GAYNGS :: JAGJAGUWAR

When Ryan Olson decided to make a record with Solid Gold members Zack Coulter and Adam Hurlburt, it was clear to them what the result would be: a collection of drugged-up keyboards and slick bedroom production almost exclusively inspired by 10cc's "I'm Not In Love." To be fair, they weren't entirely off. What they didn't know was that it would spiral into a project of epic proportions, enlisting the talents of over 25 musicians from various scenes around the country, relocating the base of operations from Olson's Minneapolis bedroom/studio to the Wisconsin-based studio April Base, and the genesis of a musical family, GAYNGS.

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Videos Surface of the GAYNGS Showcase at SXSW 2011

Posted: July 14th, 2011 by Kathy

Join us on a walk down memory lane as we recall the magical March evening when some Jagjaguwar staffers became honorary GAYNG members in the shadows of the Mohawk stage, while promises of the party-after-the-after-party lured the rest of us to brave uncharted territory of suburban Austin, Texas.

Here are some new videos of GAYNGS headlining their Mohawk showcase at SXSW 2011.

Filed under: GAYNGS, gypsy cabs, Mohawk, SXSW, Video

GAYNGS Remix Blonde Redhead’s “Here Sometimes”

Posted: July 13th, 2011 by Kathy

Blonde Redhead must know that anything Gayngs touches turns to gold. The veteran rockers reached out to our favorite Minneapolis collective to remix/ throw in a few signature Gayngs gunshot sounds to a track from their 2010 LP Penny Sparkle. Hear the result in the player below, along with Blonde Redhead remixes from other artists including Pantha Du Prince, Salem and more.

Filed under: Blonde Redhead, GAYNGS, gunshot, Remix

Hear Gayngs & S. Carey’s Sasquatch Sets

Posted: May 31st, 2011 by Kathy

S. Carey at Sasquatch. Photo courtesy of NPR.org

While the rest of America was at BBQ’s and pool parties this weekend, the lucky folks at Sasquatch Music Festival were hanging with some of Minneapolis’ finest. S. Carey and Gayngs both played at the festival and NPR was there to document their sets. Stream the concerts below.

Live from Sasquatch: S. Carey

Live from Sasquatch: Gayngs