Oh, it’s going down this Saturday night, friends. New God is ready to blow Cafe Nola to smithereens (in a good way, of course), right after Philly act Seagulls punch your noses in. Above is the latter’s video for “You And Me,” which is on their recently released debut LP, “Great Pine.” And, yes. In case you haven’t noticed, that’s the lovely Derek Salazar from Heavy Lights in the video. Let the swooning commence … now.
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Friday night: What do you have going on? Shoot. It’s already Thursday. So you must be thinking about this kind of stuff. Right?! Right?! The Rew Smith Band is heading to Bushwallers, taking the stage (or floor) by storm at about 10 p.m. Thus, behold not one, but two – two! – performances from the band in one video. Who says Thursdays can’t be amazing?! Who, we ask?! Who?!?
So, are you snowed in? Have you checked out our latest Frederick Playlist Presents … video? Do you like to rock? If you answered “yes” to one, two, or three of those questions … well, here’s a video for you. Check out Moogatu’s “Help On The Way.” Why do that? Because these fine young lads will be in town on Friday night at Cafe 611, along with Cutting Agency. By then, all the snow will be cleared out, right? Let’s hope so. Happy Tuesday!
So, you guys all know about NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, right? Hell, even we ripped it off. Anyway, that fine institution recently announced a contest and invited artists to submit their own Tiny Desk Concert videos for a chance to win their own personal Tiny Desk Concert. That’s a lot of “Tiny Desk Concert” in one sentence. Anyway (again), Big Hoax, a former subject for one of our Q&As, submitted the above video. And not only is it great, but it’s also from a local artist. So, really: Is there a better way to begin a Thursday? We think not.
You know what’s tough? Tuesdays. Like, really. You just settled into the week by going through Monday (which is always awful), yet you’re still one day away from actually feeling like you’re halfway to Friday. So, how do you deal? You make plans for Friday now. Not tomorrow. Not in a few hours. But now. So, what can do you this Friday? Well, you can check out the always-fabulous Adrienne Smith as she takes the Cafe Nola stage. So, there. Doesn’t it feel better now, knowing you have plans for the weekend even though we’re no more than two days into the week?! Precisely. Viva La Tuesday!
Hey, remember when we did a Q&A with the fine fellas in The Shack Band back in July? They told us they love them some Frederick and they love them some Flying Dog, too. It was fun. Anyway, they are coming back to town tomorrow night (or Friday night, for all of those people concerned with specifics and such). The venue will be the fabulous Cafe Nola. The time will be 9:30 p.m. You will want to see this. You will shove 2-dollar PBRs in your face. You will have fun. You will be happy it is Friday. You will buy a Shack Band CD. Or … well … maybe you’ll do none of those things. Either way, you really should check it out!
Hey, have you checked out our YouTube page recently? You should, because … well … you should. Anyway, over the weekend, some of us wandered over to Cafe Nola to check out the fabulous Karen Jonas perform and we took a couple videos. Among them is the one above these words, featuring the title track off her latest set, “Oklahoma Lottery.” The crowd was noisy, but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t awesomer than awesome. Click the play button to see what all the fuss is about.
Well, hey there. What are you up to this weekend? Here’s an option: You could check out the Freddie Long Band at The Cellar Door on Saturday. That seems to be a good excuse to get out and brave this obnoxiously cold weather, doesn’t it? To warm you up for the performance (pun intended), check out the guys covering one of the great rock songs of the last five trillion years, “Whipping Post,” at the Frederick Fairgrounds. Because sometimes it just feels good to see people playing instruments in shorts as the January air ruins our lives. Happy Thursday!
Hey, remember In The Street? One of us was roaming around town, introducing bands in the rain, stumbling through scripts and sprinting the mean streets of Frederick? Remember that? We do. One of the bands we introduced that day was Donegal X-Press, who just so happens to be slated to perform at Bushwaller’s on Saturday night. And naturally, it’s some pretty great stuff. So, check out their official video for “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” and bundle up for a trip downtown this weekend. Just be sure to bring your own whistle flute.
Had the chance to catch up with Ryan from Heavy Lights last week and he got us hip to this pretty incredible show going down at Cafe Nola on Saturday. The way he described it was essentially as such: A whole bunch of musician friends get together, dress amazingly, take over Cafe Nola, and run through covers like Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It.” It’s a mess. It’s monstrous. It’s maniacal. And it’s marvelous. Above is a highlight reel of sorts for what’s in store this weekend, so carve out six minutes if you can. You won’t want to be square, friends. You’ll most definitely want to be there.