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Mascara | Big Digits | Wicca Phase at The Crimson Lion : Sunday May 6th 2012

GET CRYPTIC — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:29:09 +0000

SUNDAY MAY 6TH 2012
at The Crimson Lion
37 E. South St. – Wilkes-Barre, PA
7 PM | 18+ | $5

MASCARA
♫

BIG DIGITS
♫

WICCA PHASE $PRING$ ETERNAL
♫

Grey Zine & Giants Despair

GET CRYPTIC — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 01:46:21 +0000

Get Cryptic presents:

SUNDAY APRIL 22ND 2012
at The Crimson Lion
37 E. South St. – Wilkes-Barre, PA

Doors at 7 PM – $5 – 18+

Fulmarine Petrels, Wicca Phase $pring$ Eternal & Mariah Welch

GET CRYPTIC — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:14:06 +0000

Listen to :: Royal Baths – Better Luck Next Life

GET CRYPTIC — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:31:17 +0000

Royal Baths – ” Better Luck Next Life “
via Kanine Records :: February 7th 2012
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Get Cryptic presents:

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 25TH
@ The BOG
341 Adams Avenue :: Scranton, PA
Doors at 9 PM :: 21+ w/ ID :: $5

ROYAL BATHS
(Kanine Records / Woodsist Records)
from Brooklyn + San Francisco
♫

CHEROKEE RED
from Scranton + Wilkes-Barre
♫

Listen to :: Wicca Phase $pring$ Eternal

GET CRYPTIC — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:13:33 +0000

☮

a.k.a. bloodman

rest in peace : demo 2011

solo project from Adam McIlwee

track listing

a+b+c+d+e+f

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Listen to :: Slowdance

GET CRYPTIC — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:14:34 +0000

Let’s get straight to the point here: Slowdance are going to blow our collective minds in 2012. Don’t believe us? Well here is why you need to pay attention..

Slowdance are a five-piece band who call Brooklyn home. Their music walks a fine line between pop sensibility and romantic exoticism. They released a magnificent EP titled ‘ Light & Color ‘ in 2011 which garnered praise from the likes of Spin, Stereogum & Nylon Magazine. The band also spent time on the road playing gigs alongside DOM, Anika, Ducktails & the legendary Gary Wilson. Now in 2012 they are gearing up for an even busier year. They have a track on the new Kitsuné Records compilation that is due out in early February. (Each track on the compilation was hand-picked by Kitsuné chief Gildas-Loaec.) There are also plans to release a new single thru White Iris Records in the coming months plus an appearance at this years SXSW.

This weekend Slowdance will be playing two events in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Saturday January 21st at The Bog in Scranton, PA with Cherokee Red (9 PM / $5) & Sunday January 22nd at The Crimson Lion in Wilkes-Barre, PA with Mike Quinn & Mariah Welch (7 PM / $5).

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Video :: Dope Body – Forcefield (live in 9 cities)

GET CRYPTIC — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 00:06:27 +0000

Here we have some footage of Dope Body on tour performing the song “Forcefield” in 9 different cities (including our show at Redwood Art Space in Wilkes-Barre, PA). The footage was shot by Angel Ceballos for the music documentary “Adventures in Killing the Radio Star”. The audio for this was recorded live at the Soft Approach in Providence, Rhode Island. The performances shown are in: Ithaca, Wilkes-Barre, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Baltimore, Boston, Providence, Toledo and Kutztown.

The band has posted a few dates up on their Tumblr along with titles of forthcoming records in 2012.

One of which will be released by Drag City Records and titled ‘Natural History’.

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April’s Favorite Albums of 2011

GET CRYPTIC — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:38:33 +0000

Let’s be honest: 2011 wasn’t a very good year for music.* There were the usual stand-out artists (a few who made my list), but as for new music, it kinda really sucked. For me personally this was a good thing, because being the music junkie I am, that meant less albums I felt I just HAD TO check out, and was able to just vibe on what I had. I enjoy reading a handful of blogs year-end lists because I normally forget to snag an album here and there during the year I’ve been meaning to give a listen, or I find an album I haven’t heard about yet from a person who shares similar tastes as me. Also, if I keep seeing the same named hyped over and over again (no matter how annoying the name is) I sometimes give in because I want to know what the big deal is or someone personally told me to give it a try. But you know what? A lot of bands/artists that were hyped last year turned out to be really boring, trite, or doing something 23987 bands have already done in 2010 (a pretty great year, might I add).

So with that said, here are my favorite albums of the year. I decided to make one because there are few that I have not seen ONCE on other year end lists. Hypem, I’m looking at you. Such a disappointing list (even though though the “albums” tab is user-based–which also–YIKES the general public has snoozeworthy taste in tunes). I didn’t limit my list to a specific number, and they are in no particular order. These are the albums I find myself listening to over and over again.

Black Lips
Arabia Mountain

Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Self-Titled

Kid Sister
Kiss Kiss Kiss mixtape
(click above for free download!)

STRFKR
Reptilians

Wild Flag
Self-Titled

Radical Dads
Mega Rama

Twin Sister
In Heaven

St. Vincent
Strange Mercy

Metronomy
The English Riviera

Peter Bjorn and John
Gimme Some

Mike Quinn
Magico

Atlas Sound
Parallax

Gauntlet Hair
Self-Titled

Real Estate
Days

The Coathangers
Larceny & Old Lace

*My opinions do not reflect or represent Get Cryptic as a whole. Obviously. But maybe not so obvious. Now you know. Also, my favorite albums do not reflect the other fellas of Get Cryptic favorite albums.

Video :: A Place to Bury Strangers – So Far Away

GET CRYPTIC — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:35:12 +0000

Video for ” So Far Away ” from A Place to Bury Strangers EP Onwards To the Wall
Out on Dead Oceans :: February 7th 2012

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Video :: Tombs at Cafe Metropolis (August / 2010)

GET CRYPTIC — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:31:54 +0000

A few video clips have surfaced from a handful of events that we hosted back in 2010. One of these clips included Tombs performing at Cafe Metropolis one month before the venue closed for good. Since then they have released a critically acclaimed album titled “ Path of Totality “, which was chosen as Decibel Magazine’s Album of the Year in 2011, and continued to tour the world extensively.

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