by Andrew Sacher Disclosure at MHOW in March ( more by Jason Bergman ) Fresh off of working on the killer new Daft Punk album , disco legend/Chic founder Nile Rodgers revealed at the International Music Summit that they aren't the only modern electronic musicians that he's working with. FACT reports that he'll be working with hot new UK garage duo Disclosure [...]
Washed Out has announced details of his new album which is titled Paracosm and will be out August 13 via Sub Pop. "Paracosm," by the way, is a prolonged fantasy world that often has definite geography and language and history. While it's not a concept album, the idea of escape is central to the new LP. No full tracks have been released yet, but you can hear a bit in the official album trailer which you can watch below. Washed out have a few shows lined up around [...]
DOWNLOAD: Juyen Sebulba - "Superjam" (MP3) Matt & Kim at GoogaMooga 2013 ( more by Dana (distortion) Yavin ) As mentioned , the Mad Decent Block Parties are returning in 2013, including one in Brooklyn on August 10 at Williamsburg Park . Since we last spoke, Matt & Kim (who just played GoogaMooga ) have been added to the Brooklyn party, joining a previously announced [...]
Bleached @ Bowery Ballroom in April ( more by Amanda Hatfield ) As mentioned, Bleached , who were here last month , will be back in NYC as one of the many bands and artists recently added to Northside Festival's 2013 lineup . Their show happens at Knitting Factory on June 13 and while no other bands on the bill have been announced yet, tickets are on sale. They've got a few other dates lined up [...]
photos by Jonathon Bernstein "GRIMES SHOWED UP AT MAJICAL CLOUDZ's RELEASE PARTY FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFF" - Max Kerr Montreal duo Majical Cloudz have been on a tour with Youth Lagoon , which hit the NYC-area twice earlier this month, and this week they took a couple days off from that tour to return to NYC for their [...]
by Andrew Sacher Owen (aka Mike Kinsella of American Football, Cap'n Jazz, etc) has been working on new material , which will result in his new album, L'Ami due Peuple , due out on July 2 via Polyvinyl. Usually known for his bare acoustic songs with the occasional extra instrumentation worked in, for his new album he's taking a more full-band approach. You can hear the new sound on the singles "Blues to Black," which you can listen [...]
Caveman , who head out on tour with Rogue Wave this summer. just released their first new video from their second album for the track "In The City", Julia Stiles, Fran Kranz and Michael Cavadias included. Check it out with all tour dates below... Continue reading "Caveman reveal new video starring Julia Stiles and more" at brooklynvegan
Vampire Weekend @ Roseland ( more by Robert Altman ) "Vampire Weekend's Modern Vampires Of The City has entered the U.S. album chart at #1, selling nearly 135,000 copies since its May 14 release on XL Recordings. This is the second time Vampire Weekend has achieved such an historic feat: Its sophomore album Contra also debuted at #1 in 2010, making this the first time an independent rock band has entered at #1 with two consecutive releases. Modern Vampires Of The City also shatters the previous [...]
by Bill Pearis People Get Ready @ MHOW, 2/1/2013 ( more by David Andrako ) Art pop combo People Get Ready have a new EP, Zelda Maria, out now. The title track comes from last year's self-titled debut and a video for that song has just been released as well. Working with acclaimed choreographer Tere O'Connor and video artist Ty Flowers, the clip is retrofuturistic without relying on old VHS-style tropes. You can watch it below. [...]
yMusic at Carnegie Hall in January ( more by Greg Cristman ) Contemporary classical sextet yMusic , who have worked with The National, Bon Iver, Dirty Projectors, My Brightest Diamond, and more, will be performing on Stage 2 at Rockwood Music Hall tonight (5/22) , premiering works written by Sufjan Stevens, Timo Andres, and Marcos Balter , in addition to "less-new-but-still-pretty-new " works by Nico Muhly and Andrew Norman . Advance tickets [...]
by Bill Pearis Some of you may remember early/mid-'00s Detroit-area band Thunderbirds Are Now! , who are in semi-permanent hibernation at the moment. Singer Ryan Allen is now in Destroy This Place which he co-fronts with former New Grenada member John Nelson and the line-up includes Allen's Friendly Foes bandmate Sean Sommer on drums. The band just released their eponymous second album which roars with crunchy, anthemic indie (the Allen songs), and big riff [...]
photos by Chris Graham Mavis Staples @ Beale Street Music Fest Earlier this month, soul legend Mavis Staples made her way over to Memphis for the Beale Street Music Festival , which she played day 2 (5/4) of. Pictures and a video of her set are in this post. Mavis has other dates coming up this year, including a free Celebrate! Brooklyn show [...]
by Andrew Sacher Low Fat Getting High at Cake Shop earlier this month ( more by Chris Gersbeck ) Brooklyn punks Low Fat Getting High have been playing raucous local shows for some time now, and as mentioned , they're finally laying down that intensity for a new EP, which is called Bad Yoga , and has just been officially announced. The EP will be out on July 18 via Dead Broke/Money Fire Records. It kicks [...]
by Bill Pearis As mentioned , Seattle's Orca Team sadly split last year with frontman Leif Anders , who went on to form the calypso-vibed Week of Wonders . You can stream their Failures EP below. With a debut 7" on the way soon, the band will be in NYC for a string of shows in July. They'll play Mercury Lounge on July 8 with Chalk & Numbers [...]
Back in February, 285 Kent hosted the Indie Pop Prom , which included sets from The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Swearin', Waxahatchee, Potty Mouth, and Weed Hounds (their first show in 2 years). Well, Potty Mouth and Weed Hounds must love playing proms, because this Saturday (5/25) at Big Snow , they'll play the MONSTER PROM , along with Celestial Shore , Slime Boyz , and [...]
The So So Glos , whose album Blowout came out not too long ago, are playing a free show at Studio @ Webster Hall tonight (5/22) which will be streamed live on MTV Hive . You can get free tickets through Ticketweb but walk-ups will be let in until capacity is reached. Doors are at 7 PM. Flyer for the show is below. The band's next NYC show is a previously discussed show happening this Sunday (5/26) at Knitting Factory as part [...]
Schoolboy Q at Best Buy Theater - 5/21/13 (via Kellen Dengler ) Thanks to TDE's recent success, Q found himself as the most established performer at the Freshman show. With no one to accompany him on stage, he fared better in the larger crowd as a solo artist, breezing through tracks from Habits & Contradictions and throwback collaborations with A$AP Rocky. At one point, he asked Kendrick Lamar to join him but laughed at the audience members who fell for his joke. Fittingly, he won the crowd back with his charisma [...]
by Bill Pearis As we've mentioned a few times , Total Control are visiting from Australia, playing two shows in NYC this week: tonight (5/22) at Mercury Lounge with Pop. 1280, Night Sins , and Sleepies ( tickets ); and 285 Kent on Thursday (5/23) with Raspberry Bulbs, Crazy Spirit, and Survival ( tickets ). If you haven't checked the band's music out yet -- motorik synth workouts, jittery post-punk and punk stormers [...]
photos by Keith Marlowe , Harriet Roberts Night Birds @ Grand Victory last month Night Birds are readying the release of Born to Die in Suburbia , the band's new LP due on July 9 via Grave Mistake. The record, which was recorded at Seaside Lounge this past winter, features guest appearances from Eric Davidson (New Bomb Turks, The Livids) and Miranda Taylor (Hunchback, Black Wine). Check out the album [...]
Total Control @ FFF Fest 2011 ( more by Fred Pessaro ) Chain & the Gang @ Secret Project Robot 2011 ( more by Harriet Roberts ) today in NYC * Anciients, Family @ Saint Vitus * Sua, Advaeta @ Cameo Gallery * Will McEvoy's Mutsam @ Barbes * Joshua Radin @ Le Poisson Rouge * Amaan & Ayaan Ali [...]
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