Category archive for ‘Featured Artists’
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Pure Ecstasy: Featured Artist
The wonderful thing about being a music enthusiast/blogger/collector is stumbling upon an unknown (by you or by most people) band and having to double take your player, “Who’s this!?” I have three tracks on my Ipod by Pure Ecstasy, the Austin lo-fi, surf rock group that only has 77k page views on MySpace. Each time one of their [...]
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Featured Artist: Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink is a lo-fi, pop rock artist from Southern California. His latest album, Before Today, is set to be released by 4AD. Pink was first recognized by the members of Animal Collective, and was the group’s first artist signed to their label, Paw Tracks. Ariel Pink’s avant-garde sound was first referenced to SFCritic in an interview with [...]
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Featured Artist: Broken Bells
Broken Bells may be a new group, but the band’s duo of Danger Mouse and James Mercer (The Shins) are household favorites. This year’s SXSW most talked about group, Broken Bells were on everyone’s list of “must see.” Unfortunately, SFCritic arrived too late (my story of SXSW) to see the group perform, but from what I was told–if [...]
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Featured Artist: Local Natives
Described as the West Coast’s Grizzly Bear, this bonded bunch of (mostly) SoCal locals are definitely worthy of your attention. While most bands get enough of each other on the road, the four group members decided to move in together because it made making music easier. Their time together has paid off with their debut album Gorilla Manor, [...]
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Geographer – “Can’t You Wait” (Official Video)
In the last year and a half I have received countless albums, submissions, pitches, but I have never been blown away by a band completely unbeknownst to me, until now. Geographer, a Bay Area local band (hell yeah! I will be at every one of their shows, obsessing over them like Eve Marcellus does with Lady Gaga –though [...]
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Featured Artist: The Cave Singers
The Cave Singers are a band I’m surprised more people aren’t talking about. The trio from Seattle, lead by vocalist Peter Quirk have developed their sound into a folksy comparison of Fleet Foxes with undertones of Bob Dylan. Have I got your attention? Their sophomore album released at the end of 2009 (Aug 18th) Welcome Joy (Matador Records) [...]
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Download: The Knux FCK YOU EP
“Fuck you” never sounded so good. The brotherly duo duo of Kentrell “Krispy Kream” Lindsey and Alvin “Rah Almillio” Lindsey, better known as The Knux, are giving away a five track EP called, Fuck You. The New Orleans hip hop group are witty, funky, and pack energy. “Condoms never leave up the condominium / Cause if they find [...]
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Roy Hargrove and The RH Factor
Grammy award winning trumpeter, Roy Hargrove played this weekend along with his band The RH Factor and special guests at Yoshi’s in San Francisco. The RH Factor is Hargrove’s project to connect mainstream, underground, hip hop and jazz. Having performed with some of the best in hip hop and soul, including D’Angelo, Erykah Badu, and Q-Tip, Hargrove has [...]
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Listen to What You’re Missin’: Phantogram, Ninjasonik, and Nite Jewel
“Listen to What You’re Missin’” is a series of posts consisting of three tracks each week, giving you an updated look at new music. This week I explore some of the dance music I’ve discovered from friends. Phantogram: “Mouthful of Diamonds“ Phantogram is the love duo of Sarah D. Barthel and Joshua M. Carter. Their EP floats in [...]
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Featured Artist: Miike Snow
Miike Snow is a Swedish band that formed in 2007, but released their self-titled debut in 2009. The featured video above, “Animal,” was released in August of last year, and circulated a buzz amongst blogs. The electro-reggae-beat of “Animal” is a bright contrast to dark lyrics like, “I change shapes just to hide in this place but I’m [...]
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