If You Make It

Added: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: The new Brady Bunch came over after some last minute emails. They played a show with good buddies the State Lottery, who have IYMI stuff coming soon too. I m pretty sure this is the most we ve had on the couch so far. Stay tuned for a deluge of content.

Added: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: The new Brady Bunch came over after some last minute emails. They played a show with good buddies the State Lottery, who have IYMI stuff coming soon too. I m pretty sure this is the most we ve had on the couch so far. Stay tuned for a deluge of content.

Added: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Detroit, MI and Ridgewood, NY combine in a whirlwind of sound and fury. They came to new york, played and conquered. Check out their full length on Salinas Records.

Added: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: At the last minute I realized that these three would be in town. Luckily I was able to track them down and get them to stop over for a pink couch, which will be up soon. This is from their show at Death By Audio. Super fun, dancey, cowbelly fun.

Added: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Rosendale local and the Kiss Ups drummer recently came down to visit, and to be the guinea pig out for the new mic setup. He has a full length record on Art of the Underground records which you should definitely check out.

Added: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: The Brass and Halo Fauna recently played a show together. At the last minute we decided to have an impromptu reunion set with no practice, which is pretty obvious by the sound of it. If you want the 4 song demo you can download it from LAST.FM or myspace. EPIC FAIL

Added: Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Although it took forever to record, we finally did it. yay. Should have been much easier considering two of the people live with the IYMI equipment 24/7. This is off our latest release, Durak, on Plan-it-X. I now understand how awkward this whole project is.

Added: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: One of the first recordings done for IYMI, Francois returns to the US to tour with Ramona Cordova. Between van troubles and sickness, I was happy to have him over before his flight home. Francois also drums for the French band Clara Clara.

Added: Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Good Luck in Bloomington, IN. Matt, Ginger and Mike are three of the nicest people you ll meet and one of my favorite bands right now. This is from a weird show they played for a block party which consisted of 6 tents and legos. This has a different drum part than the original.

Added: Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Twin sisters, Ellie and Louise from Ireland, recently toured with Ghost Mice all over the country before heading home yesterday. This was filmed in Bloomington, IN. Check out their full length on Plan-It-X.

Added: Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: This is a new Spoonboy song that you may or may not have heard already. He was on tour right before I left, and I m really glad we able to get him over here. He also plays in the Max Levine Ensemble.

Added: Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: From Halo Fauna s tour stop in Detroit. Marco of TandW put us up and was all around great friend in setting up this show (bobby too.). You can hear more on their recent split with Red and Blue on Mandible Records.

Added: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Pat couldn t make it out for this taping, so we were able to squeeze in an upright bass in his place. This is the video that prompted me to upgrade my microphone system, since Jeff was able to peak the audio each time with my new camera. Luckily I have a backup.

Added: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: The Ergs! joined on stage by Jay and Alex from Lemuria. Unfortunately I wasn t able to tape them at the knitting factory show. Thankfully they also played this show at Hamilton Lanes in Trenton. They have a whole mess of records that you probably own already.

Added: Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Featuring members of Latterman, Jonesin, and Small Arms Dealer. The ungh you hear in the beginning is from Mike Vlad. You can download their 5 song demo at their website which is linked below.

Added: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: We finally figured out a time to get the gang over here, although it got so hot that Joe was starting to glisten. This is a brand new song, but you should also check out there last full length on dead broke, The Buried Life .

Added: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Kristina was able to get a stray kitten from our neighborhood. She s in my room right now getting used to the surroundings and it s off to the vet tomorrow. This the cheesiest video in the world, song by The Elected. Check back for new episodes.

Added: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Finishing off the Make Music Three is Young Hearts, who I ve seen a bunch of times but always failed to record something. Well not this time! They have a new EP called The Fight EP which you can download or buy online at their site.

Added: Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Somehow we found the time and energy to travel from Hamden, CT back to brooklyn and record this at 2:30 in the morning. Thanks to Sean and Ben for trekking out here, if you missed them on the Asian Man tour, you re probably already regretting it. This is a new song, freshly named.

Added: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: From Make Music Day in Brooklyn, featuring original singer John Galm. My brother has been singing recently, but due to some recent unfortunate incidents, could nt make it. John got pretty dirty, but luckily left his sandals on the sidelines.

Added: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Make Music is this amazing day in June, where the boroughs open up there parks and streets to music. Slingshot decided to debut their new cover of Fugazi s Waiting Room , so check it out.

Added: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Dave came over and recorded with second banana Dom, since I was away on some dorky family vacation. He got lost in the rain for a while, but finally found his way here. I m grateful that we able to work something out, despite not being able to be there. Enjoy.

Added: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Matt came over a while ago and recorded this epic 12 minute song. It took me a while to figure out the logistics of getting it up, and I finally figured it out. So sit back and enjoy Wildebeest, straight out the pink couch. That sounded dorky.

Added: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Every June, New York has Make Music Day, where they open up the city parks and streets to musicians. Algernon and a bunch of other great bands played. Pink Couch coming in the future.

Added: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Good buddies Phil and Lisa recently came down to live the brooklyn dream, which includes sweating out the oldies in a smelly apartment. This is also the debut of the new HD camera I just bought, so hopefully it looks a little cleaner. Big Boy did it.

Added: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Good buddies Good Luck had the pleasure of living in luxury in brookly recently. I figured they could pay me back by recording a pink couch. Stay tuned for a Matty PC solo Pink Couch too.

Added: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Nana Grizol at the cake shop in Manhattan. This show was tons of fun, plus I think the video came out really well. Thanks to Matte for the song name.

Added: Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Nana Grizol at the cake shop in Manhattan. I tried contacting the band to figure out what song this was, but didn t hear back from them. If anyone knows the songs or knows them, feel free to let me know the name. This show was tons of fun, plus I think the video came out really well.

Added: Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Description: Cara Beth from Witches came over and enjoyed some bergen bagels and coffee with a couple of buddies. Witches also feature long island s native son Clancy, and wandering bass-man Jared. It s Witches week!