The Run Down - Friday March 21, 2008

If you happen to be in DC, Philly, or Virginia, then get to these venues IMMEDIATELY. The Black Cat in DC has a ridiculously phenomenal show with Le Loup, The Ruby Suns, and Bellman Barker. In VA, IOTA has Baltimore's own Abby Mott with Boxcar Collision and Tani D'mar. In Philly, The First Unitarian Church has WHY? and Cryptacize, and the Khyber hosts Panther, Kate Starr, and On Mono. GO!

mp3: Le Loup - We Are Gods! We Are Wolves! --> website --> buy
mp3: The Ruby Suns - There Are Birds --> website --> buy
mp3: Bellman Barker - Pockets --> website --> buy
mp3: Panther - Total Sexy Church --> website --> buy
mp3: WHY? - Rubber Traits --> website --> buy
mp3: Abby Mott - Snow --> website --> buy

The Run Down - Thursday March 20, 2008

TONS OF SHOWS! In DC there's Bodies of Water and Ra Ra Rasputin at the Black Cat and Panther and Nancy at DC9. In Philly there's Holy Fuck, Gildon Works, and A Place To Bury Strangers at Johnny Brenda's, The Most Serene Republic, Miracle Fortress, and Liam Finn at the North Star Bar, and Le Loup, The Ruby Suns, Jukebox The Ghost, and The Private Sea at the Barbary.

mp3: Bodies Of Water - It Moves --> website --> buy
mp3: Holy Fuck - Safari --> website --> buy
mp3: Gildon Works - Fragmento --> website --> buy
mp3: Panther - On The Lam --> website --> buy
mp3: Liam Finn - Gather To The Chapel --> website --> buy
mp3: Le Loup - Planes Like Vultures --> website --> buy
mp3: The Ruby Suns - Tane Mahuta --> website --> buy

VIDEO - Fishboy & Panther

Fishboy has just put out a new video of the song Parachute. It's pretty rad and goes along very well with Fishboy aesthetic. Check it out:


mp3: Fishboy - Parachute --> website --> buy

Panther has also put out new video for Violence, Diamonds that blends their live personas with interesting scratchy line drawings and stuff. Enough talk...watch:


mp3: Panther - Violence, Diamonds --> website --> buy

Pasta Vs. Panther

Music has really been kicking my butt as of late. First Vampire Weekend, then MGMT, then Yeasayer, now Panther. This Portland duo just released their debut 14 KT God on Kill Rock Stars and it's a head trip in every sense of the word. Panther forces you to make up new phrases to describe the music that the play. I'll call it danciehalliefunkytastindierocknroll. Some how the ghost of James Brown is channeling his energy through Charlie Salas-Humara, but he gets confused along the way and just loses it. Wait a minute. Scrap that analogy. It's like LCD Soundsystem lost the power supply for all their fancy electronic gizmos and decided to just kick old school...super awesome old school. Mix that with afro/cuban/brazilian/bonham beats by Joe Kelly and you've got one friggin bees knees type band in Panther. Don't say I didn't warn you. Check them out at the Red and the Black in DC on March 20th and at the Khyber in Philly on March 21st.

mp3: Panther - On The Lam --> website --> buy
mp3: Panther - What You Hear