Bon Iver, surely the best band for a couple of years, decided to sing 'For Emma' in a hallway before they started a gig in Paris. Beautiful.
posted by deputydog
1 decade 5 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 2,449 views • 2:25
La Blogotheque
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Chryde, founder of the website La Blogothèque, wanted to shake things up and find another way to share music and Vincent Moon wanted to film music differently. Chryde offered Moon to go and film musicians in Paris. The so called Take-Away Shows (or the French title Les Concerts a Emporter) exist since April 2006. Comparable with the field recordings of Alan Lomax or the Peel Sessions of John Peel, Moon has set up a large collection of unique single take recordings enhanced with artistic filmed video footage. The fast filming process he uses is a form of guerrilla filmmaking. The sessions are usually two or three tracks filmed improvised in an unusual environment and as such they often had a rough and ready, demo-like feel, somewhere between a live performance and a finished music video. These live, unusually staged performances differ from the artifice of traditional music videos in favor of single-take, organic and primarily acoustic sessions.
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Arcade Fire perform an impromptu session in Paris
posted by krumzy 1 decade 7 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 4,721 views
posted by KnivesOut
1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,695 views
1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 1,695 views
this band arranges some really fantastic songs. they recently toured with Feist and can be seen backing her on a few talk shows.
posted by guessandcheck
1 decade 6 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 1,448 views
Zach Condon aka Beirut sings the song "Nantes" from the as-yet-unreleased album The Flying Club Cup. What a voice!
posted by waxwing_slain 1 decade 7 years 1 month 2 weeks ago • 2,888 views
Sigur Rós gives a special performance of Við Spilum Endalaust, brought to you by La Blogotheque. [/yt]
posted by EndAll 1 decade 5 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 962 views
These guys are faaaaaaaaaaaantastic live!
posted by berticus
1 decade 5 years 7 months ago • 948 views
Bon Iver sings to a small group of people in an apartment, by candlelight. Lovely stuff yet again from La Blogotheque, who have a knack for capturing the mood in their videos, and the mood here is warm... continue reading
posted by EndAll 1 decade 5 years 7 months 3 weeks ago • 1,404 views
:D
posted by berticus 1 decade 5 years 7 months ago • 1,699 views
'When anything that's anything becomes nothing, that's everything, and nothing is the only thing ya ever seem to have.' Another great one from La Blogotheque. I love all of these videos, and Man Man is... continue reading
posted by EndAll 1 decade 5 years 7 months ago • 2,262 views • 5:35
"The English band the Kooks began playing their hit "ooh la" in a small street of Paris. Then, suddenly, a craze. Just look. Their french fans are great, aren't they?" - La Blogotheque on Youtube
posted by EndAll 1 decade 5 years 7 months ago • 1,144 views
Why haven't these been sifted yet? A serious oversight.
posted by KnivesOut 1 decade 6 years 4 months 2 weeks ago • 2,064 views
Chris Garneau doing a fantastic cover of one of my favorite songs.
posted by Tofumar 1 decade 6 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 2,181 views
An absolutely brilliant live performance by Beirut while walking down a flight of stairs. The acoustics in the building really intensify the song, and in my opinion make it far better than the studio version.... continue reading
posted by solecist
1 decade 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 2,482 views
In a street of Paris, France. The guys from Grizzly Bear didn't have any instruments with them, so they just improvised an a capella version of their new song, The Knife. We had so much fun filming them...... continue reading
posted by EndAll 1 decade 5 years 7 months 2 weeks ago • 1,403 views
Another gem from La Blogotheque - the Bowerbirds stroll through the streets of New York City playing a lovely little tune.
posted by EndAll 1 decade 5 years 7 months 1 week ago • 986 views
Part of Jens Lekman's 'concert a emporter' session for blogotheque.
posted by paul4dirt
1 decade 6 years 2 weeks ago • 1,432 views