Live (Midd Student) Music Wednesdays featuring F.U.C.Kanye ('13)

Now last time on Midd Student Music Wednesdays we brought you Middlebury Mash-up Artist Change Your Plans (rumored to be dropping his sophomore album around Spring Break).
This time we bring you a duo who's actually performing live tonight at the Gamut Room - 9 PM.
This uku duo being the topically named (in October during the Taylor Swift fiasco...) F.U.C.Kanye!
Now I personally have an affinity for this sweater-vest clad duo as I saw them practicing their first song (Wagon Wheel) down the hall in Hadley at the beginning of fall semester. In fact, I am proud to say that it was actually my sweater vest featured in their original video.

Throughout the year you may have seen them recording their videos off of a Macbook all around campus (the festive video below being on Battell Beach), but tonight you can see them live which is something not to be missed! Supporting music endeavors here on campus is what WRMC is all about and what you should be all about too!

I don't know about you, but there has been a serious lack of dance party music in my life these days. There is just something oddly cathartic about sweating on others and dancing until there's a hole in your kicks. And I think it's because I haven't found any good dance party music recently. Good dance party music sounds vaguely familiar, but drops a beat that inspires even the most timid fools to start dancing and busting a move.

Fortunately, while exploring the interweb this past week I have discovered some dope dance party music. Hailing from NY, the city of ballers, the dudes from Designer Drugs know how to inspire a true dance party, I mean, I almost started dancing in the middle of the library! Not only do they appreciate good DP's (that's lingo for Dance Party), but they also appreciate the art of Polaroid photography (thanks to the Surprise Junkie for the photo). Perhaps we can get them to host the next sick Middlebury one?

Check out this remix and play it at your next dance party:

Anthonio (Designer Drugs Remix) - Annie (thanks trashbag kids.)

Three cheers for 24-hour programming!

WRMC 24-7! I think that's just the bee's knees. And serious props to all those people pulling the 3am-6am shifts. Let's all celebrate by listening to this pleasant remix of Bon Iver's spare track "re: stacks" by some dude named Tomas Barfod.

Direct link to the file: aqui.

Atlas Sound + Owen Pallett (What Are Artists Who Are Excellent Performers?)

Over Feb Break, I snuck in to see Atlas Sound + Neon Indian perform at NYU.

Atlas Sound was incredible.

I've stated this before, but there are just some artists that can create beautiful music, but then there are some who can perform beautiful music. Atlas Sound is no doubt one of those artists as he recreates his experimental/electronic album on stage with simply a harmonica, a guitar, and a loop pedal.

Check out this rendition of the single "Walkabout" and let me know what you think.

Another artist who I would love to see live is Owen Pallett (formerly Final Fantasy) who just released his new Heartland album. Both Atlas Sound and Owen Pallett are similar in the sense that both their albums aren't immediately enjoyable (like say Vampire Weekend). They are the type of albums that need time to really sink in, but are so worth it by the end. Seeing them perform live really makes you want to re-listen to songs you kind of skimmed over. Check Owen Pallett out as he performs my favorite song off his new album.

Bands to Watch: Parenthetical Girls

Parenthetical Girls sound like Colin Meloy if he grew up with the Elephant 6 collective. After 2008’s ambitious orchestral opus Entanglements, the band is set to release their new album, Privilege, on their own Slender Means Society label, distributing the tracks in the form of five EPs to be released sequentially over the next fifteen months.

Hop over and read the full review at: http://www.culturecatch.com/music/parenthetical-girls-privilege

Love,

Adam

Movie Mash-up

This is dope. If you can name 50 samples used, Rick and Rad will give you a shout-out on our third season premiere. If no one can, then we will announce whoever could name the most. I can name a lot, and wouldn't mind shouting out to myself, which I had planned to do anyone on our season premiere. On your mark, buffer, go.

Morgan Heringer at 51 Main - This Saturday at 9pm

Yo WRMC-heads. Check out this sick ukulele-playing summer-song singing New York folk act, Morgan Heringer. She plays with Dustin Carlson, the guitarist from the previously-seen/admired- at-51-Main act "We Are the Financial Crisis". She plucks out crazy patterns on her instrument and croons strange songs over them. It's really beautiful.

www.myspace.com/morganelizabethheringer

So go see her at 51 Main. She's playing this Saturday at 9. Also, tune in for an interview with her that evening on our very own WRMC.

- Glen

Congratulations to all the Febs!

WRMC would like to congratulate all the Febs on their recent graduation.  Especially Dave, Nate, and Sam.  WRMC wouldn't be where it is today without them and their tireless efforts.  Thanks so much guys and best of luck in the future!

Yes. This is real.

Speechless.

Mysterious Music Fridays featuring RxRy

So I have been wanting to post about this since Wednesday.

I have listened to it as I sleep and let me tell you, it's quite relaxing

My friend passed this along to me over Facebook and described it as "Super under the radar."

This got me super excited.

Now I have researched on the blogosphere and no one is exactly certain who this is. All we really know is that it is somehow connected to Animal Collective's Panda Bear AKA Noah Lennox (AKA RxRy?) Who knows. If you go to his (or her? or their?) MySpace you'll find Panda Bear as one of their few friends... which leads me to think.

My speculation is that it may be Noah Lennox's brother? The one that is mentioned in Brothersport and Bros?

Maybe?

It could just be someone who is a fan of Panda Bear, though. That'd be disappointing.

Anyway, it is very reminiscent to The Field and Portishead. Stuff that can play in the background of some suave party in Montreal, or when you just want to forget your thoughts and fall asleep. Spawning from Panda Bear, but definitely different. He says he is dropping this "new EP" SNWMLTR in February so keep watch (we will too). For now check out the original self-titled EP and a track from the new one.

RxRy - Self Titled EP

RxRy - SW CRSTL MLTS

CREDIT: JHERI EVANS - Great Blog: Radicalfortress.com Do it to it!