Friendly Fires
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…
drunk girl on stage @ MHOW during Friendly Fires (video) who also played LPR w/ Phenomenal Handclap Band (pics)
“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…
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…
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…
Wave Pictures, Casiokids, Slow Club (Moshi Moshi on tour), Joe Pernice, the xx & more in This Week in Indie (part 2)
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)
DOWNLOAD: Slow Club – It Doesn’t Have to Be Beautiful (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Slow Club – Because We’re Dead (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The XX – Basic Space (MP3)
There is one unmissable show this week, in my opinion, and it’s a free one: Friday’s Seaport Music Series (8/7) with three excellent bands from the Moshi Moshi label: Casiokids, Slow Club and The Wave Pictures…
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 room before signing a deal and self-producing their album in their record company’s back office…
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…
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 percent of its customers took that option, Mr…
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…
White Lies, Friendly Fires & The Soft Pack @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics
“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: they want you in their thrall, not just listening but experiencing, absorbing…
