In their final installment as our Artists in Residence for February, Seattle’s Ivan & Alyosha take us on the road with them on the second leg of their tour. Will this be the last time they’re taking shifts to drive themselves on tour? Could be, since they’ll be blowing up at the 35 Conferette in
In this week’s episode of Ivan & Alyosha’s stint as our February Artists in Residence, they’ve given us exclusive footage of their performance at their EP Release party. Enjoy!
We’re excited to welcome Seattle’s Ivan & Alyosha as our Artists in Residence for February 2011! Today’s video includes a little behind-the-scenes as the band plays pool during some downtime, followed by a performance of their song “I Was Born To Love Her.” Check back here every Wednesday in February for more from Ivan &
Jessie Rifkin of the Wailing Wall spent 11 years in an Orthodox Jewish school, and it shows in his music—but probably not in any way you’d expect. The Brooklyn-based musician’s songs aren’t particularly reverent or full of praise, like those of Sufjan Stevens. And unlike many of today’s spiritual-minded musicians, such as Pedro the Lion’s
Red Hunter’s music has always existed off the beaten path. He got his start in Austin playing an apocalyptic brand of lo-fi folk tunes under the name Peter and the Wolf. Soon, he assembled a ragtag crew of musicians, which he called the “Junk Orchestra,” to flesh out his minimalist arrangements with strings, horns, and
Are you tired of the Olympics? Can you, like me, not find it within yourself to muster up any amount of enthusiasm for the Olympics?* Both great reasons to get out of your mom/coworker/neighbor’s child’s soccer coach’s house tomorrow and actually go see something worth watching, like live music in Los Angeles. How about that?
This enigmatic video promises something like a dance-pop revelation from Alvin Risk, a new act in DC born from the mad producing skills behind drum and bass act Telemetrik. The video doesn’t tell us much about what to expect, but it sounds impeccable and lots of things are happening fast. So there’s that. I’m not
“A brief word about so-called modern music: no further research or scientific discoveries are required to know with full, objective certainty that it is not music. The proof lies in the fact that music is the product of periodic vibrations—and, therefore, the introduction of nonperiodic vibrations (such as the sounds of street traffic or of
They had spoken of this band a few times, and I had managed to miss attending each show. I didn’t know anything about the band, and didn’t know what to expect that night – but halfway through the second song, my date and I turned to each other, stiff like two hot dogs and all
It’s a shame those smart people at the record labels chose “Embedding disabled by request,” because this video by Tim & Eric for The Bird and The Bee‘s “Polite Dance Song” had hella viral potential. As is, I just saw it two years later. If this hero shot is any indicator, you’ll want to watch