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Commentary: An Exploration into the Burgeoning Pittsburgh Music Scene
November 23rd, 2009 • 1 comment Commentary, Electronic, Op-Ed, Rock
Tags: Girl Talk, Indie, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, The Clarks, TV on the Radio
I should first make it clear that I was born, raised, and still technically live in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This is likely not the city you probably envision in your mind. I have heard many falsities about my hometown in my tenure here at Bates. Pittsburgh is not a suburb of Philadelphia. It is no longer dirty. Ihere is, in fact, an ‘H’ at the end of our name, and there is more to life than the Steelers, Penguins, and, of course, our lowly Pirates. Read more »
Video: Noah and the Whale – 10/22/09
October 28th, 2009 • California, England, Folk, Video
Tags: Noah and the Whale, San Francisco, Swedish American Hall
Noah and the Whale perform “Give a Little Love” at the Swedish American Hall in San Francisco, California – October 22, 2009
Album Review: Noah and the Whale / The First Days of Spring
October 6th, 2009 • 2 comments Album Review, England, Folk
Tags: Charlie Fink, Cherrytree, Indie Folk, Noah and the Whale, The First Days of Spring
When the name Noah and the Whale first appeared to me, it was from a friend of mine in the United Kingdom who knew of my love for indie folk and thought that this band from southwestern London might make a good addition to my burgeoning iTunes library. The band, whose name is not a mismatch of famous stories from the Old Testament, has yet to receive much major recognition in the United States, despite the fact that their first single, “5 Years Time” reached the UK’s top ten singles. Noah and the Whale’s first album, 2008’s Peaceful, The World Lays Me Down, with dreamy pop-like compositions and traditional acoustic/folk instrumentation was by no means perfect, but showed some potential for this band to rise as potential titans of the indie folk scene. Read more »
WRBC and CHC present Matt and Kim
September 1st, 2009 • Brooklyn, Electronic, Press Release, Rock
Tags: Brooklyn, Daylight, KahBang, Matt and Kim
WRBC, Bates College Radio, and the Chase Hall Committee, the principal campus programming board, will present Brooklyn, New York Band ‘Matt and Kim’ (www.mattandkimmusic.com/), at Bates College in Lewiston in Chase Hall on September 18th, 2009. Doors will open at 9:30; the concert costs $3 for Bates Students and $8 for the general public. Tickets go on sale on www.batestickets.com on September 1st. Read more »
Video: Au Revior Simone – 6/27/09
June 29th, 2009 • Brooklyn, Electronic, Video
Tags: au revoir simone, bowery ballroom, Brooklyn, new york city, Video
This is a video I shot of the song “Through the Backyards of our Neighbors” by Au Revoir Simone. It appears on their first album, “Verses Of Comfort, Assurance, and Salvation”
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WRBC presents FM Belfast
February 21st, 2009 • Electronic, Press Release
Tags: Battleship, FM Belfast, Iceland, Reggaenomics, TaNZERMENSCH
As part of the WRBC FM “Never-Ending Concert Series,” Icelandic band, FM Belfast (http://www.myspace.com/fmbelfast), will be playing a show at Bates College in Lewiston at the Benjamin Mays Center on February 28th, 2009. Doors will open at 9:30, and the Bates’ own Battleship and Reggaenomics will head off the concert, which is free. The evening will end with a performance by DJ TäNZERMENSCH. Read more »
Commentary: iTunes Flashback
February 6th, 2009 • Charleston, Commentary, Op-Ed, Rock
Tags: built to spill, Charleston, grandaddy, itunes, mates of state
I think it is a great idea to take a trip down memory land via iTunes. First I organized my entire library by the “Date Added” column. I scrolled through the whole thing trying to remember each day that I uploaded the particular album(s). My library is recently new, as I transferred all my music in one big lump from my old computer to my current one on 5/7/2006. So, I didn’t get to flashback too far. It would have been nice to see all the way back to 2004/2005 when I first got iTunes. Read more »
Photo Gallery: Iceland Airwaves 2008
October 28th, 2008 • Electronic, Folk, Iceland, Photo Gallery
Tags: FM Belfast, Fuck Buttons, Gus Gus, iceland airwaves, Reykjavik, seabear
Several members of the WRBC Board of Directors made a visit to the nation of Iceland to attend the annual Iceland Airwaves Music Festival in October 2008. The festival included performances from over 100 bands, including many Icelandic acts and several prominent international performers. Read more »
Video: Seabear – 10/17/2008
October 18th, 2008 • Folk, Iceland, Video
Tags: arms, iceland airwaves, seabear, the ghost that carried us away
Seabear plays the song “Arms” from the Album “The Ghost That Carried Us Away” in Reykjavik, Iceland