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Foxygen infiltrated the streets of Monmartre in Paris with their flamboyant personality for a recent Take Away Show.  La Blogotheque filmed the New York psych / pop duo and their merry cohorts as they encountered curious school children, the notorious "string men" of the Sacre-Coeur, and apparently a stolen apple.  Sam France employs his best ... Continue reading �

Foxygen performed a great take away version of "Blue Mountain" for La Blogotheque while the band was in Paris. It features them playing it while hanging out and smoking cigarettes with schoolkids. It's pretty special. Watch/enjoy below.

Singer-songwriter Josh Rouse released The Happiness Waltz last week via Yep Roc Records and will perform in Philadelphia at World Cafe Live on April 26th.  The Nebraska-born world traveler spent several years living in Spain, his time there heavily influencing his 2010 album El Turista.  Ahead of that album's release, French live session producers La ... Continue reading �

After interrupting a Jon Spencer rehearsal somewhere in Paris, Copenhagen's Indians performed acoustic versions of "I Am Haunted" and "Cakelakers" from his 2012 debut Somewhere Else for La Blogotheque. Stripped of their layered reverb and theramin-y warbles, the songs revert to the form I imagine they were created in - just a simple acoustic guitar ... Continue reading �

It's been a long time coming, especially since Phoenix revealed back in May 2011 that they were in NYC working on  Wolfgang  Amadeus  Phoenix 's followup, but at a press even yesterday for Spotify, the band's label boss Daniel Glass of Glassnote confirmed that their new, as-yet-untitled album will be out in April. As of yet there's no word on a title, artwork, a tracklist, or a release date, but we've only got four months to wait until we [...]

Jessie Ware performing a stripped down version of ‘Running’ in the streets of Paris during a Take Away Show for La Blogothèque.

La dernière fois, la première fois, c’etait en 2009, pour la sortie de son album La Musique . On avait confronté Dominique A à la ville, aux terribles histoires de nazis et de camps d’un voisin qui lui donnait l’impression de “faire le guignol” et aux animaux hargneux. Le résultat était sublime mais le chanteur échaudé. Cette fois, pour la sortie de son nouvel album, Vers les lueurs , on l’a chouchouté. Dans le cocon d’un passage, à la lumière des premiers rayons du printemps, à l'abris des regards, protégé par les murs d’une [...]

I've been watching this for a week straight and it still doesn't get old, as with most of Lianne La Havas ' live performances. She hooked up with La Blogotheque in Paris to record a gorgeously powerful version of her first single  "Forget" as she crosses roads, avoids cars and motorbikes, and belts out the chorus like she's trying to throw her voice back to the U.K. "Forget" is taken from her fantastic debut album [...]

Juste le temps d’atterrir, d’avaler un "breakfast burger", et c’est sous un crachin presque trop typique que nous nous dirigeons vers un petit magasin d’instruments pour rejoindre Frànçois and The Atlas Mountains. Ç'aurait pu être n’importe quel magasin d’instruments - la ville n’en manque pas, mais celui-ci semblait taillé pour eux. Il s'appelle «Adaptatrap». Se s murs jaunes vifs et sa montagne de djembés, son armoire rouge à jouets musicaux, ses objets des quatre coins du monde, ses jouets fluos, François et sa bande s’en emparent immédiatement, avec une joie simple et une excitation presque enfantine, comme [...]

On a relevé nos manches. On a fait d'interminables allers-retours les bras chargés de matériel. Et une fois ce joyeux bordel entassé dans la salle, on s'est demandé comment on allait faire tenir tout ça ici. On a songé à déplacer les murs. On a fait de savantes pyramides de chaises, de tables, jusqu'à même enlever celle des deux dernières clientes qui terminaient de manger en nous lançant des regards interrogateurs. Les cinq Londoniens ont branché leurs instruments, fait leurs derniers réglages puis ils se sont mis en rond, les uns face aux autres, [...]

If you've been keeping an eye on the blog in the past month, you've already heard a bit about rising sophomore Peter Fanone. He stopped by the WGTB studio in early May to talk a little bit about his newest single , "Friends For Now." But he also took a break from studying on a sunny Saturday afternoon during finals to serenade us and the rest of the front lawn with two original songs. Take a listen after the jump, and keep an ear out for more from Peter in the fall. [...]

You've no doubt seen us talking about Nick Waterhouse 's music in the last few months and you're going to hear more from us aobut it in the coming months too. You may even be tired of hearing about him, but we'll never tire of writing about brilliant music. During this year's SXSW festival in Austin, TX, Nick and his band performed a couple of acoustic tracks for La Blogotheque 's Take Away Show, namely "Is That Clear" and [...]

Last Friday night, Dahlgren Quad was full of couples in tuxes and gowns snapping photos on their way to Dip Ball. And they were lucky that we dragged DC's own Lightfoot outside to set up shop on top of the fountain for some impromptu serenading. Led by the strong voice of singer-songwriter Jessica Louise Dye, Lightfoot pared down its numbers to a folky, earnest sound with just a couple of guitars and a trumpet-accompanied also at points by the bells from Healy's clock tower and many, many planes en route to Reagan. Take a listen to four originals as well [...]

[ Echo Chamber (′ek·ō ′chām·bər): noun , 1. a dedicated space for the purposes of transmission and repetition of sound 2. a video segment that features your favorite bands playing your favorite songs 3. a video segment where your favorite bands blow your mind]. Words by Jim Artist / Bluebird Midwest Songs / "Plane Crash at Los Gatos & New Berlin Wall" and "I've Always [...]

Mike Hadreas performs for La Blogtheque.

[ Echo Chamber (′ek·ō ′chām·bər): noun , 1. a dedicated space for the purposes of transmission and repetition of sound 2. a video segment that features your favorite bands playing your favorite songs 3. a video segment where your favorite bands blow your mind]. Words by Jim Artist / The Whiskey Holler Songs / "Style to Sleep" and "Man of Me" Location [...]

[ Echo Chamber (′ek·ō ′chām·bər): noun , 1. a dedicated space for the purposes of transmission and repetition of sound 2. a video segment that features your favorite bands playing your favorite songs 3. a video segment where your favorite bands blow your mind]. Words by Jim Artist / The Whiskey Holler Songs / "Style to Sleep" and "Man of Me" Location [...]

Stripped down version of "Drifting In And Out".

First off, shame on us for not realizing there was a new Jonquil album out. The proper title is Point of Go and features a brooding texture that "Whistle Low" only hinted at. But what's obvious from this video is how spare the group is going, letting Hugo Manuel's riveting vocals take the lead. Jonquil - History of Headaches - Takeaway Show from Dovecote Records on Vimeo .

Do you love music? Do you have Hoya pride? If you answered yes to both of those questions, Grasping At Straws needs your help! The student band, featuring Anatole Doak (COL '12) and Matt Galizia (COL '12) as well as Charlie Burgoyne and Chris Harold, is playing in a Battle of the Bands this Sunday 2/19 . Depending on how many tickets they sell by Thursday, they'll either get to play a smaller venue like DC9 or the Rock N Roll Hotel or the ultimate DC stage at the 9:30 Club. Additionally, the winner of each venue [...]