Your Shipment has Arrived

Alrighttttt! Just received some experimental and indie pop-rock CDs.
(& more are on the way!)
Let's crack em open.

Akron/Family:
Meek Warrior
Love is Simple
Set 'Em Wild, Set 'Em Free
Beach House:
Devotion
French Kicks:
One Time Bells
Swimming

Grizzly B!

Grizzly Bear has been been tearing up the mainstream media lately + is coming out this Tuesday with their third studio album, Veckatimest. For those who are unfamiliar with them, they're in the same vein as Animal Collective, but way more accessible and lo-fi. Anyway it should be really good and a review of their new work with most definitely be posted.

Invest in the discography, would you?
grizzly bear myspace

BLEED

New Animal Collective! Recorded live in DC.
MP3: Animal Collective-Bleed

Short/Sweet Reccomendation

Our new best friends from New York City: French Kicks !

These guys have been around for more than a decade, playing usually quieter, modded indie rock-pop. How did they slip under the radar?

Myspace: myspace.com/frenchkicks

Gig: Born Ruffians + Franz Ferdinand

The gig was eight days ago, last Thursday- May 7, 2009. And it was incredible. Born Ruffians opened with the most interesting set they've played in New York thus far. It was essentially seamless, they seldom talked compared to the last gig with Tokyo Police Club & Harlem Shakes in February (but those bands are their friends, and everyone knew the BR at that one). Anyway they seemed a bit sad last week. Steve the drummer still wasn't there, but his replacement Sinkane was great and there was another bassist/keyboardist with them. No new tracks but they did play an amazing modified version of their full-length album opener Red, Yellow & Blue, as well as I'm One of Those Girls from the EP, which was a great surprise.

During the Franz set whilst staking out the VIP entrance I saw the bassist from the Born Ruffians (Mitch), but in the style of a romantic comedy commercial, a crowd passed in front and he disappeared.


So the pictures were terrible. The ISO was messed up.
But don't worry! The next gig's pictures are going to be way better.
'artsy' would be the keyword here. I guess.





THE RED, YELLOW & BLUE MOD VERSION
(With Franz Ferdinand in Toronto)



Ok so Franz Ferdinand played a solid set. Great energy, they totally got all of their insanely tall+wide New Jersey fans going. So much that we left the floor ten minutes in to their hour set, where my friend and I got 'lower' VIP'd and went to the upper balcony. We didn't see any of the bands or famous people, there was another VIP place for them. But it was still fun and there was a great view of the stage and crowd.







Didn't end up at the afterpary,
but it might have been fun.

Jr. Boys are another Toronto Band..
same mgmt as Born Ruffians.

Gig: The States + State Radio

This one was the day after Born Ruffians+Franz Ferdinand (see above) on May 8 at a high school in Connecticut with some friends. Let me tell you. Those kids were insane.

I'm talking full-on mosh.

Unfortunately I figured out the ISO the day after the BR/FF gig,
so these pictures are much better. Below, The States, a pretty mediocre generic Brooklyn band. But they were friendly. States myspace here.






Then State Radio took the stage.
Insane stoner mosh. Pictures will suffice.






Ahh, the magic of a high ISO number.

Is This Love

Today is the anniversary of Bob Marley's death.
Far from an indie musician, but a huge and dynamic icon nonetheless.
Legend, his greatest hits album, is a must-have.

"You know Bob Marley didn't die of old age!"
--my mom

(I swear the Born Ruffians/FF pictures+words will be up soon!)

And I want to walk around with you (x2)

Pictures coming soon for last night's Born Ruffians / Franz Ferdinand gig!

But for now, Animal Collective hits the mainstream on Letterman with some ghost dancers and 'Summertime Clothes',
a standout track from their latest album Merriweather Post Pavilion.

This song is also played in Forever 21..

Informal Prep Post

That's my month-old Olympus Evolt e-410.

Tomorrow we will be going to see BORN RUFFIANS
(open for Franz Ferdinand)
(not so much looking forward to them..weird mix of bands.)


the only reason it sucks is because the venue is in midtown.
oh man..I'm going to be so close to the stage this time. Like press-pass close.
Hopefully I can get a good shot for once, last time they were all really bad!

But, mostly..I'm looking forward to dancing to Le Ruffs live for the fifth time.
Yes. I said five.


(in case you couldn't tell - above, Ruffian/Franz combo pic)

So I'm a little nuts for the Born Ruffs. can't help it.
prolly the coolest/cutest/nicest band I know.

Had and Sappy

VIRGIN MEGASTORE is closing. This is a personal attack on me! I met/saw Albert Hammond Jr. and Little Joy there. And Agyness Deyn. I wore the hazard orange plastic wristband for like six months after the AHJ show. It cannot be true! Wahh.

MISS YOU!

Other than that I watched the Jonas Brother sitcom thing on TV. Obnoxiously bad. Can't wait to do a video remix of the song they preformed on the first episode (Flight of the Conchords style.) Other things they knocked off include The Monkees' TV show and a few other pop culture references their target audience wouldn't even begin to understand: ex, Nick Jonas' love interest Penny was playing a gig at CBDBs. Yes, CBDB. I kid you not. Someone, anyone, punch a writer. Cue weird supplementary JB pic...

not too bad for the 3rd google image result.