( by Dawn Reed) Ballet has now made a grand entrance into the cosmos in this beautiful kaleidescopic video for the song "Chin" by the Danish dream pop project Sleep Party People. SPP was created by multi-instrumentalist Brian Batz, and now has accumulated into a quintet of bunny masked shoegazers who've got 2 albums out thus far. Seriously gorgeous stuff, that basically is the "soundtrack for your dreams." They are currently touring through Europe and will be announcing US dates ASAP. Video created by ObscuraDancer: Caroline Baldwin
 Influenced by the Stooges and Joy Division, and having been classically trained on piano and violin since the age of 4, French avant musician Yann Tiersen has been creating unique scores of music since 1993 before getting more global recognition from his score for the indie film hit Amelie. He is currently on tour in support of his 7th studio album Skyline (released April '12 in the US.) On it, Tiersen full on showcases his multi-instrumental knowledge with contributions from a mellotron, bouzouki, marimba, and many others to create a unique fusion of alt. folk and indie rock. Check out the stellar track "The Trial" below. Joining him on tour is the amazing one man French post-punk machine Piano Chat, who layers and loops his vocals, guitar, and drums commonly on the floor amongst the crowd that's ready to get down. His first EP ours molaire is now available and worth the click. Saturday 5/26 in DC will be the last stop on their US tour, and the 9:30 Club wants to make sure you see these guys, so we've got a couple passes to give away! All you have to do is email us and tell us what your favorite Yann Tiersen or Piano Chat song is by 3 PM on Friday May 25. Please include your first and last name for guestlist requirements. The winner will be emailed back Friday afternoon. Don't wanna risk not winning and the show selling out? You can still get your tickets here!
 Synth-driven love songs and decadence for the weekend, that is Class Actress. A trio based out of Brooklyn and fronted by the captivating singer/songwriter Elizabeth Harper, (who once upon a time pursued acting in LA, as well as honing a more acoustic sound) went the electronic route once Mark Richardson and Scott Rosenthal teamed up. They are currently on tour in support of their late 2011 debut release Rapprocher, one of the best indie pop albums of 2011 IMO! (See more dates after the jump.) Class Actress will be co-headling along with Penguin Prison and joined by DC's own Outputmessage this Saturday 5/19 at the Rock & Roll Hotel in DC. And they want to make sure you are there, so we've got a couple passes to give away! All you have to do us is email us and let us know what your favorite Class Actress song is and why, by 3:00 PM on Friday 5/18! Please include your first and last name for guestlist requirements.
May 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
May 19 - Washington, DC - Rock N Roll Hotel
May 20 - Durham, NC - Motorco Music Hall
May 21 - Athens, GA - Georgia Theatre
May 22 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
May 23 - New Orleans, LA - Maison
May 24 - San Antonio, TX - The Korova
May 26 - El Paso, TX - Neon Desert Music Festival
May 27 - Austin, TX - Red 7
May 28 - Dallas,TX - Club Dada
May 29 - Kansas City, MO - The Riot Room
May 31 - Saint Louis, MO - Firebird
June 2 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
June 4 - Indianapolis, IN - Radio Radio
June 5 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall
June 7 - Toronto, ON - Wrong Bar
June 8 - Montreal, QC - Cabaret Mile End
( by Dawn Reed) Montreal, Canada based avant-electronic-ambient artist Grimes (Clair Boucher) has produced her 4th release (in 2 year!) showcasing her expansive taste in this eclectic genre world of music we continue to spin on. With Visions, she combines electro, glitch, industrial, and even cutesy vocals reminiscent of J-Pop stars with layers of Enya crooning, all apparent in this video (directed by John Londono) for the track "Nightmusic" featuring Majical Clouds. When it comes down to it, it is fucking magical, which is no shocker as she created one of the first known witch house albums ( Halafaxa 2010.) She's now on huge tour, so and try and catch her live here...
( by Dawn Reed) I've fallen in love all over again, this time with drone pop from the Brooklyn based genius trio known as Bear in Heaven. Their latest release I Love You, It's Cool is 10 tracks of electronic splendor that set soundscapes for chaotic daydreams... I honestly have been listening to only this album for a week straight. Perfection. And this video for the first single "Reflection of You" brings the chaos visually with director of Wonder Showzen fame, John Lee, at the helm. They are on tour now in North America and then off to Europe! Dates below: 5/01 - Black Cat Backstage - Washington, DC * ^ 5/02 - First Unitarian Church - Philadelphia, PA * ^ 5/03 - Brighton Music Hall - Allston, MA * ^ 5/04 - La Sala Rossa - Montreal, QC* ^ 5/05 - The Garrison - Toronto, ON * ^ 5/06 - The Haunt - Ithaca, NY * ^ 5/08 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY * ^ 5/09 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY * ^ 5/16 - Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen - London 5/17 - Green Door Store- Brighton 5/18 - Liverpool Sound City - Liverpool 5/19 - Stag & Dagger- Glasgow 5/20 - Soup Kitchen - Manchester 5/22 - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds 5/23 - Louisiana- Bristol 5/25 - Club Solyanka - Moscow 5/26 - Le Guess Who?- Ultrecht NL 5/27 - De Kreun - Kotrijk B 5/29 - Sonic - Lyon 5/30 - Point FMR - Paris 5/31 - Laiterie - Strasbourg 6/02 - Forbidden Fruit- Dublin 6/03 - Rock Cafe - Prague 6/04 - Chelsea - Vienna 6/05 - Kong - Munchen 6/06 - Spazio 211 - Torino 6/07 - Residenza Ausgang - Roma 6/08 - Hanna Bi - Marina di Ravenna 6/09 - Kaserne (ZAP Performance Festival) - Basel 6/11 - Studio 672 - Cologne 6/12 - Festsaal Kreuzberg - Berlin 6/14 - Vega - Copenhagen 6/15 - Hultsfred Festival - Hultsfred 6/16 - Bla - Oslo 6/18 - Uebel & Gefahrlich - Hamburg 6/22 - Dia de La Musica - Madrid 8/04 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL
"Born in Innsbruck, Austria, Benjamin‚ Bensh’ Zombori studied composition in the UK in 2004. Still in Cardiff, he joined forces with virtuoso synth-wizard Sion Trefor. Initially a wildly experimenting duo, Bensh evolved into a noise-popping three piece when multi-instrumentalist Sevo joined the band. The band lived and worked in Japan, Germany, UK, Austria and Iceland. Bensh are currently dividing their time between their homebases of Cardiff, UK and Vienna, Austria. May 2012 will see Bensh touring the UK, and they plan to return to the U.S. this fall."-Sneak Attack Media
Directed by Lynn Kossler.
Director of Photography Matteo Cocco.
Oh my Omaha! Nebraska's shoegazey droners Conduits just released their S/T debut with 8 gorgeous tracks showcasing their influential range of post rock to 70s elements. In this track/video for "Last Dirge" they get haunting with a beautiful blend of surf licks and a drum rumble that keeps you swaying while vocalist Jenna Morrison busts out her hushy echoing flair. Director Jonathan Tvrdik Producer Tessa V. Wedberg Assoc. Producer Jonathan Purcell DP Michael Lang Conduits are in the middle of a tour and will be coming here next:Thu-Apr-05 Philadelphia, PA Union Transfer Fri-Apr-06 Washington, DC Black Cat Sat-Apr-07 Raleigh, NC Kings Barcade Sun-Apr-08 Atlanta, GA The Earl Mon-Apr-09 St. Augustine, FL Café Eleven Tue-Apr-10 Orlando, FL The Social Wed-Apr-11 Tallahassee, FL Club Downunder Fri-Apr-13 Houston, TX Fitzgeralds Sat-Apr-14 Austin, TX Mohawk Sun-Apr-15 Dallas, TX Trees Tue-Apr-17 Memphis, TN Hi Tone Wed-Apr-18 Lexington, KY Cosmic Charlies Fri-Apr-20 St. Louis, MO Off Broadway Sat-Apr-21 Columbia, MO Mojos
 Toronto based art rockers The Darcys were featured as a Video of the Week not too long ago on Scene Trek, and recently they put out an album titled AJA, an interpretation of Steely Dan's classic. Now we're happy to see them making their way throughout the rock venues of North America on a tour in support of their s/t October release. And with tourmates Bombay Bicycle Club and Lucy Rose, it's no wonder their shows have been selling out like mad crazy (including a surreal basement show in Calgary)! One of the many sold-out performances will be at the 9:30 Club in DC on Wednesday March 7- but they want to make sure you that you are there! That's right, courtesy of Girlie Action, we've got a couple passes to give out to one lucky winner. All you have to do is email us by Tuesday March 6 at noon, and let us know what song you'd like to hear the Darcys play and why. (Please include your first and last name for guestlist purposes.) In the meantime, check out their latest video for the track "Josie" below.
( by Dawn Reed) NYC's indie poppers Tanlines have magically mashed their gorgeous sound with a tech-savvy video where you can get interactive in it's 360 degrees of entertainment. Kind of like a choose your own adventure, each play you can drag around the room for a different view. Radical! Their new album Mixed Emotions is out March 20th, and you can preorder it now here. Video by Weird Days.
 South Africa's dynamic rap-ravers Die Antwoord (Afrikaans for The Answer) are smack in the middle of a world tour in support of their latest release Ten$Ion (which has recently peaked at #20 on US Billboard Dance/Electronica charts.). Ninja and Yo-Landi spit freaky rhymes in several tongues (Afrikaans, Xhosa, and English) while DJ Hi-Tek busts out the insane beats that gets "motherfuckers jumpin'!" Of course their shows sell out super fast, just like it did at the 9:30 Club in DC for the 2/12 show, but they still want to make sure that you have the chance to get you zef on! That's bloody right, 9:30 wants you to be there for Die Antwoord's triumphant return. All you have to do is email us by 3 PM Friday 2/10, and let us know what your favorite Die Antwoord song is and why! (Please include your first and last name for guestlist purposes.) And in the meantime, check out the latest video for the first single off Ten$Ion, "I Fink U Freeky" below!
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