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SKaiser writesMoniker Records & Trouble In Mind * Triple Release Party at The Empty Bottle: Friday, August 22!
Moniker Records and Trouble In Mind are bringing you a triple release party this Friday, August 22, at The Empty Bottle!
The Pen Test is celebrating the release of Biology, a Moniker Records 7” described as “creation of a place where rigidness and chance dictate the event through the forcing of the accidental.” The creators? Brian Hitchcock and Patrick Scott-Walsh of Athens, GA, then Minneapolis, MN. Biology offers psychedelic, electronic krautrock with solid minimalistic arrangements. You don’t want to miss.
Stacian / Gel Set will open the night with combined aggressive, yet heavenly force. "Voorhees" is their first Moniker Records 12” together. It’s all the reason you need to float off in space, and then straight back down to the dance floor. Laura Callier and Dania Luck, from Chicago and Milwaukee respectively, take synth, pop and electronic sound to a new fantastical level. Stacian sets the tone with urgency and Gel Set strips the layers to core beats. Did we mention you’ll want to dance?
The solo project of Whitney Johnson from Verma is everything you want called Matchess. On August 26, Matchess releases Seraphastra, a digital LP with Trouble In Mind Records. This album makes a welcome vinyl appearance after a limited cassette release in 2013. In it, Johnson takes her own approach to modern spiritual synth music. Prepare to be unprepared for subtle melodies to suddenly find their way in the path of a squealing guitar. It happens, and it’s good.
The show starts at 9:00 PM. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased by clicking here.
SKaiser writesCHIRP Welcomes Boris * The Atlas Moth * SubRosa to The Bottom Lounge!
Dip into sludge and psychedelic rock this Sunday, August 10 at 8:00 PM, with Boris + The Atlas Moth + SubRosa at The Bottom Lounge!
Taking their name from a Melvins song, the international cult legend -- otherwise known as Boris, released their latest album, Noise, last month. The new album brings full circle the earliest dark, heavy elements of the trio's 20 album collection to their current inspiration of Japanese pop melodies. If you asked Boris bandmates which album reflects them best, they'd say, "For those unfamiliar with our music, we would pick (Noise) for sure."
Chicago-based The Atlas Moth formed in 2007. The cover of their latest album, The Old Believer, shows a pale woman with long blonde hair sitting in a white chair, surrounded by white walls. If you hold the cover underwater, her calm staring eyes turn black and horns grow from her head. Pretty sweet way to reflect the band's balance between light and dark in their post-rock splendor.
And last but not least, with lyrics like "For you I would give up mountains of gold. And possessions untold" you get the picture SubRosa paints of their dark doom metal. The 5-member (two on electric violins, yes) group is from Salt Lake City, UT and recently released an album, More Constant Than the Gods.
Doors are open at 7:00 PM for this 17+ show. See you there!
Cher Vincent writesMusic in Pictures: Pitchfork Music Festival 2014 (Pt. 2)
Another Pitchfork festival is in the books. As ususal, we had a great time listening to fantastic music and hanging out with our fellow music-lovers for one of our favorite weekends of the year.
Take one last look back at Pitchfork '14 by checking out these great pics CHIRP volunteer Cher Vincent captured during the festival.
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Cher Vincent writesMusic in Pictures: Pitchfork Music Festival 2014 (Pt. 1)
Another Pitchfork festival is in the books. As ususal, we had a great time listening to fantastic music and hanging out with our fellow music-lovers for one of our favorite weekends of the year.
Take one last look back at Pitchfork '14 by checking out these great pics CHIRP volunteer Cher Vincent captured during the festival.
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Sarah A. writesCHIRP Goes to Kentucky: Forecastle Festival, Day Three
CHIRP DJ and Volunteer Coordinator Sarah Avampato was southward-bound last month to cover the annual Forecastle Festival in Louisville, KY. We round out coverage of the festival today. If you’ve missed out, days one and two are on the blog. For more photos, head over to Flickr.
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If you, like me, are out of your early 20s and value things like sleep and not having your body hate you, then the third day of a festival is usually the hardest. I had a lot of why am I doing this to myself moments, followed by a lot of oh god I am so old moments. Some real good times, as I dragged myself Luciuout of bed and got ready for the last day of the festival.
While I made it to the festival grounds late, I did manage to catch the back half of a fantastic set by Matrimony, another North Carolina based band. The band is a family affair, led by husband and wife duo Ashlee Hardee Brown and Jimmy Brown, and backed up by Ashlee’s two brothers, and that translates into a unique chemistry among the four of them. I’d never heard Matrimony before, but their set absolutely reeled me in with their heartfelt harmonies and high energy. A real great start to the day.
