New Bob Dylan Video - "Must Be Santa"

Robert Zimmerman's Christmas In The Heart polka gets itself a jolly house party video complete with dancing, drinking, fighting, short shorts, and an empathetic Santa. It was directed by Nash Edgerton, who did "Beyond Here Lies Nothing." Unlike that clip,... CONTINUE READING NEW BOB DYLAN VIDEO - "MUST BE SANTA"»

Posted on November 16, 2009 in Video (24 comments)
Tags: Bob Dylan | Crystal Antlers | Golden Silvers

CMJ '09: Thursday In Photos

On Thursday at CMJ the xx played theIr 66th and 67th shows of the week -- one at the Apple Store SoHo, another as the "x-rated" secret guest at the horribly delayed, horribly sweaty Club NME showcase at the Delancey.... CONTINUE READING CMJ '09: THURSDAY IN PHOTOS»

Fuck Yeah Fest 2009 In Photos

In its sixth year, Fuck Yeah Fest had the explicit intention of benefitting California's state parks, and implicit intention of scaring away media outlets afraid of things with "Fuck" in the title. (Well OK: this year did bring the family... CONTINUE READING FUCK YEAH FEST 2009 IN PHOTOS»

Crystal Antlers - "Tentacles"

Crystal Antlers' Tentacles, a collection of sweaty psychedelia and noisily expansive garage rock, was ostensibly the last new album to be released by Touch & Go. Sad, yeah, but good to see the label pause on something so alive. You've... CONTINUE READING CRYSTAL ANTLERS - "TENTACLES"»

Posted on July 29, 2009 in MP3, Tour Dates (9 comments)
Tags: Black Dice | Crystal Antlers

Dirty Projectors/Magnolia Electric Co./Crystal Antlers @ Williamsburg Waterfront, Brooklyn 7/19/09

A busy weekend of live music in NYC wound up with a fantastic, if somewhat mismatched, lineup at the Williamsburg Waterfront on Sunday. The show was the second installment of the relocated "Pool Parties," a series of free summer shows... CONTINUE READING DIRTY PROJECTORS/MAGNOLIA ELECTRIC CO./CRYSTAL ANTLERS @ WILLIAMSBURG WATERFRONT, BROOKLYN 7/19/09»

Posted on July 20, 2009 in Concert, Photo (16 comments)
Tags: Crystal Antlers | Dirty Projectors | Jay-Z | Magnolia Electric Co.

Dinosaur Jr. @ The Troubadour, West Hollywood 6/23/09

With the excellent Farm, J, Murph, and Lou are back and spry as ever. And with their colossal amp and pedal rigs, they are eardrum rupturing as ever, too. Dinosaur Jr. is touring to show everybody how it's done, yet... CONTINUE READING DINOSAUR JR. @ THE TROUBADOUR, WEST HOLLYWOOD 6/23/09»

Posted on June 24, 2009 in Concert, Photo (2 comments)
Tags: Crystal Antlers | Dinosaur Jr

New Crystal Antlers Video - "Andrew"

We first caught Crystal Antlers' "Andrew" in sweaty live form, which isn't a bad way to make its acquaintance. It's the most immediate track from the Long Beach sextet's forthcoming Touch & Go collection Tentacles. Which isn't to say it's... CONTINUE READING NEW CRYSTAL ANTLERS VIDEO - "ANDREW"»

Posted on March 31, 2009 in MP3, Video (4 comments)
Tags: Bon Iver | Crystal Antlers | Holly Miranda

New Crystal Antlers - "Andrew"

Long Beach sextet Crystal Antlers' forthcoming Tentacles will ostensibly be the last new album released by Touch & Go. If that indeed proves to be the case, it's not a bad way to go out: Tentacles is a baker's dozen... CONTINUE READING NEW CRYSTAL ANTLERS - "ANDREW"»

Posted on February 27, 2009 in MP3 (13 comments)
Tags: Black Lips | Crystal Antlers | Rain Machine

New Live Crystal Antlers - "Andrew"

Past live favorites Crystal Antlers are following 2008's self-titled, initially self-released EP with Tentacles, their Touch & Go full-length debut. They performed a track from the new collection, the crunchy and dynamic "Andrew," ostensibly named after guitarist Andrew King, or... CONTINUE READING NEW LIVE CRYSTAL ANTLERS - "ANDREW"»

Posted on February 10, 2009 in Video (7 comments)
Tags: Crystal Antlers

Stereogum's Top 8 From CMJ '08

The crew here managed to fly through some 70+ sets of music last week, and boy is our abilty-to-wade-through-the-sadness-that's-passing-for-buzzed-up-indie-rock tired. There's a very scientific formula to attaining that coveted "Guess I should see this band 'cause everybody's saying I should"... CONTINUE READING STEREOGUM'S TOP 8 FROM CMJ '08»

CMJ '08: Crystal Antlers @ FADER Fort

One way in which FADER wins at CMJ: They throw their parties at non-music venues in the music-venue heavy LES, ensuring mucho blog writeups plus SEO-maximizing post title mentions (if I could I would use a venue name up there).... CONTINUE READING CMJ '08: CRYSTAL ANTLERS @ FADER FORT»

Posted on October 26, 2008 in Concert, MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: CMJ | Crystal Antlers