Song Diary / 09.30.2011

Song: “Little Something” Artist: Big Hurry If you know us well, you know we love Big Hurry, and if you know Big Hurry well, you’ll be just as excited about this new tune as we are. “Little Something” is actually a pretty big deal; it’s the first teaser of the band’s forthcoming Sink Or Swim [...]

Echo Chamber: Pairdown

Artist / Pairdown
Songs / Spotted Eye & Ivy Covered House
Location / Tree Pittsburgh (5427 Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA)
Time / August 24, 2011

2011 VIA Festival / Official Preview

Words and coverage by Rick Moslen Last year a tight-knit collective of local artists, musicians, DJ’s, and all-around sweet folks threw Pittsburgh an inaugural music festival blending predominantly electronic music with art and technology, the likes of which no one could’ve anticipated. Since then VIA hasn’t disappeared. They book monthly dance parties and concerts throughout [...]

Army Navy / LIVE + Ticket Giveaway

Army Navy, with Santah, The Cowboy Relics / Club Café / 10.12.2011 / 8:00 / $8 Words by Brendan Justin Kennedy used to play in Pinwheel with Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab For Cutie), had Elvis Costello‘s drummer play on his first album, and has a voice that sounds remarkably like Colin Meloy of The [...]

Album Review / New Shouts – Sing New Shouts

Words by Will Released: September 20, 2011 Label: self-released & produced Wanna know a secret? (A secret you probably already know.) Growing up is shitty. It really sucks. It’s awkward, uncomfortable, and whatever other crappy adjective you can think of. I remember when I was growing up (because I am definitely not a finished product [...]

Langhorne Slim / LIVE + Ticket Giveaway

Langhorne Slim & The Law, with Matrimony / Mr. Small’s / 10.04.2011 / 8:00 / $13 Words by Vicki I don’t watch a lot of music videos nowadays, besides the Lady Gaga extravaganzas, but I was first introduced to Langhorne Slim via music video. Watch, and meet me on the other side: Langhorne Slim, “Restless”. [...]

Interview / DISAPPEARS

Words and interview by Brendan The awesomeness of my experiences with DISAPPEARS has increased exponentially over time. First, I found out they existed and that their music is infuckingcredible. Then, they released Guider earlier this year and it was even more awesome. Then, I heard that Steve Shelley (from Sonic Youth) was joining them on [...]

The New Classics / Lift To Experience – The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads

Words by Will

New to Us, New to You / Callers

Words by Jim The written word can be incredibly deceiving, for good or for bad. How many times have you read something and said “yeah, that sounds like its awesome” only to find that it actually is a horrible idea. It happens at restaurants, it happens when describing movies, it happens when talking about music. [...]

St. Vincent / Strange Mercy / Album Review

Words by Jacob Barron Released: September 13, 2011 Label: 4AD Some albums are great because they ebb and flow between fast songs and slow songs, loud ones and quiet ones, grandiose and intimate ones. They tell a story of sorts, whether they’re organized according to some conceptual framework, or they just work together to tell [...]

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