The Ballroom Band

"In an enthralling concert at the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday night, playing the songs from "Hospice" to a rapt audience, the Antlers (from Brooklyn) made clear that the music was not just a vehicle for the story. It was its own molten element, moving at its own pace. Songs emerged from, and sometimes dissolved back into, stretches of abstract sound: Mr. Silberman's guitar feedback darkening like storm clouds, Darby Cicci's hissing or whooshing keyboard sounds, Michael Lerner's atmospheric cymbals, the band's loops and layers of static and effects that only gradually led into chords and rhythms. Eventually they were topped by the words." [ NY Times ] Check out our 'end of 2009' interview with Peter Silberman of the Antlers , and the one with Annie of Uninhabitable Mansions , and more pictures from their December 15th show at Bowery Ballroom , below... Read More

Fusion music act Elmwood will return to Tulsa for a headliner show, just weeks after opening for a near sold-out crowd, industry tour tracker Pollstar Pro reports. Read More

In a display of generosity, Enter Shikari offers to the world a free download of the previously unreleased 'radio mix' of album track 'Wall'. Originally remixed by 'Common Dreads' producer Andy Gray specifically for radio promo use, the track was deemed too different and of interest to fans to remain locked away, but too similar to the original to have the cheek to charge cold hard cash for. Read More

In a display of generosity, Enter Shikari offers to the world a free download of the previously unreleased 'radio mix' of album track ' Wall '. Originally remixed by ' Common Dreads ' producer Andy Gray specifically for radio promo use, the track was deemed too different and of interest to fans to remain locked away, but too similar to the original to have the cheek to charge cold hard cash for. Read More

With news of a new album tentatively scheduled for later this year, it's a great time to be immersed in the world of de-evolution and its musical mouthpiece DEVO. Read More