Shadows
(Teenage Fanclub play with Superchunk on October 14, 2010 at the Showbox in the Market.) It's been a half decade since the last Teenage Fanclub…
Superchunk covers Telekinesis' "Tokyo" in Tokyo
As you might have already heard in the podcast, one of the most impressive things to me about Telekinesis' rise to fame is the fact…
Recommended Show: Polvo at the Crocodile 10/6
When I moved to Seattle 12 years ago, I spent a lot of time talking on the phone to friends back home, mostly about music.…
Our Noise: The Story Of Merge Records to be released September 22nd
Warning: This is an ecstatic early plug for the upcoming fan-dream book, Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records, the Indie Label that Got Big…
Merge Records kicks off XX Festival, offers free Lou Barlow MP3
They won't have to wear a silly sombrero or hear a half-hearted team of waitstaff clapping and singing something that isn't "Happy Birthday" over…
New Superchunk single out July 7th
Hooray! More new Superchunk!This new Superchunk single was produced by Scott Solter (John Vanderslice, The Mountain Goats) at Overdub Lane in Durham, NC, and will…
Tonight's Recommended Show: Destroyer at the Crocodile
The ever-prolific and oddly-voiced Dan Bejar will bring his Destroyer act to the new and improved Crocodile, Wednesday at 8pm. Tickets are only $12... a…
Imaginary Interview: Telekinesis
Telekinesis is back home in Seattle after extensive U.S. tours; in fact, they're live on KEXP as I type this. Last week, Telekinesis frontman Michael…
Merge's SCORE unleashes brilliant covers comp
Merge has done it again! For their 20th anniversary, a part of the brilliant subscriber only compilation series SCORE, the Chapel Hill label (run by…
New Telekinesis video: "Toyko"
Michael Benjamin Lerner is about to hit the big time. His band, Telekinesis, is just about ready to release their first full-length on Merge. He's…