MP3: The Baseball Project – “1976” (via Paste)
MP3: Maren Parusel – “Dear Love”
On the eve of MLB opening day, The Baseball Project brought good music, obscure references, and flat-out giddiness to San Diego’s Casbah. Continue reading…
The Kills Knock ‘Em Dead
San Diego, you are in for a treat.
On Friday, April 15, The Kills will bring their scorching sex-rock to House of Blues. The show marks their first local appearance since a 2008 Casbah gig, and anybody who was at that show can vouch for the duo’s ability to blow the roof off a place. Continue reading…
Thao and Mirah Make a Record, Plot Casbah Date
MP3: Thao and Mirah – “Eleven” (feat. tUnE-YaRdS)
Celebrated songwriters Thao and Mirah are working together, and they’re taking their show on the road. The collaboration, creatively called Thao and Mirah, has also spawned an LP, titled (you guessed it) Thao and Mirah. Continue reading…
Live Photos: The Old In Out and New Mexico at the Habitat, April 3, 2011
Two loud bands got uncharacteristically quiet for a semi-acoustic show at the Habitat on Sunday.
First, New Mexico dialed it down for a set that included cuts from their Have You Met My Friend? EP and a singalong cover of The Beatles’ “Norwegian Wood.” If you missed them this time around, you can make up for it on Saturday at Bar Pink, where they’ll will play this month’s edition of The Rumble.
Next, The Old In Out — appearing as their mellow alter ego Let’s Make Out — delivered a smoking set of psychedelic goodness that crescendoed into an intense, not-so-quiet finale.
Sunday’s show came just days after the Habitat held an opening for local artist Eric Wixon, whose paintings provided the bands with a surreal and fascinating backdrop. Check out the photos below…
The Lonely Forest Plan Death Cab Ride, Headline Show at UCSD’s Loft
MP3: The Lonely Forest – “Coyote”
Things are about to get busy for The Lonely Forest. Not only did they just release their third LP, Arrows, on March 22, but they’re also planning two tours within the next four months — including a special headlining show at UCSD’s Loft on April 17 and a stint with indie-rock giants Death Cab for Cutie (more on them below).
The Lonely Forest’s Loft show will be their only headlining date with The Joy Formidable. After their tour with the Joy Formidable ends, they’ll join Death Cab for Cutie’s “Underplay” tour. Not coincidentally, The Lonely Forest’s Arrows was produced by Death Cab’s Chris Walla.
Death Cab, for their part, will release their seventh album, Codes And Keys, on May 31. To promote the new album, they’ll be streaming “the first live, scripted, one-take music video ever” on the Internets today at 4pm PST (UPDATE: You can see the completed video here). Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard also just recorded a track for Russell Brand’s upcoming film Arthur, which you can stream here. Lonely Forest/Death Cab tour information is below…