Soulful, dissonant syncopated indie rock would be a quick way to sum up "Bide My Time" by Telltale, but I'm not here to take the easy way out. "Bide My Time" kind of reminds me of a lighter, female-led version of The Black Keys. It's definitely in the instrumentation and maybe the melody a little bit. Either way I'd say it's hard to disagree that it's at least a little reminiscent, but I'm hardly

Flying Lotus just brought it to my attention on Twitter that he has started a Soundcloud page, consequently putting everyone else's to shame for at least the next month. He's uploaded some great remixes of Stereolab, Massive Attack, Bjork, and Bilal, which are all impressive in their own right, but he's also uploaded an unreleased track called "Tell Tales" and a couple re-works of classics like "Caravan of Delight". I'm already on my third listen of the Massive Attack remix, and it still amazes me how the sounds of Bristol and LA and can mesh together so perfectly. [...]

. Here are mp3s by some artists playing live this week: mp3: "Champagne And Cold Coffee" by El Jezel (Wednesday) mp3: "Short Name" by Pet Ghost Project (Wednesday) mp3: "It Goes (Home)" by The Art Of Shooting (Thursday) mp3: "Back to the Future IV" by Diehard (Thursday) mp3: "Betty Wang" by Hospitality (Thursday) mp3: "Percussion Gun" by White Rabbits (Thursday) mp3: "Housewolf" by EULA (Thursday) mp3: "Blame [...]

It's December already? Afraid so. How's your holiday shopping going? What's that, you haven't started yet? Not to worry....at least not today. It's Friday after all, time for another dose of 100 percent free and legal tunes, and who knows, maybe you can put a virtual bow on any of the songs below for that special someone and sidestep annoying shopping trips altogether? As always, simply click on the band name to visit their site and the song name to get the MP3. In addition, we're continuing to offer music-related visual art education/appreciation with our Free Music Fridays [...]

Make Music New York, described by city officials as "one of the largest musical events in the city's history," returns for a third year of free concerts in public spaces throughout the five boroughs of New York City, all on Sunday, June 21st, the first day of summer. MMNY takes place simultaneously with similar festivities in more than 327 cities around the world — a global celebration of music making. From 11 in the morning to 10 at night, musicians of all ages, creeds, and musical persuasions — from hip hop to opera, Latin jazz to punk rock [...]
things kick off this thursday with a the sharp little 2 band bill of Luxa and Telltale . Telltale... Brooklyn's Telltale showcases an intriguing mix of experimental no-wave, reverb-soaked post-punk, and dark shoegaze. Featuring Eric Gilstrap, Laurie Ruroden, Stephan Cherkashin, and Lauren Andino, the quartet's ear-splitting washes of guitar feedback, deadpan chants and ominous droning wastelands doesn't so much blanket you as it does envelop you, overpowering you with Sonic Youth caterwauls and JAMC-esque walls [...]

VANISHING POINT PRESENTS: AUDN (midnight) www.myspace.com/audnmusic Brooklyn-based quintet Audn combines the swirling layers of early shoegaze sound with ringing psychedelic guitars, intricate Kraut-rock-inspired textures and a Madchester sensibility. With intertwining guitar and vocal melodies, shifting rhythms, Audn's spacey shoegaze is dreamy but focused. SOFT (11pm) www.myspace.com/soft Taking the psychedelic pop of Manchester's finest, The Stone Roses, as a starting point, and incorporating the lush atmospherics favored by the shoegazers who supplanted them in the early 90's, Soft has condensed a five year era of British music into one seamless, signature [...]

With former members of Elevator Action and Columbia, South Carolina's sadly defunct Orgone Accumulator , Brooklyn's Telltale showcases an intriguing mix of experimental no-wave, minimalist post-punk, and dark shoegaze. The result is akin to pre- Bad Moon Rising Sonic Youth, as Eric Gilstrap's voice recalls Thurston Moore's youthful, angst-ridden inflection when he punches up the tension. The music churns in a slow burn, awash in effects, but there's an aggression lurking just beneath the surface that maintains an uneasy atmosphere. There's also a healthy dose of reverb to help wash down all [...]