Posts Tagged ‘Holy Fuck’
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Phantom Kicks
San Francisco’s Phantom Kicks is in the works on their debut EP set for release this summer and it sounds like it could be a local gem.
Formed from two members of the eerie apocalyptic indie rock band Raised By Robots along with the help of a mutual friend and guitar player extraordinaire, this trio is slated to make some waves in the next year.
At its core, the music is powered by an arsenal of beats, waves and cloud soft atmospherics. Against that light lo-fi background, every song sounds dense and interesting. But it’s their skill with experimentation into solidly structured and appealing tunes that makes the Phantom Kicks special.
Catch them at The Hotel Utah on April 22nd with Portland’s Spesus Christ and Soap Collectors.
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[mp3] Phantom Kicks – Cut From A Different Clay from Unreleased (2010)
Holy Fuck
Holy Fuck have given away their new single Latin America, a mature and relaxed new track from their recently announced album. The amazing and super fun instrumental pop group will follow-up their widely acclaimed LP (2007) with Latin on May 11th.
SXSW FESTIVAL DATES
18.03.10 Austin TX – Scoot Inn · Baeble Day Party
18.03.10 Austin TX – The Mohawk · Young Turks Showcase
19.03.10 Austin TX – Peckerhead’s · My Old Kentucky Blog Day Party
19.03.10 Austin TX – Galaxy Room · AAM 2010 Extravaganza
20.03.10 Austin TX – Radio Room · Brooklyn Vegan/M for Montreal Party
20.03.10 Austin TX – MWTX Lot · Mess With Texas Party
20.03.10 Austin TX – Do512 & Shiner: The Big One · American Youthworks
21.03.10 Austin TX – The PureVolume House · The PureVolume House
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[mp3] Holy Fuck – Latin America from Latin (2010)
Tags: Holy Fuck, Latin, Latin America, Phantom Kicks, SXSW
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Sunday, March 14th, 2010
by Mike Rohde
For those of you asking what SXSW is (yes, I have people asking me what SXSW is), according to it’s wiki, South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of interactive, film, and music festivals and conferences that take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States of America. SXSW first began in 1987 and is centered on the downtown Austin Convention Center. Each of the three parts runs relatively independently, with different start and end dates.
I will going to cover the music portion the best I can with our newest member, Tanner. Neither of us have experienced this and are currently coordinating schedules so we can bring you the best of our insane journey to center of the future of music as we know it. This is going to fun.
Here are some of our favorites to give you an idea what we’re looking forward to.
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[mp3] Rainbow Arabia – kabuki (PICTUREPLANE NEGATIVE SLAVE RE-WORK) from Unreleased (2010)
SXSW – Alliance Talent Showcase at Submerged, March 18th, 10PM
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[mp3] Holy Fuck – They’re Going To Take My Thumbs from Holy Fuck EP (2007)
Baeble Takes On Texas – Thursday March 18th, 12 to 6PM
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[mp3] Neon Indian – Sleep Paralysist (Co-produced by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor) from Green Label Sound (2010)
Force Field/Terrorbird Party @ Red 7, March 17th (3 pm)
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[mp3] Toro Y Moi – Blessa from Causers Of This (2010)
FORCE FIELD PR PARTY @ MS BEA’S aka CHEER UP CHARLIE’S, March 20th, 12PM
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[mp3] Wallpaper. – I Got Soul, I’m So Wasted from Doodoo Face (2009)
The Bay Area Takeover at Austin’s Beauty Bar, March 18th from 11:30am to 6pm (We’ll definitely be here, come say hi)
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[mp3] Oh No Ono – Eleanor Speaks (Caribou remix) from Eggs (Remix) (2010)
Billions day party @ The Mohawk, March 18th, 3:20pm
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[mp3] Letting Up Despite Great Faults – Photograph Shakes from Letting Up Despite Great Faults (2010)
Sneak Attack Media, Sneak Attack Austin & Playing in Traffic Records @ Clive Bar, Friday March 19th, 11 to 6pm
Tags: Holy Fuck, Neon Indian, Oh No Ono, Rainbow Arabia, sxsw 2010, Toro Y Moi, wallpaper.
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Monday, June 1st, 2009
Have you guys heard of the Pop’s Bar in the Mission? Well, every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month at Pop’s Bar on 2800 24th St. in San Francisco, they host a thing called DIARY which is a nostalgic night of 90s emo and pop punk music. Including the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate, Death Cab for Cutie, Saves the Day, The Get Up Kids, Braid, Mineral, Planes Mistaken for Stars, Far and Texas Is the Reason. How freakin’ cool is that?
Anyway, tonight has our friends at ipickmynose hosting a show at the Rickshaw Stop with The Wooden Birds, Old Fashioned Way, and Goh Nakamura. The Also lo-fi punks The Thermals play the Bottom of the Hill with Shaky Hands and Point Juncture.
Jens Lekman! Damn you! Why did your show have to sell out so fast? Both shows too! Well if you’re going to both Bottom of the Hill shows on Monday and Tuesday, consider yourself a lucky person…or someone who buys tickets earlier than me. Anyway, for anyone passionate about true metal music, run down to the DNA Lounge to see Mayhem, Marduk, Cephalic Carnage, Cattle Decapitation and Withered on Wednesday. If you’re not into metal, waltz over to Café du Nord and check out the talented and beautiful Emily Wells. Or even if that’s not your cup of tea, go see Little Joy at The Independent. I don’t care what you do I’m just saying there’s a lot going on Wednesday.
I highly recommend you check out Clues, Birds & Batteries and Geographer over at Rickshaw Stop this Thursday. If you haven’t listened to Clues‘ outrageously genius self titled debut, you are seriously missing out. This is epic songwriting and fun indie rock at it’s best.
Friday (as usual) is pretty packed. Peaches parties it up at the Grand Regency Ballroom. I’ll be dancing like a silly person at the Bottom of the Hill with Holy Fuck and Crocodiles. Indie-poppers The Submarines play The Independent, Del Tha Funky Homosapien drops his rhymes at The Fillmore, and San Jose’s The Blank Club hosts Flying Lotus.
For you jazz fans, Nancy Wilson is making a rare appearance at Yoshi’s Oakland. I’m not sure on tickets, but get there if you can. It should be magical.
I’ve been debating going to this on Saturday. Our friends in The Limousines are playing and it’d be nice to see Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Metric, Crystal Castles, Wallpaper, and Airborne Toxic Event live. We’ll see I guess. I’m not too impressed with this line-up and I can only imagine the drunkin apes and their slutbag girlfriends that will be infesting the audience…ugh, I think I just convinced myself not to go. Well if you are going, check out The Limousines.
If you’ve decided like me that BFD 09 isn’t your thing, check out The Juan Maclean and The Field at the Mezzanine or the ever-so ambient Animal Hospital at the Li Po Lounge (which I might go to).
See you out there!
Animal Hospital – July 7th
Clues – Remember Severed Head
The Wooden Birds – False Alarm
Emily Wells – Symphony 4: America’s Mercy War
Holy Fuck – Korock
Tags: Animal Hospital, BFD 09, Clues, Del Tha Funky Homosapien, Emily Wells, flying lotus, Holy Fuck, Jens Lekman, Little Joy, Mayhem, Nancy Wilson, Peaches, Pop's Bar, The Juan Maclean, The Limousines, The Submarines, The Thermals, The Wooden Birds
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Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
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10. Treasure Island Festival Day 1 – Goldfrapp, Hot Chip, TV on the Radio, Justice, Amon Tobin, CSS, Aesop Rock, Foals, Nortec Collective, Loquat, Chester French, and Mike Relm:
Saturday 20 September 2008
Treasure Island
San Francisco, CA
What could have been a fantastic festival with non-stop fun ended up being…well just okay. While the performances were outstanding, the crowd was the biggest issue I had. I’ve never seen so many people avoid conversation in my life. I guess that’s what these Berkeley trust fund babies consider proper communication these days. On top of that, I was smack dab in the middle of what felt like an ecstasy party just before Justice’s set. Remind me to never go to another festival the day before I have to get up for work. But besides all that horse crap, TV on the Radio was unbelievably fun live, Foals seemed bored at first but livened things up around mid-set, Loquat gained a new fan (me), Aesop Rock can spit rhymes pretty well despite how high he said he was, Hot Chip were good from what I could tell, Goldfrapp was adorable, and Justice is a fucking beast live. So yeah, I had fun. But God damn it people, show some respect to this lowly New Englander living on the West Coast.
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9. Holy Fuck, A Place to Bury Strangers, and Tiny Whales:
Friday 21 March 2008
Middle East Upstairs
Cambridge, MA
Now before you ever decide to see A Place to Bury Strangers live, remember your earplugs. They will most likely cause tinnitus. Anyway, the improvisation of Holy Fuck is a marvel to watch. I look forward to see what they have in store for 2009.
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8. Cursive, Deer Tick, and Malipas:
Monday 21 April 2008
Club Hell
Providence, RI
Finally seeing Cursive in concert was quite an expectedly awesome moment for me. An unexpected moment was my discovery of Deer Tick. I foresee myself attending more Deer Tick shows in the future. (P.S. – don’t let anyone fool you. There seriously is nothing to do in Providence, RI)
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7. Saul Williams and Buddy Wakefield / Saul Williams and Dragon of Zynth:
Saturday 19 January 2008 / Brandeis University
Tuesday 8 April 2008 / Paradise Rock Club
Boston, MA
He may be aloof at times and a little over dramatic, but he is without a doubt a master showman. Seeing both his performances in slam poetry and with a full band helped me better understand this truly unique artist.
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6. Explosions in the Sky and Lichens:
Saturday 5 April 2008
Lupo’s
Providence, RI
The sheer breathtaking power of Explosions is indisputable. This is what I’ve been told time and time again and I finally found that out on a cold day in April with some good friends.
Explosions in the Sky – A Song For Our Fathers
Cursive – Dorothy at Forty
Holy Fuck – Lovely Allen
Saul Williams – Live From No Man’s Land
Justice – Genesis (CCCR remix)
Tags: best concerts of 2008, Concerts, Cursive, Explosions in the Sky, Favorites of 2008, Holy Fuck, Justice, Saul Williams
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