Monthly Archives: April 2009

Old News, Still A Great Song: Alela Diane's "White As Diamonds"

I know that Alela Diane is old news by now (she received much attention after recently opening a string of dates for Blitzen Trapper).  But after I saw her at SXSW, I haven’t been able to stop listening to her beautiful folk tunes.  Something about her voice just makes you want to come back for [...]

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Recommended Thursday Show: USAISAMONSTER at Glasslands (second to last NY show ever)

USAISAMONSTER, bulwarks of the Brooklyn scene, recently announced that they are breaking up.  They are going on a European tour and playing a final show at Market Hotel.  They’re one of those bands I discovered in college, thinking about them as some sort of very underground Brooklyn thing.  I’ve since learned that they are an [...]

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Infectious New Song You Probably Haven't Heard Yet: The Magic Kids' "Hey Boy"

Okay, I can find nothing about this band on the internet other than a rcrdlbl post and one or two other blogs saying, “I can’t find anything about this band on the internet.”  Their myspace page has 1,754 views at the moment (barely any), one friend, and no songs up.  They do have one show [...]

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