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December 24, 2005
Maxwell's Booker: Todd Abramson
NorthJersey.com spotlights Todd Abramson of Maxwell's. "...As a veteran music booking agent and now part owner of the legendary Maxwell's rock club in Hoboken, Abramson is used to having his hands into everything. The occasional side show - like the Loew's concerts - is one kind of responsibility. But most of Abramson's time is spent booking the small back room at Maxwell's, as he has been for the last 20 years, with cutting-edge bands almost nightly...."
Previously
Yo La Tengo 2005 Hanukkah Openers
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December 23, 2005
Curent URBs Music Blog Results | VOTE NOW
As of 12/23/2005 08:42:07 pm, 810 people have voted in the music blog category of the URBs. Boudist is in the lead. Voting ends in less than 3 days.
CURRENT RESULTS
Arjan Writes 17.3% (140 votes)
The Assimilated Negro 7.4% (60 votes)
Boudist 32.7% (265 votes)
Brooklyn Vegan 24.8% (201 votes)
Stereogum 17.0% (138 votes)
Yentell 0.7% (6 votes)
Every vote counts.... SO VOTE NOW (it literally takes like 3 seconds)
(and when you're done voting, you can go listen to the assimilated negro sing about Jessica Coen at Gawker)
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Mariah Carey vs. Elvis vs. Stats
* Mariah ties Elvis with 17th No. 1 single
* Mariah and Elvis: A Statistician's Controversy
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The UK's White Rose Movement playing NYC & Philly
Another day, another UK buzz band playing NYC...
"This is off topic, but does anyone know if tickets for White Rose Movement on the 12th will be on sale on ticketweb? Im looking forward to that more than the Editors." [said Jim in the comments of an Editors post]
I don't know about advanced tickets, but I can tell you that WRM is playing more than just one show during their visit to NYC, and it looks like it'll be at Justine D and Dave P's (every third) Friday night "Night Time" party at Don Hill's (followed by one of their parties in Philly).
TOUR DATES
Thu 01/12/06 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Fri 01/13/06 New York, NY Don Hill's (Night Time)
Sat 01/14/06 Philadelphia, PA Transit
James Murphy DJ'd the last Night Time, and before that it was a set by Pitchfork hottie Love is All.
Arjan has a video. More video's at the band's site. The BBC has a live review.
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Christmas MP3s @ FLuXblog
Fluxblog has 3 days worth of obscure Christmas music up for download right now including a well done Christmastized Bohemian Rhapsody.
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Ultramagnetic MC's @ Knitting Factory NYC Tonight
"The year 1986 was a special time for hip-hop, with people like KRS One, MC Shan and Rakim defining the young genre. But there was also a lesser known crew called the Ultramagnetic MC’s (featuring Kool Keith, T.R. Love, Ced Gee and DJ Moe Love) who dropped the classic ‘Ego Trippin’/Funky Potion’ 12 inch, featuring an otherworldly approach to rhyming that made it an instant classic, leading, by all accounts, to a new style of rap. Well, here they are, reunited, with some new additions to the group" [It's the L Magazine Pick of the Day]
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A Mix Tape by Richard from Burnside Project | MP3s
Richard (aka Pocket) from Burnside Project sent out an MP3 mix tape for the holidays. I asked if he would mind presenting it as guest post on this site. He thought it was a good idea, so here's his letter followed by the mix....
2005 was the year I became rather obsessed with rock and roll again (after a bit of a hiatus.) I soaked up the BritRock invasion, caught more live shows than usual and drove to Montreal to catch my first-ever U2 concert (wow).
These are my 15 favorite songs discovered in 2005. Not all were released in 2005, but you should all hear them anyway. I did some editing for your enjoyment. Throw it on your iPod or burn yourself a CD.
If you like what you hear, go buy the albums. Most of these artists need your support (ok, maybe not U2 but...)
Happy Holidays
- Richard.
DOWNLOAD THE WHOLE MIX AS A ZIP FILE or track by track...
DISCOVERIES 2005 (MP3s)
01) the national - baby, we'll be fine
02) redjetson - stay comfortable
03) the mfa - the difference it makes (superpitcher remix)
04) appareil - i will betray you
05) mendoza line - mysterious in black
06) the evens - mt. pleasant
07) the church - 0408
08) buckingham nicks - long distance runner
09) element - not an opinion
10) rex the dog - i look into mid-air
11) lady sovereign - ch-ching
12) tatu - cosmos (outerspace)
13) royksopp - what else is there
14) u2 - miracle drug
15) sigur ros - glosoli
Burnside Project plays Northsix in Brooklyn on January 13, 2006 with Eiffel Tower and The Diggs. Check their tour dates page for the latest.
Previously
Pocket Remixes Antony | MP3
Burnside Project's Gear Stolen
Burnside Project | New Album, MP3s & Record Release Party
Joanna Newsom Pocket Remix | MP3
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December 22, 2005
Lee Scratch Perry playing BB Kings
Lee Scratch Perry and Dub is a Weapon are playing BB King Blues Club & Grill in NYC on February 13, 2006.
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2006 Bettye Lavette Tour Dates
Bettye Lavette is playing BB King Blues Club & Grill in NYC on March 16, 2006, and as previously mentioned she'll make a brief appearance at Carnegie Hall on February 1st.
Bettye also made Meredith Ochs at NPR's top 10 of 2005 list.
All tour dates below...
1/15/2006 Mountain Stage Morgantown WV
1/19/2006 Continental Club Austin TX
1/20/2006 Continental Club Houston TX
1/21/2006 Poor David’s Pub Dallas TX
1/22/2006 Maker’s Straight Up Oklahoma City OK Evening with
1/24/2006 Media Center Fort Smith AR Evening with
1/26/2006 Mercy Lounge Nashville TN
1/27/2006 The Five Spot Atlanta GA
1/28/2006 Double Door Inn Charlotte NC Evening with
2/1/2006 Tribute to Joni Mitchell
- Carnegie Hall New York NY Multi act event
2/24/2006 Kalamazoo State Theatre Kalamazoo MI
3/16/2006 B.B. King Blues Club & Grill New York NY Marcia Ball
3/19/2006 Zeiterion Theater New Bedford MA The Robert Cray Band
4/22/2006 Arden Concert Guild Arden DE
4/23/2006 New Legacy Series Ringwood NJ
5/3/2006 Berns Stockholm SWEDEN
5/4/2006 Kulturbogalet Malmoe SWEDEN
5/5/2006 Jazzhouse Dexter Odense DENMARK
5/6/2006 Bergen Music Fest Bergen NORWAY Multi act event
5/7/2006 Amager Bio Copenhagen DENMARK
5/9/2006 Kaufleuten Zurich SWITZERLAND
Previously
Bettye LaVette | MP3s, Streams, and Tour Dates
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Nellie McKay Leaves Label | Label Not Releasing Album
Monday I reported that Nellie McKay was unhappy with Columbia/Sony's decision to release a shorter version of her next CD, and that Pitchfork reported that she won the dispute with the label. Well, that wasn't totally true because now the LA Times is reporting that Nellie is releasing the album on her own AND that she has " split with the label"
"To be on our own now, it does make things a lot easier," she said. "We're thinking … we'll probably put it on the Internet first sometime in January and then coordinate the [conventional] release around 'Threepenny,' maybe in February." A Columbia spokeswoman said Monday that the label had no comment.
By "Threepenny", she means The Threepenny Opera that she'll be starring in along with Alan Cumming and Edie Falco on Broadway. Oops, strike Edie.
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Chris Thile of Nickel Creek & Friends, Living Room
J Heartonastick keeps raving about Chris Thile and band, so I asked if he would do a guest post. Here it is.....
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Chris Thile is a musician's musician with a music fan's sense of fun.
The mandolinist for hit alt-bluegrass group Nickel Creek recently moved to New York and has started a side project with four other accomplished musicians (on guitar, banjo, bass, fiddle - a pair of them from southern jammers Leftover Salmon). Privately, they're putting together a serious, multi-part suite; publicly, they're having a lot of fun. The group played its first show ever at The Living Room last month to a packed-to-overflowing room, mixing originals, standards, and inspired covers (Radiohead's "Morning Bell," Wilco's "Poor Places"). I personally don't know blue from grass, but thought the show was amazing; the room's collective jaw was on the floor.
Hopefully, this will turn into a monthly residency. They're back again tonight (Dec 22, 2005) with two shows (10PM and 11:15PM). Tix are $12 and are here.
Listen to Thile's "other band": Music Cherry posted Nickel Creek's cover of Britney Spears' Toxic, and here's their Grammy-nominated instrumental Scotch & Chocolate (mp3)
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Tapes 'n Tapes & The best of Gorilla vs Bear
TAPES 'N TAPES (photo via How was the show)
Tapes 'n Tapes are the perfect example of a band that I first heard of on a music blog. Gorilla vs. Bear (GVB) is the perfect example of such a music blog.
It all started on November 3rd when a post on Music for Robots led to a post on Gorilla vs. Bear. He wrote: "...So if you take anything away from this post, it should be that Tapes 'n Tapes is really, really awesome, and that if Music for Robots says a band is good, they probably are...."
AND HE POSTED THESE THREE TRACKS (MP3s)
Insistor
Cowbell
Omaha
The same three tracks have since appeared on Sixeyes and the Rock Insider ranked their album called The Loon #21 on his best albums of the year list. They almost made MOKB's list. And just 20 days after GVB first posted about them, he named them #15 on his top 50 albums of 2005 list (yes, he posted his list WAY early). He also posted a lot of other lists...
GORILLA VS BEAR LISTS
* Top 50 Albums of 2005
* Best Songs of 2005
* Favorite Live shows of 2005
* Favorite EPs of 2005
* Top 5 Arcade Fire shows he saw this year
SO back to Tapes 'N Tapes: I noticed they have some NYC shows coming up - three to be exact. (note: I also just noticed that JERRY YETI ALSO TOOK NOTICE OF THIS)
TNT TOUR DATES
Dec 22 2005 The Varsity Theater Minneapolis, MN
Jan 4 2006 King Club Madison, WI
Jan 5 2006 Quiet Storm Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 7 2006 The Delancey New York, NY
Jan 8 2006 Pianos New York, NY
Jan 9 2006 Mercury Lounge New York, NY
Jan 10 2006 The Fire Philadelphia, PA
Jan 11 2006 Talking Head Club Baltimore, MD
Jan 14 2006 Schubas (Tomorrow Never Knows Fest) Chicago, IL
Jan 20 2006 St. Olaf College (The Paws) Northfield, MN
Feb 3 2006 the Cave (Carleton College) Northfield, MN
Feb 4 2006 Terminal Bar Minneapolis, MN
Mar 10 2006 The Cavern Dallas, TX
For a fourth song and up to the minute TNT tour date info, try their Myspace page.
BONUS: Tapes 'N Tapes Guest Blogged You Ain't No Picasso
BONUS 2: Muzzle of Bees interviewed Chris from Gorilla vs. Bear
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The Comas sign to Vagrant Records | MP3s & Tour Dates
"It's official! The Comas have signed with Vagrant Records. Check out their website here. Snoop around. We'll be in the studio with Bill Racine mid-January. Expect the new album to graciously sweep the nation early next summer. More info will be right here when we have it..." [The Comas]
DOWNLOAD: The Comas Live on KEXP in Seattle 5-06-05 (MP3s)
1 - Intro (Partying Was Not Curbed)
2 - Instrumental
3 - Hologram
4 - Interview (The Night Before)
5 - Moonrainbow
6 - Interview (Cameron's Intervention)
7 - Tonight On The WB
8 - Interview (Traveling In Style)
9 - Last Transmission
10 - Falling
11 - Outro (Watch Out I-5)
OR download the whole thing as a ZIP
More MP3s at their site.
They don't really have tour dates right now, BUT they are playing an acoustic set at Mercury Lounge in NYC on December 29. 2005.
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Test Icicles Tour Update | DFA1979 Remix Video
I just updated the Test Icicles tour dates I posted yesterday with a date at Mercury Lounge and one in Maryland.
Sammy Danger of Test Icicles remixed DFA1979's "Black History Month" and they made it a video (.mov).
Previously
2006 Test Icicles Tour Dates
Annie, Iha, Goldfrapp, DFA, & DFA1979 Remixes | MP3s
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Christmas is Cancelled | MP3s, Links, & The Strike
Due to this $@#$@ transit strike we're dealing with, we have no choice but to postpone Christmas and Hanukkah this year. Download "Christmas in Cancelled" and other alt-Christmas MP3s at songs:illinois.
AND THEN...
* The Strike that Stole Christmas
* When will we see the Flaming Lips' Christmas on Mars?
* Shopping During the Strike Already Down
* Indie music giant Amoeba keeping stockings stuffed
* The Hilton Family Christmas Card
* The Beatles Christmas Recordings
* 100 songs that namecheck Christmas without being Christmas songs
* The He-man & She-ra Christmas Special
* You can't stop NYC
AND rather than compiling most of the new, indieish, free Christmas MP3s hitting my inbox, I can just send you over to Stereogum who has done most of the job for me.
EXCEPT HE MISSED THIS ONE: Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer (MP3) by the Slip (appearing at Southpaw in Brooklyn with Apollo Sunshine 12/30/05).
Now go vote in the URBS. Happy Holidays!
Previously
4 days to shop | 5 days to vote in the URBS
Stars cover Fairytale in New York
Bright Eyes - Blue Christmas MP3, too drunk for VICE
Yo La Tengo 2005 Hanukkah Openers
The Pogues | Fairytale in New York | Holiday MP3s
More (Indie) Christmas MP3 Mixes to Download
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December 21, 2005
Play Napster Trivia | Win Napster Prizes
Napster has a music trivia game that you can play just for fun, or to try and win a free subscription to Napster, an MP3 player and/or a t-shirt. Click on the banner below to play:
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Mike Ladd playing the Kitchen - NYC
"Rapper, musician, and hip-hop conceptualist, Mike Ladd pushes the boundaries of experimental hip-hop with his political and sonic explorations, which he describes as “post-futurist soul music”. Accompanied by a crew of MCs and musicians, Ladd performs songs from his acclaimed Since Infesticons/Majesticons trilogy of albums. This series is based on Ladd’s invented sci-fi narrative that chronicles a fictitious rap battle over hip-hop’s future fought between two rival factions, represented alternatively as the assimilated “commercial mainstream” and the rebellious “underground contingent”. The evening also includes the New York-debut of new tracks from the final trilogy installment, Domesticons."
Tickets on sale - March 9th & 10th @ The Kitchen in NYC
LOOK AT
* Reviews of Father Divine
* Reviews of Negrophilia
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Willy Mason signs to Astralwerks
"The label has just signed Mason, drafting him from the Team Love stables that nurtured him, and will be re-releasing Where The Humans Eat on March 7, 2006...." [CMJ]
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Test Icicles U.S. Tour Dates
Test Icicles are returning.
ANNOUNCED DATES
Wed 03/01/06 Brooklyn, NY Northsix (tickets)
Thur 03/02/06 NY, NY Mercury Lounge
Fri 03/03/06 Philadelphia, PA North Star (tickets)
Sat 03/04/06 Baltimore, MD Sonar
Fri 03/10/06 Silver Lake, CA Spaceland (tickets)
Sat 03/11/06 San Diego, CA The Casbah
Listen @ Myspace.
Previously
Test Icicles vs. Arctic Monkeys
Gothamist reviews Test Icicles
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Shows showing up @ Avalon | Imogen Heap Tour Dates
Avalon used to be Limelight and plans on being the/a "top rock club" in NYC. Imogen Heap had that song in the OC that everyone loved. Imogen Heap plays Avalon on January 11, 2006. All Avalon shows (including RJD2) AND all Imogen Heap 2006 U.S. tour dates below...
AVALON SHOWS (tickets)
Fri 12/30/05 The Juan Maclean (M*ther*f*cker)
Wed 01/11/06 Imogen Heap & Zoe Keating
Thu 01/26/06 Jah Wobble & the English Roots Band
Sat 01/28/06 Action Reaction, Armor For Sleep, Boys Night Out, Chiodos
Sat 02/11/06 Mylo
Sun 02/26/06 Aceyalone & RJD2
Mon 02/27/06 The Black Dahlia Murder/Throwdown With:The Red Chord,The Agony Scene
Sat 03/18/06 Ellen Allien
IMOGEN HEAP JANUARY 2006 TOUR DATES
w/ Zoe Keating
10th New York, NY Late Show with David Letterman Live TV Performance
11th New York, NY Avalon (old Limelight)
12th Toronto, ON El Mocambo Tickets TBC
13th Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
14th Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
15th Baltimore, MD Recher Theatre
17th Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern
18th Detroit, MI Magic Bag
23rd San Diego, CA House Of Blues Tickets TBC
24th Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
25th Los Angeles, CA Last call with Carson Daly Filming only - broadcast date TBC.
26th San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall Tickets TBC
28th Portland, OR Dante's Tickets TBC
29th Seattle, WA Neumo's
Previously
Imogen Heap - Audio & Video Streams
Avalon & Clear Channel to Create "top rock club"
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We are Wolves | More tour dates & reviews
We are Wolves are coming back again.
02/02/06 Toronto, On @ Drake Hotel
02/17/06 Boston, MA @ BIll's Bar
02/18/06 Brooklyn, NY @ Northsix (tickets)
'The Food of the Future' posted some pictures from the recent show at the Hook in Brooklyn, and 'Non-Stop Je Te Plie en Deux' made android1961's list of top 5 albums.
Previously
More We are Wolves Shows & Reviews | Win Tix
We Are Wolves from Montreal | Tour Dates | MP3
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4 days to shop | 5 days to vote in the URBS
You have five days left to vote for the best urban blogs in the world. They make it really easy too. You can just vote in one category if you want (there's a submit button for EACH category). It's much easier to do than the PLUG Awards, but still you should consider taking a second and voting for those too.
HERE ARE SOME GIFT IDEAS...
Jose Gonzalez - Veneer
Order it from Insound or stop by Sound Fix Records in Brooklyn.
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Bruce Springsteen - 30th Anniversary Born to Run box set
Order it from Amazon
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Nirvana - 'With the Lights Out' box set
Order it from Amazon
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Billie Holiday - 'The Ultimate Collection' box set
Order it from Amazon
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Stars playing NYC, cover Pogues' Christmas | MP3
STARS @ MERCURY LOUNGE IN MARCH (more)
The Arts & Crafts crew is on the top of the world. Metric is opening for the Rolling Stones AND headlining Webster Hall in NYC. Broken Social Scene is headlining two nights at Webster. Feist is headlining Webster and Jason Collett is opening. Now Stars have announced that they too are headlining Webster Hall on February 25, 2006. Tickets on sale at Ticketweb.
Stars other/old label is Le Grand Magistery, who for the holidays put out a Christmas CD only available on iTunes. Stars covered The Pogues' "Fairytale in New York" for that CD. Chromewaves has the MP3 of Stars' version for downloasd.
You'll find Pas/Cal on the CD too. Listen to Pas/Cal doing "Silicon Night" at Myspace.
ALSO
* Stars played six nights in a row in Toronto
* 'For the records' reviewed one
MORE STARS TOUR DATES
Wed 02/01/06 Winnipeg, MB Ramada Marlborough
Thu 02/02/06 Saskatoon, SK Louis' Pub
Fri 02/03/06 Regina, SK Distrikt
Sat 02/04/06 Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall
Sun 02/05/06 Edmonton, AB Dinwoodie Lounge
Wed 02/08/06 Seattle, WA Showbox
Thu 02/09/06 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
Sat 02/11/06 Hollywood, CA The Avalon
Wed 02/22/06 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
Previously
The 33 hottest bands in Canada
The Ladies of Broken Social Scene | Fashion Models
Stars @ Summerstage, NYC| pics
The Pogues add 4th NYC Show
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Editors Mercury Lounge on sale at Noon
Tickets on sale at noon for Editors @ Mercury Lounge
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Bright Eyes - Blue Christmas MP3, too drunk for VICE
BTAE has an MP3 of Bright Eyes doing "Blue Christmas". If you read to the end of Tricia Romano's article that's linked in the Jewcy post, you'll read about Conor being denied entrance to VICE's holiday party.
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Perry Farrell sang 'Jane Says' | Jewcy Details
JEWCY @ CROBAR | 12/11/05
"...Farrell performed a prayer that Super Jew advised is not spellable in English: 'You can spell it however you want, really.' (It was 'Avenu Malkenu.') Then Farrell sang 'Jane Says,' and it made me more than a little verklempt. I actually cried...." [More of Tricia's Jewcy experience @ the VV]
Above photo via the NY Times review.
Previously
Perry Farrell, Triumph (dog), Todd Barry...@ Crobar Sunday
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Gwen Stefani Pregnant | Elton John Married
* Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale expecting child
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December 20, 2005
What to expect @ John Waters' Christmas Party
"Well, I have an hour monologue about my obsession with Christmas - about Christmas crime, Christmas presents, about the Christmas tree falling over on my grandma, what I want for Christmas, about Christmas music, about what you should give people for Christmas, how to shoplift at Christmas, how Christmas is good for criminals. It's an all-around Christmas feel-good-feel-bad lecture about how to get through the holidays.... [Says John Waters to the Post]
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Mission of Burma playing Onion Holiday Party
"Burma will be a surprise (well, to most anyways) guest at the Onion's War on Christmas Party on Friday, January 13th at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC." [Thanks Tricia]
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Yo La Tengo 2005 Hanukkah Openers
Opening bands for the eight Yo La Tengo Hanukkah shows have been announced.
December 25 - The Mad Scene
December 26 - PG Six
December 27 - Tortoise
December 28 - The Sun Ra Arkestra under the direction of Marshall Allen
December 29 - Half Japanese
December 30 - Volcano Suns
December 31 - The Scene Is Now
January 1 - Lois
via DW
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David Gilmour Tour Dates | Tickets
Still hoping for another Pink Floyd reunion. In the meantime, "...David Gilmour has confirmed a two-week, five-city tour of North America this spring in support of his upcoming solo album, 'On an Island.'" [Billboard]
April 4-5: New York (Radio City Music Hall)
April 9-10: Toronto (Massey Hall)
April 12-13: Chicago (Rosemont Theatre)
April 16-17: Oakland, Calif. (Paramount Theatre)
April 19: Los Angeles (Kodak Theatre)
April 20: Los Angeles (Gibson Theatre)
Previously
Neil Diamond & Roger Waters | Depressing Songs
Stream new Roger Waters Anti-War Songs
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Jose Gonzalez Tour Dates (again) | New Video
BTAE has an animated video for Jose Gonzalez's Stay in the Shade.
I got in trouble for posting Jose's tour dates the other day. Some of them are still a secret (shhh), but these few should be OK now:
Mon 03/20/06 Hollywood, CA Hotel Cafe
Tue 03/21/06 Los Angeles, CA Echo
Wed 03/22/06 New York, NY Joe's Pub
with The Books
Thu 03/23/06 Boston, MA Museum Of Fine Arts
Fri 03/24/06 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sat 03/25/06 Philadelphia, PA International House
Stay tuned for the rest....
Previously
Jose G & many others announced for SXSW
Jose Gonzalez 2006 U.S. Tour - NYC & SXSW
Jose Gonzalez does Massive Attack's Teardrop | MP3
Sony does Jose Gonzalez | Heartbeats | More Knife
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December 19, 2005
Bono & Bill & Melinda Gates = TIME Persons of the Year
Bono wins. Read the TIME cover story. (via Donewaiting)
Previously
The Arcade Fire performed with U2
David Bowie & Arcade Fire on Time
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MTV, VH1 lay off close to 100 employees
"Viacom's MTV Networks has laid off close to 100 employees, with the cuts affecting multiple divisions and staffers at all levels of the company, sources said." [Hollywood Reporter] (via Defamer)
AND, MTV teams up with Microsoft to beat iTunes AND Ashlee Simpson's Collapse Due To Exhaustion
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The Changes @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics
The Changes from Chicago were in town to play three shows. I caught the third one at Mercury Lounge Saturday night (Dec 17, 2005). "Smooth" comes to mind when trying to describe their show, and a search of their press page does in fact turn up three instances of the word "smooth". Their mostly catchy (smooth) pop songs bring me back to the 80's. Central Village and Underrated Blog were there too.
Previously
The Changes | Tour Dates & MP3s
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Nellie McKay vs Columbia Records | Nellie Wins
Nellie McKay has a new album coming out on Columbia Records on January 3, 2006. At a recent show in California, "the 20-year-old singer, known for her sophisticated pop-cabaret songs, social activism and emotional demeanour, told the audience that she wants her upcoming album, Pretty Little Head, to contain 23 songs and run 65 minutes, but that the label plans to release a 16-song, 48-minute version. She encouraged her fans to write to Columbia in protest, and spelled out the e-mail address of Columbia Records Group Chairman Will Botwin. After berating an audience member who told her to stop talking and sing, McKay appeared to break down in tears...." [The Star Online]
AND: Nellie won.
and the following people were at her recent Mercury Lounge show: The Music Slut, GOPster and Heartonastick.
Previously
Nellie McKay playing Mercury Lounge - Dec. 6th
Nellie McKay | Upcoming Shows
Tibet House Benefit Pics
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Kudu and Brazilian Girls this NYC New Years Eve
Both of Nublu's superstars are playing at least one show each this New Years Eve. Brazilian Girls have two sets booked at CODA - 8PM and 1AM. Advanced tickets are available. KUDU are playing "A Good Old Fashioned New Years Loft Party" with Certainly Sir and Langhorne Slim and lots of DJs at Asterisk (258 Johnson Ave btw Bushwick and White, Brooklyn). It's $20 at the door or $15 with RSVP to rsvp@newreleasenewyork.net. More information at Re:Up.
OR, if the NY Times is to be believed, Nublu is throwing it's own 12-hour party that may or may not include both of those bands...."The tiny spot - no seats, no stage - is planning a 12-hour party (doors open at 8 p.m., live music starts at midnight, $20) tentatively including performances by three of its regular bands, Brazilian Girls, Kudu and Forro in the Dark; the first two are smart funk as imagined by jazz musicians, and Forro in the Dark is a bewitching jam session of accordion-and-percussion music from northeastern Brazil."
Previously
Kudu, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Annie | Win Tickets
Brazilian Girls & Beans playing Southpaw | Kudu Remix
KUDU, Nublu, & a Deli Magazine Show
Nublu 3rd Anniversary Party w/ Brazilian Girls
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Antony Wins! | Top Singles of 2005
Pitchfork published their top 50 singles 2005 today. Antony wins! Kelly Clarkson took the prize on the list with the same title at Stylus
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"Joy Division" to Record New Songs
Hmmm....
Chart Attack: New Order Resurrecting Joy Division
SPIN: Joy (Division) to the World
NME: Joy Division to record new material
In related news, Owen mocks Joy Division suicide, Mark Owen denies making Joy Division joke.
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Editors playing 2 NYC Shows, Album +The Picture & Head Set
You already know Editors are playing Mercury Lounge in NYC on January 20th as part of their first U.S. tour. It ends up they're also playing "The (Dark Room) Annex" on January 21st while they're here. Stay tuned for more details. In related news, Jerry Yeti is very happy that The Picture and Head Set are opening the Mercury show.
PLUS: "EDITORS debut record, The Back Room, which has hit the gold record mark in the UK, is now set to be released in the U.S. in April 2006 on The FADER Label/Kitchenware."
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Ryan Adams "29" | Full Album Streams
Last week Pitchfork gave Ryan Adams' 29, his third album this year, a 6.8. Guardian said 3/5. Popmatters a 5/10. Decide for yourself. Stream the whole album at AOL Music.
OTHER ALBUM STREAMS
* King Kong Soundtrack
* Brokeback Mountain Soundtrack
* Hoodwinked Soundtrack
* Memoirs of a Geisha Soundtrack
* The Producers Soundtrack
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The Hold Steady - NYers of the Year & Video Interview
The Hold Steady made New York Magazine's list of "New Yorkers of the Year". It's part of the magazine's 2005 Culture Awards that also names M.I.A.'s Arular best album.
For more Hold Steady, check out this video interview Spacelab did with Craig Finn and Tad Kubler at First Avenue in the band's original hometown of Minneapolis.
Previously
Hold Steady @ Bowery Ballroom Weekend | Black Mountain a no show
The Hold Steady @ Bowery Ballroom (5/2005). NYC | Pics
My 5 favorite albums of 2005 (so far)
The Hold Steady vs. The Fame
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Odetta playing free afternoon show Wednesday
You might remember Odetta from the Bob Dylan documentary No Direction Home. Her song "The Waterboy" even appears on the soundtrack. in 2000, a remastered version of her cover album, "Odetta sings Dylan" was released on CD. For more Odetta, try "The Essential Odetta".
Her bio describes her as "one of the most important and influential artists of the last century, Odetta was the first solo woman performer to tour the world singing blues, jazz and protest songs while telling the stories of America’s southern experience." Wednesday at 12:30 PM at Winter Garden at the World Financial Center, she'll be singing "selections of folk songs and African-American spirituals celebrating the holiday season from her new album, Gonna Let It Shine, A Concert For The Holidays." It's free.
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Free Springsteen Tribute Show w/ The National & more
On January 14, 2006, the 6th annual New York Guitar Festival kicks off at the World Financial Center Winter Garden with a free gala concert honoring Bruce Springsteen's Landmark 1982 album, Nebraska
Performers:
Laura Cantrell, Dan Zanes, Vernon Reid, Mark Eitzel, Michelle Shocked, Meshell Ndegeocello, The National, Chocolate Genius, Marc Ribot, Martha Wainwright, Jesse Harris, Kevn Kinney, Lenny Kaye, Gary Lucas & Harry Manx
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The New York Guitar Festival 2006 is honoring Bruce Springsteen's 1982 Nebraska album with a free gala concert under the glass atrium of the World Financial Center Winter Garden, 220 Vesey Street, Saturday, January 14, at 8:00pm.
Entitled The Nebraska Project, this 25th anniversary celebration of the classic Bruce Springsteen album features on one stage a distinctive roster of singer-songwriters, bands and instrumentalists. The Nebraska Project opens this year's New York Guitar Festival.
Performing their own arrangements of one of the ten Nebraska songs are Laura Cantrell, Dan Zanes, Vernon Reid, Mark Eitzel, Michelle Shocked, Meshell Ndegeocello, The National, Chocolate Genius, Marc Ribot, Martha Wainwright, Jesse Harris, Kevn Kinney, Lenny Kaye, Gary Lucas and Harry Manx.
"Sometimes a recording artist's demo versions of songs are more brilliant than the final studio product. Nebraska is one of those moments in music history," said David Spelman, Artistic Director of the New York Guitar Festival. In 1982, Springsteen chose to release the demo versions of his newest songs, recorded with only acoustic or electric guitar, harmonica, and vocals, as his sixth album, Nebraska. The rest is history. www.brucespringsteen.net
The song and artist run down for The Nebraska Project:
Nebraska . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle Shocked www.michelleshocked.com
Atlantic City . . . . . . . . . . .Jesse Harris www.jesseharrismusic.com
Mansion on the Hill . . . . . The National www.americanmary.com
Johnny 99 . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chocolate Genius www.chocolate-genius.com
Highway Patrolman . . . . .Martha Wainright www.marthawainwright.com
w/ Marc Ribot www.marcribot.com
State Trooper . . . . . . . . . .Dan Zanes www.festivalfive.com
w/Vernon Reid www.vernon-reid.com
Used Cars . . . . . . . . . . . . Laura Cantrel www.lauracantrell.com
Open All Night . . . . . . . . .Meshell Ndegeocello www.meshell.com
My Father's House . . . . . Mark Eitzel www.markeitzel.com
or www.american-music-club.com
Reason to Believe . . . . . . .Kevn Kinney www.kevnkinney.com
w/ Lenny Kaye (well-known as Patti Smith's guitarist)
Plus instrumental interludes by Gary Lucas www.garylucas.com,
Harry Manx www.harrymanx.com, and Marc Ribot www.marcribot.com.
The New York Guitar Festival was founded in 1999 by musician and producer David Spelman to broaden the public's appreciation for the guitar. The Festival fosters emerging talent, supports innovative collaborations among outstanding nationally known artists, and commissions new works. Look for 60 guitarists, performing 20 shows at 7 venues between January 14 and February 8, 2006, including the ever-popular Guitar Marathon, performances by Bill Frissell, Daniel Lanois, and much, much more. Visit www.newyorkguitarfestival.org for complete line-up and details.
Previously
A McGarrigle Christmas w/ Martha Wainwright | CD/Tix
The National playing the Plug Awards
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