A veritable cacophony of noise, these boys are. “Don’t Lie” is off Abe Vigoda’s Reviver album out now.
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Concert Pick ‘O The Week: Vivian Girls + Abe Vigoda
Vivian Girls at SXSW
Abe Vigoda, “Dead City/Waste Wilderness“:
The next two weekends present yet more evidence that The Ramones are shining down from rock and roll heaven, starting with Brooklyn-based Vivian Girls tonight with Abe Vigoda at The Independent in San Francisco. These three vixens are on a serious mission, playing no less than 17 shows at this year’s SXSW music fest in 5 days! We are not aware of any other group in the fest’s history to accomplish this amazing feat, and they are still at it. Their MySpace page has 43 shows listed in the next 51 days.
Their first record tackles 10 songs in about 22 minutes, and a new recording is on the way. Sweet harmonies drenched in reverb with simple, catchy drum, bass and guitar revealing spooky tales of relationships disguised in just enough fuzz. Don’t get me started on the milkshake tattoos! Guys will fall in love, gals may express jealousy but are sure to rush out and form a band. Be there!
Next week’s Ramones fix: Nobunny
[Guest post by Mike]
Mixtape: SXSW Picks, Part 1
My rock-n-roll vacation is just days, hours away. I’ve been combing the line up of 1400 bands for weeks now. My list is made, I’m checking it twice and trying to keep the panic at bay as I struggle to find a way to fit it all in.
SXSW is the equivalent of Mecca for the indie music junkie, like me. It’s the place you go to discover the best new artists everyone else will be listening 6 months or a year from now, depending on where you fall on the music curve. And already I’ve found some gems. Here’s a sample of a few bands I’m particularly excited to see. Believe me, there are many, many more. Some of them are classics reunited – like Echo and The Bunneymen and Red Red Meat – others somewhat establish, but most are new to the scene and trying to break out. Enjoy!
the OCMD SXSW Playlist #1
1. Benjy Ferree – “Pisstopher Christoper”
2. Obits – “Pine On”
3. Abe Vigoda – “Don’t Lie”
4. New Villager – “Rich Doors”
5. Foreign Born – “Vacationing People”
6. Iran – “Buddy”
7. Red Red Meat – “Gauze”
8. Wheat – “El Sincero”
9. Echo & The Bunnymen – “Killing Moon”
10. Handsome Furs – “Dumb Animals”
11. Wintersleep – “Drunk on Aluminum”
12. White Lies – “Death”
13. Let’s Wrestle – “I Won’t Lie to You”
14. The Transpersonals – “Twenty Twelve”
15. White Denim – “Mess Up Your Hair”
the OCMD 