I don’t usually listen to indie pop/rock, but Bear in Heaven‘s output is that perfect nugget that can fulfill all my feeble needs for that sort of music. Fortunately, the Brooklyn band comes to San Francisco often. The Independent show on April 8 was a special one–the guys premiered songs from their brand new album [...]
Monday, December 19, 2011
Another year of music–of festivals and torn-up campgrounds, sold-out shows and underground shows, new albums, debut albums, and final albums, dance parties and whiskey–has come to an end. This description alone says nothing about 2011 that sets it apart from any other year. But for me, this year was a particularly enchanting one in terms [...]
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
In that moment when you’re forced to look straight into the cold, critical eyes of reality–whether it’s meeting a deadline, graduating college or something as little as getting a parking ticket–pressure from outside forces can drive you crazy. On the other hand, pressure can also have a funny effect on people, one that sparks and [...]
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Australian duo HTRK‘s new album WORK (work, work) is a strange and curious beast. It is a pop record, in that the songs are really songs (some are even hummable), and the themes revolve around the quintessential pop subject matter: feelings. But, the feelings described on this album are far more uncomfortable and complex than [...]
Thursday, August 25, 2011
For what is essentially little more than a fun, tossed-off sidestep of several more high-profile projects, Monday night’s performance at The Independent nevertheless proved Mister Heavenly to be a unique and welcome addition to its members’ collective resume. Comprised of Ryan Kattner (aka Honus Honus of Man Man), Nick Thorburn (Islands, The Unicorns) and Joe [...]
Thursday, August 25, 2011
The eventseekr team had some awesome interns that regularly contributed to the blog this summer, but we also had awesome interns all throughout the office working in the other departments. We asked those who didn’t get a chance to contribute to write reviews of recent albums that struck their fancy. First was indie-rock group A [...]
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Last week, we published album reviews by a couple of our summer interns. Janelle Gleason reviewed indie-rock group A Lull‘s Confetti, and Sharon Kim reviewed Cloud Control’s Bliss Release. After the jump is Lauren Espina’s review of Trap Gold‘s The Chooser EP. I hate to make generalizations, but the music scene in the Los Angeles [...]
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