SISU EP release party with Young Prisms and Chasms @ Elbo Room, 4/19/13
SISU, the recording project of Sandra Vu and Ryan Wood, is celebrating the release of its new EP Light Eyes (featuring remastered tracks from their 2012 EP Demon Tapes, Vol. 2) at Elbo Room this Friday, April 19 along with shoegaze-oriented local acts Young Prisms and Chasms. Vu (who also plays drums for Dum Dum Girls) and Wood will be joined by a live band consisting of Nat Keefer, Jules Medeiros, Dave South, Tito Echevarria, and Chris Stevens. Demon Tapes, Vol. 2 by SISU While physical copies of Demon Tapes, Vol. 2 are sold out, Light Eyes features two remastered [...]
Mixtape: Bay Area Artists, Remixing and Remixed (Podcast #304)
Mixtape: Bay Area Artists, Remixing and Remixed (Podcast #304) All too frequently, remixes are just okay, but when they are great, they're really something special. A truly great remix can shed new light on the original artist's work and stand on its own as a unique creation. That's no easy feat, either, given the tension between staying true to an original song's components and a reworker's desire to create something new and personal. These days, it feels far too easy to get remix fatigue. Reworkings seem to pop up almost immediately after original songs are released, and they can come [...]
Video: Young Prisms – "Runner"
San Francisco's shoegazing dream pop outfit Young Prisms gives us something real to dream about with their new music video for "Runner." One of the more buoyant tracks off of the band's 2012 sophomore album, In Between, the song is accompanied by a video that celebrates the self-ruling spirit of being young. In between flashes of a dough-eyed little boy and a worn old man, the bulk of the video is composed of wonderful displays of freedom: driving aimlessly, hopping fences, falling into bed, breaking stuff just to break stuff, racing shopping carts in empty parking lots, inhaling the scent of [...]
Video: Young Prisms – "Midnight's When"
This morning via Nylon Mag, Young Prisms released the second video for a song off of their 2012 release In Between, "Midnight's When." Shot in the Mission, this one takes on the foggy form similar to many of their past videos, only a little more plot-driven -- with lead singer Stefanie Hodapp running through the late night mist of San Francisco alleyways. The first video from In Between was that for "Floating in Blue" released earlier this year. Young Prisms' second big news item for the day is their fall tour with former Northern California shoegaze mate Tamaryn, which includes [...]
Friday: Wymond Miles, Young Prisms at the Make-Out Room
If you're looking for an alternative to Outside Lands, or hell, just an excellent show on Friday, head to the Make-Out Room for Wymond Miles (of The Fresh & Onlys) and Young Prisms. Note: it's a relatively early one, with a sharp 8pm start. Wymond Miles, Young Prisms Make-Out Room August 10, 2012 8pm, $8
Review & Photos: Dum Dum Girls, Young Prisms, SISU @ The Blank Club, S.J., 5/21/12
Though this blogger is too green to remember, he feels safe enough to say San Jose has been starving for a great club scene since the Cactus Club went under (back in 2002, according to that one site you aren't supposed to cite). So when a band on Sub Pop rolls through town — even on a Monday — people find a way to go. And go they did. To see the Dum Dum Girls, at The Blank Club, May 21. Though shows at the Blank don't start until after 9 p.m. the crowd didn't seem to care one lick about [...]
Young Prisms release 'In Between'
Young Prisms' new album, In Between, came out this week, and the band is celebrating on March 31 at Bottom of the Hill (9pm, $10) with Terry Malts, Cold Showers, Cool Angels, and DJing by Weekend. You can stream In Between in full at Noisey, and I'd highly suggest taking it for a spin. The band's definitely rocking a shoegaze feel, but the dreamy textures are paired with some strong pop melodies.
New Young Prisms video: “Floating in Blue”
If Kafka’s Metamorphosis had multiple characters morphing into other neon-colored people - rather than one man turning into a beetle - to the tune of San Francisco shoegaze, the result would be this Young Prisms video for “Floating in Blue.” The dreamy track is off their new record, In Between, which comes out March 27th on Kanine. It follows their debut full-length, Friends for Now, which was released in early 2011. Young Prisms - "Floating In Blue (Violens Remix)" The lo-fi quintet is currently in the middle of a month-long tour that culminates on March 31st in a show with [...]
Noise Pop 2012: Young Prisms, Melted Toys, The Tambo Rays @ Cafe Du Nord 2/22/12
[nggallery id=120222-np-youngprisms] The theme at Cafe Du Nord last night was shoegazey/dreamy pop. Oh, and ironic t-shirts. Though there was a common theme to the bands, it got served up in a few different permutations. The Tambo Rays were by far the most dynamic performers of the night, bringing an energy and charisma that the other bands weren't even going for. They had what I'd call a "blue collar hipster" charm that really worked for them, and they just generally seemed to enjoy being on stage making their music. Maybe because they announced that one of their songs was "about [...]
Noise Pop 2012: Wednesday Preview
Date: Wednesday, February 22nd Number of Noise Pop Shows: 7 shows, 24 bands Already Sold-Out: A handful of Craigslist sellers are offering up tickets to see South African electro-rap-weirdo geniuses Die Antwoord, so there are still chances to see the duo perform songs from their new album, Ten$ion, at the Regency Ballroom. Meanwhile, Grimes' new record, Visions, has been racking up tons of accolades, and Claire Boucher is topping a great Rickshaw Stop bill with oOoOO, Born Gold, and Yalls. Grimes – "Oblivion" oOoOO – "NoWayBack (featuring Butterclock)" Check These Shows Out: The Fresh & Onlys are in the middle [...]