Entries tagged with: Bao Nguyen
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Cat Power @ Lollapalooza 2008, Chicago - pics ++ tour dates
photos by Bao Nguyen "While her band does not appear as debonair as handsome Fred Astaire, Cat Power's appearance onstage rivaled Audrey Hepburn's skinny jean-ed appearance in Funny Face --equally as vigorous but with twice the depth. Lost in the...
Posted on August 4, 2008 4:49 PM
CSS @ Lollapalooza 2008, Chicago, IL - pics
photos by Bao Nguyen "Brazilian dance-rockers CSS somehow extended a single hour into what felt like the length of a presidential administration -- the Reagan years, thanks to the campy synths and canned drum tracks." [Back To Rockville]Ouch. But wait...Why...
Posted on August 4, 2008 11:10 AM
Kanye West @ Lollapalooza - pics & setlist
photos by Bao Nguyen, words by Chase Turner Kanye West closed out the 2008 Lollapalooza Festival on Sunday (Augst 3, 2008) to a sold out crowd on the south end of Grant Park in his hometown of Chicago. West started...
Posted on August 4, 2008 1:38 AM
Bloc Party @ Lollapalooza 2008, Chicago, IL - pics & videos
photos by Bao Nguyen Bloc Party frontman Kele Okereke looked like he was ready for a very political game of basketball. Dressed in brightly colored shorts, vintage Nikes and a Barack Obama T-shirt with the word "Progress" written on it,...
Posted on August 3, 2008 2:05 PM
Rage Against the Machine @ Lollapalooza -pics, video, setlist
photos by Bao Nguyen, words by Chase Turner DOWNLOAD: Rage Against the Macine - rant during 'Wake Up' @ Lolla (MP3) (via) Brushing aside the questions of Zach De La Rocha's political rants..."Now we know brother Obama. We know brother...
Posted on August 3, 2008 12:30 PM
Rogue Wave played Lollapalooza (pics), 2008 Tour Dates
photos by Bao Nguyen When we first entered the grounds around 11:30, we were greeted by the sight of enthusiastic Radiohead fans sprinting to the AT&T stage to stake their claim. For us, though, it was off to see Bang...
Posted on August 3, 2008 2:43 AM
Holy Fuck played Lollapalooza (pics), touring Europe
photos by Bao Nguyen The day [August 1, 2008] started with a truly mind-blowing set from Holy Fuck. From there, I caught a bit of Rogue Wave, saw the first two songs that The Go Team did, caught the first...
Posted on August 2, 2008 5:51 PM
Jeff Tweedy, Bill Belzer & kids @ Lollapalooza 2008 (pics)
photos by Bao Nguyen Where were the kiddies? Here we are, standing in the hot sun at the kid's stage, Kidzapalooza, and about five kiddies can be spotted--in a sea of at least a thousand. So why are hipsters and...
Posted on August 2, 2008 1:02 PM
MGMT & the Ting Tings @ McCarren Pool, NYC - pics
photos by Bao Nguyen More photos from Sunday's (packed) show (July 27, 2008) below......
Posted on July 29, 2008 10:38 AM
Cops & rain messed w/ Whartscape, Who Is The Tunafish Man? (Deacon + Girl Talk + Spankrock) didn't play, poor Bao
photos by Bao Nguyen DOWNLOAD: Adventure - Battle Cat (MP3) Ponytail Bao spent all day Saturday (July 19) running from Siren stage to Siren stage taking pictures and watching bands. In a heat wave. He didn't really feel like going...
Posted on July 21, 2008 6:11 PM
the 2008 Coney Island Siren Festival in pictures (part 2)
photos by Bao Nguyen The year's festival could be the last in its established location. As usual the bands played on two stages on parallel streets leading to the boardwalk. The main stage was so close to the landmark Cyclone...
Posted on July 21, 2008 10:32 AM
the 2008 Coney Island Siren Festival in pictures (part 1)
photos by Bao Nguyen Siren Festival Girl - m4w - 32 (* see below) hey...you know who you are...we exchanged glances, (or was i suffering from heat stroke and imagining the whole thing??). you are the adorable indie-looking girl approx...
Posted on July 21, 2008 10:12 AM
The Breeders @ Webster Hall, NYC - pics & setlist
photos by Bao Nguyen June 10, 1961 is the day identical twin sisters Kim and Kelley Deal were born. June 10, 2008 is the day they played Webster Hall with their band The Breeders. - their first NYC show since...
Posted on June 11, 2008 9:53 AM
Holy Fuck played @ McCarren Pool (pics) & MHOW
photos by Bao Nguyen Holy Fuck played two shows in the same neighborhood of Brooklyn on Friday night (June 6, 2008). The first one was opening for M.I.A. at McCarren Pool. I heard the majority of that set from outside...
Posted on June 9, 2008 12:24 PM
Battles @ Irving Plaza (MySpace show) - pics + tour dates
photos by Bao Nguyen Battles opened for Gnarls Barkley at the 150th MySpace Secret Show at Irving Plaza in NYC last night (June 8 2008). It was hot. They were hot. It was Bao's first time seeing Battles. He thought...
Posted on June 9, 2008 11:27 AM
Gnarls Barkley played Irving Plaza for MySpace (pics & setlist) - Letterman tonight, Apple store, other tour dates
photos by Bao Nguyen Gnarls Barkley, Battles and Janelle Monae played the 150th MySpace Secret Show at the Fillmore NY @ Irving Plaza last night (June 8, 2008). It was hot, sweaty, crowded and free. People waited on line for...
Posted on June 9, 2008 10:50 AM
M.I.A. @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NYC - pics
photos by Bao Nguyen That's what the McCarren Pool crowd looked like between Holy Fuck and M.I.A. last night (June 6, 2008). Click HERE for a much bigger view. Click HERE to see what it looked like when that crowd...
Posted on June 7, 2008 3:55 PM
M83 @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics
photos by Bao Nguyen M83 played their 2nd of two NYC shows at Bowery Ballroom last night (June 4, 2008). The first NYC show was at Music Hall of Williamsburg one night earlier....Much like the band's namesake, a galaxy that's...
Posted on June 5, 2008 1:01 AM
Islands @ Webster Hall, NYC - pics
photos by Bao Nguyen Taking the stage, front man Nick Thornburn (Diamonds) had his face painted like a mime. The band quickly began with "Arm's Way," the opening track of their new album. The mood of the night seemed much...
Posted on May 27, 2008 8:07 AM
Mates of State @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - pics
photos by Bao Nguyen Mates of State played a semi-private, early show (7:02 on the dot) at Mercury Lounge in NYC last night (May 21). The show was in honor of their new album that came out on Barsuk one...
Posted on May 22, 2008 11:18 AM
Beirut @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, NYC - pics & setlist
photos by Ryan Muir It was almost two years ago that Beirut played in the venue that occupied the same space that they played last night (May 18, 2008). I don't know what my point is. Last night's last-minute Brooklyn...
Posted on May 19, 2008 2:25 AM
The War on Drugs played Pianos, playing Music Hall tonight
photos by Bao Nguyen well sorta.... I thought that The War on Drugs' performance at our Rock n ROFL party at Pianos earlier this month was pretty good, but I'm reserving judgement until I ACTUALLY see The War on Drugs...
Posted on May 16, 2008 2:58 PM
Andrew WK @ the New Museum 'Get Weird', NYC - pics
photos by Bao Nguyen from formal to 'party hard'... Santos' Party house co-owner Andrew WK performed a solo piano set at the New Museum last night as part of their new monthly "Get Weird" series of live music performances (May...
Posted on May 16, 2008 1:51 PM
(the new) Bonde Do Role @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics
photos by Bao Nguyen I've been hesitant to fully accept the lineup change in Brazil's Bonde Do Role, so I didn't make a huge effort to get to one of the two NYC shows they just played (and I didn't...
Posted on May 16, 2008 11:08 AM
Mobius Band @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics
photos by Bao Nguyen The Mobius Band opened for Cut Copy @ Bowery Ballroom and Studio B (and other places too actually). How were they? A few more pics below......
Posted on May 15, 2008 2:43 PM
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