http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/open-bar-steve-gunn-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/open-bar-steve-gunn-2/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:15:51 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=171501 Steve Gunn is really good at guitar. We were first turned onto him this summer by a friend (NPR) and were stoked to have him over to Heathers for an Open Bar session. His LP … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/open-bar-steve-gunn-2/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/open-bar-cloud-nothings/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/open-bar-cloud-nothings/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:13 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=172406 We shot Cloud Nothings’ second Open Bar session at Veronica Peoples Club on a 50-degree day in the middle of this unseasonably warm winter. It’s been more than a year since principle songwriter Dylan Baldi … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/open-bar-cloud-nothings/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/open-bar-g-side/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/open-bar-g-side/#comments Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:15:33 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=162289 ST 2 Lettaz and Yung Clova of Huntsville’s G-Side are the first rappers to have come through Veronica Peoples Club for one of our Open Bar sessions. They sipped on some orange juice then performed … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/12/13/open-bar-g-side/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/open-bar-psychic-ills/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/open-bar-psychic-ills/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:30:43 +0000 James Rathbone http://www.thefader.com/?p=150902 Recently at Veronica Peoples Club in Greenpoint, Psychic Ills drank beer and talked about moving from Berlin to New York. The band has a new record out on Sacred Bones called Hazed Dream. They played … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/11/02/open-bar-psychic-ills/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/27/open-bar-big-troubles/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/27/open-bar-big-troubles/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:30:54 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=141618 You could say the New Jersey boys of Big Troubles are true comedians at heart, or comedians and musicians, simultaneously. Last week, after multiple viewings of their new “Sad Girls” clip and an Open Bar … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/09/27/open-bar-big-troubles/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/24/open-bar-high-places/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/24/open-bar-high-places/#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:15:41 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=134467 High Places stopped by Heathers Bar one sunny afternoon and blasted out the neighborhood with their semi-spooky “Year Off.” They look great, though and seem like they’re genuinely having a good time, which gives the … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/08/24/open-bar-high-places/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/27/open-bar-hooray-for-earth/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/27/open-bar-hooray-for-earth/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 20:00:04 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=128982 When we asked Heathers Bar, he responded with, “well, I usually play on the floor.” So that’s what he did, despite whatever New York bar cooties had to be crawling around down there. Missing one … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/27/open-bar-hooray-for-earth/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/open-bar-love-inks/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/open-bar-love-inks/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:30:18 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=121942 Love Inks are a great rock ’n’ roll band from Austin, Texas. Their debut album is filled with heavy, beautiful moments, tender love songs and depressive jags. Singer Sherry LeBlanc’s voice is so rich, but … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/23/open-bar-love-inks/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/open-bar-austra/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/open-bar-austra/#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:30:08 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=120101 Austra came through Veronica Peoples Club in Brooklyn to haunt the small patch of garden they found outside and sing a couple tunes for us, including their cover of Joni Mitchell’s “Woodstock.” Check that out … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/06/15/open-bar-austra/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/21/open-bar-balkans/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/21/open-bar-balkans/#comments Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:30:52 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=106593 Last week we premiered a new song from Balkans, a jam from the Atlanta band that sounded to us like a summer pop SMASH. Unfortunately for them, the summer they seem so perfect for hasn’t … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/21/open-bar-balkans/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/07/open-bar-polock/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/07/open-bar-polock/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:30:53 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=103908 Polock was here a few weeks ago on an overseas tour, far from their hometown of Valencia, when they stopped by]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/07/open-bar-polock/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/open-bar-dustin-wong/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/open-bar-dustin-wong/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:00:06 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=98486 We didn’t realize how many questions we would have for Baltimore’s Dustin Wong until after he finished playing for us at Veronica People’s Club in Greenpoint, BK. What do all these pedals do? Why are … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/10/open-bar-dustin-wong/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/22/open-bar-with-yuna/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/22/open-bar-with-yuna/#comments Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:36:31 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=93721 24-year-old singer Yuna Zarai stopped in to Heathers Bar in the East Village the other day on a whirlwind press tour of NYC to mellow out and sing us a few songs. Girl has been … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/22/open-bar-with-yuna/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/open-bar-with-dom/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/open-bar-with-dom/#comments Wed, 02 Feb 2011 20:30:25 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=89332 When Dom originally proposed to play for our cameras, our first thought was to coordinate a live collaboration of “Living in America” with Gucci Mane. Okay, that didn’t happen, but we still got an amazing, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/02/open-bar-with-dom/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/open-bar-with-virgin-forest/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/open-bar-with-virgin-forest/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:30:26 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=88336 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/26/open-bar-with-virgin-forest/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/19/open-bar-with-war-on-drugs/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/19/open-bar-with-war-on-drugs/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:30:44 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=87006 Very similar to what they say about snowflakes, it is also true that no two Open Bar session is the same. And to ramp-up the awesomeness of this fact, it just so happened to be … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/19/open-bar-with-war-on-drugs/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/open-bar-with-nortec-collective/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/open-bar-with-nortec-collective/#comments Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:30:42 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=86102 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/12/open-bar-with-nortec-collective/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/17/open-bar-with-moondoggies/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/17/open-bar-with-moondoggies/#comments Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:00:14 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=83880 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/17/open-bar-with-moondoggies/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/19/open-bar-with-caveman/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/19/open-bar-with-caveman/#comments Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:30:54 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=79157 read more »]]> 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http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/28/open-bar-with-frankie-rose-the-outs/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/28/open-bar-with-frankie-rose-the-outs/#comments Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:59 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=38255 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/28/open-bar-with-frankie-rose-the-outs/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/12/open-bar-with-cloud-nothings/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/12/open-bar-with-cloud-nothings/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 21:00:23 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=36450 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/12/open-bar-with-cloud-nothings/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/18/open-bar-with-suckers/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/18/open-bar-with-suckers/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 17:00:21 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=33854 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/18/open-bar-with-suckers/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/open-bar-with-chief/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/open-bar-with-chief/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:45:13 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=32286 Chief came back to town this past weekend to re-unite with their old East Coast buddies Wild Yaks and play a couple of shows.  They were nice enough to stop by Heathers on Friday during … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/06/08/open-bar-with-chief/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/13/open-bar-with-dr-dog/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/13/open-bar-with-dr-dog/#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 16:30:36 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=29302 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/13/open-bar-with-dr-dog/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/06/open-bar-toro-y-moi-lately-and-absolutely-live/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/06/open-bar-toro-y-moi-lately-and-absolutely-live/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:51:36 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=24616 read more »]]> 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http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/18/open-bar-with-midnight-masses/#comments Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:30:43 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=20990 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/18/open-bar-with-midnight-masses/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/07/open-bar-with-baaba-maal/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/07/open-bar-with-baaba-maal/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 17:37:59 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=20552 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/07/open-bar-with-baaba-maal/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/30/open-bar-with-dominant-legs/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/30/open-bar-with-dominant-legs/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:36:27 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=20289 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/30/open-bar-with-dominant-legs/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/16/open-bar-with-vashti-bunyan/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/16/open-bar-with-vashti-bunyan/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:44:31 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=19853 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/16/open-bar-with-vashti-bunyan/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/06/open-bar-with-wildbirds-peacedrums/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/06/open-bar-with-wildbirds-peacedrums/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:28:08 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=19513 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/11/06/open-bar-with-wildbirds-peacedrums/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/20/open-bar-with-kurt-vile-pt-2/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/20/open-bar-with-kurt-vile-pt-2/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:32:54 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=18679 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/20/open-bar-with-kurt-vile-pt-2/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/16/open-bar-with-kurt-vile-pt-1/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/10/16/open-bar-with-kurt-vile-pt-1/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:33:56 +0000 Hanly Banks http://www.thefader.com/?p=18426 read more »]]> 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Jun 2008 16:00:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/06/03/fader-tv-open-bar-with-bryan-webb-of-constantines/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/10/fader-tv-cheers-with-the-last-shadow-puppets/ http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/10/fader-tv-cheers-with-the-last-shadow-puppets/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:03:00 +0000 THE FADER read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2008/04/10/fader-tv-cheers-with-the-last-shadow-puppets/feed/ 0