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Why? Knitting Factory is the place to be Saturday +++++++++ rave reviews, videos, an MP3 & SXSW pics
DOWNLOAD: WHY? - "The Hollows" (mp3)
Why? @ the BV day party @ Emo's Annex - Mar 13, 2008 (Jamovenkilt)
Just a day after the release of their excellent new LP Alopecia, Oakland's WHY? turned in a matching performance at Emo's, breathing life into Yoni Wolf's gloomy, desperate narratives. Performing as a four-piece, the band played some of the best hip-hop-meets-psych-pop tracks of off both Alopecia and 2005's Elephant Eyelash. Live, as on the band's albums, Wolf's presence is by turns intense, endearing and unnerving. [Popmatters]Check it.....
Why?'s performance at Emo's Annex was also in my top 10 for the week. They play Knitting Factory's main room in NYC Saturday night (March 22) with Cryptacize, Son Lux, and Panther (who also played SXSW). Anti-Pop Consortium play two shows at the same club on the same night. More MP3s HERE, and much more Why? below...................
Why?: "Song of the Sad Assassin"
Nothing goes with weighty, genre-curious corpse songs quite like cartoons, right? Directed by animator Mike L. Mayfield ("Family Guy", "American Dad"), the video for Why?'s "Song of the Sad Assassin", from the indie hip-hop group's Pitchfork-recommended Alopecia, isn't exactly Saturday morning fare, although I guess you could still scarf down your Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs in front of it. "We lifted the body from the water like a gown/ You took off your bra to wrap the wound," [Pitchfork]Why? @ Emos 2
Why? @ Emo's, SXSW 2008 (lizziechen09)
Why? - 2008 Tour Dates
3-22 - New York, NY - The Knitting Factory ^^^ %%% +++
3-23 - New Haven, CT - Sundazed At BAR ^^^
3-24 - Northampton, MA - The Iron Horse ^^^
3-25 - Cambridge, MA - The Middle East ^^^
3-26 - Montreal QC - La Sala Rossa ^^^
3-27 - Toronto, ON - Silver Dollar ^^^
3-28 - Ann Arbor, MI - Pierpoint at University Of Michigan ^^^ ###
3-29 - Newport, KY - Southgate House
3-30 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland
4-1 - Columbus, OH - Cafe Bourbon Street
4-2 - Bloomington, IN - Bear's Place
4-3 - Chicago, IL - The Abbey Pub
4-4 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club
4-5 - Madison, WI - Cafe Montmartre
4-6 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry
4-7 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium
4-8 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room
4-9 - Columbia, MO - Mojo's
4-10 - Lawrence, KS - Jackpot
4-11 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
4-12 - Salt Lake City. UT - Urban Lounge
4-14 - Missoula, MT - Badlander
4-15 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy
4-16 - Vancouver, BC - Media Club
4-17 - Seattle, WA - Vera Project ===
4-18 - Portland, OR - Holocene
4-19 - Eugene, OR - Indigo District
! w/Dose One, Cryptacize & DJs Jel and Odd Nosdam
*** w/YACHT
^^^ w/Cryptacize
&&& w/Samara Lubelski
%%% w/ Panther
@@@ w/Doofgoblin
$$$ w/ Br. Danielson
+++ w/Son Lux
### w/ Hopalong
=== w/ Mount Eerie
Posted on March 22, 2008 10:00 AM
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Comments (9)
the singer seems really pleased with himself. fucking annoying.
Posted by Anonymous | March 22, 2008 3:02 PM
yeah. isn't it annoying when people actually seem to enjoy what they're doing? what a dweeb.
the commenter, that is.
go back to coolsville, hipster.
Posted by Anonymous | March 22, 2008 9:02 PM
no, it's annoying when people think they're cute. it's called VANITY asshole.
Posted by Anonymous | March 22, 2008 9:50 PM
! w/Dose One, Cryptacize & DJs Jel and Odd Nosdam
is that supposed to be a joke? i don't see any !s anywhere, and that lineup would suggest a cloudDEAD reunion. that only happens in my dreams.
Posted by Anonymous | March 23, 2008 2:02 AM
"is that supposed to be a joke? i don't see any !s anywhere, and that lineup would suggest a cloudDEAD reunion. that only happens in my dreams."
It was the March 6th San Francisco show
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/Why-plus-Dose-One-Cryptacize-DJ-Odd-Nosdam-DJ-Jel-GAMH/san-francisco-ca-94109/0d7a026b-6a35-4fbc-acdd-3bf62a1298e7
Posted by Anonymous | March 23, 2008 4:07 AM
The Knitting Factory show was outstanding. I really think they'll be making brilliant music for a long time to come.
A review and photos here:
http://fordhamobserver.wordpress.com/2008/03/23/why-knitting-factory/#more-127
Posted by Adam | March 23, 2008 6:38 AM
cry me a river, hipster. does he confuse yr sexuality?
Posted by Anonymous | March 24, 2008 6:13 PM
that's precisely the problem: hipsters who are confused about their sexuality, like this vain asshole singer from WHY?.
Posted by Anonymous | March 24, 2008 7:58 PM
The singer's name is Yoni & he's not vain. He's wonderful.
Posted by Anonymous | September 16, 2008 5:43 PM