So just started listening to M Shanghai String Band - and despite the name, I am not sure if they have any real Asian influences, but I can say that they are definitely a string band. They are described as an alternative bluegrass band and I have to say they might need a bit of acoustic and honky tonk to round out that synopsis! A little backstory of this project: The M SHANGHAI STRING BAND of Brooklyn, New York, started in 2002 as a monthly show in the basement of a local Chinese restaurant, the M [...]
MUSIC NEWS - Some seven years ago, in the basement of a Chinese restaurant in Brooklyn, NY, the M SHANGHAI STRING BAND was cooked up and began serving some of the most exuberant and old time inspired roots music on the scene. Quickly becoming known as one of the best live bands around, of any genre, the band is set to release their 3rd album, The Mapmaker's Daughter (order your copy here) , out on May [...]
eine breitseite bluesgrass, folk und blues, aktuell, inspirierend und hoffnungmachend, was das land betrifft, aus dem uns zum großteil diese sounds erreichen, aber auch in bezug auf das wetter. ha. diese beiden treten unter einem eigenartigen moniker auf: will kimbrough und tommy womack, aber ihre mucke macht umso mehr freude, ein neues album kommt im juni: daddy - the ballad of martin luther king im märz erscheint nach fünf jahren wieder ein album von dem, dessen namen unvermittelt aufhorchen lässt; "who was changed and who was dead" heißt [...]
I always hated pop music. The syrupy, sweet saccharine encrusted candy-pop moved me to nausea. VPN was the first pop band I ever truly loved. I saw them only once. For me, musically it meant a radical change in perspective. As it is with humans, my devotion always signals the end of something. [...]
Do I love most that a band named M Shanghai String Band plays sweet string band music rooted in the American south while having, as far as I can tell, nothing to do with China? Or that this song is...
brooklyn bluegrass & americana outfit m shanghai string band , which took its name from the chinese bistro where the band got its start as in-house musicians, put out their second full length disc, from the air , early last year. here's the title track, plus a live recording of another song off of from the air , "no home in this world," which should give you a decent sense of their freewheelin', banjo-bluesy style. if you like string-heavy old timey music you're in luck. m shanghai string band - from the air [...]
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The Brooklyn based string band M Shanghai String Band has a new record out called From The Air . The new record's on Red Parlor Records (Chris Whitely, David Olney) and features banjo, violin, and guitar. The sound is equal part bluegrass vocal harmonies, combined with Eastern European string band mixed with Appalachian storytelling folk. It's an odd and compelling combination that has made this band a must see live event. Buy the new one here . [...]
Part of what comes with being an art historian is an affinity for all things old and meaningful. With the loss of St. Ann's Armenian church to the dastardly NYU housing committee earlier this year, I thought it was high time I put whatever resources I could into helping save structures around the city, like St. Ann's, whose destruction would be an incredible loss to the city and its future generations. The next building on the chopping block is St. Brigid's church in the East Village. With $7million needed in repairs, the [...]
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