Calling all death metal fans! Calling all thrash metal fans! Tomorrow, Station 4 in St. Paul; it’s on!
What? Destruction, Krisiun, Mantic Ritual, Anal Blast, Rivet, We Are Legion, Hate Beast @ Station 4 in St. Paul, MN on March 13, 2009
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Concert Review: Battlefields, Irepress, Frontier, Vernal Pool @ the Triple Rock Social Club
Posted in Concert Reviews with tags battlefields, boston, concert review, fargo, frontier, irepress, massachusettes, minneapolis, minnesota, north dakota, triple rock social club, vernal pool on Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Ryan Buege
It was Wednesday night, and the turnout was surprisingly good for the show at Triple Rock Social Club featuring a billing Battlefields, Irepress, Frontier, and Vernal Pool. For braving the cold, fans in attendance were treated to a perfectionist display of some visionary one-of-a-kind doom, post, and progressive metal from some bands that the music community is sure to be hearing much more of in the future. Though clearly young bands, both Battlefields and Irepress played like veterans of their craft during their brief appearances, with the former opting for a punishing, unpredictable brute force doom, gloom, and hardcore and the latter playing an impassioned, progressive and riff heavy style of post-rock. The enthusiasm was noticeably high (especially for a doom metal show) even throughout the open sets of slow, plodding doom by Vernal Pool and jagged, riff heavy post-metal from Frontier, as well, and I guarantee that every band playing earned themselves a few new fans that night. The Battlefields and Irepress tour is now headed down to SXSW, and I urge anyone in their path to go see it. For now check out the small set of photos from the Wednesday night show at Triple Rock (ps. unfortunately I could only get a few, as my camera battery died soon after Vernal Pool and I didn’t bring a spare – live and learn).
(Battlefields)
(Irepress)
(Frontier)
(Vernal Pool)
I’ve still got quite a few more photos after the jump.. Keep reading! Continue reading
Mind Inversion’s Sound Immersion 03/09 (Vol. 2)
Posted in Mind Inversion Exclusive, Sound Immersion with tags bassnectar, black moth super rainbow, Black Star, burning spear, gravediggaz, Jedi Mind Tricks, jens lekman, lynyrd skynyrd, mogwai, ruby suns, soulfly, Sound Immersion, super furry animals, the mars volta, varano on Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Ryan Buege
Ah yes, my friends, the day is here where we officially christen our Sound Immersion various artists compilation as a monthly feature here on the site. My fellow posters and myself are starting to anticipate these releases greatly, mainly because it’s an easy way to talk about the music we’re listening to without necessarily shoving it down each others throats. We hope you all enjoy the songs that we’re bringing straight to your computer, iPod and stereo speakers each month, as well. From our point of view, these comps are likely to be the most diverse and reliable mixes your bound to get your hands around; music to focus your mind and let the muscles groove loose to the flow.
Last month, our posters introduced themselves with a debut compilation of the most recent modern sounds they’ve been loving; this month we’re continuing our a journey through our collective pasts. On Sound Immersion 03/09 (Vol 2.), we’ve decided to cop the popular Facebook meme and assemble a biographical mix of the two songs that we each consider to be the most influential or important in our life. Some of the contributors looked to the music that defines their modern taste while others selected the songs that signaled a clear turning point in their music listening life when we first heard them. Either way you consider the question, this wound up as a collection of some of the most important songs in our lives. A few of us have chosen to comment on why we decided to include these songs for our “most influential” mix, and others chose to let their song selection speak for itself. Here’s our playlist:
01. Mogwai – “Summer” (contributed by Eddie)
02. Bassnectar – “Zealots Slow Down (Remix)” (contributed by Nick B.)
03. Black Star – “Hater Players” (contributed by Tim)
04. Burning Spear – “Resistance” (contributed by Nick H.)
05. Jens Lekman – “Maple Leaves (7” version)” (contributed by Erik)
06. Lynyrd Skynyrd – “Things Goin’ On (original version)” (contributed by Ryan)
07. Super Furry Animals – “Juxtaposed With A U” (contributed by Dan).
08. Black Moth Super Rainbow – “Rollerdisco” (contributed by Eddie)
09. Varano– “Universal Rhythm” (contributed by Nick B.)
10. Jedi Mind Tricks – “I Against I” (contributed by Tim)
11. Soulfly – “The Song Remains Insane” (contributed by Ryan)
12. Ruby Suns – “Palmitos Park” (contributed by Erik)
13. Gravediggaz – “Zig Zag Chamber” (contributed by Nick H.)
14. The Mars Volta – “Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)” (contributed by Dan)
The ZIP download of this amazing mix and our thoughts about our choices are waiting for you behind this next link. All that you have to do is click “read more”… Continue reading
Substance makes “official” introduction with Manifest Station concert on March 27
Posted in Concert Dates with tags b. dolan, big cats!, building better bombs, cecil otter, Doomtree, el guante, First Avenue, god damn doo wop band, manifest station, P.O.S., ripple effect, sage francis, substance, the battle royale on Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Ryan Buege
Substance, the Minneapolis based progressive arts, activism, and action organization that brought us the unforgettable Ripple Effect concert outside the capital during the RNC, has announced plans for their first followup to the Ripple Effect. While it’s pretty much impossible for them to top the RE lineup (that featured such amazing appearances as Dead Prez, Michael Franti, Anti-Flag, and the infamous RATM acappella set that sparked a much larger march to the RNC gates), Substance has admittedly done an amazing job to put together a praiseworthy collection of performing artists for the Manifest Station event that will take place at First Avenue on March 27th. As they recently announced, the ever-gracious Sage Francis has signed on to headline this very reasonably priced event, and support is set to be provided by a variety of (mostly) local hip-hop heavyweights; so far the list includes the P.O.S. fronted modern hardcore punk band Building Better Bombs, B. Dolan, Cecil Otter of Doomtree, and the God Damn Doo Wop Band. Not to mention, if you arrive early enough you’ll be able to catch a Cecil Otter headlined local pre-show with The Battle Royale and El Guante, and Big Cats at the 7th St. Entry! And the crazy Rage Against the Machine performance was never announced, so who knows if the Substance guys have anything else crazy up their sleeves for this event… you’ll just have to attend to find out. Visit ManifestStation.org for all the details!
Basic Info: Friday, March 27th, 2009 at First Avenue, Minneapolis; 18+ (Main Room), $13 in advance, $15 door, 8pm; 7th St. Entry Pre-show, All Ages $7
Stevie Wonder Live @ the Rainbow Theatre, January 1974
Posted in Audio, Downloads with tags download, live, mp3, rainbow theatre, Stevie Wonder on Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Erik BurgOh man, what a set, and what a legend. From one of the all-time musical greats, at his best, comes a live bootleg set including some of his best tracks. Get the theme here? Good, great, amazing, etc etc. So yeah, jump over to the Aquarium Drunkard now and download the whole set (or at least “Superstition”). Enjoy!
Illinoise Gets a Little More Noize
Posted in Downloads with tags download, illinoise, illinoize, mash up, mp3, remix, Sufjan Stevens, tor on Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Erik Burg
It’s always amazed me that Sufjan Stevens doesn’t get more play in the remix scene. His multi-instrumental masterpieces would act as the perfect backdrop in various mash-ups and mixtapes, but alas, there aren’t many other people out there with the same opinion. So when I came across this mix I was quite interested. Pitting Sufjan’s Illinoise against some of Hip-Hop’s finest, Tor presents fans like myself with a nice twist on an old favorite. It’s a hard sell as an entire album, but listening to one track here or there is a delight. So check it out and see what you think, you can download it all for free below. Enjoy!
DOWNLOAD: Tor // Sufjan Stevens – Illinoize
Broken Social Scene Cover “Love Will Tear Us Apart” for Upcoming Movie
Posted in Music News with tags brendan canning, broken social scene, Covers, Ian Curtis, Joy Division, kevin drew, love will tear us apart, soundtrack on Thursday, March 12, 2009 by Erik BurgThe ever-changing and always satisfying Broken Social Scene will make their big screen debut this summer in the movie The Time Traveler’s Wife. Both Brendan Canning and Kevin Drew will be paired up with Justin Peroff and Andrew Whiteman who will play a wedding band in the film.
Canning on the left, Drew to his right.
The boys apparently cover Joy Division’s amazing, yet slightly ironic as a wedding tune, “Love Will Tear Us Apart.” I’m beyond excited to hear this cut, and it might actually propel me to see a movie in theaters (Last one I saw was the Dark Knight I think). Broken Social Scene has never let me down, and hearing them cover one of my favorite singles of all-time is a great prospect, simply put: amazing.
Dig Deeper: Broken Social Scene Joy Division The Time Traveler’s Wife
Yours Truly interviews P.O.S. and hosts “Goodbye” performance
Posted in Video with tags MPLS Hip-Hop, Never Better, P.O.S., Plain Ole' Bill on Wednesday, March 11, 2009 by Tim AlthausVodpod videos no longer available.
This is a video of P.O.S. performing the song “Goodbye” off of his new album Never Better. “Goodbye” is one of my favorite songs off of the new album, and this performance of the song looks like it’s in a pretty intimate setting. As you can see in the background Plain Ole’ Bill is the DJ on the wheels of steel who cuts it up real nice. Make sure you pay attention to the beginning of the performance as Stef gives you a little bit of insight as to who he is.
Nadja covers “Only Shallow” by My Bloody Valentine
Posted in Downloads with tags cover, doom, drone, my bloody valentine, nadja on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 by Ryan Buege
Ohhh, this is shoegaze after its been soaking in drone; Jesus, this is a beautiful track! Nadja never ceases to amaze me, and on this cover of “Only Shallow” by the legendary My Bloody Valentine (for the upcoming Nadja covers release) they are melding their own savory atmospheric drone/doom personality to the MBV Loveless opener of transcending psychedelic shoegaze valleys and crescendos.
DOWNLOAD: “Only Shallow (My Bloody Valentine cover)”
(via P4K)
Ma Dukes & Pete Rock Are Making Sure That Jay Stay Paid
Posted in Music News with tags Hip-Hop, J Dilla, Jay Stay Paid, Ma Dukes, Nature Sounds, Pete Rock on Tuesday, March 10, 2009 by Tim Althaus
It truly looks like the one album I have been waiting on for the last two years will finally see the light of day. Pete Rock & J Dilla’s mother (Ma Dukes) will be releasing Dilla’s album of posthumas material that has never seen the light of day. The music on this album will include music from his old floppy disk and programs as well as music that Dilla made while he was in the hospital. Ma Dukes explains, “This album combines what he did in the beginning of his career, [and] what he did in some of our early hospital stays, which was very deep.” She says, “This is like the missing link to Dilla’s legacy”.
The part that I really like about this is that it is going to be something like a concept album where all of the tracks are being played over the radio, and Pete Rock is the DJ. You can expect guest appearances from Black Thought, The Roots, M.O.P. & DOOM. Sounds like this album is going to be one hell of a release. Watch out for Jay Stay Paid or [J$P] (for short) dropping on Nature Sounds on June 2nd. Continue reading
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