In a PopWreckoning exclusive premiere, we are pleased to bring you an HD video of the talented Irish songstress Lisa Hannigan performing “Lille.” This performance is just a taste of her amazing live sound. In addition to this video, Hannigan has released an EP from a live performance at Fingerprints available at the new download store [...]
Dear Internet, Why must good things always come to an end and why is that when it rains it pours? The same week that late night TV fans had to bid adieu to CoCo, Kansas City was bidding farewell to JoCo. The Beaumont Club Saturday night was as packed with people as the line up for the final [...]
The Cribs, probably the most famous band to ever come out of Wakefield, England, stopped by Washington’s 9:30 Club Tuesday night for a blistering performance of new songs from their latest album Ignore the Ignorant, as well as old favorites. The English four-piece was joined by Adam Green and the Dead Trees. I’m not familiar [...]
With several albums, a song in the trailer for a popular motion picture and even a nomination for the upcoming Grammys, Red has had a good few years and the future only looks brighter. PopWreckoning’s Andrew caught up with guitarist Anthony Armstrong to see what life is like for these rising stars. Andrew Dunlap, PopWreckoning: This [...]
There are several reasons why 2010 is looking like it will be better than 2009. I won’t go into too much detail, only to say that Spoon’s new album Transference is one of them. And I can assure you, for as long as we’ve waited for this one, it’s worth it. Oh, it’s so worth [...]
08 February 2010
There is the notion of the band seasoned through tour: a group of musicians so comfortable in the nuances of their songs that they perform with an effortless cool and incite a room full of people to forget everything, but the precise moment-the now. That’s a Dr. Dog show. The band took the stage at [...]
08 February 2010
Looking at the cover for Songs for a Sinking Ship by April Smith and the Great Picture Show, I felt like I had stepped back in time. Most of the bands I listen to nowadays take the extreme minimalist approach when it comes to packaging and design for their albums, so just looking at [...]
07 February 2010
We’re not picking sides for the Super Bowl at PopWreckoning, but it looks like Paper Tongues has. The hip hop/rock group’s tune “Trinity” was used in this chronicle of the New Orleans’ Saints journey to the Super Bowl. Enjoy watching it, while killing time before the big game and then check the group out on tour: Tour Dates [...]
06 February 2010
Tapestry of Webs is the debut album from Past Lives. Recorded in the summer and fall of 2009 and to be released at the end of this month, the album is a collage, well…more a tapestry of songs exploring styles within a post-punk theme. Past Lives formed in 2007 out of the break-up of the [...]
05 February 2010
When I introduced my sister to Hot Chip right after Made in the Dark came out, she misunderstood the name of the band. “This band is called Hot Shit?” she asked while I blasted “Out at the Pictures” through car speakers. Close enough. With One Life Stand, the British electro-pop group continues to make hot music. [...]
05 February 2010
Los Angeles favorite sons and Smell staples Abe Vigoda recently announced a month-long Spring tour with Billboard chart-toppers Vampire Weekend. In addition to the Vampire Weekend dates, the boys will also be playing a handful of shows with Nottingham punks Lovvers, Vivian Girls, Effi Briest and Gringo Star. Abe Vigoda will be debuting some brand [...]
05 February 2010
There’s really only one right choice when it comes to the new Choosing Sides EP from Hidden Pictures: get it now. It’s only $3 to download (although if you really want to help the band out, you can chip in a little more). The group formed from the ashes of OK Jones. With Hidden Pictures, you get [...]
04 February 2010
For those of you unfamiliar with Butch Walker, you may recognize him from his recent Grammy performance with muilt-Grammy winner Taylor Swift and Stevie Nicks. This, of course, is only one feat from the notorious song-writer and producer who has worked with the likes of Avril Lavigne, Pete Yorn, The Donnas, Weezer, All Time Low, [...]
04 February 2010
We don’t normally go around promoting Britney, but this cover of Britney’s “Toxic” is worth it’s own post. San Fran indie, alt country act Or, the Whale recently covered Brit’s “Toxic” recasting the lead vocals with a male voice accompanied by female vox on the harmonies. Acoustic and slide guitar as well as a faint [...]
04 February 2010
In the depths of Hollywood lies a door, and through this door lies a venue that totally befits its name: the Unknown Theater. Amidst the hustle and bustle of Hollywood, this unmarked door is placed in the discreet residential shadows just off of La Brea and is only distinguishable by a throng of smokers loitering outside [...]
Added on 07 February 2010
We’re not picking sides for the Super Bowl at PopWreckoning, but it looks like Paper Tongues has.
The hip hop/rock group’s tune “Trinity” was used in this chronicle of the New Orleans’ Saints journey to the Super Bowl.
Enjoy watching it, while killing time before the big game and then check the group out on tour:
Tour Dates w/ Crash Kings
Feb 11 – Cain’s Ballroom 2nd Stage / Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 13 – Midland Theatre – KRBZ’s Afentra’s Valentines Party / Kansas City, Missouri
Feb 14 – The Rave – FM 102.1 Kramp & Adler Missed Connections Mixer / Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 17 – The Waiting Room – KIWR 89.7 The River Presents Paper Tongues / Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 19 – McGuffy’s House of Rock – WXEG Presents Paper Tongues / Dayton, Ohio
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Hello Hurricane Tour w/Switchfoot
Feb 22 - Cains Ballroom / Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 25 - The Black Sheep / Colorado Springs, Colorado
Feb 26 - Ogden Theater / Denver, Colorado
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May 1 - The Bamboozle- Meadowlands Sports Complex / East Rutherford, New Jersey
