Live Stream Sigur Rós review, links to videos and more

To celebrate the release of kveikur, sigur rós will play played songs from the album live during a special 360 interactive webcast from Germany.  Fans can interact with cameras and watch the show from whichever angle they want!

During a break from work, I was able to catch part of the live stream, and the interactive cameras were neat, but not totally seamless; whenever you switched cameras, there was a pause in the audio and video stream, which made the experience less than perfect.  Still, the music sounded great, and it was exciting to be involved in the viewing experience from a screen.  If you haven't had a chance to listen to the entire album, previews are available now on iTunes, Amazon, and on their website. 

Shuggie Otis, Kaleta performing free concerts at MetroTech

In association with BAM, Brooklyn's MetroTech will be hosting a series of free outdoor concerts this summer, including some musical legends and contemporary stars.  Shuggie Otis is a no-brainer; the only issue is it's the very last show of the summer still several months away in... August.  In the meantime, I highly recommend that you go see Kaleta's Zozo Afrobeat Orchestra on June 20th.  Kaleta played in Fela Kuti's touring band, and his ensemble is a faithful continuation of Fela's musical vision and social vision.  I had the pleasure of working with him at a friend's recording studio a couple years back, and not only is he a talented multi-instrumentalist, he is also a very humble and genuinely nice guy.  Sheila E. is also performing at MetroTech, and I expect a big crowd for that.  See you this there this summer!

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Zozo Afrobeat Rehearsal footage on Vimeo:

Keith Haring show at Brooklyn Museum

The Keith Haring show at Brooklyn Museum focused on his formative years from 1978-1982, which is when he was studying at SVA and when he started to develop the visual language that became the foundation of his future work.  One wall featured the flyers from events he hosted, and in a smaller side room, the soundtrack of his youth played while you looked at photos from the time.  I found the notebooks particularly fascinating.  You can see his thoughts and ideas as a young artist, and start to understand how these ideas became the large paintings and murals in his later years.

Artist Spotlight: Dustin Wong

Dustin Wong appeared at Brooklyn venue, Glasslands, this past Friday, opening up for Merge artist, Hospitality (pics courtesy Brooklyn Vegan).  


I knew what to expect, having heard his excellent album from 2010, Infinite Love, but the hypnotic guitar loops took on another dimension in the larger space.  Halfway through his set, the music took an unexpected turn as he stood up from his assortment of delay pedals to play guitar - and sing.  Dustin Wong will be releasing a brand new album on Thrill Jockey on February 21.  Here is some background on Dustin:


"From Hawaii to Japan to the United States, Dustin Wong has had quite an episodic childhood; learning English and forgetting it as his family and he relocated to Japan at the age of two, having to re-learn English and joining a punk band in his early teens contrasting the oppressive conditions of Catholic school, Dustin surely went through some turmoil. In 2008 he started the quintet Ponytail with friends from art school. In 2010, after many performances and two albums worth of songs, the band announced their perfomance at Whartscape that year may be their last. The individual endeavors of the band’s members had led them to an indefinite hiatus. Since then Dustin has released 2009′s Seasons, a collection of ideas from 2002 to 2007 captured with just the internal mic on his laptop. In 2010, he released Let It Go, which pushed further the integration of technical guitar riffs with processed voice, drum, keyboard textures, and the limitless imagination of recording; finally Infinite Love the same year, which showcases a true representation of Dustin’s live performance built almost entirely of fast-paced guitar loops." (Courtesy wearerebels.com)

Thurston Moore and Henry Rollins at McNally Jackson, NYC

If you haven't been keeping up with Henry Rollins recently, he's been traveling around the world documenting the people he meets with a backpack full of camera equipment.  He recently spoke about his trips and how he got started with photography and his music career, with Thurston Moore acting as host.  This was recorded at McNally Jackson Bookshop in lower Manhattan:

Superstar DJ Record Fair coming in October

Record fans rejoice! Brooklyn Flea's 4th annual Superstar DJ Record Fair is slated for Sat., Oct. 8, at the Smorgasburg food market on the W'burg waterfront. It will feature about 20 vintage record dealers, plus 20 vendors as part of the US debut of the Independent Label Market, a very cool London event that's expanding to Berlin in September, then making its US debut at our record fair in October. ILM features top labels from the world's best music cities, with the heads of those labels manning the booths, and there are some excellent/top labels already onboard for the Flea event.  

Also tentatively planned are: a kids' disco component for the event; as well as album-cover face painting! And with all the food from Smorgasburg available, it's worth a visit for music fans and non-music fans alike.

If you would like to participate in this event as a dealer, send me an email and I'll forward it to the organizer. Table rates are reasonable, and the crowds should be insane.

New Fleet Foxes arriving May 3rd, playing in NYC

Fleet Foxes will be releasing a brand new album on May 3rd, 2011 called Helplessness Blues.

They'll also be playing in NYC at United Palace on May 18. Tickets go on sale Friday February 4th, and I expect it to sell out  show sold out in the first hour.

The title track from the album is available as a sneak-peek preview on their website: Get it here.

record fair follow-up

Thanks for everyone who came out to the record fair in DUMBO last weekend, it was a huge success on all counts. I saw many former East Village customers and friends, including DJ Chris Alker; former employee and longtime friend, Elaine Ahn; video artist, Melissa Silverman; and the esteemed Beastie Boys graphic designer and goth-DJ-for-one-night, Bill McMullen, who had a couple photos of my table on his blog and his anecdotes about the day.

Etherea mentioned in New York Magazine

New York Magazine ran

a little story

on the upcoming record fair (see earlier post for details) and mentioned Etherea.

Superstar DJ Record Fair THIS SUNDAY!!

Collectors and DJs, rejoice! Brooklyn Flea hosts its 2nd annual Superstar DJ Record Fair this weekend, Sunday only down below the Manhattan underpass at 167 Water St. from 11AM til 6PM. I'll be manning a table with lots of Etherea-related LPs, 45s, CDs, and posters, all priced to move! I'll have a small listening station but feel free to bring your own portable player to check out unknown gems. Too much to list, but if there's anything specific you want to dig through, send me an email.

Superstar DJ Record Fair

This is just a quick note about an upcoming record fair, Sunday September 13th, hosted by the Brooklyn Flea folks down in DUMBO, Brooklyn; I will have a table there, with new and used LPs, CDs, 45s and posters. Everything will be priced to sell (less than retail value, and discounts if you are buying several items). For former customers and DJs who need records right away, feel free to email me for specific titles or to make an appointment to stop by to see what's for sale. More info to come!

BEASTIE BOYS TOUR DATES CANCELED, ALBUM RELEASE POSTPONED

BEASTIE BOYS TOUR DATES CANCELED, ALBUM RELEASE POSTPONED ADAM YAUCH DIAGNOSED WITH PAROTID GLAND TUMOR. Adam "MCA" Yauch of Beastie Boys was diagnosed last week as having a cancerous tumor in his left parotid (salivary) gland. Luckily it was caught early and is localized in one area, and as such is considered very treatable. It will however require surgery and several weeks of additional treatment. Fortunately the cancer is not in a location that will affect Yauch's vocal chords. Beastie Boys have canceled all upcoming concert appearances to allow time for Yauch's surgery and recovery. The release of the band's forthcoming album Hot Sauce Committee Part 1 will also be pushed back. Paraphrasing from a video statement on Beastieboys.com , Yauch said, "I just need to take a little time to get this in check, and then we'll release the record and play some shows. It's a pain in the neck (sorry had to say it) because i was really looking forward to playing these shows, but the doctors have made it clear that this is not the kind of thing that can be put aside to deal with later."

Alex From Tokyo DJs this Thursday in Brooklyn

Some of you may already know the artist, Tokyo Black Star, from the club-house label, Innervisions. Alex From Tokyo is one of the creative minds behind that project, and a stellar DJ who resides in NYC (originally from France). He will be deejaying along side notable local DJ's Treeboy, Andy Beta, and Raspberry Jones. For directions, click here. You can expect to hear a great cross-section of dance music from the past several decades, and a mixed crowd of music heads and club-goers...

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DJs Andy Beta, Raspberry Jones, and Treeboy
+ Special Guest: Alex From Tokyo

Thurs. July 16
9p-2a
Frank’s Lounge
660 Fulton St. (at S. Elliott Pl.)
Fort Greene, Brooklyn
$5

DUBSPOT & ABLETON PRESENT THE "LIVE 8 U.S. SESSIONS TOUR: NEW YORK CITY"- SAT. 6.27- SUN. 6.28

Dubspot’s Live 8 US Sessions tour is coming to NYC this weekend, after a successful maiden voyage to San Francisco last month. The tour is actually a unique series of interactive workshops, Q&As and live performances featuring Richie Hawtin, Scientist, and many other stellar musicians. Experience five ‘sessions’ daily, each specially designed to developed and enhance a diverse range of your production and performance abilities. Limited space is available, so if you're interested, sign up at dubspot.com pronto!

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Dubspot turns two!

HOLY GHOST! at Rivington Hotel Penthouse

NEW TORTOISE MP3 and VIDEO, upcoming show in NYC

After a long hiatus, Tortoise is back with a new album, Beacons of Ancestorship. It is Tortoise's sixth album, and the band's first since 2004's It's All Around You.

Here is the new video for Tortoise's "Prepare Your Coffin", a track from the new album which is coming out June 23rd.

Directed by Andrew Paynter and JUICE. Pitchfork calls the video, "A beautiful black-and-white meditation on death by-way-of symmetry, architecture, and photography. Meanwhile, the song kills."

You can also download and share the mp3 HERE


Tour Dates:

Sat May 30 Brooklyn, NY - The Bell House
Sun May 31 New York, NY - World Financial Center Winter

Etherea at Brooklyn Flea

For one weekend only, I'll be setting up a table to sell vinyl records, CDs, and posters from 11am til 6pm at the Brooklyn Flea. Expect to see the same mix of music represented at the former East Village shop: indie, electronic, dance, post punk, and classics. If you haven't yet been to this Winter Pop-Up Market, you are in for a treat; not only will you get music, live djs, and hand-made goods, there will be good eats and tasty treats, so plan on coming for a post-brunch snack! Look for me in the 81 Front St. space, middle of the room near the DJ setup.

Map/Directions

Etherea djs at nublu this Friday, Nov. 21st

Once again we have been invited by the folks at nublu to dj before and after the live performance, this time by nublu artists, Love Trio and Zigmat.

LOVE TRIO plays...Ilhan Ersahin . Jesse Murphy . Kenny Wollesen
ZIGMAT plays a set at 10
ETHEREA djs 11PM til 4AM

nublu is at 62 ave C between 4-5th st, East Village, Manhattan

Advance Circoloco tickets... til 6pm!!

We did get a batch of $50 presale tickets for the Circoloco Halloween Party, but they are selling quickly. Last call is 6PM sharp. Tickets will be at the door after 10PM, it will cost $60 at the door.

*JUST ANNOUNCED - Location is in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at 213 N 8th St, 11211*

Here are the fine details:

ROOM 1 : Circoloco
Tania Vulcano /Four:Twenty Recordings, DC10, Ibiza/
Cirillo /DC10, Ibiza/
Andrew Grant /Unfoundsound, DC10, Ibiza/
Julio /Sheik 'n' Beik, NY/

ROOM 2 : reSOLUTE
GummiHz /Mobilee, Berlin/
Elon /Clink, Dumb-Unit, NY/
Connie /reSOLUTE, NY/
Alka Rex LIVE ! /NY/
Animaltek LIVE

Time: 10pm - 10am

http://www.myspace.com/dc10circoloco
http://www.sheiknbeik.com
http://www.myspace.com/resolutenyc