Stereogum — Pontiak released a new album today by way of Thrill Jockey, and to celebrate, the band debuted a video for the song "Ignorance Makes Me High." The clip was shot by the band using high-def drone cameras, and the footage alternates between shots of Pon... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC shows include Yo La Tengo, Patrick Watson, Julianna Barwick, Pontiak, Rolling Blackouts CF, Gabriella Cohen, Stef Chura, Let's Eat Grandma, Dave x AJ Tracey, and more.
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Stereogum — Virginia brother trio Pontiak are releasing a new album,
Dialectic Of Ignorance
, in a couple of weeks, their first new full-length since 2014’s
INNONCENCE
. They recently shared the album’s lead single, an ominous slow-burn called "Tomorrow Is... more info
Stereogum — The three Virginia brothers who make up Pontiak, the great heavy-psych power trio, opened up a brewery called Pen Druid Brewing earlier this summer, which means they haven’t had much time to devote to their band lately. Last week, I saw the Carney ... more info
Stereogum — After releasing the gut-kicking album INNOCENCE earlier this year, the brotherly Virginia psych-rock trio Pontiak (who are, full disclosure, friends of mine) are about to release a new limited-edition two-song 7″ on the small Portuguese label Revol... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — DFA1979 in LA in August (more by Debi Del Grande) Wavves @ Glasslands, 2013 (more by PSquared) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Death From Above 1979 @... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Pontiak at Austin Psych Fest 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Virginia psych rockers Pontiak released their newest album INNOCENCE earlier this year via Thrill Jockey, and they've got more Northeast dates in support of it this weekend and early next... more info
Stereogum — The Virginia power trio Pontiak released INNOCENCE, an absolutely thunderous slab of majestic psych-rock, earlier this year, and we posted the album’s title track and the video for “Wildfires.” Drummer Lain Carney, the youngest of the three bro... more info
Stereogum — Virginian brother trio Pontiak will release their new album, INNONCENCE, tomorrow, but first they’ve shared the contemplative video for “Wildfires.” The low-key visuals find lead vocalist Van Carney strumming away in a motel room while members ... more info