Snowblink

Snowblink released a new video, touring (dates, streams)

Toronto-based duo Snowblink released their sophomore album, Inner Classics, last year via Arts & Crafts. With gossamer vocals and spare electronics over a folk-rock backbone, it’s a lovely record and you can stream the whole thing below…

Zammuto playing SPACE on 2013 North American tour

Zammuto @ Schubas, October 2012 (more by Parker Langvardt) Zammuto (aka the project of former Books member Nick Zammuto (who we interviewed)) released their excellent self-titled LP in April of 2012…

SXSW reveals a lot more 2013 artists

Savages at BV-CMJ 2012 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Last month, SXSW revealed its first round of artists for their 2013 festival, which happens from March 12-17, and now they’ve revealed a second announcement with way more arti…

Great Lake Swimmers playing east coast shows w/ Snowblink before European tour w/ Dusted (dates)

DOWNLOAD: Snowblink – “Black & White Mountains” (MP3) Great Lake Swimmers at SXSW 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Toronto indie folk band Great Lake Swimmers are set to tour Europe with Holy Fuck side project Dusted but before that they’ll play a few East Coast US dates with indie pop duo Snowblink, who just joined their Arts & Crafts labelmate Feist during her performance at the Polaris Prize Gala…

Grimes, Fucked Up, Cadence Weapon and more played the Polaris Music Prize 2012 Gala along with winner Feist (pics)

As you may have heard, Feist took home the 2012 Polaris Music Prize on Monday at Toronto’s Masonic Temple. The Calgary native won the $30,000 prize for last year’s Arts & Crafts release, Metals, beating out an incredibly strong shortlist which included Grimes, Drake (who was in Toronto but did not attend the gala), Handsome Furs, and 2009 winners, Fucked Up…

Great Lake Swimmers to play SPACE tomorrow night +++ recording new material

Great Lake Swimmers @ SXSW 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Great Lake Swimmers are currently on a short end-of-summer run, that will bring them to Evanston’s SPACE tomorrow night for an extremely intimate performance…

Lemonheads playing shows, NXNE expands lineup (includes Descendents, Stars, Devo, OFF!, Juliana Hatfield, more)

Evan Dando at The Bell House (more by Graeme Flegenheimer) Evan Dando & The Lemonheads have a few random upcoming dates scheduled. The Lemonheads will share a bill with The Canon Logic on April 28th at Maxwell’s in Hoboken…

Timber Timbre played Glasslands w/ Snowblink & Angel Olsen (pics & setlist)

Though I can’t comment on the first opener, Baby Alpaca, since I didn’t get to see them play, the remaining artists on last Thursday night’s bill at Glasslands were united by dark undertones and beautiful vocals – a winning combination in my book…