Though a church is a religious space, should it always remain that way? It's also a community gathering space, and one meant for a performance of sorts. The natural acoustics that big old church provides are rarely a feature of any normal performance space for popular music, and that it should only be utilized on [...]

Pearly Gate Music 9.23.2011 Hi-Dive, Denver, CO Source: Mix [Microtech Gefell M300's > Lunatec V3] + [SBD > 1/4" > XLR] > Oade Mod Edirol R44 @ 24/48 > SDHC > Adobe Audition 3.0 > Mixdown > Resample to 16/44.1 > CDWave Taped by: Lance Stack Setlist: 1. intro 2. unknown 3. Navy Blues 4. Big Escape 5. Gossamer Hair 6. I Woke [...]
The time of solely spring and summer festivals is long gone, but with new festivals like Tacoma's Fall Free For All sprouting up, you won't find me complaining. The all free arts fest is happening October 8th and 9th in Tacoma's historic theater district and features 75 performances spanning film, dance, theater, poetry and of [...]
One of the things I love most about a sad song is: they sound good all year long. In Seattle, summer anthems feel appropriate about 3 months of the year (if we're lucky) and the rest of the year, those upbeat, dance tracks that I loved in August seem to taunt me. Not so with [...]

I recently downloaded Pearly Gate Music 's debut from last year. It's a lofi folk record, with a streak of experimentation, which plays up through the song arrangements, noises and instrumentation. The whole album has a very melancholic feel, mainly due to the relatable lyrics on love and the intimate recording of the album. It ends up navigating around clichés and leaves you charmed. Enjoy my favorite; I Woke Up .
Kory Kruckenberg ::: photo by Josh Lovseth While the rest of the internet freaks out (positively and negatively) about the Arcade Fire winning Album of the Year, we here at Sound on the Sound are much more excited about a local, deserving Grammy winner: Kory Kruckenberg. Kory, who we best know as a local sound engineer [...]
We'll be the first to admit this list is arriving, oh, at least a month late. On the other hand, 2010 was an expansive year for Northwest music in many regards and worthy of chronicling one last time with thoughtful and focused intention. So we hope you will see that the extra time we've given [...]
A few days ago, we popped out the first volume in this series of the Best Indie Rock Songs of 2010, which we expect to have at least another few volumes. So, you'll have plenty of songs from 2010 to stream and add to your own MP3 player playlists. In the interest of time (since there's [...] Read more, get songs or stream the entire mix on Indie Rock Cafe
Since I'm later than everyone else and am expounding (and have expounded) elsewhere plenty on 2010 I'll keep this one short. The following is a list of the most compelling records I heard in 2010. Not coincidentally these really were the records I actually listened to most. To my mind, every one of my choices [...]

I have a "love/hate" relationship with top ten lists. See, I love lists. But I hate the fact that "Year End Lists" are not only expected but also, for the most part, just a simple regurgitation of the same albums, blog after blog. And, what can I say? I'm kind of a snot. When something's expected, my first inclination is to rebel against it. Of course, were RFC to not toss up a single "Best Of" list, it wouldn't seem as though we were rebels, but rather that we were lazy. And my staff and I are no slouches! So, [...]

Editor's note: I wrote this weeks ago. I'm so over the situation like you would not believe but who am I to let a great mix go to waste?! Oh, how easy it is to play the martyr. And no matter how many of my friends proofread the scant words I've written on my emotional well being as of late, I can't help but feel like I'm dragging the other party through the mud. I realize I'm not. If anything, I'm being all too cordial about the situation becuase no matter what way you slice it, [...]

It all started with a tweet. A request from my friend Shaun asking for more tracks for his "Sad Bastard" playlist. Well, if there's two things I am, it's sad and a bastard! Wait... No. That's wrong. I'm not really either of those things. Regardless, however, I listen to more than my share of "Sad Bastard" music. From the newest Menomena disc (how's that for a downer?!) to Tim Kasher' s many projects (if he's not a sad bastard, I don't know who is) [...]

Date 10/13/10 Location La Zona Rosa Doors 8pm Tickets $16 @ Frontgate La Zona Rosa has a great show planned for Wednesday night in Austin. Headliners Blitzen Trapper are of course always great live, but let's not forget about the secondary acts sharing the stage. So I'd suggest getting to the venue early to catch out [...]
I'm about to head out the door to do my first ever 5k charity run. Wish me luck! I unfortunately had to get up at an obscene time for a Sunday, so I needed the magical powers of coffee to aid... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]

Det här känns, vid första anblicken, som en skiva inspelad i all hast, liksom gjord i farten utan vare sig budget eller baktanke (mer än att det ska svänga då). Och det gör den vid den andra och den tredje anblicken med för den delen. Att Zach Tillman, under namnet Pearly Gate Music, gått in i studion och bara spelat, med inte mer än lite lösa idéer, inspiration och låtskisser i bakfickan. Samt mycket influenser, nya som gamla. En känsla och ett anslag som stundtals fungerar till musikens fördel: det är rak folkindie som är lätt att ta till sitt [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Belfi / Grubbs / Pilia : "Onrushing Cloud" [mp3] from Onrushing Cloud (out October 19th) other Belfi / Grubbs / Pilia posts at Largehearted Boy Coco et Co. : [...]
Pearly Gate Music is Zach Tillman, a young talented song crafter. He writes songs with heartfelt lyrics, a certain amount of simplicity that is captivating rather than boring, and with a blending of styles all his own. He is on the Seattle based record label, Barsuk with the likes of Ra Ra Riot, Death Cab for Cutie, and Maps & Atlases to name a few. There is plenty of potential for this one. Take a listen and see what you think. Pearly Gate Music - [...]
The long days of what has been a brutally hot and humid summer for many areas of the United States, Europe and Russia are beginning to wane as August tips towards September. Millions of kids are going back to school, people are returning from vacations, and millions more are hoping that the autumn brings more [...] Related posts:Summer 2010 Mixtape, Vol. V: Wavves, Band of Skulls, The Cars, Cold War Kids, Roxy Music, Glasvegas, The Decemberists, Modest Mouse Summer 2010 Mixtape, Vol. II: Animal Collective, The Drums, Jay-Z, Magic Kids, The Flaming Lips, Spoon, LCD Soundsystem, Radio Dept.Vol [...]

Það mánudagur. Einu sinni enn. Enn eina ferðina. Eitt skiptið enn. Sumir eru eflaust enn að kljást við drauga húllumhæs helgarinnar á meðan aðrir eru einfaldlega að berjast við að halda sér vakandi eftir letilíf og viðsnúninga sólahringsins. En hvert sem ástand fólks kann að vera þennan mánudagsmorgunin er víst að aðeins eitt getur hjálpað okkur að taka á móti nýrri vinnuviku með öllum hennar farangri og fylgdarliði. Þetta eina er auðvitað tónlist. Ný og fersk tónlist. Það er meðalið! The Vaselines – Sex with an X Titillag væntanlegrar plötu sveitarinnar sem kemur [...]
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Pearly Gate Music, essentially just Zach Tillman with help from a few others, including his brother Josh (aka J. Tillman), has just put out one of the finer debuts of the year. And while its sound is not easy to label, it is certainly easy to enjoy. On first listen I was immediately reminded of Elvis Perkins, another songwriter with unique ideas and a lo-fi aura. What really stands out is the album's spontaneity and authenticity. It feels as if it was created on the fly in the studio. Some of my favorite tracks include The Big Escape, [...]