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Divider imageThe Splinters Premiere “Mysterious” Video On The Fader, Hold Record Release Party In SF Tonight


Berkeley’s The Splinters ready their debut LP, get set to tour the West Coast & Texas

WATCH: “Mysterious” video via The Fader

TONIGHT March, 4th @ Amnesia San Francisco, CA (record release party) with Hunx and His Punkettes and Magic Bullets
March, 17th @ Red 7 Austin, TX (Terrorbird/Forcefield SXSW day party) w/ Neon Indian, Matias Aguayo, Real Estate, Oh No Ono, and more.
March, 18th @ TBA Austin, TX (SXSW)
March, 19th @ Club 1808 Austin, TX (SXSW)
March, 20th @ Domy Books Austin, TX (KVRX SXSW day party)
March, 23rd @ Hideaway Lounge El Paso, TX *^
March, 25th @ Trunkspace Phoenix, AX *
March, 26th @ Origami Records in-store Echo Park, CA
March, 26th @ The Smell Los Angeles, CA *#
March, 27th @ Beauty Bar Las Vegas, CA *#
March, 28th @ Bar Pink San Diego, CA *#
March, 30th @ Biko House Santa Barbara, CA *#

*w/ Jeff The Brotherhood
^ w/ The Coathangers
# w/ Ty Segall


The Splinters present Kick
Out March 9th, 2010 on Double Negative Records

“The Splinters mix silliness, sincerity, and sarcasm so much that it can be hard to tell them apart.” – SF Weekly

“Girl-group sounds-meets-90s punk attitude.” – Gorilla Vs. Bear

“They perfectly channel the devil-may-care, DIY, girls-in-the-garage sense.” – The FADER

“Playing a Raincoats-esque brand of shambling post-punk, the four ladies from Oakland rocked a pretty bass-heavy sound that was interspersed with lots of cutely loud yelping.” – Portland Mercury

The Splinters may have only been a band since 2008, but the girls actually began palling around four years earlier as freshmen at UC Berkeley. In the waning months of their college careers, Ashley Thomas (guitar), Lauren Stern (tambourine), and Caroline Partamian (guitar) began messing around with music and cranked out a few silly, lo-fi garage-pop songs. Quickly realizing that a few of the songs were actually pretty good, they recruited their friend Courtney Gray (whom had previously played with Ashley in a short-lived Misfits cover band called The Skullfuckers) to round out the group on drums.

Within a few months, The Splinters found themselves playing a bevy of shows and writing one insanely catchy song after another, their ramshackle rock n’ roll sound and multipart vocal harmonies earning them comparisons to ’60s girl groups like the Shangri-Las, artsy post-punk outfits like the Raincoats and the lo-fi grrl-pop stylings of early ’90s K Records bands. The band tossed together a limited-edition, hand-decorated CD-R release, which quickly disappeared, and eventually followed that up with the Splintered Bridges 7″ on Double Negative. Splinters tracks are also set to appear on upcoming compilations from UK label Germs of Youth (alongside Frankie Rose, Cold Cave, and Veronica Falls) and the hotly tipped YETI magazine.

In the meantime, the girls have worked hard honing their craft-writing new songs, turning heads at SXSW, and playing shows with the likes of Mika Miko, The Mae Shi, The Coathangers, Explode Into Colors, Ty Segall, Nodzzz, Brilliant Colors, The Fresh & Onlys, The Strange Boys, Yellow Fever, Sleepy Sun, and countless others.

Now Double Negative is dropping the The Splinters’ first full-length, Kick, a 12-track collection of delectable indie-pop tunes recorded and mixed by Maus Haus frontman Jason Kick. Set for release in March, Kick is one of those infectious albums destined to be played again and again.




Divider imageIFC Indie Ear Premieres cars and trains Video

cars and trains

From IFC.com Indie Ear:
Portland’s Cars & Trains, aka Tom Filepp, paints this gorgeous ballad “The Sun Always Sets” in watery guitars and churning drums, then washes it in rumbling tones and dusty crackles. Director Lew Baldwin renders it perfectly in the burned out clouds and old coffee stained pages of this comic book video.

Watch the video for “The Sun Always Sets” here.

cars and trains latest LP the roots, the leaves is available now on Fake Four Inc..

More links:
carsandtrains.net
cars and trains on MySpace
@cars_and_trains

Posted by Jay on February 15th, 2010 in On the Web, and tagged with , , , . | Leave a comment



Divider imageTerrorbird Media Weekly Web Round-Up

Epstein

Asthmatic Kitty celebrates 10 years of Epstein with a new album, re-issues

Asthmatic Kitty announced this week that they will re-issue Epstein’s (Roberto Lange, Helado Negro) entire back catalog February 28th. Up until now, these albums have only been available in Japan. In addition, Epstein will release a new album entitled When Man Is Full He Falls Asleep as Epstein Y El Conjunto on March 9th.

Several outlets including Pitchfork, Tiny Mix Tapes & My Old Kentucky Blog all posted lead single “A Lost Animal” which features The School of Seven Bells. Jason Trammell of Yeasayer also makes a contribution to the album. We loved Music For Memory, Roberto Lange’s contribution to the Asthmatic Kitty Library Catalog, and When Man Is Full He Falls Asleep has us smitten just the same.

folchen

Meanwhile, label mates Fol Chen released the details of an April tour away from their Highland Park fortress with the Liars along with covers of Prince & Pink Floyd. Hear the songs and get the dates via Paste Magazine.

Jimmy The Lock

Keeping it in LA, Nocando has the city in a choke hold after the release of Jimmy the Lock on Alpha Pup Records. He revealed the video for “Exploits & Glitches.” Passion of the Weiss, Grandgood & Chrome Kids all posted the video. On Tuesday he released a record on his own label, and then his release party at The Low End Theory WENT OFF on Wednesday night. Thanks to everyone who came out to support!

If you had a good time, make sure to be back next week for the Friends of Friends party featuring Ernest Gonzales & Shlohmo. You can grab a free track from Ernest Gonzales below.

Man/Miracle

Finally, Man/Miracle, the Bay Area’s high energy rock ‘band’ had an MP3 featured on All Songs Considered Second Stage today. Their album, The Shape of Things is due out on February 23rd, just in time for a Noise Pop Fest appearance with Rogue Wave and Princeton.

Of course, if you go to Noise Pop, you have to check out Terrorbird’s Happy Hour party presented with Friends of Friends & XLR8R…

Noise Pop

Some other highlights from across the web…
Norway’s biggest black metal band Shining had MP3s posted by The Onion AV Club and self-titled mag… Grrl rockers The Splinters had a track featured at The Bay Bridged… Gigi’s Brill-building inspired songwriting and wall-of-sound production caught the ears of The Stranger… Fresh off well-received New York shows, Oh No Ono gets reviewed by The Quietus… Meanwhile VOICEsVOICEs remains on tour with Prefuse 73 & The Gaslamp Killer and the BBC wrote them up from across the pond… and finally, noise-wavers Dinowalrus were upped by XLR8R.




Divider imageDavid Lynch and Flavorpill Unveil New Promo For Ariana Delawari’s Lion of Panjshir

Ariana Delawari

“Ariana writes great songs – they are filled with feelings and thoughts from her life – her life in Hollywood and life in Afghanistan where her roots are – ancient and modern flow together here. This mixture of cultures and her melodies and lyrics conjure a great unique feeling in people – people are surprised and emotionally moved by this music. Ariana’s got something tossing about and she does it real well– it’s a beautiful album she’s made.” – David Lynch

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WATCH: Ariana Delawari performs selections from Lion of Panjshir in this video directed by David Lynch

DLF.TV is proud to present this exclusive interview with Ariana Delawari. Ariana is delightful and intriguing. Her music is deep, powerful, with modern tones and ancient origins.

More than just a debut album from a gifted young storyteller, Ariana Delawari’s Lion of Panjshir is a psychedelic folk journey with a very interesting story behind it. Recorded in both Kabul and Los Angeles, Delawari’s own guitar, piano, and vocal melodies are soaked in classical Afghan rhythms and echoes of Laurel Canyon rock & roll. Delawari delivers a fresh and impassioned sound that exudes a universal spirit.

Delawari’s choice to record Lion of Panjshir in Afghanistan came with a phone call in February 2007: “It was my mother from Kabul telling me that the Taliban was starting to gain power again,” she says. As part of a reconstruction effort, Delawari’s parents had returned to Afghanistan in 2002; she herself had been going back and forth since then, diligently documenting her travels in photographs and film. The call though, signaled what might be a last opportunity for her: “At this particular moment I had a feeling that things were shifting- that I may never have the chance to record there again.” Three months later she and her bandmates Max Guirand and Paloma Udovic found themselves at her parents house in Kabul. Under the protection of two guards (AK 47s), they recorded the album right in the Delawari household. They collaborated with three Afghan Ustads: a tabla player, a rabab player, and an 88-year-old dilruba player, the last living master of his instrument. Under previous Taliban rule these talented musicians had once dismantled and hid their instruments due to a ban on music. Delawari and her band spent several days rehearsing and recording with them. The album was then finished in Los Angeles, featuring additional guest musicians and mixed by David Lynch. The album also includes one song “Suspend Me” produced by Lynch himself. The name “Lion of Panjshir” is an homage to the Afghan revolutionary Ahmad Shah Massoud.

Her previous recordings include the song “Crazy for You”, part of a Madonna tribute released by Manimal Vinyl. Delawari is also a member of the LA Ladies Choir, whose first album will be coming out soon on Teenage Teardrops. Delawari both sings and plays guitar on the album.

Delawari is a multi-media artist; in addition to her music she is also an actress, photographer, and filmmaker. A graduate of USC Film School, she’s currently co-directing a documentary about her family’s involvement in Afghanistan, and the making of her album there with Emily Lynch.

Lion of Panjshir
LION OF PANJSHIR
OUT NOW; vinyl out Spring 2010
David Lynch Mc (CD/Digital)
Manimal Vinyl (LP)

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“Be Gone Taliban” from Lion of Panjshir

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“San Francisco” from Lion of Panjshir

“Lion of Panjshir is Psychadelic folk rock with deep influences of traditional Afghan music. Haunting Afghan lyrics suddenly morph into English, translated through Delawari’s vulnerable, girlish yet powerful voice; she embodies the raucous rants of Janis Joplin and the modest feistiness of Cat Power…The compositions have the power to drop your heart in a chord change.” – LA WEEKLY

“The album sweeps along on extravagant rowls of fuzz and trippy, slurring string arrangements. Sitars hum, and Asian percussion pops.” – POP MATTERS

“Lion of Panjishir showcases not only versatility, but depth, warmth, and honest emotion as well as musical sophistication. Delawari is a gifted songwriter who understands the true nature of collaboration with her equally talented friends” – ALL MUSIC GUIDE

“Ferocious and visceral piece of agit-pop.” NY TIMES




Divider imageStream Ernest Gonzales’ “Been Meaning To Tell You” All Week Long At AOL Spinner

Been Meaning To Tell You
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Been Meaning to Tell You by Ernest Gonzales
Out Feb. 9th on Friends of Friends Records
Available as Artbook, Vinyl, Digital
Cover Art by Archan Nair

Ernest Gonzales on MySpace, Facebook & Twitter

The Friends of Friends label ventures into the world of Exponential Records boss Ernest Gonzales with a full-length album and art project that speaks louder than the music alone. Been Meaning to Tell You hopes to be more than merely a foray into the LP format for the label and Gonzales’ second album but rather a glimpse into eyes and ears of EG and his friends…

Been Meaning To Tell You is an album of raw emotion interpreted into sound and stands as a testament to Ernest’s wife, Devyn. From the unlikely joy of wintry bells speed-skating alongside beatboxing (”Dancing In the Snow”) to a bleeps-and-blips shuffle (”Falling Asleep to the Glow of the Television”), Gonzales’ musical vocabulary is right on, while psychedelic riffs and acoustic guitars alike haunt the album’s thirteen tracks; the songs are all linked by a well of innovative sincerity. His unique sound has received accolades from places like Pitchfork, XLR8R, RCRD LBL and he has remixed artists such as Sunny Day in Glasgow, AM Architect, and others.
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Divider imageShlohmo Drops Exclusive XLR8R Podcast

Shlomoshun Deluxe

XLR8R loved Shlohmo’s remix of Robot Koch and original heater Hot Box the Cockpit so much they asked him to contribute this original podcast. Says XLR8R, “we’re guessing this mix will appeal to fans of Flying Lotus, Nosaj Thing, and LA’s burgeoning beat scene.”

Shlohmo, aka 19-year-old Henry Laufer had a busy end to 2009, and he’s busting out of the gates in 2010 with Shlomoshun Deluxe, due digitally on Friends of Friends January 12th in the US, and featured right now at Boomkat.

Posted by Jay on January 4th, 2010 in On the Web, and tagged with , , , , , , . | Leave a comment



Divider imageDinowalrus On The Loose! Catch the Video Debut of BEAD at Stereogum

Dinowalrus

Brooklyn’s drum n’ drone trio, Dinowalrus, just premiered their latest video for BEAD on Stereogum. A perfect compliment for the song’s mash of Tangerine Dream’s arpeggiator studies and Contortions-like no-wave skronk (right down to the clarinet solo), the video is psychedelic and dizzying. Preparing for the January release, “%” the band has been catching attention from ABC’s Amplified, the Village Voice and many others.

Listen to the Mae Shi remix of “Nuke Duke ‘Em” below!

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Posted by Jay on December 11th, 2009 in Free Music, On the Web, and tagged with , , , , , , . | Leave a comment



Divider imageExclusive: New AmpLive MP3 At RCRD LBL

AmpLive

Zion I producer and In Rainbows remixer AmpLive has released his Gary Is A Robot EP ahead of a forthcoming LP on Child’s Play. The EP includes reworks from Blu Jemz, Grand Theft, & James Curd in addition to the one from Al Velilla featured by RCRD LBL.




Divider imageCheck out the video highlights from Terrorbird’s CMJ Showcase!

A short film about our sweet daytime party at this year’s 2009 CMJ Music Festival.

Our fab line-up included Tempo No Tempo, Turbo Fruits, Silver Starling, ZAZA, Warpaint, Darlings, and The Black Hollies, as well as DJ sets from Caroline and Paperlate, Sugar & Gold, and Odd Nosdam.

Big thanks to ‘Sup Magazine, Red Bull, and NYC’s Cake Shop for helping us make this party happen!




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