FRIDAY night @ Whistlestop: Best Coast, Pearl Harbour, Beaters

Beat Coast/Pearl Harbour/Beaters @ Whistlestop

I said I wasn't going to do too much on this show because I want to actually enjoy it myself, but the whole world is talking about Best Coast (i.e United States and the U.K.) and, to a lesser, extent, Pearl Harbour. She's got a 7" coming out on Art Fag Recordings... 2010? Anyway, personally, I'm very excited for this show. And it's free, which is just stupid.

Crocodiles German Write Up

Heute Abend (21 Uhr) spielen die Crocodiles im K4 Zentralcafé (oder heißt das jetzt Zentralcafé im KuKuQ?!) und das könnte ein ziemlich interessantes Konzert werden. Die Band aus San Diego, die vor kurzem ihr Debütalbum “Summer Of Hate” veröffentlicht hat, war zuletzt mit Ladytron und The Faint unterwegs und befindet sich nun auf einer ausgedehnten Tour als Headliner. Musikalisch erinnert der melancholische Shoegazer-Pop der Crocodiles oft an The Jesus & Mary Chain, wobei bei den Kaliforniern ihrer Heimat entsprechend stets auch ein Hauch von Sunshine-Pop mitschwingt.

Eröffnet wird der Abend von Killing Mister Moonlight, Tickets kosten an der Abendkasse acht Euro. Ich würde mir das gerne ansehen, muss aber leider lernen – manchmal Siegt eben doch die Vernunft.

(FRANKENBLOGGER)

Artist Profile: Kevin Greenspon

MP3 DOWNLOAD Kevin Greenspon - PH is (Mediafire)

Kevin Greenspon is playing the Che Cafe on July 25th, 2009, and I wanted to introduce him to San Diego. Kevin is a 22 year old musician/record label owner who lives in the City of Industry, CA. He is prolific in terms of output- I've got about 10 tapes of his in my office at this very minute. His record label, Bridgetown Records has released music by Rapid Youth, No Paws (No Lions) as well as a co-release with Family Time Music that features 23 songs, each a collaboration with a different artist. All told, there have been 15 CD-R and home tape releases since Bridgetown started in January of 2008. Think about how deeply impressive that is.

What most deeply impresses me about Kevin Greenspon is the level of activity. This is something that he pursues because he is compelled to pursue it, and I am very interested to see what progress he makes in terms of achieving wider recognition of his efforts and refining and perfecting his sound.

You can find Kevin on myspace, as well as Bridgetown Records.