Tonight in Hartford at Arch St TavernHartford Party Starters are having Beach Fossils! They are a band fronted by Dustin Payseur who wrote the music for their first album and brought in a few friends to round out a live act. They remind me of Surfer Blood and The Drums, two of my favorite indie rock bands. Their debut album came out in February on Captured Tracks.
Opening for them is MT Bearington. They remind me of Beach Fossils in a way, they are lo-fi, a little bit more expiremental, but also have pop influences like Beach Fossils. I have yet to catch them live, I did get to see Titles (Same lead singer) at their CD Release Party a few months ago. I was very impressed.
Tonight's show is going to be a good time, the music fits the mood too...perfect fall time concert. More info at the Facebook Event Page. The show starts at 9 and its gonna run $8. See ya there!
I had a musical orgasm last night while watching Late Night w/ David Letterman. Janelle Monae (Myspace) was the musical guest, and let me tell you, she is what's right with music. Her music is a blend of every genre. Swing, Big Band, Soul, Motown, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Dance, you name it...she plays it. Girl's got the moves of James Brown, the pipes of Rihanna, and a backing band that could support either Sinatra or Big Boi... not to mention she is sooooo sexy. I was blown away by the performance. You can watch it below. She has her first full length album out now 'The Arch Android' so go buy it HERE
....but thats not all!
When I woke up today, there was a tweet from HPSU... they are working very hard to throw a free show at The Bushnel Park. Not much info is known yet, but some did leak out this morning. The show will be held July 23rd in honor of Hartford's 375th anniversary. THEY GOT JANELLE MONAE!!!!!!!!!!! I can't believe it! Last night was the first time I heard her, I was blown away, and now I get to see her for free at what will be Hartford's biggest summer party. See ya there yallll! I'l be sure to keep everyone updated when more info about the show becomes available
There is a reason that I don't review a lot of the shows that I go to. I'm too fucked up. I refuse to be 'that guy' with the pad and pen jotting down show notes. I would much rather have a great time with my friends before showing up and continue drinking and drugging while at said show. This worked out to be the perfect formula for another HSPU event. This message is brought to you by Red Dog the official road soda of summer 2010.
We arrived to The Warehouse around 10:45, the perfect time to arrive. @dirty_dustin was spinning before Lemonade came on, right around 11. The building, which at first seemed empty really filled up once Lemonade took stage...and this dance-rock group had The Warehouse bumpin. Live drums are key here. They really add to the full sound...and on the last jam, everyone in the band was playing drums. Another cool percussion feature they used was sampling in steel drums...it really makes it much more of a tropical feel, and that is my theme for summer. This band is hard to pin-down, they have a sound of their own in a genre where a lot of people are making the same sound. They stray from that, it really works for them.
Javelin took stage after what I thought was a short intermission, (probably just lost track of time, too much fun being had) with one cymbal, a drum pad, and a bunch of buttons. Their new album 'No Mas' is a chilled out techno...something that you can jam to while studying. Live, they are a different story. Every track they chose had two things: 1- every song they played was long, they were not affraid to make a song go towards five minutes...when most songs I am hearing lately tend to end before three minutes. 2- Every song brought the heat. Dudes (not our group) were taking off shirts left and right. It must'a been something in the punch, but everyone was feelin the love on Saturday night in the Heartbeat. Javelin's music is fun, and that's what everyone had...it was an undeniably great time.
What are you doing this Saturday night? Whats that? You are going to some dumb house party to play beer pong for the 1000th time? No...you're not...because you will be going to The Warehouse in Hartford for what is the official kickoff for summer 2010. The Hartford Party Starters are hosting the event and they have fielded Javelin and Lemonade. It's going to be a dance party for the ages, so don't show up and stand in the corner all night. Both bands have strong ties to the electronica/techno side of things, but still have that full band feel to them. They will NOT be standing around staring at a laptop all night, things will be hot and sweaty in the heartbeat this weekend! Local DJ's PK Ripper and Dirty D will be spinning all night as well.
Grab some friends, get drunk(have a dd), get to The Warehouse, dance yo ass off. If this seems like something you 'aren't into' I really think you should give this show a chance. Hartford is a cool place to hang out and it's a good chance to see quality jams in a small venue. All the info you need is in the flyer posted on top, but here is the Facebook group and Hartford Party Starters Twitter. See yall on Sat!
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