Archive for July, 2009
Heavy Feet – Spring Mix 2009
I’ve taken a few years off from EDM because it got to a point where everywhere I went, I was hearing the same few songs with a handful of permutations which lead to a samey feeling every time I would go out. It didn’t matter if it was a headliner or a local. Indie dance [...]
MPHO – Box n Locks
This ties into what I was talking about with regards to eccentric soul and standard marketing of black artists. MPHO is a South African singer by way of the UK who with production by Switch will be releasing Pop Art, a multi-genre pop effort from a woman of color which actively defies genre classifications. In [...]
Ebony Bones and Ninjasonik at Bowery Ballroom 7/29/09
Flickr Set I had never seen Ebony Bones before, and had only heard about them after Eatsdirt caught them at The Pool Parties last year, but having seen the pictures she captured, I was intrigued. I love what is termed Eccentric Soul, which I guess is a secret back door marketing term for black music [...]
Black Lips, Health, Grupo Fantasama @ JellyNYC Pool Parties 7/26/09
Flickr SetI had thought that the crowd antics of two weeks ago wouldn’t be topped. Fucked up played a loud long messy set to which people propelled themselves at each other like a check list of hardcore punk dance moves. Did I Punch The Floor yet? Did I Start The Lawnmower? Did I Circle? It [...]
Sirenfest 2009
Flickr There were a number of bands here I didn’t catch either because I hadn’t switched over to Digital yet (was using film for the first few hours before I remembered I brought my digital camera). Bands missing form here are: The Tiny Masters of Today, Michachu and the Shapes, Blue Van, Bear Hands, Monotonix, [...]