#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,…
KSPC Welcomes: Temple of Bon Matin @ Rhino Records
"Temple of Bon Matin was begun around 1991 by drummer/singer Ed Wilcox and keyboardist John Mulvaney, after the collapse of Wilcox' first band The Tomahawk Kids (named in tribute to his hero, the sensational Alex Harvey - although, being 1990,…
Animalyfe playing live on The Weather Report 6/22/09
Tune in on Monday June 22nd from 8-10pm to hear instrumental bass/drums duo, Animalyfe perform live at KSPC on The Weather Report. Animalyfe play lo-fi mathy, bass driven, surfrock-esque grooves suitable for any living room party. Its loud, distorted and…
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…
DJ Andres Janacua on Good Life Radio
Join us this week on Good Life Radio for a special first hour set from artist/dj Andres Janacua (aka DJ Andimal). Andres Janacua is an artist based in and out of Los Angeles. He received his MFA from Claremont Graduate University in…
REVIEW – Dinosaur Jr. – Farm (Jagjaguwar)
Since their formation in 1984 Dinosaur Jr have won over music legends from Sonic Youth to Kurt Cobain, and helped inspire the grunge scene. Key members include Barlow of Sebadoh and perfectionist J Mascis. Their best album, “You’re Living all…
HFICLSI playing LIVE on The Weather Report 6/15/09
Tune in on Monday June 15th from 8-10pm to hear HFICLSI of San Diego performing live at KSPC on The Weather Report. Their first album "KALEIDOSCOPE", released this April, blends angular math rock dynamics and a brattiness similar to that…
KSPC T-Shirt Contest
Do you need some flair in your wardrobe? A little bounce in your step? Why not create the new KSPC T-Shirt. The contest will take place throughout the month of June, and the winner will receive a free shirt, a…