Final SIS Club Night of '08 12/17 in NYC!

Another year has come to an end, but not without one more Stranded in Stereo Club Night at our new home, Fontana’s. Make sure you bring all your friends together for some yuletide cheers, some good beers, and of course, these great bands that will send you off in 2009:

SIS Club Night – Wednesday December 17th – 9PM - $3
at Fontana's - 105 Eldridge Street - NYC
B or D to Grand St; F, J, M, Z to Delancey

MOVIE SCENE [9:30 PM]
Their name suggests it, but you wouldn't think that Movie Scene actually consists of two musicians so young--Jordan and Jamie, aged 16 and 14 respectively. Maybe their age gives them an advantage. Their energy in music is something you might think only comes with youth--it's headbanging and full of intense love for rock, but it's not the mess than can be produced in a parent's car garage. It's polished, and creative and whimsical.

THE LOW ANTHEM [10:15 PM]
The Low Anthem is expressive, and to get that sound they rely on zithers, trumpets, World War II organs, Tibetan singing bowls, and hoarse but sultry vocals to accompany their poems. You might want to think that their lyrics are pretentious and pseudo-artsy, but it can't be helped--the lyrics are easy to relate to and yeah, they're pretty too. Their sound seems to move from whispers to howling passion, from acoustic simplicity to what seems like a foreign orchestra of subtle plucking, sharp percussion, and complete harmonic resonance.

THE LIBRARY [11:00]
Grab a book, pour a cup of a tea, and have The Library play in the background. The Library is a moderately modest collaboration of instruments--no loud trumpets, no pretentious obscure soundboxes. It's a pure, acoustic sound. It's relaxing and soothing, music you'll stay up listening to at 3 AM staring at the ceiling with nostalgia or wishful thinking or wondering if you should be going to sleep. You won't want to though, because their music is worth staying up for. "Make beautiful music" is apparently their goa because they're achieving it with their resonating lyrics and soulful singing.

SIS Gig Review (in Pictures): Johnny Foreigner @ CMJ

10/24/08 @ Fontana's in New York. Photos by Dany Sloan.

SIS Club Night November Edition

November was once known for but one day: Thanksgiving. It's probably my favorite holiday; it's the first time I see my entire family together in several months and I get to watch the Dallas Cowboys typically win their Turkey Day pigskin match. But now this year, we add something else to be thankful for: Stranded in Stereo Club Night. This month, besides all the awesome bands that will be playing, we're ever so thankful to announce that we'll now be holding them at Fontana's down on Eldridge Street. Same price, same amount of fun, all things to be thankful for. Why do I keep seeing thankful so much? Oh well, continue reading on:

SIS Club Night – Wednesday November 19th – 9PM - $3
at Fontana's - 105 Eldridge Street - NYC
B or D to Grand St; F, J, M, Z to Delancey

Boy Genius [9:30 PM]
Boy Genius is an equation between strained but strong vocals, harmonica and horns, standard instruments, unique simplicity, two guys and two girls. While they draw comparisons to Pavement and REM, there's something so much more darling about their sound--and there's something about them that you have to listen to again. Boy Genius engages you before you even realize how much you like them. They're definitely catchy without being raucous, and they're definitely warm without being fuzzy.

Cinema, Cinema [10:15 PM]
Cinema, Cinema is inspired by the titular subject--cinema, and the motion and elements that contribute to it. The band takes this ideology into their music. Loud drums, driven riffs, and passionate vocals contribute to a punk, space-rock movement, scenery, and sound. Their first EP was born out of Headgear Studios, home to the likes of TV on the Radio and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Cinema, Cinema is not just music, but an art.

Simplifires [11:00 PM]
Using the internet, Simplifiers have spread their popularity from Mexico to all over the internet. But their popularity comes from a sound of juxtaposition between the vocals and pure musicianship that bring reminders of U2 and a groove unique to themselves. Their musical connections include Ratatat and a friendship amongst themselves that forces the band to create a synergy between themselves that contributes so much to their great sound.