Back in June 2011, East Hundred self-released The Spells . The Philadelphia band recorded the album live in the studio as a full band. The band was recently nominated for Indie Pop Rock Band/Artist of the Year by Tri-State Indie, with a big awards show happening Feb. 26. "It's pretty rad to be nominated," Will told Buzzgrinder, "and be listed amongst so many other great regional musicians." East Hundred will be doing a live DVD/audio recording in early spring at a local [...]
Sin duda alguna, esta que os presento hoy es una de las novedades más interesantes de los últimos meses, "The Spells" es el cuarto trabajo del quinteto de Pennsylvania East Hundred, a quienes ya dedicamos unas líneas hace un par de años. Este nuevo disco es un Ep de 5 canciones, grabado de forma independiente, en el que la banda nos muestra su sonido más vibrante y enérgico, música directa de pegadizas melodías que no te cansas de escuchar una y otra vez. Website [...]
In conjunction with the release of East Hundred's brand new EP The Spells, which the group itself describes (and very touchingly, we might add) as having "a mercurial heart....kindled by Philadelphia; our relationship with the people around us, our community, the city itself." the band also releases a brand new video for their track "This Year" which was made with footage captured by our friend and local videographer and photographer, Justin Clowes. Over the years, Justin has amassed footage of several local groups, and very recently we have also seen him successfully [...]
East Hundred released a new video for "This Year," a song from their recent EP, The Spells . Watch the video, shot on Super 8, below. They are playing tomorrow evening, Saturday, October 1st as part of the Johnny Brenda's 5th anniversary shows with Brooklyn's She Keeps Bees and Jenny Owen Youngs. Tickets and information can be found here .
This week, we've got a pair of tickets for East Hundred and Jenny Owen Young 's show at Johnny Brenda's on Saturday, October 1st. For a chance to win the tickets, all you have to do is leave a comment below by 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 29th. We'll select the winners at random that evening and notify them via email; once you've confirmed that you and your guest will be attending the show, your names will be added to the venue's guest list. (Just make sure to use a valid email address when posting your [...]
East Hundred has been hard at work on a new EP called The Spells . The band is celebrating the release of the EP with a record-release show at Johnny Brenda's this Saturday, June 11th, at 9 p.m. Everyone who attends the show will receive a free download card for the EP. Fools Kings and Queens by East Hundred from The Spells EP Download East Hundred performs with Turning Violet Violet and Steve Goldberg And The [...]
East Hundred updates its progress on writing and recording the follow-up to their 2009 full-length debut "Passengers."
Amos Lee performs 11/5 at Patriots Theater FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5 Amos Lee 's new album, Mission Bell , is set to drop on January 25, 2011. What's the best way to describe our feelings on the upcoming release? We tremble with delight? Wait with bated breath? Quiver with anticipation? Either way, the next two and a half months promise to be long ones. Thankfully, we can pass the time by continuing to post about Amos every time he sneezes. Amos Lee performs at 8 p.m. at Patriots Theater; [...]
As we recently mentioned, we've got a lot of songs we just haven't posted, so we're trying to catch up. (It's not gonna happen, but fondly may we dream.) For this post we drop down to the chronological end of our queue. Frankly, we're not exactly sure when we found these, but it appears it was in late 2008. Try not to settle into any particular mood, for this lot is all over the lot.The Charade -
The Great Unknown isn't just heading out on the road this fall ; the band is also heading back to school. During the local quartet's upcoming tour—which starts on October 22nd at the Appalachian Brewery Company , and includes stops throughout the Midwest—members of the band will participate in America SCORES , a national youth-development program that works with inner-city kids living in high-risk neighborhoods. Presented by ASCAP, America SCORES brings musicians into under-funded urban schools that [...]
Philly-based alternative outfit, East Hundred , is gaining some notoriety in its home city. Two years of touring and writing was their prerequisite to this debut full length album. I sat with a shiny physical copy of Passenger for the better part of the last week. A compact disc… believe it. Passenger kicked off with the song "Slow Burning Crimes." Immediately I was excited by the 90's alt/pop feel. The guitars reminded me of The Cranberries. Looking back, one thing has become clear to me about the [...]
If you couldn't tell, we like to party. Fiestas, festivals, soirees... they're all the same to us. Our motto: If there's a band, there's an event. And as part of our push to keep throwing more and more events, we'll be out in Philadelphia come September to host yet another CoS-sponsored showcase. This time, we're here to support the Philadelphia Film & Music Festival (or, Philly F/M, for short). If you haven't heard, the upcoming event is a four day festival, taking placed from Thursday, September 23rd to Sunday, September 26th, [...]
Was kommt heraus, wenn eine tolle aktuelle Band einen der großartigsten Song aller Zeiten covert? Nicht immer zwingend etwas ähnlich Großartiges, aber auf ihrer aktuellen «Covers» -EP wagen sich East Hundred an «Fade into you» von Mazzy Star – und schaffen es, dem Original durchaus gerecht zu werden. Freundlicher Weise gibt es sowohl dieses Lied wie auch ihre Version von «I'm on fire» kostenlos bei last.fm. Link zur Band-Website MP3-Download East Hundred «Fade into you» MP3-Download East [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Land of Talk, Rainer Maria Download audio file (01SlowBurningCrimes.mp3) What's so good? Sometimes I'm not even sure how I find new music. Do I stumble upon it while reading other blogs? Scanning upcoming concerts? Clicking through the friends of Myspace bands? Either way, the search is usually long, and not always fruitful. That is, until I hear one song that really stands out. People say that first [...]
2009 war irgendwie kein besonders tolles Jahr. (Innen-)politisch sowieso nicht, aber auch persönlich und – für diesen Blog besonders bedeutsam – musikalisch nicht so wirklich. Demzufolge fällt mein obligatorischer Jahresrückblick diesmal auch etwas verhaltener bzw. eher uneuphorisch aus. Obwohl ich dieses Jahr sehr viele Alben gehört habe – vermutlich mehr als jemals zuvor –, ist die Zahl der wirklich herausragenden Werke nicht so beeindruckend. Dass mit Kent und Indochine zwei meiner Lieblingsbands (sowie mit Mew eine Band, die mal für eine Zeit weit oben in meiner Gunst rangierte, aber seitdem beständig [...]
THE RUMBLE: BROOKLYN returns this Wednesday night to SOUTHPAW in Park Slope for another night of great music by bands on their way up. The party is brought to you by Future Sounds, DeFalco Presents, WOXY, Sound Fix Records and Stranded In Stereo. Headlining is a band that should be on everyone's radar by now, BODY LANGUAGE , with their electronic finesse, having worked with folks like Passion Pit on their first recordings. The ladies from Philadelphia, [...]
Breaking the long lull in posting with a few photos today from this past Thursday night's first annual fundraiser show for the Weathervane Music Organization . If you havn't heard of Weathervane it's a non profit organization cofounded by Philadelphia's own Brian McTear to work with and support independent artists in this challenging new era for working musicians. You can learn more and get involved by lending your support here http://weathervanemusic.org/ . Thursday night started off in the amazing space at 2424 Studios with a special solo show by Scott McMicken of [...]
We're pleased to announce the line up for this month's RUMBLE: BROOKLYN @ Southpaw on November 18th. One of our new favorites, and a regular on the FS radio show on WOXY, is BODY LANGUAGE and their electronic finesse, as they headline a strong four band bill in Park Slope. The Philly based act, EAST HUNDRED support and newcomers PEEPHOLE and AERIAL EAST round out the pre-Thanksgiving Rumble. Party starts [...]
Earlier this year, Philly-based rock band East Hundred released their first full length Passenger . It tells the story of lost love, heartache and hope. East Hundred began as a basement recording project in 2004 when brothers Brooke and Will Blair invited Beril Guceri, Brooke's then-girlfriend, to add vocals to their tracks. As work began on the album, Brooke and Beril's relationship ended. Rather than stop the recording process, the resulting emotion and heartache gave the band what they needed to turn a few songs into a full album. Passenger is full [...]
Hear East Hundred talk to Roger LaMay about the importance of WXPN's support of local artists, as well as community support of their music and WXPN public radio. See the band play live at this summer's XPoNential Music Festival. Plus watch East Hundred in their Slow Burning Crimes video.
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