Årtiet lakker så småt mod enden, og i den anledning har Frekvens kigget tilbage på de bedste plader fra perioden 2000 – 2009. Alle redaktionens medlemmer har således indleveret deres top 25 lister over årtiets plader, og de er nu blevet regnet sammen til Frekvens' definitive top 60 over årtiets bedste albums. Ikke mindre end 145 albums har været med i overvejelserne, men Arcade Fires debut endte med at blive den suveræne vinder, af et i øvrigt utroligt stærkt felt. Death Cab For Cutie forsangeren Ben Gibbards hyggeprojekt The Postal Service rendte med 2. pladsen, blandt andet foran to [...]
If you're like us, you might be slightly taken aback by Brooklyn alt-pop songwriter Lara May Meyerratkin, AKA El May , and her delightfully cryptic self-titled debut album (January 19). The loose lo-fi atmosphere, left-of-center song structures and her occasionally unvarnished, understated vocals are deceptive on the surface as the tracks, in the course of just a minute here or there, reveal themselves as deeper, distinctive and completely original approaches to modern indie pop. Meyerratkin, who began her musical career as lovable, idiosyncratic popster Ben Lee's on-stage instrumentalist, brings much of Lee's shaggy charm to her own sharp, engaging [...]
The independent music documentary " D Tour " (Dialysis Tour) is about Rogue Wave drummer Pat Spurgeon's struggle with a failing kidney, a search for a donor, while still trying to still pursue the music that is so vital to his existence. I watched it one warm evening this summer and found it both inspiring and challenging - punctuated throughout with terrific musical moments. In addition to being a compelling look at the organ donation system in the US today, the pitfalls that can trip up [...]
Bobby Birdman - New Moods D. Boon - D. Boon and Friends Brazos - Phosphorescent Blues Dragon Turtle - Almanac MP3: Dragon Turtle - "Causality" Stream: Dragon Turtle - Almanac via Listen@MBV [...]
Tori Amos's holiday album, Midwinter Graces , is in stores tomorrow, as is the Pixies 17-disc Minotaur box set. Among the discs that have already been sent my way, I can definitely recommend Caroline Herring's Golden Apples of the Sun , Hyperstory's self-titled album , Loch Lomond's Night Bats , and Robyn Hitchcock's live album, I Often Dream of Trains in New York (CD & DVD) . Reissues this week [...]
Bottle rockets and smoke bombs lying dead on the sidewalk black marks on the concrete now but they were beautiful last night the picture of our life can we make this what it was? everything is right, everything's wrong sparklers only burn for so long ...watch the light dance in the dark 'til it's gone sparklers only burn for so long... Seattle's Rocky Votolato specializes in the kind of hushed, pensive songs that [...]
Florence + The Machine at Bowery Ballroom, 10.27.09 Florence + The Machine made their NYC debut at Fader's CMJ party at the ACE Hotel on Saturday October 24 , and we were front and center for the acoustic masterpiece! Last Monday we got a second dose of Florence at Bowery Ballroom, an enchanting set complete with a full band, bright lights and a gorgeous set design. The show began at 9 PM when Tennessee's Holly Miranda took the stage to play a melodic 45 minute set. Halfway through the set [...]
So, I had never heard of Sterophonics until I was watching FX's Rescue Me a couple of years back. I love a good TV show that also breaks (relatively) new music. My first class at Emerson College, way back in the Fall of 1978, was Introduction To Mass Communications. I couldn't tell you the professor's name for tonight's Mega Millions number, but down the road there were classes I had where the student teacher was Denis Leary. I don't remember if I took an Introduction To Comedy Writing course or what, but somewhere along the line I had Denis as [...]
Nada Surf | Music Hall of Williamsburg | October 28, 2009 I can't imagine it's easy to follow a set from They Might Be Giants , but last night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg Nada Surf had to try! The Brooklyn band have avoided falling into the category of one hit wonders from the 90s, mainly by crafting some amazingly wonderful indie rock albums after their big radio hit. They always provide a great show, and last night was no exception. Check out some photos from their performance below. [...]
Nada Surf @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ( Jack Groetzinger ) There weren't a ton of shows going on in NYC last night (10/28), relatively speaking, but members/collaborators of most indie rock bands in existence were part of them. Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie, The Postal Service, husband of She of She & Him) played with Jay Farrar (Son Volt, Uncle Tupelo) at Webster Hall with John Roderick (The Long Winters) opening. "Along with all 12 songs from the album, Farrar and Gibbard [...]
Nada Surf (member) @ MHOW last night ( more by Paul Birman ) today in NYC * comedy in Brooklyn * comedy in Manhattan * The Long Count @ BAM * Hawksley Workman @ City Winery * The Answering Machine @ Coco66 * Boy Crisis, Gordon Voidwell, Spanish Prisoners @ Pianos * Emilie Simon, White Cats (Tara Angell) @ Knitting Factory [...]
Photo gallery of Florence + The Machine Show at Bowery Ballroom. Holly Miranda opened and Nada Surf was her backing band for half the set.
port o brien - my will is good [from wiki: 'Port O'Brien' are an American musical group combining elements of acoustic, folk and indie rock. They are named after a bay featuring a now-abandoned cannery on Kodiak Island where founder member Van Pierszalowski's parents met. They started out as a folk music duo of Cambria Goodwin and Van Pierszalowski while Cambria was living in Cambria, California and Van was living in Oakland. After Cambria moved closer to Oakland they added a rhythm section composed of Caleb Nichols and Joshua Barnhart. The band has [...]
Cold War Kids are headlining Terminal 5 on January 29th. Tickets are now on American Express presale. Matisyahu does his annual Hanukkah run of shows with various openers (Kevin Devine, Rana, Dub Trio, etc) at Webster Hall and Music Hall of Williamsburg this year. Tickets for all dates are on sale. Tickets are now on American Express pre-sale for the third Passion Pit show at Terminal 5 [...]
photos by Paul Birman Holly Miranda & Matthew Caws / Florence & the Machine "Dressed in flowing white, Florence spilled to the stage with her black-clad band, The Machine. Opening with "Two Lungs," Welch exploded into to chorus. She didn't need all of the considerable orchestra, including the harp, to vibrate the floor of a completely packed Bowery Ballroom. With the Island Records crew stuffed into the balcony, Welch flitted around the stage, pushing her elbows [...]
Recommended Show: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2009 THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS @ MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG 66th North 6th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 $25, 8PM Looking at the listing for this show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg 's website, I'm not sure exactly what time TMBG will take to the stage...or even what order the order of the bands will be. It is pretty clear that the other acts on the bill include Charles Bissell (of The Wrens) and Nada Surf. It's also pretty clear that the show is a benefit for The Northside Town [...]
Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News Making their US debut, Florence and the Machine were in high spirits at their sold-out New York show last night and weren't afraid to show it. The singer and her band only have one more scheduled date in the States this year and the audience seemed to grasp the urgency of the night. The audience was dotted with celebrities including ' Gossip Girl ' stars Penn Badgley and Blake Lively , who swayed with the crowd to [...]
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Chad & Jeremy at BB King's Julio Iglesias at Count Basie Theatre Raise The Roof: A Benefit For The Northside Town Community & Cultural Center w, Charles Bissell (of The Wrens), They Might Be Giants and Nada Surf (acoustic) at Music Hall of Williamsburg, Bklyn Snoop Dogg and Method Man & Redman at Starland Ballroom A Fine Frenzy and Among The Oak And Ash [...]
Talk Normal @ MHOW earlier this month ( more by Lori Baily ) tonight in NYC * Talk Normal, Knyfe Hyts 81, Antimagic @ Cake Shop * Fader Bowl w/ Dam-Funk, Cubic Zirconia @ Brooklyn Bowl * Christy & Emily, Myrmyr, Kyle Bobby Dunn @ Monkey Town * Jack Wright Trio w/ Damon Smith & Mike Pride @ Zebulon * Florence and the Machine, Holly Miranda @ Bowery Ballroom [...]
Holly Miranda in a car w/ AA Bondy At Le Poisson Rouge on Friday evening, Holly Miranda played with a guitarist, Tim Mislock , though she'd do just as well alone. She's got a furious voice that she largely keeps in check, on her dry, spooky, inward-turned rock songs. After a small Internet firestorm early this year, she's signed with XL Records, though she's no more polished for it. During this show, her fangs were intact. At other recent shows, Ms. Miranda has played with a fuller band [...]
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Friday Five: Surf Songs
