Drake’s Top 50+ Albums of 2011

Drake’s Top Albums of 2011 Words: Drake Lelane If 2010 was 1993 all over again, 2011 seemed to ignore this trend (and all the corresponding 20 year anniversary reissues), instead reaching back a decade prior. Releases from Destroyer and M83 mined that decade to make great albums, while several bands of that era (Gang of…

2011 Polaris Prize Short List Announced Today

Hey Rosetta! at Pianos (03/04/09) Photo: Jon Klemm (more) …and then there were ten. 2011 Polaris Prize Short List Arcade Fire – The Suburbs Austra – Feel It Break Braids – Native Speaker Destroyer – Kaputt Galaxie – Tigre et Diesel Hey Rosetta! – Seeds Ron Sexsmith – Long Player Late Bloomer Colin Stetson –…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 01.25.11

It’s a big week in terms of quantity and quality, but next to Spoon, I know nothing makes Drake‘s week like a new release from Dan Bejar‘s Destroyer. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 01.25.11 While last week was the first bonafide release day of the year, this week marks the first mother lode drop of…

Today’s Presales: Wednesday, Jan 5, 2011

Dan Bejar w/ The New Pornographers at Sasquatch 2010 (Seattle, WA) Photo: Drake Lelane (more) Feb 18 2010 Indobox Mercury LoungeNew York, NY10:30 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 01/05/1112:00 PM Feb 25 2010 Futurebirds Mercury LoungeNew York, NY07:30 PM Buy TicketsAmex presale begins:Wed, 01/05/1112:00 PM Mar 19 2010 Hard Weekend NYC W/ Simian Mobile Disco…

Drake’s Take: New Releases 04.20.10

It’s an all Canadian edition as Drake sums up the latest from Caribou and some classic Dan Bejar re-releases. Would have loved to have seen the “Hat Trick” with Plants and Animals or Rufus Wainwright, but I’ll take what I can get I suppose. -ed. Drake’s Take: New Releases 04.20.10 This week is again a…

XX Merge Night 4 (M. Ward, Destroyer & More)

Lambchop at Night 3 XX Merge (07/24/09) Photo: pjsykes Here’s what night 4 of XX Merge looked like: XX Merge Night 4: July 25, 2009 Telekinesis (w/ Matthew Caws on guitar and a Rosebud on bass) Erectus Monotone Ladybug Transistor (w/ Annie Hayden) M. Ward (w/ Zooey D. on one song) Destroyer Imperial Teen –…