This week’s PVS is a band I’m particularly fond of, Glissando, performing an abridged version of its magisterial “Floods” at a London Chapel. The song is slow and brooding — all we have is a pair of gorgeous voices, a slow piano and a guitar for coloring — but it’s very lovely all the same.… Continue reading Phenomenal Video Saturday: Glissando
Month: July 2010
[Abby’s Road] Flight
I’m back. In my pocket I have a good 25 stories I could share about my time cavorting about lower (and upper) Bavaria. I decided last week that upon returning to the States I would spare you the gory details of beer drinking, volksfests and barbecues and keep it musical. I was prepared. Then something… Continue reading [Abby’s Road] Flight
Youngster: RickoLus
“This album is a homage to my youth. I had a wonderful time but I am going somewhere new. Good bye and good riddance…” – RickoLus via liner notes on Youngster. I know you’ve been waiting for it (humor me): the third and final installment in Abby’s Youth Series, 2010. Today, if you don’t already… Continue reading Youngster: RickoLus
Harlem @ Siren
A lot of bands with complicated sounds like to take their act to the stage and put on a big, complicated show. Sometimes, this works very well (see Holy Fuck) and sometimes this falls short (see Cymbals Eat Guitars). But sometimes a band with a very simple sound and a very simple show to match… Continue reading Harlem @ Siren
[MP3] Hands remix Local Natives’ “Camera Talk”
Wow. Hands just sent us their newest track, and it’s none other than a remix of Local Natives‘ popular song “Camera Talk”. As you may know, we don’t typically post remixes on Knox Road, but when two of our favorite bands combine, well, things change. Local Natives and Hands have become friends out on the… Continue reading [MP3] Hands remix Local Natives’ “Camera Talk”
Wye Oak @ Siren
Wye Oak is what happens if you take Matt and Kim, sap them of their top-40 savvy and say “Hey, this whole folk genre isn’t too bad.” What I’m trying to say is that the two bands are very much not alike, except they’re both guy/girl duos. What an awful introduction that was. During its… Continue reading Wye Oak @ Siren
Earl Greyhound @ Siren
By Brittany Borghi Rounding the corner of the Stillwell Stage for the 4:30 set, one thing became clear to me: Earl Greyhound is immediately awesome. Lithe lead guitarist Matt Whyte looked like Anthony Kiedis from the “Under the Bridge” video; long scraggly hair blowing in the beach breeze while he shredded the most delicious licks… Continue reading Earl Greyhound @ Siren
Surfer Blood @ Siren
By Brittany Borghi It was hotter than West Palm Beach balls underneath the Cyclone, but the crowd was still amped for Surfer Blood to take the stage. Sadly, their sweat was shed in vain. Surfer Blood may have spouted that they were “stoked” to be on Coney Island for the first time, but they couldn’t… Continue reading Surfer Blood @ Siren
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ Siren
I can totally see what The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is trying for with its music, and I don’t even mind listening to it that much, but something about their live set just sat wrong with it. It probably had something to do with the way their nostalgic, ’80s-tinged dream pop is constructed.… Continue reading The Pains of Being Pure at Heart @ Siren
Ted Leo and The Pharmacists @ Siren
By Brittany Borghi Siren veterans Ted Leo and the Pharmacists brought it big time to the Main Stage last Saturday, ready to prove that they can still shake up a crowd. No stranger to the free festival, they made their first appearance at Siren in 2003, and came back to show off to a new… Continue reading Ted Leo and The Pharmacists @ Siren