Category Archives: music

DSCVRY #7

April 28, 2010 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

One of 2009’s breakout bands, Sleigh Bells is a lo-fi, noise pop, duo based in brooklyn, composed of Alexis Krauss (vocals) and Derek E. Miller (songwriter, guitarist, producer). The due recently signed to M.I.A.’s record label N.E.E.T. and will release their debut album, Treats, next month.

After a huge showing at this years Coachella, the duo is set to play the upcoming Pitchfork Music Festival and finishing up a NA trek with Yeasayer. Let’s just say Sleigh Bells is poised to have a huge 2010.

‘Treats’ album cover

mp3: sleigh bells – crown on the ground

mp3: sleigh bells – beach girls

mp3: sleigh bells – tell ’em

bonus mp3: sleigh bells – crown on the ground (jane bang remix)

music, video

FOR NO ONE

April 27, 2010 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

FOR NO ONE is an intimate glimpse of bands playing to a room without a crowd. For this interesting new series, a new favorite of mine, The Big Pink, bring us Crystal Visions.

Stay tuned for more installments at FORNOONE.TV

http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11048917&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=00ADEF&fullscreen=1

The Big Pink | FOR NO ONE from FOR NO ONE on Vimeo.

dscvry, music

DSCVRY #6

April 20, 2010 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

i don’t quite remember where i first heard this latest discovery. it could have been one of the paste magazine samplers, while listening to the latest hype machine tracks, or last.fm. honestly it doesn’t matter, what does matter is how good this band is.

nurses is an experimental indie rock band based in portland. often compared to animal collective and grizzly bear, nurses formed in 2006, but it was the release of the band’s sophomore album ,apple’s acre, that helped make 2009 a break-out year.

you can currently catch ’em on tour with the tallest man on earth. check the dates on nurse’s myspace page

mp3: nurses – caterpillar playground

mp3: nurses – asleep

mp3: nurses – technicolor

concerts, music, sasquatch, shows, tour

on the road: freelance whales

April 18, 2010 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

one of my favorite new bands, freelance whales, recently embarked on a north american tour. the band will be stopping at a multitude of cities across the country, including six stops in california and playing this years sasquatch music festival in washington state. one huge plus, the band will be playing with another favorite of mine, shout out louds, throughout the tour!

CA stops
5/18 san francisco, ca @ great american music hall (w/ shout out louds)
5/20 los angeles, ca @ el rey (w/ shout out louds)

5/21 los angeles, ca @ el rey (w/ shout out louds)

5/22 san diego, ca @ house of blues (w/ shout out louds)

5/25 san deigo, ca @ the loft

5/26 santa barbara, ca @ jensen’s mainstage

complete tour dates on the band’s myspace

get a free mp3 of generator 2nd floor @ freelancewhales.com

coachella, concerts, kcrw, music, shows

coachoose your own adventure

April 15, 2010 Concrete Opinions Leave a comment

the folks over at coachella.com have a nifty little app (coachooser) to help you map out your plan of attack this weekend (i think there is one for your iphone as well). this makes it a heck of a lot easier to make my picks/recommendations (bold outline in pics below) for all of you. you’ll notice that some of my picks overlap with others. it was too hard for me to decide, so i’m leaving it up to you.