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October 8, 2005

The Raveonettes Gear & Van Stolen in Brooklyn

WARSAW, BROOKLYN, NY - OCTOBER 7, 2005

Tthe Raveonettes played Maxwell's in NJ on October 4th. Some time after their October 5th Boston show, and before their October 7th show at Warsaw in Brooklyn (which they played acoustic), their van and gear were stolen (Brian Jonestown Massacre style). Thanks to Kevin for passing along this note from the band's tour manager:

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Ok. So I woke up this morning to find the VAN and Gear stolen.
please pass on. Especially you new york/new jersey people.
The Raveonettes rental van and gear was stolen in brooklyn, ny sometime between 10 pm thursday the 6th and 9 am friday the 7th of october.

all gear was in road cases that say the RAVEONETTES on it. the following was stolen:

Vintge fender jazzmasters and a jag
Vintage Gretch "Chet Atkins"
Rickenbacher bass
Fender p bass
3 Devilles
1 4x12 fender cabe
1 bassman head
a full fender bass rig.
tons of outboard sound gear.
it was in a Red E 350 15 passanger van.

I am so fucked up over this. and going crazy please help if yo ucan.
thanx
Dylan"

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full list of gear here.

thx whitestrpsrock for the pic

Previously
The Raveonettes Shows & Music

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October 7, 2005

The Most Serene Republic @ Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY | pics

The Most Serene Republic opened for Metric at Southpaw Thursday night (Oct 6, 2005), and I thought they seriously kicked ass.

Extrawack was at their CMJ showcase.

Previously
The BSSLESS Arts & Crafts' Most Serene Republic

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Metric vs. The New Yorker

At last night's Metric show, Emily Haines seemed a bit upset by Sasha Frere Jones' recent writeup in the New Yorker. In fact, she mentioned him by name and kept asking the crowd if there's a 'glass ceiling.'

Sasha wrote, "Metric was born late. This Toronto-based guitar band could have found itself a bona-fide mainstream career in the mid-nineties, when brainy female-fronted guitar bands like the Breeders got their fifteen minutes on MTV and an outside chance at platinum sales. Now, along with a hundred other artists with birth dates earlier than 1990 and no rapping in their songs, Metric is unlikely to get much play on MTV—or any other TV, for that matter......They play next week at the Bowery Ballroom and Southpaw." [The New Yorker]

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Brian Jonestown Massacre Lollapalooza MP3s

Proof they really play music: Brian Jonestown Massacre posted their recent Lollapalooza performance for download (ZIP file). (via sixeyes)

Previously
BJM don't play music part one
BJM don't play music part two
CV reports on BJM @ Lollapalooza

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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings | 2005 Tour Dates

"anyone who is anyone will be at the sharon jones and the dap kings show at SOB's" [anonymous commenter]

"She doesn't just perform; she becomes a center of seductive gravity. In body and voice, she commands every fucking inch of the room in ways that make you want to faint or give yourself entirely to fits of raw spirit." [Popmatters]

<<Download MP3 Clips>>

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are playing a Halloween show at SOB's in NYC (tix). They end their tour with a show at Southpaw in Brooklyn on November 19th (tix). All Tour dates below...

Mon 10/31/05 New York, NY S.O.B.'s
Thu 11/10/05 Hamilton, ON The Pepper Jack Café
Fri 11/11/05 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
Sat 11/12/05 Toronto, ON Horseshoe Tavern
Sun 11/13/05 Waterloo, ON Starlight
Tue 11/15/05 Ottawa, ON Babylon
Wed 11/16/05 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
Thu 11/17/05 Cambridge, MA Middle East Underground
Fri 11/18/05 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
Sat 11/19/05 Brooklyn, NY Southpaw

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United States of Electronica (tonight) | Yes or No?

"Seriously, I wouldn’t hype this band if they weren’t capable of DEMOLISHING your standards of a live show." [Yeti Don't Dance]

"An S Club 7 for twentysomething Americans, Seattle’s U.S.E. (short for United State of Electronica) make high-energy dance-pop from grungy guitars and filter-house vocoders. Unabashed, unironic—they’re occasionally unstomachable too. Diehards disagree; the Fluxblog guy once said to me on a message board, 'They could totally beat your favorite band in an energy-off.' Well OK! With Candy Whales." [Nick Sylvester for the VV] (thx J)

"USE is easily one of the top 5 live acts I've ever seen. Going to see Sufjan Snoozans instead of them would be insane. USE will bring the joy." Everyone needs to see them and have their mind BLOWN. [Fluxblog]

"United States of Electronica are amaaaazing..." [conanphile's livejournal]

"Here are some blurry camera photos of The Rakes brilliant performance at Cinespace. In order to actually see them, one had to wait through one of the worst bands with one of the worst names in the world, The United States of Electronica (I'd link to them, but I'd rather not encourage them any further). The Rakes did redeem the night wonderfully." [Untouched by Work or Duty]

U.S.E. play an early show at Knitting Factory in NYC tonight (Oct 7, doors 7PM)

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Bob Mould played a show | playing Northsix | No Husker Du

The comments section of the Metric post has spawned some discussion about the October 5th Bob Mould show at Irving Plaza in NYC...

"The Du, said Bob in some recent interviews on this tour, will not be reuniting. Judging from the attitude Grant displayed at his recent Mercury show, he's not too interested in burying the hatchet either.

Bob's show at Irving was incredible. New songs sounded great, and the classics were, well, classic." [Coolfer in Metric Post]

Tickets are on sale for Bob Mould @ Northsix in Brooklyn on December 3rd.

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Broadway Sings Elvis Costello Benefit

Broadway Sings Elvis Costello
A benefit for Friends In Deed
WHEN: Monday, October 31st at 8pm (Halloween costumes welcome)
WHERE: Gerald W. Lynch Theater @ John Jay College (899 Tenth Avenue, NYC)

Elvis Costello will also sing Elvis Costello at the event that includes the following singers:

Norbert Leo Butz
Justin Bond
Kevin Cahoon
Mario Cantone
Gavin Creel
Alan Cumming
Raul Esparza
Eden Espinosa
Audra McDonald
Matthew Morrison
Adam Pascal
Billy Porter
Anthony Rapp
Molly Ringwald
Sherie René Scott
Traci Thoms
Daphne Rubin-Vega
Patrick Wilson
(Cast subject to change.)

DIRECTOR: Jason Eagan
MUSICAL DIRECTOR/ARRANGER: Tom Kitt
PRODUCER: Jeffrey Seller

Ticket Prices:
$500 best seats and post show party
$250 great seats and post show party
$100 great seats no party!

All but $150 of each $250 and $500 seat is tax deductible.

Party at O'Neals' 49 W. 64th Street.
We thank O'Neals' for their generous support of this event.

More info @ Friends in Deed

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The Rapture played Crash Mansion

Aziz Ansari was there. He told me, "they did killing, jealous loves, out of the races, sister savior and then all new stuff, which was pretty good."

Jeff Central Village (who will post an official Gothamist review later) said, "they were fun, it was short - 45 minutes, venue sucked, but I liked the new songs."

Previously
Third Rapture show | free @ Tribeca Grand

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Metric @ Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY | pics (part 1)

Here's a few pictures from last night's Metric show @ Southpaw in Brooklyn, NY.
(Oct 6, 2005)

Previously
Official 2005 Metric Tour Dates
Emily Haines in a Stills video
Emily Haines fronting BSS @ Bowery Ballroom, pics

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October 6, 2005

Third Rapture show | free @ Tribeca Grand

One, two, now three Rapture shows to choose from this month. On October 15th, the Rapture are the special guest at Fixed's 1-year anniversary party at Tribeca Grand in NYC. "They'll be playing a live set sometime around Midnight." [Central Village]

RSVP for entry: getrad@igetrvng.com

Tonight is the show at Crash Mansion.

Previously
I guess Bloc Party played the first Fixed party one year ago.

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Make your baby an iPod

"Boozhy points to iPod My Baby, a site that sells baby clothing emblazoned with the Apple iPod control wheel. Some brands have so much consumer love. Or at least the acknowledgment that a popular brand can be leveraged for personal financial gain." [Adrants]

Previously
NYC Halloween Parade 2004 | iPod Costume

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DJ Steve Aoki @ Fader Lounge, NYC | CMJ | pics

You might know DJ Steve Aoki (AKA Kid Millionaire) as the owner of Dim Mak Records, as the brother of supermodel Devon Aoki, or even as the son of the guy who owns the chain of Benihana restaurants. If you ever read the Cobra Snake, you might just know him as "that guy" who's in so many pictures.

If you were in NYC for CMJ this year, you probably know him as the DJ who played the most shows ever. You get bonus points if you actively attended CMJ events without bumping into him at least once. These few photos are from the Fader Lounge on Orchard street - the afternoon of CMJ Day 4 (Sept 17, 2005).

This was the same afternoon as De Novo Dahl at Cake Shop

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Jon Brion playing Canal Room | Tickets

Woo hoo! Jon Brion is playing two shows at Canal Room in NYC on October 25, 2005. Tickets are on sale.

Previously
Fiona Apple & Jon Brion performed @ Virgin Store
Pitchfork's Jon Brion Mixtape
Fiona Apple performed EM with Jon Brion at Largo
Jon Brion @ Tonic, NYC | Pics (& lots of Links)

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CocoRosie @ La Tulipe | Pop Montreal | pics

CocoRosie was the first group I saw play at Pop Montreal this year (Sept 29, 2005). They opened for Antony & The Johnsons to a capacity crowd at Montreal's La Tulipe. I've seen them a bunch of times. This was the best one. No CocoRosie show ever seems to have the same linuep. They're always pulling in special guests and friends. This one was limited to the Cassidy sisters and one other (rapping/beatboxing) person (top pic, right). Antony didn't join them on stage for Beautiful Boys, though they did later join him on stage.

Sometimes you need to get away for a better perspective.
a) The crowd was going nuts for them. (not everyone's a hater)
b) Montreal crowds generally go more nuts. (not everyone's a New Yorker)
c) CocoRosie were confident & appreciative (NYprobably makes them nervous)

Previously
Celine Dion vs. The Arcade Fire | Pop Montreal
Pop Montreal 2005 Happening Now | Antony & Stuff too
CocoRosie | Pitchfork vs. Stylus
CocoRosie Noah's Ark Album Stream, Video, Tour Dates
CocoRosie @ Town Hall, NYC | Pics

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Bell Orchestre Updated Tour Dates & Instore

Bumpershine points out that the previously reported Bell Orchestre show at Mercury Lounge is now at Tonic on November 7th. On November 5th they're also playing a free show at Soundfix Records in Brooklyn. All tour dates at their site.

Previously
Sound Team played after Bell Orchestre @ Summerstage
Bell Orchestre | CMJ 2005

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Ris Paul Ric | Tour Dates

"Purple Blaze, the debut album from Ris Paul Ric [aka Christopher Paul Richards], ex-guitarist / vocalist from Q And Not U, will be released in the fall of 2005. Ris Paul Ric is the inaugural release on Academy Fight Song, a new label out of Brooklyn, NY."

Fall Tour Dates Below...

10.13 Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar Charlottesville, VA
10.14 Modern Formation Gallery Pittsburgh, PA
10.15 Square Records Akron , OH *** 2:00 PM ***
10.15 Bernies - Columbus, OH
10.16 Schubas Tavern Chicago, IL
10.17 Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, MN
10.19 O'Leavers Pub Omaha, NE
10.20 Hi Dive Denver, CO
10.21 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
10.23 SS Marie Antoinette Seattle, WA
10.24 Broken City Calgary
10.25 Media Club Vancouver
10.26 Acme Portland, OR
10.28 Mama Buzz Café Oakland, CA
10.30 The Smell Los Angeles, CA
11.01 Chain Reaction Anaheim, CA
11.02 Phoenix , AZ
11.03 Launchpad Albuquerque, NM
11.04 The Electric Chair Oklahoma City, OK
11.05 Church of the Friendly Ghost Austin, TX
11.07 Caledonia Lounge Athens, GA
11.08 Wetlands Dancehall Chapel Hill, NC
11.09 TBA Richmond, VA
11.10 Knitting Factory New York, NY
11.11 TBA Boston, MA
11.13 Space 1026 Philadelphia, PA
11.14 Black Cat Washington, DC

Previously
Q and not U played their Final Shows

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The Decemberists & Whale @ Webster Hall, NYC | pics

The Decemberists played Webster Hall in NYC last night (Oct 5, 2005). It was their second night in a row at the same venue, and the third time they played Webster Hall since the club started having "Bowery Presents" indie rock shows around a year ago.

They've upgraded the Mariner's Revenge whale act where the crowd screams as they're swallowed by the whale.

Other Highlights
* They played a cover of E.L.O.'s Mr. Blue Sky
* They closed with I Was Meant For The Stage
* I heard that Colin crowd surfed the first night
* I heard they got the whole crowd to sit (like they did at Warsaw) the first night

Previously
Myla Goldberg of Brooklyn on Colin Meloy
Colin Meloy & Ben Gibbard @ Summerstage, NYC | Pics
The Decemberists | Queer as Rock

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October 5, 2005

WFMU's Horror Compilation MP3 | Almost Halloween

Halloween is my favorite day. Those who were with me last year know it already.

That said, WFMU posted a 70 minute horror-mix MP3 for download. It was something they broadcast in 2001.

ALSO: The VICE "Do They Know It's Halloween" song made the NY Times. (thx all for the tip)

Previously
Halloween w/ Fischerspooner | presale
Halloween w/ The Mountain Goats
Halloween w/ The Misfits

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15 Years of Giant Step | Jamiroquai, Larry Mizell

Happy Birthday Giant Step...

"New York mainstay music marketing wizards, concert promoter, club entrepreneurs and record label GIANT STEP turns 15 with a special month long series of events starting next week"

Tuesday, October 11
Gilles Peterson presents 'The BBC Sessions Live!'
with special live guests Dwele, Bilal, Jazmine Sullivan, Amp Fiddler, Heavy, Steve Reid & More
@ Canal Room, New York NY

Giant Step is proud to bring you a not-to-be-missed event to kick off their 15 Year Celebration Month. In addition to a rare Gilles Peterson DJ set, the night will feature an all-star cast of live performers including Dwele, Bilal, Jazmine Sullivan, Amp Fiddler, Heavy, drummer Steve Reid and surprise guests. Robert Glasper and his band will back the artists and the show will end with an appearance and special tribute to the legendary Larry Mizell. Need they say that tickets are going fast for this show?

Tuesday, October 18
Miss Kittin (Exclusive DJ Set)
+ guest DJs Dirty Dietz & James F!@#$%^ Friedman
@ Hiro Ballroom, New York NY

With her signature tech-house-funk mix and live vocal stylings, prolific DJ/producer Miss Kittin has been on the vanguard of the whole nouveau-electro movement around the world. Her sold-out DJ set at Canal Room last year was off the hinges with fans glued to the dancefloor for hours and celebrities in the house including Boy George. Guest DJs Dirty Dietz (Refuse! / All Wrong) and James F!@#$%^ Friedman (Refuse! / All Wrong / Defend Music) will supply additional beats and dancefloor action.

Saturday, October 22
Nikka Costa
@ Canal Room, New York NY

Nikka Costa dropped into everyones live with her vivid, vivacious and altogether funky debut album Everybody Got Their Something and hasn’t miss a beat since then. This superwoman taps into the power of soul with a sexy, joyful groove all her own. Get ready to sweat and scream as we head back to Giant Step’s funk and soul roots.

Monday, October 24
Tuesday, October 25
Jamiroquai Dynamite 2005 Tour
@ Nokia Theatre Times Square, New York NY

The year was 1992 when Giant Step presented Jamiroquai’s debut show in the US and their long overdue return to these shores is the perfect way to toast 15 years of funkin’. Jay Kay & Co emerged as one of the leaders of the nu-funk movement in the post-acid jazz era and their danceable disco grooves and sci-fi funk harmonies are all over their new album Dynamite. New York City is gearing up to host two nights of electrifying performances and your attendance is requested.

Thursday, October 27
Ben Watt DJ Set
@ Cielo, New York NY

Ben Watt’s most recent sets started blending new electro-minimalism with his trademark deep tender-tough house sound, creating a whole new journey that is refreshing and rocking. Come down to the intimate club, Cielo, to pay respect to the forward thinking DJ and to hear what sort of boogie beats he has in his bag of tricks this time. And be sure to fetch your tickets beforehand to avoid the block-stretching lines at the door.

SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT EVENT
Sunday, October 30
Giant Step 15th Anniversary Reunion feat. the ORIGINAL GIANT STEP CLUB NIGHT
DJ Jazzy Nice, Richard Worth, Nappy G, Genji Sirasi, Itaal Shur + more
@ S.O.B.'s, New York NY

Giant Step’s 15 Year celebration month will end where it all began - on an early Fall night at S.O.B.’s in 1990 where musicians and DJs made beautiful music together. On October 30th for one night only Giant Step brings back the legendary original Giant Step crew featuring DJ Jazzy Nice, Richard Worth on flute, Nappy G on percussion, Genji Siraisi on drums and Itaal Shur on keyboards. For those who grew up hearing about the old-skool legendary Giant Step parties, this is a dream come true – a night of jazzy, funky hip-hop, Giant Step-style, that you won’t forget.

[the above info was copy and pasted from a press release]

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Fluxblog loves Fiona, screwed by Daily News

"10.0, *****, A+, two thumbs waaaaaaaaaaaaaay up. I don't care what your rating system is, I just know that whatever it is, the officially released version of Extraordinary Machine is the one record that I've heard this year that deserves the top ranking, and believe you me, I've heard a LOT of music in 2005. Many will romanticize the original Jon Brion production, but I maintain that the Mike Elizondo versions are uniformly superior...." [Download an MP3 at Fluxblog]

On a related Fluxblog note... if you looked at Vinyl Mine after I posted that blurb from the Daily News, you probably noticed that the News accidentally cited Vinyl Mine instead of Fluxblog. Did they fix it? NO.

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WFMU Posted Unique Bunnybrains MP3s

Brian Turner of WFMU writes...
"Well, for the 2004 marathon, listeners who pledged a certain amount to my show (and wanted the prize) got the distinct honor of being the subject of a Bunnybrains song, mailed out to them on a CD compilation of all the winners' songs..." [download six of those songs on WFMU's blog]

Previously
Dan Bunnybrain appears on stage at CMJ
BV interviews Dan Bunny of Bunnybrains
Bunnybrains opening for Devendra Banhart

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Diamond Nights vs. Brakes | Live Reviews

Last night I needed a break more than a Brake (couldn't resist). While I rested, other people went to shows...
* Yeti Don't Dance went to the free Diamond Nights show.
* Death of a Party attended the Brakes show at Pianos.
* Jason One Louder was at Brakes too.

And as Jason pointed out, the Brakes show was also one in a series of shows that Other Passengers are playing at Pianos.

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Fiona Apple 2005 Tour Dates | New Album (Stream)

Fiona Apple's Extraordinary Machine was actually released. Pitchfork says the original unreleased version was better. Listen to the whole thing at Myspace.

She also just announced tour dates including a show at the Nokia Theater in NYC on December 11th. All tour dates below...

But first...
*Listen to Fiona on NPR
* Read what the Washington Post has to say
* Prefix also compared the new to the old
* Rolling Stone says EM is her strongest album yet

TOUR DATES
11-22 Portland, OR - Roseland
11-23 Seattle, WA - Moore Theater
11-25 San Francisco, CA - Warfield
11-26 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
11-28 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
11-30 Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
12-02 Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
12-04 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre
12-05 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
12-07 Boston, MA - Orpheum
12-08 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
12-09 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
12-11 New York, NY - Nokia Theater

dates via Pitchfork

Previously
Quoting Fiona, Franz, SMOG & Courtney
Fiona Apple & Jon Brion performed @ Virgin Store
Fiona Apple live on MTV w/ Jon Brion | MP3

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TTC Pics & Reviews | NYC & Pop Montreal

TTC played Pop Montreal the day before I got there. They played NYC the day I got to Montreal. Obviously I missed both shows.

* Fader has pics from the NYC show
* More photos in a gallery (via Catchdubs)
* The Village Voice was at the NYC show too
* A nameless blog says the Montreal show was a blast
* The Montreal Gazette says TTC may have been "the show of the festival"
* Photos (as seen in this post) of the Montreal show @ Flickr

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Sound Team @ Summerstage, NYC | CMJ | pics

Sound Team had the fortunate and unfortunate luck of playing right before The Arcade Fire (and David Bowie) at the biggest show of CMJ 2005 (Sept 125, 2005). Win Butler personally asked them to play the show. He also watched a lot of it from the side of the stage.

DOWNLOAD SOUND TEAM (MP3s)
Don't Turn Away (previously posted)
It's Obvious What's Happening Here (new)

Previously
CMJ Day 2 Recap
Arcade Fire & David Bowie @ Summerstage, NYC | pics
Arcade Fire on secret guest Bowie & opener Sound Team
Sound Team | Podcast Interview & more (not-indie) Music
Sound Team | the BV interview & MP3 | CMJ 2005

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Non Phixion, 24-7 Spyz | Benefit show @ KF

Saturday October 15th 5:00 ALL AGES
A Benefit for the Victims of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes
NON PHIXION (Ill Bill, Sabac, Goretex and DJ Eclipse plus Q-Unique)
24-7 SPYZ, O.C., DOMINICAN DAY PARADE
plus DJ Carlos Bess spinning Old School all night.
@ The Knitting Factory, NYC (TICKETS)
ALL PROCEEDS DONATED TO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

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Tom Vek (initial) U.S. Tour Dates & Tickets

Tom Vek is touring the U. S. in November. The following shows are on sale:
Nov 4 NYC - Knitting Factory (tix)
Nov 5 PA - Khyber (tix)
Nov 7 MA - TT's (tix)
Nov 11 MI - Shelter (tix)
Nov 21 CA - Cafe Du Nord (tix)
Nov 23 CA - Troubadour (tix)

Previously
I didn't see Tom Vek during CMJ

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Depeche Mode "small club" show & In-store

Depeche Mode posted some info that implies the rumored Bowery show will happen. You'll need to win tickets. It's called "Starting the Angel," and "contest details to come shortly." AND on October 18th the band will "be having an in-store signing at Tower Records New York City (4th & Broadway), at 7pm. Wristbands to reserve a place in line are available with purchase of the new album, beginning at 9am." [Depeche Mode] (thx levi)

Previously
Depeche Mode Tour Dates

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October 4, 2005

Daily News does Krucoff & Vinyl Mine

"I found Vinyl Mine through the list of music blogs on The Other Page, an MP3 blog run by Andrew Krucoff, whose gossipy wit has earned him guest stints writing for Gawker, Gothamist, and other popular sites. (Note that, as with Gawker, The Other Page will require you to switch off your browser's profanity filter, if it has one.)" [Daily News] (via Largehearted Boy)

Previously
Krucoff has the Lookout MP3s

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New Lady Sovereign Tour Dates | Tix

I missed her last time at Knitting Factory. I missed her during CMJ. I missed her at last week's SPIN party. I'll hopefully catch Lady Sovereign when she plays Knitting Factory in NYC on November 30th (tix on sale Oct 15).

11-28 Boston, MA - Middle East
11-30 New York, NY - Knitting Factory
12-01 Philadelphia, PA - Silk City
12-02 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe
12-03 Toronto, Ontario - Revival
12-06 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (tickets)
12-09 San Francisco, CA - Live 105 party
12-13 Los Angeles, CA - Cinespace

Tour dates via Pitchfork

Previously
SMOG likes Lady Sovereign

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This Week's NYC Shows Posted @ Gothamist

Metric, The Most Serene Republic, Decemberists, Nada Surf, Beck, U2, Keane, Robbers on High Street, King of France, Paul McCartney, Social Distortion, Zap Mama, David Gray, East Village Opera Company, Sufjan Stevens, Sons & Daughters, The Raveonettes, Radio 4, The Working Title, Jethro Tull, Other Passengers, Breaks, Heather, Undisputed Heavyweights, Dead Can Dance, The Rapture, and many more artists playing shows in NYC this week.

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Free Diamond Nights Show Tonight | MTV Filming

via manic mess...
"This evening (Tuesday, 10/4) Diamond Nights are being filmed for a television show that will air on MTV Europe. Admission is free. @ Knitting Factory Tap Bar in NYC.
Diamond Nights perform promptly at 7:40 pm
Free Red Stripe beer from 7 to 8 pm.
rsvp@hudsonpunch.info

Previously
Diamond Nights played the Siren Festival

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Sufjan Stevens playing Lincoln Center | tickets

Wow. Five nights at Bowery Ballroom followed by a benefit at Bowery Ballroom followed by two shows at Symphony Space, and now a show at Lincoln Center too. It's January 14, 2006 to be exact, and tickets are already on sale. (thx Greg)

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StarTime Records' Party @ 169 Bar | Professor Murder

StarTime International Records (home of Tom Vek, Brendan Benson, The Joggers, Dios Malos, etc...) is hosting a weekly (I think) party at 169 Bar. It's $3.00 for 2 bands, DJs, and an open bar.

"We’ve got two (not one but two!) great, great bands playing. The teenage power pop sensations Surefire! (Yes they really are teenagers.) And the dub-punk assault of Professor Murder. It’s going to be amazing. Great music provided in between sets and afterwards by your local heroes Eucho, Logan, and Lightning."

DOWNLOAD PROFESSOR MURDER
Champion (MP3)

Details on the show below...

October 6th, 2005
StarTime International presents The Champagne Room
10pm-4am
Free Red Stripe between 10pm-11pm
Featuring:
DJ Eucho (Eugene Cho)
DJ Green Lightning (Isaac Green)
DJ Carter Logan (Carter Logan)

Bands! Bands! Bands!
Surefire at 10:30pm
Professor Murder at 11:30pm

There will be a $3 cover for the bands — free thereafter
Cheap booze, great music, lovely people.

Imbibe at:
169 Bar
169 East Broadway
New York, NY 10002-5543
(212) 473-8866
cross street: Rutgers Street

Previously
Cloud Cult @ 169 Bar, NYC | CMJ 2005 | pics

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new Neighborhoodies venue | Brakes

* Brakes are a UK band best known for sharing members with British Sea Power and Electric Soft Parade.
* Neighborhoodies is best known as a seller of clothes.

If you haven't heard already, Brakes are playing a free instore performance at Neighborhoodies' Brooklyn location (234 Atlantic Ave) @ 5PM today (Oct 4, 2005). It's the store's first instore, and they told me it won't be their last. I believe they can hold like 40 people.

For Brakes, it's one of only three U.S. appearances this time around. The first was last night at Pianos. The third is tonight at Pianos again (8:30 PM).

Listen to Brakes songs and watch videos at their site.

Previously
British Sea Power @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | Pics

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Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom (benefit), NYC | pics

Of the zillion Sufjan Stevens shows I've seen since Michigan was released, this acoustic-solo-benefit show at Bowery Ballroom (Oct. 2, 2005) was probably the most special. No band. No costumes. No theatrics. Just Sufjan, a banjo, and a guitar. He opened with a cover of REM's The One I Love. He played a cover of The Innocence Mission's The Lakes of Canada (because Michigan and Canada are best friends). He played John Wayne Gacy and Chicago from Illinois, and a bunch off Seven Swans and Michigan including Seven Swans and an encore of Romulus.

Adam Green played right before Sufjan.

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Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom (show 4/5), NYC | pics
Sufjan Stevens @ Bowery Ballroom (show 3/5), NYC | pics

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Adam Green @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I arrived at the Bowery Ballroom Salvation Army benefit (Oct 3, 2005) too late to see Other Passengers, Grizzly Bear, Akron/Family, and special guest Wooden Wand (no Strokes or Decemberists). I got there in time to see Adam Green though. Though not evident from the pictures, he was playing with a full band.

Sufjan Stevens headlined.

Previously
BV Interviews Other Passengers
Adam Green | Carolina Video

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October 3, 2005

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah sign to Wichita

"Sorry kids, but Clap Your Hands Say Yeah are now officially no longer a completely DIY success story. The band's management told Pitchfork today that CYHSY have signed to Wichita Recordings in the UK, home of Bloc Party, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They hope to release the band's self-titled debut album over there in January, with the possibility of a limited-edition single preceding it. No word yet on any US record deals. For now, the boys are sticking with their unique set-up with ADA Distribution, which allows the mammoth distributor to work directly with the band, without any label middleman interference." [Pitchfork, who has the tour dates]

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Tonight's Music Picks = Architecture in Helsinki

My weekly post is just Architecture in Helsinki today.

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Interpol @ Webster Hall, NYC | pics

Interpol played the last show of their tour (and supposedly the last show before their next album) at Webster Hall in NYC last night (Oct 2, 2005) to an extremely enthusiastic crowd. Compared to their last NYC (& area) shows at Across the Narrows, Jones Beach, Hammerstein Ballroom, and Radio City Music Hall, this was a small venue show. (but not as small as the secret show the played at Bowery Ballroom last year).

Reviews of this show at Yeti Don't Dance and The Underrated.

I woke up in Montreal Sunday morning and pretty much drove all the way to this show.

Previously
Interpol add NYC Show at Webster Hall

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Silly Rumors

In case you hadn't heard...
* The Strokes and the Decemberists are the guests at tonight's Bowery Ballroom benefit show...maybe.
* Depeche Mode are playing Bowery Ballroom later this month...maybe.

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Celine Dion vs. The Arcade Fire | Pop Montreal

Next year I'll be more prepared. My 2005 Pop Montreal experience was limited to a short stay in Montreal, a few shows, and a lot of sightseeing. The five day festival ran from Wednesday September 28th- Sunday October 2nd. I arrived Thursday evening in time to catch CocoRosie and Antony, and was on my way back to NYC by 11 AM Sunday morning. I've got pics and stuff to post, but in the meantime here's two things I learned in Montreal...

THE ARCADE FIRE ARE HUGE
The Arcade Fire have reached Green-Day-Kanye-West-Kelly-Clarkson status in their hometown of Montreal (and maybe all of Canada). I heard them in a souvenir store in the touristy section called Old Montreal, twice blaring out of car windows, and once on the radio in a cafe. The cafe was tuned in to Montreal's English-speaking top-40 station. Shaggy was guest-hosting the day's countdown.

CELINE DION IS HUGER
Montreal loves French-Canadian Celine Dion. ("The youngest child in an enormous French-Canadian family, Celine Dion grew up performing with her parents and 13 siblings in the family-owned piano bar." [NNDB]) She was actually born in Charlegmane which is right near Montreal. She was married in Montreal too. (You can visit the church). One record store literally devotes half the store to Celine memorabilia. I wish I took a picture of the shrine. There were glass cases full of CD's on display, binders full of magazines, awards, life-size posters, EVERYTHING. Another CD store specialized in heavy metal and classic rock. No Wolf Parade. No Madonna. No Kanye West. There was lots of Danzig and Dylan, and...a large Celine Dion section.

Neither of these artists actually played Pop Montreal.

Related
Billboard: New Celine Dion biography published
San Francisco Chronicle: Quest for Fire

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Who will be "The Next Arcade Fire?"
Arcade Fire & David Bowie @ Summerstage, NYC | pics

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BV Interviews Other Passengers

I asked NYC's Other Passengers a few questions about their opening slot at tonight's Sufjan-headlined benefit show, how their lives were affected by Katrina, CMJ, and their upcoming residency at Pianos...

BV: You're playing a Katrina benefit at Bowery Ballroom with Sufjan Stevens, Adam Green, Grizzly Bear, and Akron/Family. Besides being a good deed, it must be a pretty exciting show to be involved with. How did it come about?

OP: Yeah, we are really excited about being part of this bill. Peter DiBari at Fanatic Promotion who organized the show, knew we spent August recording in Louisiana and that we wanted to do anything we could to help out.

BV: Speaking of Katrina, I heard the hurricane personally affected Other Passengers. Can you tell us about that?

OP: We spent the entire month of August recording our first full-length with producer Grant Curry at his studio, Music For Chameleons in Ponchatoula, LA. It's about 25 miles north of New Orleans. We finished about 5 days before Katrina hit but he and his wife were forced to evacuate. We actually established some strong ties with some locals that we met while there and felt apart of the community by the time we left, so we were fairly devastated by the magnitude of the events that followed. Grant had just begun mixing the recordings when he had to take off - all they could take was their pets, a couple of guitars and our masters. He called us up concerned about how Katrina threw off the production schedule...and this while he didn't know if his studio was washed away! We were just glad to hear he was safe. Thank God they were relatively lucky and suffered only minor damage to the studio and even their home in New Orleans. He just recently got power again and he's back to mixing...talk about dedication. Grant and everyone me met down there have been incredible to us. There is definitely a bond between us and the camp down there because of what it represented from both a life and music perspective.

BV: I also heard you were playing CMJ and then not playing CMJ. How did you get selected to play CMJ, and then what happened?

OP: We were accepted despite not having a label to really push for us or put us on their label showcase night. We then had quite a streak of bad luck after finishing the recording, what with Katrina, then Billy our singer getting tonsillitis the week of our CMJ show and Travis our guitarist is in a cast because of still not fully diagnosed infection in his leg. We were extremely excited because of the fact that Brooklyn Lyceum is an incredible venue. It's got more character than most clubs in NYC. But we had to pull out because he Billy was incredibly ill and couldn't even speak let alone sing.

BV: You have an October residency coming up at Pianos. I believe it was a Pianos residency that got people talking about Clap Your Hands Say yeah initially (pre-Pitchfork). How does one end up with one of these residencies?

OP: We had been talking about doing it for a while but we were focused on writing and recording. The timing for October just worked out for everybody. I think going through the recording process the way we got to, just an intense solid month of eating, sleeping and breathing the band has taken us to that proverbial next level. It was a dream realized to be able to work that way without the distractions of day jobs and just New York City in general.

See Other Passengers tonight (Oct. 3, 2005) @ Bowery Ballroom and then every Tuesday night in October at Pianos.

* Gothamist interviewed Other Passengers too.

Stay tuned for MP3s from their new album. In the meantime, download some old ones off their site.

Previously
The benefit they played at Rothko raised $1500
Adam Green also playing Bowery Ballroom benefit
Other Passengers @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics
Other Passengers New EP & More Good Local Music

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Adam Green | Carolina Video

New York's ex-Moldy Peach Adam Green plays the hurricane benefit show with Sufjan Stevens at Bowery Ballroom tonight (Oct 3, 2005). Americans have yet to fully appreciate this huge German star.

WATCH ADAM GREEN'S NEW VIDEO
Carolina: HI | LOW (quicktime, new window)

More at his website.

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Rothko & Southpaw Benefits Raised Money

Crackers United reports that the benefit show at Rothko Tuesday night raised over $1500 for Oxfam America. I Rock I Roll has more pictures and a review.

The two "Brooklyn Responds" shows at Southpaw raised over $7000. Pictures at their website. DJ Tony Fletcher played the first one. He recapped it & analyzed it. Yeti Don't Dance talked about the second one.

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Free Show Thursday w/ De La Soul, Fishbone & More

Thursday, October 6 @ 5 P.M.
@ Central Park Rumsey Playfield
Take Back TV presents:
an introduction by Lauryn Hill
sets by De La Soul, Fishbone, Malene Younglao, Suffrajett, Slum Village, Rich Medina, & Simon Davies

Get your free ticket @ their site. (via extrawack)

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Reports from Across the Narrows

The relatively small turnout is the the first thing everyone tells me about when I ask how Across the Narrows was. How was it?

Heartonastick:Day 1 & Day 2
GOPster: Not very impressed
Death of a Party: Pics of Rilo Kiley & the Pixies
Productshop: Recap w/ pics
Brother Lawrence: Ate cake

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