Bearded Gentlemen Music
Opinion
Local Music Scenes Are Dying
Your local music scene may be a dying art form, and in a few more years could become a completely outdated musical platform. Blame it on reality TV, social media outlets ,or yourself. Up until about 5 + years ago there was a general sense of anticipation and excitement in checking out a new band … Continue reading
Dirty Projectors / Delicate Steve / Ryan Power – 4/18/2013, Higher Ground, Burlington VT
I’ve been listening to the entire Yo La Tengo discography, and while working through their mid-80s records like Ride the Tiger and New Wave Hot Dogs, I got to thinking about the shift I made in musical tastes during that decade. Right about 1986, my listening inclinations began to change amidst the full onslaught of … Continue reading
Tera Melos / TTNG @ The Garrison TO, ON 04/28/13
Performance art, especially in big cities like Toronto is everywhere; there is a strong chance that if you were placed anywhere in the city randomly, you could find some type of art, music or performance within 5 minutes walking. On April 28th. I strolled down to The Garrison to see a couple of the most … Continue reading
Adopt This Album! – Visions of Grimes
Grimes – Visions (Arbutus Records – 2012) I’ve been thinking a lot about Grimes lately. There’s probably nobody in music I’ve changed my opinion onmore over the last 12 months than her. When she released Visions, I shoved her off to one side as a performance art-heavy kind of performer: maybe you remember the video where she … Continue reading
The Mast: Talkin’ Bodies, Cell Biology, and James Joyce
The Mast represents one of the more exiting young bands working the Brooklyn indie scene these days with their unique brand of moody, percussive, electronic pop reminiscent yet distinct from acts like School of Seven Bells, Nite Jewel, and A Hundred in the Hands. I have seen the Mast live a couple of times in … Continue reading
Coachella 2013 Preview
‘Tis the season for music festivals and the summer begins with one of North America’s most predominant, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in beautiful Indio, California. While thousands around the world are preparing to make their trek to the California desert for this upcoming weekend, I am gearing up for Weekend #2- my … Continue reading
A Neophyte’s Guide to Frank Zappa, Part One: The Essentials
Starting last June, and running all the way throughout 2012, the entire Frank Zappa catalogue was re-issued by Universal. This was no tiny feat: the reissues came in waves and by it’s end, some 65 albums were reissued, covering everything from his forays into doo-wop, experimental music collages, jazz and hard rock. Not to mention … Continue reading
The Next Level feat. Phil
The Next Level was kind enough to have our boy Phil Maye on their radio program again. They talked about all the important things in life including A$AP Rocky, Tomahawk, Grouper and their obsession with the show Homeland. Please indulge yourself in some of the finest radio programming that ever existed.
Record Review: Toro Y Moi – Anything in Return
Sorry, I’m a little late on my review for the new Toro Y Moi album. I have been waiting to get a hold of a special someone whom I felt could adequately explain all the funky awesomeness that is Toro’s new album Anything in Return. So without further delay may I present my brief and fictitious (obviously) talk with one of the … Continue reading
Twenty | One | Pilots
About two weeks ago I discovered Twenty One Pilots, while stumbling across their video for “Guns for Hands” I was captivated by the duo, Tyler Joseph (vocals, piano, programming) and Josh Dun (drums, percussion, programming) who radiated artistic peculiarity. I immediately searched for more, discovering the single “Holding Onto You” I was smitten and my … Continue reading
BGM YouTube Channel
