[Last Thursday’s Playlist] New Music Night X at River Gods
Posted on June 4, 2013 at 7:00 am | No Comments
Ah, the tenth edition of New Music Night. Roman numeral X, people. Double-digits. Almost makes us feel legit. Almost.
By now, you may know the drill: Every couple months, my Boston-based music bloggin’ buddy Jay Clicky Clicky and I commandeer the River Gods DJ booth to play nothing but new and not-yet-released music for the masses. Friends and strangers fill the place, we drink beer, they drink beer, we eat fine food, they eat find food, we spin songs, they enjoy them. The simple ingredients of an exceptionally good time.
Here’s what I played during my two hour-long sets on Thursday night, along with links to where you can stream/download/buy the tracks. Take advantage, enrich your ears, and head over to Jay’s place for his playlists, too.
New Music Night X
at River Gods in Cambridge, MA
on Thursday, May 30th, 2013
* Boston-area band
Set one / Brad Almanac / 9pm – 10pm
01. Neil Halstead– “Spin The Bottle” (full band)
[ New version of the “Palindrome Hunches” LP track / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
02. Rose Windows – “Wartime Lovers”
[ From the upcoming “Sun Dogs” LP, out 6/25 / Stream @ Soundcloud / MP3 ]
03. Night Beds – “Ramona”
[ From the “Country Sleep” LP / Stream @ YouTube ]
04. Say Hi – “Love Love Love”
[ From the “Free Samples” film soundtrack / MP3 ]
05. Dinosaur Jr. – “Entertainment” (Phoenix cover)
[ Cover of a track from Phoenix‘s “Bankrupt!” LP / MP3 ]
06. Robert Pollard – “I Killed A Man Who Looks Like You”
[ From the forthcoming “Honey Locust Honky Tonk” LP, out 7/9 / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
* 07. Hallelujah The Hills – “Country Before Kings”
[ From the new “Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Trash Can” LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
08. Baptist Generals – “Dog That Bit You”
[ From the new “Jackleg Devotional To The Heart” LP / MP3 ]
* 09. Bill Janovitz – “Heckscher Park”
[ from the fan-funded “Walt Whitman Mall” LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
10. Overseas – “Down Below”
[ From the self-titled debut, out June 7th on Undertow ]
11. Ola Podrida – “Not Ready To Stop”
[ from their new “Ghosts Go Blind” LP ]
12. Owen – “Bad Blood”
[ From the upcoming “L’Ami du Peuple” LP, out 7/2 on Polyvinyl / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
13. The Mantles – “Hello”
[ From the “Long Enough To Leave” LP, out 6/18 on Slumberland / Stream @ Slumberland ]
14. Plates Of Cake – “Late Last London”
[ From the “Teenage Evil” LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
15. Camera Obscura – “Do It Again”
[ From the “Desire Lines” LP, out 6/3 via 4AD / Stream @ YouTube ]
16. The Pastels – “Check My Heart”
[ From the “Slow Summits” LP, out now via Domino / Stream @ YouTube ]
17. Standard Fare – “Rumours”
[ From their last-ever 7-inch 🙁 / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
Set two / Brad Almanac / 11pm – midnight
18. Standard Fare – “Out of Sight”
[ B-side from their final 7-inch / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
19. Kid Canaveral – “Who Would Want to be Loved”
[ From the “Now That You Are A Dancer” LP ]
* 20. Bent Shapes– “Behead Yrself Pt. 2”
[ From their upcoming debut full-length / Stream @ Soundcloud / MP3 ]
21. Sweet Baboo – “If I Died”
[ Opening tracks from the “Ships” LP / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
22. Reversing Falls – “I Think We’ve Got A Problem”
[ From the self-titled debut LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
23. Peyton Pinkerton – “Pharmacies and Bars”
[ From his first-ever solo LP ]
24. Field Mouse – “Tomorrow Is Yesterday”
[ From their eventual debut LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
25. Sky Larkin – “Motto”
[ From their upcoming 3rd LP / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
* 26. Slowdim – “Don’t Cough Me Out”
[ From their self-titled debut LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
27. Editors – “A Ton Of Love”
[ From the upcoming “The Weight Of Your Love” LP / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
28. The Love Language – “Calm Down”
[ From the upcoming “Ruby Red” LP, out 7/23 on Merge / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
29. Said The Whale – “I Love You”
[ Title track from their new EP / Stream @ Soundcloud ]
30. Girls vs Boys – “It’s a Diamond Life”
[ New song released out of nowhere / Stream @ Soundcloud / MP3 ]
31. Red Hare – “Horace”
[ From their new “Nites of Midnite” LP, out on Dischord / Stream @ YouTube ]
32. Two Inch Astronaut – “Blood From A Loyal Hound”
[ From the “Bad Brother” LP, due out 6/18 / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
* 33. Ghost Box Orchestra – “Rhythm of the Hills”
[ From the new “Vanished” LP / Stream @ Bandcamp ]
34. The National – “This Is The Last Time”
[ From the “Trouble Will Find Me” LP, out now on 4AD ]
35. Withered Hand – “(It’s A) Wonderful Lie”
[ From the limited edition “In Betweens” 10-inch EP ]
Keep your eyes open for the eleventh edition of New Music Night on another Thursday in late July…
[It’s Here!] 2013 Independent Film Festival Boston: The Music Docs
Posted on April 24, 2013 at 9:58 am | 2 Comments
It has arrived: The opening night of the 11th annual Independent Film Festival Boston is this evening at the Somerville Theatre. Spending some quality time in a darkened theater, escaping into some well-made stories… well, that’s exactly what many of us could use right about now. The staff of IFFBoston has always taken meticulous care in selecting their lineup, so even if you ignored all the recommendations and film synopses and just picked a few random screenings, odds are you’d find something new to love.
As usual, there’s a strong showing for music-related documentaries among the nearly 100 films being shown during the 7 days and nights of this year’s fest. Here’s a quick rundown, along with a bunch of my personal non-music picks at the bottom…
Downloaded
directed by Alex Winter (in attendance)
AKA “The Napster Documentary”. An in-depth look at the creation of the true killer app – the one that started the total transformation of the music business – coded right here in Boston by Shawn Fanning in the dorms at Northeastern University. Interview subjects in the film include Henry Rollins, Billy Corgan, Mike D from the Beastie Boys, and Noel Gallagher. Director Alex Winter (yes, that Alex Winter – Bill from Bill & Ted) will be at the screening for a Q&A.
Screening at the Somerville Theatre on Friday, April 26th at 7:00 PM
Tickets / Facebook / FB Event page / IMDB / Trailer:
Muscle Shoals
directed by Greg Camalier
Muscle Shoals, Alabama is home to the legendary FAME Studios, where Rich Hall helped make the truly iconic recordings that came to define the “Muscle Shoals Sound”. The roster of those who recorded there is stacked: Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett, and Etta James just to name. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Percy Sledge, Gregg Allman, Bono, and Alicia Keys are among the interview subjects.
Screening at the Brattle Theatre on Sunday, April 28th at 6:00 PM
Tickets / Facebook / IMDB / Trailer:
The Punk Singer
directed by Sini Anderson
Kathleen Hanna. If you’re a fan, you’ve already clicked the link to buy tickets below. This is her story, from her days fronting Bikini Kill, helping define a grrl-powered movement, shifting gears into electro with Le Tigre and Julie Ruin, all the while remaining outspoken, always interesting, and always herself. Includes interviews with Carrie Brownstein, (husband) Adam “Ad-Rock” Horovitz, Kim Gordon, Joan Jett, Corin Tucker, and bandmate J.D. Samson.
Screening at the Somerville Theatre on Thursday, April 25th at 9:45 PM
Tickets / Facebook / Kickstarter / IMDB / Trailer:
Taken By Storm: The Art of Storm Thorgerson and Hipgnosis
directed by Roddy Bogawa
This profile of graphic designer Storm Thorgerson and his Hipgnosis studios takes on an added weight in the wake of his death just last week. While his work is mostly closely linked to Pink Floyd (he designed nearly all of their LP covers), his full discography is absolutely insane, and it’s a safe bet you have a Hipgnosis-designed cover in your music collection. Hell, I’m looking at a Catherine Wheel cover he designed sitting next to me right now. Given those credits, it’s no surprise that the list of interviews in the documentary is long and impressive: David Gilmour, Robert Plant, Peter Gabriel, Noel & Fergal from The Cranberries, Rob from Catherine Wheel, Dominic from Muse, and more.
Screening at the Brattle Theatre on Friday, April 26th at 9:30 PM
Tickets / Website / Facebook / IMDB / Trailer:
Subtitled “The Untold Story of the Voices That Helped Shape Popular Music”, this one’s for the backup singers. The unheralded angels who have, for so many years, lent their voices to a litany of popular names while they themselves linger in relative obscurity. A few make it into the public eye (like subject Darlene Love), but most stay on the sidelines, and many are content to do so – to remain anonymous workhorses while others share the spotlight. This film turns that spotlight around for a moment.
Screening at the Somerville Theatre on Sunday, April 28th at 3:30 PM
Tickets / Website / Facebook / IMDB / Trailer:
A few more movies that jump out at me from this year’s lineup. Click film titles for screening info…
Passes and individual tickets for the 2013 Independent Film Festival Boston are available here. It starts tonight, April 24th, at the Somerville Theatre, and ends next Tuesday, April 30th at the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline. In between it spreads to the Brattle Theatre in Harvard Square and new venues at UMass Boston and Theatre 1 at the Revere Hotel in Boston.
For up-to-date info, follow IFFBoston on Facebook and Twitter. See you in the seats.