Posts Tagged ‘Lykke Li’
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
by rehes
by rehes
by rehes
I consider Lykke Li one of those unique breeds of musicians that do well on all fronts, on record and through live performances. Her San Francisco Fillmore show back in February proved that no one can be a casual fan of her work. She is here to stay. And when carefully and creatively mastered, her songs can sound great remixed.
Lykke Li – Little Bit (VILLAINS remix)
Lykke Li – I’m Good, I’m Gone (Metronomy Remix)
Tags: Lykke Li, Metronomy, VILLAINS
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Wednesday, March 18th, 2009
Can I afford it? Yes.
Do I have means to travel there? Yes.
Are there ample amounts of acts this year? Absolutely.
So why am I not going to Coachella? I mean, I just moved out here to California. Shouldn’t I take advantage of one of the most anticipated concert events of the year? Yeah I guess. So why have I decided not to go this year?
Because I just don’t care enough. Simple as that.
Paul McCartney, The Killers, and The Cure are all good to “say” you saw (actually, I’m confused when people say it’s cool to “say” you saw somebody. So what?). Most of the other artists I’m really into like TV on the Radio, Lykke Li, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lupe Fiasco, and Henry Rollins, I have already seen. And artists I’m interested in seeing live like Gang Gang Dance, Girl Talk, Chemical Brothers, Fleet Foxes, Beirut, and My Bloody Valentine, are not worth the trouble and the price. And who’s to say my friends are going to want to see any of those acts? Granted you run into the same issues at any festival, but this year’s line-up just doesn’t seem to be worth the effort.
Plus with Animal Collective with Grouper in May, Mates of State with SUNBEARS! in April, a possible run to Chicago for Lollapalooza, and this year’s Outside Lands Festival here in San Francisco; what’s the point of going through all the trouble?
So to those of you that are going; more power to ya! If you’re writing about it, I’ll be on the look out and would love to hear how it went. I’ll probably be working…and I’m okay with that.
Cloud Cult – Everybody Here is a Cloud
Lykke Li – Little Bit (Aether Remix)
Cage The Elephant – Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked
Tags: Cage The Elephant, Cloud Cult, coachella, Lollapalooza, Lykke Li, outside lands festival
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Sunday, February 15th, 2009
It’s been hard for anyone who’s been a long time fan of Murder by Death. When pianist Vincent Edwards left the band in 2004, it became apparent that he had a huge influence on the band’s sound. So their last two albums, In Bocca Al Lupo and Red of Tooth And Claw, suffered from that true whiskey-dry creepiness that made Murder by Death enjoyable (for me at least). Well I guess God was listening, because not only is Murder by Death playing Red of Tooth And Claw into Who Will Survive and What Will Be Left of Them, but they will also be performing with ex-keyboardist Vincent Edwards. Whether he’ll be adding to songs from In Bocca Al Lupo and Red of Tooth And Claw is unknown to me, but this is exciting for any MBD fan. So make sure you make it out this Saturday to the Bottom of the Hill and check it out. Also today is my first Lykke Li show and from what I’ve been hearing from this tour, it’s going to be a good time. See you out there!
Sunday – 15th:
Lykke Li / Wildbirds & Peacedrums
The Fillmore
1805 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco CA 94115
Don Caballero / dd/mm/yyyy / Sbach
The Independent
628 Divisadero Street
San Francisco CA 94117
Monday – 16th:
Philip Glass
Davies Symphony Hall
201 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco 94102
Tuesday – 17th:
Lisa Hannigan / Gavin Glass
The Independent
628 Divisadero Street
San Francisco CA 94117
Wednesday – 18th:
Foot Village / T.I.T.S. / The Drums
Bottom of the Hill
1233 17th Street
San Francisco CA 94107
Thursday – 19th:
Andrew Bird / Loney, Dear (Thursday & Friday)
The Fillmore
1805 Geary Boulevard
San Francisco CA 94115
Audrye Sessions / As Tall as Lions / The Soft White Sixties
Bottom of the Hill
1233 17th Street
San Francisco CA 94107
Grails / James Blackshaw
Café du Nord
2170 Market Street
San Francisco CA 94114
Friday – 20th:
The Drift / The Necks
Swedish American Hall
San Francisco CA
Scissors For Lefty / The Vox Jaguars / Room For A Ghost
Bottom of the Hill
1233 17th Street
San Francisco CA 94107
Saturday – 21st:
Murder by Death / Fake Problems / The Builders and the Butchers
Bottom of the Hill
1233 17th Street
San Francisco CA 94107
Cake / The Lovemakers
Fox Theatre
Oakland, CA
Dropkick Murphys
The Warfield
982 Market Street
San Francisco CA 94103
Wildbirds & Peacedrums – Doubt/Hope
The Drift – Streets
Murder by Death – That Crown Don’t Make You a Prince
Audrye Sessions – New Year’s Day
Tags: andrew bird, Audrye Sessions, cake, Don Caballero, Dropkick Murphys, Foot Village, Grails, Lisa Hannigan, Lykke Li, Murder by Death, Philip Glass, Scissors For Lefty, The Drift, Wildbirds & Peacedrums
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Friday, December 26th, 2008
Best EPs of 2008:
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One Day As A Lion - One Day As A Lion: The Rage isn’t back, but the passion of Zach is.
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Cool Kids – The Bake Sale: Hip-hop is not dead, it’s alive and well with The Cool Kids.
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The Decemberists – Always a Bridesmaid: One song bugs me, but the rest is lovely.
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Animal Collective – Water Curses: An exciting view into what’s in store for 2009.
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Air France – No Way Down: I don’t need a new Avalanches record, all I need is this EP…and this lamp.
Best Gadget I Couldn’t Live Without:
Best Music Blogs of 2008 (aside from Gorilla vs. Bear and Brooklyn Vegan):
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Motel De Moka: Stunning artwork mixed with the best minimalistic, experimental, and ambient music I’ve never heard of.
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ipickmynose: His weekly song obsessions quickly become my song obsessions. Plus his view into the Bay Area indie scene helps me understand this strange new land I’ve found myself in.
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Captain Obvious: His library of covers is unrivaled as well as his detailed and spot-on album reviews.
Best Books I Read This Year:
Biggest Musical Disappointments:
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The Ben Folds album…blows
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Kanye West experiements…fails
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No Portishead US tour
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Foo Fighters just can’t rock like they used to
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Scarlett Johansson covers Tom Waits, nuff said
Most Anticipated in 2009:
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Animal Collective – Merriweather Post Pavillion
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Dan Deacon – Bromst
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Mastodon – Crack The Skye
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dredg – tba
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M. Ward – Hold Time
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Division Day – tba
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Jeremy Enigk – Ok Bear
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Cage – Depart From Me
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Weatherman Album?
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The One AM Radio – tba
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The Decemberists – The Hazards of Love
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Andrew Bird – Noble Beast
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Rival Schools – tba
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Kiss Kiss – The Meek Shall Inherit What’s Left
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The Arcade Fire – tba
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Battles – tba
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Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything To Nothing
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mewithoutyou – tba
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Cursive – tba
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Burial – tba
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Wilco – tba
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Menomena – tba
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The Album Leaf – tba
Other Songs That I Loved This Year
Astro Raw – I’m The One With A Smile
Beach House – Gila
Bill O’Reilly – Bill O’Reilly Flips Out (Dance Remix)
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – So Everyone
Chairlift – Evident Utensil
Cloud Cult – Everybody here is a Cloud
The Cool Kids – A Party (For Everyone) (Logarhythmik remix)
The Dear Hunter – Battesimo del Fuoco
Delta Spirit – Trashcan
Department Of Eagles – No One Does It Like You
The Dodos – Fools
Entire Cities – Talkers
Facing New York – Cops On Bikes (WP PM5K RMX)
Frightened Rabbit – Fast Blood
God Is An Astronaut – Remaining Light
Grizzly Bear – While You Wait For The Others
The Hold Steady – Stay Positive
Jolie Holland – Mexico City
The Limousines – Very Busy People
Little Joy – Brand New Start
Lykke Li – I’m Good, I’m Gone
Mason Proper – Friendship
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Jesus Of The Moon
Port O’Brien – Fisherman’s Son
Portugal. The Man – Lay Me Back Down
R.E.M. – Supernatural Superserious
Rye Rye – Tic Toc (ft. M.I.A.)
Sennen – Your Hand In Mine
The Sound Of Animals Fighting – The Ocean And The Sun
Vampire Weekend – Ottoman
White Denim – Sitting
Tags: Astro Raw, beach house, Bill O'Reilly, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, chairlift, Cloud Cult, Delta Spirit, department of eagles, Entire Cities, facing new york, Favorites of 2008, Frightened Rabbit, God Is An Astronaut, Grizzly Bear, Jolie Holland, Little Joy, Lykke Li, Mason Proper, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Port O'Brien, Portugal. The Man, R.E.M., Rye Rye, Sennen, The Cool Kids, The Dear Hunter, The Dodos, The Hold Steady, The Limousines, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Vampire Weekend, White Denim
Posted in Favorites of 2008, Music, News | 9 Comments »
Friday, December 12th, 2008
During my wonderful 3 years on last.fm, I have listened to 2,453 different artists and a combined 61,244 listens. Yes…I would like a medal.
Thank you Last.fm for helping me discover new artists and showing me how much crappy music my friends listen to (I kid).
Friend me!
Lykke Li – Dance Dance Dance
(Top 30 Records List Tomorrow)
Tags: last.fm, Lykke Li
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