Watch: Sebastien Grainger Live at the Radio Room

Jennifer Marston — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:31:15 +0000

South By Southwest ’09 is long gone, but we unearthed this performance of Sebastien Granger at the Radio Room this past March (as part of the Saddle Creek showcase) because it’s well worth a viewing and also because there’s nothing like rocking out to fend off the cold, dreary winter days outside.

Sporting slick suspenders and a shaved head, Grainger rips through a 40-plus-minute set that includes many songs from 2008′s Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains. He’s backed by a band of relentlessly hard-hitting dudes hell-bent on shredding the night away. You’d be well-advised not to pull the plug on this act mid-set, which is exactly what happens here. Suffice to say, dude suddenly becomes the living embodiment of the third song on the evening’s setlist.

A clip of “Love Can Be So Mean” is below. To view the full set, meltdown included, go here.

Rage on:

Sebastien Grainger Live at the Radio Room:

“Love Can Be So Mean”
“Who Do We Care For?”
“I’m All Rage”
“(I am Like a) River”
“By Cover of Night (Fire Fight)”
“It’s a Living”
“I Hate My Friends”
“American Names”
“Renegade Silence”
“Meet New Friends”

New Sebastien Grainger Video – “I Hate My Friends”

Jennifer Marston — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 23:39:39 +0000

Former DFA1979 member Sebastien Grainger solidified his status as a solo artist in 2008 with Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains, and here comes a new video for the song “I Hate My Friends.” Despite the song’s title, along with its aggressive, angst-fuled riffs, Grainger “in no way endorses hating your friends, though he’d like you to cut the fat from time to time.”

Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains is out now on Saddle Creek.

Making Out Like BanditsSebastien Grainger

Watch: Sebastien Grainger Live at the Radio Room

New Sebastien Grainger Video – “I Hate My Friends”