[Abby's Road] Emptiness Inside

It’s that time of year. Dreidels are spinning and trees are being trimmed. Advent wreaths a-glowing, this only means one thing: happy people. Refreshing. Recently, it seems that everywhere I go, be it the crowded Ubahn, grocery store, Christmas markets, even on the -12c, iced-over footpaths begging to twist an ankle I am surrounded by [...] [...]

[Abby's Road] Right about now…

The time has come my friends. The last of summer’s sweaty days…back to school. The air is cooling down, the musty fragrance of decaying leaves is on the breeze: it’s autumn tour time. The most wonderful time of the year. Lalala. It happens every early August. I ramble to a friend “wow, it’s been so [...] [...]

[Contest] Ticket giveaway for Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan @ Bowery Ballroom

Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan are playing The Bowery Ballroom in NYC on October 16 (this Saturday!) and we have TWO free tickets to give away to a lucky winner — drop us a comment on this post with anything at all (hopefully something interesting…) and we’ll pick a winner at random by Friday. Make sure you fill out [...] [...]

Siren Festival adds Ponytail, Holy Fuck, DOM, Apache Beat to lineup

The tenth annual Siren Music Festival at Coney Island already has a pretty stellar lineup: Matt and Kim, Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Harlem, Surfer Blood, Cymbals Eat Guitars, etc. But it just got a little more stellar with the inclusion of Baltimore fun group Ponytail, electronic instrumentalists Holy Fuck, lo-fi [...] [...]

Quick Hits: New album from Emanuel and the Fear, Savoir Adore in D.C., new video from Shadows on a River

Emanuel and the Fear, the 11-piece (count ‘em) outfit from Brooklyn, are set to release their first full-length, Listen, March 9, 2010. And what does an 11-piece do when presented with the opportunity to create an album? They make an epic 18 song-er, duh. Emanuel and the Fear – “Dear Friend” [MP3] Pre-order Listen on [...] [...]

Goldspot releases new LP, And The Elephant Is Dancing

From the press release for Goldspot‘s And The Elephant Is Dancing, which is out today: From New Delhi to New Jersey, Goldspot’s sophomore LP, And the Elephant Is Dancing, seamlessly fuses the cross-cultural influences of frontman Siddhartha Khosla’s upbringing into an infectious pastiche of indie-pop nuggets. The follow-up to the critically acclaimed debut, Tally Of [...] [...]

Harlem announce U.S. tour dates

Gritty Austin boys Harlem are finally leaving the nest and touring the country. They turned some heads with last year’s LP, Free Drugs ; ), and the album’s singles, “Witch Greens” and “South of France.” They’ve been recording new material, but nothing new has surfaced yet. As I understand, they’ve torn up Austin pretty well, [...] [...]

Grand Duchy @ Siren

Frank Black is easily one of the most influential musicians of the last two decades. From directly influencing grunge (see Kurt Cobain) to setting the stage for the 90s alternative scene and making music many new musicians today grew up spinning, he’s had a hand in making alternative and indie music what is today. On [...] [...]

Future of the Left @ Siren

Raging forth from the stage like the Kraken from the sea (1981′s Clash of the Titans anyone?) was the furious sound of Future of the Left. Playing by far the most angst-ridden set all day, the three boys from Wales delivered tight, crunching guitar rock made complete with roaring screams and head thrashing (the latter [...] [...]

[MP3s] Your Siren Music Festival Preview

It’s Thursday, so that means the bestest, hippest, most free music festival of the summer is about to kick off. For those of you at Under A Rock University where you major in not knowing things (zinger!!), the Siren Music Festival is a one-day, two-stage, free show at Coney Island, NY. Home of people eating [...] [...]