‘Shoegaze’ Archives
Red Sparowes hit the road with Boris
Red Sparowes have just announced that they will be touring North America with the inimitable Japanese group Boris this August. They have also released the preliminary info for a European tour this fall. Red Sparowes began as something of a supergroup/sideproject in 2003, featuring members or Isis, Halifax Pier, Angel Hair, Neurosis, and others. Their 2005 debut At the Soundless Dawn made [...]
Lower Dens – Twin Hand Movement
Score: 7.7/10 Release Date: July 20, 2010 Label: Gnomonsong Band Website It’s the big high school party. To your left, Andie Walsh; to your right, Donnie Darko. Feelings of regret begin to overtake though this party is a last ditch effort to whitewash those emotions. Covering them with a semi-gloss finish and a drunken smile is a surefire cure for The Cure. One heartbreak after another, it [...]
The Ascent of Everest Announce Tour Dates
The Ascent of Everest are gearing up to hit the road for an East Coast tour in support of their excellent new record. From this Vantage was released on June 1st and you can order your copy here. The Ascent of Everest are an 8-piece orchestral experimental rock based in Nashville, TN. Our Darling Nikki recently interviewed guitarist and vocalist Devin Lamp, as well as played some tracks from [...]
Tonight In Music: Sleepy Eyes of Death, The Wailers and more!
Sleepy Eyes Of Death, Sleepy Sun, WIldildlife @ Chop Suey | 7/6 | 8 p.m. | $10 | 21+ Regular readers may have noticed that we at SSG are pretty big fans of local boys Sleepy Eyes of Death. Their intense, electronic brand of post-rock mixed with a sweet light show always makes for a great evening. Don’t forget your earplugs, SEOD shows have been known to get very, very loud. Opening for [...]
Preview: Carissa’s Wierd Reunion Show! (OMG WIN TICKETS!!!)
Carissa's Wierd, Aveo @ Showbox Market | 07/09 | 8pm| $18 Adv You better not miss this one. You just might regret it for the rest of your life. This is a once in a lifetime show. This reunion show is slated as a singular event, promoting the Hardly Art release They Only Miss You When You Leave: Songs 1996-2003, which will serve as a retrospective for Carissa's Wierd. You will most [...]
Tonight in Music: Junip, Slightly Stoopid, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and others
Junip, Born Anchors @ The Vera Project | 6/19 | 7:30 pm | $14 | All Ages All the good-looking gods up on the Swedish indie mountain are smiling down on Jose Gonzalez these days. He's dating Yukimi Nagano from Little Dragon, and has a hot new EP/forthcoming full-length album with his new-wait-scratch-that-it's-actually-old band Junip. He's only stopping at eight American cities in the U.S., [...]
Also Tonight: joy wants eternity, Empty Space Orchestra, and Hypatia Lake
joy wants eternity, Empty Space Orchestra, Hypatia Lake @ Chop Suey | 05/13 | 8:30pm | $8 | 21+ Joy Wants Eternity A full menu of eclectic instrumental and post-rock efforts come your way May 13th at Chop Suey. If you’re a fan of Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, Godspeed You! Black Emperor… or, this little band you might’ve heard of called Mono (SSG readers might know what I'm talking [...]
Phantogram + Interview
Band Members: Josh M. Carter - Vocals,Guitar Sarah D. Barthel - Vocals Keyboard With so many music genres and bands dipping their fingertips into electronic and synth sounds, it can be difficult to tell apart the GREAT from the “Great-but-only on cd Great.” Phantogram, comprised of Sarah and Josh from Saratoga Springs, fall into in the first category. Actually they fall more into the [...]
PREVIEW: Asobi Seksu
Oh man, Asobi Seksu's bringing that sweet sonic goodness of theirs to Chop Suey on Sunday night. The idea of seeing that band in such an intimate setting as the Chop Suey is just... exciting. They're loud, lush, and full of sound the same way that My Bloody Valentine is, only not in the same destructive ear-drum pulverisingly loud way. Asobi Seksu are touring in support of their upcoming album [...]
Manos De Plata
To See Rating 6.5/10 Just Curious Rating 6.5/10 Band Members David Lutz - Bass, Lead Vox Jake Weller - Guitar, Trumpet Darren Johnson - Drums Brian Trull - Keys Beau Fredericks - Guitar, Backing vox Matt Schumacher - Reed organ, Trumpet, Backing vox Did someone order some tunes from a tugboat? Manos De Plata recently completed their new EP In the Belly of the Sea Devil. Why such a [...]
