* Brooklyn punk/rock band Nakatomi Plaza have called it quit, but are releasing a new album, and playing some final shows after its 10 year history. More info here.
* Hardcore outfit Zombie Dogs have posted 4 songs off their upcoming 7 inch release on MySpace.
* Indie shoe-gazers Vivian Girls headline at Death by Audio this Tuesday with The Beets and Real Estate.
* Punk/pop outfit Lemuria have a new print available for pre-order here. The 7-color screen print on French Brand Banana Split 100lb with cover stock in a limited edition of 200 signed and numbered copies.
* A new NYC music message board has been created. Join the conversation here.
Showing posts with label Vivian Girls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vivian Girls. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Friday, April 10, 2009
Vivian Girls on Jeopardy??, playing NYC's Bowery Ballroom on May 11th
Vivian Girls "Tell the World" @South Street Seaport, NYC. 9/7/08
by Star Child
Thoughts?
Vivian Girls will perform at New York's Bowery Ballroom with Times New Viking and Stupid Party on May 11th. Tickets are available here.
The band is all over the map touring. They're currently out with Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, then they'll be playing the Coachella Music Festival, followed by a tour with Abe Vigoda and then they are headed abroad.
by Star Child
After eating a nice fish dinner on Good Friday, I snuggled under my sheets for a nap. I was about 60 percent asleep, when I heard mom say, "Jeopardy's on." I rolled in my bed, "uh, I'll wake up for the final question." Moments later, she uttered the words, "Punk rock." I immediately knew that meant, "punk rock" was a category on the show. I jumped out of bed quickly and ran into her room. But I had been deceived. The category she was referring to was actually "arts and leisure." Then suddenly an answer came up. (Note: Apparently it was the category "New York Times" where the question appeared). I don't remember it exactly so I'll just say what it said as a question, if I had to paraphrase and put it simply:
What New York borough is Vivian Girls from?
The man answered, "what is the bronx?," all the while I kept saying, "BROOKLYN." No one else answered. I feel honored to have seen this band back in January at New Brunswick's Court Tavern with Screaming Females to a room of about 50. I didn't realize these 3 shoegazing punk rock girls were big enough to have a Jeopardy question, now that's cool. Mom was right, a punk rock question did appear. But I figured that none of the contestants would get the question. I believe Vivian Girls' audience is 20 something year olds. The contestants had to be in there 30's and 40's, so it's an interesting question. I think it was a $400 dollar question, which made is seem easy, but I think it'd be $1,000.
This reminded me of when a pokemon question appeared on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? a decade ago. The man had no clue and the question was for $500, 000. The question was:
Which of the following characters is not considered a Pokémon?
A: Jigglypuff
B: Frodo
C: Squirtle
D: Pikachu
Every kid in America was shouting, "Frodo," but the contestant had no clue. This was a bit alarming. I would've thought it'd be $32,000. It wasn't that hard considering Lord of the Rings is well known. We know Frodo is the hobbit, so that obviously has to be it, right?. Even if he didn't watch pokemon, I thought it'd be easy to spot Frodo. I hope there were other college kids that were shouting out, "BROOKLYN."
Thoughts?
Vivian Girls will perform at New York's Bowery Ballroom with Times New Viking and Stupid Party on May 11th. Tickets are available here.
The band is all over the map touring. They're currently out with Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, then they'll be playing the Coachella Music Festival, followed by a tour with Abe Vigoda and then they are headed abroad.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tilly and the Wall/ The Ruby Suns/Vivian Girls @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 7/29- photos, Setlist
Tilly and the Wall @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - July 29, 2008
It was a fun night in Brooklyn. The boroughs own Vivian Girls opened with its brand of garage-punk for 15-minutes. VG fit in more than a handful of songs, but should have played longer. Their stage presence wasn't as exciting as the following acts and there was very little movement from them, but still. Soon after New Zealand's duo, the Ruby Suns came on stage to perform some indie/pop electronic goodness that got the crowd going. They played song off "Sea Lion," which sounded different live with a more drum and bass feel to it.
Omaha's Tilly and the Wall finally came on at 10:45 to perform a fun, exciting set in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for the first time, playing plenty of tracks off its new release, "O," as well as oldies. This outfit definitely know how to put on a live show, enticing cheers, claps, sing alongs, and dancing. The music was dance-alicious and sounded great live, especially on tracks like "Dust Me Off," and "Tall Tall Glass," where you could hear the vocals amazingly. The band even bring out their own tap dancer. This is an band not to be missed live.
"And I feel so alive," Neely and Kianna sang. "We love you, Brooklyn" were the parting words of the night.
Tilly and the Wall perform at New York's tonight at Bowery Ballroom with The Ruby Suns and Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson. $15, 18+, 7:30pm.
Click read more for a setlist.
Tilly and the Wall @ Music Hall 7/29 Setlist
1. Too Excited
2. Alligator Skin
3. Rainbows in the Dark
4. Falling without Knowing
5. Bad Education
6. Reckless
7. Beat Control
8. Dust Me Off
9. Cacophony
10. Tall Tall Glass
11. The Ice Storm, Big Gust, and You
12. Pot Kettle Black
13. Sing Song Alongs
Encore
14. Lost Girls
15. Fell Down the Stairs
16. Nights of the Living Dead
It was a fun night in Brooklyn. The boroughs own Vivian Girls opened with its brand of garage-punk for 15-minutes. VG fit in more than a handful of songs, but should have played longer. Their stage presence wasn't as exciting as the following acts and there was very little movement from them, but still. Soon after New Zealand's duo, the Ruby Suns came on stage to perform some indie/pop electronic goodness that got the crowd going. They played song off "Sea Lion," which sounded different live with a more drum and bass feel to it.
Omaha's Tilly and the Wall finally came on at 10:45 to perform a fun, exciting set in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for the first time, playing plenty of tracks off its new release, "O," as well as oldies. This outfit definitely know how to put on a live show, enticing cheers, claps, sing alongs, and dancing. The music was dance-alicious and sounded great live, especially on tracks like "Dust Me Off," and "Tall Tall Glass," where you could hear the vocals amazingly. The band even bring out their own tap dancer. This is an band not to be missed live.
"And I feel so alive," Neely and Kianna sang. "We love you, Brooklyn" were the parting words of the night.
Tilly and the Wall perform at New York's tonight at Bowery Ballroom with The Ruby Suns and Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson. $15, 18+, 7:30pm.
Click read more for a setlist.
Tilly and the Wall @ Music Hall 7/29 Setlist
1. Too Excited
2. Alligator Skin
3. Rainbows in the Dark
4. Falling without Knowing
5. Bad Education
6. Reckless
7. Beat Control
8. Dust Me Off
9. Cacophony
10. Tall Tall Glass
11. The Ice Storm, Big Gust, and You
12. Pot Kettle Black
13. Sing Song Alongs
Encore
14. Lost Girls
15. Fell Down the Stairs
16. Nights of the Living Dead
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