
So I've been listening to these guys for quite a bit but I didn't actually start LOVING them until I saw this video of 15 to 20. First of all, if your into all the good funk and motown I guarantee you're gonna start loving them, their a combination of classic 702s music and independent rock using samples, synths and of course real instruments. The problem with all the new bands now is that they either have a very similar sound to other groups in the genre, or they try way too hard to find a new sound that just [...]
Les Transmusicales arrivent à très grand pas. Dans trois semaines jour pour jour, elles débuteront, en espérant qu'elles nous fassent encore vibrer grâce à ses nouveautés. Certes, les dernières années nous ont parfois déçu malgré leurs lots de surprises. Mais pour cette édition, la variété est certainement présente malgré ce que peut dire certaines personnes parlant du ridicule choix de Stromae par exemple (alors que celui-ci est présent pour une création originale). Après l'écoute totale de la programmation, plusieurs fois de...
A friend of mine could not believe I hadn't seen this video yesterday after the song came on WRFL. It's really well done and almost as much fun as the bouncy, Junior Senior-esque song.
The seven-piece New York collective takes a break from touring to have a short talk with PopMatters about file sharing, Washington D.C. and black magic. Phenomenal Handclap Band is a seven-piece touring band and the purveyors of dance music one might be tempted to call groovy. Their self-titled album came out in June on Friendly Fire. PopMatters met up with the band at the start of their recent tour, specifically in their van behind the 930 Club in Washington D.C. +++ PopMatters: So, NPR called you guys the "perfect mix of everything from the last 40 years [...]
If you love The Phenomenal Handclap Band and Clock Opera as much as we do, then hold onto your chair... 24hours after posting our exclusive interview, (see the below post), with the delectable Clock Opera, his remix of another Recommender favourite, The Phenomenal Handclap Band, arrived in our inbox. How could we not post it!? It's fucking awesome! Check out Clock Opera . Check out The Phenomenal Handclap Band . Then check this out! THE PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND - BABY (CLOCK OPERA REMIX) [...]
The Phenomenal Handclap Band brings the party to Bowery Ballroom, in their last NYC concert of the year. This eclectic conglomeration of NYC DJs and musicians create a 60's psychadelic rock meets nouveau disco sound on their first, self-titled album, released in June. It features contributions from members of TV on the Radio, Antibalas, The Mooney Suzuki, Si Se, and more. Though they have toured

All Hippies on BOARD!!!!!! This is pure disco-funk-rock-heaven. Forbidden? yes, you bet! This is the band i really wished to see live soon! Well, there we go. Come along to our berlin battery party on friday at Ritter Butzke.
Three cool bands are playing the same night in Philly, but guess what? You can easily see them all! Here's how: You can rock the f*ck out with Texas' White Denim at their FREE Art in the Age in-store at 2pm, or see them at an early KFN show (probably 9:30-ish). ...

NYC collective The Phenomenal Handclap Band are an 8-piece band, with a variety of special guests. Led by Daniel Collás and Sean Marquand, (producers/musicians/pals/DJs) , the band released an incredibly amazing remix album for "15 to 203/"You'll Disappear" recently, out on Friendly Fire Recordings. The band has enlisted the help of some of the finest electronic artists around the world for this digital-only release, including Prins Thomas , Montee , Horse Meat Disco , Ilya Sanatana and more. The band has been playing select [...]

Release: 16 October 2009 Cat#: Gomma 132 CD Finally! It's out! On GOMMA…Yeah! The debut album of the hottest band from New York City right now! THE PHENOMENAL HANDCLAP BAND. Featuring guest appiriances by members of TV ON THE RADIO, the AMY WINEHOUSE band, MARY J BLIDGE's band and JOHN SPENCER (from the BLUES EXPLOSION!). TPHB plays superhot psychadelic funk from outta space…and yes: this is the perfect answer to the Neo Psychedelic Rock of MGMT and Empire Of The Sun and the consistent development of the current Disco and Rock revival. Magazines and blogs [...]

Montreal - Here are some ideas for Pop Montreal for Wednesday September 28. 8:00 PM - The Phenomenal Handclap Band, Le National - How can you not check out a band thats responsible for a video this cute: 9:00 PM - Bear Claps, Cagibis - I'm not really sure who Bear Claps is, however, they play Cagibi's aka Mark's favorite bar ever in the whole wide world. Talk to Mark, mention Montreal and count the number of words he says [...]

Another cool aggregation of musicians! And this one is dancefloor-oriented and orchestral with tidbits of disco-electro! More electro in the world, you say? Yeah, stop complaining and dance! At the center of it is Daniel Collás, the Witch Doctor, and Sean Marquand, the Medicine Man; then we have Patrick Wood, Nicholas Movshon, Luke O'Malley, Laura Marin, Quinn Luke, and Joan Tick, enhanced by the remarkable talents of Aurelio Valle, Carol C, Jaleel Bunton, Bart Davenport, Jon Spencer, and Lady Tigra, among carefully chosen others. Junções de artistas são sempre interessantes e temos aqui uma dançante-orquestrada [...]

No nos extraña en absoluto que los miembros de The Phenomenal Handclap Band hayan declarado ante la prensa que se lo pasaron teta en la filmación de este videoclip, pues pasarse la mañana y la tarde del sábado disfrazados de cacos y ladronzuelos como si estuvieran en la película La...
The Phenomenal Handclap Band with a brand new video for '15 to 202, These guys rock, caught them a month or two back at the Deaf Institute. I said at the time i felt lucky to see them at such a small venue, and didnt think it would happen again, well they prove me wrong [...]

'15-20' by The Phenomenal Handclap Band is undoubtably one of the summer's most tip top tracks. It's done got itself a re-release with remixes on 28th Sept and they've cut a fancy new video to go along with it. Buy the album at Pure Groove .