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Walking in a Garage-Rock Wonderland: 10 Examples of 2009's Excellence in Terms of Scrappy, Catchy Song
“In the garage I feel safe No one cares about my ways In the garage Where I belong No one hears me sing this song In the garage” -Weezer: “In the Garage” For as long as dudes have been banging on six-strings, the garage has served as a safe haven of sorts, a place where, as Rivers Cuomo so melodically put it in the song above, said dudes could write “stupid words” and “stupid songs,” loving every one. And seemingly every few years since “garage rock” as a genre was coined way back in the middle ’60s, someone announces, breathlessly,... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayTy Segall Takes Lemons And Makes Really Big Fall Tour
As a one-man garage band powerhouse, San Francisco's Ty Segall is cooler than this guy, this guy, and all of these guys put together, who aren't even a one-man band. He plays drums and guitar at once, throttles his vocal chords and ships it all off through waves of reverb with, like, great melodies and stuff.... read more
Found in: Concerts, NewsThee Oh Sees, Vivian Girls, More Play Two-Day Brooklyn Fest
As though we hadn't brought you enough festival news in recent weeks (and as if Brooklyn doesn't already have its fair share of cool summer musical offerings), here's one more: Indie labels Woodsist and Captured Tracks are hosting a two-day throwdown with special guests Crystal Stilts, Thee Oh Sees, the Vivian Girls and many more.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsGonerfest 6 Goes Full Throttle with The Clean, NOBUNNY, Thee Oh Sees, Ty Segall, Box Elders, Many More
Memphis, Tenn.'s Goner Records has helped hold together a worldwide scene's worth of ragged, sleazy guitar rock with little more than willpower since 1993. They've released full-lengths from Atlanta's Carbonas, Melbourne's Eddy Current Surpression Ring and Memphis' own clown prince of the gutter, Jay Reatard. They run a vibrant record store in the heart of Tennessee. And they put on their yearly Gonerfest, which tends to fill three days with so much overdriven, yelp-tastic rock 'n' roll that, for the slightest moment, the city of Memphis becomes one big parents' garage.... read more
Found in: NewsUnofficial SXSW 2009: The Hipsters are Coming
Austin is a massive, wonderful and gorgeous place. And SXSW is equally as diverse and awesome, unofficially and officially. And this is not a hipster bashing rant. But if the only stain Austin has is the big stain of Texas that surrounds it, then the one bad thing about SXSW is hipsters. Not the polite, nerdy ones, who flood the rapidly gentrifying minority establishments with cash for Lonestar and Shiner Bock so they can survive. But the assholes that don’t give a damn about who the hell is even playing, bring their own damn beer, throw it all over the... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusSXSW 2009: Thee Oh Sees Thrill Austin
John Dwyer is part stand-up comedian, full-time musician (Coachwhips, OCS, several other bands, including last night's Thee Oh Sees) and quintessential entertainer. Guitar strapped high on his chest, gray-brown hair flopping about, eyes maddeningly wide, mic often buried deep in his mouth, Dwyer led the former Paste Band of the Week through a thrilling and frantic set at Emo's Jr. Like an ADHD kid missing his meds, Dwyer seemed unable to stop exuding sweat and words while trading off within an arsenal of supremely badass guitars. Do not miss Thee Oh Sees if they come to your town.... read more
Found in: Blogs, FestivusJay Reatard, many more play Goner Fest in Memphis
As readers might have noticed, we at Paste sort of have a crush on local music shops. They energize a local arts community in a way that even one thousand Best Buys and Wal-Marts could never match. One fine such example is Goner Records out in Memphis, Tenn., which is putting on its fifth annual music festival extravaganza this fall.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBand of the Week: Thee Oh Sees
It started out as an innocent dispute. A few years ago, John Dwyer was waiting for his band Thee Oh Sees to go on stage at San Francisco's Cafe du Nord. Outside, a friend got into an argument with a bouncer, and—long story short—the whole band got kicked out... read more
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