At a time when we are all witnessing the CD's imminent demise and the convenience of digital files running rampant, thankfully from an art perspective, a vinyl re-emergence is upon us. While sound quality is obviously seen as the most important reason why we are seeing audiophiles jumping back on the vinyl bandwagon, album artwork is also getting a much deserved close-up. With the vinyl album requiring more elaborate artwork packages, bands are re-thinking the overall aesthetic and producing some great work, which only enhances the overall music experience. 2009 has been a great year not only for the ears, [...]
photos by Vincent Cornelli Art Brut 's most recent tour brought them into the NYC-area three times with three different sets of openers. Last Friday (11/13), the show was at Brooklyn Bowl with Surfer Blood and Midnight Masses . More pictures from that one, with the setlist, below... Continue reading "Art Brut, Surfer Blood & Midnight Masses @ Brooklyn Bowl - pics & setlist" at BrooklynVegan.com
Five Thoughts About Art Brut/Surfer Blood/Midnight Masses @ Brooklyn Bowl, November 13, 2009 -So for those who haven't been/don't live in New York, the Brooklyn Bowl is an impressively thorough entertainment center, filled with beer, food, live music, bowling and even giant TVs for game watching. (Or, if you're like me, watching Tim & Eric skits.) [...]
So, I don't come to the record store thing just out of the blue. To be fair, I've worked in TWO record stores to date. Both were Record Worlds—the corporate variety—where it was mandated that all of the employees, except for the managers, sport blue polyester vests. Y'know – to differentiate you from the other riff raff browsing through the import bins or what have you. Record World, both based in malls at the time, wasn't the type of place that would buy used LPs however—it was purely new stuff and catalog items. Which didn't bother me [...]
This band were recommended to us and so I thought I'd open it up for discussion. I think they show real promise so I thought I'd let Schonberg and Sas have a listen and see what they thought. Schonberg thought Mansfield Holiday had elements of Art Brut and Pigeon Detectives, perhaps lacking the wit and catchy choruses of those two. However he did say that "any band that quote The Wedding Present and The Smiths are alright by me." Sas felt they needed to work on their lyrics more, feeling no connection to them. I think they show potential and [...]
Contrast Podcast recently asked music bloggers like myself to submit our favorite 50 songs of the year for their annual "Festive 503 podcast. Our selections were then compiled into a shortlist and now we've been asked to recruit votes to narrow it down. For the curious, I've bolded the 10 songs I personally voted for. I really, really want "Nice Very Nice" by Kurt Vonnegut & Dave Soldier (from their album Ice-9 Ballads ) to make the final list. Not only because it's my favorite song of the year, from my favorite album of the year, [...]
Matter of Time mp3 The Leisure Society The Sleeper ..... ..... buy it Well, now this is getting interesting... Over at the Contrast Podcast , Tim's solicited everyone for their favorite 50 songs of 2009, remember? From all the responses he's compiled the top 155. I'm very impressed with the list! If you didn't submit your faves yet, you've still got a chance to get in the game at this point! Help us out, eh? (I"ve highlighted my top 10 in blue) Here's [...]
This band played like 87 CMJ shows and guess what? Leave it to us to miss ALL of them. Beyond that we don't know much about Surfer Blood (besides the fact that they just opened a bunch of shows for Art Brut). BUT I am completely enamored with their latest single "Swim". It's kind of shout-y, pounding bit of power-pop but in a totally catchy, deceptively simple way. And there's also that little
La scorsa settimana abbiamo terminato il nostro viaggio attraverso gli album più importanti del decennio che si sta concludendo. Abbiamo quindi pensato di riassumere il tutto in questo post che non è altro che la lista completa, tappa per tappa, degli album che di volta in volta abbiamo approfondito, in modo tale da avere una sorta di indice delle varie puntate. Dopo il salto trovate anche la listona di tutti gli album che di anno in anno sono stati inseriti fra "gli album da salvare". [...]
[ download ] In these days of hyphenated musical sub-genres and cross-pollinated, hybridized taxonomies, Surfer Blood writes songs in what feels like an increasingly endangered idiom: that straightforward lexicon of a bunch of dudes rockin' out. There is more than a touch of 1990s college radio to the Palm Beach, Florida quartet's tunes, with the guitar-heavy tones of all time favorites like Pavement, The Pixies, and early-era Weezer shining through. The band just wrapped up a tour opening for Art Brut (speaking of all time favorites), and the pairing [...]
Recommended Show: SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2009 TALIBAM! @ ZEBULON 258 Wythe Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 FREE, 9:30PM As are almost all shows at Zebulon, tonight's Talibam! performance is completely free. We enjoyed their latest album , so be sure to check out their live show tonight. If their weird chaos of their sound isn't really your thing, there are plenty of other shows going on...even on a Sunday night! Fula @ Carnegie Hall (day) Awesome Color @ Glasslands Liturgy @ Le Poisson Rouge The Rhodes @ Mercury Lounge Neko Case @ [...]
Neko Case @ All Points West in August ( more by Chris La Putt ) Shrinebuilder tonight in NYC * Suzanne Fiol Day * Holden @ Sycamore * Talibam!, Chris Peck, Living Things @ Zebulon * Metallica, Lamb of God @ Madison Square Garden * Shrinebuilder, Rwake, Liturgy @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * Neko Case, [...]
ART BRUT SURFER BLOOD SQUAAKS SAL BANDO 8PM. The Ottobar. 2549 W. Howard St. Remington. 510 READING SERIES: KATHY FLANN MADISON SMARTT BELL GLENN MOOMAU ROBIN HEMLEY 5PM. Minas Gallery . 815 W. 36th St. Hampden. ------------------------------ --------------------- Have an event you think the Shank may be interested in? Email us .
5 date in Italia per gli Art brut, dopo il grande successo incontrato dalla band con la pubblicazione di ' Art Brut VS. Satan ', prodotto da Frank Black dei Pixies. La band di Eddie Argos sarà a Pescara l'8 Dicembre, a Roma il 9 Dicembre, a Milano il 10 Dicembre, a Torino l'11 Dicembre e a Ravenna il 12 Dicembre. Continua a leggere Art Brut: 5 date italiane dall'8 al 12 Dicembre... Commenta »
They Might Be Giants: We're The Replacements [ purchase ] I mean, for months we were on the road behind 10,000 Maniacs. We were playing the same cities, and in a lot of cases, the same venues -- but just, like, a day before, or a day after. You just come to realize that...every hotel you've stayed at, they were there the day before. Every highway you drive down, every truckstop you go in, every... venue you play, every PA guy you meet -- they've [...]
DJ/Rupture / Maluca The Fader Presents One Step Beyond Launch your weekend with drinks and dancing at the most explosive party this side of the Milky Way. See and be seen under the stars as live bands, DJs, and VJs present the hottest music and project dynamic visuals at the Rose Center for Earth and Space. Cocktails keep the party going. DJ/ Rupture Matt Shadetek Feat Jahdan Blakkamoore, Maluca November 13, 2009 Buy Tickets 9pm - 1am tonight [...]
A song to take you into the weekend. A fuzzed out Florida quintet called Surfer Blood who have just released the digital single to the high-rising catchy number 'Swim (To Reach The End) ' (below), with the band's full length ( Astro Coast ) coming out on Kanine January 19th. Another album coming out on my birthday, who's going to get me this one? Pitchfork posted the acoustic version, check it out . Dates below. 11-13 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl [...]
There's a shit ton of shit going on tonight (I'm a regular fuckin' wordsmith ain't I). There's seriously 15 solid choices tonight but I've narrowed it down to the places I'll be likely hitting.First I'm heading to Legion to check out Workout and Sherpas. Our homeboys Forest City were supposed to play but they got sick. Then I might check out Art Brut at Brooklyn Bowl, because they're fucking fun.
photos by Bryan Bruchman After an exhausting CMJ full of shows including the BV party at Pianos on Thursday (10/22) , Surfer Blood are back as part a tour that keeps them on the road for the next month. They open shows for both Art Brut and Japandroids along the way. The Florida band is one of two openers for Art Brut at Brooklyn Bowl tonight (11/13). The other is Midnight Masses . [...]
Surfer Blood , a band I played a show with back in September, has been getting a crazy amount of blog hype as of late. Check out a tune, "Swim (To Reach The End) , " below, as well as some upcoming tour dates. The forthcoming debut, Astro Coast , is out 1/19 via Kanine . [MP3] Surfer Blood - Swim (To Reach The End) [...]
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