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Little Anchor @ Pete’s Candy Store – July 23rd

Another awesome poster from Barclay Douglas. Little Anchor will be playing an intimate acoustic show at Pete’s Candy Store tomorrow night. Come check us out!

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Little Anchor @ Pianos by Emily Tan

Here are some awesome photos of the Little Anchor Pianos gig by freelance writer/photographer Emily Tan! Check out her flickr for her shots of other artists!

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Little Anchor Sunland EP Now Available Digitally!

So the Little Anchor EPs look awesome in person, but if you couldn’t nab the limited run (hand numbered by Alexa!) from our Pianos show, the EP is now available digitally through a few online retailers! The beautiful jacket design is by Barclay Douglas.

Get the EP through iTunes or Amazon.

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Wow, Janelle Monáe rocks

I’m a little bit dismayed that I only just found out about the wonder that is Janelle Monáe. This is her track ‘Tightrope’ which features Big Boi of Outkast fame. This song, first of all, is incredible. Janelle has an amazing voice and at times, channels the greatness of Michael Jackson and James Brown. There is so much soul in this music it’s ridiculous. The song takes cues from old school jazz with some slick jazz lines, R&B, hip-hop, dance, pop, and this chick is quietly singing ‘Happy Birthday’ at the end of the song. Random, but sweet. Definitely hearing a background line reminiscent of the background lines in Dizzy Gillespie’s ‘A Night in Tunisia.’

Now, the music video for the track, is perhaps the best music video I’ve seen in a long, long time. Janelle is just so fucking cool. What a badass! The shoes, the dancing, the vibe – I haven’t been in awe like this about a music video since the late 90’s. There is also a video of her and the band performing the track live on Letterman and that is also pretty brilliant.

Do yourself a favor and pick up Janelle’s album, The ArchAndroid – the album’s songs are of a pretty eclectic variety and yet, it’s super cohesive and a seriously awesome listen.

http://www.jmonae.com/

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Little Anchor EP Release @ Pianos – Photos!

Thanks to everyone for coming out to the Little Anchor EP release show! Anni Rossi played an amazing set, too. Here are some sweet photos that Gao Di took. The Little Anchor Sunland EP is out now! Contact Alexa to get a hold of one – digital release coming in July.

Blatantly singing a few ‘Ooohs’ in this last one.

And here are some great ones from Vida Chang:

Thanks again, everyone! See you next time – full band record in the near future!

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Little Anchor at Pianos with Anni Rossi

Little Anchor will be playing at Pianos in the Lower East Side on Thursday, June 17th. Come check us out, we’re on before Anni Rossi. We go on at 8, so be there on time! $8 bucks at the door.

Thursday will see the release of the Sunland EP which features 5 awesome Alexa Cabellon originals. Alexa struggled with a suitable band name for a while and after multiple bad suggestions I can proudly say – I named this band! Woooo! Full band recording is in the near future – stay in touch! Awesome band emblem by Barclay Douglas.

To get you ready for the Thursday night gig, here is a clip of ‘Circles and Circles’ from our show at Glasslands last month.

Pianos is located at 158 Ludlow Street.
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Tokyo Police Club’s Champ is Indie Rock Awesome

There is just something about Tokyo Police Club’s albums, but I find myself being able to listen to them the whole way through and be interested the entire time. Tokyo Police Club’s second full-length album, Champ, has as many good songs as the first album. Fun and catchy melodies, great instrumental breaks – this album is rocking the whole way through. Some favourites are: ‘Favorite Colour,’ ‘Breakneck Speed,’ ‘Bambi,’ ‘Gone,’ but honestly, I have already listened to the album a few times through and I’m into it all.

The album features great songs and I’m down for that. Listen to ‘Gone’ below.

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Preparing for Landing

Some day 2, some day 3 – in the middle of tracking guitars right about now!

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In-flight

Tracking drums and bass. Rehearsing.

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Ready For Takeoff

Setting up at Gigantic.

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Alexa Cabellon with Kendrick Lo, Thomas White & Ian Chang at Glasslands!

Thanks to everyone who made it out to the show at Glasslands. Super fun times! Gao Di took some amazing photos and because I’m a narcissist here’s a whole good bunch of them. Shout outs to Akudama, Berzerkulosis, No Place & Meat Children for putting on great performances, as well! Happy Cinco de Mayo!

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Alexa Cabellon at the Glasslands Tonight! Cinco De Mayo Party!

I will be playing with Alexa Cabellon tonight at Glasslands for a Cinco De Mayo throw down. We’re up at 8:00pm, so get there early – cover’s only $5 bucks! Alexa will be backed by Kendrick Lo (yours truly!), Thomas White & Ian Chang. Going to be an awesome night of music!

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Hifana + Wieden+Kennedy Tokyo + Kicks = Sweet Nike Spot

I saw Hifana, I think, back in 2006 at a New York x Tokyo Hip-Hop NYC Summerstage event. This Japanese breakbeat duo put together one of the coolest live shows I’ve ever seen, attaching all of their gear to animations and video clips on so many screens that the power went out and Summerstage went black for a good 10 minutes while they had to get everything up and running again. The visual audio experience was so intense  I copped their debut album Fresh Push Breakin’ shortly after the show but nothing can compare to seeing them kick it live.

Cool to see them here working with Wieden+Kennedy for an awesome Nike Free spot called “Music Shoe” that features some… well… music + sneakers. This reminds me of just how creative and interesting these guys are. Ah, memories!

Hifana has a third album coming out soon – I suggest you check them out! (thanks to Gao Di for finding this ad!)

Wieden+Kennedy | Hifana

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White Hinterland – Moon Jam

Gao Di discovered White Hinterland on hype machine a little while back and the album, Kairos, came out last month and it is one of the cooler things I’ve listened to in a long while.  Casey Dienel is a great songwriter with an unbelievable voice. She has amazing control and can do some things that you don’t hear so often in this kind of music. The album is super cohesive and flows perfectly. The production is also really cool. Silky smooth. Listen to one of my favorite tracks, ‘Moon Jam,’ below.

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Jaga Jazzist’s A Livingroom Hush – Throwback to ‘01

I forgot just how amazing Norwegian experimental jazz band Jaga Jazzist is. This band kills it. Hard. I got A Livingroom Hush back when it came out in 2001 and I always find myself coming back to this album. Jaga Jazzist has released two albums since, and it seems they moved on to a more ‘acoustic instrumental feel, but back in 2001 they had the most ridiculous blend of acoustic and electric instruments.

Tip of the hat has to go to this unbelievable jam, ‘Animal Chin.’ Pretty crazy video. Revel in all its glory.