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August 27, 2005
Ted Leo played South Street Seaport
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists played a free show at South Street Seaport in NYC on Friday (August 26, 2005). I wasn't there. Above photo courtesy of fotojenyk.com's Flickr account. More photos at Flickr. Setlist courtesy of Chris below...
Sword
Dawn
Cain
Dial
Mia
One
Rule
High
11th
Counting
?
Sheets
Previously
Devotchka @ South Street Seaport, NYC | Pics
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, meet David Byrne | Seaport, NYC pics
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August 26, 2005
Thursday @ CBGB (Benefit), NYC | pics
I was a Thursday fan. Full Collapse was my album. I last saw them live a few weeks before War All the Time was released, and I remember loving the show. Jonah Matranga (Onelinedrawing, Gratitude) opened and joined them on stage (he also contributed to their album that was about to come out). Fast forward two years. I'm psyched they're playing a CBGB benefit. I get tickets, and throw on Full Collapse to prepare. Nostalgia factor aside, I couldn't get in to it at all. Was I angrier then? Has my musical taste changed? Why does the screaming suddenly sound funny? Am I older? Wiser?...
The show was still great, though I found myself only getting excited for the hits. I'm always happy if a crowd is lively and I get to leave a show sweaty. They played some new songs (off the album they're currently recording) which did nothing for me, but the crowd seemed generally into them.
Previously
The Vandals played CBGB | RIP "Stevo" Jensen
Bouncing Souls Playing CBGB | Tix on Sale | Exploited
Kid Dynamite reunion benefit show @ CBGB, NYC | pics
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Spoon + American Music Club + Mary Timony | Fall 2005 Tour
Spoon will be back in NYC for two dates in November. That's the 5th at Nokia Theater & the 6th at Warsaw in Brooklyn. Both dates with American Music Club and Mary Timony. All tour dates, snagged from More Cowbell, below...
Thu 10.27.05 Louisville, KY Headliners ^
Fri 10.28.05 Urbana, IL Foellinger Auditorium ^
Sat 10.29.05 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall ^
Sun 10.30.05 Las Vegas, NV Vegoose - Sam Boyd Stadium
Tue 11.01.05 Toronto, ON Phoenix Theatre ^
Wed 11.02.05 Montreal, QUE Club Soda ^
Thu 11.03.05 Boston, MA Avalon ^
Fri 11.04.05 Northampton, MA Pearl Street ^
Sat 11.05.05 New York, NY Nokia Live * ^
Sun 11.06.05 Brooklyn, NY Warsaw * ^
Tue 11.08.05 Athens, GA 40 Watt Club *
Wed 11.09.05 Asheville, NC Orange Peel *
Thu 11.10.05 Columbia, MO Blue Note *
Fri 11.11.05 Omaha, NE Orpheum Theatre %
Sat 11.12.05 Boulder, CO Boulder Theatre *
Mon 11.14.05 Salt Lake City, UT Velvet Room *
Wed 11.16.05 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre *
Thu 11.17.05 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre *
Fri 11.18.05 San Diego, CA Cane’s *
* w/ American Music Club
^ w/ Mary Timony
% w/ Bright Eyes
Previously
Mary Timony playing Rothko for CMJ
American Music Club not American Analog Set
Lots of Live Spoon for Download | Webster Hall, etc...
The 2005 Village Voice Siren Festival | Pics
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Les Savy Fav & Fred Armisen, wacky guys
Tonight is the Les Savy Fav, Thunderbirds are Now, Rahim, Fred Armisen show at Bowery Ballroom.
"Les Savy Fav vocalist Tim Harrington presents quite the live spectacle. He's chubby, bearded, balding and eccentric - like your weird uncle who spent time with a cult in the early '70s. Your really weird uncle. Harrington once cut off a lock of an audience member's hair with a knife, then burned it on stage....
...That kind of working-without-a-net spirit has endeared the band to fans, among them "Saturday Night Live" cast member Fred Armisen, who will be the opening act for the LSF in tonight's show at Bowery Ballroom. Armisen, a former drummer for punk band Trenchmouth, met the LSF through a mutual friend, David Cross, of "Arrested Development" fame, and has since toured with the band whenever "SNL" is on hiatus." [Daily News]
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No Depression Surveys Decade Of Alt-Country
"Call it Americana, alt-country, roots music, what-have-you: The musical genre without a bin card has been defined for a decade by No Depression magazine." [Billboard]
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Andrew Bird Fall 2005 Tour Dates
Andrew Bird just announced a ton of tour dates including a show on Nov. 13th at Bowery Ballroom in NYC with Head of Femur and DOSH. All dates...
September: solo shows
Sept 4 Geneva, Switzerland Batie Festival
with Mark Eitzel and Josh Pierson
Sept 6 Lisbon, Portugal Lux
Sept 10 Oporto, Portugal Casa des Arts
Sept 18 Toronto, Ontario Ear to the Ground Festival
with Hidden Cameras and Most Serene Republic
Sept 23 Minneapolis, MN Cedar Cultural Center
(accompanied by Dosh)
October: Various European locations, please note: the French shows will be performed with longtime collaborator Kevin O’Donnell on drums and etcetera:
4-Oct Rennes, FR L'Antipode
with Laura Viers
5-Oct Bordeaux, FR La Lune
6-Oct Nantes, FR L'Olympic
7-Oct Lille, FR L'Aéronef
with Laura Viers
8-Oct Angouleme, FR Le Nef
with Adam Green
10-Oct Perpignan, FR TBC
11-Oct Toulouse, FR SDF Ramonville
12-Oct Marseille, FR Poste à Galène
14-Oct Angers, FR Chabada
15-Oct Rouen, FR Salle Sainte croix des Pelletiers
17-Oct Paris, FR Théàtre Eduard VII
18-Oct Lyon, FR Salle Victor Hugo
19-Oct Strasbourg, FR La Laiterie
20-Oct Nancy, FR N.J.P Festival
22-Oct Esch sur Alzette, LUXEM Kulturfabrik
23-Oct Haarlem, NL Patronaat
25-Oct Oslo, NOR The Garage
with Crooked Fingers
26-Oct Gothenberg, SWE Pusterviksbaren
with Crooked Fingers
27-Oct Linkoping, SWE Herrgarn
with Crooked Fingers
28-Oct Stockholm, SWE Debaser
with Crooked Fingers
30-Oct London, UK The Luminaire
with Women and Children and Absen
November: US tour – east of the Mississippi – accompanied by DOSH
Head of Femur to support
8-Nov Grand Rapids, MI Monroe Gallery for the Arts
9-Nov Ann Arbor, MI The Ark
11-Nov Toronto, ONT TBC
12-Nov Montreal, QUE TBC
13-Nov New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
14-Nov Northampton, MA Iron Horse
15-Nov Cambridge, MA Middle East Downstairs
17-Nov Washington. DC Black Cat
18-Nov Pittsburgh, PA TBC
19-Nov Columbus, OH Wexner Center
20-Nov Newport, KY Southgate House
21-Nov Nashville, TN Mercy Lounge
26-Nov Chicago, IL Logan Square Auditorium
December: US tour west of the Mississippi
Andrew will be opening for bluegrass trio NICKEL CREEK:
1-Dec Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
2-Dec Park City, UT Eccles Center for the Arts
3-Dec Spokane, WA The Big Easy
4-Dec Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
5-Dec Portland, OR Roseland Theater
7-Dec Portland, OR Roseland Theater
10-Dec San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
11-Dec Reno, NV Hilton Theatre
14-Dec Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater
15-Dec San Diego, CA House of Blues
16-Dec San Diego, CA House of Blues
17-Dec Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
thx Max.
Previously
Lots of Live Andrew Bird for Download & album stream
Watch & Listen | Andrew Bird, Royksopp, Nicolai Dunger, etc..
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The Vandals played CBGB | RIP "Stevo" Jensen
Stevo Jensen singing for The Vandals
The Vandals played a CBGB benefit show on August 20, 2005. Steve "Stevo" Jensen died the same week.
Former Vandals lead singer Steven "Stevo" Jensen passed away at his home on the island of Maui last weekend due to causes as yet unknown. Jensen sang for the Vandals from 1980 through 1984, appearing on the band's first two full-lengths, Peace Through Vandalism and When In Rome Do As The Vandals before being replaced by current vocalist Dave Quackenbush." [antiMusic]
Mike Neuman was at the CBGB show...
"I saw The Vandals at CBGB on Saturday night. It was pretty packed, but I don't think it was sold out. Jerry's Kids opened. Never listened to them before. They all looked like they were in their mid-40's. The Vandals finally came out and opened with...Cafe 405? I think it was Cafe 405. I can't remember exactly. Anyway the crowd was really, really fun. They asked for a show of hands of who had seen them last time they played CBGB...a few people raised their hands. Then they asked how many people had been alive last time they played CBGB (April of 1987). I can't believe how much energy the band had after 24 years of playing cheesy (yet loveable) pop-punk. Oh, and Josh Freese was drumming, so that was really cool. Here are the songs that I know they definitely played, in no order..."
Cafe 405
It's A Fact
I've Got An Ape Drape
Idea For A Movie
The New York
Don't Stop Me Now (Queen cover)
America, Fuck Yeah (From Team America)
Pizza Tran
I Have A Date
Anarchy Burger
And Now We Dance
My Girlfriend's Dead
Oi to the World
Take It Back
So Long, Farewell
Previously
Lifetime & Gorilla Biscuits Reunion Videos
CBGB Wants Mayor Bloomberg | Lease to Expire
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New Yorker Festival, Sleater Kinney | Tix on Sale
The New Yorker Festival runs from Sept. 23-25, 2005 in NYC. Tickets are now on sale...
* Sleater-Kinney Talk with James Surowiecki Tickets
* Stage To Studio: Steve Albini, Ani DiFranco, Ric Ocasek & The RZA Tickets
* Rufus Wainwright Talks with Andy Young Tickets
* The Roots Talk with Malcolm Gladwell Tickets
* Tracy Chapman Talks with Dana Goodyear Tickets
Check out all the events on sale. Full schedule at their website.
Previously
The New Yorker Festival w/ Sleater Kinney | Tour Dates
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Danzig's Mother spotted at The Dark Room
"Tricia Romano, the Village Voice’s resident party girl, has taken hold of the DJ booth. We plop down next to the guy in the tie-dye and cutoffs. “Turn up the fucking Nirvana!” he screams. He turns to us.
“I know Gawker. You’re going to make fun of me,” he accuses. “You better fuckin’ keep me anonymous.”
He refuses to reveal his name, but he happily divulges the other details of his life. He’s from Alabama, likes long walks on the beach and puppies, and he thinks Gifford Miller is really neat. He’s also a local DJ. So, what’s the best song to spin at a party like this? He considers. “Mother, by Danzig.” He looks at us intensely. “No, wait! If you play Attitude by the Misfits, people will freak the fuck out,” he declares proudly. Service journalism at its finest." [Gawker] (thx J)
Previously
Tricia Romano reports Dark Room not involved in OD
Danzig tickets on sale
Trend Alert | Danzig's Mother
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Overdose victim Mellie Carballo, Last Night's Party Regular
If you live in NYC, you've see her picture on the cover of almost every newspaper (specifically the picture to the left of both victims). You've probably heard or made a joke about bad heroin. You've read about it in Gothamist, Gawker, Newsday, the Daily News, the NY Sun, and especially the NY Post.
If you frequent club nights featured on Last Night's Party like Misshapes and Trash, you may already know how this frontpage story hit close to home...
"But she also was a fashionista whose sexy picture graced a banner on the edgy Web site Last Night's Party, and was someone who would have gotten a "twisted kick" out of the headlines her death generated, a club land buddy said." [Daily News]
"The last few weeks in NYC clubland were tumultuous. The L.E.S. was abuzz with the bad news of the ODs of two 18-year-old girls—one of whom was a familiar face on the club and bar scene. Two weeks ago, Mellie Carballo and her high school friend Maria Pesantez were found dead with a combination of heroin, cocaine, and alcohol in their systems. (Since August 10, four others have died of apparent ODs in downtown Manhattan.) Though The New York Times reported the two met their friends at the Dark Room at 10 a.m., a Dark Room spokesperson says they reviewed videotape of that night shot both inside and outside the club: "We watched the tapes and they weren't at the club. And we were closed at 10 a.m."
Despite being underage, Carballo was a regular on the downtown club scene. A tribute to her with an accompanying photograph briefly appeared on the website for the weekly party Trash! (It has since been taken down.) (NOTE: It's there) On lastnightsparty.com, she was pictured with Motherfucker's Michael T. The site's photographer, Merlin Bronques, wrote: "I met Mellie at Beauty Bar a few months ago. She loved having her picture taken, and she made any photographer look good. She called me a week before she died to say that the panoramic pinup I took of her at 'Bust' a few days ago was her 'favorite picture ever,' and we scheduled to shoot again at her house this week. She was buried in her yellow '100% Mellie' Fightcats T-shirt right next to Jam Master Jay and not too far from Aaliyah, Malcolm X, and Christopher Reeve. I'll miss her." [Tricia Romano]
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August 25, 2005
SS adds 2nd SS show | King & Queen of Homecoming
The first Sufjan Stevens show at Symphony Space (NYC) on October 7th, 2005 is sold out, but the venue has started calling ticket-holders to offer the option of switching to a late show on the same date. Watch Symphony Space's website for tickets to go on sale for both shows. (thx Erik)
In related news, Sufjan finished up his five-night run at Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday night. It was 'Homecoming Dance' night. A king and queen were crowned. Molly has the report including correspondence with the actual queen. Stereogum was also at the show.
Previously
Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom (show 4/5), NYC | pics
Sufjan is really just like John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom (show 3/5), NYC | pics
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Gang of Four vs. Death Cab For | Album Streams
++ Gang of Four's Return the Gift in stores October 11. STREAM IT* **
++ Death Cab for Cutie's Plans in stores August 30. STREAM IT*
* FAQ #4562: "stream" = listen over the internet
** thank you Mike Neuman
Previously
Decemberists join Death Cab on stage
New Gang of Four tracks & a documentary & a tour | Listen
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Resfest 2005 | Hot Chip, Beck Music Videos...Tickets
"Resfest will showcase the year's best short films, music videos and animation through a mix of screenings, parties, workshops and live music events....The festival will travel on its most extensive tour yet to more than 35 cities."
It starts in NYC. The dates are September 15-18, 2005.
Highlights include:
* A concert with Hot Chip @ Hiro Ballroom on Sept. 18
* A Beck retrospective on Sept. 17 @ Tribeca Performing Arts
* 'Videos that rock' on Sept. 18 @ Tribeca Performing Arts
All events on sale at Ticketweb. Schedule at the Resfest website.
P.S. This coincides with CMJ
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Danzig Pre-sale tickets and picture
Tickets are on pre-sale for Danzig's Blackest of the Black tour that stops at the Nokia Theater in NYC on October 17, 2005. Since it probably won't sell right out, you can always wait for the tickets to go on sale through ticketmaster tomorrow (Friday Aug 26).
Although pictured with Danzig at a comic book convention (above), comedian Brian Posehn actually has nothing to do with this tour. (thx catbirdseat for the picture tip)
Previously
Danzig/Doyle/Mortiis/Chimaira 2005 tour dates
Danzig Tour, Misfits Reunion (again) & Mortiis
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Bell Orchestre | CMJ 2005
As Pitchfork pointed out today in their "recommended" 7.8 review of "Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light," Bell Orchestre is an Arcade Fire side project. "Bell Orchestre, led by the Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry, sparks memories of critically maligned early-decade instrumentalists Ghosts & Vodka and Telegraph Melts-- bands derided, in part, for their lack of distortion."
* Some amazing pics of Final Fantasy and Bell Orchestre (you see 1 above)
* Chromewaves has a review and pics of a Belle Orchestre / Arcade Fire show from a year ago.
* Stereogum posted about BO recently too.
DOWNLOAD (WMA Files)
Synching
Rajasthan
Tower or Bowl
The album is not currently available in the U.S. (though it has an Aug. 22 release date...I think...someone feel free to comment specifics...thx)
Bell Orchestre open for Arcade Fire at Summerstage in NYC during CMJ on 09/15/2005 (7pm). All tour dates with Arcade Fire and Wolf Parade at their site.
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Broken Social Scene (w/ Feist) Tour Dates (sans NYC)
More Cowbell supplied the below tour dates...
10/19 Kingston, ON @ Queens University
10/20 Ottawa, ON @ Capital Music Hall
10/21 Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
10/22 Boston, MA @ Avalon Ballroom *
10/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
10/26 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10/27 Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre *
10/28 Chicago, IL @ Cabaret Metro *
10/29 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue *
10/31 Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theatre*
11/1 Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theatre *
11/3 Austin, TX @ Stubb’s *
11/4 Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Ballroom *
11/8 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda Theatre *
11/9 San Francisco, CA @ Grand Ballroom *
11/11 Portland, OR @ Roseland Ballroom *
11/12 Seattle, WA @ Showbox *
11/13 Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
11/15 Calgary, AB @ MacEwan Hall
11/16 Edmonton, AB @ Reds
11/18 Winnipeg, MB @ TBA
* w/ Feist opening
Previously
Do They Know It's Halloween | Listen
Stars @ Summerstage, NYC| pics
Feist, Magic Numbers, & Sons & Daughters touring with Bright Eyes
Feist Tour Dates, CMJ & Tickets | New BSS Song, Album
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Lifetime & Gorilla Biscuits Reunion Videos
Mickey posted the video from Lifetime's reunion show Saturday in Philly.
And in case you missed it before, here is a working Gorilla Biscuits video link. (zip file)
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Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy! Maiden! Maiden! Maiden! | Audio
Listen to the Ozzfest crowd go nuts. Hear Sharon Osbourne call Bruce Dickinson a prick.
Previously
Iron Maiden vs. The Osbournes
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Chad VanGaalen | Infiniheart U.S. Release | CMJ 2005
I'm not going to say much because I've said it before.
Chad VanGaalen's Infiniheart just got a U.S. release by Sub Pop.
* Buy it at Insound
* Watch the video for Clinically Dead
* Download Clinically Dead
* Pitchfork gives it a 7.1
Chad plays the Sub Pop CMJ Showcase at Bowery Ballroom on 09/17/2005. All tour dates at Sub Pop.
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CBGB Wants Mayor Bloomberg | Lease to Expire
"CBGB supporters and several City Council members are asking Mayor Michael Bloomberg to step in to mediate the ongoing lease dispute between the legendary club and its landlord, the nonprofit homeless aid group Bowery Residents' Committee.
The lease on the 31-year-old club, where punk rock was born, expires Wednesday. Negotiations are ongoing. However, with less than a week left on the lease, both sides have yet to meet on a series of proposals and counterproposals for a new one." [Newsday]
QUESTIONS
1) What happens to the September shows (CMJ included) if the lease is not renewed?
2) Anyone hear anything about the supposed CBGB event in Washington Square Park on August 31?
Some September CBGB shows...
Dead Men Walking | Tour, CBGB show
Helmet Playing CBGB Benefit Show | Tix
Dandy Warhols @ CBGB for CMJ | Tour
Frenchkiss CMJ Showcase w/ The Hold Steady @ CBGB
What to do? The (not yet) complete 2005 CMJ Lineup/Guide
The Exploited playing CBGB and Brooklyn Music Terminal
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Myla Goldberg of Brooklyn on Colin Meloy
"Two years ago, the Decemberists' Colin Meloy wrote a song about Myla Goldberg's pretty hands and dangly limbs, but she "must have had a brain lesion or something," because she didn't remember ever meeting him. "I'm bad," she says. "It turns out we talked at a reading. But it's not like he said, 'Hello, I'm Colin Meloy, the lead singer of the Decemberists.' "
A friend e-mailed her about the song, which describes her as "unique New York" ("I need New York/I need New York"), but she assumed it was a joke. When she finally listened to the CD, she "started blushing and smiling simultaneously."
With the publication of her first novel, Bee Season, Goldberg—who plays banjo, lives in Park Slope, and is "really intrigued by human frailty"—... [Village Voice]
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August 24, 2005
What to do? The (not yet) complete 2005 CMJ Lineup/Guide
The 2005 CMJ lineup is now official, but it still looks incomplete. All bands listed at Warsaw say 7pm, the openers for the Doves show at Warsaw are not even listed (tix on sale), Devotchka isn't listed at Irving Plaza (tix on sale), etc...
I ran through the listings real quick and picked out what I think are the hot shows. What do you think?
Disclaimer: Try and check out some shows that aren't listed below too. I definitely will.
TUESDAY - 9/13 - pre-CMJ
Brooklynvegan presents BMJ @ Tonic w/ Cloud Cult, Doveman, Dave Deporis & Aziz Ansari (the only place to be!) tix
DEVENDRA BANHART
WEDNESDAY - 9/14
Devendra 11:00 @ Bowery
vs
Nouvelle Vague 10:45 @ Canal Room
vs
The Dandy Warhols 11:00 @ CBGB
vs
Feist 11:30 @ Knitting Factory
vs
Dungen 10:00 @ Maxwells in NJ
vs
Motion City Soundtrack 10:00 & Mae 11:00 @ Tribeca Rock
vs
Doves ? @ Warsaw
ARCADE FIRE
THURSDAY - 9/15 - EARLY
Tim Fite 6:30 & New Pornographers 7:15 @ Bowery Ballroom
vs
Glenn Kotche (of Wilco) 7:30, Laura Veirs 8:30, Amadou and Mariam 9:00 @ Hiro Ballroom
vs
Arcade Fire 9:00 @ Summerstage
vs
Devin Davis 9:15 @ CB's Gallery
CLOUD CULT
THURSDAY - 9/15 - LATE
Cloud Cult midnight @ 169 Bar
vs
Diamond Nights 11:45 & Dungen 12:45 @ Bowery Ballroom
vs
Regina Spektor 10:50 @ Irving
vs
Goblin Cock midnight, Wrens 1:00 @ Mercury Lounge
vs
DFA @ Northsix
vs
Mary Timony midnight @ Rothko
vs
Dios 11:00 & Tom Vek midnight @ Scenic
BONUS VERY EARLY SHOW: Devin Davis 12:15 @ CMJ day stage
CURSIVE?
FRIDAY - 9/16
Robbers on High St 11:00 & Clap Your Hands midnight & Ambulance 1:00 @ Mercury Lounge
vs
Pony! Up 10:30 & Neon Blonde 11:30 & The Rakes 12:30 @ Northsix @ Northsix
vs
Cantankerous 12:30 @ Rare
vs
probably Cursive 12:00 at Bowery Ballroom
vs
CocoRosie 11:30 & Supersystem 12:15 & !!! 1:00 @ SOBs
vs
Longwave & Smoosh @ Warsaw
WOLF PARADE
SATURDAY - 9/17
Wolf Parade midnight & Constantines 1:00 @ Bowery
vs
The Hold Steady 12:00 @ CBGB
vs
Chin Up Chin Up 10:30 & Dirty On Purpose 11:30 & Youth Group 12:30 & The Upwelling 1:30 @ Mercury Lounge
vs
Brian Jonestown 1:00 @ Northsix
BONUS EARLY SHOW: Chad Vangaalen 7:00 @ Bowery Ballroom
What did I miss? What do you choose? Comment...
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Bouncing Souls Playing CBGB | Tix on Sale | Exploited
Tickets are on sale for an August 30th CBGB benefit show with the Bouncing Souls.
That's the same day as Pelican Picnic/King of France/Silent League/Doveman at Mercury AND American Analog Set at Joe's Pub.
The Rocks Off boat show the Souls are playing on Sept. 22 is long sold out.
Tickets are also on sale for the Exploited / Old Skull show.
Previously
Bouncing Souls playing war protest show in DC
Kid Dynamite reunion benefit show @ CBGB, NYC | pics
Bouncing Souls just played with Lifetime
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MIA played SOB's last night
OOPs.
Previously
Photos of M.I.A. @ Summerstage
M.I.A. (no Diplo) @ S.O.B.'s, NYC | Pics
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Protest War w/ Bouncing Souls, Ted Leo & Thievery Corporation
On Saturday September 24, 2005, there's a huge protest happening in Washington DC. It includes a Jello Biafra hosted concert...
"The concert will bring together musical acts such as: Thievery Corporation, punk rock and independent musicians LeTigre, Bouncing Souls, Ted Leo & The Pharmacists; country music artist Steve Earle, rock and soul band the Bellrays; latin musicians Machetres, socially conscious hip-hop groups The Coup and Head-Roc; and even long time activists Wayne Kramer of the MC5, Jello Biafra and Greg Palast will be involved in this event!"
all details at United for Peace & Justice (via Free Williamsburg)
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The Double, Oneida...Free Shows in Brooklyn & Manhattan
As I pointed out on Gothamist, there's a free indie rock show tonight (Aug 24, 2005) at South Street Seaport in NYC. The Double & Tomorrows Friend are on the bill.
And as pointed out by Manic Mess, The Double, Oneida, and five other bands play a free (I think) show in a Williamsburg (Brooklyn) parking lot on September 3rd (2005). All details on that one below...
this year's williamsburg parking lot festival.
"9/3- Brooklyn , NY - Junkyard Festival, 140 Kent Ave., Williamsburg -
lineup:
hot fire girls at 1pm
telepathy at 2pm
fireball at 3pm
the hospitals at 4pm
Ex-Models at 5pm
Oneida at 6pm
The Double at 7pm
dj sets from Mike Wolf time out NY and crazy rhythms dj crew"
Previously
Free Cass McCombs / The Double show Postponed
2005 NYC River to River Festival Concert Schedule
East River Project | July Show | Oneida, etc...
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Iron Maiden vs The Osbournes
"NEW YORK (Billboard) - Iron Maiden's manager has condemned Ozzfest fans who pelted the band with debris during its performance at the hard rock festival's weekend stop near Los Angeles.
The British metal veterans also endured periodic outages of the sound system, and Ozzfest organizer Sharon Osbourne came on stage afterwards to call Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson a "prick" for allegedly berating her husband, Ozzy Osbourne." [Reuters]
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Bunky @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | Pics (part 2)
The best news ever came when Bunky was added to two of Sufjan Stevens' recent NYC shows. I'm already a fan of their album and legend has it they put on a great show. That's what the people of their hometown San Diego say anyway. I got the chance to find out on Sunday (August 21, 2005), and it's true!
It was pirate night at Bowery Ballroom (said Sufjan who headlined the show), so Bunky told pirate jokes in between songs. Here's one someone transcribed in the comments of another post:
A pirate walks into a bar. The bartender says "Excuse me, sir, but I that you have a ship's steering wheel sticking out of your pants."
The pirate nods and says, "AAAARRRRGGGGHHHH, it's driving me nuts!"
Previously
Bunky was on stage with Sufjan too
Bunky "BaBa" Video
Bunky Gets More Love | Hedberg passes on
UponFirstListen: Architecture In Helsinki | Bunky
Bunky | Born to Be a Motorcycle
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Bowery CMJ Shows | Tickets on Sale
Wednesday, September 14 (8:00 PM doors)
Devendra Banhart & Hairy Fairy plus Beans with Holy Fuck / Cribs / Pela / King of France
Thursday, September 15 (5:00 PM doors)
The New Pornographers plus Tim Fite
Thursday, September 15 (8:00 PM doors)
Dungen plus Diamond Nights / Tarantula A.D. / Cheeseburger
Friday, September 16 (8:00 PM doors)
Orenda Fink plus Criteria / Maria Taylor / Son, Ambulance / Two Gallants
Saturday, September 17 (8:00 PM doors)
Constantines plus Wolf Parade / Rogue Wave / Kinski / Fruit Bats / Holopaw / Chad Vangaalen
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Lady Sovereign back in NYC for CMJ
Lady Sovereign joins Aesop Rock, Blackalicious, APSCI and Diverse at Webster Hall on Thursday Sept. 15.
Read her Pitchfork Profile.
Previously
Lady Sovereign @ Knitting Factory, NYC | Reviews
Lady Sovereign playing NYC
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August 23, 2005
Devin Davis | CMJ 2005
"Devin Davis sprang out of thin air it seemed, to deliver a one-man rallying cry for the lonely and for the redemptive joy of power pop. Offering up the one-man band/production team wonder, Lonely People of the World, Unite! (Mousse)." [sixeyes]
"This guy has an anthem, whether he knows it or not. Eleven anthems, in fact, thanks to some guy from Chi-town (via Florida) named Devin Davis who has single-handedly written, recorded, performed and produced a debut album --- Lonely People of the World, Unite! --- of almost unprecedented quality and depth of thought. Think Pinkerton without the pain, or Funeral if it was about loneliness instead of loss. Davis crams enough reckless enthusiasm, pop smarts, and shit-hot Bowie rock’n’roll into Unite’s 36 minute runtime to make Augie March look like a jam band." [cokemachineglow]
"Mop-topped and horn-rimmed, Chicago by-way-of Florida singer Devin Davis is ambitious, but it's not necessarily his nasty trombone or theremin chops that make his debut solo album better than your local mom-and-pop clerk's self-described "Bolan meets Pollard" pop masterpiece. Instead, it's his knowing way around a walloping chorus and his welcome sense of restraint and economy that allow said hooks to live for many hum-worthy listens." [Pitchfork]
DOWNLOAD (mp3s)
Iron Woman
Turtle and the Flightless Bird
Deserted Eyeland
More MP3s at his site. Album at Insound.
Devin is scheduled to play two CMJ shows. The 1st is at 12:15 (noon, not midnight) on Thurday 9/15 at the CMJ day stage (awake badge holders only) and the 2nd is that night at CB's Gallery at 9:15 (during Arcade Fire @ Summerstage). More tour dates on his site.
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Elvis Costello | Show, Sighting & DVD
Quick true story:
After the Colleen / Hawk and a Hacksaw show at Joe's Pub Tuesday (August 9th) night, I walked by CBGB to see if there was any exciting benefit action going on before ending up on Houston a few blocks west of Mercury Lounge. While deciding if I should continue my adventure to Bowery Ballrom to try and get in to Hot Snakes, Elvis Costello and a blonde woman walked by me. A few seconds later some guys asked if I saw Elvis. I said yes, and they proceeded to chase him down the street. I guess the woman was Diana Krall who, according to Gawker, Costello was probably shopping for just a few hours earlier.
Elvis Costello is playing Kaufmann Concert Hall @ the 92nd St. Y in NYC on September 28. Tickets are on sale.
Elvis recently released a DVD too.
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Stuff | Download
The new Fiery Furnaces' leaks. Fluxblog has an MP3.
Pitchfork gives New Pornographers' Twin Cinema a 9.0. Central Village has an MP3.
Ben Gibbard & Colin Meloy join forces on stage. YANP has the MP3 & video.
Six Feet Under ends. Stereogum has the MP3 from the show.
Bob Moog passes away. Scenestars streams "Best of Moog"
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Kid Dynamite reunion benefit show @ CBGB, NYC | pics
Like at the Gorilla Biscuits show a week earlier, people slept on line in front of CBGB to get the chance to see the reunited Kid Dynamite one more time. My luck was high that night (August 22, 2005). In addition to receiving a free ticket to the Sufjan Stevens show at Bowery Ballroom that I ran to right right after (it's only a few blocks away), a kind soul named Joe sold me his extra to Kid Dynamite. They turned CBGB upside down.
Greyarea opened with the show with their own impressive set. "In the demise of Raybeez and warzone comes GreyArea (one word) with some guys who are NYC punk/hardcore veterans features Ernie Parada ex-Token Entry and Black Train Jack, and Vinny Value ex-Warzone and no redeeming social value... with Syd Butler on bass." [punknews]
Ernie from greyarea joins KD on stage to sing a song he wrote.
Previously
The Lifetime Reunion Shows
The Gorilla Biscuits Reunion
Life of Agony @ CBGB, NYC | Pics
None More Black @ Knitting Factory | pics
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Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom (show 4/5), NYC | pics
I didn't go to Movable Hype last night (Monday, August 22, 2005). I had a ticket to see the Kid Dynamite reunion at CBGB which I figured would be over by 9:00. Then someone out of the blue offered me a free ticket to see Sufjan Stevens & Bunky at Bowery Ballroom again. I accepted. Unfortunately CB's added unannounced openers. The reunion show ran later than expected. That meant I missed Bunky :(, but I did make it to Bowery in time to catch Sufjan's entire performance. It was the fourth of five sold out NYC shows. It was fake tattoo night.
This time I got the chance to see the show from the back of the room. Sunday night I was up front. I can't say if one was better than the other. I can summarize the criticisms I've read in the comments and heard people say (both in actual conversation and while eavesdropping):
* It's hard to tell when and if Sufjan is being ironic
* Too many pauses between songs, too unrehearsed, instrument changes take too long, trying too hard, etc...
It would of been nice to see Bunky perform again. Next time.
Previously
Sufjan is really just like John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom (show 3/5), NYC | pics
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The Lifetime Reunion Shows
LIFETIME reunited (photo courtesy of Jade Tree)
"This past weekend, New Jersey's legendary LIFETIME returned briefly for two triumphant shows in Philadelphia and one at the legendary Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ.
LIFETIME, who had originally been scheduled to reunite for just one show at Hellfest, had been convinced to reunite over their love of the music and the desire to take the opportunity to contribute to some of their favorite charities (listed below). The band then scrambled to reschedule their reunion appearance after Hellfest was cancelled mere days before it was scheduled to occur." [Jade Tree]
Previously
Pics from Gorilla Biscuits & Offspring @ CBGB
Download Gorilla Biscuits CBGB Benefit show video
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Sufjan is really just like John Wayne Gacy, Jr.
John Wayne Gacy, Jr. is one of my favorite songs on Sufjan Steven's Illinois. Hearing him sing it live gave me chills.
Above photo of Sufjan taken at fake tattoo night (NYC show 4/5) @ Bowery Ballroom on Monday night August 22, 2005.
Lyrics and guitar tab at Stereogum.
Previously
Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom (show 3/5), NYC | pics
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Art Brut Coming to Mercury Lounge
Art Brut are coming to NYC. November 10, 2005 at Mercury Lounge to be exact. (via Loose Record)
Previously
DJ Russell Lissack of Bloc Party vs Chromeo (vs Art Brut) | MP3s
Art Brut | Bang Bang Rock and Roll
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August 22, 2005
Dave Deporis Added to BMJ
Dave Deporis will fill the third musical slot at the Brooklynvegan pre-CMJ (aka BMJ) show at Tonic in NYC on Sept. 13, 2005.
The lineup looks like this:
* Dave Deporis
* comedy by Aziz Ansari
* Doveman
* comedy by Aziz again
* Cloud Cult
Tickets are on sale at Ticketweb
(and they're supposed to be at Other Music, but I don't know...you can try the Tonic box office too.)
Previously
Dave Deporis @ DUMBO General Store, Brooklyn, NY | pics
Dave Deporis MP3s
Cloud Cult vs. Kano
Aziz Ansari added to BMJ @ Tonic | Tickets on sale
BMJ: pre-CMJ Show w/ Doveman & Cloud Cult @ Tonic
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Living Colour played CBGB Benefit Show
"Halfway into Living Colour's Friday night set at CBGB's, Corey Glover belted out the opening lines to Open Letter (To A Landlord), perfectly encapsulating the populist undercurrent of this month's benefit shows to save the legendary punk club on the lower east side of Manhattan..." [Earvolution]
Helmet Playing CBGB Benefit Show | Tix
Dead Men Walking | Tour, CBGB show
Pics from Gorilla Biscuits & Offspring @ CBGB
Phil Anselmo played at CBGB Benefit Show
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Robert Moog RIP
"Dr. Robert A. Moog (pronounced /moʊg/, not /muːg/) (May 23, 1934 – August 21, 2005) was a pioneer of electronic music, best known as the inventor of the Moog synthesizer." [Wikipedia]
"Originally made famous by such infamously acid-eating acts as the Doors and the Grateful Dead, the Moog today is utilized by everyone from Dr. Dre to Wilco. Of course, most of the analog synths of the 60s have replaced by (some would say inferior) digital versions. Not Moogs, which stick to their analog roots, although these days you can control your Moog with a PC." [Gizmodo]
"Performed in large part on a Moog synthesizer, Autobahn crystallized the distinctive Kraftwerk sound while making the group's first clear overtures towards conventional pop structure and melody, establishing a permanent foothold for electronic music within the mainstream. [Yahoo Music]
"When the Get Up Kids incorporated Moog keyboards into their 1999 emo-punk masterpiece "Something to Write Home About" it was a bold move that paid off. Four years later and the moog is go ask the reunion show, OK go, and yes, Motion City Soundtrack, whose use of the instrument on "I am the Movie" is just the icing on an already delicious cake." [Kerrang via Epitaph]
Influential synth pioneer Robert Moog dead at 71
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Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom (show 3/5), NYC | pics
Sufjan Stevens and the Illinoisemakers played Bowery Ballroom in NYC Sunday night (August 21, 2005).
It was pirate night. Opener Bunky was on stage.
Gothamist reviewed Saturday's show. Sufjan ponders success.
Previously
Southpaw Posters For Sale | Standard Motion
Illinois not Sufjan's second album
Sufjan Stevens Adds 5th NYC Night | All Tour Dates
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This Week's NYC Shows @ Gothamist
Sufjan Stevens, Bunky, The Double, Ted Leo, Kurtis Blow, Sugarhill Gang, Kid Dynamite, Thursday, Dead Boys, Rob Dickinson from Catherine Wheel, Jesse Malin, Les Savy Fav, Thunderbirds are now, Rahim, Wilderness, Levy, and more at my list of shows happening this week in NYC at Gothamist.
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Bunky @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | Pics (part 1)
Even if you didn't realize he was in Bunky (which you probably did unless you got there too late), you probably noticed (actually you probably didn't) the leggy redhead sitting at the back of the stage during Sufjan Steven's set at Bowery Ballroom last night (August 21. 2005). It makes perfect sense since they're in town to play two shows (including the one they played 10 minutes before on the same stage) and Sufjan and Bunky are on the same label.
Previously
Smoosh meets Death Cab - in Perspective
Bunky Moved to Sunday | Smoosh playing Knit
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Pirate Night with Sufjan Stevens | Pic
To differentiate five back-to-back shows at Bowery Ballroom, Sufjan Stevens instituted a theme each night.
Sunday night (August 21, 2005 & night 3) was pirate night.
Arrgh! Welcome to Pirate Night.
One Louder was there Friday night. Wes was there Friday too. Stereogum was there Saturday night" I forget the order, but there's also fake accident night, and the last night is homecoming (formal attire).
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Woman Injured In Fall At Rolling Stones Concert
"A woman was hospitalized with broken bones after she climbed onto the rafters of Fenway Park during last night's (Aug. 21) Rolling Stones concert and fell 35 to 40 feet." [Billboard]
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August 21, 2005
Bowery Ballroom CMJ 2005 | Devendra Banhart
Thx Jeff for pointing out that the Devendra Banhart CMJ show at Bowery Ballroom was posted on the CMJ site. Here's what we know about Bowery now:
Wednesday 9/14
The King of France 7:30 pm
The Cribs 9:00 pm
Beans w/ Holy Fuck 10:00 pm
Devendra Banhart & Hairy Fairy 11:00 pm
Thursday 9/15
Tim Fite 6:30 pm
New Pornagraphers 7:15 pm
Dimaond Nights (?? - not listed)
Dungen (?? - not listed)
Friday 9/16
Orenda Fink (?? - not listed)
Maria Taylor (?? - not listed)
Son Ambulance (?? - not listed)
Two Gallants (?? - not listed)
Surprise Guest (maybe Cursive) (?? - not listed)
Saturday 9/17
Chad VanGaalen 7:00 pm
Holopaw 8:00 pm
Fruit Bats 9:00 pm
Kinski 10:00 pm
Rogue Wave 11:00 pm
Wolf parade 12:00 am
The Constantines 1:00 am
Sunday (post-CMJ) 9/18
Brian Jonestown Massacre
Previously
Tim Fite @ Joe's Pub, NYC | Pics
Robbers on High Street / King of France Tour
Chad VanGaalen | Infiniheart | Chin Up Who?
New Pornographers @ Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY | Pics
Devendra Banhart "Cripple Crow" sampler | Stream
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Southpaw Posters For Sale | Standard Motion
Jon Setzen is the official Southpaw poster artist and designer behind Standard Motion. For a limited time you can buy limited edition prints of some old posters. The Sufjan Stevens one you see to the left is one of them.
Read the Gothamist interview with Jon Setzen.
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A Hawk and a Hacksaw @ Joe's Pub, NYC | Pics
A Hawk and a Hacksaw opened for Colleen @ Joe's Pub in NYC on August 9, 2005.
"A Hawk And A Hacksaw's unmissable live show displays the virtuosity of multi-instrumentalist Jeremy Barnes on accordion, vocals and percussion (simultaneously!) accompanied by Heather Trost on violin, glockenspiel and melodica. It's a musical journey across the most varied of terrain, dipping in and out of modern composition and American and Eastern European folk traditions, in his inimitable style." [pineapster]
Jeremy Barnes is best known for drumming in Neutral Milk Hotel.
"Darkness at Noon, the second album from AHAAH, is a frenetic, dizzying pastiche of Eastern European folk, klezmer, mariachi, Appalachian fiddle music, and evocative jazz. " [Pitchfork]
NOTE DRUMSTICK ON HAT
NOTE DRUMSTICK ON KNEE
Previously
Colleen @ Joe's Pub, NYC | Pics
A Hawk and a Hacksaw and Colleen | Tour Dates
Jeff Mangum joins Olivia Tremor Control on stage
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