GET REAL: Musique conrete met its match in Matmos. It's possible no musicians better define the style of recording sounds from anything and everything other than an instrument and then manipulating the record by splicing and distorting and otherwise misshaping it. Though French composer Pierre Schaeffer first developed the style in the 1940s, musique concrete grew by leaps with the creation of electronic music and computer software. Matmos, long favorites of found sound enthusiasts, have used everything from the clips of surgical tools to the pages of turning bibles and electrical interference generated by laser eye surgery to make some of the most thoughtful and often times surprisingly melodic modern music. Tonight Matmos performs with the classical percussion quartet So Percussion, with which they have a collaborative album to be released in July. Also performing is Lexie Mountain Boys. more ›

Electro-Pop: Matmos released their new record, , to acclaim back on May 6. The Baltimore-based pop/electronica duo have moved away from the conceptual electronic compositions of their earlier work and deliver a record of "cosmic pop" deliciousness. Check out the song "Rainbow Flag" [mp3] here, and check out the band down at the Triple Door tonight. more ›