NYC Show Picks This Week August 13 Edition
Here are some show picks for the week in NYC.
Weekly Roundup Aug 4 – 10, 2013
Good morning. Lots happened over the past week, but we all know the only thing that really mattered: the return of Breaking Bad. It's great to have it back. Speaking of great, here's a new Weekly Roundup with some great new music and videos.
Stefan Weiner – Sardines
Our friend Stefan Weiner has a cool new project on the cusp of release called the Potluck EP. It features interesting collaborations with a variety of songwriters, including Mree for the track "Sardines."
Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge: Close To Picture EP
The Close To Picture EP was released recently on August 6, 2013. The responsible parties are Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge who is best known for his work with the prolific Punch Brothers. Close To Picture is a four track EP available to own at only four dollars. It is a small collection of thought provoking works for acoustic guitar. The melodies and compositional forms are engaging, and the performances are highly virtuosic. Seldom do guitar players in this medium perform with this high of a sense of shape, tone, musicality, and composition. In their own words, "With Lage’s background in modern jazz and new music, and Eldridge’s deep relationship with bluegrass as well as his being a member of the widely acclaimed band, Punch Brothers, this duo lives at the nexus of improvisation, spontaneous composition, and virtuosic refinement, all performed on their respective 1939 Martin guitars."
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Episode 5 Tests and Breasts
Today, we have a new installment of the music of Freaks and Geeks series. It's on Episode 5, "Tests and Breasts," where Lindsay helps Daniel cheat on a math test and Sam goes through sex ed in a less conventional way. Let's talk about love.
Pay The Devil: Money For Old Rope EP
Since 2011, friends of the Dig Pay The Devil have worked to become a regular component of the Milwaukee Wisconsin music scene. The four piece band is comprised of Ivan Eisenberg on banjo, harmonica, and vocals, Ivan Wayne Baker III on guitar, and vocals, Matt Gibbons on mandolin, and vocals, and finally Kent Heberling on spoons, kick drum, and snare. Their newest EP is entitled Money For Old Rope and was released this week on August 6, 2013. True to their nature, it is a mix of Bluegrass, Americana, and new compositions which speak to the audience through the filter of traditional music.
Read on for my complete thoughts. You dig?
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J Roddy Walston & The Business: Essential Tremors
People that know the music of J Roddy Walston and the Business know that they are the face of rock and roll in the 21st Century, and people that are still learning are about to agree. Building on the success of their previous two albums, signing to ATO Records, and now poised to release their third album Essential Tremors this September 10th, this juggernaut band with a charismatic, whiskey swilling, hard singing, Jerry Lee Lewis inspired piano playing front man is knocking down doors and demanding your attention.
In preparation for forthcoming release of Essential Tremors, the band has is streaming Marigold from the album. As read in Kyle McGovern's well written article for Spin this morning, Walston boils the song down like this: "'Marigold' is a dance song about the classic 'Girl meets boy who is pretending to be a girl, who is poor and an artist and dabbling in drug usage because it's all art and his trust fund says so,' story." Read on for my complete thoughts as well as a teaser video.
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Shows This Week August 6 Edition
Got a slew of show listings in NYC for you to check out this week, click through for info.
Weekly Roundup Jul 28 – Aug 3, 2013
Welcome to the first Weekly Roundup of August and the true halfway point of summer.
Bramzwig – Lennon
Rapper Bramzwig dropped a new single from his forthcoming mixtape Concrete Playground. It's called "Lennon" and it's a major dig.