ATP NY Underway, Live Radio Stream

All Tomorrow's Parties New York is well underway. For those of you (like me) who are sad you couldn't make it upstate for the weekend to catch the incredible lineup, you can still listen to many of the bands performances via a live stream at WFMU.org. Expected highlights of the weekend include Harmonia, Low, Yo La Tengo, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Dinosaur Jr., Mogwai, Fuck Buttons, and of course My Bloody Valentine (who also play Roseland Ballroom in NYC on Monday night).

In related news...

Harmonia, the German krautrock supergroup that was formed in the 70's by Michael Rother (Kraftwerk/Neu!) and Hans-Joachim Roedelius/Dieter Mobius (Cluster), are playing (le) Poisson Rouge on Monday night. White Williams will open the show.

Yo La Tengo have released the new compilation They Shoot, We Score collects compositions made for four different films, including Junebug and Shortbus. You can purchase the compilation here.

FUCK BUTTONS - "Bright Tomorrow"

Firstly, Fuck Buttons are not for everybody. But if you've ever liked experimental noise, this Bristol duo are definitely worth checking out. Start with the hypnotic video for the edit of 'Bright Tomorrow' below. The debut album Street Horrrsing was recorded by Mogwai's John Cummings and mastered by Bob Weston of Shellac.

Fuck Buttons - Bright Tomorrow (music video)


Fuck Buttons will join My Bloody Valentine, Mogwai, Low, Autolux, Tortoise, Thurston Moore, Shellac, and Meat Puppets for All Tomorrow's Parties New York, September 19-21. Don't get too excited though. The weekend sold out in under five minutes.

CARIBOU, FUCK BUTTONS@ The El Rey Theatre, Los Angeles

Before making the trek out to the desert for Coachella, I was lucky enough to catch Caribou and Fuck Buttons at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles.

CARIBOU


I have only become a fan of Caribou in the last year, with their excellent 2007 album Andorra. Live, the band is more hypnotic, with abstract light projections beautifully accompanying the percussion-driven sonic tangents. Despite some sound issues, Caribou were really great. The four-piece band created a certain level of manic delirium, but for the most part the sets were impressive, tight, and rich with mind-boggling rhythmic muscle.

FUCK BUTTONS


I knew absolutely nothing about Fuck Buttons before, but live at the El Rey on Thursday night they were tremendous. Fuck Buttons are a duo from the UK who make experimental noise-electro that is nearly indescribable. One of the many highlights of their set was when Andrew Hung howled like a cockatoo into a psychotic sea of reverb. Check these guys out!