Levek Interview From Late 2010

David and Trayer from Levek get interviewed by a UF student. The video is 10 minutes long and gives interesting insight into the band.

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Jane Jane Pollock New Self-Title Release

Tallahasee's Jane Jane Pollock has just released a new self-titled album. They played these songs at the Farside this weekend during Total Bummer. With so many bands playing a day, and Jane Jane Pollock being the closing act, they didn't perform until 4:30 am. Their performance was worth the wait. The newly expanded configuration as a five-piece delievered haunting yet upbeat compositions which I found to be characterized by a level of uniqueness that isn't achieved by trying to completely denounce conventional structure, instead holding a relatable form that exists in it's own world.

On bandcamp you can stream four songs from the new album. For more info on Jane Jane Pollock and two songs from their album Tar, check out a previous post on the band.

Angela Jones recently interviewed Jane Jane Pollock on Lighthouse Music's bus after a show during Art Walk. The band discusses their formation, the origin of the band name, their words on their own sound, their overall process, goals and more.

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Arches

Arches is an indie rock band from Philadelphia creating laid back beach melodies where guitar drums and vocals swim together in reverb.

Arches - Headlights

Below is the video to Arches' "Wide Awake". Landscapes and cosmos, it looks like a video camera filming a TV playing old VHS tapes, really gluing the whole video together and making it flow as one consistent piece as opposed to a collection of unrelated clips. It is very soothing to watch especially set to Arches' tunes.
Arches has launched a Kickstarter fundraiser to help fund the release of "Wide Awake" to be released on vinyl.
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Total Bummer 2.0 This Weekend

Total Bummer is coming up this weekend; this year it will be in Tallahassee, Florida. Over 70 bands are playing this year at three different venues. I've listed the current schedule for times, but you'll have to check out this linked document for the most up-to-date schedule (which also shows which venue each band is playing at).

Pre-sale Weekend Pass----- $20
Weekend Pass------------$25
Day Pass----------------$15
Show Pass---------------$7 or $10 (price depends on the show/how many bands are playing)

FRIDAY at WAREHOUSE, FARSIDE, BOOKMINE

SPIRIT TRAMP

5:00-5:20

YOU’RE SO COOL

5:30-5:50


TRANSMUTEO

6:10-6:30

MANNATEAS

6:40-7:00

LANGTRY

7:10-7:35

IRONING

7:45-8:05

OFF BALANCE ATLAS

8:00-8:20

MC(2)

8:30-8:50

GREAT BEER

9:05-9:30
LINUS

9:00-9:20

ORCHAL & VIR

9:40-10:05
DICKKICKER

9:35-9:55

BIRDFEEDER

10:15-10:45
PLASTIC PLASTIC

10:05-10:25

MICHAEL PARALLAX

11:00-11:30
LITTLE LEAGUE

10:40-11:00

RICH AUCOIN

11:50-12:20
JACQUELIN SUSKIN

11:05-11:25

Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt

12:30-1:00
ROAMER

11:35-11:55

FEVER

12:05-12:25

GRANDCHILDREN

12:35-12:55

DIET COKEHEADS

1:05-1:35

BRAINSTORM

1:45-2:05



SATURDAY at FARSIDE, BOOKMINE (& Downstairs)

THRESHING

3:00-3:25

HOWLING OWLS

3:35-3:55

HERMIT THRUSHES

4:05-4:25

MAXIMINO

5:00-5:20
THIS OLD MACHINE

4:35-5:00

Phillip Seymour Hoffman

5:30-5:50
JUMMMBBLES

5:10-5:30

LEVEK JR

6:00-6:20
ORCHARD THIEF

5:40-6:05

EMILY REO

6:30-6:50
WOODTHRUSHES

6:15-6:40

AIRCRAFT

7:00-7:20

WEREPOSSOM

7:30-7:50

WOWSER BOWSER

8:05-8:25
KA PLAA

8:00-8:20

PRAYTHING

8:35-8:55
BLACK CLOUD

8:30-8:50

BIRTHDAYS

9:05-9:30
THE BEAUVILLES

9:05-9:25

WEEKENDS

9:40-10:05
THE DEWARS

9:35-10:00


WOSET

10:10-10:45

PRIMITIVE BOYS

11:00-11:20
GUY HARVEY

11:00-11:30

HOLIDAY SHORES

11:30-11:50

WEIRD WIVES

12:00-12:20

BUBBLY MOMMY GUN

12:25-12:45

QUIET HOOVES

1:00-1:25

JANE JANE POLLOCK

1:35-2:00



SUNDAY at WAREHOUSE, FARSIDE , BOOKMINE

GENTEL

4:30-4:50

ALIEN HOUSE

5:00-5:20


MEMEMORMEE

5:30-5:55

P. REX & the Sweet LP’s

5:00-5:20
YATAGARASU

6:05-6:25

JAMES BONDAGE

5:30-5:50
BUBBLEGUM OCTOPUS

6:35-6:55

CONTINUER

6:05-6:25
TECHNOBOX

7:05-7:25

WINGSUIT

6:40-7:00
ATTACHEDHANDS

8:15-8:35

MOONLASSO

7:15-7:35

AFTER THE BOMB BABY

7:30-7:50
Le BLORR

7:40-8:00


KODAK TO GRAPH

8:05-8:25
HEAR HUMS

8:10-8:30


JAZZ PRISON

8:45-9:00
GHOST FIELDS

8:40-9:00

REAL CHEESE

9:00-9:20
LOUD VALLEY

9:15-9:35

DARK SEA of AWARENESS

9:35-9:55
TELETHON

9:50-10:10

SUMSUN

10:10-10:30
ANR

10:20-10:50

LIGHTHOUSE MUSIC

10:45-11:10

REPTAR

11:25-11:50

OH FORTUNA

12:05-12:30

GOBBLE GOBBLE

12:45-1:10

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God Boat - Beautiful Caps

God Boat has just released Beautiful Caps: Sounds From The Country Waters, filled with acoustic guitar, pan flute, glimmery pitched keyboads, and field recordings that create an environment like the album's title suggests.


There is a playful, almost child-like enthusiam and optimistic mood throughout the album. It's like campfire sing-alongs, only during the day, with a lot of sunshine.

Beautiful Caps has an overall outside acousticy vibe, but is made magical with an imaginative arrangement of subtle electronics, definitely crafted to be listened to through headphones. As the album progresses, more fascinating deviatons from typical perceived reality of instruments in an enviornment with a flowingness of instruments away on their own free paths.

God Boat - Warming Lands

God Boat - Caves Were Hot & Something Slowed The Water

Make sure to download the entire album for free off bandcamp; it comes with a booklet of the lyrics. Check out the first God Boat post for two more songs and a more in-depth look.


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Teen Dreams

Teen Dreams is the project of a dude named Dylan from Charlottesville, Virginia. He also hosts music parties at a house venue called Magnolia in the area, bringing in bands from all around the country.

"Reverence" is a seven minute jam of live electronics that eventually fall under a delayed slur of words and beats.

REVERENCE by TEENDREAMS




Above is a video taken at the Camel where Dylan live loops some drum taps and other interesting sounds.

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Coolrunnings

Coolrunnings is an indie band headed by Brandon Biondo and Forrest Ferguson from Knoxville, Tennessee. At one point they performed as an eight-piece and have recently reduced to four members live. Throughout peformances Coolrunnings has shown that they can experiment and pull together some dense jams with a large line up as well as play well-crafted, straight-forward indie rock songs.

Coolrunnings - Redheads

"Redheads" begins as a hushed acoustic ballad that explodes into an eclectic dynamic with watery delay guitar, reoccuring glimpses of sunshiney synths, and floor tom clicks and clacks on a fun rhythm.



Above is a live performance of "Teenage Tennessee" from back in 2010 at the Pilot Light.
Below is the video to "Buffalo" off of their Buffalo EP available on bandcamp.




Brandon has begun to put out Coolrunnings' music and other people's music he enjoys through Dracula Horse, which for now exists soley as a digital/free label. It showcase a variety of music; I've recently taken a great interest in the soundscapes of Dracula Horse's Ave Eva.


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YVETTE

Yvette is an experimental duo from Brooklyn, New York. Their pitch shifted feedback, marching rhythmic lines, and almost-abrasive-yet-melodic sound and crashing tone might bring you to the same realm in which you'll find Health, but Yvette do it in their own way. Their four-song self-titled EP is 10 minutes of refreshing dissonant energy. It'll be sure to wake you up, if not creep you out a little bit.



YVETTE - With Fangs

I'm really excited to have the chance to catch them live in New York on our tour in May. If you're into the what you hear above or on bandcamp, they have a "7 for sale.



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VIDEO: Lighthouse Music - Moving On

St Augustine, Florida's Lighthouse Music has just released a claymation-ish video for their song "Moving On". The video credits Davis and Cody from the band as the creators. Lighthouse Music has been playing all over Florida, most recently last night at the Atlantic in Gainesville with another amazing Florida band Jane Jane Pollock from Tallahassee who has toured with Lighthouse Music in the past. Both bands have overlapped on an acousticy almost baroque vibe, and this video I think pushes that as far as I've ever heard Lighthouse. They are one of the most skillful groups of musicians I've ever personally met; seeing them put out a unique video that reflects their band's personality -- even incorporating their self-converted vegetable oil bus into the video -- I don't think there's anything this band can't do well.

Gang Gang Dance - Glass Jar

Gang Gang Dance has put out the first song to their forthcoming album titled Eye Contact due out in May on 4AD. "Glass Jar" is an 11 minute epic that has me excited that they haven't resorted to making safe, straight-up pop songs.

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VIDEO: Doldrums - Europhia

Toronto, Canadian band Doldrums' video for "Euphoria" is intense, eye stimulating, media overload. Given that the music is very hyperly energetic in spirit, the business of the video is perfect.

Doldrums is making their way around the country with Grimes on their way to SXSW. Their Florida stop is in Gainesville, on Thursday, March 10th, at the Laboratory. Make sure to come check them out!

Below is the most up-to-date tour schedule for Doldrums & Grimes tour:

March 4 Montreal, QC - Espace Reunion w/ Pat jordache, Cousins, DJ Andrew WK
March 7 Brooklyn, NY - Silent Barn w/ Alaskas, Eola
March 8 Baltimore, MD - Copycat
March 9 Athens, GA - Farm 255 w/ Prince Rama, Quiet Hooves
March 10 Gainesville, FL - the Laboratory w/ Hear Hums
March 11 Baton Rouge, LA - Red Star
March 12 New Orleans, LA - TBC
March 15 SXSW, TX Grimes @ The Spill w/ Diamond Rings, Esben & The Witch
March 16 SXSW, TX Doldrums @ Club 1808 w/ Rich Aucoin, Zoobombs
March 17 SXSW, TX Doldrums @ Havana w/ Japanther, Neon Windbreaker (We Are Busy Bodies Showcase)
March 17 SXSW, TX Grimes & Doldrums @ The Spill w/ Pat Jordache, Sean Nicholas Savage
March 17 SXSW, TX Grimes @ Headhunters w/ Bikini, Humans
March 17 SXSW, TX Grimes @ House of Commons
March 18 SXSW, TX Grimes @ KLUB KRUCIAL w/ Toro Y Moi, The Fresh & Onlys (Gorilla Vs. Bear/Mexican Summer Showcase)
March 19 SXSW, TX Grimes @ Red Eye Fly w/ Cadence Weapon, Jardo & Buck 65
March 19 SXSW, TX Grimes @ Club Deville w/ Gobble Gobble, Braids (Pop Montreal Showcase)
March 19 SXSW, TX Doldrums @ 2109 Scenic Dr w/ Gobble Gobble
March 20 Shreveport, LA - Dalzell House w/ Rich Aucoin, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt
March 21 Pensacola, FL - 720 North V Street w/ Rich Aucoin, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt
March 22 Athens, GA - Farm255
March 23 Bloomington, IN - TBC
March 24 Detroit, MI - North End Studios
March 25 Sarnia, ON - Trinity Lounge
March 26 Toronto, ON - Everlasting Joy

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