Melpo Mene

Melpo Mene @ Cake Shop, NYC - pics

Melpomène (“to sing” or “the one that is melodious”), initially the Muse of Singing, she then became the Muse of Tragedy, for which she is best known now…

Loney Dear & Melpo Mene @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - pics

photos and Last night (12/10), two Swedish one-man shows Loney Dear and Melpo Mene (I missed Boy Genius) invaded Mercury Lounge in NYC. First, the young and lanky Melpo Mene came on (his first time in NY) in a blue-t-shirt and blue eyeshadow drawn raccoon-style around his eyes, with a suitcase of pedals and gadgets and an i-pod…

Loney Dear, Boy Genius, School of Seven Bells & more in This Week In Indie

DOWNLOAD: Loney Dear – “Airport Surroundings” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: AC Newman – “Submarines of Stockholm” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Matador Records Intended Play sampler 2008 (ZIP file) I’m excited for Ida Maria, but those shows are a month away…

Melpo Mene & Loney Dear add shows - 2008/09 Tour Dates

We’re a week away from the Swedish invasion that is Melpo Mene and Loney, Dear both in NYC at the same time. As previously noted, the two artists have shows scheduled together at Mercury Lounge (12/10) and The Bell House (12/12), and Melpo Mene is also playing Rockwood Music Hall (12/11)…

Melpo Mene playing NYC, twice w/ Polyvinyl's Loney, Dear

DOWNLOAD: Melpo Mene – Hello Benjamin (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Melpo Mene – Good With The Mothers (MP3) Sweden’s Loney, Dear has just left Sub Pop for Polyvinyl, who will release his new album, Dear John, on January 27 (track list below)…

a spotlight on Melpo Mene from Sweden -- MP3, videos, SXSW

DOWNLOAD: Melpo Mene – Hello Benjamin (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Melpo Mene – Good With The Mothers (MP3) When I was offered the opportunity to do a monthly spotlight on a band that I think deserves to be heard, I knew immediately who I would present…