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March 31, 2009
Live Recordings from Webster Hall
The New York Times is reporting that Webster Hall now has a recording studio and the capability to put out CDs of performances there. "Performances will also be available through iTunes and Webster Hall’s own Web site, websterhall.com." Neato!
March 30, 2009
Presevation Hall Jazz Band
By Robert Spuhler
Special to amNewYork
• PHJB is at Blue Note Tuesday through Sunday
New Orleans was marketed for a long time as the home of Bourbon St., bead-tossing and overindulgence. But post-Hurricane Katrina, groups like the Preservation Hall Jazz Band have fought to show more of the city’s unique heritage and culture — and the Hall is winning.
“Bourbon Street is only five blocks long, but it’s a city of 300,000 people,” Band Creative Director Ben Jaffe said. “Post-Katrina, there was more willingness from our audiences to listen to that.”
The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, which opens a six-night stand at the Blue Note tonight, is a rotating set of New Orleans musicians that has played under that moniker since 1961. Formed by Allan Jaffe, Ben’s father, the Band takes its mission very seriously: To spread and preserve New Orleans-style jazz and let the world know about its home town.
March 29, 2009
McCarren concerts move to East River Park
Regina Spektor plays "The Flowers" at MCPP last summer.
Exciting news! The McCarren Park Pool concert series (which is largely free) has found a new home, according to the Times. Since the pool is going back to being a pool, all the groups, including Jelly NYC, that hosted events there the past couple of summers needed somewhere else to set up that slip-n-slide. They found a place: "A strip along the East River between North Eighth and North Ninth Streets that was designated a New York State park a few years ago will have concerts this summer, with room for 6,000 fans," says the Times story.
March 28, 2009
Meet Scott A. Rosenberg
Scott A. Rosenberg is an entertainment editor at amNewYork living in Manhattan. He covers entertainment-type things and stuffs. Though born and raised in the greater New York City area, Scott had spent about 10 years living in and around Washington, D.C., working at papers like The Washington Examiner and The Washington Post Express. He also worked in a big bookstore and a small record store.
March 25, 2009
Rube Goldberg Smash!
Ha!
Music by the Jews Brothers Band.
Metric at Terminal 5
Metric, "Gimme Sympathy"
Emily Haines and her crew are gearing up the tour machine to support their latest, "Fantasies," which is out 4/14. They'll be at Terminal 5 June 17, and tickets go on sale Friday at noon. I highly recommend their live show.
March 24, 2009
March 23, 2009
Commercial Watch: Crayola Unicorns
By eh
I stopped doing these so much, because everyone has been licensing all of their music to people selling stuff, so if I stopped to point them out I wouldn't get anything done. But one of my favorite bands ever can now be heard in the background of a crayon commercial.
Crayola was certainly born a unicorn.
Just for good measure, here's a link to Planet Unicorn.
SXSW: Saturday photos
Photos by Joe Kleinschmidt
Airborne Toxic Event:
New York Dolls:
PJ Harvey:
Ra Ra Riot:
SXSW: More from the ground
The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir. Photo: Joe Kleinschmidt
Hal Bienstock reports:
If Thursday was mostly about the alt-country and folk-rock fare most people associate with Austin, Friday was a chance to really see the diversity of South by Southwest.
The day started with a visit to Antone’s for Little Steve’s Underground Garage Party. The highlight was a set from the Bo-Keys, a Memphis-style instrumental soul-funk band. They were joined by Texas soul shouter Roy Head for a few songs, including Head’s oft-covered soul classic “Treat Her Right.” In his late 60s, the guy had as much energy as anyone I saw all week.
Of course, it wouldn’t be a day in Austin if there wasn’t alt-country to be had. I spent much of the day at the Bloodshot Records showcase, seeing bluegrass from The Meat Purveyors; mournful ballads from Justin Townes Earle, who clearly learned a lot from his father Steve; humorous college rock from Scotland Yard Gospel Choir (sample opening lyric: “I hope you catch syphilis and die”); and a powerful set of Cash-meets-Clash country-punk from The Waco Brothers.
At night, I stopped by the Noise Pop party at Mohawk featuring The Ettes, the Soft Pack and The Hold Steady. The Ettes play short, punky garage rock songs and feature a drummer named Poni who must be seen to be believed. A whirling dervish, she played so hard and so emphatically, I sometimes wondered if her arms were going to come flying off.
See for yourself on this clip of them playing their song “Marathon” live.
They were followed by California’s The Soft Pack, who delivered a short set of Strokes-style punk.
SXSW coming to New York
By Hal Bienstock
Special to amNewYork
The annual South by Southwest conference is a strange combination of trade show and spring break. While hundreds of bands descend on Austin, Texas, looking for managers, labels or simply exposure, fans are treated to a cornucopia of music, barbecue and all-you-can-drink beer. With parties all day and showcases all night, it’d be easy to see nearly a dozen bands each day, if you have the stamina.
Now that it’s over, the industry folks are going back to their offices and the musicians are going back on the road, with many of them planning a New York visit in the near future. Here are a few with their sights set on our city.
The Soft Pack, "Extinction"
White Lies & The Soft Pack
March 26-27, Bowery Ballroom
Following in the footsteps of Interpol, England’s White Lies are the latest band to try combining Joy Division’s gloom-rock with U2’s arena-sized ambition. Los Angeles’ The Soft Pack used to be called The Muslims, but changed their name last year, primarily so people would start asking more about their Strokes-style take on grimy ‘70s punk and less about why they couldn’t come up with a better band name than The Muslims.
The Hold Steady
March 30, The Fillmore at Irving Plaza
You could argue that Brooklyn’s The Hold Steady are too big for SXSW and should leave some space for the up-and-comers. Or you could argue that seeing a band like The Hold Steady up close and personal is the best education an up-and-comer can get. One of the best live acts working today, The Hold Steady’s classic rock riffs, shout-along choruses and incredible energy make them a must-see band. Anyone that can get a crowd of jaded, too-cool industry types jumping up and down like little kids must be doing something right.
March 22, 2009
SXSW: Friday in Photos (3 of 3)
More photos by Joe Kleinschmidt:
The Bo-Keys
Roy Head:
SXSW: Friday in Photos (2 of 3)
More photos by Joe Kleinschmidt:
Justin Townes Earle:
The Meat Purveyors:
The Waco Brothers
SXSW: Friday in Photos (1 of 3)
More photos by Joe Kleinschmidt:
The Ettes:
Hold Steady:
The Soft Pack:
SXSW happened (Thursday report)
... and we had our correspondent Hal Bienstock down in Austin, checking out the scene. Here's what he saw:
Singer-songwriter Tim Easton. Photo by Joe Kleinschmidt
Besides warm weather, beer, BBQ and tacos, Thursday at SXSW was full of folkies showing off their loud side. Singer-songwriter Tim Easton, known for his quiet acoustic ballads, plugged in and displayed a brawny country-rock sound as he previewed songs from his upcoming album "Porcupine," which will be released next month.
M. Ward also turned up the volume as he played to several thousand people at Auditorium Shores, a large park on the river. On his albums, Ward combines '50s and '60s-style classic rock with elements of smoky jazz and the classic American songbook. Live, Ward was all about the guitar, whether showing off his virtuosic acoustic fingerpicking or cranking up the amps on “Vincent O’Brien.”
Some links
• Britney Spears is not the first one to implant "secret" profanity in her work ("If U Seek Amy," above). It's a trick as old as Shakespeare, and a favorite of that pervert James Joyce.
• Stereogum has new tracks by Bill Callahan (formerly Smog) and Voxtrot.
• VH1 is reviving "Behind the Music" ... with Lil' Wayne and Scott Weiland!
• And, just for fun, hard rock Mega Man:
If Little Red Riding Hood were a Röyskopp video
Slagsmålsklubben - Sponsored by destiny from Tomas Nilsson on Vimeo.
(FYI this video is "School assignment to reinterpret the fairytale Little red riding hood.
Inspired by Röyksopp's 'Remind me.' ... Animation: Tomas Nilsson")
March 19, 2009
'Twilight' music
By eh
So I was watching "Twilight" last night (here's a tip: go in with low expectations, and it's actually a cute little movie), and they played Radiohead's "15 Step" over the end credits. I have to say, it was a little jarring, tonally. The movie, while likable, is overstuffed with teen angst, and most of the soundtrack reflects that. In this context, Radiohead seems too laid back to fit in.
Also, tangentially related, the music supervisor was superstar Alexandra Patsavas (seriously, name another music supervisor), who is responsible for the popularity of all the music that you currently listen to.
March 18, 2009
Clem Snide returns 'Hungry'
• Clem Snide is at Bowery Ballroom Wednesday. 8 p.m., $15.
After Clem Snide released its 2005 album, “End of Love,” there were reports that the band broke up, and then lead singer and guitarist Eef Barzelay put out two solo albums. The band, it appeared, was finished.
But here we are four years later with a new Clem Snide album, “Hungry Bird,” in hand. So what’s the deal?
March 17, 2009
Public Enemy on Jimmy Fallon
For those of you who don't know, Jimmy Fallon still has that show, and last night Public Enemy performed with the Roots. It's pretty good! (Also, I love it when bass lines are played by tubas.)
Punks Not Dad
Listen to this. It's awesome. Lyrics here.
March 15, 2009
New videos and album streams
Franz Ferdinand - No You Girls
Metric's "Fantasies," out April 14.
Röyksopp's "Junior," out March 23.
And, why not, 8-bit hip-hop.
amfm is on Elbows!
I just noticed today that our posts get picked up by blog aggregator elbo.ws. Hooray! Now we've hit the big time.
December(ists) in March
By eh
Robot Jones has some preview tracks from the Decemberists' "The Hazards of Love." It feels like a long time since we heard anything new from Colin Meloy and friends ("Crane Wife" was 2006), so I am excited for this. "Wanting Comes in Waves" feels way rockier than anything else they've done (as in rock and roll, not tenuous). Though the band has kept the old fashioned, baroque sound in tact.
Also, Meloy sounds a lot like Robyn Hitchcock, something I've never noticed before.
I have to say, I'm not immediately crazy about these new tracks. In fact, "Isn't it a Lovely Night" is downright annoying. But I do love these guys, so I'll reserve judgment until I've listened to the whole album 3 times (that's my rule, frequently broken: listen to an album three times before writing it off). And I did like "The Hazards of Love (part one)" and "The Rake's Progress" when they hit the web.
So ... we'll see. On March 24, when "Hazards" actually drops, I mean.
And just for kicks, here's the "Legionnaire's Lament," off their first album, "Castaways and Cutouts."
March 11, 2009
Goodbye KROCK
A reader tip:
yoyo am/fm blogger
krock switched to 92.3 Now... they're doing the top 40 hits format
switched at 5p
More here.
Jason Segel and Paul Rudd want you just the way you are
The funniest thing about this video is that I think that interviewer Josh Horowitz has genuinely no idea that what Rudd and Segel are doing is quoting Billy Joel.
In fairness, though, Segel sets him up with a bad quote. He says: "I just want someone I can talk to. We love you just the way you are. I don't want clever conversation. I just don't want to work that hard." But "I just don't want to work that hard" is followed by "I just want someone I can talk to," which had already been said.
Sufjan gets ill
By eh
Sufjan Stevens' "Come on feel the Illinoise" was the freaking bee's knees when it came out in 2005, but in 2009 it is too twee by half. To fix this, Montreal-based DJ Tor has remixed the album with the likes of Big Daddy Kane, Outkast, Aesop Rock and others. I had recently decided that remixes are the hipster's way of appreciating pop music that they otherwise couldn't like by providing an ironic layer of distance -- and that kind of is what's happening here -- but I think this is neat.
You can download the whole thing here, including the "Illinoize" instrumentals, so you have have some fun remixing at home.
March 10, 2009
Radiohead's Grammy performance behind the scenes
By eh
So my favorite moment of this year's Grammys, of course, was Radiohead's performance with the USC Trojan Marching Band.
Well, last week the USCTMB posted a pretty cool behind-the-scenes look at putting it together. Below is the version up on YouTube (you can see an expanded HD cut here).
I like how that one kid calls out U2's performance as mediocre. And I love Thom Yorke jamming out to the band's pre-performance warm-up.
Old People on music
By eh
So from the description, this seems like it could be exploitatively funny, but watch it -- it's just plain funny. Scrapple.tv produces this web show, in which three old folks discuss current music over at a Philly diner: "Breakfast at Sulimays."
Verdict: They like Young Jeezy, although one of the guys expresses concern at the damage gangsta rap might be doing to the African-American community. But they unanimously hate Animal Collective. (So do I!)
March 9, 2009
U2 tour on the 'Horizon'
After a week in New York City last week celebrating the release of its latest album, U2 yesterday announced that they will return to the area on Sept. 24 for the culmination of their much-anticipated world stadium tour.
The 360 Degrees Tour will kick off its in Barcelona, Spain, on June 30, and wrap up at the hallowed grounds of Giants Stadium, where bands such as The Who, The Rolling Stones, Metallica and Aerosmith have conquered.
“U2 has always been at their best when surrounded by their audience,” the band’s manager, Paul McGuiness, said in announcing the tour schedule.
While the supporting band for the Giants Stadium show has yet to be named, some of the stops on the tour will feature Kaiser Chiefs, Snow Patrol and Black Eyed Peas.
Ticket sale dates will be announced soon.
The tour gets its name from a large contraption designed by architect Mark Fisher, a veteran of U2 show design. The structure is supported by four struts that support a cylindrical video screen capturing the band in action.
U2 had previously played Giants Stadium for the three shows on its PopMart tour in May and June of 1997, for the Joshua Tree tour in September, 1987, and as part of the Conspiracy of Hope benefit concert in June, 1986.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs go electro
By eh
I can't find the quote, but Karen O has been saying about this new album that she forbade Nick Zinner from playing guitar. 'It's Blitz!' is YYY's electronic offering.
This is the first single, "Zero." Very eighties sounding. Maybe I like it? The video itself is fun.
March 5, 2009
Rock Band Beatles!
What? This September (09/09/09, if you care), Rock Band is releasing an all Beatles version of the game. It's true. This is currently blowing my mind.
Although Beatles songs are among the only things I can actually play on real guitar, so I'm not sure how I feel about this. Adding to my trepidation is the fact that this weekend I realized that when I hear power ballads, I now automatically picture those streaming paths of colored buttons. I don't want my favorite music to become just a video game to me.
Luckily, I've solved my own problem in that I don't own a video game console, and the Wii that I have access to is in a strictly Guitar Hero household.
March 3, 2009
David Byrne on Colbert
By eh
I skipped Fallon last night, because I just don't care, but David Byrne on Colbert? I'll watch that.
Byrne seems like he's having fun. And, interestingly, Colbert seems to slip out of his outsized persona for a minute to have a real interview with Byrne. (Not the Pablo stuff, the stuff after that.)
Here's the performance:
March 2, 2009
Marcy Playground gears up for new album
By Ed Condran
Special to amNewYork
• Marcy Playground is at Blender Theater at Gramercy Tuesday. 8 p.m., $20.
After a few beers John Wozniak admits that he’ll do just about anything.
While hanging at a bar in his Toronto neighborhood, the leader of Marcy Playground was prodded to sing his band’s lone hit, “Sex and Candy,” during a karaoke set. After downing a couple of brews, Wozniak delivered the song in front of a handful of bar flies.
“It was good for a laugh,” Wozniak says. “After a few beers, I lose the ability to say no.”
Continue reading "Marcy Playground gears up for new album" »
Hall & Oates are watching you
By Hal Bienstock
Special to amNewYork
• At The Filmore at Irving Plaza on Sun. and Mon.
After 30 years of performing together, Daryl Hall and John Oates have cemented their reputation as the most successful duo in rock history. Yet before a resurgence during the past six years, there was a long period when the band could barely get arrested.
“The grunge era was a time of almost anti-music music,” remembered Oates. “Our style of music and songwriting didn’t fit into that world at all, so I understand why we dropped off the radar screen.”http://www.mtvmusic.com/hall_and_oates/videos/55350/adult_education.jhtml
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