June 28, 2016
Village Voice’s 4Knots Festival not only returns this year, not only returns to South Street Seaport (QRO venue review), but returns to being free – all on Saturday, July 9th:
Pier 16 Stage Guided By Voices, 7:00 PM Among the influential alternative music acts of the nineties was Dayton, Ohio’s Guided By Voices (QRO photos at a festival). Centered on the ultra-prolific Robert Pollard (QRO album review), GBV drew on nearly every rock sound, as well as being one of the pioneers of today’s lo-fi and neo-garage sounds. In 2010 Pollard revived the retired GBV moniker and reunited with the original, 1993-1996 ‘classic’ line-up for label Matador Records’ 21st anniversary bash in Las Vegas – and kept it going, not just on the road (QRO photos at a festival), but of course with many, many releases – 2012 saw Let’s Go Eat the Factory (QRO review), Class Clown Spots a UFO (QRO review), and The Bears for Lunch (QRO review); the next year ‘only’ English Little League (QRO review), and Motivational Jumpsuit and Cool Planet in 2014, with which he once again broke up the band – only to revive it once again, now with a largely new line-up, before this year’s Please By Honest. |
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The Strumbellas, 5:40 PM The “folk popgrass” of Canada’s The Strumbellas comes to South Street Seaport behind this year’s third record, Hope. |
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Protomartyr, 4:40 PM Detroit post-punk outfit (QRO photos at South Street Seaport) have earned tons of praise off of last year’s The Agent Intellect. |
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Car Seat Headrest, 3:40 PM After a series of solo, self-released Bandcamp records (named literally 1, 2, 3, 4 and more), Will Toledo’s Car Seat Headrest (QRO photos at a NYC festival) graduated to a full band & Matador signing for last year’s Teens of Style and this year’s Teens of Denial. |
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Mothers, 2:40 PM Kristine Leschper’s Atlanta experimental folk act Mothers (QRO photos at a NYC festival) comes to 4Knots behind this year’s When You Walk a Long Distance You Are Tired – like getting to Seaport from the Fulton Street subway stop. |
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Kirk Knight, 1:50 PM Pro Era hip-hop collective member, Kirk Knight, brings some rhymes to 4Knots. He plays the festival after his debut release last fall, Late Knight Special. Also: Promised Land Sound, 1:00 PM |
Fulton Stage Girlpool, 5:30 PM Cleo Tucker and Harmony Tividad form guitar-and-bass duo Girlpool (QRO photos at a festival), who come to South Street Seaport after last summer’s debut release, Before the World Was Big. |
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Mild High Club, 4:30 PM The psychedelic pop of Mild High Club comes down to South Street Seaport off of last year’s debut, Timeline. |
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Diane Coffee, 3:30 PM Shaun Fleming, a.k.a. Diane Coffee, has evolved from his start, recording using a makeshift drum set, detuned guitar for a bass, and an iPhone app. |
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Bayonne, 2:30 PM Austin electronic musician Roger Sellers released a trio of records under his own name, but has gotten much more notice since shifting to going as Bayonne (QRO photos at an NYC festival), including recently reissuing his 2014 album, Primitives. Also: Boulevards, 1:30 PM |
DJ Stage Lemonade, 7:00 PM Prince Rama, 6:00 PM Keenan Duffy of Little Water Radio, 5:00 PM Delphine Blue of Little Water Radio, 4:00 PM Jonathan Clark of Q104.3, 3:00 PM Bill Pearis of Brooklyn Vegan & of Little Water Radio, 2:00 PM Alisa Ali of WFUV, 1:00 PM |
For festival website, go here: http://microapp.villagevoice.com/4knots/2016/
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