Flamenco contains all the human emotions. It is a tripartite artistic expression — laying down its own gauntlet with dance, guitar and vocal style. Visually its speed, its twists, its ...

It’s a lovely song that you ought to listen to, so do that below. Decimation Blues is out 8/19 on Asthmatic Kitty , and Castanets plays the Star Theater in Portland this Saturday 6/14 with Jolie ...

Castanets commanding and enticing, sleek black gowns, ruffled white gowns, gowns with all the colors of a peacock’s tail—with these to Manhattan last week returned Dancer Argentina (real name ...

According to the Castanets’ biography, frontman Raymond Raposa tested out of high school at age 15, spending the next few years traveling via Greyhound bus. The songs on First Light’s Freeze ...

Ray Raposa, the folk artist best known for his music as Castanets, has died at age 41. Via Pitchfork, the news came via Sufjan Stevens‘ Asthmatic Kitty label, who released much of Raposa’s ...