James Pomerantz Photography

Everyone should check out this guy. Very, very cool stuff. And on top of it, he's started a blog about getting his MFA at The School of Visual Arts! I'm interested to read along, especially since hardly anyone gets their Photo MFA these days.

[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.

Hooves on the Dirt: Motel Motel's Super Secret Garden

Secret Garden Series: Motel Motel from hoovesontheturf on Vimeo.

Hi-definition, black and white, Motel Motel; swoon. Raw, unfiltered music like this is so deliriously satisfying!

See the rest of the Secret Garden Series here. Previously freatures: Tallest Man on Earth, Olof Arnalds and Middle Distance Runner (a band, not the song by Sea Wolf).

The Calm Blue Sea - Siegfried (An Original Score)

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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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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.

BARACKLYN FEVER!

Presidential look-alike Randall West. ((AP Photo/Mary Altaffer))

I know it's not really him, but I just HEART this photo haha. The Brooklyn minor league team The Cyclones hosted a Obama Bobble Head night yesterday, and amazingness ensured. See the full story here at Gothamist!

How I Love the Streets of NY

NYC: Soho Street Photo by Professor Bop via Flickr Creative Commons.

I love my walk to get lunch every day. Sometimes, I take obscure routes just so I can stay out of the office for a bit longer and enjoy all the window shopping that the city has to offer around 16th and 5th ave. But today, I discovered something even better about walking on the streets of NYC, something I had nearly forgotten about: overheard conversations!

Now, don't get me wrong, I do not like to eavesdrop on people's private conversations, but hell, this is NYC and we're all smooshed together as it is, so it just happens all the time. And really, it doesn't help that half the people are screaming out what they are saying to project over the rumble of NYC life. So when I was crossing 16th street at 5th ave today around 1pm, I wasn't surprised when my ears caught the tail end of an extremely heated and loud argument between a man and a woman. What I WAS surprised at is what the woman than yelled at her boyfriend (?):

YOU'RE LIKE AN EMPTY CHRISTMAS PRESENT.

What?!?!?!!? It took about 20 whole seconds for the words to reach my brain, process, be translated, and then reach my lips, to which a "HAHAHA" came out, and then a hand flew over my mouth. What the hell is up with that comment? How did she even think of that in the heat of the moment?!

As confusing as it all was, though, in that moment I realized something I hadn't thought about in awhile: I ADORE NEW YORK CITY.

I've had a smile on my face every since :)

ps- I know, where the hell have I been? I need to get back into this blogging-thing. SOON!