Last night Japanese indie popster Shugo Tokumaru made his NYC debut at the Mercury Lounge. The place was packed and the anticipation was palpable. Shugo didn’t talk much, but the music was splendid. With a back band made up of Jon Natchez (Beirut), Bryan Devendorf (The National), Perrin Cloutier (Beirut), and Lawson White (So […]
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Local Brooklynite The Antlers has released a free EP called New York Hospitals in honor of After the Jump Fest on June 21. There’s a Magnetic Fields cover and a Yo La Tengo cover, plus an original. Get it here: New York Hospitals EP (zip file)
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I know it’s only 3 months into the year, but us here at the Music Channel at b5 were talking about our favorite concert this year so far…so here’s mine:
The Magnetic Fields at Town Hall.
Of course, in a few weeks from now I’ll have seen Caribou, Man Man and Yeasayer, Hot Chip, and Paul Simon […]
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As the headline suggests, here is a list of the top ten songs by New York bands that I’ve been listening to lately:
“Time to Pretend” by MGMT
“2080″ by Yeasayer
“Hands in the Dark” by Chromatics
“Hey! Mr. DJ” by Tiny Masters of Today
“One More Time” by the French Kicks
“California Girls” by the Magnetic Fields
“LES Artistes” by Santogold
“Blind” […]
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The Magnetic Fields just wrapped up four shows at Town Hall last night. I was lucky enough to attend the Friday show and it was wonderful. Surprisingly, the group played an acoustic set, which was in direct contrast to their feedback-heavy rock-infused latest album, Distortion. It was actually really nice to hear those songs dressed […]
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As I go off to see the illustrious Magnetic Fields tonight at Town Hall, I think we should all take a moment of silence to mourn the passing of Magnetic Field, the great club in Brooklyn on Atlantic Ave. that will be closing its doors at the end of next month. After hosting such great […]
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I finally got a chance to listen to the much awaited (by me, anyway) new album by the Magnetic Fields, one of songwriter (and local New Yorker) genius Stephin Merritt’s many incarnations. Although I’m not such a fan of the album art, the music is wonderful. True to its title, Distortion revels in feedback and […]
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