For any MSN loyalists who dabble in sound art, this just caught our eye. The North Brooklyn Public Art Coalition is looking for a Brooklyn-based sound artist to create a large-scale installation next spring. The Coalition is offering up a $5,000 budget and help securing a public space anywhere in Williamsburg, Bushwick or Greenpoint. Submissions are due August 30, so think fast. And if you need a little aural inspiration, keep reading. Continue reading “Searching For Sound Art”
We had the Saturday off, so we decided to check the incomparable Sharon Jones and her mighty Dap Kings as they took the stage at the Prospect Park bandshell in front of a crowd of 20,000. If there had been a roof, it most certainly would have ended up in flames.
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This evening, for the first time in thirty-five years, NEU!‘s music will be heard live by at least one of its creators. Though his co-founder, Klaus Dinger, passed away in 2008, Michael Rother, one of the ex-Kraftwerk musicians that started the seminal krautrock outfit, is performing the music of NEU! with Sonic Youth drummer, Steve Shelley; School of Seven Bells guitarist, Benjamin Curtis; and Tall Firs player Aaron Mullan. Though it surely won’t be the same as it was back then, we’re psyched it’s happening–especially in New York City. What a great place we live. All the details are here.
Click the picture to see the newest (most excellent) video from Caribou. When Justin drops this song, could you please, please dance like that?
These are all on the Mister Saturday Night hi-fi this week. Click a record cover for a taste and check out more picks below. Continue reading “Mister Saturday Night Home Listening”