This is a first attempt, so allow for some formatting errors/foolishness.
THIS WEEK
CONCERTS
Jamie Stewart (solo), Monkey Town, April 6
Demander, Mercury Lounge, April 7
(Probably others…short horizon)
LAST WEEK
CONCERTS
Akron/Family, March 29, Union Pool
Anna Rose & The Thorn, March 30, Zebulon
Ariel Pink & Vivian Girls, April 2, Music Hall of Williamsburg
WRITING
March 30
Long
Making ravioli with Leah Cohen
Short
Williamsburg pool parties relocate [...]
Tags: Bulletin · Music · Uncategorized
-Rereading Never Mind The Pollacks
-Listening to Scharpling & Wurster’s skit, “The Music Scholar”
Going out on a limb here: Suckers will break out in 2009. I feel so-so about saying these things, making these irresponsible predictions, but I think it just might happen. They have the perfect sound for our terrifying times: weird orchestral howls, a singer who sings like the guy from Wolf Parade. Slightly menacing pop. [...]
I need Twitter up in this piece. Also, saw Suckers + Twi The Humble Feather last night. Both solid. Details forthcoming? In 140 characters?
You get what you pay for. That’s what I’ve been told, and I never had any reason to disagree until I left college and started getting cool shit for free. Sure, there was a college pub/venue that didn’t cost anything, but I always felt that my staggering tuition was an advance payment for, say, Enon [...]
Tags: Brooklyn · Comedy · Music
It’s always nice to see Carleton folks take the things they did at school and, upon graduation, kick them up a notch. Gospel Gossip is still killing Minneapolis, and now some assorted music-minded former Carls have started a band, Dinosaur Feathers, that aims to rock the face off of Brooklyn and beyond. They’re not bad [...]
Tags: Man-hattan · Music · New York
What a shame - this concert had so much potential, unfortunately unrealized, and it ended up a disappointment. As for the bands: I only saw Amazing Baby and Violens, so I can’t comment on Chairlift - easily the most hyped band of the night - but the two bands I did see are also leading [...]
Tags: Brooklyn · LAME · Music · New York · Williamsburg
So much has happened the past couple of weeks. I went to a bunch of concerts, for one…In fact, I’ll write about them over the next couple of days.
1. Teengirl Fantasy, City Center, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone @ Silent Barn, 10-25-08
2. Pre, Mei Shi @ Market Hotel, 10-25-08
3. Suckers @ Glasslands, 10-24-08
4. Dinosaur Feathers [...]
Last night I fell down a hipster rabbit hole. I’d paid five dollars for this concert, but upon entering the venue I was told the show was free and that I could have my money back. Awesome! It only grew stranger. Why was a midget Kiss cover band opening for two Brooklyn bands du jour? [...]
A really excellent show - like watching a bunch of hippies just let it all hang out. Precise playing, a good selection of songs culled from the past two albums (although where was “No Satisfaction”?), and an appreciative crowd. One of the audience members in the front row raised his hands to the sky as [...]
Tags: Music · Williamsburg