Best of 2009

new Dillinger Escape Plan song streaming, Liam Wilson lists his favorite things about Philadelphia

Liam Wilson playing w/ Frodus @ DBA (more by Ryan Muir) we asked lots of people to make lists. this is what Liam sent in… Liam Wilson’s Favorite Things About Philly 1…

Josh Graham lists 10 Great Things About 2009 (A Storm of Light plays w/ Coliseum & Coalesce @ Europa Wednesday)

Josh Graham is multitasking, and not in a chew gum and walk kind of way either. Graham first burst on the scene as the newest member of Bay Area titans Neurosis, handling the visual element which included live pieces and graphic design, eventually leading into the legendary “A Sun That Never Sets” companion DVD…

an end of 2009 interview with Dave Hill

I already used the above picture on the top of Dave Hill‘s Best of 2007 post, but thought it deserved an encore performance in light of the recent bad news…

an end of 2009 interview w/ Travis Johnson of Grooms

More than a few bands changed their names in 2009: The Muslims (now The Soft Pack), Starfucker (now Pyramid Pyramiddd) and Brooklyn’s Muggabears who are now known as Grooms…

an end of 2009 interview w/ Caroline Polachek of Chairlift

Chairlift @ All Points West 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) Synthy trio Chairlift spent most of 2008 on tour, following the release of their debut album from 2008, Does You Inspire You…

The xx Carson Daly video, (another set of) Webster Hall pics & an upcoming DJ gig in NYC

DOWNLOAD: The xx – Space Bass (Jamie xx’s Remix of the xx) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The xx – Do You Mind (Kyla cover) (MP3) “In a recent interview, the xx talked about expanding their sound…

an end of 2009 interview w/ Peter Silberman of The Antlers

After a decade in which private lives basically became public domain– think confessional emo, YouTube, reality TV, and social networking updates– you would think that we’d have become inured to the private pain of semi-autobiographical songwriting…

an end of 2009 interview w/ The Pains of Being Pure at Heart

DOWNLOAD: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Come Saturday (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Young Adult Friction (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Pains of Being Pure at Heart – Everything with You (MP3) It’s not entirely uncommon, especially these days, for a band to go from playing Cake Shop to headlining Webster Hall in little over a year, but one of the amazing surprises of 2009 is that it happened to The Pains of Being Pure at Heart…

an end of 2009 interview w/ Shilpa Ray

Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers @ SXSW 2009 (more by Bryan Bruchman) It was approximately a year ago that Shilpa Ray left her band Beat The Devil to focus on her own project with her own band that she calls Shipa Ray and The Happy Hookers…

an end of 2009 interview w/ Savoir Adore

DOWNLOAD: Savoir Adore – three tracks from In the Wooded Forrest (link takes you to download page) One of the nicest bands and most underrated bands in Brooklyn, Savoir Adore have been going for almost two years but just their debut album, In the Wooded Forrest, on Cantora Records…
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