Antlered Aunt Lord is the project of Jesse Stannard, a singer songwriter who’s spent the last ten years in Athens, Georgia, making music on his own terms and his own agenda. Following whatever path he feels like (his ramshackle shows are legendary in Athens) HHBTM are putting out his first official release, Abandoned Car. In… Continue reading Antlered Aunt Lord at Backseat Mafia
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Try the Pie at Innocent Words
Try The Pie is the songwriting project of San Jose-based musician/writer/artist Bean Tupou. ‘Rest’ is a seductive mix of sugar and citrus, as achingly sincere as Kim Deal at her finest. You can’t help holding your breath to hear how the story ends. “I wrote the songs over a duration of three years (2005-2008) and… Continue reading Try the Pie at Innocent Words
Antlered Aunt Lord at Stereo Embers
Remember this Tunabunny review from 2014? If not, take a quick scan then come back (we’ll wait for you). Intrigued? Well, yes, so were we when offered this latest single from that band’s enigmatic, prolific, uncontainable mad genius of a drummer Antlered Aunt Lord (his mother named him ‘Jesse’) – and cohorts – from his/their… Continue reading Antlered Aunt Lord at Stereo Embers
Stutter Steps at Innocent Words
Everything around us is chaos, panic, and impending disaster. But Ben Harrison is keeping it cool. The debut self-titled album from his band, Stutter Steps doesn’t spit in the face of death—it gives death a warm hug and invites it inside for a game of Scrabble. Ten songs of sadness and bliss, Stutter Steps is… Continue reading Stutter Steps at Innocent Words
Moon Types at Bluesbunny
Sometimes I wonder what they put in the water in Stockholm. Whatever it might be, it would perhaps explain the perfect parodies of any American musical genre that bands from that city can generate. Moon Types are from Stockholm and, with the three tracks on their “Know The Reason” single, they show a certain mastery… Continue reading Moon Types at Bluesbunny
Moon Types at Performer
Well, it ain’t ABBA, but Stockholm has finally produced something else equally amazing for my earballs. Kicking off with Bell and Sebastian-like ’verby vocals and trumpet, “Know The Reason” is a cute, jangly stab at pop immortality. You know how sometimes you just hear that one song – that ONE melody that cuts you to… Continue reading Moon Types at Performer
Mark Van Hoen at Under the Radar
Today, we’re pleased to premiere the video for “Bring It Back,” the latest from influential electronic composerMark Van Hoen (Seefeel, Black Hearted Brother, Scala, Locust, etc.). “Bring It Back” was taken from the albumNightvision, which is set for a November 13 release on Saint Marie. Below, you can watch the clip and check out upcoming… Continue reading Mark Van Hoen at Under the Radar
Noon:30 at Raised by Gypsies
If you’ve never said “Noon:30” before then you probably have never talked to me in real life. Yes, I like to say that because it’s not just funny but it sort of just works, you know? And a lot of what I like about that idea of time is also what I like… Continue reading Noon:30 at Raised by Gypsies
Try the Pie at The Bay Bridged
South Bay-based musician Bean Tupou of Try the Pie is involved in a variety of projects in support of the DIY community, from the San Jose collective Think and Die Thinking to the twee-punk act Sourpatch among others. Using music and art as a platform for socially conscious messages and queer-positive politics, Tupou skillfully offers… Continue reading Try the Pie at The Bay Bridged
Knowlton Bourne at Stereo Embers
What would a train sound like if it could express the loneliness it feels speeding through a dark deserted night? If I were forced to guess it would sound eerily similar to the sigh and echoed dual harmonicas announcing the lazy swoon of a groove that opening track “Summer Sun” luxuriously occupies on newcomer Knowlton… Continue reading Knowlton Bourne at Stereo Embers