Make plans now to attend this year’s KahBang! Festival – it’s music, art, and film this August 6-14 in Bangor, Maine.
Currently the lineup features:
OK Go • Biz Markie • B.o.B. • The Gay Blades • Free Energy • Bad Rabbits • The Aviation Orange • Hey Marseilles • Grand Hotel • Ros Raskin & The Rice Cakes • Holy Boys Danger Club • In The Audience • Good Kids Sprouting Horns • Static of The Gods • Re-Up • Gladshot • The Sea Captains • Putnam Smith
many, many miles of road under our belts, sadly another tour has come to an end… headed east into the desert, through the mountains and back to Boston. we had a great time out west, made some new friends, met back up with old ones, and played with some great bands along the way.
*twilight sleep and lookbook… if you don’t know them already you’re missing out. great people, great bands.*
big thanks to the Johnsons and Voskeritchians for some insanely awesome hospitality, very much appreciated.
more updates to come, lots of road ahead of us.
_van playlist_
– band of horses: infinite arms
– twilight sleep: elk ep
– lookbook: wild at heart
_read list_
(ben)
– born to run: christopher mcdougall
(jen)
– the girl who kicked the hornet’s nest: stieg larsson
(mike)
– the lost city of z: david grann
If you are in Los Angeles on Wednesday, DO NOT miss this show at the Silverlake Lounge. If you know someone in Los Angeles, be a friend and tell them about this show!
We’re playing with two amazing bands that we love:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9
SILVERLAKE LOUNGE – $8
Silverlake Lounge is located about 5 miles west of downtown Los Angeles in Silverlake, CA. 2906 Sunset Blvd at the intersection of Sunset and Parkman Ave.
STATIC OF THE GODS 10p
TWILIGHT SLEEP 11p
“Twilight Sleep’s diverse sound is both delicate and dirty… They pull all the stops with warped Hitchcock-esque strings, weeping moog, arpeggiated synths, recordings from a machine shop turned into beat loops, and rock-inspired bass lines, to mention a few. Sometimes nearly child-like in raw emotion, perfectly imperfect, and then relentlessly powerful.”
LOOKBOOK 12a
“Lookbook was formed in mid-2008 by Maggie Morrison (Digitata) and Grant Cutler (Passions, Tomhanks) in Minneapolis. Combining Cutler’s sparkling, synth-laden sounds and sparse guitar with Morrison’s Pat Benatar-meets-Chrissie Hynde vocals, the band garnered rave reviews and an energetic following for a sound that’s at once familiar and unique. Though the band counts Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Phil Collins as inspiration, Lookbook’s new-old electro sound has found critical acclaim for its leaner, more minimalist take on ‘80s new wave.”
tons and tons of driving so far. on our way to Flagstaff AZ today, barrelling through Texas at the moment. I’ve been through here many times before, but I always forget how huge this place is.
saw some rad stuff in Nashville yesterday; original handwritten lyrics of Bob Dylan’s, as well as an old harmonica of his.
ben.
van playlist:
– band of horses: infinite arms
– the xx
– silversun pickups: swoon
– WNYC radiolab podcasts
If you haven’t checked out Playground Boston, you should! Lots of great information and events to love.
Meteor Flights is the PGB Track of the Week – check it out.
Surprises in store for our May 8th show at the Middle East Upstairs…don’t miss it.
The Weekly Dig posted a new review of Knowledge Machine:
“Knowledge Machine is the second full-length from Static of the Gods, a band that juxtaposes the bombast and grandeur of post-rock with the wistful singing of Jen Johnson. The combination fearlessly works. In “White Flag” Johnson glides through registers, delivering a powerful chorus as a mix of driving bass and distorted guitars burn underneath.
Although the band skillfully melds these aesthetics, they also know when to relegate the spotlight to one or the other. The rhythm section doesn’t quite ramp up the intensity until the second half of the album, but by the time you’ve reached the end, all three parts max out with “True North,” a triumphant song with a trill that swirls around Johnson’s voice. It’s a satisfying end to an album that soars.”
Come by this HOTT show next Wednesday and enjoy some incredible music and a chance to win two free passes to NXNE this June in Toronto. Sponsored by the Weekly Dig, NXNE, and Harpoon Brewery.
It’s also one of your last chances to see our talented friends, Where the Land Meets the Sea, play together.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
WHERE THE LAND MEETS THE SEA – STATIC OF THE GODS – VIVA VIVA – SOUTHERN BELLE
presented by THE WEEKLY DIG & THE HARPOON BREWERY
18+ ONLY
…travelers on Finnair will be able to enjoy Rest Your Head, the first track from Knowledge Machine.
This song was selected for the Finnair Indie Artist Showcase. It’s especially great since we named our record after the literal translation for the word “computer” in Finnish!
