One of my Spangle Magazine Featured Events for January... Twin Shadow is playing on Sunday night at the Grog Shop! Check out the Spangle link for more videos.Tickets are $8
Also, BRAHMS is opening... Check out a full concert of theirs on Baeble Music.
The Beachland Tavern. $8 advance / $10 at the door. Door at 8:00pm. I'll be there...
Rubblebucket says 'yes' to anything-goes sound | cleveland.com
File the music of Rubblebucket under 'yes wave' -- as opposed to the noisy 'no wave' movement of the 1970s. 'We've been hearing people talk about 'the yes wave,' ' saxophone-playing lead singer Kalmia Traver said during a recent phone interview.
'Look at the popularity of Phoenix or Animal Collective or St. Vincent. . . . So much amazing music is coming into prominence. It's melodious and harmonious, and it's OK to be positive and happy.'"
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Rubblebucket Kalmia Traver, right, and Alex Toth front the hard-to-peg, easy-to-love band Rubblebucket. 'The music we're playing is specifically designed to uplift people,' Traver said.
This is a pure pop music Video Tuesday, with all new stuff from The Radio Dept. (awesome!), as well as Deerhoof & Tennis. All bands (rightfully) getting a lot of buzz lately...
As you know by now, there's been a bit of an uptick of Rap on TZA. It doesn't make a frequent appearance, but there's been increasingly good stuff out there - or I've just been better at finding it - I'm happy with either. His past stuff has been fun - this feels a bit more legit.
Finally the wait is over! The Asher Roth & Nottz collaboration EP has been released for download. A few tracks had been released in the upcoming weeks and what
I heard I was really digging. Although there is only 8 tracks, each is solid leaving you wanting more. "(Continued... Oh So Fresh! Music)
And while you're at it - check out his sweet website (for the web nerds).
The corporate concert industry is killing itself with greed, just like the retail industry did.
Let's Stay Home Instead... Live Music Sales Decline - hypebot
In 2010, the number of tickets sold dropped 12% from the 2009 level of 29.9 million.
You may not be able to download a concert, but you can stay home instead. That appears to be exactly what people are doing. Why? Many fans pointed out that expensive tickets aren't the only reason why they've hidden their wallets from the 'TicketBastard' juggernaut.
Of course, many fans also griped about the additional fees that are tacked onto the cost of a ticket. Some even went as far as citing the 35$ t-shirt, 25$ program, and 8$ beers as being outrageous to the point where they decided to say home where parking is free and beer costs $1.
Others said the live music business is failing to draw in the younger audience."
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I've been crushing on Starfucker ever since the brief part of their performance I caught back in October. Their new release is called Reptilians, and you can download it immediately, if you pre-order their Vinyl record (as I did) from Insound (or Polyvinyl). Check them out...
Bury Us Alive by starfucker_usa
This one slipped by me. Now, Now (formerly Now, Now, Every Children), released their Neighbors EP back in December. Just checking it out and it sounds great... There's a full stream available over at Filter Magazine. Check out Neighbors:
These guys are coming to Cleveland too! Opening for Gold Motel on Tuesday, February 15th at the Grog Shop. Should be a good show.
Now, NowNeighbors
After a year of sleeping in late, scrounging up pennies for bills and cheap food and treading through months of poor spirits, Neighbors stands as the first release from Now, Now since 2008. Though the songs themselves were not assembled around a collective concept, the theme of reconstruction binds the release in both its artistic presentation, and in spirit. In the midst of battling the fickleness of labels and shoddy contracts, the band uses the EP as the shovel with which they begin to dig themselves out of the very dark, deep hole of legal battles and past mistakes. The opening track, Rebuild, serves as the embodiment of everything the band now faces- starting over. With a name change and the help of a new label and friends, Now, Now releases the EP as a beacon of hope, reassuring everyone, themselves included, that the band will forge through the darkness of uncertainty and keep writing. Now, Now is currently writing a new record, enforcing the conviction of the EP that rebuilding is not only possible, but happening now.
Track Listing:
01. Rebuild
02. Giants
03. Roommates
04. Jesus Camp
05. Neighbors
06. Giants (Acoustic)
07. Neighbors (Acoustic)
I've thought about doing themed Video Tuesdays before, but never has the idea been so compelling as with Lovers, and their KEXP in-studio session. Dark Light was probably one of my favorite albums last year - and will continue to be for this year too. Choose the high quality versions and go full screen for these. I'm in love with these ladies.
Bonus!
It's about time The Dø came out with something new... This French/Finnish pop band made one of my favorite records from 2008. It's only an EP, but it's good enough for now.
(I haven't had luck downloading yet)
Happy New Year. Try some new music... Bobby Long made a splash (almost accidentally) on the Twilight Soundtrack - but don't let that stop you. Should be a nice little release.
