Friday Night Vids: 2/13/09

Streamable: "Parasites (Live)" (youtube) by The Soft Pack



Streamable: "What'cha Gonna Do About It?" by Condo Fucks



Streamable: "Whatcha Gonna Do About It" by The Small Faces



Streamable: "Eugene Mirman's advice for surviving high school, getting into college, and surviving drugs and rock" (youtube) by Eugene Mirman




Streamable: "We're Through" (youtube) by James Pants



Streamable: "Boyfriend" (youtube) by Screaming Females


Streamable: "Apathy" (vimeo) by Bachelor Of Arts


Streamable: "Daylight" (youtube) by Matt & Kim

PHOTOS: Screaming Females + The Mae Shi @ The Silent Barn

Some crappy photos from last night's show

\\\\\\\\\\TOMORROW: The Mae Shi / Screaming Females / Hearts Of Darknesses / Snakes Say Hiss

Something to do tomorrow night...

Friday December 12th @ SILENT BARN

:: the Mae Shi
---Listen: "Run To Your Grave" (box.net mp3)
---Listen: "The Melody" (box.net mp3)
:::: Screaming Females
----Listen: "Boyfriend" (box.net mp3)
:::::: Hearts of Darknesses
------Listen: "One Twenty" (box.net mp3)
:::::::: Snakes Say Hiss
--------sorry... no mp3s, in fact their myspace was not loading.
--------DAMN YOU MYSPACE!

[ SILENT BARN ]
9-15 Wyckoff Ave @ Weirfield | Ridgewood, Queens
L-Halsey, M-Myrtle/Wyckoff | 8pm | all ages | $7
–MYSPACE–> http://myspace.com/thesilentbarn
[ curated & organized by Todd P ]

I have been wanting to see The Mae Shi ever since I first heard Terrorbird. It has just never worked out. Maybe this time I finally see them?

Also, no Consider CLICKing this morning. Maybe I will post a bunch of links later? Maybe not.

December 2007 Mix

Instead of clamoring about what should be considered the best of 2008 (that'll come later), I say take some time and look back on December 2007.

Downloadable: "December 2007" (box.net zip)

The Tracks:
1. "Business Cats" (box.net mp3) by Mika Miko
2. "No Being Disgusting (Live)" (box.net mp3) by Screaming Females
3. "Wonderful People" (southern mp3) by Q And Not U
4. "I'd Rather Be Clogging" (punk in my vitamins mp3) by Karp
5. "Prisonship Martyrs" (mp3) by Freshkills
6. "What Needs Must Be" (matador mp3) by Dead Meadow
7. "Loosen Up (Daytrotter Session)" (box.net mp3) by The Shaky Hands
8. "Beat (Health, Life, and Fire)" (kill rockstars mp3) by Thao Nguyen
9. "Indestructible Life!" (fanatic mp3) by Old Time Relijun
10. "End Result (Crass Reworking)" by Jeffrey Lewis
11. "Me, Me, Just Me" by Feral Children
12. "Slippershell" (box.net mp3) by Kristin Hersh
13. "Mindfuck" (mp3) by Dirt Merchants
14. "Change (Blind Melon Cover)" (mp3) by Cassettes Won't Listen
15. "The Wizard (Live on Fair Game)" (fair game mp3) by Bat For Lashes
16. "Gila" (box.net mp3) by Beach House
17. "Chrome's On It" (i am sound mp3) by Telepathe
18. "Black Tape" by Low Scores
19. "So Post All 'Em (Instrumental)" (box.net mp3) by YACHT
20. "The Basement/Efant Terrible" by Yea Big & Kid Static

Consider CLICKing
- Check out this artpunk/postpunk jam from Bruno Wizard's The Homosexuals: "Slow Guns" (serious business mp3). 2nd pressing of the vinyl is here. eMusic page is here. Another mp3?: "Snapshots Of Nairobi (Live In Washington,D.C. 11.13.08)" (serious business mp3)

- Listen to El Guincho on WNYC's Soundcheck: "The resulting sound can be disorienting, manic -- and blissful." (wnyc mp3). Deets are here.

- Built On A Weak Spot is back up just in time for a new monthly mix... here. Note... We here at GT world headquarters are delighted to have influenced the choice of one song this month.

- Best Of 2008: Gorilla Vs. Bear's songs of the year... here.

- Raven Sings The Blues posts a track off the new Finally Punk 7"... here.

- Best of 9375: Future Post Year in Review @ Transmissions From Wintermute... here. More futureposts... here.

I Make Windows By Forest Fire

Brooklyn/Portland based indie folkrock band Forest Fire has a new album of "[h]omegrown hymns for those with no religion" and you can download it fo' frees! But wait you say, I like to listen to something before I buy it (even if it for $0).

Downloadable Song: "I Make Windows" (box.net mp3)

Downloadable Album: Survival (archive.org)

Stream or Download Survival: here (last.fm) or here (catbird records).

Forest Fire is composed of Mark Thresher, Adam Spittler, Myisha Battle, Natalie Stormann, and Nathan Delffs. You may know Nathan Delffs from his other band The Shaky Hands (posts: here and here).

Use your purchasing power:
- Pay-what-you-want digital download is here.
- Buy the Survival CD (if you really like optical media)... here (unfortunately the GIANT CD package is sold out).
- You can pre-order the new new new Shaky Hands album, Lunglight... here.

Myspace page is here.
Catbird Records is here.
eMusic page is here.

Forest Fire BONUS: "Psychic Love Stars" (catbird mp3)

Consider CLICKing
- I gots to agree with heartonastick -- What If Someone Is Watching Their TV? by Screaming Females "was the best album from last year that no one was listening to." More about that... here. Watch The Screaming Females play: "Theme Song" (archive.org punkcast mp4)

- The latest Contrast Podcast is "the ninth installment of Musicians introduce their own songs" (cp mp3). Track list and deets... here.

- Two new Vivian Girls songs. One is at MOKB (here) AND one is at Gorilla Vs. Bear (here).

- Mr. Beck Hanson was interviewed on NPR the other day. He states that he really doesn't rap, because "it doesn't come from hip-hop." He goes on "I used to hang out with a lot of poets and people who did spoken word. So I think I thought my rap — quote 'rap' — songs were coming from that." Listen/Read... here.

- Check out "Rosemary, Etc." by Zookeeper @ daytrotter... here. I like it when his voice breaks.

Fun By Screaming Females

Screaming Females (or SCRMNGFMLS to those of you who don't like vowels or lower case) are a band who really know how to get a lot out a big riff.

Listen: "Fun" (box.net mp3)

They are going on tour this summer with Long Island's own, Cheeky. Tour info is below in the picture (click the pic for a larger shot of the poster).

Myspace page is here.
Screaming Females store is here.
Screaming Females blog is here.

Consider CLICKing
- Listen to E*Rock weirdass remixing of Panther: "Violence, Diamonds (E*Rock Remix)" (krs mp3)

- P'fork can't stop listening to the new new new Melvins... here. It almost sounds like, gulp... arena rock. One Groovy Listen: "Nude With Boots" (pitchfork mp3). It's definitely not as heavy as the also anthemic "Civilized Worm" (slightly tinny southern mp3) from their last effort.

- Cable And Tweed (ATL blog) posts an Other Music (NYC record shop) performance vid by The Black Lips (ATL flowerpunks)... here.

- Chunklet posts about Thurston Moore and Byron Coley's book on the No Wave movement entitled No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New York. 1976-1980... here.

LIVE: No Being Disgusting By Screaming Females

Staight Outta New Brunswick (NJ)!!



It's Screaming Females. The Females have a new (live) song up on their myspace page, as recorded for "internet radio dealy" JamNow. Take a listen...

Downloadable: "No Being Disgusting" (box.net mp3)

BONUS: "Electric Pilgrim" (box.net mp3)
Footnote: I still don't know if the glitch in this mp3 is intentional or not.

Consider Clicking
- Best of "oh Seven" coverage... (1) thepunkguy has his list here. Check it! (2) PTST looks at the NYC bands of 2008... here, and (3) NPR's "best of" linkage is here.

- Proto-Grunge Lovers Unite! lamestain has posted The U-Men... here.

- Heart On A Stick has got the Take Away show of O'Death... here.

- Boat new LP progress report and possible track listing... here. AND I totally missed the fact that Boat was posting about artists covering the Boat catalogue. HERE is the latest one. It's Baby I Love You performing "Lanterns and Laughing Ladies" (mp3)

You And Mr. Rogers By Screaming Females

The Screaming Females don't scream on this one.

Download some spacey indiepop: "You And Mr. Rogers" (m4a)



Myspace page is here.

Consider Clicking
- Untitled Records finds Apparat to be anything but cookie-cutter... here.
- Just Gimme Indie Rock just gives you Japanther... here.
- Listen to "Freedom Day" by Max Roach over @ destination:out...here.
- Watch the Cute Overload-ish Spoon vid for "Don't You Evah" (Featuring Keepon)

Green Seat By Shepherdess

Oh lordy... it just keeps repeating in my head... GREEN SEAT!... that's right... GREEN SEAT!... don't say I didn't warn you...

Downloadable: "Green Seat" (box.net mp3) by Shepherdess

And they're playing in Bklyn on August 26 at (that newfangled) Luna Lounge... also playing: The White Papers, Von Robinson and His Own Universe, and SmilePrettyMisery

Myspace page is here.

Consider Clicking
- buscate un novio recommends the post-punk/queercore/blues-rock of Screaming Females... here.
- s k a t t e r b r a i n has posted some retarded dancepop from Best Fwends... here.
- The internet blog Transmissions From Wintermute has a post about the awesomeness of New Thrill Parade... here. Listen: "Ululations" (mp3)
- Prinzhorn Dance School leakage... here. Listen: "You Are The Space Invader" (mp3)
- The good folks at Fanatic say Bring Back The Guns! Listen: "In Piles/On File" (mp3)
- (You should totally) Listen to Casper And the Cookies at Captain's Dead... here.