Oblivians

Growlers, Gap Dream & more going on 'Burgerama Caravan of All-Stars' tour; Burger Boogaloo in Bay Area this weekend

Fullerton, CA record store/label/way-of-life Burger Records, who has somewhat cornered the market on low-fi, nasally, tongue-in-cheek powerpop/punk/garage, has been hosting Burgerama fests in California for a few years…

The Oblivians played Beekman Beer Garden (instead of the Seaport), Reigning Sound playing Maxwell's (which is closing)

The Oblivians @ Beekman Beer Garden, 6/7/2013 (via @BrooklynVegan instagram) Last Friday (6/7) was the kickoff show of the 2013 Seaport Music Festival with a Memphis double shot featuring vets The Oblivians (who just put out their first new LP in 15 years) and newcomers Ex Cult…

The Oblivians made their first new LP in 15 years, playing free Seaport Music Fest show Friday, touring (dates, streams)

Memphis garage legends The Oblivians released Desperation, their first album in over 15 years, this week via In the Red. Says frontman Greg Cartwright (who also fronts Reigning Sound):Between our last record as a band in ’97 and now, a lot of water has passed below that bridge…

Reigning Sound playing Beat Kitchen in July, working on new LP

Memphis, TN’s Reigning Sound began to track their Merge Records debut at the famed Daptone Records studio last month. Details on the album are sparse, but it’s nice to know that it will arrive sometime in the near future…

Hopscotch announces 2013 lineup (Big Boi, Sleep, Spiritualized, Kurt Vile, Wolf Eyes, John Cale, more)

One of the most eclectic lineups in the US, Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, NC, will be back for 2013 on September 5 -7. Pulling from all genres, this year’s line-up includes names like Big Boi (who plays NYC tonight), Spiritualized, Sleep, Wolf Eyes (who have a new video), The Breeders (performing Last Splash), John Cale, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Gorguts, Inter Arma (who play NYC on Saturday), Double Negative (who played NYC this past weekend), Swearin’ (them too), Pissed Jeans, Dan Friel, Waxahatchee and many many others…

Seaport Music Festival announces more shows (Oblivians / Ex-Cult, Fear of Men), releasing Sandy relief benefit LP

The Oblivians @ Knitting Factory, 2010 (more by Andrew Friscano) The Seaport Music Festival already announced that Unknown Mortal Orchestra would be playing on June 28 and they’ve recently announced a couple more dates on the schedule…

Reigning Sound touring in June, playing Maxwell's & NXNE

Reigning Sound will kick off a string of mostly-Midwest dates with a show at Maxwell’s on June 13th, before heading out for dates in Canada (including NXNE) and then looping back…

The Oblivians are recording a new album for In the Red

The Oblivians @ Scion Rock Fest 2010 (more by Taylor Keahy) To quote their publicist, “The Oblivians are heading into the studio next to month to record their first studio album in 15 years…

The Parting Gifts are Greg Cartwright & Coco Hames (touring, playing NYC, opening for Yo La Tengo) ++ album streaming

Greg Cartwright aka Greg Oblivian has teamed up with Coco Hames of The Ettes to form the Parting Gifts. They, naturally, recently played Gonerfest…

Scion Garage Fest happened (here are some pics)

“I, for one, enthusiastically accept Scion as my new corporate overlord. If they can bring the Gories, the Oblivians, King Khan and a cast of garage punks from far and wide to town in one day, they can sell me a sewage soda and I’d say thank you…
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