Listen! Clipping. – Knees on the Ground
Author: rich
Listen! The Acid – Liminal (album)
Noting that this title is encouraging you to listen to this entire album. (DO IT!) This just cam out on Soundcloud (Via Mute records) this afternoon, and it is pure ear candy. The coolest part of this abstract piece of...
Weekend Music: in.deed – Turn Me On
Some new music from German duo in.deed.
Listen! Zeahorse – Pool
Loud, melodic, and drenched in feedback. From Sydney Australia – ladies and gentlemen: Zeahorse!
Weekend Music: Tensnake – Pressure (Special Request Remix)
UK producer Paul Woolford has demolished (but in a good way) German producer Tensnake’s track Pressure. Do not listen to this through anything but your best speakers.
RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 10.
Last Day. Today’s Headliner: Collective Soul Weather: Started with Rain, ended hot and clear. Today’s Acts: Lord Huron: These guys are a sun-soaked indie folk band from Los Angeles. Very good songs over an etherial new-age folk sound. Also, a hint...
RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 9.
Day 9. Headliner: Snoop Lion Weather: Sunny, clear, hot. Today’s Acts: Action Bronson: I have heard over and over that to really ‘get’ Action Bronson, you had to see him perform live. This is true. While his most recent album...
RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 8.
Day 8. Today’s Headliner: The Barenaked Ladies Weather: Perfect. Today’s Acts: Yung Lean: This was either the worst hip hop performance I’ve ever seen, or what hip hop is going to sound like in a year. I’m not quite sure...
RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 7.
Day 7. Headliner: The Band Perry Weather: Cool, clear, waxing gibbons. Today’s Acts: Gogol Bordello: I don’t really go out looking for them, but this is about the 4th or 5th time I’ve seen this band, because they are at every...
RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 6.
Day 6. Tonight’s Headliner: The Killers Weather: Cool & Sunny. Today’s Acts: Tyler the Creator: Gloriously vulgar. Tyler the Creator is an antagonist – trolling the crowd into a frenzy. He’s unconventional on stage, but his charisma and connection with...
RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 5.
Day 5 – rain delay. Today’s headliner: Foreigner. Weather: Pouring rain, then a double rainbow, then a cool clear evening. Today’s acts: Tokyo Police Club: Just being honest here, saw 2 energetic songs before I took shelter in the Canadian...
RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 4.
Day 4. Headliner: Lady Antebellum Weather: Started hot and sunny, light rain by the end. Today’s acts: Vintage Trouble: The only other band I’ve ever seen with THIS much energy is The Hives. The L.A. 4-piece rhythm and blues rock...
RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 3.
Day 3. Headliner: Lady Gaga Weather: Sunny and hot, then cool at night. Today’s acts (missed some early in the day – thank you penalty kicks!): Lady Starlight: She is unofficially the official opening act for Lady Gaga –...
RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Day 2.
Day 2. Headliner: Zedd Weather: Perfect. Today’s Acts: Darius Rucker: Former lead singer from Hootie and the Blowfish, Darius Rucker was the only pure country act on the lineup tonight. Lyrics aside, actually reminded me a bit of Toby Keith....
RBC Ottawa Bluesfest. Day 1.
Opening day at Ottawa’s “it’s a marathon, not a sprint” music festival – RBC Ottawa Bluesfest. Headliner: Blake “America’s Kidz Got Singing” Shelton Weather: Cool. Cloudy. Today’s acts: Danny Brown: Tons of energy. But, not going to lie, I...
