West by Midwest: Archive

Tickets

I bought tickets to the Freelance Whales at Mercury Lounge on Wednesday, January 20th, The Drums with Surfer Blood at Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, January 13th, and Phantogram on Friday, February 12th at Mercury Lounge. Tip: I bought the tickets in person at Mercury Lounge, which saves all those “convenience” fees. I bought all three tickets for $40 or so. It’s open from 12-7...

Dec 27th

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Dec 14th

Class Actress

With the effervescence and breathy female voice similar to Chairlift but with the pop undertones to keep the songs moving and structured, Class Actress from Brooklyn brings me much happiness on this start to a weekend.

Dec 12th

Ra Ra Riot at BAM Feb. 5

I’ve been dying to see Ra Ra Riot for decades, and by decades I mean a few months. They will be playing a show on February 5 at BAM, with another group of radical indie kids, The Antlers. Tickets go on sale on Monday. I think I’m gonna snag one for a cool $20. In related news, we should get Miike Snow tix soon for one of those March shows he’s playing. B and I really missed the...

Dec 10th

Watch

So I’ve been meaning to post this video since, like, three weeks ago, but alas I suck at life. So there’s that. Anyways, enjoy.

Dec 10th

One day God came down from Heaven and appeared...

Dec 8th

Neon Indian

80% chance I will see Neon Indian at Mercury Lounge on Tuesday, the 15th if you’re interested. Lots of synthesizers. I’d recommend starting with “Deadbeat Summer.”

Dec 7th

The Suzan

Ah yeah. I met these people at Whole Foods on Bowery. They’re crazy, tiny Japanese lady rockers who enjoy making homemade cards and flipping people off. I met them while they were killing time before performing at the Living Room. They did a cover of Miike Snow “Animal.” But in all seriousness, they are fun lady rockers recording in New York. Please check out their pictures...

Dec 4th

Toro Y Moi

Did you guys ever listen to Halloween, Alaska? They haven’t put out an album since college days (2005), which has left me sadly searching the music world for an acceptable replacement to fill my emo electronic shaped hole in my heart. I may have found a satisfactory substitution in Toro Y Moi. Correction, as I wrote this up, I discovered Halloween, Alaska did indeed come out with a new...

Dec 3rd

Whoa.

The National *and* Hold Steady? You’re right, I am excited. Also, I’m desperately looking for something new to get really excited about. I’m poring over Pitchfork’s “Best New Albums” section and finding nothing. Grr. Lf s hrd. (Life is hard.)

Dec 3rd