Tancred at Pianos

Apparently some fans of the artist known as Tancred came out to see her because they liked her other band, a rock band called "Now, Now".  They might have been a bit surprised to see her perform solo, especially since the album has a full backing band.  But I suppose there is some logic to it.  The fans are excited about some new project by a musician they like and want to see it live.  The artist wants to build up a separate fan base before assembling a touring band.  Makes sense I suppose, though after the fact I started wondering what her long-time fans thought.  Hopefully they were pleasantly surprised.

Posted: 12/26/2013 at 9:44pm     Tags: Pianos  Tancred  What Blog?! Party 

Chaos Chaos at Pianos

You know, most of the bands on this bill were rock bands.  Then for something completely different we got the synthpop duo Chaos Chaos.  It is pretty much just the two of them, no layers of samples or any such thing.  The result is some fairly minimalist dance music.  Would you be shocked to hear that they filled in at the last minute for a rock band whose singer was sick?  Yeah, didn't think so.

Posted: 12/26/2013 at 8:58pm     Tags: Chaos Chaos  Pianos  What Blog?! Party 

Purling Hiss at Brooklyn Night Bazaar

Hurling P... I mean, Purling Hiss are one of those bands whose lead singer completely steals the show.  This guy's aiming for Rock God status.  Their sound is so lo-fi that it's a bit of a shock that end up being so impressive live.  They have some songs over on BandCamp.  If you listen to 'em, turn the volume up!

Posted: 12/21/2013 at 6:28pm     Tags: Brooklyn Night Bazaar  Impose Magazine  Purling Hiss 

Diarrhea Planet at Brooklyn Night Bazaar

Ignore the name for a moment (if you can manage).  These guys are totally nuts on stage.  Four guitarists means that at least one person is always flailing about or messing with the audience or something fun like that.  And dang, do these guys ever rock while they're at it.

You can hear them on BandCamp or their Blogspot site.  As an extra added bonus you'll learn how to spell "diarrhea" properly after seeing it so much.

Posted: 12/21/2013 at 5:59pm     Tags: Brooklyn Night Bazaar  Diarrhea Planet  Impose Magazine 

O'Death at Brooklyn Bowl

They're back!  In New York, that is.  I guess O'Death never really went away but for some reason they've been avoiding their hometown.  Maybe because their reputation as the folk-punk band whose shows get crazy is a bit of a problem.  See, bands like that are best seen at small indie venues.  Seeing them at big venues is a bit weird.  People in the audience just don't want to get so crazy when there are enough lights that they can see each other, that sort of thing.  But of course bands want to play big venues like the Brooklyn Bowl.  It's a bit of a conundrum.

Check out their sounds on their website.

Posted: 12/5/2013 at 11:07pm     Tags: Brooklyn Bowl  Local X Local  O'Death