It's been several months and like, two seasons on earth (if you just count our hemisphere....otherwise, whew!) since Meg Baird's Don't Weigh Down The Light release back in June, which of course is at least FOREVER in internet time, right? Somehow her spellbinding voice and brooding song style lives on. Like Meg's previous albums, the heart of Don't Weigh Down the Light is her lyrical, precise fingerstyle guitar work and a voice that moves from soaring and tender to icy and unforgiving, with... (read more)

Missed the buzz?!?!? Joanna Newsom performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night and you can watch it here!

The Silence is a powerful force - if try to ignore it, you will fail! Much like a mighty gust of wind or the thunderous crackle of a bubbling volcanic eruption that has finally boiled over, The Silence percolate over time only to unleash sounds that furiously swallow you from wherever you are at any given moment. It's manifested once already with the Kazuo Ogino's video for "Little Red Record Company," but the latest case in point is The Silence's sprawling three part epic,... (read more)

With greater velocity than a meteorite-straddlin' Kris Kringle, Joanna Newsom keeps dropping gifts on a grateful world-pop! While she's in the midst of her first USA tour in four years, more Newsom tour dates have blossomed forth from Mother Earth's nurturing bosom. They land our lady right back where the Divers campaign began - in Europe! It's all part of the international Divers experience, people. Following the years-long buildup to the album release, we've felt your collective sigh of relief and squeal of enjoyment -... (read more)

Brrr! When the hell did it get so cold?! This wintery weather has given us the urge to put on our PJs as soon as the sun goes down... at 4PM. How dreary! It doesn't have to be that way, though. Thanks to the Blue Jean Committee, the party has just begun and the lido shuffle is lasting all the way until the end of the year! The now legendary Gene Allen and Clark Honus were once just two working class guys with a... (read more)

Looking for a place to wind down, watch the world's most popular sport and drink some brews with your buddies? Well, contrary to the name, we can't actually help you out in that department. We can, however, offer a solution for those interested in the visual arts! Soccer Club Club is pleased to present a solo exhibition of new works by Laura Owens, organized by Wendy Yao.   

The exhibition includes site-specific wall-mounted works in screen printing ink, oil and Flashe... (read more)

Yes! Just as the inimitable Joanna Newsom is about to kick off her first North American tour in over four years, a sprint which takes Joanna and band all over the East Coast and Midwest in support of Divers, we’re bombarding you with new delights to add to your datebook and travel guide. Whatsit, then? Glad you asked: in chronological order, a second New York show has been added to the immediately pending East Coast trip; Japanese tour dates are now a reality; and... (read more)

Spirits rejoice! Mathletes too! The release of Six Organs of Admittance's much-speculated-upon sequel to Hexadic, aptly entitled Hexadic II, has FINALLY arrived a full NINE months after the monolithic original hit down, and in celebration of that achievement, Mr. Six Organs himself, Ben Chasny, has some last minute tricks up his sleeve! Thanksgiving kinda sucks, right?  First there's the travel hell, from which there is no escape. Upon arriving "home," you devour your weight in traditional family holiday fare, then attempt... (read more)

VETERANS OF DISORDER

Times are tough, they say! So they are – and so have they always been! But not for us. In a world poleaxed by cultural divides, class struggles, partisan opinions, the poverty gap, mind-bogglingly violent expressions and (continued) governmental indifference to actual change, we utilize the systems at hand to deal in the propagation of….music! Yeah, and even though there are at least a dozen ways to make it divisive right off the bat (et tu, Spotify?),... (read more)

Rangda! They planted a False Flag in the blood-soaked turf of the contemporary rock-politik. They were Formerly Extinct before you ever even THOUGHT about giving it up for good! Now, five years since ascending to collective Rangdadom, the flower-plower trio are back in your phase! This time around, Rangda strikes The Heretic's Bargain for you - but have a care, foolish listener; not only is it an offer you can't refuse, this here's a deal you can't repeal!

Ever since the... (read more)