[taper link taken down, sry dus]
Okay, so I'll admit, I'm pretty late on jumping on The Drums bandwagon, but hey! I tried to be immune to the hype, be a rebel/elitist and 'Just-Say-No' to the increasing allure of a popular NYC indie pop band that ISN'T the Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Sorry guys, love yall, but NYC is in dire need of more twee).
And so, I finally caught them opening for Cymbals Eat Guitars at Brooklyn Bowl the other night along with my summer love: Real Estate, These Are Powers, and Suckers; much to my elitist chagrin, I actually... kinda liked them. A lot. And was really annoyed/disappointed that, for the most part, no one else was dancing along with them. I mean, for chrissakes, the frontman and the tambourinist/guitarist were shooting around the stage and flailing their arms, showing more energy in that one set than I've seen in full shows.
This whole surf/ocean/beach thing is kinda getting old, but while The Drums' 50s/60s/80s inspired take on it isn't the most original thing, in what's becoming a very crowded 'theme' (I see you Real Estate/Beach Fossils/Wavves/Best Coast/Vivian Girls/Crystal Stilts/etc.), they definitely stand out as a nice and poppy alternative to reverb soaked or fuzzed out competition.
I can't wait to see these guys blow up.
8.29.2009
8.26.2009
Just a Note: I Am Not Missing Camera Obscura [Again] in November
yep.
This post is about:
camera obscura,
Indiepop
8.20.2009
August 27-September 2nd = amazing
August 27th - Cymbals Eat Guitars/These Are Powers/The Drums/Real Estate @ Brooklyn Bowl
August 28th - REST
August 29th - Psychic Ills/Screaming Females/Zs/Silver Summit/Sharon van Etten/Future Islands/Air Waves/Boogie Boarder @ The Yard
August 30th - Lightning Bolt/who cares who else? @ Brooklyn/Broadway Backyard
August 31st - REST
September 1st - Stardeath & White Dwarfs/Dinowalrus@ Maxwells
September 2nd - Titus Andronicus/Smith Westerns/So So Glos @ Monster Island Basement
HOLYYYY FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
August 28th - REST
August 29th - Psychic Ills/Screaming Females/Zs/Silver Summit/Sharon van Etten/Future Islands/Air Waves/Boogie Boarder @ The Yard
August 30th - Lightning Bolt/who cares who else? @ Brooklyn/Broadway Backyard
August 31st - REST
September 1st - Stardeath & White Dwarfs/Dinowalrus@ Maxwells
September 2nd - Titus Andronicus/Smith Westerns/So So Glos @ Monster Island Basement
HOLYYYY FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
This post is about:
holy fuck
7.06.2009
I need to update more / WOODSIST+CAPTURED TRACKS FEST
Damn. Three weeks since my last update. Almost like a musiconfessional (haw haw. See what I did there?).
Great past weekend though, Woodsist/Captured Tracks weekend was as great as expected. Some great bands, some okay ones, but nothing TOO terrible. Plus, the weather was perfect (for once), so staying outside all day was wonderful.
The highlight for me was definitely Dum Dum Girls. I liked them a lot before I saw them live, but goddamn, for a first show...:
Yeah. Pretty great. One hell of a DIY-star studded line up also. Mike Sniper (Blank Dogs) on bass, Frankie Rose (Crystal Stilts) on drums, and dude from Crocodiles (sry dude, dunno your name :() on guitar. Dum Dum Girls also sings way better live than on record. Or at least, I find her voice live to be more interesting. The reverb covers up your voice! Love reverb, but it might not suit yours as much as say, Cassie from Viv Girls.
Besides them, Real Estate played a fucking great show also. Some blog coined them as "Shorecore" and I'z down with that term. Really technically competent, and so fucking tight. Feel the only reason they're not more popular is that they haven't released an album yet, so most people haven't really checked 'em out (Similar to Dinowalrus). Check them out (and Dinowalrus too).
Other highlights: Gary War, Mayfair Set (<3 u Dee Dee), Kevin Failure rapping (actually good. f'realz), Thee Oh Sees, Thee Oh Sees mosh, Thee Oh Sees mosh fight, Fresh & Onlys at the afterparty, fireworks going off behind show.
Now for pic highlights:
DAY ONE
Chinese take-out place across from MH apparently really loves Michael Jackson.
Supercrush on Gary War's keyboardist. Would make her breakfast. (msg me)
Hole in Market Hotel stage. Psych Horseshit almost broke a leg through it :(
Kevin Failure
Kevin Failure WERKIN IT.
DAY TWO
Whilst editing pics, my mom passed by and goes "Oh, the bands look good also". Real Estate. MOTHER APPROVED.
<3 u Dee Dee (u 2, Mikey)
Just really liked this shot.
Babies. Babbys.
Check out all the pics here:
Woodsist/Captured Tracks Day One
Woodsist/Captured Tracks Day Two
Great past weekend though, Woodsist/Captured Tracks weekend was as great as expected. Some great bands, some okay ones, but nothing TOO terrible. Plus, the weather was perfect (for once), so staying outside all day was wonderful.
The highlight for me was definitely Dum Dum Girls. I liked them a lot before I saw them live, but goddamn, for a first show...:
Yeah. Pretty great. One hell of a DIY-star studded line up also. Mike Sniper (Blank Dogs) on bass, Frankie Rose (Crystal Stilts) on drums, and dude from Crocodiles (sry dude, dunno your name :() on guitar. Dum Dum Girls also sings way better live than on record. Or at least, I find her voice live to be more interesting. The reverb covers up your voice! Love reverb, but it might not suit yours as much as say, Cassie from Viv Girls.
Besides them, Real Estate played a fucking great show also. Some blog coined them as "Shorecore" and I'z down with that term. Really technically competent, and so fucking tight. Feel the only reason they're not more popular is that they haven't released an album yet, so most people haven't really checked 'em out (Similar to Dinowalrus). Check them out (and Dinowalrus too).
Other highlights: Gary War, Mayfair Set (<3 u Dee Dee), Kevin Failure rapping (actually good. f'realz), Thee Oh Sees, Thee Oh Sees mosh, Thee Oh Sees mosh fight, Fresh & Onlys at the afterparty, fireworks going off behind show.
Now for pic highlights:
DAY ONE
Chinese take-out place across from MH apparently really loves Michael Jackson.
Supercrush on Gary War's keyboardist. Would make her breakfast. (msg me)
Hole in Market Hotel stage. Psych Horseshit almost broke a leg through it :(
Kevin Failure
Kevin Failure WERKIN IT.
DAY TWO
Whilst editing pics, my mom passed by and goes "Oh, the bands look good also". Real Estate. MOTHER APPROVED.
<3 u Dee Dee (u 2, Mikey)
Just really liked this shot.
Babies. Babbys.
Check out all the pics here:
Woodsist/Captured Tracks Day One
Woodsist/Captured Tracks Day Two
This post is about:
Blank Dogs,
Broadway Backyard,
brooklyn diy,
Captured Tracks,
Dum dum girls,
fresh and onlys,
ganglians,
gary war,
kurt vile,
Market Hotel,
mayfair set,
real estate,
vivian girls,
woods,
Woodsist
6.12.2009
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