basia bulat x la blogotheque

i actually purchased tickets for basia's show on november 23 at bowery.  i'm quite excited. she's one of those artists i'll always love and excited to hear her new stuff live. here's a lovely vid (via la blogotheque) in her native country (didn't know she moved to nyc!!!).

falta de respeto

love, love, love that npr produced this field recording with carla morrison. love the dancing dad on the high line at 2:33. looks like this was filmed during this past summer during the lamc conference (the guitarist sported a badge).  she's been on my radar since seeing her perform a lovely la blogotheque set with natalia lafourcade. te quiero carla!

can not wait. wait. wait.

...to see you live. more goodies at la blogotheque.

stars coast to coast

stumbled upon these great vids of stars performing at tosca in my hometown. miss you broadway tunnel!



...and amy, torq and evan at a special tiny desk concert for npr.

home

wish shar was home for "home"

i'm from barcelona

shar misses swedes, so when i stumbled upon this vid from la blogotheque i was pleasantly surprised. kristin and i put "mingus" on our clap! clap! mixtape. in this vid, it was a nice crescendo to an insider's look into post-concert goodness. love, love emanuel's cover of sleepy jackson's "rain falls for wind". it was a nice flipside of the craziness i'm used to seeing from him (ie. jumping over turnstiles and destroying a perfectly lovely acoustic guitar). dang, i really need to see them live.

basia's the shore

best consolation prize: basia's belated performance of "the shore" from my home state two years ago. it's was beautifully shot by nate chan for la blogotheque and yours truly. it was archived until now. apparently basia and her label didn't want it posted. her latest album "heart of my own" came out on tuesday. she had to cancel her first brooklyn gig back in october, and i totally snoozed on her intimate release party at professor thom's last thursday thrown by paste and rough trade. this was a nice little gem to mend my broken basia heart. basia please come back soon.

for those haven't discovered her lovely pipes and autoharp skillz, stream her new album below. special note: if you buy the uk version there's a bonus track, "hush", which she sang as her encore at the highline gig i saw back in september 2008.

antlers in paris

wunderlust moment of anticipation: antlers on avenue parmentier, paris. it was just a few months ago when shar saw antlers at soundfix during cmj and i'm psyched to see them next month with ra ra riot for the sounds like brooklyn music fest at bam. stumbled upon this gem and it's reminding me of a similar vid, also produced by la blogotheque, of tallest man on earth in the music inn.

i love the way the production was described by its director nat:

To film The Antlers, you have to protect them, wrap them in a cocoon, roll up the bedclothes, close the doors, silence the outside world. It’s a sweet and affabable music that only hatches when it’s swaddled and protected, taking the time to unfold itself slowly.

The Antlers - Shiva - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

nate

noteworthy capturer of moving image and melody: nate chan. i've been familiar with his works for la blogtheque and always intrigued since he is based in my hometown. i was recently reminded of him when i saw holly miranda's cover of jeff buckley's "lover you should've come over". by the by, holly is doing a good job with the covers.

Holly Miranda "Lover You Should've Come Over" (Jeff Buckley cover) from Yours Truly on Vimeo.

it's a simple close up shot of holly working her soulful pipes against sunbeams. this was not a la blogtheque effort but rather a yours truly production. a new find to add to my already growing web address book.

phoenix and paris collide

long awaited take away show: phoenix in paris. when i heard that fellow frenchman vincent moon had videoed phoenix in their hometown, shar was intrigued to say the least. there are three vids up on la blogotheque, but i must say the last was my fav. thomas mars testing the acoustics under the eiffel tower. the rippling water. the random jogger. another magical performance captured by mr. moon.


Phoenix - Long distance call - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.


p.s. good interview with the band on npr's weekend edition too.

camille & piers faccini

Camille & Piers Faccini - One of these things first - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.


the hazy weather is making me day dream of being in paris and stumbling upon camile's haunting voice. this is a great re-imagining of nick drake's classic "one of these things first".

fiume nights

belated discovery: fiume nights (aka vincent moon's blog). shar's been a fan of vince's for a year and then some. he interweaves all my favs into film - travel, great tunes and dogma style aesthetics in nice nuggets of art. so i stumbled upon his blog after seeing his noah and the whale piece sunday. charlie left me heartbroken and the clip below cheered me up as they take to the streets of billyburg. enjoy!

Fiume Night 14.2 _ Noah & The Whale _ williamsburgh, april 2009 from vincent moon / temporary areas on Vimeo.

music inn

instant inspiration: music inn. shar was catching up on her take away shows and stumbled upon the tallest man on earth's cover of jackson browne's these days. shar hearts this song. notable covers by nico, st. vincent and mates of states of the tune swirled in her head. kristian tackles this ditty with fervor and zig amongst the exotic instruments of the music inn. boy's got some dandy fingers against the toy piano. his twangy and throaty rendition of the song against a mishmosh of curious doodads is unique. i wandered to the music inn today to experience the cramp quarters where the unique playthings reside. i must say the video below glamourizes the place a bit, but i did love the shop keeper and assistant who were attentive to my curious needs. kristian is uber cutes in his wife beater and black skinney jeans. sigh! moustache anyone?

Tallest man on earth - These Days (Nico Cover) - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

andrew bird et st. vincent

ahhmazing vid from the peeps of la blogotheque. reminds me of a modern day salon where true artists converge to make indelible moments of art. je t'aime?

school night: ra ra riot @ kimmel center

best school night outing: ra ra riot @ nyu's kimmel center. i'm not a student, but i do pretend to be one to get $10 tickets. :) thanks mollie for getting me and saki tickets for this nyu affair.

we were lucky to survive with our hearing intact after the set by a place to bury strangers. i'm not the type of gal that wears ear plugs, but i sure wish i had some last night. anyhoot, saki and i were able to burrow through the sea of extremely tall nyu undergrads to get a nice spot in the middle. saki got this nice snap of wes crooning on her iphone. i forgot my camera. boo on shar. we realized that we saw cellist alex in the crowd walking by us pre-show because she was wearing a very interesting outfit complete with sequined black mini.

ra ra riot covered most, if not, all of the rhumb line. ending with my fav, dying is fine. here is a video of them in paris performing a take away show.


RaRaRiot - Dying is fine - A Take Away Show from La Blogotheque on Vimeo.

temporary areas

must site: temporary areas. vincent moon makes really great videos of indie rock kids for la blogotheque and fabulous places that he goes. i wish he would put me in his pocket. i would be happy to live there. this is one of my favs of his indie rock vids:

#10.4 - Grizzly bear - The Knife
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