John Darnielle’s Top 10 of 2016 & more ++ a Merge Records Holiday Sale
The Mountain Goats frontman and author highlights a diverse list of 2016 releases from electronic to metal to hip hop and more.
Matthewdavid
milo releasing a new album, guests on Botany’s new song “No Translator” (listen), playing Brooklyn
Texas producer Botany is releasing his new album Dimming Awe, The Light Is Raw this week (9/18) on Western Vinyl. It was mixed and mastered, who also contributed vocals to one track, and other guests include Matthew's Brainfeeder labelmate RYAT and abstract rapper milo, who releases his own new album so the flies don't come next we...
new Young Magic remix album includes The Acid who play Lot 45 in Buswhick with them
"Remixes Vol. 1" is a new compilation with "contributions, unreleased mixes by LA experimentalists The Acid, New York's Rioux and an exclusive mix from Nicholas Taylor of Gray (Basquiat's no-wave project)...
Balmorhea reissuing debut, released a new 7″, touring as duo, remixed by Matthewdavid (who’s playing DbA w/ Cities Aviv)
Post-rock collective Balmorhea are reissuing their self-released 2007 self-titled debut on October 14 via Western Vinyl, and they'll be scaling down to their original duo formation of Michael Muller and Rob Lowe for a European tour and US one-offs in Austin and Brooklyn...
Huerco S. readies new LP (stream 2 tracks), playing 285 Kent after Warm Up as well as Seattle’s Decibel fest (line-up)
Huerco S. practices minimal, lo-fi synth pop on the track "Prinzif" from his new effort Colonial Patterns, out September 24 via Mexican Summer's Sofware imprint...
Sun Araw appearing on Stones Throw/Leaving comp, playing NYC w/ Ital, released live EP w/ The Congos (dates, streams)
Sun Araw at BV-SXSW 2012 (more by Nate "Igor" Smith)
Sun Araw and M. Geddes Gengras took part in one of 2012's most interesting (relatively) obscure releases with Icon Give Thank, a collaborative album with reggae legends/Lee "Scratch" Perry associates The Congos...
Pinback get gear stolen and recovered during set in San Diego, but they don’t miss a beat
Pinback and their Alembic at MHoW in 2008 (more by Tim Griffin)
Now unfortunately we've all heard the story of band's gear getting stolen...
Matthewdavid released a free LP, playing Brooklyn tonight
Matthewdavid DJing at Hotel Vegan (more)
LA beatmaker Matthewdavid dropped the free Jewelry LP last month on his own Leaving Records and followed it with a tour that hit SXSW where he DJ'd Hotel Vegan (before and after his tour-mates Sun Araw played)...
#HotelVegan Day 1 pics (Future of the Left, Japandroids, Bear in Heaven, Frankie Rose, Maps & Atlases, Deafheaven, more)
& Tim Griffin; additional pictures
BrooklynVegan's Hotel Vegan, located at Austin venues Hotel Vegas & Volstead Lounge, began at noon back on Wednesday, 3/14/2012, on three stages...
full ‘Hotel Vegan’ Wednesday lineup (Bear in Heaven, Future of the Left, Japandroids, Frankie Rose, Bleached, many more)
As you know, BrooklynVegan is taking over ALL THREE STAGES at connecting Austin venues Hotel Vegas & Volstead for FOUR DAYS STRAIGHT this week, and it's all 100% FREE (no RSVP or badges either)...