Imaginary Interview: Japandroids
If you are looking for a band that embodies the essence of every completely generic moment in high school that felt momentous because of…
Five reasons for ladies to go see Fuck Buttons
Every noise/drone/math rock show I've gone to has been a sausage fest. Nothing wrong with that -- dudes are fine -- it would just be…
Win tickets to see F**k Buttons at Chop Suey
One of the last times the Pitchfork-approved, London-based noise-experimentalists Fuck Buttons came through town, I thoroughly enjoyed their set (which was opening for Mogwai) and wrote:…
Indie cellists take on Chop Suey tonight with Thao and the Get Down Stay Down
Former high school music nerds, this show is for you. Portland Cello Project brings their collective strings to indie clubs and creates a sound unlike any…
Imaginary Interview: Jemina Pearl
It’s only a slight exaggeration to say that the Nashville punk band Be Your Own Pet was the only band I listened to in 2008…
Win tickets to see Islands at Chop Suey
Next Monday night, the Canadian indie rock band Islands comes to Chop Suey and I can hardly wait. Not so much for Islands, but for…
Win tickets to see Junior Boys at Chop Suey
It's kind of hard to believe that the influential Canadian electronic duo of Jeremy Greenspan and Johnny DarkMatt Didemus, better known as Junior Boys, has been together…
Imaginary Interview: The Octopus Project
The Octopus Project are a former trio (now quartet) of extremely talented, multi-instrumental electronic artists from Austin, Texas. Having worked and toured steadily for the…
The Octopus Project at Chop Suey
Despite playing to a smallish Tuesday night crowd, Austin electronica veterans The Octopus Project both began and ended their quirky show with a bang, all…
Mason Proper offers free remix EP; plays JITM this morning, Chop Suey tonight
If you're headed to Chop Suey tonight to see stellastarr*, you may want to get there kind of early (doors are at 7) to catch…