Punk cabaret artist Amanda Palmer is hitting the road for an East Coast November tour. Amanda Palmer has a new DVD, book and bizarre perfume line to help compliment her latest album: Who Killed Amanda Palmer? Nervous Cabaret will open and perform as Amanda Palmer's back up band. Following this tour, Amanda Palmer will go to Australia to work on her project with the Evelyn Sisters and perfect the [...]
Here's a New York band that I don't even like all that much, but they are at the very least a two-hit wonder, which immediately places them above the vast majority of bands. Their music seems like fairly standard indie rock with a horn section thrown in for diversity's sake. What makes them more interesting in my book is their singer; I don't know of any other modern indie band that has a Pakistani singer (one who sounds Pakistani, at that), and I don't know of any who elevate songs about masturbation into something other than a joke. As he [...]
DOWNLOAD: Nervous Cabaret - Mel Gibson (MP3) The 10th annual D.U.M.B.O. Arts Under the Bridge Festival runs from October 13-15 in D.U.M.B.O. (duh) (Brooklyn, NY). There will be lots of art-art, but also some music-art. From 1-10pm on Sunday : " Nervous Cabaret , Betty Ford All-stars , VIAL , Paranoid Larry & His Imaginary Band , Freeloader, Conjunto Guantanamo and Frank."
Imagine a big sweaty bowl full of gypsy, punk, dub, and jazz. Stir until the consistency is smooth and you've got Nervous Cabaret! My initial instinct is if you enjoy Gogol Bordello or Devotcha, check these guys out. They have more of an indie-rock edge though. I swear I can even hear some of The Clash in here! I like to think this is what The Tigerlillies might sound like if they took themselves seriously. The songs themselves are dark, but sensuous - check out "Ratatat Heart". Plus, [...]
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REMIX SUNDAYS- May 27th, 2012
(Re)Covered, Vol. XXVI: New Covers of… The Band, Paul Simon, Bill Withers, Springsteen, Dylan, & more!
