Elemental Hype and GET BENT! Present: Ty Segall w/ White Fence and Useless Eaters
We’ve been going insane trying to get our 1 year anniversary shows together, but as always, we have tons more going on. GET BENT! is teaming up with our friends at Elemental Hype, who we did the Pre-Psych Fest Showcase with a few weeks back, to bring you another stellar show. On May 24th at Walter’s in Houston, TX we bring you 3 of the most prolific acts out there today: Ty Segall, White Fence and Useless Eaters. Pre-sale tickets are available now, and you might want to get on that because this one will sell out! Stream Ty Segall and White Fence’s recent session at Room 205 below and get a glimpse of what you’re in store for.
Track: Ty Segall Band - Wave Goodbye
Ty Segall did say earlier this year that he would be releasing 3 LPs in 2012. We already know about his collaborative album with White Fence, out soon through Drag City. The 2nd album to be released will be by Ty Segall Band, a collective made up of Ty, Mikal Cronin, Charles Moothart and Emily Rose Epstein. Slaughterhouse is the name of the upcoming LP and it’s first offering, “Wave Goodbye” is a Black Sabbath worship sludge hammer, and shows off Ty’s insane versatility.
Slaughterhouse will be out through In The Red June 26th.
Track: White Fence - Green Balloon
I know most of you have been spinning Vol. 1 of White Fence’s double LP Family Perfume, and are eagerly awaiting for Vol.2, as well as his collaborative LP with Ty Segall. If that’s too much White Fence for you or not enough, we have something new for you anyway. Green Balloon is another impending release for Mr. Presley. This one comes courtesy of Highfives and Handshakes in the U.S. and Sexbeat in the U.K. Stream “Green Balloon” below, and pick up a copy May 22nd.
Recap: Burgerama
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By Kat Bee
On a recent Saturday afternoon, I piled into a car with fellow GET BENT staffers Mariana and Joey for a journey down to Orange County to witness unruly teenagers let loose in the suburbs — and maybe catch some music, too.
The occasion? Burgerama — the ambitious all-day, all-ages music festival organized by the good folk at Fullerton’s Burger Records. Having just returned from SXSW where we all attended numerous Burger-sponsored showcases, the evening was to be the pinnacle of a very, very Burger-filled week.
After a much-needed stop at a nearby In-N-Out Burger, we made our way toward the venue—an unassuming theatre called the Observatory. Situated in a sprawling business park on the outskirts of Santa Ana, about 45 minutes south of Downtown Los Angeles, the Observatory isn’t exactly the place you’d expect Burgerama’s hyper-exhaustive collection of bands to step foot in — let alone be invited to play; the place looks less like a theatre than it does the shell of an early 80s dance club repurposed into a roller rink repurposed into nondescript medical offices. (I was quite saddened to learn that, despite the Observatory’s disco-esque vibes, the building and the accompanying 1500-person capacity theatre itself were actually constructed in 1994.)
Video: Ty Segall & White Fence - Scissor People
We got the first taste of Ty Segall & White Fence’s collaborative LP last week in the form of “I Am Not A Game”. The supergroup recently stopped by Room 205 and played another new track off the LP, “Scissor People”, and this time around we’re getting more than a taste, this is a fucking feast. “Scissor People” is a near 6 minute long shred fest delving into Hawkwind-ish territory, and a pure psych freak-out if there ever was one.
Hair drops April 24th through Drag City. Check out Ty & White Fence’s tour dates here.
Tour Tuesday: Chain and The Gang, Night Beats, The Men, Ty Segall/White Fence, Terry Malts, Black Bananas, Digital Leather
In continuing our Tour Tuesday series, we have tons of new dates for you guys to check out. Today we feature dates from Chain and The Gang, Night Beats, The Men, Ty Segall/White Fence, Terry Malts, Black Bananas and Digital Leather. You can always see more dates here.
Track: Ty Segall/White Fence - I Am Not A Game
By Zach Braun
When news came out about a collaborative LP between Ty Segall and Tim Presley’s White Fence, I expected a batch of songs that featured Presley’s laid-back Kinks-style psychedelic pop mixed with Segall’s spikier, noisy guitar rock. “I Am Not A Game” doesn’t disappoint,and it leans toward the heavy side of classic 60s British psych rock, meandering its way through a druggy forest before culminating in an extended guitar/organ duel that races to the finish.
Ty Segall/White Fence - I Am Not A Game
Hair is out on April 24th from Drag City.
Track: White Fence - King Of The Decade
A while back we mentioned that Tim Presley, otherwise known as White Fence, would be releasing a double LP entitled Family Perfume. The LP will be released separately as simply Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. You can listen to the first cut from Vol. 2, “King Of The Decade”, below. In addition to the double LP, White Fence will also be releasing a collaborative LP with Ty Segall, who Tim’s currently on tour with, titled Hair.
White Fence - King Of The Decade
Both volumes of Family Perfume will be out through Woodsist. Vol. 1 drops April 3rd and we’ll see Vol. 2. May 15th. Hair will be out April 28th through Drag City. Check out the remainder of the Ty Segall/White Fence tour dates below.
Track: White Fence - It Will Never Be (Edit)
After 2 years of stellar releases, (Is Growing Faith made our 2011 top ten list) Tim Presley, the brain behind White Fence, is ready to blow our minds again with a double LP entitled Family Perfume. The double LP will be released separately first then doubled together sometime later this year. “It Will Never Be (Edit)” is taken from the first half, simply titled Vol. 1, which will be out through Woodsist April 3rd.
2011 Top 10: Staff Poll
Starting with our Reader’s Poll, we’re looking back on 2011 with a series of top 10’s that will cover everything from album covers to music videos, from favorite 7“‘s to favorite LPs, so check back and see what our staff has to say as we make our way to the new year.
It’s a good sign when it’s this hard to choose our favorite albums of the year. So much great music from so many great bands! But when push came to shove and the days ticked away, we put it to a staff vote, and these ten LPs proved to be the best of the best. It’s not to say there aren’t plenty of other albums worth mentioning, and you can find more GET BENT recommended listening here, but we’d be listing off albums for weeks if we didn’t restrain ourselves just a little bit. (Cause in the meantime, I’m sure there’s already been a dozen more great records released while I typed this sentence.) So here’s our collective two cents. Feel free to disagree in the comments!
