I've been obsessed with The Shins, and specifically James Mercer's infectious melodies and song writing for over a decade (pre-Garden State (2004), try Shelter (2001)). So when I heard that he played a short acoustic set on 5th Ave. Monday night, I was dismayed. Luckily Chris Cantore was there and snagged a great video of The Shins' brand new single "Simple Song". Needless to say, I now follow KPRI on Facebook.
PS - I also found this when image searching James Mercer.
Posted By zack | 2/8/2012 | 2:40 AM | Add a Comment
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The fine gentlemen of Cuckoo Chaos had the privilege of recording a session with the Daytrotter crew while out in New York for CMJ. Their ultra-clean rendition of four tracks off their debut album Woman posted today on the popular MP3 site. Grab the tracks right now for FREE.
Catch Cuckoo Chaos downtown at the Moniker Warehouse on February 18th.
Posted By zack | 2/7/2012 | 11:10 AM | Add a Comment
Loud + Clear Records and their founder Brad Lee are getting ready to celebrate 10 years of putting out quality San Diego music. L+C's catalog spans full length releases from Goodbye Blue Monday and Via Sattelite to recent 7 inches from Writer, Chairs Missing and Mrs. Magician. To celebrate a decade of hard work, passion, and a lot of great music Loud + Clear is taking over San Diego for 5 days in early February. Kicking off with a San Diego-focused DJ Set by Brad Lee, follwed by an epic dual reunion show at Casbah, and finishing with a trio of stripped down performances at Luce Loft.
Listen to an eclectic assortment of Loud + Clear released tracks below, and secure your tickets to these fine events now before they sell out.
Wednesday, February 8th - Sezio Wednesday w/ DJ Brad Lee
Starlite / Free / 21+ / 930pm
Saturday, February 11th - Goodbye Blue Monday, Via Sattelite, Neonthief
The Casbah / $10 / 21+ / 9pm / Tickets Here
Sunday, February 12th - John Meeks, Via Satellite, Rafter
Luce Loft / $10 / All Ages / 7pm / Tickets Here
Photo by Zack Nielsen. Poster designed by Michael Delaney.
Posted By zack | 1/21/2012 | 3:41 PM | Add a Comment
Joshua Epstein and Daniel Zott have been on quite a ride since their collaborative side project Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr took off in 2011. Last fall their intense touring schedule brought them to Iceland for the Icelandic Airwaves festival, and during a day trip they shot the ridiculously beautiful video above with help from IFC.
DEJJ are back in the states now, and they're making a Western loop with a stop at Soda Bar on Wednesday, February 1st. Local upstart Tourism will open the show, and you can grab your tickets here. If you haven't seen these two live yet, you need to!
Posted By zack | 1/18/2012 | 10:00 AM | Add a Comment
The Howls are prepping to release their debut full length this month at The Casbah, and they've been kind enough to preview a couple tracks with us. Check out Weight and Vacation below, and be sure to snag your tickets early to their January 27th release show. Rumor has it that Sara Watkins from Nickel Creek will be joining them for a few songs.
Posted By zack | 1/10/2012 | 12:06 PM | Add a Comment