The backing track to the video above is your preview to the B Side of Writer's Miss Mermaid 7 Inch, an alternate version of "Swamp Fire Lake" recorded, mixed, and mastered in one day by Andy and Jayme of Writer, Travis and Paul of Tape Deck Mountain, and Brad Lee at SDRL. Pick up a copy of the 7 Inch from Loud And Clear Records for $5 bucks. For now here's Miss Mermaid to refresh your memory.
Front page photo and Miss Mermaid image shot by Charles Bergquist.
The brothers Ralph are hitting the road to SXSW this weekend. Here's a rundown of their next two weeks worth of shows.
Tue 3/8 - Long Beach, CA @ The Prospector // 10pm
Wed 3/9 - Los Angeles, CA @ Silverlake Lounge // 9pm
Thu 3/10 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah // 9pm
Sat 3/12 - Las Vegas, NV // Neon Reverb Fest @ Bunkhouse // 6pm
Sun 3/13 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Rogue Bar // 9pm
Tue 3/15 - Marfa, TX @ Padre's Marfa // 8pm
Wed 3/16 - Austin, TX // SXSW @ Lustre Pearl // 1pm
Fri 3/18 - Austin, TX // SXSW @ Maison De'Toile // 1pm
Fri 3/18 - Dallas, TX @ City Tavern // 9pm
Sat 3/19 - Austin, TX // SXSW @ The Grackle // 12pm
Sat 3/19 - Austin, TX // SXSW @ Republic Square Park // 2:15pm
Sun 3/20 - Lubbock, TX @ Bash Riprock's // 9pm
Mon 3/21 - Albuquerque, NM @ The Kosmos // 8pm
Tue 3/22 - Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress // 8pm
Posted By zack | 3/9/2011 | 11:14 AM | Add a Comment
Tape Deck Mountain released a video for It Goes Down, the second track off their Secret Serf EP. The home-made video features the full cast of characters that live over at the Maple / Montclair compound in South Park. Catch Tape Deck Mountain live this Friday at The Casbah with Asobi Seksu and Braids.
Posted By zack | 3/7/2011 | 3:04 PM | Add a Comment
Mrs. Magician and Ale Mania are teaming up for a dual record release show this Saturday at Soda Bar. Mrs. Magician's 7 inch features the surf-pop track The Spells, and is available now via Loud And Clear Records.
Ale Mania is dropping their first full length entitled A, Who Sings That Beat, put out by San Diego's Volar Records. Have a listen to "Robot Universe" below and be sure to make it down to Soda Bar on Saturday night.
Posted By zack | 3/3/2011 | 2:03 PM | Add a Comment
Mike Fiore (far right) is the voice and songwriting behind Boston-based Faces On Film. Their steady, driving songs matched with Fiore's echoed vocals remind me of a mix between Vetiver and My Morning Jacket. Have a listen to their brilliant sophomore relase, Some Weather, and be sure to pop into Habitat House at 8pm this Wednesday (03.02) for a special solo performance.
Posted By zack | 2/27/2011 | 7:26 PM | Add a Comment
I've been addicted to Sic Alps quirky, psychedelic garage rock for the past few months. When they came out with their new record, I was excited to indulge in a fresh album of twenty-two uncomfortable yet enticing tracks filled with short-lived hooks and melodies. I first saw them this past summer at Serra Bowl with fellow San Francisco garage-rockers Thee Oh Sees and the Fresh and Onlys, which was a perfect venue to experience their music. Their lo-fi style of garage rock fit right in with the mass of amps stacked in the bowling alley arcade. "Cement Surfboard" from their new album Napa Asylum is defnitely a song I am looking forward to hearing at the Soda Bar this Sunday.
Sic Alps - "Cement Surfboard"
Posted By max | 2/25/2011 | 2:47 PM | Add a Comment