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We first caught EULA at Matchless back in February, where they put on a great show, offering up a dynamic sound full of energy and the sort of female-led, rhythmic post-punk that calls to mind Delta 5 and their contemporaries — which is always welcome by us. We enjoyed it so much we invited them to play one of our shows at Fort Useless, back in April, where they impressed us once again.

We’ve heard plenty of post-rock outfits that have struggled to capture their live energy in recordings, but with their excellent six song EP from 2009, Language Of Threat, this power-trio translate their kinetic stage presence in a strikingly precise manner, leaving us happy to learn they’ve been working on a new album we hope to hear soon.

The band may be based in Connecticut, but they play in NYC/Brooklyn enough that they might as well be local. And your next chance to catch them here is tomorrow night at Union Hall in Park Slope, Brooklyn, where they’ll be playing with the Mess Around and the Hounds Below.

Here’s a track from the EP for your pleasure, along with a few photos from that long-ago Matchless show (with more available on Flickr):

mp3: “Housewolf” by EULA

Tags: eula, matchless, union hall

Live This Week: August 2-8 /// mp3 Mix

August 2nd, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in live this week, mp3s

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Here are mp3s by some artists playing live this week:

mp3: Love More” by Sharon Van Etten (Monday, Saturday)
mp3: “Hatari” by tUnE-YaRdS (Monday)
mp3: “Dreamsucker” by Grooms (Wednesday)
mp3: “Call Me” by The Naked Hearts (Wednesday)
mp3: “Stand Where I Can See You” by She Keeps Bees (Wednesday)
mp3: “I’m An Animal” by Shark? (Thursday, Saturday)
mp3: “Filthy And Free” by Shilpa Ray And Her Happy Hookers (Thursday)
mp3: “Yellow Red” by Coyote Eyes (Friday)
mp3: “Never” by Marie Stella (Friday)
mp3: “Over the Balcony” by Quiet Loudly (Friday)
mp3: “No Blood” by The Beets (Saturday)
mp3: “Developing Active People” by Via Audio (Saturday)

Also playing this week:

Hank & Cupcakes on MySpace

Visit our SHOWLIST for more information about these and other upcoming shows.

Tags: coyote eyes, grooms, marie stella, Naked Hearts, quiet loudly, shark?, sharon van etten, she keeps bees, shilpa ray and her happy hookers, the beets, tune-yards, via audio

Live This Week: May 17-23 /// mp3 Mix

May 17th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in live this week, mp3s

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Here are mp3s by some artists playing live this week:

mp3: “Pregnant Again” by Knight School (Monday)
mp3: “Body 21″ by Morningwood (Wednesday)
mp3: “Shape of Your Head” by The Binary Marketing Show (Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday)
mp3: “It Goes (Home)” by The Art Of Shooting (Wednesday, Friday)
mp3: “Kiss The Lawn Goodbye” by Spanish Prisoners (Wednesday)
mp3: “Short Name” by Pet Ghost Project (Thursday)
mp3: “Rigging Slumber” by Luff (Friday)
mp3: “Keep It To Yourself” by The Sundelles (Friday)
mp3: “History Lessons” by Dinosaur Feathers (Saturday)
mp3: “No Blood” by The Beets (Saturday)
mp3: “Doggy Head” by Drink Up Buttercup (Saturday)
mp3: “I’m An Animal” by Shark? (Saturday)
mp3: “Creep Academy” by My Teenage Stride (Saturday)
mp3: “Call Me” by The Naked Hearts (Saturday)

Visit our SHOWLIST for more information about these and other upcoming shows.

Tags: dinosaur feathers, drink up buttercup, knight school, luff, morningwood, my teenage stride, pet ghost project, shark?, spanish prisoners, the art of shooting, the beets, the binary marketing show, the naked hearts, the sundelles

Show Preview: Bel Air + Mama Bear + Holy Moly at Fort Useless // This Saturday + photos

May 13th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in live shows, live this week, mp3s, photos, stereoactivenyc presents

We’ve had a good run of shows lately over at Fort Useless. And we’ve got another one this Saturday we’re excited for:

Holy Moly will get the night started at 8:30pm. They play conuntry/folk-rock tunes that rely on extremely well-crafted songwriting and have become sort of a de-facto house band for the venue.

Next up at 9:30pm (after a slight schedule change — they were originally going to be on at 10:30pm) will be Bel Air. They play nicely twangy pop songs and occasional ballads with an interesting dynamic going on between Allison Langerak’s and Jeff Mensch’s alternating vocals. We featured a review of their most recent release, Into The Sea, back in February and are really looking forward to hosting them for the first time at Fort Useless.

Rounding out the night at 10:30pm is Mama Bear, making their second appearance at Fort Useless. The band consistently impresses us with their fun, bouncy live shows and ain’t too bad in the studio either — we reviewed their recently released EP, How We Go, last month.

You can RSVP for the show on Facebook here.

Also, because we’ve been so busy with various projects, we’ve had less time to devote to editing and posting photos, but we have some shots taken of Bel Air and Mama Bear in recent months:

Mama Bear at their EP release part at The Studio At Webster Hall (more on Flickr):