THE LEMONHEADS: LIVE AT THE KNITTING FACTORY
Evan Dando and the Lemonheads played the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn last night (July 30) with Josh Lattanzi and The Candles. Both bands, whose front men oddly resemble one another, put on two great...
View ArticleCUT COPY, GLASSER, MEMORY TAPES, RESTLESS PEOPLE, PUNCHES AT POOL PARTY
Our friends at Em Gee Photos snapped some really great shots at the Cut Copy Jelly Pool Party this past Sunday, August 8 on the Williamsburg waterfront. The Aussie synth pop band opened with “Lights...
View ArticleJONSI: LIVE AT THE HAMMERSTEIN BALLROOM
Jónsi (Jon Birgisson) front man of Iceland’s Sigur Rós, played the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York last night (11/10/10), marking an end to the bands North American Tour and treating the audience to...
View ArticleYELLOW OSTRICH: LIVE AT MERCURY LOUNGE
Of the pilgrims who come to New York to make music, few of them make a lasting impression on the indie scene. I went into Tuesday evening’s show at Mercury Lounge wondering if Alex Schaaf’s band...
View ArticleA NEW DIRECTION FOR SNOWDEN?: DARK POP GOES DEEPER LIVE AT MERCURY LOUNGE
Snowden came to New York’s Mercury Lounge on Friday (1/21/11). The last time we saw Snowden was in 2008 at the Forecastle festival, when I expressed my overwhelming love for the band (LINK). Since...
View ArticleTHE RURAL ALBERTA ADVANTAGE: INDIE-ROCK FOLK SONGS ABOUT HOMETOWNS AND...
You always know a band is on the serious up and coming when they can sell out New York’s Mercury Lounge. On Wednesday January 12th, I was a lucky enough to see Canadians The Rural Alberta Advantage...
View ArticleANR + MILLIONYOUNG: LIVE AT MERCURY LOUNGE
Last week we checked out ANR and Millionyoung at New York City’s Mercury Lounge. The show was packed full of long time dedicated fans of the Floridian chill-wave bands. Miami’s music-making duo ANR...
View ArticleANR: LIVE AT TAMMANY HALL
Miami’s psych-synth duo ANR brought their raw punk rock intensity to the Lower East Side on 4/7/11. And once again, drummer/ Singer Michael-John Hancock floored us with his seemingly effortless...
View ArticleTHE PASS: LIVE AT PIANOS/FONTANAS
Kentucky is not the first place you would expect to find a dance rock band of the caliber of The Pass, but these Louisvillians aren’t one to let their geographics tie them down. Which is lucky for us,...
View ArticleYUCK + TAME IMPALA: LIVE AT WEBSTER HALL
Yuck and Tame Impala played a sold out show at Webster Hall on Monday 25.4.11. For a band that formed only a little over a year ago, the London/Hiroshima/ New Jersey foursome, Yuck are quickly...
View ArticleCAVEMAN: LIVE AT MERCURY LOUNGE 9/15
New York’s Caveman played a sold-out recordless record release party last week (9/15) for the digital release of their debut album “CoCo Beware” on Magic Man! Records (which you can get here). Packed...
View ArticleSTRFKR: LIVE AT BOWERY BALLROOM 9/17
Starfucker, also known as STRFKR, formerly briefly known as Pyramiddd, performed to a sold-out Bowery Ballroom on Saturday night. A far cry from the Nachbar show I organized in 2008 (link) and even...
View ArticleJEFF MANGUM: PERFORMS LIVE AT TOWN HALL 10/29
[photo: Cory Greenwell] Evan Kaloudis at OneThirtyBPM reviews Jeff Mangum Live October 29th, 2011 at Town Hall in New York. Years ago when I began diving into the world of indie rock, I ruled out the...
View ArticleTHE DRUMS: LIVE AT W.I.P. 2.14
The Drums performed a 4 song set last night (Valentine’s day) at W.I.P. (short for Work-in-Progress & owned by the proprietors of the Greenhouse). We caught The Drums last at CMJ 2010 (Photos)....
View ArticleOTHER LIVES: LIVE AT BOWERY BALLROOM 2.17
Other Lives were at the Bowery Ballroom on Friday night as part of their first major venue headlining tour. Coming off of their tour with Bon Iver, Other Lives will be beginning a ten day stint...
View ArticleSTARFAWN: LIVE AT SPIKE HILL 2.29
We caught Starfawn again last night at Spike Hill opening for and outshining Something in Spanish. We first learned about Starfawn a few weeks ago at Lit Lounge when they performed with Teeel and...
View ArticleKID KOALA’S SPACE-CADET HEADPHONE EXPERIENCE @ THE CANADIAN MUSEUM OF AVIATION
The Coolest Event I’ve Ever Attended. We’ve all been there. Pushed up against some sweaty drunk dudes armpit, while trying to enjoy our favorite musician play the songs we love to hear. Weaving through...
View ArticleLive – We Are Serenades @ Mercury Lounge 5/9
We Are Serenades‘ [Adam Olenius and Markus Krunegard and friends] are snazzy dressers, and great performers. On May 9th, at Mercury Lounge, the lovechild of Shout Out Louds and Laakso, put on an...
View ArticleLive – Radiohead @ Blossom Music Center 6/6
Radiohead Live June 6, 2012 @ Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH My brains have been scrambled. Radiohead probed my mind… and I liked it. Radiohead may actually be dark scientists, merely...
View ArticleLive – Chromeo, Deltron 3030, Rich Aucoin and David Gray @ Ottawa Bluesfest...
Chromeo DJ Set The Chromeo DJ set on July 8th felt just like that – a DJ set. Regardless, good times were had by all – even the Ottawa Police and fathers of small children. Chromeo plays their next...
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