Dave Ellis: drama per orgasm
Cobblestone Jazz: The Modern Deep Left Quartet
Christian Prommer: Drumlesson Zwei
Jeremy Haladyna: Selections from the Mayan Cycle
Denman Maroney: Music for Words, Perhaps
Chris Marsol: Butterflies, Lipstick, and Hand Grenades
Reagan Browne: Daydreams in Stereo
Fight the Quiet: Let Me In
Jen Olive: Warm Robot
Baylock: One Good to Be Told
Full Body Anchor: Full Body Anchor
The One Smith: The One Smith
K’Lonisky: Controversy
Naked on Rollerskates: Sugar
February 12, 2010
February 9, 2010
Check out what records we got in the office today
The Full-Time Dreamers – Too Loud at Any Volume
The Blessed Unrest – Ashes Time
The Ted Painter Band - Keepin’ It Real
Plants and Animals – La La Land
Monster Movie – Everyone is a Ghost
Marshan – The Jellyfish Will Succeed Where The Monkeys Have Failed
Modena – self-titled
Avi Buffalo – self-titled
April Smith and the Great Picture Show – Songs for a Sinking Ship
Jay Psaros – Tripping and Running
Animatronique – Stasis
Dosh – Tommy
Paul Dougherty – Grace Under Water
The Burning Hotels – Novels
Old Bricks – Farmers
Undo – self-titled
Andy Mason – Stories Told
Carrie Ferguson – Riding on the Back of the Wind
Die Among Heroes – self-titled
Confessions of a Corn Silo – Stretches of Concrete
MayFlys - A Life in a Day
Warning Light – Further On
Terminal Muse – Red
These New Puritans - Hidden
February 3, 2010
West Coast Shows
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Fitz & the Tantrums w/ Love GrenadesTwo excellent Performer Presents shows coming up this month for you West Coast fans!
Los Angeles @ Echo on February 12
San Francisco @ Kimo's Penthouse Lounge on February 13
Paranoids w/ Tokyo Raid and Siddhartha
February 2, 2010
Check out what records we got in the office today
Sofia Rei Koutsovitis – Sube Azul
Dangermaker – self-titled
Stereo Freakout – If Wishes Were Fishes
Scraping for Change – Breaking the Silence EP
Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu Steps Ahead
Stygian – Fury Rising
Throwback Suburbia – self-titled
Michael Perry and the Long Beds – Tiny Pilot
Girlfriends – self-titled
Nite Nite – How To Touch the Moon
Ellis Paul – The Day After Everything Changed
Dana Wells – The Evergreen EP
Jay Matsueda – Eat Your Sad
Dangermaker – self-titled
Stereo Freakout – If Wishes Were Fishes
Scraping for Change – Breaking the Silence EP
Mulatu Astatke – Mulatu Steps Ahead
Stygian – Fury Rising
Throwback Suburbia – self-titled
Michael Perry and the Long Beds – Tiny Pilot
Girlfriends – self-titled
Nite Nite – How To Touch the Moon
Ellis Paul – The Day After Everything Changed
Dana Wells – The Evergreen EP
Jay Matsueda – Eat Your Sad
January 29, 2010
News: Act now to prevent smoking bans outside bars in San Francisco
Like to light up at some of your favorite hot spots in San Francisco? Smokers should be aware of a non-smoking ordinance currently under review that will attempt to ban smoking on the patios of places such as the Hemlock Tavern, Bottom of the Hill, Thee Parkside, El Rio, Eagle SF, Lucky 13, Zeitgeist and many more.
Those interested voicing their opinion can speak out this Monday, Feb. 1, at city hall in room 263 at 2 p.m.
This movement of smoking bans is spreading across California, with Los Angeles smokers recently losing their ability to light up in outdoor cafes and food courts after a city council meeting on Jan. 20. Other locations that have already banned smoking in outdoor dining facilities include Burbank, Beverly Hills, Calabasas and Santa Monica.
The Hemlock Tavern is attempting to create a grandfather clause to exempt current smoking patios at bars. For more information on general smoking rights, visit www.smokinglobby.com.
Live Review: Love in Stockholm // The Phix // Re-Up // Joy Daniels
The Middle East Downstairs // Cambridge, MA // Jan. 21, 2010
Jazz and soul was alive and well this past Saturday as several bands took the stage to celebrate the release of Boston's own Love in Stockholm's brand new video “Ordinary Man.” Close friends (and media alike) joined the band right before the scheduled concert to get a peek at the vid for their latest single, which was shot over only a couple days. The video, which features the band pouring their hearts out in a performance under a stream of Christmas lights, was followed by a live acoustic performance of the same song – which was one of the most intimate moments of the evening (if not the only one).
Opening up was the powerful Joy Daniels. Equipped with tight instrumentation and a stage presence comparable to quite frankly nothing else, Joy shook the audience with songs that were not only upbeat and melodic, but packed with a powerful message as well. Songs like “Crazy” and “Do You Know What It's Like” packed an off-the-wall (and considerably brief) set right before Re-Up hit the stage. Combining soul with their own eclectic view of hip-hop, the audience was completely consumed with their relaxed-but-passionate demeanor as they crooned songs like the bittersweet love ballad “Still” and the ultra-slick “Bad Motherfucker.”
Following them were the Phix and the energy completely shifted from that of a laid-back concert-goer to a wild dance party. The Phix are masters of taking genres and flipping them on their heads. Fusing hip-hop together with pop, a little bit of rock and adding a dash of auto-tune sounds like too many ingredients in the pot to actually produce something you can successfully consume, but somehow they pull it off flawlessly. Cruising through tunes like “Boomerang” and “Fell in Love (In the Club)” with endless amounts of energy, they provided an interesting contrast to the final act of the night, Love In Stockholm.
The last band of the evening was greeted to a packed room of true fans or intrigued listeners, and rose to the occasion practically without breaking a sweat. Fusing soul and beats that can't help but make you move, the boys put their acoustic side away and kept up the high-paced energy anointed to them previously by the Phix. Playing songs like “Don't Be Fooled” and “The Collector” from last year's Too Much Love EP, LIS gave it their all and the audience were quite appreciative. Trumpets mixed with harmonicas mixed with guitars and soulful vocals perfectly channeled their core sound of R&B/jazz. Overall, the boys put on a show they could be proud of.
-Review and photos by Candace McDuffie
Love in Stockholm - Music Video Premiere at the Middle East from Love in Stockholm on Vimeo.
Jazz and soul was alive and well this past Saturday as several bands took the stage to celebrate the release of Boston's own Love in Stockholm's brand new video “Ordinary Man.” Close friends (and media alike) joined the band right before the scheduled concert to get a peek at the vid for their latest single, which was shot over only a couple days. The video, which features the band pouring their hearts out in a performance under a stream of Christmas lights, was followed by a live acoustic performance of the same song – which was one of the most intimate moments of the evening (if not the only one).
Love in Stockholm
Opening up was the powerful Joy Daniels. Equipped with tight instrumentation and a stage presence comparable to quite frankly nothing else, Joy shook the audience with songs that were not only upbeat and melodic, but packed with a powerful message as well. Songs like “Crazy” and “Do You Know What It's Like” packed an off-the-wall (and considerably brief) set right before Re-Up hit the stage. Combining soul with their own eclectic view of hip-hop, the audience was completely consumed with their relaxed-but-passionate demeanor as they crooned songs like the bittersweet love ballad “Still” and the ultra-slick “Bad Motherfucker.”
Following them were the Phix and the energy completely shifted from that of a laid-back concert-goer to a wild dance party. The Phix are masters of taking genres and flipping them on their heads. Fusing hip-hop together with pop, a little bit of rock and adding a dash of auto-tune sounds like too many ingredients in the pot to actually produce something you can successfully consume, but somehow they pull it off flawlessly. Cruising through tunes like “Boomerang” and “Fell in Love (In the Club)” with endless amounts of energy, they provided an interesting contrast to the final act of the night, Love In Stockholm.
The Phix
The last band of the evening was greeted to a packed room of true fans or intrigued listeners, and rose to the occasion practically without breaking a sweat. Fusing soul and beats that can't help but make you move, the boys put their acoustic side away and kept up the high-paced energy anointed to them previously by the Phix. Playing songs like “Don't Be Fooled” and “The Collector” from last year's Too Much Love EP, LIS gave it their all and the audience were quite appreciative. Trumpets mixed with harmonicas mixed with guitars and soulful vocals perfectly channeled their core sound of R&B/jazz. Overall, the boys put on a show they could be proud of.
-Review and photos by Candace McDuffie
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