I could stare at Irina Werning’s past-meets-present photo essays forever. Her attention to detail is outstanding and her ability to bring her subjects back to a very specific moment in time and capture it on film is like nothing else I’ve ever seen.
Feist’s new video for her song, “Bittersweet Melodies”, uses Irina’s photo essay along with a small amount of behind the scenes video footage from some of Irina’s shoots.
Of Monsters and Men are becoming the indie darlings of 2012. There’s something so soothing about their sound – it’s not something I could get down with on a daily basis, but when the sun goes down and I need to relax, these kids sure know how to set the mood.
As if they weren’t adorable enough, check out this clip of lead singers Nanna and Ragnar (for those of you who don’t know, the band is from Iceland) riding a roller-coaster at the Mall of America.
p.s. I’m totally going to hell for this but I kind of love that he looks like Chaz Bono.
We’ve got some great bands coming this week and I actually even get to take a break from my computer next Sunday to catch a few of the acts. Download or stream here now – or, thanks to modern technology, you can even subscribe via iTunes! Yay interwebs!
Monday Picks:
All American Rejects & A Rocket to the Moon @ the Metro (3730 N. Clark St. Chicago, IL 60613)
Fucked Up @ Lincoln Hall (2424 N. Lincoln Ave Chicago, IL 60614)
Tuesday Picks:
Perfume Genius & Parenthetical Girls @ Schubas (3159 N. Southport Ave. Chicago, IL 60657)
Christopher Paul Stelling @ Ace Bar (1505 W. Fullerton Ave. Chicago, IL. 60614)
Download “Mourning Train To Memphis” free via his bandcamp page.
This is exactly the kind of music I’m loving right now. Maybe it’s the cold front that came back to Chicago and is making for a bizarre mood ready to be influenced by the sad and sexy throbbing bass lines.
Red Night forthcoming on Warp June 11/12, 2012.
Preorder – https://bleep.com/release/35835
Admittedly, I don’t know much about Nick Waterhouse – but if this concert footage is any indication, he sure knows how to put on a great show. I am digging the swinging drums and saxophone with some R&B-like crooning. Here he sings the title track from his upcoming debut LP, Time’s All Gone, which drops May 1st.
His tour isn’t hitting Chicago any time soon but if you live outside of the Windy City, perhaps you can catch him here:
4/13 Pioneertown, CA – Pappy & Harriets
4/28 Arcata, CA-The Depot – Humboldt College
4/29 – Santa Barbara, CA – Soho
5/4 Costa Mesa, CA-Newport Nautical Museum
5/10 Los Angeles, CA-Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
5/17 Washington, DC-6th and I Synagogue – Downstairs
5/18 Philadelphia, PA-The Tin Angel
5/19 New York, NY-The Mercury Lounge
5/20 New York, NY-TBC
5/28 Portland OR-Holocene
5/29 Seattle, WA-Barboza
6/6 San Francisco, CA-Verdi Club
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