check out the fall 2009 playlist that is now up on fp radio…enjoy!
tunesday
welcome to another new feature on the fp blog! each week we will review a new album coming out that we think you all might enjoy. this week…brooklyn band grooms with rejoicer.
grooms (formerly known as muggabears) is a trio consisting of emily ambruso, travis johnson and jim sykes. grooms might be another indie band based out of brooklyn but they differentiate themselves with their ability to create soundscapes that alternate between noise-pop and clean, smooth guitar and vocals. this unpredictability makes rejoicer an interesting album to listen to, and it’s sure to make for a great live show as well. rejoicer officially comes out on october 20 but is available starting today on itunes. you can listen to some songs from the new album on their myspace page, here.
psst…If you live in new york, you can catch grooms at the knitting factory in brooklyn on thursday night for the rejoicer album release party, and they’re also playing a few shows during next week’s cmj festival (check out the full cmj schedule here).
your fave band?
in high school, my favorite band was the cure. i would have DIED for robert smith and simon gallup…
who is/was your fave band when you were in school? send me a picture…cyotter@freepeople.com.
:)
girlz
this video from the band girls is awesome…
NOTE: the f word is used a few times in this song…if you’re offended by this word, maybe you might want to wait for the next post. :)
go, san francisco!
space 1520 – leonard cohen
from dez at our we the free store in hollywood:
folk fans will unite as amoeba music presents a special screening of “leonard cohen: live at the isle of wight festival 1970”. the concert film captures the iconic cohen at his commercial peak in 1970 as he performs his bittersweet ballads to a packed crowd of starry-eyed hippies and fans at the isle of wight festival–a coachella of the 70’s, if you will…the dvd won’t be released until next month, and this screening is free and open to the public.
pop in and say howdy to the we the free girls while you’re there!
here’s leonard performing “suzanne”…amazing!
monday, sept 21st. 8pm. space 1520.
musicfest
hey you folks in the northwest! in portland, to be exact…
this festival sounds amazing…go!
sooooo many bands, including this one, whose video i love a whole lot.
dark circles
this is dark circles. it’s briana’s band, with help sometimes from her sister mikele. and kyle and anthony. they are pretty incredible with a hint of creepy. and are playing at johnny brenda’s in philly on the 15th…with sian alice group and the war on drugs. please go and see them before they become wildly famous.
public domain
cool video made for gold panda using found movie footage…cool. did i say cool?
GOLD PANDA – Back Home from NO-FACE Films on Vimeo.
cafe days are here again
our we the free team from brooklyn shared a few pics with us from saturday’s cafe days event there.
andy bilinski…
and some refreshments, courtesy of brooklyn’s own maria’s panderia…
follow the events of wtf brooklyn via their very own blog! it’s cute, and great for keeping on top of local events.
edward sharpe and the magnetic hotties
where have these folks been all my life?
cool video, too…
stuff to beat the band
we the free in brooklyn is hosting a nice little event to kick off their “cafe days”, a series of backyard performances, complete with refreshments! come by and say hi.
where: corner of smith and pacific sts. brooklyn, ny
when: august 22nd 4- 7pm
lineup:
dandy lions. a brother/ sister duet with a guitar and accordion!
4- 4:30
andy bilinski. singer-songwriter
5- 5:30
kim garrison. our headliner! popular east village acoustic artist…
6-6:30
oh, and it’s all free. we the free. :)
a rare breed
hey, if you live in ny, go see the breeders tonight!
or tomorrow…
they’re so cute.
at the bowery ballroom.
and, funnily enough, they’re on the same record label as bon iver, who we just posted about today.