Inevitably, as another musical year dawns, we begin to move from the favourites that kept us company the previous 364 days and speculate at which bands might fuel our fire during the next 12 months. Number two lands closer to my current home, in the form of Brooklyn's (via Kansas) We Are Country Mice . [...]
New Year's Eve in New York City is quite possibly the craziest night of the year around these parts. People go absolutely nuts whether they are penned in like cattle in Times Square or celebrating a casual, drunken New Year with friends somewhere closer to home, people do not hold back for this holiday. Fittingly it is one of the busiest days of the year for the music venues of the city, booking acts and charging exorbitant amounts to allow people to pay even more for booze. It may not be my favorite night of the year to go out, [...]
It's a good night for rock n' roll, especially punk. If you're in the Burg you've got two solid choices Bikes In The Kitchen & Crashin' In parties) right across the street from each other. N.6th is the place to be tonight. There's also an insane Fucked Up show at the Masonic Temple. I guess all Fucked Up shows are insane but this time they've got Andrew WK and Vivian Girls as additional band
Picking up from where I left off in Part I ... This will be a relatively pictureless post. Also, no mp3 samples this time! I am without my computer and music collection. Okay, maybe some... Friday (The Delancey) Here's an equation that's not hard to figure out. twosyllable records + Underwater Peoples + Chocolate Bobka = F YEA GOOD TIMES. We made it to the Delancey just in time for Made A Blog favorite Holiday Shores , [...]
Picking up from where I left off in Part I ... This will be a relatively pictureless post. Also, no mp3 samples this time! I am without my computer and music collection. Okay, maybe some... Friday (The Delancey) Here's an equation that's not hard to figure out. twosyllable records + Underwater Peoples + Chocolate Bobka = F YEA GOOD TIMES. We made it to the Delancey just in time for Made A Blog favorite Holiday Shores , [...]
We Are Country Mice were the talk of CMJ, even drawing comparisons to Wilco. Pitchfork was quoted as saying, "We Are Country Mice make music that sounds like Being There mashed up with a little Yankee Hotel Foxtrot ." The band is currently putting the finishing touches on a new 73 on Mexican Summer . WACM is definitely a band on the rise. We Are Country Mice - Ballad of John Related Posts: Guide To CMJ Festival (A-Z) (Click Here) [...]
Just came across this and wanted to share it.We Are Country Mice is the band. A great name, and a great tune which comes from their debut EP titled Make Your Own Damn Fun (limited edition pressing of 500 - buy here). MM couldn't agree more and we reckon these boys are pretty good at it.One review said "frantic and heartfelt" and that just about nails it.Visit their MySpace page here.Download We
The CMJ Music Marathon kicks off today and we've been resting up and drinking plenty of water in preparation for five nights of sleeplessness and perhaps one celebratory shot too many. Over the next five days we'll be bringing you coverage of the biggest bands and best surprises from New York City's largest annual music festival. From highly anticipated acts like The xx and The Antlers to those with underground buzz like Boogie Boarder, ZAZA, Bodega Girls and nearly a thousand others, you'll find complete festival coverage right here. We'll also [...]
21 October, 2009 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Surfer Blood, We Are Country Mice, Drink Up Buttercup , ZAZA, Ringo Deathstarr, The Depreciation Guild, Dinowalrus Where: Cake Shop Show Info: 21+, 7:00pm, $TBD Read: Introducing: We Are Country Mice
Recommended Show: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2009 HOLY HAIL @ CAMEO GALLERY 93 North 6th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 $7, 8PM There are a lot of shows going on tonight, and some of them are pretty good. It was hard to pinpoint one that really stood out, but that's just because I almost missed seeing that Holy Hail will be at Cameo Gallery. We Are Country Mice are also on the bill. All shows are listed after the jump. Junius @ Europa TV Ghost @ Shea Stadium The Bravery @ Terminal [...]
We Are Country Mice (Myspace) Hometown: Brooklyn, New York Album: Make Your Own Damn Fun (73) (Buy) Label: Unsigned We Are Country Mice - A Good Old Fashioned Barn Raising Bookmark It [...]
8 October, 2009 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Holy Hail, We Are Country Mice , Blue Jungle, Mama Bear Where: The Cameo Gallery Show Info: 21+, 8:00pm, $tba Listen: "A Good Old Fashioned Barn Raising" by We Are Country Mice
To set up an admittedly forced dichotomy, in the world of musical enjoyment, there are two spheres: I. Creatively-pulsating, pushing-the-envelope, brain-bending bands that are forging new sounds, new ideas, and new forms with seemingly little regard or influence from past models (Yeasayer, TV on the Radio, Dirty Projectors, Animal Collective, etc) II. Straight-to-the heart musicians that wear their influences on their sleeves but come across as so earnest and real that their originality is never called into question (Cut Copy, or The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, for [...]
Midwest transplants and recent Kanine Records signees We are Country Mice are playing the last night of their residency at Piano's with a free early show on Thursday night. From We Are Country Mice From We Are Country Muce
We are Country Mic e formed in Brooklyn just a very short time ago, but hearing WACM perform live you would think they've been playing and writing together for years. Last night I had the pleasure of seeing WACM in Kansas City (Davey's Uptown) which was their 2nd stop of their midwest tour. Not that any band should be described, but here I go...I would say they're classic rock & roll meets a rodeo. Or Imagine Neil [...]
So the first songs to show up in my Soundcloud dropbox were from Coyote Eyes . Who are Coyote Eyes? Marta DeLeon plays bass and sings. Manny Nomikos plays guitar and sings. Jeremiah McVay plays drums and percussion. Listen to them play their indierock... Downloadables: Yellow Red (mp3) Clumsy (mp3) Download a bunch more Coyote Eyes @ Bandcamp Upcoming Shows: Jul 26 @ Cameo w/ Spanish Prisoners + We Are Country Mice + Georgiana [...]
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