Yesterday, Portland's MusicFestNW wrapped up five days of concerts at over a dozen venues throughout the city. Among the acts who performed were Passion Pit, Beirut, Girl Talk, Dinosaur Jr., Flying…   Read Story »

Earlier today, the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart premiered a new track -- a cover of the Magnetic Fields' "Jeremy" -- on a fan's Tumblr, which is a pretty awesome move. Taking the good vibes even…   Read Story »

Ever since I was old enough to complain, my dad took great pleasure in the act of dragging my always-resistant ass to music festivals. A summer full of glorious music for him meant a summer full of…   Read Story »

Ice Choir is the project of the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's Kurt Feldman, in which he steps to the fore as a champion of gossamer '80s synth production. Kurt's armed with a sighing new wave tenor…   Read Story »

Ice Choir is the alias of the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's Kurt Feldman, and through that guise he makes songs that can best be described as a love letter to the gloriously cheesy, lite FM fare of…   Read Story »

Earlier this year, we heard the lead single "ICBYS" from Band To Watch alums Zambri, a glowing slab of goth-y synth pop. Now, the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's Kurt Feldman (under the moniker Ice…   Read Story »

For Record Store Day, the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart will put out a four-track remix EP called Acid Reflex, from which we've already heard reinterpretations from the likes of Violens. A few of the…   Read Story »

A solid double bill of The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Twin Sister made their way to California by stopping at the Detroit Bar. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart used their twin guitar assault to…   Read Story »

Local art rock crew Violens injects its sensibility into The Pains Of Being Pure Of Heart's "The Body," pushing the already uptempo number further into a darker, dancier direction. Catch the…   Read Story »

Lollapalooza celebrated its twentieth anniversary in Chicago over the weekend with headline performances by Eminem, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, and Muse. It was the support acts, however, that really…   Read Story »