As you all know, because I keep telling you (over and over and over), Echo Station is having a CD release party on Saturday December 23rd @ Piano's NYC. Piano's is one of the best spots to see E/S because they tear up the stage and end up filling the room to its capacity. I saw them there 2 years ago on my 26th birthday. I was 9 months pregnant, gargantuan, and hot as a tamale. I was at the waaaay back of the entire audience because I was too big to waddle my way to the front. Regardless, the show was amazing. I actually very nearly passed out. From excitement mostly, but I'm sure something had to do with being so massive. Since then, I've seen them a number of times at Piano's, and each time is better than the last. You can actually watch to one of their past shows at Piano's right here! After most shows at Piano's, we retire upstairs to chill and dance to 80s music and sometimes get kicked out of the bathroom for (not) having sex in them. And then throwing the tp roll into the toilet. And then Jenny Penny protesting, "They're not having sex...they're married!" Oh, the memories I have of that place. Don't you want to also have such funny memories (hazy tho they might end up being?) SO PLAN ON BEING THERE!!!
Product Shop NYC is doing a great job of promoting the show. They have put a nice little banner up on their main page to advertise...check it out!
E/S is playing with 2 other NY bands who kick ass as well...
Beat Radio is a lo-fi indie pop collective led by NY-based singer songwriter Brian Sendrowitz. From their first public performance at Sin-e in June 2005, Beat Radio has been embraced by indie rock enthusiasts as a music happening. Fans and reviewers have compared Beat Radio to such luminaries as Broken Social Scene, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Sparklehorse, and Luna. The current live show features Brian Sendrowitz on guitar and vocals, Phil Jimenez on guitar and keys, Jim Mansfield on drums, and Mike McCabe on bass. The band collides 60s folk influences with indie noise pop and electronic elements. Check out Beat Radio's debut LP, The Great Big Sea, currrently available for download at beatradio.org. Check out their MySpace Blog for the numerous quotes of love they've gotten from other bloggers, such as Yeti Don't Dance, Ear Farm, Underrated and my personal favorite, Music Glob.
Then there's Love Panther...doesn't the name alone make you want to pump your fists in the air? They were originally Bones Rock n Roll Band but alas, the name Bones was taken. They next played around as I Rollers, but as bassist Mike Margioni states: "That name is bad luck." I'm dying to know why...Okay, so after much deliberation, they are now playing the NYC area as Love Panther. Same band. New attitude. New drummer, new name. Margioni goes on to say, "We are influenced mainly by substance use and abuse. An ad for a drummer we put out read, 'drummer wanted. drinking and drugs ok.'Don't tell anyone but we aren't even really that cool." Listen to their songs on MySpace, and I can be sure that you'll disagree with that. More from Margioni: "I can tell you that we are embarrassed by the state of rock today. The bands representing rock n roll are full of crying little joy boys. We are just trying to put a little testosterone and adrenaline back into the music. I hope that people can appreciate that."
E/S and their fans can appreciate that, and can only imagine the adrenaline and testosterone that will be flying in the air of Piano's this XXX-mas eve eve night... Oh, and Margioni wraps it all up with: "Don't forget how good looking we tend to be as a band. Have you seen our new drummer? That guy is totally handsome." Go check out said drummer on their MySpace page...
So yes, it's really coming up fast...there are only 9 days left until the show! How awesome is that? Then after that, it's time to open presents and give presents and eat and drink and be merry and say ho, ho, ho. Unless you are Jewish, in which case you will have already been celebrating for days by the time we meet up at Piano's. Regardless, I truly hope to see you out there. As I've also beaten to death, you can meet up at our place and follow us down in a caravan of sorts (almost like the Oregon Trail without the wagons) but EARLY, like 6:30 pm sharp...and I want to give a shout out to my funnest boy EVER who will be there all the way from L.A. (yea, from HollywoodLand...if he can make it, so should you!)...hurray!!!
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