Decoder Magazine premieres The Van Allen Belt video “Songs”

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The Van Allen Belt Decoder Mag

The Van Allen Belt recently released a 7” entitled “Songs”, and have just finished the video for the title track, which Decoder Magazine is premiering today, saying “‘Songs’ is a busy piece of hallucinogenic pop from one of the Steel City’s most underrated bands.”

Vocalist Tamar Kamin describes the concept of the video:

“We shot this on location at an abandoned level floor of what was once a Woolworth’s in Youngstown, OH. It is rumored to be the first existing location of the business chain. We complemented the old-fashioned look of the set and props with a unique process that Scott [Taylor] developed using analog and digital video feedback. The result is evocative of our group’s collaborative style, patching modern visual effects onto historic foundations. Many of the effects you’ll see here were captured in a live setting and were visible to the crew as we stood beside the camera…We explored how the duality of our group dynamic interacts, arranging snapshots of our influences in a playful way to mimic the sampling of music using film language.”

Check out the “Songs” video at Decoder Magazine!

// The Van Allen Belt media page //

Alarm Magazine features Daikaiju

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Alarm Magazine features Daikaiju and the new single “Double Fist Attack”:

Taking the simple and expressive side of classic surf rock and mashing it face first into a stack of mathy, proggy influences, New Orleans-based Daikaiju can really work an instrumental track. The tones are all spring reverb and early-’60s Fender, and the four-piece also doesn’t skimp on the campy theatrics, taking a page from the Man or Astro-Man? book of stage presence and drawing from Japanese monster-movie tropes.

Read the whole piece here!

// Daikaiju media page //

Nailgun Media profiles Hibernator Gigs Records

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Nailgun Media profiles new Charlottesville record label Hibernator Gigs in an article that highlights their deep love for the Charlottesville music scene, their creative video production division, the vinyl release they recently pressed, and their addictive new-wave/power-pop output as Weird Mob. Read the whole piece here!

// Hibernator Gigs media page //

Tour Dates: Daikaiju

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6/25/13: Denver, CO – 7th Circle Music Collective
6/26/13: Grand Junction, CO – Sabrosa Restaurante
6/27/13: Salt Lake City, UT – Liquid Joe’s
6/30/13: Seattle, WA – The Kraken Bar & Lounge
7/2/13: Bellingham, WA – The Wild Buffalo
7/4/13: McMinnville, OR – The Deluxe
7/5/13: Portland, OR – The Blue Monk
7/6/13: Eugene, OR – The Black Forest
7/7/13: Medford, OR – Johnny B’s
7/9/13: Reno, NV – Jub Jub’s Thirst Parlour
7/10/13: Modesto, CA – Hero’s Sport Lounge
7/12/13: San Diego, CA – Soma w/ The Protomen
7/13/13: West Hollywood, CA – The Roxy Theatre w/ The Protomen

// Daikaiju media page //

Peculiar Pretzelmen in Provo Daily Herald Extra

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Provo’s Daily Herald Extra previews Peculiar Pretzelmen’s upcoming June 14th show:

Rock tour: Coming to Provo on Friday is the Los Angeles-based avant-americana rockers Peculiar Pretzelmen. Known for its unique other-worldly sounds and passion, Peculiar Pretzelmen consists of the rock duo, M. Incroyable, who tackles vocals, guitar, mandocello, banjo and ukulele, and Deacon on the drums and percussion. To get your own taste of the duo, head to ABG’s Emporium, a 21-and-up venue located at 190 W. Center St. in Provo, on Friday at 9 p.m. Peculiar Pretzelmen will be playing with El Drifte (The Drifting Reverend) in support of “Gentlemen Scoundrels: Rule Book Vol. I.” Tickets to the show are $8 and can be purchased at the door. For more information on Peculiar Pretzelmen, visit the-temp-agency.com/the-peculiar-pretzelmen.

Read the piece here!

// Peculiar Pretzelmen media page //

Tour Dates: Peculiar Pretzelmen

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GENTLEMEN SCOUNDRELS TOUR:
6/13/13: Boulder City, NV – The Dillinger
6/14/13: Provo, UT – ABG’s Emporium
6/15/13: Colorado Springs, CO – Zodiac
6/16/13: Denver, CO – Walnut Room
6/18/13: Casper, WY – The Wonder Bar
6/21/13: Spearfish, SD – Killian’s Tavern
6/22/13: Trenton, NE – Pondstock
6/23/13: Ft. Collins, CO – Surfside 7 (special junkbox set)
6/28/13: Salem, OR – Cokie’s Landing (solo M. Incroyable)

// Peculiar Pretzelmen media page //

C-VILLE Weekly reviews Hibernator Gigs records compilation

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C-VILLE Weekly digs into the new Hibernator Gigs records compilation “Songs In The Key Of Bob”, detailing the origin story of Adam Brock in a library warehouse surrounded by archival materials and re-imagining periodical titles as lost Guided By Voices tracks.

“Adam Brock turns boredom into brilliance with Songs in the Key of Bob, a cover concept album that riffs on titles of archive periodicals…The results are immediately satisfying, so much so that it might take multiple listens, or a peek at the liner notes, to discover the record’s real premise: These songs are not, in fact, reinterpretations of Guided By Voices songs, but original compositions played in the style of the band; it’s a pastiche, rather than a covers record.”

Read the whole piece here.

// Hibernator Gigs Records media page //