New Music: Echo & The Bunnymen - “Proxy”
Echo & The Bunnymen - "Proxy"
From 2009 release, The Fountain
On Tour:
4/16/10: Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Grounds (Coachella Festival)
4/18/10: Sparks, NV @ John Ascuaga’s Nugget
4/19/10: San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
4/21/10: Chicago, IL @ Metro
4/23/10: Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
4/25/10: Glenside (Philadelphia), PA @ Keswick Theatre
4/26/10: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
4/27/10: Fairfield, CT @ Fairfield Theatre Company
4/28/10: State College, PA @ State Theatre
4/30/10: Washington, DC @ Black Cat
5/1/10: New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
New Music: Woods - “I Was Gone”
Woods - "I Was Gone"
On Tour:
03/12 - New York, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg ^#
03/13 - Montreal, QC Lambi ^
03/14 - Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern ^
03/15 - Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall ^
03/16 - Lawrence, KS Jackpot Music Hall ^
03/19 - Austin, TX SXSW Other Music Lawn Party @ French Legation Museum
03/19 - Austin, TX SXSW Cheer Up Charlie's AKA Ms. Bea's
03/20 - Austin, TX SXSW Woodsist Showcase @ Red 7
03/22 - Nashville, TN The End ^
03/23 - Bloomington, IN The Bishop ^
03/24 - Cleveland, OH The Spot at Case Western ^
03/25 - Pittsburgh, PA Univ. of Pittsburgh ^
03/26 - Haverford, PA Haverford College ^
03/27 - Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel ^
03/28 - Durham, NC Duke Coffehouse ^
05/13 - New York, NY Abrons Art Center / Joshua Light Festival *
^ = w/ Real Estate
# = w/ Happy Birthday and Wild Nothing
* = w/ MV + EE
Woods
At Echo Lake
(Woodsist)
Street Date: May 11, 2010
Formats: CD, Vinyl, Digital, Cassette
1.Blood Dries Darker
2.Pick Up
3.Suffering Season
4.Time Fading Lines
5.From the Horn
6.Death Rattles
7.Mornin' Time
8.I Was Gone
9.Get Back
10.Deep
11.Til the Sun Rips
NYC Live Pick for 03.11.10 // The Magnetic Fields
The Magnetic Fields - "From A Sinking Boat"
Thu 3/11 • 7:30 PM • Town Hall • All Ages • $36
New Music: Jesus Makes a Shotgun Sound - “Do Not The Clothes Make the Man”
Jesus Makes The Shotgun Sound//Do not the clothes make the man?! from Ah Ritualism on Vimeo.
Jesus Makes a Shotgun Sound - "Do Not The Clothes Make the Man"
NYC Live Pick for 03.10.10 // Broken Bells
Broken Bells - "The High Road"
Wed 3/10 • 7:30 PM • Music Hall of Williamsburg • 18+ • $25
Concert: SXSW-BK / Kordan, DeVries, Lagoon, Ghastly City Sleep @ Bell House // 3.19.10
You don't need to go to Austin for SXSW to discover the next great band... Like many others, I'm not able to make it to the annual music festival of industry schmoozing so rather than setting up a showcase down there, I've decided to host a special showcase of excellent up and coming Brooklyn bands here at home for all the rest of you who can't manage to make it down south for the endless party and tex mex.
Next year these will be the bands that everyone talks about at SXSW. see them now instead and stay ahead of the curve.
Jonny Leather Presents: SXSW-BK
Kordan
DeVries
Lagoon
Ghastly City Sleep
Friday March 19, 2010
@ The Bell House
Doors at 7:30. Bands at 8pm
Tickets only $5
Kordan
Kordan - "Hologram"
"Undiscovered Band of the Month / Kordan recently finished recording their debut full-length album The Longing. Taking cues from their earlier release, The Longing depicts a story of love in a hazy metropolis circa the year 2036, where the sky is tuned to a dead channel, the city glimmers with neon dreams, and holograms of lovers drift away."— Filter Magazine, February 2010
"Fantasy Nation is one of the most pleasurable releases from a Brooklyn act this year, on or off the dance floor."—Jezebel Music, B+ Review of Fantasy Nation EP
DeVries
DeVries - "Darkest Summer"
"...lushly melodic, Britpop-accented album" —Dave Segal, The Stranger
"Death to God is possibly the greatest Manchester album never to have been made in Manchester. a beautiful piece of work. Yes it sounds like it was recorded under a rain cloud but it’ll entertain you from start to finish. Simple. Precise. Haunting. Special. Death to God is a must have for all of those who spend more time looking at their shoes than should be considered healthy. Don’t miss it." —Damian Leslie, Incendiary Magazine
Lagoon
Lagoon's singer Alex Drewchin may be young, but take notice because she very well possess the most powerful set of pipes in New York's saturated indie scene and also has guitar chops. To greater compliment her gift, she's put together a really talented band willing to explore in ways many bands don't dare and couldn't even if they tried.
Ghastly City Sleep
Ghastly City Sleep - "Ice Creaks"
"It isn't often new music surfaces that is so deeply intense, just hearing it may induce instant nostalgia; the ancient sensations you get when the seasons change, a vivid dream involving the first person you ever loved. In the same way that select few can simultaneously achieve dark and uplifting songs, the Brooklyn-based quartet known as GHASTLY CITY SLEEP hone in on some immensely powerful elements to deliver a commanding, breathtaking first offering. On the GHASTLY CITY SLEEP debut, four tracks span thirty minutes... and when it's done, you actually feel different. While two pieces nearly reach the six-minute mark and the other two eclipse nine, the whole offering flows with a smooth liquidity, creating one solidified, captivating body of work. The four young men involved in GHASTLY CITY SLEEP don't stick to one instrument long, as the entire collective can be found playing everything from guitars, keys, various percussion and just about everything in between. The multitude of layers involved here are accompanied by a warm yet haunting array of vocals, all helping to produce this simply epic debut."—Amazon
NYC Live Pick for 03.09.10 // Ted Leo & the Pharmacists
Ted Leo - "Even Heroes Have To Die"
Tue 3/09 • 8:00 PM • Knitting Factory Brooklyn (Record Release Karaoke Party) • All Ages •$5
NYC Live Pick for 03.08.10 // The Morning Benders
The Morning Benders - "Promises"
Mon 3/08 • 8:00 PM • Cameo Gallery • 21+ • $tba
w/Royal Chord, Dinowalrus
NYC Live Pick for 03.07.10 // RJD2
RJD2 - "Have Mercy"
Sun 3/07 • 8:00 PM • Highline Ballroom • All Ages • $17a/$19d
w/Break Science, Happy Chichester
NYC Live Pick for 03.06.10 // The Silent League
The Silent League - "Here's A Star"
Sat 3/06 - 9:00 PM - Sycamore - 21+ - $10
NYC Live Pick for 03.05.10 // Adult.
Adult. - "Good Deeds"
Fri 3/05 -7:00 PM - The Frying Pan (Fountain Art Fair) - All Ages -$10
w/The Depreciation Guild
You gotta hear this one song. It’ll change your life, I swear: Jackson 5 - “I Want You Back”
Jackson 5 - "I Want You Back"
If there ever was a song that could make even the most morose of people happy, it's "I Want You Back." Any time I've ever been anywhere and this song has come on, the entire mood of the room has changed. Seconds into it and people begin dancing. This is why so many people still feel such a strong affection for Michael Jackson even after all the creepy stuff he did later in life. It's also one of those songs that seems to have no boundaries. People of all skin colors, sexual orientations and religions can't help but love it. There will never be another performer quite like young Michael Jackson.
I challenge anyone to find a more uplifting song.
NYC Live Pick for 03.04.10 // Animal Collective
Animal Collective - "Bleed"
Thu 3/04 - 9:00 PM - Guggenheim Museum - All Ages - $30
(performing Transverse Temporal Gyrus), Danny Perez (artist)
New Music: Damien Jurado - “Arkansas”
Damien Jurado - "Arkansas"
From new record, Saint Bartlett which will be released by Secretly Canadian on May 25th
New Video: OK GO - “This Too Shall Pass”
And once again OK GO wins for video of the year.
New Music: Adrienne Drake - “Dullabies”
A few months back I posted a bizarre cover of Bear in Heaven's "Lovesick Teenagers" by an unknown artist from Eerie PA named Adrienne Drake. I searched for more info, and aside from a dark myspace page, I found nothing. After I posted the track he sent me an email with his own rewritten lyrics of the Bear in Heaven song, and until last night that was the last I had heard of him.
Late last night Adrienne sent me a link to his "rock opera" Dullabies: A Subconscious Tragedy. The website includes a full record of tunes and an insane 3 Act play taking place at "A HOUSE IN THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTRYSIDE, SURROUNDED BY WOODS" and revolving around the characters of Adrien, Adrienne, and DDAL (Darkness Disguised as Light).
While I haven't had time to read everything yet, the songs have been playing while I've been at work, and when track 6 - "Between Space And Clouds" came on I couldn't help but think that this song will be a hit. This might even be the song of the year!
Check out his website with full play and album here, or stream below.
NYC Live Pick for 03.03.10 // The Walkmen
The Walkmen - "The Old Revolution" (Leonard Cohen cover from Daytrotter Session)
Wed 3/03 - 8:00 PM - MoMA (Armory Show Preview & Party) - All Ages - $100
New Music: Crystal Antlers - “Dead Horses”
Crystal Antlers - "Dead Horses"
Crystal Antlers have another great new song, "Little Sister" available for free download.
NYC Live Pick for 03.02.10 // So So Glos
So So Glos - "My Block"
Tue 3/02 - 8:00 PM - Littlefield - 18+ - free
w/Camoflage, The Jaguar Club
