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THINGS: Curated by Becca Mann at Soccer Club Club, Aprill 22nd through June 15th!

posted April 19th, 2016

OPENING RECEPTION:
APRIL 22ND
7PM-10PM
Peformance by Bruce Lamont
w/ age appropriate drinks provided by Land and Sea Dept!

Here is a collection of objects that address the multiple implications of being a "thing." Selected artworks challenge the parameters of their physical forms - they are made of unexpected materials or extend into unreliable dimensions. Some works don't act like art at all, they are useful items that malfunction in compelling ways, artist-made merchandise, reconfigured domestic objects, absurdist and... (read more)

THE DRAG CITY NEWSLETTER!! APRIL 2016

posted April 15th, 2016

BURY THE LEADER

Drag City is back - but don't you DARE call it a comeback! How can we come back when we never went away? And what do we have to come back FROM anyway? What, are you gonna tell Rangda, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy and Bitchin Bajas (and their high-flying fans) that this month's shiny new releases are somehow MORE and BETTER than last month's? Or are you talking about us coming from last year's lousy (sez you, ugly!)... (read more)

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MONTAGE OF HEX

posted April 13th, 2016

Hex it up! Behold the righteous combination of Neil Michael Hagerty and The Howling Hex AND Fred Armisen! No, we're not talking about some unholy musical collaboration, but instead an audio-visual partnership of mega- (and maybe even meta-?) proportions! Comedian/actor/musician and international jet setter extraordinaire, Fred Armisen, recently journeyed to the Land of Fire and Ice (....Iceland, kids.) and we can prove it! The music video for the new Howling Hex single, "Mountain," showcases Armisen's trip to an Icelandic news station with the... (read more)

Artists in this story: Neil Michael Hagerty & The Howling Hex

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BON APPETIT! THE NEW MAIN COURSE FROM CATE LE BON

posted April 11th, 2016

Throw the net! Crab Day has arrived. With the glamorous slam of Cate Le Bon and band pulsing in and out, the moving pictures would together in "Crab Day" (the movie) transpire to mean more or less than words. Directed by award winning visual artist and Turner Prize nominee, Phil Collins, "Crab Day" utilizes inspiration and elements from Cate's stunning forthcoming album. Actually, other than Crab Day, there are no words in this particular picture - just the luxuriant images crafted by... (read more)

Artists in this story: Cate Le Bon

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A SPIN 'ROUND PECKHAM - THE RATTLING TREES COME CLOSER!

posted April 6th, 2016

Seasons change, and now that spring's around the corner, why not open up the windows and freshen your musty old interiors, huh? And since Here Come The Rattling Trees is such a fresh piece of wax, spin it on while you're doing your cleaning! The latest LP from the venerable High Llamas, England's finest purveyors of meticulously breezy-n-lite modern pop sounds, Here Come The Rattling Trees was just released in January to critical acclaim. And while everyone's clamoring for these blissfully woozy sounds (making... (read more)

Artists in this story: The High Llamas

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EXPLORE INTERNATIONAL WATERS WITH BITCHIN BAJAS AND OLIVIA WYATT

posted March 31st, 2016

Last year, filmmaker Olivia Wyatt invited Bitchin Bajas to add incidental music to the climatic sounds of her feature-length experimental documentary on the nomadic Moken people, Sailing A Sinking Sea. This new album release packages the soundtrack LP with a DVD of the film, thus opening several windows to the eternal questions posed on both formats and providing two distinct pieces of art coming from the same source. 

Sailing A Sinking Sea is a feature-length experimental documentary exploring the culture of the... (read more)

Artists in this story: Bitchin Bajas + Olivia Wyatt

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EUROPEAN SCOUTING REPORT

posted March 30th, 2016

Scout Niblett has been here and there and everywhere, and in each of those places she remains - she lies just beneath the surface until the time is right to strike! And what time is it? Oh-HO, right, it's time for Ms. Niblett to strike again! Starting Thursday in Leipzig, Germany, Scout Niblett embarks on a two week tour of Europe, totally solo, yo!

We know what you're thinking: "ah, now is a great time to get reacquainted with The Calcination of Scout... (read more)

Artists in this story: Scout Niblett

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FINALLY! SEE JIM O'ROURKE LIVE IN CONCERT!

posted March 24th, 2016

Now that 2015 is over, it's becoming easier to count on one hand what the true masterpieces of the year were - and Jim O'Rourke's Simple Songs was definitely the middle finger of that bunch! As it should be, it's still resonating (they say it's all in the mix - nice one, Jimbo!) with listeners worldwide, on stereos in dwelling spaces everywhere, and will inevitably do so until the (not too distant) end of time! With a record this compelling from an artist THIS... (read more)

Artists in this story: Jim O'Rourke

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BITCHIN BONNY BAJAS SAY HAPPINESS IS CRITICAL: WATCH DESPAIR IS CRIMINAL!

posted March 23rd, 2016

You will soon discover how truly fortunate you are! The fluid flavor crystals composed of effortlessly kindred spirits, Bitchin Bajas and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, are bursting with the radiance of a thousand suns, the rays of which are set to irradiate our planet! Their brand new convocation ("album" seems too reductive a term!) is a collaboration of mammoth -erm, excuse us-
EPIC proportions! Glowing with goodwill and the fine fibers of facile fortune, Epic Jammers and Fortunate Little Ditties is a dreamlike sanctuary... (read more)

Artists in this story: Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Bitchin Bajas, Bitchin Bajas and Bonnie Prince Billy

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TUNE UP AND/OR IN FOR A LIVE MUGGING

posted March 22nd, 2016

Ty Segall & The Muggers have your best interest in mind! With the bulk of their North American tour safely in the rear-view (piled up in the squealing mess it left behind), Ty and Los Muggers wanna put us all down for the count with one last night-cap: TONIGHT! Set your TV, DVR, or European streaming service to TBS for CONAN at 11PM EST / 10PM CST for musical derangement this evening, yo! Ty Segall and The Muggers will give you candy via CONAN and... (read more)

Artists in this story: Ty Segall