San Felix’s Teenage Dream

San Felix’s Teenage Dream

by | Mar 26, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music

Local indie-rock band releases Fire Island EP In the midst of listening to Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly, Death Grips’ Jenny Death, and other popular hip-hop releases that have seemingly come in a tidal wave this past month, I’ve been pulled back to a genre I...
San Felix’s Teenage Dream

Martlet’s musical picks of 2014

by | Jan 7, 2015 | Culture, Music

Cormac O’Brien: Damien Rice: My Favourite Faded Fantasy (Folk) After an 8 year absence, My Favourite Faded Fantasy marks a triumphant return for singer/ songwriter Damien Rice. With songs ranging from sombre to depressing, the record is a remarkable listen. With...
San Felix’s Teenage Dream

Beach House entrances Sugar nightclub

by | Sep 25, 2014 | Culture, Music

  Beach House was probably my first taste of “indie” music back in the mid-00’s. I can remember stealing their self-titled debut off of my sister’s CD shelf and being confounded at the ethereal nature of it. The duo, comprised of singer/keyboardist Victoria...

Victoria gets Queer As Funk

by | Sep 4, 2014 | Culture, Music

Correction: Jocelyn Macdougall is the band’s newest addition, not a founding member. Band members also stick to suits, not sequins. The article has been amended to reflect this. Like their title suggests, the sound of Queer as Funk is in the tradition of classic...

Victoria gets Queer As Funk

by | Sep 4, 2014 | Culture, Events

Like their title suggests, the sound of Queer as Funk is in the tradition of classic Motown, soul, and funk; a sound belted out by vocalists in sequined outfits and equally bright horn sections. Their material stems from artists both classic and contemporary, from...