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Building the Playing

July 21, 2008 / Leave a Comment

Down in New York for the weekend, I decided to take a break from some ear-shattering concerts (short review: Deerhoof rocked Prospect Park, Parts & Labor absolutely killed it at Siren Music Festival) to check out David Byrne’s Playing the Building exhibit at the Battery Maritime Building in Manhattan. The instillation is a wonderful little … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: art-rock, Battery Maritime Building, Billboard, concerts, David Byrne, Dear Science, Deerhoof, emo, Lil Wayne, Manhattan, Metro card, music, non-musicians, Parts & Labor, Playing the Building, post-punk, Prospect Park, punk, Siren Music Festival, Talking Heads, TV On The Radio

Double Double

July 14, 2008 / Leave a Comment

In one corner, weighing in at 6 members is The Mae Shi, with support from The Death Set, at Great Scott. In the other, pulling together as a duo is No Age, with a little help from High Places and Abe Vigoda, at the Middle East Downstairs. It is a challenge to behold… For music … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Perfect Lines Tagged: 40 Bands 80 Minutes, Abe Vigoda, art-punk, Battles, Bob Nanna, Boston, Boy's Life, Braid, Brooklyn, Cap'n Jazz, Capitol records, Chisel, Christie Front Drive, community, Dan Deacon, DC, East Coast, emo, Florida, Fugazi, Great Scott, hardcore, HEALTH, High Places, Hot Water Music, Jejune, Jimmy Eat World, Karate, LA, Lifetime, Manhattan, Mid-West, Mika Miko, Mineral, music, music industry, New Jersey, No Age, NYC, Parts & Labor, punk, scene, Shudder To Think, Sunny Day Real Estate, Texas Is The Reason, The Death Set, The Dismemberment Plan, The Get Up Kids, The Mae Shi, the Middle East Downstairs, The Promise Rin, The Promise Ring, The Smell, TV On The Radio, Weirdo Rippers, Wham City, Williamsburg area

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