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Free NYC: Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra

Published October 16th, 2009 by Karen
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Creative Commons License photo credit: brainslide

If you’re looking for a weird, cheap (free!) way to spend your Saturday night,  consider heading to BAM (Brooklyn Academy of Music) and checking out the sure-to-be-strange stylings of Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra.

Billed as “visionary pop meets cutting-edge jazz” the eclectic troupe is basically a large-scale cover band that reinterprets the music of Icelandic icon Bjork, adding elements of improv, big band, jazz, electronics music and more to the already eclectic mix.

On record, it comes off a bit too indie elevator jazz for us at times, smoothing out all of Bjork’s crazy jagged edges, but maybe things spark into something wilder in a live setting.

Are you a Bjork fan? Check out the Bjorkestra’s sounds here (or watch the video below)and tell us what you think…

Doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm-best of all, it’s free.

BELOW: The Bjorkestra’s spin on Bjork’s classic, “Human Behavior.“ Continue reading »

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Brooklyn Buzz Band Dirty Projectors’ Van Hit By Semi, Cancel Tour Dates

Published June 24th, 2009 by Karen

ABOVE: Dirty Projectors debut a new song with Icelandic star Bjork during a benefit concert at NYC’s Housing Works in May.

Amid the swelling internet buzz surrounding the band’s new album, Bitte Orca, Brooklyn’s Dirty Projectors have been forced to cancel some upcoming tour dates after being involved in a serious car accident, in which the band’s tour van was hit by a semi and flipped over on the highway.

The photos are rather frightening, but amazingly nobody in the band was seriously injured, despite the fact that two of the passengers were not wearing seatbelts. No word on the condition of the driver of the semi has been given.

The band’s scheduled dates in Montreal and Toronto this week have been cancelled. Stay tuned for updates on whether additional shows will be cancelled or rescheduled.

Following the accident, the Dirty Projectors quickly posted an update on the band’s MySpace blog.

Read the band’s letter to fans: Continue reading »

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Top 10 NYC Shows This Weekend: Free Shows, Reunions, Break-Ups and More!

Published May 8th, 2009 by Karen


Above: Guided by Voices “Teenage FBI.” Which weekend show might make you wish GbV’d reunite? Find out!

There’s a lot of rockin’ going on in the big city this weekend.
So, we’re breaking down your options based on some unique categories, including:

Best place to blow $100 on Icelandic music (for a good cause)
Best place to reminisce about the Minutemen
Best place to lose some more hearing
Best place to see the reunion of a weirdo garage noise band
Best place to hope the bands are better than their names
Best place to wish Guided by Voices would reunite already
Best place to see over a dozen bands for FREE
Best place to have a ’90s flashback and  get “The Way” stuck in your head, again
Best place to see a band Break Up onstage
And more!

What shows are on our list this weekend? Let’s find out… Continue reading »