February 2011
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Check out the video for Superhuman Happiness’ “GMYL” which I reviewed recently.
Feb 28th
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Album Reviews: Bridget and the Squares' "Still...
Bridget and the Squares Still Life Track Listing Winter You’re So Pretty Left for Dead June Savior iFLAB Addicted Treat Me Bad There Are Ghosts in My Pants I’ll Try Don’t Expect Much Bridget and the Squares developed a reputation in the Boston area for delivering infectious indie pop with offbeat, quirky melodies and waltzes. As Laura Bridget Regan grew with her...
Feb 27th
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Peanuts, Beer and Onion Rings: or The Singing...
The Singing Websters The Rodeo Bar February 19, 2011 Back in my NYU days, I would occasionally frequent the Rodeo Bar with a couple of buddies. And although it feels like it was a lifetime ago, there were certain things I remembered and could immediately remember: the country music blaring on the stereo, the upstairs lounge where we often hung out, the performance space where we never seemed to...
Feb 24th
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Album Review: The Hundred in the Hands' The...
The Hundred in the Hands The Hundred in the Hands Warp Records Release Date: September 21, 2011 Track Listing Young Aren’t You Lovesick (Once Again) Killing It Pigeons Commotion This Day is Made Dead Ending Gold Blood Dressed in Dresden Last City The Beach Personnel Jason Friedman – guitars, synthesizers Eleanore Everdell – vocals, keyboards Allegedly...
Feb 24th
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I reviewed Quiet Lights last gig at Williamsburg, Brooklyn venue, Bruar Falls not too long ago  but check out the video for their latest single from their 7” No More Canyons.
Feb 23rd
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The Church at BB King's Blues Club and Grill...
The Church BB King’s Blues Club & Grill February 17, 2011   This year the Church celebrate their 30th year as a band with a tour they named, Future, Past, Perfect, in which they perform three albums live in their entirety that represent their lengthy recording career – their latest released in 2009, Untitled #23, Priest=Aura, and their most beloved album among fans and critics alike, Starfish....
Feb 21st
ListenJohanna and the Dusty Floors “Forest of...
Feb 19th
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So here we have the latest video from Cut Copy’s newest album, Zonoscope called “Need You Now.” The album just dropped the other day, practically. Check it out!
Feb 18th
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Villanova University Wildcats vs. Seton Hall...
Readers, I was wrong when I mentioned that the UConn Huskies vs. Seton Hall University Pirates game was the worst basketball I saw in person. And that was because the Villanova University Wildcats vs. Seton Hall University Pirates game on Tuesday was even worse. Yes, it was possible to be even worse than that game. I may need some statistical evidence for you to just see how terrible — or as...
Feb 17th
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Facebook Fan Page/New Development
This is perhaps the briefest post you’ll see here but I wanted to announce the following through Tumblr. I just started a Facebook Fan page. Please feel free to either click on the Facebook Fan button on the top of the page - or check out the following site: http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/pages/The-Joy-of-Violent-Movement/182414971800832 I think it might be a worthy experiment to...
Feb 17th
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Album Review: Wire's Red Barked Tree
Wire Red Barked Tree Pink Flag Records Release Date: January 11, 2011 Track Listing Please Take Now Was Adapt Two Minutes Clay Bad Worn Thing Moreover A Flat Tent Smash Down to This Red Barked Trees Personnel Colin Newman – vocals, guitar Graham Lewis – vocals, bass Robert Grey –drums Matt Simms – guitar (touring, only) Much like their counterparts in Gang...
Feb 16th
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Check out this song, “Mexican Grand Prix” from Mogwai’s latest release, Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will which officially dropped from Sub Pop Records yesterday.
Feb 16th
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Noveller and Quiet Lights at Bruar Falls 2/11/11
I walked out of Bruar Falls with my buddy Tom and walked the six or seven blocks from Grand Street and Bedford Avenue down to Bedford Avenue and North Seventh Street when I was overcome by a sudden sensation — that I had forgotten my trust Moleskine notebook. That’s right, the notebook that I had scribbled my notes and impressions of the Noveller and Quiet Lights show for this entry....
Feb 15th
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Pablo Picasso and Violens at the Cameo Art Space...
My friend Jenn and I pushed our way through a crowded Cameo Art Space, last Friday night a few songs into the Pablo Picasso set and we were both immediately impressed. Their music struck me as being dark, seductive and anxious. We’re talking about oddly syncopated drums, buzzing, angular guitar lines and the like. Their lead singer, an incredibly thin, nerdy looking guy – the sort who kind of...
Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 15th
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Feb 14th
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Feb 12th
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Feb 12th
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Eve and Adam, Kore Rozzik and Thinning the Herd at...
Like any album, there are often strange stories behind a great deal of the shows I find myself attending. Every now and then, I have some ridiculous issue at the door – someone misplaces the guestlist or suddenly the venue’s overanxious bouncers come out of the woodwork to scrutinize my ID and what I have in my bag. Even better is when I meet someone or get introduced to someone who has a very...
Feb 10th
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The University of Connecticut Huskies vs. the...
If there was one basketball game that would have James Naismith spinning in his grave and wishing he never invented basketball, it would probably be Saturday’s University of Connecticut Huskies vs. Seton Hall University Pirates game at the Prudential Center. As a casual college basketball fan it just felt like both teams didn’t want to be there and the level on the play seemed to be indicative...
Feb 8th
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Feb 7th
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Christopher Paul Stelling, Auditorium (solo) and...
Before I even begin discussing the show I went to at the Bowery Electric, I did want to mention something a little bit more serious. At the end of the work day, I changed into jeans and went out into a cold, damp February night to run a couple of errands beforehand. And as I frequently do, I stopped in Union Square to pick up copies of The Onion, the Village Voice and The New York Press. All are...
Feb 5th
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Album Review: Collapse Under the Empire's The...
Collapse Under the Empire The Sirens Sound Sister Jack Records Release Date: October 5, 2010 Track Listing The Sirens Sound Grade Separation Violet Skies Beware/Lost A Different Complexion Personnel Chris Burda Martin Grimm The Hamburg, Germany-based duo of Chris Burda and Martin Grimm formed Collapse Under the Empire back in 2007. And by last January, Burda and Grimm...
Feb 5th
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