Yeasayer
Brooklyn’s own Yeasayer is a self-proclaimed “Middle Eastern-pysch-snap-gospel” experimental rock band, recently signed to up and coming independent label Secretly Canadian. Heavy on the electronics, light on the multi-part chants, and with a splash of dancey rhythms, their sophomore release, Odd Blood, is a steep transformation from their first album. Yeasayer’s live act provides you with a psychedelic light show that will have you thinking you’re at a 1972 Rush concert. It’s that awesome! Check them out this spring when they head out for a lengthy international tour.
2/05 – Natural History Museum – Los Angeles, CA
2/08 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
2/09 – Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn, NY
2/16 – Academy 2 – Birmingham, England
2/17 – King Tut’s – Glasgow, Scotland
2/19 – Academy – Dublin, Ireland
2/20 – Speakeasy – Belfast, Northern Ireland
2/21 – Academy 3 – Manchester, England
2/22 – The Faversham – Leeds, England
2/23 – Heaven – London, England
2/25 – Thekla – Bristol, England
2/26 – Audio – Brighton, England
2/28 – Luxor – Cologne, Germany
3/01 – Trix Club – Antwerp, Belgium
3/04 – KB – Malmo, Sweden
3/05 – Debaser – Stockholm, Sweden
3/06 – Rockerfeller – Oslo, Norway
3/08 – Vega Small Hall – Copenhagen, Denmark
3/09 – Knust – Hamburg, Germany
3/10 – Postbahnhof – Berlin, Germany
3/11 – 59:1 – Munich, Germany
3/12 – Zukunft – Zurich, Switzerland
3/13 – Circolo Degli Artisti – Rome, Italy
3/14 – Tunnel – Milan, Italy
3/16 – Apolo 2 – Barcelona, Spain
3/17 – Moby Dick
3/19 – Point FMR – Paris, France
3/20 – Paradiso – Amsterdam, Netherlands
4/03 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
4/04 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC
4/05 – Orange Peel – Asheville, NC
4/06 – Masquerade – Atlanta, GA
4/07 – Hi Tone Cafe – Memphis, TN
4/08 – Granada Theatre – Dallas, TX
4/09 – House of Blues – Houston, TX
4/10 – The Parish – Austin, TX
4/11 – The Parish – Austin, TX
4/14 – Club Congress – Tucson, AZ
4/15 – Rhythm Room – Phoenix, AZ
4/17 – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA
4/19 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
4/20 – Neumos – Seattle, WA
4/21 – Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC Canada
4/23 – In The Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
4/24 – Bluebird Theatre – Denver, CO
4/25 – Waiting Room – Omaha, NE
4/26 – Gargoyle Club – Saint Louis, MO
4/27 – Varsity Theatre – Minneapolis, MN
4/28 – Majestic Theatre – Madison, WI
4/29 – Metro – Chicago, IL
4/30 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
5/01 – Lee’s Palace – Toronto, ON
5/02 – La Sala Rossa – Montreal, QU Canada
5/03 – Paradise – Boston, MA
5/04 – Webster Hall – New York, NY
5/05 – The Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
She & Him
Whatever the catalyst was for Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward’s musical collaboration, we are sure glad it came about. Although their music isn’t overly original, it is melodic, sweet, and a throwback to sun-soaked simpler times. In a musical landscape where noise and reverb run rampant, She & Him’s refreshingly straightforward music and lyrics are a nice change of pace. The songs on their first album, Volume One, are dulcet and memorable, and their aptly named second album, Volume Two, promises more of the same. Volume Two is being released March 23rd, right at the beginning of their tour. Though their tour this spring is fairly short, if I were you I’d try to catch them. There is no guarantee how long this charming collaboration will last, and it would be a shame to miss them.
LIVE!!!
3/15 – Largo – Los Angeles, CA
3/25 – El Rey Theater – Los Angeles, CA
3/27 – Savannah Music Festival – Savannah, GA
3/29 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
3/30 – Bowery Ballroom – New York, NY
4/15 – The Glass House – Pomona, CA
4/16 – Coachella Festival – Indio, CA
Washed Out
Ernest Greene, better known as Washed Out, creates lofi snyth-pop for lovers and dancers. The Georgia based musician recently debuted with a critically acclaimed EP entitled
Life of Leisure. The “laid back 80’s-throwback” sound, as he puts it, makes for a fantastic renewal in shoegaze and independent pop music. The drone-shoegaze project started when Greene was living at his parent’s house in Peach Country, Georgia. His remix of Small Black’s “Despicable Dogs” is incredible, and it seems to have sparked the beginnings of a beautiful relationship. The two acts start touring together in early March.
LIVE!!!
3/06 – The Wadsworth Anteneum – Hartford, CT
3/07 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
3/08 – Mercury Lounge – New York, NY
3/09 – The Barbary – Philadelphia, PA
3/10 – Floristree – Baltimore, MD
3/11 – DC 9 – Washtington, DC
3/12 – Tea Bazaar – Charlottesville, VA
3/13 – 412 Market Street – Chattanooga, TN
3/14 – Hi-Tone Cafe – Memphis, TN
3/15 – The Den – New Orleans, LA
3/17 – SXSW – Austin, TX
3/18 – SXSW – Austin, TX
3/19 – SXSW – Austin, TX
3/20 – SXSW – Austin, TX
3/24 – The Black Forest Mill – Phoenix, AZ
3/25 – Sushi Arts – San Diego, CA
3/26 – Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
3/28 – Rickshaw Shop – San Francisco, CA
3/29 – Holocene – Portland, OR
3/30 – Media Club – Vancouver, BC Canada
3/31 – The Vera Project – Seattle, WA
4/02 – Rhinoceropolis – Denver, CO
4/05 – Empty Bottle – Chicago, IL
4/06 – The Cafe – Detroit, MI
4/07 – Wrongbar – Toronto, ON Canada
4/08 – Il Motore – Montreal, QU Canada
4/21 – Granada Theatre – Dallas, TX
4/22 – Emo’s – Austin, TX
4/23 – Walter’s – Houston, TX
4/24 – Spanish Moon – Baton Rouge, LA
4/25 – Engine Room – Tallahassee, FL
4/27 – Bottletree – Birmingham, AL
4/28 – Mercy Lounge – Nashville, TN
4/29 – The Earl – Atlanta, GA
4/30 – Grey Eagle Tavern – Asheville, NC
5/01 – Cat’s Cradle – Chapel Hill, NC
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- Caroline Sloan 
Like the professional journalist that I am, I managed to miss three of the four bands i had set out to see at the Beast Reality showcase at The Silent Barn in Brooklyn, New York. One of the bands I missed was FIASCO, a personal favorite and live powerhouse. The two other bands were Sweet Bulbs and Brandon Can’t Dance, both of which seemed promising, so I was pretty bummed as I entered the club.
