June 24, 2011
Showing posts with label The Rosebuds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Rosebuds. Show all posts
Friday, July 15, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Live Pick: The Rosebuds & Other Lives @ The Parish this Friday, 06.24.11
I've been eagerly anticipating this show since it was announced that these two were touring together. This bill at the Parish on Friday features two standout bands of the first half of the year. Hands down, this show is seriously not to be missed.
The last time The Rosebuds came to Austin back in 2009 for sxsw, I basically stalked them by following them to every performance. My fondness for the band has only grown since then, but a lot has changed for them personally over that time. Of course Ivan Howard has spent some of that as a member of Gayngs where he continued to show his versatility as a musician. But for him and Kelly Crisp, the band that they created landed on shaky ground. While their marriage dissolved they still found themselves compelled to make music together. Lucky for us they did decide to continue on. The resulting album Loud Planes Fly Low ranks as one of their best. In the past their music has ranged from political, to historical, to spiritual, to down right danceable. On this new album it is heartbreaking. Without a doubt it's the Rosebuds most emotionally charged, and simply beautiful from beginning to end. As Crisp explained in a recent interview about Loud Planes, "It was the first time we had actually made very honest music that was about us personally and emotionally inside... if you listen to the music, you can tell it’s very personal and heavy." If you ask me, Ivan and Kelly have outdone themselves on this one.
Now the Rosebuds aren't the only spectacular band taking the stage on Friday. If you ever wondered what it would sound like if Bon Iver and Grizzly Bear did a collaboration project, than Other Lives is for you. This Oklahoma band is promoting their sophomore album Tamer Animals, which is flying a little under the radar right now. Those of us who have caught it are all pretty universal in our acclaim. Get a taste of their flavor in the sci-fi-rific video "For 12" below.
For those who want to relive my sxsw experience by stalking the Rosebuds, the band will also be doing an in-store performance at Waterloo Records earlier in the day at 5pm. So this is an excellent time for you to delve into the Rosebuds experience, and an equally excellent time for me to revel in my everlasting indie-crush on Kelly. I mean she is relatively single now; so if I'm gonna make my move now would be the time. Riiiight? RIGHT?!?!
Monday, May 11, 2009
The Rosebuds "Leaves Do Fall" SXSW Performance Video
I came across this video today, and figured I would take the chance to chat about one of my favorite bands.
It really was quite the pleasure to see them multiple times during that week. Much like the musical turns found on their albums, for each show they added a little extra spice to the performance. Whether it was the "Nice Fox" sing-along at the My Old Kentucky Blog party or the "Bow to the Middle" waltz-along (same Hot Freaks party as vid above), Ivan and Kelly kept it exciting each time. Hopefully, it wont be long till they come back to Texas. Even after seeing them three times in three days, I am edger to catch them again.
A big highlight of this year's SXSW for me was getting to see The Rosebuds perform several times. Within the last year this band quickly became one of my favorites thanks to their spectacular fourth album Life Like. After hearing album I dug into their previous work, and I can pretty much say now that I love everything The Rosebuds have put out. The North Carolina duo of Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp have remained a genre defining band with each release-- sometimes traditional indie rock, sometime synth dance, other times a little of both.
The song "Leaves Do Fall" comes from their second album Birds Make Good Neighbors. Here's a video off crawdaddy.com of The Rosebuds performing at Mohawk during SXSW.
Monday, March 30, 2009
SXSW Journal - Days Three & Four
The other two parts of my SXSW 2009 coverage have now been published on Stereo Subversion. So click the links below to check them out.
And here are some photos from those days...
Sunday, March 29, 2009
SXSW Journal - Days One & Two
It's been a week since SXSW 2009 ended, and I know a lot of people are still feeling the burn. Or could it be that you are actually feeling withdrawal from the pure awesomeness of it?!? I for one had an amazing time. Many bands were seen, free alcohol was drank, and I did some tweeting and writing throughout the four days in an effort to keep tabs on all that had went down. The result of that is my SXSW Journal. Stereo Subversion is publishing each day as separate posts and the first two are up right now. Click the links below to visit them.And here are some photos from those days.
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