Video: Hiss Golden Messenger performs "Red Rose Nantahala" with Phil & Brad Cook

The Independent recently started the Simple Music Video Series, a series of performances filmed around the Triangle. The first two featured Frank Fairfield and John Howie Jr. and the Rosewood Bluff which you can check out HERE.

The third is a performance of a new song by Michael Taylor, aka Hiss Golden Messenger, featuring Phil and Brad Cook of Megafaun. It was filmed earlier this month at the Capital 16 Club in downtown Raleigh. The song will likely be on the next Hiss Golden Messenger album. Check out the performance below.

Both Hiss Golden Messenger and Megafaun will play the Hopscotch Music Festival in September. Maybe we'll see Taylor and the Cooks perform together again.

Video: Gayngs perform "Faded High" for 'City of Noise'

The supergroup Gayngs are currently on the road promoting their debut album Relayted and stopped by April Base Studio in Eau Claire, WI to film a performance for MLPS.TV's "City of Noise" series before hitting the road.

Check out the touring incarnation of the band, which includes Ivan Howard, Brad Cook, Joe Westerlund, Justin Vernon and more, killing a performance of the song "Faded High." If you were skeptical about seeing the show, watching the video below just might make you want to buy a ticket.

Speaking of the tour, the show at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro is on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Tickets are $17 and available via etix.

Video: Ivan Howard performs "Eye In the Sky" by Alan Parsons Project

While up in Eau Claire, WI during rehearsals for the upcoming Gayngs tour, Ivan Howard (of The Rosebuds in case you didn't know) took some time to film a video of an acoustic performance of The Alan Parsons Project's song "Eye In the Sky." The result was a beautiful video filmed at sunset and a fantastic version of the 1982 hit.

About a minute in, Howard is joined by Brad Cook (of Megafaun), Michael Lewis (of Happy Apple, Dosh and Andrew Bird) and Mike Noyce (of Bon Iver). I can't repeat enough how cool this performance is.

Don't forget that Gayngs will be performing at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Wednesday, Oct. 6. Tickets for the show are available now via etix for $17. Check out the rest of the band's tour schedule here.

Ivan Howard, Megafaun & Bon Iver featured on Gayngs debut album

It what could be described as one of the most intriguing releases of 2010, a group of local musicians joined up with Ryan Olson, Zack Coulter and Adam Hurlburt's ambitious new project Gayngs. The product is an album titled Relayted that was recorded over the last year and features Brad and Phil Cook of Megafaun, Ivan Howard of The Rosebuds and Justin Vernon of Bon Iver among others.

The album features 11 songs, all of which have a tempo of 69 beats per minute. Both Vernon and Howard taking lead vocals on some songs. Once we have some sounds to share with you, we'll let you know.

Relayted will be released on May 11. Check out the complete track list below.