Herman Düne played Union Hall last night. To see such a great band in a tiny room was very reinvigorating, regardless of their popularity in the United States. There were so many people on stage too: David-Ivar Herman Düne (vocals/guitar), Neman Herman Düne (drums), their new bassist, Crystal Madrilejos and Angela Carlucci from The Baby Skins (backup vocals), Jon Natchez of Beirut (baritone sax/trumpet/flute), Kelly Pratt (trumpet/horn/flute), and another girl on the horn whose name escapes me (trumpet/flute). The show was a lot of fun. There is more at Product Shop.
Another show has been scheduled at Goodbye Blue Monday on Saturday September 1st! It is not listed yet. And David will be playing with a three-piece band at Cake Shop on September 7th!
Wolf Parade is full of fantastic musicians, so much so they could have full careers off their side projects. Dan Boeckner and Spencer Krug seem to have a knack for turning their stage banter into fragments of song lyrics. When Spencer's monitors were not working at the start of the show he played a few notes on his keyboard and croaked, "Will you wait for me?” Later, when Dan was tired of waiting on Spencer to start a song he said, "Make the machine go." Spencer agreed saying, "Follow the plan."
They started the show with an old song and promptly said the rest of the songs would be new. Not true. But there have been multiple occasions when Wolf Parade had said, "We are tired of that song and don't want to play it." With only one released album that sometimes comes off as a little ridiculous but now with some new material to fire they were more willing to share all their old gems. The new tunes were melodic, jarring, hand clappable, and very impressive overall.
Also, Dante took a pee half way through the set; Spencer sweated it out over keyboard – as usual. And Warsaw has found a way to distinguish themselves as the only midsize venue with a crappy sign on the stage.
Ghostland Observatory undeniably puts one of the most enigmatic and sexually charged performances out there. You have the singer Aaron Behrens whose dancing I would describe as "silky-smooth" while rocking mirror aviators, pigtail braids, and tight pants. He has some gender ambiguity going on, which he definitely works to his advantage. Then Thomas Ross Turner is alternating between banging on the drums and menacingly twisting knobs on his sampler while wearing a blue and purple cape. On stage, he looks half mad scientist and half Phantom of the Opera. Plus their music is fun to dance to, just don't try to steal any of Aaron's moves.
ONE Buy your Kate Nashtickets tomorrow at noon. She plays Joe's Pub on September 25th. Kate Nash is the next hot girl singer out of the UK. She epitomizes anti-folk with her lazy strums on the guitar and lyrics that look dumb on paper but actually sound earnest on record. However, the twist is that she also sings behind a few well-produced beats that flip the whole folk-singer thing on its head.
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Kate Nash - Mouthwash (MP3) TWO Go see Herman Düne at Union Hall Thursday. These guys are awesome and should not be overlooked. They are kind of similar to Jens Lekman since they have a bunch of scattered gems on various releases that could combine them in to a fantastic compilation or re-release to give them the bump into the spotlight they deserve. If only they were all EPs.
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Herman Düne - I Wish That I Could See You Soon (MP3)
Herman Düne - This Will Never Happen (MP3) THREE Go see Battles and Deerhunter at South Street Seaport for free Friday. Math rock. Prog. Noise. Brilliance. Go - this is a killer double header and a great way to round out the summer series. Race in. Race out.
Your Guide to After The Jump Fest This Saturday at Studio B
After The Jump Fest is finally coming up this Saturday, August 24th! Spectum aka Sonic Boom of the legendary Spacemen 3 is headlining the FREE day show and Riot in Belgium is headlining the night show. Free Blood (ex-members of !!!) has been added to the night show. Get your tickets before they are gone here. Help the kids!
All proceeds from the festival will help fund grants written by New York music teachers for their classroom via the Bloggers Choose chapter of DonorsChoose.org. Additionally, the free day shows will feature fundraising raffles with prizes such as concert tickets, cds and two CMJ passes.
There is also a pre-party with Friday on a roof in Williamsburg sponsored by The Musebox with performances by Luke Temple, Paul Duncan, and Butane Variations. The party is FREE and there will be FREE beer. 84 N. 9th St at Wythe Ave. 7:00 PM, Friday, August 24th. Click the image for a llarger flyer.
Check out all the interviews at the After The Jump blog and listen to some songs of the bands playing in the slideshow below. Set times and a word from our sponsors after the jump!
The Day Stage Schedule:
2:00 (MetroMix.com Main Stage) THE TEENAGE PRAYERS
2:30 (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) JUKEBOX THE GHOST
3:00 (MetroMix.com Main Stage) LOCKSLEY
3:30 (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) BLING KONG
4:00 (MetroMix.com Main Stage) GOLEM
4:30 (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) GOES CUBE
5:00 (MetroMix.com Main Stage) RA RA RIOT
5:30 (CONCERT.TV Side Stage) APACHE BEAT
6:00 (MetroMix.com Main Stage) SPECTRUM
Hosted by SARA SCHAEFER (Host of The DL on Spinner.com)
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• CONCERT.TV. is the first television channel dedicated to live music by offering both cutting edge shows and past favorites.
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After The Jump Fest is finally coming up this Saturday, August 24th! Spectum aka Sonic Boom of the legendary Spacemen 3 is headlining the FREE day show and Riot in Belgium is headlining the night show. Free Blood (ex-members of !!!) has been added to the night show. 