‘Me, to the Rescue, Me to the Rescue, Me to the Rescue, Me to the Rescue…’ The first words out of singer Satomi Matsuzaki’s mouth at September 28th’s Deerhoof show at the Haunt, defines the show pretty well.  It was a dreary, rainy night.  It was in the middle of the week.  It started late.  [...]

“Pomped-out alien queen”, “funkstress”, “ArchAndroid”; the titles are infinite for Janelle Monae, who Sean “Diddy” Combs has called “one of the most important signings of my career.” Her work has earned her Grammy nominations and critical acclaim around the world and she will be taking over Cornell’s own Barton Hall when the ArchAndroid ship lands [...]

Mournful yells, Asian percussion, full bearded men in dresses, where were you last week? If this sounds like your typical Thirsty Thursday then you were most definitely checking out indie experimental music group Xiu Xiu down at the Haunt. Xiu Xiu (named after the main character of the 1998 Chinese film Tian Yu) headlined with [...]

Before Deerhoof embarked for their latest U.S. tour, Slope correspondent Kevin Burra spoke with drummer and founding member Greg Saunier, and found out five things you ought to know about the band. 1) They’re not scientists,             So the term ‘experimental,’ to describe their music, doesn’t quite fit.  The term implies some sort of controlled [...]

On Friday night, Okkervil River front man Will Sheff sheepishly admitted that the band basically threw together the Ithaca State Theatre tour stop at the last minute. Indeed, the show had a ramshackle quality about it; the crowd was smaller than I would have expected, Sheff seemed frustrated by the lighting setup, and a couple [...]

San Francisco-based 4-piece rock group, Deerhoof, will be coming to Ithaca on September 29th to play a show at The Haunt.  The band, which has been cited as an influence for Sleigh Bells, Of Montreal, The Flaming Lips, and Sufjan Stevens, among others, has developed a unique sound by embracing contradiction.  A tune that begins [...]

September 29 was not just another Wednesday for fans of the indie band Bear In Heaven.  The Brooklyn-based trio played at Ithaca’s local bar, Castaways, preceded by two opening acts.         Oberhofer was the first opening act, starting fashionably late at precisely 9:15 p.m.  These four young men were a combination of hipsters and couch [...]

A warm spring evening is one of the best times to go to a concert. The Ithaca weather gods were kind enough to grant us one of those evenings last Monday, April 19th, and it coincided, almost uncannily, with a great line-up at the quaint and intimate coffee house/musical venue of The Shop. Family Portraits, [...]

April 25, 2010 Buffalo, New York is often renowned for its proximity to Niagara Falls, Buffalo Wings, it’s heavy Canadian influence and as the epicenter of people who use of the word ’pop’ within NewYork. However, a relatively unknown fact is that Passion Pit’s lead singer Michael Angelakos is a Buffalo native; as such, one [...]

 Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band Interview: Play Now | Play in Popup

Slope got a chance to sit down and talk to Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band before their show at Castaways. And check out the band at: bootyband.com