how’s it goin, y’all? it’s another week, time for more music fun with yours truly. like last week, i’ll be giving you three more bands to think about that will be at coachella in just about a month… this week, we’re focusing on bands with names that pretty much require you to input “band” after the name in your google search, or… well… you’ll see what i mean if you try.
.::grizzly bear::.
FRIDAY this is a pretty mellow folk-rock group that’s been on the indie scene for a while and has toured with some pretty awesome names, including radiohead, tv on the radio, and even paul simon. gotta love that… especially when the guitarist of radiohead called them a favorite. if you have the new moon soundtrack, you’ve heard their song “slow life,” but here is another of their songs you may have heard on commericals if not on your local indie rock station, called “two weeks.”
from youtube
.::sleigh bells::.
FRIDAY this dance pop duo doesn’t even have an album out yet, but their song “ring ring” has been stuck in my head for days. yes, yes, blame it on XMU, they play it a lot. true story: the guy in the band found the girl in the band by telling everyone he waited on in a new york restaurant that he was looking for a female vocalist. i guess if you ask enough people… anyway, one day he mentioned this to alexis krauss and her mother at one of his tables, and turns out she was looking for a gig. all of a sudden derek miller and his awesome samples & tracks had alexis krauss and her smokin’ hot vocals to complement them. works well, if you ask me. here’s a couple good ones for ya.
“ring ring” from youtube
“crown on the ground” from youtube
.::steel train::.
SATURDAY i’d never heard of these guys (said to have gotten their name from a sublime song) until a couple weeks ago, when they opened for tegan + sara (recap still coming!) at the variety playhouse. we caught the last half of their set, and it was so fun & full of energy (& percussion! never forget the percussion) that we wanted to find out more about them. turns out they’re gonna be at coachella! how fantastic. random note: the lead singer used to date scarlett johansson and definitely mentions her in a few songs. he has huge hair. anyway, here’s a taste of steel train for ya.
“i feel weird” from youtube
hope you enjoyed that musical interlude, my little effs… more for you again next week as we near the one-month-to-go mark for this fantastic festival that will be coachella. be on the lookout later this week for recaps of tegan+sara and muse shows… and get ready for lots of show fun coming up in the next few months, starting next wednesday with john mayer! have a great week y’all.
peace,
james
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