The Barr Brothers – #1 on Hype Machine
The Barr Brothers are still generating lots of hype even a year after the release of their self-titled album. Their intricate, inventive and unique style of playing is partly the reason for this second wave of attention, showcased earlier this year on Late Show w/ David Letterman where their performance involved items most commonly found in fishing tackle boxes! Just last […]
New Music From Onuinu – Digital Servicing Only
After recently completing a tour with YACHT, Onuinu (pronounced “On you in you”) is ready to release his debut album Mirror Gazer this fall. The Portland-based artist speaks deftly about his sound which at its core is a hodgepodge of electronic, hip-hop, and house. The gauzy mix all started with bedroom experiments on samplers and 8-track recorders. The […]
Mystery Jets Reach Top 50 At CMJ
Mystery Jets reached a new peak at #50 on the CMJ charts this week with their newest release, Radlands. With breezy tunes such as “Greatest Hits” and “Hale Bop” (performed live for Bands In Transit!) you’ll be skipping through the rest of summer. All Things Go gave a recap of their show last month which they said […]
The Endangered Picking Up Spins
The Endangered have been on the charts lately, especially with stations like KWVA, WSHC, and WSIA. Some stations haven’t been able to pin the group’s sound, which the quartet may in fact prefer. Afterall, the intention on forming the group was to transcend genre barriers and embrace all the music they loved that was being crowded out by the current […]
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Infantree on Conan and on Tour
Infantree appeared on Conan last week performing “Fibber” off of their new album, Hero’s Dose. They’ve been enjoying growing recognition for their unique sound as of late and will no doubt win over more fans as they embark on an east coast tour later this summer, and open for Los Lobos, as well as […]
Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends Pitchfork Review
Pitchfork recently gave The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends, the newest collaborative venture for The Flaming Lips, an 8.2/10, praising the album’s diversity of guests and all encompassing sound. With artists spanning from Ke$ha to Bon Iver and Yoko Ono, “Heady Fwends provides as inclusive a congregation of the entire, circa-2012 under-to-overground spectrum as you can […]
The Daredevil Christopher Wright Visits WMSE & Debuts At CMJ
SSG recently raved about The Daredevil Christopher Wright’s sophomore album, The Nature of Things, comparing the group’s blending of sweet vocals and harmonies to the sounds of Crosby, Stills, and Nash. As if that wasn’t enough, the review goes on to note the album’s intimate nature, with lyrics possessing an “incantatory quality, as if […]
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Going for Adds: The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
The Flaming Lips have released separate collaborative EPs with the likes of Neon Indian, Lightning Bolt, Prefuse 73, and Yoko Ono, and a cover album of Dark Side of the Moon since their last studio album Embryonic in 2009. The culmination of tracks from the EPs and other collaborations is The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends. The […]
Revisit Cut Chemist’s “Outro [Revisited]” – Check Out The New “Outro Dub” Video
![Revisit Cut Chemist’s “Outro [Revisited]” – Check Out The New “Outro Dub” Video](https://amanaplanacanal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/M8rAwLMgXfd1c8hP2BWySqbm4uJ2JZEau_5V6s6Ro0c-150x150.jpeg "Revisit Cut Chemist’s “Outro [Revisited]” – Check Out The New “Outro Dub” Video")
Cut Chemist is hard at work putting the finishing touches on his upcoming 2012 album. Not long ago, we serviced you the first single “Outro [Revisited]” along with the b-side “Outro Dub”. To hold you over until the record is done, head over to his Soundcloud to check out some special mixes including The Soft […]
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Catching Up With Graham
It’s been a great start to the summer season. Los Angeles has a new champion with the Kings winning the Stanley Cup this year. It was a pleasure cheering on their excellent young team. The Dodgers have been fading due to a bunch of injuries, but there’s still plenty of time to turn things around. I’ve been […]
New Music From The Flaming Lips and Heady Fwends
It’s no secret that The Flaming Lips have been doing a lot of collaborating lately. Separate vinyl only EPs with Neon Indian, Lightning Bolt, Prefuse 73, and Yoko Ono have been keeping the band busy since the release of Embryonic in 2009. On Record Store Day, April 21, 2012, The Flaming Lips released Heady Fwends, a […]
Infantree on Conan Tonight!
Infantree‘s sophomore album, Hero’s Dose, was released on Tuesday, and the band played a record release show with Beachwood Sparks to celebrate. The band’s haunting harmonies and classically influenced guitar playing filled the Satellite in Los Angeles in which they performed tracks off the album including “Fibber“. You can watch them perform said track on […]
Caveman: Old Friend IFC Premiere
Just yesterday, a new video for Caveman‘s “Old Friend” went online on IFC.com. The video features the song “Old Friend” fading in and out throughout the 8-minute video, featuring a few band members, and the voice of Peter Sarsgaard. The opening of the video is filmed to mimic something of a television horror series of the […]
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The Daredevil Christopher Wright Going For Adds
The Daredevil Christopher Wright, from Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is made up of brothers Jon and Jason Sunde, along with their friend Jesse Edgington. The band creates a mixture of instruments, vocals, and storytelling similar to other bands from the indie scene in their home town such as Bon Iver, Peter Wolf Crier, and Megafaun. For […]
We Are Augustines’ Perform on Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno
We Are Augustines were Jay Leno’s musical guest last week. The band played the opening track, “Chapel Song”, from their debut album Rise Ye Sunken Ships. Watch the performance here. Stations are continuing to support the band’s latest offering, Rock the Vote EP, with KCSS, KSHU, KVSC, WXAV charting it this past week. The band heads out on tour […]
Mystery Jets “Someone Purer” Video Premiere – Live Performance for Bands in Transit
Mystery Jets have released their new video for the track “Someone Purer” off Radlands. Director Jem Goulding captures the band playing in the middle of the desert — surroundings the band became familiar with while recording the album in an old wooden house in Austin, Texas. “The song has a desperate theme to it, but essentially […]
