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EP REVIEW Artist: Silent Cities EP: Eigenlicht Website: wherethesilentcitieshide.com I’m going to go ahead and assume that if you’re branding your music as ‘experimental’, you’ll take my calling it ‘weird’ as a compliment. ‘Eigenlicht’ is definitely both experimental and weird. The title, by the way, is a word for the greyish colour that you see when in total darkness. Make of that what you will. Opening track ‘Global Aerobics’ is haunting and hypnotic, a mix of repetitive, almost pounding, guitar and a violin so atmospheric and distant it’s almost coming from another planet. The vocals flow eerily between the two, really shining when the harmonies kick in. Although the song is quite low-energy, there are a handful of moments where some subtle shift in the guitar part makes your ears prick right up. Ambient noise outros like the one this song finishes with are a pet peeve of mine, but I suspect that I’m not really in the target audience here; anyone who is is unlikely to have a problem with it. ‘Haptophic’ has a bit more energy, coming mainly from a dancing, delicate vocal part that’s a real joy to listen to. The song builds towards a fantastically rich climax that rewards the attentive ear. So much for the stereotype that experimental music is just a freakish, unlistenable collection of disconnected sounds. That said, ‘D & H’ left me cold. It’s definitely not pop music, but it’s not without appeal – it does go somewhere, and when the faint percussive sounds that herald the climax kick in, there’s a sense of vastness which swallows the sometimes-reedy vocals. I’m not a big fan of experimental music – I prefer a bit more melody – but ‘Eigenlicht’ is pretty appealing, without having compromised on the ‘experimental’ tag. I have friends who’ll probably love it, and if you like music that pulls you out of your comfort zone, this is definitely for you. Eigenlicht was released on 18th May 2013 and is available to buy from [iTunes] [Amazon] © 2013 Rik Davnall – Liverpool Acoustic Silent Cities website - wherethesilentcitieshide.com facebook - facebook.com/SilentCitiesUK twitter - @_SilentCities_ >>> // // EP review: Silent Cities – Eigenlicht The post EP review: Silent Cities – Eigenlicht appeared first on Liverpool Acoustic.

One of the best parts about summertime in Los Angeles are all of the free shows to enjoy. Most of them also take advantage of the sunny blue skies that we’re spoiled with. This list is going to be changing through out the coming months and we’ll be sure to update it as soon as we hear about any new gigs that you might want to know about. You can also check out our Summer Festival Calendar on the menu to the right. MAY 5/18 - Quadron at The Getty 5/19 - Digitalism, Harvard Bass at Drai’s 5/20 - Laura Marling at Amoeba Music 5/26 - Sunday Sessions W/ Baby Prince no Regular Play & more at Grand Park 5/27 - Mystery Skulls at Bardot JUNE 6/1 - Make Music Pasadena W/ Tanlines, Yacht, Robert DeLong & more 6/8 - Hot As Sun at One Colorado Courtyard 6/15 - Robert DeLong at The Getty  6/22 - Mr. Little Jeans at One Colorado Courtyard 6/30 - Sunday Sessions W/ Audiofly, Droog & More at Grand Park JULY 7/12 - Las Cafeteras at California Plaza 7/13 - Pickwick at The Getty 7/13 - Psychedelic Furs at Pershing Square 7/25 - The Belle Brigade at Skirball Cultural Center 7/27 - Geographer at The Getty 7/28 - Sunday Sessions W/ Francis Harris, Bob Moses & more at Grand Park AUGUST 8/2 - Ozomatli at California Plaza 8/9 - The Living Sisters at California Plaza 8/17 - X at Pershing Square 8/17 - Echo Park Rising 8/18 - Echo Park Rising 8/25 - Sunday Sessions W/ Acid Pauli, Nu & more at Grand Park

been following these chaps on twitter for seemingly years now, and have never seen them, for whatever reason. anyway, tonight, hopefully that all will change. new orleans’ the breton sound is who i am talking about if you havent figured that out. they recently released a new ep entitled maps, and its great. admittedly, even though we were “friends” on twitter, i had never actually heard em. one thing i love about em is that there is something decidedly 90′s about em, which of course is my favorite era in music. this is not early 90′s slacker inspired stuff, but more like we got riffs for days and days type stuff. granted its not all about the geetar, cause even with said riffs its pretty damn catchy. so there is a purpose behind everything they are creating. should be a great show, and if you are in the area head on down to the mud and water. buy maps via their bandcamp page The post the breton sound live tonight at mud and water, baton rouge appeared first on Captains Dead.

Chester Folk Festival is taking place over the Spring Bank Holiday weekend from Friday 24th May to Monday 27th May 2013. This lovely little festival takes place at a variety of venues across Kelsall, a small village situated near Chester and just a pine cone’s throw from Delamere Forest. The programme of events features concerts, ceilidhs, workshops, singarounds, sessions, displays, a craft fair, family events, and children’s entertainment. Local favourites Merry Hell perform on the Saturday Artists performing across the weekend include:- Greg Russell & Ciaran Algar (BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award winners 2012) Jez Lowe & the Bad Pennies Gilmore & Roberts The Young ‘Uns Merry Hell Pete Coe Jaywalkers Graham Bellinger Les Barker Deportees Fiddlestone Jaywalkers are playing on the Sunday Tickets are £65 for the whole weekend, and day tickets are available for Saturday, Sunday and Monday. Evening-only tickets are available too. There is a campsite available for free for weekend ticket holders only. You can catch Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies on Monday Chester Folk Festival Full details can be found at website - chesterfolk.org.uk facebook - facebook.com/ChesterFolkFestival twitter - @ChesterFolkFest >>> // // Chester Folk Festival 2013 this Spring Bank Holiday weekend The post Chester Folk Festival 2013 this Spring Bank Holiday weekend appeared first on Liverpool Acoustic.

The XXL freshman class of 2013 will be taking over Club Nokia tomorrow night to bring you three artists for the list. ScHoolboy Q, Dizzy Wright and Ab-Soul will all be taking the stage on Saturday, May 18th at the Downtown venue. Tickets for this show are still available to purchase online now through Ticketmaster. Ticket prices range between $25.00-$40.00 plus additional service fees. But we know that you have bills to pay, so we’re gonna hook a couple of you up. We have a few pairs of tickets to send a coupe readers to see ScHoolboy Q, Dizzy Wright and Ab-Soul for free! All you have to do is send us an email at DowntownLobby@gmail.com and include your full name and contact information. We will choose all winners at random and get them in the show for FREE! Get your entry in soon. Purchase: Tickets for XXL Freshmen Class Live at Club Nokia on 5/18

What happens when you’re kicked out of New Order while the band is touring and selling out venues around the world? You pick up your bass and flip ‘em the bird. Peter Hook & The Light will be hitting the road again and instead of playing Joy Division albums in their entirety he’s taking on New Order’s first two albums, “Movement” and “Power, Corruption & Lies”. Yeah that’s right, he’s performing albums by the same band that gave him the boot.  Peter Hook & The Light have included a Los Angeles date on their next tour and is set to take place on Saturday, September 21st at The Fonda Theatre. You can check out the full tour schedule after the jump below. Ticket onsale information for the L.A. date hasn’t been released just yet, but we’ll keep you guys posted. UPDATE: Tickets will go on sale starting on Saturday, May 18th at 10am through Ticketmaster for $23.50 plus fees. Purchase: Tickets for Peter Hook at The Fonda on 9/21 09/10 – Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club 09/13 – New York City, NY @ Webster Hall 09/14 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero 09/13-15 – Chicago, IL @ Riot Fest  09/18 – Montreal, QC @ Club Soda 09/19 – Toronto, ON @ The Hoxton 09/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre 09/23 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue 09/25 – Seattle, WA @ Neumos 09/26 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom 09/27 – San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine 09/28 – Denver, CO @ Gothic Theatre

you ever run into a band, that seemingly everything they put out, hits you in just the right spots? yeah, thats me and hallelujah the hills. they just put out a odds and sods double record that is made up of b-sides, non album tracks, etc and god damn if it aint better than most bands/artisits real records. it’s entitled portrait of the artist as a young trashcan, and i cant recommend it enough, if you havent figured that out. they are one of those bands that sure they’re shit is catchy, quirky, etc, but there is a lot of depth here, and some of it is quite heartbreaking. or maybe i am just overly sensitive? who knows, and really who cares? one of the best bands on the planet right now is all i am fucking saying. btw, i am absolutely addicted to this song right now. buy portrait… via their site The post hallelujah the hills “three minute mark” appeared first on Captains Dead.

Expect a big announcement to be coming out next week in regards to the 2014 edition of Coachella Music & Arts Festival. The festival organizers just posted up a picture with the words “Monday 10AM PDT” on it (which you can see posted above) and this could mean quite a few things. What we’re guessing the announcement will be are the dates for next years festival, presale ticket information and any other changes that may be happening. Will Coachella go back to just one weekend? We doubt it, but it gives us plenty of time to start making our plans to attend the event next year.

Remember the year 2007?  It was the year that gave us Lily Allen, a bratty pop singer that was going to change the world. From the same city we also got to meet Kate Nash, a timid 20 year old singer / songwriter that played piano and wrote catchy songs primed for radio and play [...]The post Show Review: Kate Nash with Peach Kelli Pop at The Chapel, 5/11/13 appeared first on Spinning Platters.

Mutts The Smiling Moose Friday, May 17, 2013 Southside "My name is Mike. Bob and I started this band over some beers in Gainesville, Florida, after playing a gig with Company of Thieves in 2009. It was on a tour opening for Plain White T's, and so we escaped after our set to a bar across the street, whose jukebox fortunately featured several Tom Waits records. The bartender was a