KEVCHINO.COM presentsSharon Van Etten, Natureboy,Rey Villalobos

The Sky Report will be providing music in between sets by Sharon Van Etten, Natureboy, and Rey Villalobos at Union Pool in Brooklyn on Saturday, November 7th. This is kevchino.com's first showcase and it's sure to be an amazing night of live music. Tickets are $10 and available now at brownpapertickets.com.

THE RAVEONETTES - In and Out of Control

I'm absolutely in love with the new Raveonettes album In and Out of Control. Check out the sweet new video for "Last Dance".

Announcing The Sky Report Pre-CMJ Party

We had so much fun putting on our first showcase for Make Music New York last June that we've decided to try it again! This time we're celebrating the kick-off of the CMJ Music Marathon Bushwick style with a pre-party on Wednesday, October 21st at Tandem Bar. The details are still coming together, but we do have the initial lineup for you:

Marionettes of Satan
Bonnie Baxter
Pass Kontrol
MeKaniKdolls
Yes Alexander (Blue Sky Black Death)
Post Magic
Brittain Ashford
Paleboy (dj set)
& more to be announced!!

RSVP and more info here.

FOOL'S GOLD

Fool's Gold are a revolving collective of musicians primarily based in Los Angeles, anchored by bass player Luke Top and guitarist Lewis Pesacov. Deeply influenced by world music, the roster of musicians includes members of The Fall, We Are Scientists, Glasser, Foreign Born, and Cass McComb's band, as well as the Grammy nominated Argentinean pop star Erica Garcia.

The self-titled debut is available now on IAMSOUND. Check out the fun new video for "Surprise Hotel"...

Fool's Gold - "Surprise Hotel" from Paul Tao on Vimeo.

COLD CAVE - Love Comes Close

Cold Cave are a quartet by way of Philadelphia and New York, led by hardcore punk musician Wesley Eisold (American Nightmare/Some Girls/Give Up the Ghost). Rounding out the band are former members of Xiu Xiu, Parts and Labor, and Prurient. I've instantly fallen in love with Cold Cave's beautifully haunting synthpop.

"Love Comes Close instantly sold out when it was released in August and will be re-issued by Matador on November 3rd. The warm, rich synth pop sounds are laced with equal parts of romance and nihilism. Cold Cave is possibly the only band ever to have been compared to both Erasure and Whitehouse."

Cold Cave – "Love Comes Close" from Peter Jacobson on Vimeo.

Check out a pair of highlight tracks from the new album:

Cold Cave - Laurels of Erotomania
Cold Cave - Life Magazine

New Music Monday

Cleaning out my inbox today and decided to post some great music for you. Some of it isn't brand new, but still worthy of your ears. Enjoy!

Acrylics - All of the Fire
The Antlers - Two
Devon Williams - Sufferer
Imaad Wasif - Priestess
Loney Dear - Airport Surroundings
The Mary Onettes - Puzzles
Music Go Music - Warm in the Shadows
Neon Indian - Terminally Chill
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher Than the Stars
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher Than the Stars (Others in Conversation remix)
Real Estate - Beachcomber
Sufjan Stevens - Movement VI—Isorhythmic Night Dance with Interchanges

PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND - "15 to 20"

Thanks to Tom Lawson for tipping me off to this recent live session from Phenomenal Handclap Band.

"The band...performed "15 to 20" for a recent Live on KEXP Session from the Cutting Room Studios in NYC. Dubbing themselves "The Electronic Handclap Band" for this session, they played without guitarists and did a full-on electronic set with never-heard-before versions of the song."

Check out the stripped down version of "15 to 20":

And the original track in the form of a brand new video:

Phenomenal Handclap Band "15 to 20" Official Video from friendly fire recordings on Vimeo.

WASHED OUT - Feel It All Around

I miss vacation and I love this song. Listen to more from Washed Out here.

FEEL IT ALL AROUND from Northern Lights on Vimeo.

LITTLE DRAGON - Machine Dreams + "Blinking Pigs" mp3

Gothenburg, Sweden's pop-electronic band Little Dragon are set to release their sophomore LP Machine Dreams on October 20th. The album marks the follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2007 debut. Check out the new track "Blinking Pigs" below.

Little Dragon - Blinking Pigs (mp3)

Photos - FEVER RAY - Night One @ Webster Hall

-photos by Phoebe K. Waterson link