The Night In Photos

WALTER TV
RICO ALL THE TIME
RAISED BY TELEVISION

The Rapture

Spacement Thee Basement was super rad last night. Raised by Television, Walter TV, and Rico All The Time were really great. Check back in the next few days for photos.

If you happened to pick up an exclusive mix CD from the Spacement Thee Basement show last night then here is the track-list. If you weren't able to attend and want me to mail you a mix, don't fret! If you like 4monthsatsea on Facebook and leave me a comment with your email, then I'll email you to get a mailing address and send you one too!

1) Four Years - Black Elephant
2) Sharp Trash - Psychic Feline
3) Cult LIfe - The Lovely Bad Things
4) Send Me Down - TRMRS
5) Flowrebomb - Cosmonauts
6) DAHGA BLOOM - Dahga Bloom
7) Mountain Jam - Jeffertitti & the Nile
8) Hannah - Dash Jacket
9) Do I look hi? - SHAPES
10) The Good Things - Summer Twins
11) Spit Nails - Canyons
12) Rest - Ages
(CLICK THE LINKS TO GET TO CHECKOUT THESE BANDS'!)

Spacement Basement

If you're in the Portland, OR area you should definitely come to this basement show in North East this Friday! Good people, good music, good vibes!

Spacement Thee Basement Facebook Page

If you're a band interested in playing some rad basement shows then get in contact with Jon and Megan. They're always looking for great bands to book.
spacementbooking@gmail.com

Glam Jam

Its Thursday night and I find myself in quite an interesting place. There are sweaty people (many covered in glitter) dancing around me, men in metallic wrestling suits and a myriad of women's clothing preforming in front of me as psychedelic, kaleidoscope patterns play on a screen behind them. Where the hell am I? Well, I'm at the Roseland (Portland, OR) for the of Montreal show!

of Montreal, fronted by Kevin Barnes, is officially from Athens, Georgia and known for their experimental indie-pop. Let's say the Beatles meets David Bowie meets the new millenium. Their most recent album, False Preist (released on Polyvinyl Records in September 2010) features dynamic funky, poppy sounds and several tracks with female artists Janelle Monae and Solange Knowles.

Their shows are as dynamic as their music. A number of band members switch from playing instruments to dressing in costumes and acting out ridiculous scenes. I'm not 100% sure what I saw but I know it included luchador-masked wrestlers, Kevin Barnes in women's clothing, men with giant pig heads, some serenading at a dinner table, girls in crop tops and booty shorts, and much more. Of course it is the music that matters, and they've got that down-pat. Kevin Barnes and company can manage to dance around like maniacs and still sing and play their instruments.

All in all, it is one of the most interesting shows I've been to yet. Catch them if you can. The tour is headed to LA, Phoenix, AZ, and Texas next. Here is a link to their website.

Note: Unfortunately the only photos I have were taken with my iPhone, and therefore shitty. This is just another reason to support 4monthsatsea!!! Tell your friends. We need to up the readership so that we, as a blog, can cover these things for you properly! We love you and do it for you!

Summer Songs (Iowa Style) Vol. 1

By Sam Hackerson
For those of you who are unaware, sometimes in Iowa, weather (temporarily) skips seasons entirely. And by this, I mean that it is barely May and it is a forecasted 90 DEGREES TODAY. In preparation for this early, early summer I have revamped my iPod playlist. Here is a nice and mix-sized taste of what I consider summer listening (AKA loud anthems for blasting out car windows and dancing all night and sultry somethin’ somethins for the sweaty, humid inbetweens):

1- Bummer Time- Be Your Own Pet
2- Sunshine - Rye Rye ft. MIA
3- Toro Y Moi- Still Sound
4- TV Girl- If You Want It
5- Tony Castles- No Service
6- Cloud nothings- Heartbeat
7- Maps & Atlases- Israeli Caves
8- FRIENDS- Friend Crush
9- Robyn- Time Machine
10- Muscles- Chocolate Raspberry Lemon and Lime
11- Oh Fortuna- Faces I Can See
12- Local Natives- Who Knows Who Cares
13- Teen Daze- Four More Years
14- Cut Copy- Where I’m Going
15- The Notorious B.I.G.- Juicy
16- Sun Airway- Shared Piano

Lucky for you, we've taken it upon ourselves to find links to most of the songs. A lot of them are links to free downloads so get clicking! Summer is here!!!!! (at least in Iowa)

Unfortunately I had to take down the free download links, but just know that the songs are out there!

Mash-Ups Somebody (But Definitely Not Me) Should Make

By Blair Stenvick

I have a former career as a mash-up DJ.

This career lasted about a week last summer, when I converted from PC to Mac and was thrilled to start exploring Garage Band. I took some tracks from my iTunes and did my best to mix them together, like Girl Talk would. The results weren’t at all refined or clean, but I still thought they were pretty sick.

The phase officially ended when I came back to school and started nonchalantly playing one of my creations when a friend was in my room. Without asking who it was, she said it was “pretty distorted.” I was so embarrassed that I muttered something about it being a friend of a friend’s work, and then swiftly deleted all the songs I’d been working on.

Moral of the story: I’m no good at execution, but I do still think I have good ideas for what songs could make good mash-ups. And so I present this list of a few ideas, with the hopes that someone more skilled than myself will get to work.

Joni Mitchell’s “California” and Tupac’s “California Love”
This song would be great to listen to during any road trip involving California, obviously. You know some great Facebook photo albums would come from such a trip.

Lady Gaga’s “The Fame” and Simon and Garfunkel’s “America”
Ok, I’m not really sure how this would work given the vastly different tempos, but if someone figured it out, you know it would make for outstanding social commentary. Gaga singing about “television and hot blondes in odd position” while Paul Simon croons that he’s “empty and aching and I don’t know why” would probably be enough to send your sociology professor into a permanent state of bliss.

The White Stripe’s “Denial Twist” and Kanye West’s “Blame Game”
It’s time these two masterminds crossed paths. I can’t think of a better combination to bridge the gap between love and hate, where betrayal often resides.

Kid Cudi’s “Pursuit of Happiness” and Bob Dylan’s “Knocking On Heaven’s Door”
You could listen to this when you’re being all contemplative with your life. Or when you’re stoned. Or bot.h


Since Mash-ups are the new black, here are a few you can download for free! The first is more danceable and the second is what could be classified as more easy-listening. Mash-ups are great when you have people over and no one wants to take time to be DJ and/or you don't want your iPod to reveal your guiltiest pleasures while on shuffle.
All Day - Girl Talk
Be Honest - Will Bryant

Sound of Music

So lately my life has been pretty uneventful. I'm counting down the days until I move to Portland and school starts. I'm actually pretty eager to start going to school, although I'm sure as soon as I start having homework and tests I'll say the opposite. Life is kind of boring and in a stand still, but something exciting is that I recently added a bunch of new music to my iTunes library!

Things I Recently Added/Have Been Listening To:

1) Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World Soundtrack (especially tracks by Sex Bob Omb and Black Sheep by Metric)

2) The Pretty Reckless (surprisingly raw and amazing)

3) Best Coast

4) Katy Perry's Teenage Dream album

5) The XX

6) Sleigh Bells

All are great. Depending on who you are, I'm sure you're bound to like at least one of them.