Speaking of the Grammy-winning, Bon Iver, a friend sent me this YouTube video of a gorgeous 24-minute set at AIR Studios. It doesn’t get any better than this. Such a simple concept–piano and vocals with some electronic sounds interspersed. Really, just amazing. One of the most beautiful performances I’ve ever heard.
Month: April 2012
Bon Iver on SNL
Every once in so often, a band comes along with a magical sound that defies description. In February, I’d caught two performances by Bon Iver on Saturday Night Live. I’d never heard of the band before, but give props to SNL, once again, for bringing a band to the nation’s consciousness.
As far back as I can remember, SNL has introduced to me to new music. In an era of social media , late night TV shows probably aren’t as popular as they once were. Now that you can see these shows on the web the day after they air, I think they’re going to continue to be a prominent source of music discovery, mainly because of the live performance element that you can’t get with music videos.
Here are there performances. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.
Beth/Rest
Holocene
Bon Iver’s Holocene Music Video
Music Tech Business Rules 101: Call Me
Music Business 101: When you’re seeking to speak to someone over the phone, the catch phrase is: “Let’s get on a call…” LOL. I say that far too often. I think it’s going to be etched on my tombstone.
Of course, if you’re too successful (or at least you think you’re too successful), you say, “Call me.” No exclamation point. Just kind of matter of fact. And, you have to be turned half-way towards wherever you’re going when you spit that one out. Like you’ve got somewhere to go and something to do.
If you’re really looking to add some style, then you can append a word like, “babe” to it. Something like, “Yeah…babe, call me.”
Just a little Music Business humor to chuckle at on a Friday night.