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Showing posts with label shows. Show all posts
Showing posts with label shows. Show all posts

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Show: Explosions in the Sky

Rarely am I happier than with a cool light domestic beer in my hand and live music streaming into my ears.  It excites the soul and calms the mind.  Thus, it shouldn't surprise you to know I go to a lot of shows and  I always take iPhone pics -- though I've been bad about sharing them on the blog.  No more! Last night I went to see Explosions in the Sky at Radio City Music Hall.  
Radio City is awesome -- in the old-skool "awe-inducing" sense of the word.  I am not a fan of seated venues, because they suck the life out of the crowd, however RCMH has my props.  Anyway, the beauty of iPhone pics and why I purposefully do not bring a real camera is that they are not perfect and often you can get cool effects going between the clash of the stage lights. See exhibit A after the jump.





Tuesday, March 1, 2011

New Music Alert: RAA

The new album from Rural Alberta Advantage came out today!  DEPARTING is a great follow-up to the amazingly steller, Hometowns (2009).  There's something about Canadians that allow them to make energetic and moving indie rock, without the pretension. RAA is marked by an acoustic guitar being propelled forward by strong drums and growling melodic vocals singing of heart ache and winter. Here's the single off the new album; it's called Stamp:

They are playing the Bowery Ballroom on March 10th (which I am attending so stay tuned for iPhone photos from the show) and Knitting Factory, Brooklyn March 12th.  After the jump, my favorite track off the 2009 album: