This week in Indie Basement: Kevin Morby, Gentle Sinners (members of Arab Strap & The Twilight Sad), Bond theme composer John Barry, former Boo Radleys leader Martin Carr, and SF weirdos Bronze.
Listen to new songs by Anteloper, Lykke Li, Purity Ring, Florence + the Machine, Static Dress, Yaya Bey, All Get Out, Vieux Farka Touré, Namir Blade, Blut Aus Nord, Les Claypool & Eugene Hutz, and more...
This week in the Basement: reviews of new albums from Yard Act, The Soundcarriers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Boy Harsher, Kids on a Crime Spree, and Bronze.
When I walked into MoMA PS1 on Saturday (7/9) for their second Warm Up of the 2011 season, Bronze were about halfway through their set. I'd never heard the group before but they won me over with their dark, psychedelic atmospheres and pummeling drum patterns, and were an interesting contrast to the dancier acts that followed...
The full schedule for MoMa's 20l1 'Warm Up' season at PS1 has since been announced. The dance parties happen at the Long Island City location every Saturday from July 2 through September 3 from 2 PM to 9 PM...