Ravens & Chimes | photo by David GreenwaldI saw the Boredoms and friends (all 88 of 'em) perform at 88Boadrum and finally posted shots from Ravens & Chimes' Spaceland gig.I wondered about the impact of the straight-to-softcover Pitchfork 500 on the critical landscape.News jamz department: Roommate, Faded Paper Figures.Paris Hilton is running for President.~~
All photos by David GreenwaldRavens & Chimes were booked second in a four-band lineup at Spaceland but they got pushed to the end of the night, which meant I hung out at the bar and drank Chimay for an extra couple hours. Not a bad Monday night. It got even better when the group, one of my favorites of the last couple years, took the stage. They tore through razor-sharp versions of songs from R...
Premiere! I finally joined the rest of the cool kids on Vimeo (verdict: rad) and now that we’re in hi-def visually, if not sonically, here’s a gem of a jam: a new live track from Ravens & Chimes. Frontman Asher Lack tells me this song, “Clarissa Explains It All” — yes, after your favorite ’90s [...]
"Hearts of Palm" - Ravens & Chimes Cheerful songs are usually vigorous things. Songs that seem hesitant, wavery, or otherwise introverted, on the other hand, tend to be at best wistful if not downright mournful. "Hearts of Palm" subverts the formula, and is all the more effective for it--a sprightly, hopeful-sounding song edged by an equivocal, somewhat trembling vibe. Some of this is d...
So, for those of you who did not manage to score tickets to MGMT's sold out performance at Celebrate Brooklyn, don't despair! Some of my favorite bands are playing at some my favorite Park Slope music venues tomorrow night:Head to Union Hall to bask in the beautiful dramatic melodies of NYC band Ravens & Chimes. Doors at 7:30pm. Cover $8.Mosey on over to Union Hall's sister bar, Bell House, to