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Apparently I was right about these guys when I first caught them in NYC a couple of years ago and predicted big things. But even I was shocked at the enormous crowd that turned out for their morning set at Lollapalooza. I looked behind me at one point and there were so many heads I just kinda laughed to myself “Are these guys busing people in or what?”. The guys didn't disappoint coming through with their unique brand of spaced out electro-sex jams. By the end of their set there was some funky dancing going on onstage and in the crowd.

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Ghostland Observatory - video: "Move With Your Lover (live)"


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06.20.05 Ghostland Observatory @ Knitting Factory

Labels: Ghostland Observatory, Lollapalooza

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 8/09/2007 11:28:00 AM | Comments

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Fiddle While You Burn's Best Live Shows of 2005 (in Chronological Order)

Guitar Wolf @ CBGBs
Monday, February 28



MORE: 02-28-05 Guitar Wolf @ CBGBs

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Death From Above 1979 @ Bowery Ballroom
Thursday, March 10



MORE: 03-15-05 Death From Above 1979 @ Bowery Ballroom

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Queens of the Stone Age @ Webster Hall
Thursday, March 24



MORE: 03-24-05 QOTSA @ Webster Hall
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Bloc Party @ Bowery Ballroom
Thurday April 7th



MORE: 04-07-05 Bloc Party @ Bowery Ballroom

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Spoon @ Virgin Records Times Square
Tuesday, May 10



MORE: 05-10-05 Spoon @ Virgin Records
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Stellastarr w/ the Hong Kong & the Ordinary Boys @ Bowery Ballroom
Friday, May 18


Stellastarr

MORE: 05-20 Stellastarr* @ Bowery Ballroom



the Hong Kong

MORE: 05-20-05 the Hong Kong @ Bowery Ballroom


the Ordinary Boys

MORE: 05-20-05 Ordinary Boys @ Bowery Ballroom

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The Evens w/ Parts & Labor @ East River Ampitheatre
Saturday, May 22


The Evens

MORE: 05-21 The Evens (Ian MacKaye) @ East River Park



Parts & Labor

MORE: 05-21-05 Parts & Labor in East River Park

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The Vacation @ Virgin Records Times Square
Wednesday, June 21



MORE: 06-21-05 The Vacation @ Virgin Records

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Ghostland Obervatory @ the Knitting Factory
Wednesday, June 22



MORE: http://fwyb.blogspot.com/2005/06/06-20-ghostland-observatory-knitting.html

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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ South Street Seaport
Wednesday, August 10



MORE: 08-11 Clap Your Hands & Say Yeah @ South St. Seaport

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The Constantines @ Southpaw
Saturday, July 9


The Constantines

MORE: 07-09-05 Constantines @ Southpaw

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The Tampoffs w/ The Konks, The Spitzz, & Tommy & the Terrors @ the Middle East, Boston
Friday, August 26


The Tampoffs

MORE: 08-26 Tampoffs in Boston

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Five O'Clock Heroes @ Shindig!
Wednesday, September 7



MORE: 09-07 Five O'Clock Heroes @ Shindig!

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Sahara Hotnights @ Scenic
Thursday, September 15



MORE: 09-14 CMJ Sahara Hotnights @ Scenic

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the White Stripes @ Keyspan Park
September 24





MORE: 09-24 White Stripes in Brooklyn

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Interpol @ Webster Hall
Sunday, October 2



MORE: 10-07 Metric @ Southpaw

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Metric w/ Most Serene Republic @ Southpaw
Thursday, October 6


Metric

MORE: 10-07 Metric @ Southpaw



Most Serene Republic

MORE: 10-07 Most Serene Republic @ Southpaw

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Man Man @ the Delancey
Thursday, October 27



MORE: 10-27 Man Man @ the Delancey
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The Hold Steady w/ Blood on the Wall @ Webster Hall
Monday, November 7


The Hold Steady

MORE: 11-05 The Hold Steady @ Webster Hall



Blood on the Wall

MORE: 11-05 Blood on the Wall @ Webster Hall

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The Black Keys @ Warsaw
Thursday, November 10



MORE: 11-09 The Black Keys @ Warsaw

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Arctic Monkeys @ Mercury Lounge
Tuesday, November 15



MORE: 11-15 Arctic Monkeys @ Mercury Lounge

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The Subways w/ Five O'Clock Heroes @ Rothko
Tuesday, December 6


the Subways

MORE: 12-06 The Subways @ Rothko



the Five O'Clock Heroes

MORE: 12-06 Five Oclock Heroes @ Rothko

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Voxtrot @ Magnetic Field
Wednesday, December 14



MORE: 12-15-05 Voxtrot @ Magnetic Fields

Labels: Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys, Bloc Party, Blood on the Wall, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Constantines, Death from Above 1979, Five O'Clock Heroes, Ghostland Observatory, Guitar Wolf, Hold Steady, Interpol, Metric, Most Serene Republic, Ordinary Boys, QOTSA, Queens of the Stone Age, Spoon, Stellastarr*, Subways, the Hong Kong, the Tampoffs, White Stripes

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 12/31/2005 12:00:00 PM | Comments

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I go to a lot of shows and I’ve seen hundreds of bands but every once in a while I see a band that makes me think “Holy Fucking shit!”,”Who are these guys?”, “This is fucking cool”, “What the hell is going on here?”

So it was with Ghostland Observatory.

I was at the Knitting Factory for a party called “Moveable Hype” showcasing up and coming bands for industry types and Brooklyn hipster kids. The party was excellent from the moment I walked in – Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah were finishing up their set in front of a packed house. I got a few pix as I worked my way through the crowd (see other review for CYHASY) but by the time I got to the front they were done. A bunch of people left but I started chatting with a friend and before I new it an emcee was introducing “Austin’s Best Band”, Ghostland Observatory.

The people who left were suckas - it was kick ass from the very beginning. G.O. is a two piece a singer/guitarist Aaron and a drummer / rhythm master Tom. Their sound isn’t easy to label but if you like Prince or Franz Ferdinand or LCD Soundsystem you’ll dig it. Every song was great - pulsating, future beats, southern soul vocals and twang guitar. Then just when I though it couldn’t get any better Aaron put down his guitar and danced through the final few songs. His dances were ill - some freaked out Texas, Robo, B-Boy funk shit. The crowd was dancing too, smiling and in general completely blown away. In NYC for a band that almost no one has heard of to get this reaction is almost impossible. I spoke briefly with the guys after the show and they seemed pleased with the response to their first NYC show.

I dragged some friends along with me to the show the next night at the Ace of Clubs – a rat infested dive in the heart of the Bowery (formerly Acme Underground) and the place was packed with fans screaming for Ghostland Observatory. One thing about NYC, if you suck you’ll know it immediately but if you kick ass you can become a gods overnight. Unfortunately I had some tech difficulty that night and there's no pix.

Bands like Ghostland Observatory make all the nights of sitting through crappy bands in dingy smoke filled rooms worthwhile. G.O. is the best new band I’ve seen since the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

Keep an eye out for these guys.

… by the way David Bowie was in the crowd at this show.

Ghostland Observatory on MySpace: myspace.com/ghostlandobservatory

Labels: Ghostland Observatory

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 6/20/2005 12:08:00 AM | Comments