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Laura Gibson – Take This Waltz

Saturday, May 22nd, 2010

Here’s Laura Gibson covering Take This Waltz by Leonard Cohen live at the Luminaire. Good times

Mount Eerie – You Swan, Go On

Friday, May 21st, 2010

Go on Swan, DO IT, DO IT, DO IT

Beach House – ultimate swoon fest

Monday, May 17th, 2010

As well as redesigning the blog I also renewed my subscription to Vimeo. It’s an awesome and classy video service, so many times I’ve tried uploading videos onto youtube to have them not sync up correctly. With Vimeo it works first time, everytime.

Originally I was hoping to upload all my videos in chronological order but that plan sort of sizzled when I had to upload some emergency videos. So I thought I’d upload some Beach House videos that were previously botched on youtube. Hope you enjoy them and my photos
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Wildbirds & Peacedrums at Bishopsgate Institute

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Ah Bishopsgate Institute, kinda reminded me of going to a prom (not that I went to one). The floor was slippery enough to slide around the place (and mess up your jeans). Anyway, strange venue for a Wildbirds & Peacedrums gig but throw in a choir and you’ve got yourself a stew going on!

These guys are constantly experimenting ways of making their shows special and this one is no exception. The choir worked well for their newest material but at the same time showed a new dimension to their old stuff. Check out more photos and videos of them in action.
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Emmy the Great – Dinosaur Sex

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

http://www.vimeo.com/11777083
Excuse the shaky video, really needed a monopod at this point! Emmy the Great showcasing one of her new songs at Union Chapel (Owl Parliament festival).

Florence & the Machine live at Hammersmith Apollo

Saturday, May 15th, 2010

Florence & The Machine live at Hammersmith Apollo. Quite enjoyed the gig, hammersmith apollo is fun for allowing everyone to view the gig with it’s rack slanted floor type floor thing. Florence Welch(ums) is uuber photogenic and has a lovely voice, though sometimes I feel like she should focus on singing at times rather than relaying it to the audience. She does get shouty at some points too which bums me out.
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Joanna Newsom at Royal Festival Hall

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Joanna Newsom live at Royal Festival Hall. Was so glad I went to both shows, the harp is such a magical instrument, even though it’s a monster to tune (chuckled at the thought of bringing a spare harp). Both nights included a cheerful Q&A session which all involved cheese.

I enjoyed the second night the most since she played Emily and Peach, Plum, Pear. Can’t wait to see her again, hopefully playing more from the 2nd and 3rd CD of her latest triple album whammy crazy album cd type thing. More photos since I’m a man with few words (to quote Bill Compton before he starts glamouring the police officer and taking his gun and stuff)…

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She & Him live at Koko

Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Zoooeeyy! M Waaaard! Whilst everyone else went to ATP to watch she & him play there, I was stuck in London enjoying their first sold out London show. Was quite an awesome set, playing all the best songs of Volume One and Two. There was even an M Ward song thrown in there and a cover of Roll Over Beethoven. The show was showered with screams of “I love you zooey”. Poor M Ward! We love M Ward too

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