Friday Night! Jamaica @ Mercury Lounge

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Jamaica. Not sure who they are? Watch the video above. We often wondered how to put out a record too, but now we know thanks to this three-piece, turned two-piece, Parisian-electro-rock band. Don't let the name or the impossibleness of a simple Google search fool you -- this is no vacation destination, but a band boiling under the surface of the US indie scene waiting for their chance to break. Comparable to Phoenix, Foster the People, Naked and Famous, Cut Copy and more, Jamaica toe the line between the avant-garde and straight ahead four-on-the-floor elector pop. After garnering much praise in the UK/Europe following the release of their debut record, No Problem (Aug. 2010/Cooperative Music) Jamaica are gearing up for another US push.

If you can't catch them tomorrow night at the Mercury Lounge, be sure to get over to Brooklyn tonight (!) for their Knitting Factory performance.

Jukebox The Ghost Gets Their Nightmare On; New Live Video

Lovable D.C. power-pop trio Jukebox The Ghost were in the Christmas spirit Friday night when their headlining tour brought them to The Knitting Factory in New York City. They performed a particularly theatric cover of the Nightmare Before Christmas classic "What's This?", which is above for your viewing pleasure. Pianist/vocalist Ben Thornewill did his best Jack Skellington before the band masterfully transitioned into "Where Are All The Scientists Now?", the penultimate track from April's Let Live And Let Ghosts. All in all, this makes a nice diversion from whatever you're doing at the moment, and it's scientifically proven that everybody loves this movie. So enjoy the video and two others from the same show we've included after the jump. 

Jukebox's tour finishes up Saturday Dec. 13 in Norfolk, Virginia. After that, there's a rumor going around that the boys may or may not be contributing to our year-end Best of 2008 Guest List next week. But you didn't hear it from me.


Jukebox the Ghost - Hold It In (Live at the Knitting Factory) from Ray Concepcion on Vimeo.
Jukebox The Ghost - Good Day (Live at the Knitting Factory) from Ray Concepcion on Vimeo.