TEENGIRL FANTASY

Teengirl Fantasy would like you to think that they are indeed a 13 year old girl with a glittery website on Angelfire, but really they are a couple of dudes from Oberlin College in Ohio. The duo make drone-laden, synth/noise/disco that recalls Harmonia. The track "Portofino" has had me intrigued for months. Get the 7" at Rough Trade.

Teengirl Fantasy - Portofino (mp3)

Check out this awesome video, made for the Teengirl Fantasy remix of Telepathe's "Devil's Trident". The collaboration is fitting as the two acts play Market Hotel (Bushwick) tomorrow.


Telepathe - Devil's Trident (Teengirl Fantasy Basic Sensation Dub) from Mark Brown on Vimeo.

Market Hotel Blows Up!

-Love is All @ Market Hotel, June 2008

Please read this great article at BushwickBK about MTV invading Bushwick's hottest spot - Market Hotel. MTV's Cameras and Crew Invade Market Hotel. Be sure to read the comments section, as taking in the entire post gives you great insight as to how Bushwick is bubbling under the surface right now.

-photo by Scot Bowman

VIVIAN GIRLS

photo by Ryan Muir

Vivian Girls have been on heavy rotation on my headphones ever since I caught their show with Love is All last month at Market Hotel. I instantly fell in love with their harmonies when I first heard "Where Do You Run To" and "Tell the World". They have that perfect blend of vintage noise and coy innocence.

The self-titled debut album is currently sold out, but will be reissued this fall. Though, if you use your internet savvy you can probably find it.

Check out this live footage of Vivian Girls at Market Hotel last month...

Vivian Girls - Live at Market Hotel

LOVE IS ALL, VIVIAN GIRLS, CAUSE CO-MOTION! Played Market Hotel

Love is All delivered another wildly entertaining set in NYC on Saturday night, this time at Market Hotel in Bushwick. The scene was sticky, hot and sweaty - a sauna full of jubilant fans who made their way out in the thunder and lightning to see the band from Sweden play in Brooklyn. The storm brought significant downpours, but that did nothing to cool off the steaming temperature at Market Hotel.


Cause Co-Motion! and the excellent Vivian Girls opened up the show. Both bands turned in short and tight sets, equally showing significant promise in what led to a rather amazing night of music. Vivian Girls are a three-piece from Brooklyn who have been described as sounding like "The Ronettes produced by Kevin Shields". I am all about these girls. Expect a lot more about them in the very near future.


Cause Co-Motion! reminded me of a cross between Elvis Costello and Gang of Four with their angular changes and tight syncopation.

-Cause Co-Motion!

But the real deal was Love is All. Their live shows have a particular energy that is both infectious and mesmerizing. Just check out the video clip below from Market Hotel, where the band rifles through the crowdpleaser "Ageing Had Never Been His Friend".

Love is All play their 3rd and final NYC show tonight at Bowery Ballroom with Versus and Crystal Stilts.

Love is All - Ageing Had Never Been His Friend (live at Market Hotel)


-all photos by Scot Bowman

NYC Popfest Kicks Off Tonight

NYC Popfest kicks off tonight with Love is All, The Secret History, Oh! Custer, In Interview, and The Foxgloves at Cake Shop in the Lower East Side. Festival passes and single tickets for the first night are sold out, but you'll find full coverage here over the weekend.

Tullycraft, From Bubblegum to Sky, The Besties, and Pants Yell! are at Piano's on Friday.

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart and Mahogany open up for The Orchids and Ladybug Transistor at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday.

And things get wrapped up with a special recovery barbecue show at Union Pool on Sunday, featuring The Silent League and The Cannanes from Australia.

But don't forget Vivian Girls and Love is All are at Market Hotel in Bushwick on Saturday night!

LOVE IS ALL Is Coming to Town!

Love is All are bringing their party to the States for a one week tour of the Northeast, including a date in Bushwick! Not only is this a chance to see this awesome Swedish band live (and in mostly small venues), but they will also be selling their new 5-track Cover EP featuring their take on classic tracks by Prince, Dire Straits, and A Flock of Seagulls. This should tide us over until their new LP, A Hundred Things That Keep Me Up At Night is released later this year.

The Cover EP tracklist:

1. Kung-fu on the Internet
2. I Ran
3. So Far Away
4. Golly Gosh
5. Darling Nikki

STREAM - Love is All - Darling Nikki (Prince cover)

Love is All - Ageing Had Never Been His Friend (music video)


June US tour:

10th - Otto Bar, Baltimore, MD
11th - Black Cat, Washington DC
12th - Cake Shop, New York, NY (NYC Popfest)
13th - The Barbary, Philadelphia, PA
14th - Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY (Bushwick!)
15th - Great Scott!, Boston, MA
16th - Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY