Billy & Dolly - "Younger Days" Ex- Monolith members Bill Rousseau and Dahlia Gallin Ramirez are back with their new band Billy & Dolly , and a debut album called In the Beginning . Produced by bandmate/20 Minute Looper Nils Erickson and recorded and mixed by Jay Pellicci, the album's packed with catchy guitar- and piano-driven power pop. Take a listen to the whole album below and at Bandcamp : Younger Days by Billy & Dolly [...]
[ Guest DJ is a new recurring feature on Stranger Dance where we turn the tables and ask some of our favorite artists to make us a mixtape.] For the inaugural edition of Guest DJ, we stayed close to home and went to one of our favorite local bands, The Harbours . Frontman Miguel Zelaya pulled together 12 great cuts that run from '60s R&B to folk to Scottish teen pop. The Artesians – "Trick Bag" Apparently this track was [...]
The fourth annual Brooklyn Book Festival will take place on September 13, 2009 at Borough Hall Plaza, Borough Hall Courtroom, St. Francis Auditorium and The Brooklyn Historical Society. This free event includes readings, discussions, and panels with such literary, comedic and musical luminaries as: Jonathan Ames, Paul Auster, Russell Banks, Dominic Carter, David Cross, Jonathan Coulton, Edwidge Danticat, Lupe Fiasco, Mary Gaitskill, Ben Greenman, A.M. Homes, Siri Hustvedt, Naomi Klein, Chuck Klosterman, Jonathan Lethem, Leonard Lopate, Phillip Lopate, Norman Mailer, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Oliver Sacks, Melvin Van Peebles, Colson Whitehead and Mo [...]
Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: AM : "Grand Opinion" [mp3] from Future Sons & Daughters (out August 11th) other AM posts at Largehearted Boy Bad Veins : "Gold and Warm" [mp3] from Bad Veins (out July 21st) other Bad Veins posts at Largehearted Boy Datarock : "True Stories" [...]
Bend has a way of bending you. Not that they mean to, but they are forcing you to change your mind about appearance and style. Lead singer Jay Cates and crew arrive at a quaint West Seattle restaurant and bar called Shadowland. At first glance, they appear to be just like any other band in Seattle; they bring in the equipment, begin setting up, have a beer while they're at it. But then you start to notice something uncommon to most bands even nationwide, they are all working together without making anyone else bear the load of [...]
If you grew up listening to classic rock and wishing you were born a decade or three earlier, you should head on down to the bar when the Lonely H roll through. They're on a massive tour and there's a 50-50 chance they are coming to your town, if they haven't been there already. They may be young, but they're earning their stripes by logging some serious miles in the van and playing almost every night. Eric Whitman , the [...]
The London folky four-piece Noah and the Whale made huge waves last year with their well-received debut album Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down and memorable singles "5 Years Time" and "Shape of My Heart". Earlier this year in Hoboken, New Jersey, the band laid down the tracks to their follow-up, tentatively titled First Days of Spring , which drummer Doug Fink noted to me in a previous interview that the album will have a more electric feel than their first. So I was eagerly awaiting to hear how [...]
Since forming in 2002, Stuck in the Sound have succeeded in forging an indie-rock sound which is a rarity in French music. With their sophomore release, Shoegazing Kids, the group have solidified their critical and popular following with their energetic brand of hook-laden tracks and coaxing riffs. There is no mistaking Stuck in the Sound's strong 90's anglo indie influences, however, the group is careful to distil these references and explore their own sound. Shoegazing Kids takes its cue from the universal adolescent experience and shows the group broadening and polishing their sound from their debut [...]
Thursday night I saw Geographer ( myspace ) and Michael Zapruder ( myspace ) at Cafe du Nord. It had been quite a while since I'd seen Zapruder. His band was tight during their set of expansive, jazz-influenced rock. I was glad I saw them again. Despite an odd and chatty crowd during the earlier sets, people crowded [...]
1. Das Rascist - "Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell" (Wallpaper. remix)2. Michael Zapruder - "Ads For Feelings"3. Kermit Ruffins - "Holy Cow"4. Charlamagne - "New Train"5. Major Lazor - "Lazor Boom 1" (zshare download)6. Zee Avi - "Darling" (audio stream)7. The Sounds - "Dorchester Hotel"8. Deastro - "Spritle"9. Andrew Ripp - "Dresden Wine" (sendspace file)10. The Enemy UK - "No Time for Tears"
Our friends over at Stranger Dance are hosting an awesome line-up with Geographer , Michael Zapruder and Harbours tonight at Cafe du Nord. It's almost like a Bay Area buzzfest if you ask me. All these acts have been making a name for themselves over the past year or so and seem to be getting more and more attention as of late. Whether it's with Geographer's recent album Innocent Ghosts ; which is a [...]
Thursday, April 23: Geographer, Michael Zapruder, Harbors; Cafe du Nord; 9pm, $10 As if we can't hype it enough, Geographer performs this evening on a classy local bill with Michael Zapruder and Harbours , put on by Stranger Dance . Remember when the charming band was named one of the " undiscovered bands you need to hear now [...]
We're obviously more than a little excited for tonight's show at Cafe du Nord . We're very proud to be presenting three of our absolute favorite Bay Area bands: Geographer , Michael Zapruder and Harbours . Tickets are only $10, doors open at 8, show starts at 9. (Check out our recent interviews with both Geographer and Michael Zapruder to get excited.) As if that weren't enough, the hits keep coming, and our friends over at [...]
Michael Zapruder's recent Chinese Dragon Cocktail Horoscope aligns itself with the lyrically adroit work of venerable Californian artists from Tom Waits to Camper Van Beethoven, and much of the new album is actually bolstered by a revolving coterie of their former studio collaborators. Distilling this expansive material for his set at the Café Du Nord tonight may have required some adjustments
Our friends at Stranger Dance are presenting a terrific show at Cafe du Nord that features three of our favorite local acts - Geographer, Michael Zapruder, and Harbours.
The folks at Stranger Dance are presenting one heck of an all-local bill at Cafe Du Nord tomorrow night. I'm fairly certain our love for these three acts is well - documented , so enjoy some mp3s and check out some episodes of our podcast to get psyched for the show: Geographer : Feature Podcast Geographer - [...]
San Francisco's Geographer have quickly become darlings of critics and Bay Area fans alike. Their debut album, Innocent Ghosts , garnered accolades from the likes of SF Chronicle, Performer Magazine and SPIN, who included them in their list of three undiscovered bands you need to hear now . You can catch Geographer live tomorrow night (4/23) at Cafe du Nord with Michael Zapruder and Harbours . We recently sat down with Mike Deni (vocals, guitar, bass, keys, synths) and Nate Blaz (cello, electronics) to talk [...]
We've got two pairs of tickets to give away for the great Geographer , Michael Zapruder and Harbours show that we're sponsoring this Thursday (4/23) at Cafe du Nord. Head over to our twitter page for a chance to win.
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