Best Coast Visits Daytrotter

YAY! The day has finally come for Best Coast to stop by the Daytrotter studios to give us a long session! You can hear the reverb has been dropped in half when Beth sings live, it's still there...but you can really hear her quite good singing voice shine through. This is a fun little session to listen to. They will be playing at BOMB Fest this year, so be sure to grab a ticket and get to that festival, its gonna be a lot of fun! You can download the daytrotter sesh for free of course, just sign up at their site! You won't regret it.

http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/best-coast-concert/20031236-3738209.html

well this is what i missed last night...fuck.

The Strokes - Taken For a Fool

The Strokes new album 'Angles' came out on Tuesday and it's nothing earth shattering good. I do enjoy the album and really enjoy 3-4 tracks on it. Here they are playing one of the better tunes off the album 'Taken For a Fool'

Really loving the new Kurt Vile Record too.

Smith Westerns

This is my favorite band right now.

DMB Caravan: Atlantic City Stop

Well, I will not be attending the AC festival. But I do like the setup and style of the DMB Caravan festival. The price at $200 is a reasonable one, I was thinking it would be 250. I hope that will be the price for every festival. It seems like each fest will definitely have their own feel to it. It would be great to see Flaming Lips, Marley, Bassnectar, Dr. Dog, Grace Potter, Lotus...but other then that, MEH! OAR is a complete joke...I have no desire to see David Gray with 50,000 people...However I like the Dave and Tim set, I like TR3 playing and Carter with Stefan guesting on others acts. I assume that will happen at every fest. Here's hoping to the NYC show having a much better line up. Give me some Mumford and Sons, Robert Randolph, Umphrey's Mcgee...fuck I would rather watch the Mclovins play then OAR.

DOM in Northampton

DOM kicked off their spring tour with a last minute hometown show at the Iron Horse on Saturday in Northampton. On a whim I decided to attend with a few friends. DOM started 10 mins early and played a very tight 45 minute set to friends and family in attendance. DOM shows are a lot of fun, everyone was dancing on the floor and really into all of the music. It was great being in their hometown amongst the people that knew the band the most. A chant for drummer Bobby K was started by the crowd at one point. I doubt that happens anywhere else.

Their new material sounds really polished and is catchy as fuck! I'm telling you, DOM is going to blow up in '11 even more so then they did last year...that is if they want to. Living in America is still their anthem and forever will be, it's such a feel good song and was one of the best songs from last year. These guys have perfected their live show while still maintaining their party image. Wavves sucks live compared to DOM. After they finished what seemed to be a new Happy Birthday anthem DOM yelled 'Alright! Lets get fucked up! Party at my house' I think he was serious...we would have checked it out if we didn't have to drive all the way back to Hartford. I am so glad we decided to make it out for the show, it was a blast and DOM are cool dudes. Hope to see yall soon. Have a great tour.

Here is a small clip I took during the show of Bochica

Childish Gambino Touring

If you don't know about my man crush on Donald Glover then you have never read this blog. He is one of the most talented guys in a league of his own. He is taking his comedy/rap show on the road for his IAMDONALD tour. I was at the first ever Childish Gambino show in NYC this past summer. It was dope. I am looking forward to seeing how far Donald has come in a year. Tickets are now on sale for all of his shows. Be sure to check him out, you will not be disappointed.You can catch me at the Boston show with my girl. He has a new EP coming out in two days. Just do us all a favor and follow his blog over at IAMDONALD.com Thats where I get all my swag from.

Portlandia

Email Update - Berman1125@gmail.com

I would just like to let everyone know that I have fully switched over to g-mail instead of hotmail. I don't know what took so long, just to lazy to switch all my accounts over to my new email I suppose. So if you have me on an automated mailer, please change my email to the new one, Berman1125@gmail.com Thanks!

Mother Fucking B.O.M.B Fest

Holy shit... I did not see this coming from BOMB fest. The line up is so dope! What an improvement over last year, and two days will make this an official festival. Kudos to everyone involved with making this happen in Connecticut. There will be a lot of people from NYC that will take the train up and that will help our local music get recognition by people that would otherwise not come to CT. I can not wait to see all of these bands! The festival will take place in Danbury this year, at Western's festival grounds. Early bird tickets are on sale now you can grab them for $89 RIGHT HERE.  Check out more info about everything at their website. RSVP HERE.

Tiny Desk Concert

Local Natives blow my mind. If you don't know about them yet, you are a lost cause. Here they are playing for NPR offices.

2011 So Far

I have been doing a lot of traveling this month so that has given me tons of time to listen to new material, but not a lot of time to blog about it. So far I have been listening to Cloud Nothings, Toro Y Moi, Cut Copy, Tennis, James Blake and Smith Westerns. Cut Copy's new album 'Zonoscope' has floored me. This could have staying power like Toro y Moi last year and Beach House. Zonoscope is dancy, catchy, retro, just perfect. I was blown away after my first listen and it has been getting constant play since. I just want to dance every time I put it on.

I also really like the new Smith Westerns LP 'Dye It Blonde'. They really nailed the right tone for that album. Whatever they are using for their electric sound works out perfect for them. They are going to blow up this year. I really enjoy the new Tennis album despite it getting some beatings on the internet. It's a minimalist album...it's just so soothing to me.

Cloud Nothings and Toro y Moi had two of my favorite albums from last year, but I fear they may have hit the sophomore slump. Cloud Nothings album is still good, overall their lyrics are too repetitive. Their new song Should Have does kick major ass though. Toro teased me with two amazing new tracks 'New Beat' and 'Still Sounds' the two videos I posted before this. They are instant pop gems that I can't stop listening to. The only problem is, they are the only two tracks on the album I am completely in love with.

People have some serious hard ons for the James Blake album, but I don't see it. Maybe I'm not deep enough or I need to listen to it a few more times, but I'm not sold on him. There is one song that I really like on it. 'Wilhelms Scream' is a great track. Well I am off to the Dirty D for the weekend, download this playlist! It's what im jammin to.

Best of 2011 Playlist http://www.megaupload.com/?d=LLCO0S6P

Still Sounds

Our favorite musician from last year has a new album coming out in February. 'Underneath The Pine' is his new effort and instead of the sampling electro we loved in the first album, he keeps the chill factor around while getting a fuller sound with a complete band. Chaz is showing us that there is a hell of a lot more to him that turning some knobs and pressing buttons, this man is a class act musician. He also seems like the coolest fucker on the planet...I will be seeing them this spring, after two failed attempts last year. Here is the music video for Still Sound. Super retro, I love it. Oh ya, and if you are wondering...my dance skills are about as good as Chaz.

'New Beat' has been floating around the interwebs and now has a video as well. Enjoy these two and be sure to pick up the album.

Toro Y Moi "Still Sound" {Official Video} from stevedanielsfilms on Vimeo.

Best Coast - Letterman

Best Coast is doing the whole late night run, they stopped by David Letterman for a perfoance of Each and Everyday. Beth mentioned before going on that she was very nervious. The song seems kinda rushed...like the band wanted to play it in 30 seconds to avoid messing up. They still pulled it off though. Oh, plz marry me Beth. Thank you

PS22 Covers Ariel Pink

Wow. These kids are amazing....I think this is my favorite cover they have done

NC Trip

Sitting at my Dad's dealership on a computer screen that is bigger then my TV in my room. I'm talkin 32'' HDTV. Pretty dope. It's going to be a long drive but I have weed, movies, and Zonoscope.

Have a nice weekend, ill be at the NHL Allstar Game.

Matt & Kim - Cameras

Matt and Kim - New Music - More Music Videos

This is my favorite Matt and Kim song. Funny video too.