chickfactor

Plus: Frances Quinlan, Rebecca Gates and more paying tribute to Berman.

This week in the basement: a new issue of beloved zine 'chickfactor' and a Kicking Giant reissue, plus Halo Maud, The Orielles, Bambara, Bonny Doon and more.

The two NYC "chickfactor 25" shows feature Kicking Giant, Joe Pernice, The Pacific Ocean, Bridget St. John, and more.

The Clientele @ Chickfactor 22 (more by Greg Cristman)

The Clientele, who just played Brooklyn as part of the Chickfactor 22 celebration at The Bell House, will be back in the U...

chickfactor: what has the clientele been up to? are you back together for good or just a few shows?

alisdair maclean (the clientele): I've been slowly and painfully writing a novel, and playing in amor de días...

Scottish singer/songwriter Dan Willson will release New Gods, his second album as Withered Hand next week (3/25) via Slumberland. It's a sparkling collection of literate pop, and the record features appearances Black Tambourine's Pam Berry, Eugene Kelly of The Vaselines and members of Bel…

Nice to see that indie zine chickfactor is having a third birthday party -- "chickfactor 22" -- at Brooklyn's The Bell House on March 20 & 21...

Glaswegian indie stalwarts The Pastels released Slow Summits this week via Domino Records and it's an appropriate title for the band's first new album in 16 years...

we had *so much fun* at chickfactor 20 at the bell house in brooklyn, the idea of waiting another ten years seemed too painful too endure. so we made another festival for you...

Merchandise at WIERD, September 2012 (more by Phil Maler)

Freelance writer and DJ Maria Sherman gave us a list of her favorites of 2012, including top shows and her favorite label...