All artists must hone their craft before they experience large scale acceptance and success. Bob Dylan played in coffee houses for whoever happened to come in for a cup of joe. The Beatles played dank cellars and pubs before they ever wooed a wider audience. Elvis Presley sang in counrty western bars and truck stops prior to being the "King." In the immortal words of Richard Starkey - "You got [...]
Things have been pretty much all-CMW all the time this week. So I couldn't get to: Ari Hest, Sunset Over Hope Street This is Hest's first full length album in over four years, and it certainly has some spark. The lush strings and polished piano parts make for an intense pop rock experience. Ari Hest's website
Ari Hest - First new music from the fine New York songwriter since '08's ambitious and acclaimed 52 project, where Hest wrote and recorded one new song per week for a year // Release : Sunset Over Hope Street (March 1) // Sounds like : producer Alex Wong (Vienna Teng) has helped usher in a subtle shift in style, subbing new instruments (piano, strings) for his usual guitar prominence and a new range of rhythmic textures // Quote : "I like to not [...]
Singer-songwriter Ari Hest's new "Sunset Over Hope Street" (due March 1 on Downtown Records), represents his first album in four years, but the hard-touring New Yorker hasn't been slouching. In 2008, he completed his Web-based "523 project, for which he wrote, recorded and released a new song each Monday for a year. He followed that up in 2009 with a collection of re-recorded fan favorites titled "Twelve Mondays." His new release offers another batch of melodic, introspective pop-rock, and the first single "How Would I Know" continues to display his compassionate, hopeful side. Directed by Josh Franer, the [...]
Ari Hest is set to release his new album Sunset Over Hope Street next week through Downtown/Mercer Street Records. In the meantime, he has posted a video for "How Would I Know." Last month we heard the first track, " Until Next Time " from Ari's new album, [...]
Taken from Ari Hest's forthcoming March 1 album Sunset Over Hope Street , lead track "How Would I Know" exemplifies Hest's subtle shift in style, subbing new lead instruments -- like the piano here -- for the traditional guitar prominence and adding more rhythmic textures to the mix. We recently featured Hest's fine side-project with singer/songwriter Rosi Golan: The Open Sea and EP Little Apple . Revisit here . Ari [...]
New York-based songwriters Ari Hest and Rosi Golan make up The Open Sea , a side-project for each that produced a five-track EP Little Apple, released digitally with a minimum of fanfare in September. As Hest wraps up his new album Sunset Over Hope Street for a March 1 street and Golan continues to write the follow up to her 2008 album (and feature songs like "Think of Me" in the movie Dear John ), we can only hope The Open Sea will regroup at some point for more inspired [...]
Myspace | Buy the EP I am turning into such a sap these days, which isn't necessarily a bad thing because there is lots of accompanying music for such a person. The most recent find is today's release from The Open Sea. The band is a side project for both Ari Hest and Rosi Golan , two talented singer/songwriters who come together to sing some [...]
Dar Williams at Webster Hall (01/23/09) Photo : Matt Fricovsky April is Autism Awareness Month , and a world-class collection of troubadours have banded together to make sure EVERYONE is aware through SONGS OF THE SPECTRUM , an all-star album of original songs about autism set for release Tuesday, April 6, 2010 through SingSOS, a new nonprofit organization formed to enlist the power of music to spread the word about autism. The SONGS OF THE SPECTRUM Benefit CD Release Concert stars just [...]
The first post of the month features covers of every track on a famous album. Got an idea for a future pick? Leave a note in the comments!Peter Gabriel has never gotten much love from the indie world, but thanks to a new covers album he's finally getting the Pitchfork articles he deserves. Scratch My Back presents a clever concept: he covers the likes of Radiohead and Arcade Fire with the
Um. I just took a look at my concert calendar. This coming Thursday (June 18) has an absurd amount of awesome shows. If you live in the area, please attend one of them. I know some are sold out, but you can work your magic. Most links will take you directly to buying tickets, others (the Phoenix show...) will give you event details. - Phoenix and Lightspeed Champion at Music Hall of Williamsburg Phoenix - "Lost and Found" [MP3] ( not from Wolfgang ) Lightspeed Champion - "Tell [...]
[Birthday cheers go out to Art Alexakis (on Sunday) and to brother of Buzz Bands, Aaron (today). Have some fun, guys ...] Tonight: It's another busy Friday for shows big ( Leonard Cohen , first of two nights at the Nokia Theatre) and small ( Seasons celebrating the release of its "Spring" EP at the Echo, along with Karin Tatoyan and the Hectors ). ... At the Echoplex, it's critically acclaimed sound collagist Flying Lotus , and to complete a busy evening [...]
The original MOKB Covers Project post of Hallelujah has been dead for many moons, but it is still one of the most commented on, linked up and talked about posts we've put together here at MOKB. I've promised many a reader that I would one day re-host all the files for everyone to enjoy. We revisited the song and found a plethora of new versions since last we posted it. There are even more we saw but couldn't find. As always , if you have a [...]
Pop quiz: What do all of these things have in common? - study abroad (ouch!) -Mos Def (" I don't see race ") - Whole Foods - knowing what's best for poor people ?? Why, this is all stuff white people like , the subject of a fantastic blog by the same name. Good lord this is funny stuff . . . Notable related link: Top Ten Rap Songs White People Love with some awesomely excellent videos. Yo VIP. . . Let's kick it. [...]
With the documentary on the Damnwells finally at festivals, I figure it's time to talk about it. I can really only speak on the trailer, which is really amazing, and the band itself. I'm glad we're at a point where I can say "The Damnwells" and at least a few people will know what I'm talking about, but without major airplay their only real exposure has been opening for the Fray and word of mouth. Right now they're preparing to sweep the nation with Ari Hest . The Damnwells are love in liquid form. The [...]
(Photo of Freedy Johnston) Matt The Electrician's update on the goings on at SXSW on Friday. "Friday, I Think, March 16th or I Am Awake! It was cooler this morning, and windy, as though someone from up on high was saying, "Whoah, slow down you unruly heathens, put on a sweater and have a cup of coffee"….so, never one to ignore voices from on high, I did both post haste….. I picked up my back-up singer, Seela, and we headed down to Opal Divine's to play our first show of [...]
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