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Rangda playing shows tonight/tomorrow before hitting studio
Rangda, the Drag City-signed trio of Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance), Sir Richard Bishop (Sun City Girls) and drummer Chris Corsano, visit NYC for a pair of shows this weekend…
Ed Askew playing shows; Black Bananas kicking off tour w/ Sleigh Bells (NYC show will stream live)
Ed Askew @ MHOW in 2011 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)
Black Bananas (formerly RTX) kick off their tour with Sleigh Bells tonight (2/16) in DC and hit NYC at Terminal 5 on Friday (2/17)…
Jim Jarmusch & Jozef Van Wissem played Issue Project Room, playing LPR w/ a "special guest"
Filmmaker Jim Jarmusch and Dutch composer Jozef Van Wissem teamed up for an album titled Concerning The Entrance Into Eternity (due out 2/28 via Important Records) and performed in support of it at Issue Project Room earlier this month (2/3)…
Ty Segall to release collaborative album w/ White Fence, playing Lincoln Hall together
Golden state garage rockers Ty Segall and White Fence (aka Tim Presley) have announced that they’ll be releasing a collaborative LP, titled Hair, this April via Drag City Records…
'Wolfroy Goes To The Coffee House?'
Wilco have done it with Intelligentsia, Starfucker too, and now Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy has also launched his own (100% certified organic) coffee blend with Kona Rose Coffee…
RTX are now Black Bananas, releasing LP, touring w/ Sleigh Bells (dates & MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Black Bananas – “Rad Times” (MP3)
Jennifer Herrema soldiered on with RTX following the demise of Royal Trux on 2001. Now RTX has evolved into Black Bananas, who are welcoming their debut LP Rad Times Xpress IV via Drag City on 1/31…
Thrill Jockey celebrates 20-years w/ reissues & stuff; tix are still available for Tortoise's show @ the Bottle
Chicago-based independent record label Thrill Jockey are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a bunch of reissues from seminal artists, plus some new releases too…
Drag City to release 'Dragonslayer,' throwing a party @ Rodan
Seminal Chicago label Drag City Records are getting ready to premiere their second-ever feature length film, Dragonslayer, on home turf. In conjunction with Killer Films, the label bring you a tale of youth in revolt, centered around the skateboarding scene in Fullerton, California…
CAVE share new video, kicking off tour w/ Running +++ playing FREE show @ Empty Bottle on Monday
CAVE @ Brilliant Corners of Popular Amusements (more by John Yingling)
Chicago-based krautrockers CAVE released their new record titled Neverendless via Drag City on September 20th…
Bachelorette to play Pygmalion & Empty Bottle +++ touring w/ Low before both
Bachelorette @ Bowery Ballroom in May (more by Diana Wong)
Bachelorette (aka Annabel Alpers) has quite a busy September ahead of her. The New Zealand-based musician will come stateside for a string of dates, including a short run supporting Low, a performance at the 2011 Pygmalion Music Festival, and then a Chicago one-off at Empty Bottle…
