C.F. is also known as – MARK LORD of the band: DAILY LIFE
check out: MARK LORD (LA 2009)/YouTube
CHIPPENDALE is 1/2 of LIGHTNING BOLT – he is the drummer.
check out: LIGHTNING BOLT at all tomorrow’s parties (2006)/YouTube
check out: LIGHTNING BOLT PEEL SESSION/YouTube
BRIAN CHIPPENDALE is also all of: BLACK PUS/myspace
yes, outta MONTREAL . . . have a listen !! – bet addiction will hit you, too.
sample: ‘Don’t Be The Cloud’, BEHOLD, THE JON COHEN EXPERIMENTAL !!
while we were in Montreal last May 2010 – we came across this great little music venue called CASA del POPOLO – on St. Laurent – or St. Lawrence as we used to call it – back in the day – before the French language rights issue – cast it’s chilly spell. that was like the hood – like exactement – the Lower East Side – of Montreal.
the first thing that greeted you inside the doorway – was this converted cigarette dispensing machine . . .
for your two buck coin – or tooney – as Canadians call their 2 dollar coins . . . they only have bills starting at the $5 denomination . . .
(singles, or $1 coins are called ‘looneys’ . . . get it: looney and twoonies. Looney tunes – I swear to god.)
(ya gotta know what Looney tunes are, right ? you know Bugs Bunny. Elmer Fudge ? T.V. before reality shows ?)
you can choose a limited edition handmade artist zine – or even some artist produced buttons !!
yes, check these guys, out: distroboto
anyways – CASA del POPOLO, in keeping with its Montreal location – seemed to be more of a European bar/coffeehouse than the kind of more down-to-earthy coffee shop with cupcakes and muffins that our CAKE SHOP is – but just like our NYC Lower East Side – Cake Shop – their music venue was also in the deep dark basement . . . with its own bar downstairs, too.
check out: CASA del POPOLO, Montreal
check out: CAKE SHOP, NYC
some small cartoon drawing in a local alternative newspaper – spread on a table – did momentarily catch my eye.
shark bite, Montreal style ?
don’t tell her I said so, but Kate loved it there. she would have gone back every night . . . if other matters at home weren’t more compelling.
here’s the poster for the 3 bands that were playing that night – and did we luck out or what – THE JON COHEN EXPERIMENTAL was 2nd on the bill !!
frontman, songwriter and lead singer/guitar/synths – JON COHEN sets up. we had no idea what we were in for.
this guy was just an amazing fireball of intensity – Montreal spawns a few of these every now and then – even back in the day – when my crew ruled the streets and cafes.
you can read more about him: here/indie music reviews/adequacy.net
the band begins to play . . and immediately the room is quiet. transfixed and on fire, all at the same time . . .
a very cool but smooth and beat worthy – SEBASTIAN COTE is on the drums, and a wonderfully intellectual and extremely musical KEN MARTIN plays the bass.
JON COHEN plays and lites fires at the same time. live – it was surreal. intense is not the word. and yet golden.
spun out and surprising.
after the gig – JON COHEN at right, with his bass player – KEN MARTIN.
PHOTOS: NANCY SMITH. 13 MAI, 2010. MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.
found this little early clip:
THE JON COHEN EXPERIMENTAL/’Hold the Fire’/technorati
but . . . here’s their, pretty much only video clip, on YouTube:
yep, most def, HIT: THE JON COHEN EXPERIMENTAL – PLAYS – ‘BRAIN POLLUTION’ – LIVE AT DUNCAN GARAGE SHOWROOM/YouTube
hit this link, to watch: the recent – JON COHEN EXPERIMENTAL INTERVIEW/PKG on YouTube
o.k. but, I’m still stuck on: Don’t Be The Cloud !!
I could run that song thru my head on a loop 24/7 – for real.
if artlovers had a sound track – that would be it – for this month, anyways. love it. just can’t get enough of it.
you can find their home page, here: THE JON COHEN EXPERIMENTAL on myspace
here are 5 music videos – you might enjoy watching !!
1. BATHS – LOVELY BLOODFLOW/YouTube !!
2. WAVVES – POST ACID/YouTube !!
3. ARCADE FIRE – SPRAWL II (MOUNTAIN BEYOND MOUNTAIN)/YouTube !!
4. BRAIDS – at castle awesome2/YouTube !!
. . .this foursome is a new group out of Montreal !!
5. FRIGHTENED RABBIT – Swim Until You Cant See Land/YouTube !!
POSTED BY SIMON CERIGO – THURS SEPT 2, 1010 – 1:52 PM
MINI BOONE !! old school artlovers – gotta love that name !! – play GLASSLANDS – WED FEB 5 3/2010/8PM/$8 – it’s their ‘BIG CHANGES’ record release par-tay !!
check out: MINI BOONE – on MySpace !!
check out: MINI BOONE on YouTube !!
check out: Pet Ghost Project !!
check out: I’m Turning Into !!
check out: Shark?
Since I’ve been away a little bit, I’ve also made a little list of new music on YouTube – that you might find interesting. Enjoy.
The Drums – ‘Let’s Go Surfing’.
JJ no. 1 – ‘my life, my swag’.
JJ – ‘things will never be the same again.’
Dirty Projectors – ‘Stillness Is the Move’.
Dirty Projectors – ‘I Pity The Poor Immigrant (acoustic)’.
Your Heart Breaks – ‘The Hideout (10/25/07) Part 1 of 3’.
Kimya Dawson and Your Heart Breaks – ‘Torrey Pines’.
note: SIMON would like to add that the DRUMS and the DIRTY PROJECTORS – are Brooklyn-based.
It seems a lot of today’s great music comes in two people groups like Wavves, Beach House, and Wye Oak. Wye Oak’s JENN WASNER and ANDY STACK – out of BALTIMORE !! – have put together one of the decade’s best debut CDs – 2008’s – If Children.
Their musical goal is to combine their acoustic/folk talents with their love of electric garage sounds. They have done this seamlessly on If Children, while their second CD – The Knot – leans more on the electric, though it is awesome in its own way !! The whole of If Children is amazing to listen to all the way through. The individual masterpieces on the CD are: ‘Please Concrete’, ‘Warning’, ‘Regret’, ‘I Don’t Feel Young’, ‘Keeping Company’, and the magnificent – ‘If Children’.
Since I feel that the best way to discover new music is on YouTube, I recommend you catch Wye Oak’s great acoustic: ‘I Don’t Feel Young’ – which was videotaped in the backseat of a car. God Bless YouTube.
ARTWORK BY KATHERINE FAHEY.
COPYRIGHT 2008 MERGE RECORDS
check out: WYE OAK’S – JENN WASNER & ANDY STACK – perform ‘I DON’T FEEL YOUNG’/YouTube !!
check out: WYE OAK – ‘PLEASE CONCRETE’/YouTube !!
check out: WYE OAK – OFFICIAL WEBSITE !!
check out: WYE OAK/MySpace !!
