Last night, A Sunday nite of March 20th in 2011, I was like feeling I'd been almost given up to go the Middle East Down for this show. Since getting busy weekend includes Saturday "A Taste Of Iceland" as well.
But I feel lucky that I could choose to be there to reach to A Bostonian SSW Marc Pinansky sings his hoppin country tune called "" which's definitely one of my favorite songs of him. As I promised him to come see his singing on March and for to get his new"March" physical DIY EP as well, at his last month show opening for Southeast Engine at TT.Bears (where's clearly next to Middle East corners.)
★Marc Pinansky / "Spagetti of Halloween"
(on his Bandcamp you can buy his digital EPs!)
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I think, for everyone at the entire show, Matt's friendship with audiences was a highlight. He's so sweet, not meaningful though haha. And his band PA guitarist and cellist are so wonderful as well, and as much as Matt saying to everyone "You guys are wonderful!!"
1). Twin Berlin (Boston) *You can download your copy of their music items.
2). Thick As Thieves (Boston) *You can grab your copy of their album & EP at the show.
3). Amiina(fr. Iceland) *Just released their full length called "Puzzle" last year.
blurry Pics:
Twin Berlin
Thick As Thieves
Amiina
Well, had been feeling so lucky that I could find about this show somewhere and make it out. Can You Believe it was FREE SHOW at MiddleEast Down ? That was true.
In anyway, Twin Berlin is obviously an open band for Amiina and this entire show, and I had felt they area Boston band though, however I completely thought Thick As Thieves were like a partner of Amiina's tour for coming in Boston. Well, that was wrong suggesting. BUT they were not. Their sound scape was like, magnified this Boston field over to my unknown rock crossover. They feel like not typical Bostonian rock band, I can believe.
Thnx,
Kennyy
as MELTRICK
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【Today's BGM selection】
★Fredrik (fr. Sweden) - "Flora" (new full album 2011, stream) *36min streaming.
Hello there,
How's your St.Patrick's day yesterday?? Have wore greens? I haven't. Haha.
As many of you know, so my dear country Japan has been hitting the biggest crisis since last Friday afternoon. So I was being so sadddd so far a week. But in the us, that was just a national holiday. There Simian Mobile Disco had come to Paradise in Boston yesterday, which is one of my fav electric duos and I have once seen them in FujiRockFest... maybe 2007? Anyway, on this day, I wanted to make a little fresh my darkness with Japanese way. I went to T.T.Bears to see Young Galaxy from Montreal, Canada.
Date : (Thu) March/17th/2011
Place : T.T.Bears
Timetable of Acts : $12-
The Sound of Growing Up (fr.Boston)
Winter Gloves (fr. Montreal, Canada)
Young Galaxy (fr. Montreal, Canada)
When I first saw their new album's cover art, I was so impressed by the blue, deep sea and a fallen girl. And I articled about it on my Japanese blog (Here: 「Do Me This Solid, You Say Party! We Say Die!」+@) then. This was my first touch with them, so I haven't much known about them, their music as well though, the new album seems simply very growing up as musically and experimentally. Because I youtuebed some of their previous songs, they're totally different vector from their newest I think.
(This report is incomplete yet.)
Turning back into the age of the show:
Before do that, I have to appeal that one of bands related with this show has been split out. They are "You Say Party! (We Say Die!)" who belonged to the same label as Young Galaxy & Winter Gloves, Paper Bag Record. And they mention as ""
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(But give it my creepy photos here from my Flicker!)
*But I ... my creepy old cellphone camera which I'm using to take pics mainly was almost out of battery then, therefore only few takes.
The Sound of The Growing up
Winter Gloves
Young Galaxy
Proudly I love this last one of YG!
That was entirely great show more than I expected! Although not so many people in the TT to see any, well, apparently Winter Gloves had much numbers of young dance crazies, that was also made the show itself more high!
Well, I will, I wanna write additionally enough report on the middle soon if I could.
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【本日のBGM playlist】
1). The Sound of Growing Up / "The Kite" (a new single and also from new EP "Drifting")
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2). Winter Groves / "Dancing My Heart Out" live
The third song of their set at Musica in Akron, Ohio, where Winter Gloves appeared with Young Galaxy, Chasing Chariots and A Minor Bird on Thursday, March 24, 2011.
(Song from New Digital Single EP "Heart Out")
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3). Young Galaxy / "We Have Everything (... Remix)"
I'm writing a quick live report with my terrible pics of Marnie Stern & Tera Melos w/ Boston HC band Drummersat Middle East Upstairs on Sunday, March 6th 2011. (as you seee in its title though.) (It was just 10 Bucks and sold out finally while.... probably O.A. Drummers' playing.)
(Yeah,, I always realize myself that I should be done to write live report down on my blog here immediately each times.)
Well, I felt like parentally being so glad to be noticed this live schedule on MidEast page just one day ago before the show night...
By 9:15 pm, near side by the bands' goods table. To be set in there, was clearly kinda difficult that I perfectly had't expected before came out to the place, upstairs. And P.A. guy called members of Drummers to start their performance by me. I first thought Drummers' drummer was a cap guy singer/guitarist of Pretty&Nice(Stereogum interview 2009 link) whom I have seen a couple of times before but haven't never talked with, so but probably not him though. I think they're an especial fantastic band in all Boston bands. Well I think so too of Tera Melos though for Bostonian's music, through my empirical opinion. Because of their musical styles and their genres, Math Rock or like Post-Rock/Post-Hard Core. So that I didn't expect there such much bunch of people were going to be this show as well as I felt Middle East has not so closed the show up in the internet music world. Keeping high tone vocalization with contrary calmed bass playing, bolded drumming and totally stabile but variable sounds of guitar playing. I was knocked out as I expected when I first tried listened their tunes on their bandcamp web site (Drummers) . I love them much more I wanted to see like them a band in Boston.
★Drummers (fr. Boston) / "Planes" (MV)
Drummers - "Planes" from Bobby Landry on Vimeo. *Actually you can grab this on their Self-titled album for donation on the bandcamp from above their link!
And on this tour, probably main person Marnie Stern came out on the stage simply with a drummer and an Indian? bass player. And just its beginning was my most favorite tune of her "Transformer."
★Marnie Stern / "Transformer" (MV)
She's amazingly keeping tapping her guitar on her tunes mostly. Like for to support her playful works, bass player and drummer were seemed keeping attaching on her melodies. And just played the starting tune, she and her bassist got start a "tour talk" and also later on these talks, perhaps their tour manager Susan? was birthday then so they (also Tera Meros did it later for her) celebrated her from up on stage. Yeap, like her music her speaks must be kinda funny but I think it's very friendly meaningful for audience where be then there her show as well. And musically if it'd be like resolute, her music might be really simple touch. But it's for her own talent. Although if so it's simple, her pop sense would get/give listeners to understand or just receive her songs into listeners' brain easily and directly. So that I am one of the listeners who got/gave from/to her music. And I am happy to see her in Boston as well as she would be playing here so enjoyably, she wouldn't excuse to play anything. (And her performance would be apparently a highlight on the entire show.)
After the entire show, as I was waiting and thinking to go, I purchased her "DEMO TAPE."
(You can get it online as well as maybe every her show. And listen here.)
A tune from the tape:
★Marnie Stern / "Patterns Of A Diamond Ceiling" Live at The Cellar Door (03/36th/2009)
After the show, a bunch of people made lines to purchase and get a small chat to them, and me too.
Then Marnie answered my question as "Have you been in Japan?," She said "No, never." But additionally and simply said "Soon!" said Marnie. I am so glad that she answered so. And when I got home and got listening to her "DEMO" I also got find her community in Japanese SNS site, says there was a plan to come to Japan for her first tour in Japan and for a BOROFESTA fest in Kyoto in 2009 but was canceled unfortunately. Therefore the answer she said was very hopeful one for Japanese fans.
Photos of Marnie Stern:
Finally Tera Melos came on their stage. Honestly around twenty percent of people might leave the tiny floor space of Middle East Upstairs after Marnie's performance, but that should be foolish, I think. Because probably we never be able to see like Post Rock/Math Rock bands (as I might mention).
So as the result rarely the tix was sold out on the time of the event that Tera Meros tweeted then. Seemed that guy audiences (as I say it "male") had increased in the space instead. And fascinated. Everything the look of space because of Tera Melos' tensioning of its concentrated performance.
Look like these:
Tera Melos
*The set of these live shots by my terrible takes are hereon my fickers: You can even see autographies of Tera Melos & Marnie's on this show poster on the flicker page.
you do feel like February must be gone so fast, don't you? I do actually.
In last month, I had been just so busy. I got many "must-see"gigs in Boston. Even some of them connectively made new jobs in me or became as new challenges for me.
Last Sunday February 27th, there was a "catch the show before the show" at Brighton Music Hall, Allston MA which's an obvious Rock City next to Boston University in Boston area. BMH has replaced last year from...
(It's already been a little while Tuesday March23rd today though, and because actual SXSW2011 has also already over... but I do up!)
I'd invited a Japanese Bostonian friend of photographer, Yusuke Suzuki for the official show of Preview Boston SXSW. At first he had a work photographing for Northeastern Univ.'s basketball game, but he just made it the night alternatively for me to shoot live performing shots at the night. That was so awesome night for me since he took my favorite bands in Boston (whom I've got discovering much Boston Bands since 2009 ?), like Mean Creek, The Dirty Dishes,
*Well, sorry for the late to post. As you know now it's already time SXSW 2011 in Austin now. So hope you have been there to get great Fest for your spring break! We've gotta great news from SXSW2011 that they're donating their all benefits for Japan relief!!!!!!!!!
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"Boston To Austin" by CONVERSE Boston To Austin
Nine Boston bands joined Converse in Austin for an afternoon of sun and great music.
Hi there, officially and after all, I may haven't said anything for
Happy New Year 2011!!
I know it's supper late to do that. But I wanted to clearly.
Well, actually I have been edited couple articles on this English blog of mine so far. But I could make them all enough to publish, but all comes soon seriously. Promise.
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By the way, quickly at this time, I'd like to be mentioning to the title's one of this post. There's Japanese Free Magazine in Boston area called, TAKARA. (Which means 'treasure' in Japanese.) But they don't have their web site or any information online, so it's just I'm picking the article up from the section on the magazine by Blue Sox which is a support group for Japanese Women Bostonians, and the article entitled "Top 10 Lists of Healthy Relationship Songs," page 15 in January 2011 Issue.
According to the article first, says:
Boston Public Health Commission announced "Top 10 Lists: Songs with Unhealthy and Healthy Relationship Ingredients 2010." This was accompanied by increasing tendency of dating violence songs for teenagers of late years, picking included lyrics and music videos affirmed violence scene or violence itself up to make lists from popular musician's hit songs which have much influences on young people by Boston teenage participations of Teen Violence Prevention Program who are between 15 to 18 years old.
*For more detail: call 1-617-534-5674 or www.bphc.org
"Top 10: Songs with Unhealthy Relationship Ingredients (2010)"
"Lil Freak" by Usher
"Hot Tottie" by Usher
"Love The Way You Lie" by Eminem (fr. Rihanna)
"Misery" by Maroon 5
"Only Girl" by Rihanna
"You Love is My Drug" by Kesha
"F**k You" by Cee lo
"Deuces" by Chris Brown (ft. Tyga)
"Eenie Meenie" by Justin Bieber (ft. Sean Kingston)
"Give it Up To Me" by Shakira (ft. Lil Wayne)
"Top 10: Songs with Healthy Relationship Ingredients (2010)"
"If It's Love" by Train
"Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry
"Everything To Me" by Monica
"Smile" by Uncle Kracker
"If We Ever Meet Again" by Timbaland (ft. Katy Perry)
"Naturally" by Selena Gomez
"When I Look At You" by Miley Cryus
"Nothin On You" by BoB (ft. Bruno Mars)
"Mine" by Taylor Swift
"Just The Way You Are" by Bruno Mars
Huhhm, interesting.
I am really NOT into these kind of hits song as you could realize following my past posts or tweets.
And I am even kinda admired there is such a hit song called "F**K You" in 2010s. It's forward to now.
There are so much music around the world to discover and chose from. I don't even want to deny both "Healthy" and "Unhealthy." A couple weeks ago, my radio cd player would be fixed back and I can listen to several radio stations instead of Television. (Because I don't even have a connected TV in my room.) So listening to many HITS. That's great enough. Especially I like Katy.
That's it.
Hits seem to make a remarkable and remembrance mood of the generation. So that's it (for me).
To be honest, am not a parent of any children. And Music must be always free to be free. Teenagers have chosen both of them, healthy or unhealthy (or, underground or overground). That's just what I want to advocate on this lists.
Well, it's been so late reviewing this show after all. I know I'm realizing it and but I also know I'm realizing that I really must review it more than I still want to do it. Yes.
The Show was about to see Star Slinger guy from UK and Braids from
Details:
(Thu) February 17th. 2011
@ Brighton Music Hall in Allston, MA
(Just!) 10 Bucks.