[PHOTOS] Real Estate at The Vic Theatre in Chicago
ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER Real Estate played the Vic Theatre in Chicago last week. Please enjoy these photos by Amanda Koellner.
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Festival Preview | Emily Wolfe’s Top 5 Acts to See at the 2014 Austin City Limits Music Festival
Photo by Steven Alcala It’s been a great year for music festivals, but we’re not done just yet. Nope. Perhaps our favorite one of them all, the Austin City Limits Music Festival, will kick off its 2nd Weekend tomorrow, and we’ll be there to cover the madness. One artist we’re excited to see is Austin’s … Read more
Jam of the Day | Real Estate – Crime
Now I really hope I’m not jinxing anything here, but it would seem that old man Winter is finally loosening his grip on us here in North Carolina. We haven’t had it too bad in comparison to our mid-western friends (sorry, Jason), but regardless, I’m just thankful that it’s finally starting to warm up. The … Read more
The Best Songs of 2011 | 100 – 76
Yup. It’s that time of year again, and frankly, lists like these really need no introduction. The four of us who contribute to Speakers in Code (Darren, Jason, Matt, and me, the lone female, Katie) spend a lot of our free time investigating new music over the course of each year, and these 100 songs … Read more
Pajammy Jam of the Day | Real Estate – Green Aisles
Real Estate’s second LP, Days, will be released on October 18th (Domino), and the Brookylyn (via Jersey) band has released a new single in advance of the record that showcases the group’s growing expertise in breezy, psychedelic surf-rock. “Green Aisles” starts with an extended, mellow intro that finds Real Estate in an airy zone, doing … Read more
Jam of the Day | Real Estate – It’s Real
Photo by Shawn Brackbrill As the glossiness of summer’s novel sheen becomes dirtied with the oppressive heat that only the Midwest can offer, we need pop songs that reflect the melancholy of being trapped inside all day with only artificial cooling to keep us from melting into little puddles on the sidewalks. Don’t worry, Real … Read more
Jam of the Day | Ducktails – Hamilton Road
Ducktails, the one-man indie-pop project of Real Estate‘s Matthew Mondanile, has officially made my morning. I mean, not only did seeing the name remind me of my Saturday mornings spent in Duckberg as a kid, but this first morsel from his new LP is just built for a sunny fall morning in the south. … Read more