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November 29, 2006
Au Revoir Simone is: Heather D'Angelo, Erika Forster and Annie Hart. Au Revoir Simone makes music that belongs on a soundtrack to an indie holiday flick. Something with Zooey Deschanel glaring off into the distance of a snow covered Tompkins Square park. It's chilly yet remarkably cheery music. These three girls, each on their own keyboard, magically hit the spot for that "I can't believe December is in 2 days already and it's like... [continue]
| November 22, 2006
Hayes Peebles is a solo artist. We admit that calling a young singer-songwriter the next Conor Oberst is about as cliche as calling Conor Oberst the next Bob Dylan, but we can't deny that we hear a lot of those qualities in Hayes. Songs about sitting on the steps of Union Square, lonely subway rides and not getting into shows because you're too young. These are real songs by a real New Yorker, and... [continue]
November 16, 2006
Peelander Z is: Kengoswee, K.O. and Antonio Kazuki Well, we haven’t had had the pleasure of seeing yet for ourselves, despite them playing around New York fairly regularly, but all reports seem to say that a Peelander Z live show is just about the most bizarre thing you'll come across in a downtown rock venue. They label themselves as "Japanese Action Comic Punk", and, dressed up in primary colored costumes, the shows usually consist... [continue]