Bao Nguyen

Bao Nguyen reports, “…so I went to this Fashion Week party tonight for Built by Wendy at the Werkstatte Gallery. And Joanna Newsom did a surprise performance…

DOWNLOAD: Chromeo – Tenderoni (Sinden Remix featuring Kid Sister) (MP3) Before there was Vampire Weekend, there was Chromeo…..well, at Bowery Ballroom anyway…

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Vampire Weekend @ Other Music, NYC (Bao Nguyen) Vampire Weekend (who are also playing in a store this Monday night) played Other Music during CMJ (pictured), and now you can watch it online…

pictures I’m not a firm believer in UK dude Jack Penate yet, but Oh My Rockness are huge fans of the XL-signed artist, and Bao said it was a great show…

Marla Hansen @ Pianos, NYC – BV CMJ, Oct 20, 2007 (Bao Nguyen)She plucks that viola in precise patterns–repeated notes, a syncopated chord, a countermelody–as the only accompaniment for her gentle, transparent voice, which has an undercurrent of Celtic melancholy…

Ted Leo @ Highline Ballroom, NYC – Jan 15, 2008 (Tod Seelie) Santogold @ Studio B, Brooklyn, NY – Jan 16, 2008 (Mel D. Cole) Eagles of Death Metal, Brother Ali, and Ted Leo played a SPIN magazine party at Highline Ballroom on Tuesday night, and then Santogold, Izza Kizza, and Switch played a FADER party at Studio B on Wednesday…

Kate Nash @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC – Jan 9, 2008 (Bao Nguyen) UK singer-songwriter Kate Nash played to a packed, industry-heavy room at Bowery Ballroom in NYC last night (Wed Jan 9, 2008) It was my first time seeing her – I missed Joe’s Pub, Luna Lounge, and the Virgin Megastore shows…

This top picture wasn’t actually taken at the NY Magazine party, but I liked it because it clearly depicts the fact that We are Scientists have ANOTHER new member, AND that they played in London without their shirts on…

Before the show my friend Joey asked, “Is Justice just DJing, or are they, you know, DJING?” It was the lowercase one, though the lowercase and uppercase versions of their set have at least a few songs in common – “D…