Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Angel Deradoorian, former Dirty Projectors member and current Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks member, released her first album as Deradoorian, The Expanding Flower Planet, today via Anticon. I don't usually like using the term "world musi... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Deradoorian, "The Expanding Flower Planet" (Anticon). A few years ago the artist Angel Deradoorian relocated to Los Angeles from Baltimore, and she's since melded into the city's already rich experimental pop scene. Best known for her work with Dirty... more info

Stereogum — The LA-based solo artist Angel Deradoorian got a major profile boost through her work with Dirty Projectors, but before and after her stint with Dave Longstreth’s crew, she’s developed a sound to call her own. Her forthcoming album, The Expanding... more info

Stereogum — After the Dirty Projectors split with Angel Deradoorian, they added Olga Bell to their lineup for 2012’s Swing Lo Magellan. But we’ve been covering Olga Bell since she was in the collaborative outfit Bell, a 2008-era Band To Watch. These days, Be... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As mentioned, Penelope Spheeris' essential, long-out-of-print Decline of Western Civilization documentary trilogy is finally getting a DVD/Blu-ray release on June 30. The first one (the punk one) is also screening as part of BAMcinemaFest on June 19 ... more info

Stereogum — A month before Bitte Orca came out back in 2009, Dirty Projectors’ then bassist/vocalist Angel Deradoorian released her fantastic debut EP Mind Raft, which proceeded to get swept up in that album’s magnetic pull. It was both a gift and a curse: I... more info

Stereogum — Dirty Projectors ringleader Dave Longstreth has been pretty quiet for the past few years — though he did co-write “FourFiveSeconds,” of course — but he recently composed a piece of classical music for Le Poisson Rogue’s Ensemble LPR. His fo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Dirty Projectors in Chicago in 2013 (more by Stan Golovchunk) André de Ridder of Berlin collective Stargaze will be conducting Ensemble LPR at their homebase, LPR aka Le Poisson Rouge on Wednesday (3/11) for the premieres of two new... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Low City is the project of producer Abe Seiferth (who did the last Yeasayer record and is in Tippy Toes) and composer Jeremy Turner (who's worked with yMusic and others). The project also features guest performances from... more info

Stereogum — Tomboy is the musical moniker of NYC residents Sarah Aument and Will Shore, longtime friends who finally joined forces last year. The duo’s spacious electro-pop references everything from Björk to Chairlift to Dirty Projectors to Purity Ring. “M... more info