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July 23, 2005
Upcoming Other Music Instores
Other Music Instores in NYC:
BEN CHASNY (of Six Organs of Admittance)
Sunday, July 24 @ 7:00 P.M.
VICTOR GAMA
Monday, August 8 @ 8:00 P.M.
COLLEEN
Monday, August 15 @ 8:00 P.M.
PORTASTATIC (Record release party and performance)
Monday, August 22 @ 8:00 P.M.
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CMJ 2005 Showcases | Lineup
Here are the shows happening in NYC for CMJ 2005 that I know about so far:
Wednesday 9-14
Canal Room: Nouvelle Vague
Northsix: Channels, The Life and Times
Joe's Pub: Vijay Iyer
Joe's Pub: Kaki King
Thursday 9-15
Summerstage: Arcade Fire (maybe with Wolf Parade & Belle Orchestre)
Knitting Factory: Kork TX / Polyvinyl Records CMJ Showcase w/ Of Montreal, xbxrx, The Billy Nayer Show, Grand Buffet, Saturday Looks Good To Me, why?
???: Blue Ghost Publicity CMJ party w/ Deerhoof
Rothko: Lookout Records w/ Mary Timony
Mercury Lounge: Absolutely Kosher w/ The Wrens, Goblin Cock, the Dudley Corporation, and Jim Yoshii Pile-Up
Arlene's Grocery: "Chicago Pop Renaissance" w/ The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir, Cameron McGill, Baby Teeth, Le Concorde, more TBA
Joe's Pub: Old Blind Dogs, Teada
Friday 9-16
Piano's - talkdemonic
Rothko - Merge w/ Richard Buckner, Crooked Fingers, Annie Hayden, Portastatic, The Rosebuds, Tenement Halls
Knitting Factory - Kill Rock Stars w/ Numbers, Limited Express
??? - Ambulance, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
CBGB - Honky, Nashville Pussy, The A.K.A.'s, Zeke (NEW)
CB's Underground Lounge: Small Stone w/ Antler, Five Horse Johnson, Greatdayforup, Pony Human, The Brought Low, Throttlerod
Continental - Sponge, Watershed, [DARYl], Black Tie Dynasty
Bowery Ballroom - Saddle Creek w/ Two Gallants, Son Ambulance, Orenda Fink, Maria Taylor & Surprise Guest (Bright Eyes?)
Joe's Pub - Morlay, Jorane
??? - DJ Logic, Stacey Kent (NEW)
Saturday 9-17
Bowery Ballroom: Sub Pop w/ Rogue Wave, Fruit Bats, & Chad Van Gaalen
???: Blues Brother Castro
Galapagos: Secret Eye w/ The Big Huge, Long Live Death, LArkin Grimm, Spires that in the Sunset Rise, Traveling Bell, Urdog
???: Constantines,
Joe's Pub: Chris Smither
Irving Plaza - Gabby La La, Particle (NEW)
Canal Room - The Proclaimers (NEW)
These are incomplete, may change, and I'll update the list as I find out more. See all the bands announced so far.
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Moby playing Bowery Ballroom benefit in December
The pre-sale is sold out. Here's the note from Moby:
"ok, here are the details for the december 15th boardies show in nyc.
the show will take place on december 15th at the bowery ballroom, which is a small, intimate venue on delancey street in the lower east side of manhattan. the show will be split into 2 parts, with an early acoustic show(at 8pm, i think)and a dj set later on(maybe 11pm or so).
tickets are available at:
http://ticketing.concertmaps.com/moby/
at present i'm only announcing this via moby.com, so i encourage you all to get tickets asap, because after 2 weeks we have to announce it to the general public, and as it's a small venue it might sell out quite quickly.
the on-line ticket sales should start at around 11 a.m est on friday, july 8th.
all of my proceeds from the ticket sales will be donated to the 'institute for music and neurologic function'.
see you then/there!!
-moby "
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Kaiser Chiefs say Antony doesn't belong
I have to admit, I thought it was weird that Antony was nominated...
"Controversy has erupted over the inclusion of Antony and the Johnsons' album I Am a Bird Now on the Mercury music prize shortlist. Despite being born in Chichester, singer Antony Hegarty has spent most of his life in the US, which has raised eyebrows over the release's inclusion in the shortlist.
"He's an American, really," says Nick Hodgson, drummer with Leeds-based nominees Kaiser Chiefs. "It's a good album, but it's daft he's got in on a technicality.""
Kaisers up in arms over Mercury list
And...
Central Village was at the Webster Hall Kaiser show
I Rock I Roll was there too
Mercury Prize Nominess @ Mercury Lounge | Pics
CocoRosie & Antony | Tour Dates & Stuff
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July 22, 2005
iPod DJ Mixer
"Numark's iPod DJ Mixer I posted about in April has moved quickly from prototype to product. Officially announced today, the iDJ is slated to ship Q3 for a suggested retail price of $399. Unfortunately, the apparent lack of pitch control pretty much kills its chances of replacing CDJ or vinyl decks. Gear Junkies has the details." [Boing Boing]
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Whitney Houston vs. Jemina Pearl
* Whitney Houston wants to have another baby.
* Jemina Pearl is the female singer for the band Be Your Own Pet. They played the Siren Festival on Saturday, and at Rothko the day before with Chin Up Chin Up.
Cityrag: Whitney Houston - crazy from day one
Heartonastick: The 3,000 Faces of Jemina Pearl
Previously
Morningwood | Take off Your Clothes @ Siren, NYC | Pics
Nine Black Alps | Siren Fest | Be Your Own Pet
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Mash-up: Hiphop vs. Philip Glass = Glassbreaks MP3s
"A collection of old skool hip-hop tracks smushed together with the compositions of Philip Glass." [Boing Boing]
Download the MP3s @ Glassbreaks (thx heartonastick)
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Animals Eating People Food in NYC
I took a long walk around NYC after seeing M. Ward at Castle Clinton last night. The dog pictured below was seated with its owners at an outside restaurant. The fancy scene was in high contrast to what was happening on the sidewalk near by.
Keep reading for the potentially unsettling pictures...
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Strokes' Hammond Jr. & David Cross opening NYC Club
I read about David Cross opening a nightclub on the Lower East Side of Manhattan on Gothamist via Daily Refill. And a google search revealed this bit from July 7th's Page Six:
"Funnyman David Cross is getting into the nightclub business. The "Arrested Development" star is buying into Eleven, on Orchard Street, with Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. and two other pals. Cross' girlfriend, makeup artist Sara Egan, will manage the rock venue, which will be renamed and revamped. Eleven's current owner, Simon Ribok, will remain on board, as will GBH promoter Alejandro Torio, who owns a small percentage of the club. The three-level space has a reputation as a late-night hangout for Lower East Side bands like Interpol, Secret Machines and groupies who dig them."
And...
The Strokes Sets Sights On South America
The Strokes New Album Details Revealed
DJ David Cross | @ Scenic
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Here's to your health | Links
* Injured Ani DiFranco Taking Touring Hiatus
* Spiritualized Leader Recovering From Serious Illness
* Head Automatica cancel shows - Daryl Palumbo's Crohn's Disease relapse
* Jack Osbourne loses 30 lbs
* Silkworm Drummer Dahlquist Killed in Car Crash (RIP)
* Daryl Hall postpones shows due to Lyme disease
* Eminem bus crash injures eleven
* Courtney Love Is Rushed To Hospital
* songs with psychiatric illness theme
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Sigur Ros | Live MP3s & Tickets
Tickets for both of the Sigur Ros shows at NYC's Beacon Theatre in September 2005 are on sale.
Download the MP3s from Sigur Ros' live performance at the Paradiso in Amsterdam on July 13th, 2005.
Previously
Sigur Ros Flickr Account
Sigur Ros Fall Tour Pre-Sale
Sigur Ros 2005 Tour Dates
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RIAA | Really Interesting Audio Adventures | MP3s
Sounds for the Sunset by RIAA (Really Interesting Audio Adventures) is an 18 track (MP3) CD that mashes rock and surf music. The Ramones vs. the Ventures, Run DMC, Guns N Roses, Peaches, New Order, the Beatles, The Beach Boys and more...
Download Sounds for the Sunset
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Youth Group gets a 5.1
"...the band are neither that fun nor that painful (respectively). They aren't that anything, really. The best thing I can say about Youth Group is that if there's a difference between merely average and painfully mediocre, Skeleton Jar is on the upswing of that curve." [Pitchfork]
Previously
Youth Group to play CMJ
Youth Group | Skeleton Jar | Is Your Heart Dead?
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NPR Reviews Dr. Dog
"Fresh Air from WHYY, July 21, 2005 · Rock critic Ken Tucker gives the band Dr. Dog a listen. The five-piece rock band from the suburbs of Philadelphia has cut three albums in a home studio. The latest is Easy Beat." [Listen at NPR]
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Manhattan Carnivore
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UPDATE: (copy and pasted from the comments of MC)
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Anonymous said...
this article is linked from BrooklynVegan.com where the only text says 'awesome'. However go back thru the blogs and you'll find CYHSY finger-banging abound with articles, interviews, polls, and theories about if you were CYHSY what would be your favorite food. Pathetic.
11:19 PM
brooklynvegan said...
dear anonymous ("pathetic"),
If you take a closer look at the archives of brooklynvegan, you'll find links to negative reviews too (even of CYHSY).
"Awesome" refers to coming home last night tipsy to find a link in my comments to a lighter green site called "Manhattan Carnivore."
This site has a negative music review. Big deal.
-bv
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July 21, 2005
Page France | Dear Wind | Full Album Stream
You Ain't No Picasso gets credit for introducing me to this great new album stream by Page France.
* "so...where is helsinki?" calls the album flawless
* Allalom says their last album "Sounds like: Death Cab For Cutie, Modest Mouse, Caedman’s Call"
* Visit their official site
* YANP also has an MP3
* Page France is also on Myspace
* Order the album at Fall Records
* Read YANP's Interview
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Beck played in a Mexican Restaurant
"Last night Melanie and I went to Pancho Villa for the award-winning deliciousness. As you may know, it's not unusual for somebody to be standing in the back playing a guitar. However, the dude playing the guitar last night was Beck." [sfist & dennis yang]
Previously
Beck @ Hiro Ballroom, NYC | Pics
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Q and Not U Not Done Yet | Knitting Factory
"As expected, all the big indie-yuppie bloggas followed the herd to Morningwood and slept through Q and Not U, who shredded the mainstage with their irresistable dance punk sui generis soon-to-be-extinct brilliance. Wazzup with the blogga ignorance regarding this terrific band? (Stereogum being the exception proving the rule.)" [Delescuze in my Siren comments section]
Just when you thought you saw (or didn't see) Q and not U's last NYC performance, you find out:
Sept 20th, 2005 7:00PM: Q and Not U @ KF, NYC
Sept 20th, 2005 11:00PM: Q and Not U @ KF, NYC
tix on sale tomorrow (Fri the 22nd) @ noon
Two shows in Washington DC also listed at their website.
And note to Delescuze: Daily Refill also saw Q and Not U
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Kano | Home Sweet Home
"Crime rhymes with another one-word player in the blogs 'n' crits Simon-says name game and, as usual, nobody's really winning. "Whatcha call it, grime?/ Call it what ya wanna call it, I'm fine," scoffs the serenely confident Kane Robinson on "Mic Check", one of many decidedly (un)grime tracks on the 20-year-old prodigy's debut album. [Pitchfork gives Kano an 8.4]
* Get Home Sweet Home @ Amazon (import)
* See Kano & Diplo @ Knitting Factory in NYC
* Read the Pitchfork profile of Kano
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Tom Vek, New Buffalo, & ILYBICT Darkness Sign to Labels
Tom Vek signed to Startime International (home of Brendan Benson, Dios Malos & The Futureheads). His debut album will get a U.S. release on October 25th.
Related
Stylus: Tom Vek review
Hybrid: Live Review
New Buffalo signed to Arts & Crafts (home of Broken Social Scene & Stars)
Related
sixeyes: Arts & Crafts signs New Buffalo
CMG: New Buffalo review and MP3
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness signed to Secretly Canadian (home of Antony & The Johnsons, Magnolia Electric Co., & Damien Jurado)
Related
One Louder: Secretly Canadian Sign ILYBICD
Oh My Rockness: Band Profile
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Tinariwen @ World Financial Center, NYC | Pics
Writing a weekly list of recommended NYC concerts challenges me to find new things. This week I discovered Tinariwen. "Tinariwen is a Touareg group from the southern Sahara whose music is close to the blues of Ali Farka Toure. The band's name means 'empty places' which certainly reflects their desert homeland." "Their Music is loosely based on traditional Touareg music and the harsh melodies of the one-stringed Touareg violin, but also incorporates influences such as Bob Marley...[calabash music].
They were in NYC for three performances. The last two were Wednesday at Joe's Pub. The first one was a free show at World Financial Center Plaza by/in Battery Park on Tuesday (July 19th, 2005). These pictures are from that show. The best way to explain their "world music" sound is by asking you to listen yourself. The BBC has an entire Tinariwen concert from 2004 online in streaming format. The Tofu Hut, who has more info, links, and an MP3, says "they're more post-modern than the Killers and then some."
As the show went on, more and more people got up to dance.
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Annie vs David Byrne | Unreleased MP3s of the Future
Plot Summary for Liquid Sky: "Invisible aliens in a tiny flying saucer come to Earth looking for heroin. They land on top of a New York apartment inhabited by a drug dealer and her female, androgynous, bisexual nymphomaniac lover, a fashion model..."
"The film and its synth-laden soundtrack are celebrations of the 80s counter-culture." [Apollo Guide]
Liquid Sky is what I think of when I hear "The Wedding" by Annie. Fluxblog compares it to Talking Heads. As seen live at Tribeca Grand, and broadcast on East Village Radio, get the MP3 at Fluxblog.
Then head to Said the Gramaphone for a rare track by Talking Head David Byrne titled "In the Future."
Also
Annie hearts Joey McIntyre
SPIN Interviews Annie
The NY Times reviews David Byrne's recent show at Summerstage
Listen to David Byrne's latest radio stream
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July 20, 2005
The Arcade Fire buy a Church, write for Bowie
"MTV.com reports the six-piece bought a small church in rural Quebec and plan to build a studio there. They will use the base to begin work on their second album later this fall."
"He said the band didn't yet know which songs will make it on the album, but they have plenty of material to choose from. Apart from live cuts such as "Winter For A Year," "Virgin Mary Highway" and "Burning Bridges, Breaking Hearts," the band also wrote a song for fan David Bowie." [ChartAttack]
Previously
People tell me to stop writing about CYHSY (Arcade Fire vs. CYHSY)
Bowie Endorses Arcade Fire, Secret Machines
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the sixeyes Interview with Doveman
BP: Finally, Thomas, what does the coming summer and the rest of the year hold for you and the band, Doveman?
TB: I'll be doing a lot of playing and some touring with a few different bands over the next while -- I'm still working out what shows to do at this point, but I know I'll be doing some stuff soon with Elysian Fields, with Chocolate Genius, and with Miho Hatori (from Cibo Matto). We're all pretty busy with things -- Dougie is producing some records, Shahzad is constantly touring and playing with different people, Sam is booked pretty much all summer doing folk festivals -- which is great, but it also means that none of us have much time to spend on getting Doveman off the ground from a business perspective. Ideally, we'd love to do some touring as an opening act in late summer or in the fall, but we don't really have any leads on that yet. We are, though, probably going to do at least a short tour in the fall with The Robot Ate Me.
Previously
Doveman | The Acrobat
Salon Audiofile's Summer Playlist | MP3s | Doveman
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Metric 2005 U.S. Tour Dates & Tix on sale
Metric (featuring Emily Haines sometimes-of Broken Social Scene) will be touring the USA in October. No official dates yet, but tickets are on sale for four shows:
Oct 2nd - Paradise Rock Club in Boston
Oct 6th - Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY
Oct 13th - Exit In in Nashville, TN
Oct 18th - Empty Bottle in Illinois
Previously
Emily Haines sings on Jason Collett's new album
Emily Haines is in the Stills' new video
Emily Haines singing for BSS @ Bowery | Pics
Metric MP3s
Emily Haines singing for BSS @ Bowery #2 | pics
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Deee-Lite vs. Gwen Stefani | Institute
* Between thought and expression has an MP3 Mashup of Deelite's Groove is in the Heart & Gwen Stefani's Keep on Dancin.
* Gwen Stefani is touring this fall with The Black Eyed Peas. They hit MSG in NYC on Nobember 1st. Tix on sale Saturday at 9am.
* Gwen's husband Gavin Rossdale (the singer of Bush) has a side project called Institute. They're playing Bowery Ballroom in NYC on August 30th, 2005. Tix on sale Wed. July 27th.
* Lady Miss Kier of Deee-Lite is a DJ.
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[Arcade Fire = 1; Clap Your Hands = 0]
"And while Alec from CYHSY does pretty good Byrne impressions, Byrne himself joined Arcade Fire once to sing "This Must Be the Place" [Arcade Fire = 1; Clap Your Hands = 0]. Are you with me?" [Tiny Mix Tapes]
(note to TMT: Byrne joined AF twice)
Previously
David Byrne @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC | Pics
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Mercury Lounge | Pics
Arcade Fire @ Mercury Lounge, NYC, CMJ | Pics
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Will Oldham on new Tortoise Album
Chart Attack reports that Will Oldham (aka Bonnie Prince Billy) appears on the new Tortoise album (out in November). According to The Royal Stable, it's an album of cover songs (Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Devo, etc...)
Will Oldham also apppears on:
The new Bjork album
the new Sage Francis album
the new Red album
the mew Alasdair Roberts album
He's also in Superwolf and covered R. Kelly
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Tortoise & Daniel Lanois Tour
Tortoise played Intonation in Chicago this weekend.
Daniel Lanois plays a free show in NYC next week.
On October 6th, 2005, Tortoise & Daniel start a tour together. "Tortoise will be pulling double duties, both opening for Daniel and playing as his backup band." They hit Irving Plaza in NYC on October 7th. All tour dates below...
Oct. 6: Boston (Sommerville Theatre)
Oct. 7: New York (Irving Plaza)
Oct. 8: Philadelphia (TLA)
Oct. 10: Chicago (Logan Square or Park West)
Oct. 11: Madison, Wis. (Barrymore Theatre)
Oct. 12: Minneapolis (Fine Line)
Oct. 14: Boulder, Colo. (Fox Theatre)
Oct. 15: Salt Lake City (Suede)
Oct. 17: Vancouver (Commodore Ballroom)
Oct. 18: Seattle (Neumo’s)
Oct. 19: Portland, Ore. (Alladin Theatre)
Oct. 20-21: San Francisco (the Independent)
Oct. 22: Los Angeles (Avalon)
* (via More Cowbell)
* Chart Attack: Daniel Lanois And Tortoise Tour This Fall
* Paste Magazine says Lanois' new album is not that good.
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The Juan McLean | Less Than Human
"On his debut LP, DFA's secret weapon surrounds the hands-aloft "Give Me Every Little Thing" with more muscular dance music and some surprisingly melancholy tracks." [Pitchfork]
Pitchfork: an 8.1
Stylus: an A-
Prefix: 4.0/5.0
Rajeev One Louder lists it in his top 5 albums of 2005 so far (with MP3), though they and others have said The Juan McLean is not worth seeing live. If you want to find out for yourself, you can see them free Saturday night at Tribeca Grand in NYC or at Rothko Thursday night.
Deviated Septum says the album is painfully boring.
Order Less Than Human from Amazon.
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Hard-Fi | Album Stream, MP3s, Show Reviews, etc...
* They were just nominated for the Mercury Prize.
* You can listen to their album on NME.
* Central Village attended their first NYC Show last night at Mercury Lounge, and has an MP3 to download. "They are a can't miss live tho. Go see them at Rothko tonight."
* Someone in Coolfer's comments said, "Hard-Fi's bassist couldn't get his visa, so they've got somebody filling in for him, apparently. I heard they were kinda "eh.""
* TTIKTD has an MP3 for download.
* Visit their official site.
Did you see them? Good?
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Big Summer Classic Moved to Prospect Park
The Thursday July 21st "Big Summer Classic" concert in Brooklyn featuring the String Cheese Incident, Keller Williams, Yonder Mountain String Band, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Umphrey's McGee, and New Monsoon moved from Keyspan Park in Coney Island to the bandshell in Prospect Park. Get tickets or sit outside the fence for free.
Thanks to the Outer Edges whose latest podcast features a track by the String Cheese Incident and Perry Ferrel.
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July 19, 2005
Chevelle CBGB Benefit Concert on sale
Not on the roster, and I doubt anyone cares, but tickets just went on sale for the Chevelle benefit show @ CBGB on August 4th. It's one day after they play Irving Plaza.
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National/CYHSY @ Warsaw (Brooklyn) tix on sale
The first show on the National / Clap Your Hands Say Yeah tour in September is at Warsaw in Brooklyn on September 7th, 2005. Tickets are on sale.
Their show two days later (same night as Bloc Party at Roseland) at Bowery Ballroom is sold out.
Previously
Arcade Fire @ Summerstage on sale (sold out)
Two new Clap Your Hands interviews
The Decemberists @ Warsaw, Brooklyn | Pics
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MP3s from Dinosaur Jr.'s Boston Reunion show
Bradley's Almanac atteneded and taped Dinosaur's July 15th reunion show at Avalon in Boston, MA. All 16 tracks are available as MP3 downloads. Even if you don't like/know Dinosaur Jr., you'll at least want to download the track where they cover the Cure's "Just Like Heaven." (via Chromewaves). The Boston Glove reviewed the same show.
I was at the NYC Show one day earlier. (The one that all members of Broken Social Scene didn't make it to)
"Just Like Heaven" also appears on the recent Merge reissue of Dinosaur's Jr. "You're Living All Over Me" album.
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2005 Mercury Prize Nominees
"Since their inception in 1992, the annual Mercury Music Prize awards have set out to reward the best in British music, regardless of genre or style. However, predicting a winner can often seem like an impossible task. Favourites never seem to win, while a dark horse always makes a last minute surge for the winning post only to fall at the final hurdle." [XFM]
Here are the 2005 nominees and the odds:
Kaiser Chiefs 'Employment' - 4/1
Coldplay 'X&Y' - 6/1
Bloc Party 'Silent Alarm' - 6/1
KT Tunstall 'Eye To The Telescope' - 6/1
The Magic Numbers 'The Magic Numbers' - 8/1
Hard-Fi 'Stars On CCTV' - 8/1
Antony And The Johnsons 'I Am A Bird Now' - 10/1
Maximo Park 'A Certain Trigger' - 10/1
M.I.A. 'Arular' - 10/1
Polar Bear 'Held On The Tips Of Fingers' - 12/1
Seth Lakeman 'Kitty Jay' - 12/1
The Go! Team 'Thunder Lightning Strike' - 12/1
Kaisers Lead Mercury Prize Odds
As noted by Chris, three of my favorite albums are on that list.
Tickets to see Antony next week at Town Hall are still not sold out.
M.I.A. plays Central Park Summerstage for free on August 7th.
Bloc Party just announced a new tour.
The Go! Team recently signed to a major label.
Seth Lakeman is shocked by his nomination.
Hard Fi play TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IN NYC.
Kaiser Chiefs play Webster Hall on Thursday.
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2 More CYHSY Interviews
If I had a nickel for every time someone interviewed Clap Your Hands Say Yeah...
FREEwilliamsburg: Internet sites and blogs and things have adopted and endorsed you guys pretty hard-core lately. How do you react to Pitchfork's making you their "it" band?
Alec: I appreciate it-that's the first thing I'll say-I appreciate it. I was very unaware of Pitchfork. I'm not sure I had been to the site before. Apparently their opinion holds weight in some circles. I appreciate it, but I've got to say I don't feel one way or the other about it. It's helpful. A lot of people wouldn't have thought of us otherwise. Sometimes you need a point of reference.
Read the Free Willaimsburg interview
Radar: Has all the recent blog attention made you an indie target?
Alec: Definitely. I’m surprised that people tell us to fuck off for getting a little bit of buzz. People should just settle down.
Previously
CYHSY are playing Southpaw Wednesday
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah & The National Tour Dates
Tiny Mix Tapes interviews Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Yeti Don't Dance Q&A w/ Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Gothamist interviewed Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
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Joanna Newsom Fansite | Unreleased MP3 downloads
milky moon is a new fan site dedicated to Joanna Newsom with pictures, lyrics, bios, a gigography and stuff. Once there, click on downloads to find four unreleased songs (seven total MP3s) for download.
Previously
Anti-Folk | The Rock Snob's Definition
Joanna Newsom Pocket Remix | MP3
Joanna Newsom covers Melanie MP3 | Drag City Christmas Pics
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Broken Social Scene arrested, Suing NYC Cops
"Shortly after Broken Social Scene took the stage on Saturday at the Pitchfork-curated Intonation Music Festival, singer Kevin Drew announced to the audience: "We just decided 20 minutes into arriving in New York that it would be a good idea if we went and bought marijuana. And Dave preceded to get the shit kicked out of him by four policemen, ladies and gentlemen! He got thrown in jail for 24 hours!" And then, amid the jeers, came the kicker: "And now the Broken Social Scene is suing the cops of New York City!"" [Pitchfork]
In case you haven't been following along, Broken Social Scene were in NYC opening for Dinosaur Jr @ Summerstage last week. That's where they first related the arrest story from earlier that day. News started spreading that evening via blogs. The above Pitchfork story is the final word on the story.
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Free Morningwood, Elkland show Thursday @ Don Hill's
Morningwood (as seen taking off clothes at Siren) are playing with Elkland and The Star Spangles at a Paper Magazine party on July 21st in NYC. This was actually first posted in the comment section of my Siren Festival post (aka the Morningwood fan forum):
Sounds Like Paper - July 21st 8-11 PM
featuring
Morningwood
Elkland
The Star Spangles
DJ Set by the Misshapes
Doors @ 7:30 PM
RSVP: RSVP@PAPERMAG.COM
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Tim Fite @ Joe's Pub, NYC | Pics
After hearing the MP3s Tim Fite has posted on his website, I made it a point to check him out Sunday night (July 17th, 2005) at Joe's Pub in NYC. He was opening for Nicolai Dunger (who I would of not seen otherwise, but was very happy I did). Tim delivered. The proof came when the almost-capacity Joe's Pub crowd demanded "one more song" of the opener. He and Joe's Pub avoided a small riot by complying.
Tim's setup included his "brother" on electronics and back-up vocals, a guitar, two mics, a bunch of pedals, a video screen and a big wooden boom box. The video show was especially clever. Lyrics, animation, and videos of Tim himself accompanied the songs perfectly.
In addition to the MP3s posted on his site, I found another one posted on his label's site.
Some People might remember Tim as Little T of Little T and One Track Mike.
Tim's upcoming shows include an August 4th appearance at Middle East Club in Cambridge, MA and a show at CMJ (no details on that one yet)
Previously
Tim Fite | Gone Ain't Gone | MP3s | CMJ 2005
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Free Juan McLean show Saturday @ Tribeca Grand
I mentioned the show in my weekly Gothamist post. Here's the info you need to go to the free Juan Maclean show at Tribeca Grand in NYC Saturday night...
FIXED
w/ The Juan Maclean (DFA/ Astralwerks) full band LIVE @ midnight!!
Plus residents JDH & Dave P
illuminating the dance floor w/
cocainesexjams.electro.newwavehouse.
nowavedisco.partytilupuke.sparklemotion.
acidinthedisco.
@ Studios at Tribeca Grand
2 Ave of the Americas NYC
10pm-4am
FREE w/ rsvp to: getrad@igetrvng.com
*FREE PBR from 10-11!!!
*Drink specials all night!!!
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July 18, 2005
Regina Spektor @ Housing Works Wednesday
well sort of...
"Liberal Arts” for Air America Radio LIVE at Housing Works Bookstore Café! Wednesday, July 20, 8:00 p.m."
"This week Katherine Lanpher sits down with Arthur Phillips and Regina Spektor.
Join us for another Summer Series edition of "Liberal Arts," hosted by Air America’s own Katherine Lanpher and taped in front of an audience at the Housing Works Books Café (directions) in New York’s Soho neighborhood.
Our guests on July 20th will be Arthur Phillips (author of "The Egyptologist,'' now out in paperback and the best-selling "Prague'') and Regina Spektor, a singer-songwriter who has opened for The Strokes and recently performed on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien.""
Regina is at Tonic on July 27th (sold out)
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Bloc Party | Tour, Album, Roseland, Videos
It's happened. The Knitting Factory (Sept. 30th, 2004) to Roseland (Sept. 9th, 2005) transformation took a little less than a year. They deserve it, but there's no way I'm going to Roseland.
One Louder has all the September 2005 Bloc Party tour dates and pre-sale information.
Minivegas has a new animated video for Pioneers (animated Bloc Party members included)
MTV has video of Bloc Party playing in-studio
Chart Attack reports that they're working on their second album
NME has Bloc Party's condolences to London bombing victims & Euro tour dates
Previously
Silent Alarm is one of my favorite albums
Bloc Party @ Webster Hall, Pics
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Morningwood | Take off Your Clothes @ Siren, NYC | Pics
Those familiar with Morningwood's small club shows know they usually get an audience member or two or three to take off their clothes during one of their more popular songs called... "Take off Your Clothes" (video at their site).
Morningwood prepared for the inevitable impossibility of getting an audience member near the stage at Siren with a "take off your clothes" girl waiting backstage.
The staged striptease wasn't much more than you'd see in a Disney movie.
So leave it to Bronxxx of Last Night's Party to actually get the girl to take off her clothes.
Click for the NOT SAFE FOR WORK conclusion at Last Night's Party.
And
All of Last Night Party's Siren photos
My first set of Siren Photos (Bronxxx included)
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Village People Cop Busted
First Broken Social Scene, now Village People Cop Busted.
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Looking for Hipster Chick @ Siren
"But anyway, I was at siren on saturday. We got there at 3 to see The Dears (snore), but I opted to walk the boardwalk instead. After taking some artsy voyeuristic photographs of unknowing minority children playing on the beach, I made my way back into the crowd of poseurs-- um, I mean "hipsters"-- to see Q and Not U. I'm so over them too, but since it's like one of their last shows I thought I might as well check them out. Whatever. They were cool I guess." [My Blog is Poop]
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This week's NYC shows
Tired today. Gothamist post finally posted.
The major disaster of the week is Wednesday night:
Keren Ann & Andrew Bird @ Bowery
OR
Clap Your Hands, Dr. Dog, Saints & Lovers, Dirty on Purpose @ Southpaw
OR
Scissor Sisters, Morningwood @ Mercury Lounge
OR
Tinariwen @ Joe's Pub
Also this week: The Juan McLean, MU, Jaymay, Elvis Costello, Hard-Fi, Other Passengers, Nine Black Alps, The Donnas, Lightning Bolt, and more...
(please excuse any typeos. my eyes are burning...I'll proof read it again later...)
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BV interviews Dan Bunny of Bunnybrains
Some bands strive to live in the public eye, while others, like Bunnybrains, happily wallow in their own obscurity — and want to remain obscure, thank you. For 15 years now, Dan Bunny, and whoever happened to be in the room with him, wrote (and then destroyed) the book on noisy, willfully miscreant, psychedelic, free-form punk. [Flavorpill]
Welcome to my first interview (conducted via IM). The subject is none other than Dan Seward aka Dan Bunny from Bunnybrains. And by Bunnybrains I mean the REAL Bunnybrains, and there's no relation there to Lady Bunny, and they are not an animal collective. They're opening for Devendra Banhart on his upcoming tour, and Devendra and Dan DO go back a few years, and did I mention nudity? All this, Lightning Bolt, Pete Best and more if you keep reading...
brooklynvegan: hi
dan bunny: hey
brooklynvegan: I'm sorry I accidentally linked to the other "Bunny Brains" in the post about your tour with Devendra. Why are/were there two "Bunny Brains?"
dan bunny: there r 2 bucuz ex members thought they would just absorb th head of steam i have built up over th years and try and blow up their scene with th juice
dan bunny: but they basically stole th fog machine and strobe lights but none of th hot spirit
brooklynvegan: I guess you're not all still friends?
dan bunny: we r kinda..its more gentle sniping now than th all out war it was headed towards
dan bunny: i resented deeply sumone stealing th rubric of tons of time spent..especially th time spent w noone responding to it
brooklynvegan: I can understand that. At least you're still kinda friends.
dan bunny: and i defended it like those bear mothers..not to be confused w panda moms who jump ship as soon as th kids out
brooklynvegan: ha
brooklynvegan: Your website lists about 50 band members (past and present). How many are in your current lineup? Why so many changes?
dan bunny: Change is good sumone said once..i hope not a despot..we have a core of 4 currently and tons of auxiliary members
dan bunny: There are so few who can stick with it for too long..im an anomaly
brooklynvegan: Would you call it a collective?
dan bunny: It's a collection of animals
brooklynvegan: more than bunnies?
dan bunny: th bass player is a wolf figure...he has animus issues
brooklynvegan: Is "Lady Bunny" the "Lady Bunny" of Wigstock fame?
dan bunny: is there one? we have a lady bunny?
brooklynvegan: I thought read it on your website
dan bunny: The bass player is makin an elaborate book and cd explaining why he is a wolfman on th october tour by th way
dan bunny: o?
dan bunny: lady bunny...ummm..no wigstock relationship
brooklynvegan: oops..its "Larry Bunny." I thought it said "Lady"
dan bunny: o
dan bunny: hes our original videographer and financier
brooklynvegan: cool
dan bunny: he won th lottery when he was 21
dan bunny: and helped fund our first releases
brooklynvegan: good deal
dan bunny: yeah we could not have done it w/out him
dan bunny: hes a 5th beatle
dan bunny: and his gal pal Meghan is also a 5th beatle..she still comes to all our NYC shows
brooklynvegan: I think the Pete Best Band is playing in NYC really soon (July 25th @ Kenny's Castaways to be exact)
dan bunny: Pete Best?
dan bunny: he needs a hemmorhage?
dan bunny: i'd rather watch a klaus voorman dry
brooklynvegan: So speaking of releases, you've put out a lot of records dating back to 1991, and more recently a box set that compiles a lot of it. What does the box set consist of?
dan bunny: umm
dan bunny: it has cd from 1993 that we made..it has a 10" from th now sound label..it has th matador lp..th blackjack lp and it has a self released cd from 1998 we handed out at a halloween show w bardo pond and high rise
brooklynvegan: So Bunny Brains was on Matador for one LP?
dan bunny: uhh..yeah tehy made one 7" they gave away at th New Music Seminar and th pink lp
brooklynvegan: Are you with a label now, or is everything self released?
dan bunny: th box set is on Narnack and i'm tryin to get them to release a tour lp for october
brooklynvegan: the tour being the tour with Devendra Banhart?
dan bunny: yeah
dan bunny: they enjoy having fires lit under them at Narnack
brooklynvegan: I know that Devendra chooses musicians he both admires and likes to jam with for his tours. I read an interview with Devendra that confirms he does like your music, another interview on Pitchfork that said you helped Devendra find musicians for his new album, and I saw a show listing from 2003 that actually has Devendra (as Abra) opening for you. How long have you known him, and how did you meet?
dan bunny: i booked him and Entrance in Tivoli NY a few years back and we kinda stayed in touch since then
brooklynvegan: How did you help with Cripple Crow?
dan bunny: I playing the Professor and Dev playing th Lovable Goof
dan bunny: umm
dan bunny: cripley crowy
dan bunny: I kinda corralled people from Hudson that had no idea who he was and got them to perform
dan bunny: even Suzanne Thorpe hadn't really heard any of his stuff
brooklynvegan: Did you perform?
dan bunny: no i wisely stayed away ..they are all in tune
brooklynvegan: haha
dan bunny: i imparted psychic power
brooklynvegan: Will you play with him live on tour?
dan bunny: i hope we play together
brooklynvegan: I don't think I've been to a Devendra show where he hasn't pulled the other performers on the bill on stage with him.
dan bunny: really?
dan bunny: thats awesome
brooklynvegan: sometimes they seem prepared....sometimes they don't
dan bunny: well we r definitely prepared to be unprepared
brooklynvegan: I was looking at pictures of a recent show you played in Boston, and they look pretty interesting to say the least...lots of blood and nudity even. What is a Bunny Brains show like?
dan bunny: not like that one..th lightning bolt crowd is kinda cliqueish so we needed to boil them a lil bit
brooklynvegan: Are you a fan of Lightning Bolt?
dan bunny: yeah they r good guys
brooklynvegan: They're playing twice in NYC this week, and I'm hoping to check them out
dan bunny: yeah its always worth it
brooklynvegan: So for the Devendra tour, we can definitely expect a toned down show?
dan bunny: from us?
brooklynvegan: yes
dan bunny: we r explicitly asked not to
brooklynvegan: excellent. I'm looking forward to it, and hopefully I can make it to one of your other NYC shows before then.
brooklynvegan: Any last words?
dan bunny: yeah
dan bunny: cake shop is supposed to be good
brooklynvegan: cool. thanks for chattin.
dan bunny: no probs
Bunnybrains play Cake Shop in NYC on August 21st, 2005 before going on tour with Devendra Banhart in October. In NYC, that's October 20th at Webster Hall.
Get MP3s at Bunnybrains' site.
If you want to ask dan something (by the way, "dan bunny" is not his IM name), leave it in the comments. Maybe he'll respond.
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CBGB Benefit Show Dates
CBGB Announced a bunch of the the benefit show dates (all at CBGB):
8/2 RANA (tickets are also on sale for an 8/3 RANA show)
8/5 BUSH TETRAS
8/9 APHASIA, SHORTIE
8/10 AGAINST ME, THE EXIT, WORLD INFERNO FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY
8/12 MISFITS
8/13 VANS WARPED TOUR AFTER PARTY
8/14 GORILLA BISCUITS, BLACK TRAIN JACK
8/15 RAW POWER
8/20 THE VANDALS
8/24 BRIDES OF DESTRUCTION/NIKKI SIXX & TRACII GUNS
8/26 DEAD BOYS, FLIPPER, PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES, ADRENALIN O.D. , FURIOUS GEORGE
8/27 DEAD BOYS, ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE, SFA, NIHILISTICS
8/28 SHAM 69, FLIPPER, CHEETAH CHROME & THE BLACK ANGELS
8/29 SHAM 69, THE RADICTS
Also confirmed to play are:
CONFLICT, VERBAL ABUSE, MDC, TODAY IS THE DAY, CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN, ADOLYNE, SICK OF IT ALL, FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS, CIRCLE JERKS, ADOLESCENTS, D.I. , CHANNEL 3, ZERO BOYS, and DR. KNOW
"Other bands are not yet completely confirmed and there may be a few surprises..."
CB's also sent a letter explaining how the money will be spent and what not....
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Subject: Our lease problem and the benefit shows.
Body: As many of you may be aware, CBGB is currently in dispute with our
landlord over a new lease. Our current lease ends at the end of August. To put all rumors to rest, the lease dispute is not over violations or unpaid rent. It is simple economics. The neighborhood is changing. Where there once were abandoned lots and supply warehouses, there are now high price condominiums and chic upscale boutiques. Neighborhoods in this city change.
We understand that. Whether you want to call it gentrification or progress is a matter of opinion, and rather than turn this into a political diatribe, allow me to simply explain how this effects CBGB and we can save the political and class questions for another time.
Our landlord is the BRC (Bowery Resident's Committee) a not for profit charity that assists the homeless. They run and maintain various shelters and outreach programs. We support their cause and believe we can, not only have a good relationship as landlord and tennant, but we can also help each other.
Currently, our landlord wants us out. The reason is simple. The changes in the neighborhood (present and planned) have made the property value skyrocket. Whether they rent our space to a new tennant, use it for themselves, or have different plans all together, they believe they can make more money with us gone.
We are trying to negotiate a new lease with our landlord. Part of what we are doing is holding a series of benefit shows through the month of August.
People have asked what the money is being used for. Let me explain. The money raised will be used to help cover our enormous legal expenses in our effort to obtain a new lease. If the lease dispute is resolved, these benefit shows will be a celebration and the money raised will be used to donate to the BRC to help them in their support of the homeless.
Many of the bands playing on these benefits are waiting to confirm dates...
and some bands have asked not to be advertized yet.
These are the bands that have confirmed with dates confirmed as well. This list will be updated in upcoming bulletins.
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(thx Carla!)
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July 17, 2005
Lightning Bolt Tour Dates | Queens, Tonic
Lightning Bolt kicks off a small northeast tour tomorrow that starts in Northampton, hits Tonic in NYC on Friday, and ends with a Todd P parking lot Saturday show in Long Island City, Queens. All tour dates below...
Tale of Two Cities: Live Music Comes to Some Place Called Queens
Tiny Mix Tapes: Lightning Bolt Reviews
July 18th - Northampton - Flywheel
July 19th - Boston - MASS ART
July 20th - Providence - AS220
July 21th - Philadelphia - First Unitarian Church
July 22th - Manhattan - Tonic
July 23th - LIC Parking Lot (Queens)
Previously
Gothamist: Lightning Bolt shows are essential
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