Cougar Microbes » Pixies

Tamar Berk showcases her knack for introspection and musical brilliance with her latest single, “Permanent Vacation.” Hailing from California, Berk‘s melodic masterpiece serves as a pivotal...

https://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2024/01/weekend-videos-tamar-berk-permanent-vacation/

A selection of new and/or relevant rock and indie-leaning tracks that have recently left an impression on us Mt St Helens Vietnam Band – “Eyes Wide Shut“ Seattle-based band Mt. St. Helens V...

https://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2022/09/cougar-microbes-selects-indie-rock-4/

  La Bête Blooms‘ “Breaking In” sounds like a goat being tortured, and I mean that in the nicest possible way.  The electric guitar takes centre stage as a wailing victim, and at just ov...

https://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2017/02/weekend-videos-la-bte-blooms-breaking/

Heavy Heart delighted us with their 2016 song a month project with each new track seemingly aiming  to outdo the previous one for most plays on our HQ Soundcloud playlist. With the year close to...

https://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2016/12/interview-heavy-heart/

At the start of summer we gushed about Los Espinas‘ excellent “Shadowboxing” track. We caught up with frontman Chris Duffy and bassist Phil Curd for a quick Q&A and it went a little somethi...

https://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2016/07/interview-los-espinas/

Nashville 4-piece Bully debut album ‘Too Tough‘ represented a refreshing return to a time when guitar bands ruled the chart and just about any freak (meant completely as a term of endearm...

https://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2015/11/weekend-videos-bully-trying/

‘Eclectic‘ is one of those overused words that musos love to hate, but it would be hard to describe Mulato Pintado’s new album without letting that pesky adjective sneak in here and there. ...

https://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2015/02/mutado-pintado-336-17th-st/

Cougar Microbes headed to Austin, TX to experience SXSW 2014 in all it’s glory. Over the course of 4 days we witnessed some phenomenal performances in venues all around town covering every genr...

https://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2014/06/sxsw-day-4/

Il Abanico hail from Colombia but call Boston home these days racking a number of shows on the East Coast. Guitarist Nicolás Losada and singer Juliana Landero have taken a modern shoegaze approa...

https://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2011/09/introducing-il-abanico/

My adoration for the Pixies, and in particular their ‘Doolittle’ album, is well documented on this site. Round about this time last year I was fortunate enough to catch the legendary band pla...

https://www.cougarmicrobes.com/2010/10/pixies-unveil-doolittle-20th-anniversary-live-sampler/