Brooklyn Based has teamed up for with Microphone Memory Emotion to throw a showcase at Matchless for Northside Fest this year.

Two of the bands playing hail from Ridgewood, NJ but seem to be just as at home in Brooklyn.

Fluffy Lumbers have been capturing hearts with their fuzzy pop.  I mean how can anyone deny “Cruisers” as one of the best pop songs for driving in a car with the windows down (or if you must with the windows up, and the A/C cranked…that was me in Jersey this weekend).  In addition to this pop classic Fluffy Lumbers did it again with “Adoration” washing their delectable pop in a haze of 80′s inspired electronics.  I didn’t think that a band could make another song as catchy as “Cruisers,” but Fluffy Lumbers sure did strike gold with “Adoration.”  Two songs from this young band who only has a single 7″ out, and that has since sold out.

[mp3] Fluffy Lumbers- “Cruisers”

[mp3] Fluffy Lumbers- “Adoration”

• “Adoration” appeared on the Underwater Peoples Winter Review, with a ton of other great bands.
  • Buy it here.

Headlining the showcase will be the big fishes behind the fabulous Underwater Peoples Records ….Family Portrait!  Family Portrait mix a retro pop with a little bit of country twang, doused in the beaches of New Jersey with their use of syths and electronics.  “Killer Statements” is another track where Mimoun, Ari, Sawyer rock out, and create the perfect background for Brody’s vocals.  Family Portrait are great guys that make wonderful music.  I wonder when we are finally going to get a proper release from the men of Family Portrait?

[mp3] Family Portrait- “Killer Statements”

• “Killer Statements”appeared on the Underwater Peoples Winter Review, with a ton of other great bands.
  • Buy it here.

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Brooklyn Based presents a Northside Fest showcase curated by Microphone Memory Emotion:

Friday June25th, 2010
at Bar Matchless
Family Portrait 11:15pm
Coasting 10:30pm
Fluffy Lumbers 9:45pm
Bermuda Bonnie 9pm
Doors at 8:30, $6

Matchless is located at
557 Manhattan Avenue
at McCarren Park
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

This should be a great showcase…I can’t express how much I like Fluffy Lumbers and Family Portrait…it will also be a great opportunity to catch Coasting, one of the most talked about duos in Brooklyn…who recently opened for Jeff Mangum, the Clean, and Portastatic.

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• more on Family Portrait here.
• More on Northside Fest 2010 here.
  • Northside Fest is a music, art, and film Festival happening in Williamsburg and Greenpoint Brooklyn from June 24-27th.  For a complete schedule clickhere, to buy an all access pass click here.
• show poster by Friendship Bracelet