Margaret Dygas' position as an avant garde techno producer has been achieved with only three proper releases to her name but backed up by years of formidable DJ sets around the world. Born in Poland, she spent her formative teenage years growing up in America and now, like so many other dance music producers, lives in Berlin. Her exquisitely executed tracks have been released on Contexterrior, Non Standard Productions and Perlon , each showing a progression in her abilities and slowly revealing a distinctive type of sound. LWE hoped to learn much more about the budding artist [...]
zHARE is down again (because it's a terrible website), so most mp3s listed below will be availave in due course - whenever the clowns at zSHARE get their act together, basically My latest collection of forthcoming London concerts that merit investigation: John Maus Hawaiian-based and blessed with a boomingly low voice, John Maus was never going to just fit in. Be it [...]
This is, sadly, the final tour diary from our buds Church. Thanks again for contributing guys, and next time you head out on tour we'll be waiting. -Ed. Friday, October 9th: Santa Cruz Food! We watched some barking food underneath the dock. That's Little Hot Dog in the blue sweater. So little and hot-dog like. [...]
Klappt doch mit diesem Internet. Anfang des Monats teilte Nebelpop-Meister John Maus auf Myspace mit dass er für seine Europareise kurzfristig Auftrittsorte für Konzerte suche, und zumindest der Deutschland-Teil der Trips ist nun bereits abgedeckt. Von seiner Liveshow darf man sich mehr Direktheit als von seinen Aufnahmen erwarten, mit manischer Energie gleicht Maus das Nichtvorhandensein einer Band im Rücken mühelos aus. 31.10.2009 West Germany, Berlin 01.11.2009 King Georg, Köln 02.11.2009 Skala, Leipzig 03.11.2009 Pudel Club, Hamburg Auch Glass Candy [...]
After a brief hiatus for the summer, we return with our picks of the last month. Si Scuba - Aesaunic EP (Hotflush) ( MySpace ) Scuba shows his versatility with this house/techno/dubstep/afterhour s treat on one of the UK's on-form labels. Cottam - Cottam 2 (Cottam) ( Buy [...]
After a brief hiatus for the summer, we return with our picks of the last month. Si Scuba - Aesaunic EP (Hotflush) ( MySpace ) Scuba shows his versatility with this house/techno/dubstep/afterhour s treat on one of the UK's on-form labels. Cottam - Cottam 2 (Cottam) ( Buy [...]
The Antiheroines series features author Jami Attenberg interviewing up-and-coming female comics artists. Jami Attenberg: The first time I met Ellen Forney was on a slightly sweaty summer's night at a bar in New York City in Hell's Kitchen, out back, on a patio crowded with a mix of lit kids and post-corporate-jobbers. She was visiting town from Seattle to do a reading, and knew one of the writers there. I thought she was young, just a [...]
What a great year in music it has been, all these lo-fi seedlings popping up all around us and making our lives better. With that said, I bring you Florida , not to be confused with those other Florida bands. This Florida incorporates a ghoulish brand of lo-fi pop akin to John Maus and Ariel Pink but not to a point where it becomes bland or insipid, moreso Florida took some of the same influences of David Bowie that John Maus and Ariel Pink did, in that way they are alike. Of course just when [...]
Let's be honest. That Chairlift song in the iPod commercial was brutally beat into our heads. Even to those without a "television set" it is somehow impossible to escape. Other than that song, however, they sound pretty cool. Phoenix having played the Electric Fetus earlier today, aren't the only band on the two-band bill to be playing another Minneapolis hit, swing and.. find out for yourselves tonight around midnight @ the newly functioning Milford Amusement Center. (Cleverly atop another amusement arena) John Maus (of Ariel Pink's Haunted Grafiti) is also playing, with according to Josh Brown: COMPARABLE BUT [...]
Delgui & Bernd Maus - "Deepentertained" EP [Statik Entertainment] (buy) In this present economic climate that's full of mass turmoil & downturn that many of us are suffering from. Closure, bankruptcy & businesses going "bust" are more likely to hit the music sector hardest, especially for small - home grown labels & the many independently run record labels that flood the market. However for Germany's "Statik Entertainment" label this is the total opposite, in fact they've recently celebrated their 15th - year anniversary of running the label (1994 - 2009) -which is no easy achievement at the best of times never mind in the middle of a global recession. To celebrate such a landmark [...]
Here's my first ever "This Week In Chicago" post. I'm still trying to learn all of the main Chicago-area clubs, so my apologies if I've left anything out. Please feel free to drop a comment with any club/show suggestions that I miss. I'm actually not sure if I'm going to make this a permanent feature or not. Unlike DC, Chicago has its own Oh My Rockness site, so any post I do is going to be pretty much duplicative of the excellent work they already do. That said, I kinda like doing [...]
Everest Play the Troubadour on Friday (photo: Dominic DiSaia) Another week, another crowded live music landscape. This week features lots of great local bands, some of the more promising new national bands and a plethora of established acts. Monday 9/14/09 [Pick of the Night] Leslie and the Badgers / Ruby Friedman / Correatown / Olin and the Moon @ The Echo (Free) – Night two of their Monday night residency. [...]
Okay, this list is by DL, NM, and FP. The writeup on John Maus almost reminds me of something out of the old Rollerderby zine. Anyways, I'm sure I forgot something and I'm sure you'll remind me. Thanks to everyone who made my week easier, specifically, Shep and Josh at Rubber Gloves , Time Bandits , Vulgar Fashion , Kashioboy , and everyone that came out on Wednesday night. Sometimes I almost don't hate local music. (DL) PS- Time Bandits [...]
Kenya went to see Chairlift on Saturday, here goes...----------------------- ------------------------------ ----------------Chairlift w/ John Maus and Here We Go Magic@ Bowery BallroomMaus:Missed John Maus by a hair, but from outside it sounded like the world was coming to an end and Maus was issuing a proclamation from heaven with a little machine and a microphone. Very experimental, loud booming,
Hey folks... quick piece of good news for ya. Turns out that I was wrong the other day when I said that Meredith from Pash had either already moved down to Austin or was on the verge of doing so. According to a post over at the band's MySpace page , she's is actually sticking around in DC for another few months, and the band plans to play a few more shows before she heads out. Here's the post: I haven't moved yet! There has been [...]
There's no better way to end your long weekend with a show at Black Cat . Tonight the DC venue welcomes Chairlift to the backstage with openers John Maus and Pash. Doors open at 8:00 and tickets are $12. Chairlift on MySpace Chairlift on The Hype Machine
A rentrée musical já se faz sentir na ZDB e promete, até ao final do ano, uma mão cheia de concertos imperdíveis e em jeito de estreia por território nacional. Este Sábado o espaço do Bairro Alto transformou-se numa espécie club after-hours em que os sintetizadores, orgãos e um role de efeitos espaciais e batidas hipnóticas se fizeram sentir. Na primeira parte, O Uivo a representar o lado nacional e o trio norte-americano Nite Jewel a encabeçar a noite. O Uivo [...]
Lots going on this week, but very little that really excites me. I've bolded the few shows and/or bands that interest me enough to consider seeing. Oh, and if you're a Pash fan, I recommend that you get out to the Black Cat tomorrow night. I've heard that their lead singer, Meredith - who was also in Title Tracks until recently - is moving (or has moved) to Austin, so you're probably not gonna be seeing them again anytime soon. Sunday 9/6 Birchmere: Maysa [...]
Warm Up @ PS1 on July 4th - the last one is today ( more by Zach Dilgard ) tonight in NYC * Warp20 Films @ New Museum * Rockabilly Fest @ Coney Island * Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio @ Jazz Standard * Warm Up w/ Rong Music & Glenn Branca @ PS1 * Benjy Ferree, The Black Hollies @ Mercury Lounge * Talib Kweli & [...]
CHAIRLIFT LAUNCH EXCLUSIVE MUSIC VIDEO FOR MARC BY MARC JACOBS ON SAKS.COM JOHN MAUS JOINS AS GUEST MEMBER ON UPCOMING TOUR WITH PHOENIX AND THE KILLERS "EVIDENT UTENSIL" MUSIC VIDEO NOMINATED FOR VMA Brooklyn three-piece Chairlift is busy gearing up for the last half of 2009, and they're doing it in style. Saks Fifth Avenue's online store Saks.com has announced an exclusive collaboration with the band as one part of its four-part music video for the fall MARC BY MARC JACOBS Ready-To-Wear and Accessories Collections. The band's exclusive music video shows them wearing [...]
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