As the lights dropped at Neumos last Saturday night, Kimya Dawson and Aesop Rock took the stage together for a relaxed start to the evening. Dawson sat with her guitar and Aesop stood quietly nearby, mouthing the words, as he waited for his part of each song. The first two collaborations were a great example of their combined styles, including "Delicate Cycle," which had the crowd cheering as they recognized the first few bars, though it hasn't been officially released yet. more ›

When we first heard that Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson were working together on a side project, we couldn't wait for them to come through town. Tonight we get to finally experience the combination of two distinctly different sounds from two surprisingly similar artists. more ›

The above vid is a live performance of "Our Bovine Public," the barrelling leadoff track from The Cribs' latest release, Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever. Even if the album wasn't really, really good (and basically all we've been listening to lately), we'd have to recommend it based on the awesomely ambivalent title alone. more ›

We know that the weather has been rainy and overcast and downright crummy these last few days, but never fear: things are looking up! And just in time for this weekend's Capitol Hill Block Party, which over two days features three stages and nearly fifty bands. more ›

Finally, someone else sees things our way. Like peanut butter and jelly, there has been one natural combination longing to be put together: having a beer and thinking about your favorite insurance company. Thank God Online providers Esurance have stepped up to the plate. Meshing together insurance needs with scenester whoredom, that's right, this year it's the Esurance Capitol Hill Block Party. more ›

One of our favorite MC's, Aesop Rock, is playing at the Showbox tomorrow night. We like him mainly because he has a great seesaw-type delivery and occasionally drops references to comic books. We like to think he is the MC we would have become if we had actual talent and didn't grow up in a small town in Pennsylvania. more ›