Pterodactyl S/T (Blue Jay) Brah / Cardboard 2007 When trying to tell the difference between noise rock and a lousy racket, I turn to Potter Stewart, the Supreme Court justice, who stated in his opinion on the obscenity case, Jacobellis vs Ohio, "I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material I understand to be embraced within that shorthand description; and perhaps I could never succeed in intelligibly doing so. But I know it when [...]
Monday: Tokyo Police Club & Ra Ra Riot @ Mercury Lounge 7:30pm SOLD OUT I know its probably wrong of me to keep highlighting completely sold out shows, but I just can't help myself. Tonight's bill features two of my favorite new bands of 2006 and should be a rocking good time. Of course Ra Ra Riot has just released a brand new EP where they have re-worked a couple of their songs so their set should be a bit different, and Tokyo Police Club is working on new material as well. Should be fun if you [...]
Brooklyn's Pterodactyl drop a crack to your skull like frickin' pop rocks on fire. The band plays pure spastic, bi-polar sludge rock that leaves no room for breath and even less for contemplation. If you take time to comprehend what's going on you've already lost sight of what's happening. Mixing elements of psych, punk and whatever wavelength the greater majority of Oneida have tapped, into a massive record that induces a case of the shakes in a most enjoyable way. Oneida, seeing the kindred spirit I suppose, have kindly signed the boys to their own Brah imprint and thrust the [...]
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Today's Rock Block doesn't have a catchy title, but it does have a theme -- extended jams. Each song in the rock block clocks in at the 6 minute mark or longer. First in the mix is The Soft Explosions from NYC. I came across their tune "Weapons of Love" on Dead Bess Volume 5 . You can call it cock rock if you want. It isn't the best description for this 8 1/2 minute psychedelic/garage rock freak-out, but I imagine a weapon of love is a lot like a [...]
Pterodactyl is a band of extremes. Crunchy guitar psychedelic jams that either go on forever or are way too short. Compare "Blue Jay" to "Polio," and you'll see what I mean. The former clocks in at a minute-and-a-half, and stops just when your neck grabs the beat and starts bobbing your head. The latter winds and careens so far you can't wait to hear where it ends up. Listen to the 30-minute song, below, and you'll see how far the band can take it. It's heavy metal for the indie set-thick noise, with [...]
DOWNLOAD: Oneida - Up with People (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Oneida - Run Through My Hair (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Oneida - Wild Horses (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pterodactyl - Polio (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pterodactyl - Esses (MP3) Oneida Oneida help the NYC Knitting Factory celebrate their 20th anniversary [...]
The Arcade Fire Friday, 2/9 Girl Talk , Parts and Labor , Pterodactyl , Hearts of Darkness at Studio B . --- (mp3: Girl Talk - Hold Up , Bounce That ; Parts and Labor - A Great Divide , The Endless Air Show ; Pterodactyl - Polio , Esses ) Saturday, 2/10 Thalia Zedek, Int'l Shades , Kid Congo Powers at Tonic --- [...]
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