J. Tillman took the stage at the Middle East Upstairs for a late show on Sunday night. But then again, it was only 8pm in Seattle, the west-coast town that this drummer from Fleet Foxes calls home. The performance was a family affair, with J. Tillman’s brother Zach opening as a solo act called Pearly Gates Music . Zach Tillman offered us a stripped-down version of his already sparse style: leaving...
[Click for larger image.] I was lucky enough to see Black Flag play live a number of times in the '80s, around the time Glen E. Friedman shot the photo that graces this book's cover. I was an underage teen sneaking into grownup punk clubs, high on moshpit fumes (and, truth be told, lots else). The band, and that subculture that surrounded them, changed my life. Spray Paint the Walls: The Story of Black...
So even Devo now is into this play-a-classic-album-in-its-entirety thing: They're at the Fillmore at Irving Plaza Friday (Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!) and Saturday (Freedom of Choice...
Glenn's Biography Lesson No. 1 was Branca’s first release in which he delved more fully into instrumental sounds that melded the dissonant rock of his former outfits with the heavy, massed sounds that he would later explore with groups of anywhere between ten and a hundred guitarists. Originally issued on 99 Records in 12” format, Lesson No. 1 contained two songs, one on each side. This...
New York-based singer Joe Hurley collaborated with National Book Award winner Colum McCann to write "The House that Horse Built" (Let the Great World Spin), a 12-minute track inspired by a chapter in McCann's novel, Let the Great World Spin. The limited edition CD was produced by Don Fleming (Sonic Youth, Pete Yorn, Nancy Sinatra, Hunter S. Thompson) and is currently available for download...
THURSDAY Dirty Projectors @ Music Hall of Williamsburg Exploding Brooklyn rock band are playing at the Williamsburg Music Hall for the weekend. Oh yes, there will be hipster. Miss G Train Pageant @ City Reliquary Museum (Brooklyn) — 7 p.m. Kaela profiled the Miss G Train competition a few weeks ago, and now the pageant is finally ending. You’ll [...]
For those that experienced Neil Young's 1991 Weld tour with Sonic Youth and Social Distortion, it was one of the loudest concerts of all time.While this poll isn't for loudest concert, the folks at Madison Square Garden are running a poll for "100 Best: Vote Down to the Greatest Garden Show of All Time”.And Neil Young and Crazy Horse's February 1991 show is in the running. So folks can play...
Ride The Frightening Grooms (née Muggabears) from Brooklyn create the kind of hedonistic fantasy grunge that Sonic Youth and Pavement did in their heyday, combining powerful, churning guitar lines and intelligent basslines merging blissfully in a mélange of shimmering, powdery drums and whiny adolescent vocals. ‘Dreamsucker’ is an immediate favourite, with its glistening guitar...
NYU Steinhardt 34 Stuyvesant Street, 212.998.5799 East Village / Lower East Side November 21 - November 21, 2009 Opening: Saturday, November 21, 4 - 10 PM Web Site When: Sat, Nov 21, 4-9:30pm Where: 34 Stuyvesant St. (just East of E9th St & 3rd Ave), East Village, NY 4-5 PM : Visiting Artist Lecture by Jeffrey Vallance 5-8 PM : MFA Open Studios 8-9:30 PM : Videos/Audio from the Fales Collection...
Those of you who read this blog with any regularity know that one of my favorite artists to listen to while I run is Rob Zombie. His work is a bit hard to categorize, not quite heavy metal – not quite techno, he came into prominence with his band White Zombie back in the mid ‘80s along with the likes of Sonic Youth and the B.H. Surfers. White Zombie is the title of a 1932 Bela Lugosi movie...
Who can forget rad rockster Kim Gordon from Sonic Youth? We all know she's a musical prodigy, but did you know she's also a talented artist? Marni did. That's why the brand collaborated with Kim to create this exclusive Marni Kim Gordon Print Balloon Bag ($1,000). I love the balloon shape; in fact, I own a patent brown version and wear it almost every day. Money aside, would you wear this artsy bag?...
Playing live - sending out emails ... "Forget nostalgia, The Yardbirds have stayed true to their ethic of live experimentation and vicious energy. The Yardbirds paved the way for the Electric Prunes, Doors, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Joy Division, Sonic Youth, and Public Enemy. And they still know how to have a rave-up.” Joy Division and Public Enemy? Who knew?
In a post on the band's MySpace page early on Sunday, the Scots of the Twilight Sad wrote out a facetious thank you note to a pair of men who apparently put on fake police uniforms, pointed guns at the band, stole the band's money, hid the keys to their van, and threw their passports onto the road. While many bands, from At the Drive-In to Sonic Youth, have had the misfortune of their equipment being...
WILL LILY & RUFUS GO THROUGH WITH THEIR PLANNED NUPTIALS? / SONIC YOUTH PERFORMS IN THE EPISODE / HILARY DUFF AND MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG GUEST STAR — Lily (Kelly Rutherford) and Rufus (Matthew Settle) decide to move up their wedding to the next day
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