Ten Percent (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Not just Tom Waits but the wonderful Mark Eitzel of American Music Club fame/infamy has a new album out Klamath, no free tracks but you can Spotify here and buy direct in the US or EU (scroll down) or the usual Amazon, iTunes (UK) suspects. His voice and poetry are as scintillating as ever, the [...]
PopMatters Music (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
Surprise! The leader of American Music Club stealth-releases a new solo album. Surprise! It's brilliant. Mark Eitzel's eccentricities are many. This isn't shocking news once you consider the range of styles that characterize the work of his main band, American Music Club. AMC combines delicate, folky guitar, skittish jazz drumming, deranged punk rock noise guitar leads, and (occasionally) pedal steel...
lonesome music (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
A rainy Monday; deepest, darkest Leeds 6 and two be-hatted miserablists. How's that for a recipe for a fun night? Pretty irresistable from where I'm standing. Eitzel was headlining, of course, and Nicolay admitted he was a bit starstruck and had learned the guitar from Songs of Love . I'm just posting up the cover of Nicolay's album because, well, it's a good 'tache. And he's sporting a similar number....
highwayfive (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
My Favorite 100 LPS since I was born. My Top 100 LPs since I was born! 1. American Music Club – California 2. New Order – Low Life 3. The National – Alligator 4. Momus – Tender Pervert 5. Tricky – Maxinquaye 6. Pixies – Surfer Rosa 7. Joy Division – Unknown Pleasures 8. Burial – Untrue 9. Portishead – Dummy 10. PJ Harvey – Rid of Me 11. The...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 25/10/2009
Since Rolling Stone proclaimed him songwriter of the year in 1991, Eitzel ("the American Morrissey") has done his level best to live up to such praise and, mostly (and characteristically), he's failed. It's as if, the more he tries to make records people will love, the further he travels from his gentle gift. This time, he says, "I've made the kind of record I would want to listen to"....
Line Out (Free subscription) | 19/09/2009
A reader called us out in the comments for this week's Up & Coming section for not mentioning the Mark Eitzel show happening at Triple Door Sat. Sept. 19. Sorry. Space is limited in the paper; we can't cover everything; worthy concerts sometimes get overlooked. Toward making amends with Mark Eitzel's rabid fan base, here's a video of what I think is one of his most beautiful, soul-wrenching songs...
Sir Charlie Palmer (Free subscription) | 16/08/2009
http://www.mediafire.com/?umhc2lm30ug May not be everybody’s cup of tea and can take quite a few listens before you get into it. But persevere and you will do. A decent piece of Mark Eitzel self pitying.
MBV (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Frank YangSome shows you want to see in a packed, sweaty club. Others you don’t. In the case of St. Vincent, more than two years removed from her last visit to Toronto, you’ll take her anywhere you can but as much as I love the Horseshoe Tavern, its sweltering environs on Saturday night [...]
highwayfive (Free subscription) | 23/07/2009
A little taste of Marks upcoming tour. Just Mark Eitzel singing and Marc Capelle playing the piano. Marks wonderful cover of Me and Mr Jones www.highwayfive.blogspot.com
highwayfive (Free subscription) | 23/07/2009
The ever wonderful Mark Eitzel is touring with Marc Capelle. They will performing American Music Club Songs, some covers and some new songs. They is a good post on Mark Eitzel's blog . Sat 7/18 New York, NY at Le Poisson Rouge Sun 7/19 Hudson, NY at Jason’s Upstairs Mon 7/20 Hoboken, NJ at Maxwell’s Tue 7/21 Boston. MA at Lizard Lounge Wed 7/22 Albany NY at Lindas at WAMC Thu 7/23 Rochester,...
Johnny Brenda's (Free subscription) | 21/07/2009
BUY TICKETS Mark Eitzel- As both a solo artist and the frontman for enduring cult favorites American Music Club, Mark Eitzel established himself among the truly powerful forces in contemporary music; a hauntingly evocative singer, he earned even greater notoriety for his brilliance as a composer, combining the energy of punk, the pastoral beauty of folk, [...]
Sound of the City (Free subscription) | 20/07/2009
As a DJ and producer, Theo Parrish is a staple of Detroit's house scene. His jazzy, downtempo "sound sculptures" are ideal for a Monday night: deep, vibey, and sexy as hell. He mixes techno with classic soul and r&b tracks at Cielo. Pianist Jenny Lin's recent recording of Shostakovich's 24 preludes and fugues is credible for two reasons; Both piece and performer have streamlined contemporary...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 26/06/2009
Spent was an American Indie Rock band from Jersey City, New Jersey consisting of singer/guitarist John King, guitarist/occasional vocalist/keyboardist Annie Hayden, bassist/occasional vocalist Joe Weston and drummer Ed Radich. Spent formed in the early 1990's in Jersey City, New Jersey....
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 29/05/2009
XX Merge, the label's 20th anniversary festival taking place in Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC from July 22nd to 26th, is nearly sold out. The only show with tickets still available is the July 26th closing gig with She...
Ten Percent (Free subscription) | 18/04/2009
The mighty Mark Eitzel leading American Music Club live. Now that is an artist performing, heart and soul. Rare in this commodified music style flavoured* landscape. Drunk on the kind of applause That gets louder the lower you sink *Contains 6% human creativity and extract of soul 5% by volume. Manufactured in a factory that also handles [...]
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