Kyle Gilkeson

MP3 Premiere: The Laureates’ “Don’t Lose Your Cool”

The Laureates: Spells (Funambulist, 6/28/11) The Laureates: "Don't Lose Your Cool" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/07-Track-07.mp3|titles=The Laureates: "Don't Lose Your Cool"] You might recognize…

Concert Photos: Toro Y Moi @ Empty Bottle (Chicago, IL)

South Carolinian experimental-pop band Toro Y Moi is the creative effort of one Chazwick Bundick, formerly of the band The…

Guest Spots: Implodes’ sonic-phenomena counterparts

Implodes: Black Earth (Kranky, 4/20/11) Implodes: "Marker" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/02-Marker.mp3|titles=Implodes: "Marker"] According to Chicago-based drone-rock band Implodes, its new album, Black Earth,…

Listen to Kanye West beats from ’01

Even the superstars had to start somewhere. Listen to some of Kanye West's earliest production work (from all the way…

Concert Photos: The World/Inferno Friendship Society @ Reggies (Chicago, IL)

If you've ever been to a show by The World/Inferno Friendship Society, you know that the NY-based cabaret-punk band tends…

Soundgarden announces summer tour

In addition to recording its first new album in 15 years, Soundgarden has scheduled a North American tour for this…

Contest: Win Graveyard’s Hisingen Blues on CD + a poster

Graveyard: Hisingen Blues (Nuclear Blast, 4/19/11) This week, ALARM, in conjunction with metal specialist Nuclear Blast Records, is giving away…

Concert Photos: Explosions in the Sky @ Radio City Music Hall (New York, NY)

Last week, guitar-heavy, instrumental-rock band Explosions in the Sky took its slow-moving, hard-rocking show to the legendary Radio City Music…

The String Theory Music Festival, April 14-17 in Minneapolis

New Amsterdam Records has partnered with the Southern Theater in Minneapolis to present the String Theory Music Festival on April…

This Week’s Best Single: Dorian Concept’s Her Tears Taste Like Pears

Dorian Concept: Her Tears Taste Like Pears (Ninja Tune, 4/12/11) Dorian Concept: "Her Tears Taste Like Pears" [audio:https://alarm-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/01-Her-Tears-Taste-Like-Pears.mp3|titles=Dorian Concept: "Her…

Behind the Counter: Zulu Records (Vancouver, BC)

With an army-green facade out front and wood-paneled walls and retro furniture inside, Zulu Records is an established musical stronghold…

Amon Tobin live show to feature 3-D visual elements

For an upcoming show at London's Camden Roundhouse on 6/17, Amon Tobin teamed with V Squared Labs (Jay Z, Red…