Abe Vigoda

Indie Basement (9/22): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in the Basement: The Replacements, The Breeders, Teenage Fanclub, Devendra Banhart, Cupid & Psyche (ex Abe Vigoda), CHAI, Super Furry Animals offshoot Das Koolies, and more.

Cupid & Psyche (ex Abe Vigoda) prep debut album - listen to "Angels On The Phone"

Michael Vidal and Juan Velasquez spent the late-’00s and early-’10s in California band Abe Vigoda. A decade later they’ve re-teamed for new project…

Bill's Indie Basement (7/12): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more

This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Purple Mountains, Penelope Isles, New Order and Television Personalities, plus new L.A. band Lunch Lady (ex Abe Vigoda).

Abe Vigoda, RIP

Great character actor Abe Vigoda died of natural causes at his home in New Jersey. He was 94. Born in Brooklyn in 1921, Vigoda was a popular Broadway actor in the ’60s, but gained national notoriety with his role as mobster Tessio in the first two Godfather films, and then as Sgt…

Roses (ex-Abe Vigoda) releasing debut, touring, including 3 NYC shows; Future Punx releasing split w/ Parquet Courts

While veteran actor Abe Vigoda is still with us, the LA group named after him is no more, quietly dissolving a while back. Guitarist Juan Velazquez has formed Roses, a trio who will release their debut EP via Group Tightner on August 5…

stream Total Abuse's new LP 'Prison Sweat', see them at PPM's 10th Anniversary fest (if you're in LA)

Total Abuse – art If you weren’t paying attention, you might have missed Total Abuse‘s Mutt, which surfaced its ugly head last year on Post Present Medium Records (Dean Spunt of No Age‘s imprint)…

What's going on Friday?

Beans – cover today in Chicago * Emilie Autumn @ Metro * The Dan Band @ House of Blues * The Bridge, Galactic @ Park West * Bobby Long, Julia Klee @ Schubas * Wild Nothing, Abe Vigoda, The Field Auxiliary @ Lincoln Hall * Beans, Serengeti, Tomorrow Kings, Skech185, DJ Uncle El @ Subterranean UPDATE: Emilie Autumn has been canceled due to illness…

Wild Nothing & Abe Vigoda played Bowery w/ MINKS (pics), playing 285 Kent w/ Fergus & Geronimo (tonight)

For a sold-out show, the audience was oddly quiet and subdued for much the evening, but the laid back atmosphere was a perfect match for the first band of the evening, MINKS…

Wild Nothing add 2nd NYC show (for Abe Vigoda that makes 3)

Mr. Wild Nothing @ Bowery Ballroom (more by Chris Gersbeck) Wild Nothing & Abe Vigoda are out on tour and playing Bowery Ballroom together on February 13th…
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