Lansing-Dreiden

Bill’s Indie Basement (12/15): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week: a premiere from Jorge Elbrecht, the man behind Lansing-Dreiden and Violens, the return of Total Control, long-awaited Brainiac vinyl reissues, new Melbourne band RVG, and a look back at Carl Newman’s pre-New Pornographer’s past.

Arp released new EP, playing Mexican Summer celebration in Brooklyn (which Lansing-Dreiden dropped off of)

Arp (aka NYC artist/musician Alexis Georgopoulos) just released the Pulsars e Quasars EP via Mexican Summer. A mix of cosmic pop and even spacier instrumentals, the new EP falls somewhere between Slowdive and Broadcast on the shoegaze spectrum…

Lansing-Dreiden, Connan Mockasin, Quilt, Weyes Blood, La Hell Gang & more playing Mexican Summer shows this fall

Mexican Summer threw the two-day Mexican Summer Five fest in Red Hook last year to celebrate their half decade of existence. This year, they’ll be doing it again, albeit on a slightly smaller scale with two back-to-back shows at Williamsburg venues…

Coral Cross (Jorge Elbrecht of Violens' metal band) released a 7" on Mexican Summer, playing Pioneer Works

Coral Cross released a video for its song “With a Lancet,” a track that makes up the A-side of Coral Cross’s debut 7″. You can watch it below…

Mexican Summer Fest is this weekend (set times); Quilt, No Joy, Happy Jawbone & Connan Mockasin streaming new songs

Mexican Summer’s 5th Anniversary celebration is this weekend (October 11 & 12) happening at Pioneer Works in Red Hook. The shows will happen inside and outdoors and Friday (10/11) features Ariel Pink, Tamaryn, The Fresh & Onlys, Mike Wexler, Bobb Trimble’s Flying Spiders, and Home Blitz; Saturday (10/12) has Spiritualized, No Joy, Connan Mockasin (first US show), a reunited Lansing-Dreiden, Co-La, Lilacs & Champagne, Happy Jawbone Family Band, folk cult hero Linda Perhacs (first NY show), Quilt, Weyes Blood and Soldiers of Fortune. Tickets ar…

Mexican Summer 5th Anniversary fest lineup (Spiritualized, Lansing-Dreiden, Bobb Trimble, Fresh & Onlys, No Joy, more)

Spiritualized at Webster Hall last week (more by Greg Cristman) Last week, we mentioned that Brooklyn label Mexican Summer would be throwing a fifth anniversary party in Red Hook (like Captured Tracks just did in Bushwick)…

an interview w/ Curran Reynolds (Wetnurse, Precious Metal)

DOWNLOAD: Wetnurse – Not Your Choice (MP3) The source argument of Malcolm Gladwell’s bestseller The Tipping Point is that the smallest of sparks can set the world ablaze…

Violens (the NYC band) - MP3, 2008 tour dates

DOWNLOAD: Violens – Violent Sensation Descends (MP3) Violens’ first show, NYC – Oct 10, 2007 (Hanuk) As Crackers United points out, Violens (pronounced vy-lenz) is a new band featuring members of Lansing-Dreiden, and as the Walrus points out, the track on the top of this post may remind you of The Lilys…