The zoned-out San Francisco psych-rock two-piece and Wooden Shjips side project Moon Duo will release their sophomore album Circles this fall. They recorded most of the album in a mountain cabin in…   Read Story »

In a couple of weeks, Thrill Jockey will issue a limited edition set of Wooden Shjip remixes on vinyl featuring the likes of Andrew Weatherall, Spectrum of Spacemen 3, and Kandodo (Simon Price of The…   Read Story »

Brooklyn art-music crew Black Dice have directed the newest video for San Fransisco space-rock stompers Wooden Shjips. Black Dice's clip for "Lazy Bones" is a dense and hyperactive barrage of bright…   Read Story »

Last week, the UK's Larmer Tree Gardens hosted a hilariously deep bill for the End Of The Road Festival, a lineup that featured Joanna Newsom, Kurt Vile, Tinawiren, Lykke Li, Best Coast, the Walkmen…   Read Story »

San Francisco psych-cosmonauts Wooden Shjips are set to release the Phil Manley-produced West, their first collection recorded in a proper studio. (After Manley did his thing, Sonic Boom mastered it…   Read Story »

"Drunk Girls" will very likely be covered by various people in various forms this summer, so let's get the ball rolling: Jim Jarmusch-approved, Moon Duo-related SF psych astronauts Wooden Shjips have…   Read Story »

Pavement's on their way to a long summer of festivals and one-off gigs, but curating an ATP is a sweet way to get things started. (It's also a sweet way to get in some time with their side projects…   Read Story »

Moon Duo is the San Francisco twosome of Sanae Yamada and Wooden Shjips' Erik Johnson. It's not surprising they mention Suicide, Silver Apples, and Royal Trux as influences. As the last name in that…   Read Story »

The eco-friendly Green Man took over Brecon Beacons, Wales this past weekend with a heavy dose of Americana: from midwestern folkies (Bon Iver, Wilco, Andrew Bird) to wailing east coast…   Read Story »

By Amrit Singh & Brandon Stosuy After a night of front-to-back ATP-approved "classics," it was nice to tackle a day of unpredictable sets. We missed the earliest acts -- Apse, Australia's garage…   Read Story »