A few weeks back FMLY threw our first NY party of the year at Surreal Estate with Truman Peyote, Many Mansions, Cop Magnet, Philip Seymour Hoffman, and Max Alper. The night was magical, thanks to those who brought the jams but even more to those who brought the good vibes and friendly spirits. We really chilled hard that night. Big ups to Caroline Mort for these shots, some of our picks after the jump!
Our longtime (we’re talkin’ elemenatary school) fmly and FMLY RIDE vets, The Shrine, just released a Chuck Dukowski produced and Insects vs Robots mixed 7″ single on that blue/greenish sort of vinyl that looks like it glows in the dark but you never really know until you turn off all your lights and have a seance to the Shrine, amiright? Really, this neighborhood effort is a beautiful thing and the final touches on these headbangers and mashslashandmoshpit anthems sort of makes me want to pick a friendly fight with my iTunes. Putting the tit back in attitude, this two-tune record packs some heavy progressions and meaty solos – so don’t say you weren’t fairly warned! Peep a video of side b, “Mirror Fits Like A Glove”, from their release show at the Echo Curio after the jump and you can pick up the 7″, shirts, buttons, and CDs right over here.
Jon Barba – the gentle, relentless, and cathartic force behind the guise of Los Angeles’ Nicole Kidman – brought some of our mutual pals with him to Pehrspace on Monday to perform a new story, “I Don’t Want To Die.” As he says in the beginning of the video, the first part is about a girl Jon knew when he was younger, the second part is about Miley Cyrus, and the third part is about God. Our bros standing off to the side providing accompaniment are Geoff and Tyler of Pizza!.
It’s difficult for me to write about Jon’s music, he hits a soft spot internally that is painful to massage…but to acknowledge these places inside, I can only appreciate with all of the emotional energy that I can invest. Whether it be love in a variety of situations, eccentric confusion, or coping with life when it lies out of your hands, I believe it’s impossible to fully grasp the weight of these songs, let alone entire cassettes. They are each fogged windows which allow us to just take small peeks into this sweetheart’s guts, mind, heart, and presence. His output is far too great for me to keep track of, but he has a running list on his MySpace and his recent release Teen Worship (on Obeast Tapes) is one of my most treasured pieces of physical music. You can read a great piece about Nicole Kidman and FMLY’s Philip Seymour Hoffman in a Seattle newspaper, The Stranger, right here. Lyrics for “I Don’t Wanna Die” are after the jump.
It looks like we’re just going to keep postin’ videos today. Aria just sent me an email from overseas where he’s wrapping up his Railcars European tour quite nicely. The always adorably shot They Shoot Music just filmed a session with him on the epic “There Is Ice; It Is Blue”. Aria’s email, “wish i had been awake more than 20 minutes before doing this.” No worries dude, I’m gonna enjoy laying back with this. You’re here in spirit, man. I really dig hearing the initial soundcheck with The Cranberries’ “Dreams” as well, nice touch.
Avi Buffalo, live from the renovated FMLY Mansion. I’m lost for words…they really set the bar with this one. Can’t wait until Summer, catch a vid of the Soft Pack right here.
What can be said about Radiohead that hasn’t already been uttered by someone else. These guys are our generation’s biggest band, affirmed by the continuous release of ever-evolving albums and keeping a low profile, few bands can attain the sheer respect and mystic that Yorke, the Greenwood bros, O’brien, and Selway have shrouded themselves in.
Someone once told me that ‘Never cry over something that cannot cry over you.‘ For some reason that quote rang through my ears as I stood and watched this set, wondering if these songs were crying over me, or the world in general, and if these songs were a hiccup in the logic of that quote.
If you missed the ride last night, we were fortunate enough to have a number of super sweet photographers and film folk en route to deliver some sweet footage and “hey, remember that”s. Rolling through to Bergamont Station was a full on party with music pumpin’, riders cheering each other on, and not much traffic to impede our floating attitudes. Slang Chickens were fantastic and brought the enthusiasm which set the bar for the night. The Shrine melted faces and rocked out behind the Ross on National and Sepulveda, teasing me with the hope that we could one day experience such epic public jamming legally. Pulling up to Helm’s as Koalacaust kicked into action not only gave the outdoors one of their best sets, but incited a riot ending their last tune with a mass amount of cyclists hanging from the street lights (which prompted a police helicopter). Ben Oprstu ended the night with some heavy bass and casual beats, but before him…HORSE The Band. What can I even say to sum up seeing HORSE? I poured my free PBR all over Cameron.
Thank you Tony and Gabe for putting together a video of last night (above) so quickly. Also, thanks to PBR for the free beer at the last stop, everyone for coming out and showing me an awesome night, neighbors for not shutting us down, and all of the bands for coming out and rocking out for the fuck of it! Koalacaust are on a West Coast tour now, peep the dates here. RSVP for our next ride on Feb6 with HORSE The Band, Foot Village, Professor Calculus, Meho Plaza, Heroes + Heroines, Hiking, Funderstorm, and more right here.
Video of Koalacaust + lots of photos from Marino Pascal and Dustin Muenchow after the jump!
For some reason, I always decide to go into a New Year with a hazy explosion of alcohol and destruction… if I had attended the following show, I’m sure it woulda’ been a much smoother and funkier transition.
Honestly, I don’t know who from our demographic really would have seen this show, but you have to admit, Zombies is one of the top female empowerment songs. Ever.
For that reason, and because we all know bringing a date to this show would be like slowly opening a car jack between their legs, I give you The Cranberries at Club Nokia!
Thank You Come Again
Lady Bird Lake Trail
March 20, 3PM
w/ dead gaze, easyboy, mistlefinger, big whup + pizza!, white fang, jonesin', tempo no tempo, dream panther
FMLY Group Hug
Dominican Joe, 515 South Congress
March 20, 8pm
w/ MillionYoung, Truman Peyote, Michael Parallax, Wampire, Idiot Glee, I Am The Dot, Magic Man, Philip Seymour Hoffman fbook event
Los Angeles
Kria Brekkan & Drawlings
McWorld
March 24th fbook event
Evan Voytas, WAMPIRE, Battlehooch, Pizza! + Afterparty for Tobacco (of Black Moth Super Rainbow) and The Hood Internet
McWorld
March 25th Fbook event
FMLY RIDE
April 3rd 2010
Dinowalrus, Tempo No Tempo
May 1
Santa Cruz
FMLY RIDE
April 3rd 2010
Pacific and Water
Boston
FMLY / Breakfast of Champs Fest
PPALMM's Chinatown Loft
April 16
New York
FMLY / Breakfast of Champs Fest
April 18
Tobacco (of Black Moth Super Rainbow) & Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Knitting Factory
April 24 fbook event
IcyDemons, Truman Peyote, Trouble Books
Glasslands
May 2
San Francisco
Thank you Come Again
The Neighbors, Wes Leslie, Shaw, Maus Haus, Mistlefinger, Goliath the Giver
March 21st
Dolores Park f book event
Questions? Comments? Want to play a FMLY event? Want to learn how you can play an integral role in your FMLY? Shoot us an email anytime, we're usually around. We also accept demos, songs you're into, songs you've made and bribes.
