The South Bend Tribune interviews The Peculiar Pretzelmen in advance of their tour date. Here’s an excerpt on why they build their own instruments:
“You can’t walk into Guitar Center and ask them if they have something that sounds like a robot’s heart exploding. They’ll say, “We have these drum machines.’ No, no, no. I want a bicycle wheel!”
Read the interview here.
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One Way Richmond previews Elekibass in Richmond at Steady Sounds.
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Newcity Chicago features Pony Time and recommends their show at Township with Chastity Belt:
Beetham’s willingness to poke fun at both himself and rock-bro sexism impressed me, and I was equally impressed with Pony Time’s bouncy, buzzy single “Lori + Judy.” As a two-piece, Pony Time manages to use the minimalism to their advantage with short songs that play up Stacy Peck’s pulsing drum work and Beetham’s nasal, sneering vocals, like a Fred Schneider who can actually sing.
Read the whole piece here!
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Rochester City Newspaper features The Peculiar Pretzelmen show:
The Peculiar Pretzelmen is the sort of band that you could imagine drinking absinthe or traveling along the bowels of the carny circuit with. The LA-based duo draws its musical influences from Depression-era barn-burning blues, throwing in an edgy punk ethos. The Peculiar Pretzelmen churns out the devil’s blues as competently as Elmore Leonard cranked out “Pulp Fiction.”…The Peculiar Pretzelmen invokes images of “Murder Ballads”-era Nick Cave or Tom Waits inside a speigeltent. The pair infuses minimalist primal energy into its tunes and makes an occasionally stale genre sound gothic and spooky.
Read the whole piece here!
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Sounds of RVA features Elekibass in advance of their Richmond show at Black Iris & in-store appearance at Steady Sounds:
Elekibass is a Japanese band which plays tunes along the lines of the Beatles or the Kinks – sunny songs with great multi-part vocal harmonies with an extra lift…This show will go down in the books as one of the best of 2013!
Check it out here!
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RVA Playlist features Elekibass in advance of their Richmond show at Black Iris & in-store appearance at Steady Sounds:
Elekibass is celebrating the release of its new EP, “Garden Party,” a collaboration with Robert Schneider of The Apples in stereo. If you like bands like Of Montreal, The Kinks, Os Mutantes and The Beach Boys, you’ll fall in love with Elekibass.
Read the piece here!
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Kingston Times interviews The Peculiar Pretzelmen in advance of their stop at The Anchor during their fall tour. Here is an excerpt:
“There is no well-tread path that actually gets you anywhere. Get the machete, hit the jungle and walk towards something that smells good…We’re living on the road banging drums and hollering for dollars hoping for the crowd to decode some of our signal. We are always reaching into every nook and cranny of this country. We won’t stop ’til our voodoo is on every frequency in every dimension.”
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Chattanooga Pulse features Elekibass, in Chattanooga at Sluggo’s during their U.S. tour!
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Magnet Magazine features Borrowed Beams of Light’s new single “On The Wings Of A Bug as today’s MP3 at 3PM!
Borrowed Beams Of Light creates a balance of pastoral folk, experimental textures and catchy power pop on forthcoming album On The Wings Of A Bug, due out November 5. The title track off the LP is a breezy jam, punctuated by falsetto bursts.
Check it out here!
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Boise Weekly previews Pony Time and Chastity Belt’s upcoming show at The Neurolux:
The novelty of the White Stripes was in the amount of sound the duo produced. The staying power of the band came from that sound: raw and visceral, but still totally listenable. Seattle-based duo Pony Time follows that same formula, creating layered garage-y punk tunes that belie the band’s small membership. The tracks on 2013’s Go Find Your Own probably sound recorded much as they do live—up-tempo tunes pummelling the listener with singer-guitarist-bassist Luke Beetham’s sing-shout style and drummer Stacy Peck’s machine-gun fire percussion. If you don’t at least tap your feet when listening to Pony Time, check your pulse.
Read the piece here.
// Pony Time media page //
2013 U.S. FALL TOUR DATES
10/13/13: Atlanta, GA – 97 Estoria
10/14/13: Columbus, GA – The Foxhole
10/18/13: Orlando, FL – The Peacock Room
10/20/13: St. Petersburg, FL – Fubar
10/23/13: Jacksonville, FL – Burro Bar
10/27/13: Charlotte, NC – The Milestone
11/05/13: Lancaster, PA – The Chameleon
11/06/13: Philadelphia, PA – Kung Fu Necktie
11/08/13: Brooklyn, NY – Don Pedro
11/10/13: Long Island, NY – Twisted Shamrock
11/17/13: Kansas City – Czar Bar
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KDHX features the new single by Borrowed Beams of Light “On The Wings Of A Bug” as Song of the Day!
There’s no getting around it: “On the Wings of a Bug” by Borrowed Beams of Light (Adam Brock and friends of Charlottesville, Va.) sounds a lot like vintage Lindsey Buckingham; there’s also no getting around how enthusiastically Brock channels that influence into something fresh and fetching.
Read the post here.
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Larryville Chronicles previews The Peculiar Pretzelmen show in Lawrence, KS at Replay Lounge:
Sober up before 6:00 pm on Sunday because this weekend’s matinee is a solid triple-bill of rootsy/Americana sounds featuring Carrie Nation and the Speakeasy, Cowgirl’s Trainset, and very special guests (all the way from California) The Peculiar Pretzelmen!
Read the whole piece here!
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The Vinyl District features Borrowed Beams of Light single “On The Wings Of A Bug”!
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Largehearted Boy features Borrowed Beams of Light single “On The Wings Of A Bug”!
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The Northern Iowan features Annalibera and MR NASTI’s Cedar Falls show at The Octopus!
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Buzz Weekly highlights Grandkids in advance of their performance at Pygmalion Festival:
Grandkids are fresh off the release of their first full-length album Timeshare and are in full-stride, coming off an East Coast tour. The four-piece indie-pop band is in full bloom and this year’s Pygmalion may be the best time to ever catch them perform.
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2013 FALL TOUR DATES:
10/8/13: Portland, OR – Bunk (Chastity Belt only)
10/13/13: Portland, OR – Rontoms (Pony Time only)
10/14/13: Seattle, WA – Black Lodge
10/15/13: Boise, ID – The Neurolux
10/16/13: Salt Lake City, UT – Salt Haus
10/17/13: Denver, CO – Rhinoceropolis
10/18/13: Omaha, NE – House of Loom
10/19/13: Cedar Falls, IA – The Octopus
10/20/13: Chicago, IL – Township
10/21/13: Indianapolis, IN – The Melody Inn
10/22/13: Pittsburgh, PA – TBA
10/23/13: Philadelphia, PA – the Great Indoors
10/24/13: Portland, ME – Meg Perry Center
10/25/13: Brooklyn, NY – Shea Stadium
10/26/13: Boston, MA – Chums, Brandeis University
10/27/13: New Brunswick, NJ – Circuit City (house show)
10/29/13: Detroit, MI – The Old Miami
10/30/13: Milwaukee, WI – Quarters
10/31/13: Minneapolis, MN – Eagles Club
11/1/13: Northfield, MN – The Cave, Carleton College
11/2/13: Rapid City, SD – Johnnys Billiards
11/3/13: Missoula, MT – The Doll House
11/4/13: Spokane, WA – Baby Bar
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