Spring Break
The music you are probably not listening to
…But you probably should be
Erin Edwards
Issue date: 7/23/08 Section: Features
The Secret Handshake
This one-man band fuses pop rock and electronica together to form a type of music rarely heard in the mainstream today. Almost like the soundtrack to a video game, The Secret Handshake's hip hop beats and electric pop storm sound has been deemed suitable to perform with artists such as Jonezetta and Family Force 5. A refreshing genre for some, singer Luis Dubuc uses piano, drums, synthesizers and an array of computer-generated technology to sing about life, love, and the summer is '98, a year that most of us were 12 or younger. The electro-emo project of The Secret Handshake is currently touring around the U.S. with the Vans Warped Tour.
Gogol Bordello
With instruments ranging from guitars to accordions and fiddles, Gogol Bordello combines a hippie style with Gypsy funk that spans across any culture, along with a name that tends to puzzle most fans. Comprised of Eastern Europe immigrants, Gogol Bordello formed in the Lower East Side of New York City in 1999 and has since enjoyed appearances on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "The Late Show with David Letterman." Gogol Bordello has performed with Madonna, as well as back-to-back stints at Bonnaroo in 2007 and 2008,
MGMT
They have already been named by Rolling Stone as one of the top 10 "Artists to Watch" in 2008 and Spin Magazine calls their music "the current brand of shape-shifting psychedelic pop." MGMT, previously known as The Management, recently released their first full-length album titled Oracular Spectacular, with what they call "an enigmatic and prophetic collection of hallucinatory sounds and hook-riddled pop tones for the new millennium." Along with a brief gig as the opening act for Radiohead in the UK, MGMT has also played Bonnaroo and will be featured at this year's Lollapalooza.
This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com.
This one-man band fuses pop rock and electronica together to form a type of music rarely heard in the mainstream today. Almost like the soundtrack to a video game, The Secret Handshake's hip hop beats and electric pop storm sound has been deemed suitable to perform with artists such as Jonezetta and Family Force 5. A refreshing genre for some, singer Luis Dubuc uses piano, drums, synthesizers and an array of computer-generated technology to sing about life, love, and the summer is '98, a year that most of us were 12 or younger. The electro-emo project of The Secret Handshake is currently touring around the U.S. with the Vans Warped Tour.
Gogol Bordello
With instruments ranging from guitars to accordions and fiddles, Gogol Bordello combines a hippie style with Gypsy funk that spans across any culture, along with a name that tends to puzzle most fans. Comprised of Eastern Europe immigrants, Gogol Bordello formed in the Lower East Side of New York City in 1999 and has since enjoyed appearances on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and "The Late Show with David Letterman." Gogol Bordello has performed with Madonna, as well as back-to-back stints at Bonnaroo in 2007 and 2008,
MGMT
They have already been named by Rolling Stone as one of the top 10 "Artists to Watch" in 2008 and Spin Magazine calls their music "the current brand of shape-shifting psychedelic pop." MGMT, previously known as The Management, recently released their first full-length album titled Oracular Spectacular, with what they call "an enigmatic and prophetic collection of hallucinatory sounds and hook-riddled pop tones for the new millennium." Along with a brief gig as the opening act for Radiohead in the UK, MGMT has also played Bonnaroo and will be featured at this year's Lollapalooza.
This writer can be contacted at features@theeastcarolinian.com.
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