Last time we checked in with Austin electro-soul duo Ghostland Observatory, frontman Aaron Behrens was nursing a "Heavy Heart," though his energized At The Drive-In-style yowls along with multi-instrumental cohort Thomas Ross Turner's apocalyptic gyrations sounded anything but down in... CONTINUE READING NEW GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY - "DANCIN' ON MY GRAVE (LET THERE BE VINYL REMIX)"»
Posted on February 14, 2008 in (8 comments)
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All the festivals we see in a year blur together pretty easily, but one of the more distinct, isolated memories we have from fest-hopping in '07 was the endless sea of bodies writhing to Ghostland Observatory at ACL -- playing... CONTINUE READING NEW GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY - "HEAVY HEART"»
Posted on January 21, 2008 in (0 comments)
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At some point we called this year's Austin City Limits festival "Friday and Sunday heavy," but that shit ain't right; this year's ACL dance-card was tilted entirely toward the tail end. In fact, pretty sure we saw more bands... CONTINUE READING AUSTIN CITY LIMITS '07: SUNDAY IN PHOTOS, "BEST OF" LIST»
Posted on September 18, 2007 in (24 comments)
Tags: Austin City Limits | Ben Kweller | Bloc Party | Common | Dr. Dog | Ghostland Observatory | Nicole Atkins | Regina Spektor | The Decemberists | The National | Yo La Tengo
Plenty of guitar rawk to go around, but Lolla Day One was a dancer's delight: Ghostland Observatory, M.I.A., LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk ... bodies were moved and clothes were drenched. But of course there was plenty of fun from... CONTINUE READING LOLLAPALOOZA '07: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»
Posted on August 4, 2007 in (19 comments)
Tags: Ben Harper | Daft Punk | Ghostland Observatory | LCD Soundsystem | Lollapalooza | Pearl Jam | Satellite Party | Silversun Pickups | Sparklehorse | Ted Leo | The Fratellis | The Polyphonic Spree | The Rapture