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Video Sundays: GbV's Weed King

From Propeller.

Happy Halloween!

There's trick or treating on The Ave. in Hampden from 5 - 6PM and a costume contest at 6:30.

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ShankTV: Ted Leo & The Pharmacists

"Bottled in Cork" by Ted Leo & The Pharmacists.

ShankTV: Beach House

Beach House's "Silver Soul".

Tonight: Heroes & Villains 2 Halloween Ball

Date: Friday, October 29
Time: 9PM
Location: The Windup Space. 12 W. North Ave. "Station North", Baltimore.

Dress up as your favorite hero or villain!

With with music by DJ Miracle Ear
Interludes of playing Rock Band 3 (now with keytar and 3 part vocals!)
And pooky videos by Atomic TV

Judging at Midnight! Prizes for Best Hero and Best Villain, $400 for the Best Costume!

Sponsored by Atomic Books & The Windup Space.

ShankTV: more Surfer Blood

Surfer Blood's "Swim".

Tracking: Coil Sea

by Brian Dubin

COIL SEA by COIL SEA
I recently got this record in the mail and I can't stop listening to it. I have always been a big fan of Dave Heumanns musical endeavors and side projects. He is a master at crafting some of the most interesting guitar work live and on record. I thought Human Bell was pretty damn incredible, but I must say that Coil Sea is by far my favorite non-Arbouretum recording yet.

Coil Sea is comprised of 6 people, playing at various intervals and sometimes altogether throughout the album. These people include Walker Teret, Michael Kuhl, Michael Lowry, Matthew Pierce, Jimmy Clay Wallace and of course Dave Heumann. This album consists of 4 long songs that are loosely structured so there is plenty of room for improvisation and the ability to let things happen with the sound. And this is exactly what happens on this record. All of the songs flow into one another seamlessly, so it is almost as if the album is just 1 long song. It's all instrumental and actually quite catchy.

This record really locks into some great heavy grooves at certain times and becomes quite hypnotic. It's a definite departure from Arbouretum, but it's incredibly well-crafted, interesting and is a record you can listen to over and over and you will always hear something new.

[mp3] Lattice of AUM

RadioShank: Kurt Vile

KURT VILE

myspace
last.fm

 [follow link to download because Matador is douchey about embeds] In My Time

My favorite comment on the page with the download link is from "John Lennon".

"I don’t understand hipster music.

"Poor mix, can’t hear the vocals, singing out of key, no musical phrases that I can remember after hearing this twice (no hooks)…"