If, like me, a Marketplace Money daily listener, you’re seeking solace from news about buyouts and our tanking economy, look no further than the Recess Sessions. A project by the Morgans Hotel Group, the “series of videos that seek to capture the creative spirit and collaboration that drives independent musicians and filmmakers” shows artists performing on site at Morgans properties in New York, London and LA.
Director Vincent Moon’s videos of Au Revoir Simone and Brazilian singer/guitarist Curumin at New York’s Royalton is calming and light, whereas Mark Wilkinson’s take on rockers Semi Precious Weapons at the Hudson is more raucous. Footage of Miho Hatori and Miss Derringer is said to be coming soon–as are user submissions, of course.