I guess we should just make a blanket statement at this point and reveal that ANYtime you can catch Bee and Flower, you’d be well advised to do so and suffice it to say we’ll recommend them every time. Tone, texture, mood, arrangement. We’re simpatico. Bee and Flower play NYC’s The Suffolk this Friday night and […]
…and it’s a vinyl giveaway too! If the clouds part and the stars align just so, you’ll be seeing quite a bit of Bee and Flower around these parts in the months and years to come. I’m working on it overtly (and covertly.) For now, together, we’re celebrating Bee and Flower’s free show Thursday night […]
…and it’s a vinyl giveaway too! If the clouds part and the stars align just so, you’ll be seeing quite a bit of Bee and Flower around these parts in the months and years to come. I’m working on it overtly (and covertly.) For now, together, we’re celebrating Bee and Flower’s free show Thursday night […]
A typical hallmark of any takeover here at TVD is hurling a giveaway into the proceedings, and our week with Bee and Flower will be no different. We’ve got a rather rare 7″ from the band on Belgium’s Morningrise Recordings to put in the hands of one of you. The A-side is “Dust & Sparks,” […]
Last week, being the 9-5 art director that I am, I was trying to conjure up a brand new color, one wholly underivative from any other established color or palette. Can you come up with one? I couldn’t. Think about it—every color is a known entity. Sure, there are hues of this and that which can […]
Essentially an outlet for San-Francisco born singer-songwriter Dana Schechter, Bee and Flower specialize in slow and moody cinematic pop, not so far from where Portishead once made their mark. As a vocalist, Schechter is all cool restraint, while lyrically her world is full of loss and longing, of tentative hellos and drawn-out goodbyes. Recorded in […]
Insect Ark emerged in 2011 as the solo endeavor of bassist/multi-instrumentalist Dana Schechter, though the recent addition of drummer Ashley Spungin has coincided with a boost in positive attention, the twosome currently kicking it out on live stages across the land. However, Portal/Well documents the artistry of Schechter alone; offering progressive-minded doom vibes of significantly […]
Ironically, it was Dana Schechter’s singing voice which drew us to her all instrumental, non vocal project, Insect Ark. Having been far more than a casual fan of her main enterprise, the NYC via Berlin Bee and Flower, we’ve been singing that band’s praises for years. Dana’s solo endeavor, Insect Ark recently released a debut […]
…my Mom used to say that. She’d be upstairs primping before a holiday gathering or something and while the guests amassed and made their way clear to cocktail #3, she’d descend down the spiral steps aglow and all smiles. And if someone said, “Oh Ruth, you look lovely…” she’d point out, “Powder and paint make […]
So, I have a bit of a confession in regard to our ‘break’ last week—it really wasn’t a vacation at all as was insinuated by the vacation graphic that was posted, all tall frosty one and teal ocean water. In fact, Business Week Magazine framed an article (no joke) on why we were absent from […]
My old landlord Big Andy would tell you I made a pretty solid career of it a while back. Red wine, brooding candles, late nights, quiet music played loudly. And nightly. You dredge up more with angst and ache than on the dance floor I’ve always thought. Little pin pricks of emotive melodies that’d do […]
…a few favorites from ’07. And undeniably the best release of the year: The Beatles – While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Mp3) (acoustic with new strings, ‘Love’ version)Foreign Born – In the Shape (Mp3) David Vandervelde – Nothin’ No (Mp3) Bee and Flower – Don’t Say Don’t Worry (Mp3) The Clientele – Isn’t Life Strange […]
Well, that’s months — don’t run out to buy us any gifts just yet. But we’re growing steadily and welcome all of our visitors from both here in DC and across the globe, as it seems we’re visited daily from every continent on the planet. We’re glad we’ve struck a chord among the repeat visitors […]
