Zaza at South Street Seaport (07/10/09) Photos: Jon Klemm Brooklyn’s Zaza recently played an opening gig for the Pains of Being Pure Heart at the South St Seaport, but on August 18 they will claim the headlining slot for themselves with the release of their debut EP entitled Cameo on Kanine Records. The EP release…
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Ray LaMontagne Touring (Beacon), Headlining Machigonne Festival, Wellmont Theatre Pics
Ray LaMontagne at The Wellmont Theatre (04/02/09) Photo: Jon Klemm Maine’s own Ray LaMontagne just announced a string of new fall US tour dates including two special shows with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra in Maryland and a solo acoustic show at the Beacon Theatre on November 9, 2009 (Presale Info). However, before heading out on…
Grand Duchy Played Siren, Pixies Bringing Doolittle Tour to US
Grand Duchy at Siren Music Festival (07/18/09) Photos: Jon Klemm Looks like Frank Black / Black Francis / Charles Thompson is the Grand Duke of Early Indie Rock. His latest project, Grand Duchy, keeps him busy while the Pixies futz around with reissues, more reunion shows and not making new music. It’s not much of…
Japandroids at Siren Festival
Japandroids at Siren Music Festival (07/18/09) Photos: Jon Klemm Download: Japandroids – “Young Hearts Spark Fire” The real secret at Siren Music Festival was a guitar-and-drum duo from Vancouver called Japandroids. Lead singer and guitarist Brian King had the look of a school boy and admitted he had never been on such a large stage…
Monotonix Releasing New Album, Massive Tour (Santo’s, Market Hotel) + Siren Pics
Monotonix at Siren Music Festival (07/18/09) Photos: Jon Klemm There were a few things I knew about Monotonix before the show, and that was that they spend a lot of time in the crowd. Nevertheless, I was shocked to see them actually set up in the crowd. With what must be the longest and strongest…
The Raveonettes Announce New Album Details, Tour Dates (Webster Hall & MHOW), + Siren Pics
The Raveonettes at Siren Music Festival (07/18/09) Photo: Jon Klemm The Raveonettes aren’t meant for displays of extravagance, and it would have been slightly off-putting if they had come out with a bit of lunacy. The sound was probably the tightest of any of the performers there, and they managed to somehow work with the…