
Washed Out - Paracosm (Official Album Trailer)
Action Bronson - "Strictly 4 My Jeeps" (Official Video)
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