Matmos
Oneohtrix Point Never playing shows, MHOW included (dates)
OPN in Austin in 2013 (more by Tim Griffin)
Electronics wizard Oneohtrix Point Never has a few shows coming up this year, including some festival appearances like Austin Psych Fest…
Young Jean Lee made a video from her LP w/ David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, Kathleen Hanna, Ad-Rock & more (watch)
“We’re Gonna Die” was inspired by an insight she traces to this incident, the idea that sadness brings isolation. We are most alone, most cut off from the possibility of comfort, when we are most in need of it…
UK online mag The Quietus list their Top 100 LPs of 2013
Online UK music mag The Quietus started five years ago and quickly became (I think) one of the best sources for music writing on the web, giving a home to many former NME, Select and Q writers who are still seeking new music but are not so interested in the flavor of the month…
Hopscotch announces 2013 lineup (Big Boi, Sleep, Spiritualized, Kurt Vile, Wolf Eyes, John Cale, more)
One of the most eclectic lineups in the US, Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, NC, will be back for 2013 on September 5 -7. Pulling from all genres, this year’s line-up includes names like Big Boi (who plays NYC tonight), Spiritualized, Sleep, Wolf Eyes (who have a new video), The Breeders (performing Last Splash), John Cale, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Gorguts, Inter Arma (who play NYC on Saturday), Double Negative (who played NYC this past weekend), Swearin’ (them too), Pissed Jeans, Dan Friel, Waxahatchee and many many others…
Downtown Sound and Loops & Variations return (Falty DL, Sharon Van Etten, Lee Ranaldo, Dan Deacon, Dessa & more)
Pritzker Pavilion lawn (more by Zach Pollack)
The City of Chicago’s annual, free music programs at Millenium Park‘s Jay Pritzker Pavilion, called Downtown Sound and Loops & Variations, will return this summer on Monday and Thursday evenings, respectively…
Leonard Cohen, Local Natives, Bad Religion & more tix
Tickets for Matmos‘ February 15 show at the Empty Bottle are on sale now.
Tickets for Leonard Cohen‘s March 13 show at The Chicago Theatre go on sale today (Friday, January 18) at 10AM CST…
Matmos announce North American tour, playing the Bottle
As seen on BrooklynVegan, Baltimore’s Matmos are set to release their first full-length album in five-years, titled The Marriage of True Minds, on February 19 via new home Thrill Jockey…
Matmos releasing first new album in 5 years, touring (dates)
Baltimore-based experimentalists Matmos are set to release The Marriage of True Minds, their first album in five years on February 19 via Thrill Jockey…
Dan Deacon made his network TV debut on 'Kimmel,' lists his Top 10 LPs of 2012
Dan Deacon @ MHOW, 11/16/2012 (more by David Andrako)
Dan Deacon made his national network television debut last night (12/13) on Jimmy Kimmel Live, playing “True Thrush” from his most recent album, America…
Thrill Jockey announce more 20th anniversary shows; Matmos releasing the 'Ganzfeld' EP
Yesterday, we mentioned that Thrill Jockey Records will be celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, and in honor of it are hosting a show at Webster Hall on September 15 with Tortoise, Future Islands, Matmos, Liturgy…
