London – Flock of Dimes, the solo project of Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, is a product of much love. You sense that her debut album, If You See Me, Say Yes, under this enigmatic moniker has been some time in the gestation, even if the final impetus was triggered by her move from her native Baltimore to
London – The Victoria in Dalston, East London is one of those little gems of live music venues that the city specialises in; a traditional pub with the added excitement that you enter the modestly proportioned, black walled gig room via a bookcase. Harry Potter, eat ‘ya heart out. This particular night, it was hosting Flock
Brooklyn – On April 29th, Wye Oak released their fourth studio album, Shriek on Merge Records. The band will now release the single “Logic of Color” which the New York Times described as a “voguish nod to retro synth pop” and Rolling Stone called “triumphant.” “When I wrote this song I knew it would be the last track
Chicago – When Wye Oak released Civilian in 2011, indie rockers Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack found themselves pretty much on everyone’s radar. After extensive touring, Wasner returned to the duo’s native Maryland, and Stack found himself moving states away, living on the West Coast and eventually settling in Texas. While on the verge of
New York – With a new record on the horizon, Wye Oak is branching out from the heavy guitar work that characterized their sound over the course of three studio albums. The forthcoming LP is due out on April 29th and the duo has already made public two cuts from Shriek. The first single was “The
photo credit: Kyle Johnson (official Sasquatch! Flickr page) The tenth anniversary of the Pacific Northwest’s Sasquatch! Music Festival 2011 had its ups and downs: riots broke out at the festival entrance, bipolar weather had people burning one minute and freezing the next, and many concertgoers’ tents, including my friends’, were literally ripped apart and looted