Oh No Ono @ Sound Fix Records

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Last night I found myself back again to the intimate setting of Williamsburg's Sound Fix Records to see to the Danish quintet, Oh No Ono, whose latest effort Eggs came out the same day.  After a slight delay on the account of some AA batteries, the five-piece began playing their opening song "Eleanor Speaks", which is also the opening song to Eggs.  The band was very soft-spoken, but the bassist Nis Svoldgaard did mention that this was their first time playing in New York; in fact, it was their first time playing in the States altogether.  The band went on to play "Internet Warrior", the popular track "Swim" and their latest hit "Helplessly Young"; all of which can be found on Eggs.  Their sound was quite good for being 'stripped' down, i.e. most notably the absence of real drums, and vocalist Malthe Fischer's voice almost floated away since it was so light.  Another great show put on by the great people at Sound Fix Records.  Oh No Ono will be performing at Mercury Lounge tonight and at Brooklyn's Union Hall tomorrow.  Videos of the set are below:

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Britt Daniel (of Spoon) @ Sound Fix Records

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Set in Williamsburg's own Sound Fix Records, the lanky Britt Daniel, most notably as the lead singer of the everlasting indie group Spoon, warmly greeted the small gathering of fans and thanked them for waiting in the cold (it was pretty cold).  Quickly strumming into "The Mystery Zone", one of the eleven tracks from Spoon's latest effort Transference, Daniel's raspy voice stretched through the intimate record store; after the song, he talked for a minute or two on how he used to live in the same building that Sound Fix was affixed.  He then jumped into Tranference's first single, "Written In Reverse", where his raspy voice was most apparent through the four song set.  With little time wasted, Daniel began playing a familiar tune in "The Beast and Dragon, Adored", the opening track to Spoon's 2005 release Gimme Fiction.  Thanking the crowd once more, Daniel played his final song, the popular "I Summon You"; another track from Gimme Fiction.  All in all, it was a short but sweet set by one of indie's best.  Videos of the four songs performed are below:

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D.I.M. DJ Set @ Webster Hall

The scene was set, the floor was packed and the crowd was waiting for Andreas Meid's, aka D.I.M. (also one-half of Puzique with Boys Noize), DJ set at Webster Hall on Friday night.  Opening with Boys Noize's  awesome track "Transmission", the crowd flailed and danced wildly to the electro banger.  The atmosphere was electric and the mood was great and the ever-smiling Meid sang with the crowd, pumping his fist in agreement to the dance music.  After missing D.I.M.'s last visit to Webster Hall, I felt fortunate to have caught this set because it was simply fantastic.  Below are two three-track medleys from his set; the first includes SonicC's "Stickin'", Boys Noize's "Jeffer" and Mr. Oizo's "Positif" and the second includes D.I.M. and Tai's "Lyposuct", the Bloody Beetroots' "Warp 1.9" and Boys Noize's "Nott":

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The Yummy Fur w/ Bishop Allen @ Market Hotel

After more than a decade since the group disbanded in 1999, the indie group the Yummy Fur finally landed in the States to perform its first show in New York.  Fronted by singer/guitarist John McKeown (of the 1990's) and drummer Paul Thomson (of Franz Ferdinand), the group reunited to perform its first shows in the U.S. promoting the release of a greatest hits compilation.  Set in the makeshift Market Hotel, the headliner was preceded by the Surprisers, McDonalds,  German Measles and Bishop Allen.  The Surprisers were surprisingly good, McDonalds were spastic and loud, the German Measles had a lot of problems and Bishop Allen were top notch.  As having seen Bishop Allen twice before, I would have had to say that this was the best performance of theirs I've seen to date.

After a long break, the band from Glasgow finally took stage to finish their sound check and readied themselves for their set.  Introduced by Kevin from What's Your Rupture?, the band jumped into "Career Saver"; their music is definitely a throwback, a combination of lo-fi punk and British pop rock.  It was a lot of fun.  Highlights of the show include performances of their singles "Sexy World", "Policeman" and their closer "Shoot the Ridiculant"; they ended their show with the encore number "Documentary of a Kid".  All in all, I thought their show was very good despite the gloomy atmosphere of Market Hotel and its average sound quality.  Below are videos of Bishop Allen and the headliners, the Yummy Fur:

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