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@ Mercury Lounge (photos by Losi)







Professor Murder

@ Fader Sideshow









Santo Gold

Any M.I.A. fans out there should do themselves a favor and head over to Santo Gold’s MySpace - the ladies blew the roof off the Fader jam with a set of sing along rhymes & electro-hop beats. Judging by the crowd response, expect to hear more soon from Santo Gold.










I-Wayne

Few things get the crowd going like Reggae and a surprise set by Dancehall I-Wayne to promote his new "Book of Life" album did just the trick. I-Wayne avoids the bang bang drama of slack dancehall in favor of a rootsier sound and the ladies were lovin’ it.






Cool Kids

What's up with cutting a group's set to 10 minutes because the "Surprise Guest" is late (Surprise Guest = I-Wayne)? It did turn out okay since the Cool Kids new School/ ol' skool hip-hop works pretty well in short blasts, but 10 minutes? C'mon!


White Williams

NYC's White Williams was all business when he hit the stage demanding the lights & sound in the room be just right to fit the vibe of his electro-pop jams. Backed by two musicians he ripped through a solid selection of tunes with "New Violence" in particular being the standout. White Williams & Co. head out on the road with Battles in November so don't miss that.


Turzi

Labels: CMJ, Cool Kids, I-Wayne, Professor Murder, Santo Gold, Santogold, Turzi, White Williams

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/22/2007 02:00:00 PM | Comments

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The Flosstradamus set segued right into an ass shaking party led by Chi-Town MCs the Cool Kids. I'm all for a return to the let’s party, let’s have fun, let’s get laid vibe of early Hip-Hop versus the lets ice grill each other until someone punches someone in the face vibe that it later became. It cool and long overdue that crews like the Cool Kids are bringing back the fun. It's time for a party to be a party again - work out your self esteem issues privately.

Watch & Listen:
the Cool Kids - video: "Black Mags"


Related Posts:
What's Good - April '07 (with Videos!)

Labels: Cool Kids

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/13/2007 10:00:00 AM | Comments

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Props to the GBH/Cheeky crew for getting the Cool Kids (who will probably go on at about... dawn). Expect a huge crowd for this late night jam..

10p, (FREE! w/ rsvp) @ Hiro Ballroom - the Cool Kids and guests

Watch & Listen:
the Cool Kids - "'88"

Related Posts:
What's Good - April '07 (with videos!)

Labels: Cool Kids

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 9/13/2007 02:45:00 PM | Comments

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Finally I get to sit down and listen to some music - it's time again for my favorite FWYB post - "What's Good"!

At the beginning of each month I sort through all the CDs & emails that get sent to me (and yes, I listen to everything) and put together this list of some new sounds from artists from all over that we haven't featured yet on the site but we think are worth checking out. Thanks for all of the CDs & recommendations I received this month everyone. Of course I can't post everything at once, but here's a bunch I though you all might enjoy (below in no particular order).

Post a note in the comments section or send an email if you have any recommendations for next month.
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the Cool Kids - (New, Old-Schol Hip-Hop Done Correct from Illville)
listen: "88"

Crystal Castles - (Hypnotic Toronto Electro-Prog)
video: "Live @ CMJ '06"
listen: "Courtship Dating"

Deerhunter - ("Glambient" indie-pop from Atlanta, GA)
video: "Lake Somerset"
listen: "Nothing Ever Happened"

Expatriate - (New, New-Wave Pop from Down Under)
video: "Play A Part"

Errors - (Tense ambient blip-rock from Glasgow, Scotland)
video: "Terror Tricks"
listen: "National Prism"

Die Mannequin - (Fiery Toronto Girl-Punks)
video: "Introducing care.failure of Die Mannequin"
listen: "Autumn Cannibalist"

The Passionistas - (Punchy Guitar-Pop from San Francisco)
video: "Recurring Series #1"

the Saps - (Country Tinged indie from Chicago, Illinois)
video: "Hospital"
listen: "Broke My Spine"

the Shivers - (Intense Indie-Soul from NYC)
video: "Live at Okay Mountain"
listen: "The Road"

The Von Ehrics - ("Steve Earle meets Motorhead" outta Dallas)
listen: "Myspace"

Hooray For Earth - (Experimental Boston Electro-Punks)
video: "How Are You Here"
listen: "Warm Out"

Starcode - ("High-Energy Dark Pop Rock" from NYC)
video: "Crash"

Fiction Like Candy - (Dynamic San-Fran Indie-Popsters)
video: "Big Red Boots (Live)"
listen: "Big Red Boots"

The Antlers - (Lush, Ambient Indie from NYC)
listen: "When You Sleep (My Bloody Valentine cover)"

Sparkadia - (Sweeping Indie Rock Soundscapes from Sydney, Australia)
video: "Live @ Purple Sneakers"

Klashnekoff - (Gritty Rap from the Streets of London)
video: "All I Got"

The Soundscapes - (Melodic Brazilian Indie Pop)
video: "Bright Young Hope (live)"
listen: "Here's When"

sh-sh-sh-Shark Attack! - (NYC Surfabilly Art-Punks)
video: "Red Hoofed Goat"

Brothers and Sisters - (Melodic Alt-Country from Austin, TX)
video: "One Night"
listen: "One Night"

Men Women & Children - (Electro Party Punk from NYC)
video: "Dance In My Blood"
listen: "Time For The Future"


Related Posts:
What's Good - March '07
What's Good - February '07
What's Good - January '07
What's Good - December '06
What's Good - November '06
What's Good - October '06
What's Good - September '06

Labels: Antlers, Brothers and Sisters, Cool Kids, Crystal Castles, Deerhunter, Die Mannequin, Errors, Expatriate, Fiction Like Candy, Hooray for Earth, Soundscapes, whats good

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 4/03/2007 12:00:00 PM | Comments