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Kata Rokkar is Icelandic for Kata Rocks. The name derives from a song by the Icelandic sensation, Björk. No, I’m not one bit Icelandic. However, I’m obviously a huge fan of her work. For as long as I can remember, I’ve always loved telling peo
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new music: We Are The Willows, Tealights, Beach House
This new Beach House track is way beyond my expectations. Norway clears the table of last year’s headphone masterpiece, Devotion, and makes way for a record that may put Beach House on the map as one of the most important bands of 2010. The Nor...
Kuestionnaire: Sara Lov
If you find your music being produced by Zac Rae (Fiona Apple, Annie Lennox, My Brightest Diamond) and mixed by Darrell Thorp (Radiohead, Beck), you’ll probably find your music strong yet vulnerable without giving too much away. That is the ca...
new sam billen: covers & such
Headphones & Cellphones, the album by Sam Billen is not like his previous band, The Billions. A soulful and basic encounter that is a welcome departure from the indie-pop flow of his last band. This seems for comfortable for him. buy it here. Re...
Contest: Win a Limited Edition Passion Pit / Topman CTRL T-Shirt
What could be cooler than your own stylish Passion Pit t-shirt designed by Topman CTRL? Just leave a comment of 5 words or less telling why you like Passion Pit and you’ll be entered in to win the t-shirt. I will pick one winner on the 15th of...
Kuestionnaire: The Library
While they may not have left the state of NY just yet, The Library might just make it past state lines to your ears soon enough. With plenty of buzz in the Brooklyn area and overwhelming sales of their recent album, The Life and Times of Rosa Lee, T...
show pictures: Judgement Day, Grayceon, and La Fin Du Monde
Judgement Day Judgement Day Judgement Day La Fin Du Monde Grayceon ALL PHOTOS HERE [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Judgement Day – Barrage (Acoustic) from Opus 3: Acoustic (2005) Website [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Grayceon &#...
This Week in Bay Area Live Shows: Nov 21st – 27th
Tonight, Saturday November 21st Metalocalypse: Dethklok and Mastodon with High on Fire and Converge San Jose State University @ 6:30 pm the PRINCE vs MICHAEL experience Madrone Lounge @ 7:00 pm Girls, Tamaryn, Dominant Legs Bottom of the Hill @ 10:0...
Baron (ft. Black Mountain) – The End of the Beginning
This was a nice find on my inbox. Submitted to The Flip Skateboards Extremely Sorry soundtrack, Baron’s Extremely Sorry with desert rock outfit Black Mountain has this familiar sound of early UNKLE. Dark, heavy, and fitting for a soundtrack focuse...
Judgement Day’s Dark Opus Anniversary Show is Tonight! Winner of Contest Announced!
We at Kata Rokkar would like to congratulate Alice Kao for winning two tickets to tonight’s 5th Anniversary Show for Judgement Day’s debut album, Dark Opus. Below is out top 4 submissions along with our 1st place winner’s epic desc...
Kuestionnaire: El Perro Del Mar
Swedish indie pop sensation El Perro Del Mar’s new album Love Is Not Pop, which was released in the US by The Control Group on October 20th, has gotten a pretty positive response from the music critic community (Redefine gave it A-). And for g...
Zechs Marquise Will Blow Your Mind
After researching them due to their involvement in opening for acts like The Album Leaf, dredg, and Busdriver; El Paso, Texas’ Zechs Marquise has colored me impressed with their progressive indie-rock instrumentals and spastic live performances. F...
show review: The Raveonettes at Bimbo’s 365, 11/9/2009
The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner and Sharin Foo played a true-to-record, low-gloss, blur-rock that sometimes sounded like the Sundays and sometimes like Loaded-era Velvet Underground the other night at San Francisco’s Bimbo’s 365....
Kuestionnaire: Portugal. The Man
Portugal. The Man’s newest album features more than just eleven fiercely transcendent vignettes. The Satanic Satanist is a single machine as well as a long suite of compositions, segued together into one seamless presentation. Born from the ba...
Tomorrow Night! Saul Williams / Earl Greyhound / American Fangs
Saul Williams Saul Williams with his album, The Inevitable Rise & Liberation of Niggy Tardust, Saul showed that he truly is a genuine and unique ‘hip-hop’ artist. Featuring a cover of U2’s Sunday Bloody Sunday, the album produced by T...
Free Pixies Live EP, Courtesy of The Pixies
To celebrate 20 years of Doolittle, the album that influenced a generation of bands, and the start of the Pixies USA Doolittle Tour, The Pixies are giving away four live tracks from a recent show in Paris. You might be able to catch them this weeken...
New Vetiver Makes Me Smile
I’ve been really digging Vetiver ever since their new album and their stellar performance at the Treasure Island Music Festival. The band returns this winter with the new single More of This – a lovely slice of chill out folk pop. More of Th...
album reviews: Attention, Atlas Sound, and Birdmonster
Attention – Everything Takes Forever (2009) A few years back a band called Gratitude featuring Far’s Jonah Matranga burst onto the rock scene with minimal success. Jonah left (as he usually does) and did his own thing while the rest of th...
Kuestionnaire: My Gold Mask
Chicago’s My Gold Mask left a pretty good impression on the crowd that gathered for their CMJ performance last week at Europa in Brooklyn. Both Gretta Rochelle and Jack Armondo are now riding the wave of support with their upcoming EP, out lat...
Kata Rokkar’s Judgement Day Ticket Giveaway!
graphic by Imerr Five years ago in November, string metal juggernauts Judgement Day released their first full-length record entitled Dark Opus. While many other acts have covered traditional metal songs with strings, Judgement Day went out on their ...
If You Could See This Song XVI
photo by Jose Cunha Amon Tobin – Bloodstone from Foley Room (2007) Set Fire To Flames – There is No Dance in Frequency and Balance from Sings Reign Rebuilder (2003) photo by Tim Flach Dead Letters Spell Out Dead Words – I Could Have Sworn I ...
album reviews: Sleepy Sun and The Antlers
With Embrace, the Santa Cruz-based retro-rock act Sleepy Sun has really worked through its influences, delivering a classic portion of new stoner/headphone rock. The band’s suitably named debut treads through the catalog of many a classic rock...
tonight [10/28]: Sean Hayes and Killbossa at The Independent
photo by Sean Vallely Warming up to promote his next album, Fall In, due out in January, and an EP, Honeybees Falling, scheduled for release next month, Sean Hayes visits The Independent again to share his folkish coastal drive music tonight. Ov...
Kuestionnaire: Trevor Giuliani
NYC/Portland’s Trevor Giuliani isn’t singer-songwriter material; this is way too structured to be your basic singer-songwriter. Subcontrario (In Stereo), the new album from Trevor Giuliani makes layed pop music that works well for the co...
Minus The Bear 7″ SINGLE Releases Tomorrow
Minus The Bear are done with the new album, which they’ve been working on since April. Rumor says they are planning a February release if they can find distribution. The unnamed album however has leaked a few songs to tide fans over. The band ...
Kata-TV Friday
El Perro del Mar – Change of Heart Thoughts: …interesting. Amazing Baby – Supreme Being Thoughts: Looks like a cross between a Gap commercial and an iPod Commercial. Cursive – Let Me Up Thoughts: A bit slow at first but an ...
show review: Treasure Island Music Festival Day Two
The Flaming Lips - Photo by Shawn Robbins Day Two started out…awkward. I had chase down a few scalpers to get my girlfriend a ticket but ended up meeting up with someone from craigslist. Our deal got a little odd when the scalpers started harassin...
tonight [10/21]: Ezra Furman and The Harpoons, BrakesBrakesBrakes, and Rachel Goodrich @ The Rickshaw Stop
Does the sound of explosive rock & roll tickle your eardrum? Well then head over to the Rickshaw Stop to catch Daytrotter Presenting rock-pop group Ezra Furman and The Harpoons, fuzzed up brit-punk influenced BrakesBrakesBrakes, and multi-in...
show review: Treasure Island Music Festival Day One
In my honest opinion, Treasure Island Music Festival is the best music festival I have ever attended. The line-up this year was filled with the best of who’s-who in the indie music world without it compromising reputation by booking a radio-friend...
Treasure Island Festival Day 2: Photos
Treasure Island Festival Day 2 Tommy Guerrero Thao with The Get Down Stay Down Spiral Stairs Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros Vetiver Grizzly Bear Bob Mould Beirut The Walkmen The Decemberists Yo La Tengo The Flaming Lips More Day One Pictures...
Treasure Island Festival Day 1: Photos
