Tag: saint marie records

High Violets at Austin Town Hall

The High Violets are an act you have no business not being aware of, and their return with a new album should remind you just how important it is to have some longevity in a band’s career. Sure, some bands get lucky writing hits off the bat, but on this track, no punches are pulled,… Continue reading High Violets at Austin Town Hall

High Violets at Joy of Violent Movement

Currently comprised of founding members Clint Sargent (guitar, vocals) and Luke Strahota (drums), along with Colin Sheridan (bass) and Kaitlyn Ni Donovan (vocals, guitar), thePortland OR-based shoegaze quartet The High Violets can trace their origins to the breakup of The Bella Low, which featured Sargent, Strahota and another founding member Violet Bianca Grace (who left… Continue reading High Violets at Joy of Violent Movement

deardarkhead at Austin Town Hall

You should already be aware of Deardarkhead, the long-running act of warm noise makers (Captured Tracks) even threw out a retrospective a few years back). They’ve been going strong for the last several years, despite nixing their long-time singer and moving forward as an instrumental act. Oddly, they haven’t seemed to miss a beat, if… Continue reading deardarkhead at Austin Town Hall

SPC ECO at Get It On Vinyl

It really seems like SPC ECO can do no wrong. Having reviewed them a couple of times on this site before, we always know we are going to enjoy whatever comes our way from the band. SPC ECO (vocalist Rose Berlin and multi-instrumentalist Dean Garcia) have a unique way of re-inventing themselves with every release,… Continue reading SPC ECO at Get It On Vinyl

Static Daydream at Between the Bars

Static Daydream are the third exceptional group to rise from the ashes of seminal Virginia shoegazers Skywave, following Oliver Ackermann’s A Place to Bury Strangers and John Fedowitz and Paul Baker’s Ceremony. Static Daydream are the brainchild of Baker and his fiancé Jamie Casey and the duo are on fire on their full-length debut, an… Continue reading Static Daydream at Between the Bars

Mark Van Hoen at Magnet

Los Angeles-based, U.K.-born electronic pioneer Mark Van Hoen (who you might know from some of his work as Locust, Scala, Black Hearted Brother or one of the other 100 projects over the last 30 years) has released new album Nightvision on Saint Marie Records. Van Hoen compiled a video mix tape of inspirations and a bit of… Continue reading Mark Van Hoen at Magnet