Tilly and the Wall & Little Teeth
Jan 30, 2009
posted by: Alexis
Tilly and the Wall bring a certain kookiness to the indie music scene. With vibrant harmonies and equally colorful ensembles, I like to think of their music as regurgitated sunshine; they extract a honey-like sweetness from nostalgic, bitter themes. Their sound, strongest in "Fell Down the Stairs," "Sing Songs Along," and "Lost Girls," communicates the lost feeling of unembittered youth and love, while comforting the listener. And to top it all off, they have a tap dancer for a percussionist!
I've been following San Francisco-based band Little Teeth for around 3 years now, and coincidentally, they've been touring with Tilly and the Wall. While their common thread is their cacophony of sounds, their styles are far from similar. If Animal Collective and Devendra Banhart are classified as freak folk, I'd say that Little Teeth falls into the circus freak folk category.
Frontwoman Dannie Murrie coos, howls, screams, belts, and cockle-doodle-doos very much like a deranged rooster. True, she's not always on-key, but her voice is emotionally on target. Employing a stream of consciousness lyrical process, her fearlessness is commendable. Dannie Murrie and company are firecrackers possessed by something not entirely human. It was "Japanese Candy" that first reeled me in. Other stand-outs from recently released Childbearing Man include "Between My Ears" and "Sideways."
Sam Weber's Updated Site
Jan 27, 2009
posted by: Charlie
Sam Weber has recently added some new features on his site. We can now finally purchase some of his orignal artwork. I've been saving up for the last three years of my life for an original.Hopefully I have enough.Check them out here.
Ice Queen
Antigone
Assyrian
Salsa or Kimchi
Jan 24, 2009
posted by: Charlie
I was listening to "Good Food" on KCRW this morning and was introduced to Kogi BBQ. It's a Korean Taco truck that parks in various locations around Los Angeles serving hundreds after club and church hours. The only way to find out their location is by going on their Twitter. I heard they're going to add bacon wraped tofu chorizo (grilled kimchi is optional) to their menu soon. We should have them come to our opening show nights. Listen to the interview here.
Pantone+GAP
Jan 16, 2009
posted by: Charlie
Graphic tees are sooo last year! Surprisingly Gap and Pantone opened a pop-up shop on 5th Ave in NY for all graphic designers. The shop will sell t-shirts in a range of Pantone hues.I want them all.
Originally Pantone colabrated with Uniqlo in Japan a few years ago.Check out the ill capsule packaging.
Ice
Jan 16, 2009
posted by: b
Check out Jon Klassen and brothers' lates creation!
more on his blog:
http://jonklassen.blogspot.com/
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