Tagged: acoustic

watch: paramore – acoustic grammy sessions

as a part of a hollywood tower/grammy party, the lovely folks of paramore were on hand to perform a few gems in an acoustic fashion for the (rather lame) crowd.

“still into you” above, and a couple of riot goodies below the jump. and GD, hayley’s vocal coach really did a number, huh?

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watch: coheed and cambria – 97x acoustic session

you ever seen two extremely skilled guitarists play acoustic guitars for songs that don’t really belong in the realm of acoustic music? well, say hello to these performances of “the afterman” and “dark side of me.” these guys played quite a show this past weekend, and i reviewed that if you dig that sorta thing.

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watch: alcoa – i don’t feel welcome here anymore [acoustic]

alcoa might be a new name for most, but for others, he’s the frontman of bridge nine band defeater. while defeater will be out this summer on the warped tour, they’ll have to step aside for a while so their frontman can release his solo LP, bone & marrow, this coming tuesday (february 26th.) listen to him perform a track from it above.

-grizzly

watch: unknown mortal orchestra – swim and sleep (like a shark) [acoustic, for NPR]

UMO’s ruben nielson strips away the haze and electronics and trades them in for an acoustic guitar on npr’s solo and acoustic session, performing one II’s finest tracks.

good news for htown, as the band will be in town this thursday, 2/21 at fitzgeralds.

-grizzly

watch: further seems forever – acoustic sessions

FSF’s alive and kicking in 2013, and made their way onto philly’s 104.5 to perform a few songs. most notably, a couple of old gems in “new year’s project” and “the moon is down.” “janie” is the other – hit the jump for the vids. and hey, FSF’s got a few big boys huh?

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video: motion city soundtrack – happy anniversary [acoustic] (2012)

MCS’s go was a disappointing departure for myself, especially after considering how great my dinosaur life was. however, “happy anniversary” was definitely my favorite track from the record, and i’m glad to see it get this kind of treatment. and that treatment (a full band acoustic rendition) would do wonders for plenty of other songs from these guys. wonder if they’ve thought of putting out an album like damnesia.

-grizzly

video: taking back sunday – theres no ‘i’ in team [live; full band acoustic] (2012)

remember those unbelievable live “punkrockvids” back from when adam broke his hip? well, these acoustic full band numbers aren’t nearly as choatic, but the ‘live from orensanz’ sound finds its way to this ace performance of ‘theres no ‘i’ in team’ from out in chicago. the band is currently out on the 10th anniversary tour for tell all your friends.

-grizzly