Fiddle While You Burn

Labels: Man Man

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 4/15/2008 01:38:00 PM | Comments

Long story but some asshole swiped my camera at this late night party and I lost an entire days worth of pics including:

Foreign Islands
Lady Sovereign
Damone
Boy Kill Boy
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Deathray Davies
Grand Champeen
Guillemots
Mystery Jets
Man Man

Thieving sux, all you do is create bad karma for yourself. Luckily some friends in Austin looked out and hooked me up with a decent backup camera.

Labels: Foreign Islands, Man Man, SXSW

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 3/19/2006 10:58:00 PM | Comments

The best set yet from the mysterious Man Man. The band gave a tight, ferocious performance for the packed Delancey crowd. The sound seems to be shifting slightly from the Mothers of Invention vibe of the first album to a more cabaret jazz / soulful direction. Either way, Man Man is the most unique and creative band to emerge from Philly since the Roots. Seems like it’s only a matter of time before they blow up (or blow something up).

Labels: Man Man

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 10/27/2005 05:44:00 PM | Comments

I try to catch these guys whenever I can and they never disappoint. Man Man's one of the best bands indie bands around.

Beware the Spatula!

Labels: CMJ, Man Man

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 9/14/2005 09:53:00 PM | Comments

I first caught Man Man at an Ace Fu records party during CMJ and they were the best band of the night & totally blew me away. Tonight at Mercury they were even better. The blues / cabaret jazz experiments of Beefheart or Waites immediately jump to mind but Man Man weave enough of their own blend of subtle instrumentation & surreal lyricism to avoid sounding derivative. Their CD actually captures the band's intense sound pretty well but they're great performers and are even better live. Definitely worth checking out.

Labels: Man Man, Mercury Lounge

Posted by Nev Brown for FWYB at 12/04/2004 11:29:00 PM | Comments