Tagged: The Jesus Lizard

ATP New York 2009: Babies and Drums

STORY BY: Peter Macia
PHOTOGRAPHY: Abbey Braden

Boredoms’ drummer Yojiro (YO2RO) Tatekawa was carried into the main performance space on a platform carried by eight dudes, ten minutes into the already heart-exploding Boadrum 9 reprise at ATP New York last Sunday. He … read more »

POSTED September 15, 2009 12:12PM IN MUSIC NEWS Comments (2) TAGS: Animal Collective, Antipop Consortium, Atlas Sound, ATP New York 2009, black dice, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Boredoms, Boris, Boss Hog, Crystal Castles, David Cross, Deerhoof, Deerhunter, Dirty Three, Grouper, Melvins, Menomena, No Age with Bob Mould, Oneida, Panda Bear, Shellac, Sufjan Stevens, Suicide, Super Furry Animals, The Drones, The Feelies, the Flaming Lips, The Jesus Lizard

Video: The Jesus Lizard Brightens Up Pitchfork Music Festival

STORY BY: Rosemary Simon

We made it to Union Park in Chicago this past weekend just in time to catch a sideshow of indie rock babies, an unwelcome whiff of global warming, and of course, the 4th annual Pitchfork … read more »

POSTED July 22, 2009 12:08PM IN MUSIC VIDEO TAGS: babies, Beirut, Grizzly Bear, Lindstrom, Pitchfork Music Festival, The Jesus Lizard, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, The Very Best, tight and shiney, Wavves

Touch And Go To Close Distribution Arm, Cease Releasing New Records

STORY BY: Brianne Sullivan

In yet another sign of the trying economic times, our sources report that the venerable and much-respected Touch & Go Records plans to announce the closing of their distribution arm. We’ve heard no word yet from T&G to verify this (we first reported this today as a rumor, which has now been confirmed by Pitchfork), nor what this will mean for the bands on the label itself, but considering they distribute such high-quality labels as Drag City, Estrus, Kill Rock Stars, Jade Tree and Merge among others, the ripple effect in the indie community would be significant. read more »