Every once in a while you should watch this. And now’s the time.
If you’re headed to Jim James at Webster Hall on Monday night, do yourself a favor and arrive early enough to see the opener, Cold Specks.
And while you’re at it, try to win two tickets to the sold-out show.
(Go see the Joy Formidable play Webster Hall on 4/18.)
Welsh rockers the Joy Formidable found international acclaim—and some rock star love from Dave Grohl—with their ethereal debut full-length, The Big Roar. And while busy touring the world in support of it, they still managed to find time to work on its follow-up, the recently released Wolf’s Law. No sophomore slump here. In fact, The Guardian says, “This is one for speakers, not headphones, a great dense whoosh of music that makes you feel like the bloke in the old Maxell tapes advert.” That even remains true in this stripped-down, emotional, acoustic version of one of the LP’s singles, “Silent Treatment,” done in an East Village hotel room.
In a room at the Bowery Hotel, the Joy Formidable’s singer-guitarist Ritzy Bryan and bassist Rhydian Dafydd discuss writing all the time, personal turbulence and the differences between their previous album and their newest release, out now on Canvasback/Atlantic Records. Watch the interview: http://tbp.im/146KIOO. And subscribe to The Bowery Presents Live for more intimate performances and revealing interviews like these.
Ever since Har Mar Superstar played The Bowery Ballroom last week, we haven’t been able to stop listening to his new single, “Lady, You Shot Me.”
Don’t miss a night of majestic, ambient music when Sigur Rós play Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
Föllakzoid play Mercury Lounge tomorrow night with the Holydrug Couple. It’s a night of Chilean psych rock, presented by Dog Gone Blog, you won’t want to miss.
Check out this Ed Sheeran tour diary, which includes a healthy dose of NYC and our show at Radio City Music Hall.
You can see She & Him play SummerStage on 7/6, but today, you can hear the first single off their new album.
If you’re coming to tonight’s sold-out the Men show at The Bowery Ballroom, make sure you arrive early enough to see Nude Beach.
