Women

Christopher Reimer @ Pop Montreal 2010 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)The Calgary music scene was in mourning Tuesday with news that Christopher Reimer, guitarist for local noise-pop band Women, passed away in his sleep...

words & La pluie. It just wont stop. From sun up to sundown and well into the night here in Montreal the rain continued, making the second day of Pop Montreal (Thursday, September 30th) , and everyone attending, a soggy mess...

DOWNLOAD: DD/MM/YYYY - "Van Tan" (MP3) Women are currently in EU through the middle of September, but will hit the road for a US tour shortly after the release of their new LP Public Strain for Jagjaguwar...

DOWNLOAD: Friendo - Oversees (MP3) Friendo are a trio from Calgary, Alberta that includes Women drummer Mike Wallace. Here, Wallace plays guitar and sings and there's not much similar going on, musically, with his other band...

Happy Holidays! I take on more than I can handle. That results in a lot of unposted content. In the name of catching up, while also taking it easy during this final week of the year, here's some of that lost material...

a shot from Sled Island 2008 (more by Rae Holtsabum)The Sled Island Music and Arts Festival -- taking place at various venues in Calgary, Alberta from June 24 to June 27 -- is pleased to announce the initial line-up and the inclusion of Olympic Plaza as the main venue on Friday, June 26...

DOWNLOAD: Crystal Stilts - Love is a Wave (MP3) Crystal Stilts @ Less Artists More Condos (more by Gabi Porter) For a show at Music Hall of Williamsburg, tonight's lineup is jam packed with bands (3/14)...

Frankie (Crystal Stilts) mans the drums @ Market Hotel (more by Tim Griffin)Crystal Stilts, one of the many high-profile "Crystal" bands to pop up in 2008 (see also: Crystal Antlers, Crystal Castles), has drawn comparisons to everyone from The Velvet Underground, Joy Division and The Jesus and Mary Chain to less obvious '60s groups like The Seeds...

The Dodos, Department of Eagles, Torche, Harvey Milk, Abe Vigoda, The Duchess and the Duke, Jay Reatard, Sun Kil Moon, Why? and Women were among the twenty 2008 "honorable mentions" Pitchfork awarded today...

Women played the Knitting Factory Tap Room on Saturday (10/25), early evening, as part of BV's CMJ day party. Hawking their new Jagjaguwar released self-titled debut, the band split its sound between downtown arty and straight-up psych-pop...