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concert :: The Origami Vinyl LA Approved Show @ Bar Melody

Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

While I was in LA this past weekend, I was able to check out some of the Origami Vinyl LA Approved Show @ Bar Melody. Here are some photos and mp3s…

First up is Future Ghost.

Listen: Scream White Noise (mp3)



This mp3 does not convey the heaviness that was Kissing Cousins.

Listen: Red Lamb (mp3)



Manhattan Murder Mystery showcased their earnest intensity.

Listen: Your Mother’s Neck (mp3)



Foot Village brought their spectacle to the lot behind Bar Melody.

Listen: Reggae War Zone (mp3)



I was kinda pissed I had to miss Signals (an offshoot of The Mae Shi).

Listen: Angst In My Pants (Sparks Cover) (mp3)

I also wanted to check out Dunes (featuring Kate Hall (ex-Mika Miko) and Stephanie Chan of Finally Punk);

Listen: Handle (mp3)

You can see a few more photos of the show (including Foot Village’s blood splattered drums) over at GIMME Tumblr.

I should point out that Pity Party and Monstro were also on the bill.

concerts :: Northsidefest 2010 Recap

Friday, July 2nd, 2010

So here is our barely edited look back at #northsidefest with tweets, pics, video, and mp3s…

[tweet] Fiiiinally picked up my #northsidefest baaaadge

[tweet] grabbing a taco at Loading Dock, then off to Public Assembly for the (rip) @poptarts showcase

[tweet] made it to the @poptarts showcase :: sampling the Harpoon IPA :: jammy jams being played by Les Vinyl of Staten Island

[click] http://www.lesvinyl.com/free-music-downloads/

[tweet] Marie Stella rocking the backroon at Public Assembly :: think everyone in this room is a blogger

[look] Marie Stella

[listen] Jealous Powers (mp3) by Marie Stella

[tweet] I guess I would classify Marie Stella as AMAZEBALLS, but I’m just not sure I should be using that adjective

[tweet] just witnessed my first icing, feel dirty

[tweet] RT @PopTarts: Marie Stella & @shrkquestionmrk destroying @publicassembly right now!

[tweet] RT @amcalderon: Is it a shark? shark? shark? shark? shark? shark? @shrkquestionmrk http://yfrog.com/j5wfehj

[yfrog] Shark?

[listen] Shark? (mp3) by Shark?

[tweet] @shrkquestionmrk slayed :: these mini Colt 45s sure are cute :: Sundelles setting up

[tweet] sundelles cranking the jangle up

[look] The Sundelles

[listen] Dead Youth (mp3) by The Sundelles

[tweet] if you are missing The Sundelles, I feel bad for you… seriously

[tweet] Video: here is a vid of The Sundelles playing the @PopTarts showcase at @publicassembly on the 2nd night of… http://tumblr.com/xboc7v4nr

[tweet] @miniboone setting up at the @poptarts showcase; miss the front room // back room switch up

[tweet] @miniboone slaying w/ heavy pop goodness :: Bryan Adams refs???

[look] MiniBoone

[listen] Devil in Your Eyes (mp3) by MiniBoone

[tweet] RT @spigotZ: MiniBoone have an alarming amount of raging energy. Makes for one hell of a live show.

[look] The Manic Energy of MiniBoone

[tweet] dinosaur feathers starting up w/ tooooo much bass

[look] An Inverted Solarize of Dinosaur Feathers

[listen] Vendela Vida (mp3) by Dinosaur Feathers

[tweet] dinosaur feathers playing “young butts” just for you

[tweet] the @PopTarts showcase at @PublicAssembly killed/slayed/some other violent verb in the past tense last night

[tweet] Photoset: here are some shots of Marie Stella, @sundelles, @miniboone, and @dinosaurfeather from the @PopTartshttp://tumblr.com/xboc7wkqu

[tweet] checking out @miniboone (again), then to glasslands for @true_womanhood

[listen] Magic Child (mp3) by True Womanhood

[tweet] Ava Luna R&B’ing over at Spike Hill

[look] Ava Luna

[listen] Four Five (I Will Survive) (mp3) by Ava Luna

[tweet] RT @chocolatebobka: Pizza all gone. No Demons Here setting up. WOOM. Arches. Dana Jewell. Big Troubles. Andrew Cedermark. Ducktails @sheastadiumbk

[tweet] made it to Shea Stadium :: no A/C + slightly cool beer + Pavement on the sound system

[look] Shea Stadium

[listen] Gold Soundz (mp3) by Pavement

[tweet] ARCHES playing some s p a c e y dream pop

[tweet] ARCHES jammmm http://twitpic.com/20acul

[twitpic] Arches

#northsidefest :: ARCHES jammmm on Twitpic

[tweet] made it to DEATH BY AUDIO http://twitpic.com/20ayas

[twitpic] Total Slacker

#northsidefest :: made it to DEATH BY AUDIO on Twitpic

[tweet] “sometimes people suck” based on a true story :: digging the Total Slacker stage banter :: even got some video

[watch] Total Slacker video coming soon…

[listen] Crystal Necklace (mp3) by Total Slacker

[tweet] FYI Total Slacker have a new 7″ coming out on @IMPOSE sometime soon

[tweet] Photo: Total Slacker at @deathbyaudio #northsidefest http://tumblr.com/xboc92se4

[tweet] @MissFrankieRose gettin ready :: please note her band is not called Frankie & The Oats

[look] Frankie Rose and the Outs

[listen] Must Be Nice (Live @ Monster Island Basement) (mp3) by Frankie Rose and the Outs (hat tip: nyctaper)

[tweet] Thee Only One! http://twitpic.com/20bd54

[twitpic] Frankie Rose and the Outs

#northsidefest :: Thee Only One!  on Twitpic

[tweet] Photo: @MissFrankieRose And The Outs at @deathbyaudio #northsidefest http://tumblr.com/xboc92mdp

[watch] Frankie Rose and the Outs playing the IMPOSE NorthsideFest showcase (Live @ Death By Audio 6/26/10)

[tweet] Memory Tapes have the best visuals at northsidefest so far; they look like something from blipfest

[look] Memory Tapes

[listen] Easy Pert Mom (mp3) by Memory Tapes

[tweet] Photoset: some shots from Day 3 of #northsidefest w/ @missfrankierose Ava Luna @MemoryTapes Total Slackerhttp://tumblr.com/xboc9whli

[tweet] Slowly making my way back to Wburg for more #northsidefest

[tweet] made it to Bar Matchless for the end of the @batteringroom’s showcase :: @shrkquestionmrk setting up

[tweet] @shrkquestionmrk have added a 7th show at Peach Frog, 9:15 tonight

[tweet] “I’m an Animal” by @shrkquestionmrk http://twitpic.com/20k2f3

[twitpic] Shark?

#northsidefest :: "I'm an Animal" by @shrkquestionmrk  on Twitpic

[listen] I’m an Animal (mp3) by Shark?

[tweet] checking out Coco66 for Gray Goods, then @BrooklynBowl for @HoorayForEarth + @keepaway4real

[listen] Francis (mp3) by Gray Goods

[listen] Surrounded By Your Friends (Twin Shadow Remix) (mp3) by Hooray For Earth

[listen] 100 (mp3) by Keepaway

[tweet] RT @freedubya: Pretty psyched @nyctaper jonas is in the house here @brooklynbowl. We’ll link up once they post audio.

[click] Keepaway: June 27, 2010 Brooklyn Bowl – FLAC and MP3 Downloads + Streaming Sample

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If you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or just your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Also, if you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.


mp3s :: The Kurt Vile Mixtape

Friday, June 18th, 2010

In preparation for tonight’s Kurt Vile show at Union Pool, I have complied some of his more popular mp3s that are readily available online. Dig the lofi//psych//folk//rock. Listen.

Downloadables:

I Wanted Everything (mp3) from Square Shells EP

Invisibility: Nonexistent (mp3) from Square Shells EP

Freak Train (mp3) from Childish Prodigy

Overnite Religion (mp3) from Childish Prodigy

The Hunchback (mp3) from The Hunchback EP

Beach on the Moon (mp3) from God is Saying This to You…

Freeway (mp3) from Constant Hitmaker

You can (and should) purchase Vile’s latest EP @ Matador Records.

Upcoming NYC shows:
June 18 @ Union Pool w/ Mad Scene
July 9 @ Le Poisson Rouge w/ Real Estate

Kurt Vile is on the internet
Kurt Vile is on Myspace
Kurt Vile is on Twitter
Kurt Vile is on elbo.ws
Kurt Vile is on Hype Machine
Kurt Vile is on Matador
Kurt Vile is on Mexican Summer
Kurt Vile is on Woodsist
Kurt Vile is on Testostertunes
Kurt Vile is on Gulcher
Kurt Vile is on nyctaper
Kurt Vile is on Other Music
Kurt Vile is on Insound
Kurt Vile is on Amazon MP3
Kurt Vile is on eMusic

BONUS: Taking The Farm (mp3) by The War On Drugs

Kurt Vile by Sarah McKay

mp3 :: The Forgery Series > You Won’t Be Happy

Wednesday, June 16th, 2010

The Forgery Series is a solo proj from Obits guitarist Sohrab Habibion along with some friends from Garden Variety, Radio 4, and Gas Huffer. They are “trying to tone it down a bit and make it less overtly rock,” but that may change as they they refine what they are doing.

They are playing their 3rd show on Friday night (probably just after 8pm) @ Mercury Lounge with Disappears, The Ponys and Woven Bones.

Here is their tribute to The Nerves. Listen.

Downloadable: You Won’t Be Happy (mp3)

Streamable: You Won’t Be Happy (soundcloud)

The song will be featured on Under the Covers Vol. 2: A Tribute to Paul Collins, Peter Case, and Jack Lee, and will be co-released by Volar Records and I Hate Rock N Roll. The comp will also feature Grass Widow, Fresh & Onlys, Shark Toys, Le Face, So Cow, Ratas del Vaticano, and Davila 666 among others. More details TK.

As The Forgery Series has a limited web presence, here is the info for Obits

Obits are on the internet
Obits are on on Myspace
Obits are on Facebook
Obits are on Twitter
Obits are on Soundcloud
Obits are on elbo.ws
Obits are on Hype Machine
Obits are on on Twitter
Obits are on Sub Pop
Obits are on Comedy Minus One
Obits are on Insound
Obits are on Amazon MP3
Obits are on eMusic

concerts :: Northside Festival 2010 Preview

Monday, June 14th, 2010

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 stream from the good folks over at radio23.org.

Streamable: Northside Radio (m3u)

This year the festival starts on Thursday, June 24th and ends on Sunday, June 27th. You can still by badges @ Brown Paper Tickets.

AND… there’s more than music happening on the 24th-27th. There is also Arts & Film happenings (if you’re into that sort of thing).

What I would like to do now is highlight a few of the showcases that I am planning on checking out. I have mp3 previews for just about all the bands playing the highlighted showcases. If you have an mp3 for one of the bands listed with no preview, please send it to me and I will post it. And, remember this is just a small sample of the events planned for the 24th through the 27th, be sure to check out the full schedule… here.

6/24/10 | Thursday Evening @ Cameo Gallery

Ernest Jenning Record Co. presents

Blood Warrior
Listen: King Day (Live) (mp3)

Charles Burst

La Strada
Listen: Wash on By (mp3)

Takka Takka
Listen: Everybody Say (WOXY Lounge Act) (mp3)

Wild Yaks
Listen: River May Come (mp3)

Doors at tba, $tba, 21+


6/25/10 | Friday Evening @ Public Assembly

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted presents

The Rabbits
Listen: Cruel (mp3)

Marie Stella
Listen: Message From Limbo (mp3)

Shark?
Listen: Shark? (mp3)

DOM
Listen: Living In America (mp3)

Darlings
Listen: Yeah I Know (mp3)

Les Vinyl

The Sundelles
Listen: Your Favorite Thing (mp3)

MiniBoone
Listen: Cool Kids Cut Out of the Heart Itself (mp3)

Dinosaur Feathers
Listen: Teenage Whore (mp3)

The Grates

Doors at tba, $tba (includes access to Pop Tarts show in both rooms), 21+


6/26/10 | Saturday Afternoon @ Glasslands Gallery

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted presents

True Womanhood
Listen: Dignitas (mp3)

Golden Girls
Listen: Dreams (mp3)

Dinosaur Bones
Listen: Royalty (mp3)

EULA
Listen: Housewolf (mp3)

The Senors of Marseille
Listen: Davey (mp3)

The Great Unwashed
Listen: Winter Classic (mp3)

Doors at 12:30pm, $5


6/26/10 | Saturday Evening @ Shea Stadium

Chocolate Bobka presents

Ducktails
Listen: MIRRORIMAGE (mp3)

Big Troubles
Listen: Chalk Circles (mp3)

WOOM
Listen: The Hunt (mp3)

Arches

Dana Jewell (solo)
Listen: My T-Train Girl (mp3)

No Demons Here (Luka Usmiani of Fluffy Lumbers)
Listen: Shithed (mp3)

Andrew Cedermark
Listen: Ad Infinitum (mp3)

Doors at tba, $tba, all ages


6/27/10 | Sunday Afternoon @ Spike Hill

The L Magazine presents

NYC Bands You Need to Hear, Part 2
Doors at tba, FREE


6/27/10 | Sunday Evening @ Brooklyn Bowl

FREEwilliamsburg presents

Keepaway
Listen: Yellow Wings (mp3)

Hooray for Earth
Listen: Surrounded By Your Friends (mp3)

Restless People
Listen: Days of our Lives (mp3)

Glass Ghost
Listen: Like A Diamond (mp3)

The Babies
Listen: Meet Me In The City (mp3)

Doors at tba, $tba, 21+


For more venue info, head over to the Northside Venue page.

If you like what you hear you should probably purchase music from the above artists at any of these fine online retailers (or your local independent record store):

Insound | Amazon MP3 | eMusic | Other Music

Also, if you want to download all (or most of) the tracks in this post, you should probably think about installing the DownThemAll! or FlashGot Firefox extensions.


concert :: The Sour Notes + SUSU + Behavior

Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Where: Bruar Falls

When: Friday May 28th; FREE

Who: The Sour Notes

Listen: Do-ers & Say-ers (mp3) from It’s Not Gonna Be Pretty (soundcloud)

Who: Susu

Listen: M.B.T. (mp3) from R and R and R
Listen: Clean Vs. Dirty (mp3) from R and R and R
Listen: Hands Up (The Race) (mp3) from the Win EP

Who: Behavior

Listen: Babylon (mp3) from http://behavior.muxtape.com/
Watch: P.S./Better House (vimeo)

Why: well, #1 Austin’s finest indiepoppers The Sour Notes are in town, #2 SUSU’s new album R and R and R is pretty awesome (can’t wait to hear these songs in a live setting), and #3 Behavior sound totally psychedelic too. You should totally go.

mp3 :: The Big Sleep > Bits Demos

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Yay! GT favs The Big Sleep are ending their hiatus tomorrow night. The Big Sleep are playing a FREE late show at The Mercury Lounge on Thursday night. Doors are at 11:55 PM. Here is the The Mercury Lounge event page.

AND here are a couple demos to get you all excited-like. Listen.

Downloadables:
Ace (Demo) (mp3)
Ladders (Demo) (mp3)

The Big Sleep is on the internet
The Big Sleep is on Myspace
The Big Sleep is on Facebook
The Big Sleep is on elbo.ws
The Big Sleep is on Hype Machine
The Big Sleep is on Frenchkiss
The Big Sleep is on Tangled Up
The Big Sleep is on Insound
The Big Sleep is on Amazon MP3
The Big Sleep is on eMusic

BONUS: Bad Blood (mp3)

TONIGHT :: Crystal Stilts + The 1990s + The Oranges Band + The Forgery Series

Friday, April 30th, 2010

When: Tonight @ 8pm // 18+ // $12 dos

Where: The Bell House

Who: Crystal Stilts

Listen: Love Is A Wave (mp3)

Who: The 1990s (FYI: Tickets from the postponed 4/22 Bell House show will be honored for this show.)

Listen: The Box (mp3)

Who: The Oranges Band

Listen: What Got You Off The Hook (mp3)
Listen: OK Apartment (mp3)
Listen: When Your Mask Is Your Revealing Feature (mp3)

Who: The Forgery Series

no audio available right now

Why: Well, it IS The Oranges Band 10th Anniversary show, plus you’ll get to hear The Forgery Series which is a solo project from Obits guitarist Sohrab Habibion along with friends from S.O.A., Radio 4, and Gas Huffer.

concert :: DINOWALRUS Record Release Show w/ Aa + Graffiti Monsters + PRSMS

Friday, January 15th, 2010

When: Saturday, January 16

Where: Cake Shop

Who: Aa
Listen: Glow Wreath (mp3)

Who: dinowalrus
Listen: BEAD (mp3)
Listen: Nuke Duke ‘Em (mp3)

Who: Graffiti Monsters
Listen: 100% (mp3)
Listen: The Gate (mp3)

Who: PRSMS
Listen: Vicious Youth (mp3)

Why: It’s the Dinowalrus record release party for %. Duh. Plus, you should probably see, like every single band playing. What does Dinowalrus sound like? I think Christopher Weingarten said it best: “Twenty shades of New York rock, all great, from ’70s leather-and-lunge lurch to ’00s trance-out flutterpop.”

Here is a tiny poster for the show…
tiny dinowalrus record release poster

Dinowalrus has a couple more shows coming up:

Jan 30 @ House of Yes // Quiet Color Party w/ Javelin
Feb 4 @ Littlefield // Sounds Like Brooklyn Fest

You can order the new DINOWALRUS record at the Kanine Records Shop.

Dinowalrus

mp3 :: Screaming Females > I Do

Saturday, January 9th, 2010

On Feburary 10, Don Giovanni Records will release an EP of six songs from four rare Screaming Females 7″s. The collection is generically titled, Singles. If you are not familiar with the Females’ brand of NJ DIY punkish rock and roll, you really need to listen to this. Here is the promo mp3 from the EP.

Downloadable: I Do (mp3)

Here is an uncompressed version for audiophiles: I Do (aif)

There is no preorder yet at Insound or The Don Giovanni Store, but there is at Amazon.

Upcoming Dates:
Feb 6 @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Shellshag, Forgetters, JEFF The Brotherhood, The Measure [sa], Black Wine, and Groucho Marxists

Here is the poster for the showcase:
Don Giovanni Records Showcase

Screaming Females is on Myspace.
Screaming Females is on Facebook.
Screaming Females has a store.
Screaming Females has a blogspot.
Don Giovanni is here.
Insound page is here.
eMusic page is here.
Amazon page is here.

Singles

CMJ09 :: Bruar Falls vs. Brooklyn Bowl

Monday, October 26th, 2009

This is was the end of CMJ09 for me, I split my time between Bruar Falls and Brooklyn Bowl.

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: heading to @bruarfalls :: my section of g train has regular service?? wow :: sweating… damn you mta, why is it so hot on this g?

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: I’m at @bruarfalls :: bloody marys are $5 not $3, boooo! :: what is that? it’s not so much headbanging as it is headflopping

[Note] the headflopping band is named belgua

[Downloadable] Disco Show (mp3) by Belgua

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: @bruarfalls a little off sched :: @renminbinyc setting up :: and @renminbinyc is playing, loudly :: more people coming in

[Tweet] # @renminbinyc playing at @bruarfalls :: http://twitpic.com/mrb6k

[Twitpic]
CMJ09 Day 5 RENMINBI

[Tweet] # #ohcrap :: forgot the #cmj09 tag on that last tweet

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: @renminbinyc is offering free hearing protection for tinnitusy cmj-ers :: “set up” :: http://renminbi.cashmusic.org/

[Downloadable] Set-Up (mp3) by RENMINBI

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: instrooo but we likey :: just guitar and drums now :: spinnanes-y :: effects pedals!! :: disbelief st djing next then the fancy

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: guess I’m not going to shea stadium or mrkt htl or that sub pop showcase :: fuck it, right? :: gonna go check out atj at bklyn bwl

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: some oslo coffee? don’t mind if I do :: still have not been to the new sound fix :: surfer blood setting up at bklyn bwl

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: swim (to reach the end) :: surfer blood at brooklyn bowl for after the jump free day party :: http://twitpic.com/mrrre

[Twitpic]
CMJ09 Day 5 Surfer Blood

[Downloadable] Swim (To Reach The End) (mp3) by Surfer Blood
(buy it)

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: you’ve prolly seen it elsewhere but here is the clever surfer blood tshirt :: http://twitpic.com/mrs1t

[Twitpic]
CMJ09 Day 5 Surfer Blood Tshirt

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: surfer blood having equipment issues :: two more songs from surfer blood :: powerpop goodness w/ extra percussion :: harlem next

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: harlem setting up :: brooklyn brewery pumpkin ale really tastes like squash :: surfer blood chillin’ for harlem

[Tweet] # #haha :: seems like every single band that every single person has seen at CMJ so far has been “killing it” (via @gorillavsbear)

[Tweet] # #oneletteroffbandnames Beer In Heaven (a Space Needle cover band)

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: harlem starting and first song over before I even typed this :: oh my the jangle, the jangle :: @heckturd where you at??

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: omg I hate babysitting this umbrella :: if only I wasn’t precipophobic :: harlem appear to be having a great effing time

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: tweetie #fail :: harlem performing instrument switch up :: @gorillavsbear harlem are “killing it”

[Downloadable] South Of France (mp3) by Harlem

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: you know what they say about drum size:: http://twitpic.com/ms4f7

[Twitpic]
CMJ09 Day 5 Harlem

[Tweet] # Top 3 weekly #lastfm artists: Hüsker Dü – 20. Golden Triangle – 15. The Years – 14. http://bit.ly/15khD2 from tweeklyfm

[Downloadable] Prize Fighter (mp3) by Golden Triangle

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: tweetdeck for iPhone don’t fuck with me, I will erase your ass :: gonna leave for the greenlight party in ft greene :: 1 more beer

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: soft black playing now at bklyn bowl :: feel like this would sound better after 12AM :: said hey to surfer blood, 2 shows left

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: woah bklyn brewery black choc stout kicking my ass :: just realized I don’t have my hearing protection in :: #ohcrap

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: soft black picking up the pace :: looks like I missed the chance to meet @georgiakral and @gprecs irl :: met @heckturd finally

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: soft black at brklyn bowl :: http://twitpic.com/msdx5

[Twitpic]
CMJ09 Day 5 Soft Black

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: rehydrating :: looking for the dudes from harlem :: no avail :: what is the diff b’twn soft black and small black??

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: soft black = small black – animal collective??

[Note] wow that last tweet was dumb, drunktweeting is dangerous

[Downloadable] The Earth Is Black (mp3) by Soft Black

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: I should prolly stay for a lil’ bit of lovvers, no? :: props to after the jump for putting on a rad day

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: day party… Props to after the jump for putting on such a rad day party :: pissed I missed the roulettes

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: lovvers soundcheck vs. “too high” by stevie wonder… very confusing :: more beer??

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: where the people at? lovvers aren’t from around here, prolly won’t get a chance to see them for awhile people :: c’mon

[Downloadable] 100 Flowers (mp3) by Lovvers

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: think I am pretty much done for the day y’all :: hope you had a great cmj, I know I did

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: a few more twitpics :: lovvvers :: http://twitpic.com/mspcw

[Twitpic]
CMJ09 Day 5 Lovvers

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: the lovvers tshirt :: http://twitpic.com/mspnh

[Twitpic]
CMJ09 Day 5 The Lovvers Tshirt

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: a cd in the rain :: http://twitpic.com/mspwy

[Twitpic]
CMJ09 Day 5 A CD in the rain

[Note] I saw that broken CD in the rain just after leaving Brooklyn Bowl. Not sure if it symbolizes anything.

CMJ09 :: nyctaper!

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Here are the results of my visit to the nyctaper showcase at Bruar Falls.

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: on my way to nyctaper showcase, but first need coffee :: I wonder if I missed anything good

[Note] damn, I missed unicycle loves you

[Downloadable] Highway Robbery (mp3) by Unicycle Loves You

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: crowd is kind of thin at nyctaper :: didn’t catch the name of the band :: they are from omaha :: indiepop goodness!

[Thin Crowd Photo]
CMJ09 Day 3 Thin Crowd

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: more people showing up, but you can still see the stage from the bar :: female singer drinking a pint w/ both hands… very cute

[T_____ P____ Photo]
CMJ09 Day 3 Thunder Power

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: the name of the band is thunder power :: up next is the loom :: set times as posted –> http://twitpic.com/mhnlc

[Downloadable] Take A Hike (mp3) by Thunder Power

[Set Times Twitpic]
cmj09 day 3 nyctaper set times

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: psyched to see a whole blood warrior set :: might have to leave before kittens ablaze (or is it aflame shit can’t remember)

[Downloadable] Gloom Doom Buttercups (mp3) by Kittens Ablaze

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: the $3 Falls Amber isn’t half bad :: the loom is setting up :: built to spill on the soundsystem :: french horn in the house!

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: dig the extra percussion! :: chamberpop w/o the chamber? :: trumpet and banjo together at last :: woah, took a while to kick in

[Downloadable] Song For The Winter Sun (mp3) by The Loom

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: the loom has one more song :: need some food to soak up the beer, but where to go? :: checking out foodswings vegan fastfood

[Loomish Photo]
CMJ09 Day 3 The Loom
[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: blood warrior bringing their gear into bruar :: peasant playing + making jokes about pennsylvania :: veggie burger sittin pretty

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: outside at bruar falls –> http://twitpic.com/mi1f3

[Twitpic Of A Beautiful Day]
CMJ09 Day 3 Outside Bruar Falls

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: blood warrior almost ready :: seem to be waiting for something :: here we go blood warrior :: q – how is everybody? a – we suck

[A Blood Warrior Photo]
CMJ09 Day 3 Blood Warrior

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: blood warrior is a little less foot stompin than o’death, but not much :: wow rock guitar :: feel like singing along

[Downloadable] Darling Eyes (Live At After The Jump Fest 2009) by Blood Warrior (props to nyctaper)

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: best percussion since zaza –> http://twitpic.com/mi4l1

[Blood Warrior Twitpic]
CMJ09 Day 3 Blood Warrior twitpic

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: blood warrior finishing up :: ack… FEEDBACK :: awesome set from blood warrior :: taking off — may be it for the day, we’ll see

CMJ09 :: Force Field vs. Terrorbird

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

And now Day 2 of CMJ09 a/k/a Force Field PR vs. Terrorbird Media

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: missing Tempo No Tempo and/or Seven Saturdays #ohcrap

[Downloadable] Kilometer (mp3) by Tempo No Tempo

[Downloadable] A Beautiful Day (force field mp3) by Seven Saturdays

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: finally heading over to cake shop and pianos for an abbreviated look at force field vs. terrorbird

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: and we’re back :: made it for most of zaza :: if you get a chance… see them :: headed to pianos :: I think real estate is next

[Downloadable] Sooner Or Later (mp3) by ZAZA

[ZA-photo-ZA]
ZAZA CMJ09 Day 2

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: attention freegans there is an abandoned cupcake outside cake shop… vanilla frosting w/ sprinkles

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: lowriding fat dude keeps rolling past cake shop w/ fat beats :: warpaint next at cakeshop http://twitpic.com/mdwnd

[Lowriding Bicycle Photo Of The Day]
low rider outside of cake shop during cmj

[Downloadable] Beach Comber (force field mp3) by Real Estate

[Real Estate Photo]
Real Estate CMJ09 Day 2

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: slide guitar action w/ real estate :: off to cake shop to see what’s up :: warpaint (I think) :: thinking of buying some merch

[Note] warpaint were probably my favorite performance of the day, maybe becuz I had only marginally heard of them and really liked their performance

[Downloadable] Elephants (mp3) by Warpaint

[Couldn't Squeeze Any Farther Into Cake Shop Photo]
Warpaint CMJ09 Day 2

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: darlings setting up downstairs at cakeshop :: really have no excuse to miss them :: going back down in a few :: darlings are a go

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: officially missing darlings :: must go downstairs and stop loittering :: oh my… indiepopgoodness indeed :: trading instruments!

[Downloadable] We’re Not Going (mp3) by Darlings

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: darlings finished w/ awesome blowout number :: headed to force field to maybe see these united states :: lots of setting up here

[A Darlings Photo]
darlings cmj09 day 2

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: hey force field unless these united states totally kill it, it looks like terrorbird wins the battle :: groovy

[Downloadable] West Won (Daytrotter Session) (mp3) by These United States

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: checking out the subba cultcha show upstairs :: first time I’ve heard someone play up here today :: one more song by ???

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: thinks it’s sure juror, but could be the whisperians :: seen a lot of pbr being consumed by musicians, do they really like it?

[Note] apparently I can’t read, it was the Hospital Bombers

[Downloadable] The Devil’s Music (mp3) by Hospital Bombers

[Someone Else's Flash Photo]
Hospital Bombers CMJ09 day 2

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: nice to see some fiddle in the house :: think I saw the elusive @heckturd earlier but I’m not sure :: think I may be done

[Note] the day is a tie, I liked the terrorbird bands more, but then I didn’t make time for the force field bands I saw previously (grooms and surfer blood) which totally evens things out.

CMJ09 :: The Forms vs. Kenny’s Castaways

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Here are the results of going to see The Forms last night…

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: headed to kenny’s castaways to see the forms and maybe catch some of western civ

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: think I just heard some western civ, now wish I heard more… oh well

[Downloadable] I Am A Waterfall (mp3) by Western Civ

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: I now know why I have never been to kenny’s castaways… having a hard time enjoying this place even on an ironic level

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: is that blues hammer on the sound system?? seriously making me retch

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: oh shit I think that was kiss :: guess I will never be a member of the kiss army :: not gonna rock n roll all nite

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: the forms setting up :: the forms telling electric blue pants stories :: playing the game “name that forms song”

[Downloadable] Red Gun (mp3) by The Forms

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: was that knowledge in hand?? :: 2 more songs, one song + one failed art project

[Note] The failed art project was 20 seconds of bashing on instruments

[Tweet] # #cmj09 :: day one finished :: going home :: thx y’all

[Note] Chatted to Alex after the show, he confirmed they are STILL working on their new EP of re-envisioned tracks with lots of special guests. Just remembered that they needed lots of time (50 days?) to finish their eponymous record. Guess I just need to be patient.

[Most Intense Photo of The Day]
The Forms CMJ09 Day 1