Lodge-Mastered Bands Featured On La Blogothéque, Take Away Shows!

La Blogothéque is a popular online music publication based in France well known for its series of guerrilla-style music videos dubbed Take Away Shows.

Started by independent film maker Vincent Moon in 2006, Take Away Shows - usually set in whimsical locations like abandoned buildings, rustic stairwells, public streets - are intended to capture the raw beauty of spontaneous, intimate acoustic performances by seriously inspiring musicians.

Among the 100+ episodes of Take Away Shows in the La Blogothéque archive are videos by the following bands that have previously mastered material at The Lodge with Emily Lazar and Joe LaPorta:

Vampire Weekend ("Vampire Weekend," "Contra")

The Shins ("Chutes Too Narrow," "Wincing The Night Away")

Suckers ("Wild Smile")

Dean & Britta ("L'Avventura Deluxe Edition")

Noah and the Whale ("The First Days of Spring")

The National (Pitchfork Exclusive, Live EP)

Bear in Heaven ("Beast Rest Forth Mouth")

Watch the videos below or visit La Blogothéque's website for a full list of Take Away Shows!

VAMPIRE WEEKEND - Mansard Roof

THE SHINS - Part 2

SUCKERS - Afterthoughts & TV - A Take Away Show

DEAN & BRITTA - KNIVES ...

NOAH AND THE WHALE - Episode 2

THE NATIONAL - Start a war

BEAR IN HEAVEN - For Beauty

The National Rocks An Abandoned Castle!

Brooklyn indie-rockers, The National, have released a gorgeous live Pitchfork performance, mastered at The Lodge by Joe LaPorta. The performance is part of a Pitchfork.tv "Special Presentation" series that includes 4 new tracks from the band's highly anticipated fifth studio album "High Violet" (4AD)- out May 11, 2010. The performance was recorded and mixed by producer/engineer David Tolomei.

Truly cinematic, the video features an epic live performance of the band rocking out in an eerie abandoned castle on the Hudson River. It's quite amazing!