photos by David Andrako ; words by Bill Pearis Foxygen / LODRO @ Knitting Factory 5/13/2013 "I ate a CD once," admitted Foxygen frontman Sam France Monday night onstage to a full room at Knitting Factory. It was one of many probable falsehoods he told the crowd, but sometimes it's funny cause it's untrue. This was the first of three Foxygen shows in NYC this week and a [...]
Foxygen @ Chicago's Lincoln Hall in March ( more by James Richards IV ) As mentioned, Foxygen are currently on a short East Coast tour that ends with two sold-out NYC shows next week: Knitting Factory on May 14 and Mercury Lounge on May 15 . If you wanted to go to one of those shows but didn't get tickets, we've got good news. We're happy to announce that Foxygen will headline a BrooklynVegan-curated Red Bull Sound Select show on [...]
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In his experimental music column The Out Door , Grayson Currin argued that (and I'm paraphrasing) Godspeed You Black Emperor offers a solid gateway to noise music, but their penchant for drones is seen by much of the fan base as simply a means to an end, when the band imbues mass catharsis. His evidence: how the crowd talked through and cheered the introduction of members during "Hope Drone" instead of just feelin' it . Regardless of whether Currin's assertion is categorically true or not, this was not an issue Saturday night in Louisville. Everyone shut [...]
Yo... cannot contain my excitement for the Godspeed You Black Emperor and Amen Dunes rock and roll variety hour extravaganza this Saturday. What a blockbuster bill! I had the privilege of seeing GYBE on their (more or less) first reunion tour last year in Nashville. Verdict: baller. And Amen Dunes I've had the privilege of seeing a billion times in a buncha different cities, including the bills at South By Southwest 2011 in which he listed Greg "En Fuego" Fox to hit the skins, which was utterly righteous. Two heavy hitters under one [...]
Time to catch up with all that's new, good, interesting, oddball, and plain strange. You can sift for the nuggets of gold yourself, or take our advice and try them all...after all it is the weekend. We have a new track from longstanding favourite Amen Dunes , Sixteen comes from the forthcoming arts and literary project The Unified Field , and we also have a second taste of Why?'s new album in the shape of Strawberries . Your Youth is a loud alternative band from Brooklyn that doesn't totally exist, [...]
Maandag is het zover: dan gaat Incubate editie 2012 van start. Het festival dat Tilburg helemaal doet opleven is nog meer dan voorgaande jaren een allesomvattend evenement, met kunst, film, theater, debat en muziek. Je kan natuurlijk niet overal verstand van hebben, dus concentreer ik mij komende week op dat laatste. Een overzicht van de door mij uitgestippelde route, op de woensdag, zaterdag en zondag. Op woensdag 12 september ben ik twee uur lang niet weg te slaan uit de Paradox . Daar staat als het goed is het drumstel klaar van de Australische percussionist [...]
En à peine un an le quatuor The Men a publié deux albums sur Sacred Bones , dont l'excellent Leave Home ( lire ), et sillonné sans discontinuer les quatre coins du globe. Artisans d'un hardcore à la patine toujours contemporaine, entre hurlements tapageurs et virulence des saturations, les New-Yorkais seront accompagnés de leurs voisins de label - les excellents Amen Dunes , à qui l'on doit l'un des plus beaux disques de 2011, Through Donkey Jaw - le temps d'une troisième New Noise vs J'irai Verser du Nuoc-Mam sur tes Tripes du nom. [...]
[Photos by acidjack] The Sacred Bones Records showcase was the last show I saw at the Northside Festival , and it was also one of the ones I anticipated the most. First, because I try to never miss a chance to see bands I like at Glasslands , and second, because it was a stellar lineup from beginning to end. Of the bands playing, Amen Dunes were one I had not seen before, but they won me over early with their hypnotic, dark sound that recalls Syd Barrett, the Velvet Underground, Suicide [...]
Light Asylum - Sins Of The Flesh Arsenal - One Day At A Time (Joakim remix) Liars - N°1 Against The Rush Animal Collective - Gotham Amen Dunes - Ethio Song Atlas Sound - Te Amo [...]
Northside registered some memorable moments this year, from Kitty Pryde living the meme at Knitting Factory to a sold out Cameo Lounge for Stereogum's showcase (hat tip to Guards, for winning the night - and the fest's - best new act honors). Photographer wagz2it roved the north Williamsburgian terrain and assembled a spread of photos for your perusal. Click above for shots from Jens Lekman, of Montreal, the Thermals, Iceage-spinoff Vår, Wymond Miles, and a whole bunch more.
Stereogum Northside registered some memorable moments this year, from Kitty Pryde living the meme at Knitting Factory to a sold out Cameo Lounge for Stereogum's showcase (hat tip to Guards, for winning the night - and the fest's - best new act honors). Photographer wagz2it roved the north Williamsburgian terrain and assembled a spread of photos for your perusal. Click above for shots from Jens Lekman, of Montreal, the Thermals, Iceage-spinoff Vår, Wymond Miles, and a whole bunch more. [...]
Amen Dunes, "Bedroom Drum"
The L Magazine 's Northside Fest is back for its 4th installment all over Williamsburg and Greenpoint this week and here at GIMME TINNITUS we are getting excited for a half week of way too many shows. There are some awesome showcases this year put together by the likes of L Magazine (of course), NYCTaper , Kanine Records & Terrorbird Media , The Battering Room , BrooklynVegan , Panache Booking , StereoactiveNYC , The Whatever Blog , Campers' Rule Records , Uninhabitable Mansions , among [...]
Opdat ik ook zelf niets vergeet te luisteren, een terugblik op de maand mei. Deze maand kwam het KRAAK label met twee nieuwe releases, waarmee de twee meest recente berichten op mrbungle.nl, recensies van Bear Bones, Lay Low en Floris Vanhoof , meteen zijn genoemd. Verder hebben ik nog lopen spelen met het demonenmasker dat geleverd werd bij de lp van Charlemagne Palestine en Janek Schaefer , en luisterde ik aandachtig naar Cut van drummer Chris Corsano . Verder kwam ook het Charles Gayle Trio nog aan bod deze [...]
Images by Tom Gilmore from Day 2 at the Austin Psych Fest 5 at The Beauty Ballroom stage. Featured bands include Quilt, Quest For Fire, MMOSS, Vacant Lots, Amen Dunes, Prince Rama, The Band In Heaven, The Cush, Singapore Sling, and Pure X... Photos by Tom Gilmore Amen Dunes: 2012-04-28, Austin Psych Fest 5 (Day 2), The Beauty Ballroom, Austin, TX © [...]
It's that time of the year again! The L Magazine's Northside Festival returns to the streets of Brooklyn June 14-17. THURS, JUNE 14: We'll be kicking off the four day music festival at our PopGun Northside Party with Niki & The Dove , Selebrities , and Beacon ! Sweden's Niki & The Dove recently dropped their debut record Instinct in the UK, so expect to hear some of their new electro-pop tunes. You definitely do not want to miss this. :: TICKETS :: [...]
Amen Dunes is one of those bands that keeps popping up on critics' recommended artists lists. They have certainly generated a large amount of critical praise and press within the indie-psych rock community. People can't seem to shut up about them (a good problem for a band to have!) Their Latest album "Through Donkey Jaw" got a 7.5 rating on Pitchfork, so that's saying something. Amen Dunes will be playing at Strange Matter on Saturday, May 19 with White Laces , Canary Oh Canary and [...]
Damon McMahon bka Amen Dunes has self-released a three-song 7-inch of covers—or, as he describes it "downer takes"—of Ethiopiques tracks from unnamed tapes. The result is maybe a bit downcast, but the bones of that ... read more
Top picks on a monster Thursday night: ► In between dates opening for Coldplay, U.K. electro quartet Metronomy plays the El Rey Theatre, with Ben Browning (of Cut Copy) supporting. That's Metronomy's stylish video for "The Bay," above. ► BRAD , the long-running project featuring Stone Gossard, Regan Hagar, Keith Lowe and Shawn Smith, headline the sold-out Troubadour behind their April release "United We Stand." Newly signed to ATO , local quintet Everest opens. ► U.K. singer James Morrison headlines the Avalon Hollywood, supported by Honeyhoney. [...]
My Soundcloud Picks of the Week w/Alunageorge, Slime, xxyyxx, His Clancyness, Sunless ‘97 & Malinkchak + There I Was for French Express This super dope poster comes from the Silverlake music venue I frequent whenever I can, The Satellite . Love Amen Dunes, but I think I love this poster even more. If you’re in LA go to this show. SPOTLIGHT: Alunageorge - Just a Touch It’s like the 90s, but way better. Brandy chopped and screwed. [...]
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