by staff ► Mission of Burma have just released The Sound, The Light, The Fury their third album since they first returned from a twenty-year hiatus. Like it's two predecessors, OnOffOn and The Obliteratti , it's every bit as relevant as their output thirty odd years ago. It kicks off with recent live staple "1, 2, 3, Partyy!" which we present for you below. [...]
Shark? - Colder Arabella A stunning Dinosaur Feathers cover! Be sure to visit Shark? on MySpace. MP3: Shark? - Colder Arabella
Speaking of Shark? , they just opened for the ever-touring Soft Pack (formerly The Muslims). Now, I'm not sure if the band is going to release a proper full length album or if they will continue to release EPs. To tell you the truth, I don't really care, just as long as they keep making catchy-ass postpunk tracks that sound like this. Listen. Downloadable: Come On (Live At Vibes) (mp3) Streamable: Come On (Live At Vibes) (vimeo) Props to LaundroMatinee . [...]
Shark? or the slightly more googleable "sharkquestionmark" is the band that has sprung forth from the blog Quiet Color . If you dig the janglylofijams, you should skip forward and just download the mp3 below right now (it's OK, I won't be offended). What sets Shark? apart from your average lofiblogband is their bass vocal stylings. Definitely took me by surprise. This here track comes straight from my soundcloud dropbox . Listen. Downloadable: Fear! (mp3) Upcoming Shows: Oct 16 @ The Glass Door w/ I'm [...]
I helped to book this show for my friend's amazing organization, Young Invincibles . Their goal is to help spread awareness amongst young people about how important health care reform is to this country. A very, very important cause, and a very, very good night of music. I've blogged about The Woes and Phil and the Osophers on here before, and Shark? is a very cool new band coming out of Brooklyn. Don't miss this show. It's only $8 to watch some great bands AND make a difference! I really hope to see you there. [...]
Land of Talk - "May You Never" ; For a second there I thought Liz Powell took more then a little away from her time singing with Broken Social Scene. If that opening piano bit had drifted a little further I would have really worried, but luckily the song explodes into the dreamy rock we've come to expect from Land of Talk. This is the first tune off a new EP which we're now pretty excited for. Grade : B Junk Culture - "West Coast" [...]
Friday night, I attended the very first concert that I myself co-organized with my friend Jason for NYC CouchCrash. I must say, it was a smashing success. Something around 200 people showed up and had a blast! I'm not going to write too much about it because I'm short on time, but all the bands were fabulous, and the whole night built in a really phenomenal way. The bands totally fed off each
Monday: Goes Cube @ Lit 8:30pm $6 Here it is folks the unofficial last week of summer! Time to get ready to abandon all these out door venues that have soaked us all summer long with free music and return to the dungeons and clubs we are most used to! The darkness is good for us and the booze is better! Start tonight with a little urban metal courtesy of Goes Cube. The show is cheap, loud, and fun, plus you won't get yet unless you sweat a lot! Goes Cube - "I [...]
Come hang out with us all day! Free Brooklyn Lager for the first hour each day! Not to mention... A delicious food menu designed by former WD-50 chef, Scott Koshkoodi Live screenprinting by artist j.morrison from Space is the Place A GIANT hot pink elephant art installation by Snoozer Loser Organic and vegan bake sale by Jamie Cakes Plus other surprises throughout the weekend! *Added to the line-up is Helado Negro dj, [...]
Monday 8/17 * Band of Skulls, Jemima Pearl, My Best Fiend, The Mean @ Mercury Lounge * Brendan Benson, Sean Bones @ Bowery Ballroom ( MP3: "Dancehall" by Sean Bones ) Tuesday 8/18 * The Breeders, The Whispertown 2000 @ Bowery Ballroom ( VIDEO: "Saints" by The Breeders ) * Lemonade, Cale Parks, Dinowalrus, Teengirl Fantasy @ Santos Party House [...]
Monday: The Virgins, The Beets, Animal Collective (DJ set) @ Santo's Party House 7pm $20 If you weren't able to make it out for any of Animal Collective's shows at Prospect Park this weekend then you should definitely make a point of going and dancing with the band as the spin records. At least that way you get some Animal Collective in your life and with The Beets and The Virgins playing too it should almost be worth spending $20 on. The Virgins - "Rich Girls" [...]
by lex rano We've got an audio present for you today, courtesy of the Brooklyn boys in Dinosaur Feathers . They've recorded a 4 track EP titled Early Morning Risers which will be available for free on their website starting August 18th. The EP is rich with vocal harmonies and imaginative lyrics and they've hooked it up with the tracks in advance for early posting. This music puts you in a colorful and happy meadow around pretty things you can touch without poisoning [...]
Zomby 's " Helter Skelter " vs. assorted vintage flicks, including the zombie vs. shark scene from Lucio Fulci's ZOMBIE . So awesome: [via the Publics ] " Helter Skelter " taken from Zomby's new One Foot Ahead of the Other EP. **********
Next Friday, August 14th, Quiet Color will be taking over Bruar Falls , the new venue from the folks who brought you Cake Shop, to present four bands with similar influences but different general aesthetics. The raw power of Shark? ,, the indie pop tweeness of Boy Genius , the lo fi flavor of I'm Turning Into , and the nitty gritty anthems of The Big Big Bucks will converge to form one evening of spectacular riffs and spacey rock. Doors open at 8 and the cover is a measly 7 bucks. You know [...]
Small Black - "Despicable Dogs" ; Music blogs across the country are debating what to call this whole "new" genre of music and I'm totally staying out of the fray. It's another version of the lo-fi movement just a bit happier and sunnier then shit like Times New Viking. That doesn't merit a new name or much else unless there's something substantial to it. This is not one of those songs. It's light, cute, and summery, but not worthy of a whole new genre of music. At least not one so many people should be paying so much [...]
Can you feel the excitement building, and the wafting odor of chum and rotting fish? No, it's not the "Oprah" studio audience. It's Shark Week! For those guys who are so unbelievably effeminate that you don't know what Shark Week is, stop reading my blog, set down your white zinfandel, and go look up the lyrics to some Enya songs. Fairies. For those of you who are female, I will explain what Shark Week is, and what it means to a man. Every summer, the Discovery Channel takes a break from [...]
A few weeks ago I was introduced to a band by a music blog not unlike my own. The blog was called Quiet Color and they do a wonderful job talking music and posting mp3's but a couple of their writers have taken the whole music thing a step further and started their own band known as Shark?. Now Shark? has routinely popped up in the lineups for shows that Quiet Color put on and I am routinely invited to those shows so I decided to click on the link to their MySpace page and see what was [...]
Are we really half way through 2009 already? Apparently so. Feeling confused about the six months just gone, and the six left to go? Thrash Hits is here to guide you - well, through the next four weeks, at least. Events For those of you lucky enought to live alongside Thrash Hits in London town, tonight sees the launch of Someone's Yelling Fire , a new punk/hardcore/metal/screamo/em o night at the recently-reopened [...]
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