Boatride of the Day

Today was the launch of mystical clock-wheel-water barge at the Gowanus Canal. Local artist Philip Simmons teamed up with 2 artists from Denmark, Hartmut Stockter and Katja Bjorn Jokobsen, to create a collaborative floating sculpture and video installation.



The ride went something like this once the sun went down:

Thems the Brakes

Yeah, totally missed these guys on Monday at the Mercury Lounge. What a shame. Going under the name Brakes Brakes Brakes here in the US, this UK band - Brakes - released Touchdown on FatCat records April 20th, 2009. Check it.



That song's okay, but here is the link to the song Crush On You from the aforementioned album. I like it better.

Brakes Brakes Brakes is made up of ex-members of British Sea Power and Electric Soft Parade.

This is good music

Okay, I totally love this band. The Helio Sequence is a duo out of Portland, Oregon. This is from their fourth album Keep Your Eyes Ahead, released Jan. 2008 on SubPop. The keyboardist/drummer is Benjamin Weikel, formerly of Modest Mouse. You should listen to this...



This song sounds like a score to an awesome video game:



They have a free show in Seattle tomorrow nite if you are in the area. It's only free if you have a drink, so have one for me.