
Tonight, Ft. Lauderdale’s downtown nightlife will host the inaugural Block x Blog Music Festival brought to you by Consequence of Sound , Subculture , and 3-J Hospitality. This one-night, landmark event celebrates the 8-bit analog culture through the city’s thriving local arts scene spread over three premier venues all under one roof: Revolution Live , Green Room , and America’s Backyard . Brooklyn DFA royalty Holy Ghost! will headline the event with a festival bill rounded out by the best of the best in local talent including the Jacuzzi Boys, Krisp, Lil Daggers, Millionyoung, Ex Norwegian, TeePee, Plains, Suede Dudes, [...]

mp3s :: Best Downloadables of 2013, Vol. 2 The Myth (mp3) by Trabajo Better (mp3) by Odonis Odonis Blue Elvis (mp3) by Peals Why Would You (mp3) by blood sister [pay-what-you-want for the ‡ digital single @ bloodsister.bandcamp.com ] Toe Cutter - Thumb Buster (mp3) by [...]

Turn that frown upside down because the weekend is upon us and there are some pretty great shows happening. Why stay in when you can check out Distractions::Distortions Fest, Santah at Burlington or the free TEEPEE in-store at Permanent Records? Come on feel the noise... FRIDAY DISTRACTIONS/DISTORTIONS The fourth annual Distractions::Distortions fest kicks off two days of solid Chicago-made music and visual arts [...]

It is time for the second volume of the Best Downloadables of 2013 . You can stream (and scrobble ) all the songs in this mix using the ex.fm player at the bottom of the page OR you can download any or all of the tracks at your leisure (with the usual right-click or control-click) and play them using a digital media player of your choice. Listen. Downloadables: The Myth (mp3) by Trabajo Better [...]

For your streaming pleasure, here is the third GIMME TINNITUS Radio Time . Listen. Streamable: GIMME TINNITUS Radio Time > March 31, 2013 (soundcloud) The Playlist: Notes & Chords Mean Nothing To Me by Monkeywrench California Grrls by Shark? TV (mp3) by Bunny's A Swine Innocenti by Delta 5 Cuda '82 (mp3) by Ex Con Man Dude by Pope Anything [...]

' Once Were ' is our first taste of Red Traces forthcoming album, led by Los Angeles-based musician Albert Ovadia. This impeccably produced tune is due to the skills of Erix S. Laurent (otherwise known as Teepee ). Drummer Jorge Balbi completes the picture, looking forward to hearing more from Red Traces soon. Red Traces - 'Once Were' [...]

Ft. Lauderdale’s inaugural Block x Blog Music Festival has expanded its lineup to include Jacksonville singer-songwriter Rickolus , Miami electronic outfit X3SR , and South Florida hardcore act Featherweight . The festival's lineup already included Brooklyn DFA royalty Holy Ghost! , Jacuzzi Boys , Krisp, Lil Daggers, Millionyoung, Ex Norwegian, EONS, Plains, Suede Dudes, The Gun Hoes, KILL MAMA, Sound Sleeper, Rebel, Boxwood, The Goddamn Hustle, Shroud Eater, and Lavola. Beat enthusiasts such as our recent CoSign AbdeCaf, Afrobeta, JAMS, Bleubird, Protoman, Astrea Corportation, Jabrjaw, Gaps, Tonx, Andie Sweetswirl, JimitheGenius, The Politix, and Phaxas will also provide music throughout [...]
Off album Distant Love . Visit Teepee's site for tour dates.

On April 20th, Ft. Lauderdale’s downtown nightlife will succumb to the inaugural Block x Blog Music Festival brought to you by Consequence of Sound , Subculture , and 3-J Hospitality. This one-night, landmark event celebrates the 8-bit analog culture through the city’s thriving local arts scene spread over three premier venues all under one roof: Revolution Live , Green Room , and America’s Backyard . Brooklyn DFA royalty Holy Ghost! will headline the event with a festival bill rounded out by the best of the best in local talent including the Jacuzzi Boys, Krisp, Lil Daggers, Millionyoung, Ex Norwegian, TeePee, Plains, [...]

On April 20th, Ft. Lauderdale's downtown nightlife will succumb to Subculture' s inaugural Block x Blog Music Festival. The one-night landmark event celebrates 8-bit analog culture through the city's local thriving arts scene over three premiere venues: Revolution Live, America's Backyard, and Green Room. Consequence of Sound will host Brooklyn DFA royalty Holy Ghost! and Minneapolis hip-hop auteur Astronautalis at the outdoor Revolution Live for the headlining event. The festival's bill is rounded out by Jacuzzi Boys, Ricolus, Krisp, Lil Daggers, Millionyoung, Ex Norwegian, TeePee, Plains, Suede Dudes, The Gun Hoes, [...]

Things that exist: cat teepees. (at Mirrorball Digital Lounge)

This morning we encourage you to discover the Scottish trio, Hiva Oa; and listen to choice selections from the likes of Cold Pumas, The Deadline Shakes, Popular Culture, Port Isla, and TEEPEE. DISCOVER: HIVA OA Hiva Oa is a three piece outfit out of Edinburgh who use of minimalism and mood creates tracks that are intensely gripping. Their experimental post-rock sound is driven through adept integration of bass, cello, guitar, clever bits of piano, and [...]

Si intitola "Distant Love or: Time Never Meant Anything, and Never Will" secondo LP dei TeePee quartetto di Miami capitanati dal giovane Erix S. Laurent . Registrato e prodotto da Albert Ovadia , masterizzato da Brian Lucey ( David Lynch , The Black Keys ) il disco esce ora in versione digitale, per cd e vinili occorrerà aspettare il 2013. Per fan di: Sonic Youth , My Bloody Valentine , Death in June , Slowdive , Cocteau Twins , The Clean , [...]

Fuzz, pop, noise and reverb prevail on TEEPEE 's latest record ' Distant Love or: Time Never Meant Anything, and Never Will' . Miami's Erix S. Laurent is TEEPEE, who started out creating drones before releasing his debut LP 'Morals' in 2008. His latest was recorded by Albert Ovadia and mastered by Brian Lucey (David Lynch, The Black Keys). The single 'Time Meant Nothing' was released on 7inch back in June, instead take a listen to the whirlwind album cut 'Stray Away (She Was Only Real When I Was)'. The nonchalant murderous references to fairy tale characters and restrained arsonist calls make this an unnerving listen, like Mr. [...]

Amy Hagemeier The Shrine Primitive Blast Tee Pee Records These loud, fast, hard skate punk/metal songs originally came out as the Bless Off! demos, reviewed here in the last ish by yours truly , where I gave ‘em straight A’s—“A” for “anarchy!” They had a gruff but spastic, almost boyish charm, which these mixes haven’t mellowed. But things certainly have matured, and with age comes POWER. Mind you, [...]

Indie/alternative/experimental rock band Teepee will be performing at Strange Matter on Sept. 11 with Lorem Ipsum and Left & Right Teepee, the creative outlet for songwriter Erix S. Laurent, is currently a 4-piece band from Miami, FL, known for intense, dissonant live shows and stylistic shapeshifting. Stitched in Miami's blind spot as a musician whose artistic vision is fiercely uncompromising, Teepee began experimenting with drone-based melodies in 2008, drawing influence from minimalist lo-fi pioneers, electronic noise artists, and 80s innovators such as Sonic [...]
Win a 73 from Deaf Poets and Teepee along with a pair of tickets for their show at Churchill's on Saturday. How to enter: 1. Like our Facebook page 2. Comment on the Facebook link why you should win. 3. Winner will be announced Saturday, August 18th at noon.

Vacation, return from vacation (which inevitably means playing catch up at work), and we're backed up! Here are some choice pics from the old inbox: Stream alt-J - "Fitzpleasure" from An Awesome Wave out now (official US release is 9/18-but you can get it) A spacey, post-dub step track that's been remixed by the likes of David Sitek and The Internet of Odd Future. "Fitzpleasure" (David Sitek Remix) [...]