Photo credit: Graeme Flegenheimer Back in July, Sonny and the Sunsets magically appeared on my radar, courtesy of fellow SIC blogger, Matt. He wrote about “Too Young to Burn” and its ability to transport him to the west coast, the land of mild summers and easy livin’. Well, now it’s October, and I am welcoming the season … Read more
Not to be outdone by Broken Social Scene, that other Canadian indie-rock collective that just released a new song + album details last Friday, The New Pornographers released its first track off the upcoming Together yesterday. The Twitter description claimed the new song is “quite rocking.” That’s not a lie. With grinding guitars and a edict to “put, … Read more
Photo credit: Caleb Beyers Used to “half-writing” songs to take to her fellow band members of The New Pornographers for further collaboration, Kathryn Calder had to do things differently during the process of creating her solo debut. With help from New Pornos pals, Neko Case, Kurt Dahle and Todd Fancey, along with members of Ladyhawk … Read more
The New Pornographers featuring A.C. Newman, Neko Case, and Dan Bejar (Destroyer) will be back at The Pageant on Monday, November 10th in support of their latest album, Brill Bruisers. The Pains of Being Pure At Heart will open the show. We have TWO PAIRS of tickets to give away to the show, but before … Read more
All Photos by Tim Bottchen Before the first encore last night (there were two) at The Pageant, Neko Case said it was time for a “sexy ballad.” She and The New Pornographers delivered with “Challengers,” which led into “Dancehall Domine” and “The Bleeding Heart Show.” They said their goodbyes, people started leaving…it was over, right? … Read more
New Pornos’ permi-member (she sings Neko’s parts when the redheaded power vocalist is away on business, so you know she’s for real) and frequent solo artist, Kathryn Calder, came correct with her sophomore album Bright and Vivid, released in October. We first caught wind of Calder going it alone in May 2010 with the release … Read more
You may know Dan Bejar best as a one of the vocalists of Canadian indie rock troupe The New Pornographers. Bejar, however, is also the founder/primary member of Destroyer, and he has been absolutely killing it with consistently awesome records since the release of 2000’s Thief. Bejar’s music is skillfully poetic, but often lyrically cryptic … Read more
Photo by Alicia J. Rose I rather adore that the bio for Portland’s seven-piece (yes, count ’em, seven), AgesandAges suggests that “church words” are the best way to describe its music. In fact, that same bio assures us that AgesandAges is not a cult. Good to know. Yet, I do get the comparison. The collective’s … Read more