The Crystal Ark Party Machine at The FADER Fort at CMJ 2012 Photo: Chris Becker Jr. Former LCD Soundsystem keyboardist Gavin Russom and collaborator Viva Ruiz recently released a new album for their experimental disco project, The Crystal Ark Party Machine. They played The FADER Fort at CMJ in October, and just last week played…
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Friends “Manifest” LP Out Today, Tour Dates (Bowery) and Belated SXSW Pics
Friends at The FADER Fort at SXSW 2012 Photo: Chris Becker Jr. Manifest!, the debut LP from Brooklyn’s Friends comes out today (June 5) on Fat Possum Records. The album was produced by the band – singer Samantha Urbani, multi-instrumentalists Lesley Hann, Matthew Molnar, and Nikki Shapiro, and drummer Oliver Duncan. They recorded its twelve…
Santigold Played The FADER Fort at SXSW, New Album Coming Out Soon, Full Tour Announced
Santigold at The FADER Fort at SXSW (03/14/12) Photos: Chris Becker Santigold has a new album, Master of My Make-Believe, out May 1 via Downtown/Atlantic, which she will support with a just-announced North American tour. The trek runs through June, including stops at Bonnaroo and the Governor’s Ball Music Fest in New York. [Pitchfork.com] Santigold…
Nite Jewel Played The FADER Fort at SXSW, Touring with Chairlift, Headlining Bowery, New Album Out Now
Nite Jewel at The FADER Fort at SXSW (03/15/12) Photo: Chris Becker LA’s Ramona Gonzalez, aka Nite Jewel, headed into SXSW hot on the heels of the release of her second LP, One Second of Love, which came out on March 6. Here’s what the LA Times Pop and Hiss blog had to say about…
Punch Brothers Played SXSW, Playing Carnegie Hall and Town Hall, New Album Out Now + Hunger Games Soundtrack
Punch Brothers at Red Light Management Party at Stubb’s at SXSW (03/15/12) Photo: Chris Becker Big things are happening these days for Chris Thile and his band Punch Brothers. First of all, if you’re reading this on Saturday (Mar 24), you can catch Chris Thile’s Mandolin Concerto tonight at the venerable Carnegie Hall. In addition…
Zola Jesus Played The FADER Fort at SXSW, Playing Guggenheim Music Series
Zola Jesus at The FADER Fort at SXSW (03/15/12) Photo: Chris Becker Given her recent stint on the cover of The FADER #76, it was no big surprise that Nika Danilova (aka Zola Jesus) nabbed a prime spot at this year’s FADER Fort at SXSW. After crowd pleasing sets by Nite Jewel’s and Teengirl Fantasy,…