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I’m pretty excited for the February release of Fatboy Slim’s new project The BPA (Bright Port Authority). The lead single “Toe Jam” with Dizzee Racal and David Byrne is quite swell…in fact they’ve actually set up a whole video contest for the track. Check the details here. And of course here’s that fab track:
mp3: The BPA - Toe Jam (Featuring David Byrne & Dizzee Rascal)
Back in May Charleston, South Carolina’s The Explorers Club did some serious time traveling with their album Freedom Wind. Some modern bands have that 60s pop influence floating through their tunes, but The Explorers Club have captured that era of sound and reproduced beautifully on this album. Clearly they have a strong obsession with bands like the Beach Boys and The Zombies because you could place any one of Freedom Wind’s eighteen tracks amongst their 60s pop gems and they wouldn’t feel out of place. Fans of sun-shiney beach pop music tha echoes the past will definitely want to catch up with The Explorers Club before they step back into their time machine again. Don’t miss them at DC9 on February 3rd and the Khyber on February 8th.
mp3: The Explorers Club - Lost My Head
Tonight in Baltimore there’s a pretty fabulous line up at Fletcher’s. E. Joseph and the Phantom Heart as well as Labianca, FFHH, Red This Ever, and Ms. Sara & The Help are performing. Not much else that I know about. Any suggestions?
mp3: E. Joseph - Zero
mp3: FFHH - The Body
DC’s Le Loup recently stopped by the Daytrotter studios to flex their musical muscles a bit. The four song set included three unreleased tracks that have them drifting towards simpler acoustic arrangements. Relying on plucked guitars, banjos, a slew of rhythms, and vocal harmonies Le Loup brings like few bands can. “Go East” was a stand out track for me - church choral elements with a mountain woods folk halo around them.
mp3: Le Loup - Go East (Daytrotter Session)
Check out the rest of the set here and you can catch them live on March 8th at Johnny Brenda’s in Philly.
Can Jason Schwartzman do no wrong? Acting. Drumming. Songwriting. Being awesome. His pop rock project, Coconut Records, has a new album due out on January 13th called Davy. He’s released the first single “Microphone” and you may have guessed it…I like it. I was singing along almost instantly and it almost brought me as much joy as when I first heard “West Coast” off of his first album. You be the judge:
mp3: Coconut Records - Microphone
Not too many swell shows around town but there is the Datafrogs CD release show at Fletcher’s. Other than that DC seems to be where it’s at for a few events. The first is another night of craziness with Gogol Bordello at the 9:30 Club. Other than that it seems like a good night to check out AutoRock’s DJ set over at the Rock and Roll Hotel. Enjoy!
Wow. I was so caught up in all the holiday doings that I almost forgot to keep on with this little Friday tradition. So how did everyone’s holiday turn out? Excited about returning to school/work? Wait I already know the answer to that one. Here’s some fine remixes to hopefully ease the pain in your transition back to the grind.
mp3: Santogold - Lights Out (Tepr Emo Remix)
mp3: Kanye West - Love Lockdown (Flying Lotus Remix)
mp3: Coldplay - Viva La Vida (Thin White Duke Mix)
image via wooster collective
As you might of guessed we here at Pasta Primavera are pretty big Middle Distance Runner fans. So naturally I was super excited to find a new track from them waiting in my inbox this past week. It’s entitled “Brother John” and you might have noticed the music on that Harley Davidson commercial that has been floating through the airwaves. I’ve heard this one live a couple of times now and it’s really starting to grow on me. Of all their songs this one really sports that late 60s-70s rock rock vibe (Steppenwolf?). Check out this exclusive track:
mp3: Middle Distance Runner - Brother John
You can check them out live and perhaps they’ll play this song just for you. When you ask? Why on January 16th at the Rock and Roll Hotel where they’ll be hosting a Presidential welcoming party. Also on the bill are the Black Hollies, Mobius Band, and the Nunchucks. Holy crap that’s a sweet line up.
With a name like Princeton I was expecting intelligently written indie rock from Brooklyn or something. Well I was half right. They’re from L.A., but their style of spacious orchestral pop movements is sophisticated and stunning. Princeton (named for the street the band members lived on) has recently released the Bloomsbury EP which focuses on each member of the famed Bloomsbury intellectual collective that existed in London during the early 20th Century. I’m not too keen on the history of that particular moment in history, but the greatest of this band’s music has me googling away.
Tonight DC is the place to be…so be there. The 9:30 Club has Gogol Bordello while the Red and the Black has Greenland, Mirror Script, Fox Japan, and Excuses. Also don’t miss out on John Powers (from the New Rock Church Of Fire) at the Velvet Lounge with The Super Vacations and Hot Lava.
If somehow you managed to conserve a bit of energy from last night’s festivities then perhaps you’d be interested in checking out a calm and relaxing show. Or maybe you’d like to see Wu-tang Clan featuring Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, RZA, GZA, and Masta Killa with Cappadonna an DJ Mathematics at the 9:30 Club in DC.
Hopefully 2009 will bring you all much peace, love, and happiness. Cheers!
mp3: The Walkmen - In The New Year
mp3: Thrushes - New Years Kiss
mp3: Michael Zapruder - Happy New Year
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