NPR
Starting at 6:00 pm PST tonight, listen online to Visqueen live at NPR Music’s showcase. The local power-pop band opens the showcase at Stubb’s in Austin, Texas tonight as part of SXSW. Visqueen will share the stage with other great bands such as The Walkmen, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Broken Bells (The Shins’ James Mercer and Danger Mouse) and Spoon. Visqueen has enjoyed great success from their recent album Message to Garcia, “a towering collection of punchy, careening power-pop.” Click the above link to listen to the show tonight!
VISQUEEN’S “HAND ME DOWN” IS NPR’S SONG OF THE DAY
NPR
NPR’s Song of the Day today features Seattle’s own Visqueen. NPR writes, “Seattle’s Visqueen has long felt like a closely guarded regional secret, in part because singer Rachel Flotard spent the past few years caring for her terminally ill father. After his death, Flotard took time to regroup, do some overseas aid work, start her own record label and release a wonderfully ferocious new album, Message to Garcia….The crunchy, urgent power-pop of “Hand Me Down” opens the album on a particularly auspicious note, as crunchy guitars and Flotard’s incomparable voice simultaneously destroy and mesmerize.” Click the above link to listen to the song.
VISQUEEN PRAISED ON CNN
The Stranger
Visqueen’s new record Message to Garcia was praised yesterday on CNN by Current.com’s Peter Grumbine. Grumbine says, “This is a straight-up rock and roll album but it’s as good as any soul music I’ve heard recently… This is one of my top three records of the year.” After discussing Joss Stone for a few minutes, Grumbine praises the record at length around the 4:45 mark. Follow the link to watch the video.
