Time for another installment of my favorite video finds of the past week:
Recorded by the talented Austrians at They Shoot Music, the first video is of Thao With The Get Down Stay Down playing “Body” in a hotel bathroom in Vienna. The band uses any and everything they could find in the small space (hairdryer including!), making for an interesting live rendition of the track:
The next amazing video is of Spanish electro-sampling extraordinaire El Guincho playing “Kalise” in the Los Angeles Natural History Museum rainforest exhibit. Recorded by the good folks at Dublab, Pablo Díaz-Reixa’s textured music matches perfectly with the dense foliage of his surroundings:
If I’m living in Portland, I feel the obligation to at least feature some local bands, right. Fortunately the music scene here is first rate, and Reporter is certainly one of those bands that have caught the attention of ears everywhere. Here is a cool video of them playing on top of the City of Portland Metro Department’s ecoroof
It’s no surprise to long-time readers that I like the country sounds of LA’s Dawes, and now, thanks to a recording by Tenth Row, you can experience a complete live set of theirs:
If you haven’t already done so, you need to check out the music site Salad Fork because they are posting some incredible stuff lately. Case in point this unearthed video of Real Estate playing acoustically in an abandoned building in Portugal:
Finally, a video of Bill Murray bartending at SXSW, giving everyone tequila shots regardless of what they ordered: