Thirsty Ear recording artists Blink. are a beacon in the already-bright future of Chicago’s avant-jazz scene. Between holiday parties, some of us will sneak out to see the group’s grooving creations of hard-hitting alternative jazz.
Full Stream: Best Of Bollywood 2008
It features Snoop Dogg’s “Singh is King,” “Dhoom Taana” from Om Shanti Om, and songs from Oscar contender Taare Zameen Par. Weird, danceable, and awesome. You can stream the entire record below.
Portishead Plans Quick Return to Studio for Fourth Album
Fans of genre-crossing trip-hop trio Portishead can breathe a sigh of relief — it appears that there won’t be another 11-year wait before the group’s next album.
Free Download: “Goodbye” from Never Better by P.O.S.
“Goodbye” from Never Better by P.O.S.
“Goodbye” from Never Better by P.O.S.
Available for download here.
Mates of State Live on NPR
Married pop duo Mates of State recently traveled around the country for National Public Radio’s This American Life, providing the program’s musical accompaniment. The two also just played a live set for NPR, belting out their lighthearted piano-and-drums creations.
Follow this link to hear Mates of State live on NPR.
Books to Give for the 2008 Holiday Season (Suggested by Online Editor Scott Morrow)
Covering politics, comic books, nude self-portraits, futuristic architecture, and humorous basketball profiles, ALARM lists five awesome books as gift ideas for your musically, artistically, or culturally interesting friends.
Audition to Dance in the Yard Dogs Road Show
Do you love the vaudevillian flair, burlesque dancers, freak-show theatrics, and circus/Gypsy/brass-band party tunes of the Yard Dogs Road Show? If so, and you live near San Francisco — and, most importantly, you have experience as a dancer/showperson — you can audition to fill in for the Black and Blue Burlesque on future Yard Dogs performances.
“Punk Chamber Ensemble” Barbez Announces European Tour Dates
After playing a few shows on the East Coast in early to mid-January, Tzadik recording artists Barbez have a baker’s dozen shows stretching through much of Europe.
Weekly Burlesque: Vigil to End Violence Towards Sex Workers in NYC
Wednesday, December 17th, 7-8pm in the center of Washington Square Park. Carry a red umbrella or wear red.
For more information and events in other cities, keep reading.
New Shirts from The Cancer Conspiracy: Buy ‘Em
The Cancer Conspiracy was a relatively obscure prog/indie-rock group from Vermont. The trio released a hugely unsung magnum opus, The Audio Medium, in 2002 on Big Wheel Rec, but its subsequent recordings were caught in legal purgatory when Big Wheel went under.
Six Awesome Holiday 2008 Gifts For Under $100
ALARM Magazine lists six awesome gifts for that hard-to-buy-for hipster pal of yours. (We’ve omitted books & music; they will have their own lists.)