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Thursday, October 11th, 2007Arcade Fire
Monday, October 8th, 2007
Mara and I made it on Saturday to the Arcade Fire concert over at Randall’s Island. It was one of those concerts I had really no idea of what to expect ( had never been in Randall’s Island, and have only heard a few songs of some of the groups). It turned out to be a pretty large show: LCD System, Arcade Fire, Blonde Redhead, Les Savy Fav and White Light, in an even larger venue. It was pretty cool actually.
On the way there, we decided to walk across the Tri-Borough Bridge and over to the island (from Lex and 125th st). The walk itself isn’t bad, but there’s no way on earth I’d dare to walk along that pathway any other time than a concert day. The views are pretty cool and I always like getting close to the structure, but I’d be pretty worried walking in there at night. Caracas avenue style (Colombians will understand it…)
There are some pics of the bridge and the show after the jump below.
The Abyss
Wednesday, September 19th, 2007This week’s New Yorker has an incredible article by Oliver Sacks on amnesia and music. Memento flashbacks aside, it deals with the true case of Clive Wearing, a British musicologist and musician who due to a brain infection, was left with a memory span of only a few seconds, yet retained his musical talent intact.
The passage about Wearing’s notes is crushing yet fascinating.
Again, an amazing story.
Read it here here.
Indian superstar
Friday, July 6th, 2007Check this little guy on youtube. I didn’t know what category to use on this post – I guess ‘experimental’ could be the right one (?)…
Manu Chao in Brooklyn
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
I just got back from the Manu Chao concert in Brooklyn and it was awesome. I have seen him several times before (including once at the same venue) and he always outdoes himself.
If you’re in the city tomorrow Wednesday, don’t miss it, even if you have no tickets, just go, buy them on the street, it’s well worth it!
Nothing like some good old ‘white-house bashing’ in a public venue.
View some bad-quality pics and some short-low res clips of it after the jump below.
Air at Madison Square Garden
Friday, May 11th, 2007
For some reason we’ve been into concerts these first days of spring/summer. We just got back from seeing Air play at the Garden and I have to admit, they just sound amazing. This is the second time we’ve seen them and it still doesn’t cease to amaze me how good they are.
Vladislav Delay’s world tour
Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Inframince has very kindly notified me of a new Vladislav Delay world tour for his new album Whistleblower (and yes, by our accounts, the world also includes the U.S.). NYC will be May 30th, in what seems to be as of yet an undisclosed location. View the complete tour dates for the rest of the planet
here.
Bjork
Saturday, May 5th, 2007
Mara outdid herself this week by getting us impossible-to-get-tickets to Bjork’s concert at Radio City Music Hall.
The theme was like King Arthur’s court meets Nine Inch Nails, flags/banners hanging in the back, electronic wizards to the left and an Icelandic brass band to the right. The stage had a few screens that displayed in real time the ‘electronic dudes’ pinching sonar-like screens.
Two songs really rocked the place, ‘Declare Independence’ , from the new album Volta, and ‘Army of Me’.
Here is VERY a low-fi phone recording of Declare Independence.
The NYT has a long interview with Bjork, check it out here.
Good Mp3′s
Friday, April 27th, 2007I also noticed today Other Music has gone digital too. Good news for those who hate stacking piles of old cd boxes around. Check it here.
Manu Chao in Brooklyn
Thursday, March 29th, 2007I’ve seen Manu Chao perform a few times (twice in Rock al Parque in Bogota, his first time in the US at Central Park, and last year in Brooklyn), the more I see him, the more I dig him.
Tour dates are in his site: tour dates
Mara and I will be there this coming June too!