Artist: The Cave

Mercy Ties “Caves” Live at Jooniors.

Nov 28, 2011, 6:23pm Sound On The Sound

Joonior Studios has done some great work with local bands over the years (Lemolo, Monogamy Party etc.) and this session with Mercy Ties is no exception. Here's a video for one of the songs off of one of my favorite releases of 2011.

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The Vomit Behind The Tree: Forgotten For Good Reason

Nov 26, 2011, 7:11am Violent Success

So if you come by here often enough, you probably think that because I constantly give high scores to everything that everything I come across blows my mind. Yes, I'm just that fucking shallow. Actually, I typically pass over dozens of records that either don't impress me enough or flat-out disgust me. Well today, I've decided to talk about those forgettable pieces of crap for my own personal enjoyment. You'll have to forgive me if they're shorter and snarkier than usual. You may also notice that I've changed the color of my scores from red [...]

• Cave - W U J
• Justice - Canon
• Mates Of State - Maracas
• [the] Caseworker - National-Runner.mp3

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Chicago Psych Fest announces lineup, expansion

Nov 23, 2011, 1:49pm loudloop

If there was ever an indicator of how robust and healthy Chicago’s psych rock scene is, look no further than this year’s third annual Chicago Psych Fest adding a second day of festivities. Brooklyn Vegan Chicago revealed yesterday afternoon that this year’s edition, dubbed “Third Eye Visions,” will once again take place at The Hideout (1354 W. Wabansia Ave). Kraut rockers CAVE and experimental jammers Dark Fog headline on Friday, Jan. 20, and Saturday, Jan. 21, respectively. Also [...]

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thursday wake up call

Nov 17, 2011, 7:52am lycanthropy

A couple of live videos of Caves performing at The Windmill in Brixton, London. The first one is "The Mess I Made" and the second is "I'm Not Sorry"—both tracks are from the insanely catchy record, Homeward Bound .

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Monday Afternoon Quick Fix

Nov 7, 2011, 5:15pm loudloop

Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • Windy City Rock has the deets on The Empty Bottle's new book club . First meeting is this Sunday! • Gapers Block reviewed JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound's record release party and included a few sweet photos. • Per the AVClub, Jeff Mangum is coming to Chicago ! Get ready for a road [...]

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Daily Diversion – Bird Names at the Empty Bottle

Nov 7, 2011, 10:08am loudloop

Bird Names And now three reasons to shake and bake on over to the Empty Bottle this fine autumn evening... 1. It takes a few moments for Bird Names' brand of bizarro-pop to truly sink in. The Chicago-via-Athens, GA group's disheveled melodies, whimsical percussion and oddball vocals sound like a mismatch during a casual listen, but the focused are rewarded with slinky tempos and an ethereal delivery. LISTEN: "I Caught the Bus to Shit Town Blues" [...]

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Tornado Wallace – Underground Sugar Caves EP

Nov 6, 2011, 1:00am In The Deep End

Here it is, the third and final installment (we know about) of Tornado Wallace on Delusions of Grandeur. I'm glad, although not surprised, that he hasn't stuck to the discoesque sounds we heard on his latest release with Instruments of Rapture. Big tracks from a man with a big big future. The Idjut remix will give the driving techno heads a fix too.

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Odyssée de l’industrie musicale #7 – Le local de répétition

Nov 5, 2011, 12:27pm Azimut

La semaine dernière, les Azimutants avaient enfin trouvé chacun un cours de musique pour devenir des musiciens dignes de ce nom. Et la question qu’ils se posaient désormais était de trouver un endroit où répéter. Quand ils étaient encore en cours de musique au collège, le problème pas. Chaque semaine, ils se voyaient dans la salle de musique de l’école, où tout le matériel était déjà sur place. Oui, mais là, l’affaire s’annonçait être plus compliquée que prévu. Il fallait trouver un endroit [...]

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WATCH: Cave gets trippy in new video

Nov 3, 2011, 5:31pm loudloop

Oh, CAVE . I remember when they just wee krautrockers on the local circuit, and now they're all grown up and have graduated to the bandwidth of Pitchfork where the site gave the band a very impressive score of 7.9 for their new album Neverendless . We also reviewed the album, and suggest you read that as well . But we aren't here to talk about reviews. No, CAVE also have a brand new video for the quirky synth take "Adam Roberts." The video, created by Isaac Sherman, features pulsating [...]

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[Listen/Watch] – New Mumford & Sons – “Ghosts That We Knew”

Nov 2, 2011, 4:55am Listen Before You Buy

Tweet Listen to the new Mumford & Sons song "Ghosts That We Knew" below. Every couple of months or so Mumford & Sons seem to debut another new track without any word as to whether it'll appear on the follow-up to their hugely well-received debut album "Sigh No More" or if they're just throwaway tunes, and last time around it was July and they let us hear [...]

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Funx3 Fest Preview: Cold Cave

Nov 1, 2011, 3:15pm Austin Town Hall

Well friends, Fun Fest is officially upon us this weekend and it's time to take a bit of a closer look at some of the bands that we'd recommend you check out.  My co-writers and editors have already brought you some choice picks and battles so I guess it's now my time to turn the spotlight on a band that's got me amped up for this weekend's events.   Cold Cave seem like an obvious choice.  Follow the jump for more on the band. I'll be honest [...]

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Tornado Wallace – Underground Sugar Caves

Oct 31, 2011, 2:15pm SlothBoogie

Tornado Wallace takes us on a weird and wonderful hypnotic journey in his latest creations to come out on the next Delusions of Grandeur release. Underground Sugar Caves is a everlasting rolling synth thumper while Insect Overlords is another great track that you'll lose yourself in for sure... All coming at the end of November on Juno Tornado Wallace - Underground Sugar Caves - preview by Tornado Wallace Tornado Wallace - Insect [...]

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• Tornado Wallace - Underground Sugar Caves

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Monday Afternoon Quick Fix

Oct 24, 2011, 5:29pm loudloop

Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • Local Krautrockers CAVE made it into the reviews section of the New York Times ! Congrats boys! Yer bigtimers now!. • Andrew Hertzberg of WindyCityRock reviews last Friday's Cymbals Eat Guitars show at Lincoln Hall . • Online mag Refinery 29 calls Archie Powell and the Exports cute and then proceeds to interview them . [...]

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VIDEO: Yah Supreme – Old And Wise (1998)

Oct 15, 2011, 12:04pm The Word Is Bond

CLICK IMAGE TO VIEW VIDEO I wanted to drop some Yah Supreme audio but found he did a video for this track Old And Wise. He's a mad dope MC, mad mad dope, and it's a shame hes done relatively not too... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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Weekend Diversions

Oct 14, 2011, 5:31pm loudloop

Dum Dum Girls Thank Urkel it’s Friday, y’all. There are a lot of great options for this weekend’s entertainment and, as we do every week, we’re picking out our faves. We’re talking Dum Dum Girls, Cave, Melt Banana and more. Treat yo self ! FRIDAY DUM DUM GIRLS Good news for all those Dum [...]

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Live: RVIVR @ London Brixton Windmill – 09 October 2011

Oct 12, 2011, 8:15am Thrash Hits

We've got a lot of love for the Brixton Windmill. Not only is it where a lot of our friends (like When Planets Collide) put on a lot of killer shows, but they've also got a roof dog. And it's at the Windmill that our man, Tom Doyle, rolled down to last weekend to catch [...]

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Monday Afternoon Quick Fix

Oct 10, 2011, 5:05pm loudloop

em>Monday Afternoon Quick Fix runs every Monday afternoon to showcase the best of Chicago music news, views and stories from around the interwebs and blogosphere that we might have missed. • Peter Margasak catches up with local krautrockers CAVE to talk about their totes rad new album Neverendless . • Chicagoist has photos and a brief review of Social Distortion and The Tossers' Riot Fest show last Thurday at the Congress. • Speaking of Riot Fest, the Tribune reviews Danzig's stop at the Congress [...]

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ATL Concert Roundup — October 10-16

Oct 10, 2011, 1:43pm Latest Disgrace

THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: Night of Sweet Relief w/ Royal Thunder, A: The Color, Skin Jobs Saturday, October 15 The Earl - 488 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316 Admission $8 / Purchase Tickets There are a lot of great opportunities for live music this week — psyche drone trio CAVE tonight at 529 , post-punk pioneer Bob Mould this Friday at Eddie's Attic and This Piano Plays Itself's final show this Sunday (also [...]

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ATL Concert Roundup — October 10-16

Oct 10, 2011, 1:41pm Latest Disgrace

THIS WEEK'S BEST BET: Night of Sweet Relief w/ Royal Thunder, A: The Color, Skin Jobs Saturday, October 15 The Earl - 488 Flat Shoals Avenue in Atlanta 30316 Admission $8 / Purchase Tickets There are a lot of great opportunities for live music this week — psyche drone trio CAVE tonight at 529 , post-punk pioneer Bob Mould this Friday at Eddie's Attic and This Piano Plays Itself's final show this Sunday (also [...]

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Cave: Neverendless

Oct 5, 2011, 9:29am Both bars on

My first concentrated listen to Cave’s Neverendless happened on a motorway journey. As this entailed a coach trip to North Wales this was no shiny Mercedes or open-topped Chevrolet on an autobahn or desert highway. In fact the much vaunted Western dream of freedom through individual mobility was reduced to the simple mundane delight of having my own seat. Yet at least I was afforded a streaming vista to impregnate and coincide with the album that considerably improved and made pleasurable the overall expedition. Of course in describing these circumstances you might think that Neverendless [...]

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