Yesterday, Christopher Reimer, guitarist for Calgary indie band Women, died in his sleep. The cause of death has not yet been reported. He was 26 years old. Reimer's sister, Nikki Reimer, has created a memorial website in his honor.
02.22.2012| Music and Art News | admin
No CommentsDirty Three: Toward the Low Sun (Drag City, 2/28/12) Dirty Three: "Rising Below" It’s been seven years since Aussie post-rockers Dirty Three have released an album. That’s not to say the band members have been lying low: residing in Melbourne, guitarist Mick Turner has kept himself busy with t
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No CommentsLA post-hardcore power trio Philm — comprised of Slayer's Dave Lombardo, War's Pancho Tomaselli, and Civil Defiance's Gerry Nestler — has announced a May 15 release date for its debut album, Harmonic, on Ipecac. Right now, the band is only slated to play at San Diego's Ruby Room on April 28, but
02.22.2012| Music and Art News | admin
No CommentsJason Viola: Herman the Manatee (Manatee Power, 1/25/12) Jason Viola’s comics might look simple at first. Herman the Manatee, Rabbit Shadows, and Who is Amy Amoeba? sound like kids' stuff. Viola’s comics use the tropes of the Sunday paper strip (animal characters, big bug eyes, cartoonish propor
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No CommentsBrooklyn trio Violens has announced the release of its next album, True, out May 15, 2012 via Slumberland Records. Though the band continues to blend '60s guitars, synth pop, and entrancing vocal harmonies, True takes a decidedly more toned-down approach. The first single off the album, "Unfolding B
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No CommentsSouth Bronx instrumental duo Wires Under Tension recently played at Brooklyn's 285 Kent with post-rock instrumental quartet This Will Destroy You. In the video below, which features the two concluding tracks from the band's 2011 debut Light Science (Western Vinyl, 3/8/11), you'll see the stunning co
02.21.2012| Music and Art News | admin
No CommentsLouisville punk super-group Black God recently announced its new EP, II, due out March 20 on No Idea Records. You can stream the first single off the album, "Everyone's a Friend," here.
02.21.2012| Music and Art News | admin
No CommentsEach week, editor-in-chief Chris Force and music editor Scott Morrow choose ALARM’s favorite new releases for This Week’s Best Albums, an eclectic set of reviews presenting exceptional music. Sleigh Bells: Reign of Terror (Mom + Pop Music) Sleigh Bells: "Born to Lose" When Sleigh Bells’ Trea
02.21.2012| Music and Art News | admin
No CommentsIn partnership with Chicago nonprofit presenter Lampo and the Graham Foundation grant organization, Berlin- and Amsterdam-based multi-instrumentalist and installation artist Thomas Ankersmit will perform a mix of live and pre-recorded material that he composed using the Serge analogue modular synthe
02.17.2012| Music and Art News | admin
No CommentsThis story first appeared in Chromatic: The Crossroads of Color and Music. Order your copy today. Qua: Q&A (Electric Dreams, 4/27/10) Qua: "Circles" Given the proliferation of programmable equipment and digital production techniques, kids all over the world are growing up and playing music wit
02.17.2012| Music and Art News | admin
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