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October 14, 2005
CMJ Presents Doveman, Mike Wexler & more @ Living Room
Tuesday, October 18 at 7:00 PM
CMJ presents Emm Gryner, Jose Gonzalez, with Mike Wexler, Doveman, & more!!
at Living Room, New York City
21 And Over Only; One Drink Minimum Per Set.
U.S.$7.00
Previously
Mike Wexler @ Sin-e, NYC | CMJ | Pics, MP3s & Stuff
Doveman for a Rainy Day
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Mike Wexler @ Sin-e, NYC | CMJ | Pics, MP3s & Stuff
"The next big name on the new-folk scene is a deeply engaging singer-songwriter free of affectations... with the most gorgeously sandy-textured voice we've heard in ages" Time Out NY
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Back to CMJ. I had some time between Walking Concert at Sin-e and Wolf Parade at Bowery Ballroom. I decided to stay at Sin-e a little longer.
MIKE WEXLER @ SIN-E FOR CMJ | SEPT 17, 2005
The next band was supposed to be Tomorrow's Friend. Their description emphasized their many members, but only two guys were setting up on stage. I figured it was probably Mike Wexler who was listed later on the bill, but I decided to ask one of his friends to make sure. The friend confirmed it was Mike, rolled his eyes, and looked away. Ouch. I guess Tomorrow's Friend cancelled.
Mike started to soundcheck. He didn't like how the lights looked, and he let the sound/light guy know it until everything was just right. Mike came off as an asshole, as did his friend. With a bad taste left in my mouth before he even started, I couldn't enjoy the show. I snapped the above photo and left after a few songs.
When I later sat down to find out more about Wexler, I was disappointed to learn that he's been compared to M. Ward, and his recorded music actually sounds pretty good. Now I have to give him the benefit of the doubt, and check him out again. Maybe it was me. Maybe he was in an especially bad mood.
DOWNLOAD MIKE WEXLER (MP3s)
Tropic of Gemini
I'd Like to Solve the Puzzle
March Violets
"One of the most hyped releases to come out this year is Mike Wexler’s debut EP. But it was a different kind of hype than what music lovers are used to. It wasn’t the overwhelming press machine of a Pitchfork or a major indie or corporate record label, it was more of an honest word of mouth hype about what everyone knew was going to be a great record from an amazing artist, no matter if it sold 2 or 200,000 copies. Wexler has the voice, minus the lisp, of Tom Rapp of the late 60s psych-folk band Pearls Before Swine." [Uncommon Folk]
"Mike Wexler sings with the gruff voice of a tired throat. But gently, almost soothingly-the way your eighty-year-old longtime cigarette-smoking grandmother can comfort you between her hacking coughs. Without the hacking coughs. And with intricate, pretty, yet interestingly varied guitar work that ranges from bluesy to folksy." [The Deli Interviewed Wexler]
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New Buffalo Tour Dates | Ben Lee
New Buffalo is going on tour with Ben Lee. They hit Bowery Ballroom in NYC on November 9th (tickets), but we don't have to wait that long because she's also playing The Living Room on the 25th of October. All dates below...
Sat 10/15/05 Chicago, IL Park West w/ Mike Doughty
Monday October 17, 2005 Toronto, ON Danforth Music Hall w/ Feist, Jason Collett
Wednesday October 19, 2005 Kingston, ON Queens University w/ Broken Social Scene
Wednesday October 19, 2005 Kingston, ON Queens University w/ Broken Social Scene
Thursday October 20, 2005 Ottawa, ON Capitol Music Theatre w/ Broken Social Scene
Tue 10/25/05 New York, NY Living Room
Fri 10/28/05 Philadelphia, PA North By Northwest
With Ben Lee
Thu 11/03/05 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
Fri 11/04/05 Chicago, IL Double Door
Sat 11/05/05 Columbus, OH The Basement
Sun 11/06/05 Toronto, ON El Mocambo
Tue 11/08/05 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
Wed 11/09/05 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Fri 11/11/05 Vancouver, BC Richard's On Richards
Sat 11/12/05 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
Sun 11/13/05 Portland, OR Douglas Fir Lounge
Wed 11/16/05 West Hollywood, CA The Troubadour
Thu 11/17/05 San Diego, CA The Casbah
Previously
Non-BSS Arts & Crafts Albums | 666.8 Pitchfork Conspiracy
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American Analog Set Quits Touring
"Though the band will stay together, their busy schedules outside AmAnSet will prevent them from doing cross-country tours. Explaining the decision, Kenny wrote: 'Sean's book comes out in early 2006. Lee has been busy with Parts And Labour in Austin. Craig has his own music and more design work than he can do right now. Kenny is working on songs for a new project and also putting songs together for the next AmAnSet singles/unreleased compilation. Mark has a grip of cigarettes to smoke and FIFA 2006 just came out for PS2 so...'" [CMJ]
Their last tour dates below...
10/20 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's
10/21 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's
10/22 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
10/25 - Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
10/26 - Vancouver, BC - Media Club
10/27 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
10/28 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
10/29 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
10/30 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
11/01 - Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory
11/02 - San Diego, CA - Casbah
11/03 - Tucson, AZ - Plush
11/11 - Chicago, IL - Flower Booking 15th Aniversary @ Metro
11/12 - Pittsburgh, PA - Andy Warhol Museum
11/13 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
11/14 - Montreal, QC - Petit Campus
11/16 - Cambridge, MA - TT the Bears*
11/17 - Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber*
11/18 - Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw*
11/19 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge*
12/02 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
12/03 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl
Previously
Non-BSS Arts & Crafts Albums | 666.8 Pitchfork Conspiracy
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McCollough Sons of Thunder @ Carnegie Hall, NYC | Pics
I'm not sure how this up beat group got on the same bill as Antony & The Johnsons, but people who got to Carnegie Hall early enough were dancing in their seats for McCollough Sons of Thunder's inspirational (or so they think) opening set (Oct 13, 2005). It was hard to feel them from a seat at Carnegie Hall. It was easier when standing in the rain at Summerstage.
Lou Reed joins Antony @ Carnegie Hall, NYC | pics
McCollough Sons of Thunder opening for Antony
David Byrne & McCollough @ Summerstage
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Wolf Parade playing NYU w/ Dirty on Purpose
Wolf Parade & Dirty on Purpose
Oct 27, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium
Doors 7:30pm / Show 8:00pm
NYU Students - $6
General Public, available day of show - $8
Tickets at NYU Ticket Central (566 Laguardia Place)
Previously
Wolf Parade playing Northsix, tix & stuff
Wolf Parade | Apologies to Queen Mary
Wolf Parade @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | CMJ | pics
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Philip Glass & Le Tigre love Atlas Café
Atlas Café is one of my favorite vegan-friendly restaurants in NYC. Philip Glass and Le Tigre like it too.
"Composer PHILIP GLASS revealed to me that his favorite movie theater is 'whatever is closest to my house' and his most favored restaurants are the similarly convenient Cremcaffe (65 Second Avenue), Atlas Café (73 Second Avenue), and Madras Café (79 Second Avenue). I guess he's the prisoner of Second Avenue." [Michael Musto]
"I’m a vegetarian! I love Gobo on 6th Avenue, Anjelika Kitchen on 12th Street, and Sanctuary on 2nd Avenue. And you can get great vegan desserts at Atlas Café on 2nd Avenue." [Le Tigre’s Johanna Fateman]
Previously
The Mountain Goats eat Vegetarian Paradise | The Sunset Tree
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The New Pornographers played Webster Hall
The New Pornographers played two nights in a row at Webster Hall in NYC (Oct 12-13, 2005). Thanks Jeff for sending me some photos from the second night.
Previously
Bowery Presents - A Pic from Night One
Indie Bands Closer to Mainstream | The Next Death Cab
New Pornographers on Neko & Brooklyn Show
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Lou Reed joins Antony @ Carnegie Hall, NYC | pics
Lou Reed joined Antony & The Johnsons during the encore last night at Carnegie Hall (Oct 13, 2005). Lou played guitar while Antony sang Candy Says, a song written by Reed (and often performed by Antony).
It was exciting, but not quite a David Bowie or David Byrne moment because: a) Lou has performed & recorded with Antony before, and b) Lou unfortunately didn't sing.
Previously
New Antony MP3 & Letterman Appearance
McCollough Sons of Thunder opening for Antony
Creativity Now Conference | Antony & others speaking
Video of British Antony at the Mercury Awards
Antony playing Carnegie Hall - Oct 13 | Tickets
Lou Reed played a Summerstage Benefit
Lou Reed & Antony @ Carnegie Hall another time
John Cale (also of Velvet Underground) playing Brooklyn
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October 13, 2005
FF' Rehearsing My Choir | Reports from Toronto
The Fiery Furnaces play Town Hall in NYC tomorrow night (October 14, 2005). I was wondering what the tour with the same title as their controversial new album would be like. The Toronto bloggers give us a preview.
"I didn't find appealing the half-hour long portion of the set dedicated to tracks from the new album. More often than not there were only hints at melody, odd time signatures and half-spoken/half-sung lyrics which all added up to a period of challenging listening." [For the Records]
"Even the Rehearsing My Choir material was a lot more enjoyable without their grandmother singing the material. The crowd seemed to dig the new stuff but then they were hearing Eleanor sing it... we'll see how they like the actual album when it comes out later this month." [Chromewaves]
Any chance grandma might show up at Town Hall?
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The Fiery Furnaces | Rehearsing My Choir
"The new Fiery Furnaces album had its release date pushed back several times and endured several name changes before it ultimately became Rehearsing My Choir. I’m still not sure I understand this brother and sister duo’s way of thinking, but the album (once entitled Garfield El, which happens to be a track on the album) is here, and brings with it a new addition to the band’s lineup. The concept album is based loosely on the life of this new bandmate. Grandmother, Olga Sarantos, lends her voice, talents, and rich background to the album." [Get the MP3 at Media Vulture]
Get another MP3 on Insound's download page.
Miss Modern Age called this album "an unlistenable piece of recorded performance art." The Furnaces' biggest fan agreed in her comments. Solace hates it too.
At the risk of being called "an a**hole" by Miss Modernage, I'll say I like what I've heard so far. It's not party music, but it seems to work really well in my headphones. If I drove to work, it would probably be good in the car - like a book on tape. It's probably really good on drugs...or really scary. (note: I haven't listened to the whole thing yet)
Stream the whole album at Amazon (or so they claim, I can't get it to work)
Previously
Fiery Furnaces Tickets on Sale
Fiery Furnaces Fall 2005 Tour Dates
Fiery Furnaces in Coney Island, new albums & stuff
The Fiery Furnaces @ Webster Hall, NYC | Pics
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Elbow & John Cale Playing NYC Shows
Thursday, November 3 at 8:00 PM
Elbow plus guests tba
at Hiro Ballroom, New York City
U.S.$17.00
Saturday, November 12 8:00 PM (7:00 PM doors)
John Cale : Exclusive New York Engagement!
at St. Ann's Warehouse, Brooklyn, NY
U.S.$27.50
Thoughts on Elbow? Thoughts on John Cale (ex Velvet Underground)? I know at least Sound Bites is excited for Elbow.
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Devin Davis Guest Blogs 'Said the Gramophone'
"I last wrote about him, ebbuliently, in May, and his jubilant, boisterous indie-pop songs remain fixtures on my iPod. Devin's still selling copies of the independently-released Lonely People of the World, Unite!, and you can download the deliriously-great 'Iron Woman' (among others) over at his website. It's with great pleasure, therefore, that I welcome Devin as a guest-blogger on Said the Gramophone. His picks are fascinating, weird and great." [Said the Gramophone]
Previously
I missed Devin Davis during CMJ
Dave Deporis not Devin Davis | New MP3
Devin Davis | CMJ 2005
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Burnside Project | New Album, MP3s & Record Releae Party
Remember the Pocket remix of Joanna Newsom's Bridges & Balloons? Pocket is a member of Burnside Project. Burnside Project release a new album (the finest example is you) on October 18, 2005. To celebrate, they'll be performing TONIGHT (Oct 13, 2005) at Rothko in NYC.
DOWNLOAD BURNSIDE PROJECT (MP3s)
and so it goes
one to one
More info at their website.
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"Bowery Presents" In The Spotlight
People have been talking about the upcoming non-ClearChannel "Bowery Presents" LCD Soundsystem show at The Nokia Theater. "Bowery Presents" has been strictly Webster Hall until now.
Last night and tonight the Bowery Presents The New Pornographers with Neko Case at Webster Hall.
NEKO CASE @ WEBSTER HALL | OCT 12, 2005 (photo by Kathryn Yu)
Kathryn pointed out this blurb from the newly redesigned Bowery Presents website: "We began in August of 2004 by bringing Sonic Youth to Webster Hall. As an independent promoter, we will continue to bring your favorite bands to larger venues in the New York metropolitan area, such as Webster Hall, Nokia Theatre, Town Hall, Beacon Theater and many more to come, and make sure of the quality of your experience."
ARCADE FIRE @ WEBSTER HALL | FEB 1, 2005 (as seen here)
Last year the NY Press wrote a good article about Webster Hall & Bowery Presents: "My worries were recently calmed by the unlikeliest source: the Bowery Presents, a new promotion company formed by the people who run Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge. I'm hesitant to praise either of these downtown music clubs—notoriously elusive, often unfriendly, always unhelpful—but it's possible that Bowery Presents may actually undermine the citywide control that Clear Channel seeks."
BLOC PARTY @ WEBSTER HALL | June 15, 2005 (as seen here)
This week the Village Voice congratulated (and ridiculed) Webster Hall (Bowery Presents) for what the NY Press predicted.
Previously
Turbonegro vs. Webster Hall | Pics, etc...
Best Village Voice Award About Bunnybrains
NY Press Dumps Mr. Wiggles
Bright Eyes gets out of Clear Channel Venue
NYC venues like Webster Hall | Stereogum Married
Fiona Apple playing Nokia Theater
Neko Case Playing Joe's Pub | New Album
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Doveman for a Rainy Day
TTIKTDA couldn't get into Doveman at first. Now it's cold and rainy and he posted two MP3s. One of those MP3s also appears in The Underrated's Rainy Day MP3 mix.
Previously
Doveman soundchecking at Tonic
Doveman Does Mazzy Star & other MP3s
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MP3s for a Rainy Day
It hasn't stopped raining in NYC since Tuesday night. The Underrated posted some music for us to listen to while we try and stay dry.
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New RSVP email for the Rapture show Saturday
The RSVP email for the show at Tribeca Grand Saturday night is weare138nyc@yahoo.com
Previously
The Rapture played Crash Mansion
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Turbonegro vs. Webster Hall | Pics, etc...
TURBONEGRO @ WEBSTER HALL (couresy of SPIN)
Webster Hall was only 50-75% full for the Turbonegro show. That makes it awesome because there's tons of room to move around.
If my hadn't lost my pictures, they might look something like SPIN's. (SPIN, don't get mad at me for using one)
Astro Zombie wrote this review of the show and the club:
"These homos know how to rock.
I saw them play last night at Webster Hall, which I think is actually one of the best venues in the city. Webster Hall is a strange place, really. Its popular with the Bridge and Tunnel Trash crowd on the weekends, which is especially odd considering that the whole place has a creepy, Addams Family feel to it. The ballroom is a somewhat separate area, and while its not a particularly large stage, it has a great balcony and a bleacher area to the left of the stage. The walls are decorated with faux-art deco artwork, but it manages to give the feeling of an older theater that's been gracefully brought into modern times..." [Atomic Zombie]
Previously
Turbonegro & Early Man @ Webster Hall | No Pics
NYC venues like Webster Hall | Stereogum Married
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Best Village Voice Award About Bunnybrains
Best Needlessly Confusing Noise-Rock Rivalry - THE BUNNY BRAINS AND BUNNYBRAINS 88
Both boasting an original member of a prolific sub-Buttholes terrorpsych band, THE BUNNY BRAINS AND BUNNYBRAINS 88 just cannot get along. The Bunny Brains (think Pussy Galore meets Jefferson Airplane) fabricate legend status via an inexplicable four-CD retrospective, while the superior BunnyBrains 88 (think Pussy Galore meets Comets on Fire) just spend all day blogging about how much the other Bunny sucks—although they finally changed their name to Ultrabunny, possibly proving dominance over all other bunny-based bands. -Christopher Weingarten
Previously
WFMU Posted Unique Bunnybrains MP3s
Dan Bunny tells his side of the story
Thank You Village Voice | Best of NYC 2005
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October 12, 2005
Thank You Village Voice | Best of NYC 2005
Best Blog for Knowing What Scenester Concerts to Avoid Every Night - BROOKLYN VEGAN
The accolade sounds meaner than it should, but I do blame BROOKLYN VEGAN for filling every good-to-great show with camera-phone looky-loos and people taller and typically more attractive than me and my rock-crit buds. Thanks, Vegan—I can't see the stage, and your dude just spilled his mascara on my shirt. -Nick Sylvester
and congrats to SFJ...
Best Blog by a Writer From 'The New Yorker' - SASHAFREREJONES.COM
It's fun enough to flip through The New Yorker on the train, reading about Diplo and Paul Wall while everyone around you assumes you're soldiering through the latest on Iraq and Edmund Wilson. At SASHAFREREJONES.COM, the magazine's top-notch pop critic spews the uncut version of his signature blend: Imagine a really smart, really excited kid pulling off an impersonation of an august American Studies professor. -Mikael Wood
Past Winners
2004: Best local music blog - PRODUCTSHOP NYC
2003: best scenester MISS MODERNAGE
Read the whole Best of NYC 2005
Previously
Metric vs. The New Yorker
Pitchfork, Insound, Critics, CYHSY & Sasha Frere-Jones
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Turbonegro & Early Man @ Webster Hall | No Pics
TURBONEGRO
"@#$@#$@#%#@$@#@@!"
That was my reaction when I got home from the Turbonegro / Early Man show @ Webster Hall last night (Oct 11, 2005) and my computer claimed my camera's memory card was blank (again). Long story short, my photos are gone forever. #@$#@#@! See above photo and know why it sucks even more than, for instance, if I lost pictures of the Shins.
A few of the Turbonegro songs were fun, but mostly their schtick seemed old. They called the Strokes whores, and dedicated Sell Your Body to the night (click to download MP3) to them.
DOWNLOAD MORE TURBONEGRO
Fuck the World
All my Friends are Dead (new one)
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Though I missed at least half their set, I liked Early Man. I don't listen to a lot of new metal, so I'm not really qualified to say how they compare to what's currently out there. Regardless, they sounded good, and Matador thought they were good enough to sign. They're a new metal band, but they aren't "new metal." Coolfer called them neo-metal. I'd compare them to Black Sabbath and early Metallica. Oh My Rockness say they slay.
Their album ("Closing In") came out this week.
DOWNLOAD EARLY MAN (MP3s)
Death is the Answer
Evil Is
Closing In Medley (a mix of songs from the album)
Previously
Turbonegro Tour Dates
Mastodon on Signing to a Major Label
Strokes looking for whores
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The 2005 NY Gypsy Festival | Gogol Bordello
The New York Gypsy Festival runs from Saturday October 29 - Sunday November 6.
Schedule
Sat, Oct 29th
Ivo Papasov & Yuri Yunakov At Symphony Space
(Produced by World Music Institute)
Sun, Oct 30th
Leningrad with Leyla, Slavic Soul Party and Frank London
Dance by Layla Isis and Sine at The Roxy
(Produced by Metpo.com)
Mon, Oct 31st
Gypsy Halloween with Zagnut Orkestar and DJ PePe at Maia Meyhane
Gypsy Halloween with Leningrad and DJ Joro-Boro at Mehanata
Wed, Nov 2nd
VIA Romen "Vadim Kalpakov" and DJ Sam at Maia Meyhane
Ritam Plus + DJ Joro-Boro at Mehanata
Thurs, Nov 3rd
Romashka at Maia Meyhane
Kinos Hronos at Mehanata
Sir Bato the Yugo's Gypsy Extravaganza + DJ Sasa Crnobrnja (Organic Grooves) at nublu
Fri, Nov 4th
Husnu Senlendirici with Maia Group at Maia Meyhane
Air Guitar Magazine and Dolomites + DJ Joro-Boro at Mehanata
Luminescent Orchestrii + DJ Pepe at nublu
Sat, Nov 5th
Nickodemus & The Endangered Species Band Live + DJ sets by Nickodemus & Pepe at Maia
Zagnut Orkestar + DJ Joro-Boro at Mehanata
Wonderland feat. H.Senlendirici & Ilhan Ersahin + DJ Set by Globesonic at nublu
Sun, Nov 6th
Gogol Bordello, The Clarinet All-stars feat Husnu Senlendirici, Ismail Lumanovski, Lefteris Bournias with Maia Group, Hungry March Band, Zlatne Uste, dancers Elena Lentini, Layla Isis, Sol and Sine , plus
DJs Joro-Boro & Pepe at The Roxy
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United States of Electronica aftermath
U.S.E. @ KNITTING FACTORY, NYC | OCT 7, 2005
* Tom Breihan writes in the Village Voice that, "Fluxblog-Approved Militant Dancepop Fails to Annoy."
* Fluxblog says the band is just as adorable as ever. (MP3 included)
* Yeti still says best show ever.
Previously
United States of Electronica (tonight) | Yes or No?
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NY Press Dumps Mr. Wiggles
MR WIGGLES, THE ANTI-VEGAN
This sucks. I looked forward to reading Neil Swaab's sick and twisted cartoon each week.
"Long story short, the new editors have decided that after five years in the paper, my popular comic strip, Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles, didn't fit into their vision of the paper. So they fired me. Over e-mail. Wouldn't even bother to do it over the phone or in person which is kind of crappy to do to someone who's helped define the paper for the past five years. Anyway, that about sums it up." [Neil Swaab in an interview with the Apiary]
Buy Rehabilitating Mr. Wiggles books @ Amazon
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Arctic Monkeys playing 5 North American Shows
Arctic Monkeys are playing Mercury Lounge in NYC on the 15th & 16th of November. Tickets are on sale. (now sold out)
They're also playing Toronto on the 14th (see Ticketmaster) and Los Angeles & San Francisco on the 18th & 19th. The LA show appears sold out. All tour dates at their site.
Previously
Arctic Monkeys | Hype? | Stream Their Songs
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Arctic Monkeys | Hype? | Stream Their Songs
"The news compound predictions that the Arctic Monkeys are set to be the biggest British band since Oasis." [Gigwise]
It's not easy to find officially released material by the latest UK hype band. Luckily Scenestars was nice enough to compile thirteen Arctic Monkeys songs into a stream (hint: click on Rachel's head to pop the radio player)
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"Apparently (according to the NME who should always be trusted), the band are 'making bloggers cream themselves.' Hmm. I can't remember doing that, but perhaps metaphorically..." [Work or Duty]
THE NME TOP 10 (Oct 2)
1. Arctic Monkeys - 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'
2. Bloc Party - 'Two More Years'
3. We Are Scientists - 'The Great Escape'
4. Maximo Park - 'Apply Some Pressure'
5. Editors - 'Bullets'
6. The Rakes - '22 Grand Job'
7. Franz Ferdinand - 'Do You Want To'
8. Littl'ans featuring Pete Doherty - 'Their Way'
9. Nine Black Alps - 'Just Friends'
10. Test Icicles - 'Circle Square Triangle'
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I swear I chose the above photo before I saw Sixeyes' Arctic Monkeys Video Post. The song is the NME chart topping I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor. I swear I didn't know Pitchfork reviewed it today either.
For some more hype, check out Prefix's appropriately entitled post: "Arctic Monkeys Hype"
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Cat Power | new Album & MP3 | The Greatest
"Pitchfork has details on Cat Power's new album, The Greatest. Matador one-ups them with the album art, the correct release date (January 24th, not the 26th), a promise of a full-band world tour to commence in early '06 (with crying and on-stage meltdowns to follow) and an MP3 of the title track." [Chromewaves]
DOWNLOAD
Cat Power - "The Greatest" (MP3)
Previously
Free Cat Power show Coming Up
Antony tells amNY he loves Cat Power
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Non-BSS Arts & Crafts Albums | 666.8 Pitchfork Conspiracy
Arts & Crafts put out three albums this year by artists who are not affiliated with Broken Social Scene. Pitchfork gave all three releases a 6.8
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1) The Most Serene Republic's Underwater Cinematography [Buy it at Insound]
"As the first non-BSS-associated signing to their Arts & Crafts label, the Most Serene Republic are an appealing, wide-eyed anti-hand-me-down sextet that may not have any concrete physical bloodlines to their crafty Canadian neighbors, but-- with their sweeping, climactic pop tendencies-- could easily sneak into a BSS family reunion and steal some BBQ'd prime ribs with few questions asked." [Pitchfork gives them a 6.8]
ALTERNATIVE REVIEWS: Junkmedia hates it | Splendid loves it
A STORY: I saw this band for the first time last week opening for Metric.
DOWNLOAD TMSR
Content Was Always My Favorite Color (MP3 via SPIN band of the day)
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2) American Analog Set's Set Free [Buy it at Insound]
"Newcomers should head to From Our Living Room to Yours or Know By Heart to hear the AmAnSet at its best. As for fans, Set Free is ultimately just another American Analog Set album-- and probably the least essential at that." [Pitchfork gives them a 6.8
ALTERNATIVE REVIEWS: PopMatters likes it less | Prefix likes it lots
A STORY: I passed on the opportunity to catch their recent show at Joe's Pub in favor of seeing Doveman for the first time at Mercury Lounge with Silent League, King of France and Pelican Picnic. Part of my reasoning was the shows they have coming up at Mercury Lounge and Southpaw.
DOWNLOAD AAS
Immaculate Heart (mp3)
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3) New Buffalo's The Last Beautiful Day [Buy it at Insound]
"When I heard New Buffalo was signed to Arts & Crafts, I sharpened my repertoire of trusty Canadian jokes, drooling at the opportunity to once again tackle the Great Indie Wilderness Up North with my razor wit. But alas, it was all for naught, as it turns out New Buffalo hails from another British Commonwealth, the one that used to be a prison island." [Pitchfork gives them a 6.8]
ALTERNATIVE REVIEWS: Cokemachineglow loves it | Splendid loves it too
A STORY: I haven't seen New Buffalo live yet, but I did hear a few live songs from the hallway outside the sold-out Arts & Crafts showcase at Pop Montreal (I eventually got in).
DOWNLOAD NB (MP3s)
Recovery
I've got you and you've got me
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I thought of some 6.8 conspiracy theories (including one that linked these reviews , BSS, and Pitchfork to Satan), but on paper they started to seem dumb. If you have some, add them to the comments.
(thx to whoever it was that pointed out the 6.8 thing in the Arts & Crafts message board)
Previously
The BSSLESS Arts & Crafts' Most Serene Republic
American Analog Set | Tour Dates, Arts & Crafts CD, MP3, etc..
Tom Vek, New Buffalo, & ILYBICT Darkness Sign to Labels
Broken Social Scene @ Summerstage, NYC | Pics
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October 11, 2005
Bright Eyes gets out of Clear Channel Venue
"Bright Eyes will now hit St. Louis Nov. 12 at the University of Missouri’s Jesse Auditorium. Bright Eyes was originally slotted in to play the city’s Pageant that same night, but cancelled after a connection between the Clear Channel and the venue was revealed..." [Aversion]
Previously
Sigur Ros Stick it to Las Vegas Hard Rock
Dead Kennedys Cancel Gig Over Beer
Bright Eyes / Feist / Magic Numbers NJ Tix on Sale
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Halloween 1978
"Paul and Pam took 1st place with these costumes. Iit was their haughty, rock star attitudes that took home the trophy." [Halloween 1978]
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Musicians who Blog (part 2)
I compiled a list of musicians who blog once. BeatnikPad has a much larger list. (via the oh so quiet show)
I clicked a few. Here's what I learned:
"Here we are in Knoxville, TN. Nice people abound. While getting coffee I inquired as to where a certain part of town was and a cute boy actually escorted me all the way there." [Sleater Kinney]
"Yes, Satanism just strikes me as... silly, I'm afraid." [Momus]
"Me and Stevie crawled out to the ballgame today. It was kinda religious. We went out there to salute a god on the mound, Pedro Martinez. He was pitching for the Mets. He pitched a no hitter till the seventh, when unfortunately I said to Stevie." [Belle & Sebastian]
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Lesbians, Cab Drivers, etc... | Be in a Strokes Video
The Strokes are filming a new video next week. Here's the very entertaining casting call. Good luck.
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Seeking featured talent for the new Strokes video shooting this weekend.
IMPORTANT: The video is cutting edge and we are looking for talent that is comfortable with getting physical on set. Do not submit if you are uncomfortable making-out with members of the same/opposite sex (depending on scene.)
Please denote the role you want to be considered for.
SOCIALITE Aging Female, Caucasian, 60-70 years old.
Example: Lauren Bacall
LESBIANS, 20s-30’s, “Victoria Secret” model-type lesbians, prefer Caucasian.
The scene involves kissing and being affectionate with another woman.
AD EXECUTIVE FEMALE, Caucasian, sexy, 40’s (reference: Kim Cattrall)
The scene involves an aggressive make-out session in a taxi with another male.
HEROINE CHIQ HIPSTER MALE, Caucasian, 20’s-30’s (reference: Nick Stahl in “Bully”)
The scene involves an aggressive make-out session in a taxi with another female.
GAY MALE COUPLE Good-looking, East-village type exhibitionist males, 20’s-30’s, any ethnicity.
The scene involves an aggressive make-out session between to males.
GRAFFITI ARTIST street-punk skater guy, any ethnicity, 20s-30’s
Must be real Graffiti artist
INNOCENT COUPLE IN LOVE Young, 17-21, Caucasian male and female, natural, plain, and innocent – can have braces. The scene involves dialogue.
(reference: The couple in Green Day’s “When September Ends” video)
CAB DRIVER, Male, Caucasian, late 40’s-early 60’s, with an interesting face or striking blue eyes.
HOT COUPLE, male and female, mid-20’s, must be hot, sexy, rock n’ roll, downtown hipster.
The scene involves an aggressive make-out session between the couple.
If interested or available, please submit recent photo and contact information to: StrokesVideo@aol.com
Auditions: Thurs. Oct. 13 (Yom Kippur)
Callbacks: Possibly Fri. Oct. 14
Shoots: Sunday Oct. 16 and/or Monday Oct. 17 (could be a night shoot for Monday)
Location: NYC
Rate: $200
Submisison Deadline: Oct. 15, 2005
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NYC venues like Webster Hall | Stereogum Married
As usual, the comments of a post mentioning Webster Hall turned into a debate on the merits of the venue. Central Village recently posted that he thinks Webster Hall improved lately. I can't say I disagree, though at times it can feel a little overcrowded and hot.
Matt at Ear Farm posted his "Top 10 NYC live music venues." Webster Hall is #10, Bowery Ballroom is #1, and there's eight more in between.
Scott Stereogum got married this past weekend in a Long Island venue. Congratulations to he and his wife.
Photo via La Galeria
Previously
Rockwood Music Hall
Little Steven says Don't Give up on CBGB | MEANY FEST
Mike Neuman's Bloc Party Review | Dear Webster Hall
Luna Lounge's Efficient Destruction
Tonic Saved
NYC Venue Humor from Oh My Rockness & TOTC
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Jesse Malin vs. Irving Plaza, NYC | pics
Here's some photos of Jesse Malin climbing on the speakers during the Hurricane benefit show he organized at Irving Plaza. (September 18, 2005)
Previously
Ryan Adams & Friends @ Irving Plaza, NYC | pics
Jesse Malin played Across the Narrows
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Sigur Ros Stick it to Las Vegas Hard Rock
Sigur Ros played Las Vegas on October 6, 2005.
"sigur rós and the toothfaeries, the creators of their merchandise, are fed up with the extortionate fees they are required to pay to concert venues for selling their t-shirts to fans at the american shows. half of the profit of all merchandise sold at tonight’s show at ‘the joint’ in the hard rock hotel, las vegas, goes to the venue and new taxes. sigur rós have decided to protest against these ridiculous fees by selling their t-shirts for $1 each at tonight’s show in las vegas, leaving the venue with about 50 cents per tshirt." [Sigur Ros via This is the Last...]
Previously
Dead Kennedys Cancel Gig Over Beer
Sigur Ros live in Boston | MP3 Download
Sigur Ros @ Beacon Theater, NYC | pics
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Econo Culture | A Cloud Cult Interview from Tonic
Econo Culture is a new online music magazine. One of their first features is an interview with Cloud Cult that went down live at BMJ.
Do you guys like playing in New York? Do you like New York?
Dan: It’s a big city. Like, overwhelming a bit. We think Minneapolis is big, and you get here, and Minneapolis seems tiny. I think it’s exciting, though. I had never been in New York until June when we first played here. And it’s cool to actually see it. Also, it’s hard to get attention anywhere, but especially here, and it’s really nice to get it here, and maybe it means more than in, like, Gary, Indiana or something. I don’t know. What do you think?
Craig Minowa: Yeah, it’s a mystical kind of city. You see it in the movies all the time. And to come here and have people know you and bob their head when you’re playing and know lyrics and stuff is nuts. Insane. It’s pretty mellow where we come from, and everybody in the band is just overstimulated here – like, “wow, there’s all this noise, and lights everywhere.” It’s beautiful.
The whole interview at Econo Culture.
Previously
Cloud Cult @ 169 Bar, NYC | CMJ 2005 | pics
BMJ - Soundcheck @ Tonic, NYC | pics
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October 10, 2005
This Week's NYC Shows posted @ Gothamist
It's Antony mania. Jimmy Scott, Nomi, Joan as Policewoman, CocoRosie, Fiery Furnaces, New Pornographers, Loser's Lounge (doing Stevie Wonder), Kelly Clarkson, U2, MEANY Fest, DUMBO Fest, Turbonegro, Dungen, John Vanderslice, Pagoda, Burnside Project, and much, much more in my weekly list of NYC shows at Gothamist.
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Pagoda | Upcoming Acoustic NYC shows
"PAGODA is a band led by Michael Pitt and signed under Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label....Michael has put aside the month of October to play special acoustic performances with Pagoda cellist Indigo."
Sat Oct 15, 2005 - @ Tonic
Sat Oct 22, 2005 - @ The Hook (Brooklyn)
Fri Oct 28, 2005 - @ The Delancey
Previously
Michael Pitt is Pagoda
Michael Pitt seen at Dinosaur Jr show
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Patti Smith 2005 Tour Dates | U2 & BAM in Brooklyn
Patti Smith and Lenny Kaye
November 11 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
November 14 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
November 15 West Hollywood, CA The Troubadour
Patti Smith and Her Band
November 21 New York, NY Madison Square Garden (with U2)
November 22 New York, NY Madison Square Garden (with U2)
November 30 Brooklyn, NY BAM Horses
December 1 Brooklyn, NY BAM Horses
I don't think the Brooklyn shows are on sale yet. (Thx Brian.)
Previously
Lenny Kaye | You Call it Madness | Mo Pitkens
U2 played/playing this week with Keane
Top 5 CBGB Bands & more pics from Monday
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Lenny Kaye | You Call it Madness | Mo Pitkens
"Musician Lenny Kaye is perhaps best known as Patti Smith's guitarist. But he's also a music writer, whose work has appeared in Rolling Stone, The Village Voice and Creem. His new book, You Call it Madness: The Sensuous Song of the Croon, chronicles the male singers of the 1930s known for their suave, sophisticated and romantic interpretations of song: Bing Crosby, Rudy Vallee and Russ Columbo." [Listen at NPR]
"On Thursday evening, Oct. 20, at Mo Pitkins club, 34 Avenue A in New York City, in a rare solo acoustic/electric appearance, Lenny Kaye will sing original songs, read and croon from his acclaimed book on the intimate and romantic pop stylists of the 1930s, YOU CALL IT MADNESS, and celebrate the many musical traditions that have found their home on the lower east side." [Tickets at Ticketweb]
* Read a VV Joey Ramone Obit. by Lenny
* Read an interview with Lenny from 1996
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Tonight's NYC Shows (not) at Gothamist (yet)
I'm not ready to post this week's shows at Gothamist yet, so here's a preview since it's already almost 5:00.
Monday - 10th
Bowery Ballroom - Four Tet, Jamie Lidell, Koushik
Tonic - Nautical Almanac, Carlos Giffoni, The New Flesh
MSG - U2, Keane (review of last weeks shows on One Louder)
Irving Plaza - Amos Lee with MUTLU
Knitting Factory - Suicide Girls Burlesque
Nokia Theatre - Steve Winwood (a review of his recent Bowery Ballroom performance)
Mercury Lounge - Brandi Carlile
I'll be back with the whole week in a bit...
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DUMBO Art Under the Bridge Fest + Todd P Shows
The 9th Annual D.U.M.B.O. Art Under the Bridge Festival starts this Friday (Oct 14 - 16, 2005, Brooklyn, NY). In addition to seeing art scattered all over DUMBO, open studios, exhibitions, projections and all that stuff, you can catch a bunch of cheap Todd P-curated (and non-Todd P) concerts. For instance:
Friday 8:30PM-3AM 20 Jay 11th Floor, Todd P line-up
(20 Jay 11th Flr. $7 or festival passes)
8:30pm the Good Good (acoustic), 10pm Thanksgiving, 11pm Wooden Wand & the Vanishing Voice, Microphones aka Mt Eerie
Saturday 4-3AM The Soundbox,
(37 Main St., $7 or festival passes) 4pm Beat Boxing /Kid Lucky, 5:30 Maxi Geil! & Play Colt, 6:45 Bent Outta Shape, 8:00 Oakley Hall, 9:15 the Black, 10:30 Viet Nam, 11:45 Love as Laughter, 1:00 Free Blood (members of !!!)
Sunday, 5:45-11PM The Soundbox,
(37 Main St., $7)
5:45 Stars Like Fleas, 7:00 Rogers Sisters, 7:15 Grizzly Bear, 9:30 Blood on the Wall, 9:45 t.b.a.
Full schedule at the festival website.
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Costumes FOR your iPod
Stop wasting your money on stupid charities. Buy your iPod a Halloween costume instead. Frankenstein (pictured) can be yours for only $39.99 (plus shipping). (via Largeheartedboy)
Previously
Make your baby an iPod
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Iron & Wine / Calexico | December Tour Dates
More Cowbell supplied these dates for Iron & Wine and Calexico.
2005-12-02 House of Blues Atlantic City NJ
2005-12-04 Webster Hall New York City NY
2005-12-05 Webster Hall New York City NY
2005-12-06 Webster Hall New York City NY
2005-12-07 Avalon Boston MA
2005-12-08 Spectrum Montreal QC, Canada
2005-12-10 Majestic Theatre Detroit MI
2005-12-14 Headliners Louisville KY
Read the Pitchfork review of their joint album.
Previously
Iron & Wine and Hold Steady playing NYU tonight
Iron & Wine / Calexico West Coast pre-sale
Calexico @ Bowery Ballroom | Pics
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Little Steven says Don't Give up on CBGB | MEANY FEST
The Save CBGB rally in Washington Square Park was over 40 days ago already (exactly how long they've been operating without a lease). Except for the mildly interesting M.E.A.N.Y Fest shows that are happening there this week, and recent gigs by Helmet and Ric Ocasek, things are pretty much back to completely boring (normal). Little Steven reminds us that there's still a fight going on...
"'As that great protest singer Yogi Berra once sang, 'CBGB ain't over till it's over,'' Little Steven Van Zandt writes in an editorial that appears in the Oct. 15 issue of Billboard, which is on newsstands today (Oct. 7).
Stressing that the club remains operational with nightly shows, the E Street Band guitarist-turned-actor, radio host and garage music flag-bearer is asking the music industry's artists and executives to join the fight with their influence and money." [Billboard]
Previously
Robert Christgau on CBGB & New Orleans & History
Paulie 'Walnuts' Gualtieri @ the CBGB Rally
Blondie @ CBGB Rally in the Park, NYC | pics
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Robert Christgau on CBGB & New Orleans & History
"From the moment the eviction threats started, the notion that CBGB should be preserved in amber tripped my nostalgia alarm, which is tuned so fine it goes off after two notes by Solomon Burke. But I love CB's as I've never loved any other joint, and didn't look forward to pointing out in print, as Pareles did, that it hadn't broken a significant act in decades—or adding, as Pareles didn't, that even if CBGB could sidestep rent inflation in its once scuzzy 'hood, the young bohos who make bands go could not. Once the focus of a geographical scene, it can never be more than the symbol of a sensibility." [Village Voice]
Previously
Summerstage Hurricane Benefit Reviews
CBGB's Gay Presence: A Queer Rocker Remembers
Man with Cat on head @ the CBGB Rally NYC | pics
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David Byrne turns Factory into Instrument
"The Talking Heads founder has turned a disused paint factory by the Stockholm waterside into a giant musical instrument, constructed around an old wooden pump organ with its entrails ripped out and replaced with wires and pipes." [Billboard]
"On the morning of the day of the opening I arrive on Jan's borrowed bike in time to see maybe a hundred people drinking coffee in the café and waiting on the stairs for the doors to open at noon. 'How am I going to get a nice clean installation picture with all these people here?' I think to myself. I forget this as soon as I see people begin to play the thing. They're totally enraptured, entranced." [David Byrne]
Previously
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, meet David Byrne | Seaport, NYC pics
David Byrne & Sixeyes heart Doveman
David Byrne on Payola
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Harold Leventhal RIP | Dylan, Guthrie promoter
"Harold Leventhal appeared in a television documentary only a week before his death. In No Direction Home, Martin Scorsese's acclaimed documentary about Bob Dylan, he reminisced about his part in the singer's early career.
And Dylan was only one of his many famous clients. For several generations - from the era of Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger to the 1960s folk revival that made stars of Joan Baez and Peter, Paul and Mary - as a promoter, publisher, manager and all-purpose folk entrepreneur, the soft-spoken, cigar-smoking Leventhal helped to guide the careers of almost everyone who was anyone in American folk music.
Born into a Jewish family in New York, he grew up on the Lower East Side and in the Bronx, and landed his first job in music in his late teens, as a song plugger for Irving Berlin...." [The Australian]
More
* Woody Guthrie lists all the people Harold's worked with
* CNN tastelessly posts just Dylan's picture
* The NY Times Obituary
* Harold presents Arlo Guthrie @ Carnegie Hall Nov 26, 2005
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October 9, 2005
2 Nights With Al Green @ BB King's & new Movie
Believe it or not, all $175 tickets are sold out for Al Green's November 3rd show at BB King's in NYC. Tickets are still availble for the same-priced show on November 4th though.
In related news, Mekhi Phifer To Direct Al Green Bio, and according to Rolling Stone, Al Green's Greatest Hits is the 52nd greatest album of all time.
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Suicide Girls | a Revolt, the FBI, a DVD, a CD, CMJ & a Tour
The latest edition of the Suicidegirls Live Burlesque Tour (NSFW) hits Knitting Factory in NYC Monday (Oct 10, 2005). Their first tour was 2 or 3 years ago? Anyway, they just made it into a DVD called, "The First Tour." I suppose if you go to this show you might be on the Third(?) Tour DVD.
Last time Suicide Girls made an official appearance in NYC (not counting the ones who live here and make unofficial appearances every night) was just last month for CMJ. They were on the bill Friday night (Sept 16) at the Delancey. I wasn't there. GFAFP said it was a ripoff.
All is not happy in Suicide Girl land. The Boston Pheonix reports that, "few could have predicted that almost 40 of the close to 1000 SuicideGirls would stage a Web-out and stalk off the Web site amid claims that despite all its go-girl messaging, SuicideGirls.com is run by people who don’t care much about female empowerment." Punk News also reports that" Suicide Girls has suffered some of the chilling effects of the FBI's new anti-pornography campaign." Boing Boing has Suicide Girls' official response.
And in what is the most music-related bit of this post, Suicide Girls have attached their name to a new CD. "The assortment is pretty standard with seminal songs by The Cure, Echo & the Bunnymen, Gene Loves Jezebel, Bauhaus and Joy Division. But the inclusion of bands like Nine Inch Nails, Skinny Puppy, Killing Joke and Ministry seem to say that this is more about aesthetics (hence the name 'Black Heart Retropsective') and not the original goth scene." [MPH]
Previously
Louis XIV Porn | Suicide Girls Video
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Dead Kennedys Cancel Gig Over Beer
"The Dead Kennedys have cancelled a major concert in LA due to it being sponsored by vile American piss beer merchants Coors." [Playlouder] (thx Dave)
Previously
Biafra, Baez, etc...performed Against the War
Dead Kennedys | DVD, Touring, Tickets
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East Village Opera Company @ Joe's Pub, NYC | pics
Before the Decemberists show at Webster Hall on Wednesday night (October 5, 2005), I stopped by Joe's Pub for a performance by The East Village Opera Company. It was the record release party for their debut on Universal Records. I was curious to check out the band that "brings the towering emotion and timeless musicality of opera into the 21st century."
Unfortunately, "By embracing what Peter Kiesewalter calls 'the pomposity of rock and the pomposity of opera' without demeaning or satirizing either form," the East Village Opera Company are just playing another form of adult contemporary music that should appeal to the musical-loving, Celine Dion/Enya/Josh Grobin, crowd. I'm not saying they weren't good; I'm just saying they must have been talking to my grandparents when they said, "you’ve never heard opera rocked like the East Village Opera Company." The Eminem cover was cool though.
(Note: I am a fan of Queen, have been to the Opera, listen to some Pavarotti and Andrea Bocelli on occsasion, and like musicals - especially Hedwig and the Rocky Horror Picture Show)
* Listen to some EVOC songs at their Myspace page.
* Watch a short video about the band (that includes Joe's Pub footage)
Previously
Dead Can Dance rocked the Opera like nobody's business
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New Antony MP3 & Letterman Appearance
You can download a new Antony & The Johnsons song at Sixeyes (courtesy of Salon) . It's called Paddy's Gone, and it appears on the single for "You are My Sister" (out Oct. 25)
The band will be appearing on The Late Show with David Letterman on October 18.
Previously
Antony's Sister likes the Misfits
CocoRosie open for Antony in Montreal
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A BBC New Folk Documentary | Listen
"Morris Dancers, Morris Minors, and real ale: Folk has always been thus. But wait! There are new kids storming the old folk home. Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom and Willy Mason, are hip, sexy, and singing protest songs. Has the world gone mad?
Radio 1's Bethan Elfyn presents a 30 minute audio documentary on the new folk scene."
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Three Faces of Danzig | Toys Coming Soon
"This holiday season, won't you give the gift of Glenn Danzig? The quick-tempered, long-in-sideburn rocker has scads of merchandise on the horizon, including a 10-inch-tall Danzig doll scheduled to surface right before Christmas. The doll is the first in a series Japanese toy manufacturer Medicom is calling The Three Faces of Danzig.'
'That first one's going to be the Misfits-era Danzig,' explained Danzig, the former/founding frontman for the hardcore-punk cult favorites. "The second one'll be the Samhain version of Danzig, all covered in blood, and the third one will be [Danzig II: Lucifuge-era] Danzig, with the upside-down medallion and the belt buckle. They debuted at the San Diego Comic-Con this summer, and Medicom's booth was mobbed." [MTV]
Previously
Boy George likes the Misfits (and cocaine)
Danzig's Mother spotted at The Dark Room
Danzig Pre-sale tickets and picture
Misfits Tour & play CBGB Benefit
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Boy George likes the Misfits (and cocaine)
"Apparently, Boy George called 911 to report a burglary in his apartment ... when the police showed up they found a small amount of cocaine near his computer ... and then a large amount of cocaine elsewhere in the apartment. Er, yeah ... if you are going to call the police and have them come to your place you might want to make sure your illegal drugs are out of sight ... just a thought." [Pink is the New Blog]
Previously
Antony & Boy George Video | You are my Sister | M.I.A.
Fashion Week | Heatherette, Boy George, etc...
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Dead Can Dance @ Radio City Music Hall, NYC | pics
Words can not describe how great it was. Here are some photos from Dead Can Dance's two hour reunion set at Radio City Music Hall in NYC last night (October 8, 2005).
"The British-born 4AD record label has spawned many innovative bands – The Pixies, Cocteau Twins and Throwing Muses come to mind. But it's Dead Can Dance that have left the most indelible, pioneering musical stamp.
Blending a previously unheard of mixture of international folk, Third World rhythms, and soaring vocals tweaked with ancient gothic undertones, Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry have gone where no other band before them ever dared.
Reconciled and reunited after a nine-year hiatus, Dead Can Dance is touring this fall. They pulled into Boston last night and took the near-capacity Orpheum crowd on what could only be called a 20-song safari." [Boston Herald]
"While Peter Ulrich has since launched a successful solo career, including his most recent release, "Enter The Mysterium," he still looks back with great fondness on his days as a drummer for Dead Can Dance, the fabled band appearing as part of its North American tour at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on October 8." [emediawire]
"In 1996, after a decade of cult-artist status, DCD had a No. 1 hit on Billboard's world music chart with the album "Spiritchaser." Gerrard and Perry completed a world tour to ecstatic notices from fans and critics, then went on an extended hiatus that many feared was the end of the road. Perry retreated to his castle in the Irish countryside and Gerrard went back to Australia to tend to her family and write music for motion pictures, including "Gladiator," "Whale Rider," "Ali" and "Layer Cake."" [SFGate]
"wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Dead Can Dance show was......AMAZING.....lots of stuff I didn't know...I was surprised...did hear some favorites.....Sanvean, Ubiquitous, Youlunga, Black Sun, Severance, Rakim, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, How Fourtunate the Man With None, Salterelo, etc......
Brandon announced at the end of the show that Lisa was really sick and that he was surprised that she was even able to do the show....I'm glad she was....but hope she's ok for the N.Y. show on Sat.....I'll be SOOOOOOOOOO SAD!" [bluemadusa's livejornal]
"It's official. i can die now and i'm ok with it. i've seen Dead Can Dance live. and it was the most INCREDIBLE show of my entire life" [Damaged Goods]
"rarely would i call a concert a religious experience, but this was definitely about as spiritual as i've ever felt." [elegy to lost youth]
"DEAD CAN DANCE TONIGHT AT RADIO CITY WAS A SPIRITUAL MOVEMENT THAT JUST DEFIES DESCRIPTION!!!!!" [What Cha Heard]
* Get live CD's from the reunion shows.
* Get Dead Can Dance CDs at Amazon
Previously
Dead Can Dance playing this week
Dead Can Dance @ Radio City | Presale
Dead Can Dance | Touring, Live CDs, & New Songs
Dead Can Dance Reuniting!
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Metric @ Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY | pics (part 2)
More photos from the Metric show at Southpaw Thursday night.
Previously
The Most Serene Republic @ Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY | pics
Metric vs. The New Yorker
Metric @ Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY | pics (part 1)
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Dinosaur Jr | 4 shows in NYC & Chicago
Dinosaur Jr. announced four more shows:
11/29/05 Metro in Chicago
11/30/05 Metro in Chicago
12/02/05 Irving Plaza in NYC
12/03/05 Irving Plaza in NYC
Tickets are now on presale. (thx JWalter)
Previously
Dinosaur Jr. @ Summerstage, NYC | Pics
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