Takka Takka
Takka Takka & Sister Suvi - 2009 Tour Dates
Takka Takka has three NYC shows coming up at the moment. The first is the previously-mentioned Guilt By Association party this Saturday night at Music Hall of Williamsburg that Jukebox the Ghost, Lowry, and Robbers on High Street are also playing…
Takka Takka - 2 NYC shows, 1 tonight ++ some CMJ pics
We’ve talked about tonight/Friday’s show at the Bell House as one of many shows Loney Dear and Melpo Mene are/were playing in NYC, and we’ve talked about it as a birthday party…
Loney Dear, Boy Genius, School of Seven Bells & more in This Week In Indie
DOWNLOAD: Loney Dear – “Airport Surroundings” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: AC Newman – “Submarines of Stockholm” (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Matador Records Intended Play sampler 2008 (ZIP file)
I’m excited for Ida Maria, but those shows are a month away…
Beirut, CYHSY, Kaki King & Chairlift playing Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival @ BAM
DOWNLOAD: Beirut – Elephant Gun (MP3)
Beirut @ Sasquatch 2008 (more by Chris Graham)Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival is a borough-wide celebration of Brooklyn’s musical talent, comprising mainstage events at BAM (performances, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Kaki King, and Chairlift), music in BAMcafé, off-site performances at thirteen Brooklyn venues (The Bell House, Bodega, bushbaby, Le Grand Dakar, Frank’s Lounge, Goodbye Blue Monday, Monkey Town, Pete’s Candy Store, Solomon’s Porch, Sputnik, Southpaw, Union Hall, Zebulon), and a BAMfamily event (featuring Guy Davis)…
Mr Brownstone - Welcome to the Jungle @ Letterman (video)
Speaking of cover bands, here’s the video of Mr. Brownstone playing Letterman on Wednesday…
My Brightest Diamond - 2008 Tour Dates, a new covers comp w/ The Forms, Takka, Matt Pond, Frightened Rabbit, more (MP3, stream)
DOWNLOAD: My Brightest Diamond: Tainted Love (Soft Cell/Gloria Jones cover) (MP3)
My Brightest Diamond is playing a show with Clare & the Reasons at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC on December 13th…
tribute bands (Mr. Brownstone) on Letterman this week
Mr. Brownstone (the Guns N’ Roses tribute band that contains members of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Takka Takka, and the Dave Godowsky band) is making its network televesion debut on the David Letterman show this Wednesday, part of a week of tribute bands playing on the show that also includes a performance by Irving Plaza regulars Super Diamond…
Melpo Mene playing NYC, twice w/ Polyvinyl's Loney, Dear
DOWNLOAD: Melpo Mene – Hello Benjamin (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Melpo Mene – Good With The Mothers (MP3)
Sweden’s Loney, Dear has just left Sub Pop for Polyvinyl, who will release his new album, Dear John, on January 27 (track list below)…
a CMJ interview with Drew Thurlow of Takka Takka
DOWNLOAD: Takka Takka – Everybody Say (MP3)
Like Women, Crystal Antlers, and The Muslims, NYC band Takka Takka are playing a multitude of CMJ-related shows in NYC this week…
Apple in-stores, Obamarama & Anti-Pop Consortium
Anti-Pop Consortium @ Terminal 5 (more by Ryan Muir)
Anti-Pop Consortium – 2008 Tour Dates
Oct 17 – Obamarama @ The Bell HouseParty and Silent Auction to benefit Barack Obama
w/ Dirty on Purpose, Dragons of Zynth, Takka Takka and more…
