FYF Fest 2009
The FYF Fest, previously known as the F Yeah Fest, will take place on Saturday, September 5th. KSPC will be giving away tickets in the weeks leading up the festival, and we hope to see you there. Support the local…
#1 @ KSPC: Thee Oh Sees – Help
Thee Oh Sees, after having slid down to number two on the KSPC charts last week, have returned to their throne at number 1. Click here to see our past blurb on the band. Do you want to see what…
#1 @ KSPC: Rebotini – Music Components
Album: Music Components Artist: Rebotini Label: Citizen Records The mustached half of electro-metal indie band Black Strobe, Arnaud Rebotini wrote and produced all tracks on musical components. Using vintage keyboards and analog equipment, Rebotini has created some awesome French techno. …
This Day in History:
KSPC is pleased to wish a happy birthday to two darlings of the Underground programming block: the Minutemen's punk classic Double Nickels on the Dime and Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore! Hailing from San Pedro, CA, the Minutemen were a…
#1 @ KSPC: Thee Oh Sees – Help
Album: Help Artist: Thee Oh Sees Label: In The Red This album is yet another lo-fi, semi-psychedlic, garage rock release, but this one actually stands apart. John Dwyer has worked to balance his various influences, allowing the album to be…
Night Control live at the Smell this weekend
The Night Control album "Death Control" was #1 at KSPC for quite a while, so we were pretty excited to find out that the first ever live Night Control show will happen this Saturday, July 18th at the Smell! And…
Halloween Swim Team LIVE on KSPC
Tomorrow, synth rockers, Halloween Swim Team will be performing live on Random Necessities For Audible Bliss. Tune in from 6-8pm to listen www.halloweenswimteam.com www.myspace.com/halloweenswimteam
Future Beats 2 @ The Pharaohs Den
Tune in to KSPC the week before the show for a chance to win tickets!
#1 @ KSPC: Songs for Snakes – Songs for Snakes
Songs for Snakes is number one on the KSPC Charts yet again! Click here to see our past blurb on the band. Do you want to see what else charted at KSPC? Click here! Also, we are currently in the…
#1 @ KSPC: Moscow – Moscow
Album: Moscow Artist: Moscow Label: Self-Released Deliciously dark, melodic post-goth rock from local all-girl band, Moscow! Strong, echoey vocals layered just under some great musicianship, punctuated by driving bass. As for this writing, they currently have a residency at local…
Review: The Poison Arrows – First Class, and Forever (File Thirteen Records)
The Poison Arrows have been working towards their first full length since 1996, despite member shifts. What they have produced is not good-time rock and roll, but an album that corrodes, chills, and enthralls. Chords are dissonant and clashing, tempos…
KSPC Presents The Strange Boys at the Echo
"Austin, TX's The Strange Boys evoke a wild-eyed, porcelain-skinned innocence that is capable of summoning the wayward spirit of Brian Jones. The mystery of the South couples with the mastery of rhythm to create a sound completely timeless and familiar,…
REVIEW: Rubies – Explode from the Center (Tellé Records )
The influence of Feist (who did vocals for the fourth and ninth tracks) and Erik Glambek-Boe of Kings of Convenience are comfortably, though not distractingly, evident in the work of nor-Cal’s Rubies. Explode from the Center consists of exceptionally pretty…
#1 @ KSPC: Passion Pit – Manners
Album: Manners Artist: Passion Pit Label: Frenchkiss Passion Pit's first full-length release, "Manners," incorporates and highlights Micheal Angelakos' signature falsetto vocals. While Manners dances along the line of becoming overly poppy and danceable, whether he crosses that line becomes a…