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Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:26:53 -0800

YVYNYL and Ears of the Beholder Present
#MEGABLAAG SXSW 2013
Sponsored by Exfm

Empire Control Room
606 E. 7th St
March 13, 2012
8pm-2am

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Enjoy this mix of SXSW 2013 artists from Exfm!

Artwork by Nathaniel Whitcomb

Track in video: Diana - Born Again (Luke Lalonde remix)
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EOTB takes over Noise Pop Festival’s Noise Pop-Up for the...

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:00:06 -0800

EOTB takes over Noise Pop Festival’s Noise Pop-Up for the third year in a row on Friday, February 15th. This year’s event welcomes Seattle’s Dutty Wilderness, a 90’s beatmaker homage by Reed Juenger, also a band member of Beat Connection. Joining will be Dailon, a recent addition to SF’s beatmaker scene, and the original electronic hits of local Natural Curves. Glenn Jackson closes out the night with a dance party…and a peak at his new Morning Swim EP, out February 5th on Ceremony. Visuals by Danny Firpo and warm up jams from EOTB (so come early).

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Ears of the Beholder Presents: Twin Sister, Exray’s and...

Tue, 06 Nov 2012 09:54:29 -0800

Ears of the Beholder Presents: Twin Sister, Exray’s and Some Ember tomorrow night at Rickshaw Stop. It’s been a while since the last EOTB show, so I’m really excited for this! Unfortunately Melted Toys had to cancel, but thanks to my boys Exray’s for kindly stepping in. If this isn’t exciting enough, Yalls and I will also be spinning some fresh jams between sets.

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Ears of the Beholder and Epicsauce Presents: Young Magic, Quilt,...

Mon, 09 Jul 2012 09:52:03 -0700

Ears of the Beholder and Epicsauce Presents: Young Magic, Quilt, Shock, plus Epicsauce and EOTB DJs at Rickshaw Stop on July 17th. I’m stoked to co-present and DJ this show with my buddy Epicsauce. Come listen to some jams!

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EOTB ORBIT MIX I put together the latest monthly mix for my...

Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:28:14 -0700

EOTB ORBIT MIX

I put together the latest monthly mix for my friends over at exfm. It’s just some jams that have been in the rotation a lot at work, in the car - situations where you’ll probably listen to this mix too! ORBIT also describes my feeling of being slightly detached from blogging recently, cruising in my own little space bubble.

Tracklist:

Sonnymoon - Magicians (MndsgnSalmonFromIpanemaMX)
Mister Lies & Different Sleep - Vermont (Baptism)
Exray’s - Yellow Light
Hundred Waters - Boreal
Galapagos - I Am My Love
How To Dress Well - Ocean Floor For Everything
Shortcircles - Star Party
Adam & Alma - Smile For Me, Sun
Fort Romeau - SW9
Unknown - #001
Kuhrye-oo - Give In (For The Fame)
DZA - Finger Snaps (Shigeto Remix)
Young Montana? - cassette // reprise
Laurel Halo - Light + Space
Steezy Ray Vibes - Empty City (Demo)
Elite Gymnastics - here, in heaven 4 & 5 (Remix by CFCF)

Stream it here for the month of June!

Motion Studies - Hearts Will Beat My buddy Tanner sent over...

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:07:45 -0700

Motion Studies - Hearts Will Beat

My buddy Tanner sent over this track yesterday from ex-SF resident and former member of Tempo No Tempo, Tyler McCauley. His new project is called Motion Studies…and it’s very worth checking out. Listen to the slow-building “Hearts Will Beat,” song one of a very solid 3-song EP he just released on Bandcamp for free.

EOTB is extremely thrilled to be hosting the gifted Julia Holter...

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:01:28 -0700

EOTB is extremely thrilled to be hosting the gifted Julia Holter at Rickshaw Stop on April 29th. Kicking off the night will be the quirky tunes of multimedia artist Jib Kidder and a set from renowned percussionist and Mills College professor, William Winant. This will be a choice night for sonic stimulation. I hope to see you there!

This is happening… megablaag: #MEGABLAAG SXSW...

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:35:00 -0800

This is happening…

megablaag:

#MEGABLAAG SXSW 2012

Sponsored by exfm

YVYNYL and Ears of the Beholder are bringing the MEGABLAAG vibes back to Austin for another great party! This year we’re taking over Lovejoy’s for a night of music, drinking, tweeting and repeating. Come witness the spectacle that is the indie music community merging from all parts of the world into one cozy Austin dive bar. See you there!

Lineup:

Ghibli (DJ)

Au Palais (DJ)

Chrome Sparks (DJ)

Snowmine (DJ)

Hooray for Earth (Live)

Body Language (DJ)

Live visuals by Grayson Sanders of Snowmine

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March 15, 2012
8pm-2am

Lovejoy’s
604 Neches Street
Austin, TX

Artwork by Nathaniel Whitcomb

Shortcircles - Time Time Time Yesterday Oakland producer Matt...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:00:05 -0800

Shortcircles - Time Time Time

Yesterday Oakland producer Matt Tammariello aka Shortcircles dropped a brand new self-titled EP on Plug Research, home of fellow musician and friend Elephant & Castle. On this label debut, Shortcircles shows off his craft with clever beat arrangements, tactfully placed samples and at times even some pop flavorings like in “Time Time Time.” If you missed hearing these songs at his amazing debut performance at my show last week, that’s a real shame. Catch up by grabbing the EP for free here.

Some Ember - Era of Wind This morning I premiered a track from...

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:48:00 -0800

Some Ember - Era of Wind

This morning I premiered a track from Oakland’s Some Ember over on the hot new Portals blog. Click here to check out the post and download “Era of Wind.” Locals: catch Some Embers live debut tonight at my Noise Pop-Up Shop Happy Hour Party!

Yalls - Settle Down I’ve got another awesome premiere...

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:00:05 -0800

Yalls - Settle Down

I’ve got another awesome premiere today from Gold Robot Records. This time from my homeboy, Oakland’s funky jam master, Dan Casey aka Yalls. Check out “Settle Down” - the A-side to his upcoming 7” Fantasy. It’s one of three killer new songs to appear on his debut vinyl release coming out February 21st. Pre-order it here.

I’m very excited to announce this year’s EOTB Happy...

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:00:06 -0800

I’m very excited to announce this year’s EOTB Happy Hour Party at the Noise Pop Festival Pop-Up Shop. On February 8th, come out and see Giraffage, Shortcircles and the live debut of Some Ember. I’m going to spin some beats in between sets, plus we’ll have crazy visuals to stare at.

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Roman Ruins - Mighty Love Roman Ruins is a project from...

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:00:06 -0800

Roman Ruins - Mighty Love

Roman Ruins is a project from Oakland’s Graham Hil, occasional drummer for bands like Beach House and Papercuts. After a few small releases in recent years, Gold Robot Records will be putting out his fantastic debut LP called Homebuilding on February 28th. For the past month, I’ve been secretly enjoying this record and now I’m really excited to premiere the opening song “Mighty Love.” This track sets the tone for a very smooth-flowing album - so smooth in fact, that the vinyl is pressed into two continuous sides with no breaks between the tracks. Definitely keep an eye out for this one.

heRobust - Facebook Lift Atlanta beat genius heRobust is...

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:27:00 -0800

heRobust - Facebook Lift

Atlanta beat genius heRobust is releasing a free double album called Late Night / Morning After out on SATURATE February 1st. There will also be a 7” featuring one track from each album coming soon. It’s been a while since he dropped his debut Albumin, but since then he’s been steadily posting slick remixes on his Soundcloud (definitely worth checking out!). Click here to grab a download of this new track “Facebook Lift” and another called “Crystalinstrumental.”

THE-DRUM - Run You Chicago beat-maker duo THE-DRUM dropped a...

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 09:00:00 -0800

THE-DRUM - Run You

Chicago beat-maker duo THE-DRUM dropped a new banger in my inbox over the weekend, which I’ve had on repeat. “Run You” is off a split Bandcamp release with fellow Chi-towners Sich Mang. Make sure to peep the rest of the songs whenever you can pull yourself away from this one.

Birkwin Jersey - Orinoco My pals at Absent Fever are releasing...

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:00:00 -0800

Birkwin Jersey - Orinoco

My pals at Absent Fever are releasing a new seven-track EP from UK producer Birkwin Jersey in early 2012. Old Hands is a fresh batch of delicately constructed choppy, sedated beats, moving forward from where we left off on the brilliant debut Time Doesn’t Exist, Clocks Do. Check out the standout track “Orinoco” off the digital EP dropping on January 13th.

Some Ember - Deep Ocean My buddy Dylan Travis from local band...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 09:00:05 -0800

Some Ember - Deep Ocean

My buddy Dylan Travis from local band Man/Miracle has been sneakily working on an electronic solo endeavor called Some Ember for some time now. Yesterday, he premiered a track called “Deep Ocean” on the completely stacked Crash Symbols compilation Dope Mountain Fuck Vol. 2. Dylan’s vocals, like always, are amazing, but this time, we get a taste of his bad ass production skills too. Make sure to grab a copy of the comp if you haven’t yet.

Every - Frendoe My buddy sent me his buddy’s new album...

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 09:00:05 -0800

Every - Frendoe

My buddy sent me his buddy’s new album the other day and it quickly won me over. Every is a project from RISD student Leif Gann-Matzen. His new album Scant Cursory (out on Ounce Music) features tasty beat compositions with heavy injections of samples and guitar riffs throughout. Check out a few more of his songs here: “Desert Dr”; “Every Limb”; “Radar.” Hopefully the album will get posted to Bandcamp soon, but for now you can buy it here.

Julia Holter - Marienbad Here’s a heavenly track off...

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:22:13 -0800

Julia Holter - Marienbad

Here’s a heavenly track off Julia Holter’s next album Ekstasis. Her 2011 release, Tragedy, is one of my favorites of this year - and this next one will no doubt be another hit. Check out more info on RVNG Intl.

Shock - Heaven Shock is a new trio out of SF featuring Dan Judd...

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:15:05 -0800

Shock - Heaven

Shock is a new trio out of SF featuring Dan Judd of Sorcerer, Terri Loewenthal and Michael Taras. They just dropped this “cosmic dance” jam “Heaven” the other day and I can’t stop playing it. Check them out at Milk Bar on Dec. 15th, co-presented by the legendary Epicsauce.