RJOiii sent in video of Future Islands playing the Silent Barn Saturday night. Here’s Inch of Dust: He writes: Future Islands played the Silent Barn in Brooklyn last night. I was there with my camera. This is video of the track “Inch of Dust”. You can’t see it, but the floor was shaking. Behold, the […]
Interview: Sean Lennon & Charlotte Kemp Muhl of The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
Last night, we sent out our newest addition, Claiborne McDonald, to chat up the kids of GOASTT: You might call Sean Lennon’s music Neoclassicism, and considering his background that shouldn’t be far off the mark. Adorning a black bowler cap, bowtie, and heavy glasses, he came ready to play performer lastnight as his new project, […]
Ticket Giveaway: Robbers on High Street, The Bloodsugars, Israel Darling at Knitting Factory
Saturday night Engine Room Recordings is celebrating the release of Robbers on High Street‘s 7″ vinyl single “Electric Eye.” Marking a definitive move for the band’s sound, Electric Eye showcases Robbers’ newfound English rock sound. As a part of the celebration, Engine Room is giving away a pair of tickets to Saturday’s Knitting Factory show […]
PICS: School of Seven Bells and Maus Haus at Mercury Lounge
Last night School of Seven Bells played their first of two shows at Mercury Lounge with openers Maus Haus. Named for after a pickpocketing “school” in South America (and a scene in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze) that tests students by stealing from mannequins decorated with bells, SVIIB takes a […]
Small Black's Day-Glo Workshop, "Bad Lover"
It’s been a crazy week here at FREEwilly, you know, relaunching and all… somehow this little gem from one of our favorite bands slipped through our fingers. Better late than never, especially considering that we haven’t stopped listening to the EP since it’s 2009 release. Thanks to director Nick Bentgen for combining two completely separate […]
Fanfarlo's "Fire Escape" for the Optimistic
Check out the alternative version here, and then download the David Sitek remix below to cheer yourself up again. MP3: Fanfarlo’s “Fire Escape”, David Sitek remix [click to play, right click to save]
Ticket Giveaway: The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger at Union Pool
The GOASTT, the collaborative harmonic efforts of Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl, easily fell prey to my repeat button. Like a modern day translation of Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin (or if you prefer, Bardot), these two make romanticized pop tunes that echo with the buzz and hum of ‘yore. The first single and […]