BV Studio Sessions

ROMP - "Come Undone" (a BrooklynVegan Acoustic Session)

New Brunswick’s ROMP recently released their debut album Departure From Venus (Bad Timing Records), which is full of tuneful, lyrical indie-pop punk. We recently met up with the band at an arcade in Philly to film singer/keyboardist Madison Klarer and guitarist Lucas Dalakian playing a stripped-down version of “Come Undone” for the latest BrooklynVegan Acoustic Session.

watch Los Campesinos! perform two songs in new BV Studio Sessions video

Welsh band Los Campesinos! were recently in NYC playing one of a handful of U.S. shows in support of new album No Blues. While they were here, the band made time to perform the ninth installment of our BV Studio Sessions recorded at Grand Street Recording in Brooklyn…

watch Hospitality play three songs from their new LP, 'Trouble,' in BV Studio Sessions video

video, and Albert Amaya Hospitality‘s terrific second album, Trouble, is out today via Merge. It finds the Brooklyn band loosening up and confident taking their sound into new areas — most notably prominent use of keyboards…

watch Mutual Benefit in a BV Studio Session; Leapling opening their NYC shows (video & updated dates)

video, and Chris La Putt Jordan Lee’s art pop collective Mutual Benefit celebrated the vinyl re-release of their 2013 debut LP, Love’s Crushing Diamond, via Other Music this week (1/7), and part of that celebration included performing one of its tracks, “Advanced Falconry,” plus two songs from their 2010 Spider Heaven EP, for the seventh installemnt of our BV Studio Sessions recorded at Butler Recording in Bushw…

Eleanor Friedberger recorded a BV Studio Session video, opening for Colin Meloy on fall tour (dates)

video and Chris La PuttWhat has being “Eleanor Friedberger” brought you that being a Fiery Furnace hasn’t? Eleanor Friedberger: Well, if it doesn’t sound too corny, it’s helped me tremendously…

watch Savoir Adore play three songs (including a Prince cover) in BV Studio Sessions ++ pictures from The Echo in LA

video and Chris La Putt Savoir Adore are currently on the West Coast, having played LA’s The Echo on Wednesday (8/7) with Only You and Fever the Ghost, and pictures from that show are in this post…

watch Noun perform four songs for the BV Studio Sessions; Kicking Spit ready new LP, playing shows (dates)

video, Chris La Putt and Bleary Eyed Brooklyn and sound Noun, the project of Screaming Females frontwoman Marissa Paternoster (whose birthday is today…

watch Ex Cops play two songs for the BV Studio Sessions

video and Bleary Eyed Brooklyn and sound Ex Cops are taking it easy this summer after a winter and spring filled with touring. The band played July 4 at MoMA (did you go to that…

watch Field Mouse play three songs in the second episode of BV Studio Sessions

video and Bleary Eyed Brooklyn and sound Brooklyn poppy shoegazers Field Mouse are currently on tour with Laura Stevenson and the Cans, and that jaunt will finish on May 24 at Bowery Ballroom…

watch Ski Lodge peform three new songs in premiere episode of BV Studio Sessions

video and Albert Amaya; photo It’s a busy day for Brooklyn’s Ski Lodge. Their new single, “Just To Be Like You” was released today via Dovecote (music video is below) and tonight they’ll open for Born Ruffians‘ sold-out show at Bowery Ballroom with Moon King…