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Fort Lean getting up close at Communion New York's Holiday Club Night.

02 Dec 2014

Rockwood Music Hall

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David Mayfield Parade at Communion New York's September Club Night

Rockwood Music Hall

02 Sept 2014

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Exclusive Communion Interview: James Apollo

James Apollo takes our Communion NYC Stage this eve...Check out our chat with him here then come say hi tonight at the party at Rockwood!

-Why did you want to play a Communion show? I got thrown out of the church as a kid. I new someday I'd get back in. I want the sauce. -What are you most looking forward to with playing a Communion Club Night? There's nothing the band and I love more than rolling into a new community. Its not about setting up and putting on a show. Its about being a part of the world. I'm a loner by nature. I play music to make friends. -What's your favorite thing about the NYC music scene? New York is my favorite place to be a musician. You can work. You can play three gigs a night in as many bands on as many instruments. You don't get that in Louisiana. There aren't enough birthday parties. -What's something you feel stands out about your live shows? There's a big difference between listening to a James Apollo record and seeing a James Apollo show. I believe in performance. I believe in selling it through. I believe in consciousness. People are usually a little surprised we don't play things like they are on the record. I forgot how we played 'em on the record the minute we walked out of the studio. We have different players every night. different arrangements. Different vibes. I believe in transience. -Do you have anything exciting going on now (or soon) that everyone should know about? My new record, "Angelorum" comes out next week. Its a strange concoction and one I'm hoping you all take a listen to. -Describe yourself in one quick sentence: Bone fed razor backed factualist. -What is one of your favorite places in NYC? When in New York, Fort Tilden is the hidden treasure. Just start walking towards the ocean. Give it a couple hours and you're there. -Favorite album? how much time you got? -Favorite concert you've ever been to? I remember being a kid and going to see John Spencer Blues Explosion. I was stunned. Alex Chilton opened up. I was too young to understand Chilton, but I met him after the show and he gave me a few pointers. But he died so young. I'm second guessing those pointers. -What are you listening to now? Some sort of pipe organ concerto where Noel Coward makes animal noises over the pipes. -Vinyl vs. Compact Disc vs. Casette vs. Download? What's the winner? I usually resent technology, but I travel light. Some advancements are hard to argue with.

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Exclusive Communion Interview: Mideau

Mideau play Communion NYC tomorrow night! We had a chance to chat with them before the show to see what they're looking forward to and what we should look forward to.

-Why did you want to play a Communion show? We’re glad to be part of something great - there is an immense amount of talent on the Communion roster and playing the Communion shows. It’s an inspiring environment. -What are you most looking forward to with playing a Communion Club Night? We’re really looking forward to seeing the other acts – we have the privilege of sharing the stage with our fellow Utahns Desert Noises, as well as Catfish and the Bottlemen. It should be an entertaining night. -What's your favorite thing about the New York City music scene? How expansive and diverse it is! There’s a lot of energy in the New York music scene. -What's something you feel stands out about your live shows? We’re kind of an odd blend of contrasting elements, and our live show demonstrates that. There’s a lot of diversity in the songs and structures that keeps things hard to pin down. -Do you have anything exciting going on now (or soon) that everyone should know about? We’ve been working on the release of our first full-length album. We released a 4 song digital EP (called Way with Words EP) prior to SXSW and are in the throws of getting the full-length out there. Daytrotter also just released our session. -Favorite food of New York?

No matter what city we’re in, there tends to be a lot of taco eating going on. We realize that’s not really a famous food of New York, so we probably need some culinary guidance for our time here. -Favorite concert you've ever been to? It’s a little tough to narrow down a favorite concert. But, we can agree that a recent favorite live music experience happened at SXSW. Our Daytrotter session was sandwiched between The Autumn Defense and Spandau Ballet. Watching those two very different bands play up close in a private session in a small house in Austin was fascinating. Also, Spandau Ballet told us in very thick British accents that we had a “smooth sound”, and we enjoyed that.

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Follow Mideau at: @mideau - Instagram: @mideaumusic

Tickets for Communion Club Nights available: www.communionmusic.com

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A couple of night's ago I exited Communion NY at Rockwood Music Hall to find Ted Dwane of Mumford and Sons and my friend Karen in what seemed to be strange Martial Arts fight poses...

I exclaimed "What the hell is happening here!?"

Thankfully, they soon went in for a hug instead.

Just a typical night!

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Exclusive Chat with The Nepotist Before Communion NYC

Here's our chat with the lovely Chris Frank (CGF) and Jacob (JCC) of The Nepotist. Be sure to catch them at our Club Night TOMORROW at Rockwood!

-Why did you want to play a Communion show? CGF: I saw Willy Mason play one last fall and it just floored me. I’d spent the summer away from New York and wasn’t totally sure I’d move back. But that night felt like the city was showing off, reminding me how much happens here and here only.I knew instantly that I wanted to play one of these shows, and six months later, here we are. E.B. White says “no one should come to New York to live unless he is willing to be lucky.” This year I’m starting to understand what he means.

-What's your favorite thing about the New York music scene? CGF: New York is supersaturated with talent, in pretty much all styles of music. Being surrounded by all these talented musicians is my favorite thing, except when it terrifies me. JCC: On any given night in NYC I can walk into one of my favorite venues and almost always catch an incredible unknown act, or see one of my favorite musicians randomly sitting in unannounced. That kind of atmosphere continues to quench my musical thirst day in and day out. -What's something you feel stands out about your live shows? CGF: One thing I’ve heard is that you can tell we’re a band, not an assembly of hired guns. I love watching teams work together—in music, basketball, business, everywhere—and you don’t always get that at concerts. You do with us. -Do you have anything exciting going on now (or soon) that everyone should know about? CGF: We just finished a few session videos, tracked and filmed live, that do a good job capturing us as a trio. Those are coming out this month, and I’m excited to show people what we do. Now that the trio is documented, though, we’re starting work on a record that will be most emphatically not live. Instead, we’ll see what kind of mischief the three of us can make with new instruments and overdubs. -Describe yourself in one quick sentence: JCC: Is this about us as a band? If so, The lovechild of The Black Keys, Muddy Waters, and Rhye. -Favorite food of New York CGF: The duck confit from Cafe Mogador knows no equal. JCC: I'm a pastry monster, so the Milk and Cookies at Jane knock my socks off. -What is one of your favorite places in New York? CGF: Mudspot has been my favorite cafe since I moved here in 2006. JCC: ID Clothing on Bedford Ave is solely responsible for me not walking around naked. -Favorite album and/or Favorite concert you've ever been to? CGF: David Byrne, Ithaca NY, 2004. If that’s the best concert I ever see, I won’t be upset. JCC: Favorite Album, Ahmad Jamal: Live At The Pershing Favorite Concert, Radiohead @ Bonnaroo Music Festival, 2006. 30 Songs, two Encores, 80,000 People. Magical.