Marnie Stern played Soda Bar on Saturday night and, as predicted, she melted every face in the place. Dishing out riff after riff of high-speed, finger-tapped intensity, the New York musician made her hyperactive guitar work seem effortless. In typical selfless fashion, we brought our cameras to the show to document all the assorted awesomeness for you. You can check out our photos below, but be forewarned — there was no kissing booth this time. Continue reading…
By now the internet is ablaze with excitement about Radiohead‘s The King of Limbs. The album was just announced on Tuesday and set for a digital release tomorrow, but in a surprise move, the band went ahead and made it available for download today. Those of you who purchased the album can now log in to your tracking page and start your voracious downloading.
For everyone else, Radiohead just released the video for “Lotus Flower,” the first single from The King of Limbs. The black and white clip — reminiscent of the classic one for Tom Waits’ “It’s Alright With Me” — features Thom Yorke in a bowler hat executing a fascinating array of herky-jerky dance moves, air humping, and general gyrations. Your move, Napoleon Dynamite.
The Decemberists might be immensely popular right now, but their success wasn’t earned overnight. The King Is Dead debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 last month, but it’s their sixth album, and longtime listeners are well acquainted with their literate, anachronistic folk-rock. But one thing even diehard fans may not know about the Portland minstrels is that they put on a heck of a fun live show. Continue reading…
Plenty of musicians know how to put on a good show, but how many are willing to kiss you afterward?
Her eagerness to lock lips is just one of the things that makes Marnie Stern stand out in a crowd. Back in 2008, the New York rocker set up a kissing booth at her shows to help pay off a pricey speeding ticket. She charged $3 for a kiss on the cheek, $10 for the lips, and $100 for full-on, European-style smooching. Talk about putting your money where your mouth is. Continue reading…
Despite being packed into an 80-degree auditorium (and the $10 all-you-can-drink boot-shaped beer glasses), the crowd at the San Diego Woman’s Club on Saturday night was breathlessly quiet. Continue reading…