Bloomington Electronic Presents Speed of Sound
Second Anniversary Showcase
feat. Audiodics, Ersatz Modem, Shy Guy Says, Dioxin One
@ Rachael’s Cafe
Friday, February 3
8:30 p.m.
Free before 9 p.m., $3 after
All Ages
For two years, Bloomington Electronic has been putting on monthly electronic music showcases at a number of venues around town, and Friday’s might be their biggest yet. With sets by four acts from all over the electronic spectrum and the promise of an innovative 3-D light show, it’s almost impossible to resist dropping by Rachael’s tomorrow night – especially considering the fact that it’s free. I don’t know about you, but this sounds like a hell of a lot more fun than standing outside in the Super Bowl Village to me. (It’s probably just me. Still. Go to Speed of Sound.)
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The Bears of Blue River
w/ Gabe Liebowitz (of
Dastardly)
@
The Bishop
Friday, February 3
8 p.m.
$5
18+
Chicago melodic rockers The Bears of Blue River will take to the Bishop stage Friday with support from Dastardly’s Gabe Liebowitz. The group’s debut album, Dames, is available for streaming for free on Bandcamp, and it’s made the band rightly buzzworthy. Gabe Liebowitz doesn’t have a proper website for his music, but he’s being presented on the gig poster as Dastardly Solo, so it’s probably safe to expect some material from that band.
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XV
w/ Oreo Jones and DJ Wally Wonder
@ The Bishop
Wednesday, February 1
10 p.m.
$12
18+
In an event backed by the Dope Couture clothing label, indefatigable rapper XV will bring his stylings to the Bishop stage with the help of Oreo Jones and local DJ Wally Wonder. With 16 mixtapes since 2006, hardly anyone not called Lil B has been more prolific over the past half decade. His forthcoming debut album The Kid With the Greenback will feature production by Just Blaze. Check him out for cheaper than you’ll probably be able to for long Wednesday night.
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For the week of 1/23-1/29/12:
1. Guided By Voices, Let’s Go Eat the Factory (GBV inc.)
2. Various, Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan (Amnesty Intl)
3. Racebannon, Six Sik Sisters (Tizona)
4. Cloud Nothings, Attack on Memory (Carpark)
5. The Big Pink, Future This (4AD)
If you haven’t seen already, our friends at the Indianapolis Star have posted a complete list of Super Bowl parties taking place in the Circle City over the course of the next week. We’ll have Live Buzz reviewers on the ground for a few of the shows, so watch this space for some special reviews of this once-in-a-lifetime glut of mass popular culture taking over that quaint hamlet just a bit north.
Nathan Vollmar and Will Claytor are the brains behind Bloomington-based video production company Nineteenth State, and their latest project is their most high-profile yet. Nineteenth State shot the music video for “Nothing Is the News,” the lead single from the forthcoming Maraqopa album by Seattle singer/songwriter Damien Jurado. The video was filmed entirely in Bloomington with a local cast, and it marks the first official video Vollmar and Claytor have shot for a non-local act. If “Nothing Is the News” is any indication, there will be much awesomeness in Nineteenth State’s future. Live Buzz recently got the opportunity to interview Vollmar and Claytor about the video, and they were refreshingly candid. Read the rest of this entry »
