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LCD, The Hold Steady and The National

Knive — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:36:17 +0000

Saw LCD perform at Webster Hall last week. The show was beyond amazing. The Album is streaming here legally*.

Also, got to see The Hold Steady in Williamsburg. Their new album is streaming on NPR.

The National indicate that the NYT is going to be streaming High Violet on April 23 at “its intended level of quality”. Awesome.

Upcoming shows we’re attending include Metric with Bear in Heaven and Hot Chip with The XX.

http://www.terminal5nyc.com

James Murphy: “We spent two years making this record and we want to put it out when we want to put it out. I don’t care about money – after it comes out, give it to whoever you want for free but until then, keep it to yourself.”

Social D

Knive — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:54:17 +0000

Got to see Social Distortion live in Sayreville, NJ last night. The show was amazing. They previewed a bunch of new songs that won’t be coming out til 2010. Ended the night with Story of My Life. Killed Ring of Fire early in the set. There were guys in wheel chairs crowd surfing. Starland Ballroom is actually a great venue to see a show. Plenty of bars. No waiting an hour to get a beer.

Photos after the break….

Social Distortion

Phoenix at Central Park

Knive — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:15:53 +0000

Guest Post by The Sonic Scramble

I’ve been surviving the last year on music from 2008. I haven’t spent much time seeking new stuff. I have a staff to do that for me. KBP sorts through the inundating tide of new crap, while TD handles my live appearances. The result is the attached song by Phoenix. They’ve been around for 10 or more years. I just found out about them 2 weeks ago. I saw them live outdoors in Central Park last week. And today I’m ready to tell you that 1901 is the best song of 2009.

These 30 something Parisian rockers put on a damn good show last Friday. Well worth not waiting in any line whatsoever to stand among a thousand or so hipsters in their finest regalia, braving the extraordinarily pleasant weather all to see Phoenix bring the entire crowd completely into sync for this song. They built up to an amazing crescendo (Falling, Falling, Falling…) then walked off stage. They returned for an encore before the crowd could really recover and built right back up into the chorus (Falling, Falling, Falling…). What metaphor applies when you’re outdoors and there is no house to bring down or roof to blow off the place?

Definitely turn this song up when you listen to it. While you’re at it check the entire album (Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix) its well worth a listen, as are some of their older songs.