Showing posts with label Cousins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cousins. Show all posts

Thursday, June 28, 2012

COUSINS.



Cousins. There's something special and very personal about this young band, who come to us from Milwaukee, WI. Maybe it was their type-written note or their demo which came packaged with letter-pressed type and an embossed wax seal. It's an intimate package, both physically and musically, from the get go. 

Setting the tone with waves of towering guitars and static, they've mixed familiar elements of post-punk, shoegaze and at times, subtle hints of doom. They're part of a new wave of young DIY bands taking cues from some old favorites such as Slowdive and Sonic Youth, but set their own course altogether with an interesting take on dark and introspective rock. We at Total Fest are excited to host this fantastic young band and hope that you're just as excited as we are to witness them live.

Check out a few tracks their demo EP, Axthoxy, which they have made available for free download. 

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

TOTAL FEST 2012: INSTALLMENT 3


That's right, Total Folks. We're posting the final batch announcement of this year's Total Fest line-up. Not that we've saved the best for last, but this batch is a gut punch combo: old heads, well worn travelers, noisy weirdness, hefty stoner, playful pop, psych fix, and riff ration. A few strands are still lingering, but we'll have you caught up by the week's end. As with the last two announcements, we'll expand on each of the bands in the following days. Stay tuned.

Cousins Milwaukee, WI
Harkonen Seattle, WA / San Fran, CA 
InternationalPlayboys Missoula, MT 
KingElephant Missoula, MT

Magpies Missoula, MT
MjolniirDXP Denver, CO
Needlecraft Missoula, MT 
ThePharmacy Seattle, WA
Sedan Portland, Or


Tacocat Seattle, WA
Tenement Appleton, WI 
Torche Miami, FL
Unnatural Helpers Seattle, WA
VTO Missoula, MT
Wizard Rifle Portland, OR