Northside: 6/26 Ducktails & more @ Shea Stadium

LIVE AT SHEA STADIUM

Despite what Bruar Falls and Oh My Rockness Say (no idea how they got this information), there is no Fluffy Lumbers, Family Portrait, Archers, Dana Jewell, No Demons Here show Saturday Night at Bruar Falls. But there is something similar, and actually way better, going down at Shea Stadium. Same, same, but different:

DUCKTAILS (backed by Big Troubles!)

ANDREW CEDERMARK (1st NYC show in a while)

WOOM (ex-Flying, just finished European tour with Xiu Xiu)

BIG TROUBLES (Debut LP out soon on OESB)

ARCHES (1ST SHOW EVER!)

DANA JEWELL (RARE EAST COAST APPEARENCE)

NO DEMONS HERE (FULL BAND!)

POST-USA VS. GHANNA BBQ TIL 8, show 8PM-1PM. $9 at Shea Stadium

IF YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE FUN ON YOUR SATURDAY NIGHT, THIS IS NOT THE PLACE FOR YOU.

mp3: Pario Marty "I Will Be"

"Plymouth Rock Roll Over"
(Art by Brittany Botz)
Wild Animal Kingdom Records just reissued an early recording by former Olympia resident and current Real Estate front man Martin Courtney IV. Floating in a nostalgic dreamscape is the vibe on "I Will Be", an eerily tranquil soft excursion with nods to Taking Tiger Mountain-era Eno and Brian Wilson, who actually appears for a short moment during the outro. Check WAKR for more details soon.

In other news, WAKR head honcho Dana Jewell will be hitting the East Coast in a few weeks and will be playing the Bobka showcase at the Northside Festival. Highly recommend coming out for this very rare show by Mr. Jewell. Also on the bill; No Demons Here, WOOM, Big Troubles, Arches, Andrew Cedermark and Ducktails. Saturday June 26th at Shea Stadium. Come Early, stay late.

Pario Marty- I Will Be

video: tUnE-YaRdS at Northside Fest

"Breath In Fire, Breath Out Fire"

Absolutely glowing, incredibly intimate video of tUnE-YaRdS performing at Hooves on the Turf showcase during Northside. (Really glad I requested "FIYA.") If you read the Williamsburg Greenpoint News + Arts, then you know that I thought this was the best set of the entire festival. Gotta thank Sarahana again for throwing a great show. Keep your eyes peeled on Hooves on the Turf for more great mini-films from Ray Concepcion.

Northside Recap: Real Estate at DBA

"Searching On The Phone"A no-brainer on the Friday night lineup of the Northside Festival, Real Estate's set at Death By Audio proved why they are one of the most exciting young bands around. When I arrived at DBA they were shoo'ing away badge holders, however, a mere five seconds later they let me in and all was good. Free Ice Cream, Free Beer...what more could you ask for?! Well, in this case, it was a fluid, super tight set of seaside jams courtesy of NJ's finest purveyor's of stoner-shore rock. The band was in good spirits, especially drummer Etienne Duguay, who got the crowd into it real early by pointing, raising the roof and slugging beers during breakdowns, only to return, point on, into the beat. John Norris was there, was impressed and bobbed, knodded and weaved along with the rest of the audience, which for a NYC/BK indie rock show, showed an exceptional amount of movement. (Norris also and interviewed the band for the L Magazine.) While Real Estate played almost all of their catalog, particular highlights including "Pool Swimmers" and "Beach Comber", two winding pop jams that were birthed to be played while driving over the Perth Amboy bridge on a Saturday morning, the salt water ripe in the air.

Real Estate- Black Lake

pics: Northside Fest Night 1

"Nobody Needs Oppression"
Cameo Gallery

Julianna Barwick at Cameo Gallery

Brightblack Morning Light at Studio B

Ducktails at Cameo Gallery

Ducktails at Cameo Gallery

Brightblack Morning Light at Studio B

tonight: Ducktails & Julianna Barwick

"You Can Find Me At The Mall"
(photo by thepiratehat)
The first show I plan on catching at the inaugural Northside Festival might be the show I'm most excited for; Ducktails and Julianna Barwick at Cameo. Both artists, who I've written about in the past, create ethereal post-gaze soundscapes capable of transporting one to an island, a cloud or some near-purgatorial state where angels feed you grapes from the vine. While Ducktails is often noted for his beach-y atmospherics, I find that his loopy ambience is equally as fitting for a misty, cloudy night like tonight. Ducktails is back in the US after a lengthy European tour, and the release of his Not Not Fun self-titled debut LP, which, if you haven't heard already, is ideal for curing summer hangovers and will come in handy really soon when the garbage starts to stank. Think of it as the poor man's air conditioning.

After Ducktails, Ms. Julianna Barwick, who began singing in her father's church in Oklahoma, will take the stage for a set of tunes, which will hopefully cull from the phenomenal Sanguine and the recently released Florine, which will be out soon in physical form (pre-order here). The show is curated by Men & Women, who are playing after Barwick, but if I didn't know any better I'd say I had a hand in putting this one on, as the pairing is right up my alley. See ya at Cameo!

Ducktails- Live on WFMU
Julianna Barwick- Cloudbank