Obits
tix on sale: Queens of the Stone Age, Obits, The Men // Fuzz, Mount Kimbie, Pelican & more
Queens of the Stone Age @ NJ’s Vintage Vinyl (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin)
Tickets for Queens of the Stone Age‘s August 1 show at Metro go on sale TODAY (Friday, July 12) at 10AM CST…
Gainesville's The Fest expands lineup (ALL, Circle Takes The Square, United Nations, Titus Andronicus & more)
As discussed, Gainesville’s The Fest is returning this year from October 31 to November 3, and they’ve just expanded their lineup to include more artists…
Obits prepping 'Bed & Bugs' (MP3), playing the Empty Bottle on fall North American tour
DOWNLOAD: Obits – “Taste the Diff” (MP3)
Obits @ the Bell House, December 2011 (more by Erik Erikson)
Obits are slated to release their third album, Bed & Bugs, on September 10 via Sub Pop Records…
Obits announce North American tour dates, release first song from new LP, 'Bed & Bugs'
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As discussed, Obits will play a record release show at Bell House on September 21 (tickets) in celebration of Bed & Bugs, the new LP due via Sub Pop on 9/10. Th…
Obits releasing 'Bed & Bugs' in September, playing record release show at The Bell House
Hot Snakes/Drive Like Jehu-related band Obits are currently in Budapest — as you can see above — as part of an Eastern European tour. (Where it’s really hot currently, apparently…
Obits working on LP #3, list their "Top 10 songs we will do our best not to directly rip off" ++ other news
Like we’ve done with a lot of bands this year, we asked Brooklyn’s Obits for a list of their favorite albums of 2012. Guitarist Sohrab Habibion wrote back saying, “It usually takes some time to figure out if a record is really going to stick with me, so even though I liked what I heard from Beak, Disappears, Oneida, Pontiak, Royal Baths and Zomes, I’ll submit my best of 2012 in a few years,” and instead said, “since Obits is working on a new record, here are the Top 10 songs we will do our best not to directly rip off…
Obits released 7", made a playlist, announce shows (one is a Norton Records benefit)
DOWNLOAD: Obits – “You Gotta Lose” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Obits – “Shift Operator” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Obits – “Two-Headed Coin” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Obits – “Pine On” (MP3)
Rick of Obits on stage with Hot Snakes at ATP NY 2012 (more by Erik Erikson)
Though Rick Froberg has been playing his fair share with Hot Snakes as of late, he’s still left plenty of room for Obits…
Lotion and Edsel playing Rock Shop matinee on Sunday after Mercury Lounge show; more Edsel reissues
As you may remember, much-loved and underrated ’90s indie rock outfit Lotion are playing on Saturday (10/6) at Mercury Lounge with fellow Clinton-era group Edsel for whom this will be their first show in 12 years…
Jane's Addiction played Williamsburg Park w/ Die Antwoord (pics, setlist); Lollapalooza adds festival in Israel
Janes Addiction at Williamsburg Park, 8/17/2012
Jane’s Addiction trotted out the classics from albums like Ritual De Lo Habitual and Nothing Shocking as part of their appearance at Williamsburg Park on August 17th…
Lotion playing Mercury Lounge in October, coaxed Edsel out of retirement to open
DOWNLOAD: Edsel – Buckle (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Edsel – Draw Down the Moon (MP3)
You may remember that ’90s-era NYC indie rock band Lotion played their first show in 12 years last October as part of the Royal Flush Festival…
