BELL is playing Rock 'n' ROFL w/ Takka Takka & TBA +++ Stereogum, a Bjork tribute & some pics from CMJ

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BELL is playing Rock 'n' ROFL w/ Takka Takka & TBA +++ Stereogum, a Bjork tribute & some pics from CMJ

Bell
photo of Bell by Alix Winsby

Bell (aka Olga Bell) is a musician from NYC. That might be how you know her, and/or maybe you downloaded that Radiohead cover she did, or maybe you saw her open for Au Revoir Simone, and/or maybe you read about her on Stereogum the other day. If you haven't heard Bell yet, go check out the songs streaming on her MySpace. If you're like me, Bjork will immediately come to mind. That's why I think Stereogum made a good choice when choosing Bell to cover "It's Oh So Quiet" for their ridiculously awesome-looking new "Post" tribute album called "Enjoyed"
(though I haven't heard it yet).....

Enjoyed

Tracklist
1. Liars - "Army Of Me"
2. Dirty Projectors - "Hyperballad"
3. High Places - "Modern Things"
4. Bell - "It's Oh So Quiet"
5. Pattern Is Movement - "Enjoy"
6. Evangelicals - "You've Been Flirting Again"
7. Xiu Xiu - "Isobel"
8. Final Fantasy & Ed Droste (Grizzly Bear) - "Possibly Maybe"
9. White Hinterland - "I Miss You"
10. El Guincho - "Cover Me"
11. Atlas Sound - "Headphones"

Nuts... PLUS, the whole album will be a free download starting March 31st (like the REM & Radiohead ones before it). March 31st is also the day that Klaus Kinski and I are throwing our next edition of Rock 'n' ROFL at Pianos which, coincidentally, also happens to include Bell (aka BELL IS PLAYING ROCK N ROFL).

Takka Takka are playing the show too. It's not the first time they've shared a bill with Bell either, and that's NOT a coincidence. Bell contributed to the new Takka Takka album which is being finished as we speak - an album that takes Takka Takka in a completely new direction with a new sound and a significantly different lineup than who was in the band when their last release came out.

So, it's looking something like this....

BrooklynVegan & Klaus Kinski present
The unofficial & unauthorized "Enjoyed" release party
(aka Rock 'n' ROFL II)
@ Pianos in NYC
on March 31, 2008

7-8 pm: DJ David Bruno AND all the free Newcastle you can drink

8-9 pm: comedy by Will Franken, Larry Murphy, Kumail Nanjiani, Sean O' Connor and Reggie Watts

9-10 pm: music by Bell
10-11 pm: music by Takka Takka
11-12 pm: music by TBA (** can't announce yet, but it's good **)

also: $3.00 Svedka lemon drops all night AND a 2nd hour of free Newcastle (time TBD) (that's 2 hours of open bar). All that for just $10. Tickets are on sale.

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Related story: I put together a whole bunch of shows during CMJ. One was on Saturday October 20th at Pianos, during the day, upstairs & downstairs. The Maccabees were the last band to play downstairs. Doveman, Erik Friedlander and Craig Wedren were playing upstairs at the same time. Jefferson, who was there in a semi-official capacity to take pictures, wanted to shoot the Maccabees, but ended up missing them because of the upstairs lineup.

By the time he came back down, the Maccabees were already long gone and the next, unrelated show had started. He really didn't know the difference and started taking pictures of (who he thought was) the Maccabees. Eventually he figured it out and realized he'd just discovered Bell.

When Jefferson and I finally reunited, I think I said something like (now on like no sleep and 4 days into CMJ), "Where the hell have you been? Did you even see the Maccabees? We have to go see Santogold. Let's get out of here." He said something like, "Dude...chill. I was shooting this girl Bell. She was great." I think then by the next day I totally forgot about it, and it wasn't until I recently showed him the already-booked March 31st lineup that he pointed out that he had some never-before-seen Bell pictures (aka the ones you see in this post.....below) (the end)....

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photos by Jefferson

Bell @ Pianos, NYC - Oct 20, 2007

Bell @ Pianos

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Bell - 2008 Tour Dates
Mar 28 @ the Delancey w// CLAYMATION VELOCIRAPTOR, POCKETKNIFE, THE BLOODSUGARS
Mar 31 @ PIANOS w/ Takka Takka, one hour of comedy & special guest TBA

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LAST BUT NOT LEAST: Rock 'n' ROFL is also being made possible by The Sound of Young America - "A Public Radio Show About Things That Are Awesome".

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Tags: Atlas Sound, Bell, Bjork, CMJ, Dirty Projectors, Edward Droste, el Guincho, Evangelicals, Final Fantasy, Grizzly Bear, High Places, Liars, Pattern is Movement, Rock n ROFL, Stereogum, Takka Takka, White Hinterland, Xiu Xiu

Posted on March 28, 2008 12:30 AM

Comments (12)

"When Jefferson and I finally reunited, I think I said something like (now on like no sleep and 4 days into CMJ), "Where the hell have you been? Did you even see the Maccabees? We have to go see Santogold. Let's get out of here."

That was a really great story. So when is the wedding for you 2 fellas?

Posted by Anonymous | March 28, 2008 2:02 AM

You ain't kiddin' when you say it's a new direction for Takka Takka. Very different than I expected even after seeing the new tunes live a few times last year. It's damn good, though.

Posted by Anonymous | March 28, 2008 2:08 AM

the dirty projectors song from that comp is off the chain.

Posted by Anonymous | March 28, 2008 3:38 AM

"You ain't kiddin' when you say it's a new direction for Takka Takka. Very different than I expected even after seeing the new tunes live a few times last year. It's damn good, though.

Posted by Anonymous | March 28, 2008 2:08 AM"

"Bell contributed to the new Takka Takka album which is being finished as we speak "

I am gonna call bullshit on this anon guy. How do you have a record that is not even done yet unless you want us to believe you have been sitting in on the mixing of it.

Posted by Anonymous | March 28, 2008 3:46 AM

Total bullshit. Probably a member of the band!!!

Posted by Clay | March 28, 2008 9:12 AM

I don't know what the fuck "Bell" is, but she's gorgeous.

Posted by Jesus H. Christ | March 28, 2008 9:35 AM

i'd throw it in one time

Posted by Anonymous | March 28, 2008 9:42 AM

Takka Takka has been playing their new stuff live. so, while people haven't yet heard the new record, there have been plenty of opportunities to hear the direction the band has been taking lately in their song writing. and, it all sounds pretty excellent.

as for Bell, very nice to see her and her boys getting the attention they deserve. it's well worth checking out Bell live for those who are unfamiliar.

that Rock n ROFL show is going to be fantastic.

Posted by EF Matt | March 28, 2008 10:21 AM

Final Fantasy & Ed Droste (Grizzly Bear) - "Possibly Maybe"

Well, my week is made by this news. Now to find MP3 so I don't have to wait another three days for it to be released for free.

Posted by Paul | March 28, 2008 12:22 PM

Oh I guess I should have read that it's a stereogum release and not an actual CD compilation deal ... I guess I'll have to wait until the 31st to hear one of my favorite new singers cover my favorite song off Post!

Posted by Paul | March 28, 2008 12:29 PM

gunnar brings the hammer down behind the kit.

Posted by Anonymous | March 28, 2008 5:14 PM

helmet did a great cover of ARMY OF ME on the M.O.M compilation many years ago.

Posted by parade of flesh . com | March 29, 2008 10:20 PM