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Live Photos: Deer Tick at the Casbah, May 5, 2012

Photos by Samaria Daniel

Deer Tick sold out the Casbah on Friday and brought a loud, sweaty dance party with them. The band’s raw sound filled the venue, treating the elated crowd to an hour of sax, keys, distorted guitars, smoldering vocals, and rattling percussion. Deer Tick played several songs from their fourth album, Divine Providence, which was recorded in their hometown of Providence, Rhode Island, and pairs nicely with a cold beer or Jameson on ice. Check out the photos…

Poetic Memory: Kelsea Little (List)

MP3: Kelsea Little – “Now is All We Have”
MP3: Kelsea Little – “Debacle”
Full album stream: Kelsea Little – Personal Myth

Kelsea Little was still in high school when a video of her folk trio busking in Balboa Park made Pitchfork’s Top 50 Music Videos of 2007. Continue reading…

Live Review: M. Ward at the Belly Up, April 16, 2012

MP3: M. Ward – “Primitive Girl”
Full album stream: M. Ward – A Wasteland Companion

In between Coachella weekends, bands looking to capitalize on their downtime fanned out to L.A., Vegas, San Diego, and elsewhere. By some stroke of luck, San Diego got M. Ward, who played to a sold-out Belly Up crowd last Monday. Continue reading…