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1MM: Les Savy Fav @ Highline Ballroom, 5.21.08
Text/Photos by Andrew Parks A review of this Les Savy Fav performance/NY Mag promotion wouldn’t do it justice, especially since the sound was cranked to the point of utter incoherence, much like it had been for Ted Leo’s set at a SPIN party last winter. (Maybe comedy and acoustic Michael Gira shows are the only […]
LISTEN: Gang Gang Dance, EXCLUSIVE Live Set @ Southpaw, 4.30.08
See that curious new cut over in our IMEEM player? It’s not some ordinary single or mid-fi MP3; it’s a full, high-quality live set from Gang Gang Dance‘s Southpaw show in late April. Straight from the band, too. In other GGD news, be sure to keep an eye out for two things in the coming […]
Win Subtle/Black Moth Super Rainbow Tickets!
BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW: Undisputed finger puppet champions You know how radio stations try to snag new listeners by offering free shit? Well, we’re going to start buying (or is it giving away?) your love on a regular basis, beginning with some Black Moth Super Rainbow/Subtle tickets for this Friday at New York’s Knitting Factory. […]
1MM: Los Campesinos! @ Bowery Ballroom, 5.21.08
Los Campesinos!’ head howler/glockenspiel tamer, Gareth Photos by Teresa Olson Precious is one way of putting it. Hey, it’s either that or goddamn adorable, and we’re not about to use such a warm & fuzzy phrase in the presence of self-titled readers. That’s right: Los Campesinos! are exactly what you’d expect after hearing the highly-caffeinated […]
I WAS THERE: Hercules and Love Affair @ Studio B, 5.17.08
[Photos by Fred Benenson] By Arye Dworken Let’s say you had no idea about the Pitchfork review or the James Murphy connection. Not only that; let’s say you showed up to Studio B on Saturday night knowing nothing about Hercules and Love Affair and waited for them to finally hit the stage at 1:20 AM […]
1MM: Cut Copy/Black Kids @ Studio B, 5.13.08
CUT COPY: Partying like it’s 1989 Text/Photos by Andrew Parks Now that Black Kids have been through a hype/backlash cycle without ever releasing an actual record, self-titled–consider us BK oblivious until tonight–can safely say everything you’ve heard lately is true. Namely the impossible to deny fact that they sound like, well, kids: inexperienced and sloppy, […]
THE S/T INTERVIEW: John Reis of The Night Marchers/Hot Snakes/Drive Like Jehu
By Matt Siblo Few figures within the punk rock spectrum provoke more intense fandom than John Reis, one of the key string-pullers behind Rocket from the Crypt, Drive like Jehu, Hot Snakes and Swami Records. While each of his bands have a distinct sound, they all sport an age-old swagger–a hybrid of greaser machismo and […]
1MM: Fuck Buttons @ Mercury Lounge, 5.6.08
Okay, it’s official: “Sweet Love For Planet Earth” is one hell of a candidate for song of the year. A whirlpool of drone-on distortion and cutting, cathartic vocals (the line “will we evolve?”–at least we think that’s what Benjamin John Power’s screaming–is a frightening call to arms), it’s easily the best thing Fuck Button‘s done […]