VIDEO: Pure X - "Surface" Live @ 285Kent

2 Short, 2 SweetIt brings me a mix of great pain and pleasure to review the footage from Pure X's last visit to the east coast. But it is with love I, along with Weird Magic, present this clip of "Surface" from their show at 285Kent:

My daddy always taught me that between love and sadness, we should always send love out into the world whenever possible. So, all the love in the universe to these guys!

MP3: LA BIG VIC Live at Cameo Gallery '09

"Magica Mystica"

These recordings are from LA BIG VIC's show at Cameo Gallery in November of 2009. Someone recently asked me for audio of one the songs they played, so I thought I'd post these:

LA BIG VIC - "FAO Schwartz (Live)"

LA BIG VIC - "Musica (Live)"

Aaaand what the hell, here's the whole set:

LA BIG VIC AT CAMEO GALLERY (entire set)

VIDEO: LA BIG VIC - "FAO Schwartz" Live at Cameo Gallery

"Heavy Zones"
LA BIG VIC are Emilie Friedlander, Toshio Masuda, and Peter Pearson. They make political music from the future in a distant city you haven't heard of yet. Their shows are thoroughly experiential and bring a feeling of fullness to every audience member who is lucky enough to bear witness to such a psychedeli-Japafrench-fantasia.

We poured a lot of love into this video and hope you enjoy it as much as we do. Watch full screen, volume up, please.

VIDEO: BOAT @ Bruar Falls 11/14/09

(image via BV)

BOAT, a Seattle band, recently made one of its few NYC jaunts to play a couple shows in November. This footage is from their Bruar Falls show on November 14:


"We've Been Friends Since 1989" is one of their more recently faved songs off of the 2009 release Setting the Paces.


"I threw up twice again last night - once to get sick and once to get right. I guess we'll need four beds for BOAT..." Yeah, as promised, "Four Beds for BOAT" (Topps 7") clearly IS a song about puking. With such a frank opening line, this tune finally hooked me into the show. I started to see BOAT on a more personal level. Lead singer D. Crane's scratchy voice hints at many a night spent with his head in the bucket, after raging hard. Who can't relate to that??

BOAT is on Magic Marker Records. Get their albums here.

Family Portrait, Liam the Younger, Fluffy Lumbers, and Average Girl tonight!

Bark at the moon!

Family Portrait, Liam the Younger, Fluffy Lumbers, and Average Girl are allllll playing tonight at Cake Shop (152 Ludlow on the LES). Non-stop rockness of the Jersey fam-core variety - the best kinda variety there is.

Doors at 8pm. Everyone should go, duhh.

new live Yeasayer jams!

dancejam!




summerjam!




smilejam!