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Entries tagged with 'Deerhunter'
Posted Aug. 5, 2008,
Black Lips Came, Saw, Conquered McCarren Park Pool
By Sean Keenan
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What can I say, Black Lips came in and totally owned McCarren Park Pool. They hit the stage like a bat out of hell and left a wake of destruction from their utter chaos. It was a fairly mellow Sunday afternoon prior to their set, aside from the funk/soul extravaganza from King Khan and the Shrines. But the sun was beating down hard and the droning melodies of Deerhunter put the crowd in somewhat of a trance. The Atlanta five-piece, headed by Bradford Cox, brought their noise rock and set up Black Lips with the perfect scenario to descend on the unassuming crowd. They unleashed a fury of toilet paper, torn-open pillows and beach balls, not to mention good old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll. Showing the other side of the Atlanta music scene, their stripped down sound doesn’t pretend to be anything more than feel good jams. As guitarist, Ian Saint Pé, put it so bluntly, “Remember when rock ‘n’ roll didn’t have keyboards? We’ll we’re trying to bring that back.” Their first release with Vice Records in 2007, Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo, was supposedly recorded at a bar in Tijuana, Mexico, and shows their dedication to drinking and having fun. And on Sunday afternoon, everyone eventually joined in on the party. Amidst the haze of toilet paper, Bradford from Deerhunter mounted King Khan himself, cheering on the Black Lips in one glorious rock 'n’ roll moment. The mayhem they brought to McCarren Park Pool holds true in the chorus from their song “Veni Vidi Vici,”: “I came, I saw, I conquered all.”
Posted Jul. 18, 2007,
Stick a Pitchfork in Me: The 2007 Pitchfork Music Festival, Day Three
By PAPERMAG Editors
PAPERMAG correspondent Justin Goncalves packed a toothbrush and a dream and headed Midwest-ward to check out the indie rock wet dream that is the 2007 Pitchfork Music Festival. Here’s his report from the front lines.
Going into the weekend, Sunday seemed the least promising of the three days at the Pitchfork Music Festival. Sure I was excited about Of Montreal (I've seen them four times already!), but I hadn't bought into the Deerhunter hype and De La Soul headlining sounded like a cop-out more than anything. I'm happy to report that I was very wrong.
Posted Jul. 17, 2007,
Stick a Pitchfork in Me: The 2007 Pitchfork Music Festival, Day Two
By PAPERMAG Editors
PAPERMAG correspondent Justin Goncalves packed a toothbrush and a dream and headed Midwest-ward to check out the indie rock wet dream that is the 2007 Pitchfork Music Festival. Here’s his report from the front lines.
Saturday's lineup brought with it a more conventional festival experience, including a marathon lineup of acts and an eccentricity of genres unique to this Pitchfork Music Festival (last year's was a very heavy, concentrated dose of indie rock). With sets from Grizzly Bear, Battles, Iron & Wine, Clipse and Girl Talk, Saturday had the potential to rock my socks off.
The day started with a relatively straightforward set from Glasgow-based band The Twilight Sad. Singer James Graham had no qualms about his accent as the quartet played tunes from their April Fat-Cat Release Fourteen Autumns & Fifteen Winters.
