photos by Trey Riedmeyer Bonnaroo started its first full day on Friday, but the audience was more than warmed up from the night before. The day would mark the weekend's first headlining performance (Paul McCartney), the first you-had-to-be-there moment (Wu-Tang's surprise appearance at the hip-hop Superjam), and the weekend's first late night spectacle (Animal Collective). A steady mix of indie rock, folk, and hip-hop dominated the day, and although the Farm is notorious for its sweltering temperatures, the weather was more than tolerable. (Wilco's Jeff Tweedy wore a jacket onstage during their entire [...]
Congratulations! If you’re reading this you survived the Day One of Bonnaroo 2013! Yesterday was only the warmup though because it is today that the festival starts rolling out some of the big names and Friday boasts what might be the most musically diverse day of the entire weekend. The entire day is packed with great acts and if you’re like me there will be lots of bouncing back and forth between the three tents and two stages in Centeroo to catch everyone you’ll want to see. To give you the time to recover from the previous day and night’s [...]
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I've seen Grizzly Bear countless of times now, but their set at Governors Ball on Sunday was one of the most special yet. They graced us with their lovely sounds as the sun was setting over a gorgous skyline. The music was literally in tune with the surroundings of Randells island creating something unforgettable. No matter how many times I see Grizzly Bear, they find ways to amaze.
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Grizzly Bear, Girls, Christopher Owens Song: Young Hunting - Into Yr Mind [download here ] What's so good? Welp... [...]
Brooklyn indie band Grizzly Bear are gonna be in Miami Beach next Tuesday, June 18th for a show at The Fillmore . Our friends at The Fillmore have asked us if we'd like to do a giveaway for the show, so of course we had to say yes! I know Mike has been a big fan of theirs who has covered them for years. Grizzly Bear is supporting their 2012 album [...]
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Animation, almost without exception, makes music videos better. It eliminates the impulse to stick the band in a garage with one exposed light bulb to let them mug at the camera. Creative animators become unmoored from the limitations of time and budget, allowing them to create distinct visual landscapes to set music against. In the interest of full disclosure, the author of this article is an unrepentant fan of stop-motion animation, so the scales are tipped a little heavily in that direction. Forgive him. 1. The White Stripes - "Fell In Love..." [...]
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photos by Amanda Hatfield Twin Shadow / Grizzly Bear / crowd Governors Ball wrapped up on Sunday (6/9) after a very soggy start. Despite the rain on Friday and the treks through the mud that followed for the next two days, it was still a weekend filled with tons of great music, and day 3 was no exception. We already talked a bit about [...]
In 1994, when there were no Vines or Instagrams or Twitter feeds or blog updates to at least slightly numb one's FOMO, I watched MTV's coverage of the Woodstock re-up as a means to dull my anger about being born in the '80s. I was too young to go, and the dry, dirt-and-mud-free confines of my parents' basement were where I sat and watched it. It was aspirational. The mud didn't seem necessarily like fun, but with so many bands playing so close together, I could imagine braving the elements. Of course, at the time, I had no idea that [...]
In a match made in indie heaven, The xx and Grizzly Bear have set up a string of dates to co-headline together. We've got a pair of lawn tickets to see the two bands at the Merriweather Post Pavilion . How can you get your hands them? It's easy! The quartet known as Grizzly Bear are busy enough in their own time, spawning all sorts of side and solo projects. When they get together to create their work, they build musical monuments to American folk, jazz, electronica, and psychedelia, all cleverly wrapped in a pop [...]
Severely inclement weather has a way of making one question the very purpose of whatever activity has brought you out to bear through it in the first place. This is particularly relevant as it pertains to live music - if a few thousand people pay to suffer through a freezing cold rainstorm on a beach just to see a couple of bands, well, those bands better ensure they're giving their all and then some. Thursday night's soaked festivities at Echo Beach put this pressure on two bands known for their subtlety and gradual refinement, rather [...]
It's Friday again, and that means you're breaking beats with the best. Kick back, put on your headphones, and ready that middle finger in case your boss comes around and wants to know what you're doing. It's Friday Favorites . Chris Downar Disclosure feat. London Grammar - Help Me Lose My Mind (Original Mix) [Island] Disclosure's outstanding album Settle closed with the powerfully emotional track, How Me Lose My [...]
This is going to be a sensitive one. Fair warning. Summertime. We're nearly there, though friends of mine in the eastern US have been sweating their asses off for some time now. Despite torrential downpours and some extreme flooding throughout Germany there have been a few gorgeous, sun-filled half-days sprinkled in for good measure. One of which was a week or so ago when I went to my first open-air gig (aside from a festival) in a very long time. It was in the center of the small town of Dachau, only about 20 minutes by SBahn from [...]
Grizzly Bear's Fred Nicolaus aka Golden Suits is back with a new solo album which is gonna be released middle of August via Yep Roc / Cargo. It's shows some similarities to the last brilliant Department of Eagles album 'In... READ MORE
It was colder, windier and walking back and forth between 7 stages on concrete was more punishing than expected. Sets started at 6pm and headliners went on in the darkspace of 3am. Clashes between beloved bands playing at the same time on different stages was often soul-destroying. But it was Barcelona, baby, and Primavera Sound Festival delivered a week of uniquely programmed alternative music that ranged from beloved 90s bands on the revival tour, new punks, acousticky guitar folk, indie pop, and a few token electro and rap artists. Gaudi by day, music [...]
I love listening to new artists who obviously can't afford Jay-Z's recording studio, or Kanye as a producer, but with little means still manage to produce good music consistently. I love listening to this raw, imperfect music that allows the artist's devotion to what he does transpire. I love listening to music that is incrusted [...] The post Dave Smallen's 'Desolation' reviewed appeared first on Cougar Microbes .
Optimus Primavera Sound to propozycja dla czujących pewną więź z mieszkańcem okolic Pilton, który spytany w „Glastonbury” Temple’a, czy wybiera się na festiwal odpowiada: „Tak!”, by po chwili dodać: „Ze strzelbą!” Festiwale nie są dla samotników, festiwale nie zapewniają idealnych warunków do obcowania z muzyką, festiwale nie polegają wyłącznie na koncertach. To fakty, lecz jeśli tłum mniejszy wydaje ci się bardziej przyjazny niż tłum większy, chcesz - mimo wszystko - w parę dni posłuchać wielu artystów, a twoje [...]
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