NYC Taper Recordings of The Loom + Common Prayer @ Rock Shop // 08.13.10

The Loom - "True Believers All" (Live @ The Rock Shop)
Common Prayer - "Love –> Building on Fire (Talking Heads)" (Live @ The Rock Shop)
My friend at NYC Taper made it to my last show on August 13th at The Rock Shop and was able to catch the final two sets of the night by [...]

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Judson Claiborne - "A Song or Dreaming"
Barefoot on a stage, Christopher  Salveter sings with a soulful southern drawl. It's the type of soul that only a southerner can seemingly possess. Slow, steady, filled with pain but also optimism—it's a voice that can shake rooms, bring tears and also bring light to the most melancholy oh [...]

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Getting Personal With: Jason Russo (Common Prayer/Hopewell)

Many of the most interesting, creative people I've gotten to know over the years grew up without a television. Maybe creative development really is stifled by being spoonfed entertainment that leaves no room for an imagination. This is not to say those who grew up with television can not be creative, but one has to [...]

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A Mechanical Orchestra, Singing Saws & a Sweat-Soaked T-Shirt

6 a.m. Daylight has emerged, and yet a small group of us remained at least partially awake with our minds trying to grasp what had just occurred in front of us in a small apartment in Bed-Stuy. Half of us had never met. The others had arrived at shortly before 4 a.m. [...]

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August Mix Tape

Having fallen behind on this website and unloading great new music to the general public, I decided to throw together a mix tape of a bunch of my favorite new songs. Included are some familiar names who haven't released music in a long long time (Three Mile Pilot, The Vaselines, Versus) as well as a [...]

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Concert: Special Guests w/ Common Prayer, Christopher Paul Stelling and Ivana XL @ Rock Shop // 8.13.10

Jonny Leather Presents:
Your New Favorite Band - August Edition Concert
Friday August 13 [spooky]
SPECIAL SECRET GUESTS
COMMON PRAYER
CHRISTOPHER PAUL STELLING
IVANA XL
at Rock Shop249 4th Avenue, Brooklyn

doors at 7:30pm
$8
21+
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Secret Guest - "secret song"
___ ____ has put out one of my favorite records of 2010, with an expansive sound filled with trumpets, banjos, french horn, [...]

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Getting Personal With: Deleted Scenes

Deleted Scenes - "Fake IDs"
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Christopher Paul Stelling: New Record and Videos

In the latter part of 2009 I met Christopher Paul Stelling at a friend's house party where Stelling would be performing. Up until that point I had only heard of Stelling from that friend, who raved endlessly about him. I'd taken a gander at his myspace and enjoyed a couple of the sounds, but never [...]

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Interview: Miracles of Modern Science

Miracles of Modern Science - "I Found Space"
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NYCTaper: May 3, 2010 Glasslands

Ghastly City Sleep - "I Never Left My Head" (Live at Glasslands)
Royal Forest - "Borrowed Tune" (Neil Young cover live at Glasslands)
Royal Chains - "Won't Back Down" (Tom Petty cover live at Glasslands)
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NYC Taper Recordings of The Loom + Common Prayer @ Rock Shop // 08.13.10

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The Loom - "True Believers All" (Live @ The Rock Shop)

Common Prayer - "Love –> Building on Fire (Talking Heads)" (Live @ The Rock Shop)

My friend at NYC Taper made it to my last show on August 13th at The Rock Shop and was able to catch the final two sets of the night by Common Prayer and The Loom. Taped from the soundboard, the resulting recordings are top notch representations of a pair of the best sets I've experienced all year.

Thanks to NYC Taper, The Loom, and Common Prayer for making this happen.

Download the full set by The Loom at nyctaper.com

The Loom Setlist:
[Total Time 56:22]
01 With Legs
02 The Middle Distance
03 Doldrums
04 True Believers All
05 [banter]
06 A Song of Faint Praise
07 [banter]
08 The First Freeze
09 Song for the Winter Sun
10 Curtain Calls
11 For the Hooves that Gallop
12 Snowed In
13 Helen
14 [encore break]
15 [new song]

Download the full set by Common Prayer at nyctaper.com

Common Prayer Setlist:
[Total Time 32:44]
01 commonprayer
02 Marriage Song
03 Hopewell
04 Us vs. Them
05 Sara G
06 Of Saints
07 Free Air
08 Everything & More
09 Love –> Building on Fire (Talking Heads)

New Music: The Acorn - “Kindling To Cremation” (Megafaun remix)

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The Acorn - "Kindling to Cremation" (Megafaun remix)

What happens when one incredibly talented band remixes one of the most beautiful songs of the year?

My Old Kentucky Blog found out the answer to this question when Megafaun remixed The Acorn's "Kindling to Cremation" for premier on the wonderful music blog. The resulting track adds Megafaun's gift for harmonies to the delicate album closer for a more ethereal sound.

The Acorn continues to tour relentlessly to promote their outstanding new record No Ghost:
September 15 - Halifax, NS - St. Matthew's United Church
September 16 - Fredericton, NB - Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival
September 17 - Sackville, NB - Sackville City Fair
September 21 - Cambridge, MA - TT and The Bear's *
September 23 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
September 24 - Brooklyn, NY - Littlefield *
September 25 - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie *
September 26 - Washington, DC - DC9*
September 28 - Pontiac, MI - Crofoot Ballroom*
September 29 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
September 30 - Chicago, IL - Schubas *
October 1 - Minneapolois, MN - Turf Club
October 2 - Madison, WI - The Frequency
October 13 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo ++
October 14 - San Francisco, CA - Cafe du Nord++
October 16 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir ++
October 17 - Seattle, WA - High Dive++
October 20 - Victoria, BC - Lucky Bar++
October 21 - Vancouver, BC - The Biltmore Cabaret ++
October 23 - Edmonton, AB - Starlite Room++
October 24 - Calgary, AB - Republik ++
October 25 - Saskatoon, SK - Amigo's ++
October 26 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theatre ++
October 27 - Thunder Bay, ON - The Apollo ++
October 28 - Sault Ste Marie - Loplop Lounge and Gallery ++
December 4 - Ottawa, ON - Capital Music Hall++

* w/Basia Bulat
++ w/Leif Vollebekk

Photos: The Loom @ The Rock Shop // 08.13.10

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Photos: Common Prayer @ The Rock Shop // 08.13.10

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Photos: Christopher Paul Stelling @ The Rock Shop // 08.13.10

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Photos: NYC Before the Clouds Burst

These photos are from the day the rains came crashing down on New York, ruining a perfectly good outdoor concert with Capn Jazz...

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New Music: Deer Tick - “Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame”

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Deer Tick - "Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame"

From The Black Dirt Sessions [out now on Partisan]

Another excellent single from Deer Tick, "Piece By Piece, Frame By Frame" contains a beautifully haunted piano that really compliments John McCauley's raspy voice.

On Tour:
Wed-Oct-06 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
Thu-Oct-07 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club *#
Fri-Oct-08 Greenville, SC Fall For Greenville *
Sat-Oct-09 Auburn, AL Bourbon Street *
Sun-Oct-10 Birmingham, AL Zydeco
Mon-Oct-11 New Orleans, LA One Eyed Jacks
Tue-Oct-12 Houston, TX The Bronze Peacock Room @ House of Blues
Wed-Oct-13 Austin, TX Emo's
Thu-Oct-14 Laredo, TX Old No. 2
Sat-Oct-16 Tempe, AZ Sail Inn
Sun-Oct-17 San Diego, CA The Loft / UCSD
Tue-Oct-19 Los Angeles, CA El Rey
Wed-Oct-20 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
Thu-Oct-21 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Fri-Oct-22 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret %
Sat-Oct-23 Bellingham, WA Wild Buffalo
Sun-Oct-24 Seattle, WA Neumos
Tue-Oct-26 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
Wed-Oct-27 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
Thu-Oct-28 Omaha, NE TBD
Fri-Oct-29 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
Sat-Oct-30 Chicago, IL Bottom Lounge
Tue-Nov-02 Washington, DC Black Cat
Wed-Nov-03 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church

* = w/ JASON ISBELL
# = w/ Blitzen Trapper, Malcomb Holcolmbe
% = w/ Phosphorescent

New Music: Abner Trio -”You’re Gorgeous, Believe It!”

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Abner Trio - "You're Gorgeous, Believe It!"

The opener from Abner Trio's new record The Giant Crushes You [available now on Joyful Noise] immediately sucks you in with its mathy instrumentation. Though it will recall Drive Like Jehu, Fugazi and Shellac, Abner Trio is onto something more anthemic. I hate to drop this comparison, but the chorus keeps making me think of Weezer. Sorry guys. You're better than that lazy comparison, but I just can't avoid it.

Abner Trio's sophomore effort is a bold statement that would be welcome listening for anyone who misses when indie rock was less predictable and guitars carried a punch.

On Tour:
8.25 - New York, NY - Pianos
8.26 - Philadelphia, PA - Castle Renaissance (aka Castle Gay) (w/ Folklore, Hermit Thrushes, Bronze Float)
8.27 - Youngstown, OH - Lemon Grove
8.28 - Louisville, KY - TBA (w/ Heavy Hometown)

Video: Music Tapes Performing at House Show // 8.7.2010

Video: Christopher Paul Stelling - “Like Little Broken Birds”

My pal Jay Cliche caught Christopher Paul Stelling playing "Little Broken Birds" during a house show a couple weeks ago. Jay also has a lot of other great videos of the night on his site.


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