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Black lips are a four-piece from Atlanta, Georgia, who play a rootsy garage influenced rock and roll. They are also known for stage antics involving members making out and urine, and slightly less for actually making albums, though they have been doing that as well since 2003. Their antics recently got them chased out of...

If you believe the hype that Matt and Kim are the “quintessential party band” you ought to know that the party never ends with this two piece drum n’ synth combo... Despite a noticeably bigger production value, Grand retains much of the DIY beaming energy indicative of the Matt and Kim...

When words like “mood” and “texture” are used to describe music, I tend to imagine lush, slowly strummed guitars, thick layers of languid keyboard drones, or some gross combination of the two. The self-titled debut by San Francisco’s Sholi is an excellent reminder that a band doesn’t have to be slow-cooked background study music to...

If you’re an Xavier fan, you’ll love it, especially the second time through. If you’ve never heard Xavier you might become a fan, but check out his other albums as well. If you’ve heard Xavier and don’t like him, don’t bother, go listen to Fall Out...

Like "Citrus" was, "Hush" is a good Dream Pop album with pretty textures and some very good songs, but "Hush" is not a 2009 album. "Hush could have come out as the bonus disc to either of Asobi Seksu's previous albums, not much has changed stylistically since the band's debut, but the musical landscape...

Obits’ 7”, from Stint Records, “One Cross Apiece” b/w “Put It in Writing” was the glancing dinner bell making sure everyone got to the table on-time; the new LP “I Blame You” (Sub-Pop) is the hot home cooked meal. Obits new album comes with high expectations. Then again that comes with the territory for any...

Anamanaguchi are in the strange position of being a novelty within a novelty. They’re apart of the endlessly fascinating chiptune niche-genre, a tight-knit community of avant-electronic musicians that have harnessed the sounds of their Game Boys and Super Nintendos to make dance and electronic music, led by the forerunning label 8bitpeoples. While most chiptune artists...

Yet another insane specimen of live musical performance from Rodrigo y Gabriela - I recommend it for anyone who has any inkling of appreciation for the beauty of acoustic guitar. Hopefully it will inspire you to see them live at any expense. AN ABSOLUTELY, POSITIVELY MUST-SEE LIVE...

Mi Ami is a trio based out of San Francisco comprised of singer / guitarist Daniel Martin-McCormick, bassist Jacob Long and drummer Damon Palermo. Martin-McCormick and Long have played together in several bands, the most prominent of which being Black Eyes, a hyper-rhythmic experimental punk band. They have managed to carry over into Mi Ami...

Where do Town Bike get off? Are they really as punky and badass as they claim to be in, well, every single song on their debut “Go! Fight! Win!”? “You’re just a loser and I’m in Town...

There are few greater joys in a music fans life than getting to see a band with a following as large as Cursive playing in a 200 person local venue, like San Diego’s Casbah. Three years since their last album Cursive is on tour again, fresh off releasing, “Mama, I’m Swollen”. “Mama, I’m Swollen” is...

BLK JKS debut EP gets reissued this month on the formidable indie label force that is Secretly Canadian records, effectively quadrupling their distribution across the United States and beyond. And this EP deserves it, if for no other reason than the opening track “Lakeside.” The four cool-headed gentlemen behind BLK JKS exude a grinning confidence...