It’s hard to believe that the members of the Arctic Monkeys were still teenagers when they released their wise-beyond-their-years sounding debut Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not
While Phish continues to toy with us about their musical costume for Festival 8, Rhode Island’s own Deer Tick is making the plans known for their recently announced gig at
In our never-ending quest to dig up some great bands that cost less than a corned beef sandwich at Katz’s Deli, we bring you another round of Blips. Blips highlights some great bands that are largely still in their larvae stage, but will soon morph into their beautiful butterfly. In this edition, we have some really cool new music, so take a sec, poke around their various websites, and see what you think of these three under the radar musical groups…
J. Tillman
Today marks a first, as we feature the solo work of a member of a band that was one of our very first Blips acts, Fleet Foxes. Known best as the the drummer for the bearded folk-rockers, J. Tillman has been steadily recording and putting out albums for the last five years, but it’s only been recently that he’s started to gain the attention he deserves. Tillman managed to put out two albums full of his hauntingly baritone vocals and sparse sleepy-folk arrangements this year with Vacilando Territory Blues
Tillman, who seemed to be playing at every SXSW showcase last March, has crafted a sound that doesn’t fall to far from the Nick Drake tree, and is currently providing me the perfect listen as we head deeper in the fall. J. Tillman hits the road for a cross-country headlining tour this November.
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READ ON for two more unheralded Blips-worthy artists…
HT faves Frightened Rabbit are hard at work prepping the follow up to their fantastic debut album, The Midnight Organ Fight. While the new release doesn’t hit stores until sometime
Check out the music video for the second track from Scottish indie pop act Camera Obscura’s fantastic fourth album, My Maudlin Career. Not to be confused with the U2 song
There really has been no shortage of Bob Dylan news these days. Earlier this week, Zimmy dropped his oddly enjoyable holiday album Christmas In the Heart. Now comes news that
While technically the calendar would have us believe that we had just entered into the fall months, heading to Central Park a few Fridays back to catch Phoenix at SummerStage would have had you believing otherwise, as the sold-out crowd was ready to bask in one of the last outdoor concerts of the season at the city’s most serene and picturesque venues.
For the Parisian band, 2009 has shaped up to be their breakout year which kicked off with a rare three-song performance on Saturday Night Live before their latest and critically acclaimed album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix had even hit stores. Throw in a much buzzed about late-night set at Bonnaroo and sold out shows around the country, and they’ve made certain that they were no longer being referred to just as “that French band not called Air”.
[All Photos by Jeremy Gordon]
You could feel a genuine pulse in the energy of the crowd as the stage lights dimmed and Phoenix hit the stage igniting a huge roar of approval when the band jumped right into the bouncy opening piano chords of their seemingly ubiquitous single Lisztomania – causing people to do something you generally don’t see outside a jamband concert – dance.
READ ON for more of Jeff’s thoughts and Jeremy’s photos on Phoenix…
Last weekend, Saturday Night Live invited quirky piano-pop queen Regina Spektor to play quite possibly her highest profile gig to date. Spektor played the first two songs off her latest
In our continuing effort to keep tabs on the coming and goings of past Blips artists, we’re pleased to see Boston electro-rockers Passion Pit – who are currently in the
While the verdict may still be out on Jimmy Fallon’s late night hosting abilities, the one thing that everyone can agree on is that as the house band The Roots
