How I spent my weekend

I went to shows and shot stuff.

Saturday: Here are The Shondes performing their new song "Miami" for the first time ever at the Exit 44 Festival at Wonderland in Astoria where there were delicious veggie dogs. Other venues: take note. Having good, reasonably priced (vegan-friendly) food makes me want to patronize your establishment.

This is one of my favorite of the batch of songs likely to end up on the next album.



Sunday: The Martin Bisi-curated evening at Spike Hill during the Northside Fest. Here are some choice clips from Alina Simone's steller set.


The as-yet unreleased "Beautiful Machine":


The also as-yet unreleased (and fucking gorgeous) "My Love is a Mountain":


...and here's a Yanka Dyagileva cover, "For a Rainy Day":


After Alina Simone, Martin Bisi himself played a set with his band. Here is the song "Rise Up Cowboy" from his brand new Son of a Gun EP out now on Contraphonic.: