Thursday, August 16, 2012

Guitar, banjo and a lot of sense

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"We do not think that traditional music should be improved. We just play like we just play. "So said Matthew Arcara, guitarist of the Stringband Joy Kills Sorrow, whose sound. The five-member group from Boston, plays a mix of folk, indie and jazz, sometimes mixed with classical elements. All band members have a classical music education. It is also apparent. Joy Kills Sorrow is technically high level. Especially honored singer Emma Beaton, even with numerous singing awards, moved with her ​​clear, gentle voice in her spell. True to the name of their album Unknown This string band music, the science sees as a science that can be explored again and again and loves it, therefore, improvising. On 12 October, Joy Kills Sorrow give the house a concert in America, we should therefore expect a few surprises.

Tickets for the concert are available for € 16.10 including here. On the website of Joy Kills Sorrow is one is already in advance with a few songs from their two albums in the mood for the evening.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Yellowcard - Southern Air (2012)


Yellowcard have done it again. They managed to get another disk to the market that a lot of mixed feelings, but none of them is related to boredom. If the last disk and hooked us considering it was his first job after returning from a hiatus, this new issue continues to Florida in a good spot on the podium musical genre. 2011 was a good year for them, but with 10 new songs, 2012 also receive them with open arms.
Southern Air is a perfect album for the summer season. Explosive songs and fun, the kind you hear over and over again when you make car trips or just go to the beach for a bit airearte. For moments of this type we recommend 'Awakening', 'Always Summer' or 'Sleep In The Snow', three specimens with catchy melodies and Sean Mackin's violin that sets us goose bumps. For fans more "old school", 'Surface Of The Sun' or 'Rivertown Blues' are the issues that they leave with a good flavor, they are of those songs that remind us of Yellowcard Ocean Avenue (2003). In fact, it is surprising that such groups can continue to create music that reminds us that a decade ago did not we lose interest. Not many endure in a single genre without having to make major changes in music and maintaining a fan base always similar, but they get it album after album.
Finally, we come to ballads like 'Telescope' or 'Ten', although it is noteworthy that 'Here I Am Alive' is another gem in which Tay Jardine of We Are The In Crowd provides cooler air to the song by adding his voice female. In addition, Ryan Key's voice is stronger than ever and the lyrics as in the case of 'Awakening' or 'Southern Air'.
So, with these 40 minutes (approximately) of new material, we hope that some day return to step our country to welcome you as another sold out last December.

Friday, August 10, 2012

Is this a joke? Hirschhausen and Karasek in the Circus Krone in Munich

Eckard von Hirschhausen und Hellmuth Karasek
Eckard of Hirschhausen and Hellmuth Karasek - Photo: Eulenspiegel Concerts
On Wednesday, the 03.10.2012 meeting in the Circus Krone Munich two worlds. Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen and Hellmuth Karasek, tell jokes and come here the nature of this shortest and most precise form of literature on the track. Smart to be cryptic comments that elicited both in sparking dialogue to each other.

Since his youth, Hellmuth Karasek, most critics and entertainers who collects jokes in all variants. Dictator jokes, Jewish jokes, doctor jokes, insane jokes, men jokes, women jokes - no area of ​​life from which it has no bearing on pepper. Dr. Eckart von Hirsch Hausen studied medicine and science journalism. For over 15 years, he is a comedian, writer and facilitator in the media and on all major theaters in Germany on the road. In 2008 he formed his own foundation "Humor helps heal" for more healthy laughter in the hospital, which also receives a lot of the artists' fees for this evening.

At a dinner the two noted that they share a common passion - telling the jokes. They too are interested in the psychology behind each of the individual jokes. What is really funny jokes? From this discovery, the idea for an event that has the motto "Every laugh is a revelation."

Enjoy an evening full of punch lines and turns, enjoyment and knowledge. Come and visit Eckard of Hirschhausen & Hellmuth Karasek on 03/10/2012 at Circus Krone in Munich.

Thursday, August 9, 2012

Art under the bridge: Graffiti Action

On Saturday it's time. During the closing ceremony is an opportunity, the result of the Graffiti Action Isart 2012 to look at the Brudermühlbrücke.
De press release by the Regional Youth promises: The artists and organizers are "an interested audience" here "in a relaxed atmosphere" for questions about their impressive works are available.

The unusual exhibition was organized by the artist collective "Graphism" in close cooperation with the dying and the Kreisjugendring Munich City. The organizers, it was a big concern, the colorful diversity of the Munich graffiti scene "across generations" to represent that expresses the KJR not necessarily in the trendy jargon. Several generations of writers came together to jointly implement their vision of public art into action. Now you can see for yourself what a high level is now the graffiti movement.

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Dead Can Dance on a larger world tour - in October in Munich


On 09.08.2012 begins the great world tour, those of the duo Dead Can Dance Australia. World music, neo-classical, gothic rock and post-punk? One finds it difficult to categorize the music of Dead Can Dance. In her very own style of Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry have always been incredibly blended many different elements together. From rock to medieval melodies and Gaelic traditional folk have also been adopted as part of Arab and Eastern European harmony and African rhythm. The instrumentation is for Dead Can Dance always open to any type of game. Electric guitar, a synthesizer, a didgeridoo, a violin or a glockenspiel, everything is permitted if it is the fullness of sound. With all these and many other instruments, the duo will occur on 10/07/2012 at the Philharmonie am Gasteig in Munich.
The performances of Dead Can Dance are the first world tour since their completely sold-out shows in 2005. On this tour showcase the duo's new studio album "Anastasis." This is the first since 1996, published in "Spiritchaser". Since 1981, the two now play together already - apart from their temporal separation between one time. Obviously, Dead Can Dance, have now found great joy in the music together and to each other - thankfully!
Especially characteristic of Dead Can Dance: The Voices. Perry's warm baritone forms a clear contrast to Gerrard's bright sound. Dead Can Dance has always played what is known as a troublesome world music, but what is in their expression in a unique variety. Thus they have become role models for a whole generation of musicians.
What will be live in the Munich Philharmonic, Brendan Perry describes it: "Our tour plans are well under way and so we have assembled a fine group of performers for the live concerts who have kindly put their own careers on hold in order to perform the music from our new album as well as some new arrangements from the historical archives. "

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Lollapalooza was canceled for fear of storm


The popular music festival Lollapalooza was temporarily suspended today and nearly 100,000 people were evacuated to places of refuge from the threat of a severe storm, as organizers said on the website of the event, held in the U.S. city of Chicago.

"I say: just looks amazing. The sky is black and just went over the roof next to flying by the window, "he wrote on Twitter Alex Kapranos, lead singer of the band Franz Ferdinand, who was scheduled to perform at the festival.

The organizers decided to restart after the event, after evaluating with local authorities and that climatic conditions were safe for the thousands of people who had planned to attend the outdoor shows.

At Lollapalooza, which started Friday and ends tomorrow, participating bands like Red Hot Chili Peppers and Black Sabbath, among others.

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

The interactive video Feistodon (Mastodon + Feist)



In April we were so excited to hear the cross versions (attached in this post) who had made ​​two totally different musical entities: Feist and Mastodon. Today, just one quarter after all this, we now have the ability to download tracks in digital format, and also enjoy a fun interactive video made ​​by Vice Cooler (Peaches - Mud, La Sera - Devils Hearts Grow Gold) in which we can hear "A Commotion" and decide to what extent we want to sound version of Mastodon or the lovely creator of one of the best albums of last year: "Metals". Enjoy this little minigame here:

'A Commotion' and 'Black Tongue' can be purchased at AAC / MP3 / Apple Lossless and FLAC at a total price of $ 2.99 (or what would become $ 2 and a half). Does the site sell? Feist's online store.