“I’ve loved The Caribbean for a few years now and was thrilled when Matthew asked me to remix “Jobsworth.” “The original version kinda meanders quickly around a lot of great hooks, so I just wanted to find a way to sustain my favorites a bit longer. The approach was hands-on turntable manipulation and patchwork edits […]
Sasha Lord presides over Connecticut Avenue, NW these days, transforming the popular pizza joint, Comet Ping Pong, into a prized music venue at night. Ping-pong tables disappear and the music gear takes over for an intimate venue setting. The talent that has come through Comet under Lord’s rule has been impressive, not only booking out-of-state […]
UPDATE: Unfortunately, it seems tonight’s show has been cancelled. In early Fall, I was fortunate enough to experience DC’s The Caribbean at U Street Music Hall among a very intimate crowd. It was a night of many shows for me in the city, yet the treasure that lay in the Caribbean was special indeed. The Caribbean, who formed […]
I often hear from bands, “We love vinyl but we don’t have vinyl just yet…” which is understandable. Enter the little internet wonder that is Kickstarter, and bands can pass the virtual hat and make that goal a reality. Our friends in The Caribbean are doing just that in tandem with Scioto Records who have spearheaded a Kickstarter […]
The Caribbean’s TVD Takeover continues this morning with an open letter from guitarist, Dave Jones: Josh Kretzmer plays in the very excellent band Mariage Blanc. The other day he wrote Matt Byars an email… Josh, Matt forwarded your email to me. Your stated search for a new musical frontier brought one word to mind: Germany. […]
It’s hard to imagine that The Caribbean aren’t composing my personal soundtrack when reading reflections upon their brand new and pre-orderable Discontinued Perfume. “Discontinued Perfume is about the gray area — where we all live. . . Just breathe and try to relax: we’re all alone,” sings (frontman Michael) Kentoff. “Identity is intangible and uncontainable; […]
Our friends The Caribbean return in a big way in 2011 with a brand new release on Hometapes. “Discontinued Perfume” is out on February 22 and we’ve got the first track “Mr. Let’s Find Out” below for your listening and right-clicking enjoyment. To put “Discontinued Perfume” in the context of The Caribbean’s previous work, and […]
If you’ve been playing along at home over the past two weeks, you’re well aware that we’ve been following The Caribbean all through the mid-west and down south via their between libations Tour Diary. The ‘Discontinued Perfume’ Tour Diary to be exact. And if you have been following this missives from the road, you’ve probably […]
Our friends The Caribbean are on the road in support of their upcoming Hometapes release “Discontinued Perfume” and with nary an arm twist, they’ve agreed to fire off missives from the road. And we’ve agreed to only publish HALF the photos they send…because…well, y’know. —Ed. Michael & Dave in Cleveland JUNE 29Road hit hard. Heading […]
From the City Paper Calendar: “On the surface, the Caribbean could be considered the quietest band that emerged from the wreckage of D.C.’s iconoclastic Smart Went Crazy in the late ’90s, but that description does the quintet a disservice: The group writes songs that are complex and elliptical and often perfectly tangled. It’s spent the […]
Tomorrow night! DC’s The Caribbean! Baltimore’s Small Sur! And…wait – who’s that guy? It’s true – I’m delighted to have been asked to DJ between sets for one of my favorite DC bands, The Caribbean who are airing out some of the new material from their forthcoming ‘Discontinued Perfume,’ which arrives this fall on Hometapes. […]
The truth is we thought about actually posting the lengthy email exchange—the pixelated hoops and hurdles—it took to set this feature up. It was that protracted and convoluted that it became art unto itself—a marvel at generating content before the content. So, it will be that much more of an event as The Caribbean, Twins […]
Crooked Beat Records continues their in-store performance series with guitar-pop purveyors The Caribbean appearing this Thursday night (12/11). Opening are DC’s The Cut-Ups. The show kicks off at 7:30pm and is absolutely FREE and ALL AGES! So, you’ve got no excuse to not be there, right?The Caribbean – Bees Their Vision And Language (Mp3) The […]
Celebrating Lol Creme on his 77th birthday. —Ed. Looking for some sophisticated English entertainment? Well put on the old school tie, break out the crumpets and watercress tea sandwiches, offer Viscount Basil Clement-Clawsey a cup of Earl Grey tea, and put 10cc’s Sheet Music on the gramophone. Then unstiffen your upper lip just long enough […]
Celebrating Taj Mahal on his 82nd birthday. —Ed. Taj Mahal’s been at it for longer than some of us (myself included) have been alive, and he doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. He’s got an extensive rack of recordings under his belt, with his self-titled ’68 debut being the most sensible place to begin. […]
