CMJ '09: Weekend In Photos

One last gargantuan batch of photos from an exhausting, exhaustive week of NYC showgoing. On Friday Jessica Amaya joined us at Doveman's record release party at the Elevated Hole, a Chelsea loft owned by the Yale English Dept. chair Michael... CONTINUE READING CMJ '09: WEEKEND IN PHOTOS»

Sasquatch! 2009 In Photos

Everybody loves Memorial Day weekend, but nobody loves Memorial Day weekend like those that make it to Sasquatch! As friends have returned from their treks across country, they've shared nothing but raves for this year's festival, from the Gorge's breathtaking... CONTINUE READING SASQUATCH! 2009 IN PHOTOS»

SXSW 2009: Friday In Photos

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy On Friday we shook off the early-morning cobwebs and made a beeline to the Pitchfork/Windish Bash in time to catch the last couple tracks by psychedelic post-Vanishing Voice Brooklynites Woods on the outside stage... CONTINUE READING SXSW 2009: FRIDAY IN PHOTOS»

New School Of Seven Bells Video - "Half Asleep"

Dream-weaving trio School Of Seven Bells have served up this Alpinsims tune in studio and Decomposed form, and this new Tony Halbrooks-directed frames it well, with just the right mix of the real and the surreal: the Deheza twins cruise... CONTINUE READING NEW SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS VIDEO - "HALF ASLEEP"»

Posted on February 10, 2009 in Video (10 comments)
Tags: MTV Video Music Awards | School Of Seven Bells

Decomposed: School Of Seven Bells

High on our list of Things To Accomplish in 2008 was the launch of a new Stereogum video program. So with two weeks to spare, we present Decomposed, a series of stripped-down studio performances from both established and up-and-coming... CONTINUE READING DECOMPOSED: SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS»

Posted on December 15, 2008 in Decomposed, Video (4 comments)
Tags: School Of Seven Bells

CMJ '08: It's A Photo Wrap

The crapshoot buffet of 25 minute sets from overextended bands is now closed, thanks. When you're out all day and all night, you encounter lots -- some undercooked and unpalatable flller, some that's ripe and right, lots never intended for... CONTINUE READING CMJ '08: IT'S A PHOTO WRAP»

New School Of Seven Bells - "Connjur"

More goodness from Brooklyn's School Of Seven Bells. "Connjur" is the second listen offered up from the forthcoming their full-length debut Alpinisms. It's cut of the same dream-pop blueprint laid out by the album's fantastic premiere cut "Half Asleep" --... CONTINUE READING NEW SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS - "CONNJUR"»

Posted on August 22, 2008 in MP3 (3 comments)
Tags: School Of Seven Bells

New School Of Seven Bells - "Half Asleep" (Stereogum Premiere)

This isn't the first time we're mentioning School Of Seven Bells -- comprising ex-Secret Machines guitarist Ben Curtis and twins Alejandra and Claudia Deheza of On!Air!Library -- although it is the first post devoted solely to the Brooklyn trio. It's... CONTINUE READING NEW SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS - "HALF ASLEEP" (STEREOGUM PREMIERE)»

Posted on August 7, 2008 in Tour Dates (8 comments)
Tags: Modest Mouse | School Of Seven Bells

New Prefuse 73 (Feat. School Of Seven Bells) Video - "The Class Of 73 Bells"

Sonic wizard Guillermo Scott Herron's kept his name in our bloglines of late with his acoustically inclined Savath Y Savalas project and collab under that moniker with ATL avant-electro duo Leyode, but we're happy to see he's back in his... CONTINUE READING NEW PREFUSE 73 (FEAT. SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS) VIDEO - "THE CLASS OF 73 BELLS"»

Posted on October 12, 2007 in Video (1 comments)
Tags: Epstein | Prefuse 73 | Savath And Savalas | School Of Seven Bells

New Prefuse 73 - "Class Of 73 Bells"

Guillermo Herren's one busy sound sculptor. Returning to the Prefuse 73 moniker after a bit of Savath y Savalas and all sorts of etc., the Barcelona-based beat maker's issuing Preparations, a new P73 full-length the end of next month. And... CONTINUE READING NEW PREFUSE 73 - "CLASS OF 73 BELLS"»

Posted on September 5, 2007 in MP3 (4 comments)
Tags: Prefuse 73 | School Of Seven Bells