It was past 11pm by the time the kids of Shiny Toy Guns took the stage at what’s shaping up to be one of NYC’s hottest new music venue’s last night. Well worth the wait, STG go full throttle from load in to load out, creating an energy so strident that most didn’t hear the fire alarms going off all throughout their encore.
Their set was just over an hour, which I felt completely appropriate considering they have only released one album. They hit all the key songs off of “We Are Pilots” including Chemistry of a Car Crash, first single Le Disko, Starts with One, and of course closed out the show with crowd favorite and break out track You Are The One. To splice up their set they threw in a little known track from their demo called Rocketship and even covered a little Depeche Mode famously.
The Band member’s raw musical talent is showcased by their constant switch offs: vocals, to guitars, to keyboards and back around. Female lead vocalist Carah Faye is a vision on the keyboards, but her undisputed trademark in the band is her voice which holds a perfect pitch while slicing through its electronic surroundings.
If you hear Shiny Toy Guns are playing at your local music venue, go buy a ticket. Each member on their own is a remarkable talent-it’s pure genius when they join together.
Written by B
Filed under: Bonnaroo, Concert, Live Shows, Music, Review, The National, Wolfmother
The National KILL IT…
UFO’S???
Wolfmother
Thanks to Gabriela Schwartz & Mattias Eng…
Filed under: Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival, Business Man, Emily King, Live Shows, R & B, Review, Soul
Emily King was great at the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival. She went on around 3:30 and played until a little after 4 PM, it couldn’t have been a nicer day and she played to a good size crowd.
She absolutely KILLED “Business Man”, which was played acoustically and ended with her upcoming single “Walking In My Shoes” (which we have heard features Lupe).
She is definitely an up and comer to watch.
Filed under: Albert Hammond, Concert, Live Shows, Music, Review, Rock, The Strokes
What do you get when you put together Albert Hammond, Jr. [the Strokes], Josh Latanzi [Ben Kweller’s bassist on tour], Steve Schiltz [Longwave's frontman], Matt Romano [Strokes drum Tech], and Marc Philippe Eskenazi [Medium Cool]. One hell of a rock show. This record can stand on it’s own but it may be even better live. It’s true and well known I have a weak spot for the Strokes (and I’ll even say the same for Longwave) however this only makes me more critical on Albert’s band. As my friends will joke it’s my typical statement when I enjoy a live band but these guys, “KILL IT”, at times reminiscent of the Beach Boys. It would be easy for me to say that, “they’re okay” and then ask when the Strokes are going to record new material and start touring again but honestly, I can wait if this is why I’m waiting…see video and set list below.
Intro
Everyone Gets A Star
In Transit
Call an Ambulance
Bright Young Thing
Old Black Dawning
Blue Skies
Can’t Cha Stop
101
Scared
Postal Blowfish
Hard To Live In The City
Last night the dirty south made an appearance at Mercury Lounge in NYC. Newcomers Cage The Elephant are an old fashioned breed; hailing from Bowling Green, Kentucky their sound is reminiscent of the late 70’s era of rock and roll and their performance style is distinctly Iggy Pop.
Making up for the sparse turn out of their NYC debut, the young five-piece is talented enough to fill the spaces in-between. Their music is loud and rich-perhaps a bit too much so for the tiny confines of Mercury. However, I can see it translating geniusly to an outdoor arena and truly believe they will be a crowd favorite at Bonnaroo.
After seeing them live there is no doubt that these boys love their music. Their show includes very little audience interaction, which is fine because it’s not for lack of performance skill; but rather because they obviously go inside their lyrics, and riffs, and drum lines. Keep an eye open for these guys, the buzz is only going to keep growing…written by B
The reunited Pumpkins played Germany’s biggest festival, Rock Am Ring, last weekend and lots of videos from the professionally recorded mega-gig have already made their way onto YouTube.
Filed under: Music, Playstation 2, Review, Rock, Technology, Video Games, Xbox 360
Playstation 2 Tips:
Enter any of the following codes on the Guitar Hero controller at the main menu to activate the desired cheat. A confirmation message will appear each time you enter a code correctly. For some of the codes, you can repeat the code to disable the effects.
“Performance Mode” – Yellow, Yellow, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club plays a real throw back rock and roll show.
They tore through a 2 hour plus set, pulling out pieces of their entire discography and engaging the crowd with all the favorites and some live rarities.
If anyone knows how to do it live, it’s these guys. Glaring back lights and fog machines encase the three piece musical mystery. The show FEELS the way their music sounds-dark, eerie..genius. I love these guys because it’s not an act-their talent is as real as the feelings that create their music.
Below is “Steal A Ride” which has never before been played live by BRMC.
Although I normally am very anti-encore (as most bands put into their set list which is not the rock and roll way or a true encore) last night was different…despite thinking they had planned on playing an encore, they did take requests from the crowd and played songs they never had before live (see above). In stealing a line from The Arcade Fire, Robert not only went into the crowd and played but then gave away his bass/guitar to the crowd…
Filed under: Music, Playstation 2, Review, Rock, Technology, Video Games, Xbox 360
Playstation 2 Tips:
Enter any of the following codes on the Guitar Hero controller at the main menu to activate the desired cheat. A confirmation message will appear each time you enter a code correctly. For some of the codes, you can repeat the code to disable the effects.
“Monkey Head Crowd” (crowd has monkey heads) - Orange, Blue, Yellow, Yellow, Orange, Blue, Yellow, Yellow
Filed under: Music, Playstation 2, Review, Rock, Technology, Video Games, Xbox 360
Playstation 2 Tips:
Enter any of the following codes on the Guitar Hero controller at the main menu to activate the desired cheat. A confirmation message will appear each time you enter a code correctly. For some of the codes, you can repeat the code to disable the effects.
“Eyeball Head Crowd” (crowd has eyeball heads) – Blue, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Blue
Filed under: Music, Playstation 2, Review, Rock, Technology, Video Games, Xbox 360
Playstation 2 Tips:
Enter any of the following codes on the Guitar Hero controller at the main menu to activate the desired cheat. A confirmation message will appear each time you enter a code correctly. For some of the codes, you can repeat the code to disable the effects.
“Horse Head” (band has horse heads) – Blue, Orange, Orange, Blue, Orange, Orange, Blue, Orange, Orange, Blue
Filed under: Music, Playstation 2, Review, Rock, Technology, Video Games, Xbox 360
Playstation 2 Tips:
Enter any of the following codes on the Guitar Hero controller at the main menu to activate the desired cheat. A confirmation message will appear each time you enter a code correctly. For some of the codes, you can repeat the code to disable the effects.
“Flaming Head” (guitarist head is flaming) – Orange, Yellow, Orange, Orange, Yellow, Orange, Yellow, Yellow
