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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Recommended Friday Show: Julian Lynch at Silent Barn
Finally, an excuse to talk about Julian Lynch again. I’ve been loving his stuff for a long time, and now he has a brand new album out called Mare, and boy is it good. His was the first show I saw in 2010, and I was blown away back in January by the power of [...]
Recommended Thursday Show: Violens and Beige at The Rock Shop
I’m not recommending this show so much on the merits of the bands’ music, but rather on the potential character of the evening. Violens don’t do allll that much for me, sort of like a toned down version of Neon Indian crossed with Yesayer, but the songs on their MySpace aren’t too bad. Beige, though, [...]
Recommended Wednesday Show: The Heartless Bastards, The Builders and The Butchers, and Peter Wolf Crier at Music Hall of Williamsburg
Heartless Bastards rock. Big, grand songs with Erika Wennerstrom’s seriously bad-ass Southern-style rock and roll voice make Heartless Bastards a long-time favorite here. There’s nothing hip about this band- just great rock musicians playing with a boatload of attitude. The Builders and The Butchers have a Southern American/bluegrass thing going on. If that’s your thing, [...]
NYRM Literary Society: Vonnegut and Joe Stummer (and the Mescaleros)
I can’t do either of these men justice in this little column. That’s why they have to go together. I finished Slaughterhouse Five nearly two months ago, have read multiple books since then, and have still been stuck on the proper song with which to match Vonnegut. I usually have a few vague ideas for [...]
Recommended Tuesday Show: The Beets and German Measles at Death By Audio
The Beets are always a good time. There’s a few you’re guaranteed any time the Beets come back to town. Truly delightful jangly songs. A high-energy performance. A whole bunch of their friends who are going to come and be a little drunk and make sure that everyone’s having fun. I’ve never been to a [...]
Recommended Saturday Show: Delorean and Tanlines at Bowery Ballroom
I’ll be blunt. I would almost never put on Delorean and certainly never put on Tanlines to listen to while I was alone at home. I’m of the opinion that this sort of electronicy dance music isn’t all that good. But it sure was a whole lot of fun to dance to at SXSW. Delorean [...]
Photos: Yellow Fever, Pterodactyl, Dream Diary, and The Numerators at Cake Shop
It was a nice Thursday at Cake Shop- lots of good vibes to go around. I think people from Austin just generally know how to have a nice, laid back time, and how to be nice to each other. Yellow Fever brought all that, plus their excellent tunes with them from Texas. They played a [...]
Recommended Friday Show: Real Estate, Kurt Vile, and Big Troubles at Le Poisson Rouge
This show is a no-brainer. I’m pretty sure that Real Estate is the artist I blog about most, and I’m pretty sure it’s getting kind of boring. Still, this one-two-three punch of a show is not to be missed, especially because it’s taking place at Le Poisson Rouge. That’s a nice change of pace for [...]
Recommended Thursday Show: Yellow Fever, Pterodactyl, Numerators, and Dream Diary at Cake Shop
There’s a lot of interesting shows swirling around this Thursday night, but I think this will be the most pleasant one to attend, mostly based on Yellow Fever’s presence. I’ve blogged about these delightful Austinites before, and I’m happy to say that their star is on the rise. Their sparse, oftentimes dark, songs have shades [...]
There and Back Again #7: The Troggs' Wild Thing (Plus a few thoughts on Lester Bangs and Altered Zones)
If you even remember what the “There and Back Again” section on this blog is supposed to be about, I have to admit that I’m cheating with this one. The loose conception of “There and Back Again” was a feature on this blog where I choose a classic album that I’ve never listened to before, [...]
