Rebecca Gates

Quasi releases protest comp ft. mems of Sleater-Kinney, New Pornographers, Built to Spill, Pavement, more

Quasi (aka Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss) have put together a new compilation protest album called Battle Hymns that features tons of exciting guests. It’s a pay-what-you-want download, and proceeds benefit Planned Parenthood, ACLU, and 350.org.

William Tyler released a new LP (stream it), playing the Hideout with Brokeback & Rebecca Gates

Lambchop // Silver Jews guitarist William Tyler welcomed his new solo album, Impossible Truth, last week via Merge Records. It’s a calming instrumental LP that features Americana-leaning, guitar-based compositions, as well as a number of great guest musicians…

CMJ 2012 initial lineup announced

The full list of artists confirmed for the 2012 CMJ Music Marathon so far is below…

What's going on Sunday?

Bouncing Souls @ Bamboozle in May (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin) today in Chicago * Wicker Park Fest (Day 2) * Tennis, Pet Lions @ Lincoln Hall * Rebecca Gates @ Saki (Free; In-store) * Rebecca Gates, Archer Prewitt @ Hideout * Zoo Animal, The Wiitala Brothers @ Schubas * Bouncing Souls, Menzingers, Luther, Masked Intruder @ Metro * Alessandro Cortini, Richard Devine, Lichens, Keith Fullerton Whitman @ Empty Bottle * Black Actress, The Brothers Gross, Not All There, The Van Buren Boys @ Subterranean Rebecca Gates plays a 5PM in-store at Saki and then headlines the Hideout later tonight with support from Archer Prewitt (of The Sea and Cake, who are releasing a new LP)…

Eleanor Friedberger played Europa w/ secret guest Ted Leo, Ida & Rebecca Gates (pics), covered Queen @ Joe's Pub (video)

After checking out Guided By Voices earlier in the day, Fiery Furnaces’ Eleanor Friedberger played Europa instead of St. Cecilia’s Church on Saturday (6/18) as part of the Northside Festival…

Eleanor Friedberger playing Europa instead of the church (and other tour dates)

Eleanor Friedberger @ Lambert’s (more by Tim Griffin) As some already know, but I just realized last night, the Eleanor Friedberger, Ida, and Rebecca Gates Northside Festival show that was scheduled to take place at St…

Rebecca Gates (of the Spinanes) and the Consortium played Sasquatch (stream), playing more shows (dates)

Rebecca Gates & the Consortium @ Sasquatch 2011 (nyc77style)”For those who swooned over the sweet, sideways indie-pop of The Spinanes back in the ’90s, the return of singer-guitarist Rebecca Gates can only be a good thing…

MusicfestNW 2011 -- dates & initial lineup

Here is the initial lineup for Willamette Week‘s MusicfestNW, scheduled for Sept. 7-11, 2011 in Portland, Oregon, and it’s pretty great. The multi-venue fest includes big outdoor performances (Sunday, Sept…

McDonalds, Lyonnais, Eternal Summers, Record Store Day @ Cake Shop, Spectrum, Crystal Stilts, Zaza, Rebecca Gates & more in This Week in Indie

DOWNLOAD: Eternal Summers – Prisoner (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Crystal Stilts – Through the Floor (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Zaza – Distance Creator (ZIP) Coachella may be happening on the other coast but it’s a lovely day here in NYC and I don’t feel like I’m missing anything this weekend staying here…