#higher ground vt

[alexwiciel]

Photographing Frank Turner in VT

Come say hi to me behind the barricade :)

[burlingtonmusic-blog]

Featured - Phantogram

Phantogram returns to Higher Ground tonight - and having listened to the tracks from their latest effort, Nightlife, I have to say I’m looking forward to seeing them performed live.

Phantogram came out of nowhere in early 2010 with the release of their debut album Eyelid Movies (Barsuk), which was lauded by both underground and mainstream press (NPR called the band “mysterious, danceable pop music.” Pitchfork called Eyelid Movies “a sumptuous, seductive record,” while both Spin and Alternative Press gave the record four stars.)

In the whirlwind year and a half following the album's release, Phantogram (along with touring drummer Tim Oakley) have been on the road almost constantly, building a well-deserved reputation as a tremendous live band. They’ve grown from supporting diverse tours with early supporters like The xx, and The Antlers to playing nearly every major North American festival (Coachella, Sasquatch, Lollapallooza, Outside Lands, and others) to regularly headlining sold-out shows on their own. Along the way, they’ve stopped for appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel Live! and drawn mounting praise from audiences, critics, and fellow musicians from ?uestlove and Kings of Leon to Big Boi.

Founders Josh Carter (vocals, guitar, samples) and Sarah Barthel (vocals, keys, samples) have gone from spending all their free time writing and recording music to finding themselves with much less free time. Having replaced their previous day jobs with new jobs touring the world and living on the road, they've had to find ways to work steadily on new music while constantly in motion. After finally making some time to finish and master a batch of new songs the band is supremely excited to release Nightlife.

"This new record is kind of an extension of the whole process of making and touring behind Eyelid Movies, and it feels in a lot of ways like the completion of what we were doing with the songs on that album," says Carter, adding that "Nightlife couldn't have been written anywhere other than in clubs and hotel rooms during this experience we've been having for the last year or two." Barthel notes "We're really excited about these new songs -- especially playing them live -- and Nightlife has definitely pushed the energy of the band into that great feeling of working on making something new."

Phantogram is currently on tour in support of their new record, Nightlife which was released November 1. Check back soon for our album review and Higher Ground show review.

[chillpartylive-blog]

New Videos: Moufy Performing in Burlington, VT 10/8/2011

@Moufy617 - So I finally uploaded the videos I took while at the Moufy show this past weekend.  The show was really sick and Moufy kept it real and came out after the show and met with fans, took pics, signed autographs.  It was really cool to see a new artist that is blowing up starting out.  I hope this time next year he goes from 7,000 followers to over 100K.  Best of luck to Moufy and the rest of the Star Gang.  Catch you in the future.