Bon Iver at Sasquatch! 2009 Photo : Drake Lelane ( more ) Skrillex at SXSW 2011 Photo : Jon Klemm ( more ) Hey folks, the big excitement in the music industry tonight was of course, the announcement of the nominations for the 54th Annual Grammy Awards . Following are the nominations in the General Field categories: 54th Annual Grammy Nominees [...]
Recommended Show: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2011 JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION @ MAXWELL'S 1039 Washington St Hoboken, NJ 07030 $15, 8PM Holy shit! It wasn't long ago when we announced 2011 tour dates for Jon Spencer Blues Explosion ; New York wasn't on the list. While Maxwell's is technically New Jersey, we're happy about this! Signal Path @ Brooklyn Bowl Iron and Wine & The Low Anthem @ Terminal 5 Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson @ Glasslands The Crystal [...]
What happened to Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson? The man of many names sort of just vanished. His debut LP is a shocking confessional, heartbreaking and endearing all at once. The album's first single "Buriedfied" is a brilliant track, attacking and restraining at the perfect moments. Not only is it the highlight of his self-titled LP, [...]
Liam Finn - Cold Feet Tonight, the show to see is at TT the Bears. The lineup is really fantastic, and if you've not heard of these guys, lets mark it down now as a must listen. Kiwi Singer / Songwriter Liam Finn brings his pedigree (his dad was in Crowded House) some fantastic music and a raucous live show with him as he comes to our fair city. His most recent release, FOMO , has one of the most catchy songs I've heard in a long time (Cold Feet available above). The song perfectly [...]
What do you get when you mix Amazing Baby, MGMT, Foreign Islands, and Miles Anthony Benjamin Robinson? No, this isn't the beginning of a joke by some Brooklyn-centric comedian. It's more of a recipe for a new band featuring some of the people responsible for those projects. Enter Ill Fits. After seeing them a handful of times this summer, I'm smitten. What's first striking about the band is how comfortable they are on stage together. Of course, this is no surprise when you ...
Originally posted, with slight modifications, in August 2009. Because it's one of my favorite sets...and because bloggers need vacations, too. We're in Truro for a short weekend, just like in 2009, in the same rented beachhouse high on the dunes above the Cape Cod sound. Wakeless trawlers and shore fishermen, beach wanderers and bathers are few and far between, mere specks on an otherwise natural landscape that fills the sense with color: green grasses, faded yellow sand, the variable [...]
Well, we're just about halfway with the reposts... Today, we feature volumes 9 and 10, which were originally posted in August 2009. Volume 10 holds a special place in this blog's history, because that's when Aaron from Tsururadio offered to post the mix on his blog. That started a bit of following and it has grown ever since. Aaron's moved onto Tsuruphoto, following his passion for photography. He now has a nudie-zine featuring some edgy but tasteful art, several videos to promote the zine and Tsuruphoto, and the occasional mixtape. We owe a big thanks for his early support, and [...]
Recommended Show: SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2011 THE RAVEONETTES @ BEEKMAN BEER GARDEN Pier 17 New York, NY 10038 FREE, 3PM Another free show down by South Street Seaport today. This one features the rock band The Raveonettes . The band have a bit of a throwback sound with a slight edge of grit. Kids at Risk @ Public Assembly Boy Without God @ The Rock Shop Todd Barry & Ted Alexandro @ Maxwell's Harry and the Potters @ Knitting [...]
Recommended Show: THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011 PROJECT JENNY PROJECT JAN @ THE DELANCEY 168 Delancey St New York, NY 10002 $7, 8PM Project Jenny Project Jan made a bit of a splash back with their debut album a few years ago, but the band really shine on this year's Home Sweet Home . Tonight they perform at The Delancey where it's sure to be dance-worthy. Billy Bragg @ City Winery Civil Wars @ Housing Works 2Cellos @ Le Poisson [...]
Surprisingly, I wasn't quite exhausted from SXSW, and nor was the near sell-out crowd over at the Mohawk this last Friday night. We all gathered to watch Destroyer , better known as Dan Bejar, not to mention the excellent War on Drugs . As a nice breeze floated in to the venue, you had to know it was going to be a special night. War on Drugs hails from Philadelphia, and we absolutely adored their most recent album [...]
Recommended Show: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2011 MINIBOONE, MURDER MYSTERY, & THE HOMOPHONES @ ZEBULON 258 Wythe Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 FREE, 8PM You may not know the names Miniboone , Murder Mystery , or The Homophones , but, heck, that's why this show is free! And even if you don't know them, I can tell you that each of these bands on their own is great. Together, they become a do-not-miss event! Diehard @ Union Hall SOJA @ Bowery Ballroom [...]
The Strokes' new single "Under Cover of Darkness" is available free for the next 48 hours on their website . Fans can stream or download the song, which is available for purchase next Tuesday, February 15. Their full-length, Angles , is out March 22 via RCA and a day earlier in the UK via Rough Trade. Rolling Stone calls the song a " return to form ," and BBC Radio 6 interviewed lead singer Julian Casablancas last summer about the songwriting process for his solo music as well as the new fourth full-length album. [...]
Is it possible to be original and not creative? Or, is it possible for something to be more original than it is creative? I don't think I ever tried to deviate those two terms—they correlate so frequently that it never came up. But, I think this is the case with James Blake 's eponymous debut. I think this is what Pitchfork writer Mike Powell meant when he wrote of James' work , "..it's like I'd walked into the kitchen and saw a big prickly triangular fruit in the fruit bowl." That's exactly it. This album is fresh, it's [...]
Love was in the air December 8th at Glasslands in Brooklyn. A bunch of amazing bands came together to put on a tribute to the beautiful life of John Lennon, including Amazing Baby, Here We Go Magic, Nicole Atkins, Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, Class Actress, Acrylics, Teen, The Royal Chains, Eytan & The Embassy, Bizi [...]
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Der Chillwaver Chaz Bundick alias Toro Y Moi hat einen ersten Track von seinem neuen Album "Underneath The Pine" veröffentlicht, das am 22. Februar 2011 erscheint. Chaz Bundick, der mit Toro Y Moi Chillwave zum Durchbruch verholfen hat, und unter dem Pseudonym Les Sins Dance mit Indie verschmelzen lässt, wandert neu auf Disco-Funk-Pfaden. "Still Sound" trumpft mit der vielleicht groovigsten Basslinie des Jahres auf. Toro Y Moi - Still Sound [See post to listen to audio] [...]
Recommended Show: MONDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2010 BODY LANGUAGE, DELICATE STEVE, & BLUEJAY @ BROOKLYN BOWL 61 Wythe Ave Brooklyn, NY 11211 FREE, 8PM From time to time, Brooklyn Bowl will put on free shows with some bands that probably couldn't usually play such a large space. But the buzz behind the bands often give them a bit of push and the free price helps fill the space. Tonight that show has Body Language , Delicate Steve , and Bluejay . Liz [...]
With the holiday season in full swing, this is the best time to be here in New York City. This week, Florence and the Machine , Ben Folds , Nada Surf , and many more will be spreading Christmas joy . Which shows are you going to this week? S. Carey (of Bon Iver ), Winter Hinterland @ Highline Ballroom ( Buy - $15) [...]
"Indianer" is a weekly show on the Lucerne local radio station Radio 3fach . It's a show bringing you new tunes from all different types of indie music. It airs every thursday night from 8-10 pm (Central European Time). To stream the whole thing, please head over to the official Indianer blog . This time we're talking about BRONZE 's free debut EP, Tobacco 's La Uti EP and Stereolab 's new album . Also we're presenting you Girls ' new effort and 29 songs all in all. This week's [...]
You've got to choose your battles. Some things (and people) just ain't worth the effort; sometimes it pays to play the long game; and at other times, shoot from the hip first, ask questions later (not recommended as a blanket approach though ...) It's been a tiring week, at the hands of the sprats plus one. The dog and I are still recovering. However, an interesting conversation this morning has given me great food for thought. Sometimes, just sometimes, great words come from unexpected quarters – and are all the more meaningful because of it. Don't [...]
I stopped by the Delancey for the first time ever last night, actually intending to catch Sky Larkin and Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson. But being unfamiliar with the venue, I didn't realize they were playing the downstairs stage, so I gravitated to the first thing I saw, which was a rather enthusiastic lady in a dress (whom I mistook for Sky Larkin's Katie Harkin) leaping about the crowd. It was instead Electric Child, the new band of Alison Clancey , a multi-talented singer, dancer and artist. I didn't get a full listen, arriving as the set was wrapping up, [...]
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