6/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Trails and Way, as well as Matrimony. 8pm
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Friday, June 21, 2013
Moon Furies @ Brooklyn Knitting Factory,Saturday, June 22. Check 'em out!
Returning home after playing in Canada for the very first time at Toronto's festival NXNE, Moon Furies is playing at Brooklyn Knitting Factory this Saturday. They've opened up for artists as big as Peter Bjorn and John and Chairliftt. Their latest and still under development track titled "La Cabeza" has been described as containing dark drums, muted chords, and apocalyptic energy. Breaking down boarders in electronic and rock music, Moon Furies is really be up to something. Nevertheless they will be up to something this Saturday night, so don't forget to check them out!
6/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Trails and Way, as well as Matrimony. 8pm
6/22 Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory w/ Trails and Way, as well as Matrimony. 8pm
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Moon Furies: La Cabeza
The latest and greatest out from our Brooklyn friends Moon Furies. La Cabeza! Purchase this song and other songs by the guys here.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Do Division Wrap-up
What a weekend! So much music! My ears are tired.
FRIDAY
We blasted off with Moon Furies at the Empty Bottle stage (they got the audience to tebow for a music video. Yes, I tebowed. That is not a comfortable position. Also I am not sure what tebowing has to do with outer space or their music but I guess I'll wait to see the music video). They played some sweet new stuff, and reminded everyone that their new EP, Not Earth, is out now.
BBU rocked the stage after them. MY CITY IS LIKE A ZOO.
And then I headed over to the Subt stage to see JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and I fell in love because JC Brooks is amazing. (Mr. Brooks - call me, maybe?).
Everything from his hairdo to his dance moves to his falsetto were spot on, and he's backed by some fabulous musicians. A+.
SATURDAY
I didn't go.
SUNDAY
The thing about street festivals is that they are insanely crowded and someone inevitably spills beer on me. Please do not spill beer on me. It's nasty.
My friend and I managed to maneuver through the crowds to the Subt stage, where we saw Young Jesus. The bath salts/cannibal jokes weren't funny, guys. But I bopped along to the tunes. The singer doesn't look like he should have the voice he has, which I love, because I like surprises. I checked out a few of Mutts' songs after YJ. Their music isn't my thing, but I love the energy and talent that goes into that project.
The Soft Pack also played on the Subt stage. Great set. I danced.
Then we maneuvered back over to the Empty Bottle stage for Antlers, who played a gorgeous set. His falsetto kills me every time.
FRIDAY
We blasted off with Moon Furies at the Empty Bottle stage (they got the audience to tebow for a music video. Yes, I tebowed. That is not a comfortable position. Also I am not sure what tebowing has to do with outer space or their music but I guess I'll wait to see the music video). They played some sweet new stuff, and reminded everyone that their new EP, Not Earth, is out now.
BBU rocked the stage after them. MY CITY IS LIKE A ZOO.
And then I headed over to the Subt stage to see JC Brooks and the Uptown Sound and I fell in love because JC Brooks is amazing. (Mr. Brooks - call me, maybe?).
Everything from his hairdo to his dance moves to his falsetto were spot on, and he's backed by some fabulous musicians. A+.
SATURDAY
I didn't go.
SUNDAY
The thing about street festivals is that they are insanely crowded and someone inevitably spills beer on me. Please do not spill beer on me. It's nasty.
My friend and I managed to maneuver through the crowds to the Subt stage, where we saw Young Jesus. The bath salts/cannibal jokes weren't funny, guys. But I bopped along to the tunes. The singer doesn't look like he should have the voice he has, which I love, because I like surprises. I checked out a few of Mutts' songs after YJ. Their music isn't my thing, but I love the energy and talent that goes into that project.
The Soft Pack also played on the Subt stage. Great set. I danced.
Then we maneuvered back over to the Empty Bottle stage for Antlers, who played a gorgeous set. His falsetto kills me every time.
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Music Video: "Skyy" - Moon Furies
Check out Moon Furies' brand-spanking-new music video for "Skyy."
If you wanna catch these guys live, they're playing at Do Division on June 1 at 6pm, before BBU and Black Belles.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Chairlift, Nite Jewel, Moon Furies
I realize that this happened over a week ago, but I have been a busy bee.
Buzz, buzz.
Moon Furies: They rocked the EB, as always. I saw them open for Peter, Bjorn & John there at the end of last summer, and both times have been an energetic sweat-fest. Performing is their forte - Jim leaps on and off the stage, trumpeting around the room, Andy dances and plays like a man possessed, and Sammy (their new drummer) hits those drums like they did him wrong.
Fun. Electronic. Dancey. Space music. And I'm totally not biased because I am their friend, no SIR..
Also check it out, me and Jim found a van that we matched.
Nite Jewel: I'll be honest - I didn't really watch their set. Bad, bad music blogger.
Chairlift: Yay! I love Chairlift. I've been listening to Something all of March in preparation for the concert, so it was great to hear the songs live. They didn't play "Bruises," which confused me. Maybe they're sick of it, but as a band, you DO have to recognize that your fans and audience exist and cater to them, at least a bit. The Empty Bottle was packed (sold out, in fact), but I still found room to dance to "Met Before" and "Sidewalk Safari."
Buzz, buzz.
Moon Furies: They rocked the EB, as always. I saw them open for Peter, Bjorn & John there at the end of last summer, and both times have been an energetic sweat-fest. Performing is their forte - Jim leaps on and off the stage, trumpeting around the room, Andy dances and plays like a man possessed, and Sammy (their new drummer) hits those drums like they did him wrong.
Fun. Electronic. Dancey. Space music. And I'm totally not biased because I am their friend, no SIR..
Also check it out, me and Jim found a van that we matched.
Chairlift: Yay! I love Chairlift. I've been listening to Something all of March in preparation for the concert, so it was great to hear the songs live. They didn't play "Bruises," which confused me. Maybe they're sick of it, but as a band, you DO have to recognize that your fans and audience exist and cater to them, at least a bit. The Empty Bottle was packed (sold out, in fact), but I still found room to dance to "Met Before" and "Sidewalk Safari."
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Dry the River and Bowerbirds at Lincoln Hall
Wow. I'm a little behind on reviewing concerts (because I was traveling around in a van with my pals Moon Furies. Which was tons of fun.). Catch-up time!
Last Thursday, I got to see Dry the River and Bowerbirds at Lincoln Hall.
I chatted with a few members of UK band Dry the River before their show - also very enjoyable, since they have British accents. I'm a sucker for a good accent.
They played at SXSW, and said that Austin felt like a carnival. Apparently, they also played a cult-like private party in the suburbs of Austin. The host was wearing a robe and gold necklace - there were free tarot readings - shrines and crystals littered the house. Sounds like a blast!
They've been touring around the US with Bowerbirds in their own 40-foot RV.
I asked if they missed home.
"The road is my home," said Scott (bass), with a laugh. "I don't know what to do with myself when I get home."
Their influences are all over the board, depending on which band member you talk to. 70s prog-rock, country, post-rock, post-hardcore -
"And pretzels. I'm really into pretzels," one of them said. "We love salt. Salt's a big influence."
I asked them what three words describe their album.
"See us live," said Scott.
From the sounds of it, the Dry the River fellows really focus on making their live performance a separate entity. Performing live is what they're really passionate about, and they put a lot of effort into their shows.
Luckily, they don't just talk the talk.
Their show at Lincoln Hall was gorgeous. At one point, they stepped away from the microphones and went acoustic, singing out three-part vocal harmonies into the hushed crowd. The venue was startlingly quiet. This wasn't a get-drunk-and-yell concert. This was a close-your-eyes-and-listen-close concert. I love that. Beauty is what I search for in music, and Dry the River creates a beautiful space for the audience to enter and to experience what they have to share.
Bowerbirds was the icing on the cake of the evening for me. More low-key, beautiful music. But honestly, I enjoyed Dry the River more. They have that Something for me. Keep your ears on them.
Last Thursday, I got to see Dry the River and Bowerbirds at Lincoln Hall.
I chatted with a few members of UK band Dry the River before their show - also very enjoyable, since they have British accents. I'm a sucker for a good accent.
They played at SXSW, and said that Austin felt like a carnival. Apparently, they also played a cult-like private party in the suburbs of Austin. The host was wearing a robe and gold necklace - there were free tarot readings - shrines and crystals littered the house. Sounds like a blast!
They've been touring around the US with Bowerbirds in their own 40-foot RV.
I asked if they missed home.
"The road is my home," said Scott (bass), with a laugh. "I don't know what to do with myself when I get home."
Their influences are all over the board, depending on which band member you talk to. 70s prog-rock, country, post-rock, post-hardcore -
"And pretzels. I'm really into pretzels," one of them said. "We love salt. Salt's a big influence."
I asked them what three words describe their album.
"See us live," said Scott.
From the sounds of it, the Dry the River fellows really focus on making their live performance a separate entity. Performing live is what they're really passionate about, and they put a lot of effort into their shows.
Luckily, they don't just talk the talk.
Their show at Lincoln Hall was gorgeous. At one point, they stepped away from the microphones and went acoustic, singing out three-part vocal harmonies into the hushed crowd. The venue was startlingly quiet. This wasn't a get-drunk-and-yell concert. This was a close-your-eyes-and-listen-close concert. I love that. Beauty is what I search for in music, and Dry the River creates a beautiful space for the audience to enter and to experience what they have to share.
Bowerbirds was the icing on the cake of the evening for me. More low-key, beautiful music. But honestly, I enjoyed Dry the River more. They have that Something for me. Keep your ears on them.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Pre-SXSW interview - ~*(((Moon Furies)))*~
The band put me on speakerphone in their van so I could chat with them as they traveled down to Austin. (This is trickier than it sounds).
They're unsure of how many shows they're playing at SXSW.
"As many as possible," said Andy Kiel (guitar, vocals, keys, synth, cool hair, headbands). He said they're shooting for 15-20 (one of which will be at our party, Grape Stic on the Town!).
Most of those will be impromptu shows, naturally. Moon Furies is kind of good at that.
For those of you who don't know (oh uninformed readers!), this summer they played 100 shows in 100 days (yes, really) to create awareness and raise funds to aid cancer research at the Kellogg Cancer Center. I met them for the first time at one of those shows - they were just packing up their guitars at Chicago and Damen and they asked me to take a Polaroid of them.
Unfortunately for Chicago dwellers, Moon Furies recently moved to Brooklyn, but they'll be back in Chicago at the end of the month at the Empty Bottle with Nite Jewel and Chairlift as part of their tour. Get your tickets!
Moon Furies began about a year ago.
"It's been pretty awesome," Jim Wittmann (vocals, bass, trumpet, keys, synth, old mix CDs from ex-girlfriends) said about the band's journey thus far. "It feels like so long ago since we started. We've done so much."
They're joined by new drummer Sammy Clark to rock your faces off in Austin and the rest of the country.
The most important thing for you to know, though, is that Moon Furies is trying to take a photo of one license plate from every state over the next month while they're touring. So far they're at about twenty, and even saw a couple of Canadian provinces. Keep your fingers crossed for them.
And keep your eyes on their website for a new single - it'll be released soon! Until then, watch this:
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Chairlift - "Met Before"
Check out this awesome song by Chairlift, and watch their interactive video on their website.
They're playing at the Empty Bottle on March 30 with Nite Jewel and Moon Furies, who are also extremely awesome, so you should go. I'll be there.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Sunday, January 29, 2012
NEW SINGLE - Moon Furies - "Survival"
Check out Brooklyn based band Moon Furies new single Survival, all of us at SOTW have it on repeat on our iPods, you should do the same.
Monday, January 2, 2012
Moon Furies - " Mercury 13"
Our friends Moon Furies just released their music video Mercury 13, check it out! You will see myself (Chelsea) and Lauren in the video as well. We had such a great time being in it! If you are in the NYC, you should check out their next show at Arlene's Grocery on Jan. 25.
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Stic-of-the-Week 2 YEAR Party - Featuring LIVE sets by Ghosthouse and Hank & Cupcakes
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| Hank & Cupcakes |
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| Mary, Chelsea, & Erica |
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| Ghosthouse |
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| Lauren, Linda & Nanah |
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| Sissy Mena & Friend |
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| Hank & Cupcakes |
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| Sam Padrul |
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| Moon Furies - Andy |
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| Nico |
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| Rites - Juan |
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| Ghosthouse - Charlie New |
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| Ghosthouse |
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| Chelsea, Erica, Nicole & Emily |
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| It's a party! |
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