On Saturday night I headed down to 92Y Tribeca, an interesting artsy space that I had never even heard of until the Alaska in Winter show that I attended there. It seems to be owned by the YMCA and it's a cool multi-use art space, with a coffee shop and a bar and all sorts of fun stuff.First up was The Rural Alberta Advantage. As you can probably guess, they are Canadian. They're an interesting
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Alaska in Winter @ 92Y Tribeca
Alaska in Winter @ 92Y Tribeca
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On Saturday night I headed down to 92Y Tribeca, an interesting artsy space that I had never even heard of until the Alaska in Winter show that I attended there. It seems to be owned by the YMCA and it's a cool multi-use art space, with a coffee shop and a bar and all sorts of fun stuff. First up was The Rural Alberta Advantage. As you can probably guess, they are Canadian. They're an interesting
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LILY ALLEN FREE ("secret") SHOW AT BOWERY BALLROOM!!!!
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This just in! Lily Allen is playing a secret show tonight at Bowery Ballroom for FREE! Matt & Kim are opening. Oh man, I'm super depressed right now that I can't go. Doors are at 7pm, but it's a first come first serve shindig, so get there early. *sigh*
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The Republic Tigers
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As of late, I just can't stop listening to The Republic Tigers, and since they will be making an appearance at SXSW this year, I felt like that was a fine enough excuse to post about them today. If you're not familiar, the Republic Tigers are an experimental indie pop/rock band that in my mind are the perfect blend of Radiohead meets early Coldplay with a dash of The Bravery, and their latest
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Missy Higgins @ The Chart House
Missy Higgins performed an intimate concert at the Chart House yesterday, hosted by Cities 97 to help raise money for the Special Olympics Polar Plunge. Before the show I was able to chat with Missy about her going-ons now that she's moved to the States. Missy says she's currently just "touring and riding out this America thing for now" cause the girl loves to tour (check tour dates below), but "
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Guilt By Association, Vol. 2 Celebration
Hello from sunny Florida! Even though we're experiencing a "cold front" here, it's still in the 60s... Jealous? You know you are... But don't worry, I'm bringing the warm weather back to NY with me on Friday. Anyway, on to the music!On Saturday night, I had the privilege to see Takka Takka, Jukebox the Ghost and Robbers on High Street play at Williamsburg Music Hall to celebrate the release of
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Guilt By Association, Vol. 2 Celebration
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Hello from sunny Florida! Even though we're experiencing a "cold front" here, it's still in the 60s... Jealous? You know you are... But don't worry, I'm bringing the warm weather back to NY with me on Friday. Anyway, on to the music! On Saturday night, I had the privilege to see Takka Takka, Jukebox the Ghost and Robbers on High Street play at Williamsburg Music Hall to celebrate the release of
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Hey Ocean!
Hey Ocean! are just fun. A colorful blend of pop and funk with a bit of mischievous flavor dashed in, this four-piece group of energy are starting to make a splash (obvious pun not intended), and with a slot at this year's SXSW, you're sure to be hearing much more of them in the near future. As of late they are working extra hard on touring and making as much music as possible in the hopes of
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Predictions: Apple Commercial Music
Hannah Georgas is a quirky Canadian indie/pop songwriter whose debut EP The Beat Stuff was just released nationwide January 27th. Her songs are the infectious sort, with toe-tapping hooks, lyrics that perfectly dance with the folksy strums of the guitar ("Let's talk about Lo-ah-ah-ah-ve, let's laugh about li-ah-ah-ah-fe") and topped with the delicate yet prominent female songwriter voice thats
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The Age of Rockets
If you dig the Postal Service sound, you may enjoy The Age of Rockets, an indie pop/electronica group that feature glitch-like beats and gentle male vocals drenched in harmony. The sophomore album Hannah contains the talents of Bess Rogers, Saul Simon-MacWilliams and Adam Christgau in addition to the original Andrew Futral, who won the John Lennon Songwriting Contest after starting The Age of
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Happy 400th Post!!!! (and meet Peter Adams)
It is our 400th post here at GFP. How exciting! Not that I can think of anything huge to mark the occasion. So instead I'm going to write about Peter Adams.Peter Adams is a musician from Cincinnati (midwest represent!). I've heard people compare him to Radiohead, which I think is an apt observation. His music has an orchestral whimsy to it that I really enjoy. It also kind of reminds me of a
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Happy 400th Post!!!! (and meet Peter Adams)
It is our 400th post here at GFP. How exciting! Not that I can think of anything huge to mark the occasion. So instead I'm going to write about Peter Adams. Peter Adams is a musician from Cincinnati (midwest represent!). I've heard people compare him to Radiohead, which I think is an apt observation. His music has an orchestral whimsy to it that I really enjoy. It also kind of reminds me of a
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WIN FREE CONCERT TICKETS! BOWERY BALLROOM NYC - FEB 5!!!
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I'm very pleased to announce our first ever contest here at Guilt Free Pleasures!!! The prize is 2 tickets to see Francis and The Lights, Savoir Adore, and The Bloodsugars at Bowery Ballroom on February 5th. The show is to celebrate the release for Guilt By Association, Volume 2 - a compilation CD of the hippest current indie bands doing covers of classics like "In the Air Tonight" or "We Didn't
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Oren Lavie
This is a featured video on youtube today and was the free download of the week on iTunes last week, so you've probably already seen it, but it was too intriguing not to post.The artist is Oren Lavie and the song comes off his 2007 (UK)/2008 (US) album The Opposite Side of the Sea. In general, Oren's sound is quiet, calm and oddly familiar and comforting. There is something very aged in the
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Oren Lavie
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This is a featured video on youtube today and was the free download of the week on iTunes last week, so you've probably already seen it, but it was too intriguing not to post. The artist is Oren Lavie and the song comes off his 2007 (UK)/2008 (US) album The Opposite Side of the Sea. In general, Oren's sound is quiet, calm and oddly familiar and comforting. There is something very aged in the
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Anya Marina
I've been meaning to write about Anya Marina for a while now. Then the other day I heard her song on the radio. But the weird thing was, it was on some rock station. Now, I mean this in no negative way, but Anya Marina is not rock. Her music is poppy through and through. And her music didn't really fit with the other stuff, so I was a little confused. But on the plus side, it reminded me to write
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Stickboy
Ok everyone, listen up. This is serious business, and I'm gonna do my best to not come across as a teeny-bopper, but I just came across a musician that I can't help but wonder how he is not super-famous and also not the father of many, many babies. Cause wow. I feel like I just hit some sort of hidden indie-pop jackpot and I'm actually furious with myself for not knowing about this one sooner.
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One Last Sundance Review
So after I posted that extensive review of Sundance films earlier in the week, I saw one more film at Sundance and it was too good not to write about.I Love You Phillip MorrisJim Carrey and Ewan McGregor star as a gay couple who meet in prison. Jim Carrey's character is the center of the story - a con man extraordinaire and Ewan McGregor's character is a sweet-hearted, rather naive boy who wants
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One Last Sundance Review
So after I posted that extensive review of Sundance films earlier in the week, I saw one more film at Sundance and it was too good not to write about.I Love You Phillip MorrisJim Carrey and Ewan McGregor star as a gay couple who meet in prison. Jim Carrey's character is the center of the story - a con man extraordinaire and Ewan McGregor's character is a sweet-hearted, rather naive boy who
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Previously on Lost - The World's First (and so far only) Recap Band
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On Wednesday night I had the privilege of being a part of something very special - a Lost season premiere watching party at the Bell House, before which the band Previously on Lost played. If you don't know, Previously on Lost is a recap band - the first and at this point only recap band, in fact. What does that mean you ask? It means that most (if not all) of their songs are recaps of various
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