Monday, April 07, 2008
The last time we tried to shoot Viva Viva, we made an ill-fated foray into infrared photography. This time, with the addition of actual lights, you may even be able to make out more than a Sasquatch-like outline. Which is good, because we love these dudes. Forget that VV grew out of two of our favorite early-00s bands -- the Lot Six and Officer May -- or that they've got this awesome Mutt-and-Jeff thing going on. Since the dissolution of those bands, their respective frontmen have taken their rock-and-roll hearts back to the classic shit: one second they sound like the Doors doing Beatles-in-Hamburg material, the next they're hybriding Stones/Stooges raveups in the manner of the first Verbena album. Here's the set opener, recorded March 29 at the Middle East as part of our Best Music Poll showcase:
COMING SOON: Faces on Film Live at the Middle East
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| Ho-Ag, “Paint the Navy” (mp3) |
| Jeffrey Simmons, "Half Dollar" (MP3) |
| Spitzz, "Chloroform Fun" (mp3) |
| Daughters, "Cheers, Pricks" (mp3) |
| Bullseye, "Mick Jagger's Birthday Bash" (mp3) |
| Night Rally, "Shoop John B" (MP3) |
| Bury Your Dead, "House of Straw" (mp3) |
| Only Living Witness, "December" (mp3) |
| Shadows Fall, "December" (mp3) |
| All That Remains, "This Calling" (mp3) |
| Peter Gammons, "She Fell From Heaven" (mp3) |
| The Beatings, "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained" (mp3) |
| The Gersch, "Face" (mp3) |
| 5ive, "Soma" (mp3) |
| Making It Right, "Summer Anthem" (mp3) |
| Bang Camaro, "Push Push (Lady Lightning)" (mp3) |
| Ketman, "Hide Out From the Sun" (mp3) |
| Alec K. Redfearn and the Eyesores, "Valse II" (mp3) |
| Termanology, "Watch How It Go Down" (mp3) |
| Westbound Train, "I’m No Different" (mp3) |
| Uncle Monsterface, "Chocula (You're Not Safe)" (mp3) |
| Francine, "Daysucker" (mp3) |
| Therefore I Am, “I Get Nervous In Cars” (mp3) |
| She’s the Car, “Vibeke” (mp3) |
| Finian McKean, "Oh, My Heart Is Heavy" (mp3) |
| Age Rings, “Millions of Americans” (mp3) |
| Snowleopards, "Stuck in the Middle" (mp3) |
| Alden Fertig, "Let Go" (mp3) |
| DJ C featuring Tiger Saw, “Fish Town Freighter (Remix).” |
| Mission of Burma, "Donna Sumeria" (mp3) |
| Mr. Lif, "Brothaz" (mp3) |
| Township, "House In the Sky" (mp3) |
| 7L & Esoteric, "3 Minute Classic" (mp3) |
| The Dents with Mike McColgan, "Last One Standing" (mp3) |
| Dylan in the Movies, "Better Days" (mp3) |
| mus-ok, "Sophisticated Man" (mp3) |
| Furvis, "Soldier Blue" (mp3) |
| Hooray for Earth, "Simple Plan" (mp3) |
| Don Lennon, "My Resume" (mp3) |
| Clawjob, "Welcome to Space School" (mp3) |
| Paper Thin Stages, "In the Deer" (mp3) |
| The Westward Trail, "Steady Hands" (mp3) |
| Bonde do Role, "Melo do Tobaco (Paul Devro Sweet Mango Mix)" (mp3) |
| The Luxury, "Seven Stories" (mp3) |
| The Mules, "Teenage Freak Girls" (mp3) |
| Throttle, "MX Trash" (mp3) |
| Raw Radar War, "Lack of Fire Discipline" (mp3) |
| Neptune, "Fourteen Pleasures" (mp3) |
| Black Helicopter, "Buick Electra" (mp3) |
| Bugs and Rats, "Creep Mission" (mp3) |
| Karacter, "Guesthouse" (mp3) |
| Boston George, "There's Some Hoes in this Nookie" (mp3) |
| The Lot Six, "Strange Pains" (mp3) |
| Magic People, "Preserving Brine" (mp3) |
| Big Digits, "Music is Magic" (mp3) |
| Tides, "The Sight" (mp3) |
| Frank Smith, "Time to Cut the Fence" (mp3) |
| *AM Stereo, "Drink Club" (mp3) |
| Wild Zero, "Get In the Tub" (mp3) |
| Mad Man Films, "Oh God" (mp3) |
| Mittens, "Leeway" (mp3) |
| DJ Paul Foley, "Wet Donuts" (mp3) |
| Victory at Sea, "To You and Me" (mp3) |
| Devil Music, "Burning" (mp3) |
| Verbana Darvell, "Faint Attraction" (mp3) |
| Bon Savants, "Why This Could Never Work" (mp3) |
| Campaign For Real Time, "In Your Dreams" (mp3) |
| Taxpayer, “When They Were Young” (mp3) |
| Kay Hanley, "Cellars by Starlight" (mp3) |
| Casey Dienel, "Frankie and Annette" (MP3) |
| Dirty Holiday, "Who's Pulling the Strings" |
| Lightning Bolt, "2 Morrow Morrow Land" |
| Graveside, "Stomp" |
| Tiger Saw, "Singing With Ghosts" |
| Frank Smith, "Black and Blue (Demo)" |
| Dagha, "Skoolhouse Rock (feat. Insight)" |
| Sullee (feat. Joe Budden), "What Cha Tryin' To Do" |
| Roh Delikat, "Red Light" |
| Hidden, "That's How I Escaped My Certain Fate" |
| Hilken Mancini and Chris Colbourn, "Couple of Weeks" |
| Angela, "Jack You Off" |
| Asamov, "Supa Dynamite (feat. Mr. Lif)" |
| Anal Cunt, "You're in a Coma" |
| Scissorfight, "Victory Over Horseshit" |
| Damone, "Out Here All Night" |
| Mighty Mighty Bosstones, "The Impression That I Get (Dub Blend)" |
| Rainbow Bright, "The Rollah" |
| Keys to the Streets of Fear, "Modern World" |
| Tunnel of Love, "Paint It Black" |
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