Drake’s Top Albums of 2011 Words: Drake Lelane If 2010 was 1993 all over again, 2011 seemed to ignore this trend (and all the corresponding 20 year anniversary reissues), instead reaching back a decade prior. Releases from Destroyer and M83 mined that decade to make great albums, while several bands of that era (Gang of…
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2011 Polaris Prize Short List Announced Today
Hey Rosetta! at Pianos (03/04/09) Photo: Jon Klemm (more) …and then there were ten. 2011 Polaris Prize Short List Arcade Fire – The Suburbs Austra – Feel It Break Braids – Native Speaker Destroyer – Kaputt Galaxie – Tigre et Diesel Hey Rosetta! – Seeds Ron Sexsmith – Long Player Late Bloomer Colin Stetson –…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 01.25.11
It’s a big week in terms of quantity and quality, but next to Spoon, I know nothing makes Drake‘s week like a new release from Dan Bejar‘s Destroyer. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 01.25.11 While last week was the first bonafide release day of the year, this week marks the first mother lode drop of…
Today’s Presales: Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011
Dan Bejar w/ The New Pornographers at Sasquatch 2010 (Seattle, WA) Photo: Drake Lelane (more) Feb 18 2010 Indobox Mercury LoungeNew York, NY10:30 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 01/05/1112:00 PM Feb 25 2010 Futurebirds Mercury LoungeNew York, NY07:30 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 01/05/1112:00 PM Mar 19 2010 Hard Weekend NYC W/ Simian Mobile Disco…
Drake’s Take: New Releases 04.20.10
It’s an all Canadian edition as Drake sums up the latest from Caribou and some classic Dan Bejar re-releases. Would have loved to have seen the “Hat Trick” with Plants and Animals or Rufus Wainwright, but I’ll take what I can get I suppose. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 04.20.10 This week is again a…
XX Merge Night 4 (M. Ward, Destroyer & More)
Lambchop at Night 3 XX Merge (07/24/09) Photo: pjsykes Here’s what night 4 of XX Merge looked like: XX Merge Night 4: July 25, 2009 Telekinesis (w/ Matthew Caws on guitar and a Rosebud on bass) Erectus Monotone Ladybug Transistor (w/ Annie Hayden) M. Ward (w/ Zooey D. on one song) Destroyer Imperial Teen –…