Village Voice 2010 Siren Music Festival Initial Lineup

Village Voice Siren Music Festival Saturday, July 17, 2010 It’s not summer without Siren right? Initial lineup details for this year’s 10th annual festival were revealed today. Press release is below for your reading and commenting pleasure. MATT AND KIM, TED LEO AND THE PHARMACISTS, THE PAINS OF BEING PURE AT HEART, SURFER BLOOD, HARLEM…

Frightened Rabbit, UK Tour, New Single, New Album Coming + Siren Pics

Frightened Rabbit at Siren Festival (07/18/09) Photo: Jon Klemm “Swim Until You Can’t See Land” is the title of the lead off single from Frightened Rabbit‘s forthcoming record, The Winter of Mixed Drinks. Both the a-side and b-side of this new 7″ are streaming right now at the FatCat Records website, the official US release…

Future of The Left Played Siren Festival, Touring w/ Trail of The Dead

Future of The Left at Siren Festival (07/18/09) Photo: Jon Klemm Download: “Arming Eritrea” – Future of The Left (mp3) Speaking of beyond killer. Future of the Left put on the best set of the whole day. I’ve caught them three times since October and they get better every single time. To be fair, this…

Grand Duchy Played Siren, Pixies Bringing Doolittle Tour to US

Grand Duchy at Siren Music Festival (07/18/09) Photos: Jon Klemm Looks like Frank Black / Black Francis / Charles Thompson is the Grand Duke of Early Indie Rock. His latest project, Grand Duchy, keeps him busy while the Pixies futz around with reissues, more reunion shows and not making new music. It’s not much of…