Karla HernandezWhen three bands that can be categorized as experimental or avant-garde team up for a tour, it is easy to expect there to be an artsy fartsy, pompous vibe at a show. Luckily, that was not the case when the wondrous Parenthetical Girls, Extra Life...
In the back of your mind, there exists a type of music that you’ve always wanted to hear but never seem able to peg down. You want it to be X and Y while still remaining Z. Every person has this formula, whether he admits it or not, for the...
September 2012 In this music video for “Endless Summer”, grit, dirt, and color intermix to play hokey pokey with minorly morbid imagery, mundane shots, and glitter. May 2011 When it comes to the genre of “garage rock,” most...
Vee Hua 華婷婷In contrast to all the other high-budget music videos being featured on this site is Gardens’ video for “Staring at a line is not always fine.” There is no fanciness here — no modern dance, no interchangeable camera lenses...
I knew I was woefully underprepared for the White Fang record release party at the Holocene when I was only one of two people in the crowd not wearing black. By the end of the show, however, the only dress code was no clothing. And although...
When former Gravy Train!!!! frontman Seth Bogart isn’t flaunting what God gave him in Girls videos (NSFW, his junk is the microphone) or running a kitschy hair salon that John Waters would die for, he’s fronting vintage rock group Hunx...
SXSW is always a whirlwind of excitement, anticipation and energy. People flock from all over the world to see their favorite bands, films and interactive media projects. My favorite part of the week is the music. That's what draws me there...
The bookers of three of this year’s House of Commons — STAY POSI NO FUTURE, GARAGE_PSYCH_DANCE, and SUX BY SUXWEST — have curated this mixtape. Though all three events are fairly different, they overlap in noise and experimental sounds.