Douglas Q. Smith appears in the following:
Gig Alert: Computer Magic
Thursday, May 05, 2011
The Brooklyn-based singer and music manipulator Danielle Johnson performs and records under the name Computer Magic. Download her spacey-disco track “Grand Junction” from Spectronic here.
Gig Alert: Pitom
Monday, May 02, 2011
Led by Yoshie Fruchter, Pitom plays hard-edged music it calls "punkassjewjazz." Download a track from the band's sophomore release Blasphemy and Other Serious Crimes here.
Gig Alert: The Joy Formidable
Friday, April 29, 2011
The Welsh trio brandishes fuzzed-out indie rock on its debut full-length album The Big Roar. Download "Whirring" from the album here.
Gig Alert: Tame Impala
Monday, April 25, 2011
Gig Alert: Grass Widow
Friday, April 22, 2011
Listen to the San Francisco girl band Grass Widow build three-part harmonies over unusual chord progressions on “Tattoo.” Download it here for free.
Gig Alert: Cake
Thursday, April 21, 2011
This year, Cake celebrates 20 years of being in the biz with a sixth full-length release, Showroom of Compassion. Download “Long Time” from the album here.
Gig Alert: The Pipettes
Monday, April 18, 2011
Sister act Gwenno and Ani Saunders front the Brighton, England Euro-pop outfit The Pipettes. Download the space-inspired track "Thank You" from the band’s 2010 summer release Earth vs. The Pipettes.
Gig Alert: Jamaica
Friday, April 15, 2011
The band Jamaica does not play reggae music. The French pop duo lets the guitar riffs fly while keeping the grooves tight on the track "I Think I Like U 2." Download the song here.
Gig Alert: The Go! Team
Friday, April 15, 2011
Gig Alert: Adventure
Monday, April 11, 2011
Benny Boeldt is the man behind the 8-bit digital glitches and Nintendo blips in the Baltimore band Adventure. Download the track “Rio” from the group's second album Lesser Known here for free.
Gig Alert: Headless Horseman
Friday, April 08, 2011
Conner O’Neill and Fareed Sajan of Headless Horseman craft their bubbly beats and bits using collage editing techniques. Download “Wavelength” and “Snowday" to get a taste of their sound.
Gig Alert: Suuns
Friday, April 08, 2011
After three years on the touring circuit, Montreal's Suuns jumped into the studio last year to record its debut album Zeroes QC. Download "Arena" here.
On Your Record Release Radar: Bill Callahan
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
The Austin, Texas singer songwriter Bill Callahan, who recorded as Smog until a few years ago, released his latest album Apocalypse on Tuesday. Read WNYC's interview with Callahan here.
Gig Alert: Thao with The Get Down Stay Down
Monday, April 04, 2011
Thao Nguyen sings vocals as her band, accompanied by the illustrious whistling violin virtuoso Andrew Bird, whirls a danceable jangle on "Know Better Learn Faster." Download the song here.
Gig Alert: Chris North Dream Quartet
Friday, April 01, 2011
Gig Alert: Hilary Hawke
Friday, April 01, 2011
Hawke learned to play old-time banjo music in the clawhammer style growing up in the Adirondack mountains of upstate New York. Download the track "Yellow Rose" here for free.