Monthly Archives: August 2010

What Laura Says Announce September Tour With Skybox, Live Show Not To Be Missed

Following the release for their sophomore album, Bloom Cheek, and a national tour with Annuals and The Most Serene Republic, Phoenix, AZ’s What Laura Says are hitting the road again in September with Chicago’s Skybox.
Often compared to Grizzly Bear, Dr. Dog, and Fleet Foxes, What Laura Says‘ layered song writing and instrumentation melds together the [...]

The Rumble Seattle with Mesita and Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr

Mesita-Here for you
Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr-Vocal Chords

Ear To The Ground: Cuckoo Chaos

During last year’s North Park Music Thing conference in San Diego we had the pleasure of discovering now INDIGENOUS artist, Tape Deck Mountain. Fresh off the 2010 event, Cuckoo Chaos are this year’s take away.  Led by front man Scott Wheeler, this five piece is what some might call a San Diego “Super Group” – [...]

Moving Units Announce Southern California Shows, Look For New EP Early 2011

After taking some time off to record, the post-punk dance trio, Moving Units, announce two Southern California dates. Formed in Silver Lake in 2001, Moving Units are hailed as LA’s answer to New York’s flood of post-punk bands including The Rapture, Yeah Yeah Yeah’s and Liars. Entering their 10th year, Moving Units continue on [...]

FUTURE SOUNDS, INDIGENOUS, and SEZIO present The Rumble San Diego: Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr vs. Jamuel Saxon

Yeeooow… start your engines, because you’re in for a wild ride this month. We’ve teamed up with our friends at SEZIO to bring you a special edition of The Rumble San Diego featuring DALE EARNHARDT JR JR and JAMUEL SAXON.

Recently catching the ear of Pitchfork, Stereogum, Prefix Mag, and KCRW, Detriot’s DALE EARNHARDT JR JR [...]

Video Spotlight: Summer Camp’s “Round the Moon”

UK based band Summer Camp’s brand of synth pop is the perfect soundtrack for their  video “Round the Moon”. The series of retro movie clips may make you feel slightly awkward for watching 12 year olds romance each other, or it could quite possibly inspire you to host a classic 70s or 80s movie night. [...]

INDIGENOUS Presents The Drowning Men, Mississippi Man, and The Ross Sea Party

We are pleased to announce our first showcase at San Diego’s Tin Can Ale House (beer-lovers welcome). We’ve got a great bill with two emerging bands from LA, Mississippi Man and The Ross Sea Party, along with San Diego’s The Drowning Men and our resident DJ, Cory Casey, who was recently named Commune’s featured local.

The [...]

LESANDS, KISSES and FREE PBR at North Park Music Thing Happy Hour

We’ve teamed up with our friends at PBR to throw a little get together in honor of San Diego’s music scene during North Park Music Thing… featuring a few of our favorite new bands, LESANDS and KISSES (DJ set), and plenty of free PBR to go around. If you missed LESANDS at last weekend’s Rumble, catch [...]

Softlightes at The Casbah

Lollapalooza: Sunday

If you aren’t familiar with Lollapalooza, you should know that C3 makes it pretty darn easy to see as many bands on your schedule as possible, with their strategic timing and genre-centric sides of the park.  This year, the North end of Grant Park (Budweiser and PlayStation stage) is more hip and indie while the South [...]