Purity Ring

Did Snoop Dogg talk much politics at his Wellmont Theater show last week? That picture above, no not the cats, is his Tweeted list of reasons for voting for Obama, and for not voting Romney…

POP Montreal wrapped up on Sunday (9/23) and BV photographer Dominick Mastrangelo was there and captured shots of Grizzly Bear, Purity Ring, Woodpigeon (aka Mark Hamilton solo), Lucky Dragons, Brazilian Money, and “Where the River Got the Water Remix,” a dance piece featuring dancer Hanako Hoshimi-Caines and singer/songwriter Katie Moore…

…Next came the great Warpaint / Hot Snakes / Chromatics dilemma of 2012. We love Hot Snakes, but with not-to-be missed hardcore Refused closing the evening, we needed something cerebral…

Baroness at Terminal 5 in May (more by Joe McCabe) Earlier this week, we posted an update from Baroness showing that things were looking upwards for the band…

One of my two personal most-anticipated Warm Up at MoMA PS1 lineups goes down this Saturday (8/11) with sets from Photek, Evian Christ, Howse, Shlohmo, and Autre Ne Veut…

Purity Ring at LPR last week (more by Amanda Hatfield) As mentioned, Purity Ring, who just played a sold out show in NYC on the date of their album’s release (7/24), recently added a NYC date to their upcoming tour, which happens on September 21 at Bowery Ballroom…

It was virtually pitch black at Le Poisson Rouge last night (7/24) as the bass swells to Purity Ring‘s “Cartographist” began reverberating throughout the venue and the band’s two members, Corin Roddick (beats) and Megan James (vocals), walked out onto the in-the-round stage…

Shabazz Palaces at Sasquatch Fest 2012 (more by Chris Graham) today in NYC * Kim Lake @ The Stone * Jeanette Levitsky @ Barbes * Milos Karadaglic @ Joe’s Pub * Callers, Snowmine @ Union Pool * Carina Round @ Knitting Factory * King Khan in Asbury Park * Eye Ra Haze, Vext @ Saint Vitus * Cambodian Space Project @ Barbes * Dave Hill @ Book Coart * comedy @ Symphony Space * The Wallflowers @ Bowery Ballroom * Phony PPL, Blackbear @ SOB’s * Matisyahu @ Barnes & Noble * Henry Grimes, Geri Allen @ The Stone * Comic Book Club Live @ Fontana’s * Aerosmith, Cheap Trick @ Izod Center * Nude Beach @ The Grand Victory * Snowden, Warm Ghost @ Mercury Lounge * Luisa Maita @ City Winery backyard (free) * Big Shots, Husky (Mexico) @ Cake Shop * Purity Ring, Headaches @ Le Poisson Rouge * The Gaslight Anthem, Dave Hause @ Webster Hall * The Allman Brothers Band, Santana @ Jones Beach * Wilco, Lee Fields & The Expressions @ Prospect Park Bandshell * Measure, French Camp, Deb Oh & The Cavaliers @ Mercury Lounge * Chase King, Young Rival, Plates of Cake, The Hairs @ Glasslands * Shabazz Palaces, Thee Satisfaction, DJ Daniel Givens @ Fort Green Park * Howlin Rain, Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound @ The Studio at Webster Hall * Diamond Terrifier, ATM, Psychic Reality, Chuck Bettis, DJ Dutch E Germ @ Zebulon * Strange Shapes, Breakfast In Fur, Lost Boy…

DOWNLOAD: Evian Christ – “FYTS” (MP3) Purity Ring at Pitchfork Festival 2012 (more by James Richards IV) As mentioned, Purity Ring, whose great debut album, Shrines is out today (7/24) (did you stream it…

After the 2012 Pitchfork Music Festival wound down on Saturday night (7/14), with closing sets from Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Grimes, Tumblr kept things going with a party at the Bottom Lounge featuring DJ sets from Danny Brown, SKYWLKR, Corin Roddick (of Purity Ring), and LOL Boys…