Sock Monkey Sound » islands http://sockmonkeysound.com Music, Podcast, Culture, News Mon, 21 May 2012 20:53:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Featured as one of the Top 10 Music Podcasts by Whitney Matheson on the USA Today Pop Candy Blog. http://popcandy.usatoday.com Sock Monkey Sound gives local, regional, and national musicians and artists of all stripes the opportunity to have frank and open conversations about whatever comes to mind. While at times irreverent and always unscripted; Sock Monkey Sound digs deep into the process of making art while discussing the intersection of the worlds of music, society, politics, pop culture, and crappy band names. Former guests include Eric Axelson of The Dismemberment Plan, Crankupmadonna, Miles Nielsen, Amy Millan of Stars, P.O.S. David Bazan, Kevin Devine, Kate Nash, Colin Hay, Sophie B. Hawkins,Travis Legge, Jonathan Marks of Hey Champ, Ian Hultquist of Passion Pit, Dan McMahon of Cameron McGill and What Army? and The Felix Culpa. Sock Monkey Sound yes 2011 Sock Monkey Sound Music and Culture Podcast Sock Monkey Sound » islands http://sockmonkeysound.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sms-rss.jpg http://sockmonkeysound.com TV-MA Rockford, Illinois Weekly with occasional breaks. Mister Heavenly Announce Short Tour http://sockmonkeysound.com/news/mister-heavenly-announce-short-tour/ http://sockmonkeysound.com/news/mister-heavenly-announce-short-tour/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:36:04 +0000 Patrick Delehanty http://sockmonkeysound.com/?p=11636 Mister Heavenly will embark on a 14-date musical voyage in support of their debut release, Out of Love in-stores on August 16th.

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]]> Mister Heavenly, a new Sub Pop Records act consisting of members from Modest Mouse, The Shins, Islands, Man Man, and at one point Micheal Cera (Superbad, Arrested Development, Juno) as their touring bassist, have just announced plans for a 14 day North American tour that will include stops along portions of the western US and southwestern Canada regions. Mister Heavenly are releasing their debut record called Out of Love, out on August 16th, paying homage to their genre of “doom wop”, which revels itself in the members love and influence of  groups from the 1950s vocal based R&B groups; such as the Penguins, the Platters, and the Moonglows. They have also recently revealed the album art for Out of Love, featured to the left.  The tour will start in Portland, OR, on August 18th and wrap up on September 3rd in Los Angeles. Here are the dates, as well as a stream of their song “Pineapple Girl”:

 

Mister Heavenly tour dates:

8/18     Portland, OR @ Branx
8/19     Vancouver, BC @ The Bilmore Cabaret
8/20     Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
8/22     San Francisco, CA @ The Independent
8/24     Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
8/25     Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
8/26     Omaha, NE @ Toyota Antics Block Party
8/27     Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
8/28     Norman, OK @ Opolis
8/29     Denton, TX @ Hailey’s
8/30     Austin, TX @ Mohawk
9/1       Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room
9/2       San Diego, CA @ Bar Pink
9/3       Los Angeles, CA @ FYF Festival

 

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]]> http://sockmonkeysound.com/news/mister-heavenly-announce-short-tour/feed/ 0 Concert Review – Islands, Jemina Pearl, Toro Y Moi | 10-15-09 http://sockmonkeysound.com/articles/review-shake-appeal-baby-with-your-fists-so-tight/ http://sockmonkeysound.com/articles/review-shake-appeal-baby-with-your-fists-so-tight/#comments Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:16:02 +0000 Danger http://sockmonkeysound.com/?p=901 Thursday night concerts aren’t always my favorite. On the one hand, you get the usual joys of going to a show and there are usually some pretty fair drink specials.

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by Alex Danger Stewart

Who: Islands, Jemina Pearl, Toro Y Moi

Where: Subterranean in Wicker Park

When: October 15th

Why: That’s a silly question

Jemina Pearl

Jemina Pearl | Wikimedia Commons

Thursday night concerts aren’t always my favorite. On the one hand, you get the usual joys of going to a show and there are usually some pretty fair drink specials. On the other hand, the crowds are rarely as energetic as ones that have been pregaming since the afternoon. Plus most of my favorite television shows are on Thursday night. Despite these potential drawbacks, I made my way to trendy (and very geographically confusing) Wicker Park for a night of cheap Chicago indie rock.

 

I’m always one for full disclosure so I should say this up front. I have a total music boner for scary punk rock girls (and normal ones too) so I’m probably more likely to enjoy Jemina Pearl (pronounced Jemeena like Velveeta not JemIna like Aunt Jemima) than your average music enthusiast. Formerly of punk rock toddlers Be Your Own Pet, Pearl is essentially tough as shit. Beyond lyrics that make credible threats to take your virginity and beat you up with her bicycle gang, she has been known to let her fists do the talking. On the previous night in Detroit, a cigarette flicking heckler learned which petite blonde shouldn’t be messed with as she exited the stage and beat him bloody. Pearl and her band blazed through their album’s worth of bullet fast surf anthems, girl group rockers, and Stoogey garage burners (including a personal ode to yours truly D is For Danger). Early sound issues kept the crowd impassive; but once the sound guy turned everything up by the third song, butts were forced to move. By the end of the set, I had sweated through three layers of shirt. Always a mark of good times.

I know this is terrible journalism, but I honestly didn’t give a fuck about the other two acts. Toro Y Moi is one of those “Dude with a laptop” acts that I find difficult to get excited about. He played pretty good electronica and didn’t overstay his welcome. That was good. Islands can be a fun band (if one is so inclined to enjoy disco) but I was in the mood to break things, not listen to a less mentally ill Of Montreal. So I left. If you dig the indie sub-genre of “Guys in a cape making early Prince/Chic club anthems,” you’ll love Islands.

Final Verdict: 13 out of 15 Karen O’s (Fever to Tell era)

Alex Danger Stewart is on Match Dot Com and E-Harmony for all you scary punk rock girls out there.

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