by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD : Sophia Knapp - Close to Me (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Sophia Knapp - Into the Waves (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Cardinal - Love Like Rain (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Cardinal - Carbolic Smoke Ball (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Savoir Adore - Dreamers (Golden Pony remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Savoir Adore - Dreamers (MP3) Del Fuegos in the '80s [...]
I know, I know. Lists are annoying and trying to assign rankings and value to art is subjective at best. That's why these records - 25 from releases that really made an impact on me in '11 - aren't branded with any type of distinction other than "favorite." These are records, not songs, that warmed my heart, eased my pain, inspired my creativity or simply helped tap my toe or nod my head. They never asked for anything more than a listen, and I was more than happy to oblige. That being said, there [...]
Welcome to FWBA's best-of 2011. This has been such a meaningful year in music to me that it's tough to represent in one post. I'm going to be honest, this took me quite a long time. I wanted to do this year justice because personally, it was a total dream: living in San Diego working with some of my favorite artists, going to SXSW and Lollapalooza, seeing Dave Bazan in stranger's living rooms, Feist play a hometown show, saw tune-yards electrified show at Soda Bar clocking in as one of my favorite performances, watching Zach Rogue and my boyfriend playing [...]
So...I suppose I'm a tad bit late to the year-end-best-of-lists party but oh well. Josh already offered up his favorite tracks in the year-end best-of playlist and, while our lists have a lot of crossover, I thought I'd offer up my favorite 50 tracks from the past year. I've struggled with the idea of trying to put a 'best-of' stamp on anything I listen to based solely on the fact that I'm not all that comfortable with the idea of ranking all the tracks I love. This is more a representation of all my favorite tracks from [...]
Drum loops and vocals that make you want to groove.
Pat Jordache - Future Songs Pat Jordache , the Canadian musician and tUnE-yArDs collaborator behind May 2011's "Phantom Limb" and full-length LP 'Future Songs' (via Constellation ), brings his scruffy and shambolic percussive pop music to Sticky Mike's Frog Bar in Brighton on Monday , having kicked off his UK tour in Leeds last night. London on Tuesday is possibly gig highlight of the week however, Jordache is going to be opening up for the down-tempo psychedelia of the legendary High Places at Plan B. Full EU tour dates here . [...]
In our review of tUnE-yArDs ' w h o k i l l earlier this year, writer Caitlin Meyer speculated that Merrill Garbus's resonant, emphatically atonal rhythmic and vocal loops would never appear on any Top 40 lists. But Saturday night's show at First Avenue, which included every kind of sweepingly generalized demographic, reminded me of an article I read recently on NPR Music, which suggested that "indie" music has become "adult contemporary"; and it seems that Merrill Garbus might, for many Minnesotans, be the new Sara Bareilles or Kenny Chesney. With that in [...]
Photograph by Ashley Jordan Gordon words by : Marta Fieweger Ah, the portentous 11.11.11. A great day for prophetic dreams and a phantom limb, brought to you by Pat Jordache. I did not know much about Pat Jordache prior to the show, but what I had previously read was ultimately realized in their live performance. While I initially struggled to understand the text stating Jordache's desire to embody "prophetic power of imagery dredged from the subconscious," planting in me some concern that I would be [...]
Live This Month: November 2011 (Podcast #260) In Live This Month , we sample some of the great local and out-of-town bands performing in the coming month in the San Francisco Bay Area. The November concert schedule offers a chance to check out the artists behind some big recent releases, as bands like M83, Wild Flag, and Real Estate arrive in support of well-received new albums. Locally, a diverse assortment of acts are launching new releases of their own, including the classic-leaning rock and roll of Zodiac Death Valley, The Northern Key's singer-songwriter [...]
![[MP3] Pat Jordache: “Get It” + “Phantom Limb” (Video)](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3828244_lg.jpg)
Pat Jordache has been around, in various forms or fashions, for quite some time. Jordache has played in Islands as well as closely collaborating with tUnE-yArDs and, like the musical act mentioned in the latter, he's a force to be reckoned with live. Although Jordache released his debut LP Future Songs this past April, I only recently got into his tunes post-CMJ after he blew me away with a stunning live performance during the Weird Vibes CMJ show . I shouldn't have been too surprised, the same exact thing [...]
![METRONOMY, KEEPAWAY, THE STEPKIDS [CMJ 2011 PHOTOS]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3806680_lg.jpg)
With another day of CMJ in the books, here's our pictures from day three of the New York City music festival. Class Actress , Metronomy , The Stepkids , Pat Jordache and more! The Purevolume Smartlounge : The Stepkids Blue Flowers NYC Presents : Metronomy , Class Actress , Caged Animals MTVHive Weird Vibes Party: Pat Jordache , Keepaway Photo credit: Robby Corrado [...]
by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD : Pat Jordache - Phantom Limb (MP3) DOWNLOAD : Masters of the Hemisphere - Eggshell (MP3) Weekend Apologies for no day post today, I had a full CMJ day yesterday and stretched myself a little thin. (And I'm thin already.) As I came to realize recently, with CMJ every night is Saturday night and every morning is Monday morning. Anyway, I [...]
Last Saturday, I finally got to see Tune-Yards again. It's been far too long since I last saw her live (and I missed her the last time she came through DC) and this is the first time I've seen her since her new album came out. Anyway, on to the show review: Opening for her was Pat Jordache. I can't find anything on the internet that says his age but, boy, did he and his band look young! I had a
Washington DC - I have nothing but positive things to say about Tune Yards ' show on October 8, 2011 at the Black Cat. Her asymmetrical mullet: awesome. Her back-up saxophonists: stars. Her face paint: great. Her banter: hilarious. Her songs: phenomenal. The show started with Pat Jordache , a nice band, but not a show-stopper. Honestly, the most intriguing part of their act was the drummer's apparel: a wife beater and a pair of uber short boxer shorts. Whatever does it for you, Dude. Don't get dressed for us. [...]
Daily Roundup http://t.co/EavceVEL # Hey @ Bonnaroo thanks for the @ lmbnola mention. http://t.co/9xG0ySNf Can't wait to see your plans for 2012... # needtoblogaboutlineuprumors # Moogfest 2011 schedule posted http://t.co/gQhWh4bX # Marco Benevento : Tour Dates, "Fearless" MP3 http://t.co/BSbElYrt # REVIEW: Megafaun Says No to Mics http://t.co/61XdZKiW # [...]
Boy was this a amazing show. Both Pat Jordache and tUnE-YaRds brought the house down. The newly opened Union Transfer was a beautiful home to the final stop on this long tour for Merrill Garbus and her opener Pat Jordache . The 600 person venue was acoustically brilliant and visually intimate. Pat Jordache 's gritty and moody set reminded me of a mix between The National and TV on the Radio , while the tUnE-YaRds set was polished and flowed seamlessly and had remnants of artists like Paul Simon [...]
Click image to download full album Sounds like: Dirty Projectors, Man Man, Pattern Is Movement "Ava Luna - Clips" What's so good? Ava Luna is not a band who's easy to define. That doesn't mean they don't ooze incredible energy and talent. They've got soul, funk, and tons of groove... and they're bringing it all at full force. I'll start off with saying [...]
On Oct. 5 I had the pleasure—nay, the honor—of seeing the amazingly eccentric and talented experimental freak folk band tUnE-yArDs with opening act Pat Jordache at Cat's Cradle . I was so excited about this show that I got there an hour and a half early with fellow DJ Salt Water Jaffee and ran to the stage to post up front and center so I could be as close as possible to my queen, my goddess, Merrill Garbus. I was a little apprehensive when the first person to come on stage for Pat Jordache was a man who [...]
I've never seen tUnE-YarDs live, but many people speak highly of her performance. Most being entranced by how she builds her unique sound through a series of delay pedals/samplers, etc (take a... [go to the website to read the rest of the article, download mp3s and more]
BrooklynVegan
Happy Days Are Here Again
Herohill
Friends With Both Arms
birp.fm
The Owl Mag
This Music Wins
Consequence Of Sound
Seizure Chicke
The Bay Bridged
i guess i'm floating
the WILD honey pie
Guilt Free Pleasures
The Panic Manual
Live Music Blog
indie shuffle
WKNC 88.1 FM
Pasta Primavera
Music Singles Chart #109
Family of the Year - "Diversity"
I’ll Just Leave This Here #161
Young Jeezy – Go (Ft. YG & E-40)
