Music There is very little about Ylang Ylang—a new local "supergroup" based on the songwriting of former Panther and the Planet the frontman Charlie Salas-Humara and featuring drummer Jake Morris (Joggers, the Shaky Hands), bassist Ricci Swift (Patterns) and viola/organ player Caroline Buchalter (Spooky Dance Band)—that is cool. But before you call me out, lemme go on for just a second. What ...   More

Music There are several cryptic hints on the group's MySpace page (including the...okay, the rather obvious one pictured here), but now it's confirmed: Jake Morris, the Shaky Hands' drummer since early 2009, has left the group. While this isn't the first Shaky Hands lineup shake-up (get it?) we've seen since the band won WW's Best New Band poll in 2007 (former drummer Colin Anderson left the group in 2008, ...   More

Music Okay, okay, so the audio on this Youtube footage of the Friday Night debut show (and "last show ever," according to frontman Jake Morris) [NOT LAST SHOW! FIRST SHOW! -Ed.]from local Robert Palmer tribute act Heavy Nova is a bit...shitty. But it's well worth watching for a few minutes just to convince yourself that it actually happened. The Friday night show—which coincided with the launch of ...   More

Music As far as bands go, you couldn't get two acts with a more disparate aesthetic than Joggers and Parenthetical Girls. Joggers play "indie rock" before the term became a basterdized catchall for anything written about on the blogosphere—think Merge Records stalwarts Polvo or Superchunk—with a perfect blend of sloppy minimalism and technical craft (those guitar sounds!). Parenthetical Girls' ...   More