Castanets forthcoming third album In The Vines is getting a lot of pre-release play over here. We recently posted Marla Hansen's bug 'n' plane filled cover of "Sway" and now we have ourselves an exclusive icicle-lined remix of Castanets' aching,... CONTINUE READING NEW CASTANETS - "SWAY" & "THIS IS THE EARLY GAME (SON LUX REMIX)"»
Posted on September 13, 2007 in MP3, Video (2 comments)
Tags: Castanets | Son Lux
Lots going on in Marla Hansen land. The singing violist releases her Wedding Day EP today, a six-track collection with help from Asthmatic buddies Sufjan Stevens and Shara Worden aka My Brightest Diamond (with even more support coming from Sebastian... CONTINUE READING MARLA HANSEN COVERS CASTANETS»
Posted on September 4, 2007 in MP3 (2 comments)
Tags: Castanets | Marla Hansen
A couple of weeks ago I ran into Raymond Raposa, a.k.a. Castanets, at Spuyten Duyvil, a beer and wine bar in Brooklyn. Always on the lookout for musicians with day jobs, I asked him a bit about his work history... CONTINUE READING QUIT YOUR DAY JOB: CASTANETS»
Posted on May 30, 2007 in MP3, Quit Your Day Job (7 comments)
Tags: Castanets
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