New Releases From Mexican Summer, Party In The Pines at Big Sur

Three new releases from Mexican Summer have just become available: There's a 12" from San Francisco's Young Prisms, a 12" from LA Smell denizens Bipolar Bear, and a 7" from John Carpenter (who did not direct Escape From New York but does take "cues from Scott Walker, Echo and the Bunnymen, Roy Orbison, John Cale and Early Roxy Music"). All are limited to 500 copies and are available for order here on the Mexican Summer Myspace. Young Prisms - "Weekends and Treehouses" And on 8/29, Mexican Summer's sure-to-be-mind-blowing mini-festival "Party In The Pines" goes off in the woods at Big Sur, and features Ariel Pink, Dungen, Gang Gang Dance, Farmer Dave Scher, Kurt Vile, Saviours, Vietnam, Wooden Shjips and Woods. Tickets here.

- Ryan Catbird