Posted by The G on November 12, 2011 under G Reviews | 
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MGMT at the Guggenheim Museum in New York on 11/11/11
Could there be a better way to celebrate 11/11/11 than by seeing MGMT perform at the Guggenheim Museum in New York? Doubtful! Of course, technically, you could kick off the night by running into Michael Stipe (formerly of REM) and Terry Richardson, but I digress. Before I explain the amazing performance, here’s a little bit of back-story on what is happening at the Guggenheim right now. Artist Mario Cattelan has a retrospective of his works entitled “All” on display – literally suspended from the ceiling! The objects range from a stuffed horse to animal bones. You’ll have a hard time wrapping your head around how the exhibit was installed and how it doesn’t fall over as there are easily 50 works suspended from the ceiling. More and more objects are revealed as you make your way up (or down) the spiraled museum.
Partial view of the Guggenheim Museum (Mario Cattelan exhibit in the centre, MGMT on stage)
MGMT wrote a special 45 minute piece of music inspired by “All” and performed it live for two nights only at the Guggenheim Museum. The piece was largely instrumental and you could think of it as a long suite similar to their epic songs “Siberian Breaks” and “Metanoia.” The music had surf, pop and funk sections to it and it was really great! Fans of “Kids” that didn’t care for the art-rock album “Congratulations” might not have enjoyed it because it was not “commercial” and was extremely artsy, but I loved it! Every few feet around the spiral of the museum was a strip of lights that lit up every few seconds during the performance and one can only imagine that if you were on LSD, your head might have exploded.
Andrew Van WynGarden of MGMT
Whether or not this piece of music will ever see an official release is uncertain, but I am hopeful MGMT will put it out some day as it was really great! See the set list after the jump. Thanks for a great night MGMT! I’m glad I spent 11/11/11 with you!
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Posted by The G on January 3, 2011 under GNN |
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Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT
MGMT recorded a live session at Daytrotter in October, 2010. In addition to playing 3 songs off their brilliant album “Congratulations,” they also played a non-album track called “Only A Shadow.” You can now download these 4 tracks for FREE! Click here to download MGMT live at Daytrotter.
The tracklist is:
1. Song For Dan Treacy
2. It’s Working
3. I Found A Whistle
4. Only A Shadow (previously unreleased)
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Posted by The G on December 1, 2010 under G Reviews |
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Top 12 Albums of 2010
I’m so happy that 2010 was a great year for music! Last year, I struggled to find 10 albums I liked enough and this year, I had to stop myself at my favorite 12. I was fortunate enough to meet 11 out of the 12 artists in 2010 (Arcade Fire being the exception) and I saw 11 out of the 12 albums performed live (with Kele being the exception) and I want to take this opportunity to thank all of the artists again for making my ears so happy in 2010. I’ve listened to all of these albums so many times this year and I love them all dearly.
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Tags: Acolyte, Arcade Fire, Congratulations, Dan Black, Delphic, Interpol, Janelle Monae, Kele, Mark Ronson and the Business Int'l, MGMT, Night Work, Record Collection, Scissor Sisters, Spoon, The Arch-Android, The Boxer, The Suburbs, Top 12 Albums of 2010, Tourist History, Transference, Travelling Like The Light, Two Door Cinema Club, Un, VV Brown
Posted by The G on November 19, 2010 under G Reviews |
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Hank Sullivant of Kuroma
November 18, 2010 was a great night for music! I saw a trio of great live psychedelic rock bands at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. The night began with Kuroma followed by Stardeath and White Dwarfs and Tame Impala). Lead singer Hank Sullivant has previously been in The Whigs as well as a touring member of MGMT before forming his own band, Kuroma. Speaking of MGMT, MGMT’s lead singer Andrew VanWyngarden was at the show catching all the action. You can see a spy picture I took of VanWyngarden here. Kuroma’s music is all over the place but one thing is sure, they rock! You can listen to their album “Psychopomp” on their official website (link is above) and I highly recommend it.
Kuroma
I met lead singer Hank Sullivant after Kuroma’s awesome set and he was very nice. You can see a photo of that encounter after the jump. Thanks again to Hank and Kuroma for turning me into a fan!
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Tags: Andrew VanWyngarden, Band, Bowery Ballroom, Hank Sullivant, Images, Kuroma, MGMT, New York, November 18 2010, Photos, Review
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Tame Impala
I love Tame Impala! I’ve been wanting to see the Australian psychedelic rockers perform live for a while. I’ve been listening to their album “Innerspeaker” all summer and I love it. If you haven’t heard their music, I highly encourage it. It’s definitely got a Beatles meets MGMT sound, and according2g, that’s wonderful. Speaking of MGMT, lead singer Andrew VanWyngarden was checking out Tame Impala’s sold out show, the first of 2 nights, at Bowery Ballroom on November 18, 2010. (see a picture of Andrew after the jump). The show began at 9 pm with sets by Kuroma and Stardeath and White Dwarfs (more on both bands coming soon) and Tame Impala took the stage just after 11 pm.
Kevin Parker of Tame Impala
Lead singer Kevin Parker apologized to the crowd for feeling a bit under the weather, but you couldn’t tell from the powerful 70 minute performance that Tame Impala delivered to the adoring crowd. In addition to sounding great, Tame Impala had a really cool projection screen behind them and even if you weren’t feeling the music (but everyone was), you could get lost in the trippy visuals. Speaking of tripping, lots of people were smoking copious amounts of pot during the show and I saw at least 5 people get kicked out of the venue. I read that Tame Impala often covers “Angel” by Massive Attack in their live set, but they didn’t do it tonight. I can imagine it sounding really cool as their live performance is extremely psychedelic. Their show at Bowery Ballroom on November 19, is sold out, which is a pity if you don’t have tickets because I think the next time they come around, they are going to be playing a much larger venue. A video of “Solitude is Bliss” will be coming soon as well as a photo with of my encounter with Kevin Parker. Please be patient. I am merely one person with tons of experiences.
See a few more pictures (including one of Andrew VanWyngarden of MGMT) and the set list after the jump.
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Tags: 2010, Andrew VanWyngarden, Bowery Ballroom, Images, Kevin Parker, Lead Singer, MGMT, New York, November 18, Photos, Review, Set List, Tame Impala, What Time Do They Go On
