The Defibulators

Hi folks!! Haven't updated in months, but I saw this band at Union Hall last night and needed to share.

The Defibulators - "Say Say Say" from BoB Coon on Vimeo.

Beautiful acoustic sessions and even harder, foot-stopping fun in person.

<3

[video] Love Language - Sparxx @Lauromatinee

I lost all of my bookmarks for about 2 months (poor crashed computer) but have sudden been able to recover them!! Yay!! This lead me to a lot undiscovered, great music content that smaller sites have posted over those 2 months. Hence, this video!

The Love Language - Sparxxx from LaundroMatinee on Vimeo.

Makes me says, "keeeewl!" Especially since I haven't listened to the Love Language in ages.

Two New Albums You Should Definitely Give a Listen To

Vampire Weekend - Contra

Contra - Vampire Weekend

Spoon - Transference

Transference - Spoon

[video] Horse Feathers - Curs in The Weeds

Haven't listened to Horse Feathers in ages!

Horse Feathers - Curs In The Weeds from LaundroMatinee on Vimeo.

Brooklyn Vegan 2009 CMJ Showcase @ MHoW

Laura Marling



The Antlers

Fanfarlo

Quick update! I managed to fit in the Brooklyn Vegan CMJ show last week before rushing off to Maine (for sudden family stuff) and boy, I wasn't disappointed! Laura Marling, followed by the Antlers, followed by Fanfarlo, who are just amazing live. Below are 2 videos I grabbed during the event (available in HD on youtube) and as you can see, I have a new camera! It's lovely and I plan on using more often, so please check back for more frequent updates than before. For more photos, check out my Flickr account to the right.

Dirty Projectors - "When The World Comes to an End" (Jimmy Fallon 9/28)

"The vocals on this song are batshit insane" - Danny Fraser. WORD. So ridiculous.

NPR - Tiny Desk Concert: The Avett Brothers

I had never heard of these Tiny Desk Concerts produced by NPR before today, and I'm already in love. Oh, how I so wish we could do this where I work.! Live music, right next to my desk, making my work go so much smoother... Le Sigh... The worst of phone calls could be soothed over! Rivals could work together as BFF! Raises for all! (Ok, maybe I went too far). Still, please watch and adore, as I am doing right now. Keep the video open behind your work, and pretend The Avett Brothers are right there with you, getting you through the day :)

ps - Avett Brothers just released a new CD, I AND LOVE AND YOU. Lovely!

FANFARLO, THE ANTLERS, LAURA MARLING @ Brooklyn Vegan CMJ Fest

EXCITEMENT!


FANFARLO

THE ANTLERS

LAURA MARLING

Get your ticket now. CMJ is back!!

[video] The Antlers: Two

I haven't really been moved by a band like I have with The Antlers in a long while. I saw them open for Here We Go Magic earlier this year at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, and it was a pretty incredible experience, though I never appreciated their music as much as I do now after their release of Hospice, their first full length album.

Everyone is raving, and it's not hard to see why. Below is their lovely video of Two, an animated interpretation of music's ability to flow out from instruments and vocal chords, and then fill us (overcome us) in the space we inhabit. brightening our day.

The Calm Blue Sea - Siegfried (An Original Score)

http://www.thecalmbluesea.com/

Back in early 2007, the band called The Calm Blue Sea was still just the twinkle in some young kids' eyes in Austin, Texas, a collaborative thought of something experimental that involved a lot of passion and complexity, and some general rockin' out and good-times. Now in 2009, with an acclaimed self-titled release under their belts and a wealth of praise and pride from their home town and beyond, the Calm Blue Sea has also completed an exalting project: composing an original score to the Fritz Lang movie Siegfried.

In a show of old-world charm and deep nostalgia for the day before recorded sound, the original score premiered live to a sold out show on March 29, 2009 at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas juxtaposed to a rare big screen showing of Siegfried. 96 minutes later, the show ended to a standing ovation and rave reviews. The response was in fact so amazing, that the Calm Blue Sea decided that it was something that should be shared with everyone, and set forth to put the full score into recorded form. On August 18th, 2009, 200 handmade and numbered double disc CDs will be released to those lucky few who put their orders in now at The Calm Blue Sea's online store.

"I'm really, really proud of this one," said Jeff Crews, guitarist for the TCBS.

Buy it, wait with anticipation until August 18th and then gather your friends with a copy of Seigfried to see the magic happen.

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Live Woxy Session

St Vincet @ the Bell House (Hiatus Continues)

Annie Clark @ the Bell House in Brooklyn. Photo by Elizabeth Fraser Photography

Hey folks. Sorry for the absence, as always, but I guess sometimes life gets in the way :) Anywho, wanted to share some images from St. Vincent @ the Bell House in Brooklyn! It was a pretty rad night. I'm so glad Annie added the extra show! Click here for more photos @ Flickr.

Take Away Show: Tallest Man on Earth ("These Days" Cover + "The Gardener")

Tallest Man on Earth - The Gardener - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.


Tallest man on earth - These Days (Nico Cover) - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

Roxwel Exclusive Interview: The Calm Blue Sea

Hey guys! Check out this exclusive interview with Austin local band (and lovely gents who I have the pleasure to call friends), The Calm Blue Sea. The "big guy named Danny" is my brother, and "Jeff's living room" was my brother's old house, he shared with many of the band members. I feel very honored to have such a strong past (and present) with such amazing musicians, and I only see better things for them in the future!

If you're in Austin, check out their show on April 19th @ Mohawk's, where they will be opening for The Twilight Sad!!!! I'm so excited for them.

Want more media? Check out these links:
Woxy Session from SxSW
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LastFM

Annie Clark (St. Vincent): Unannounce FREE show tonight!

Hello fellow music fanatics,

I checked my email just now and saw this announcement through St. Vincent's newsletter:

If you're in New York I have a special unannounced and invitation-only solo show in Manhattan TONIGHT and we've saved a few seats to offer to you. There is only a VERY limited number of seats put aside and we'll give them out on a first come-first served basis until they're gone If you'd like to attend this show at 8:00 PM sharp, email my friend Todd at toddinbk@gmail.com before 4:00 PM EDT today and he'll let you know if you were quick enough to grab a pair for this special little show. If you don't make it tonight, I'll see you with my full band at Webster Hall on May 20.

Get on it, people! I already have. A small, secret show by Annie sounds like heaven to me :)

VIDEO PREMIERE - "Actor Out of Work" by St. Vincent

Weird, interesting, odd and fun! I'm so glad that St. Vincent is back!

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Bon Iver - Lump Sum (Laundromatinee)

Bon Iver~Lump Sum (Live in-studio at MOKB/WEEM) from LaundroMatinee on Vimeo.

This is exactly what they sounded like live when I saw them in October. Amazing and just so lovely.

Matt & Kim vs Beastie Boys

OMG, this is one of the best remixes I've heard in ages! So much fun to hear the Beastie Boys is a more modern context, but still so raw and them. Click here from I Guess I'm Floating to get the mp3.

Tallest Man On Earth: covers the traditional song Stepstone (and that good 'ol Fleet Fox cover)

The Tallest Man On Earth: Stepstone (Traditional) from shoottheplayer.com on Vimeo.

Lovely.

And, to reminisce, this is still one of my favorite videos on the internet right now!

Video Monday!

Fiume Nights _ Tokyo _ the Pascals, live part3, march 2009 from vincent moon / temporary areas on Vimeo.

So, I've seen this video popping up under my "suggested viewings" area over at vimeo.com for a few days now, but something about the title never enticed me enough to click on it... until today! Oh, and it's pretty, really truly pretty. I suggest you give it a try as well (and don't let the title fool you). If you'd like, you can close your eyes and click on it, and therefore not even know you did it yourself!

HAPPY MONDAY!

Department of Eagles, MoMA video "No One Does It Like You"

The Department of Eagles screened their new music video for their song, No One Does It Like You, at MoMA on March 24th 2008, produced by the Directors Bureau, directed by Patrick Daughters and Marcel Dzama, and featuring costumes and sets designed by Dzama, and it is LOVELY in all it's simplicity. I love that MoMA has the balls to acknowledge the modern day music videos can be held up as art, because music IS art, and the bands/songs I gravitate towards seem even more enticing when they embody the ideals of the modern (and post-modern) era as much as a painting, or sculpture, or photograph ever could. And honestly, this video is pure art to me. It seems to elude back to the first incarnation of film, or early stop-animation, and even the art of surrealism, like Bunuel or Fritz Lang, yet it still plays with me and makes me smile. In total, very, very smart and well done. Really, really wonderful.

Want to know more about Department of Eagles?
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SxSW Coverage @ BV

I would like to know where they got their name from...