September 2010
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VIDEOS: Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group Live NYC
Live videos of Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group at the Highline Ballroom in New York City shot on September 17, 2010.
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VIDEOS: Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group Live in Los...
Amazing, the first few of many to come. Omar Rodriguez Lopez group live from The Troubadour in Los Angeles on Sept 14, 2010
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Glassroom Session: Cast Spells & Friends Glamorous...
You know us we can’t help but make everyone play us a song or two in the Sargent House Glassroom when they come over. So, enjoy this clip of Dave Davison aka Cast Spells performing with the rest of his band mates from Maps & Atlases and a little special guest action from Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes who was also staying at the house when the gang came over.
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Making Of The Video: CEE LO Green "Fuck You"
A look behind the scenes of the making of the Cee Lo Green video for Fuck You. Directed by Matt Stawski, produced by REFUSED TV and commissioned by Cathy Pellow of Sargent House for Atlantic Records / Warner Music Group.
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Tera Melos TOUR: Japan, Korea & Maps & Atlases
Tera Melos won’t even take a day off! Following their US headline tour they will immediately get on a plane to Japan to take their Patagonian Rats to Asia. In celebration of the new albums release in Japan on Parabolica Records then for a weekend in Korea. Upon their return to the states they will immediately head out with Maps & Atlases for more US Tour fun in November. Tera Melos...
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Good Old War Goes To London UK
Good Old War will be bringing the good stuff over to London for their first ever shows there. You get three chances to NOT miss them!! buy Tim some bangers and mash, he wants to go all native over there.
Sept 28 London, UK @Monto Water Rats Sept 29 London, UK @Barfly Sept 30 London, UK @Shuga Buddha @The Bedford
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VIDEO: Zach Hill w/ Carson McWhirter Improv Jam
Zach Hill & Carson McWhirter “Improv Session” from TERROREYES.TV on Vimeo. Beautiful mayhem… with Zach Hill and Carson McWhirter. Please watch with HD on, Full Screen. Shot at A2B2 studio, Sacramento, Ca on 9.12.10 - Video and Audio: Sean Stout
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Le Butcherettes Video Interview : En Vivo
Review DF interview with Le Butcherettes ( in Spanish)
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LA WEEKLY SHOW PICKS: A WEEKEND OF RX BANDITS
Rx BANDITS AT THE TROUBADOUR 9/24 Friday, 9/25 Saturday & 9/26 Sunday - ALL SOLD OUT (Chris Martins)
“Those who’ve experienced them in person know that Seal Beach’s Rx Bandits are one of the most rip-roaring, fantastically furious live bands on the planet. Chalk it up to their early days as horn-blazing ska-punk revivalists, a phase they’ve grown through quite...
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Fang Island AMERICA & CANADA Starts Tonight
FANG ISLAND back from Europe and back out on the streets. Doing it. Don’t miss them. They really do bring joy. Rock Never Sleeps.
USA 09/23 Urbana, IL @ Pygmalion Music Festival 09/24 Cincinnati, OH @ Midpoint Music Festival MATT & KIM / FANG ISLAND 09/28 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox * 09/29 Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom * 09/30 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore * 10/01 ...
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I Paint My Mind: Omar Rodriguez Lopez Interview
OMAR RODRIGUEZ-LOPEZ:
IPaintMyMind Exclusive Interview
“Definitions of what I’m doing exist in other people’s minds, but not in mine. In my mind, I’m chasing what it is, and my tastes are constantly changing…Music. Art. Whatever you’re doing, it should mirror your life.”
For all the hyperbole surrounding The Mars Volta, there’s something affirmative about people who are unwaveringly...
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Some Kind Of Awesome: Maps & Atlases (Breton Labs...
This is a great Breton Labs Remix of Maps and Atlases song Living Decoration from their very excellent Perch Patchwork out now in Europe on Fat Cat Records and already available everywhere here on Barsuk Records. Thanks to Some Kind Of Awesome from where I boosted this clip. SWEET.
Maps and Atlases - “Living Decorations” (Breton Labs Remix) by Some Kind of Awesome
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Tastemakers Magazine : RX Bandits The Interview
A Weekend of RX Bandits
Andrew Phan (Pharmacy)
This weekend the RX Bandits will invade West Hollywood, selling out 3 straight nights at the famous Troubadour on Santa Monica Boulevard. Each night, the Bandits will be performing one of their three most recent albums in its entirety.
In October, 2006 (my first semester in college) RX Bandits released …And The Battle Begun. To be honest,...
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WARP Magazine Feature / Le Butcherettes
Le Butcherettes named #10 of the 30 Most Important Bands to Watch this Century by Warp Magazine. Click on photos to enlarge & Click Read More for Feature
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Fang Island UK Press Love
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Tastemakers Magazine Presents! October 2nd
Looks like Northeastern’s Tastemakers Magazine has a love jones for Sargent House bands! Making their DEBUT performance the newly signed gypsyblood , now that’s pretty special right there, add to that the glorious harmonies of Good Old War and our ol’ boys Maps & Atlases and you got one hell of a fine show. In celebration and because we back these College kids with great...
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NYC Show Review: Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group
Concert Review> Omar Rodríguez-López Group @ Highline Ballroom, NYC: Side Project or Ecstatic Prog Cult?
The crowd that turned out for the sold-out Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group show at The Highline Ballroom in lower Manhattan was the kind that musicians dream about. Once Mexico City’s Le Butcherettes finished their opening set of starkly rudimentary garage rock, the dense crowd that had...
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Juan, Omar & Deantoni = VATO NEGRO at Fuji Rock
SO GOOD! Juan Alderete, Omar Rodriguez Lopez and Sir Deantoni Parks = Vato Negro at Fuji Rock
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REVIEW: Exclaim Canada / Tera Melos
Tera Melos Patagonian Rats (Sargent House) By Scott A. Gray “Once in a rare while an album comes along that’s so fresh and ingenious it redefines what’s possible in a field of music. It’s been some time since a trio armed with guitar, drums, bass and vocals have shattered the boundaries of convention and pushed the limits of their instruments and...
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Zach Hill Video Premiere The Primitives Talk
Pitchfork premieres the latest video from Zach Hill directed by the fantastic Steph D for The Primitives Talk (Free DL on Amazon). Trip out. Best Nail salon ever…
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RED SPAROWES EU/UK HEADLINE TOUR
Red Sparowes are heading overseas for a EU/UK tour in support of their third full-length album, The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer which was released via Sargent House earlier this year. Don’t miss the gloriousness.
RED SPAROWES EU/UK 09/27 Warsaw, PL @ Hydrozagadka 09/28 Gydnia,PL @Uchio 09/29 Poznan, PL @ Pod Minoga 09/30 Berlin, DE @ Berghain 10/02 Malmö,...
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INDIE ROCK REVIEWS : Best New Music / Tera Melos
Written by: Bear
I wrote this while I was listening to the song over and over again: Tera Melos plays some heavy math beats that I want to kill them for…. or kiss their nerdy faces. This song is addictive in so many ways. For some reason I would like to tell the band that they did an awful job with the song, but that would be a lie….. I love you, I hate you… I lOVE YOU… I HATE YOU….. I think...
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LA WEEKLY INTERVIEW WITH LE BUTCHERETTES
By Ivan Fernandez Mexico City’s Le Butcherettes made their second appearance in Los Angeles this past Tuesday as the opening act for the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group at the Troubadour. The trio led by vocalist/guitarist Teri Gender Bender brought their well-documented onstage antics and treated the packed house to a preview of their upcoming debut album Sin Sin Sin to be released in...
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RUSSIAN CIRCLES HEADLINE US TOUR DATES
Russian Circles have just announced a headlining batch of US tour dates. The band, who will be returning home from their ongoing tour in the Far East, and will be taking along friends Keelhaul and Call Me Lightning for their upcoming run, and plan to hit most major cities along the West Coast and throughout the Midwest.
Russian Circles Fall Tour Dates Oct 16 2010 Off Broadway St. Louis, MO...
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Tera Melos Live Videos from Chicago
A ton of videos from the Tera Melos chicago show on Sept 17th at Subterranean posted HERE and here are a few below
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Omar Rodriguez Lopez Releases TYCHOZORENTE
Much has been made of legendary L.A. hip-hop producer Madlib’s 2010 album-a-month series. But another of this city’s storied musical madmen has been doing his part to flood the market with quality product.
The Mars Volta’s Omar Rodriquez Lopez has released seven full-lengths over the past year, ranging from prog-rock epic Los Sueños De Un Hidalgo, to an often...
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Zach Hill Interview with I Heart Noise
Your upcoming album is called “Face Tat” – why was it named that way?
the title is loosely based on the idea of individual platforms. how we all find them and use them differently . i think a facial tattoo is a very extreme way to use your own body as a platform. committing to a projection to that degree is something that i find interesting and metaphorical on many levels .
Talking...
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Fang Island Parties with Paris
Fang Island bring the sweets to Paris
click to see tons more from Paris show at
La Flèche d’Or
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More Great Reviews for Tera Melos' Patagonian Rats...
“From start to finish, Patagonian Rats is a wild and chaotic ride that ultimately is nothing short of a masterpiece. Between maintaining this site and actively searching for the best new music/bands, I listen to an enormous amount of albums, day after day. Before we go any further, it demands to be said… Tera Melos’ Patagonian Rats is one of the absolute best new releases I’ve heard...
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ROCKTOBER! Le Butcherettes with The Flaming Lips &...
Dreams really do come true. Proof, Le Butcherettes will be playing some shows with long time heroes The Flaming Lips in Florida on October 13th & 14th before heading back to Mexico to play the main stage on October 16th at Corona Capital with an incredible line up of bands. REGINA SPEKTOR · WHITE LIES · METRIC · THE TEMPER TRAP · FURLAND · SOFT PACK · FOALS · TWO DOOR CINEMA...
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AL BORDE INTERVIEWS: Teri Gender Bender/Le...
Teri Gender Bender Written by Hilda Gabriela
Teri Gender Bender Is Breaking the Norm
She’s not bending genders so much as gender roles. Le Butcherettes’ Teri Gender Bender is an advocate against exploitation, against women’s expected roles in society and the oppression of social norms. Foremost, she’s a person with a message. The musician part, ironically we...
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Alarm Magazine Names Tera Melos Album Best of Week
This Week’s Best Albums: September 8, 2010
Tera Melos: Patagonian Rats (Sargent House)
Due to limited touring, a shuffling lineup, and shorter releases, eccentric math-rock trio Tera Melos has kept an undeservedly low profile.
Nevertheless, the group garnered acclaim for its progressive prowess and unconventionality — first with an untitled full-length debut and then a...
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What's Next: Gypsyblood
From the moment I heard this bands demos I have been nothing but obsessed. Well, they have gone and released a FREE 3 song EP (but I recommend donating something if you can because more music from them is a MUST! ) Anyway, we don’t take recommendations lightly and about this one I can honestly say I’ve never been more serious. Damn, GYPSYBLOOD you are next! (Oh and they don’t...
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WIRED EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Tera Melos' Frozen Zoo
“Frozen Zoo,” the new video from experimental pop band Tera Melos, explores the bizarro intersection of surrealism and drugs.
Premiering Tuesday on Wired.com, the clip is a worthy follow-up to the Northern California trio’s previous video, “The Skin Surf,” which probed the limits of dork horror. Both weirdly addictive tunes can be found on the band’s latest release, Patagonian Rats, out...
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Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group Live from Tokyo
Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Juan Alderete De La Pena, Ximena Sarinana Rivera, Marcel Rodriguez Lopez and Deantoni Parks all performed together as ORL Group at this years Metamorphose Festival in Tokyo, Japan, a big thanks to Katoman for all his help in bringing them over to play the Festival.
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Zach Hill w/ Carson McWhirter to Tour Korea &...
Zach Hill will be heading to Asia for some shows in Korea and Japan. Joining him on guitar for the shows will be the one and only Carson McWhirter. Yes, those guys together again! check the video of them tracking the Zach Hill song Face Tat from the upcoming new album of the same name.
ZACH HILL feat/ CARSON MCWHIRTER Sep 16 - Bar Guess - Daegu/Korea Sep 17 - Vinyl Underground -...
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Technology Feat: Lisa Papineau "Shooting Stars"...
Chris Tsagakis‘ solo project goes by the moniker Technology. This song is a cut from his upcoming full length album and features Lisa Papineau on vocals. 1 Take 2 Cameras filmed in the Sargent House Glass Room. And if you missed it, make sure to go and check out another track from Technology featuring Aaron Chapman from Nurses in our “What’s Next” archives HERE.
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Russian Circles Head To Singapore & Malaysia
Russian Circles will be heading over to Asia this month to play two shows. One in Singapore on the 18th and the other on the 24th in Kuala Lumpur. A big thanks to Lesley and Errol at Kitty Wu Records and Mak at Soundscape Records for helping set it all up for us.
18 Sept 2010, Saturday (Presented by Kitty Wu) Venue: ZOUK - Singapore 24 Sept 2010, Friday (Presented by Soundscape) Venue: Pentas...
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SPINNER: Featured MP3 Tera Melos' Frozen Zoo
Artist: Tera Melos Hail From: Sacramento, Calif. Song: ’Frozen Zoo’ Album: ‘Patagonian Rats’ Sounds Like: The Flaming Lips, Health In Their Words: “‘Frozen Zoo’ was a warped experiment on our version of a pop song. It was very unorthodox in how it was conceived/recorded. In the past we have tried to emphasize the atypical pieces of our music, but on...
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LA Times 12 LA Indie Labels You Should Know
Twelve L.A. indie labels you should know: a primer
by: Chris Martins
A consensus seems to be growing that Los Angeles is in the midst of a renaissance for independent music. In a recent Sunday feature, we set out to discover just how it is that while the major labels continue to suffer layoffs and severe sales losses, this city’s scrappy, savvy, taste-driven indie imprints have, in fact,...
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Zach Hill let's "The Primitives Talk" Free DL
A big thank you once again to the people over at Amazon.com for supporting our bands. For the whole month of September Zach Hill’s track “The Primitives Talk” is a free download and featured in the Top 30 New Artists to watch. Please go check it out. His new album is really a work of excellence and this track is one of my favorites on the upcoming Face Tat which will be out on...
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VIDEO: Interview Le Butcherettes with Entrevista
Entrevista interview Le Butcherettes at their show at Club Imperial on August 20, 2010 (Spanish)
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Tera Melos: US Tour, Japan Tour, Patagonian Rats!
In celebration of it’s Sept 7th release, Tera Melos will be taking their Patagonian Rats out on tour. Lot’s of surprises in store at the Tera Melos live show, so our advice is definitely not to miss them when they come through your town. The Double gate fold 12” Vinyl (which comes with 3 bonus tracks only available on Vinyl!) and their CDS are now in, so all orders taken from...
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Sound Waves - Free Compilation
Our friends over at Exploding In Sound have just unleashed Sonic Waves a great FREE compilation of music that features 3 of our bands: Native , This Town Needs Guns & a spanking new track from Tera Melos. Also on the comp are Karnivool, Oceansize, Alberta Cross, Medications, The Library is on Fire, Dead Confederate, Mojo Fury and more. Go To EXPLODING IN SOUND for the full track listing...
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Interview: Good Old War
Unlikely cowboys Small-town folk trio Good Old War find themselves in good company
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Burrowing out from the borough of super-small town Langhorne, Pa., folksy, three-part-harmonizing trio Good Old War come to town in celebration of their recently released self-titled sophomore album. An easygoing, ’60s-inspired effort – their first for rising L.A. label Sargent House...
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QRD Interview: Nick Reinhart Talks GEAR
Name: Nick Reinhart Bands: Tera Melos, Bygones, solo Websites: teramelosmusic.com Listen To Tera Melos Listen To Bygones
QRD – What was your first guitar & what happened to it?
Nick – My first guitar was a black Memphis Strat copy. I sold it to my best friend. My second guitar was either a Jagstang or a Telecaster. I can’t remember which came first. I still own both of them.
QRD –...
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Refused TV: Cee Lo Green "Fuck You"
I love this video for Cee Lo Green. I was so happy we ended getting to make it over at our production company Refused TV . I’ve been a fan since Goodie Mob and was also the commissioner for most of those Gnarls Barkley videos so it was a real great time to be able to work on this one with him for his solo record. I got to pull double duty both as commissioner for the label and Exec...
