UK producer Koreless worked a little magic on Foals song "Late Night" from their most recent LP, Holy Fire . It takes the song to a hypnotic underwater world of magic that is best experienced with headphones one. Check it out below and compare it to the original. For those in and around Indianapolis, MOKB Presents will be bringing Foals along with Surfer Blood to the Old National Centre on May 17th. You can find the [...]
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While The Flaming Lips have a new album, Terror , coming out later this month on April 16th, that did not stop the always unpredictable band to release a video for "Ashes In The Air", their collaboration with Bon Iver from last year's The Flaming Lips And Heady Fwends . The bizarre clip is shows a eyeball-headed spaceman feeding a baby, with Bon Iver's face, through a meat grinder. In addition, you get badly injured naked women with heavy wounds. You will [...]
Helado Negro, aka Roberto Carlos Lange, will be releasing his new record Invisible Life on March 5th via Asthmatic Kitty . In support of the album, Lange will be heading out on tour to various locations, including a stop at the MOKB Presents / Do317 Lounge on March 5th. To coincide with the announcement, he is giving away the "Junes" to which Lange sings in Spanish. This follows the excellent "Dance Ghost" that was released back in December. [...]
We have another track titled "Tallboy" from The Soft Pack's upcoming LP Strapped , out September 25th on Mexican Summer . The song is a maturation of sorts from the band with inclusion of sweeping organs and horns. It almost sounds like it could be a Killers tune with the Brandon Flowers-exque vocals. In addition, MOKB Presents will be bringing the band back to Radio Radio in Indianapolis on October 11th. Be sure to not miss out on this one. They always put on [...]
Day Three of Pickathon. It started off a little rocky, as it was hotter than hell and most of the shady spots around the main areas were already packed with people, so we decided to eat some lunch in the sun for an hour while we scoped out possible moves to cooler climes. Our Bunk sando’s were, of course, beyond the pale, but here’s something I’m curious about: how come there’s not an entire blog/zine/facebook page devoted to Bunk’s Potato Salad with Egg and Bacon? Hmm? Because it tastes like The Minnesota Grandma Association decided on the all-time Lutheran Church [...]
In all my preppin’ for Pickathon, I still had no idea what to actually expect until I arrived at the lush, scenic Pendarvis Farm at which this festival is held. About thirty minutes from downtown Portland, I found myself in Happy Valley, a “suburb” of southeastern Portland, but instead of 'burb, think rolling farm lands with thickly forested hills. As one enters the main area, under the gorgeous kite-like expanses of canopies that somehow manage to keep the burning sun off your skin, yet still lets you gaze up at the blue sky through them, you land in a hippie-nouveau [...]
Montreal's Stars released a second track, "Hold on When You Get Love and Let Go When You Give It", from their sixth studio album, The North , out September 4th via ATO . The song is another delicious slice of electro-pop that combined with "The Theory of Relativity" find the band in top form. In addition to the song, the band announced an extensive fall tour that includes an MOKB Presents stop in Indianapolis at Deluxe @ The Old [...]
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English group Band of Skulls have a US tour that kicks off at Lollapalooza early next month in support of their latest LP, Sweet Sour . MOKB Presents is excited to be bringing the band to The Vogue in Indianapolis on Monday, August 6th and we couldn't be more excited to offer up a pair of tickets to the show. To enter, all you need to do is "like" MOKB on Facebook and follow us on Twitter . After doing this, [...]
Divine Fits , the band made up of Britt Daniel, Dan Boeckner and Sam Brown, confirmed that its debut album A Thing Called Divine Fits will be released August 28 through Merge . We posted last week the track My Love Is Real and now NPR is streaming another song, Would That Not Be Nice . Click here to listen to that track. Tracklist: 1. My Love Is Real 2. Flaggin a Ride [...]
Last Year's Out In The Light from ex-Port O'Brien frontman Van Pierszalowski under his WATERS moniker was easily one of the more gratifying listens for us a MOKB. His straightforward brand of rock always seemed to hit the right spot no matter when we turned it on. Today, we get the melodic and jangly If Only that can be downloaded below. The track was produced during the same sessions as the songs from his debut and, up until now, was [...]
Jack Tatum, otherwise known as Wild Nothing , released the details of his follow-up to 2010's Gemini . The album, Nocturne , will be out August 28th through Captured Tracks . The first sample from the album is the hazy song Shadow that we have for you to stream. In support of the album, the band will be touring with Beach House next month, including a MOKB Presents stop in Indianapolis at The Vogue. [...]
Fiona Apple released a visual for her new single Every Single Night . The random clip includes everything from Apple cuddling up to a minotaur to giant octupuses overtaking Paris and was directed by Joseph Cahill . It is definitely an odd one. Check it out below. The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw, And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do is out June 19th on Epic and a full stream can be found [...]
Los Angeles-based Kid Static has been turning hip-hop fans on their collective ear ever since he burst on the Chitown seen a few years back with his hybrid electronihop bounce. A few weeks from now (June 5th if you're into precision) he will release his newest full-length, It Gleams . The latest single from that platter, Rocks & Toothpicks , is a skittering warning to all the fronters on the frontier. And guess what? MOKB's got the premiere for you. MP3 : [...]
Copenhagen-via-NYC songtress Katrine Ottosen, aka C ALLmeKAT , released a new video for Sunny Day . The track is the second single from her upcoming release, Where The River Turns Black . The album features guest appearances by Erika Spring (Au Revoir Simone) and Helgi Jonsson (Sigur Ros). The video was filmed by Paola Suhonen and can be found below. Ottosen will be embarking on a US tour supporting Rocky Votolato and MOKB Presents is happy to be bringing both to the [...]
As previously reported, Fiona Apple is set to release her new album, The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do , on June 19th through Epic Records . In support of this album, Fiona has announced a North American Tour. Included in that tour is a stop in Indianapolis that MOKB is proud to be presenting. On July 11th, MOKB Presents... Fiona Apple w/ Special Guests at the Old [...]
All the way from Malmo, Sweden comes Terrible Feelings , a band with name at once so very appropo…and yet, somehow…not really. Lyrically, yes, it’s nothing but darkness, misery and despair here, folks. But then there’s how they sound, which makes a sad face and moping about pathetically in a dark bedroom nearly impossible. Take lead singer Manuela Iwansson’s vocals - an elegant lioness roar on par with Annie Lennox - which is surrounded by the deliciously angsty, surf-noir, 80’s power-pop pouring out of the rest of the band; [...]
Legendary indie Brit-rockers The Wedding Present return yet again with their eagerly awaited 8 th studio album Valentina. With their latest single You’re Dead , founding member and front-man David Gedge proves that his ability to translate joy, betrayal and longing for lost love into jangly guitar-pop steeped in heartbreaking ennui only improves with age. With his salt-of-the-earth vocals and gut-bleeding lyrics romantically crashing against waves of grungy guitar and brisk beats, Gedge’s sound nostalgically evokes the best bedlam of the 80’s [...]
The Black Keys continued their media blitz for their new album El Camino on Late Night with David Letterman last night. They seem to be everywhere lately, including their Saturday Night Live peformance this past weekend and that little controversy that occurred yesterday when they refused to allow their album to be on streaming services such as Rhapsody, MOG, Spotify, and Rdio. Peeps in the Midwest, don't forget to grab your tickets for MOKB presents The Black Keys w/ Arctic Monkeys at Conseco Fieldhouse. [...]
From Portland Oregon’s music media site Into The Woods , comes a video that actually inspired a new series on their channel entitled “ Favorite Places .” The inspiration? Local indie-rock experimentalists Hosannas’ desire to play a few tunes at midnight in the Ape Cave found at the base of Mt. St. Helens. A desire so strong, in fact, the idea had been brewing for over a year as well as the name Ape Cave making a brief appearance as the band moniker in the [...]
I lost my older brother to juvenile diabetes five years ago. It was a painful process to watch Chris degrade and finally pass due to complications from the disease. To help others, and raise continued awareness, MOKB & MOKB Presents have proudly partnered to make the upcoming Rock-It-To-A-Cure charity event & concert a success. This annual rockfest features bands and musicians coming together to perform for a common cause – to raise money for JDRF (the Juvenile Diabetes Reseach Foundation) - and to help educate about Type I diabetes. [...]
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