Stop by Tiny Park Gallery today to meet artists Sam Prekop and Michael Sieben and wander with them through their exhibition of creative work. Only displayed until mid January, the artists’ latest collections showcase strategic restraint beside an ironically optimistic freestyle slant. Followers of The Sea and Cake will recognize Prekop’s distinct artistic style considering he handpainted the covers on their last album. Much like his band, Prekop’s artwork is widely acclaimed and utterly unique, a combination of drawings, paintings, and photographs. more ›

If you had to create a shortlist of the heroes of independent music from the 90s, there's a damn good chance The Sea and Cake would be on the list. And if they aren't, you should perhaps find a new list. The polished jazzy rock outfit is still crafting airy and squeaky-clean pop music nearly twenty years after their formation, and, without exaggeration, their newest output is just as solid as anything they did back when you were in elementary school. Their newest album, The Moonlight Butterfly, is a economical work anchored by the brilliant ten-minute epic "Inn Keeping," so in advance of their Mohawk show this Thursday we called up Sam Prekop, lead singer and acclaimed painter (see his show at Tiny Park!), to discuss the band's career, splitting your interests, creating music in 2011, and finally writing that one great record. more ›

Austin's Black Before Red have grabbed the reins of a wagon we've been glad to see getting its spokes dirty lately, a wagon loaded with swelling harmonies, subtly layered multi-instrumentation and compositions reminiscent of some of the greatest songs in America's catalog. Listening to their new album, Belgrave to Kings Circle, is like listening to glistening 70's California pop classics and Sea & Cake's Nassau simultaneously. Marc Ferrino's voice is definitely in the neighborhood... more ›