Q&A: Marriages
Emma Ruth Rundle and Dave Clifford answer a few questions about their latest collaboration, Marriages.
Ireland’s And So I Watch You From Afar release sophomore album, stream full disc.
Not on FLABmag but we’re no haters! Listen to the full album HERE. Also a pair of MP3s from Gangs are available: Album opener, “BEAUTIFULUNIVERSEMASTERCHAMPION” is available for download HERE and the brilliantly titled “Search:Party:Animal” is HERE. Thanks to US/THEM Group for providing the downloads! If you didn’t know already, And So I Watch [...]
Russian Circles Release Full Stream of Empros.
Chicago trio Russian Circles post a full album stream of their forthcoming release Empros today. Listen to the album in its entirety HERE . Russian Circles also hit the road yet again this Fall with headlining dates across North America beginning in November. Unfortunately, they aren’t coming up t Northern California – at least not on [...]
Q&A with RX Bandits’ Matthew Embree
Chez Raymond, an EP of six disparate but complimentary songs crafted by Matthew Embree (RX Bandits) and Lisa Papineau (Big Sir), is a sentimental homage to the joys of collaboration and musical experimentation. The styles veer from lilting flamenco on the EP opener Quatro to rolling country-folk on EP closer – a tune Embree calls [...]
Russian Circles to release full-length album, Empros in October
Chicago trio Russian Circles reveal the title, cover art, track listing and release date for their forthcoming new album today on Sargent House. The band’s fourth full length, titled Empros will be available worldwide via Sargent House on October 25th. Russian Circles return with not only their fourth and heaviest album to date — but [...]
Tera Melos don’t stop and don’t quit (touring).
Tera Melos hasn’t exactly been on hiatus this summer. They’ve headlined a mini West Coast tour with label mates Adebisi Shank and Le Butcherettes, are currently playing a few gigs up in Western Canada with Melt Banana, and there have been surprise appearances by Nick Reinhart – most recently performing a rousing encore with Maps [...]
Q&A with Vin McCreith of Adebisi Shank
Adebisi Shank bass player, Vin McCreith, wants to share his Toblerone with you!
Screaming Life: Interview with Teri Gender Bender
What do you get when two chatty Latinas get together on the phone? Click and find out.
Interview with Tim Arnold of Good Old War
This summer I’m turning out to be more nostalgic and sensitive in my music obsessions. Last year I couldn’t stop listening to the brooding San Francisco Krautrock/New Wave throw back duo, Fops. And now I can’t stop listening to old bands like The Band and Crosby, Stills and Nash, which is fitting because now [...]
Good Old War Tours with Allison Krauss
Harmonic trio, Good Old War, hit the road with Allison Krauss in June
Hella release album art, track listing from forthcoming new album, Tripper
Cover artwork for new Hella release, released.
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.
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.
Call Her Frenchy: Lisa Papineau
Best known for her work with Tyler Bates in their project called Pet and with bassist Juan Aldrete of The Mars Volta – in Big Sir, Papineau, is also known for making her own music. The woman is seriously prolific. Read on.
