Talking To Walls Take To The Road

The gents of Talking To Walls are hitting the road starting this weekend for about a weeks worth of shows. And, the best part of all ... they're making a stop in New York on March 7 at Desmond's Tavern!

www.talkingtowalls.com
www.myspace.com/talkingtowalls
www.desmondstavern.com

Tickets Go On Sale This Week For Upcoming Shows In The New York Area

On Sale Thursday, February 19, 2009

May 5 -- Illinois at Mercury Lounge
http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com

On Sale Friday, February 20, 2009

March 29 -- Primal Scream (pictured) at Music Hall of Williamsburg
http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com
May 19 -- Southern Culture On The Skids/ Los Straightjackets at Bowery Ballroom
http://www.boweryballroom.com
May 29 - 31 -- X at Bowery Ballroom
http://www.boweryballroom.com

On Sale Saturday, February 21, 2009

May 1 -- Blue October at Webster Hall
http://www.websterhall.com
June 10 -- Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood at Izod Center
http://www.izodcenter.com

Around New York ... February 16 - February 22, 2009

Upcoming shows in the New York area ...

February 16 -- The Duke Spirit at Music Hall of Williamsburg
http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com
February 16 -- Ernestine Anderson (pictured) at The Blue Note
http://www.bluenote.net
February 16 -- Attics / The Delicious / Supercot at Cake Shop
http://www.cake-shop.com
February 17 -- The Bad Plus joined by Wendy Lewis at The Bowery Ballroom
http://www.boweryballroom.com
February 17 -- Fujiya & Miyagi / School of Seven Bells at (Le) Poisson Rouge
http://www.lepoissonrouge.com
February 17 -- Relentless7 at Highline Ballroom
http://www.highlineballroom.com
February 17 -- Gipsy Kings at Radio City Music Hall
http://www.radiocity.com
February 17 -- Angie Stone at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
http://www.bbkingblues.com
February 17 - 22 -- Terence Blanchard Quintet at The Village Vanguard
http://www.villagevanguard.com
February 18 -- Loudon Wainwright III at Blender Theatre at Gramercy
http://www.blendertheater.com
February 18 -- Pearl & The Beard / Matt Singer / Dinosaur Feathers at Union Hall
http://www.unionhallny.com
February 19 -- Just Jazz: The Joyce Wein Series presents Saluting André Previn at 80 with André Previn & David Finck at Zankel Hall
http://www.carnegiehall.org
February 19 -- Leonard Cohen at The Beacon Theatre
http://www.beacontheatre.com
February 19 -- Medeski Martin & Wood with Cyro Baptista at City Winery
http://www.citywinery.com
February 19 - 22 -- Stanley Jordan Trio at Iridium
http://www.iridiumjazzclub.com
February 20 -- The London Souls / Blood Street / Sunrise Highway / Ghost Lion at Pianos
http://www.pianosnyc.com
February 20 -- The Neville Brothers / Dr. John & The Lower 911 at Terminal 5
http://www.terminal5nyc.com
February 20 -- The Sadies at Mercury Lounge
http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com
February 20 -- BAM Jam: Rufus Cappadocia at BAMcafé Live
http://www.bam.org
February 21 -- B.B. King & Buddy Guy at The Beacon Theatre
http://www.beacontheatre.com
February 22 -- The Cardinals featuring Ryan Adams, Neal Casal, Chris Feinstein, Jon Graboff & Brad Pemberton at Wellmont Theatre
http://www.wellmonttheatre.com

Hot Seconds Rock Club NME

Hot Seconds: February 12 @ Club NME at The Annex, New York, NY

I dropped by The Annex for Club NME night to see Hot Seconds. This is becoming a habit, cool nights and Hot Seconds on the Lower East Side. It's not a bad habit to have either.

Last month when I went to see them, they whetted my appetite with new songs. I was giddy afterwards and even used the word huzzah. I went to this show looking forward to hearing the new songs again, and hopefully additional ones. What can I say, I'm greedy when it comes to new music! Well, the lads of Hot Seconds, James Love (vocals/guitar/harmonica/tambourine), Eran Westwood (guitar), Marcel Simoneau (keyboards/guitar/megaphone), Bob Toria (bass) and Ian Hudgins (drums) made me a very happy woman.

Once again they rocked "When I Go" and played what has become my favorite Hot Seconds song, "Gone To Ground." The highlight of the night for me was the newest edition to their string of new songs, "Pink Caesar." It's a rocker that gets you up and moving not to mention they got funky in the middle, yeah you heard me, they got funky ... well damn! The added bonus, this song had Love relinquishing his guitar to Simoneau who stepped from behind his keyboards to rock out on guitar. I could actually see him for once! The favorites were played as well as their other new song "Born Again." Their cover of Massive Attack's "Teardrop" was back in the set. They played that back in October the first time I saw them.

They're bad ass and taking over the world one stage at a time. It's time to hoist another flag and declare another stage conquered, this time with the aid of a smoke machine. I had a great time. Hot Seconds are spoiling me with new songs and good shows.

Set List

• Pieces Of You
• Can't Stop
• Born Again
• Rooftop
• Clam Man
• Holy Moly
• Pink Caesar
• Teardrop
• Gone To Ground
• When I Go
• Went To India

The video ...
Hot Seconds - Pink Caesar (live)


www.hotseconds.net
www.myspace.com/hotseconds

All Photos: © L. R. Adams

The Voxys Gain A New Fan

The Voxys: February 12 @ Club NME at The Annex, New York, NY

I wasn't familiar with The Voxys until a couple of weeks ago. Thus, I had obviously never seen them perform. But, I checked out their music and liked what I heard so I was looking forward to their set. They didn't disappoint me either. The band, Julian Colin Sylvester (guitar/vocals), Trevor Murphy (guitar/vocals), William McCormack (bass) and Chad Flewwelling (drums) put on a fun, energetic set. Their garage rock sound was infused with the perfect amount of jangle pop to keep you dancing along the whole show.

I walked in knowing that as long as they played "Bang Out Of Order" I'd walk away from their set with a smile on my face. Well, they played it and I smiled! I however realized immediately, long before they played that particular song, that I was going to walk away from their set with a smile regardless.

If you happened to have missed the show, you missed a good one. But, fear not, if you're in the New York area, they'll be playing at Mercury Lounge on March 12.

I enjoyed them a lot. Check them out live if you get the chance. You'll have a good time.

For those in need of The Voxys at home, they have a four song EP out titled Bang Out Of Order. An EP isn't nearly enough but it'll hold you over.

The videos ...
The Voxys - Bang Out Of Order (live)


The Voxys - Uncle's Gaff (live)


www.myspace.com/thevoxys
www.thevoxys.co.uk

All Photos: © L. R. Adams

School of Seven Bells Debut New Video, Release Vinyl & Hit The Road

Brooklyn's School of Seven Bells has released a video for "Half Asleep" off their latest album Alpinisms.

Check out "Half Asleep" and "Connjur" from Alpinisms.

For vinyl fans, you can pick up "Iamundernodisguise" as 7" vinyl and digital download February 17 and Alpinisms will be available on vinyl February 24. Click the image for more information.

You can also watch their acoustic Live Daily session and download the MP3 of the session ... click the photo!

And if that's not enough School of Seven Bells for you, New York area folks can catch them at (Le) Poisson Rouge with Fujiya & Miyagi on February 17.

www.schoolofsevenbells.com
www.ghostly.com/artists/school-of-seven-bells
www.myspace.com/schoolofsevenbells
www.lepoissonrouge.com

Heartless Bastards Acoustic & More

We've got a feast of Heartless Bastards!

Check out the acoustic version of "Early In The Morning" ... the studio version can be found on their new release The Mountain.

Also, for your listening and download pleasure, the Heartless Bastards' session on Daytrotter ... just click the image!

If you missed their recent shows here in New York, fear not. They have a show coming up on March 27 at Webster Hall.

www.theheartlessbastards.com
www.websterhall.com

Marissa Nadler: New Video and Full Album Stream

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the upcoming release of Marissa Nadler's Little Hells. You can now have a listen to the full stream of the album which will be released March 3 and more.

There's also a video for "River of Dirt" full of lush scenery.

Marissa Nadler - River of Dirt - Directed by Joana Linda from Kemado Records on Vimeo.

For those in the New York area, you can catch Nadler on February 27 at Greenpoint Lutheran Church of the Messiah in Brooklyn, March 4 at Joe's Pub and April 25 at Highline Ballroom.

For more tour dates and info ... click on image.

www.lutheransonline.com/messiahbklyn
www.joespub.com
www.highlineballroom.com

Tickets Go On Sale This Week For Upcoming Shows In The New York Area

On Sale Thursday, February 12, 2009

March 19 -- Pronto (ft. Mickael Jorgensen) / Puss 'N Boots (ft. Sascha Dobson, Norah Jones & Catherine Popper) at Mercury Lounge
http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com

On Sale Friday, February 13, 2009

March 3 - 4 -- Van Morrison at The Beacon Theatre
http://www.beacontheatre.com
April 4 -- Michael Schenker Group at Blender Theatre at Gramercy
http://www.blendertheater.com
April 7 - 8 -- Chris Cornell (pictured) at Webster Hall
http://www.websterhall.com
April 9 - 10 -- Jeff Beck at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
http://www.irvingplaza.com
April 10 -- The London Souls / The Little Death / TAB The Band at Mercury Lounge
http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com
April 10 - 11 -- The Faint / Ladytron at Webster Hall
http://www.websterhall.com
April 11 -- Chris Cornell at Wellmont Theatre
http://www.wellmonttheatre.com
June 10 -- The Decemberists at Radio City Music Hall
http://www.radiocity.com

On Sale Saturday, February 14, 2009

March 26 -- PJ Harvey (pictured) at The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
http://www.irvingplaza.com
April 21 -- Jack's Mannequin at Hammerstein Ballroom
http://mcstudios.com/boxoffice

On Sale Sunday, February 15, 2009

May 15 -- No Fun Fest featuring Bastard Noise and more at Music Hall of Williamsburg
http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com
May 16 -- No Fun Fest featuring Sonic Youth and more at Music Hall of Williamsburg
http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com
May 17 -- No Fun Fest featuring Merzbow and more at Music Hall of Williamsburg
http://www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com

Talking To Walls: The Megan EP

Last year, I became familiar with Talking To Walls when I came across their album Naked, while shopping Amie Street. About a month ago, Brian Kelly (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Nathaniel Webb (guitars, bass, vocals, percussions) and Matt Krupa (drums, vocals) released a new body of nicely crafted work titled The Megan EP.

The five song EP kicks off with the infectious "Song For Megan." I'm not sure whether to call Talking To Walls brilliant or curse them for making a song so catchy I can't get it out of my head! Should I happen to hear this song live, I can envision myself flailing around frightening children, small animals and likely the band. This song alone was worth the price of the record and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it the moment I first heard it. It screams pub sing-a-long. The rest of the record is quite good too. My second favorite song on the record is the acoustic laced "Rollercoaster" which makes me feel like I'm sitting out on the back porch with friends singing songs on a Sunday afternoon.

"Song For Megan" and "Crossed My Mind" are both from the upcoming album We Were Not So Tall. If these two songs are any indication, I'm in for a treat with the rest of the record.

Track Listing

• Song For Megan
• Crossed My Mind
• Rollercoaster
• Animate Me
• Keeping The Pieces

And for those in the New York area in need of a Talking To Walls fix, they'll be at Desmond's Tavern on March 7.

www.talkingtowalls.com
www.myspace.com/talkingtowalls
www.desmondstavern.com