Valleys
Au Revoir Simone, Jacco Gardner & more recorded sessions for free comp (pics, stream & download); ARS add Brooklyn show
On October 17, 2013, Insound and Just Managing hosted their annual CMJ Recording Lounge at Mission Sound in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Eight bands were recorded in eight hours in whirlwind sessions helmed by Grammy winning engineer Matt Shane (Flight of the Conchords) and Hector Castillo (David Bowie, Bjork)…
Pop Montreal Day 3: How Sad, Valleys, Angel Olsen, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Leif Vollebekk & more (pics)
Back before Montreal was in NYC for CMJ, NYC was in Montreal for the annual Pop Montreal festival which we began by seeing DIANA and Empress Of followed at Friday’s Passovah-sponsored day party at Divan Orange, as their new EP is entitled Indian Summer…
Joanna Gruesome released debut LP, making North American live debut during CMJ (dates, streams)
Welsh band Joanna Gruesome released their debut album, Weird Sister, earlier this month via Slumberland. It’s a terrific record of riotous indiepop that has both jangly melodicism and sharp-fanged, bash-it-out aggression…
Mood Rings released debut LP, playing Cameo on Friday with Valleys after Mercury Lounge (updated dates)
Atlanta’s Mood Rings just released their debut album, VPI Harmony, which floats between between Cocteau Twins style ethereal guitar wash and more sultry beat driven songs…
Xray Eyeballs opening for Yeah Yeah Yeahs, playing w/ LODRO & Valleys at Kanine & 'L Mag' party, played Bumble & Bumble (pics, dates)
Kanine Records, current home of Eternal Summers, Zambri, Fear of Men and more, are turning ten years old this year, quite an accomplishment for any label born post-Napster…
Valleys release new video, playing NYC tonight, SXSW & more
As mentioned, Montreal’s Valleys will release their new album, Are You Going To Stand There And Talk Weird All Night?, on April 30 via Kanine Records…
Valleys announce details of new LP (artwork, track list); playing SXSW, touring with Fol Chen in April (dates)
Montreal’s Valleys have announced details of their new album, Are You Going To Stand There And Talk Weird All Night?, which will be out April 30 on Kanine Records…
SXSW announces third round of bands for 2013 Fest (Vampire Weekend, Frightened Rabbit, TOY, The Thermals +++ more)
Frightened Rabbit @ T5, Nov. 2010 (more by Lionel Bergeron)
SXSW has just announced another round of bands for the 2013 edition of the annual music festival that will happen March 12 – 17…
SXSW announces even more artists (Vampire Weekend, Local Natives, Thermals, Clutch, Rockie Fresh, Waxahatchee, more)
Vampire Weekend in Brooklyn in 2012 (more by Greg Cristman)
SXSW already revealed one round of artists, then a second, and now they’ve just revealed a third announcement which includes Vampire Weekend, Local Natives, The Thermals, Black Lips, Camera Obscura, Merchandise, Clutch, Rockie Fresh, Baauer, Bleached, TOY, Waxahatchee, Bleeding Rainbow, Count Bass…
Eternal Summers playing CMJ shows (including BV day party on Saturday) before touring w/ Nada Surf (dates)
Eternal Summers at Knitting Factory in June (more by Amanda Hatfield)
Roanoke, VA indie pop band Eternal Summers will be heading out later this year as a support act on Nada Surf‘s tour which comes to NYC on December 14 for a show at Bowery Ballroom…
