Depressing storylines and bleak overtones mark Chris Garneau’s debut, Music For Tourists. Out now on Absolutely Kosher Records, the album wallows through pensive keys and gentle strings while keeping the volume down and the mood low. Garneau’s soft vocals appropriately garnish the hurt all along and should make for a perfect hump day reflection tonight at Emo’s Lounge. Psychedelic pop from All In The Golden Afternoon kicks off the show while The Places occupy......

Mixel Pixel Music For Plants (Kanine Records) Don't judge Mixel Pixel based on their hilariously bad website. Trudge through the mangled HTML and take a listen to "You're the Kind of Girl". A tit for tat dialogue between two disaffected hipsters, it could have easily been glib garbage, but instead, shambles about in hypnotic honesty, the negative image of Yo La Tengo's "Our Way To Fall". Sample back-and-forth: "I heard it all before/thought you......

Last-minute logistical considerations have forced us to move our private afterparty to a different space. Things are going as planned, but unfortunately we're not able to accomodate nearly as many people as we initially anticipated -- as such, we'll be sending out final announcements today and tomorrow to those who RSVPed. But don't lose hope if you're not on the final list! We'll have a very small set of extra spots saved for the first......