Sasquatch!'s 2012 lineup is officially one day old and that means it's time for some post-reveal analysis. In the pages that follow, we run through the biggest highlights and surprises appearing on this year's bill, in addition to the most glaring omissions. We also highlight five names worth knowing as you prepare for Memorial Day weekend at the Gorge. Highlights Beck Stalk enough festival forums and you'll see Beck's name pop up every now and then. Shortly after these wishlist proposals there's typically a textual scoff and/or write off [...]

Few people have enjoyed a past twelve months as productive and as exhilarating as Logan Hyde . Tour guitarist with close-friend Trevor Powers aka Boise sensation Youth Lagoon , who've just been announced as one of the support acts for Death Cab For Cutie's extensive US tour, as well as being tweeted by Jessica Alba, it's been a year that has surpassed any of their expectations. Now Hyde has re-worked a track from his solo-project Hypno Safari , to wondrous effect. Now I don't normally repost tracks, however [...]

The second official video from Neon Indian's Era Extraña is the Adult Swim produced animated clip for "Fallout," directed by Lilfuchs (who has also done videos for Flying Lotus, Holy Ghost, Death Cab For Cutie, etc.). Neon Indian's Alan Palomo and the fine folks at Adult Swim are mutual fans of each other's work, and thus the collaboration was born. The video premiered today on Adult Swim's website and SPIN.com. The band is preparing for a massive Spring tour, see ...

Friday Five : \'frī-(,)dā,-dē 'fīv\ : On the sixth day of every week, I hit the shuffle button on my iTunes, then share the first five tracks and thought for each track. Sometimes there is a playlist involved, occasionally we'll have a guest, but most of the time it's just me. The rest is up to you, our friends and readers! Fire up your media player of choice and share the first five random track of your shuffle in the comments. The Five: "Like a Virgin" by Madonna (from [...]

Ruth Swanson Seeing San Francisco's Ty Segall at Halifax Pop Explosion 2010 was one of the most unexpectedly rowdy/violent shows I've ever been in the middle of, which was a bit surprising considering that as rough and garage-y as his stuff is, it's not all that heavy. Certainly not the obvious soundtrack for the bedlam that ensued that evening. Maybe it was just Halifax. Anyways, despite enjoying his music well enough, I've made a point of avoiding his shows as the odds of me getting kicked in the head seem to [...]

Sasquatch! , held every year in the Pacific Northwest, isn't regarded as one of the bigger music festivals in the United States, but is usually regarded as one of the best. Last year, festival organizers enlisted the talents of the Foo Fighters , Wilco , Death Cab for Cutie , Modest Mouse , The Flaming Lips , and lot more over the course of four (yes, four) days. While that may be fairly impressive for what isn't regarded as one of the year's bigger events, this year's does boast a fairly heavy - [...]

The first episode of season 4 of Live from The Artists Den premieres tonight ( Fri, Feb 3 ) on public television (WNET 13 in NYC), featuring multi-platinum selling recording artist Adele live from the Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club. In honor of the season 4 premiere, I'm giving away two Live From The Artists Den prize packs featuring a DVD of The Swell Season Live from The Artists Den , a CD of Artists Den Volume I and [...]

The Lonely Forest had one of our favorite releases last year with Arrows, and with Arrows' debut on vinyl just this past Tuesday, we've invited the band to hang out with us all week in a celebration of what we tend to call in these parts a "crowning achievement." We've been talking records all week with the guys in the band and we still have a chance for one of you to get your hands on a copy of Arrows on vinyl. Tomorrow we'll debut an exclusive [...]

El grupo liderado por Ben Gibbard es el protagonista en un nuevo episodio del programa Live from the Artists Den , para el que la banda se presentó en el Museo Brooklyn, uno de los más antiguos de Estados Unidos. El íntimo espectáculo brindado por los muchachos de Washington fue presenciado por un puñado de unas 800 personas, que se ubicaron en la famosa Corte de Bellas Artes, rodeados por magníficas arcadas y clásicas pinturas europeas en una lluviosa noche de [...]

Artwork by Luke Judd In addition to a full slate of concerts around the City, Noise Pop 20 also features the return of the nightly series of free Happy Hour concerts at Bender's , one of the Mission's finest establishments. We're excited to present the Happy Hour show on Friday, February 24th, featuring a slate of talented local electronic pop performers. It'll be the perfect way to kick off your Friday night! The Bay Bridged Presents: A Noise Pop Happy Hour [...]

A veces sí puede ser un poco frustrante saber de la cantidad de buenos conciertos que hay en otras partes del mundo. Como sea, siempre es posible encontrar videos o versiones grabadas de casi cualquier cosa que queramos experimentar, aunque sea desde nuestra casa u oficina. En esta ocasión, SPIN nos regala un vistazo al show que Death Cab for Cutie (junto con Calexico, Amos Lee, Kid Rock, The Fray, y Iron and Wine) dio en el Brooklyn Museum, llamado Live from the Artists Den. Fue una sesión muy íntima, con sólo unos cuantos invitados, y en [...]
To celebrate its 20th year, Noise Pop will be operating a Pop-Up Shop out of the ground floor of The Bold Italic 's HQ at 34 Page St . For three weeks leading up to the start of the Noise Pop Music Festival, the Pop-Up Shop will be featuring live music, drinks, food, and it's safe to assume, general hilarity for all. The launch event going down Thursday, Feb. 4 pretty well encapsulates what the pop up shop will entail: [...]

A nova temporada do programa de TV norte-americano Live from the artists' den começou da melhor maneira possível , com a campeã absoluta de vendas do ano passado, Adele , soltando a voz na balada Turning Tables . O programa transmitido pela emissora PBS, que registra artistas em apresentações realizadas em locais icônicos, não pretende desacelerar após a transmissão de Adele , e já liberou uma prévia do episódio que apresenta o Death Cab for Cutie e seu show gravado no museu do Brooklyn. O clipe mostra Ben Gibbard , [...]
Tomorrow, the bomb will drop and the full lineup for Sasquatch! Music Festival 2012 will be revealed. But for most of us, two days is far too long to wait. So instead of advocating for patience, why don't we look go through some hopefuls and find out who is probably playing and who isnt? Let's start with the bad news. Bands that play in the Seattle area April or afterwards are not likely to make an appearance. This year, that includes a lot of names. After Radiohead was announced to be playing [...]
Here's what we know about Death Cab for Cutie's upcoming spring tour: It will feature a collaboration ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ death-cab-for-cutie-adds-shows -to-tour/61239/

La actividad de Yeasayer parece en los últimos meses concentrada en los estudios de grabación, donde están trabajando en "un disco demente de R&B" . Sin embargo, sus músicos no pierden la costumbre de remezclar canciones ajenas y así como hace unos meses le dieron otra vida a un tema de Death Cab For Cutie , ahora surge una remezcla para el conjunto inglés, que está a punto editar su segundo LP. Fanfarlo [...]

After having sold out Oakland, CA's Fox Theater and two nights at New York City's Beacon Theatre, Death Cab for Cutie has announced additional tour dates on their upcoming North American trek. The band will perform a third night at the Beacon Theatre on Sunday, April 29 as well as a second night at Oakland's Fox Theater on Wednesday, May 9. All tour dates are now on sale, with April 162s Chicago Theatre show going on sale this Saturday, February ...
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Festivals overseas this year seem pretty solid in my books. All have very nice headliners with bands of varying genres and popularity throughout their bills. Primavera Sound can now be added to the dream list as it has unveiled its complete 2012 lie-up (see image above). Added to the already announced acts like Bjork, The Cure, Death Cab For Cutie, The XX, Wilco, Beach House etc the addition of Refused has been made, The Rapture will play along with Sharon Van Etten. Trash Talk will crack some skulls whilst hopefully Wavves won't lose his as he [...]

Fans of Phoenix and Death Cab For Cutie will find something to hold onto here with Animal Kingdom's new slice of indie pop called "Strange Attractor." Though it might not be the coolest thing you hear today, it is undeniably enjoyable and seems likely to receive high rotations on iPod across college campuses here in early 2012. We'll keep you posted on Animal Kingdom's upcoming new album, which will feature "Strange Attractor" as well.