I'm Your Biggest Fan Aug 20, 2008
Between September 4, 2002 (The Microphones and Calvin Johnson, the former frontman of the pivotal Indie Pop group Beat Happening) and May 7, 2004 (An Albatross), Fanclub hosted a group of artists who, taken together, formed the upper echelon of Indie Rock: popular favorites Interpol, Pinback, and The Rature; critical darlings Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, and the Decemberists, and enough noise, punk, hard core and experimental to overwhelm even the most obsessive music fan. The Fanclub Brand: Fall... (Ithaca Times, NY)
AthFest: Who to see and where to see them Jun 19, 2008
" myspace.com/everthus thedeadbeats; Midnight Friday, Flicker Dodd Ferrelle: With a new CD on the way, Ferrelle continues to woo his devoted fans with folk-tinged tunes. doddferrelle.com/home.htm; 5 p.m. Saturday, Main Outdoor Stage Figaro: Chimon Davis, aka Figaro, is the half brother of Elite Tha Showstoppa. He has opened for Young Jeezy, Bo Hagen, Maceo and Pastor Troy. "Young, Black, rous," his first full-length album, will be released this summer. myspace.com/figaroworldwide.; TBA Friday,... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Today's best bets Nov 26, 2007
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Calvin Johnson & the Sons of the Soil: Calvin Johnson & the Sons of the Soil Jun 27, 2007
I can't think of many underground denizens I respect more than Calvin Johnson, the deep-voiced DIY lifer who, in 1982, founded K Records in order to put out music by his friends and his own seminal twee-pop outfit, Beat Happening ... (In addition to Beat Happening, Johnson's also played with the Go Team, Dub Narcotic Sound System, and the Halo Benders, the latter alongside Doug Martsch of Built to Spill ... Sexual innuendo was a big part of Beat Happening's childlike jangle, but in those days... (City Pages)
50 all-time teenage classics Jun 17, 2007
Bad Seeds, Beat Happening (1986). The spearhead of Washington state's K Records, Beat Happening verged on the creepy. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
What Would Kurt Cobain Be Doing If He Were Alive? Feb 23, 2007
He'd do these 8-track recordings with people like Toby Vail from Bikini Kill and Calvin Johnson from Beat Happening. And I think he always wanted to continue doing that, but he found himself because of his fame in a situation that he wasn't able to, because he was always suspicious of why people would want to work with him. (VHI.com -- Music News)
