Lately I’ve had the pleasure of not only watching Brooklyn’s Ava Luna play a few live shows, but getting to hang out with/make last minute Jack Daniels runs for them as well. It is rare that I met bands as friendly and down to earth as Ava Luna, but not as rare as finding bands [...]
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Opening the can of worms called Casey Chisholm
So I came across this guy Casey Chisholm online who makes music by himself somewhere in California. I listened as it bled into me like osmosis. It was beautiful yet non-demanding. It kind of reminded me of M83 with a touch of Animal Collective, except I liked it better. I wished that I had lots [...]
My Year In List Part 2 : Music
Picking up where the other five left off, here is the remainder of my favorites of the year: DEERHUNTER – MICROCASTLE Deerhunter – Microcastle Bradford Cox had a good year. Though things looked bleak when guitarist Colin Mee left the band in late 2007, Cox refused to loose his head and somehow released two proper [...]
WHAT THE FUCK YOU DOIN IN MY HEAD: TAYISHA BUSAY
While visiting Brooklyn I had the opportunity to check out Tayisha Busay, an awesome “synth-pop party dance-girl group that consists of songs written on the computer with wonky lyrics, sung to the max! We dance hard, we sing hard, we party hard, AND WE DO LIMBO CONTESTS! (usually the winner gets a pizza, or some [...]
NO HOOKER HEART OF GOLD: LARKIN GRIMM
Running the fine line of fairy tale and horror film, Larkin Grimm continually surprises me. Larkin Grimm’s first album, “Paplar” came out through Young God Records. Listening to it transports participants to a surreal, magical, frightful world. I bought the album on a whim after reading a write up that said something to the effect [...]
NEW SWEDISH BAND: ENDIAMONDS
Sweden is way cooler than America; Swedes enjoy the highest standard of living, Sweden is home to Santa Clause, Sweden is the country that birthed countries that birthed people like Bjork, Sweden is dark half the year and light the other half, the forests in Sweden are open to the public so anyone can run [...]
BROOKLYN MOMMY “RADIO SHOW”: ANN LIV YOUNG ENSLAVES GEORGE LEWIS JR.
Before I saw Ann Liv Young perform I was told numerous horror stories about her; her work is terrifying, she is repulsive looking, she will make you feel very uncomfortable, she is mean, she is vicious, she is disgusting, she is sexual, she is brilliant, she will make you do something embarrassing. All the hype [...]
SWANIFANT: INTERVIEW AND MP3′S
Meet SWANIFANT: Dylan Chapple (songs, production, vocals, guitar, field recordings, synths, percussion, harmonium, loops), Ryan Huber (drums, percussion, clarinet, piano, melodica, harmonium, organ, synths, vocals, field recordings), Danny Echevaria (violin and guitar), Jon Giusti (trombone, synths, harmonium, organ, circuit bends, effects and vocals), and Jon Hrabko (guitar, percussion, synths, effects, vocals). we’ve been a band [...]
My Year In List : Music
This is the first January to January that I have spent living in New York City. The job market is scary and unstable, though luckily I’m employed and still paying my bills. (Actually I may have just been fired so please give me a job if you are reading this living in New York and [...]
