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Thursday, May 24, 2012

Suckers with Young Man at Red 7

Photo Credit: Marley Kate

It was SXSW 2010 when I first fell in love with Suckers. I was at a free showcase at Malverde and Suckers was one of the bands who played early in the night. Their sound was rawkus and melodic with all of the band members singing at once throughout many of the songs. Their fashion was Goodwill cast-offs from a trailer park and I loved their energy. Well it's been over two years and now they're back and their touring in support of their recent release, Candy Salad. The record picks up right where the last one left off with manic vocals that hit high highs and low lows. There are the out-of-tune full band sing alongs and some of their best melodies yet. If you even casually enjoy some of the songs you've heard from Suckers in the past then I encourage you to check out their set at Red 7 tomorrow night. Tickets are a mere $10 if you buy them in advance and I all but guarantee a good time. Candy Salad has some of Suckers best songs yet and they are going to sound even better with the live energy of the band to back them up.

Suckers - Chinese Braille video via YouTube

Playing the support slot for Suckers tomorrow night will be fellow Frenchkiss Records band, Young Man. Their latest album, Vol. 1, was released this week and it has already earned them praise from all the cool kid critics. For my money Vol. 1 blends the perfect balance of pop and melancholy. There are elements of indie-jangle along with baroque sensibilities. Thematically the record explores loneliness, finding one's-self and all of those other post-collegiate indulgences. Think of it as an indie-pop meditation and/or the foundation of a good one-man-show. You can hear it in full on Rolling Stone.

Young Man - Fate video via YouTube

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Tuesday, April 27, 2010

In Case You Missed It...

I'm not sure how many of my readers check out/subscribe to the Bloggy YouTube but in case you missed it, I have added some new video from last week. One reviewer/commenter has already said that one of the vids is, "Pretty good". If that shining review doesn't make you want to check these videos out then I don't know what will.

For the purposes of this post I am only going to include my videos of Local Natives and Suckers at Antone's from Friday night. HOWEVER, I also saw Beach House at Emo's last Thursday night. Unfortunately, that is one of the worst LOOKING BloggyCam videos I've ever shot so I relegated it to the Bloggy Facebook page. It still sounds quite nice, but it was SOOO dark and I had a fairly crappy vantage point throughout most of the night. I also saw Washed Out but could not jockey for position well enough to shoot anything for you.

Local Natives - World News video via YouTube

I don't want to do a full-on review of the performances other than to say that both bands were quite stellar. I would recommend seeing both acts if and when they come to your town. Also, Local Natives', Gorilla Mansion is a really bad-ass CD that I highly regard.

I do want to make a few notes/critiques about Antone's though. First, I should mention that I have only been to the venue a few times, and I think it's REALLY weird that this particular show was moved from Emo's to Antone's to provide more space?!?! I'm sure Antone's MUST hold more people but it certainly doesn't look like it. Also, the general layout of the venue sucks ass! It's shaped like a rectangle, you enter on the short side and the restrooms are on the opposing wall. Between the door and the restroom is where you'll find the stage, on one of the long walls, with 2 bars opposite the stage. So, in practical terms, this means to get from the door to the bar to the bathroom and back could take you a half hour in which time you'll have to rudely push through a sea of people who don't want to let you pass and hate you for trying. Also, 1 Lone Star and 1 bottled water should cost me $6.50!?! I know beers cost more in the bar but I feel like I could get the EXACT same order for $4.50 at Emo's maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt it.

Local Natives - Wide Eyes video via YouTube

On a positive note, I do like Antone's merch area. Also, I think it's really nice/unique that the speaker stacks hang from the ceiling allowing a less-obstructed view for the majority of the crowd. It's also cool that they have a VIP area, it would be cooler if you could get up in there though. Speaking of getting up in there, the dude who runs the light board has the best seat in the house, directly across from the stage in a crow's nest. My last positive Antone's comment is it's nice to not have to deal w/the Red River portion of 6th st. sometimes.

Suckers - It Gets Your Body Movin' video via YouTube

If you like the above Suckers video be sure to head on over to the Bloggy YouTube to check out 2 more Suckers videos from SXSW this year. Also, another friendly reminder that if you want to see my Beach House video you'll have to "Like" the Bloggy Facebook page.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010

Local Natives with Suckers at Antones

Well, just like the show I featured yesterday, tomorrow's Local Natives and Suckers show at Antone's is sold-out. Lucky for you, you can still see Local Natives perform a free, acoustic set at Waterloo Records. That set starts at four and you should probably get there, at least, a half hour early if you want to actually see what the band looks like.

If you already have tickets to tomorrow's show, make sure you get there early enough to see Suckers. I've been obsessed with their four song EP since shortly after SXSW and I'm looking forward to hearing a full length album, which should be out at any minute. Here's a song from that new album, I shot this video during SXSW.

Suckers - A Mind I Knew video via YouTube

Local Natives are another band who was just here during SXSW but we're certainly glad to have them back. Their latest LP, Gorilla Manner is already one of my favorite albums of 2010 and I'm sure seeing them live will only solidify that feeling. I know I saw them for a minute during SXSW but I had to leave for some reason, so tomorrow at Antone's I'll be giving up my full attention to Local Native. If I can get out of work in time I may actually check out their acoustic set at Waterloo as well.

Local Native - Wide Eyes (Live on KCRW) video via YouTube

I want to include one more song from Suckers, this is my favorite/most listened-to track from their EP. They'll be playing this one at Antone's tomorrow. Learn it and sing-along.

Suckers - Easy Chairs video via YouTube

Just for the record Bloggy does not condone setting your easy chairs aflame.

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

SXSW 2010 Day 1 in 18 Videos

So, yesterday was the first official day of SXSW. I started my day trying to see Broken Bells inside a parking structure but alas I was stuck in line while they were performing. I did get to hear them from the outside though. Up next was Emo's for the Brooklyn Vegan party. After that I went to Beauty Bar followed by the evening at Malverde. All in all I was downtown from 1pm until 2:40am, needless to say I'm tired but it was worth it.

Now, I tried to capture a song on video from all of the artists I saw yesterday. Pre-apologies for the varying visual and sound quality of these videos. I did my best to stay steady and get a clear shot. For a lot of these artists I am not familiar enough with their music to know the song titles, so if you know them feel free to include them in the comments section. Also, I tried to keep this in the order I saw the artists.