Friday Band Reviews

[Hawkings]

FRIDAY, APRIL 25:

Awsome, really want to see

The Verve – nuff said !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsAfHbtsZ4Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Sm4KUgiqo

Fatboy Slim – nuff said’ dope !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ULVQ...7A5CE1&index=4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R795KiMD4zs

The Raconteurs – Jack White band, "Steady as She Goes", "Level", etc...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqFb6...7A5CE1&index=2

The Breeders – Kim Deal of Pixies, band initially with Tanya Donelly, fun alternative rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AsId...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68tAomWCkrQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VoDMH0_loo ok Pixies but still sweet


Tegan and Sara – a bit Anne D Franco, dig it, acoustic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_z2XT...7A5CE1&index=5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7nsn...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAI-Z...eature=related

Madness – oldschool ska (if they are put back on bill)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0sVc...7A5CE1&index=6

The Swell Season – Very Mellow acoustic sound, Great lyrics, movie 'Once' was pretty awesome, heard they play Frames stuff too in concert
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e0SiKgdSHc





Might be fun, I definitely want to check out

Jack Johnson – John Mayer esq acqoustic light music, hope the fest isn’t too angry with him for headlining or he doesn't play ‘Bubble Toes’ thus starting a riot demanding Radiohead. Banana Pancakes baby, I’ll see if he doesn’t conflict with above acts…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrZwG...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dC-KeoegcHg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u57d4...eature=related


Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings – real old school like Motown, Tarantino’s next movie needs this. Amy Winehouse type
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ouI5...A5CE1&index=32
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X7nV...eature=related

Sandra Collins –techno DJ, 2nd link is kinda off the hook, would be dancing the whole time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtQZkT-Vqds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-zX-...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEZzo...eature=related

Adam Freeland – Remix guy, might be fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRDGj...A5CE1&index=21
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU6p-...eature=related

Battles- experimental or math rock, reminds me of Mogwai, vocal effects but not lyrics folks had great links
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWaTKpWcb4Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LLAN...eature=related

Stars - pretty good pop rock , female singer, sort of Slowdive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU7KG...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66yUY...A5CE1&index=13

dan le sac Vs Scroobius Pip – Really interesting, check out if like on at 2:00 , political, spoken word, cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoN6X...A5CE1&index=20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KnGN...eature=related

The National – kinda cool, mellow, heavy Interpol esq
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgRsY...7A5CE1&index=8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz5ps...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnI28...eature=related

Mum – chill Sigor Ros esq atmospheric stuff. Does Iceland know they escaped ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHTFm...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIlJrkfZTls
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5W03...eature=related

Aesop Rock – pretty sweet hip hop esq, I wish TV on the Radio was here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1u43...A5CE1&index=15
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd3ww...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2seV...eature=related

Pendulum - even if not hightly regarded DNB, seems to kick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5prD...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceEDh...eature=related




Not bad, wouldn’t mind catching part of

Jens Lekman – kinda Johnathan Richmond ? Trying to be funny or Robert Smith like ? People like him thou, the second song linked could have been on 'the Love Boat'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_JayWrkqDI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1kIFX7p29I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1CwW...eature=related he might sound more like this if brass band comes

Black Lips – self labeled ‘flower punk’, kinda rockabille Clash type, can bum a smoke from em
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=US0U9...A5CE1&index=29

Modeselektor – Thom Yorke likes em a lot, techno, Sahara, not sure if is break beats or what… kinda intense
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy_ck...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDwGHUHfUkA

Vampire Weekend – very light pop rock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlgNF...A5CE1&index=25
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3dNz...eature=related

Professor Murder – I passed his class writing an essay about the "Hitman" game series, just don't be late, ever, for his class. never seen lead singers play drums at same time, I wonder if the line is long for pretzels or hot dogs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O08Iz6xop40

Architecture in Helsinki – want to like them, pretty weird, may be fun if early. The name of the band is totally something Nic Hardcourt would play, man I need to dig em, but haven’t grabbed me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXIzyquw-kc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kX2ESHgyv0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZjpWs1h7pU

Spank Rock – hip hop + synth, kinda interesting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ONvi5SFR8I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18gp_...eature=related

Diplo – Latin flavor, kind of infectious, I wonder if that was her butt shaking like that. I wonder if her fans all like shake their butts during the whole show. I don't know her so maybe people will tell me when to shake it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=325SZzaCP00

Rogue Wave – bit Death Cab esq also, new, getting some 103.1 play, i guess its also a term for huge wave as alot of the videos under that name were actually footage of waves, fits my avatar i guess
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=86YGj5D6I3k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xTzM...eature=related

Minus the Bear – Death Cab like rock, i wasn't told we would have to do math at this festival, just so they don’t ask me divide by the Bear I think I’m ok.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU2cw...A5CE1&index=18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMCsB...eature=related

Les Savy Fav - ok cheap shot, but is it any surprise he has a song about sweating ? If I see him, don’t be in front in case he crowd dives. *disclaimer* based on videos he will likely take his clothes off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNNxx6HzURY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-8MM...eature=related





Can’t Hang

Slightly Stoopid – 311, Matisyahu, I can’t hang with that, I’m not from the 909, gimme Eek A Mouse any day, or actual reggae. His album is Chronchitis, get it, like Bronchitis only from smoking too much herb… like Ganjitis…anyways…I think he is being modest
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XEpeL...A5CE1&index=10


Midnight Juggernauts – synth pop
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKinS...A5CE1&index=16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ltynj...eature=related

Santogold – don’t know about this chick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b66Xu...A5CE1&index=22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmW60...eature=related

John Butler Trio – ZOMG this is the suck cubed, Bob Marley is gonna come back and ask them to give up music and move to the suburbs. Could open for Spin Doctors or Hootie
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fUwJ...A5CE1&index=24

Dan Deacon – one guy said about him “his live show felt like a bad bar mitzvah” – QFT, he’s gonna be on at like noon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFlBJ...A5CE1&index=26
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L6mt...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYeMw...eature=related

Busy P – um hip hop meets Peaches, meets a guy who got a keyboard for Christmas
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F37Wg...A5CE1&index=28

Cut Copy – light synth, went to AH-HA school of video making, its 1983 woot ! Liked it the first time I heard it when it was called ABC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Fp8M7iA24

Datarock – ummm, wow, if you can’t get Devo. Be nice in their country this is cool. BMX better than sex ! Also, maybe they’ll play Berserker…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-r5W...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMx3H...eature=related

Reverend and the Makers – is that Kasabian, oh no, its not, hey look the lines have died down for pretzels
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKjoF...eature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmfFmxJhtxU

The Bees – going for Sergeant Peppers thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRsAG...A5CE1&index=31
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qre_vgRYKU0

Porter – kind spooky, if you can’t wait till Sat to see Portishead and are drunk enough maybe. Kinda like if high school kids were making there own musical
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnNcKPBzfYE

American Bang – if Kid Rock had a band…. They drink too much Budwiser and try to date stripers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dJP_5fq2Fs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvx3u...eature=related

Luckyiam – maybe he gets laid singing this music I guess…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StKVAucRvOw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCNXN...eature=related

Does It Offend You Yeah?, – Darkness like rock… it doesn’t offend me so much as my aesthetic sensibilities
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6_ub...A5CE1&index=17


just impressions of various bands, i'm sure there way off, shallow, poorly thought out and the like. Haven't seen most of the bands live so, take it for what its worth. Anyways, everyone doing their own research and has different taste, but thought i'd post. (Ducks from incoming flames)

Edits: Took out word 'acoustic' from vampire weekend' and bumped up, added Battles

[flowbee]

Modeselektor – Thom Yorke likes em a lot, techno, Sahara, not sure if is break beats or what… kinda intense
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uy_ck...eature=related

First song I heard from Modeselektor was "The White Flash" ft. Thom Yorke. It was some good chillout music. But I guess that's not their typical style. They do stuff like "Hasir" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDwGHUHfUkA. Look forward to checkin them out

[Hawkings]

First song I heard from Modeselektor was "The White Flash" ft. Thom Yorke. It was some good chillout music. But I guess that's not their typical style. They do stuff like "Hasir" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDwGHUHfUkA. Look forward to checkin them out

cool, added the link, love to hear peoples thoughts on the bands

[M Sparks]

never seen lead singers play drums at same time,

Genesis/Phil Collins
L7 sometimes
Death Ride 69/Beatmistress
ect ect

[Alchemy]

Vampire Weekend – very light acousticish pop rock

You didn't listen to them correctly. Try again.

[Alchemy]

I've seen a lead singer play the drums too.

They're called The Eagles.

[donkey sex]

Thanks for putting this up. Friday is really the only day I was considering going to and this list may have pushed me over the top. Will go thru more of these links (very helpfull!) to gauge the bands better, but off the cuff I'm thinkin (so far):

Verve - saw em at the Pond in Anaheim. I was very stoned and it was very good.
Breeders - just to bounce around a bit
Madness - people speak of them having 'legendary' status so might as well see what all the fuss is about
Architecture in Helsinki - fun, poppy music
Slightly Stupid - my brother went to high school with them in San Diego so gotta support

[Hawkings]

You didn't listen to them correctly. Try again.

took out word acoustic from Vampire Weekend (unless light, pop or rock is still objectionable, if so what category should i list as) so now light pop rock, still gonna be a miss for me. Ah the musicophiles, I knew like Phil Collins and Dave Grohl played drums, just didn't know they did it at the same time they sang, it's still new to me, glad ya'll know some. More importantly what do ya think of the bands, who will you see, who will you miss, beyond the JJ is bad/the lineup is weak threads

[joppy-slow]

damn.. i loved JellyFish.. such an amazing band that everyone slept on..brings back such great memories..

[Purplegator]

Friday is gonna ROCK!! Thanks Hawk! And by the way, I happen to think you have a good ear for music, cheers..

[gmoneyak]

Modeselektor – Thom Yorke likes em a lot, techno, Sahara, not sure if is break beats or what… kinda intense

These guys are moving up my list..

[HEADSTRUCK]

adam freeland -remix guy??? what have u listen to of his? he is one of the biggest breakbeat djs /producers around. go listen to the new record hes got out or a live mix then come back and and review him.

[PassiveTheory]

Wait wait wait... You put Minus the Bear in the same category as Death Cab for Cutie?

I love both bands, but that's fuckin' WEIRD.

[donthasselthehof]

minus the bear is nothing like death cab

its way more dance friendly

[Memorial_07]

thank you for this thread.

[Hawkings]

minus the bear is nothing like death cab

its way more dance friendly

minus the bear a bit faster and up, but similarities too, shrug

[PassiveTheory]

Okay, so there are similarities between that one song off of Trans and MtB's other work.

MtB doesn't have acoustic songs like "I Will Follow You Into The Dark".

Nor does DCfC have near-prog-indie stuff like "Knights".

Just saying.

But, like, if you were trying to convince the average listener to tune into MtB, then I can see where the conclusion can be drawn.