Beirut Doesn't Read Blogs
NY Press talks to music blogosphere sensation Zach Condon.
Before the indie rock blogosphere creamed itself for Zach Condon and his lil' Balkan experiment, Beirut, the 19-year-old Brooklynite wasn't aware of daily-destination-mp3-depots ... "I was never much of a computer or Internet person to begin with. Most I ever used the computer for was Pro Tools, when I recorded the album. ... I still don't use the Internet so much. I stop by a few blogs from time to time to check out what they thought of our live show, but that's about it."Zach also admits his first show was a disaster ("When we got on stage everything just started bending out of tune, and I realized I'd been working my entire life with the cheapest of equipment.")
The good news is that Zach's got new gear! So expect less off-key ukele solos if you're heading to NorthSix this weekend. A Hawk and a Hacksaw will be joining the band.
Elsewhere...
6/23 TK Gallery, northampton MA
6/24 Lily Pad Cambridge, MA
7/21 Bowery Ballroom, NYC (with Jens Lekman)
8/23 Warehouse Next Door, Washington DC
8/24 Khyber, Philadelphia PA
Posted at 10:21 PM
Tags: Beirut
yeah I heard that show was a shit show. i like this boy and the album. but the more we refer to him as a blogsphere sensation the more it turns him into one. honestly I think his first show is very indicative of the problem with blog hype, it prematurely shoots bands/artists to a level at which they shouldn't be. had he been a full functioning band, and toured before, rehearsed, once the attention came he'd be able to perform. it's exciting and all sure...but there are tons of bands equally as great (no i'm not in a band) who are tighter and been around longer. hype them!
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Reminds me a lot of the discussion about CYHSY last fall. Hmm.
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