This show is so huge I don’t even have to tell you about it. It is sold out however. Lucky for me I bought early.
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A Slightly Interesting Schedule for East River
July 2, 2009Click Below for More Information…
http://www.thepoolparties.com
Brooklyn Vegan Post
Black Hat Brigade- Fathers EP
June 11, 2009
Black Hat Brigade
Fathers EP
May 29th 2009
Unsigned
Black Hat Brigade- Zombie City Shake
Far from the cavernous sprawl expressed by earlier recordings, Black Hat Brigade has recorded an EP that will be described as one of the best releases of 2009. Their Fathers EP kicks so much ass, they aren’t permitted to tour in America for fear that their presence will make the heads of residents in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and Bushwick explode. This really is a national security thing. It is worth noting that the religious right and Billboard magazine have rigorously lobbied INS to approve visas for the band—clearly an attempt to silence northern Brooklyn’s pesky music scene. You know what I say? Fuck it’s worth it! Get your asses to NYC! Sure Robert Haughey’s vocals might remind some of fellow Canadian Dan Boeckner, but who really gives a damn?
Like the morose joy of Eagle Seagull, Black Hat Brigade’s music is entirely different and in many ways better than Wolf Parade. Fathers is defined by a paradox. Dark lyrics that speak of blood, guts, and zombies are cradles inside of some of the brightest and most expansive dance music written for the small club stage. Or maybe it is just that I can dance to anything, but we all know this to be untrue. While there is not a bad track on the 7 song + 1 reprise EP, there are certainly a few standouts. Zombie City Shake, Castlevania, and Vera are all exceptional. These songs not only have the pop sensibilities that provoke inebriated jigs, but they throw back to the epic layers common on their first EP. Here, the voluminous multifaceted interplay is harnessed to produce ridiculous crescendos, the heights of which truly press the limits of grandeur.
-FF
http://www.myspace.com/blackhatbrigade
http://blackhatbrigade.com/
Other Music
Black Hat Brigade EP- 2007
Tour
NOT NEW YORK WHO CARES…
Röyksopp – What Else Is There?
May 29, 2009I just got this via Twitter from Victoria6682. I had never heard of Röyksopp before but apparently they are a Norwegian electronica duo and this song is from their 2005 release The Understanding. I find it incredible. If you are particularly interested in the vocals of this song then you should look up Karin Dreijer Andersson singer for the Swedish electronica duo The Knife, who we all of course know from that damn catchy song Heartbeats. Thanks Victoria.
-FF
http://royksopp.com
http://www.myspace.com/royksopp
http://www.myspace.com/theknife
Common Market- The Winter’s End EP
May 27, 2009
Common Market
The Winter’s End EP
March 24th 2009
Hyena Records/Massline
Common Market- Nouveau Depart
Allow me to introduce you to the Pacific Northwest’s Common Market, comprised of rapper RA Scion and DJ Sabzi. Now this isn’t your gin and juice drinker’s hip hop. No, these are moonshine, shrimp eating beats that speak to the value of service and respect, ala Tribe. This music is a post Katrina mantra, reaffirming a rhythm that can only be born of tuba bumps and bass drum beats. Ra Scion’s lyrics are the smartest of any I’ve heard. He’s like a rapping Colin Maloy without the privateer references, or the nerdy look, or obsession with literature for that matter. He looks like lumber jack and has the intellect of a social justice scholar. The Winter’s End EP clearly seeks to draw the genre of Hip Hop away from the formulaic degeneracy that it currently infected with.
-FF
http://www.commonmarketmusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/commonmarket
Other Records
Common Market (2006)
Black Patch War (2008)
Tobacco Road (2008)
Daily Reminder…
May 25, 2009Frederick Foxtrott has started a new section called the Daily Reminder…This glorious section will feature a picture or video that reminds us of things from the past that should never be forgotten. Send us videos or pictures to frederickfoxtrott@gmail.com for our posting pleasure. Happy Memorial Day!
Daily Reminder…
May 24, 2009Frederick Foxtrott has started a new section called the Daily Reminder…This glorious section will feature a picture or video that reminds us of things from the past that should never be forgotten. Send us videos or pictures to frederickfoxtrott@gmail.com for our posting pleasure. This one is a request from Hills, Enjoy!
Daily Reminder…
May 20, 2009Frederick Foxtrott has started a new section called the Daily Reminder…This glorious section will feature a picture or video that reminds us of things from the past that should never be forgotten. Send us videos or pictures to frederickfoxtrott@gmail.com for our posting pleasure. Enjoy!
