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The best pedal demo ever.. by Jack Conte

EndAll (http://jollyollie.videosift.com) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:34:51 -0800

(59 votes - 12 comments - 1380 views)
Jack Conte is the shit.. stick with it for the epic beatbox ending.

Electric Six - Body Shot (NSFW!)

EndAll (http://jollyollie.videosift.com) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:51:29 -0800

(15 votes - 0 comments - 382 views)
No words.

Winter Windows - Sea Wolf

evil_disco_man (http://obscure.videosift.com/member/evil_disco_man) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:18:29 -0800

(11 votes - 1 comment - 240 views)
Much like Iron & Wine and similar indie outfits, Sea Wolf is the project name of a sole singer/songwriter who drafts in other musicians as the occasion warrants. That singer/songwriter is Alex Church, a California native who looks to local authors like John Steinbeck and Jack London (whose 1904 novel The Sea Wolf provided the band name) for inspiration.

Born in the small former gold rush town of Columbia and raised by a musically inclined, peripatetic mother, Church attended the prestigious NYU film school, then settled in Los Angeles and formed the indie rock band Irving in 1998. As one of three songwriters in Irving, he soon found himself with a clutch of songs that didn't fit the band's dreamy '60s-inspired psychedelic pop sound. Accordingly, Church and various friends played a handful of Los Angeles gigs as Sea Wolf between 2003 and 2005, when Church made a batch of home recordings that he completed in Seattle with Irving's producer, Phil Ek.

Signing with the indie label Dangerbird Records, Sea Wolf released its debut EP, Get to the River Before It Runs Too Low, in the spring of 2007, with a full-length album (Leaves in the River) following shortly thereafter. To tour behind the record, Church assembled a lineup with himself on vocals and guitar, Aaron Robinson on guitar, Lisa Fendelander on keyboards, Theodore Liscinski on bass, Aniela Perry on cello, and Byron Reynolds on drums.

When it came time to record a second album, Church cherry-picked three members of his band -- Fendelander, Liscinski, and newcomer Joey Ficken -- and headed to the Omaha studio of Mike Mogis, where a number of additional musicians joined in the creation of 2009's White Water, White Bloom. [allmusic]

Hamish and Andy Ghosting on the Jay Leno Show

paulfromcanada (http://obscure.videosift.com/member/paulfromcanada) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:39:22 -0800

(18 votes - 4 comments - 1022 views)
Just saw this for the first time tonight. It's a hilarious bit/game where you try to follow behind someone as close and as long as you can. The game begins at 1:55 if you want to skip the talking.

The Coup - Not Yet Free

MrFisk (http://obscure.videosift.com/member/MrFisk) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:25:13 -0800

(10 votes - 2 comments - 247 views)
"Desperation makes a brother get a little more bold,
the circumstance gets deeper when it's damp and it's cold."

Americanface, Part One

EndAll (http://jollyollie.videosift.com) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:38:56 -0800

(18 votes - 2 comments - 287 views)
Andrew Struthers is a Canadian film-maker. His film, "Spiders on Drugs" got 23 million hits on Youtube. This is a new series - called Americanface - in which he tells a story of his alter-ego. It is done with a great sense of story-telling and with brilliant animations. It is being released on Youtube in 64, 90-second installments, chronicled on The Tyee, a Canadian indie-media site. Here is a digest of the first four pieces.

Part Two: http://www.videosift.com/video/Americanface-Part-Two

November Homecoming - Start from Scratch (Haldaug on sax)

rasch187 (http://rasch187.videosift.com) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:14:44 -0800

(11 votes - 0 comments - 200 views)
This is one of Haldaug's bands performing live. A very nice song too.

Cute Panda Enters Thug Life

silvercord (http://silvercord.videosift.com) — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:54:53 -0700

(17 votes - 2 comments - 895 views)
They're not as cuddly as you'd think.

Speed Balkan Boogie!

Ornthoron (http://ornthoron.videosift.com) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:38:42 -0700

(12 votes - 2 comments - 530 views)
The norwegian/bulgarian band Farmers Market perform their ridiculously fast "Ratchenitza" live in Japan.

Personnel:

Stian Carstensen (accordion)
Trifon Trifonov (sax)
Nils Olav Johansen (guitar)
Finn Guttormsen (bass)
Jarle Vespestad (drums)

Son Of Dave - Hellhound (Live on Jools Holland)

alien_concept (http://obscure.videosift.com/member/alien_concept) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:37:14 -0700

(12 votes - 2 comments - 498 views)
I have just discovered this guy, who used to be a member of Crash Test Dummies. He sounds unbelievable, i'm in awe