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Coachella Day Two: Mark Ronson, Cold War Kids, Hot Chip, Kate Nash and More

“Things could be much worse,” sang Cold War Kids frontman Nathan Willett as a sizable hometown California crowd assembled in front of the main stage in the height of the Saturday heat, and he meant it. The band finished up “We Used to Vacation” with guitarist Jonnie Russell slapping a cymbal with a yellow maraca, tested out some new material and performed their stellar cover of “Hang Me Up to Dry,” with Willett breaking away from the mike to pound away at his keyboard. Meanwhile at the Gobi tent, Bonde de Role was stirring up a Brazilian dance party, dropping rhymes over the music from Grease’s “Summer Nights” and filling in for any language gaps with “bah bah bah”s and “chi chi cha”s. An hour later and a tent away, Kate Nash and a tight four-piece band wowed a massive crowd that ranged from teenage girls to muscle-bound men. Perched a keyboard decorated with a drape of red fabric, Nash gently tipped out of her chair with excitement, crooning witty tracks like her single “Foundations” in her endearing British accent and ending nearly every song with mini rave-ups that transformed her neat little tunes into something refreshing and wild. An even bigger (and more aggressive) crowd was busy cramming itself into the Sahara tent for British electro outfit Hot Chip. Despite the 100-degree temperatures, singer Alexis Taylor emerged in a shirt, tie and light-colored jacket to the sounds of “Shake a Fist,” as the group gave the song a clubby overhaul, packing the track with loopy keyboards. Crazed fans climbing the sides of the tent gyrated madly as the band delivered nearly an hour of melodic, smart dance music. At the exact same time, just a day after singer Serj Tankian performed a solo Coachella set, his System of a Down bandmates Daron Malakian (singer-guitarist) and John Dolmayan (drums) debuted their new band, Scars on Broadway. Few outside the obsessive SOAD fan co

Published: 2008-04-27 Provider: Rolling Stone Keywords: Rock News

To Do: Your Weekend Of Fuck Yeah

Friday · Music round-up: Daniel Johnston at the Henry Fonda (again); The Juan Maclean and Rico (of Belle and Sebastian) do a DJ sets at Avalon; Slayer and Marilyn Manson at the Verizon Amphitheater. · David Marks and Jon Stebbins sign The Lost Beach Boy, the story of Marks's role in the band's history, at Book Soup. Saturday · F the Junction: It's Fuck Yeah Fest IV, two days of bands, art shows, and comedy that take place between the Echo, Echoplex, Taix, and the Rec Center. · More music: Au Revoir Simone at the Troubadour; John Doe at Safari Sam's; Lukas Haas at the Hotel Café. · The LA Derby Dolls unleash hell on wheels at the Industry Hills Expo Center in City of Industry. In addition to women on rollerskates kicking each other's asses, they have bands and a classic car show. · Down by the LA River, artists will gather for this year's Frogtown Art Walk. Sunday · Still more music: Macy Gray and Brazilian Girls at the Hollywood Bowl; Deerhunter at Echoplex; Brand New Heavies at House of Blues. · Tickets are still available for the Teen Choice Awards at the Gibson Amphitheatre, but actually buying them online probably instantly registers you for some kind of government pervert database. Worth the risk, in our opinion.

Published: 2007-08-24 Provider: Defamer Keywords: To Do

brazilian girls - losing myself

good morning! i was so excited last week when on a whim i was searching to see what was going on with one of my favorite bands brazilian girls (join them on myspace) and lo & behold they just released a brand new album on august 5th called new york city (the band's third studio release) the kick-ass first single losing myself is posted below (i switched my 'monday .mp3' to tuesday this week) glamorously eccentric lead singer sabina sciubba (who usually covers her eyes) speaks five different languages which she cleverly incorporates into some of their songs giving their overall dance/electro/rock vibe an amazing worldly touch - i had the pleasure of seeing them play live back on halloween of 2006 - i had the best time and danced my ass off (many thanks go out to my pal victoria who first turned me onto brazilian girls) they're touring right now and will be stopping by los angeles again on september 24th at the wiltern - i think i need to go see them again! popbytes over & out for now...xxoo » listen to brazilian girls' losing myself (.mp3 5.2mb)

Published: 2008-09-09 Provider: Popbytes