NYC indie poppers Takka Takka will play a rather prestigious show at American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan on Friday (early) evening. They will be performing during the celebration/reception/party for the film "MAKE" ('an intimate journey into the lives of four American self-taught artists'). Then on Saturday, singer/guitarist Gabe Levine's (pictured) other project Gabriel & The Hounds will perform at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg as part of the Northside Festival in an all star show including Twin Sister, 'Allo Darling, and Ava Luna. What good would that do? by Gabriel and [...]
Guided By Voices and Beirut are headlining Brooklyn's Northside Festival this year, held July 16-19 in the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Sharon Van Etten, Surfer Blood , Wavves, Iceage, Sensual Harassment, Theophilus London, Twin Sister, Takka Takka, Houses, Grooms and dozens more are set to perform on stages at venues across the two 'hoods. Individual tickets to headlining shows can be purchased, as well as four-day passes. All shows are all-ages. Northside alum Class Actress gave us the skinny on Greenpoint, lovingly referred to as "urban suburbia." [...]
Day four of SXSW, the last hurrah. SXSW is always a manically insane event but the sheer volume of bands and vendors and mobs of 'fans' just looking for a free drink was overwhelming this year. I mean, any year people end up getting tazed at a Death from Above 1979 show you got to [...]
In anticipation of South By Southwest's (SXSW) launch in Austin today, we're pleased to present a bunch of quality artists/groups we hope our readers and those visiting this event can get into. Also, if you plan on attending and don't see your group below, give them a shout by leaving a comment. First off, I'm a huge fan of solo Irish artists who are more than just one person. In particular, Rams' Pocket Radio and Peter McCauley oozes with talent as he plays drums, piano and everything in between. The other artist we never [...]
Editor's Note /// As you can tell, I recently ended the hiatus on this blog. On this Thanksgiving, I decided to check which post had the most re-upload requests and update its mp3's. For those who commented, sorry for the lost years. For newer viewers, here is an EP I picked up at a concert with the same line-up in Central Park, 2006. This EP was only being offered at the shows. All songs are live versions of songs the bands had previously recorded. Enjoy! MP3's: 01 Clap Your Hands Say Yeah [...]
We revisit the drowning-man legend and invent one of our own!
Last night's show (Sunday, Sept. 26) was an excellent one. Gabe Levine of Takka Takka played a great opening set, some of which I expect will be on his forthcoming solo album (hopefully, more about that later). Basia Bulat and The Acorn played spectacular sets; The Acorn's Rolf Klausener may have missed his other calling as a stand-up comedian, and Basia Bulat as a Polish translator. Catch Basia Bulat On Tour (U.S. Dates): Sept 28 – Pontiac, MI – The Pike Room ! Sept 29 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland ! [...]
The Acorn Download : The Acorn - "Restoration" (Four Tet Remix) I literally spent all day listening to No Ghost which is The Acorn 's brilliant follow-up to their gorgeous and irresistible 2007 LP Glory Hope Mountain . The band is playing the last of their three NYC record release shows tonight ( July 15 ) at Littlefield with Austin's Ola Podrida and Brooklyn's Takka Takka . If you missed their first two [...]
Well, it's almost time for 2nd Northside Festival , during which The L Magazine takes over the Williamsburg and Greenpoint music venues for a few days. The Northside Festival will feature over 300 bands this year. Some relatively big names are playing ( Liars , The Fiery Furnaces , Fucked Up , Polvo ). But what this is really about is the chance to see lots of bands in small venues. It's an indie music overdose. You can get an idea of what it's like by listening to this radio [...]
Sorry about the tardy post, good old Comcast greeted me Sunday morning with no internet service, and the gifts kept on coming as I spent the majority of the day trying to figure out the problem. All the while I was fretting about my lovely fans out in MTIB land who went an entire Sunday without me. Anyways, on to New York! Since this is the first of TWO WEEKS in the Big Apple, I'd really appreciate any suggestions people have for more cool bands! My feeble brain can only hold so many... Let's hear some tunes! [...]
Here is the new installment of the singles chart. There is a bit of a shakeup since I got my contributor Stephanie to give out her five songs to put into the singles chart. New entries from Andrew Bird, Bon Iver, Coeur de pirate, Hotel Lights & Takka Takka, Here is this week's Top 10: This Week Last Week Total Weeks Artist Song [...]
AHH! A COBRA! BY THE WAY WE ARE WRITING THIS POST IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS BECAUSE C IS FOR CAPITAL LETTERS. ALTHOUGH, THIS DOESN'T FEEL TOO GREAT TO TYPE IN ALL CAPS SO I WILL KEEP THE POST SHORT. THIS IS THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF OUR ALPHABET PLAYLIST SET. ONLY 23 MORE OF THESE TO GO. COLLECT THEM ALL! C COULD HAVE ALSO BEEN FOR COBRA BUT CAPITAL LETTERS MADE SO MUCH MORE SENSE. HERE'S THE PLAYLIST... BYE! [...]
Like a great cup of coffee, I'm ready to pour you a piping hot cup of the good stuff to wake you up. Drink it in! Beach House 's album, [...]
Like a great cup of coffee, I'm ready to pour you a piping hot cup of the good stuff to wake you up. Drink it in! Beach House 's album, [...]
5 February, 2010 8:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: tUnE-YaRds , Takka Takka, A Rose Parade Where: The Bell House Show Info: 18+, 8:00pm, $12 Listen: tUnE-YaRds - "Hatari"
Best Cover Act - 2009 ! New Year's Eve in Boston Mr Brownstone On New Year's Eve - Appetite For Destruction will be played " Only 85% of attendees report making some kind of horrible mistake during or after our performance ," Dave Godowsky of [...]
Our good friends over at Earfarm (one Poptarts favorite blogs of 2009) just put out a holiday compilation disc amusingly titled " Do you EAR what I EAR? " and they are having little record release/holiday party tonight ( Dec 18 ) at Spike Hill in honor of it. If I didn't have my own office party to attend tonight, I would definitely be there. Here's a little more info on this evening's festivities: Dearest of EAR FARMErs - We're having a FREE party tonight. It's an [...]
16 January, 2010 7:00 pm to 11:59 pm Who: Takka Takka , La Strada, Frances Where: Mercury Lounge Show Info: 21+, 7:30pm, $10.00 Listen: Takka Takka - "Everybody Say"
Monday: The Slits, The Sundelles, + Sisters @ Highline Ballroom 7pm $15 [ tix ] Amid all the hoopla surrounding the reunions of bands like Pavement, My Bloody Valentine, Pixies, The Vaselines, Mission of Burma, etc., etc., some of reunions have been lost in the perpetual motion of all this getting back together. One such band is Britain's The Slits, an all-girl punk group that is sorely underrated and being a bit overlooked once again. The vivacious punks have been reunited since 2005 and are once again touring to pump the new Trapped [...]
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