Crystal Stilts

ex-Vivian Girl, standing drummer Frankie RoseThe Crystal Stilts are moody-sounding fuckers who make fabulous stripped-down garage-pop. Their mix-and-match post-punk ditties manage to sound both affected and effective at the same time; they’re weirdly life-affirming and very fun…

Crystal Stilts @ Cake Shop, Dec 2007 (hot doorknobs)”I think we’re simultaneously influenced by post-punk from the ’80s and proto-punk music of the ’50s and ’60s that influenced C-86: Postcard, Flying Nun and, of course, Slumberland,” said JB Townsend of Crystal Stilts, whose exceptional self-titled debut comes out on Slumberland on Oct…

Mark Ronson @ Webster Hall (more by Bao Nguyen)BAND SCHEDULE FOR SOUTH STREET SEAPORT STAGE 4-ize 12:30 – 1:15 Hypnotic Brass Ensemble 1:15 – 1:45 Dr…

Atlas Sound @ South Street Seaport – July 25, 2008 ( show. Truth is Bradford Cox’s loopy lo-fi psych-pop is probably better suited for a black light lite basement, or on headphones in your bedroom high on Nyquil…

Vivian Girls (eBay)COMING SOON: In The Red is also proud to announce that we are now the new home to Brooklyn’s incredible VIVIAN GIRLS. We will be issuing a brand new single next month and re-issuing their debut album this September…

Bradford Cox & King Khan @ P4K Fest – July 20, 2008 (dde) Stars Like Fleas and “Harmony Club (Featuring Bradford Cox of Deerhunter + Other Special Guests)” are listed as the openers for the Gang Gang Dance happening at Bowery Ballroom on Saturday…

DOWNLOAD: Women – Black Rice (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Women – Group Transport Hall (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Parenthetical Girls – A Song For Ellie Green (MP3) Women @ Sled Island 2008 (more by Rae Holtsabum)”Recorded by label-mate Chad VanGaalen and the band members, the 10 song (), self-titled album is an explosion out of the gates for this young band…

At Glasslands on Saturday (July 19, 2008), there’s a pretty killer bill featuring The Crystal Stilts, San Francisco’s The Girls. I caught the Crystal Stilts at the Charleston last week, and they just get better (and further from the JAMC comparisons) every time…

DOWNLOAD: Sic Alps – Bathman (MP3) Sic Alps (BullyRook) Another busy weekend, eh? The Village Voice Siren Festival, now in it’s eighth year, is just one of those things you go to, despite massive crowds and the tendency for it to always fall on the hottest, most humid day of the Summer…

soon. very soon. i tend to wake up way too early when excited. and getting up at five this morning must indicate that i’m very, very excited about leaving for new york soon…