School of Seven Bells

i mentioned in an email the other day that School of Seven Bells would be performing at Le Poisson Rouge in NYC. well the show is tomorrow night Friday January 16, 2009. tickets are only $10 in advance and $14 DOS. i have to warn you.... this is going to be a late show. the doors open at 11pm and i'm guessing SVIIB will go on somewhere around 2AM. at least that was the case when i went to check out The Glitch Mob (awesome group that deserves a post of their own) at LPR last month.

i found the video above on the youtubes and thought it was pretty cool but if you want more, click on the full entry of this post to check out a live video someone shot of SVIIB performing at Irving Plaza (i don't care if its call "The Fillmore" now... that place will forever be IRVING PLAZA). the video clips together a few of their songs from the show and is surprisingly good quality for a digital camera or whatever was used.

i also threw in a video for Prefuse 73's (another artist worth checking out) "The Class of 73 Bells" featuring SVIIB. if you've listened to the first track "Iamundernodisguise" on Alpinisms, you'll recognize it right away on 73 Bells.

School of Seven Bells [Live] @ Irving Plaza


Prefuse 73 w/ School of Seven Bells : "The Class of 73 Bells" [Music Video]



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Animal Collective

Album of the year, they're saying? So far, maybe. Overall, I'm not so sure.

Granted, I've been listening with one earbud in (trying to be stealthy at my support job), I think listeners are just starving for something different. I must say though, this album is chock full of individuality. Its just not necessarily my cup of tea. Judging by their Last.fm page though, seems like they've got an ample sized following. All hipsters perhaps?

It's nice to see bands exploring uncharted territory though, no? The more music evolves the more it blends together (ex: OJ's indielectrock reference). Its refreshing to hear something entirely different.

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