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Akron Family
Akron/Family were an American folk-influenced experimental rock band active from 2002 to 2013. Former members have lived in Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles, California; and Joshua Tree, California. Music and history Though each member of the band—Dana Janssen, Seth Olinsky, and Miles Seaton—could be assigned to loosely defined roles, each played several instruments and sang. Improvisation and three-part harmonies were prominent features, both live and on recording: their eponymous debut release included field recordings of a creaking chair, thunderclaps and the white noise from an untuned analog television, with psychedelic and electronic elements, guitars and a glockenspiel. Early years (2003–2006) Between 2003 and 2007 the band was the hub of a social scene in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that revolved around the "Gimme! Coffee" coffee shop. Many of the events of this period served as material for songs. In 2003, the band began sending demos to Young God Records label head Micha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South By Southwest
South by Southwest, abbreviated as SXSW and colloquially referred to as South By, is an annual conglomeration of parallel film, interactive media, and music festivals and Convention (meeting), conferences organized jointly that take place in mid-March in Austin, Texas, United States. It began in 1987 and has continued to grow in both scope and size every year. In 2017, the conference lasted for 10 days with the interactive track lasting for five days, music for seven days, and film for nine days. There was no in-person event in 2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas; both years, there was a smaller online event instead. SXSW is run by the company SXSW, LLC, which organizes conferences, trade shows, festivals, and other events. In addition to SXSW, the company runs the conference SXSW Edu and the upcoming SXSW Sydney festival, and co-runs North by Northeast in Toronto. It has previously run or co-run the events North by Northwest (1995-2001), West by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gimme! Coffee
Gimme! Coffee is a coffee roaster and third-wave coffee shop, based in New York, with espresso bars in Ithaca and Trumansburg. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gimme! announced the permanent closure of the Manhattan and Brooklyn based locations and also began an Ithaca-area delivery service. Gimme! Coffee also has a wholesale service that caters to coffee and espresso establishments. In January 2020, Colleen Anunu replaced founder Kevin Cuddeback as CEO after he served 20 years in the role. Relationships A focus at Gimme is to form relationships with farmers who grow coffee. As part of this bond between consumer and producer, the farmer may receive a price premium, which in turn, can help them improve their operations. For example, since 2009, Gimme has worked with a farmer in Colombia, helping the producer to attain organic certification and win awards. The director of coffee at Gimme is working with Boyce Thompson Institute to map the arabica coffee genome to improve t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Other Truths
''Other Truths'' is the sixth album from Do Make Say Think. It was released on 19 October 2009, in Europe and 20 October 2009, in the rest of the world. Track listing Personnel Do Make Say Think * Ohad Benchetrit – guitar, keyboard, horns * Dave Mitchell – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... * James Payment – drums * Justin Small – guitar, keyboard * Charles Spearin – guitar, Bass guitar, bass, keyboard, horns Other musicians * Julie Penner – violin * Michael Barth – trumpet * Akron/Family & Lullabye Arkestra – singing, vocals Technical * Do Make Say Think – Record producer, producer * Phil Demetro – mastering References External links Constellation Records website {{Authority control 2009 albums Do Make Say Think albums Const ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You, You're A History In Rust
''You, You're a History in Rust'' is the fifth album from Do Make Say Think. It was released on February 12, 2007 in Europe and February 26, 2007 in the rest of the world. The album features vocals on two tracks, "A with Living" and "In Mind," a first for the band. ''Kerrang!'' ranked it as one of the 16 greatest post-rock releases of all-time. Track listing Personnel Do Make Say Think * Ohad Benchetrit – guitar, keyboard, horns * Dave Mitchell – drums * James Payment – drums * Justin Small – guitar, keyboard * Charles Spearin – guitar, bass, keyboard, horns Other musicians * Brian Cram – horns * Mr. Jay Baird – horns * Julie Penner – violin * Jason Tait – vibraphone * Deekus – marimba * Alex Lukashevsky – vocals * Tony Dekker – vocals * Jimmy Anderson – musical saw * Liyat Benchetrit – piano * Akron/Family (Seth, Ryan, Dana, Miles) – vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do Make Say Think
Do Make Say Think is a Canadian instrumental band formed in Toronto, Ontario in 1995. Their music combines jazz-style drumming, distorted guitars and wind instruments, and prominent bass guitar. Biography The band formed in 1995 as a recording project for a Canadian youth dramatic production. They rehearsed for the production in an empty elementary school room. The four simple verbs 'Do', 'Make', 'Say' and 'Think' were painted on walls of the room, and the band adopted them as their name. In 1996, the band progressed as they practiced in the rehearsal room in the basement of the University of Toronto radio station CIUT. The song "Chinatown" from 2002's ''& Yet & Yet'' is featured in the movie ''Syriana'', as well as '' The Corporation''. The song "The Landlord is Dead" from ''Goodbye Enemy Airship the Landlord Is Dead'' and "Chinatown" from ''& Yet & Yet'' are also featured in the movie ''A Simple Curve''. The band's fifth full-length album, entitled ''You, You're a History i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WNYC
WNYC is the trademark and a set of call letters shared by WNYC (AM) and WNYC-FM, a pair of nonprofit, noncommercial, public radio stations located in New York City. WNYC is owned by New York Public Radio (NYPR), a nonprofit organization that did business as "WNYC RADIO" until March 2013. WNYC (AM) broadcasts on 820 kHz, and WNYC-FM broadcasts on 93.9 MHz. Both stations are members of NPR and carry local and national news/talk programs. Some hours the programming is simulcast, some hours different shows air on each station. WNYC reaches more than one million listeners each week and has the largest public radio audience in the United States. The WNYC stations are co-owned with Newark, New Jersey-licensed classical music outlet WQXR-FM (105.9 MHz), and all three broadcast from studios located in the Hudson Square neighborhood in lower Manhattan. WNYC's AM transmitter is located in Kearny, New Jersey; WNYC-FM's transmitter is located at the Empire State Building in New Y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meek Warrior
''Meek Warrior'' is the second album by Akron/Family, released in 2006. The cover art uses a picture of the Crab Nebula The Crab Nebula (catalogue designations Messier object, M1, New General Catalogue, NGC 1952, Taurus (constellation), Taurus A) is a supernova remnant and pulsar wind nebula in the constellation of Taurus (constellation), Taurus. The common name .... The title is possibly a reference to the concept of warriorship in the Shambhala tradition: the first step on the warrior's path is to become meek. Track listing #"Blessing Force" – 9:29 #"Gone Beyond" – 3:22 #"Meek Warrior" – 2:17 #"No Space in This Realm" – 5:12 #"Lightning Bolt of Compassion" – 4:10 #"The Rider (Dolphin Song)" – 7:20 #"Love and Space" – 3:37 References 2006 albums Akron/Family albums Young God Records albums Albums produced by Michael Gira {{2000s-experimental-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Split Record
Split(s) or The Split may refer to: Places * Split, Croatia, the largest coastal city in Croatia * Split Island, Canada, an island in the Hudson Bay * Split Island, Falkland Islands * Split Island, Fiji, better known as Hạfliua Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Split'' (1989 film), a science fiction film * ''Split'' (2016 American film), a psychological horror thriller film * ''Split'' (2016 Canadian film), also known as ''Écartée'', a Canadian drama film directed by Lawrence Côté-Collins * ''Split'' (2016 South Korean film), a sports drama film * '' Split: A Divided America'', a 2008 documentary on American politics * ''The Split'' (1959 film) or ''The Manster'', a U.S.-Japanese horror film * ''The Split'' (film), a 1968 heist film Games * Split (poker), the division of winnings in the card game * Split (blackjack), a possible player decision in the card game Music Albums * ''Split'' (The Groundhogs album), 1971 * ''Split'' (Lush album), 1994 * ''Split'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akron/Family & Angels Of Light
''Akron/Family & Angels of Light'' is a split album between New York band Akron/Family and Michael Gira's band Angels of Light. It was released on November 8, 2005, via Gira's own record label, Young God Records. The album features seven original songs by Akron/Family and three original songs by Angels of Light, plus a version of "Mother/Father" (originally performed by Gira's former group Swans, from the album, ''The Great Annihilator'') and a cover of Bob Dylan's "I Pity the Poor Immigrant". Akron/Family play backing instruments on all of the Angels of Light tracks. Critical reception Upon its release, ''Akron/Family & Angels of Light'' received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 81, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 15 reviews. Tammy La Gorce of AllMusic stated: "Pair Akron/Family with Angels of Light and what you get, apologies to the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sun City Girls
Sun City Girls were an American experimental rock band, formed in 1979 in Phoenix, Arizona. From 1981, the group consisted of Alan Bishop (bass guitar, vocals), his brother Richard Bishop (guitar, piano, vocals), and Charles Gocher (drums, vocals). Their name was inspired by Sun City, Arizona, an Arizona retirement community. In 2007, Gocher died following a long battle with cancer, bringing an end to the group. In a 26-year career, they produced 50 albums, 23 cassettes, 6 feature-length videos, and many other recordings. Operating in indie rock and underground music circles, Sun City Girls recorded numerous critically acclaimed albums, released in small editions by labels like Placebo, Majora, Eclipse Records, Amarillo Records, and their own Abduction Records, and has garnered a devoted cult following. Their music was hugely eclectic and varied, spreading across genres such as spoken word, free improvisation, jazz and rock, along with a recurring interest in world music. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard Bishop
Richard Bishop is an American composer, guitarist and singer best known for his work with the Sun City Girls. He styles himself Sir Richard Bishop. In 2005, Bishop began performing as a solo artist, playing throughout Europe, Australia, and the United States. He has done extensive touring with Will Oldham (Bonnie Prince Billy), Animal Collective, Devendra Banhart, Bill Callahan, and many others. Bishop’s first official solo record, ''Salvador Kali'', was released by John Fahey’s esteemed Revenant Records label in 1998. The album showcases Bishop's own particular obsessions and roots, drawing from a variety of worldwide sources. Locust Music issued his second record, ''Improvika,'' in 2004. This album consists of nine extemporaneous pieces for solo acoustic guitar. Up next was ''Fingering the Devil'', which was recorded at an impromptu session at London’s Southern Studios on a day off from the 2005 European tour. This was followed by two more releases from Locust: ''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian folk rock band from Wainfleet, Ontario, and currently based in Toronto. The current touring line-up includes Tony Dekker on lead vocals, acoustic guitar and harmonica, Erik Arnesen on banjo, electric guitar and Pump organ, harmonium, Joshua Van Tassel on drums, Bret Higgins on upright bass and Miranda Mulholland on violin and backing vocals. Past members included Julie Fader on backing vocals, Sandro Perri on guitar, and Greg Millson and Colin Huebert on drums. The band's style has been compared to Red House Painters, Nick Drake, Iron & Wine and Neil Young, as well as Will Oldham (Bonnie "Prince" Billy) and Sufjan Stevens. Dekker has cited influences including Gram Parsons and Hank Williams. History The band released two albums, ''Great Lake Swimmers (album), Great Lake Swimmers'' in 2003 and ''Bodies and Minds'' in 2005, on the independent label (weewerk) before signing to the larger Nettwerk in 2007. The band released its third full-length al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
