There are no guitars on Wye Oak’s wonderful new album, Shriek, and that fact doesn’t hold Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack from making another insightful mark with their art. The duo from Baltimore is in fine form here, with songs like “Before” and “Glory.” “The Tower” is a another highlight, and you can view its … Read more
Arbor Day is quickly approaching, folks. Regardless of whether you’ve been able to go out and enjoy the company of your coniferous and deciduous friends for the last few months, I’d like to take a moment to appreciate the mighty tree. It’s life-enabling role in the production of oxygen aside, trees are pretty to look … Read more
The Roots : Photo by Aggie Donkar Jane Jane Pollock Going to a bar you frequent, usually after 10:00 pm, in the middle of the day is always a weird feeling. But walking in to a sun-drenched Kings Barcade at around two in the afternoon proved to feel just like home. Especially given Jane Jane … Read more
Photo by Jason Frank Rothenberg Hello, party people! Summer is in full swing, and we’ve got some more concert tickets to give away, this time to a double dose of fun: Dirty Projectors + Wye Oak at The Pageant on Tuesday, July 17th. Dirty Projectors recently released Swing Lo Magellan, the Brooklyn band’s sixth studio … Read more
All Photos by Aggie Donkar/Brand New Kind of Photography After a string of packed-house dates supporting Merge brethren Jonny, Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack, otherwise known as Wye Oak, brought their show to Local 506 in Chapel Hill Saturday night, firmly filling the house to capacity. Thankfully, our pretty picture lady captured the moment for … Read more
The Romany Rye Our new feature, The Radio Cure, provides you a smattering of great tracks to cure you of the radio blues. The Romany Rye – I Hate Myself (For Loving You) [download] The Romany Rye toured last summer with Delta Spirit and Dawes (if that’s any indication of this band’s cool factor) and … Read more