Archive for November, 2009
This Wednesday-Brooklyn RUMBLE Vol.3!
This Wednesday night, Southpaw’s indie rock emerging artist party THE RUMBLE returns with four great new acts that will surely dazzle your ears and hips.
THE RUMBLE
THE RUMBLE is a monthly showcase brought to Southpaw by the folks from WOXY FM and FUTURE SOUNDS known mostly for their HOT FREAKS parties in Austin for SXSW. THE RUMBLE is also a national monthly showcase that takes place in Seattle, Sand Diego, San Francisco, Austin, Portland, and is branching out further in 2009/2010. Each month, generally the third Wednesday, THE RUMBLE features top local and national indie music’s young emerging buzz acts. THE RUMBLE offers South Brooklyn a sneak peek into what the blogs, and the cool kids are digging most these days before everyone you know is talking about them.
more info: http://woxy.com/music/futuresounds
BODY LANGUAGE (11PM)
http://www.myspace.com/bodylanguage
POPMATTERS CMJ REVIEW 10/09
AM Only Booking Showcase
The Studio at Webster Hall, New York City
Body Language, a Brooklyn four-piece, played colorful synth pop shaped by Tropicalia climaxes and a compelling lead singer, Angelica Bess. Saccharine synthesizer lines harmonized three ways, along with bells, forged dreamy melodies under a dance beat. Though their sound was saturated in electronica, practically all of it was played live on multiple keyboards creating a refreshing live dynamic and a lush full sound many electronic-focused bands couldn’t touch. Their last song, “Holiday,” showed off more of their melancholy vocals over another strong but ethereal beat.
pictures from Body Language CMJ show@Studio/Webser Hall
EAST HUNDRED (10PM)
http://www.myspace.com/easthundred
“THE Philly band to watch” – Philadelphia Daily News
photo by Mallory Johnson
“ Keep an eye on East Hundred. They could be huge” – Philebrity.com
“…a group of songs that roam between the dream-pop jangle of the Sundays and the sharper punk edges of Rainer Maria…the album’s refusal to bury hooks or play coy with Beril’s front-and-center lead vocals gives East Hundred the refreshing, confident air of a radio-ready pop band” – Magnet
“Slow Burning Crimes” from East Hundred on Vimeo.
http://www.myspace.com/peephole4eva
Peephole is a Brooklyn-based project founded in the Spring of ’07 by Kent Odessa, its main producer, singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist. It initially began as an electro-pop collaboration between Odessa and producer Jeremy Jonas Cox, the results of which are included on the soon to be released “Strawberry Told Me” EP. In the Summer of ’08, Odessa began performing live around new york city, recruiting musicians Chesty Wellington (guitar), Andrew Baxter (drums), Brian Kolterman (keys), and Drew Peterson (bass), eventually recording the EP, “Cold Dime.” Odessa is currently finishing up his third EP, “Crime Drama,” which will be released for free download in December.
http://www.myspace.com/aerialeast
“The captivating young singer-songwriter Aerial East has made a splash on the Brooklyn indie scene since arriving from Texas a few years ago, making friends and charming admirers at a furious pace with her angelic voice and distinctive songwriting” – Flavorpill