December 2007
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FWYB's Obligatory Year-End Top Ten Album List
aka FIDDLE WHILE YOU BURNS 2007 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR This is the best of what I’ve been listening to in-between shows this year: #1 Radiohead - “In Rainbows” (In ways both musical & political Radiohead’s once again raised the bar with “In Rainbows” making this the clear the album of 2007.) The rest below are all tied for #2: Earthless - “Rhythms from a...
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Thu. 12.20: Free Parts & Labor Show @ Knitting...
The MyOpenBar.com crew comes through with one of Brooklyn’s best live bands plus free booze, don’t miss it! 8p, FREE! + free beer w/ rsvp @ Knitting Factory (tix) - An Albatross, Parts & Labor, Stay High, DJ Thanksgiving Brown
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Wed. 12.12: Giant Step Holiday Party
9p, FREE! (w/ Stolichnaya Vodka open bar from 9 to 11P) w/ rsvp @ BLVD (199 Bowery) - GIANT STEP HOLIDAY PARTY with MR. SCRUFF, TURNTABLES ON THE HUDSON + live performances by TIOMBE LOCKHART, JOSÉ JAMES, TAYLOR McFERRIN and DJs CENTER, MONI, TYLER ASKEW and DHUNDEE at BLVD
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12.05 Neimo @ Pianos (photos)
Paris, France rockers Neimo kicked off their month long Pianos residency, firing up the crowd with an energetic mash-up of the sounds of Depeche Mode and the Libertines. Overall the set was pretty impressive and Neimo are definitely worth checking out for fans of stylish Electro-Punk. The band is playing all over the city this month: Neimo in NYC: Dec 5th - Pianos Dec 8th -...
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Todd P. Drops Wisdom to Gothamist
Matt & Kim @ Todd P’s SXSW Party Gothamist has some excellent real-talk on NYC’s indie music machine from the city’s best curator Todd P: http://gothamist.com/2007/12/07/todd_patrick_co.php Most quotable snippet: “And these clubs tell you it’s all financial, that they don’t have an option, that the insurance keeps them from this or that and I can believe that to a...
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What's Good - December '07 (with Videos!)
I finally had time this weekend to sit down & listen to some new music so here’s the best of the bunch… It’s time for another edition of my favorite post to compile “What’s Good”. For you newbies - this is a list of new sounds from artists all over the world that haven’t been featured yet on FiddleWhileYouBurn, but I’ve listened to think are...
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11.28 Jaguar Club @ Pianos (photos)