Posts Tagged ‘Battles’
ROUNDUP: What Five Bands Should Be Bigger Than They Are (Part One)
NPR Music posed a great question last week when they asked: What Bands Should be Bigger Than They Are and we immediately wanted to add more input to the discussion. The great thing about this concept is that everyone's list of choices is going to be almost entirely different. The... more
Bonnaroo 2012: Highlights from Day Three (Skrillex, Mogwai, Chili Peppers and more)
Saturday began and ended as one for the record books, as Charles Bradley, the “original victim of love,” and his Extraordinaires quickly took on the energetic crowd at What Stage. The Extraordinaires starting things off with a few sickly brouhaha jams, and then the soul spinner himself, Mr. Chalres... more
Bonnaroo 2012 Webcast Schedule Posted
The webcast schedule for this year's Bonnaroo Music Festival has been announced and posted on YouTube. It's effing stacked, too. For those of us enjoying this year's festival from the comfort of our own Couch Tour parties, we're in for a treat with webcast sets planned for tUnE-yArDs,... more
TOUR DATES: Battles announce June dates
Good news for Battles fans; the band just recently announced a handful of dates around the center of the U.S. this June around their scheduled Bonnaroo appearance (which should be a late night but probably won't be). Read on for the dates and other details... Never ones to stay... more
Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup: Radiohead, RHCP, Phish, Bon Iver & Beach Boys
The lineup for Bonnaroo 2012 was just released and features Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phish, Bon Iver, and the Beach Boys all at the top of the artist list for this year's festival. Read on for the full lineup... Bonnaroo 2012 Lineup http://www.bonnaroo.com Radiohead Red Hot Chili Peppers Phish The Beach Boys Featuring Brian... more
REVIEW: Moogfest 2011 (Tobin, Battles, FlyLo, STS9, UM & more)
Our buddy Nick Isasi (@noodlecast) wrote up this awesome summary of all the amazing music he caught at this year's Moogfest in Asheville, NC. There was a ton to take in and he was able to catch sets by Flying Lotus, the Flaming Lips, Battles, Amon Tobin, Holy Fuck... more
LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar – Oct 31 – Nov 6
We just got hit with the first snowfall of the season here in NYC. Even though the weather's starting to chill out, the live shows are keeping up the heat. Check out my preview of the week's shows with some videos of my top picks, including Ween, Battles, and Steve... more
STREAM THIS: Battles @ All Tomorrow’s Parties
NPR just posted the Battles set from All Tomorrow's Parties. Get down on this. Setlist: "Africastle" "Sweetie & Shag" "Dominican Fade" "Atlas" "Wall Street" "Tonto" "Ice Cream" "My Machines" "Futura"
Moogfest 2011: Daily Schedule Announced
You been paying attention Moogfest this year? We're digging on their lineup and the daily schedule has been announced already. In addition to the top-tier lineup covered in untz and whomp, this year will feature the festival along with an expansion to a number of new venues in... more
Moogfest 2011 Lineup: Flaming Lips, James Murphy, STS9, TVOTR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=_RLDtfKzarY Asheville, North Carolina's festival ode to all things electronic music and Moog, Moogfest, just added some power to its already-solid lineup for 2011. Today, they threw a few new names into the mix, including TV on the Radio, Special Disco Version (featuring James Murphy and Pat Mahoney of DFA/LCD Soundsystem),... more
Video: Battles – “Futura” @ Pitchfork Music Festival 2011
It was only a matter of time before Pitchfork started releasing some of the archived goodness that came out of this year's Pitchfork Music Festival. The first video up is the Battles ripping through a hot version of "Futura," one of my favorites from Gloss Drop. In case you missed... more
Treasure Island Music Festival 2011: Battles, Warpaint, FlyLo & More
The lineup for the Treasure Island Music Festival was just announced, promptly crashing the Treasure Island website and bringing down the Noise Pop site with it. Whoops. Here's the scoop from Pitchfork: The first day, headlined by (somewhat surprisingly) Empire of the Sun, has a lineup that leans toward stuff with... more
Pitchfork Music Festival 2011: Final Photos, Thoughts
I just noticed that we got a request for my TV on the Radio photos from the Pitchfork Music Festival, so I thought I'd post those along with my other remaining photos, and try to wrap things up with some comments about my experience this past weekend. We've already posted photos... more
Just announced: Battles @ Amoeba (LA), Monday 7/25
Hey friends in LA, looks like one of my favorite bands at the moment is making a stop through your city on their way over to Japan for the Fuji Rock Festival. Hey everyone else, Battles is playing Couch Tour on Monday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_XyZp3nmfc Battles plays at Amoeba Music and signs copies... more
Photos: Battles @ Pitchfork Music Festival 2011
Our own @whitperson is in Chicago this weekend for the Pitchfork Music Festival and he's been rocking some seriously amazing photos from the sets he's caught. We'll have a few more of these to come as he wraps up his coverage from the weekend in the next few days,... more
Video: Battles bring “Futura” to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Speaking of Battles, the band brought their new jams to late night television last week with a stop by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grnTfmBR3FY @Questlove dug it (via Stereogum). I dug it, too.
Battles: Live Video & 2011 Tour Dates
Battles are putting together some of the crazier instrumentals I've heard in a while. Check out these stellar live cuts from La Blogoeteque: http://vimeo.com/24107860 http://vimeo.com/24513475 Whoah. Thank you La Blogoeteque. These guys also have a pretty massive summer/fall tour lined up in Europe and North America. If you're ever in the need to... more
Tonight: Battles @ Bottom of the Hill
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhQj8uXPMrY The new music coming from Battles has been super exciting to me and I was amped to have Adam get some killer shots at their Boston show. Tonight I'll get the chance to see them myself when they roll through Potrero Hill to play Bottom of the Hill. ... more
Battles @ Brighton Music Hall, Boston 4/26/11
Our good friend Adam Marcinek has been hounding me to stay caught up with the rest of the live music world happening on the internet these days. You've undoubtedly noticed a heavy radio silence around here with intermittent snippets of insight here and there, but it's still nowhere close... more
LMB NYC: This Week’s Concert Calendar
As spring's finally starting to heat up, I can already see the concert calendar swelling in size. This week is a great example with lots of killer shows in NYC to check out. MONDAY, APRIL 25 Smith Westerns w/ Unknown Mortal Orchestra @ The Bowery Ballroom Tame Impala w/ Yuck @ Webster... more
Pitchfork 2011: DJ Shadow, Battles, Toro Y Moi & More Added to Lineup
Here's the full list of artists by day now set for the 2011 Pitchfork Music Festival; I'm really kicking myself for not snatching 3-day tickets right away. Single day tickets are still on sale, though, but not likely for much longer now that the artist list is really filling... more
Tour Dates: Battles Announce New Album, Small Venue Tour
Although not typically something I'd expect anyone to immediately like, I think one of the best releases of new music over the past few years was the Mirrored album by relative newcomers, Battles. It's an acquired taste and half the people that I played it for thought it was... more
