WhyDontHipstersDance: Fleet Foxes

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2/2/11

Spring Albums - The Strokes, Fleet Foxes & More

Yeeesssssssss.

The Strokes, Angles drops March 22nd

They're back--after splitting for solo albums galore, I was scared for a hot minute.

Fleet Foxes, Helplessness Blues drops May 3rd
Been waiting for their sophomore album!

Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues by subpop

Cut Copy, Zonoscope drops Feb 8th

Can't wait for more music to dance to.

Peter Bjorn & John, Gimme Some drops March 29th

I got a taste the other night at their show, they did not disappoint.

6/30/09

Yim Yames Does George Harrison

It's no secret that I adore Jim James from My Morning Jacket. And I never mentioned meeting him this past winter after Patrick, his drummer, played for Dan Auerbach at Bowery Ballroom. Now, I usually steer clear of celebrities and try to stay out of their way but this HAD to be the exception. A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

A few beers later, I not only realized he had no interest whatsoever in having me as his new BFF, but is also stuck in the past. He's no fan of Kings of Leon, nor Fleet Foxes. He respects his classics, like Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan and George Harrison...which is his own prerogative, hell I grew up listening to classic rock and classic rock only. James, a.k.a. Yim Yames' new 6 song EP (soon to become a full record), makes sense, and I can't wait. Tribute To is a collection of George Harrison's solo works and will be released July 7th. A genius covering a genius.

Read more and listen to a taste here or download "Behind That Locked Door" at yimyames.com. If that weren't enough to wet your appetite, James' collaboration with Conor Oberst, M. Ward and Mike Mogis birthed Monsters of Folk, which will be released 9/22/09.

4/22/09

Coachella Videos

A little bit from Paul McCartney, Fleet Foxes, and Band of Horses.

4/19/09

Coachella-Saturday

Yet another day of great shows at Coachella has passed. I forgot just how amazing the Killers are and they are fresh on my mind. Brandon Flowers has got such great energy and dance moves, and I was looooving all of the hits old and new. Flowers also surprisingly changed things up a bit with a few different beats and I loved that.

The best part about the show is that I’m not camping, nor rushing over to the festival to sit in the 100-degree desert. Yesterday morning I was drinking poolside and welcoming one of my closest friends Charlie, who is usually the best part of the party and I am SO happy to have him here (thanks to the VIP passes also). After the pool drinking debauchery (and some glances at Tiffany Amber-Theissan), we headed over to the festival and were treated with an unbelievable lineup. TV on the Radio, Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, M.I.A (did she even take maternity leave?) and The Killers! Band of Horses has been my favorite show so far (a high energy show and a great view of the beautiful, sexy Scott Speedman didn't hurt), but I was sad to miss Jenny Lewis and Thievery Corporation. The VIP section was nothing special, although I did have a quick convo with Jared Leto and M.I.A's stylist. I'm off to the pool now and can hardly contain my excitement for today's shows! The Cure here I come!

11/3/08

Ahead of the Curve

The work is complete, check it out!

You can view all of the promos, including such artists as CSS, Hot Chip, and Fleet Foxes here.

10/21/08

Treasure Island

After the Phili MMJ show, I hopped on a flight to LA to attend my very first VMAs. As I first stepped onto the Paramount Studio lot Paris Hilton & family almost ran me over in a golf cart! I was working, but the excitement was contagious. I did my working bit and the rest of the night consisted of catching the short Kanye performance “in space,” and running into a bunch of wasted Real Worlders, whilst sipping on some champagne gratis. Later that week I tried to get into the sold out Ratatat show to no avail-my coworker (Wilson) was even playing the MTV card very vehemently! No worries though, because I had just seen them in NYC.

Soon after I flew to San Fran to spend some quality time with my sister and attended another great MMJ show at the beautiful Greek Theatre (again a light drizzle and more amazing-ness, I swear Jim James winked at me), spending the rest of the weekend shooting all sorts of goodness for MTVU at the Treasure Island Music Festival. We had ourselves a raw warehouse space and a talented Director of Photography shooting some bands from the festival that would stop by, play amidst beautiful lighting set-ups, and send shivers down my spine. Some standouts included Fleet Foxes, The Foals, and CSS. For the last band, I was sent to pick up Jack White and the crew from The Raconteurs. Oooh what a moment. I really stood back from it all while we were shooting them, giggling at how lucky I was. I've never seen the director so giddy! After shooting all day, the crew and I would rush through backstage to VIP, casually passing members of Vampire Weekend, having a quick conversation with Tokyo Police Club, and catching the last performances of the night--TV On The Radio, The Kills, Tegan & Sara, and The Raconteurs. Photos of the trip are posted on my Facebook album “Work.” Earlier this year we did a similar shoot at the SXSW festival in Austin for Ahead of the Curve. It's sensational work.