Craft Spells

PBR throwing a music fest in Portland w/ Modest Mouse, Tears for Fears, GBV, Constantines, Rocket from the Crypt, more

Pabst Blue Ribbon, or PBR if you prefer, is throwing their first-ever music festival this year in various Portland, OR venues from September 26-28…

Craft Spells releasing new LP, playing Township on summer tour (dates, song streams)

Craft Spells are slated to release their new album, titled Nausea, next week (on 6/10) via Captured Tracks. It’s their first new material in two-years and is much more done-up than past efforts, with tons of strings, wispy keys, and so on…

Craft Spells ready 'Nausea,' going on tour after Captured Tracks Northside showcase (dates, new song streams)

Craft Spells will soon be back with their second album Nausea, which is their first new music in two years. While still making moody, atmospheric pop, main man Justin Paul Vallesteros goes for a grander sound this time, with songs layered with strings, wind instruments, mellotron and other keyboards…

NXNE expands 2014 lineup again (Future Islands, Xiu Xiu, AraabMUZIK, Kirin J Callinan, Autre Ne Veut & more)

Viet Cong @ BV SXSW 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The NXNE Festival happens in venues all over Toronto, Cananda from June 13 – 22. They’ve already had a few lineup announcements and have just released another round of artist additions, including Future Islands, AraabMUZIK, Pusha T…

Axxa/Abraxas released debut LP, playing shows, including Captured Tracks Northside showcase (dates, LP stream)

Georgia resident Ben Asbury is just 23 but has been into music for a long time (“I got into punk in the third grade” claims his press release) and now records under the guise Axxa/Abraxas…

tix on sale: Lykke Li, Titus Andronicus, Beach Fossils & more

Lykke Li at Summerstage in 2011 (more by Vincent Cornelli) As mentioned, Lykke Li is releasing a new album and going on a tour this year which brings her to NYC on May 15 at The Apollo Theatre…

Northside Festival initial 2014 lineup & tix (Titus, Eagulls, Omar Souleyman, Courtney Barnett, Sharon Van Etten & more)

Titus Andronicus at Terminal 5 in 2013 (more by David Andrako) The 2014 Northside Festival returns to multiple Brooklyn venues from June 12-15, and the initial lineup was just announced…

Mac DeMarco, Cole (DIIV), Jack (Wild Nothing) & Dustin (Beach Fossils) form supergroup at Captured Tracks Fest

Still underway as I type this, the two-day Captured Tracks Festival happening this Labor Day Weekend at The Well in Bushwick featured a very special set on Sunday by a label supergroup dubbed Shitfather, featuring Cole Smith (Diiv), Dustin Payseur (Beach Fossils), Jack Tatum (Wild Nothing) and Mac DeMarco…

Metz, The Mynabirds, Pinback & other tickets

Tickets for Love Inks‘ show at Township are on sale now, and Craft Spells have been added to the bill. Tickets for Metz‘ show at the Empty Bottle go on sale this Friday at 10AM CST…

MusicFestNW 2012 lineup expands (The Hives, Flying Lotus, Quasi, DIIV, Passion Pit, Hot Snakes, Beirut, Swans & many more)

The 2012 edition of MusicFestNW takes place in September 5 – 9 at 18 venues in Portland, OR and will feature performances from over 150 bands, including Passion Pit, Hot Snakes, Girl Talk, Danny Brown, Beirut Silversun Pickups, Dinosaur Jr…
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