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February 5, 2013 | 9:53 AM | By

Just Announced: Tame Impala playing The Electric Factory on 6/19; tickets onsale Saturday

Photo by Eric Ashleigh | showtographe.com

Australian psych rockers Tame Impala are swinging around for a second run of U.S. dates this spring, and we just got word that this includes an appearance at Philly’s Electric Factory – a healthy step up for them – on Wednesday, June 19. Tickets for the all-ages show go on sale this Saturday, February 8, at noon. The band just released a half-animated (but nonetheless NSFW) video for “Mind Mischief,” a track from their 2012 album Lonerism. In it, a student goes on a wild fantasy ride with his teacher – complete with illustrations out of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Check it out below.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Previews, Events, News, Tame Impala, The Electric Factory
December 7, 2012 | 5:18 PM | By

Unlocked: Dayve Hawk of Memory Tapes shares his five favorite remixes

All week we’ve been featuring South Jersey electronic outfit Memory Tapes on Unlocked as a celebration of their great new full-length record, Grace / Confusion. What we haven’t touched on as much is mastermind Dayve Hawk’s role, not just as a songwriter and composer, but as a remixer. Getting a “Memory Tapes version” of your single has become a coveted thing in the indie music world, and we asked Hawk – ever the busy producer – to break down his five favorite remixes. Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Artist Profiles, Artists, Recordings, Crystal Castles, Fool's Gold, Gucci Mane, Memory Tapes, Tame Impala, The Black Keys, Unlocked
November 14, 2012 | 8:01 PM | By

Watch Tame Impala’s Modular Studio Session

Photo by Eric Ashleigh | showtographe.com


Australian rockers Tame Impala, who blew into Union Transfer last week like a hot blast of mind blowingly awesome psychedelia, recently did a studio session featuring three songs from their excellent new album, Lonerism. Watch the session below, and be sure to check out our photo recap (shot by Eric Ashleigh) and Kate Bracaglia’s review here.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Tame Impala
November 9, 2012 | 1:00 PM | By

Tame Impala fill Union Transfer with warm psych vibes (photos, review, setlist)

Australia’s Tame Impala embodies a certain duality: their music — while warm, encompassing, and enveloping — comes from some place isolated and despondent. A glance at LP and track names confirms this (the new record is called Lonerism; song titles include “Solitude Is Bliss” and “Why Won’t They Talk to Me?”) and front man Kevin Parker has stated in interviews that he writes to “fill a void” of desperation. This creates an uniquely intense listening experience, in which one feels both liberated by soaring melodies, and overcome by melancholy. Live, this duality mostly remains intact, as the band demonstrated last night at Union Transfer. Playing to a sold-out crowd, the 5-piece indulged emotion and freak-outs as they rocked their way through an hour-and-20-minute set, drawn from both Lonerism and previous release InnerSpeaker. Continue reading →

FILED UNDER: Artists, Concert Photos + Videos, Concert Reviews, Events, Tame Impala, Union Transfer
November 8, 2012 | 12:30 PM | By

Take a trip on the Yellow Submarine in Tame Impala’s “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” video (playing a sold-out Union Transfer Tonight)

Australian trio Tame Impala‘s psych-rock foundation is prevalent in their vibrant new video for “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards.” The video, from their sophomore album Lonerism, is a dreamy hypnotic explosion of color that feels like a throwback to the ’70s. Tame Impala is stopping in Philly for a sold-out show tonight at Union Transfer; check out the video for “Feels Like We Only Go Backwards” below.

FILED UNDER: Concert Previews, Events, Tame Impala, Union Transfer
October 8, 2012 | 9:45 PM | By

Watch the new video from The Amazing, “Gone” (opening for Tame Impala at Union Transfer in November)


The Amazing debuted a new video on Pitchfork for the song “Gone.” The band’s album, Gentle Stream is out next week on Partisan Records. The Amazing are out on tour opening for Tame Impala and are playing Union Transfer on Thursday, November 8th. Go here for tickets and more information about the show. Below, watch “Gone” by The Amazing. Go here to download the gorgeous title song to the album.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, News, Tame Impala, The Amazing
October 1, 2012 | 7:50 AM | By

Listen to the new Tame Impala album, Lonerism via NPR Music (playing Union Transfer in November)


Australia’s psychedelic rockers Tame Impala release its new album Lonerism on Tuesday, October 9th. You can listen to it now in its entirety via NPR Music here. The band play Union Transfer on Thursday, November 8th with The Amazing opening the show. Go here for tickets and more information about the show. Stephen Thompson of NPR Music, writes:

On the surface, Tame Impala is another big, brash, psychedelic rock band, with lots of fussy studio tricks and grandiose solos — even on disc, a light show is implied. Kevin Parker’s vocals can seem almost secondary to guitars that buzz and fuzz compellingly, but his emotional distance serves a thematic purpose: For Tame Impala, Parker writes songs about solitude, and about maintaining distance from others that needn’t be literal.

FILED UNDER: Artists, Events, News, NPR Music First Listen, Tame Impala