05/09/2008
Midnight Juggernauts Live @ Johnny Brenda's: Interview, Review + Photos
In the falltide, fellow Walruser Michael gave some love to three Aussie prog-rockers otherwise known as Midnight Juggernauts. Sweet find! Thanks to this hawt tip, I grabbed an opportunity to shoot the shit with the Juggernauts before a sweaty-as ...
Read MorePosted by Robin on 05/09/2008 1:06 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Experimental, Interview | Permalink
05/08/2008
Lykke Li Live @ Johnny Brenda's: Interview, Review + Photos
On Tuesday night, Robin and I headed over to Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia's Fishtown section to catch Sweden’s newest pop chanteuse, Lykke Li. Yep, we were psyched! It was a beautiful night and we sat outside eating chicken tacos and humm ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/08/2008 10:17 AM EST in Indie-Pop, Interview, Live Review, Events | Permalink
05/06/2008
Lykke Li, Midnight Juggernauts, Hot Lava, Aunt Dracula, Death Set All Playing Philly This Week (and Next)
This week, and into next, it looks like Philly's Johnny Brenda's pretty much has a monopoly on live shows featuring awesome new/semi-new bands. Here's a run-down:
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/06/2008 2:58 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Experimental, Local Music, Events | Permalink
05/05/2008
New Music From Broken Social Scene's Co-Founder Brendan Canning
It's fair to say that Brendan Canning's breezy and hard-driving song "Hit the Wall" from Broken Social Scene's 2nd volume of Presents, sounds a lot like, well, Broken Social Scene. That, of course, is not a bad thing by any means, even though a ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 05/05/2008 11:41 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Indie-Rock | Permalink
04/28/2008
New Stereolab: It's Alive! Alive!
I've been begging and pleading with the sweet baby jeebus above for Stereolab to go back to their energetic days of old, or at least receive a much needed shot of B-12. Pitchfork recently premiered a new track from the groop and appropriately ca ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/28/2008 6:05 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic | Permalink
04/16/2008
Indie-Pop Euphoria: Up For A Bit With The Pastels
The Pastels are an indie-rock/pop group from Glasglow, Scotland. Their simple sound is reminiscent of fellow Scots, The Vaselines, with the shimmer of Echo and The Bunnymen. Front man Stephen McRobbie mutters half-catchy poetry that sounds like ...
Read MorePosted by Joe on 04/16/2008 1:17 PM EST in Indie-Pop, New-Wave, 80's Pop | Permalink
04/15/2008
Philly's Conservative Man Has My Vote!
I love me some power-pop, especially as the weather gets warmer. But what's this Conservative Man? You want to soak it in psychedelic-shoegazy goodness? Yes, I'll take some of that and go the non-conservative route, by having seconds! There ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/15/2008 5:15 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Neo-Psychedelic, Power-Pop, Local Music | Permalink
The Feelies are Coming! The Feelies Are Coming!
The Feelies are opening for Sonic Youth on July 4th, 2008 for the River to River Festival and the show is FREE! Hot damn! You do have to get tickets if you wanna go and 11 weeks notice should be enough time for you to plan accordingly. The link ...
Read MorePosted by Emily on 04/15/2008 3:52 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Power-Pop | Permalink
04/11/2008
Dominique Leone's Fantastical "Duyen"
When Stereogum reviewed Dominique Leone's debut, self-titled album the other day and posted some mp3s, I was seriously blown away by the song "Duyen." The songwriting is top-notch, as is the brightly-colored production style. Overall, the trippy ...
Read MorePosted by Michael on 04/11/2008 1:27 PM EST in Indie-Pop, Electronic, Experimental | Permalink
04/07/2008
A Tiny Pop Eureka Brought To You By Hermit Thrushes
Philly's Hermit Thrushes' skewed psychedelic songs stumble and regain balance like a drunken man searching for quick sobriety. "Push" is a tiny eureka of somber, fractured pop beauty that may initially sound broken, but fixes up quite nicely. Fa ...
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