Allen Stone at Terminal 5, New York (09 Oct 2014)
Allen Stone
Perhaps falling under the affectionately (maybe?), silly (definitely) sub-genre known as PBR&B, Seattle-based musician Allen Stone has the soulful voice with a hippie touch.…
Seattle-based hippy R&B artist Allen Stone brought on a raucously entertaining set to NYC's Terminal 5 Thursday, October 9.
Stone had with him on stage several bandmates, including two brass players, two back-up singers, two keyboardists, a bassist and a drummer, creating a very strong presence. Midway through his Fall tour, Stone and his band seem to be well adjusted to their set, nonetheless their level of enthusiasm for the crowd was the same as if they were kicking off the first day of tour. Stone repeatedly spoke about the energy given by the audience from "the space between your rib cage and your spine" and that he was feeding off of the positivity, living up to the hippie persona. Having been at the front and the back of the crowd, I can certainly relay that people were fully invested in the show, dancing and singing along with much excitement.
Stone played mainly from his 2011 self-titled album, opening up with playful, more upbeat songs like "Say So" and "Celebrate Tonight," slowing the pace down with others like "Unaware" in the middle then picking it right back up again. It was as if Stone was the conductor leading the crowd, his orchestra, through the music smoothly. In true hippie fashion, Stone spread his good vibes into the crowd, where just about everyone in the almost-filled, 3,000-person capacity venue seem to let go of mental restrictions and stress and danced, and the dancing ranged from the simple head bob to violently singing/dancing along. (Yes, violently. I was hit a few times in their enthusiasm.)
Throughout Stone's set, he had much advice to give and anecdotes like officiating his bassist, Brent Rusinow, and his wife's wedding. Halfway through his set, Stone announced that he was now an ordained minister, which "only took me ten minutes online" to do, and had been asked by a Rusinow to officiate his marriage. (Perhaps, dear fan, this means Stone can not only sing at your wedding, but also legally marry you and your significant other, or even do both at the same time!)
See Allen Stone at the remaining upcoming shows and get yourself literally hit on (but you're having fun so it doesn't matter!) by a stranger.
10/26/14 Venue
Phoenix Concert Theatre
Vic Theatre
The Vogue
Fine Line Music Café
Wheeler Opera House
Knitting Factory Concert House
Roseland Theatre
Vogue Theatre Location
Aspen, CO
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Sondre Lerche at Bowery Ballroom, New York (23 Sep 2014)
After the Excorcism
Bad Law
You Know So Well
Go Right Ahead
No One's Gonna Come
My Hands are Shaking
Sleep on Needles
At a Loss for Words
Sentimentalist
Private Caller
Two Way Monologue
Lucky Guy
Sondre Lerche
Sondre Lerche is a Norwegian singer/songwriter who is always experimenting with his sound, in particular his Heartbeat Radio album …
Brooklyn-based TEEN followed Jenkins. The indie rock band formed in 2012 is composed of lead Kristina "Teeny" Lieberson, her two sisters Lizzy and Katherine, and friend Jane …
Sondre Lerche kicked off his tour Tuesday night at the Bowery Ballroom promoting his new album, Please, released the same day. Playing to a full house of devoted fans, Lerche "was feeling it, friends," according to a Facebook post the next day.
Opening for Lerche was Brooklyn-based band, TEEN. With their electronic, alternative rock music, the harmonies from all four members blended in smoothly and strongly. Their semi-repetitious sequences in each song give off a slight trance-like vibe. Though it seemed like most of the audience came to see Lerche, TEEN definitely was able to hold the majority of the crowd's attention.
The last time I saw Sondre Lerche was in 2009 and he was solo. This tour, he is joined by drummer David Heilman and bassist Chris Holm, though occasionally going solo for songs like "My Hands Are Shaking." Joining for a few songs were members of TEEN and violinist Tim Fain, or as Lerche calls him, "T-Fain," better than T-Pain.
The crowd seemed to be quite enthusiastic, which Lerche most definitely fed off of and gave the audience several opportunities to sing along. Combining both older songs like "Sleep on Needles," and "Two Way Monologue" with new songs from the just-released album like "Bad Law" (music video) and "Legends" (music video), the crowd got to revel in the oldies and enjoy the experiencing the new material live.
Aside from the great musicianship, Lerche's banter on stage kept the crowd entertained. After telling the audience how great they were, he side noted with "I'm not trying to seduce you," but later on, somehow managed to unbutton his shirt (though quickly rebuttoned it). His genuine excitement for his new album and to be on tour again was palpable and contagious.
Catch him on tour in the US, Europe, and/or Asia.
USA Dates
Sep 30 House of Blues Cleveland, OH
Oct 01 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
Oct 03 Backstage Bar Las Vegas, NV
Oct 04 Musical Instrument Museum Phoenix, AZ
Oct 05 5th Avenue Side Stage San Diego, CA
Oct 08 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
Oct 09 The Independent San Francisco, CA
Oct 11 Doug Fir Portland, OR
Oct 12 Nectar Lounge Seattle, WA
Oct 15 Bluebird Theatre Denver, CO
Oct 16 Vega Lincoln, NE
Oct 17 Turf Club St Paul, MN
Oct 18 Lincoln Hall Chicago, IL
Oct 19 Magic Stick Detroit Lakes, MN
Oct 20 Altar Bar Pittsburgh, PA
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Northside Festival: The Teen Age @ Pet Rescue, New York 06/13/14
Everything Rad
Sleep Alone
Even If I Try
Would You Leave
Northside Festival
This year's Northside Festival holds some seriously impressive acts and showcases. Hosted by Northside Media Group, the Brooklyn "discovery festival" (as the group calls it) will give attendees plenty of …
New York's The Northside Festival just took place last week (June 12-19, 2014).
At the most Brooklyn of four Northside shows attended, The Teen Age played a set in a fairly new Bushwick venue called Pet Rescue. Essentially, the small loft space was reconfigured to hold small performances, so that audiences can be comfortable, as if they were home, said Eleanor Whitney, a writer/musician who was helping with ticket sales that night. Located in between warehouses, and easily missed (I only found it after following a group of girls who were asked if they were looking for Pet Rescue), the whole set-up was exactly what you imagine a Brooklyn show to be like.
Seriously locally based (the lead singer lives down the street), The Teen Age plays fast-paced, punk rock music with a wave of surf rock mixed in. Their catchy hooks remind me of The Hives, but are combined with fairly low-key singing. Even in the small space, the band moved around and gave off a lot of contagious energy.
Details of event, hosted by Hearts Bleed Radio:
1st The Teen Age
2nd My Teenage Stride
3rd The Planes
4th Shark?
9pm. $7.
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Northside Festival: Luke Temple @ Union Pool, New York 06/12/14
Here We Go Magic
Everyone is in a good mood, looking refreshed and glowing. Luke Temple (in a straw hat) spent most of the time jamming on his guitar, except for a few songs where he's on keys next to Kristina. …
New York City's largest and most accessible discovery festival, The Northside Festival, just ended last week.
"Ladies and gentlemen, hello." Luke Temple opened his set at Union Pool Thursday with a simple line, fitting for his simple set-up: just him and a guitar. Playing solo (Temple is also in New York band Here We Go Magic), Temple's music is quiet and his voice carries a sad tone, yet is powerful. Performing in the small backroom with about thirty people in attendance, the set was fitting for the space. Temple plays as if he was playing in his apartment by himself and is not apologetic for his somber songs like one he wrote about his aunt. ("It's not the happiest one.") This song in particular was more like a narrative accompanied by background music than a traditional harmony of singing and instruments. To see fully appreciate Temple's solo act, one has to be in a melancholy mood.
06/30/14 Radio Bushwick Brooklyn, NY*
07/08/14 SummerStage New York, NY+
* w/ Austin Vaughn
+ w/ Andrew Bird
Luke Temple at Union Pool, New York (06/12/14)
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Northside Festival: Benjamin Booker and Mac DeMarco @ House of Vans, New York 06/12/14
It was a quiet night along First Avenue last night with the Main Room act, Tricky, postponing until October and the headliner for the Seventh Street Entry, Mac DeMarco, canceling. …
The Northside Festival is New York City's largest and most accessible discovery festival. From June 12-19, 2014, hundreds of bands, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, innovators, and over 80,000 fans will converge on Brooklyn over eight days to witness an incredible showcase of what's next in music, film, entrepreneurship and art.
As a giant warehouse, renovated into a concert venue, House of Vans sits in the Greenpoint neighborhood of Brooklyn. Thursday's show started off with Benjamin Booker, a New Orleans guitarist accompanied by Max Norton on drums and an additional guitarist. Having only heard one song, his single "Violent Shiver," I only had a vague idea of what his music would sound like. "Violent Shiver" seems to be the most pop-ish of his mainly garage, punk rock sound with an extra mix of blues. With about a hundred people in the crowd, Booker managed to ignite a slight most pit by the third quarter of the set. Booker has a traditional rocker (doesn't that sound like an oxymoron) stage presence, swinging his guitar around (to the point where the microphone stand fell, though it remains to be seen if that was purposeful or not), seemingly not giving a shit, and screaming his lyrics at times.
Mac DeMarco crowd surfing
Mac DeMarco was a crowd favorite that night at House of Vans, creating a crowd five times bigger by the time they began their set. With their chill rock music, Mac DeMarco played crowd favorites (though it seemed like all the songs were met with extreme enthusiasm) like "Salad Days" and "Passing Out Pieces." With a tucked in shirt and his signature cap, DeMarco acted grandpa-like throughout the set, from the way he plays his guitar to his dancing to his extremely polite tone of voice. There were, of course, moments where he definitely was not so well-mannered, like when he decided to put the security guard in the pit between his legs, or when he mentioned the band would be by the merch later and said, "and if you don't want to hang, fuck you!" Though his music does not inspire mosh pits (in the traditional sense), there was an almost consistent one in the middle of the crowd by the fifth song to the end of the set, where DeMarco crowd surfed for a good minute.
DeMarco's tour dates:
06/23 7th Street Entry*^ Minneapolis, MN
06/24 The Park Theatre*^ Winnipeg, Manitoba
06/25 Saskatchewan Jazz Festival*^ Saskatoon
06/27 Starlite Room*^ Edmonston, Alberta
06/28 Republik*^ Calgary, Alberta
07/01 Vogue Theatre*^ Vancouver, BC
07/02 Sugar*^ Victoria, BC
07/04 Trois-Rivères FestiVoix Trois-Rivières, PQ
07/06 Ottawa Bluesfest Ottawa, Ontario
07/08 Great American*# San Francisco, CA
07/09 Great American*^ San Francisco, CA
07/10 Loma Vista* Big Sur, CA
07/11 The Fonda*^# Los Angeles, CA
07/14 Bluebird Theater* Denver, CO
07/15 Vega* Lincoln, NE
07/16 Old Rock House* St. Louis, MO
07/17 Skully's+ Columbus, OH
07/18 Tralf Music Hall+ Buffalo, NY
07/19 9:30 Club*+ Washington DC
08/01 Osheaga Festival Montreal, Quebec
08/02 Pickahon Happy Valley, OR
08/08 Stay Out West Festival Gothenburg, Sweden
08/09 Oya Festival Oslo, Norway
08/10 Flow Festival Helsinki, Finland
08/13 Barby Tel Aviv, Israel
08/14 Pukklepop Hasselt, Belgium
08/15 Green Man Festival Glanusk, Wales
08/16 La Route du Rock Saint Malo, France
08/17 Dockville Hamburg, Germany
08/18 Pumpehuset Copenhagen
08/21 Parades de Coura Festival Parades De Coura
08/22 Rock En Seine Paris, France
08/24 FYF Fest Los Angeles, CA
08/30 Bumbershoot Seattle, WA
10/04 Austin City Limits Austin, TX
10/12 MANA Wynwood Miami, FL
11/11 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
11/21 Heimathafen Neukölln Berlin, Germany
11/23 Concorde 2 Brighton, England
11/25 The Forum London, England
11/27 Epicerie Moderne Lyon, France
11/28 Sala Apolo Barcelona, Spain
11/29 Paloma Nimes, France
11/30 Magnolia Milan, Italy
12/01 Clubraum Rote Fabrik Zurich, Switzerland
* w/ Calvin Love
^ with Meatbodies
# Holy Shit
+ Delicate Steve
Mac DeMarco @ House of Vans, New York (06/12/14)
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Northside Festival 2014
The Northside Festival is New York City's largest and most accessible discovery festival, taking place June 12-19, 2014. Hundreds of bands, entrepreneurs, filmmakers, innovators, and over 80,000 fans will converge on Brooklyn over eight days to witness an incredible showcase of what's next in music, film, entrepreneurship and art.
Albert Hammond Jr., Beirut, Chvrches, The War on Drugs, Eleanor Friedberger, Thee Oh Sees, Drowners, Sharon Van Etten, Talib Kweli, Fuck Buttons, Titus Andronicus, Courtney Barnett, Dan Croll, Gringo Star, Eagulls, Mas Ysa, and more...
The outdoor event featuring Beirut at the Cabooze and opener Little Scream turned out to be as musically satisfying as deathly humid, playing a smattering of songs from the New Mexico bred band's plethora…
This year's Northside Festival holds some seriously impressive acts and showcases. Hosted by Northside Media Group, the Brooklyn "discovery festival" (as the group calls it) will give attendees plenty of opportunities to not only see their favorite bands play or innovators speak, but with over a hundred-fifty musicians, filmmakers, and speakers just announced last week, festival goers are bound to get into something new. And this is just what Northside Media Group intends, with its mission of bringing on what they describe is "what's next."
Released as one of the first bands to be performing at Northside, Brooklyn-based band Beirut will be gracing listeners' ears with the incredible blend of horns, strings, percussion, and electronic sounds to create their wide range of music, from Balkan folk to electronic. Since their debut album Gulag Orkestar in 2006, Beirut has grown on to international fame, garnering over 736,000 fans on Facebook, though I imagine their fan base is much larger. Lead by the amazingly delicate and soulful vocals of Zach Condon, Beirut can create an orchestrated, filling sound like in "Elephant Gun," or a quieter, but just as powerful song like "Goshen."
If you don't make it to see Beirut in Brooklyn next month, hopefully you either live or will be vacationing at one of these places.
If you happen to be vacationing at one of these international towns, be sure to catch them at these upcoming summer festivals.
06/14 Northside Festival Brooklyn, NY
07/04 Toronto Urban Roots Festival Toronto, CAN
08/15 Green Man Festival Crickhowell, UK
08/17 Kucukciflik Park Istanbul, Turkey
08/21 For Noise Festival Pully, Switzerland
08/23 Parades De Coura Porto, Portugal
Northside Festival will be held June 12-19 at several venue spaces on the northside of Brooklyn (get it?). Take a look at the line-up and suggest a band to cover!
More details on northsidefestival.com
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Run River North @ Rockwood Music Hall, New York 04.10.14
Monsters Calling Home
Lying Beast
Run River Run
Foxbeard
04/15 Jammin Java Vienna, VA
04/16 Vinyl Atlanta, GA
04/17 Ponte Vedra* Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
04/18 Beau Rivage Theatre* Biloxi, MS
04/19 3rd & Lindsley* Nashville, TN
04/21 Lyric Theatre * Lexington, KY
04/22 City Winery* Chicago, IL
04/23 Pasant Theater* East Lansing, MI
04/25 Finkelman Auditorium* Middletown, OH
04/27 Meyer Theatre* Green Bay, WI
04/30 The Baby Grand* Wilmington, DE
05/02 Ortlieb's Philadelphia, PA
* The Otis Midnight Sessions, with Goo Goo Dolls
Run River North
Making a stop in Texas for a few SXSW performances, California band Run River North will make their way to the east coast now to promote their debut self-titled album released in February. The six-piece …
L.A. band Run River North graced the Rockwood Music Hall stage Thursday night with their folk rock sounds.
Well-known for their folk, singer-songwriter type gigs, Rockwood Music Hall is a fitting venue for RRN. Though the vocals could have been a bit higher, especially to hear the soothing harmonies, the acoustics at Stage 2 overall catered and nurtured RRN's sound to be crisp and smooth.
Daniel Chae (guitar/violin)
Formerly named Monsters Calling Home, Run River North is comprised of Alex Hwang (vocals, guitar), Sally Kang (vocals, keyboard), Daniel Chae (guitar/violin), Jennifer Rim (violin), Joseph Chun (bass), and John Chong (drums). After recording a music video for single, "Fight to Keep," in their Hondas, the Honda company decided to surprise the band by giving them a slot on Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2012. (See video here.) Since then, RRN has been building a steady and dedicated fan base.
RRN aerial view
With a sold out show at Rockwood, RRN expressed gratitude that was as sincere as their music.
"We're from L.A. and the fact that we sold out here in the east coast," said RRN's lead singer/guitarist Alex Hwang, thanking the audience (especially one from Ashville, NC) for coming to see them. Though the crowd hardly moved to the music, for a room of roughly a hundred people, it was quite impressive how quiet it was in between songs. It was clear people were fans and/or into the set.
Playing from their debut self-titled album released earlier this year, RRN's music is familiar in the way that folk music is and the genuineness in each song is palpable, even more so live. From the quieter, build-up song "Growing Up" to the slightly more raucous "Beetle," their sound can calm you even when the music becomes more folk rock. RRN's stage manner really shows the band's charm aside from their music. They talk and act in front of the audience as if they were playing for friends: slightly awkward from the spotlight, but nonetheless easy chatter, or as Hwang calls it, "tuning banter."
Sally & Alex
"Keep talking Sally," Hwang said to Kang as he tinkered with his electric guitar (which was apparently giving him some trouble), which Kang responded by slowly listing the merchandise they have, garnering laughter.
Run River North not only has the musical talent to go far, but their down-to-earth personalities make you want them to succeed, you want the good guys to win. Catch them on tour and pick up their album, which all six will gladly pass around and sign.
Run River North @ Rockwood Music Hall, New York (04/10/14)
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USA Limited Theatrical Release: 23 May 2014
Runtime: 1 hr 49 min (109 min)
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Storyline: In 1980s East Texas, two fathers pitted against each other in revenge must band together to uncover a darker truth.
While I did not love the first movie, I found that Captain America: The Winter Soldier was one hundred times better. It is because the main plot is in the modern age (but yes, we do get flashback from the 40s …
*Disclaimer: author has not read the novel
Originally a novel written by Joe R. Lansdale, Cold in July begins with a burglary at the Danes' residence in 1980s Texas. After shooting the intruder Freddy Russell dead, Richard Dane feels so uncomfortable with the fact that he has killed a person that he goes to watch Russell's burial only to encounter Freddy's father, Ben. Having the set on getting revenge, Ben aggressively antagonizes Dane's family, particularly threatening Dane's son. When Dane discovers that the man he shot was not in fact Freddy Russell, he and Ben go on a manhunt to find Freddy and figure out what the police is hiding. Joined by Ben's old friend, Jim Bob, the three are thrown into one thrilling scenario after another.
After having read several reviews of the novel, director Jim Mickle's film adaptation of Cold in July seems to follow the novel's quick plot changes. Mickle says in a press release that what stuck out for him about Cold in July was the way it did not fit the mold, it did not declare "what kind of movie… [it was] going to be in the first 10 minutes," unlike many other stories. This is refreshing and the twists and turns in the plot definitely do not stick to any molds created; however, the flow of each situation lacked room to develop. It was as if you were listening to a five-year-old talk about his/her first day of school: this happened, then this happened, and then Richard got shot in the ear! (Hopefully that last part was never said by your imaginary kindergartener.)
It was hard to imagine, for instance, when Dane (played by Michael C. Hall), showed Ben (Sam Shepard) the burglar's dead body to prove it was not Freddy, that their relationship would all of a sudden ignore the fact that just the day before, Ben had hid in Dane's crawl space with the intention to hurt Dane's son. If it were not for all the actors' subtle and toned down performances, these characters would not be very believable. Each actor, even Don Johnson's portrayal of "RED BTCH" Jim Bob, was well done, particularly Johnson's for his could have definitely become cartoonish. If anyone was worried that Hall's performance of Dane would just be Dexter with a mini mullet, there is no need to be. Hall's acting is unique to the character and even when Dane wiped the blood from the wall, traces of Dexter were nowhere to be found.
Aside from the acting, there were other factors that redeemed the film. The hard synthesizer/electronic music in the film coinciding with the scenes preparing for violence is reminiscent of Quentin Tarantino's style of incorporating more electronic, pumping music to create an alternative adrenaline tension to thriller films. The quick punches of humor throughout the film, though made it a bit more difficult to take the movie seriously, were in themselves funny and comic relief. Mickle's meticulous use of objects within the camera's edges to frame the subjects like when Dane's car window acted like a border of a photo to introduce the subject, Ben, is distinct and continuous throughout.
If anything, Cold in July is commendable for its unconventional story telling.
Sam Shepard (Russel), Michael C. Hall (Richard Dane), and Don Johnson (Jim Bob) in Jim Mickle's COLD IN JULY.
Courtesy of IFC Films. An IFC Films release.
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Goo Goo Doll
Also released last Tuesday was the Goo Goo Doll's Greatest Hits. This is their first "greatest hits" CD, having been together for over 21 years. Did everyone catch the Transformers movie ? Did you know they had a hit song on that soundtrack? …
runrivernorth.com
Making a stop in Texas for a few SXSW performances, California band Run River North will make their way to the east coast now to promote their debut self-titled album released in February. The six-piece Korean-American group, formerly known as Monsters Calling Home, brings with them their folky and full sound. Catch them on their headlining tour and/or on tour with the Goo Goo Dolls.
04/03 Red Room @ Café 939 Boston, MA
04/05 Pandora @ Brooklyn Night Bazaar
04/07 Carrier Theatre* Syracuse, NY
04/08 Ridgefield Playhouse* Ridgefield, CT
04/09 Swyer Theatre* Albany, NY
04/10 Rockwood Music Hall New York, NY
Chasing Twisters
Sire / Wea
ZZ Ward
NOTE: Six-piece rock group Delta Rae is co-headlining with ZZ Ward on most dates, but not the Minneapolis show.…
deltarae.com
Speaking of six-piece, the six-piece rock band Delta Rae, from Durham, NC, is currently on tour supporting The Chasing Twisters EP, which Rolling Stone deemed as "heroic" and called the band as similar to Fleetwood Mac. The EP feature hits like "Run," which was available as a free iTunes "Single Of The Week".
VH1 sums it up, "The six-piece from Durham, North Carolina has been one of our favorite bands to emerge this year, thanks in large part to their incredible ability to harmonize. On songs like "Bottom Of The River" and "Is Anyone Out There," the vocal harmonizing between the Hölljes siblings (Ian, Eric and Brittany) and Elizabeth Hopkins reaches a level of transcendence rarely heard in music these days."
Delta Rae Headlining Dates:
03/21/14 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
03/25/14 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
03/27/14 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
04/03/14 SF, CA Great American Music
04/05/14 Grand Ronde, OR Spirit Mountain Casino
04/06/14 Seattle, WA The Crocodile
04/09/14 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
04/12/14 Fort Lauderdale Beach Park
04/17/14 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theater
04/19/14 Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
04/25/14 Charlotte, NC Visulite Theatre
05/03/14 Plano, TX Oak Point Park
Rivers That Run For A Sea That Is Gone
Halasan Bazar is an experimental psych-pop band from Denmark. The group is lead by songwriter Fredrik Eckhoff, who is heavily influenced by the historic outpourings of New York's …
REPTILE YOUTH
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Danish indie-pop duo Reptile Youth has a new album called Rivers That Run For A Sea That Is Gone, that was just released last week (March 11th).
Noisey, who is streaming the album right now, had this to write about it, "Copenhagen's Reptile Youth practice melodic post-punk with synths, but don't pigeonhole them in with the waves of goth music that has been so popular as of late. And like much of what is washing up from Denmark, their new record is catch, catchy, catchy."
To give you some more background on Reptile Youth, they are a duo, Copenhageners Mads Damsgaard and Esben Valløe, who formed the band in 2009... Soon afterward, they released a self-titled album in 2011. Their music is described as funky dance-pop songs that appeal to such websites like vice.com and the Onion AV Club.
Reptile Youth are on tour:
Mar 27 Circolo Magnolia Segrate (MI), Milan, Italy
Apr 3 Joy Eslava Madrid, Spain
Apr 15 Hansa 39 München, Munich, Germany
vu + justina ♥ weheartmusic.com
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.
The Speed of Things
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. will be releasing a special Black Friday Black Vinyl edition of their record The Speed of Things. The standard edition was released earlier in October via Warner Bros. …
Since their formation in 2009, Detroit band Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. have been picking up more and more speed as they make their way into the limelight.
Produce (Mixtape Vol. 1)
Currently headlining a North American tour, which began earlier this month, the duo is out promoting their second album, The Speed of Things. Though just released last fall, the band has not taken any time off in producing fun musical treats. Just last month the group debuted a music video for their single "Run" and right before they left for tour, a 16-track mixtape entitled "Produce (Mixtape Vol. 1)" was released on SoundCloud.
Coming from someone who has seen Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. perform live several times (and would definitely see them again), their shows are not to be missed: lots of fun lights and projections, high (you can take that figuratively and/or literally) energy, and calculated, but experimental, good music.
02/24 Launchpad* Albuquerque, NM
02/25 Club Congress* Tucson, AZ
02/27 Casbah* San Diego, CA
02/28 El Rey Theatre* Los Angeles, CA
03/01 The Fillmore* San Francisco, CA
03/03 Doug Fir Lounge* Portland, OR
03/05 Neumos* Seattle, WA
03/07 The State Room* Salt Lake City, UT
03/10 The Bottleneck* Lawrence, KS
03/12 Fine Line Music Café* Minneapolis, MN
03/13 Turner Hall* Milwaukee, WI
03/14 Metro* Chicago, IL
03/15 A and R Music Bar* Columbus, OH
03/18 The Hoxton* Toronto, ON
03/19 Showcase Lounge* South Burlington, VT
03/20 Brighton Music Hall* Boston, MA
03/21 9:30 Club* Washington, DC
03/22 Mr. Smalls Theatre* Milvale, PA
03/23 Jefferson Theatre* Charlottesville, VA
03/24 Union Transfer* Philadelphia, PA
03/26 Webster Hall* New York, NY
* On tour with Chad Valley
justina ♥ weheartmusic.com ♥ daleearnhardtjrjr.com
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