I think I'm in love.
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Song of the Day, 4/30/2011
Hey! If you have nothing to do tonight, you really ought to consider coming out to the Comet to see Throw Me the Statue, Boat, Boy Eats Drum Machine, and Wonderful. It's a pretty epic Seattle pop band line up - it's going to a super fun night.
Throw Me the Statue hasn't played a show in like, what, a year? Wonderful is the new/old band from most of the members of USE, and Boat - is Boat.
I keep wondering if this song was written about someone I know. Maybe I'll learn tonight!
Throw Me the Statue hasn't played a show in like, what, a year? Wonderful is the new/old band from most of the members of USE, and Boat - is Boat.
I keep wondering if this song was written about someone I know. Maybe I'll learn tonight!
Song of the Day, 4/29/2011
"SHE IS SO CUTE!" A bunch of drunk dudes in glasses were losing it.
Buke and Gass opened the sold out Tuneyards show last night at the Crocodile - and they were dangerously close to stealing the show. The crowd demanded an encore, the Croc wouldn't let them play it.
They sound better live than they do recorded, mostly because the Gass (guitar + bass) is really loud and a little drone-y, which is a fantastic foundation for the Buke (baritone uke) and totally wild vocals.
Yep! Keep an eye out for them in the future.
Buke and Gass opened the sold out Tuneyards show last night at the Crocodile - and they were dangerously close to stealing the show. The crowd demanded an encore, the Croc wouldn't let them play it.
They sound better live than they do recorded, mostly because the Gass (guitar + bass) is really loud and a little drone-y, which is a fantastic foundation for the Buke (baritone uke) and totally wild vocals.
Yep! Keep an eye out for them in the future.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Song of the Day 4/28/2011
My band has a show this evening. It’s the first one in over a year and this, combined with the lingering cold, and the random, harrowing demands of the job are making me edgy. For the last few days I’ve been anxious, snappy and impatient (more so), I am a fucking joy to be around.
So I looked around on the internet for something to cheer me up and found this:
Obviously it’s a stone cold good song, it’s up there with any really good Superchunk song - and the video manages to actually be funny. I reckon this because Jon Wurster is so heavily involved with funny things these days (I also reckon that THAT is how Marc Maron’s WTF podcast got sponsored by Merge Records – I love it when two disparate things I like get somehow connected).
What’s really taking the edge off for me is having this song remind me of the fucking awesome show Superchunk did last year, it’s nice that a miserable mood can be fended off with a happy memory.
Also, we’re coming up on 20 years since No Pocky For Kitty came out. And you should read this about that.
So I looked around on the internet for something to cheer me up and found this:
Superchunk - Digging For Something from Merge Records on Vimeo.
Obviously it’s a stone cold good song, it’s up there with any really good Superchunk song - and the video manages to actually be funny. I reckon this because Jon Wurster is so heavily involved with funny things these days (I also reckon that THAT is how Marc Maron’s WTF podcast got sponsored by Merge Records – I love it when two disparate things I like get somehow connected).
What’s really taking the edge off for me is having this song remind me of the fucking awesome show Superchunk did last year, it’s nice that a miserable mood can be fended off with a happy memory.
Also, we’re coming up on 20 years since No Pocky For Kitty came out. And you should read this about that.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Song of the Day, 4/27/11
It is Wednesday. And today I'd like to bring you some Beat Connection. They self describe themselves as some combination of Tropical Psychedelic Disco Electro Pop, and I'd probably describe them as Post Chillwave Dance Music. Both of those mean absolutely nothing, and probably don't represent their music at all.
Their record Surf Noir came out on April 12th, and it opens with some of aesthetic qualities that remind me a little bit of the Animal Collective/Grizzly Bear sounds I'm getting suuuuuuper tired of. But then it grows. And has a beat. And samples. And some air. The record has a great build to it - and listening to it feels like clearing my palate.
They've got some tracks from the record (and some other stuff) up on Soundcloud:
Here's Track 01 - Sunburn
01 Sunburn by Beat Connection
Here's Track 04 (which I really like) - Theme from Yours Truly.
04 Theme From Yours Truly by Beat Connection
And imagine getting from here to there. Yup, dig it. Totally dig it.
Their record Surf Noir came out on April 12th, and it opens with some of aesthetic qualities that remind me a little bit of the Animal Collective/Grizzly Bear sounds I'm getting suuuuuuper tired of. But then it grows. And has a beat. And samples. And some air. The record has a great build to it - and listening to it feels like clearing my palate.
They've got some tracks from the record (and some other stuff) up on Soundcloud:
Here's Track 01 - Sunburn
01 Sunburn by Beat Connection
Here's Track 04 (which I really like) - Theme from Yours Truly.
04 Theme From Yours Truly by Beat Connection
And imagine getting from here to there. Yup, dig it. Totally dig it.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
SotD 4/26/11 - The Mountain Goat's No Children
In honor of my shiny new guitar, I give you one of the songs in my repertoire. "No Children" is one of my favorite Mountain Goats songs because it's so damn fun to sing. It's even more fun to sing when you're accompanying yourself on guitar.
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