Video: School of Seven Bells - The Night (Fallon 2012)

And speaking of Homeland , just how cute is Morena Baccarin, the Brazilian-born actress that plays opposite Damian Lewis? You can see her here, second from the right, just next to Clare Danes (who once squired Ben Lee - of whom more next month). I'm a total sucker for that haircut. Yowzah. It partly explains (though only partly) my affection for School of Seven Bells. This shoegaze-esque group, nominally a duo, though usually augmented by additional musicians (in particular Allie Alvarado aka Painted Face ), features the winsome Alejandra Deheza [...]

I first met singer, guitarist, keyboardist, and lyricist Alejandra Deheza outside Cameo Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn with her School of Seven Bells comrade Benjamin Curtis. They were filing in for a DJ gig. I was sleepy and killing time in Brooklyn, sick as a dog from a trip to Mexico City where I had just seen U2 two nights in a row among a crowd whose native language wasn't English, yet were screaming every word of every song. I stopped Deheza and Curtis to tell them how much I loved their music and share pictures of [...]

This week in NYC live music marks the return of Bowlive, Soulive's annual multi-night residency at Brooklyn Bowl which usually involves a slew of great special guests, cover sets, and interesting surprises. Also this week, we've got Craig Finn's solo project, Leo Kottke, Cults, Van Halen's triumphant reunion shows at MSG, and the Secret Policeman's Ball w/ Coldplay, Mumford & Sons, Jon Stewart and many others.