Sep 20, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Vivian Girls broke-up in 2014, but now they have reunited and have released their first new album in eight years, Memory, today via Polyvinyl. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing here and read our review of it. They have also shared a self-directed video for the album’s title track, “Memory.” More

Sep 10, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Vivian Girls broke-up in 2014, but now they have reunited and are releasing their first new album in eight years, Memory, on September 20 via Polyvinyl. Now they have shared another song from it, “Sludge,” via a video for the track. Alex Ross Perry directed the video, which appears to have been shot on VHS. More

Aug 16, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was a super strong week for new songs. There was lots of debate about how many tracks we should include this week and what would make the list. Hence we ended up with a Top 12, instead of our usual Top 10. There are also a whole lot of honorable mentions. More

Aug 14, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Vivian Girls broke-up in 2014, but now they have reunited and are releasing their first new album in eight years, Memory, on September 20 via Polyvinyl. Now they have shared another song from it, the refreshing shoegaze blast “Something to Do,” via a video for the track that features the band members frantically running around Los Angeles looking for each other. More

Jul 17, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Vivian Girls broke-up in 2014, but now they have reunited and announced their first new album in eight years, Memory, and shared its first single “Sick.” They have also announced some fall tour dates and some reissues. More

Nov 13, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Former Vivian Girls singer/guitarist Cassie Ramone has announced a Christmas album. Christmas in Reno is due out December 11 via Burger Records. Below you can hear her cover of “Run Run Rudolph,” a song originally released as a single by Chuck Berry in 1958. Ramone’s take is of course much more lo-fi, in keeping with Vivian Girls’ sound. More

Jan 22, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Sad news garage fans, Vivian Girls have called it a day. More

Aug 22, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Showing their support from one female punk trio to another, Vivian Girls have announced that they will play a special benefit show for the recently incarcerated members of Pussy Riot at the The Smell in Los Angeles on Aug. 27. More

Dec 23, 2011 By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus

Under the Radar‘s Best of 2011 Issue has shipped out to subscribers and will be hitting newsstands soon. The issue features three unique covers, each featuring an artist behind one of our Top 5 albums of the year: M83, The Horrors, and Bon Iver. The issue also takes a look back at other artists who have made a splash in 2011, including Beirut, Anna Calvi, EMA, Florence and the Machine, Gang Gang Dance, Neon Indian, PJ Harvey, R.E.M., SBTRKT, Slow Club, St. Vincent, Summer Camp, tUnE-yArDs, and Yuck. More

Nov 17, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

In celebration of 15 years of releasing great music, Polyvinyl have announced A Brief History in Moving Pictures, which features 60 music videos from 26 Polyvinyl artists. Check out the tracklist here. More

Jul 26, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Vivian Girls have released a video for “Take It As It Comes” off of April release Share the Joy. More

Mar 11, 2011 By Lauren Barbato

The Vivian Girls are just sharing the joy all around: The Brooklyn-based noise-pop outfit confirmed today extra show dates for their U.S. tour. We have the details. More

Feb 11, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Vivian Girls unleashed a new video for new single, “I Heard You Say.” We have the video. More

Feb 11, 2011 By Mark Redfern and Laura Studarus

Under the Radar’s Winter 2011 issue is about to hit stands. The cover features Death Cab for Cutie, who gave writer Matt Fink insight into the band’s forthcoming album, Codes and Keys (due out in May). The issue also includes interviews with Bright Eyes, British Sea Power, The Dears, The Decemberists, Destroyer, The Dodos, Duran Duran,Elbow, Iron and Wine, Lykke Li, R.E.M., Telekinesis, Toro Y Moi, The Antlers, The Big Pink, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Jens Lekman, Okkervil River, Panda Bear, Vivian Girls, Anna Calvi, Porcelain Raft, Smith Westerns, Yuck, and more.

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Feb 01, 2011 By Lauren Barbato

Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls return to the scene with Share the Joy, the trio’s third album and follow-up record to 2009’s Everything Goes Wrong. We have the track-list and release date, as well as a download of the album’s first single. More

Jan 24, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Garage rockers turned Mark Ronson cohorts (see: upcoming album) The Black Lips are hitting the road this February. More

Mar 25, 2010 By Laura Studarus

All Tomorrow’s Parties NY is set to take place September 3rd though the 5th at Kutsher’s Country Club in Monticello New York. The third day of the event will be guest curated by filmmaker Jim Jarmusch who has handpicked favorites SUNN O))) and Hope Sandoval among others to perform. Meanwhile, September 3rd is “Don’t Look Back” day, where musicians perform classic albums in full. We have the line up. Other recent additions include Tortoise, Avi Buffalo, Bardo Pond, BEAK>, Dungen, and others. More

Mar 25, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar‘s 2010 SXSW day party went down on Saturday, March 20, from 12 - 6 p.m., at Klub Krucial, and was sponsored by JanSport. It was the fifth year that Under the Radar has hosted a SXSW party and the magazine’s sixth SXSW party over all (one year we hosted two). The cold and rainy weather didn’t deter enthusiastic music fans and music industry professionals from venturing out on the last day of SXSW. The party included performances by Vivian Girls, Sondre Lerche, The Veils, Plants and Animals, Avi Buffalo, Everything Everything, and The Invisible. More

Mar 25, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Staff photographer and Under the Radar‘s Co-Publisher/Co-Founder, Wendy Lynch Redfern, was down in Austin, Texas for SXSW 2010. Check out a gallery of her photos from the JanSport Presents the Under the Radar SXSW Party 2010. The gallery includes photos of Vivian Girls, Sondre Lerche, The Veils, Plants and Animals, Avi Buffalo, Everything Everything, and The Invisible. More

Mar 16, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is pleased to announce the set times for its 5th annual SXSW Day Party 2010, which is happening this Saturday March 20 at Emo’s East Annex (Klub Krucial) from noon to 6 PM, and is presented by JanSport. The line-up includes Vivian Girls, Sondre Lerche, The Veils, Plants and Animals, Avi Buffalo, Everything Everything, and The Invisible. More

Feb 26, 2010 By Laura Studarus

On March 20, Under the Radar will host a free, all-ages SXSW day party that is presented by JanSport. We will be announcing the lineup this week one artist at a time, so that we can highlight each band with info, videos, and links, to familiarize you with, and get you excited about, each artist. We are proud to announce that Vivian Girls will be joining our SXSW party lineup. They are the final band to be announced for our party. More

Dec 03, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon

Brooklyn noise-pop trio Vivian Girls have been covering The Chantels in the live setting quite a bit this year but now you can hear the brand new studio version streaming at their MySpace. More

Sep 13, 2009 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Vivian Girls played The Echo in Los Angeles on September 11, 2009. Photographer Darren Kim was there to capture the action. Check out the full gallery of photos from the Vivian Girls show here. More

Jul 03, 2009 By Michele Yamamoto

Vivian Girls have announced their summer and fall tour plans in anticipation of their upcoming new release Everything Goes Wrong. More

May 29, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon

The last time we checked in with the unstoppable touring force known as Vivian Girls they were working hard on the follow-up to last year’s eponymous debut. On September 8th we’ll finally eat (or hear) the fruits of the gals’ labors during a six-day stint at L.A.‘s The Distillery. That’s the day Everything Goes Wrong hits the street running. The Girls claim that they weeded out a boatload of tracks for a 35-minute sophomore release. That’s nearly epic in Vivian Girls terms! More

Apr 16, 2009 By Mark Redfern

We have posted to our website select previous Under the Radar interviews with some of the great artists playing the Coachella festival this weekend. If you’re heading out to the festival, then check out these interviews at the links below to either give you a primer on an unfamiliar artist or remind you why they are one of your favorites whose set you will definitely be catching. Even if you’re not hitting the desert festival, this is a great collection of back issue content newly posted to the site. More

Mar 09, 2011 By Frank Valish

Vivian Girls’ Katy Goodman sits down with Under the Radar to discuss her auspicious solo debut as La Sera and the challenges of getting onstage for the first time to perform your own songs. More

Jan 18, 2011 By Under the Radar Staff

For Under the Radar’s 8th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2010. However our printed pages weren’t enough to hold all the great responses we got. Pick up a copy of Under the Radar’s Year End issue for interviews with: The Antlers, Bon Iver, Caribou, Club 8, Delphic, Rose Elinor Dougall, Gayngs, Hot Chip, Lost in the Trees, Love is All, The Love Language, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River,Yoko Ono, Owen Pallett, Plants and Animals, Mark Ronson, Superchunk, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Sharon Van Etten, and Vivian Girls. Then check here for bonus responses not found in the magazine. Here are additional answers from Cassie Ramone of Vivian Girls.

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Jul 30, 2010 By Hays Davis

Musicians reflect on their first concerts. Includes stories from Tegan & Sara, Camera Obscura, Girl Talk, Owen Pallett, Art Brut, The Hold Steady, MGMT, Broken Social Scene, Ariel Pink, !!!, Mew, Real Estate, The Dears, Vivian Girls, Mayer Hawthorne, The Drums, Telekinesis, Fuck Buttons, El Guincho, and more. More

Sep 02, 2008 By Frank Valish

For Cassie, Katy, and Ali of Brooklyn’s Vivian Girls, being in a band began as a fun extension of a life filled with other pursuits. When the band started in March 2007, Cassie was studying illustration at Pratt Institute, Katy was finishing degrees in physics and education at Rutgers University, and Ali, also at Rutgers, was majoring in German. However, after three 7” singles and a limited-run pressing of the band’s debut album—which sold out within a week of its May release—things have been heating up. In fact, Cassie, Katy, and, Ali—who all prefer to be referred to only by their first names—were lucky to make it out of school at all. More

Apr 20, 2011 By Lauren Barbato

If you ever wondered what exactly Vivian Girls were singing about behind their wall of distorted sound, Share the Joy shares as many secrets about the band as it does feel-good vibes. More

Mar 25, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar‘s 2010 SXSW day party went down on Saturday, March 20, from 12 - 6 p.m., at Klub Krucial, and was sponsored by JanSport. It was the fifth year that Under the Radar has hosted a SXSW party and the magazine’s sixth SXSW party over all (one year we hosted two). The cold and rainy weather didn’t deter enthusiastic music fans and music industry professionals from venturing out on the last day of SXSW. The party included performances by Vivian Girls, Sondre Lerche, The Veils, Plants and Animals, Avi Buffalo, Everything Everything, and The Invisible. More

Apr 23, 2009 By Mark Redfern

On day three of Coachella My Bloody Valentine threatened to burst a thousand eardrums. As we entered the festival site around 12:30 PM they were handing out complimentary earplugs in anticipation for the aural attack. Other highlights included a blood-splattered Fucked Up, an energetic Friendly Fires, and the incredibly strange Throbbing Gristle. More