April 2009
15 posts
The National & St. Vincent - “Sleep All...
“Sleep All Summer” - Crooked Fingers
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Flight Of The Conchords [Madison, Wis., 4.26.09]
Somehow I managed to get tickets in the 7th row for when the Flight of the Conchords played their sold-out show at the Overture Hall on April 26.
I wasn’t quite sure how their act would hold up as a “concert” for the entire evening, but it was amazing — even better than I thought it might be.
They were extremely funny and their dry humor, wit and spontaneity were firing...
“Papa Was A Rodeo” - Magnetic Fields
Happy Record Store Day!
The new Wilco concert DVD “Ashes of American Flags” should be available at your friendly neighborhood independent record store today, an early release all special for Record Store Day. Here’s the trailer.
“Papa Was A Rodeo” - Conor Oberst...
“How a Resurrection Really Feels” -...
Elvis Perkins In Dearland [Gold Room Session...
I’ve had Elvis Perkins’ peculiarly wonderful song “Shampoo” in my head for a few weeks now and have been digging the new album. Then I found these rad Gold Room session videos — enjoy!
Elvis Perkins In Dearland - “Shampoo” (Gold Room Session)
Elvis Perkins In Dearland - Doomsday (Gold Room Session)
“And though you voted for that awful man,...
“Blue and Wonder” - performed live by...
“No Children” by The Mountain Goats
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The Mountain Goats
Here are some great videos of John Darnielle, who records under the name the Mountain Goats, playing an intimate gig at Amoeba Records. Most of the songs are off of the album “Get Lonely,” but I’m happy he snuck in “Baboon” from “The Coroner’s Gambit” album. These videos nicely capture the intensity of his music as he’s fully absorbed in these...
WFF: 'Full Battle Rattle'
Documentary gold? Judging from the trailer and the description, it seems this documentary has the potential to be pretty amazing.
Full Battle Rattle documentary (USA, 2008, 85 mins) In English, Arabic with English subtitles digital video Wisconsin Premiere Directed By: Tony Gerber, Jesse Moss Plagued by political assassinations and an organized insurgency, the U.S. Army’s occupation of tiny...
WFF: 'Sonic Youth: Sleeping Nights Awake'
Sonic Youth: Sleeping Nights Awake documentary (USA, 2008, 84 mins) digital video Directed By: Michael Albright director of photography: Project Moonshine cast: Sonic Youth Avant-rock pioneers Sonic Youth finally receive a concert film worthy of their incendiary live shows, courtesy of seven high school students working with Reno nonprofit Project Moonshine. It may be shot by teenagers, but...