Santiago Felipe captured some glorious photos from last night’s show. Hot Chip will release We Have Remixes very shortly. Hercules & Love Affair recently chatted with Scion Radio. Last month, Holy Ghost! debuted a video for ‘I Know, I Hear’. Be certain to follow Summerstage on Twitter.
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Amanda M. Hatfield captured some beautiful shots from yesterday’s show. Earlier this year, St. Vincent dropped by KCRW. Catch Basia on her NA tour.
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Alexis Maindrault captured some fabulous photos from last night’s show. Last week, The Black Keys dropped by Jay Leno. The Morning Benders recently unveiled an official video for ‘Promises’. Follow Summerstage on Twitter.
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Alexis Maindrault captured some fantastic photographs from last night’s brilliant performance. Read my interview with The Flaming Lips here. Catch The Flaming Lips on their NA tour. Follow Summerstage on Twitter.
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Our fabulous guest blogger, Kenya L. Jones, reports on Saturday night’s gig! It was a great set up at Rumsey Playfield. There were tons of kids there. Food, drinks and a massive merch stand. The two bands were perfect together; a truly exceptional match. Boston’s Passion Pit opened, tossing out tunes from their LP, Manners. The set was simple and easy; the crowd giving as good as they got. Front man, Michael Angelakos, even commented on how it (the second of two sold out performances) was a bit livelier than the first night. Everybody reacted well to gems “Sleepyhead”, “The Reeling” & “Cuddle Fuddle”. They also really went nuts for “Little Secrets”, singing enthusiastically along with Michael. The band sounded very good, not a blip or a peep unintended (so far as I could tell) and their energy level was contagious. Breezing through “Til Kingdom Come”, “Better Things” & “I’ve Got Your Number” without a hitch amidst much fanfare. It left everybody a bit warmer for the relatively short wait for Phoenix on the cool fall night.
Phoenix’s set had a bit more ‘show’ to it, in that their album art held court over the drum kit with lit LCD lined panels and flashing lights dancing around to illuminate the Frenchmen. They stepped on stage bathed in silhouette and stood in a line for a beat. Then they kicked into “Lisztomania”. From there, it was smooth sailing through “If I Ever Feel Better” (off United) as well as “Run Run Run” and “Everything Is Everything” (off Alphabetical) along with what’s most familiar to the Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix fans – including 1 (or 2, I guess) of my faves: “Love Like A Sunset” (parts 1 & 2).
Read more of this review & enjoy a Phoenix tune AFTER THE JUMP…
And they are…
Friday, June 12, 8pm – Josh Ritter & The New York Pops
Saturday, June 13, 3pm – Smokie Norful, Tye Tribbett
Wednesday, June 17, 7:30pm – Wally Lamb & Zoe Heller
Thursday June 18, 7:30pm – Sharon Olds & Thomas Sayers Ellis
Friday, June 19, 8pm – Comedy CP (Gabriel Iglesias & Pablo Francisco)
Saturday, June 20, 3pm – Definitely Poetry
Sunday, June 21, 3pm – Fete De La Musique, Yannick Noah
Saturday, June 27, 3pm – Istanbulive: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey
Sunday, June 28, 3pm – Ledisi/Esperanza Spalding, Jonathan Batiste
Sunday, July 5, 3pm – Oumou Sangare, Les Nubians
Wednesday, July 8, 7pm – Juana Molina, Curumin & El G (ZZK)
Saturday, July 11, 3pm – Los Fabulosos Cadillacs & Eric Bobo
Sunday, July 12, 3pm – Family Day! (DJ Lance Rock & Brobee, Iza Trapani)
Monday, July 13, 8pm – The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital (Paulo Szot)
Saturday, July 18, 3pm – Q Tip, Chester French, Little Dragon & Benji B
Sunday, July 19, 3pm – Alpha Blondy & The Solar System, Lee “Scratch” Perry
Friday, July 24, 7pm – Bettye Lavette, Budos Band
Saturday, July 25, 3pm – Jerry Rivera & N’Klabe
Sunday, July 26, 3pm – Ginuwine, Joe & Chico DeBarge
Friday, July 31, 8pm – RIOULT & Germaul Barnes/Viewsic Expressions
Saturday, August 1, 3pm – M. Ward & Mike Watt & Nels Cline
Sunday, August 2, 7pm – Cine Fest Brasil
Monday, August 3, 8pm – Bela Fleck & Toumani Diabate
Wednesday, August 5, 7pm – I Am Cuba
Thursday, August 6, 7:30pm – Asbury Shorts: The World’s Best Short Films
Friday, August 7, 8pm – Dayton Contemporary Dance Company
Saturday, August 8, 3pm – Boys Noize
Sunday, August 9, 3pm – Jazmine Sullivan, Chrisette Michele & Jon B
Friday, August 14th, 8pm – The Wheeldon Company & M. Wainwright
Saturday, August 15th, 8pm – The Wheeldon Company & M. Wainwright
For further info, head here.
Watch M. Ward’s new video for ‘Rave On’ here.
Our faves include:
July 20
Diplo
A-Trak
August 3
Jamie Lidell
August 16
Battles
Black Dice
August 17
Sharon Jones
View all gigs here.
MP3: Battles – Dance
July, July. Last night Grizzly Bear and The Decemberists put on one of the best outdoor gigs in recent memory (sorry Land of Talk fans, I arrived at the tail end of their set). In spite of a strict curfew, an impending thunderstorm and a sea of litterers (so upsetting), both acts unquestionably soared to great heights.
Grizzly Bear’s 45-minute set focused almost exclusively on last year’s much-loved record, Yellow House. I must admit, at first it was rather perplexing to see Grizzly Bear in pure daylight as their recorded material tends to skew towards the dark side. However, once the band performed fan-favorite ‘Knife’, all my doubts disappeared. Kudos, boys. Keep up on all things Grizzly Bear here on the band’s official MySpace page.
MP3: Grizzly Bear – Knife
Ahh, The Decemberists. Somehow, no matter how much critical acclaim the Portland-based act receives, they still manage to pour their hearts and souls into their live gigs without an ounce of arrogance. Last night’s set, geared towards summer songs (well, at least the first few numbers), was remarkable. Colin & the gang did a superb job interweaving tracks from their latest effort, The Crane Wife, with older songs from their expansive catalog (setlist below). Highlights of the show include a beautiful main set-closing ‘Sons & Daughters’, complete with crowd participation, as well as an actual – yet slightly bizarre – venue sit-down session leading up to the final crescendo to ‘The Chimbley Sweep’. The show’s final tune, ‘The Mariner’s Revenge Song’, left nearly everybody in attendance with massive smiles upon their departure from Central Park. Phenomenal!
Setlist: July, July!/Billy Liar/Summersong/Perfect Crime 2/The Sporting Life/From My Own True Love/The Engine Driver/Crane Wife 3/The Island/O Valencia/Sons And Daughters//Red Right Ankle/Oceanside/The Chimbley Sweep/The Mariner’s Revenge Song
Since Summerstage’s official site keeps crashing, and since many of you have been inquiring, here’s the full list of FREE shows going on this summer. To view all the costly shows (including Rufus Wainwright & The Decemberists, separately) check Ticketbastard.
06.15.07 – Cassandra Wilson, Olu Dara 7pm Free
06.16.07 – Television, Apples In Stereo, Dragons Of Zynth 3pm Free
06.17.07 – Tiken Jah Fakoly, Idan Raichel Project, DJ Kadafi 3pm Free
06.22.07 – Dave Attell, John Mulaney, Joe DeRose, Amy Shumer, Kurt Metzger 7:30pm Free
06.24.07 – Sloan, Apostle Of Hustle, Duhks 3pm Free
06.30.07 – Ozomatli, Babylon Circus, DJ Joro Boro 3pm Free
07.01.07 – Rodrigo y Gabriela, Vietnam, JDH and Dave P 3pm Free
07.06.07 – Ronald K Brown/Evidence, Full Circle Soul Productions 8pm Free
07.07.07 – Cinematic Orchestra, RAMP, El Michels Affair, Kevin Michael 3pm Free
07.08.07 – Junior Reid, Djakout Mizik, Diams, Black Alex & Mecca 3pm Free
07.10.07 – Nortec Collective, Federico Aubele, So What’s Your Price? 7pm Free
07.11.07 – Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, DJ Rich Medina 7pm Free
07.14.07 – Pacha Massive, La Sista 3pm Free
07.15.07 – Hip Hop Harry, Sippy Cups, BREAK! The Urban Funk Spectacular 3pm Free
07.19.07 – Human Giant, Rebecca Drysdale, The Defibrillators 7:30pm Free
07.20.07 – Neko Case, Eric Bachmann 7pm Free
07.21.07 – Sharhabeel Ahmed, Abu Araki al-Bakheit, Yousif El Mosili, Hadia “Al Balabil”, Ali Al Segid, Rasha Sheikh Aldein, Al Wareef Sheikh Aldein, Brides of the Nile Dance Group, Emmanuel, , Omer Ehsas, The Nile Music Orchestra 3pm Free
07.22.07 – Brazilian Girls, Cat Empire, HIMALAYAS 3pm Free
07.26.07 – Marisha Pessl, Jennifer Egan 7:30pm Free
07.27.07 – Parsons Dance, Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet 8pm Free
07.28.07 – Liz McComb, Sister Gertrude Morgan, Ben Jaffe of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band 7pm Free
07.29.07 – Wild Style 25th Anniversary, Grand Wizzard Theodore 7pm Free
08.02.07 – Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez 7:30pm Free
08.03.07 – Philadelphia Dance Company, Camille A. Brown & Dancers 8pm Free
08.04.07 – Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Spam Allstars, Tato Torres y Yerbabuena, Bobbito Garcia 3pm Free
08.05.07 – Cine Fest Brazil, AfroReggae, Zuzu Angel 7pm Free
08.10.07 – Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Take Dance Company 8pm Free
08.11.07 – Soul To Soul III, Galactic, Monk Boudreaux & The Golden Eagles Mardi Gras Indians, Soul Rebel Brass Band 3pm Free
08.12.07 – Zap Mama, Angelique Kidjo, K’Naan 3pm Free
