The Gotobeds
Royal Headache and Sheer Mag wrapped up their three-show Brooklyn Run at Saint Vitus with The Gotobeds (pics, review)
Watching Australian band Royal Headache is kinda like being courtside at a tennis match, with frontman Shogun being the ball. The guy is a constant blur, and was bouncing from one side of the stage to the other at Saint Vitus on Sunday night (8/30)…
watch Royal Headache play Beserktown II; The Gotobeds added to Saint Vitus show
The Gotobeds are wrapping up work on their second album, which will be their first for Sub Pop, hopefully dropping early 2016. In the meantime, the Pittsburgh band will be taking a quick trip to NYC next weekend to open for Royal Headache and Sheer Mag at their just-added show at Saint Vitus on August 30 which is sold out (like RH’s other two shows)…
The Men, The Gotobeds, SAVAK (ex-Obits) & Christines helped celebrate Cake Shop's 10th anniversary (pics)
Cake Shop wrapped up its month-long 10th anniversary celebration on Saturday (5/30) with a pretty killer lineup of The Men, The Gotobeds, SAVAK, and Christines…
Sohrab and Greg of Obits form SAVAK (listen), making live debut at Cake Shop "super show" with The Gotobeds
It was sad news when Obits called it quits in April, but on the good news front: guitarist Sohrab Habibion and bassist Greg Simpson will continue to play together in new band SAVAK…
Protomartyr, The Gotobeds & Grooms played The Wick (pics)
Protomartyr and The Gotobeds‘ tour hit NYC for a BrooklynVegan-presented show at The Wick. Protomartyr’s set was about half new material, including new single “Blues Festival” which sounded great live…
The Gotobeds sign to Sub Pop; tour w/ Protomartyr starts soon (updated dates ++ win tix to BV-presented show at The Wick)
Pittsburgh’s The Gotobeds have inked with Sub Pop who say “keep your ears open for new music in the near future.” That’s them signing their life away, above…
Grooms share "Doctor M" video, added to BV-presents Protomartyr show at The Wick, playing dates with No Joy
Grooms have made a video for “Doctor M,” one of the standout cuts on their new album, Comb the Feelings Through Your Hair. Directed by the band, it manages a genuinely spooky vibe via slow-mo night scenes featuring two billowy spectres (played by sometimes Grooms bassist Emily Ambruso and onetime Sisters singer Aaron Pfannebecker)…
Protomartyr share "Want Remover" video, announce tour with The Gotobeds, including The Wick (BV presents)
Protomartyr and The Gotobeds made two of my favorite records of last year, and share a similar world-view and (and probably a love of Wire)…
Mike Pace and the Child Actors streaming debut LP ++ featured on new comp w/ Gotobeds, Literature & more (listen)
As mentioned, former Oxford Collapse frontman Mike Pace will release Best Boy, his album with new band The Child Actors, on January 13. You may have seen the funny video for “Fire Sale” already, but now you can stream the whole album of quality no-nonsense indie rock (via Stereogum), below…
Our Favorite Albums & Tracks of 2014
and Bill Pearis
We love year-end lists — reading them, making them, arguing about them. BrooklynVegan editors Andrew Sacher and Bill Pearis have once again figured out their favorite albums of the year which you can check out, with commentary, below…
