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Frightened Rabbit perform "The Loneliness and the Scream."
By Brandon Kim on 07/19/2010
Filed under: Revolutions Per Minute
Glasgow's Frightened Rabbit played and cussed it up at Latitude over the weekend, one of the UK's seemingly endless roster of music festivals. Though their latest release, The Winter Of Mixed Drinks, hasn't lived up to everyone's expectations in the wake of their acclaimed sophomore album, The Midnight Organ Fight, it seems they still blow minds live and in person. The air born pints and "fucking amazing" exclamations were testament to that [Clash.] [Frightened Rabbit. Photo by Danny North.] They'll be at Lollapalooza August 8th in Chicago but then it's back to the Europe. Here's a snapshot of them from... MORE »
Exclusive: Drive-By Truckers perform "Birthday Boy."
By Brandon Kim on 07/16/2010
Filed under: Revolutions Per MinuteWhen the Truckers' had seemingly finished their tenth and most recent album, "The Big To-Do," they knew it was missing something until Mike Cooley wrote in this song -- apparently about a small town prostitute called Miss Trixie giving a birthday boy a good time. Every skinny mystery gotta make it hard somehow / Sit your narrow ass down hot shot / I'll solve yours right now. The character is somewhat based on a Miss Trixie from the film, "Paper Moon." The illustrious Madeline Kahn played Trixie Delight in that Peter Bogdanovich film that bandmate Patterson Hood really digs. The... MORE »
Exclusive: Phantogram perform "When I'm Small" and "Running from the Cops."
By Brandon Kim on 07/15/2010
Filed under: Revolutions Per Minute
Hey, if you listen to one thing today, listen to this. Get your daily dose of dope with Phantogram and a guitar lick so tough, you might have to go out and rip your shirt off and just flex for chicks on the street after you hear it... I did. [Phantogram. Photo by Doron Gild.] Duo Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel wearing those gold bracers reside and record their beat-heavy, illusory pop way up in Saratoga Springs, NY but they're coming down to the city for a show with Caribou Friday the 16th (tomorrow). Technically, the show is on Governor's... MORE »
Exclusive: The Walkmen perform "While I shovel the Snow."
By Brandon Kim on 07/14/2010
Filed under: Revolutions Per Minute
I probably saw The Walkmen perform live 15 times at various venues for various reasons from their stunning debut in 2002 through 2004 or so when they were touring for their second album. I can still hear "They're Winning" in my head when I turn on the news. At every single one of those shows there came a moment when I was sure Hamilton Leithauser's vocal chords were going to explode from his throat and take my face off. There was this warehouse show at SXSW in particular where I was sweating with concern and somewhat at fault, but I... MORE »
Exclusive: The Whigs perform "I am for Real."
By Brandon Kim on 07/13/2010
Filed under: Revolutions Per Minute
Athens, GA trio The Whigs are on tour with The Hold Steady right now and apparently blew people away at a concert over the weekend in Dallas. Bassist Tim Deaux, who just joined The Whigs before the release of there last album, had a death in the family and had to bail. So, after explaining the tragedy, singer/guitarist Parker Gispert played a few songs alone including a cover of "Painbirds" by the late Sparklehorse, then drummer Julian Dorio came out with The Hold Steady's manager on bass guitar and they ripped through an impromptu set. [The Whigs. Photo by Jordan... MORE »
Exclusive: Wye Oak perform "My Neighbor."
By Brandon Kim on 07/12/2010
Filed under: Revolutions Per Minute
Baltimore folk rock duo Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack named themselves Wye Oak after the colossal white oak tree that became famous in their home state of Maryland. They say it sprung from a wee acorn in the 1500's back when there were still Native Americans living under it's boughs. It finally collapsed under the weight of all those centuries during a storm in 2002. It was 96 feet tall and its trunk was over 31 feet around. My guess is that just thinking about all that phloem and xylem, all those rings and layers, inspires Wye Oak in the... MORE »
Polaris Music Prize short list.
By Brandon Kim on 07/09/2010
Filed under: Revolutions Per Minute
You may recall, last year's Polaris prize winner was Fucked Up. The short list is out and there are some good bands on it, a few I've not come across, and Tegan And Sara. It's hard to believe they're even real. Once they were just two identical twin lesbian tweens on a poster we made fun of. Now they're big shit. Like "getting coked up and having sex with a tiger," (to quote Sara from an interview with Spinner today) it's only after it happens that you're like, oh yeah, this can really happen. The Polaris short list is: THE... MORE »
More Bonnaroo: The Flaming Lips and Dr. Dog.
By Brandon Kim on 07/08/2010
Filed under: Revolutions Per Minute
Bonnaroo has come a long strange way from it's 2002 neo-hippy jam band roots. The first festival was all Widespread Panic, String Cheese Incident, and more Widespread Panic. just can't get down with that. Truth be told there were some great things going on from the very beginning between the dank nugs and birkenstocks, and by the festival's second run in '03 things were looking real tough with Antibalas, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Sonic youth, etc. It took a while to shake the stereotype though and I never paid the festival much attention. Continuing to book acts like Ekoostik... MORE »
In Rainbows, pass the dutchie.
By Brandon Kim on 07/07/2010
Filed under: Here comes the gravy!
I was in Maui, Hawaii for a few short days for a family reunion thing, though none of my family is from there. I didn't get to sail around with island girls playing the ukulele and drinking at sunset on a catamaran like I wanted so it was kind of a wasted trip. Although admittedly, just standing on Hawaii for a few days is pretty nice. It's cooler there than it is in NY too. Usually when I go somewhere I try to delve into the local music but that's not so easy on Maui. I fear the local music... MORE »
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