Entries tagged with: friendly fires
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2009 mtvU Woodie Awards @ Roseland - pics (Passion Pit, Dead Weather, Matt & Kim, Clipse, Death Cab, more)
photos by Chris La Putt Indie darlings Matt & Kim kicked off the show -- which celebrates the year's best music as determined by MTVu's college-centric audience -- with an energetic performance of their breakout single "Lessons Learned." Later, the...
Posted on November 20, 2009 1:18 AM
The xx - Mercury show moved to Bowery (Best New Music), 2nd Webster Hall date added (CMJ w/ School of Seven Bells)
The xx @ South Street Seaport in August (more by Chris La Putt) "Strongly influenced by modern R&B-- the [xx] made hay with an early cover of Womack & Womack's "Teardrops", while UK copies of xx come packed with their...
Posted on September 1, 2009 12:33 PM
The xx played Bruar Falls, Monkeytown, Pianos, Music Hall... playing Mercury Lounge (again) & Webster w/ Friendly Fires
DOWNLOAD: The xx - Basic Space (Micachu Remix) (MP3) The xx @ South Street Seaport on 8/14 (more by Chris La Putt) "The XX played 972 shows in NYC this weekend but the one we saw at Mercury Lounge after...
Posted on August 19, 2009 8:13 PM
the week in Dance w/ Showtrotta (part 2)
Pilooski @ the Scion Radio party @ Plan B - August 11, 2009 It's been an interesting week in dance so far. Tuesday night Pilooski was great, as expected, at the Scion party at Plan B. Unfortunately nearly everyone there...
Posted on August 15, 2009 1:20 PM
drunk girl on stage @ MHOW during Friendly Fires (video) who also played LPR w/ Phenomenal Handclap Band (pics)
photos by Sara Skolnick "Chaos at the Friendly Fires performance in Brooklyn, tonight! When a drunk fan pops up on stage at your show, you dance with her a little, then expect her to kinda dance herself off stage. When...
Posted on August 14, 2009 2:52 AM
the week in Dance w/ Showtrotta (part 1)
DOWNLOAD: Justin Miller DFA Mix for Viva Radio (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Schmami - Eurolax mix (MP3) Drop the Lime & live band @ Summerstage - Aug 8, 2009 (more by Sara Skolnick) Last week in dance was great, more specifically Saturday....
Posted on August 13, 2009 8:45 AM
Man Man, Phenomenal Handclap Band, Brazilian Girls, Governors Island, Friendly Fires, Lolla, Diesel & more
view coming back from Governors Island (more by Chris La Putt) Man Man's last NYC show was free and near water. Man Man's next show will also be near water. They open, along with The Phenomenal Handclap Band, for Brazilian...
Posted on August 12, 2009 1:36 PM
Wave Pictures, Casiokids, Slow Club (Moshi Moshi on tour), Joe Pernice, the xx & more in This Week in Indie (part 2)
by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Casiokids - Finn Bikkjen! (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Casiokids - Fot I Hose (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Casiokids - Verdens Storsteland (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Wave Pictures - Avocado Baby (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Wave Pictures - Just Like a Drummer (MP3)...
Posted on August 5, 2009 1:25 PM
The xx - debut album on XL, video, lots of NYC shows (dates)
The XX, four young, sullen-faced youths dressed in black, have that alluring band-as-a-gang aura about them. They spent their youth at south-west London's Elliott School (fellow alumni: Four Tet, Burial and Hot Chip) obsessively tinkering with instruments in the music...
Posted on July 28, 2009 11:35 AM
Phenomenal Handclap Band played Stuytown (kids), playing LPR (win tix) & LPR w/ Friendly Fires (who also play MHOW)
Phenomenal Handclap Band in Stuvesant Town (nevbrown) The above scene was photographed during the June 17th Phenomenal Handclap Band show in Stuvesant Town, part of the 2009 Music on the Oval series of free shows at the apartment complex. I...
Posted on June 25, 2009 11:12 AM
Lollapalooza 2009 - the official & complete lineup
"Though promoters around the country report strong early ticket sales for festivals and summer tours, the recession is causing jitters. This year Coachella, which has the most glamorous reputation of all American festivals, began selling tickets on layaway, and 18...
Posted on April 21, 2009 2:01 AM
Friendly Fires - 2009 Tour Dates (2 more NYC shows)
Friendly Fires @ Bowery Ballroom (more by Chris La Putt) Friendly Fires just played two nights at the Bowery Ballroom on March 26th and 27th. Coming up, the UK band has two more NYC shows on the far horizon. They'll...
Posted on April 13, 2009 11:32 AM
White Lies, Friendly Fires & The Soft Pack @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics
photos by Chris La Putt Friendly Fires "White Lies and Friendly Fires, a pair of vigorous young bands from Britain, take divergent paths toward much the same destination. In both cases, the unspoken aim is a kind of submissive bliss:...
Posted on March 29, 2009 7:48 PM
the week in Dance (part 1) w/ Showtrotta (Cut Copy, Prodigy, Friendly Fires, Ellen Allien, Tortured Soul, more...)
DOWNLOAD: Tortured Soul - Did You Miss Me (MP3) Cut Copy @ Terminal 5 - March 21, 2009 (ChrisGoldNY) This weekend saw the first wave of post-SXSW, pre-WMC deejays and bands come through New York. There were a lot of...
Posted on March 26, 2009 3:41 PM
Deastro, Obits, White Lies, WAVVES, Ladyhawke, Efterklang, Primal Scream & more in This Week in Indie
by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Micachu - Lips (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Chap - Proper Rock (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Choir of Unbelievers - Next Summer (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Youth Group - "Start Today Tomorrow" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Fumes - "Automobile" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Deastro -...
Posted on March 25, 2009 3:41 PM
White Lies, Friendly Fires & the Soft Pack - 2009 Tour Dates
Friendly Fires @ the BV party @ Pianos on Oct 23, 2008 (more by Leia Jospe) Soft Pack (Muslims) @ the BV party @ Pianos on Oct 23, 2008 (more by Leia Jospe) White Lies, one of the most hotly...
Posted on January 30, 2009 10:23 AM
What's going on Monday? (Martin Luther King Day)
Department of Eagles @ the Bell House (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) today in NYC * DANCE * Mystery Palace @ Pianos * Les Paul @ Iridium Jazz Club * Whiplash w/ Todd Barry @ UCB * Cursive, RIG 1...
Posted on January 19, 2009 11:23 AM
the Thursday night in Dance w/ Showtrotta (The Prodigy, Friendly Fires, Greenskeepers, Voodoo Funk & more...)
Last week was so packed with dance events that I managed to hit 3 dancefloors despite not being here Saturday or Sunday. Things started calmly Tuesday night, chatting about music (what else) while the Prodigy's fifth studio album Invaders...
Posted on December 18, 2008 5:18 PM
Friendly Fires & Lemonade @ The Annex, NYC - pics
photos by Kyle Dean Reinford Friendly Fires and Lemonade shared a bill at The Annex in Manhattan last night (12/9). Kyle liked Lemonade even more than he liked them when they opened for El Guincho. Friendly Fires took the stage...
Posted on December 10, 2008 3:32 PM
Friendly Foes vs. Friendly Fires, tour dates & MP3's
DOWNLOAD: Friendly Foes - Couch Surfing (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Friendly Foes - My Body (Is A Strange Place To Live) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Friendly Foes - Get Yr Shit Together (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Ryan Allen (Thunderbirds are Now!) - Elves on Strike (MP3)...
Posted on December 9, 2008 1:21 PM
Friendly Fires - DJ tonight, in-store tomorrow before show
Friendly Fires @ MHOW (more by Gabi Porter) Friendly Fires are DJing tonight/Monday at Le Royale in NYC. They'll be playing a free in-store at the Virgin Megastore in Union Square at 7PM tomorrow/Tuesday (12/9) before their show at the...
Posted on December 8, 2008 3:30 PM
the week in Dance w/ Showtrotta (2020Soundsystem, Ewan Pearson, the Rub, the Martinez Brothers, more...)
DOWNLOAD: Red Foxx - Live atLovelife, Providence 5/9/08 (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Joee Irwin - Decks, Box & MBP (MP3) DOWNLOAD: LA Riots - Remixes, Volume 1 (MP3) DOWNLOAD: LA Riots - live at I Love Techno, 11/15/08 (MP3) DOWNLOAD: BM LINX...
Posted on December 5, 2008 2:48 PM
What's going on Monday? (December 1st)
DOWNLOAD: Friendly Fires - Paris(Aeroplane Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Minotaur Shock - This Plane Is Going To Fall (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Future of the Left - The Hope that House Built (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Magistrates - Make this Work (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Department of...
Posted on December 1, 2008 10:28 AM
Friendly Fires - Dec shows (NYC/LA) & Pianos pics (BV CMJ)
photos by Leia Jospe Thursday during CMJ (10/23) I headed over to the BrooklynVegan CMJ day party at Pianos to see Friendly Fires for a third time after seeing them at Bowery on Tuesday and popping round the corner to...
Posted on November 12, 2008 4:25 PM
It's Not Selling Out Anymore -- This Week in Music Licensing
Love it or hate it, licensing songs seems to be the new reality for "indie" bands (or any bands) looking to make money and gain exposure. As an avid music fan and Senior Director of Advertising & Video Games at...
Posted on October 30, 2008 6:03 PM
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