From the monthly archives:

October 2009

+++ Love on Dead Oceans: On Fillmore, Califone, Akron/Family, Nurses, John Vanderslice +++

10.11.2009

On Fillmore: Darin Gray and Glenn KotcheIt’s turned into an official day of love on Dead Oceans, the nifty Bloomington-based indie label with great taste in a variety of music, from pop to, well, not always pop. Check out some of the newest from Dead Oceans below. Ape-like [mp3] and Funeral Singers [mp3] -  Califone, [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: The Dry Spells, live @ Chessvolt Studios with video and mp3s

10.11.2009

The Dry Spells are Tahlia Harbour on guitar and vocals, Warren Huegel on drums, Adria Otte on guitar, April Hayley on violin, tambourine and vocals and Diego Gonzalez on bass. California storm-lined folk-rockers, The Dry Spells (all members, or former members, of Citay) originated as an empowered, all-female gig. Though they let some boys in, [...]

Jason Diaz: Stomp Out the Sun; Pleasure in Pain (mp3) plus Aftermath on CBS’ Ghost Whisperer

10.09.2009

Photo by Kim Garcia Pleasure In Pain [mp3] Emerging artist Jason Diaz strikes big with his upcoming sophomore album, Stomp Out the Sun, due out early 2010. Loaded with grumbling guitars plus an intense blues-style raging guitar solo, Pleasure in Pain, chock full with organic bells and whistles (the good kind), features Diaz’s pristine, soul-infused [...]

Modest Mouse’s “Whale Song” Video from Bent Image Lab

10.09.2009

“Whale Song” for Modest Mouse from Bent Image Lab on Vimeo. Fantastic. Modest Mouse’s Whale Song video is a royal treatment from Portland’s Bent Image Lab and its new director/partner Nando Costa. All shot and created within their studio with close input from Modest Mouse‘s Isaac Brock.

New Castanets Remix of My Heart (mp3) by Odawas

10.09.2009

Photo by Mia Ferm My Heart – Odawas Remix [mp3]  I was just thinking about Castanets, about Ray Raposa’s latest release, Texas Rose Thaw & the Beasts, its potency and how much I like it swimming around in it, especially the captivating, My Heart. Lo and behold I got a note with this haunting remix [...]

Deer Tick, Smith Hill (mp3) from “Born On Flag Day”

10.08.2009

Smith Hill [mp3] Deer Tick‘s still out on the road, playing songs from their latest, Born On Flag Day, with some great shows ahead, including opening dates for Neko Case. A couple of Southern California shows cancelled. Check all tour dates HERE.   Previous Deer Tick (with mp3s).  

Luxury Wafers Exclusive Interview with Passion Pit’s Jeff Apruzzese plus Videos (including new “Kingdom Come” and Juan’s Basement)

10.08.2009

I just had the pleasure of talking with super-chill and very amenable Jeff Apruzzese from Passion Pit. When he answered the phone, he had only recently awakened on the road somewhere in the southeastern corner of Oregon. Passion Pit, touring heavily since January, continues to play their joy-infused, electronica-enhanced pop music to sold-out shows around [...]

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Summer of Fear, The Sound (mp3) plus Tour

10.07.2009

The Sound [mp3] Reflective yet immediate, Brooklyn’s Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson has a cumbersome name. Oh, that’s not what I meant to say, but I was thinking it. Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson makes an engaging sound as big as his name in The Sound from his upcoming sophomore album, Summer of Fear (10/20/09, Saddle Creek). [...]

Luxury Wafers Exclusive: The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Live@Chessvolt Studios with Video and mp3

10.06.2009

What happens when you get 8 insanely creative, diversely groovy musical artists coordinated and rocking together as a touring, performing band unit? We got to experience such a sensational event recently when NYC’s one-of-a-kind The Phenomenal Handclap Band arrived for a live Luxury Wafers Session. Their band name sums up their vibe, which in sound [...]

The Dutchess and The Duke: Sunset/Sunrise album review, Living This Life (mp3) and Hands (mp3)

10.06.2009

Living This Life [mp3] Hands [mp3] Today’s the day. Sunset/Sunrise is out in the open. I already loved what I’d heard in the first song from the record, Hands – the simplicity, the feeling of being down in Laredo in the 1970′s, the rusty organ whirl, the strong, bare electric guitar. So when I got [...]

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