December 2005

Christmas singers at Bedford and N. 7th

I should put ‘digital camera’ on my Amazon Wish List Christmas Singers Bedford Ave and North 7 Dec. 23 After finishing a tough day of last minute errands before I go to Chicago tomorrow (to visit and to go to Pitchfork’s 10.0 New Year’s Show), I came out of the Bedford stop and heard this [...]

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Deerhunter, Neptune and The Fugue at Kingsland Tavern

Deerhunter photo by Jason at CMJ Relay Deerhunter, Neptune, The Fugue Kingsland Tavern December 17 2005 Biggest bummer next to an AIDS Wolf is AIDS Wolf not even showing. The band was held up at the border and didn’t make their Friday night show (though�???isn’t there an underground railroad for Montreal bands yet?). It’s a [...]

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Les Savy Fav @ CMJ Music Marathon

Photo from Kelly, mask from the Party Place. I wasn’t an employee of CMJ this past September when the Music Marathon was happening, nor did I have a badge, but I was still able to see a good number of shows through various forms of luck, trickery, guestlisting and revealing clothing. The best show combo [...]

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Grizzly Bear Live At Scenic

Grizzly Bear Tonic, December 9, 2005 Dynamics are a little overrated, sometimes you want a band with a slow hand (and, er, an easy touch). Grizzly Bear (a GREENPOINT band, not a WILLIAMSBURG band) are best when they shimmer, moving like eyes in REM sleep. When they get loud that’s okay too–but it doesn’t always [...]

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