’90s indie-rock quartet Braid have announced their upcoming summer headlining tour. The tour will encompass nine evenings on both the East and West coasts of the [...]
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Xiu Xiu On Lengthy Tour, To Release Split With Dirty Beaches on Record Store Day
Limited to only 2,000 copies, a split seven-inch by Xiu Xiu and Dirty Beaches will be released on Record Store Day 2012. Side A features Xiu Xiu [...]
XIU XIU – Alwaysreviewed by Chris Martin
To say Xiu Xiu is an acquired taste is an understatement. Working with a revolving door of artists, Jamie Stewart has continued to release a [...]
OF MONTREAL – Paralytic Stalksreviewed by Patrick Hosken
No one makes the descent into madness and confusion sound as fun as Kevin Barnes, Of Montreal’s spry bandleader and primary creative force. “All I [...]
NORSE HORSE – Gridsreviewed by Patrick Hosken
At the end of Norse Horse’s “Sun Corridor,” the centerpiece of their new Grids EP, all the shiny pop of the song’s previous two-and-a-half minutes [...]
Listen: Deerhoof “No One Asked Bazan to Dance” Featuring David Bazan
Deerhoof is releasing a series of collaborative seven-inch records featuring guest vocalists singing self-composed lyrics and vocal melodies over a Deerhoof instrumental. Their latest is [...]
Of Montreal – Wintered Debts
Of Montreal announced the release of their new album, Paralytic Stalks, which will be available on February 6th in the UK and February 7th in [...]
Photo Gallery: STRFKR at The Glass House, Pomona, CA 1/8/12photos by Chad Elder
Check out Chad Elder’s great photos from STRFKR’s stop in Pomona, CA.
Verbicide’s Top 50 Albums of 2011
Our definitive list returns! Featuring chart-topping albums, some returning veterans, and a few surprise upstarts. Join us as we count down the best albums of the year.
SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN – Tape Clubreviewed by Peter Cauvel
After self-releasing their debut, Broom, in 2005, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin started a tape club to raise money for touring. Each month, they mailed [...]
Busdriver – No Blacks No Jews No Asians
Beaus$Eros, the seventh full-length from indie rap trailblazer Busdriver, forgoes the lightening-speed rhyming that defined his style in favor of a diverse, off-kilter brand of pop [...]
CASIOKIDS – Aabenbaringen over aaskammenreviewed by Evan Pearson
For those of you not well versed in Norwegian, Aabenbaringen over aaskammen means “The Revelation Over The Mountain,” and that title, though seemingly more suitable [...]
Photo Gallery: Mates of State at Book & Stage at the Cosmopolitan, Las Vegas 11/10/11words by Jackson Ellis | photos by Heela Naqshband
In the midst of their two-month tour, Mates of State performed a three-day residency at the Book & Stage at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas.
OWEN – Ghost Townreviewed by Garrett Lyons
The more I listen to Mike Kinsella’s solo work as Owen, the more I find myself in awe of his musical talent. Ghost Town carries [...]
LONEY DEAR – Hall Musicreviewed by Dan Chapman
Swedish natives Loney Dear play with mood and atmosphere to create a beautiful and sporadic batch of songs. Hall Music teeters the line of joy [...]
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