Bear Hands plays the PopGun Party tonight at Glasslands! Before you go, check out a couple videos from the last time they were in town, back in February at The Studio @ Webster Hall:
Bear Hands – Julien:
Bear Hands – Slow One:
-EV2BK
Category Archives: Music
Aussie BBQ Tomorrow Night
We hope you don’t have any plans for tomorrow because the Aussie BBQ will be in full swing at The Bell House in Brooklyn. The showcase features a musically diverse collection of artists who all call Australia home. The Aussie BBQ has grown to be a major showcase at SXSW and last year branched out to include shows in Los Angeles and New York for the first time. The lineup is extensive so here are the acts you shouldn’t miss:
The dreamy, melodic sounds of Crayon Fields will be early in the evening. This young band has and artful pop sound and has been getting a lot of attention on the airwaves in Australia.
Oh Mercy could have poached their name from Bob Dylan’s 26th studio album, released in the late eighties, right around the time that the band’s members were probably born. There is something simple and compelling about their sound that could be great live.
Love Of Diagrams is a surf-pop punk band that is supposed to have a great, energetic live show. They are set to play more NYC shows this spring at Santos Party House and as part of a Death by Audio showcase.
Sherlock’s Daughter seem to be Australia’s answer to The Dirty Projectors. Last year they won the 2009 Sydney Music Arts & Culture award for ‘Next Big Thing’ and I think that we’re sure to hear a lot more from them state-side very soon. They’re my pick to steal the show.
Sherlock’s Daughter – Song For Old People:
Thursday, March 25th
The Bell House
149 7th St., Brooklyn, NY
21+, tickets $15
6 PM – 1 AM
FREE AUSTRALIAN STYLE BBQ
-Melissa
Filed under Event, Music, Performance
Jam of the Day – Ra Ra Record Riot
Two years ago, John Bastone teamed up with another recrod store owner, Stephen Gritzan, to create the “Brooklyn Record Riot,” a giant beer-and-DJ-fueled record sale with over “50plus tables of merchandise from 30plus cool dealers hailing from the USA and Canada.” Those looking to grab the dope records and the “Traditional Polish food” should probably get to Warsaw, in Greenpoint, for the $20.00 early admission from 10 am-noon (only $3 admission for the rest of the day until 8pm).
If the idea of the riot has left you wanting more, luckily for you Syracuse-bred Ra Ra Riot has just recently released a new video for “Can You Tell,” the third video from their first LP, The Rhumb Line. The band was just recently in Brooklyn to play with The Antlers as part of BAM’s Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival.
Ra Ra Riot – Can You Tell:
-Drew
Filed under Jam of the Day, Local News, Music
EV2BK Live Music – RWBW Perform “Tentacles” at Cake Shop
Red Wire Black Wire has been playing a bunch of shows in NYC/Brooklyn recently since taking a bit of a breather after their tour last fall, and I think that’s probably a good thing for the band, since they seem to be playing really well if their show at Glasslands a couple weeks back with Bridges & Powerlines (perfect! these guys should book shows together all the time!) and Beat Radio was any indication. The audience was jumping around and singing along, and even Doug had to admit that he thought it was one of the best shows they’d played in a while when I caught up with him at their early show last night at Cake Shop.
Here are some photos of the show last night, and also a video of the band performing “Tentacles” from the same Cake Shop show. Keep up the good work dudes.
Red Wire Black Wire – Tentacles:
-Drew
Jam of the Day – Broken Bells to Play First Live Show
Earlier today, Broken Bells – a relatively new project from Danger Mouse and James Mercer of The Shins – announced their first ever live performance, going down tonight at the Fold In Bootleg Theater in LA. Unfortunately, it looks like tickets were sold out as of 10:30 this morning.
But hopefully some sort of mini-tour will be announced soon to accompany the release of their self-titled debut Broken Bells, which is set to drop on March 9, 2010. You can pre-order the album now, and I believe that the first single, “The High Road,” is currently free to download as an iTunes single of the week. I’ve been listening to the record for a couple of weeks now and it is really dope. Apart from the single, which is also the opener, stand-out tracks include: the likely follow-up single “Vaporize” (hear the ending bass-line from Grizzly Bear’s “Ready/Able” in there?), which is up on their Myspace page; “Mongrel Heart,” which could be a lost Cure track or something; and “Your Head Is On Fire.” I don’t know whether it sounds more like a psychedelic-rock-meets-hip-hop-beats masterpiece or just a Shins record with better production and more basslines, but either way the whole thing just works. Definitely check it out. Here’s the video for the first single, “The High Road,” which premiered online January 27, 2010 and is directed by Sophie Muller.
Broken Bells – The High Road:
-Drew
Filed under Jam of the Day, Music
Jam of the Day – Big Pun Tribute for Valentine’s Day
It’s hard to believe that it’s been ten years since the passing of Big Pun, one of my favorite rappers of all time. It’s also just as hard to believe how rad that Big Pun/Air Jordan image is right there (re-purposed from the original ad campaign promoting the posthumous release of Yeeeah Baby back in April 2000). But fortunately for all the Christopher Rios fans out there, the 10 year anniversary of his death has also led to a couple of great new tracks featuring previously unreleased material from the Bronx MC.
First up, we’ve got this updated version of “Glamour Life” (from Big Pun’s first record, Capital Punishment), which Big Pun’s son – BABY PUN – put out as a tribute to his dad on February 7, exactly 10 years after Big Pun’s death. If you listen to the original lyrics, Pun gives a shout out to his son in the original. And so it’s only fitting that Baby Pun should add a really nice verse to the remix, showcasing a style and flow that sounds like Big Punisher is spitting from the grave basically. This kid could turn into a major MC one day.
AC, Realm Reality, Termanology & Baby Pun (Big Pun’s son) – Glamour Life 2010 (Prod. By Jet Audio):
But the real treat is a whole tribute album of rarities, classics and remixes, which will be released for download tomorrow. From The Boombox:
The mix — compiled by DJ Soul and G Bo the Pro — is the brainchild of D.I.T.C. member Buckwild. The hip-hop producer, noted for his work on Pun’s ‘N—- S—,’ was eager to praise the platinum-selling Latino rapper’s works in the form of a compilation. After Buckwild met DJ Soul, who last year created a similar tribute project dedicated to fallen Harlem rapper Big L, the two began executing the project. “Pun doesn’t get the light that he deserves when they talk about great emcees,” DJ Soul tells The BoomBox. “But I initially didn’t want to do a Pun mix because there isn’t too much unreleased music out there. Everything that’s been recorded has pretty much been released. So [Buckwild] said what if he remixed some of the songs. I knew if we were to do this project it would have to be with Sean C.”
Sean C., Pun’s A&R during his tenure at Loud Records, and LV, both of Grind Music, join the fold of producers creating beats for the homage.
The tribute was originally supposed to be released on February 7. But to make up for the delay, DJ Soul has already posted one of the tracks on his blog, which you can check out right here, right now. And don’t forget to download the whole mix tomorrow!
Big Pun – Resurrection (Prod. by Sean C. and LV):
-Drew
P.S. You might not believe it, but my father actually saw Big Pun perform live in New Britain, Connecticut back in the late 90s, so Dad if you’re reading this and want to share any memories of the big guy, please drop a comment on the site!
***UPDATE***
From DJ Soul: @EV2BK The mix has been pushed as it is now being released on itunes with all of the proceeds going to Pun’s wife and kids
Filed under Jam of the Day, Music, New
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