If you've heard one thing about Kaki King , it's probably that her unique style of playing guitar landed her on Rolling Stone's list of "New Guitar Gods" back in 2006. But if you haven’t seen her perform live, you probably don’t know that she has an equally enthralling stage presence, laced with witty anecdotes and just enough cursing to keep things interesting. On the last night of her Retrospective Tour, the Atlanta-bred guitarist performed to a small but eager crowd Monday night at the Howard Theatre . Celebrating 10 years since the [...]
In conjunction with Philly Tech Week , WXPN and Little Giant Media present The Intersection of Music and Technology at Underground Arts . The free event will feature live performances by Lushlife (pictured), Khari Mateen and POW POW ( Chris Powell of Man Man ), DJ sets by DJ PHSH and Making Time's Dave Pianka and a panel discussion / Q&A with Questlove and XPN's Bruce Warren. More information for free 21+ event can be found here . Below, watch Lushlife's video for "Magnolia." At [...]
photos by Amanda Hatfield Kaki King , who just busked in a Subway station last Saturday (4/20) (did anyone see her?) came to her old stomping grounds of Mercury Lounge last night (4/25) for two shows. The first was a 10th anniversary show for her debut album, Everybody Loves You , which she first celebrated at Mercury Lounge upon its initial CD release. For that set, Kaki King played entirely solo. But for the second set, [...]
Kaki King at MoMA in 2011 ( more by Amanda Hatfield ) As mentioned , Kaki King is about to go on a short tour that brings her to NYC for two shows (early and late) on April 25 at Mercury Lounge . For the early show, she'll be performing solo and playing her 2003 debut, Everybody Loves You , in full, and the late show will be a full band show. Tickets for both shows [...]
Kaki King is celebrating the 10th Anniversary of her first album, Everybody Love You . In celebration, she will be doing four shows, the 10th Anniversary Celebration/ Extravaganza/Retrospective tour, in which she will perform the album in its entirety. The New York show will be split into two sets. The first show is a full album solo acoustic set while the second show is a full band set where she will be performing songs from her entire career. See below for details and additional tour dates. [...]
Little Sur have given us their video for Patterns In Canvas , which consists of over a year's worth of footage collected of the band. We also have Wolf People's video for All Returns , shot in performance mode from their rehearsal space and Valleys' Tillie Perks' haunted travels through a city at night for Undream a Year . Lastly, watch Kaki King's beautifully shot video in black and white for No True Masterpiece Will Ever Be Complete from latest album Glow . [...]
Sono dieci anni dal primo album di Kaki King intitolato Everybody Love You , e per festeggiare degnamente l'anniversario è previsto un tour dove Kaki King eseuguirà interamente il suo primo lavoro sul palco. "10th Anniversary Celebration/ Extravaganza/Retrospective" parte da Bostom, il 24 Aprile al Brighton Music Hall," e finisce il 29 Aprile a Washington, DC, all' Howard Theatre. Al momento King è impegnata in una tournee internazionale che la porterà in Europa, Australia, Brasile e Argentina. È fresco di pubblicazione " No true masterpiece will ever be complete ", nuovo video tratto dal recente [...]
It has been 10 years since Kaki King released her first album, Everybody Love You, and she is proudly celebrating this milestone with four shows during which she will perform the album in its entirety, front to back. The "10th Anniversary Celebration/ Extravaganza/Retrospective" begins on April 24 in Boston, MA, at the Brighton Music Hall," and finishes on April 29 in Washington, DC, at the Howard Theatre. On April 25, King will return to the Mercury Lounge in New York City, the venue where she played a release party for this very record 10 years ago. This New York show [...]
Ten years ago, acoustic guitar virtuoso Kaki King ventured out of the New York City metro and brought the skill she honed busking to studio for her debut LP, Everybody Loves You. This spring, King heads out on tour to celebrate the anniversary, stopping at World Cafe Live on April 28th. Tickets are on sale ... Continue reading
Kaki King at MoMA in 2011 ( more by Amanda Hatfield ) Guitar wizard Kaki King released her newest album, Glow , back in the last quarter of 2012 and toured in support of it through December. Now she's got more tour dates for this year scheduled, including a stop in NYC on April 25 at Mercury Lounge for two shows: an early show which will feature Kaki solo performing her 2003 debut album, Everybody Loves You [...]
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EVERY year I, my like most music writers both professional and amateur, bust an absolute gut to compile an Albums of the Year shortlist. Mine can be found here. However, with the best will in the world, no one person's perspective on the past 12 months can be all-encompassing - some of the best music will have been overlooked for one reason or another. Some will have been really low key or cult like Samuel Jackson Five's awesome LP, some will have been released too late to make an impression on a list, such as Gallops and [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: The Antlers : 2009-03-05, New York [mp3,ogg,flac] The Antlers: "Bear" [mp3] search for more Antlers posts at Largehearted Boy Blitzen Trapper : 2011-12-09, Hoboken [mp3,ogg,flac] Blitzen Trapper: "Good Times [...]
Kaki King would never refer to herself as a guitar god. In fact, she considers herself a lifelong guitar student as she is always challenging herself to play something new and different on the guitar. Yet, that was how she was labeled when she first began her musical career. It's a term that certainly makes some sense, at least as far as her playing ability, when you see her perform her meticulous and percussive overhand-style techniques on her acoustic guitar. And you might [...]
XPN Welcomes guitar instrumentalist Kaki King to World Cafe Live tonight. The Golden Globe nominee, whose latest album Glow was released in October, has been praised for her composition skills, even being named as the only woman on Rolling Stone's list of "The New Guitar Gods" in 2006. Tickets for tonight's all-ages performance can be found ... Continue reading
Lady Lamb the Beekeeper (aka Aly Spaltro), who we recently caught in a loft , has been (somewhat) quietly making lovely albums since the mid-'00s and has signed with Ba Da Bing Records who will release her new album, Ripely Pine , on February 19, 2013. We've got the premiere of "Rooftop," the first track to be released off the album which you can stream below, where you can also check out the LP artwork and tracklist. Ba Da Bing used to be home to Beirut who Lady Lamb has opened for . [...]
Photo credit: Matthew Saville I want to start off by welcoming back this feature to The Wild Honey Pie. It's been over three weeks since I've been able to post our suggested shows, and for that, I apologize. Fuck you Superstorm Sandy. Anyways, this week is stacked with great concerts across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Unfortunately, the subways still aren't running at full capacity so it might be tough for people to get to Williamsburg. But then again, that might actually be a good thing. Take that as you will. Don't miss Tame Impala [...]
Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Holly Miranda, Sleater-Kinney, Ani DiFranco Song: Kaki King - Bowen Island [download here ] What's so good? For anyone [...]
Kaki King: Glow - Having released four subsequent studio albums already, Kaki King has taken on new approach to her completely instrumental album, Glow . A collection of twelve cinematic soundscapes in which she highlights string arrangements and harmony. The largest difference in this approach is how she has given up the focal points of her usual intertwining melodic ideas in order to give more room to build lush soundscapes over the course of the album. However, there are definitely many elements that are unique to King’s style. The album is saturated with [...]
Hey, it's Monday: ► Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers visit the Troubadour behind their 2011 album "Driftwood," and although as a rule we don't post live videos here, we thought their cover of Hall & Oates' "I Can Go for That," recorded in their tour van, was pretty nifty. ► Kaki King headlines the El Rey Theatre behind her new album "Glow." ► Mika does another night at the Fonda Theatre, supported by The Dolls: Mia Moretti & Caitlin Moe. ► Mia Doi Todd and [...]
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