press for MONUMENT -
"Monument is at all times ominous, somber, and melancholy, a razor blade to the listening vein, pouring out catharsis with every track. ... "Great Lakes" is a darkly beautiful gem, which vaguely pulls forth a comparison to Portishead ... The perfect soundtrack to short days and long nights, Monument is one more example of great music in the Baltimore/DC metro." -
From Any Given Tuesday
"In the end, this is a solid release from a promising band." - Instrumental Analysis
.".. [L]isten to the band cast its spell with beautifully disquieting parallel piano and guitar melodies in Great Lakes, and the searing guitar at the end of the entrancing Mary. " - A Smudge of Ashen Fluff
"The band's debut introduces them in a statuesque, yet forceful, mood ... "The Dakota" shimmers as guitars, drums, and vocals take turns racing through rain-soaked city streets. While there's an overall slow pace to Monument, individual melodic patterns and rhythms add a solid sense of agility." - QRO Magazine
"The sound is fairly complex, with echoing guitars spinning around choppy drumming and bass. ... Joao Malhinha's drumming sounds like Larry Mullen, Jr. on an early 80s U2 album." - DCist
press for "WOLVES" +4 -
"...the other four songs on their EP...are darn good listening too--a little bit like Interpol or British Sea Power, with dark melodies and strong vocals. There's a lot of promise in these tracks..." - Speed of Dark
"Five tracks which will leave you wanting more, ... their music is quite mesmerizing, Invincible Summer literally sent shivers down my spine..." - Untitled
“[city-state] are creating a smart, hypnotic sound. The delightfully defeated sounds of Invincible Summer gave me a shiver.” - Washington City Paper
“I can't help but also hear Peter Murphy and Bauhaus in their sound” - Twangville
Hey there! Ali from Heart Pharmacy here, just stopping by to update you on my new music video and full length album now available on I hope your doing awesome!! Listen to the whole album below.
U.S. Run Starts Thursday in DC, Suggestions Welcome.
Hola, Alex hits the road in the America this Thursday for a coast-to-coast run. He's playing solo supporting Grammy winning Alt-Latin band Aterciopelados and has his own show in Minneapolis. He'll be playing 45 minutes on the Aterciopelados tour and two full band sets in Minny. The venues are cool and we're pretty much covered for hotels and transport but we're totally open to suggestions on where to eat, things to see or even interesting factoids of the stops along the way. April dates below and we'll have more U.S. dates in June. Hope to see you en el camino...
Apr. 2 Washington, DC (Falls Church, VA - State Theatre w/ Aterciopelados, Doors: 7 pm 4 New York, NY - Highline Ballroom w/ Aterciopelados, Set time: 7 pm 5 Chicago, IL - House of Blues w/ Aterciopelados, Set time: 9:45 pm 8 Minneapolis, MN - Dakota Jazz Club, Set Times: 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. 9 Sacramento, CA - Sacramento State University w/Aterciopelados 10 San Francisco, CA - The Independent w/ Aterciopelados 14 San Diego, CA - House of Blues w/ Aterciopelados 15 Los Angeles, CA - Conga Room w/ Aterciopelados
Hey! Just an update for you, You can now listen to my ENTIRE full length album on my Official Facebook page. Make sure to become a fan so you can be one of the first to watch my new music video for the song "Forever" complete in April : ) You seriously rock, thank you.
Thanks for the add, guys! Our new album, Unbearable Bliss, is available via: iTunes, (US, Aus/NZ, UK/EU, Japan and Canada), as well as Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, GroupieTunes, Amazon MP3 and Lala.
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xx "On a traffic light yellow means yield, and green means go. On a banana, it's just the opposite, yellow means go ahead, green means stop, and red means, where'd you get that banana?" - Mitch Hedberg
Concrete Alchemy is a tour of 15 visual artists visiting five major urban centers on the East Coast. It is the first tour that creatively combines gallery shows, public panel discussions and numerous murals to present the artists’ unique approach to public arts.
Friday, May 23rd, 2008 – National Harbor, MD The tour will officially end with a gallery exhibit opening at Art Whino on Friday, May 23, 2008 from 6 pm to midnight. The audience will have chance to view artists’ recently finished canvases and a slideshow of photographs from the previous days of the tour.
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