Entries tagged with: Islands
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Islands @ NY Mag's Highbrow BBQ @ Solar One, NYC - pics
photos by Chris La Putt "We've challenged a top chef to feed your tummy at our first-ever Backyard BBQ event. We've given him the ingredients and space to prepare a feast for hundreds. Is he up to the challenge? You...
Posted on August 25, 2008 1:29 AM
Islands this weekend, Human Highway tickets on sale
The NY Mag Highbrow BBQ starts at 1:00 PM on Saturday. It's also over by 5:00. Islands will be playing a "full set performance". Tickets are on sale for Human Highway's Joe's Pub show....
Posted on August 22, 2008 2:52 PM
Human Highway announce 2 NYC shows, album stream
We are very proud to announce the debut release from Toronto's Human Highway, a duo featuring Islands' frontman Nick Thorburn, alongside seminal Canadian songwriter, Jim Guthrie, entitled "Moody Motorcycle." To celebrate the album's release, courtesy of the good folks at...
Posted on August 19, 2008 11:10 AM
Islands - NY Mag Highbrow BBQ & other 2008 Tour Dates
Islands @ the 2008 Siren Festival (more by Bao Nguyen) NY Mag's next indie event will take place at Solar One (home of Citysol) (East River & 23rd St in NYC) on Saturday August 23rd @ 1pm. Islands and "Top...
Posted on August 5, 2008 12:29 PM
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
Islands & Ra Ra Riot added to the 2008 Siren Festival
Islands and Ra Ra Riot have been added to the 2008 Village Voice Siren Festival - a free outdoor concert that takes place on two stages in Coney Island every year. This year's date is July 19th. Stephen Malkmus,...
Posted on June 18, 2008 11:35 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
Islands - 2008 Tour Dates (tonight) & a Daytrotter Session
Islands @ SXSW 2008 (more by Leia Jospe) Islands are now on tour and play their biggest NYC show yet tonight at Webster Hall (May 24). Tickets are still on sale. Their new album "Arm's Way" just came out this...
Posted on May 24, 2008 2:16 PM
Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week
Actress Scarlett Johansson's album of Tom Waits covers, Anywhere I Lay My Head has garnered the most press and blog buzz among this week's batch of new releases, but it is hardly the only disc worth talking about. Islands absolutely...
Posted on May 19, 2008 3:49 PM
Human Highway = Jim Guthrie, Nick Thorburn -- listen
Human Highway are streaming two songs at their MySpace. The tracks are from their debut Album, "Moody Motorcycle," out August 19th on Suicide Squeeze. P.S. tickets are still available for Nick's other band Islands' shows in NYC on May...
Posted on May 9, 2008 11:26 AM
Islands (ANTI) 2008 Tour Dates, Mess With Texas pics/video
photos by Leia Jospe Islands 'Mess With Texas' @ Waterloo Park, Austin, TX-Mar 15, 2008 Islands have signed to Anti-Records, home to such luminaries as Tom Waits, Nick Cave and Neko Case. May 20th will see the release of the...
Posted on March 21, 2008 8:35 AM
Torngat - from Montreal, SXSW, MP3, video, WNYC stream
by BrooklynVegan Mike DOWNLOAD: Torngat - You Could Be (MP3) Torngat was a real discovery highlight for me at this past Pop Montreal. The instrumental trio modestly refer to themselves as "French horn, keyboards, and drums" on their myspace, but...
Posted on February 24, 2008 12:19 PM
Worried Noodles party @ Knitting Factory, NYC - pics
Islands R. Stevie Moore Worried Noddles had a party at Knitting Factory. Leia Jospe took some pictures........
Posted on December 6, 2007 3:53 PM
Islands, Yacht, WORRIED NOODLES CD & show (TONIGHT) + WHY?
DOWNLOAD: Nick T. of Islands - Broken Crow (Why?) (MP3) ----- MAIN ROOM (top floor) 6:10-6:25 Christopher Francis 6:40-7:15 R. Stevie Moore 7:30-8:05 Phil Elverum & Nick Krgovich (P:ANO, No Kids) 8:20-9:00 Islands (special pared down line-up) ----- party moves...
Posted on December 5, 2007 3:31 PM
Kaiju Big Battel, BV CMJ, tonight & Bloc Party
Takka Takka, Dave Godowsky & Kaiju @ Pianos (BV CMJ) Oct 20, 2007 (CRED) Characters from Kaiju Big Battel were on hand at two of the three BrooklynVegan day parties during CMJ this year. You already saw a photo featuring...
Posted on November 9, 2007 1:39 PM
Islands played Highline, playing today too
Islands @ Highline Ballroom, NYC - Oct 18, 2007 (CRED) Catch Islands again in NYC TODAY (Oct 19) (and tomorrow). Actually, Islands going on right after Yo Majesty today, and Yo Majesty also played with them at Highline last night....
Posted on October 19, 2007 12:01 PM
WHY? playing a $1 show in NYC, has cool friends
Why? news, why not?.......
Posted on October 12, 2007 3:28 PM
a BV party announcement - Oct 19 @ R Bar (w/ Islands)
DOWNLOAD: iLiKETRAiNS - The Deception (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Islands - Don't Call Me Whitney Bobby (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Black Kids - Hurricane Jane (Beige remix) (MP3) (via) DOWNLOAD: Yo Majesty - Kryptonite Pussy (UMYO Remix) (MP3) iLiKETRAiNS & Islands As you know,...
Posted on October 10, 2007 5:15 PM
Juiced Elfers played NYC w/ Syd from Les Savy Fav
Juiced Elfers @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - Aug 23, 2007 (CRED) Juiced Elfers (above) is a four piece partyfuntime '60s dance music inspired band that includes Nicolas Thorburn and Jamie Thompson of Unicorns/Islands fame. Last night they played a total...
Posted on August 24, 2007 1:16 PM
Juiced Elfers = Nick "Diamonds" Thorburn (Unicorns, Islands)
"Nicholas Thorburn (born November 27, 1981) is a Canadian musician who has fronted The Unicorns, Th' Corn Gangg, and Islands. His stage name was Nick Diamonds, but he recently reverted to his birth name." [Wikipedia] His newest project is called...
Posted on August 16, 2007 3:25 PM
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