The xx @ South Street Seaport in August ( more by Chris La Putt ) tonight in NYC * Bell @ Sycamore * The Antlers @ Sound Fix Records * Arms, Afuche, Graydon @ Fontana's (CMJ) * FIXED w/ Aeroplane @ Santos Party House * The xx, Javelin, Lia Ices @ Mercury Lounge (CMJ) * US Royalty, Middle Distance Runner @ Fontana's (CMJ) [...]
There are an-ever increasing number of Daniel Lopatin disciples populating message boards and blogs all across the world wide web, as it should be. Lopatin's work in synth has helped recapture the instrument from bad 80s horror schlock for modern re-purposing the likes of Tangerine Dream could only....well, dream. Whether it's within the duo of Infinity Window or as the one-man synthing crew of Oneohtrix Point Never , Lopatin has been entertaining a fickle but eager audience with awesomeness for quite sometime now. To those droves, the trilogy known as Rifts is not [...]
A minha/nossa introdução à senhora de que vos falo em seguida foi algo curiosa. Imaginem o seguinte cenário: Supersonic 2008, cidade de Birmingham, recinto da Custard Factory hiperpovoado por inglesas e ingleses de tez baça e deslavada, e, regra geral, de aspecto pouco saudável. Era uma paisagem desoladora que, se não fosse pelo concertos, deixaria na mais profunda das depressões o maior dos optimistas... Mas, eis que de repente, surge no meio da multidão este pequeno raio de sol (o Daniel jura que ela saiu de uma conchinha, qual Vénus de Boticelli), esta pequena pérola de beleza refinada, irradiando saúde [...]
Brooklyn noise/film-maker Sarah Lipstate spent a year and change playing in Parts & Labor, but she's been melding double-neck guitar and electronics into compelling drone pieces for much longer. Though she has a number of releases under her belt, the forthcoming Red Rainbows , recorded by Behold... The Arctopus/Dysrhythmia/Krallice/ Gorguts multi-tasker Colin Marston is her debut full-length CD. On the five-song collection, the pieces get progressively more expansive, opening with the 4-minute "Rainbows" and closing with the 20-minute "Bends" (which includes a guest spot from No Fun head Carlos Giffoni). The Red Rainbows CD also includes [...]
Dinosaur Jr @ MHOW in June ( more by Toby Tenenbaum ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Lights On @ Bruar Falls * Madonnathon @ BB King's * Gil Scott-Heron @ Blue Note * Antifolk Festival @ Sidewalk Cafe * Night Horse, Orphan, Tournament @ Union Pool * Overmars, Battlefields, Inswarm, Mortals @ Europa * Peripatetics (Liberty [...]
Exploding Plastic Reinventable At this year's No Fun Festival in New York, curator Carlos Giffoni pulled out a rather controversial wild card, allowing several synth-oriented pop bands to join the usual noise band line-up. It led to some music critics suggesting that new-wave has returned, entering the noise scene the same way it did 30 years ago when punk rock started to evolve. One of the bands responsible for the new new-wave suggestion was Cold Cave, a Philadelphia synth pop band led [...]
Ex-Sonic Youth member, Wilco producer and Chicago experimental rocker Jim O'Rourke is set to release Visitors , a new solo effort of original material, on September 8 on Chicago's Drag City label. Additional details from Pitchfork.com : According to the label, the record is more song-oriented than his excursions into avant-electronics (see: stuff like 2001's I'm Happy, and I'm Singing, and a 1, 2, 3, 4 or 2007's collaboration with Merzbow and Carlos Giffoni, Electric Dress). It's apparently more in line with O'Rourke's somber instrumental [...]
The music world loves a gal with drones. Just ask 'em--and just ask Sarah Lipstate AKA Noveller . Lipstate's musical dalliance has bred Red Rainbows , due September 1st via Carlo Giffoni 's No Fun . Red Rainbows is full of growing tonal drones that evoke visions of menacing multicolored skies alongside tracks full of beautiful minimalist structures that shoot straight for the heart. Sarah uses double-neck guitar and various electronics to create breathtaking atmospheres with an intensity that works on both a cognitive and emotional level. These tracks are [...]
The twitterverse is getting crowded, here are some of our latest finds: @ Western Vinyl label home to Balmorhea, IDM wiz @ Richard Devine , Noise maker @ Carlos Giffoni , @ Okkyung Lee the downtown cello player, Pianist @ Vijay Iyer another downtown jazz figure, @ Family Vineyard label, Composer @ Rhys Chatham , @ Drone Magazine , @ Ken Vandermark , @ Sawako , @ Lawrence English , @ Important Records , @ Goon Magazine , @ total vibration (Thor's Hammer boss), @ Hypnotic Brass Band , @ Pauline [...]
ISSUE Project Room , Brooklyn's progressive non-profit performance space, has put together the most interesting walk-a-thon we've ever heard: On the afternoon of Sunday June 7, a group of visionary artists will lead sonic excursions throughout New York as part of a rare live sonic arts experiment — the ISSUE Project Room Soundwalk-a-thon — a fundraiser and collective public inquiry into the connection between urban space and our collective sonic imaginations. You can sign up to... * Bang a Gong for Issue with Swans co-founder and WFMU's [...]
>> Ever wonder what Spector's Wall of Sound would become within the heavily fortified concrete walls of a maximum security prison? Phil Spector , convicted of second degree murder in April in the 2003 death of Lana Clarkson, was sentenced with 19 year-to-Life Friday. >> Microsoft refuses to let the Zune die. The MP3 device allowed subscriptions for iPod users recently, sure to help out the brand's digital marketplace but now the software and gaming giant is going for the music gold once more with the announcement of the Zune HD . The updated [...]
Kylesa @ Irving Plaza earlier in May ( more by Chris La Putt ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Diane Cluck @ Sycamore * Forro in the Dark @ SOBs * Dub Is a Weapon @ Zebulon * Mountain Jam in Hunter, NY * I Was A King @ Permanent Records * The Hood Internet @ The Bell House [...]
Witnessing three straight days of generally harsh and uncompromising electronic experimentation can be an extremely exhausting experience, but Carlos Giffoni put together an impressive and varied line-up that covered everything from spacey psychedelia to sociopathic power electronics. He even somehow managed to land Sonic Youth. It was still gruelling, of course, but I suppose that seems like a fair price for experiencing some undeniably unique and memorable performances. (I am conspicuously opting not to make an obvious joke about it being no fun )
tonight in NYC * DANCE * THIS WEEK IN INDIE * Melvins @ Webster Hall * Queensryche @ Nokia Theatre * The English Beat @ Maxwell's * John Zorn Improv Night @ The Stone * Bill Frisell Trio @ Village Vanguard * Local Correspondents Festival @ Bar 4 * Brooklyn Folk Festival @ Jalopy Theater * Danielson, Dan Zimmerman @ [...]
>> The warmth, the pop, the crackle, and the S&M—all reasons why vinyl has made a Randy The Ram-like comeback. So if you like your music on the pop side and hasn't noticed the black circle revolution, perhaps the vinyl-only release from the stable of The Mountain Goats and John Vanderslice will pique your curiosity. The tour-only EP was quickly snatched up by fans that caught the recent Vanderslice/Darnielle tour but the pair have a few left that can be grabbed at live shows or through the soon-to-be closing Three Beads of Sweat . If [...]
This was a different kind of show from the beginning, and it was more difficult than most shows to get press into. However, I decided to walk the million blocks from the L train to Glasslands and pay the ten bucks to get in, as Eric Copeland is one of my favorite noisemakers and I wanted to see what Thurston Moore and Carlos Giffoni (No Fun's organizer/curator) would treat us to (plus the Glasslands is a real cool place to [...]
Women @ Cake Shop ( more by Kyle Dean Reinford ) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Allman Brothers @ Beacon * The Fab Faux @ Terminal 5 * Butch Walker @ Webster Hall * A-Trak, DJ Mehdi @ Studio B * The Budos Band @ Union Pool * PT Walkley @ Abrons Art Center * Care [...]
(album artwork features a painting by John Fahey) Sonic Youth 's 16th album, 'The Eternal', will be released on double vinyl, compact disc, and digital album by Matador Records on June 9. Produced by John Agnello and the band, 'The Eternal' not only marks Sonic Youth's return to the independent label sphere (titles on their own SYR label excepted) after a long association with Geffen, but more importantly, ranks as one of their more inspired efforts in a 28 year career. Recorded through November and December [...]
The lineup for the 2009 No Fun Fest at the Music Hall of Williamsburg has just been announced. Tickets for the 'fest go on sale 02/15 at noon (3 day passes are available for a slightly discounted $60). Check out the full schedule below: Friday, May 15 Bastard Noise / Thrones / Grey Wolves / Xeno and Oaklander / Carlos Giffoni / Chris Corsano / Axolotl / Raglani / Noveller / DJs: Greh Holger, Steve Lowenthal 18+, $20 advance / $20 day of show [...]
5/15, 5/16 & 5/17 @ Brooklyn's Music Hall Of Williamsburg. Here's whom to expect: FRIDAY (5/15) Bastard Noise Thrones Grey Wolves Xeno & Oaklander Carlos Giffoni Chris Corsano Axolotl Raglani Noveller SATURDAY (5/16) Sonic Youth Bardo Pond Rafael Toral & C. Spencer Yeh & Trevor Tremaine Sons Of God Pedestrian Deposit Blank Dogs Yellow Tears Mattin Pulse Emitter SUNDAY (5/17) Merzbow Skullflower Con-Dom Black Pus Emeralds Peter Rehberg & Marcus Schmickler Cold Cave Jazzfinger Conrad Schnitzler Con-Cert For further info, head here. MP3: Sonic Youth - Brother James
[mp3] Beach House: "Norway" Today we get the first mp3 from the unbelievably gorgeous new Beach House album Teen Dream (1/26 Sub Pop). Here is [...]More about Beach House
Much has been made over the leak of Lady Gaga's The Fame Monster this weekend, and rightfully so. With a mix of eight new and equally impressive songs, [...]More about Lady GaGa
Having recently performed a few dates in the U.S. and still set to perform a couple more, Vampire Weekend have lined-up additional North American shows. The band have announced four [...]More about Vampire Weekend
A couple of first class covers to feast upon over [...]More about Beck
I am still waiting to hear Animal Collective’s new EP, Fall Be Kind. In the meantime, we have the Brother Sport single to hold us over. It [...]More about Animal Collective
Beyonce has recently released the deluxe version of 'I Am...Sasha Fierce' which includes 4 bonus tracks and a DVD. The deluxe edition came out on November 2nd, [...]More about Beyonce
Hi. Kunk is very busy preparing some stuff, so blogging, unfortunately, again had to wait. This is not a super unique post either and I’m usually not doing it like [...]More about The xx
So don't have a ton of time today. work work work. Here's some crumbs to appease you. See you tomorrow for Soundtrack Thursdays! [...]More about Lil' Wayne
So here comes this freestyle or whatever it is from Kanye. No one seems to know if it is new or some unreleased stuff but [...]More about Kanye West
11.09.2009 Wowee. Alicia should really have top billing on this one... Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys - Empire State Of Mind [...]More about Jay-Z
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