Like, seriously, how awesome has these last few days been? Not even including the sights and sounds of CMJ '10, the span between Wednesday night (around the time Daft Punk hit the stage with Phoenix) and right now has seen industry stalwarts announce long-anticipated returns, high-profile rappers crashing bowling alleys, and CoCo flexing his musical musical. I mean, how often can you use Daft Punk, Beastie Boys, U2, Kings of Leon, Foo Fighters, Kanye West, and Prince in the same sentence and actually be talking about something real as opposed to some dream Coachella lineup you just came up with [...]
While it has probably been very easy for people of all generations since the 60's to swallow Paul Simon 's smooth, breezy vocals and folksy-yet-intellectual, witty-but-street-smart New-York-City-boy lyrics right down to the gut without chewing, it's also true that if you don't chew your food, or if you eat too fast, you might hurt yourself or pass over something totally delicious. I had only recently realized that I had missed the second course to the feast well after coffee and cake had been served. Many will agree that Simon & Garfunkel was [...]
Two themes emerged among some of the bands playing CMJ on Thursday: powerful female vocalists with interesting, percussive instrumentation, and happy dudes rocking out. More like it: CMJ 2009 Highlights CMJ Wednesday Highlights, 10-20-10 This Week in NYC: The Owl Mag's CMJ Show Picks
Yep, we've made it to our 500th post in a little over 2 years! Looking back, we've been fortunate to have the opportunity to share so much great indie music with you. Today, we wanted to do something special and since we're in the last quarter of 2010, we thought we'd run down some more top tracks from the year. We already featured 40 top songs in our mid-year round-up here . Not surprising, 11 of our recommended albums added another top track to our list. Once all the 2010 releases drop this year, we'll compile our Top 100 [...]
Jukebox the Ghost set out to perform outdoors in all five boroughs of New York City, as part of the city's Play Me I'm Yours . They're currently touring the US. Now for Australian synth-pop by the new duo, Voltaire Twins . Their single, D.I.L. is already gaining 'acclaim' status. Voltaire Twins have already shared the stage with Vampire Weekend, Florence and The Machine, The XX, Peaches, Tegan & Sara, Goldfrapp, Yelle and Metronomy. Voltaire Twins - D.I.L. Once I heard this song [...]
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CMJ takes over NYC for the next five days. Check out our picks for showcases and day parties. More like it: The Owl Mag's Bands to Watch at CMJ 2010 This Week in NYC: October 11-15, 2010 This Week in NYC: October 4-8, 2010
Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT October 7, 2010 Headliners Jukebox the Ghost were--appropriately--the highlight of the night, but both Hooray for Earth and AB & The Sea added to a thoroughly enjoyable fall evening in Salt Lake City. San Fransisco's A B & The Sea opened to a tiny crowd, but made the most of it with a high-energy performance that ended up being a great introduction for most of the audience. The band's jangly retro-rock sound (think Dr. [...]
It has been a while since my last "Eight Songs" post . Over the past month I have received a ton of great music via my inbox. That's where many of these eight tracks came to my attention, in fact. Hey look, it's an octopus! They have eight legs! Coincidence? I think not. Check out four videos and four mp3s for some cool songs that have been swimming around my world lately after the break. [...]
"Play Me I'm Yours" was a phrase written on various pianos throughout New York City earlier this year for a public art installation inviting random people to perform on them. It's also the name of the new Jukebox the Ghost video, which has the band finding the various pianos throughout the City and banging out a tune. Check out the video above and the band's expanded tour dates after the jump. Jukebox the Ghost tour dates: Dates marked ^ w/ Elizabeth & the Catapult Dates marked ! w/ [...]
A metric boatload of instrumental talent crammed itself into Schubas on Thursday when Philly spazz-popsters Jukebox The Ghost teamed up with Brooklyn's Elizabeth & The Catapult and Via Audio . RFC naturally came out to document the piano-pounding blowout with photos, available after the jump. But first, a few observations: 1. Everybody in these bands can play their instruments really, really well. I mean, damn. Where did y'all meet, a hipster mixer at Juilliard? (Actually, Berklee College of Music, [...]
Jukebox The Ghost recently released their second album Everything Under The Sun on Yep Roc. We got the chance to speak with Drummer Jesse Kristin in the midst of their current US tour about ghosts, songwriting and tacos. Check out the band on tour this fall with Guster and Barenaked Ladies. Feed The Beat: I'm [...]
Tonight at Radio Radio, MOKB Presents... Jukebox The Ghost + Via Audio + Elizabeth & The Catapult ! Doors at 8pm | 21+ | No Smoking | $10 at the door. Jukebox The Ghost - Schizophrenia : MP3 : Jukebox The Ghost - Empire We have a special new song premiere from Elizabeth & The Catapult's upcoming album The Other Side of Zero , which [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , The Hit List , Free MP3 Download of the Day The CMJ Music Marathon first started in 1980 with a modest amount of artists taking part in the weeklong festivities. The New York festival officially turns 30 this year, and the CMJ 2010 lineup reflects this momentous occasion. This year, CMJ will have mote than 1,000 artists performing [...]
What's not to love about a good power pop band and what's not to love about Jukebox the Ghost , a power pop trio from Washington D.C. who up and moved to Philly on a whim just prior to the recording of their recently-released second LP, "Everything Under the Sun" (Yep Roc). The band sounds like Ben Folds Five if fronted by Rufus Wainwright, only less fey, with no bass player and with more Beatles-y harmonies. "A lot of bands here, like Dr. Dog, have a heavy Beatles vibe going," said Ben Thornewill, about the musical climate of [...]
Watch 'Play Me I'm Yours' below. NPR absolutely adores Jukebox The Ghost. Click here to view the embedded video. MP3: Jukebox The Ghost - Empire
In our never-ending quest to dig up great bands whose tickets cost less than a corned beef sandwich at Katz's, we bring you another round of Blips. Blips highlights some great bands that are largely still in their larvae stage, but will soon morph into their beautiful butterfly. In this edition, we have some really cool new music, so take a sec, poke around the bands' various websites, and see what you think of these two under the radar acts… Jukebox The Ghost [...]
No, seriously, just when I think Jukebox the Ghost can't get any more adorable, they realease a swoon-worthy video for their swoon-worthy song "Scizophrenia". I'd say more about the trio but I think my dissertation, I mean, review of their newest album, Everything Under The Sun , has all the bases covered.
Jukebox The Ghost , our favorite originally-from-D.C.-then-move d-to-Philadelphia-and-now-most ly-lives-in-New-York-but-can-s till-call-Philly-home-because- one-band-member-lives-here piano pop trio is this month's WXPN Artist To Watch. Sure, you'd need a pretty good telescope to keep your eyes on two-thirds of the band—but, honestly, we probably would have picked them even if they had all moved to Canada. You can read the band's bio and some words of high praise over at the mother ship .
Some quick thoughts on Lochrann's Pub's inaugural Oysterfest and the suburbs in general --done in list format for brevity's sake. Still not sure what Frisco or one of its Irish-themed pubs has to do with oysters, but any excuse to throw a top-notch music festival is fine by me The acoustics in Lochrann's are absolutely amazing I'm so glad Spune is exposing the white-bread community of Frisco to the seedy underbelly of drinking/smoking/plaid shirts and jorts-wearing/heavily tatted of the Metroplex's folk scene. A little culture will do them some good. [...]
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