Any band can be loud. It's as simple as turning a knob on an amplifier, or telling your mix engineer to crank a fader. For some, loudness is a crutch. Loud, aggressive presentation often masks a lack of musicality or an inability to sing. Too often, loud becomes brittle and ear-piercing to the point of physical suffering and mental anguish. But every once in a while a band comes along with the right musical sense, attitude, equipment and songwriting to pull off loud the right way. The Megaphonic Thrift are the right kind of loud. At their live [...]
Day 1 of SXSW was filled with bands I've seen before - Grooms, Suckers, Frightened Rabbit, Free Energy - but I kept hearing great things about The Megaphonic Thrift who played the Hype Machine party and recorded a WOXY session during the day. They are somewhat of a Norwegian supergroup, composed of members from Casiokids, The Low Frequency in Stereo and Stereo21. Recommended if you like My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, A Place To Bury Strangers or anything else that is the right kind of loud. I attended their showcase on Wednesday night and just had to [...]
Day one of CMJ started off with some buzzy indie rock and ended with some lighter folk fare. And there was nothing but a few tacos in between so all in all, a slow start to what many are already considering a lighter CMJ week than usual. After catching up with friends on Ludlow Street (the unofficial center of the post-Fader Lounge CMJ world) it was time to catch Holiday Shores and Small Black at Cake Shop during Pop Tarts Suck Toasted Day Party. Holiday Shores had a couple songs that I thought were [...]
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, The Octagon, Shark?, Captain Ahab and the Sea Crackens and Thing One Order your three day pass [...]
Now in its third year, After the Jump Fest is back uniting renowned indie favorites with undiscovered talent... 16+ Bands, Three Days, One Venue After the Jump Fest '09 at Littlefield 622 degraw street, brooklyn, new york 11217 website [...]
A lot of indie music these days strikes me as disposable. Interesting for a listen or two, most songs lack the attention to detail and creativity that warrants repeat listening in my book. Many so-called "bands" rely solely on interesting vocal lines with throwaway accompaniment underneath. It was truly refreshing when I first heard "Transylvanian Candy Patrol" by Savior Adore - a song I've been listening to over and over and over again since seeing it played live at the Northside Fest last month. Savior Adore - Transylvanian Candy Patrol [live at [...]
"Crowdsourcing killed indie rock. You wanna know why? Because crowds have terrible taste." - Christopher R. Weingarten After 3 years of self-induced blog anxiety I'm finally coming to terms with my random and infrequent posting schedule. There are so many blogs and sites and tweets spewing information and repeating each other that it's become an exercise in futility trying to make sense of it all. I hate posting unless I feel that it's something unique. It's become impossible to actually listen to all the new music coming out let alone write [...]
<a href=" http://www.thedelimagazine.com /nyc/bestofs/poster/" (click above for full-size poster and tickets) After the Jump is pleased to have had a hand in putting together Deli Magazine's Best of NYC Fest , taking place at various venues in New York from May 6th - May 10th. The fest is built around the Magazine's annual Best of NYC issue which features a ton of local bands, many whom have played past After the Jump shows. The lineup for the event is pretty stacked, tickets are now on sale, and you seriously consider joining us there. [...]
The internet is supposed to be used for complaining about things that no one else really cares about, right? Cool, just checking. But if you have any interest in music, physics, engineering, cars, 19th century opera, 20th century television theme songs or dancing bananas, please read on. We're going to start with exhibit A. This, my friends, is one of my favorite commercials. It ranks a close second to the Nanerpus. And... why not... [...]
I often feel that my favorite bands are being unjustly overlooked, perhaps because they don't fit squarely into any of our critically sanctioned musical categories. Regardless, The Life and Times should be proud of not being easily classified. Though the member's previous bands (Shiner, Someday I, Strings and Return) have been labeled as post-punk and post-hardcore, The Life and Times are usually grouped into the post-rock scene, despite the fact that they prefer traditional song structures that don't last for 20 minutes. In the past few years they've toured with bands as diverse as Mono, Pinback, and [...]
On Friday night at Bowery Ballroom, The Wrens were not in rare form. They did not play the best show of their lives. They were exactly The Wrens we all expected to see. And it was the most incredible show I've attended in well over a year. There was an undeniable camaraderie among the crowd - a common feeling that we were lucky to be there. Thankful to whomever introduced us to this band who has so graciously distanced themselves from the rest of the music industry. The disaffected and emotionally detached rock [...]
My favorite (favourite?) band from Australia is finally headed back to the states for SXSW and a few other shows in New York and LA. The Grates are often mentioned in the same breath as the Yeah Yeah Yeahs because of singer Patience's energy and delivery. I supposed I've just perpetuated that comparison, but dare I say that The Grates are even more fun? Yes, I dare. Their enthusiasm is completely infectious - on their records but especially on stage. They could make Robert Smith grin from ear to ear. But don't take [...]
I've been waiting a long time for Land Of Talk's first full-length. It was over two years ago that I recorded a "new song" at The Syrup Room . That song is now "Give Me Back My Heart Attack". Part of the delay might be attributed to the departure of drummer Bucky Wheaton, who was replaced by Eric Thibodeau in 2007. But I like to think they were just making sure the album was sufficiently awesome before it came out. Land Of Talk's show at Mercury Lounge was split evenly between songs from [...]
After The Jump wasn't content just sponsoring shows in our own country so we decided to involve ourselves with Canada's shows as well. If you're heading up to Pop Montreal this weekend to gain some foreign policy experience be sure to check out the show at Petit Campus on Saturday. Cafe Campus/Petit Campus 57 rue Prince-Arthur est Near bd. St-Laurent, Plateau Mont-Royal Métro: Sherbrooke www.cafecampus.com Mother Mother sound promising. They'll be down for CMJ later this month, playing Mercury Lounge on the 24th. By the way, I just realized [...]
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