Stumbled across a couple sites this afternoon that name drop Fight Bite's Emerald Eyes as one of the year's tops--including this blog from Stark Magazine which drops the disc in at the No. 43 slot on its year-end Top 50. And, in other good news, Jeff Louis and Leanne Macomber's powerhouse "Swissex Lover" track has been dubbed the tenth best song of the year on this blog, called Test Pilots. Congrats all around. --Pete Freedman
Dan Deacon & EnsembleThe Modern Art Museum of Fort WorthApril 18, 2009
Better than: having to make the tough decisions, like: Do I spend the night looking at paintings, or go out to a show? Do I flip out dancing with my white T-shirt pulled over my head, or with my fedora on? Last night, you could do both.
Patrick Michels"Would you please, please stop carressing my bald spot?"More photos in our slideshow here.Saturday night, for the last act of an all-around great Modern 'til
Midnight even
Alan Palomo of Neon Indian.Neon Indian, Kashioboy, Vulgar FashionRubber Gloves Rehearsal StudiosSeptember 9, 2009 Better than: the hype? Keep reading.
So, the big question: Did Neon Indian live up to all the hype? Or, maybe better yet: Could Neon Indian live up to all the hype?
Well, from the perspective of a local, friend-heavy crowd at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios last night: Yes.
Still, more questions abound after the first night. In the past, Palomo has spoken about hi
Psychic Chasm's cover.Probably should've seen this coming: Today, Pitchfork honored Neon Indian with its much-sought-after "Best New Music" tag, giving the album an 8.6 on its 10-point scale. As for the review itself? It's loving enough, namedropping some pretty heavy hitters--LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk, Kevin Shields, Atlas Sound--just to make its point. Funny, though, that among all those names (even Hall & Oates gets a reference), one is blatantly missing: Todd Rundgren. After all, two