Directed by Alicia Rose from the album, Rose City.In the beginning there were only two, Kevin and Anita Robinson, making up Viva Voce. When it came time to write Rose City, it became clear to them that they would want to expand their sound, after mingling with The Shins in 2007. Thus came Corrina Repp and Evan Railton to fill out the new Viva Voce sound. What can be presumed to be two lovers, w...
So what do you do when you want to create new music but are unsure as to where you'd like to record it? Why you build yourself your very own studio, that's what you do. At least that's what the Viva Voce twosome have done.
Portland's scene king and queen, Keith and Anita Robinson of Viva Voce will be releasing a new album called Rose City on May 26th. The band has gone through some transformations and is now a quartet featuring Evan Railton and Corrina Repp, of Blue Giant, a supposedly awesome cover band.Viva Voce: Drown Them Out.mp3Vive Voce: When Planets Collide.mp3
Saw them play at the Warfield in SF the a few weeks ago. They opened with their "We do not fuck around" intro which was hilarious because I think half of the people their had no idea what was going on. I have their CD now and have been putting it on right before I catch some ZzZ's and it just gets better each time I listen to it. Especially after witnessing first hand anita's hard hitting guita...
Saw them play at the Warfield in SF the a few weeks ago. They opened with their "We do not fuck around" intro which was hilarious because I think half of the people their had no idea what was going on. I have their CD now and have been putting it on right before I catch some ZzZ's and it just gets better each time I listen to it. Especially after witnessing first hand anita's hard hitting guita...
Although I enjoyed Viva Voce's Get Yr Blood Sucked Out so much that it made my top albums of 2006 list, I had not seen them live until last night. Blew. Me. Away. They filled Portland's Crystal Ballroom with a sound so big and rich that I could've sworn there were ten musicians up on stage. Who knew two people could make so much noise?Partners in both music and marriage, duo Kevin and Anita Rob...
So...about a week ago - Viva Voce rocked the fresh, young faces off of The Shin's fans. It was an awesome set. Me being one of the eight people of the hundreds there to have prior knowledge of V.V's tendancy to do just this thing, I was prepared, but nun-the-less found myself faceless after their 45 minutes.They did not get to any material off their stellar first album Lover's Lead the Way. ...
Well, everyone really needs to do their year-end lists now so we can have a record of what we've been listening to...Right? Yeah, ok. It's predictable but I've gone and done it anyhoo.I think this is 50. Not a bad year. Stabilo - Happiness and DisasterKeane - Under the Iron SeaScissor Sisters - Ta-DahThe Decemberists - The Crane WifeThe Raconteurs - Broken Boy SoldiersSkye - Mind How You Go...
So as part of my 'farewell tour' of Columbus venues I have been buying two tickets to all of these shows and giving one to a good friend, just my way of saying thanks and goodbye. Well, last night I went to see Tim Easton at Little Brothers, my all time favorite spot in town and I took my friend who shall remain nameless...but her initials are TESS!I got SO upset last night...and i am laid back...
I have no money thanks to Coachella and now Lollapalooza...so I am going to be in like every weekend,but i do have music...so that i will share, and here is another great summer song
Despite all of my Valentines Day bashing, life is good. I am happy...mostly due to music.I have yet to find any life-related crisis or mood-altering funk that music, more specifically, one well timed song or album couldn't set me free from.So here is my Valentine dedication to my first real love...music.They make so much awesome noise for a two piece!
Saw these two open up for Silversun Pickups last night...they just about stole the show...SO GOOD LIVE! They hail from Portland, OR....someone in the Pacific Northwest tell me why so much good music comes from up there? Its like the North American Sweden!!
There are a two different bands named Viva Voce. There is the undeniably hip VV from the US (we will refer to them as VV), and then there is Viva Voce! the acapella boy band. I am not even joking, go to iTunes and check it out.This discovery comes after a false-AMAZING-alarm that VV would be coming to Wurzburg in November to do an acapella concert. I saw this on a poster on the street last nig...