Photos: FM 94/9 Holiday Hootenanny

Last weekend, FM 94/9 had their annual Holiday Hootenanny concert. For the first time, the show was at USD's Jennny Craig Pavilion and had a killer lineup with My Morning Jacket, Two Door Cinema Club, Matt & Kim, and Delta Spirit, with The Blackout Party entertaining the beer garden between mainstage acts. These are few of my favorite shots of the night, with the full album at the bottom. Thanks to everyone at FM 94/9 for another great year of music and allowing me to weasel snapshots among the pros.

GROUPLOVE September 24th, 2011 at House of Blues with Two Door Cinema Club and The Lonely Forest

Courtesy of Grouplove and Atlantic Records

Despite the California prohibition on using cell phones while driving, I have been reaching for my phone’s music discovery app more and more on my drives home. One of my recent finds was GROUPLOVE, a dynamic five piece band whose single “Colours” has been receiving plenty of radio play. Their first full length album Never Trust a Happy Song was just released on September 13th while they have been out on a headlining tour. They have been receiving lots of press and acclaim due to celebrated festival performances at Outside Lands and Lollapalooza as well as an appearance last night on Conan to perform their single.
The band has taken a short break from their headlining tour to support Two Door Cinema Club ending in San Diego tomorrow September 24th at the House of Blues with The Lonely Forest opening. GROUPLOVE’s bouncy and optimistic energy does well to compliment Two Door Cinema Club’s jittery dance rock vibes to keep every one’s feet moving all night long. Doors open at 8 P.M. and tickets are still on sale here. You can watch after the jump their music video for the single "Colours" and their performance on Conan.

Jeff's Weekly Pick: Two Door Cinema Club @ Belly Up Wednesday November 3, 2010

The power of the Internet caused lifelong friends Alex Trimble and Sam Halliday to quit their college studies to pursue music on a full time basis. This seems to be an ever increasing way for young bands to get noticed and break out into the indie mainstream. Simply posting songs on Myspace is not enough, the music has to generate interest and create the subsequent buzz. Suffice it to say, Two Door Cinema Club, hailing from Northern Ireland, deliver the goods with their brand of danceable electropop. Tourist History was released earlier this year to favorable reviews. Extensive touring, mostly on the European summer festival circuit, has given the three piece a decent fan base which is growing all the time. Opening for indie darlings Phoenix in the US was a big boost for the band. Now headlining on this side of the Atlantic brings the young band to the Belly Up this Wednesday. It is highly recommended that all attendees wear comfortable shoes, since the music will no doubt get the crowd moving.

Generationals and Funeral Party set the stage.

Watch a video of I Can Talk below.


TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB | I CAN TALK [LIVE]

TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB | Myspace Video