July 3, 2008

Jane Vain & The Dark Matter - MP3 & Sled Island pics

DOWNLOAD: Jane Vain & The Dark Matter - C'mon Baby Say Bang Bang (MP3)

Spin of you like Cat Power. More pics from Jane Vain & The Dark Matter's Saturday show (June 28, 2008) at Sled Island below...

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Sled Island 2008 day three - RZA, Yo La, Tegan & other pics

photos by Rae Holtsabum

I scurried over to the sold-out The Grand Theatre to catch most of RZA's set. The Wu-Tang Clan producer/MC performed as his Bobby Digital alter-ego and controlled the crowd with "Long Time Coming" and "Booby Trap" from the just-released Digi Snacks LP. The set was dominated by material from that album, and RZA turned the gig into a kick-ass block party.

Near the end, he broke out older classics "Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit," "Reunited" and "Shame On A Nigga" near the end. They all made the crowd of mostly college kids go absolutely ape-shit, and it was a perfect way to close out my coverage of the fest. [Chart Attack]

RZA's tour as Bobby Digital is almost over. He hits Webster Hall in NYC this Saturday July 5th. Tickets are still on sale.

Other artists Rae caught on day three (June 27, 2008) of the Sled Island Festival in Calgary included Broken Social Scene, Tegan and Sara, and Yo La Tengo. The rest of the pics from that day below....

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Eddie Vedder - 2008 Tour Dates

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Noel Sayre, RIP (Black Swans, Pretty Mighty Mighty)

Noel Sayre passed away early this morning after being in critcal condition after almost drowning in a community swimming pool. Very sad. RIP.

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Dr. Dog - 2 new MP3s from 'The Fate' ++ 2008 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Dr. Dog - The Ark (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Dr. Dog - The Old Days (MP3)

Dr. Dog's new album The Fate is out July 22nd. You can download two tracks from it above. And as previously announced, you can catch them live on the 23rd at Bowery, and one day later at Music Hall of Williamsburg. They have a ton of new shows scheduled after that too. All of those below...

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Broken Social Scene @ Sled Island 2008, Calgary - pics

photos by Rae Holtsabum

Broken Social Scene were also scheduled to play for an hour, but everything was running late and they had to cut their set to 40 minutes because of Calgary's noise bylaw [June 27, 2008].

The band came out to insane hoots and hollers and kicked it off with "KC Accidental" from 2002's You Forgot It In People. This version of the group consisted of Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Andrew Whiteman, Justin Peroff, Charles Spearin, Sam Goldberg and Evan Cranley. Sporting a black baseball cap and leather jacket, Drew led the band through vigorous renditions of "Farewell To The Pressure Kids" and "Fucked Up Kid" from his Broken Social Scene Presents: Kevin Drew Spirit If... record. The band also played "Churches Under The Stairs" from the new Broken Social Scene Presents: Brendan Canning Something For All Of Us... disc.
[Chart Attack]

Watch videos of BSS playing Bonnaroo. Check them out for free in Coney Island on July 19th. Check out Andrew Whiteman solo in NYC on July 29th. More Sled Island pics below....

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Ian Curtis headstone stolen

"I know, it's so tacky!" (Exena)

Somewhere in Cheshire is a seriously melancholy thief. The gravestone of Ian Curtis has been stolen from the Macclesfield cemetery where the former Joy Division singer is buried. [Guardian]

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Patton Oswalt played Caroline's, Comedians of Comedy RIP

by Klaus Kinski

"Playboy & Program Signed by Patton Oswalt" (that's what it says)

If any of you have been wondering when the Comedians of Comedy will hit NYC again, I have the answer. NEVER! It was announced today (well, late last night) that Zach, Patton, Maria, and Brian (and special guests) will do their last show as a team on July 26th at the beautiful Spreckels Theater in San Diego CA. Tickets are on sale now. CoC shows were, for me, the funnest experiences of my comedy-going life. The core group is simply amazing and the friends they'd bring to the stage at each show was always awe inspiring. Obviously, the gang will probably make stops to NYC as individuals at some point in the future, but I sure am going to miss the sheer magnitude of what CoC delivered to fans across the country at each and every show. The entire farewell letter is below.

Also, I caught All Tomorrow's Parties Comedy Curator Patton Oswalt's 8:30pm show at Caroline's this past Saturday (Juen 28, 2008) and he, with the help of openers John Mulaney and Julian McCullough absolutely tore the roof off the place. Patton kicked the extremely diverse crowd's ass with huge pile of new material. It was so great. I wonder if it's only a matter of time before he has a solo show at a place like Town Hall. He should.

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Of Montreal - Sled Island pics, new album info, tour dates

photos by Rae Holtsabum

DOWNLOAD: Amplive - Of Montreal vs MGMT (MP3)

Divorce and mental illness are not often hallmarks of danceable indie rock records, but they played a big part on Of Montreal's critically acclaimed 2007 release, "Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer?"

On "Skeletal Lamping," due Oct. 7 via Polyvinyl, "I've tried to incorporate more tension and dissonance, while still maintaining a super poppy sound," group leader Kevin Barnes tells Billboard. "I think the album is more bipolar than schizophrenic, though. I guess it represents its author more closely in that way." [BILLBOARD]

More pics from Sled Island day 4 (June 28, 2008) below....

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What's going on Thursday?

today in NYC
* FREE STUFF
* DANCE STUFF
* Takka Takka @ Union Hall
* Keith Murray @ Knitting Factory
* Murphy's Law @ Knitting Factory
* The Homosexuals @ Death By Audio
* Nat Baldwin & Angel Deradoorian @ Issue Project Room (Angel cancelled)
* Prefuse 73, Antipop Consortium & Catchdubs @ Hiro Ballroom

Mascott is opening for Takka Takka tonight. Mascott is Kendall Jane Meade from Juicy. She plays a song called "Fourth of July". Watch (the timely) video of it below.

Angel Deradoorian is in Dirty Projectors (but she isn't playing tonight).

Sonic Youth & The Feelies: tomorrow

Ronnie Spector plays McCarren Pool on Sunday: SET TIMES.

What else?

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