sadly the rain would not stay away and we had to move the whole thing to the Bellhouse at the last minute. it was very bittersweet.
going to be making some changes to the blog layout, so if you see any weird posts please ignore...
"Yuki is Gwynn Reitz, Rob Guernsey, Tony Reitz, and Jason Crews. Past alliances include (but are not limited to): Svetlana, Majhas, Turncoat Serenade, Lunar Event, Endive... Taking pages from Shoegaze, Dreampop, Britpop, Experimental, and Alternative music, Yuki is a poppy, jingle-jangly, band that incorporates soft male and female vocal harmonies juxtaposed with loud, crashing tones. Some of their influences include Slowdive, Low, Charlatans UK, My Bloody Valentine, The Field Mice, 14 Iced Bears, Leonard Cohen, The Jesus and Marychain, Brian Eno... They rarely leave their humble basement. They spend most of their time writing, recording, and collecting gear."
myspace
"KILN construct radiantly textured soundfields that envelope and immerse the listener in a panoramic smudge of chromatic rhythms and syncopated tones."
for real...
amazing stuff...
myspace
web
listen to Airplaneshadows, which is on the Loveless/Seemless No. 5 mix
Seekers Who Are Lovers(Remix) - Cocteau Twins
Courants Intimistes - Millimetrik
Underwater (Isan Mix) - Televise
Wish - Hammock
At The Seaside - Guitar
Time To Find Me(Come Inside) - Seefeel
Messages(BBC Session) - OMD
I Can See You(Fierce Panda Version) - Sing Sing
Circumstance - Real Cool Rain
Airplaneshadows - Kiln
download it here
Make Music New York, described by city officials as “one of the largest musical events in the city’s history,” returns for a third year of free concerts in public spaces throughout the five boroughs of New York City, all on Sunday, June 21st, the first day of summer. MMNY takes place simultaneously with similar festivities in more than 327 cities around the world — a global celebration of music making.
From 11 in the morning to 10 at night, musicians of all ages, creeds, and musical persuasions — from hip hop to opera, Latin jazz to punk rock — perform on streets, sidewalks, stoops, plazas, cemeteries, parks and gardens. From high school bands to marquee names, MMNY is open to anyone who wants to take part, enjoyed by everyone who wants to attend.
Loveless Music Group in conjunction with Deluxa, Self Storage Recordings, Hidden Shoal Recordings, Make Music New York and Time Out New York give to you...
and yes that is the Lawrence Chandler, formerly of Bowery Electric
from Jezebel Music
LOCAL SPOTLIGHT NYC
People know what is delivered to them – and what is delivered through the local scene seems, for the most part, to be larger indie acts that already have the driving PR wheels behind them. When it comes to the fresh, up-and-comers new bands, those that are selected to be in the spotlight always tend to amaze and befuddle the smaller community of musicians and promoters that often see their work turned a blind eye to.
One particular worthy new band, that delivers those resounding surges of springtime hope is By Night With Spear. Unfortunately, they will probably only come into the x-ray view of the few fortunate enough to stumble across them and appreciate their offerings.
Their name was inspired by the American artist, sculptor and avant-garde filmmaker, Joseph Cornell. His last film, the silent 9-minute, By Night with Torch and Spear, was produced in 1979 and explores the world of a steel foundry. It’s exactly this type of artistic inclination and exploration that inspires their current body of work. Heavily influenced by 80s post-punk and British new wave, this four-piece, fronted by the lovely Anaben, proves that their worth their weight in spirit. After initial ideas of the group were discussed around 2004, the band finally began performing out in legendary and now deceased LES venue The Continental. With a recent show at Santos Party House with Longview and Dead Leaf Echo, and a current signing with Self-Storage Recordings (who plans to release their first two EPs), By Night With Spear will undoubtedly make an indelible impact upon those listeners that prefer their drops of beauty mixed equally with majestic power.
By Night With Spear will be performing at the outdoor music festival Make Music Make New York at Deluxa on Sunday June 21st.
by Gordon Sharp
things kick off this thursday with a the sharp little 2 band bill of Luxa and Telltale.
VANISHING POINT PRESENTS:
AUDN (midnight)
www.myspace.com/audnmusic
Brooklyn-based quintet Audn combines the swirling layers of early shoegaze sound with ringing psychedelic guitars, intricate Kraut-rock-inspired textures and a Madchester sensibility. With intertwining guitar and vocal melodies, shifting rhythms, Audn's spacey shoegaze is dreamy but focused.
SOFT (11pm)
www.myspace.com/soft
Taking the psychedelic pop of Manchester's finest, The Stone Roses, as a starting point, and incorporating the lush atmospherics favored by the shoegazers who supplanted them in the early 90's, Soft has condensed a five year era of British music into one seamless, signature sound.
SOREN WELL (10 pm)
www.myspace.com/sorenwellnoise
Maybe Soren Well feels like falling out of the sky a into that place where those babes serve xanax cupcakes on ice skates and bite your ear but it feels good instead of hurting or feeling bad.
TELLTALE (9 pm)
www.myspace.com/telltalemusic
"Telltale’s thick, reverb-soaked post-punk doesn’t so much blanket you as it does envelop you, overpowering you with Sonic Youth-inspired caterwauls and Jesus and Mary Chain-esque walls of sound. This will destroy you, reader, and you will love every second of it" - Free Times (Columbia, SC).
ASTRID PIERCE (8 pm)
www.myspace.com/astridpierce
Born in the jungles of West Bengal and on the banks of Wisconsin, these individuals found homes in New York City and brought their musical influences together to form a uniquely powerful pop-rock band.
DJ set by ELIKA
www.myspace.com/elikamusic
Sat, April 4th @ Public Assembly (Back Room)
8 pm/ $8 / 21+
$3 well vodka drinks till 10 pm.
