We expose you yet again to rock and a number of its variants, dear readers. This weekend, take your pick from hard rock/death metal, surf music, space rock, ‘smorgasboard’ rock – the possibilities are endless. We don’t know why we’re surprised, either. Check them out below:
Last Sunday, all the hipsters who couldn’t care less about the Super Bowl headed on over to Los Angeles’ art gallery and performance venue, The Strange, for a very good cause. Starting at noon, bands such as Abe Vigoda, Darker My Love, No Age, Nodzzzz, Best Coast and Vivian Girls came to the charming location to help raise money for a dear friend’s mom who needed the funds due to cancer.
We have five reasons for you to get out off the couch this weekend for reasons other than spontaneously yelling “TOUCHDOWN!” or running to the kitchen for chips and beer. Check out our concert picks below:
The Vivian Girls have released a video for the track, “When I’m Gone,” which is off of their latest album, Everything Goes Wrong.
Although we understand why Cassie Ramone may be sporting a super-girly and retro hairstyle (she’s a model now), their over the top hairstyles and extra lip gloss is quite a juxtaposition to their fast-paced punk rhythms in midst of the three part harmonies. However, the video still suits the girls as it is sun-streaked a bit out of focus. These DIY girls can’t get too glamorous on us.
Check it out below and let us know what you think!
The Vivian Girls first gained an indie following after they played local venues and sold their music on homemade CD-Rs. So it was no surprise that they fit right at home in The Echo, a venue that is not so grand in size but notable for the up and coming artists they book.
With openers, The Black and White Years and The Beets (their touring partner), Ali Koehler, Kickball Katy, and Cassie Ramone kicked off a great weekend with their popular distorted sound overlaid with old-fashioned three harmony pop melodies. None of the girls talked much during their set, but the music spoke for itself as we took in Koehler’s hard hitting beats, Katy’s jumping bass lines (played on a bass guitar that looks very similar to one Paul McCartney has), and Ramone’s leading vocals.
In case you missed anything, here are some music news from this past weekend:
What do you think about the whole Magic Jackson concert damage policy? Should the policy pay for these movie? Which diditleak albums have you been listening to?
Are they making babies? Not exactly. However, The Babies is what Cassie Ramone (front woman of Vivian Girls), Kevin Morby (bassist of Woods), and Justin Sullivan (drummer of of Bossy) are calling their lo-fi supergroup for now.
Conceived by Ramone and Morby as they casually wrote songs together in their shared Brooklyn apartment last year, they’re both not sure if the songs will actually become a full-length album. According to Pitchfork, Ramone says that Morby will be the main songwriters which will be a change for the both of them. Ramone writes most of the songs for Vivian Girls and Jeremy Earl writes most of the songs for Woods. Whether it is taking a back seat or becoming the leading member, The Babies is bound to gain a following as they get ready to record a few songs. With Jarvis Taveniere of Woods producing a sound where Vivian Girls’ distorted pop melodies and Woods’ psychedelic vibe converge, it’s bound to be a raw Brooklyn sound.
We’ve picked out favorite artists of the week. Now it’s your turn to pick yours!
Do you enjoy the melancholic twee sounds of indie pop legends, Belle and Sebastian (listen here)? Or do you prefer the danceable Strokes-like music of The Virgins (listen here)? Is your pick the dreamy synth melodies of Au Revoir Simone (listen here)? Or do you like the noise pop full of reverb from the DIY Vivian Girls (listen here)?
The number one voted artist will receive a special BeatCrave feature at the end of the month. So support your favorite band and vote for them in our BeatCrave Fav Poll!
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Like so many internet phenomena bands, the hype surrounding them can die as quickly as it accumulates. Sometimes the hype is legitimate and sometimes it is a just a waste of everyone’s breath. Vivian Girls, however, have had the staying power in popularity, sales, and musicianship to surpass any hype. As one of the current bands alongside The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Wavves, and Passion Pit, Vivian Girls have not once loosened their grip on me since the first time I had discovered them.
Their combination of reverb, noise pop, and tight harmonies alone just kick you in the gut because the sound is that honest, simple, and catchy. It’s not a surprise that their own hand-written CD-Rs immediately sold out once the Brooklyn area got to take in a show.
Check Vivian Girls out in our BeatCrave Fav series below! We’ve got a ton of videos, photos, tour dates, an exclusive interview and more. If you still can’t get enough of Vivian Girls, then make sure to vote for them in Friday’s poll!
