Drink Up Buttercup; Hot @ Northside Festival

Drink Up Buttercup cools the heat on a hot night at Berry Park in Brooklyn, leaving their garbage cans behind and clearing the air for the sound of upgraded instruments and urgent harmonies. DUB clicks on the refresh button playing their familiar songs from their release Born and Thrown on a Hook with a refreshing twist making a live experience never stale and full of surprises.

I like to document the band's visual sets, and new additions are optical illusion amps and the colorful use of duct tape. The mannequin's mouth was covered with duct tape masking a human expression from an inanimate object. But no one there was expressionless, and this blogger, as usual, could not be contained.

My Flickr Set

Spending time with photographer Maryanne Ventrice is always a treat, her shots can be seen here at the Brooklyn Vegan, and below is the flyer for her gallery show this week.

Happy Birthday To Me

In June of 2006, Obsession Collection Music was born, and I haven't looked back.

The Cool Sound of Ava Luna "Clips"

I first became aware of Ava Luna while scrolling my daily site visits. If You Make It (Pink Couch Sessions) is one of them. The sound Ava Luna created sitting on the crowded pink couch was different than anything previously uploaded on the site and kind of intoxicating. So by complete and utter chance, I ran into two band members on a cold winter night as we waited outside a music loft event to see Vio Mire. I said, "aren't you the band Ava Luna, I loved your video" They were kind of taken aback since the video went up on the site that day. This video features the song "Clips," creating a sound of roughed-up electronic soul combined with out-of-this-world girl harmonies. Two obvious influences are a mix of Dirty Projectors and Jamie Lidell. What could be better?

Ava Luna - Clips from Hooks on Vimeo.