VEGA

alice glass in austin Reminder: Crystal Castles + VEGA are in Dallas tonight, and I've just been informed by the Granada Theater that this show is getting close to selling out, so show up early. If you need convincing either way, check out some of Pooneh Ghana's shots from the group's show last night at La Zona Rosa in Austin here...

Not to be confused with regular VEGA, Liquid Vega makes like a murkier, more desolate Chromatics on slow burner "Black Thunder," courtesy of the detached (bored?) sadness in singer Gevenvieve Duprie's voice: mp3: **************** elsewhere: Speaking of VEGA, he's opening for Crystal Castles next Tuesday, April 14, at the Granada Theater here in Dallas...

ex-Ghosthustler frontman Alan Palomo sent over the latest retro-futuristic gem from his new project VEGA. This is the second track to emerge from VEGA's forthcoming debut EP, coming soon: mp3: ********************** elsewhere: Two great new songs on myspace from the mysterious Memory Cassette, who will be releasing some of their consistently impressive work soon on their debut EP via the esteeme

The best scene in the best BMX movie ever, set to the decidedly retro-futuristic sounds of VEGA's "All Too Vivid." Also, Aunt Becky has only gotten hotter over the last 20 years. (thanks, Butter Team): mp3: ******************************************

It's a rare occasion that two worthy Balearic(ish) slow-motion disco songs show up in my mailbox on the same day. One's from San Francisco, the other from Sweden, and both are late night beach jams intended to make you lament the onset of autumn (depending on your locale): mp3: "Pocket Check" is kind of old, but will appear on Windsurf's upcoming Coastlines LP, which is due out October

VEGA is the brand new project from Alan Palomo, ex-Ghosthustler frontman, and the kid mostly responsible for that group's small but impressive body of twinkling '80s Euro synth-pop jams. He's off to a swimming start on this first VEGA joint, which will be released in 12" format on new Austin/NYC label Vogue College Records...