Sea Lions

San Francisco's Part Time were all set to start their tour with Gap Dream when Gap Dream pulled out, citing "personal reasons." Which is a bummer...

When I caught Veronica Falls at Bowery Ballroom a few weeks ago, Juan Wauters was one of the opening acts and it was at that point that I realized I hadn't heard from his band The Beets in a while...

IN THEIR OWN WORDS:4 months....that's how long we've spent stone cold sober watching bands at the new Silent Barn. This Friday we're compensating for all that in one night...

When last we wrote about shambolic UK janglepoppers Golden Grrrls, we knew there was going to be a NYC show on April 3 but we didn't know where or with whom...

Frightened Rabbit @ T5, Nov. 2010 (more by Lionel Bergeron) SXSW has just announced another round of bands for the 2013 edition of the annual music festival that will happen March 12 - 17...

Saint Vitus @ Irving Plaza in 2011 (more by BBG) Chaos in Tejas (May 31-June 3 in Austin) have announced ANOTHER batch of bands to add to their ridiculous lineup including Saint Vitus, Church of Misery, No Statik, Toys That Kill, Pegasus, Martial Canterel, Anasazi, Bloodwing (mems of The Spits, who are on tour soon), Harm's Way, Hatred Surge, the Hex Dispensers, John Wesley Coleman, Joyce Manor, and many many others...

DOWNLOAD: Sea Lions - All Right (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Gold-Bears - Record Store (MP3) As Bill wrote in our NYC Popfest 2011 preview, "Another repeat are Oxnard California's Sea Lions who were one of my favorites last year and who I'm pretty sure will have a record out on Slumberland too...

DOWNLOAD: NYC Popfest Mix (Zip) DOWNLOAD: Pet Milk - Cherry Outline (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Gold-Bears - Record Store (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Sea Lions - All Right (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Go Sailor - Windy (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Soda Shop - Farewell (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Days - Simple Thing (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Days - Downhill (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fan Modine - Julu Road (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Kids on a Crime Spree - Sweet Tooth (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Silver Swans - Secrets (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Silver Swans - Anyone's Ghost (the National) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Silver Swans - Mother of Pearl (MP3) This week is the fifth-annual NYC Popfest which happens Thursday - Sunday (May 19 - 22) at a variety of NYC and Brooklyn venues, playing host to around 30 bands from around the world...

DOWNLOAD: The Sea Lions - I Wish I Was Lou Reed (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Sea Lions - Good Feelings (MP3) NYC Popfest 2010 wrapped up on Sunday (Thursday coverage here) with an all-day event at Littlefield...

DOWNLOAD: The Wake - Oh Pamela (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Neverever - Blue Jeans (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Neverever - Young and Dumb (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Tender Trap - Girls with Guns (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Allo Darlin - Dreaming (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Allo Darlin' - My Heart is a Drummer (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Veronica Falls - Found Love in a Graveyard (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Moustache of Insanity - Amazon Wishlist (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Horowitz - Winona (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Embassy - It Pays to Belong (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Leaving Mornington Crescent - Corners (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Very Truly Yours - I'd Write You a Song (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pants Yell...