Fail Safe Records have announced a special live double CD to benefit Harvest of Hope . Like the festival that shares it' name, the disc will feature live and studio performances from Against Me! , Bouncing Souls , The Casting Out , Propagandhi , Bridge and Tunnel , Joe McMahon of ( Smoke or Fire ), Virgins , Strike Anywhere , New Bruises , No More, Flatliners , Austin Lucas , [...]
Dancing in a Minefield - Plushgun There's a grand tradition of sleek electro-pop with a slightly overwrought sense of the emotional that was re-popularized by The Postal Service in the early part of the decade, but really has its roots back in the 80s. Plushgun is yet another fine entry into that tradition. When everything works on their debut Pins and Panzers , you get delightful, airy, energetic pop hooks and a sense of good feeling about the world at large. By far the best example is the [...]
My buddy Vin and I arrived at the show just in time to see Whiskey Daredevils, a local band with a lot of buzz. They started off their set by saying "Thanks for coming out on Wednesday night, we know you could be at home watching Modern Family." That's true, it's a good show, which stars Ohio native Ed O'Neill, but thankfully there's always Hulu. Whiskey Daredevils often play around the area, but for some reason I have not seen them before. We both have heard a lot of positive hype about them, so we pretty excited that we were [...]
This weekend managed to prove once again that I am getting too old to party like a rock star two nights in a row. The whole thing began Friday night where I set out to, and I quote myself here, "get Lucero drunk", and I am happy to announce that the mission was a complete success. The trade off of that is that recollection of the show is slightly hazy. A lot of the reviews I read leading up to Lucero's show here were about the crowd. That frat boy concentration levels were reportedly getting dangerously high, but [...]
Free admission, and free booze...for reals?? The Wednesday, November 25th edition of Cinema 16 is being held at one of Chicago's most unique and intimate independent venues, Wicker Park's Chopin Theatre . Admission and cocktails will be complimentary, courtesy of Drambuie, the fabled Scottish spiced whiskey. Chandeliers , a Chicago-based musical collective that has [...]
With the first steps into their building, I was immediately blown away by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music . The new campus on Oak Street is gorgeous, and I was lucky enough to attend their first annual Tuned In fundraiser. All groups performing during the evening had to have either a current conservatory student or an alumni in their membership. With those kind of credentials, I knew the caliber of talent was going to be high. Perhaps I'd encounter Yngwie Malmsteen's and Victor Wooten's [...]
So, West Coast. What up. Heard that Eyehategod was gonna roll through next month. Them Louisiana boys are some big-time shit-kickers. It ain't called the Dirty South for nothin', you know. Our boy The WZA'd saw them in Austin not too long ago and almost didn't make it out alive. You better stock up on whiskey. And heroin. And horny sisters. Just want things to run smoothly, bro.Oh, you need an
How Big Star let me down. Look, here's my number one pet peeve in the restaurant business: you do not close your kitchen early. Ever. I've worked in the service industry. I managed a restaurant that was one off the few late night eating destinations in Chicago at the time. Yes, on a slow night the kitchen would start closing up and cleaning everything early, but if we closed at 2 a.m., and someone walked in at 1:59 [...]
Ben Chasny of Six Organs of Admittance and writer Joseph Mattson have collaborated to create Empty the Sun , a new book-with-soundtrack project now distributed by Drag City courtesy of a Barnacle Book . curl up with a blanket and a little whiskey, Empty the Sun is available as both book & CD and book & LP sets. ARTIST : Six Organs of Admittance TITLE : Empty the Sun LABEL [...]
My coworker/friendo/fellow film photographer Ken Wu went to Tokyo last month, as I may have mentioned. Saw the sites, including the Studio Ghibli museum (fasho), and reports back with photos plus this time lapse he managed to capture from his hotel room. One can assume he was sipping some Suntory whiskey as the shutter repeatedly went off. Relaxing times. [...]
Welcome to my weekly roundup of inexpensive indie(ish) musical happenings in downtown Toronto, all for $10 or less. If I'm missing something you think I should list, or you have any comments, let me know. I star (*) shows that most interest me. Like this list? Join my Facebook group to get my weekly Toronto indie music listings. Subscribe to my podcast (or download the episodes) here , or through iTunes . The latest ones are here . [...]
Cory Chisel (Cory Chisel and the Wandering Sons) exudes a forcefield of palpable anguish. It squeezes through his pores and squinted eyes and lassos ears and bleeding hearts through swaying seranades you'd expect to hear on a back porch next to rocking chairs and whiskey bottles, overlooking vast fields and accompanied by choruses of chirping crickets. Chisel's voice, beguilingly accurate and smooth as glove leather, slides in like a slightly frayed slip-knot, applying steady and sufficient pressure as it pulls itself with just enough friction over the highs and lows of soulful full-band arrangements, joined by Adriel Harris' delicate [...]
For ramblings on how I came to compile this list go here . And for commentary on previous selections: [ #50-46 ] [ #45-41 ] 40. Goodbye Doris - Fox Jaws (2007) Barrie's Fox Jaws are easily one of my favorite live bands, and I make a point of trying [...]
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". [...]
Alcohol is fijn spul, althans tijdens het drinken ervan. Het doet wat met je, nietwaar. Al na enkele glazen ontstaat er een alert en vrolijk gevoel, vol ongeremde maar gefocuste energie. Maar een glas teveel kan ontaarden in gedeprimeerde hangerigheid...
MUSIC NEWS - You'll have the chance next month to experience some of your favorite bands in theatres, and in 3D digital technology. The first in a series of 3D concert events will debut in December 2009 with the digital cinema 3D release of " LARGER THAN LIFE…IN 3D" FEATURING DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 AND GOGOL BORDELLO. [...]
Drums Play Spaceland Monday Night (and It's Free) Ray Davies put on a fantastic show on Saturday night at the Orpheum. If you get a chance to see him on this tour do not hesitate. More on that later. Another great week this week. If you're into buzz bands you might want to check out Drums tonight, The Big Pink on Wednesday, Tape Deck Mountain on Thursday, Neon Indian on Friday and The XX on Saturday. Some of those will be good, but I'm recommending a variety of [...]
Michael from The Whiskey Limbs got in touch and introduced me to the band. The Whiskey Limbs are releasing a single 'Dazzling Mess' with a big gig in Academy 2 on November 27th. I've also been given permission to make that single available for this week as a free download! The Whiskey Limbs - Dazzling Mess http://www.myspace.com/thewhis keylimbs 27 Nov 2009 20:00 Academy 2 Release Night With Vodkopter and Urban Folk Project Dublin, Dublin 2 Dec 2009 20:00 The Songroom @ The Globe Full [...]
As a follow up to Jenn's latest entry about boring ol' Mondays, how 'bout something to do this Monday night? Hailey's up here in Denton, TX is having Something Awesome: A DancePartyBandStravaganza! Tonight and tonight only! It is, what they dub, a Benifundraiser for Habitat For Humanity. The Lineup includes Whiskey Folk Ramblers (headlining), Sans Soleil, RTB2 and Billy Ratcliff & The Economy; along with Yeah Def in between sets. Doors @ 8 p.m. Show @ 9 p.m. "Yeah, but what's the cover to see such greatness all at once, [...]
Okay it was over a week ago really, but I think I can be afforded some poetic license for the sake of an Indeep reference. The Internets Celebrities had been invited by Checkmate co-star Ben Popken to attend the first Consumerist meetup, show some of our videos and talk to the crowd. The event was indeed a " great success " as we definitely won over some new fans that night. Meanwhile, just outside the private room, Botanica bar was crawling with attractive marketing folk peddling their [...]
new music from vampire weekend – cousins + music video
Friday Five: Surf Songs
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
HOT CHIP TAKE another crack at IT and I’m IN
