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Grand Hallway ::: Photo by Abbey Simmons By now it'd be easy to be over music festivals. The crush of inconsiderate people. Less than optimal sightlines. Overpriced beer. But when the festival is within walking distance, with some of our favorite businesses on the grounds, it's pretty hard to resist, or hate too much. Also, ignore [...]
As soon as a July tour with Obits and The Night Marchers was announced, it probably had some folks anxious about the ever-so-slim possibility of a Hot Snakes reunion. AFter all, the entire lineup would be present for all shows (Obits touts one member, while the rest are in The Night Marchers). Turns out that slim chance wasn't so slim in the end, though. For an encore at San Diego's Casbah July 29, Hot Snakes popped up on stage and [...]
Boy was it hot yesterday. I had a great time at the festival even though I was sweating my ass off through it. I woke up late and missed a few of the first acts but got there in time to catch the end of the Screaming Females set. I had seen them open for the Arctic's last December and it looks like they were still tearing it up live. I met my friends for Surfer Blood's set, and the boys sounded great. They played all my favorite cuts from Astrocoast. The sound was [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Ben Hider, Getty Images Had Matt and Kim not headlined the Village Voice's 10th annual Siren Music Festival , held Saturday at Coney Island in Brooklyn, NY, they probably couldn't have played at all. The twosome took the stage at around 7:45PM, by which time the sun had mercifully begun to set and the temperatures to dip into the mid 80s. The weather was as right for a dance party as [...]
Recommended Show: SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2010 SIREN FEST @ CONEY ISLAND W 8th St & Stillwell Ave Brooklyn, NY 11224 FREE, NOON I'm not sure why I'm even bothering to post other show listings after the jump. You know that the free daytime Siren Festival at Coney Island is going to completely exhaust you. Still, if you feel like being adventurous after checking out Apache Beat , Holy Fuck , Matt and Kim , Ted Leo , and so many more, check out a listing [...]
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Photo by James B. Hale/Knox Road from Siren Music Festival 2009 Taking a page from last year's pre-Siren coverage (for photos and reviews of every act last year, check here ), here's your 2010 preview in mp3s. I, unfortunately, won't be there this year. Jamie, Jon, and helpful contributor Brittany will provide you with extensive coverage of the festival - all published over the next few days. And please - don't be afraid to say hi! Cue last year's preview post (I'll let Jamie's words speak for all of us): [...]
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Photo by James B. Hale | Knox Road for Siren Music Festival Taking a page from last year's pre-Siren coverage (for photos and reviews of every act last year, check here ), here's your 2010 preview in mp3s. I'll let Jamie's words speak for all of us. I, unfortunately, won't be there this year. Jamie, Jon, and helpful contributor Brittany will provide you with extensive coverage of the festival - all published over the next few days. And please - don't be afraid to say hi! Cue last year's preview post : [...]
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Photo by James B. Hale | Knox Road for Siren Music Festival Taking a page from last year's pre-Siren coverage (for photos and reviews of every act last year, check here ), here's your 2010 preview in mp3s. I'll let Jamie's words speak for all of us. I, unfortunately, won't be there this year. Jamie, Jon, and helpful contributor Brittany will provide you with extensive coverage of the festival - all published over the next few days. And please - don't be afraid to say hi! Cue last year's preview post : [...]
Sadly I will not be in attendance to this year's 10th annual Siren Music Festival as I will still be living out of a tent up at Camp Bisco. Do let me know how it was! -Mangtooth Filed under: Music , Random Tagged: Coney Island , Cymbals Eat Guitars , Earl Greyhound , Harlem , Holy Fuck , Matt & Kim , Screaming Females , Siren Music Festival , Surfer Blood , Ted Leo & The Pharmacists , The Night [...]
Just when you thought you were an orphaned child The Night Marchers and Obits decide to tour together in California. Don't feel like you're left out completely it's actually a no brainer for them I would imagine. The Marchers will be on the East Coast for two shows shows: Siren fest 7/17 and Maxwells 7/18 w/ WJ and The Sweet Sacrifice (Obits plays the waterfront same day - so you'll have to make yer choice), the rest happens in swami territory and then they are off to Europe this fall. Which sucks. Would [...]
Filed under: The Hit List , Free MP3 Download of the Day Every summer, music fans from New York and elsewhere come with beer and Nathan's hot dogs in hand to the daylong Siren Festival in Brooklyn's Coney Island . Those braving the heat for this year's 10th anniversary concert on July 17 will be treated to sets from some of the biggest names in indie rock. Before you head to Brooklyn, help yourself to these free MP3s from some of the Siren Fest 2010 performers. [...]
Finally, the start of Chicago's summer festival season is upon us as the Do-Division Street Fest kicks off tomorrow! Lets just hope the rain doesn't spoil the fun. What's that? You're one of those poor souls who works during the weekend? I feel for you, brother! Luckily, there are quite a few more awesome shows around town this weekend including CAVE at the Hideout , Yakuza at the Beat Kitchen , Toro y Moi at the Empty Bottle and much more! Lets get [...]
This was released on 6/2/2010 at 11:00 AM. There will be updates. The concert boasts "over 60 bands in 3 days" Friday: Saturday: Sunday: MGMT Yeasayer Holy Fuck Shabazz Palaces Bear In Heaven Head Like A Kite Macklemore Unnatural Helpers Jaguar Love Champagne Champagne Fences Chris Pureka Stay Hi Brothers [...]
Have you seen the new spiffy ads for Coney Island on the subway? Is this some sort of ploy to fool New Yorkers into thinking that the Brooklyn amusement area is finally cleaning up? The grit is half the fun! On the entertainment side of things, Coney Island is top notch. The annual Siren Fest has been a pinnacle of the fun activities of the summer for (as of this year) a decade. We've already told you about some of the performers , and now more acts have been announced: The Night Marchers , Cymbals [...]
We previously announced that this year's Siren Festival down in Coney Island will feature acts like Matt & Kim, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Surfer Blood, and Harlem . Yesterday, the five new acts that were announced included Earl Greyhound, Cymbals Eat Guitars, The Night Marchers, Screaming Females and Wye Oak . The festival itself will take place on July 17th for the wonderful price of FREE. Come out, enjoy the sun, enjoy the music ... have a Nathan's hot dog Coney Island style. -Mangtooth [...]
Like Loud Loop Press, the Do-Division Street Fest and Sidewalk Sale likes to keep things local. From the food to the vendors, right down to the bands that play, the focus is directly on Chicago. This year's fest, held Saturday and Sunday, June 5th & 6th on Division between Ashland and Levitt, will have two stages booked by Empty Bottle Presents and Subterranean / House Call Entertainment chock full of great Chicago bands. Among those recruited to perform are heavy [...]
Wow. It was one year ago today that I squeezed out my first post as The Burning Ear and 411 posts later and here we are. It's amazing how fast time flies and how much great music can come out in a year. Birthday's are a time for celebration and gift giving so I've wrangled together a little something for all of you to celebrate with. Over the past 12 months a number of great tracks have found a happy home in my stereo but for whatever reason or another I never covered them on the site. As a 1st [...]
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