Last week AA Bondy, the time-traveling bard pictured above, stopped by to unfurl three backporch jams in the Tripwire living room. His new long-player, When The Devil’s Loose, is out on Fat Possum right now and it leaves a similarly winsome expression upon our faces. See why below:
The boys of Portland’s Nurses got cozy with us in front of the fireplace. It’s starting to get a little chilly outside so we’re bringing the performances inside for our new, aptly-named series The Fireplace. We were lucky enough to hear charming versions of “Technicolor” and “Manatarms” off their new full-length, Apple’s Acre. We also got a sneak peek/ear load of “So Sweet,” a song so sweet it can only be heard right here, in front of our as of now unlit fireplace. Stay tuned for later episodes and the decorative lighting/live flame sure to be found within, DUDES.
Tim Kasher of Cursive came over to our back porch a couple weeks ago with things to get off his chest. He played us a precious oldie, “Driftwood: A Fairy Tale” as well as a couple newbies off their newest LP, Mama, I’m Swollen. It was all very, very intense. Watch and see.
We’ve been digging on Blind Man’s Colour for a minute now. Their jams are shoegaze-y and moon-jumpy and just teeming with sunshine vibes. So when we heard the boys were coming to NYC for a couple of debut performances, we had to have them on our back porch. Kyle, Orhan and bassist, Ben, showed up ready to try out acoustic versions of “Jimmy Dove” and “The Dinosaur Ride” before they played their second of three NYC shows at Cameo that night. All Orhan needed was a headband. Low maintenance.
The boys of Foreign Born were a little furry after playing the last show of their summer tour. So we decided to give them a shave! Well we didn’t, but the nice men at the Neighborhood Barber in the East Village did the honors. You think we know how to handle those ol’ fashioned straight blades? No, thanks. Anyway, before being told not to speak so as not to turn into Scarface, Matt told us a little bit about their troubles driving through Texas and how Sal got handcuffed. Let the past be behind you boys, the tour has been shaved and cut off!
