The Dear Hunter from 9/16/11 (playing Saturday)

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The Gaslight Anthem from 5/10/10 (playing Sunday)

Lyrics

Look what you started,
I seem to be coming out of my skin
Look what you've forgotten here
The bandages just don't keep me in
And when it was over, I woke up alone

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The full session with Brian Fallon is here

Marianas Trench from 9/24/10 (playing Sunday)

“Cross My Heart”

Lyrics

So here's another day I'll spend away from you
Another night, I'm on another broken avenue
My bag is ripped and worn but then again now so am I
Take what you wanna, take what you wanna, take what you
I miss the stupid things, we'd go to sleep and then

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Last.fm Live In NYC: Nite Jewel at… Last month, Nite Jewel performed at the Bowery Ballroom for the April 2012 edition of Last.fm Live In NYC, supported by Mac DeMarco and Sophia Knapp. Download a free MP3 of the title track off her newest album, One Second To Love, right here.

Click here for all things Last.fm Live. Our next show is Friday, May 18th, at the Studio at Webster Hall with Vacationer, Magic Wands, and a special DJ set by Body Language. Purchasing a pre-sale ticket will enter you in a random drawing to win a 1-month free subscription to Last.fm Premium, so don’t wait until Friday if you’re planning to come! More info on the event here.

Click here for photos from Mac DeMarco’s set

Young The Giant 1/21/11 (playing Sunday, 1:45 – 2:45)

Lyrics

After leaving my apartment
I feel this cold inside me
It howls all through the market
It calls your name
On my way to your apartment

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Dr. Dog from 4/7/10 (playing Saturday, 4:15 – 5:15)

Lyrics

There's a tree
Outside my home
The sidewalks cracked
Out where it's roots have grown
Someday came

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Dawes from 10/25/11 (playing Friday, 4:30 – 6:00)

The full session is here

Cage The Elephant from 3/2/10 (playing Sunday, 3:45 – 5:00)

Lyrics

I was walkin' down the street, when out the corner of my eye
I saw a pretty little thing approachin' me
She said I've never seen a man
Who looks so all alone, could you use a little company?
If you pay the right price your evenin' will be nice

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The debut album from Gold Fields was in its mixing stages when the band stopped by for this session, and we might get a late summer release according to the guys. Along with Rob Clifton and Luke Peldys, Mark, Vin and Ryan played all four songs from the EP that is out now in this session, followed by a chat with us. Buy the EP here at iTunes.

“The Woods”

In it’s early incarnation this was a different song called “Leaving Home”. Vin wrote it with Mark before meeting Ryan. Ryan added his percussive touch while Mark added a new vocal on top of the existing one.

“Holy No”

Long before Vin and Ryan got to touch this song, it was written by Mark. Once the three of them started to work on it, Mark changed the lyrics.

“Moves”

Without a doubt, the peak of the live show. It was a song idea that goes back to a previous band Ryan was in. Once Gold Fields started messing with it, they actually thought it was a “stupid” song and were embarrassed about it. The lyrics were made up on the fly in the vocal booth by Mark. It might have never seen the light of day, but their A&R guy Alex Luke suggested to put it on the EP as others agreed. After listening to it a little bit differently, the guys grew to like it a little bit more. It’s now their favorite to play live.

“Treehouse”

The song got started by Ryan on a rainy, gloomy day when he decided not to go out to lunch with a friend. Instead, he stayed in and watched the movie Kill Bill. Upon hearing the hand claps in the Santa Esmeralda version of “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood” in the movie, he sampled them in the demo and wrote the song around that. He brought it to Mark who took melodies and vocals and  from an old song “Moon Unit” he wrote with an old mate, Dylan Baker. In their live show they cover Underworld‘s “Born Slippy” and segue right into “Treehouse”. One of the best “concert moments” I’ve ever witnessed.

The Gold Fields interview

Gold Fields Photos In Our Studio

SXSW: Photos Of Gold Fields @ Maggie…

SXSW: Photos Of Gold Fields @ 508…

Gold Fields website

Gold Fields Facebook page

All photos by Evan Daniels

All photos by Evan Daniels and Phil Tortoroli

Yauch was originally the Beastie Boys bass player when they were a punk group. As they evolved into hip hop, the Beastie Boys became one of the most influential crews of all time. In 1986, Licensed to Ill was the first rap album to hit number one on on the Billboard 200.

Management released the following statement:

It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam “MCA” Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47 years old.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, Yauch taught himself to play bass in high school, forming a band for his 17th birthday party that would later become known the world over as Beastie Boys.

With fellow members Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Adrock” Horovitz, Beastie Boys would go on to sell over 40 million records, release four #1 albums-including the first hip hop album ever to top the Billboard 200, the band’s 1986 debut full length, Licensed To Ill-win three Grammys, and the MTV Video Vanguard Lifetime Achievement award. Last month Beastie Boys were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, with Diamond and Horovitz reading an acceptance speech on behalf of Yauch, who was unable to attend.

In addition to his hand in creating such historic Beastie Boys albums as Paul’s Boutique, Check Your Head, Ill Communication, Hello Nasty and more, Yauch was a founder of the Milarepa Fund, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting awareness and  activism regarding the injustices perpetrated on native Tibetans by Chinese occupational government and military forces.  In 1996, Milarepa produced the first Tibetan Freedom Concert in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, which was attended by 100,000 people, making it the biggest benefit concert on U.S. soil since 1985′s Live Aid. The Tibetan Freedom Concert series would continue to stage some of the most significant benefit shows in the world for nearly a decade following in New York City, Washington DC, Tokyo, Sydney, Amsterdam, Taipei and other cities.

In the wake of September 11, 2001, Milarepa organized New Yorkers Against Violence, a benefit headlined by Beastie Boys at New York’s Hammerstein Ballroom, with net proceeds  disbursed to the New York Women’s Foundation Disaster Relief Fund and the New York Association for New Americans (NYANA) September 11th Fund for New Americans-each chosen for their efforts on behalf of 9/11 victims least likely to receive help from other sources.

Under the alias of Nathanial Hörnblowér, Yauch directed iconic Beastie Boys videos including  ”So Whatcha Want,” ”Intergalactic,” “Body Movin” and “Ch-Check It Out.” Under his own name, Yauch directed last year’s Fight For Your Right Revisited, an extended video for “Make Some Noise” from Beastie Boys’ Hot Sauce Committee Part Two, starring Elijah Wood, Danny McBride and Seth Rogen as the 1986 Beastie Boys, making their way through a half hour of cameo-studded misadventures before squaring off against Jack Black, Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly as Beastie Boys of the future.

Yauch’s passion and talent for filmmaking led to his founding of Oscilloscope Laboratories, which in 2008 released his directorial film debut, the basketball documentary Gunnin’ For That #1 Spot and has since become a major force in independent video distribution, amassing a catalogue of such acclaimed titles as Kelly Reichardt’s Wendy and Lucy,  Oren Moverman’s The Messenger,  Banksy’s Exit Through The Gift Shop, Lance Bangs and Spike Jonze’s Tell Them Anything You Want: A Portrait Of Maurice Sendak, and many more.

Yauch is survived by his wife Dechen and his daughter Tenzin Losel, as well as his parents Frances and Noel Yauch.

In honor of his lifetime of work, here are some of our favorite Beastie Boys tracks: