Bing and Ruth
Bing & Ruth sign to 4AD, share "Starwood Choker" from new LP
David Moore’s ambient/modern classical ensemble Bing & Ruth will release No Home of the Mind on February 17 via their new label home.
Marissa Nadler adds NYC date; Mary Lattimore opening for her in Brooklyn & playing other shows
Marissa Nadler already had a handful of tour dates announced, including a small NYC show on May 17 at Union Pool with harpist Mary Lattimore. That show is still on sale, but Marissa also added a larger show here happening July 21 at Bowery Ballroom…
Bing & Ruth celebrated the 'City Lake' reissue at LPR w/ Port St. Willow & Julie Byrne (pics)
Bing & Ruth, the Brooklyn ambient group led by David Moore, just reissued their 2010 debut City Lake last week on RVNG Intl, in the wake of the critical success of last year’s Tomorrow was the Golden Age on the same la…
Bing & Ruth reissued 'City Lake,' playing it at LPR with Port St. Willow (who are playing their new album)
David Moore’s Brooklyn ambient band Bing & Ruth got a lot of critical acclaim for last year’s Tomorrow was the Golden Age on RVNG Intl (an album FACT called “penetrating, deeply emotional music that nevertheless remains appealingly indeterminate” and Resident Advisor called “one of the simplest and most beguiling albums of its kind since Stars Of The Lid’s landmark run”) and in the wake of its success, RVNG is reissuing their 2010 debut City Lake to…
Circuit des Yeux touring in support of 'In Plain Speech,' two NYC shows included (one with Evan Caminiti)
Chicago experimental pop musician Circuit des Yeux (aka Haley Fohr) recently released the followup to 2013’s Overdue with In Plain Speech, her first album for Thrill Joc…
Hundred Waters announce 2015 FORM fest w/ Antlers, How to Dress Well, Majical Cloudz, Mutual Benefit, Mitski, more
Last year, Hundred Waters threw their first-ever FREE three-day FORM Festival in Arizona’s experimental town Arcosanti, and this year they’re doing it again from May 22-24…
Hundred Waters playing SXSW, made a mixtape with Aphex Twin, Andy Stott, new Braids song & more (stream/download)
Hundred Waters are wrapping up their tour with Mitski playing shows in their former Florida home this weekend (the band recently relocated to LA) and finishing in Austin for a couple appearances at SXSW, playing the Pitchfork party at Mohawk on March 19 with Migos, Vince Staples, Waxahatchee, Title Fight and more, and then the We Are Family Showcase on March 21 with Emprss, Jacuzzi Boys, Phantoms, HO99O9 and Kodak To Graph…
Big Ears Festival adds film portion curated by Jim Jarmusch and Michael Gira, scores by Demdike Stare, Bill Frisell & more
The upcoming Big Ears Festival happening March 27-29 in Knoxville, TN, has been expanded once again. Like in past years, the festival will include a film portion, and a selection of that has been curated by filmmaker/musician Jim Jarmusch and Michael Gira, whose respective bands SQURL and Swans were already o…
Big Ears Festival adds Silver Apples, Tyondai Braxton, Omar Souleyman, Ryley Walker, William Tyler & more to lineup
The lineup has been expanded for the 2015 Big Ears Festival, happening March 27-29 in Knoxville, TN. New additions include psych pioneers Silver Apples, former Battles frontman Tyondai Braxton (performing HIVE), Syrian pop singer Omar Souleyman, folk singer Ryley Walker, guitar wiz William Tyler, modern classical collective Bing & Ruth, electronic/ambient musician Loscil, cabaret singer Little Annie, and Chinese composer Wu …
Some Albums You Won't See on Pitchfork's Top 50 of 2014
Yesterday, Pitchfork put out their top tracks of 2014 and today they continue their year-end coverage with their 20 honorable mention albums, a list they say is “not #51 through #70 in our albums poll, but rather, records we thought were exceptional this year and deserved to be highlighted regardless of where they wound up…
