Quick post before I head out to Day 2 of After the Jump Festival 2009 @ Littlefield near Park Slope, BKLYN.
Dinosaur Feathers last night were great:
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August 2009
Last Thursday (8/20), I went to go see The Dead Trees play at Cake Shop. It was a hot and sweaty mess down there, with the tiny spaced comfortably packed, and the band straight in from an epic gig with Little Joy in Brazil.
I swear, these guys play tunes I describe as “the greatest hits… you’ve never heard before.” Good times.
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Come hang out with us all day! Free Brooklyn Lager for the first hour each day!
Not to mention… A delicious food menu designed by former WD-50 chef, Scott Koshkoodi Live screenprinting by artist j.morrison from Space is the Place A GIANT hot pink elephant art installation by Snoozer Loser Organic and vegan bake sale by Jamie Cakes Plus other surprises throughout the weekend! *Added to the line-up is Helado Negro dj, The Octagon, Shark?, Captain Ahab and the Sea Crackens and Thing One Order your three day pass now, don’t miss out on anything! Pre-order for a discounted rate of $25 and one day passes for $10 (http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/upcoming-events/). Door is $30 and $12.
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I’m convinced there’s an evil gang of cats in the alleyway by my building. I hear cat wars every night as they fight over territory/food.
Proof:
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The latest special concert for the SPINhouse Live concert series took place on the mag’s Chinatown rooftop, probably much to the dismay of the building’s planners.
The weather was hot and muggy, but the tunes were delightful with Mr. Brendan Benson performing songs off his new album, My Old, Familiar Friend, as well as a ton of old favorites.
All photos by Mike Vorrasi
Playing for nearly an hour, the crowd was definitely heavily rewarded for their patience and tolerance of the less than hospitable climate, with Brendan commenting on the sweltering temperatures by declaring, “Chinatown is hot!”
Indeed, indeed.
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Ryan Adams will have his first showing of his original paintings and mixed media collages at the Morrison Hotel Gallery on the Bowery on September 23rd, with proceeds benefiting the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe, a nonprofit organization committed to ending the twin crises of AIDS and homelessness.
According to the press release, “three weeks prior to the opening, Adams will become Morrison Hotel Gallery’s first artist in residence, creating additional canvases in the front of the gallery to be auctioned off at the opening” — however the Morrison Hotel Gallery states he will become artist in residence two weeks prior to the opening.
At this time it’s unclear as to whether or not Adams will actually be painting in a space visible to passersby. Perhaps he’ll even simultaneously paint and blog for his alleged new side job as blogger for The Awl.
The Morrison Hotel Gallery is located at 313 Bowery, NYC.
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On the 30th of August a ginormous 50,000 square foot Opening Ceremony store will open in the Shibuya section of Tokyo, Japan.
This store marks the largest retail space Opening Ceremony has opened, making its properties in New York (2,500 sq ft.) and Los Angeles (10,000 sq ft.) seem dwarfish in comparison.
Founders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim have spared no expense to make the celebratory party for their new endeavor a hit, going so far as to hire Julian Casablancas to perform songs off his forthcoming solo album for the VIP party at the space on the 29th.
The duo have also tapped another hip New York resource — Other Music — to supply the store soundtrack to be played during operating hours. OM has been the steady supplier of curated play lists for the LA arm of the brand for the last few years.
While in Asia, Julian will also perform at the Duo Music Exchange in Tokyo (also in the Shibuya district) on August 31st, making it his first public concert as a solo artist. The concert will begin at 7:00pm. Tickets are 4,500JPY and there is a one drink minimum.
UPDATE: Word from Julian’s rep — the Duo Music Exchange show will in fact be his first public concert as a solo artist. Inquiries to Julian’s reps were left unanswered at press time, but this seems to be the real deal.
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Something is in the air today — first it went from a pretty beautiful morning, afternoon, and evening to a nightmarish thunderstorm, seemingly out of nowhere.
Now as I riffle through my emails, I’m getting the distinct feeling that it’s 2007 all over again and the musical outlook for this week is quite gloomy. Not in a bad way, but in a “I think I need a new asymmetrical haircut and more eyeliner” sort of way.
Since 2007, I feel as though the music industry has focused on sonic and light-sounding bands (Grizzly Bear, MGMT, Dirty Projectors, etc.), and bands like Interpol, The Editors and the like have kinda fallen off the map.
Yet here we are two years later faced with some new work from Glaswegian band The Cinematics and Paul Banks of Interpol. Both acts/artists are known for their strong leaning towards sounding like the work of influential “sad bands” like Joy Division (mysterious, complicated music accented by a love of droning tones, etc.). Also both groups released their last albums in 2007 (A Stranger Education for The Cinematics and Our Love to Admire for Interpol.) And both are known for their dashingly handsome lead singers (Scott Rinning of The Cinematics and Banks, obvs.)
So it’s with their similarities in mind that I present to you the music of 2007 in its refined 2009 form:
The Cinematics are back with a whole new album titled Love And Terror to be released by The Orchard on October 6, 2009. The LP, which was recorded independently by the band after their previous label, TVT Records, closed up shop and filed for bankruptcy. The first single will be the title track of the album. Watch the video below. See how dreamy Scott Rinning continues to be:
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The glamorous reedy redhead know to the music world as Lissy Trullie recently signed a deal with Downtown Records that will see her EP Self-Taught Learner released on the label on October 20th with four previously unreleased tracks.
She will begin recording with producer Bernard Butler to begin work on her full-length debut, which will be released on Downtown in early 2010.
Check out a recent video for “Boy Boy” (Directed by Cass Bird) below and this link to “Ready For The Floor” (Directed by Richard Kern):
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As you probably already know, the new documentary It Might Get Loud featuring legendary electric guitar players Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), The Edge (U2), and Jack White (White Stripes, The Raconteurs, Dead Weather) opens this Friday (Aug 14) in NY and LA. The film, helmed by director Davis Guggenheim (executive producer of An Inconvenient Truth), focuses on the three guitarists and their individual relationships with the instrument.
Tonight I had a chance to screen the film, and I’m pleased to report that fans of rock ‘n’ roll have nothing to fear–the movie is a joyous celebration of all things axmen. Even if you go into the theater without being a fan of any of the featured guitarists, by the end of the film you’ll have a newfound respect and reverence for all of them. In fact, if you’re anything like me, you’ll end up running home and spinning all your old Zeppelin, U2, and White Stripes albums and finding yourself listening to them with a whole new set of ears.
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