Here's some new stuff. Arcade Fire's highly anticipated new video for Reflektor. Phosphorescent, who I'm still digging, has a video for Ride On/Right On. Finally, A stunning new song by Laura Viers - wish I could say the same for the video.
Bonus, Jonathan Rado from Foxygen has quite the entertaining boxing video for Faces.
BRITE WINTER fest set for February in Cleveland's Ohio City area, now accepting band submissionsHere are some pics from last year's event:
BRITE WINTER fest is coming back in 2014. The growing music and arts and food fest –one of the, er, brightest spots of our Cleveland winters - will take place on Saturday, Feb. 15. The fifth fest will again take over Ohio City's Market District area.
The 2013 festival attracted 20,000 attendees, according to organizers, with 48 bands on seven stages. There were also 15 art installations.
This year, they hope to expand even more – and now's your chance to be a part. BRITE is accepting music submissions till November 18. Interested bands can apply at Sonicbids.com/britewinter, to fill the estimated 50 showcase slots. Past BRITE performers include The Floorwalkers, Thaddeus Anna Greene, The Lighthouse & The Whaler.
BRITE organizers also hope to expand the art portion this year as well, with 20 art installations, planned in conjunction with The Cleveland Museum of Art and the Cleveland Institute of Art. Said Plain Dealer reporter Michael Heaton of the 2013 BRITE fest: 'The Brite Winter Festival is easily poised to become Cleveland's answer to something like South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, or Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tenn.'"
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Generationals have a phenomenally raw, yet superb dance video for Say When. Delorean surprised me with a new release and a great little video for Destitute Time. MGMT birthing some watchable weirdness for Your Life is a Lie.
Bonus, "an extended wig out" from Animal Collective with a new video for Monkey Riches
The Weekend!! First is Holy Ghost!'s Teenagers in Heat (their new album is GREAT!). Next up is !!!'s Californiyeah - LOVE the Some Girls undies! Finally is Disclosure's F for You.
BONUS: of Montreal's Jef Barbara has a colorful new video for I Know I'm Late
Starfucker's While I'm Alive is a creepy in a way that keeps you watching - well done. Not falling far from that tree is a video for Hearts Like Ours from The Naked and Famous. Finally, a new track from Eleanor Friedberger for When I Knew
Bonus is a new track from Crystal Stilts, with a colorful take on melancholy.
This is the second show in a row where a full, fun evening was capped off by a show at the Beachland Tavern. Lots was happening on Friday… the Great Lakes 25th Anniversary Block Party, the Roar along the Shore, and then Walk on Waterloo with Caveman performing at the Beachland Tavern. You can guess what I chose. Having seen Caveman twice early in 2012, they're back with a new album and I was excited to see them perform again. But first, there was dinner at The Bratenahl Kitchen, which was delicious.
We swung by a friends Gallery opening, then ended up at the Beachland where I guess we caught the beginning of the Hedgehog's Dilemma. Uh… I'm not sure I can say much nice about these guys. The vocals were not. good. We ended up escaping out of the show as much as possible. Now, it could have been blamed on some odd sound problem, because I have to say the vocals for Caveman weren't all that good either - but they were still enjoyable.
This show wasn't even on my radar, until the day before. I had already been planning on Cleveland's Critical Mass bike ride. I also found some other friends going on the ride were planning on hitting up a show at the Ballroom (Wesley Bright & the Hi Lights). Not being a huge fan, I checked the tavern performer and was liking from what I heard from Snowmine. That made for a perfect planI I could catch the pre-Mass ride on the way from the destination, to the starting point, as they rode right in front of a friend's house that lives near the Beachland!
Well, we caught the early (and very fast) group, but didn't quite make the whole trip, stopped at the Stallion for a drink, then went back to Collinwood and finished off the night biking around the area for dinner, where we were able to catch the tail end of CCM! Ending with Snowmine was just the cherry on top of an excellent night. I can't say they were amazing, but these guys brought a great energy to the stage, which is always fun to watch. They have some new stuff coming, that they were trying out. Sounded good! Looking forward to the new album.
This was a pretty incredible show, probably made-so since Geographer's album had been tops on my playlist for the past month. What really stuck out to me on this performance was the focus on the vocals of Michael Deni. Check it out below.
First we have an eclectic new video for Sharpteeth (a great song) by The Octopus Project. Next up, new Deer Tick(!!) with an intense video for The Rock. Finally, Mumford & Sons were definitely having fun with their new video for Hopeless Wanderer.
Bonus is a slightly older video I hadn't posted yet - but didn't want you to miss. The Golden Filter's Mother. Whoa.
Some mentioned that I should check out this band Geographer - and that they were coming to town - within minutes of hearing them I knew I wanted to go to this show. Check out their new video for Kites below. With GRMLN opening, plan on getting there early(er).
