I know what you were thiking: I wish I could go to a party house tonight. Here it is: Black Kids with Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson (sort of an oddball line-up) but whatevs, we are there. And we are going to dance. Crazy dance that is. So be there or be square. don't frunt.
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Severely Postponed: Dr. Dog w/MBAR
Yep. I was obvs pretty excited about this one. I realy couldn't wait. except now I will have to wait, until August 23rd. What if I were busy that night? I would be Screwed! Bitches! I'll chill out now, just wanted to rant a little bit about that.
On that note, I will write of full review of Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson after I have listened to it about 60 more times. So far, I am crying the driest, most heartwrenching immaginary tears from this album. Also feel that way about my book, so clearly they were designed to go together, my book and this album. At least they won't cheat on each other.
<3 the elephant
On that note, I will write of full review of Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson after I have listened to it about 60 more times. So far, I am crying the driest, most heartwrenching immaginary tears from this album. Also feel that way about my book, so clearly they were designed to go together, my book and this album. At least they won't cheat on each other.
<3 the elephant
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Blogalicious
Dear faithful reader,
I apologize for my utter lack of writing recently. I find that summer, despite its recent unbearable humidity, has swept me off of my feet. I know it seemed like my relationship with the blog was really strong, but towards the end of June I started cheating. At first it was just a bit here and there. But then, in combination with a lack of local, good, worthy concerts and good CD releases, I have not had a lot to say. I don't want to write about random crap, I want to say meaningful things. So that said, I am going to try to reconcile with my blog, if it will have my dirty, cheating ass back. Also, my relationship with summer has been dwindling anyways, as I am getting bored with all of the events, and no longer can stand it. I just need the slow, steady life that my blog was providing.
<3 The Elephant
I apologize for my utter lack of writing recently. I find that summer, despite its recent unbearable humidity, has swept me off of my feet. I know it seemed like my relationship with the blog was really strong, but towards the end of June I started cheating. At first it was just a bit here and there. But then, in combination with a lack of local, good, worthy concerts and good CD releases, I have not had a lot to say. I don't want to write about random crap, I want to say meaningful things. So that said, I am going to try to reconcile with my blog, if it will have my dirty, cheating ass back. Also, my relationship with summer has been dwindling anyways, as I am getting bored with all of the events, and no longer can stand it. I just need the slow, steady life that my blog was providing.
<3 The Elephant
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Friday Evening Music
Summer Fridays are full of difficult decisions since every park, cafe and venue has some sort of thing planned. This week, the best option appears to be the bandshell at Prospect Park. They are hosting: DEERHOOF / METROPOLIS ENSEMBLE: THE RITE: REMIXED. It's Stravinsky's phenomenal work "The Rite of Spring" remixed (I'm not sure if they are just taking extreme liberties in their interpretation, or if they are actually playing something other than what Stravinsky originally penned). At any rate, Metropolis Ensemble sounds like an interesting group of young, quirky chamber musicians. I think this will be a culturally unusual experience, something just a little bit unlike anything else.
<3 The Elephant
Rogue Street Art
I know that I primarily write about music, but occasionally I will write about other things...I don't have a completely one track mind. There is a great website called PSFK which covers trends in culture. They have all kinds of fascinating articles, but one thing they wrote about was D. Billy's unique foray into street art. Unfortunately (or fortunately) I am never in Times Square, but I wish I had seen this myself. I thinks it's remarkably sweet and refreshing. The installation feels celebratory and upbeat, which is not a common sentiment floating around these days. Hope it brightens your day....
<3 The Elephant
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Concert Review: Fleet Foxes at Union Hall, Midnight
Seattle quintet Fleet Foxes graced New York with their presence at two venues this week: Bowery Ballroom, capacity 498, Union Hall, capacity 100. The decision there was not a tough one. I, being high and mighty, didn't buy a UH ticket the second they went on sale because it's Union Hall. Then suddenly, they were all gone. As I just found out today, after the fact, Sub Pop bought themselves 40 of those tickets. Whether it was intentional or not, by selling out the Brooklyn show, they got a huge hype in a very short period of time and Bowery sold out too. I was pissed that I wasn't going, particularly since I had only myself to blame.
So on Thursday at 10 am when they announced an additional midnight show, Dave was right on his game, reading BV. He tried to get them, and of course they sold out. We got nothing. When I checked Craigslist later, people were offering $160 for two tickets. Sick. I had already realized that this show wasn't in my future. So when my boss asked me to go fabric sourcing in midtown at 8 or 8:30 the next morning I didn't sweat it. Until 2 seconds later when Dave texted me that he had gotten tickets. In the land of irresponsibility, I am queen.
Every ounce of doubt dissolved in the first 3 seconds after FF started playing. I had heard that they really rocked when they played Bowery in March, so I was reasonably confidant that they would be good. Good doesn't begin to do justice to they way that they performed. A lot of their music is dependent upon graceful harmonies and dissonance in their chorus. Whenever this is the case, I always fear that they are just working really hard for their studio takes, but in reality they will not be able to hit those notes live. Every pitch was executed, every rhythm was nailed, and every pause was suspenseful. They played a tight, ridiculously tight show. I was floored. I read a bunch of bitching on BV about the quality of the audiences, and a lot of criticism of the photogs, but that must have been for the first show of the night. At the second show everyone was respectful and the photographers were fine. People just look for a reason to complain about shit. Seriously, they should be so lucky to have been at that show. They have a flexibility on stage that allows them to push and pull throughout each song and they can remain in control. They are a band that is so much better live than in recording that I only hope to see them again, since listening to the record allows a faint nostalgia to linger.
The other thing that I really liked was the band's random on stage banter. I know it annoys some people, but they were funny and witty. They seemed to think that they were playing pretty well, and so did I. They were clearly enjoying themselves and the crowd. A band that is at ease with themselves and having fun always performs better. Anyway, if you know what's good for you, you will go see Fleet Foxes in any context possible. Also, buy their album and EP on insound.
<3 The Elephant
So on Thursday at 10 am when they announced an additional midnight show, Dave was right on his game, reading BV. He tried to get them, and of course they sold out. We got nothing. When I checked Craigslist later, people were offering $160 for two tickets. Sick. I had already realized that this show wasn't in my future. So when my boss asked me to go fabric sourcing in midtown at 8 or 8:30 the next morning I didn't sweat it. Until 2 seconds later when Dave texted me that he had gotten tickets. In the land of irresponsibility, I am queen.
Every ounce of doubt dissolved in the first 3 seconds after FF started playing. I had heard that they really rocked when they played Bowery in March, so I was reasonably confidant that they would be good. Good doesn't begin to do justice to they way that they performed. A lot of their music is dependent upon graceful harmonies and dissonance in their chorus. Whenever this is the case, I always fear that they are just working really hard for their studio takes, but in reality they will not be able to hit those notes live. Every pitch was executed, every rhythm was nailed, and every pause was suspenseful. They played a tight, ridiculously tight show. I was floored. I read a bunch of bitching on BV about the quality of the audiences, and a lot of criticism of the photogs, but that must have been for the first show of the night. At the second show everyone was respectful and the photographers were fine. People just look for a reason to complain about shit. Seriously, they should be so lucky to have been at that show. They have a flexibility on stage that allows them to push and pull throughout each song and they can remain in control. They are a band that is so much better live than in recording that I only hope to see them again, since listening to the record allows a faint nostalgia to linger.
The other thing that I really liked was the band's random on stage banter. I know it annoys some people, but they were funny and witty. They seemed to think that they were playing pretty well, and so did I. They were clearly enjoying themselves and the crowd. A band that is at ease with themselves and having fun always performs better. Anyway, if you know what's good for you, you will go see Fleet Foxes in any context possible. Also, buy their album and EP on insound.
<3 The Elephant
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