Pillars & Tongues | Photo by Audrey Leon Folk poppers Pillars & Tongues are a quiet surprise. The now-four piece band wandered on stage at the Empty Bottle without fanfare or fuss, but kept the crowd's attention with its light rhythms and droning harmonies. It's not hard to pack the Empty Bottle on a night when admission is free, but once Chicago's Pillars & Tongues struck its first note, all eyes were upon them and stayed there until the end. [...]
"The New" this week features Fair Ohs, Golden Leaves, and Pillars & Tongues: Fair Ohs - Eden Rock [mp3], Summer Lake [mp3]from Everything Is Dancing (out July 26th) Golden Leaves - The Ornament [mp3] from The Ornament (out August 16th) Pillars & Tongues - The Making Graceful [mp3] from The Pass and Crossings (out June 28th) Teen Daze - Surface [mp3] from A Silent Planet (out August 9th) [...]
Ga'an Three just-talking-about-the-weather -see-and-it-is-lovey reasons to bb the shit out of that q and then head over to the Empty Bottle tonight... 1. The mighty Ga'an will be rearing their creepy heads. Finally with a proper debut, the self titled...wait for it..."Ga'an", which consists of material that's been floating around since 2009, Ga'an are poised to slowly ooze their way to the top of our city's proggy psych scene. I mean, no one sounds like Ga'an. They combine good old Krautrock with Goblin like horror movie keyboards and [...]
"again and again" heißt das frische album des poppunkigen mädelsdreiers aus san francisco, die ersten aufnahmen jedoch, die unter der slumberland flagge veröffentlicht werden, der 19. juli wird anvisiert, sommer, he, sommer!: brilliant colors : brilliant colors - how much younger by slumberland records unter grant olsen kennt man ihn nicht, ist ja nur sein profaner allerweltsname, als teil von arthur & yu taucht der in seattle beheimatete songwriter u.a. aber auf und nun mit neuer adresse bei [...]
Pillars & Tongues "The Pass and Crossings" EP Jun 28 Pillars & Tongues are releasing their EP " The Pass and Crossings " on June 28th. 1. A Dance In The Billowing Absence 2. The Palms to Tell 3. Thank You, Oaky 4. Oaky (Doting) 5. The Making Graceful 6. Decadent Crossing
Pillars & Tongues | Photo by Emily Cross Normally, I would be wary of any band describing themselves in terms such as "New Age" and "Goth," but Chicago trio Pillars & Tongues both fit that description and make it work. Singer Mark Trecka entrances with his deep chanting vocals on new single "The Making Graceful" from Pillars & Tongues upcoming third album The Pass and Crossings . The song sustains a simple tribal drum beat, so simple even I can find the beat and mimic it, and [...]
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: The Angry Orts : "The Trend" [mp3] from PDX Pop Now! 2011 (out June 2nd) search for more Angry Orts posts at Largehearted Boy Calisota : free [...]
[Premiered on NPIP ] A perplexing array of instruments filter through the cracks in the walls, joining arms and become a solitary wave of almost wistful, flowing noise. ' The Making Graceful' sounds pagan-like; how music would have been made when we had castles for skyscrapers and rituals for the internet. Its six minutes rush by in no time at all because you're given so much to ponder. Each second provides a new rush of instrumentation or a textural adjustment. A truly fascinating work. [ JM ] [...]
Originally Chicago-based neo-folk outfit Pillars and Tongues are about to drop The Pass and Crossings , their third full-length album in total and the second that's being released via fabulous San Francisco boutique label Empty Cellar Records . As with the trio's efforts before, the new piece is a heavy thing to digest, but one that will unfold its grandeur little by little if you're willing to stick to it all the way. Employing mainly violin, double bass, drums, bells and occasionally organs, and relying on the marvelous baritone of Mark Trecka, Pillars and Tongues' music [...]
Hollows | Illustration by Johnnie Cluney Chicago garage pop quintet Hollows recorded a groovy set for Rock Island's own Daytrotter while showing off their adorable personalities (check out the "Welcome" track) earlier this March. Hollows recorded four hip-shaking retro jams for the indie-loving music site including the bouncy number "Shadows in the Dark" and organ-heavy "Johnny Appleseed." You can stream Hollows' entire set right now or download it for free in 128K MP3 format at Daytrotter.com . Hollows, of course, weren't [...]
Hard to believe it's April already. Not really ready for Monday. Hard to believe Spring might actually be here. Seems like Winter lasted forever. Thankfully there is the band Pillars & Tongues to get us geared up for April (the cruelest month). A Chicago three piece that crafts some extremely interesting music with cello, violin, harmonium (among other keyboards) and vocals. This past winter they recorded a series of live shows and are sharing the music (stream the whole concert recorded by Erich Steiger at The 2640 Collective on Feb 05, 2011 below). [...]
The Black Swans Three oh-boy-if-you-thought-Washingt on-wasn't-getting-anything-don e-before-you-aint-seen-nothing -yet reasons to not worry about hanging your head today and just get on your bike and hit up the Mayne Stage tonight... 1. Ohio's Black Swans play some mean psychedelic folk. Pretty ethereal stuff it is. They are currently working on a concept album revolving around the idea of being agnostic and replacing religious faith with faith in music. Awww. It's what we do, now isn't it? 2. Chicago's Pillars [...]
die energie, die dieses album ausstrahlt, ist enorm. nicht wuchtig, nicht gewaltig, sondern prächtig und kraftvoll, strahlend und weise. "lay of pilgrim park" erschien im februar auf empty cellar records und ist ein weiterer ausdruck der erfolgreichen arbeit des chicagoer trios um beth remis (violine) evan hydzik (bass) und mark trecka (perkussion, gesang). nachdem sie zuletzt tourten, dabei die staaten durchschritten und europa streiften, inklusive einiger monate als support für bonnie 'prince' billy, nahmen pillars and tongues innerhalb von zwei tagen und fast ausschließlich live ihr neues album auf. herausgekommen ist [...]
Hoje há Pillars & Tongues no Lounge. Quem gosta de godspeed you black emperor! ou de Dirty Three não deve perder este trio de Chicago -- violino, violoncelo e bateria --, que passou nos últimos dias por Faro e pelo Porto (no Mercedes, ontem). No currículo, os Pillars & Tongues trazem ainda a partilha de palcos com gente boa como Bonnie Prince Billy, Scout Niblett, Dirty Three (olha eles outra vez
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20 November, 2009 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Pillars and Tongues, Bear in Heaven Where: Zebulon Show Info: 21+, 9:00pm, FREE Watch: Bear in Heaven - "For Beauty"
Monday: The Jesus Lizard @ Irving Plaza 9pm $25 [ tix ] This week as folks look forward to next week's holiday a number of indie rock heavyweights will be hitting town to deliver the goods before the Holiday Season truly kicks into gear. First up are heavy rock luminaries The Jesus Lizard. They already left us in awe with their 9/11 references and stage diving at ATP NY, then blew away the invited crowd at the Vice Halloween bash, now their doing a few shows that aren't quite as exclusive as those [...]
Come see "Hardland/Heartland" before it's over on 3.22.. 3/17 (Tuesday Imrov Series) parsons :: first hey!coma :: second hallenbeck, glenn, gillett :: third 3/18 Pillars and Tongues(Chi) Ghostband, Mary Everest and Bouncer Fighter 8pm $5
Listening: 1. Pillars and Tongues : This is music explores you while you try to imagine how it was created. This Chicago trio is making some of the most inventive music in town. Their latest album Protection was released by a local label on October 14th. Listen to: Hall of Bliss ( mp3 ) 2. oRSo : Chicago's Phil Spirito has a scary beard and a magical sound. Back in September he released a hypnotic mix of tenor banjos, soft organs, muted brass, and calm harmonies [...]
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