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Photos and words by Walter Sy The musical project spawned by artist Scott Hansen (aka graphic artist ISO50) Tycho brought a feast for the eyes and ears to The Troubadour. Beginning with a dynamic backdrop of visuals followed by the band's signature slow, dreamy, and ambient sounds, Rory O'Connor (drums) and Zac Brown (bass) gave each track new life with varying beats and vibrating bass-line. Hailing from Sacramento, Doombird served as a great complement for Tycho and the night with their "electronica-induced hyper-stimulation" music. [...]

There may be a misconception floating around that San Francisco’s Tycho , a graphic designer cum rising electronic ambient musician, has only two interests. Those people wouldn’t know about Scott Hansen’s other pursuit, cycling. “I’ve done long-distance and endurance sports my whole life,” the Mission District inhabitant said. “I used to run, but I hurt my knee so I can’t do that as much anymore. When I’m home I’m surrounded by my work and all of the anxieties and pressures that surround that. The second I get on that bike, it’s this kind [...]
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Your massive Monday: ► Maximum Hedrum , the new project from Sam Spiegel of N.A.S.A. and Sepultura vocalist Derrick Green, plays its first show at Los Globos. See our December post . ► Globetrotting songstress Yael Meyer swings back through L.A. to performa t the Hunnypot Radio night at the Central SAPC along with Matt Jaffe & the Distractions and Chloe Riley. ► It's as School Night at Bardot is loaded with local flavor, with Run River North (f/k/a Monsters Calling Home), Meg Myer s, [...]

Your Sunday options: ► Tycho , the ambient electro project of San Francisco's Scott Hansen, does the first of two sold-out nights at the Troubadour, with Doombird supporting. ► Rainbow Arabia's new album "FM Sushi" won't be out until April 15, but the the band will be performing it in its entirety tonight at Part Time Punks at the Echo. Also playing the night: Silver Hands [see last week's post ] and Drab Majesty [see our item from October ] at the Echo ► And [...]
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Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Flying Lotus, Tycho, Shlohmo Song: Oisima - In the Mood (Ft. Slamagotchi) [download here ] What's so good? With [...]
Incoming: PAPA, Feeding People, Yellow Alex & the Feelings, Austin Brown, Thorcraft Cobra, Rival Sons, Eric McFadden, Andrew McMahon, Rumours, Sum 41, Taken by Trees, John C. Reilly, Keane, Gregg Allman, Steve Earle & Allison Moorer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Johnathan Rice, the Dan Band, Tycho, Neil Sedaka Above: Keane is pretty popular, we hear. The keyboard-toting U.K. quartet released heir fourth-full length, "Strangeland," last May and it became the band's fifth No. 1 record (counting an EP) in England. Their video for "Sovereign Light Café," above, was filmed on [...]

Ghostly International hosts some of the finest forward thinking artists of indie and electronic music. From Matthew Dear 's Beams , to Shigeto 's Lineage to Com Truise 's In Decay , Sam Valenti's imprint has had an excellent year. To celebrate, they've gifted a handful of their best singles from 2012 in a neatly packaged zip file, available below. The compilation includes tracks from Tycho , remixes from Poolside , Fort Romeau , and more. Download || 2012 Compilation - Ghostly [...]

Ghostly’s 1st in a new series of yearly compilations, Ghostly 2012 brings together some of their favorite tracks from their 2012 releases. The 13-track compilation features a song from every artist release this year & it’s yours free of charge. Click HERE to start downloading. Tycho - A Walk (Kolombo remix) Tracklist: 01. Adult - Lost Love 02. Beacon - Feeling’s Gone (Fort Romeau’s Shibuya Edit) [...]
Here at Potholes, we love us some Ghostly artists. From Shigeto to Com Truise to Tycho , the indie stalwart's roster is absolutely fan-fucking-tastic. And to celebrate their killer year, they're giving away a compilation of some of the finest tracks they dropped in '12. These include rad remixes of Shigeto, Tycho, and Matthew Dear along with tracks from Truise, Mux Mool , and more. Download: Ghostly - 2012 [Direct Link]
Los Angeles already have two Tycho shows to look forward to at the Troubadour on Sunday, Jan. 13 and Monday, Jan. 14 but can now include Orange County on their itinerary! An additional show will be taking place at the...
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We recently announced the return of Tycho, who will perform at the Troubadour, on Monday, Jan. 14. And in response to popular demand, the Ghostly International artist has added another show at the West Hollywood venue—on Sunday, Jan. 13. Tickets...

We're going to take a break from recording the next Tycho album to play a special run of shows on the west coast next month including two nights right here in San Francisco. Really excited to end off this past year of shows back home. We'll be sharing some new songs and visuals and a few other surprises. See you soon! The first 100 people to buy tickets for each show will receive this limited edition poster, so be sure to get your tickets soon as they'll be gone fast. Also really excited to announce that [...]
Scenestar favorite Tycho is back again early next year! Ghostly International artist Tycho will be returning to the site of his June tour stop, the Troubadour, on Monday, Jan. 14 in support of his most recent release, Dive. Opening the...
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Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Song: Beck - Broken Drum (Boards of Canada Remix) [download here ] What's so good? Boards of Canada must have one of the largest cult followings of any band in recent history. Their last album The Campfire Headphase [...]
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