http://ryspace.com/blog Tue, 17 Jun 2008 02:23:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 2008 Noise Stage Lineup @ Galapagos June 21st, 2008 Noon Featuring: Ponytail, Power Douglas, Fiasco, The Shackeltons, Extra Life, The Austerity Program, Cursillistas, Monotract, Dinowalrus, Autodrone, Alex and the Horribles, Noveller, Brilliant Sweater, and more!!! After the Jump is the joint effort of 20 New York City music bloggers whose sites attract over ... http://ryspace.com/blog/2008/05/16/after-the-jump-the-noise-stage/ In a few short months, it will be Summer and that means the second annual After the Jump Fest! Bigger, better with even more acts and surprise guests, this year the festival takes place along side the city wide music event, Make Music New York (which itself is a part ... http://ryspace.com/blog/2008/04/21/june-21st-after-the-jump-fest/ Here is the first of many recordings from this year's SXSW festival. I mentioned Jukebox The Ghost briefly last summer and promised you'd hear from them again. Here they are performing at After The Jump's Backyard BBQ in Austin, Texas. Jukebox The Ghost hail from Washington D.C. and their ... http://ryspace.com/blog/2008/03/25/jukebox-the-ghost-at-sxsw-atj-backyard-bbq-march-15th/ It's been a rather slow start to 2008, but I'll be at this year's SXSW festival hoping to discover some new bands and catch some old favorites. I will be helping out with the sound at After The Jump's backyard barbecue on Friday and Saturday. Downtown gets really ... http://ryspace.com/blog/2008/03/10/ryan-does-austin-sxsw-2008/ Laura Veirs' album Saltbreakers was one of my favorite albums of the past year and I was terribly disappointed when the Decemberists tour which she was supporting was canceled. I am glad to have caught this solo show which was a warm-up for her short tour of the UK. ... http://ryspace.com/blog/2008/02/18/laura-veirs-union-hall-january-27th/ "It's so fucked, eh? The Internet, eh? We perform and you go off and you blog that shit." - Adrian Jewett, 12/14/07 I agree that the internet is fucked (we have a love/hate relationship), but I wouldn't be blogging this shit if I didn't think it was fantastic. Since ... http://ryspace.com/blog/2007/12/21/the-most-serene-republic-mercury-lounge-december-14th/ If you're still looking for something awesome to do on New Year's, here's a great show supporting a good cause: After the Jump presents New Year's Eve 2007 New York City taking over two levels of the Knitting Factory in support of Education Through Music with Dirty Projectors Foreign Islands Care Bears on Fire Senryu Poingly after-party hosted by Cex, with special guests ... http://ryspace.com/blog/2007/12/21/atj-presents-new-years-eve-at-knitting-factory/ During a commercial break for Jay Leno tonight I heard the same New Pornographers song on two separate ads. First was a shortened version of the University of Phoenix ad that's been on for months. Second was a commercial for the new film "Feast of Love". I ... http://ryspace.com/blog/2007/09/13/double-dipping/ I only post about upcoming shows when I'm really excited about them. And I haven't been this excited about a show in a long time. For the last year, I've listened to The Most Serene Republic's Phages EP more than any other album. I've been anticipating their ... http://ryspace.com/blog/2007/09/06/the-most-serene-republic-is-coming/ This past weekend's After The Jump fest was a great success. The turnout was surprisingly good for our inaugural festival and a substantial amount of money was raised for music programs in New York City schools. This is only my opinion, but the younger "up-and-coming" bands totally blew ... http://ryspace.com/blog/2007/08/28/youve-probably-never-heard-of-fluid-ounces/