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April 15, 2006
Human Television @ Rare, NYC | pics
I'm listening to the new Human Television album as I write this - I still love it. Maybe they didn't soundcheck, or maybe Rare is a hard place to play - it seemed too loud and I could barely hear the vocals (neither could Steve) - not sure the band could hear each other either. So, it was a sadly disappointing show last night (April 14, 2006), but it was also the first time I'd seen them - I have nothing to compare it to. Jerry was at their recent Mercury Lounge show and attributes some of the awkwardness to the band not having played together in a while.
From Rare it was off to Bowery for Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.
Previously
Band of Horses | Everything All the Time - Album Stream | Human Television shows
Human Television | Look at Who You're Talking To
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Gogol Bordello played Warsaw, playing Irving Plaza
While you were celebrating the Passover miracle, Heartonastick and Brooklyn Ski Club were celebrating the Gogol Bordello miracle. Tickets are on sale for Gogol Bordello at Irving Plaza on June 9, 2006. That's a new date. All their old dates are done.
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Pitchfork vs Intonation vs Lollapalooza
"Pitchfork 'wanted complete creative control, and Intonation had worked hard to create a brand for itself,' Intonation co-founder Jonathan Singer says. 'There's been a tremendous amount of confusion (to the public). We didn't contractually preclude them from doing their own festival. We just didn't know that it would happen.'" [Reuters/Billboard] (thx MOB)
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's biggest critics always point to the bands unaffectionate live show. I've never been on the side of the haters, but I'll even admit that I witnessed a whole new Alec Ounsworth last night (April 14, 2006) at Bowery Ballroom in NYC. Maybe it was alcohol that loosened up the otherwise shy frontman. Maybe constant touring has him more comfortable on the stage (most of the negative reviews came after the new band was hurled into the spotlight). Whatever it was, I felt like Alec and band were happy to be there, and appreciative of both the crowd and openers. Alec even jokingly introduced the third song as "the third song".
One of my first distinct memories of CYHSY was their show (a WHOLE year ago) at Crash Mansion for Nora's birthday party. The band went on LATE, and the small crowd, who stuck around, was having their own little satan-said-dance party. The band and the crowd were equally into it. A lot of that energy was lost post-Pitchfork. Like all big buzz bands, arms-crossed specators take over the shows for a while. Then the bands with mainstream appeal hit frat-house status, and the rowdier craigslist-ticket-purchasing alcohol-buying, not-so-often-show-going crowd moves in. Hipsters complain, but the crowd reverts to a state closer to the original. The band feels it. People are dancing again. Not all of CYHSY's songs make me want to dance, but last night, at times at least, people were moving.
They didn't start playing until almost midnight. The show ended at 1:00. I'm bad at figuring stuff like that out, but according to Eric, they played every song on the album. The encore was three songs, and it was the encore that I loved the most. First they came out and played "Clap Your Hands" - yeah, that's the carnival barker intro that you start skipping over by the fifth time you've heard the album. It was awesome - I think everyone in the place was smiling. Then came a new song ("Me and You Watson") that has me convinced their next album will be as good, or better, than their first one. They closed with "Heavy Metal". It may have even been the same exact setlist as the March 8th show that's streaming over at NPR.
Previously
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY | pics
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ South Street Seaport
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Mercury Lounge | Pics
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Nick Sylvester speaks
2006 PLUG AWARDS (more)
NICK SYLVESTER: IN JANUARY I PITCHED A BOOK REVIEW OF THE BOOK CALLED THE GAME TO ED PARK, WHOSE THE BOOK EDITOR AND ESSAYS EDITOR I HAD WORKED WITH A BUNCH ON TRENDCOLLAPSING PIECES, REVERSE TREND PIECES WHERE THE TRENDS REPORTED ON BEFORE IT TAKES PLACE, STUFF LIKE THAT....
Nick Sylvester tells his story to the Game, starts new Riff Raff blog.
Previously
The Voice : Letters to the Editor
Nick Sylvester Quits Pitchfork over Voice Scandal
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chk chk chk (!!!) Playing Northsix | Tickets
Tickets are on sale for !!! @ Northsix June 11, 2006 (thx Chris!!!)
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April 14, 2006
Radiohead's 2006 U.S. Tour Dates so far
If I compile what More Cowbell, the Chicago Sun Times, and Billboard said, I get this:
RADIOHEAD 2006 TOUR DATES
Jun 17 - Bonnarroo
Jun 19 - Auditorium Theater, Chicago
Jun 20 - Auditorium Theater, Chicago
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Stream new Mission of Burma @ pretentious Wiki thing
Actually they're calling it pretentious themselves: The Mission of Burma wiki "will also double at the spot where we will reveal 8 songs from band's new album 'The Obliterati' in a most pretentious manner. This coincides with the 'A Time To Punctuate' subscription series that is being made available by Matador Records - an even more pretentious record label."
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Emily Haines solo album and another Amy Millan track
Metric's Emily Haines has a solo album coming on September 26th. Stars' Amy Milan now has TWO solo tracks streaming at her Myspace.
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Bands - pay your taxes, sign up for CMJ
BANDS: CMJ Music Marathon 2006 (early pricing) = $30.00. The price will increase to $45 after April 15. Save $15!
AND, I recently realized that CMJ is an EXTRA DAY this year.
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3 interesting Friday night NYC shows
* Doveman + Spielerfrau + Oren Bloedow Easter Spectacular @ Tonic
* Diane Cluck + The Redcoats Are Coming! + Miguel Mendez + Oakley Hall @ Brooklyn Lyceum - it's a benefit.
* The one at Rare
CYHSY also plays the first of two nights at Bowery Ballroom tonight.
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Guns N' Roses playing Hammerstein Ballroom! | Touring
Guns N' (fuckin) Roses (aka Axl and friends) are playing two nights in a row at NYC's Hammerstein Ballroom - that's May 15th & 17th, 2006. Tickets are on sale Friday the 21st.
GUNS N ROSES
Mon 05/15/06 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
Wed 05/17/06 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
No other U.S. dates yet. Worldwide dates below....
Mon 05/15/06 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
Wed 05/17/06 New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
Sat 05/27/06 Lisbon, POR World Stage - Bela Vista Park
Fri 06/09/06 Dublin, IRE RDS Arena
Sun 06/11/06 Donington, UK Donington Park
Tue 06/13/06 Prague, CZE Sazka Arena
Thu 06/15/06 Warsaw, POL Legia Stadium
Tue 06/20/06 Paris, FRA Palais Omnisports
Mon 06/26/06 Stockholm, SWE Stockholm Globe Arena
Sun 07/02/06 Nijmegen, NET Goffert Park
Wed 07/05/06 Helsinki, FIN Hartwall Arena
Thu 07/06/06 Helsinki, FIN Hartwall Arena
Previously
Guns N' Roses | Chinese Democracy (leak)
The Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-GnR-Satanicide Connection
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Wilco playing Prospect Park in July
July 13, 2006: Prospect Park Bandshell, Brooklyn, NY - WILCO (Thx Matt!)
Add that to the list.
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303s + Human Television + Bravo Silva + Baby Dayliner tonight
The lineup at Rare (NYC) tonight is:
8:00: The 303s
9:00: Human Televison
10:00: Bravo Silva
11:00 Baby Dayliner
12:00: The Fire and Reason
DOWNLOAD: Lines of Parallel Minds by the 303s (MP3)
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Pitchfork gets Os Mutantes | Secret Guests?
Pitchfork just added Os Mutantes to their festival lineup that already includes Silver Jews, Spoon, Yo La Tengo, and tons of others. That means that people that can get to Chicago without buying a plane ticket are getting a really good deal....
WEBSTER HALL, NYC
PITCHFORK FESTIVAL, CHICAGO
AND: I have NO IDEA if this is true, but "sandra" left a comment in my previous Os Mutantes post that says "my sources tell me there are going to be incredible surprise guest performances" (at the Webster Hall show). David Byrne maybe? Anyone have any info? Are they just trying to sell more tickets?
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GRRR: Land of Talk dropped from Rainer Maria tour
I'm unhappy to report that Rainer Maria DROPPED Land of Talk from their tour.
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Knitting Factory on the radio & other news
* Knitting Factory concerts to be broadcast on satellite
* David Lee Roth's radio show struggling :(
* Satellite Radio Awareness Climbs To 61%
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Neko Case, Band of Horses, & Elbow | Radio MP3s
MP3s TO GET
* Band of Horses on KEXP
* Neko Case, NPR Live Concert Series, Part III
* Neko Case, NPR Live Concert Series, Part II
* Neko Case, NPR Live Concert Series, Part I
* Elbow on KCRW
Previously
Neko Case not a diva | Concert streaming on NPR
Monday MP3s
Updated Band of Horses tour Dates | tix on sale
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Ladytron prefers Irving Plaza
"Well, we preferred Irving plaza to Bowery Ballroom to be honest." [Ladytron to Gothamist]
Previously
Ladytron | April 2006 Tour Dates
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free Copyright Symposium w/ Lawrence Lessig, Art Spiegelman, etc...
"NYU Humanities is throwing a copyright symposium with everyone from Larry Lessig to comics giant Art Spiegelman (Maus), McArthur-winning science fiction writer Jonathan Lethem (Fortress of Solitude), Judge Alex Kozinski, Siva Vaidhyanathan and the head of the Andy Warhol Foundation" [Boing Boing]
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On!Air!Library! now Daylight's For The Birds | MP3s & Tour Dates
I just learned from Chromewaves (missed it at Jinners) that On!Air!Library! had a few member changes, and now they're called Daylight's For The Birds. They've got four dreamy songs streaming (and for download) on their MySpace page. More love at Gorilla vs Bear.
DFTB TOUR DATES
Apr 18 2006 Tonic New York, NY w/ Yvel and Michael Leviton
May 25 2006 Northsix Brooklyn, NY
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Lifetime @ Emo's, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics PART 3
Previously
Lifetime still cool | playing Court Tavern
Lifetime @ Emo's, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics PART 2
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DJs Aziz Ansari, Ramesh & friends | Voxtrot Afterparty pics
DJs Finger on the Pulse (as seen on Gothamist Wednesday) & Mike Nouveau helped throw together a last-minute Voxtrot afterparty at White Rabbit (on Houston) Monday night (April 10, 2006). Voxtrot's singer Ramesh and comedian Aziz Ansari helped Nouveau and FOP's 'never forget' and 'terry diabolik' man the decks laptops. I was there for a few minutes, but it was Roger Kisby who took these cool pictures.
RAMESH & AZIZ
HOW MANY DJS DOES IT TAKE TO...
Friday night 'Finger on the Pulse' are hosting/DJing a party in Williamsburg with "local models and employees" wearing stuff, and free alcohol and what not. Click for flyer.
Previously
Voxtrot @ Factory People, Austin, TX (SXSW) pics
Aziz Ansari & David Cross @ UCB Theatre, NYC | pics
Element Open | Larry Tee - Bank & Nouveau
Bravo Silva's guitars stolen? | Finger on the Pulse
Chin Up Chin Up vs. Voxtrot (part 2) | Pic
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Hip Hop Summit - "Get Your Money Right" | free tickets
The "New York Hip Hop Summit" is happening at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on April 22nd at noon. I don't completely understand what it is, but it says to "Join Russell Simmons and Dr. Ben Chavis as they share their experiences and knowledge on how to 'Get Your Money Right.' Additional hip-hop artists and celebrities to be announced!" and VIBE says "Three 6 Mafia, along with other artists like Don Omar, MC Lyte, Obie Trice and Doug E. Fresh, will be part of the panel to discuss debt, banking, credit scores, wealth and other financial aspects of life." You can print a free 'first come first serve' ticket here.
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April 13, 2006
Baby Dayliner & Alan Astor | MP3s, Tour Dates
BABY DAYLINER & ALAN ASTOR (no relation)
DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
At Least by Baby Dayliner (from his new album out May 2nd)
Fantastic Fantasy (live in NYC) by Alan Astor (classic track)
BABY DAYLINER TOUR DATES
4-14 (FRIDAY NIGHT) - Rare, NYC
ALAN ASTOR TOUR DATES
5-20 - Cake Shop NYC w/Professor Murder, Mixel Pixel
7-12 - Middle East Upstairs Boston w/Corn Mo, Mixel Pixel
Previously
Baby Dayliner, Bling Kong, Hair Supply
I saw Alan Astor in Montreal
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TVOTR & Celebration playing in Brooklyn tonight
This is really last minute - according to Union Pool's Myspace page, TV on the Radio, Celebration, and Dragons of Zynth are playing there tonight (April 13). (thx Nick - via PS)
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RIP Nikki Sudden | His final days | reviews, photos, video, MP3s
DOWNLOAD: New York by Nikki Sudden (MP3)
"Do I have to die to be popular?" [Nikki Sudden to Metro Times]
SWELL MAPS
Nikki Sudden (July 19, 1956 – March 26, 2006) born Adrian Nicholas Godfrey in London, was a prolific British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He co-founded the post-punk band Swell Maps whilst attending Solihull School in Solihull. Following the band's break-up in 1980 he started a solo career, as well as releasing records with Dave Kusworth as the The Jacobites." [Wikipedia]
"Cult British musician Nikki Sudden died Sunday (March 26) after a show the night before at New York's Knitting Factory, Billboard.com has learned. He was 49." [CNN]
Nikki was out for drinks with photographer Andrew Bicknell a few days before he died. Andrew posted a picture from that night to his Flickr account.
Knitting Factory was Nikki's last show, but it was just one of three NYC dates he played during his final days.
NIKKI SUDDEN @ CAKE SHOP | MARCH 24, 2006
NIKKI'S FINAL TOUR DATES (copy & pasted from his site)
- 23 March - Fat Baby 112 Rivington St (212) 533-1888 - $8 Nikki Sudden & The Bruised Poets w/VietNam, The Lords & Electric Shadows
- 24 March - Cake Shop, 152 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002 (solo acoustic Record Shop Instore - starts @ 6) NEW!!!
- 25 March - Knitting Factory NY, 74 Leonard Street, New York NY 10013 - (Nikki Sudden’s New York City Bash!)
NIKKI SUDDEN @ CAKE SHOP | MARCH 24, 2006
Punkcast was at the cake shop show: "...Of course, many wanted to hear Swell Maps classics, and he obliged with several including their very first single 'Read With Seymour'. I've seen Nikki a few times over the last few years, but this was definitely the best, with him playing intimately for an attentive audience that was well familiar with his material. It is poetic irony that I suspect would give him a chuckle that his cause of death was reportedly an enlarged heart...." [PUNKCAST EVEN TAPED THE CAKE SHOP SHOW]
NIKKI SUDDEN & EVAN DANDO @ KNITTING FACTORY | MARCH 25, 2006 (cred)
New York Night Train reports on Fat Baby & Knitting Factory: "Last night a friend of mine sent me a digital picture of Evan Dando on stage with Nikki Sudden's band at the Knitting Factory (see top of page). As the picture came through on my phone, a member of Vietnam told me a bit about their last minute show opening for Sudden at the Fat Baby two nights before – how they backed him up on a song and how he looked near-death..." [New York Night Train]
The Village Voice has reports from the Knitting Factory too: ".....Sudden played to the scarcely two dozen people just the same as if he had been performing for the sold-out capacity crowd squeezed in upstairs to see flavor-of-the-week the Gossip. Overdose rumors abound on the Internet—that morass of misinformation—but the medical examiner's office has yet to determine the cause of death. What is for certain is that the 49-year-old singer-guitarist passed at some time shortly after the show...." [Village Voice]
One new fan Amy randomly made it to the Knitting Factory show "...I was not a fan until Saturday, March 25, my birthday. Early morning, March 26, a friend and I stopped off at the Knitting Factory before going home. Not knowing who was playing, I asked the bouncers if it was worth going into the club and one of them chimed in enthusiastically, 'the set is almost finished but you should check out the band playing on the ___ floor. Great sound.' So we went in and sat almost directly in front of Nikki Sudden (hence I feel the need to share this). There was someone on the side of the stage videotaping the set. We heard two songs - I think the last song was Sympathy for The Devil. Midway through the first song I looked over at my friend and said what a great way to end the night - their amazing." [Lots more discussion at I Love Music]
DOWNLOAD: When Angels Die (Acoustic) by Nikki Sudden (MP3)
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Wolfmother to Webster Hall | more 2006 Tour Dates
WOLFMOTHER @ BOWERY BALLROOM | APRIL 11, 2006 (cred)
Australia's Wolfmother keep on tourin', and they've gone from Mercury Lounge to Webster Hall in less than 4 months (and they didn't even skip step 2). Is Roseland next for them?
ARCTIC MONKEYS 2005-2006, NYC
Nov 15 - Mercury Lounge
Nov 16 - Bowery Ballroom
Mar 25 - Webster Hall
Jun 14 - Roseland
WOLFMOTHER 2006, NYC
Feb 20 - Mercury Lounge
Apr 11 - Bowery Ballroom
June 3 - Webster Hall (w/ Psychic Ills)
????? ? - Roseland?
All Wolfmother tour dates below...
WOLFMOTHER TOUR DATES
Fri 14-Apr-06 - Altanta - The Drunken Unicorn
Thu 20-Apr-06 - Camden Crawl
Fri 21-Apr-06 - Sheffield - Leadmill
Sat 22-Apr-06 - London - Alexandra Palace (w/Kaiser Chiefs)
Wed 26-Apr-06 - London - Koko SOLD OUT
Sat 29-Apr-06 - Coachella
Sat 6-May-06 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom
Sun 7-May-06 - Austin, TX - The Parish
Tue 9-May-06 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
Tue 16-May-06 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
Thu 18-May-06 - Chicago, IL - Smart Bar
Fri 19-May-06 - Milwaukee, WI - The Rave II
Sat 20-May-06 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
Mon 22-May-06 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
Tue 23-May-06 - Salt Lake City, UT - Club Sound
Thu 25-May-06 - Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
Fri 26-May-06 - Sasquatch Music Festival
Sat 27-May-06 - Vancouver, BC - Richards on Richards
Tue 30-May-06 - Montreal, QC - Le National
Wed 31-May-06 - Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club
Fri 2-Jun-06 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of the Living Arts
Sat 3-Jun-06 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
Tue 6-Jun-06 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
Wed 7-Jun-06 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
Thu 8-Jun-06 - Atlanta, GA - The Loft At Earthlink Live
Wed 14-Jun-06 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
Previously
The Black Lips who opened for Wolfmother @ Mercury Lounge
Tickets back on sale - Stills, Wolfmother
Wolfmother @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics
Australia's Wolfmother 2006 US Tour Dates | J Award
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The Black Lips @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics
DOWNLOAD I've got a knife (MP3)
"Their domain is the garage, bitch—not some enchanted forest. They're fucked-up, Atlanta-bred, corn-fed Pucks, bedraggled in flannel." [Village Voice]
"For the record, yes, a Black Lips dude peed in his own mouth and spit it on the crowd or so I was told. Gross." [Loose Record]
Their show opening for Wolfmother at Mercury Lounge started off like a pretty normal (punk?) rock show at Mercury Lounge. It was towards the end that two of them started making out, and then the one with the "K" hat peed in his own mouth. (Feb 20, 2006)
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The Boy Least Likely To | May-June 2006 Tour Dates
Tickets for the Boy Least Likely To's June 13th show at Knitting Factory in NYC go on sale Friday. All dates below...
TBLLT TOUR DATES
5/30/06 – Vancouver, BC @ Plaza Club
5/31/06 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
6/1/06 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
6/2/06 - San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
6/3/06 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Roxy
6/6/06 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
6/8/06 - Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
6/9/06 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
6/10/06 – Toronto, ON @ Revival
6/11/06 - Montreal, QC @ Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire
6/12/06 – Boston, MA @ TT The Bears
6/13/06 - New York, NY @ Knitting Factory
Previously
The Boy Least Likely To played R&R
The Boy Least Likely To | Touring with James Blunt
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Mystery Jets @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics
Mystery Jets seem good. I just don't enjoy their music that much. I wanted to like them when I heard them making all this well orchestrated noise on stage, but the songs ultimately just left me bored. J properly described them as a 'prog' band which isn't a label you'd normally associate with a band so heavily endorsed by NME.
Noisettes and Land of Talk played before them (March 24, 2006). After the show I booked over to Love is All at Knitting Factory. Land of Talk and Love is All were my favorites of the night (Land of Talk Talk Talk...).
Sound Bites has another review. Same with music slut and Chris Music Snobbery.
Previously
Land of Talk playing w/ Mystery Jets & Noisettes
Mystery Jets live MP3s | NME
The Mystery Jets | Tour Dates, NYC, SXSW, and an EP
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King Dork | Litzkrieg Bop Blog Book Tour | Part 4
Like Gawker, Stereogum, and Largehearted Boy before me, I thought this King Dork blog book tour thing was a cool idea. The following guest post is part 4 of a 5 blog series by Andrew Krucoff...
Frank Portman (Dr. Frank of the Mr. T Experience) is the author of King Dork, a story that revolves around Tom Henderson (a.k.a. King Dork, Chi-mo, Hender-fag, and Sheepie) who is a typical American high school loser until he discovers his deceased father's copy of The Catcher in the Rye, which will change the world as he knows it. He soon finds himself in the middle of several interlocking conspiracies and at least half a dozen mysteries involving dead people, naked people, fake people, ESP, blood, a secret code, guitars, monks, witchcraft, the Bible, girls, the Crusades, a devil head, and rock and roll. And it all looks like it's just the tip of a very odd iceberg of clues that may very well unravel the puzzle of his father's death and reveal the secret to attracting semi-hot girls. Early reviews are here and here. Welcome to the King Dork blog book tour, previous stops include Gawker, Stereogum, and Largehearted Boy.
::: First, watch the book's unofficial video "trailer" (YouTube) and listen to Dr. Frank read a passage about the main character's step-father who is affectionately called "Little Big Tom" (MP3).
Now we move on to the musically-reclined Q&A section, but unlike previous days, we literally mean one Q and one A in this case. Don't worry though, it's a doozy one-two suckerpunch.
In several of the book's scenes, high school sophomore Tom Henderson (a.k.a. King Dork, Chi-mo, Hender-fag, and Sheepie) watches horror movies with the tv volume down but the stereo up. Creature Features include: Invasion of the Body Snatchers with Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy), Rosemary's Baby with Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and Evil Dead II with Rattus Norvegicus. Oddly, you don't mention any such connections in the book, but do you have some Wizard of Oz/Dark Side of the Moon-esque revelations to share?
You know, I didn't actually test this out. But let's try. Sabbath Bloody Sabbath with Rosemary's Baby, starting now!
Beginning "Sabbath Bloody Sabbath" on credits. Ozzy starts singing precisely when Ruth Gordon's name appears. Coincidence?
Man, I never realized till now how much that dual warped-guitar solo sounds just like you're going up in an elevator to look at an apartment. Spooky.
Mia Farrow's smile is really freaking me out in a whole new way.
During the line "God knows as your dog knows," Guy makes a joke about marijuana and slaps Rosemary's butt on the word "dog."
Oh wow, Guy and Mr. Nicklas are trying to lift the mysterious piece of furniture just as "National Acrobat" begins.
And now Rosemary and Guy are starting to do it at the precise point where the guitar solo begins.
This post-solo riffage actually works great as a soundtrack to all the guys rolling out the rug and bringing in the furniture.
I'll say this: the laundry room scene is way more touching with "Fluff" playing over it. You'd almost think Rosemary and Terri Gionnoffrio are going to start to make out or something. They are looking at each other very tenderly. But no, now Rosemary is making out with Guy again.
Christ, how long is this song? OK, now it's over.
Another great moment: the "Sabbra Cadabra" riffs kick in just as Minnie and Roman come walking down the street.
Ruth Gordon is onscreen quite a bit now: it almost sounds like the song is about her. Is there some kind of Ozzy and Maude thing going on here?
Now it's "Killing Yourself to Live" and I have this sudden mental image of Chuck Klosterman. Unfortunate. Yet it is so cute how Rosemary can't quite manage to cut her meat while she discusses Catholicism with Roman Castavets.
Now Rosemary is taking off her stocking, but nothing special happens during "Who Are You?" In other words, she's not getting the Ruth Gordon treatment at all.
Another nice scene: we hear "everyone just gets on top of you/the pain begins to eat your pride" as Rosemary turns to watch Guy walk away after learning that Donald Baumgart has gone blind. She looks exactly like a woman whose pain has just begun to eat her pride. Now Hutch is gesturing with his pipe and it almost looks as if he is saying "looking for today" over and over. Guy taps the calendar in the outro. (Get it? Calendar - "Looking for Today"... Kind of heavy handed.)
The dream sequence actually works pretty well with "Spiral Architect" but the album ends about halfway through it, just as Rosemary's clothes are being removed. If you stop there, it's kind of an uplifting ending. "I look upon my earth and feel the warmth and know that it is good." It has a "love is all around, you're gonna make it after all" vibe. We never get to the guy in the devil suit and "this is no dream this is really happening."
I'm not sure what to make of all this, but I'm sticking with the theory that Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a coded audio mash note to Ruth Gordon. Check it out yourself: it's pretty obvious once you notice it.
::: Frank performs a previously unreleased song from the book, "Gooey Glasses" (acoustic). Thanks for coming out, everybody.
The Litzkrieg Bop Blog Book Tour for King Dork concludes tomorrow on the Jane Mag Guest Blog.
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Free Franz Ferdinand show for MySpace users tomorrow
Franz Ferdinand are playing a free show at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC tomorrow (Friday, April 14). You need to make myspace.com/secretshows your best friend, print your MySpace profile, and get to Tower Records (692 Broadway) ASAP to get a wristband. Full details at Central Village.
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April 12, 2006
Tom Verlaine & TELEVISION playing shows | new CDs
TOM VERLAINE
"Tom Verlaine is a singer, songwriter and guitarist, probably best-known as a founder of Television." [Wikipedia]
He "will release two albums simultaneously in Spring 2006. 'Around', a 16-song instrumental set and 'Songs And Other Things', his first vocal album since The Wonder (1990) will be released on Thrill Jockey in late April." [The Wonder - a Tom Verlaine site]
TOM VERLAINE TOUR DATES
Mon May 15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Tue May 16 Philadelphia, PA - Theater of the Living Arts (tix)
Thu May 18 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (tix)
TELEVISION
"The original line up of art-punk pioneers Television play the Phoenix on June 9 as part of North By Northeast (NXNE). It's the first time the group has performed in Canada since 1992, when they re-formed in support of their self-titled third album. Tix, $39.50, go on sale tomorrow at Ticketmaster....
The group, featuring singer/guitarist Tom Verlaine, guitarist Richard Lloyd, drummer Billy Ficca, and ex-Blondie bassist Fred Smith, is best known for the revolutionary 1977 debut release Marquee Moon. Verlaine will also be the subject of the NXNE celebrity interview at 2-3:30 p.m. on June 9 at the Holiday Inn with only NXNE delegates able to attend." [Toronto Sun]
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Top 5 CBGB Bands & more pics from Monday
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The National playing Bowery Ballroom
The National are playing Bowery Ballroom on May 21st. No other tour dates right now besides a few in the UK and the Pitchfork Festival in July.
Previously
pics of The National hangin' w/ Bruce Springsteen
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More Scissor Sisters tickets on sale
more tickets were released for Scissor Sisters @ Bowery. (thx all)
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UPDATE: Lady Sovereign playing w/ The Streets & Summerstage too
1) Lady Sovereign is opening for the Streets at every one of those shows.
2) Lady Sovereign is playing Central Park Summerstage on July 30, 2006. Summer post updated.(thx Eddy)
more lady dates below...
NON-STREETS LADY SOVEREIGN DATES
04-29 Indio, CA - Coachella
07-05 Kristiansand, Norway - Quart Festival
07-30 New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage
08-4-6 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
08-12 Tokyo, Japan - Summer Sonic
08-13 Osaka, Japan - Summer Sonic
(as seen on pf)
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The Streets | 2006 Tour Dates | Webster Hall
Tricia Rom & Lady Sov - BFF | Winter Music Conference
Lady Sovereign on the streets of Austin | SXSW 2006
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The Streets | 2006 Tour Dates | Webster Hall
The Streets (Mike Skinner) are/is touring the USA in June in conjunction with their/his appearance at the VICE curated Intonation Festival. On June 27th, they/he'll be at Webster Hall in NYC. All dates below...
STREETS DATES
Wed - 06/07/06 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
Thu - 06/08/06 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Fri - 06/09/06 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
Sat - 06/10/06 - Los Angeles, CA - Music Box @ Fonda
Wed - 06/14/06 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
Fri - 06/16/06 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
Sun - 06/18/06 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music Festival
Wed - 06/21/06 - Boston, MA - Avalon
Thu - 06/22/06 - Montreal, QC - Spectrum De Montreal
Fri - 06/23/06 - Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
Sat - 06/24/06 - Chicago, IL - VICE Intonation Festival
Tue - 06/27/06 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
thank you Thighs Wide Shut.
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Bloc Party & The Streets headlining VICE Intonation Festival
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Land of Talk playing w/ Rainer Maria | Tour Dates
LAND OF TALK @ MERCURY LOUNGE (more)
LAND OF TALK'S NYC DATES
Apr 17 - Gothamist Movable Hype @ Knitting Factory WITH Cloud Cult
May 19 - live on the radio
May 20 - opening for Rainer Maria & Ambulette @ Bowery Ballroom
Land of Talk scored some sweet opening spots on Rainer Maria's upcoming tour. All Rainer Maria & Land of Talk dates below...
RAINER MARIA TOUR DATES
Apr 20 Black Cat Washington, DC
Apr 21 College of William and Mary Williamsburg, VA
Apr 22 Wetlands Carrboro, NC
Apr 23 Eyedrum Atlanta, GA
Apr 25 The Social Orlando, FL
Apr 26 Common Grounds Gainesville, FL
Apr 27 Red Star Bar Baton Rouge, LA
Apr 28 Walters on Washington Houston, TX
Apr 29 Dan Silverleaf Denton, TX
Apr 30 Emo's Austin, TX
May 2 Modified Phoenix, AZ
May 3 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
May 4 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA
May 5 Doug Fir Portland, OR
May 6 Paradox Seattle, WA
May 7 TBA Vancouver, BC
May 10 Triple Rock *EARLY SHOW!* Minneapolis, MN
May 11 Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL
May 12 Beat Kitchen Chicago, IL
May 13 Grog ShoP Cleveland, OH
May 14 Blind Pig Ann Arbor, MI
RAINER MARIA & LAND OF TALK TOUR DATES
May 15 Horseshoe Toronto, ON
May 16 El Salon Montreal, QC
May 20 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
May 21 First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
JUST LAND OF TALK
May 17 Main Hall, Montreal ( Showcasing the nominees for the Alex Soria Memorial Award: Katie Moore, Adam Brown, Land of Talk and more, which is a MIMI or Montreal Independent Music Initiative award..)
May 19 on KEXP
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Land of Talk @ Fat Baby, NYC | pics
Rainer Maria performing in Union Square today
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RSVP for free show w/ Burnside Project, We are Americana
QUICK FACT: When DJ Jess isn't DJing and photographing NYC hipster parties, he's playing at them in his band We are Americana.
We are Americana, Burnside Project, Mutronium, Mixel Pixel, and Mesmer are playing Crash Mansion in NYC on April 21st. The admission is $10; however, you can get for FREE on the underbelly guest list by sending an e-mail to rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com. Open bar from 9 to 10pm.
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KEXP in NYC May 15-19 | Sign up
SUFJAN STEVENS PERFORMING FOR KEXP (more)
KEXP will be broadcasting from Gigantic Studios in NYC from May 15-19, 2006. Twenty bands including We are Scientists, Ambulance Ltd, French Kicks, Dr. Dog, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Teenage Prayers, The Mugs, Ghostland Observatory and Land of Talk will be playing live on the air. (Though I personally get an error when I try to submit...) You can sign up to attend on their website.
Previously
Voxtrot on KEXP - the MP3s
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Willie Nile revival | Living Room show
"A revival of the Willie's is happening right before our eyes. Willie Nelson released his gay cowboy song on itunes a couple weeks ago and now Willie Nile has released an album February 21. I went to Mercury Lounge last night to see this rock icon perform...." [One leg of a tripod]
DOWNLOAD
Back Home (not Dylan)
Cell Phones Ringing (In the Pockets of the Dead)
(more music streaming @ NPR)
It was the recent Mercury Lounge show, and a Housing Works benefit show around the same time, that got rock 'icon' Willie Nile on my radar. Check out the above MP3s and the below celebrity endoresements....
Bono, Lou Reed, and Little Steven are all vocal fans. Jakob Dylan appears on his new CD.
Willie "has recorded and played live with The Who, Ringo Starr, Lucinda Williams, Roger McGuinn, Barenaked Ladies, Tori Amos, Richard Thompson, The Clash, Elvis Costello, The Pretenders, Loudon Wainwright, The Band, John Mellencamp, and many others. Several bands and musicians have recorded his songs including the Hooters, Richie Havens, and Curtis Stigers." [Willie Nile fan page]
On April 26th, he's playing the Living Room in NYC (with Rich Pagano and Jimmy Vivino as his band I think) (and Kieran Mcgee as opener). It's been on sale for a while. Maybe it hasn't sold out yet because he "was an up-and-coming singer-songwriter in the 1980s, but he never really arrived, and then he mostly disappeared for a long time......isn’t really very original.....is a poser on the politically conscious tip... he does a song called 'The Day I Saw Bo Diddley in Washington Square' and fails to have any actual Bo Diddley in it..." (this all from a GOOD Popmatters review)
Nile also plays MA on the 26th. Check his tour dates page for more info.
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Maceo Parker 2006 Tour Dates | Celebrate Brooklyn!
"His name is synonymous with Funky Music, his pedigree impeccable: Maceo Parker; his band: the tightest little funk orchestra on earth." [from Maceo's bio]
Maceo Parker is kicking off the Celebrate Brooklyn! summer concert series in Prospect Park on June 15th. It's one day after he plays Irving Plaza in Manhattan. All dates at his site, and I updated the full list of summer shows.
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2006 NYC Summer Concert Preview
CYHSY @ SOUTH STREET SEAPORT (more)
I've got more dates. Super Furry Animals, Rhett Miller, Moe, Buck 65, Laurie Anderson, etc...
SOUTH STREET SEAPORT
6-02 - Super Furry Animals
7-14 - Dave Alvin & The Guilty Men, Chatham County Line
7-28 - Richard Hawley
8-04 - Hot Chip
8-18 - The Box Tops with Alex Chilton
CENTRAL PARK SUMMERSTAGE
6-13 - Moe
6-17 - Rhett Miller, Ollabelle, Teddy Thompson
6-23 - Refugee All Stars (of Sierra Leone)
6-25 - Feist, Jason Collett, Buck 65
7-01 - Ska Cubano
7-02 - Seu Jorge, Jose Gonzalez, Alex Cuba Band
7-13 - Ani DiFranco
7-16 - Amadou & Mariam, Daby Toure
7-23 - Konono No. 1
7-26 - Fiona Apple & Damien Rice
7-30 - Lady Sovereign, Todd w/ Karsh Kale and Realize, My Pet Dragon
8-03 - New Pornographers, the Frames, Calexico
9-05 - Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Damian Marley
9-06 - Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Damian Marley
9-28 - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! in PROSPECT PARK
6-15 - Maceo Parker (opening night)
6-18 - Laurie Anderson
7-06 - Broken Social Scene
7-01 - Angelique Kidjo
7-09 - Ralph's World
7-13 - Yo La Tengo
7-27 - Philip Glass
8-03 - Bill Frisell
8-04 - Los Amigos Invisibles
8-06 - King Sunny Ade & His African Beats
TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK
6-11 - Soap, World Inferno Friendship Society
8-20 - Soap
CASTLE CLINTON
7-13 - Okkervil River
7-27 - The Hold Steady
WAGNER PARK
7-20 - Shemekia Copeland
WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
4-25 - Randy Weston African Rhythms Quintet & Gnawa Master Musicians of Morocco
5-04 - PlayVision: Rodney Graham - Reverie Interupted by the Police
5-17 - PlayVision: Christian Marclay feat. Elliot Sharp trio + Okkyung Lee Trio
5-24 - PlayVision: The Books
5-27 - PlayVision: Rodney Graham - Reverie Interupted by the Police
6-04 - Bang on a Can Marathon w/ Amiina, Matmos, and Alarm Will Sound
6-13 - Eels & Smoosh
6-20 - Son Volt
MADISON SQUARE PARK
6-21 - Meshell Ndegeocello
6-28 - Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket)
7-05 - Rhonda Vincent & The Rage
7-12 - Abigail Washburn
DAMROSH PARK
8-19 - Percy Sledge
MARCUS GARVEY PARK
8-26 - Sonny Fortune
UPDATE: I added a few dates from your comments and from Gothamist.
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Updated Summerstage & Prospect Park 2006 concert schedule & a letter from David Rivel
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Mary Timony | 2006 Tour Dates
Mary Timony is playing Mercury Lounge in NYC on June 2nd. All Tour Dates below...
May 2006
28 - Chicago, IL @ Schuba's
29 - Detroit, MI @ Lager House
30 - Toronto, ON @ Music Gallery
June 2006
01 - Allston, MA @ Great Scott
02 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
03 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Khyber
04 - Washington DC @ Black Cat
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Spoon + American Music Club + Mary Timony | Fall 2005 Tour
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New Cat Power Tour Dates | Tix on sale Friday
Cat Power rescheduled the tour dates she cancelled. Now instead of just one NYC show, we get 2....
CAT POWER TOUR DATES
4-27 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theater
4-29 Indio, CA Coachella Festival
5-01 Seattle, WA Showbox (seated)
5-03 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts
5-04 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts
6-07 Boston, MA Berklee Performance Ctr
6-09 New York, NY Town Hall (seated)
6-10 New York, NY Town Hall (seated)
6-11 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory (seated)
6-14 Washington, DC 930 Club (seated)
6-16 Manchester, TN Bonaroo Music Festival
NYC tickets on sale Friday.
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Cat Power doing fine at Sound Fix
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April 11, 2006
UPDATE: Teddy continued the show outside Avalon
Just saw your post on the show at the Avalon. I was there as well and can without a doubt say that it was one of the strangest show nights I've been to in a while. After he got kicked off stage, Teddy took his guitar and went to play an acoustic set out on the sidewalk. That got shut down with what seemed like the threat of arrest if he continued. Anyway, my friend got a shot of him on the street, so I'm sending along. - Erin
TEDDY THOMPSON | BEFORE AND AFTER POLICE INTERVENTION
Thx Erin!
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Lifetime still cool | playing Court Tavern
On March 31st I posted that Pitchfork posted that Lifetime said they are still cool even though they signed to a label owned by Fall Out Boy. On April 1st Punknews posted a letter from Lifetime guitarist (and Kid Dynamite guitarist and Paint it Black vocalist AND VEGAN) Dan Yemin. Here it is reposted....
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A lot of people have been upset by the news that Lifetime has signed to Fueled by Ramen/DecayDance records. From what I can tell, most of the uproar is based on people jumping to conclusions or making inaccurate assumptions. I'm flattered that Lifetime and Paint It Black are important enough to people that they can get this upset about who puts out our records. I'm also really happy that people care what we believe in and whether or not we're sincere. This is punk rock and those things are important. I totally understand that people feel like they have some ownership of theband and the music because it's played a large part in their lives, and I'm gratified and flattered by that.
I'm concerned that some people seem to be questioning the legitimacy of Paint It Black because of this. I wish I could be punk enough to say that I don't care what people think, but that would be dishonest. I'm more than a little upset over some of the vicious things people have said on message boards.
I can honestly say that Lifetime hasn't done anything that I'm ashamed of, but I understand that people have questions, and I'm more than willing to answer them. I want to encourage people to contact me here at our myspace page and feel free to ask whatever questions that you might have about what any of this news means for Lifetime or for Paint It Black. Just be sure to put "Lifetime" in the subject heading.
I'll give you the FAQ to start with, it might make things easier:
- Fueled By Ramen/DecayDance is neither owned nor funded by a major label, I made sure of that.
- Our motivation in signing is not to "cash in " or "sell out". We simply wanted the resources to make the record we wanted. I still make more money if I stay home and go to work. We all have day jobs and it will stay that way.
- No $$$ advance, just a recording budget.
- No "big name producer" on the recording, just Steve Evetts who recorded "Hello Bastards", "Jersey's Best Dancers", and "Tinnitus", and also all the Kid Dynamite stuff. Although I suppose Steve has become a big name in his own right in the last 8 years. We will be working at the same old studio, TraxEast in NJ.
- The new stuff is fast melodic HCpunk, like the old stuff.
- No one will be interfering with our songwriting or recording.
- When we play something big and ridiculous (Bamboozled) we will attempt to balance with something intimate (Court Tavern, New Brunswick).
thanks for caring. I look forward to answering your questions... -dy
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Lifetime @ Emo's, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics PART 2
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Cops raided Teddy Thompson show | "Bust" & Cabaret law update
I didn't even realize that the club raid at Avalon happened DURING the Glenn Kotche & Teddy Thompson show.
GARRETT SHELTON, the director of marketing and A&R for the independent jazz label Sunnyside Records was at the club for an early evening concert featuring WILCO drummer GLENN KOTCHE and TEDDY THOMPSON performing for "subdued Wilco fans," when "40 cops appeared out of nowhere." Everyone seemed confused: "A couple of cops looked completely flummoxed," says Shelton. "They said it was a citywide narcotics crackdown, but they got the wrong crowd!" He added, "The head of the operation was glaring at the crowd from the stage while smoking a cigar."
That, and more about the whole "bust", in Tricia Romano's latest column.
And this from a comment on Teddy Thompson's MySpace page:
Just wanted to say you sounded great last night - before the mike was cut. Please accept my (unauthorized) apologies on behalf of the NYPD. That had to be the most ABSURD shut-down of a show ever! Well, at least the drama of the evening will ensure that your appearence there will not be forgotten any time soon. "Remember Teddy Thompson played Avalon the night it was shut down mid-show."
[Maybe the tongue-in-cheek comment about always wanting to be an '80s club kid had something to do with it. :)] Seriously, I hope you receive official apologies from the venue and the NYPD. Will look forward to your next un-interrupted show in NYC.
Glenn got to play his whole set though.
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Love 'em or hate 'em, new ¡Forward, Russia! MP3s
Up until a few days ago, everyone was listening to demo-live-whatever-type ¡Forward, Russia! tracks. A few days ago is when the real album leaked. It officially comes out May 15th in the UK. I'm not sure which tracks Jason One Louder was listening to, but he says ¡Forward, Russia! has no good songs. It's been all love or hate with this band so far. Decide for yourself. Dreams of Horses posted three of the leaked tracks.
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¡Forward, Russia! @ FADER tent, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
¡Forward, Russia! @ Building C, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
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Arctic Monkeys TICKETS on sale, Tour Dates, & new song
a) Despite an original on-sale date of 4-14, tickets for Arctic Monkeys & We are Scientists @ Roseland are on sale.
(thx Dillon & Rosie)
b) IGIF has a new Arctic Monkeys MP3
c) Full set of 2006 tour dates below....
ARCTIC MONKEYS TOUR DATES
04-13 Nottingham, England - Rock City
04-14 Glasgow, Scotland - Carling Academy
04-15 Newcastle, England - Carling Academy
04-17 Bournemouth, England - BIC
04-18 Plymouth, England - Pavilions
04-19 Wolverhampton, England - The Civic Hall
04-21 Newport, Wales - Newport Centre
04-22 Rotherham, England - Magna Centre
04-23 Blackpool, England - Empress Ballroom
04-25 Hull, England - Ice Rink
04-26 Cambridge, England - Corn Exchange
04-27 London, England - Brixton Academy
04-29 Bourges, France - Le Printemps de Bourges Festival *
04-30 Lyon, France - Transbordeur
05-02 Paris, France - Batacian
05-03 Nantes, France - Olympic
05-04 Mannheim, Germany - Delta Connection
05-06 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
05-07 Amsterdam, Holland - Paradiso
05-08 Munster, Germany - Jovel
05-09 Dresden, Germany - Alter Schlachthof
05-11 Munich, Germany - Elserhalle
05-12 Modena, Italy - Vox
05-13 Milan, Italy - Rolling Stone
05-14 Marseille, France - Le Theatre du Moulin
05-16 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
05-17 Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken
05-18 Lisbon, Portugal - Garage
05-27 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
05-28 George, WA - The Gorge (Sasquatch!) ^
05-29 Portland, OR - Roseland
05-31 San Francisco, CA - Warfield
06-02 San Diego, CA - Soma
06-03 Los Angeles, CA - Wiltern
06-04 Tempe, AZ - Marquee
06-06 Dallas, TX - Granada
06-07 Austin, TX - Stubb's
06-08 Houston, TX - Warehouse
06-10 Atlanta, GA - Roxy
06-11 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
06-12 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
06-14 New York, NY - Roseland =
06-15 Boston, MA - Avalon
06-16 Montreal, Quebec - Le Medley
06-17 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus
06-23 Scheessel, Germany - Hurricane Festival &
06-25 Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany - Southside Festival &
06-29 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival #
07-01 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter %!
07-04 Kristiansand, Norway - Quart Festival @
07-05 Gothenburg, Sweden - Trädgar'n (Accelerator)
07-06 Stockholm, Sweden - Münchenbryggeriet (Accelerator)
07-08 Naas, Ireland - Punchestown Racecourse (Oxegen Festival) &+
07-09 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park &!
07-28 Auckland, New Zealand - St. James Theatre
07-30 Perth, Australia - Metro City
08-01 Adelaide, Australia - Thebarton Theatre
08-02 Melbourne, Australia - The Palace
08-05 Brisbane, Australia - The Arena
08-08 Sydney, Australia - Enmore Theatre
08-12 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic
08-13 Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic
08-26 Reading, England - Carling Festival
08-27 Leeds, England - Carling Festival
* with dEUS
^ with Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, We Are Scientists, Chad VanGaalen, The Heavenly States
& with B-52's, Coheed and Cambria, Death Cab for Cutie, Hard-Fi, Maximo Park, Sigur Ros, the Ark, the Strokes, the Hives
# with Animal Collective, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Coheed & Cambria, Coldcut, Deftones, Franz Ferdinand, Guns n' Roses, Lady Sovereign, Placebo, Sigur Ros, Serena Maneesh, the Streets, Tool, Kanye West, Rufus Wainwright, more
! with Placebo, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, Kelis, Arsenal, Wolfmother, Sigur Ros, Goldfrapp, Donavan Frankenreiter
@ with Tool, Kelis, Opeth, Placebo, Sway, Torch, We Are Scientists, Wolfmother
= with We Are Scientists
& with The Who, The Strokes, Richard Ashcroft, Primal Scream, Editors, Eels, The Magic Numbers, The Go! Team
+ with James Brown, Hard-Fi
(tour dates via Pitchfork)
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Radiohead call music industry 'retards'
Arctic Monkeys & We are Scientists touring in June?
Arctic Monkeys @ Webster Hall, NYC | pics
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs too risky for radio | on Payola
Coolfer talks about how Spitzer's radio payola investigation is currently having a negative effect on new artists. Instead of encouraging DJs to play what they want (as opposed to what they were paid to play), the payola scandal has DJs too nervous to play bands like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They're afraid it will LOOK like they're being paid off.
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100s Of Radio Stations Marked In Payola Probe
Yeah Yeah Yeahs covering Bjork
Yeah Yeah Yeahs #1 seller in Williamsburg
vegan Nick Zinner's favorite vegan restaurants
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April 10, 2006
2 nights added, all sold out | Ticketmaster scalping too
Madonna added 2 more shows at MSG in NYC (thx anon). They both sold out before I knew they were there. That makes four (06/28, 06/29, 07/02, 07/03) sold out shows in total, but she's Madonna, so nobody is really surprised (and compared to Billy Joel, 4 is nothing).
What's more interesting is Ticketmaster (and whomever else is involved)'s attempt to keep some of those scalper profits for themselves....
As you can see in the picture above, Ticketmaster is giving you the chance to win a pair of "premium reserved seats" for as low as $380 to $750 PER ticket (those are the minimum bids). I thought maybe there was a charity involved, but I don't see anything about it on the Madonna auction page.
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$750 was a deal | Madonna madness continues on eBay
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Dancing not protected by the Constitution
"In another senseless slap down, Court floors Big Apple’s dancers. What this means is that if you shake your butt in a venue that isn’t zoned for dancing, you and the club could be in for some serious fines. Once again, the ancient cabaret laws of NY are dragged out to promote 'quality of life' issues which help rob the city of the culture that makes it famous...." [Crazed by the Music]
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$750 was a deal | Madonna madness continues on eBay
I checked Ticketmaster at 9:15 this morning. Two nights of Madonna at MSG were completely sold out fifteen minutes after tickets went on sale to the general public. Actually it's not surprising - they were probably gone almost instantly. I just checked eBay. Also not surprising - half the stadium is up for sale, and plenty already have new owners. Somewhat surprising - what some people are willing to pay...
A SAMPLE OF ACTUAL COMPLETED EBAY AUCTIONS
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Madonna is crazy (expensive) | PRESALE now
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More Bonde Do Role (& Curtis Vodka)
Curtis Vodka remixed a Bonde Do Role song. Get it and learn who Curtis Vodka is at bigstereo.
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Diplo + CSS + Bonde do Role | Summer 2006 Tour Dates
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Neko Case not a diva | Concert streaming on NPR
Neko Case: I remember there was some Magnet interview that I didn't take part in and David Cross was hanging out with Carl and the writer really wanted for there to be a problem in our band and couldn't find anything, so he made up all this stuff. David Cross called me a diva and he tried to expound on that-- as if I'd been making it really hard on Carl and David Cross was sticking up for him. I never read it but that's what I was told. David Cross was joking. He's David Cross-- that's what he does. Anybody would know that, even if they didn't know him or me. So it looked very desperate and it made me laugh.
The rest of the interview @ Pitchfork. Listen to Neko Case & Martha Wainwright's DC concert @ NPR.
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The Hold Steady played Warsaw | playing Castle Clinton
Friday night The Hold Steady played Warsaw in Brooklyn. Indie-licious has pictures and a review.
HOLD STEADY 2006 TOUR DATES
Fri Apr 28 TT The Bear's Cambridge, MA
Thu Jul 27 Castle Clinton New York, NY
Wed Aug 2 Mohawk Place Buffalo, NY
Thu Aug 3 Blossom Music Festival Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Sun Aug 6 Lollapalooza at Grant Park Chicago, IL
FREE SHOWS AT CASTLE CLINTON
Thu July 13 - Okkervil River
Thu July 27 - The Hold Steady
Previously
Les Savy Fav & The Hold Steady playing Warsaw, Touring
The Hold Steady - NYers of the Year & Video Interview
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New AOL Album Streams | Built to Spill, etc...
Built To Spill, "You In Reverse"
Pretty Girls Make Graves, "Elan Vital"
Saving Jane, "Girl Next Door"
Spank Rock, "Yoyoyoyoyo"
Larry Levan, "Journey into Paradise"
LL Cool J, "Todd Smith"
Various, "The Tommy Boy Story Vol. 1"
Covenant, "Skyshaper"
Peter Walker, "Young Gravity"
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Someone go to a show with this guy
WOLF PARADE @ NORTHSIX (more)
This poor guy....
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"Now I don't have anyone to go to wolf parade with. and i have FOUR tickets. if i cant find anyone i cant go. thats the exact reason why im not going to the raconteurs. I decided to do a little math on how many tickets I had that were not used and were pretty much a waste.
The Arcade Fire - Central Park Summerstage - 9/15 - 37.95 x 2 = 75.90
BRMC - Irving Plaza - 9/26 - 22.85
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah/The National - Irving Plaza - 12/31 - 31.75 x 4 = 127
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah/The National - Warsaw - 9/7 - 18.35 x 2 = 36.70
Coldplay - Nassau Coliseum - 3/27 - 125
Coldplay - Madison Square Garden - 9/6 - 64.35 x 2 = 128.70
Death Cab for Cutie - 35? (I know it was more but i dont have the ticket with me)
Stellastarr - Warsaw - 3/28 - 23.35 x 2 = 46.70
Wolf Parade - Northsix - 10/25 - 18.53 x 2 = 37.06
TOTAL:
634.91 wasted on concert tickets that WERENT used. it's prolly even 100 dollars more when you count shipping, tax, etc. I feel SO bad for my dad, he helped me with a lot of that. So if ANYONE ever says 'I'll go to that show with you' and drops out towards the last few days, warning: I will kick you in the face. Enough money has been wasted. I don't care if you have to murder people, lie, steal, cheat, you're now going to the show with me if you show even a slight interest of going with me. that is all. "
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I'm guessing this is a trend, especially with shows that sell out quickly months before the show date. Of course this guy might want to learn to use Craigslist. He's estimating he lost $734 at face. I wonder what he lost at scalper's prices?
WEIRD AL NOT ACTUALLY RELATED TO THIS POST
(note: this post in no way endorses scalping).
(thx J)
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Monday MP3s
Members of the band Broken Social Scene receive the Alternative Album of the Year award during the Juno awards in Halifax, Canada April 2, 2006. REUTERS/Ryan Taplin
GO GET MP3s
* RADIOHEAD - 11/26/03 - EARL’S COURT, LONDON, UK
* Arctic Monkeys live on NPR's All Songs Considered
* Th' Faith Healers in Somerville, MA
* Horses are so last week, music by bears
* Talking Heads :: Saratoga, NY 1983
* Voxtrot on KEXP
* New Rapture
* New Sufjan Stevens
* Jose Gonzalez mashups & more
* New Danielson
* New Vetiver
* New Norfolk & Western
* New Final Fantasy
* More new Final Fantasy
* Some Ghostland Observatory
* Rare/new Franz Ferdinand
* New Zutons
* New Black Keys
* Yeah Yeah Yeahs covering Bjork
* Elvis Perkins in Dearland
* Largehearted Boy's Daily Downloads
* The Lovely Feathers
* A Spankrock remix
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April 9, 2006
Madonna is crazy (expensive) | PRESALE now
I entered the PRESALE code (BKCONF) and added 2 (practically last row on the) floor tickets to my cart. This is what I got....
On sale to the public 4/10 @ 9AM. (thx Jason)
Previously
Madonna 2006 Tour Dates
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