Mopedrock is a band from Vienna, Austria who did a cool live cover of “Ivanka” by Imperial Teen:
*Mopedrock’s website + Mopedrock’s own music on SoundCloud
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Photo Credit: Brendan Pattengale
Largo is the perfect intimate venue for The Milk Carton Kids (Joey Ryan + Kenneth Pattengale).
The symmetrical, simple stage setup consisted of 4 microphones — 2 for vocals and 2 for acoustic guitars, with a red velvet curtain as the backdrop.
For the most part, Kenneth focused more on string work while Joey strummed. They were dressed pretty formally in suits, and they harmonized and sang most songs together.
On a couple of songs, though, one took the lead vocally. For example, Joey sang his song “Permanent” and Kenneth took over on “Charlie,” a memorable song to his future daughter.
The audience loved all the jokes, stories, and banter between the two. They also told the crowd about the new album of 12 songs they recorded in 4 days.
Highlights: “New York,” “Michigan,” and the last song before the encore (“I Still Want A Little More”).
*Download The Milk Carton Kids’ albums for free on their website + check out the upcoming tour dates.
The Eagle Rock Music Festival is happening tomorrow, Saturday October 6th.
The festival just announced that La Sera is the surprise headlining act on the Emerging Stage.
La Sera plays right after Imperial Teen tomorrow!
Photo Credit: Neil Krug
First time seeing First Aid Kit live, and it didn’t disappoint!
First Aid Kit played to a packed house at Irving Plaza on Saturday (and they play Sunday at Music Hall of Williamsburg).
Mike Mogis, the “Dr. Dre of indie rock” as Klara introduced him, was a special guest who sat in with the band and played mandolin.
“Blue” sounded particularly good live, and First Aid Kit played “Ghost Town” completely acoustic – with no microphones or amplification – in the middle of their set.
The audience responded well to “The Lion’s Roar” and the band’s latest single “Wolf,” but technical difficulties with Johanna’s keyboard messed up a few songs. I wish they played “Emmylou” with drums instead of acoustically — the drums are really necessary to drive the song.
Their last song was the rousing, hand-clapping “King of The World.”
Corin Tucker’s band, aka Corin Tucker Band, played Thursday night at Mercury Lounge to support their second album, Kill My Blues, which came out last week.
The crowd definitely enjoyed hearing the new batch of songs, which are slightly louder and rockier than the band’s first album 1,000 Years.
The best, catchiest song of the set was “Joey.” Here’s a good video from last week of Corin Tucker Band playing “No Bad News Tonight”:
Christy & Emily opened for Lavender Diamond last night at NY’s Mercury Lounge.
The duo was joined by a drummer, bassist, and (on a few songs) background singer. The band started with the older “Firefly” and continued with their distinctive piano-driven songs.
I could really hear the influence of classical piano parts seeping into the songs, and the band was strongest when the emphasis was on Emily’s voice and piano.
Highlight: “Little World” was amazing live, with building drums that matched perfectly with accented guitar strums. It sounded like a completely different song than the album version, which lacks drums and tension/resolve.
Lowlight: Not enough people came early to catch Christy & Emily’s set.
Check out “Bells” and “Lovers Talk” from the latest album Tic-Tac-Toe:
Christy & Emily’s official website