“I’d gone to a Radiohead concert and I think they’re amazing in being able to constantly change and evolve and grow.  I wanted to have a repertoire that would enable me to tour with Radiohead.  I wanted a pallet that would be able to work with Radiohead,” explains Angela...

The last time Buke & Gase were in Philthy, they were playing for a sold out crowd at Johnny Brenda’s, supporting tUnE-yArDs… At the time they were called Buke & Gass.  Buke & Gase are Brookyln-based duo Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez, who not only play all of their...

While what I was most excited about, musically, during the first half of 2012 was the explosion of youth getting into traditional Americana, what I’m most excited about in the second half is Michael Gira’s Swans reemerging as a legitimately significant meme in indie culture.  The art rock outfit,...

I’m pretty sure I’ve covered Freelance Whales more than any other single musical act.  The five-piece  indie pop outfit (with both chamber pop and traditional folk overtones… making for something that first sounded a bit like what could be called “pre-twee”) of multi-instrumentalists got their start performing on the...

Letting Up Despite Great Faults get very existential on their latest album, Untogether.  The album, which drops next Tuesday, October 9th, has the quirkily moody electro-shoegazers exploring what it is to sever connections with that which has surrounded and, often, bound you and discovering yourself as an individual after...

Earlier this week Balmorhea released their fifth full-length, Stranger.  The title would seem appropriate, as the band do appear as strangers in most settings, both literal and figurative.  The New Yorker has described the Austin six-piece as “ambient Americana.”  Despite being an instrumental band, Balmorhea resemble storytellers to a...

Although, as a band, Faun Fables look to be something that could be considered postmodern, as storytellers, they embrace a traditional folk aesthetic.  At the heart of Faun Fables is Dawn McCarthy, a writer, singer, and theatrical performer interested in not only the physical bodies that roam the Earth,...

So male/female collaborative duos have become a bit of a cliché (to put it mildly), but they’re a cliché that you often can’t help but love… especially when they’re legitimately brilliant.  My new favorite such duo is James Levy & The Blood Red Rose, which pairs the anti-folk singer/songwriter...

Rah Rah’s US debut, The Poet’s Dead, is not only the best album title I’ve heard all year, but may better characterize this band’s own aesthetic than any album title has managed this decade.  Rah Rah are an indie pop collective hailing from Regina, Saskatchewan.  There are six of...