Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

That is one person, and he has a record coming out in the distant future. This record features members of Grizzly Bear and TV on the Radio. I know MBAR is sort of a lame-o...His sound is a little bit indie rock, a little bit country, a little bit garage. A little bit of love from the Elephant. MBAR's record is out 7/1 on Say Hey Records (will I even remember all of his names then?)

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson plays Wednesday 4/4 at Mercury Lounge at 9:30, for $12. Anyone want to be my date?

Here is one of my fav songs, courtesy of Love to Hate.

Love to Hate TV

Yes, its true. They are starting a web TV Channel. And I'm excited. And Embarassed. See the program sched here.

Liam Finn

I stumbled across Liam Finn some time this fall, maybe in October, and I really wanted to see him during CMJ festival. His show was scheduled for 1am on a Thursday, and I am masochistic sometimes, but I mean seriously...So needless to say I missed it. He may have played in New York once or twice since then, but alas, I have yet to see him.

His sound is similar to everything else I like, it features guitar and some synth and a surprisingly smooth, soft voice. I can't help but draw a comparison between Finn's signature sound and that the late Elliot Smith, not only in the timber of his voice, but also in the sighing background vocals. There is somewhat of a sixties rock sound in there too, or perhaps I am just getting a British vibe from his sound. That would be offensively inaccurate, since he grew up in New Zealand. The original song that I tortured my roommates with was Second Chance off of his I'll Be Lightning.

Since I don't hate the video, here it is...



Liam Finn plays with Laura Veirs May 22 at Bowery Ballroom

Calendar

I'm working on getting the calendar to look right, maybe setting it to pop up in a new tab, is that a good idea?

I bring this up, because I totally forgot to go to the Port O'Brian show last week, despite having marked both shows on the calendar. I am going to try to keep it updated, but please always check the show times yourself. I am happy to mark in the day, but it is up to you people to check show times on your own.

That said, PLEASE help me out by telling me when there are shows worth seeing, so that I can mark the calendar accordingly :)


<3 The Elephant

Bands to See in April

I was just glancing at some upcoming shows around new york (including brooklyn) and there are many more than I can actually go to, but maybe you are looking for something to do. Here is a list of the bands that are creating a blogger buzz right now that are playing new york in april:

The Dodos, Health, Genghis Tron, High Places

When I have some more time I can continue the list, just return to this article through the archive.I have a running calendar that you can view by clicking the link on the right hand side of the page. Please feel free to e-mail me with other concerts that are of interest that are going on around here. Although my musical taste might be a bit limited, I'm open to add your fav bands to my calendar too!

More Good Labels

Thanks to Claire for writing a comment! She is totally right, there are lots of other good labels. She mentioned:

-Merge (I <3 Wye Oak!)
-Domino (Animal Collective)
-Bar/None

And I remembered:
-Sub Pop (this was an obvious one I forgot to mention)

I'll keep adding to the list!

<3 The Elephant

Muxtape

I'm just going to link the Stereogum article. How do they find this stuff? As soon as I'm back in Astoria i'm going to jump in with gusto to this little project... you should too!