Dorm Room Destiny: How Zorch Became Zorch
FLABmag: I know you met in Boston but how did you guys meet? When did you decide to start a band and why did you decide to move to Austin as opposed to L.A. or New York City? Shmu (drums, keyboards, vocals): We were forced among each other aka we were involuntarily put together as [...]
In Concert: Tera Melos & Marnie Stern
A cold and rainy night in Sacramento did not dissuade fans from coming out to see Sacramento’s native sons, Tera Melos, on the last night of their U.S. Tour with Marnie Stern.
The Rock (Soap) Opera of Jail Weddings
If Blackie Parrish and Erica Kane had a love child it would be Gabriel Hart and Jail Weddings would be his musical rock (soap) opera.
The Electric Pop of Graham Repulski
Nostalgic reveries through the tape hiss and looped snippets of Graham Repulski’s lo-fi efforts.
Deerhoof Delightful
Deerhoof’s recent Sacto show reviewed: “…a fantastic initiation to a band I always meant to check out and altogether it was a great show minus the obnoxious Sac State drunks.” Read on.
Phil Manley Is Your Life Coach
Life Coach is a collection of instrumental songs composed and recorded entirely by Phil Manley and loosely inspired by jazz drummer Tony Williams. Unlike Williams, Phil collaborated with no one. He’s rad like that.
Smooth Sailing: Reptiel
There is no sitar played on this album but somehow the arrangements and vocals scream “burn incense and listen to sitar music.”
Q&A: Robotanists’ Sarah Ellquist
The Los Angeles-based Indie dance band, Robotanists, have some Plans In Progress. Success, it seems, is around the corner. Read on.
Laura Ortman: Apache Violinist
Laura is an extraordinarily talented and prolific musician who has scored numerous films, acted in some of them and gigged with notable Brooklyn bands The Dust Dive, Stars Like Fleas, and Family Dynamic. She recently released Someday We’ll Be Together, a collection of sparsely arranged tunes, because she felt like it.
Evan Cummiskey
I met Evan Cummiskey at a Red Sparowes show back in May of this year. He was working the merch table for the band. He gave me a makeshift business card suggesting I’d be interested in profiling his work in a future edition of FLAB.
I was so here it is.
Chris Pappan
Chris Pappan sent me an email back in 2007. That was when I was the editor of NAICA online, another online zine that focused on Native Indigenous artists and filmmakers. He introduced himself suggesting I’d be interested in featuring his work in our magazine. I was and three years later, in an entirely different magazine, here it is.
In Concert: Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group w/ Le Butcherettes
Le Butcherettes is finding hard to be a feminist every day and Omar Rodriguez Lopez really knows how to pick his drummers.
Miguel Luciano
I first heard of Miguel Luciano from a professor at the University of Florida where I received my MFA in photography. I was told we might get along because we were both Puerto Ricans who sometimes made artwork about Puerto Rican culture and history. We’ve never met in the flesh but his work has been an inspiration and ridiculously hilarious. So I looked him up to see what he was working and he hasn’t disappointed. Check out our interview here.
Best Band Never Heard: Fops
Did you like the Pretty In Pink soundtrack? If so, then you will LOVE San Francisco based duo, Fops.
One Day As A Lion & The holloys: Dog Day Afternoons
One Day As A Lion & The holloys Deliver Two Days Of Searing Musical Beat Downs
Holloys’ Dance Power!
holloys singer/bassist/trumpeteer, Jim Brown, lays down his positive vibe, man.
Famous Patient | Charles Burst
Brooklyn based singer/songwriter, Charles Burst, enjoys reading reference materials, 70′s rock, vinyl and some other stuff too.
Mubu’s Scents: Smells Like Teen Spirit
What it is that inspires boys to write trite paeans to the most annoying chicks?
Math Rock For Dummies: Tera Melos’ Nick Reinhart Explains
I hate math. I’ve never been good at it and this has always caused me anxiety. So it makes sense that any band described as “Math Rock” or “Math Metal” is not going to grab my attention – until now.
Intermedia Artist: Jean Robison
What do German photographer Thomas Struth and L.A. based Intermedia artist Jean Robison have in common?
Conceptual Artist: Lynn Nesseth
Nesseth intends to make us think for a moment, of the blast that we may have. She accomplishes this partly by having adventures herself.
Women Without Men: A Q&A with Director Shirin Neshat
Iranian born visual artist, Shirin Neshat, is no stranger to controversy. She debuted her first feature length film last year at the Venice Film Festival and won their prestigious, Silver Lion for Best Director. Not bad for a first timer!
Frightened Rabbit
Frightened Rabbit started in 2003 as a one-man band with Scott Hutchison in Glasgow, Scotland. By 2006 the band included three members, one of which was Scott’s brother Grant, having joined in 2004, and then followed by the addition of Billy Kennedy in 2006. Today they are comprised of five members including Andy Monaghan and [...]
