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April 28, 2006
¡Forward, Russia! to NYC in June
¡Forward, Russia! are playing Mercury Lounge in NYC on June 14, 2006 @ 10:00 (10:30). That's annoyingly the same night their good friends We are Scientists and Arctic Monkeys are playing Roseland which could mean that FR ARE opening for AM and WAS - the rumor that Jeff says he made up.
Previously
Forward Russia vs Sesame Street vs the Subway (videos)
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Ambulette's gear stolen in Philly
I've been meaning to do a post on Ambulette for a while now. The angle: It's the new name of the band that essentially was Bella Lea and before that Denali. I saw about a song of them at SXSW, they just played with Dredg at Avalon, and they're touring with Rainer Maria (and NOT Land of Talk). Well unfortunately that's not what my first Ambulette post is really about....
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"In an increasingly common occurrence Ambulette awoke this week, midst their tour opening for Dredg, only to find their gear had been stolen. The band offered the following statement on their Myspace page"....
"We stayed at the Extended Stay Hotel near the airport in Philly on Sunday night. Sometime between 1am and sunrise, our van was broken in to (popped the lock on the driver's side door) and the majority of our equipment was taken. Between 9:45 and 10:45 a.m., Matt was guilt-tripped by the two Philly beat cops on the scene for being "too damn optimistic" to leave anything valuable in the van overnight (it's worth noting that neither of the same two officers there to make the OFFICIAL POLICE REPORT thought that it was necessary to get out of their squad car to investigate, not even once, despite the loss of $15,000 to $20000 worth of equipment; I love everybody, including the police, no kidding, but come on...). No one was hurt, and we have insurance that should help cover most or all of the loss, though much of the stuff ('59 Jazzmaster, anyone?) is irreplaceable.
So, if you're our friend, here's a partial list of things that were stolen from us Monday morning in Philadelphia:
guitars:
-1959 Fender Jazzmaster - white w/ white headstock, tortoise shell pick guard
-1974 (?) Gibson SG - brown/natural finish
-2003 Fender "deluxe american" Telecaster - sunburst w/ white binding, pick guard
-1977 Fender Precision Bass - black w/ black pickguard, maple neck
keyboard:
-new Clavia Nord Electro - 72 keys, in SKB hard case
amplifiers:
-1969 (?) Matamp ("Orange") OR100 Head - in flight case, with modified power jack -newer Dr. Z "Presciption" (***not "Prescription - note the misspelling; the amp was made that way) white, in flight case -newer Dr. Z 2x12" speaker cabinet - red -1960's Fender Champ - Tweed -Traynor YBA1 Bassmaster Head
drums:
-16" Ludwig Vista Lite - Clear, in SKB case
effects/pedals:
-Fulltone Tube Tape Echo (in Pelican case w/ Champ Amp) effects together in a pedal board/flight case:
-Demeter Compulator
-Chicago Iron works Parachute wah wah
-Fulltone Fulldrive
-Electro Harmonix Big Muff
-Demeter Tremolo
-Z Vex Lo Fi Loop Junky
-Ernie Ball Volume Pedal
-Keeley Katana
-Peterson Strobe Tuner
If you're on the east coast (Philly, NYC, D.C., Delaware, etc.), and you see these things anywhere, please let us know. If you're a wacko super-fan and know our equipment better than we do ourselves, and are POSITIVE that what you're trying out at the pawn shop in Stroudsburg or Wilkes-Barre or Rochester or Secacus (etc...) used to belong to us, feel free to call the police before getting in touch with us.
In the mean time, thanks to Dredg and Ours and their crews for being kind enough to let us use their equipment every night so that we might finish this portion of the tour. We fully intend to play every night, so to answer a commonly asked question: YES, we will be playing all of the Rainer Maria dates, as planned. And if you're a gear thief, please let us know where you put our stuff."
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Wilco touring Canada & MA | Playing Siren?
1) The VV Coney Island Siren Festival is July 15, 2006
2) Wilco had a mysterious July 13th Brooklyn date that isn't happening
3) Wilco will be in Canada on July 13th, but the 15th is still open
4) Wilco are playing Florence, MA on July 16th
5) Total Est. Time: 3 hours, 20 minutes
All Wilco tour dates below....
JUN-28 CALGARY, ALB McEWAN HALL MAY-03
JUN-29 EDMONTON, ALB JUBILEE AUDITORIUM MAY-03
JUL-01 WINNIPEG, MAN BURTON CUMMINGS THEATRE MAY-03
JUL-02 DULUTH, MN DULUTH ENTERTAINMENT CONV. CENTER TBA
JUL-07 TORONTO, ONT MASSEY HALL TBA
JUL-08 LONDON, ONT CENTENNIAL HALL TBA
JUL-10 MONTREAL, QUE METROPOLIS MAY-03
JUL-12 HALIFAX, NS ALDERNEY LANDING MAY-24
JUL-13 FREDERICTON, NB PLAYHOUSE MAY-17
JUL-16 FLORENCE, MA PINES THEATER TBA
AUG-06 CHICAGO, IL LOLLAPALOOZA INFO
Previously
Wilco's Nels Cline playing NYC, Canada, & California
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Wilco's Nels Cline playing NYC, Canada, & California
Wilco guitarist Nels Cline is playing Tonic in NYC on May 23, 2006. All tour dates below...
NELS CLINE DATES
05/05 Los Angeles, CA Il Corral NC + Jeremy Drake Duo
Also: The Pink Canoes, others
05/06 Ventura, CA Ventura New Music Festival Wayne Peet Trio
05/17 Victoriaville, Canada International Festival Musique Actuelle Victoriaville NC / Andrea Parkins / Tom Rainey Trio
05/23 NYC Tonic NC / Andrea Parkins / Tom Rainey Trio
05/25 Culver City, CA Club Tropical Jeff Gauthier Goatette
*Cryptonight's 3rd Anniversary Show!
05/30 Oakland, CA Yoshi's NC, Alex Cline, Scott Amendola, Jeff Gauthier & more
06/03 Los Angeles, CA Largo Nels Cline + Jon Brion Duo
06/10 Los Angeles, CA The Smell Plethora Yearned
(w/ NC + Woody Aplanalp & Ches Smith)
Also: Polar Goldie Cats, The Moggs
06/23 Vancouver, BC Vancouver Intl' Jazz Festival The Nels Cline Singers
Venue TBD
06/25 Vancouver, BC Vancouver Intl' Jazz Festival ROVA Saxophone Quartet performs "Electric Ascension"
Venue TBD
08/03 Lisbon Jazz Em Agosto Festival 2006 NC / Andrea Parkins / Tom Rainey Trio
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Bruce Willis(??) presents The Hip Hop Project | Saturday
Bruce Willis presents Word.Life - The Hip Hop Project - Saturday, April 29, 2006
Free Public Screening and Live Performance | Doors open at 6:30pm, Live Performance at 7:30pm featuring Kazi and the artists of the Hip Hop Project | Screening starts at 8:00pm.
@ The North Cove at the World Financial Center (behind Winter Garden)
2006 Tribeca Film Festival Drive-In
Please arrive early, tickets are free at the door and seating is available only on a first-come, first-served basis. The event occurs rain or shine.
www.TribecaFilmFestival.org
"I started on this project as intern when I was at NYU and worked my way up to Associate Producer. It's an inspiring documentary about New York City teenagers who transform their life stories into powerful works of art, led by a formerly homeless teen turned rap mentor. On this journey of self-discovery and empowerment, hip-hop is the key that will set them free."
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Alice in Chains | NYC presale info
The info is here for getting tickets to Alice in Chains.
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Luna Documentary screenings | Dean & Britta appearing w/ Dave Hill
"For over a decade, New York darlings Luna played lullabies for the indie set, but in 2004 they hung up their guitars for good. This documentary charts their bittersweet final tour as they travel around the world, down memory lane, and into the uncertain future." [Its playing 5 times this week]
Meanwhile, Dean Wareham & Britta Phillips are recording a new album. On Wednesday May 3rd they'll be Dave Hill's special guest at the UCB Theatre.
Previously
Dave Hill has Moby & Martha Wainwright | Tickets
Rufus & Dave Hill
Fourth Luna (matinee) show Added @ Bowery Ballroom
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OM | new album, long MP3, 2 shows, win tix | Conference of the Birds
"While I usually don't have the attention span to listen to 15 minute songs over and over again, I've had OM's Conference Of The Birds on repeat for two days." [Everything on Fire HAS A 15 MINUTE MP3]
2 NYC SHOWS THIS WEEKEND
* click for a larger flyer
FRIDAY APRIL 28: OM, Major Stars, Michael Hurley, Endless Boogie, Psych Perv DJ's & Special Guests to be announced @ The Syrup Room, Brooklyn
$10 - All Ages, 7PM til Midnight
SATURDAY APRIL 29: OM, Growing, Pearls & Brass, Neptune, Wooden Wand, & DJ Caveman Skillz (Stephen O'Malley of SUNN0)))) @ Knitting Factory, NYC
$10 - All Ages, 7PM til Midnight
"It doesn't get any H-E-A-V-I-E-R than this! This Saturday, we'll find out just how loud and low Knitting Factory's soundsystem can go when Om (featuring Al Cisneros and Chris Hakius of doom pioneers Sleep) performs in the club's main space" [Other Music, which is not what OM stands for]
The lineup at Knitting Factory is pretty sweet, and I've got two pairs of tickets to give away. TO WIN: email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (SUBJECT: OM) right now. At 6PM (April 28) I'll pick two winners randomly. I won't share your email address with anyone. You'll be placed on the guestlist.
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Secret Machines @ Hiro Ballroom | in the round
SECRET MACHINES @ HIRO BALLROOM | 4/26/2006
Ryan sent in this photo and said, "It was a sonic show filled with atmosphere, mood, and prog. It was as if we were all in a warehouse circa 1970 witnessing history."
Previously
An Interview with the Secret Machines | not by David Bowie
Tickets on sale for Secret Machines at Hiro Ballroom
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Lollapalooza promotional rolling papers cause uproar
"It's not the way we want to be represented,'' said Jones, adding that the papers were created as a joke.' Lollapalooza is "very family friendly. . . . This is not what we're about.'' [Sun Times] (via TWS)
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Modest Mouse | West Coast tour & presale
Modest Mouse just announced four August dates in California and Oregon. There's a presale. (thx Dina)
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Johnny Rotten podcasting for the Met | MP3
"That's right. The lead singer of The Sex Pistols, a band that only a few months ago gave the finger to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame, is on board with the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its new exhibition 'AngloMania: Tradition and Transgression in British Fashion'." [Newyorkology]
DOWNLOAD: Johnny Rotten's podcast (MP3)
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Stream Pearl Jam's new album
AOL Music is streaming Pearl Jam's new self-titled album. Get in line now if you want to see them at Irving Plaza.
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Neil Young | Living With War | Album Stream & stuff
Stream Neil Young's new album, Living With War. Also check out Neil's hip new blog and be his friend on MySpace (be my friend on MySpace too). YouTube has a video of Neil discussing the album (which comes out in early May) with CNN.
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Synchronized smimming + Japanther | Tonight @ NYU
Japanther can say they're playing the Palladium....
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DANGEROUS WHEN WET
Friday, 4/28, 7:30pm
Palladium Athletic Facility, 140 E. 14th Street
"The virile and powerful Poseidon is no match for the pairing of energetic Brooklyn band Japanther with an agile crew of synchronized swimmers. The union of the two is an overwhelming juxtaposition of grace and vigor, the fruit of their intercourse being an awe-inspiring aquatic display. The NYU Program Board Performing Arts Committee has organized a water show with the hope of integrating art and music in the athletic arena, giving both artists and athletes a new medium with which to work. They have invited Aquadoom, Dale Mohammed, and Olympic bronze medalist Lauren McFall to choreograph and perform to the live maritime music of Japanther." [MORE INFO]
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They can also say they're playing the Whitney.
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Lesbians needed for Joan Jett video
Project Name: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts Music Video
Auditions: May 3rd and/or 4th
Shoots: May 9th and 10th
Location: NYC
Rate: Lesbians - $350
4 LESBIANS - Female, any ethnicity, 20s-30s. Hot punk vibe, good looking, Rocker types. Must be willing to flirt with women. If available, please e-mail your photo / contact info to jettvideo@hotmail.com.
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non-lesbians apply at your own risk
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Pop Montreal is October 4-8, 2006
The CMJ/SXSW of Montreal, Pop Montreal is October 4-8, 2006.
Previously
Celine Dion vs. The Arcade Fire | Pop Montreal
Islands played Pop Montreal | MP3s & Stuff
Jason Collett @ Main Hall | Pop Montreal | pics
CocoRosie @ La Tulipe | Pop Montreal | pics
TTC Pics & Reviews | NYC & Pop Montreal
Pop Montreal 2005 Happening Now | Antony & Stuff too
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New Sufjan Stevens MP3s | Illinois Outtakes
* One track at Pitchfork
* One track at Stereogum
Previously
Sufjan Stevens to release Illinois outtakes
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Macaca Mulatta (ex-Art Brut) @ Cake Shop, NYC | pics
Tuesday night (April 25, 2006) at Cake Shop was technically two shows with a low-low $6.00 admission price that got you into both. The early singer-songwriter show was Jennifer O'Connor and Rose Melberg. The late UK one was presented by One Louder, and featured Ciccone and finally Macaca Mulatta who are best known for being the new band of ex-Art Brut guitarist Chris Chinchilla.
CHRIS CHINCHILLA
The show was interesting - Chris starts out with a few spoken word pieces before continuing to a relatively short set of music. And considering I'd been in that basement venue already for hours, short was good.
REMAINING MACACA/CICCONE DATES
4/28/06 @ Sin-e, New York City
4/30/06 @ Pianos, New York City
Previously
Pre-, Ex-, Current & Art Brut 47 | Keith TOTP & WAS too
Ciccone @ Cake Shop, NYC | pics
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Ciccone @ Cake Shop, NYC | pics
DOWNLOAD: Look at You Now (MP3)
Who plays the Art Brut festival?
Eddie Argos: Hmm, all the new bands we like (The Rakes, Futureheads, Ciccone, The Fades...) and maybe Weezer, Morrissey, Luke Haines, Johnathon Richman, Guns & Roses and The Strokes... eclectic! (from a 2004 interview with Art Brut)
Friend of both Art Brut & ex-Art Brut, Ciccone was my surprise favorite Tuesday night (april 25, 2006) at Cake Shop in NYC. They flew in from the UK that day, and the crowd was depressingly small, but that didn't stop Ciccone from playing a great debut U.S. show. They actually went on right after Rose Melberg, but none of Rose's crowd stuck around.
I got to talk to vocalist/guitarist Rebekah Delgado after the show. She was super nice and gave me a CD without even knowing I had a website. She also proudly told me it was her that coined the phrase "Popular Culture No Longer Applies to Me". Eddie Argos liked it so much he asked if he could use it.
Luckily for them (and us), they have two more shows with MM before they go home.
Previously
Pre-, Ex-, Current & Art Brut 47 | Keith TOTP & WAS too
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New Humans, Momus, Japanther & Apeshit @ Whitney tomorrow | Daniel Johnston
AT THE WHITNEY MUSEUM IN NYC
"...it has finally been confirmed that the New Humans, Momus, Japanther, and Apeshit will be playing at the Whitney Museum tomorrow, Saturday 4/29/06. The event is a celebration of the Peace Tower by Mark Desuvero and Rikrit Tiravanija. The celebration kicks of at 6:00pm and is FREE
Japanther can currently be seen in Tony Oursler and Rodney Graham's video installation DTAOT: Combine at the Whitney Museum." (thx klaus)
Check out Daniel Johnston's art while you're there.
IN OTHER DANIEL JOHNSTON NEWS
* Pitchfork published a review today
* Daniel gets his own rock opera
Previously
Daniel Johnston to perform in LA
Matmos playing the Whitney
Whitney Museum Biennial 2006 | Daniel Johnston
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Goldfrapp playing in May | NYC tix on sale
The following Goldfrapp dates are on sale at Ticketmaster. (thx ondal)
Mon, 05/08/06 Fillmore San Francisco, CA
Wed, 05/10/06 McMenamins Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
Mon, 05/15/06 Irving Plaza New York, NY
Previously
Goldfrapp @ Nokia Theatre, NYC | pics
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April 27, 2006
Jens Lekman playing Bowery Ballroom | Tix on sale
Jens Lekman's TBA show in NYC is at Bowery Ballroom and tickets are now on sale. (thx Marty)
DOWNLOAD: Someone to Share My Life With (MP3, via)
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Spin writers reading CANCELLED
Rothko is still closed and they couldn't find a new venue in time, so the SPIN reading thing is cancelled.
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Prefuse 73 playing Summerstage, Touring
Prefuse 73 have a bunch of NYC dates coming up including a free show at Central Park Summerstage in August.
05/07/06 SouthPaw Brooklyn NY
06/03/06 Bowery Ballroom New York NY
08/13/06 Central Park Summerstage New York NY w/ Outernational, Asha Puthli
All dates below...
Thu 05/04/06 Paradise Boston MA
Fri 05/05/06 Pearl Street Nightclub Northampton MA , Nobody
Sat 05/06/06 The Living Room Providence RI
Sun 05/07/06 SouthPaw Brooklyn NY
Tue 05/09/06 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights OH
Wed 05/10/06 Wexner Center Columbus OH
Thu 05/11/06 Empty Bottle Chicago IL
Fri 05/12/06 Empty Bottle Chicago IL
Sat 05/13/06 Stonefly Brewery (formerly Onopa) Milwaukee WI
Sun 05/14/06 Triple Rock Club Minneapolis MN
Wed 05/17/06 Chop Suey Presents Seattle WA Weisse
Thu 05/18/06 Crystal Ballroom Portland OR
Fri 05/19/06 WOW Hall Eugene OR
Sat 05/20/06 Mezzanine San Francisco CA
Sun 05/21/06 Knitting Factory LA Hollywood CA
Mon 05/22/06 Knitting Factory LA Hollywood CA
Tue 05/23/06 Casbah San Diego CA
Wed 05/24/06 Old Brickhouse Phoenix AZ
Fri 05/26/06 Haileys Denton TX , Body
Sat 05/27/06 The Parish Austin TX , Body
Sun 05/28/06 Walters on Washington Houston TX
Mon 05/29/06 Spanish Moon Baton Rouge LA Atrak,
Tue 05/30/06 Drunken Unicorn Atlanta GA , A-Trak
Wed 05/31/06 Grey Eagle Tavern Asheville NC
Thu 06/01/06 9:30 Club Washington DC
Fri 06/02/06 First Unitarian Church Sanctuary Philadelphia PA
Sat 06/03/06 Bowery Ballroom New York NY
Sun 08/13/06 Central Park Summerstage New York NY w/ Outernational, Asha Puthli
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Chicago bans foie gras | NYC?
"Farm Sanctuary, the nation’s leading farm animal protection organization, today applauded the Chicago City Council for passing a prohibition on selling foie gras within city-limits. The City Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of the humane proposal (introduced by Alderman Joe Moore) and became the first city in America to enact such a measure."
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Coachella 2006 | News & Resources
Coachella Music Festival: April 29 & 30, 2006
* Madonna and Coachella ... what a pair
* Kanye West added to Coachella
* Madonna Throws a Star at Alt-Rock Festival
* The LA Times Coachella blog
* Hard-Fi Axe Coachella Festival Show
* Get Coachella mobile alerts
* The Subways Forced To Cancel Tour Dates
* Kelly's Coachella road-trip mix tape
* SPIN will be reporting all weekend
* Editors taking Coachella seriously
* Prefix's Coachella preview
And for those of us who can't be there, there's always the DVD.
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White Rose Movement @ Factory People, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
If you're one of the people that only wants to see pictures that are less than 24 hours old, then please skip to the Jamie Lidell post. Everyone else can keep reading...
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WHITE ROSE MOVEMENT IN TX | MARCH 18, 2006
After We are Wolves and Voxtrot came White Rose Movement at Factory People (a clothing store) Saturday night (March 18, 2006). NYC's Dave P played host and DJ. Everyone should always throw fun shows like this. With bills like this.
Do I want to see White Rose Movement at Bowery Ballroom? Maybe, but I'd much rather see them again in a party atmosphere like Don Hill's, Motherf*cker, or Tribeca Grand.
After catching their Friday night set at Stubb's, Ryan Schreiber said the band is more style than substance. Could be true. What do you think?
Previously
White Rose Movement "moved" to Bowery Ballroom
We are Wolves @ Factory People, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
White Rose Movement | Love is a Number | MP3
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The Duke Spirit's gear stolen in Portland
Maybe they would have been better off if they never made it. The Duke Spirit's gear was stolen a few days ago in Portland, Oregon. They sent out this letter...
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Hello friends around the world,
we could really do with your help right now:
This morning between 5am and 8.30 am our van was broken into in the “secure, with security guard” car park of the Doug Fir Lonuge hotel and venue in Portland, Oregon.
The following stuff was stolen, leaving us broke, sad and not really able to play tonight or at all for that matter. If you kindred spirits out there could keep an eye on Ebay to see if these stolen things appear, then let us know, and in the mean time if you are from Portland/Seattle area and want to donate gear for a performance we would be truly blessed.
1 x 1979 Sunburst Fender Precision Bass 1 x Olympic White Fender Jazzmaster 1 x 1966 White Fender Jaguar, with mottled tortoise-shell red scratch plate 1 x Fender Deluxe reverb Amp, 1×12 speaker. New PEDALS!!! - FENDER BLENDER, 1 Mxr DISTORTION, 2 x Rat Pedal, 3x Boss Tuning pedals, 1x Big Muff fuzz, 1x FullTone SoulBender, Coloursound Wah Wah, 1x MXR micro Amp Olly’s Paste 2002 Cymbals - in heavy 26″ black flight case with meatl edging, crap metal handle with tape all round it
ALL THE GUITARS Are in Red DUKE SPIRIT FLIGHT CASES
Previously
Rosie Thomas' (and band's) gear stolen in Philadelphia
The Duke Spirit having VISA problems
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Tapes 'n Tapes sign to XL (sister of Matador)
Everyone's talking about Tapes 'n Tapes signing to XL, home of M.I.A., Devendra Banhart, The White Stripes, and the Raconteurs. Selected quotes from the St. Paul Pioneer Press below...
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"We're all kind of freaking out," said singer-guitarist Josh Grier. "We've all been really excited and (now) we can finally talk about it."
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One member of the band won't be part of the new deal, however. Bassist Shawn Neary left Tapes 'N Tapes earlier this month.
"It's a bummer, Shawn is a great guy," said manager Wiese. "There is really no 'official' word, it was just time for it to happen. It just didn't work out."
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"It started pretty much right after the first blog wrote about the band in November," said manager Keri Wiese. "We got a call from Capitol Records the next day."
In the months since, Wiese said, the band has talked to dozens of labels, both large and small, that expressed interest in Tapes 'N Tapes. A high-profile series of concerts in New York in January helped fuel interest, as did the band's trip to the South by Southwest music festival in Texas.
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Previously
Tapes 'n Tapes sold out Bowery | 2nd show added
Tapes 'n Tapes | Updated Tour Dates, new bassist
(still unsigned) Tapes 'n Tapes Touring | Bowery Ballroom
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Summerstage presale, video
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah just put about 400 of their Summerstage tickets on PRESALE. Check out this video and interview they recorded at SXSW too.
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Jamie Lidell @ Southpaw, Brooklyn, NYC | pics, MP3
DOWNLOAD: Multiply (MP3)
Jamie Lidell played Southpaw in Brooklyn Wednesday night (April 26, 2006). Jimmy Edgar opened and later joined him on one song. Tuesday night the same lineup played Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan. Thursday night they end their tour in Philly. If its not sold out and you're in Philly, GO.
The encore was especially off the hook. First someone convinced Jamie to join the crowd. Then the mic went from person to person, and there were at least four audience members that sang REALLY well. Jamie got back on stage and then invited everyone to join him there. So many people went up that the security had to stop it. There was lots of dancing and singing and Jamie making magic with all his toys.
JIMMY EDGAR & JAMIE LIDELL
THIS GUY (AND HIS FRIEND) ENJOYED THE SHOW THE MOST
Previously
More Jamie Lidell Dates | Southpaw too
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April 26, 2006
Jennifer O'Connor @ Cake Shop, NYC | pics | new MP3
DOWNLOAD: Exeter, Rhode Island (MP3)
KENDALL MEADE & JENNIFER O'CONNOR
Jennifer O'Connor is a singer-songwriter who plays in & around NYC a lot. Since September she's shared a label with Belle & Sebastian, Cat Power, Stephen Malkmus, Matmos, Mission of Burma, Mogwai, The New Pornographers, Pretty Girls Make Graves, and Yo La Tengo. Over The Mountain, Across The Valley, And Back To The Stars, her Matador Records debut, comes out August 22, 2006. The above MP3 is from that album.
Tuesday night (April 25, 2006), she opened for Rose Melberg @ Cake Shop.
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Forward Russia vs Sesame Street vs the Subway (videos)
Sesame Street is in the air?
Jerry Yeti mashed up the Sesame Street pinball video (1 2 3 4 5...6 7 8 9 10...11 12) with Forward Russia's "Twelve".
Gothamist posted a video of Kermit, Bert, and some hipster Muppets singing about the subway.
DOWNLOAD: Me Lost Me Cookie at the Disco (MP3)
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World Party playing 2 shows | 1 sold out, MP3s
"2 World Party CD Release shows booked at Joe's Pub on May 30th, 7:00 and 11:30, early show is already sold out. 11:30 show was added last night and is on sale at telecharge.com now." [this from the comments on Stereogum who has 4 MP3s] (thx J)
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Graham Smith = Kleenex Girl Wonder | Playing tonight too
Who is Graham Smith?
"Graham Smith essentially is Kleenex Girl Wonder on recordings. On all but a few recordings, Graham writes, records, plays and produces everything himself, much like Prince, although not from Minneapolis and not purple. Live performances feature other musicians, usually Christian Goodwillie, Quinn Goodwillie, Rafeeq Hasan, and Jeff Giba." [Kleenex Girl Wonder FAQ]
DOWNLOAD: Ain't Going Anywhere Soon (MP3)
Fifteen more songs available for download on the page March Records set up to advertise the 200+ song Kleenex Girl Wonder box set they're about to release. Even more MP3s at Kleenex Girl Wonder's (unofficial?) site (hint: look in the FAQ), and songs streaming at Graham's Myspace.
Graham plays Magnetic Field in Brooklyn TONIGHT (April 26, 2006) with Rose Melberg.
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Rose Melberg (& Andrea Vaughn) @ Cake Shop, NYC | pics
Rose Melberg played her first NYC show in YEARS last night at Cake Shop (April 25, 2006). As if that wasn't good enough, she brought in ex-My Favorite vocalist Andrea Vaughn to sing backup on a lot of songs. You couldn't even tell the two never practiced together, but Andrea learned all her parts from an advance copy of Rose's new CD.
ROSE MELBERG
I never saw Rose perform with Gaze, Go Sailor, The Softies, The Three Peeps, or Tiger Trap, but I'm sure she sounds as good as ever. The decent-sized crowd was full of hardcore fans who she thanked for waiting so long to get a new album. At least one person got her autograph after the show, and I'm sure they'll all be back for part two (of "the 48 hour party" as she called it) tonight at Magnetic Field in Brooklyn. I'm a newbie, and I may try to make it over there too.
ANDREA & ROSE
Previously
Rose Melberg | MP3s, Tour Dates
Andrea Vaughn sang with Voxtrot
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Scenic reopening as Midway, Rated X intact
"In clubland, Scenic is re-emerging with a carnival theme and is now called Club Midway. After a nearly two-month break for renovations to both its interior and its programming, the space will relaunch the scandalous party Rated X, thrown by Michael T and Theo, intact, starting May 6. The duo decided to stay with the venue after dealing directly with owners Oliver and Kenai Sehgal. Michael T says he asked the two brothers whether or not they were comfortable with the gay and risqué nature of their party: 'We brought it up briefly the very first time we met with them in late Febuary, and they were more concerned with the sexual antics than anything gay or straight per se. We really haven't felt it was a homophobic issue,' he says. 'We've certainly told them many times, we don't plan on changing our party.' The club's booking agent, J.C. Scruggs, says Midway will be focusing on 'up-and-coming indie, mostly local bands, but we hope to snag the occasional national act,' and that Rated X is their only weekly dance party thus far." [This and more in Tricia Romano's column]
Rated G photo from 'Rated X' swiped from Ambrel's rated X pictures of Rated X.
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SPIN writers reading @ Rothko Thursday
Product Shop NYC presents THE READING FESTIVAL featuring Chuck Klosterman, Marc Spitz, Sarah "Ultragrrrl" Lewitinn", Andy Greenwald, Caryn Ganz, and more special guests to be announced.
Hopefully Rothko is back open by then.
Previously
Ultragrrrl calls My Chemical Romance the next Nirvana
Chuck Klosterman leaves SPIN
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Rothko closed since Blues Traveler show
Blues Traveler played Rothko Thursday night. The band played a two hour set that ran until after 3AM. People at the show told me nothing out of the ordinary happened, but someone else seems to think something related to that show caused the cops to shut the club down. Saturday night's show was cancelled. Monday's was moved to Nublu. Last night's was moved to Fat Baby.
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Pearl Jam playing Irving Plaza | How to get tix
"Come to Tower Records (4th & Broadway) for a special Pearl Jam Midnight Sale on Monday May 1 and receive one ticket with purchase of the new Pearl Jam CD to a Pearl Jam Super Secret NYC Club Show
Pearl Jam Super Secret NYC Club Show will be held on May 5. Details of show to be announced at time of purchase. Limit 1 per customer, while supplies last"
shhhhhh
Previously
Red Hot Chili Peppers playing Irving Plaza
Alice in Chains playing Bowery Ballroom
new Pearl Jam MP3 & Tour Dates | My Morning Jacket
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April 25, 2006
Rose Melberg | MP3s, Tour Dates
"Rose Melberg is indie pop royalty." [All Music]
DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
The Time Has Come
Golden Gate Bridge
"Rose Melberg had a 'hit' record in 1998. Now she's readying her followup. As a member of Tiger Trap and The Softies, Rose was a leading figure in the 90's indie pop scene. Her 1998 solo record Portola was given stunning reviews by all who heard it, if you are a fan of the softer sounds of Aztec Camera or Cowboy Junkies than this will be right up your alley." [songs:illinois]
MORE MUSIC STREAMING at her Myspace & label site.
TOUR DATES (TONIGHT INCLUDED)
Tues, April 25 New York, NY @ Cake Shop w/ Jennifer O'Connor, 8pm,
Wed, April 26 Brooklyn, NY @ Magnetic Field w/ Graham Smith, 8pm
The rest of the dates below...
Thurs, May 11 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
Fri, May 12 Sacramento, CA @ the Fools Foundation
Sun, May 14 Oakland, CA @ Rock Paper Scissors Collective
Tues, May 16 San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Thurs, May 18 Olympia, WA @ Midnight Sun w/ Jenny Jenkins, 7pm, all ages
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Tokyo Police Club | MP3s from Lesson in Crime
Here are two MP3s from Tokyo Police Club's new EP. (courtesy of Paperbag Records)
DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
Cheer it On
Nature of the Experiment
...not to be confused with the songs of the same name off their demo, though I do think I posted one of these previously.
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Islands outside Avalon | Part 2
At Terrorists Zombies' site, you'll find a nice full length video of Islands' march around Avalon in NYC this weekend.
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Hot Chip @ Emo's Annex (Pitchfork), Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
Baby Said
Playboy
Hot Chip's set at Pitchfork's semi-outdoor SXSW party was unfortunately riddled with technical difficulties.
Previously
Hot Chip playing South Street Seaport
Hot Chip & Four Tet | 2006 Tour Dates
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Red Hot Chili Peppers playing Irving Plaza
Red Hot Chili Peppers report: "Over the years, Irving Plaza has served as Polish Army Veterans headquarters, a Yiddish theater, a burlesque house (Gypsy Rose Lee stripped here), and even a boxing arena. But for a few hours on May 8th it will be the home of the Red Hot Chili Peppers as they launch Stadium Arcadium in the US.
There will be no ticket sale for this event the only way to get tickets is via Z100, Power 105 and Q 104 and and of course members can win tickets HERE."
All RHCP Tour Dates below....
Mon 05/08/06 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Tue 05/30/06 Barcelona, SPA Palau Sant Jordi
Fri 06/02/06 Madrid, SPA Palacio de los Deportes
Sat 06/03/06 Lisbon, POR World Stage - Bela Vista Park
Mon 06/05/06 Landgraaf, NET Megaland
Tue 06/06/06 Lyon, FRA Halle Tony Garnier
Thu 06/08/06 Paris, FRA Palais Omnisports
Fri 06/09/06 Paris, FRA Palais Omnisports
Sun 06/11/06 Dortmund, GER Westfalenhalle
Mon 06/12/06 Dortmund, GER Westfalenhalle
Wed 06/14/06 Prague, CZE Sazka Arena
Thu 06/15/06 Berlin, GER Wuhlheide
Thu 06/29/06 Werchter, BEL Rock Werchter Festival
Fri 06/30/06 Ipswich, UK Portman Road
Sun 07/02/06 Coventry, UK Ricoh Arena
Mon 07/03/06 Reading, UK Madejski Stadium
Wed 07/05/06 Derby, UK Pride Park
Thu 07/06/06 Sheffield, UK Don Valley Stadium
Sat 07/08/06 Kinross, UK Balado
Sun 07/09/06 Naas, IRE Punchestown Race Course
Tue 07/11/06 Manchester, UK Manchester Evening News Arena
Wed 07/12/06 Manchester, UK Manchester Evening News Arena
Fri 07/14/06 London, UK Earls Court Arena
Sat 07/15/06 London, UK Earls Court Arena
Mon 07/17/06 London, UK Earls Court Arena
Tue 07/18/06 London, UK Earls Court Arena
Sat 08/05/06 Chicago, IL Grant Park, Lollapalooza
(thx TM)
ALSO IN THE NEWS: Red Hot Chili Peppers slam Bush
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Axl & Leigh sitting in a tree | GNR + Misshapes part 2
LEIGH FROM MISSHAPES W/AXL ROSE & ?
Misshapes posted their photos from Saturday night (thx neuman, photo by Julian Gilbert).
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Pictures of Axl Rose at Misshapes
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The Cost of Live Music
"In the past, Krueger says, live concerts were about throwing a party, not selling a product. Money was made from music sales, so artists had more incentive to underprice concerts. Over time sales of recorded music has dropped and illegal downloads, he says, and the connection between recorded music and live concerts is gone. Artists and managers are compelled to make more money from concerts. Since 1996 ticket prices have outpaced inflation -- 8.9% though 2003 versus 2.3% inflation." [Coolfer]
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Chuck Eddy's farewell | "Terminated for reasons of taste"
REPRINTED FROM GAKWER....
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From: Eddy, Chuck
Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 11:38 AM
Subject: Chuck Eddy is out of here
Dear Friends, Publicists, and Record Label Folks:
As many of you have probably heard through the grapevine, I am leaving the Village Voice tomorrow, after seven often wonderful years here as the music editor. To make it brief, I have been "terminated for reasons of taste"; if you're wondering what that cryptic phrase means, my advice would be to look at just about any random music section in one of the many other New Times alternative weekly papers around the country, compare it to any random music section I've put together here at the Voice, subtract the difference, and draw your own conclusions. To also be brief, I need a new job now, so if you have any leads, don't hesitate to say so.
My replacement, who begins Monday, is Rob Harvilla, formerly at the East Bay Express. (His email now is 'xxxx@eastbayexpress.com'; I assume that, starting next week, he'll be reachable at xxxx@villagevoice.com.)
As for me, I definitely plan to keep writing about music in some capacity or other -- especially now that I'll finally have time to actually write. So it would of course be great to keep getting unfathomable piles of promo CDs to listen to every day. Problem is, I can't tell you yet where to send them; in my neighborhood in Queens, turns out there's a 10-day waiting list for PO Boxes. As soon as I have one, I'll be sending you another email, letting you know where to send the music you want me to hear. Meanwhile, if you have ideas about where I should go from here, or if you just want to drop me a note, I'll be reachable at xxxx@yahoo.com, an account I just set up two days ago.
Whatever I do, it's hard to imagine I'll ever find another job half as fun and rewarding as this one was. I hope I did the job justice. Talk to you soon, good luck, and be good. -- Chuck Eddy
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Previously
2006 Village Voice Siren Festival date set
Rob Harvilla to replace Eddy at Voice?
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Gnarls Barkley @ Webster Hall | Presale now
Tickets are on sale for Gnarls Barkley @ Webster Hall. Presale password is StElsewhere.
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2006 Village Voice Siren Festival date set
Siren Festival is July 15, 2006. No lineup details yet, but I've pasted the previous years below....
2005: Spoon, Mates of State, Brendan Benson, VHS or Beta, Dungen, Saul Williams, Q and Not U, Diamond Nights, The Dears, Moringwood, Ambulance LTD, Be Your Own Pet, Detachment Kit, Nine Black Alps
2004: Death Cab For Cutie, And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead, Blonde Redhead, Mission Of Burma, Har Mar Superstar, TV On The Radio, Electric Six, The Fiery Furnaces, The Fever, Constantines, Vue, The Thermals, The Ponys, Your Enemies Friends
2003: Modest Mouse, Idlewild, The Datsuns, Hot Hot Heat, Sahara Hotnights, Radio 4, Ted Leo/Pharmacists, !!!, The Kills, Northern State, The Dirtbombs, The Pattern, Oneida, and The Witnesses
2002: Sleater Kinney, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Donnas, Mooney Suzuki, Liars, The Shins, shannonwright, Les Savy Fav, The Von Bondies, Pretty Girls Make Graves, Rye Coalition and Bob Log III
2001: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Guided By Voices, Superchunk, Man or Astro-Man?, Quasi, Rainer Maria, Peaches, Enon, The Black Heart Procession and The Incredible Moses Leroy.
Previously
Rob Harvilla to replace Eddy at Voice?
Village Voice Music Editor Chuck Eddy Fired
The 2005 Village Voice Siren Festival | Pics
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Central Park Summerstage Benefits | On Sale info
Here are the Central Park Summerstage shows that cost money....
BENEFITS - ON SALE APRIL 29 - 12PM (check ticketmaster)
June 13 - Moe $30
June 28 - Bonnie Raitt with Keb' Mo' $55
July 20 - Umphrey's McGee with Galactic and Grace Potter $35, 30
July 26 - Fiona Apple Damien Rice with David Garza $50
August 03 - The New Pornographers with Calexico and The Frames $35, 30
Sept 28 - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah $32.50
NOT BENEFITS - ALREADY ON SALE
June 8 - Common, Rakim, Lupe Fiasco $36
July 13 - Ani Difranco $36
Aug 18 - Paul Van Dyk $40
Sept 5 - Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals & Damian Jr. Gong Marley $40
Sept 6 - Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals & Damian Jr. Gong Marley $40
David Rivel of Summerstage said they "host six shows every year that have a ticket price". I'm counting eleven, so I guess the ones I listed as "already on sale" don't really count as ""Summerstage" shows.
(thx Bumpershine for some of this info.)
Previously
Save the Rhinos w/ Common, Rakim & Lupe Fiasco @ Summerstage
Fiona Apple & Damien Rice touring | Summerstage
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah playing Summerstage, FESTIVALS
Lady Sovereign playing w/ The Streets & Summerstage too
2006 NYC Summer Concert Preview
2006 River to River Festival Schedule | Belle & Sebastian, etc.
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Save the Rhinos w/ Common, Rakim & Lupe Fiasco @ Summerstage
Common, Rakim, Lupe Fiasco, DJ ZTrip, and Rhymefest are performing at Central Park Summerstage on June 8th to Save the Rhinos. Tickets are on sale.
Last year was The Roots, De La Soul, and MF Doom.
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Be my friend on MySpace
BrooklynVegan is now on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/brooklynvegan
AND
* Committing MySpacecide
* MySpace looks to turn friends into profit
* What Myspace means to Murdoch
* Not-So-MySpace Any More
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Alice in Chains 'club' Tour Dates | Smashing Pumpkins
"The last time the surviving members of Alice in Chains were on a tour bus together was more than 10 years ago — when iconic frontman Layne Staley was still alive and the band was packing 30,000-capacity arenas nationwide. But when guitarist Jerry Cantrell, bassist Mike Inez and drummer Sean Kinney head out in mid-May with Comes With the Fall frontman William DuVall, Alice will scale things back a bit.
Instead of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, they'll perform at the Roxy. Instead of Madison Square Garden, they'll take the stage inside New York's Bowery Ballroom. In all, Alice in Chains have booked five very intimate club dates that will act as a primer for the band's European festival tour, beginning May 26 at the Super Bock Super Rock in Portugal." [MTV News] (thx all)
ALICE IN CHAINS DATES
5/18 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Roxy
5/19 - San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
5/21 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
5/22 - Boston, MA @ Avalon
5/23 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
8/11 - Sturgis, SD @ 2006 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
And as you heard, Smashing Pumpkins are recording a new album.
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April 24, 2006
Pre-, Ex-, Current & Art Brut 47 | Keith TOTP & WAS too
BEFORE THERE WAS ART BRUT
There was the Art Goblins. Songs streaming at Myspace.
BEFORE THERE WERE BLOGS
There were LiveJournals. Eddie Argos kept one.
BEFORE WE EVEN KNEW HIM
Chris Chinchilla quit Art Brut via LiveJournal. Now he's in Macaca Mulatta.
MACACA MULATTA ARE PLAYING SOME SHOWS
4/25/06 @ Cake Shop, New York City
4/28/06 @ Sin-e, New York City
4/30/06 @ Pianos, New York City
One Louder spoke to Chris.
KEITH TOTP HANGS OUT WITH ART BRUT
That's the impression I get from his LiveJournal.
KEITH TOTP HAS SONGS TOO
They're streaming at Last FM.
ARE ART BRUT 47 WE ARE SCIENTISTS?
That's what Jerry seems to have discovered.
ART BRUT ARE TAKING OVER KNITTING FACTORY
5/17/06 - KFNY Takeover featuring Art Brut, Very Special Guests Art Brut 47, Think About Life & The Chalets
5/18/06 - KFNY Takeover featuring Art Brut, Very Special Guests Art Brut 47, The Chalets and Keith TOTP
Tickets are on sale.
WE ARE SCIENTISTS ARE TAKING OVER NYC?
5/17/06 @ KEXP Studios
5/17/06 @ Knitting Factory w/ Art Brut??
5/18/06 @ Knitting Factory w/ Art Brut??
6/14/06 @ Roseland w/ Arctic Monkeys
6/29/06 @ Warsaw w/ The Double
6/30/06 @ Irving Plaza w/ The Double
Previously
Art Brut played Southpaw
secret Art Brut show tonight? & 2 more shows in May
NYC Loves Art Brut (Hates Mariah Carey)
The Double & We Are Scientists | Tour Dates
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Silversun Pickups @ Cedar Street Courtyard, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
I think Silversun Pickups played right before the Grates at the Filter party on March 17. 2006.
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Silversun Pickups @ Pianos, NYC | pics
Silversun Pickups & CMJ Stuff
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Pictures of Axl Rose at Misshapes
AXL ROSE @ MISSHAPES | APRIL 22, 2006 (cred)
It's unclear if Axl was invited to DJ or not, but the story says that DJ Jess threw on "Welcome to the Jungle" at one Misshapes' request. That arguably rude gesture made another Misshape extremely angry, but Axl seemed to be having fun. He left shortly thereafter.
I feel a little bad for him if he was there just to hang out. In fact, I felt a little silly posting this at all, but then I realized he probably went there just for this very type of publcity. I mean, it's MISSHAPES - where celebrities in need of attention go to get written about in the media.
Brother Lawrence has three pictures.
Previously
CYHSY's drummer as AXL | Mr. Brownstone playing Bowery
Guns N' Roses added 2 shows | all sold out
Cher saw Scissor Sisters, Axl Rose was at Misshapes
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Sean Na Na (Har Mar Superstar) playing Northsix (tonight) | MP3s
Sean Na Na is Har Mar Superstar's other band. Over the weekend he played Northsix in Brooklyn as Har Mar. It was the same night he opened for the Strokes with Sean Na Na in Atlantic City. Sean Na Na play Northsix tonight (April 24). The Pierces are opening.
DOWNLOAD SEAN NA NA (MP3s)
Double Date
Grew Into My Body
Princess and the Pony
Tumor Party
Previously
2006 Brooklyn Underground Film Festival | Har Mar Superstar, Sean Na Na
Har Mar Superstar vs. Les Savy Fav
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Album Streams: Springsteen, Erasure, Streets, Secret Machines
Pitchfork recommended the new Bruce Springsteen today. Cokemachineglow gave the new Streets a 66%. Prefix says the new Secret Machines is a 4 out of 5.
AOL Music is streaming the new Springsteen, Erasure, Streets, Secret Machines, Mark Knopfler / Emmylou Harris, Riverboat Gamblers, the Coup, and more...
Insound is giving away a mix CD with all orders.
Previously
Stream new Bruce Springsteen & Tour Dates
Erasure | 2006 Acoustic Tour Dates
An Interview with the Secret Machines | not by David Bowie
Lady Sovereign playing w/ The Streets & Summerstage too
The Streets | 2006 Tour Dates | Webster Hall
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Islands took the show outside Avalon
ISLANDS @ AVALON | APRIL 22, 2006 (cred)
Islands (ex-Unicorns) played Avalon in NYC this weekend. Like Teddy Thompson before them, they brought the show to the street. Kevchino.com reports, "Donning his acoustic guitar, Nick led the crowd outside with Jamie carrying his tom drum. The band and crowd made it around the block but were denied re-entry by the club's security. Bus Driver then joined the crowd for a street party rap." Here's a video...
Pitchfork recently made Islands 'best new music".
Previously
Islands played Soundfix too
Islands played Pop Montreal | MP3s & Stuff
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Rappers Urge Financial Responsibility
"The event, organized by multi-millionaire entrepreneur Russell Simmons, mixed stars like LL Cool J, Alicia Keys, Nas and T.I. with financial experts to provide advice on home ownership, budgets, credit cards and other financial issues." [Yahoo News]
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David Lee Roth out, pissed | Opie & Anthony in
"I was booted, tossed, and it's going to cost somebody," Roth said on his last show, intimating that his lawyers would go after CBS Radio for the full compensation due from his reported $4 million contract. The timing of the move was interesting: It arrived just days before the Roth show's first Arbitron numbers.
His replacements, in a hiring fraught with bizarre subplots, will be shock jocks Greg "Opie" Hughes and Anthony Cumia _ currently available only to the 6.5 million listeners on XM satellite radio.
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Elf Power | April-May 2006 Tour Dates
Elf Power are about to start touring. Andrew elf told Lunapark6 they'll "be playing all of the new album as well as songs from all of our older records." (Insound is giving away a free 7" with the purchase of that new album). They'll be at Northsix in Brooklyn on April 28th. All dates below....
ELF POWER TOUR DATES
Tue 04.25.06 Charleston, SC The Map Room
Wed 04.26.06 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
Thu 04.27.06 Arlington, VA Iota Club and Cafe
Fri 04.28.06 Brooklyn, NY Northsix
Sat 04.29.06 Clinton, NY May Day Music Festival at Hamilton College w/ New Pornographers, Ris Paul Ric, DJ Dave Nada
Sun 04.30.06 Somerville, MA P.A.'s Lounge
Tue 05.02.06 Waterloo, ONT (CA) Starlight
Wed 05.03.06 Toronto, ONT (CA) Horseshoe Tavern
Thu 05.04.06 Detroit, MI Lager House
Fri 05.05.06 Chicago, IL Subterranean
Sat 05.06.06 Minneapolis, MN Seventh Street Entry
Tue 05.09.06 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
Wed 05.10.06 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Fri 05.12.06 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
Sat 05.13.06 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
Sun 05.14.06 Tuscon, AZ Solar Culture Gallery w/ Aloha, The Instruments and Peachcake
Tue 05.16.06 Dallas, TX The Cavern
Wed 05.17.06 Austin, TX Emo's Inside
Last time they were in NYC, Jeff Mangum appeared on stage.
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CYHSY's drummer as AXL | Mr. Brownstone playing Bowery
What do Guns N' Roses and Mr. Brownstone have in common? They're both Guns N' Roses cover bands, but one has the real singer, and one has Clap Your Hands Say Yeah's drummer as their singer.
Mr. Brownstone (CYHSY drummer included) are headlining Bowery Ballroom on June 10th, 2006. The openers are all fun too. Tickets are on sale.
Previously
Cher saw Scissor Sisters, Axl Rose was at Misshapes
The Clap Your Hands Say Yeah-GnR-Satanicide Connection
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Adam Green show postponed | Kimya Dawson's belly
Kimya Dawson continues to keep us informed every step of the way of her pregnancy. On April 8th she posted pictures of her belly (inside and out).
Adam Green was supposed to play Bowery Ballroom on April 27th, but the show "has been postponed".
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April 23, 2006
Cher saw Scissor Sisters, Axl Rose was at Misshapes
Reviews and pictures of the Saturday night Scissor Sisters show at the Modern Age, The Music Slut, Boozhy, and so nicole wrote.
Confirmation of Axl's Misshapes appearance at jeepster's livejournal. Still waiting for pics to show up on the newly redesigned Last Night's Party. In the meantime: Misshapes "Cheers" on YouTube (via Gawker)
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Jamie Cullum @ Maggie Maes, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
DOWNLOAD: Get Your Way (MP3)
I was randomly walking in to SXSW day shows on Friday March 17, 2006. That's when I came across Jamie Cullum performing at Paste Magazine's party at Maggie Mae's. It was toward the end of his set, and he was doing crazy stuff like climbing up on things.
Jamie finished his tour two weeks later at Town Hall in NYC.
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The Giraffes @ Flamingo Cantina, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
DOWNLOAD: Having Fun (MP3)
I saw Brooklyn's own The Giraffes at a day party at Flamingo Cantina in Austin, Texas this SXSW (I think it was St Patrick's Day) - Larimer Lounge - SXSW BBQ '06).
Previously
MTV Invades Mercury Lounge | The Vitamen & Giraffes
The Giraffes Benefit Show | Knitting Factory, NYC
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