TBB Premiere: Social Studies – "Away for the Weekend (Painless remix)"
Local indie rock heroes Social Studies are releasing their Away For The Weekend EP, which includes a handful of remixes, and we've got the exclusive premiere of the title track as reworked by Painless (a.k.a. Nicolas Dobbratz from of Montreal, Yip Deceiver, and Sugar & Gold). The original, off of 2012's excellent Developer (Antenna Farm Records), is a catchy-as-hell mid-tempo rocker. Painless turns it into a bass-heavy slow burner, mainly using Natalia Rogovin's vocal hiccups as the melody draped over the drums and low end. In addition to the original and remix of the title track, the EP also includes [...]
Weekend Mix: 9/10-13
Thursday: Fire Child, Via Coma, Orchestra of Antlers, Major US Cities @ The Rickshaw Stop (8pm, $10) Via Coma - "Aquanota" Friday: La Plebe, The Hooks, Hot Heresay @ Uptown (9pm, $10) The Hooks - "So Many Questions" Saturday: The Lovemakers, Hundred Days, Dirty Pillows @ Blank Club (9pm, $12) Hundred Days - "Out of Nowhere" Sunday: Blank Tapes, Magic Leaves, Twain @ The Makeout Room (7:30pm, $7) The Blank Tapes - "Brand New Start"