Sunday, May 31, 2009

DON'T MAKE ME BEG

if you do me one thing, make it this thing.



I LIVE WITH YOU --- GRIZZLY BEAR.
expect an actual review of the show i went to friday when i am able to put my feelings into words. i was watching chris bear (who plays the drums) at the end of this song --- he is usually pretty calm and methodical when he plays, and at the end of this song he just WENT INSANE. it was incredible. this used to be one of my least favorite on veckatimest but i have been listening to it all day.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

SUMMER 2009 FREE NYC CONCERTS

happy first birthday to my blog!

these are free NYC concerts i recommend you attend. more will be added (river to river and jellyNYC haven't announced their schedules yet!) BROOKLYNVEGAN's FREE SHOWS TAG will show you basically everything that's going down this summer that will cost you only train/subway fare.

JUNE
8. david byrne @ prospect park
26. blonde redhead @ prospect park
27. dr. dog & phosphorescent @ prospect park

JULY
3. here we go magic @ south st. seaport
4. jenny lewis / conor oberst @ battery park
9. matt + kim @ pier 54
10. pains of being pure at heart @ south st. seaport
10. titus andronicus @ the whitney
12. mission of burma / fucked up / ponytail @ williamsburg waterfront
16. man man @ east river ampitheater
17. abe vigoda @ the whitney
18. built to spill / bear hands / spank rock / frightened rabbit, etc. @ siren festival, coney island
19. dirty projectors / white denim@ williamsburg waterfront
23. ted leo @ pier 54
26. trail of dead / black lips / health @ williamsburg waterfront

AUGUST
1. m. ward @ summerstage
2. deerhunter / dan deacon / no age @ williamsburg waterfront
7. grace potter / deer tick @ prospect park
9. fiery furnaces @ williamsburg waterfront
13. yeasayer / amazing baby @ pier 54
13. blondie / pat benatar / the donnas @ asser levy park, coney island
14. walkmen / high places @ the guggenheim
16. dinosaur jr / the walkmen @ summerstage
23. girl talk / max tundra @ williamsburg waterfront
30. grizzly bear / beach house @ williamsburg waterfront (this will be the concert of the year)


the new york philharmonic are playing two central park shows WITH FIREWORKS. you would be REMISS in not talking this incredible opportunity.
JULY 14 @8pm, great lawn
JULY 17 @8pm, great lawn

you should really GET ALL POINTS WEST TICKETS.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

legit squealed when i saw this on twitter!



discovery are putting out an album on july 7th. after first introducing you to them about a year ago, i am so excited for some new jams, especially because pitchfork seriously used this sentence to describe one of them:

"it's actually very insane, in a Paula Abdul-meets-"Umbrella"-meets-Dexy's-meets-"The Electric [Fucking] Slide" kind of way"
- seriously!!

the LP also features angel deradoorian of dirty projectors (whose bitte orca will be in my top 5 albums of this year) and ezra koenig of vampire weekend (whose album if they put it out this year will be in my top 5 albums of this year).

edited for TRACKLISTING!!!!!!!!!!!

whatever the case, friends of mine should expect this to be tearing up my car all summer. expect to listen to NOTHING ELSE, EVER AGAIN. thank you.

Monday, May 18, 2009

SHORT, USELESS, JOYOUS POST

"The Vampire Weekend guys give me a listen to their new track"
- USChryde (of La Blogotheque) on twitter May 14

CAN I HAVE A LISTEN TOO PLZ

speaking of la blog, if you are ever bored, EVERYTHING ON THIS PAGE IS WORTH YOUR TIME.

soon i will have a FREE, RECOMMENDED NYC CONCERT CALENDAR for ya'llz.

sorry for this useless post and my lack of recent blogging. some stuff going down. i am still doing occasional writing for PMA, so you can always go over there and check me out.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

USEFUL CHAMBER

dirty projectors WILL NOT STOP WORKING IT OUT.



USEFUL CHAMBER --- DIRTY PROJECTORS. this link goes to the hype machine, so you can listen for now but not download. bitte orca might be one of the albums of the year; it is out june 9. DPs play at williamsburg waterfront june 19.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

ONE OF THE BEST SONGS I HAVE HEARD IN A LONG TIME



TWO --- THE ANTLERS

anthony and i saw these guys open for the walkmen. i wasn't really impressed by much of their set but this song was phenomenal live, and i'm so glad i stumbled across the album version today. it's very lovely.

HEY GUYS,

remember when i saw grizzly bear with the philharmonic orchestra and it was the most awesome thing ever? well, now you can experience it semi-firsthand...



you can watch some other stuff as well in the related section if you click on the video. this is an older song, colorado, from yellow house, but there's plenty of veckatimest stuff as well (including the first times ever they played dory, ready able, and foreground).

i have probably said this before but veck = album of the year at this point.

Thursday, May 7, 2009

OH AND ALSO



the soft pack did a daytrotter session. i saw these dudes open for friendly fires about a month ago and they're really good. let me recommend "parasites" to you.

SOFT PACK DAYTROTTER SESSION

WEST EGG



wanted to share this song with you because i caught a great gatsby reference AND an elements of style nod.

THE SONGBIRD ATHLETIC --- LUSHLIFE

Monday, May 4, 2009

OVERRATED:

i decided to buy merriweather post pavillion because i'd been hearing so much hyperbolic praise, and still, my sentiments are...


1. NOT AS GOOD AS FEELS
2. NOT THE SECOND COMING OF JESUS
3. NOT ONE OF THE BEST INDIE ALBUMS EVER
4. NOT AS GOOD AS VECKATIMEST. SORRY.

this is a sweet summer jam though:
SUMMERTIME CLOTHES --- ANIMAL COLLECTIVE

Friday, May 1, 2009

PRACTICIN FOR FRENCH AP

ce qui j'adore a ce moment-ci, c'est cette chanson par Passion Pit...



on doit ecouter ici a pretty much amazing parce qu'il n'y a pas une mp3 aujourd'hui (il n'y a pas une albume!). mais c'est delicieux; je crois que vous l'aimez.

FOLDS IN YOUR HANDS --- PASSION PIT.

je pense que cette albume sera tres beau. je suis tres agitee! j'espere que vous l'aimez.



(ca francais-la, ce n'est pas probablement tres bon. desolee!)