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May 26, 2006

The Rogers Sisters playing Siren

The Rogers Sisters are playing the Village Voice Siren Festival with the previously announced lineup of Art Brut, Dirty on Purpose, Stars, Tapes 'n Tapes, The Stills, The Cribs, Celebration, and She Wants Revenge. Stay tuned for the rest.

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The Grates | 2006 Tour Dates: NYC, CA & Canada | Tokyo Police Club too

The Grates are coming back to North America in June to jump around and play a few shows....

SOME OF THE GRATES TOUR DATES
Jun 22 2006 Lee's Palce Toronto
Jun 24 2006 Main Hall @ Mainland Cultural Centre Montreal
Jun 27 2006 Mercury Lounge New York City, NY (with Tokyo Police Club)
Jun 29 2006 Popscene San Francisco, CA
Jul 5 2006 Spaceland Los Angeles, CA

All dates below...

ALL GRATES TOUR DATES
May 26 2006 Victoria Hall Stoke-on-Trent, UK
May 27 2006 Manchester Academy Manchester, UK
May 28 2006 Dot To Dot Festival Nottingham, UK
May 29 2006 Hall For Cornwall Truro, UK
May 30 2006 Reading Hexagon Reading, UK
May 31 2006 Nottingham Rock City Nottingham
Jun 1 2006 Club NME @ The Middlesborough Empire Middlesborough
Jun 2 2006 High Voltage Club Manchester
Jun 3 2006 Club NME @ The Castle Oldham
Jun 7 2006 The Faversham Leeds
Jun 8 2006 Club NME @ Bournemouth Consortium Bournemouth
Jun 9 2006 The Charlotte Leicester
Jun 10 2006 Barfly Glasgow
Jun 11 2006 Korova Liverpool
Jun 14 2006 93 Feet East London
Jun 15 2006 La Maroquinerie Paris
Jun 17 2006 Frog @ Mean Fiddler London
Jun 22 2006 Lee's Palce Toronto
Jun 24 2006 Main Hall @ Mainland Cultural Centre Montreal
Jun 27 2006 Mercury Lounge New York City, NY
Jun 29 2006 Popscene San Francisco, CA
Jul 5 2006 Spaceland Los Angeles, CA

Previously
Streaming Grates song, funny picture & podcast interview
More pictures of The Grates in Austin | SXSW 2006
The Grates @ Cedar Street Courtyard, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
Tokyo Police Club @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics

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Blue Cheer | 2006 Tour Dates: CBGB, Intonation Festival, Maxwell's, Northsix, etc..

DOWNLOAD: totom (Blue Cheer vs. Queens of the Stone Age) (MP3)

"Blue Cheer was a San Francisco-based rock group of the late 1960s and early 1970s, who helped to pioneer heavy metal music.....They finished recording an album in Virginia in Winter 2005..." [Wikipedia]

Blue Cheer is touring this summer. They'll hit Maxwell's in Jersey, Northsix in Brooklyn, and CBGB in Manhattan. On June 25th they're playing the VICE Intonation Music Festival of all places. That puts them on a bill with Annie, Bloc Party, Boredoms, Ghostface, Jon Brion, Jose Gonzalez, Lady Sovereign, The Streets, The Sword, and more. When they're all hanging out backstage, Blue Cheer can brag that Pitchfork likes them best.

All tour dates below....

BLUE CHEER 2006 TOUR DATES
Jun 16 2006 The Black Cat WASHINGTON, DC
Jun 17 2006 Northstar Bar Philadelphia, PA
Jun 18 2006 Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ
Jun 20 2006 CBGBs New York City, NY
Jun 21 2006 BAR Nightclub New Haven, CT
Jun 23 2006 Northsix Brooklyn, NY
Jun 24 2006 Middle East Boston, MA
Jun 25 2006 Intonation Music Festival Chicago, IL
Jun 29 2006 La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC
Jul 3 2006 Vamps Toledo, OH
Jul 5 2006 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
Jul 6 2006 Magic Stick Detroit, MI
Jul 15 2006 Walter's On Washington Houston, TX
Jul 16 2006 Emo's Austin, TX
Jul 21 2006 The Casbah San Diego, CA
Jul 22 2006 8:00P The Key Club Los Angeles, CA
Jul 23 2006 The Galaxy Theatre Santa Ana, CA
Jul 27 2006 Aladdin Theatre Portland, OR
Jul 28 2006 El Corazon Seattle, WA

More music @ their MySpace and their famous cover song video on YouTube.

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Rocket from the Tombs | return, write, & 2006 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Amphetamine (MP3)

"After a successful writing session in Cleveland at the end of April Rocket From the Tombs will be playing shows in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, Hoboken, Boston, New Haven and Northampton MA at the end of July. The band is as before: David Thomas, Richard Lloyd, Cheetah Chrome, Craig Bell and Steve Mehlman."

ROCKET TOUR DATES
Wed, Jul 26 Cleveland, Beachland Ballroom (tix)
Thu, Jul 27 Pittsburgh, Club Café
Fri, Jul 28 New Haven CT, Café Nine
Sat, Jul 29 Brooklyn NY, Southpaw (tix)
Sun, Jul 30 Hoboken NJ, Maxwell's (tix)
Mon, Jul 31 Cambridge MA, TT The Bear's
Tue Aug 1 Northampton MA, Pearl Street

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Think About Life @ Knitting Factory, NYC | pics

Every time I leave an intimate basement show by an inhibition-less band that connected with the audience (no matter how small) in some sweaty, dancy & violently musical way, I get selfishly nervous that increasing popularity will have them playing larger venues. In turn, part of what made them so magical would be lost. On the other hand, a lot of bands adapt to their new surroundings just fine. This awesome Think About Life show (May 17, 2006) was in the basement of Knitting Factory...

Think About Life started around 1:30 AM, after Art Brut left the larger stage upstairs.

Members of Art Brut, We are Scientists, Heartonastick and Crackers United were among the 30 or so people left watching the late show.

Someone posted a short video clip from this show. Someone else posted a video from one of their recent rowdier Montreal shows. Yeti has MP3s.

Previously
(stay for) Think About Life | MP3s

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Walkmen | played Webster Hall, streaming show on NPR, MP3s, & Warsaw tix on sale

THE WALKMEN @ WEBSTER HALL, NYC | MAY 24, 2006 (cred)

The Walkmen played Webster Hall in NYC Wednesday night (May 24, 2006). Tom Breihan wrote about it for the Voice.

NPR streamed the whole Walkmen concert from the next night in DC. You can listen to it at their websiite. So Much Silence converted some of it to MP3s.

Tickets are on sale for The Walkmen's June 30th show @ Warsaw, and don't forget they're allegedly playing a free show in the same neighborhood too.

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Killer bouncer connected to three other murders

"Bouncer Stephen Sakai, who killed one patron and shot three others outside Chelsea club Opus 22 on Tuesday, was officially charged with and arraigned on that night's crimes, but police are investigating still trying to understand his connection to three other murders." [Gothamist]

RELATED: Blogging bouncer only fantasizes about killing customers (via Gawker)

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Sunset Rubdown playing 2 nights @ Bowery Ballroom

Sunset Rubdown are playing Bowery Ballroom in NYC on September 24 & 25, 2006. Tickets are on sale. (thx Min)

MERCURY, MERCURY, BOWERY, BOWERY

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DVDs | Gorilla Biscuits @ CBGB, H2O @ Knitting Factory

2 HARDCORE DVDs COMING OUT SOON
* Gorilla Biscuits, live from their CBGB reunion
* H2O, live from their 10th anniversary show @ Knitting Factory (info)

ALSO: There's a pretty new Kid Dynamite documentary out

Previously
Agnostic Front "Live @ CBGB"
Gorilla Biscuits | 2006 Tour Dates!

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10 free concerts @ McCarren Park Pool | Walkmen, etc

FROM THE COMMENTS
"JELLYNYC is doing a 10 week free series featuring really cool bands like Spankrock, Deerhoof, Of Montreal, The Walkmen, etc...and they are ALL FREE!!!!" (@ McCarren Pool)

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Erasure (acoustic) @ Society of Ethical Culture, NYC | pics

Erasure ended their short acoustic tour at the beautiful Society for Ethical Culture building in NYC (May 19, 2006). The ex-church chapel is right on Central Park West. The seats are pews, there's a giant chandelier and angel statues, and a balcony surrounded with all this exquisite wood work.

I realized at the show that I know less of Erasure's music than I thought, but it was still fun to be part of a show with such an enthusiastic crowd in such a weird setting by an iconic 80's British synth-pop group....acoustic.

Neither the pews nor the acoustic-nature of the show stopped people from getting up and dancing to the hits (Chains of Love, Oh Lamour, etc), but the pews were extremely welcomed when they played material from their new acoustic album Union Street.

* They recorded the show in London. You can buy it.

ALSO AT THE SHOW
* The Charisma Chronicles
* Onri le Schwa
* dbbourroughs

* And actually this was their 2nd to last show.

Last time Erasure was in NYC, they played 10 shows in a row at Irving Plaza.

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MTV2 $2 Bill Concert w/ Daddy Yankee

Mon, Jun 5, 2006 07:00 PM
Mtv2 $2 Bill Presents Daddy Yankee
Paradise Theater, Bronx, NY
$2.00, on sale June 1st

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Cate Blanchett playing Bob Dylan in new movie

"The times they are a-changin'. Cate Blanchett, we read from Cannes, is one of a number of actors scheduled to play Bob Dylan in Todd Haynes's forthcoming biopic, writes Michael Billington. If one raises one's eyebrows, it is not at the idea of a woman playing a man. There's a long cinematic tradition of gender-swapping, dating from Garbo happily donning male attire in Queen Christina and Katharine Hepburn masquerading as a boy in Sylvia Scarlett to Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry. The only surprise stems from the fact that Blanchett, a statuesque Australian, seems to have little in common physically with the scrawny songster from Duluth." [Guardian]

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Of Montreal playing McCarren Pool | Tour Dates

Of Montreal are playing a free show at McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn on July 30th (3:00 PM).

POOL DATES SO FAR
7/29 - Bloc Party, Secret Machines, Mew (not free)
7/30 - Of Montreal (free)
8/13 - Deerhoof
8/17 - Iron & Wine

All Of Montreal dates below....

OF MONTREAL 2006 TOUR DATES
7/29 - Fall's Church, VA - TBA
7/30 - Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool
7/31 - New Haven, CT - TBA
8/1 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
8/2 - Pittsburgh, PA - TBA
8/3 - Covington, KY - Madison Theatre
8/6 - Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza Festival
8/7 - Madison, WI - The Barrymore*
8/8 - Iowa City, IA - The Englert Theatre *
8/9 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue*
8/10 - Fargo, ND - Avalon Events Center *
8/11 - Lincoln, NE - Knickerbocker's *
8/14 - St Louis, MO - Mississippi Nights*
8/15 - Louisville, KY - Headliner's *
8/16 - Greensboro, NC - The Flying Anvil*
8/17 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVA *
8/18 - Greenville, SC - The Handlebar*
8/19 - Athens, GA - The 40 Watt *
8/24 - Nashville, TN - TBA
8/25 - Chattanooga, TN - Miller Plaza
9/1 - Vancouver, BC - Plaza Club (EARLY SHOW!)
9/2 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
*w/The Minders

Previously
Of Montreal @ Emo's, Austin, TX (SXSW)| pics, MP3s
McCarren Park Pool is haunted | Deerhoof playing

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May 25, 2006

Summer (MP3s and stuff)

Muzzle of Bees: Summer MP3s
Gorilla vs Bear: Summer Mixtape
Everybody Cares: Summer Mixtape
NPR: Sounds of a Perfect Summer Day

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Alice In Chains end club tour | More Tour Dates

"The spirit of grunge rock was alive and well inside the Bowery Ballroom on Tuesday night as the surviving members of Alice in Chains took the cramped club's begrimed stage for the fifth and final stop on the iconic band's brief U.S. club run." [MTV NEWS]

NEW TOUR DATES
Aug. 03 - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom - Hampton Beach, NH
Aug. 04 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville, NJ
Aug. 05 - Musikfest, River Place Venue - Bethleham, PA
Aug. 11 - Sturgis Motorcycle Rally - Sturgis, SD
Aug. 12 - Sioux Empire Fairgrounds - Sioux Falls, SD

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Frog Eyes @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics (night 2)

DOWNLOAD: One in Six Children Will Flee in Boats (MP3)

Carey Mercer (aka Frog Eyes frontman) is a maniac, and I mean that as a compliment. Monday night I only stayed for the first half of Frog Eyes' set after Sunset Rubdown. Last night (May 24, 2006) I left right after Sunset Rubdown, but came back to watch the second half of Frog Eyes. And the second half must be where its at because I couldn't take my eyes off Mercer as he frantically spewed undecipherable genius into the microphone that had me both scared and elated all at once.

NOTE 1: Spencer Krug (Sunset Rubdown, Wolf Parade) played keyboards in Frog Eyes (his old band).

NOTE 2: Frog Eyes' classic albums were recently reissued.

NOTE 3: This was actually the third time I saw Frog Eyes. I remember liking him/them before, but don't remember anything that compared to the magical way he/they closed the set last night.

Previously
Sunset Rubdown @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics (night 2)
Sunset Rubdown & Frog Eyes | border problems, but NYC shows will happen
Wolf Parade + Destroyer + Frog Eyes = Swan Lake

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Sunset Rubdown @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics (night 2)

Unfortunately Sunset Rubdown's second of two sold-out shows at Mercury Lounge was plagued by a case of food poisoning (Wed, May 24, 2006). Keyboardist and frontman Spencer Krug ("the guy from Wolf Parade") wouldn't say where he ate the bad food. The restaurant was actually close by and he didn't want to be accused of being slanderous. What's more, he was too sick to drink, and he said he wasn't used to playing sober. ("Isn't that cute, he's an alcoholic", he said pretending to be a crowd member).

They opened strong with a cover of Prince/Sinead's Nothing Compares To You. That replaced the Wolf Parade (and Sunset Rubdown) song they opened with on Monday which overall was the better of the two shows. Wednesday had a few low points.

SOMEBODY GET ME OUT OF HERE

AND: if you haven't heard already, after Ohio, Sunset Rubdown & Frog Eyes played a last minute show at Union Pool in Williamsburg Sunday night. I didn't know until yesterday. Did anyone go?

Previously
Sunset Rubdown @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics
Sunset Rubdown & Frog Eyes | border problems, but NYC shows will happen

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Birdmonster | 2006 Tour Dates

"Birdmonster is awesome...." [Gorilla vs Bear]

DOWNLOAD: Resurrection Song (MP3)

"Birdmonster is one of my current favorite bands, a tornado of indie rock energy held together by strong songwriting." [Largehearted Boy]

Birdmonster is playing 2 NYC shows this summer. Other places too. All dates below...

Birdmonster & The Talk - Tour Dates
06.12.06 - Allston, MA (Great Scott) w/ Age Rings (presented by TheTripwire)
06.13.06 - Washington, DC (Black Cat)
06.14.06 - Pittsburgh, PA (Garfield Artworks)
06.15.06 - Columbus, OH (Bernie's Distillery)
06.17.06 - Cleveland, OH (Grog Shop)
06.18.06 - Chicago, IL (Hideout)
06.23.06 - Cincinnati, OH (The Comet)
06.25.06 - Charlotte, NC (Tremont Music Hall)
06.28.06 - Norfolk, VA (Relative Theory Records)
06.29.06 - Baltimore, MD (Sonar)
06.30.06 - New York, NY (Sin-e) (presented by Crackers United) (tix)
07.01.06 - New York, NY (Knitting Factory) (tix)
07.15.06 - San Francisco, CA (Bottom Of The Hill)

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Metallic Falcons = 1/2 CocoRosie, Matteah Baim + guests | Record Release show

Metallic Falcons release their debut album, Desert Doughnuts, via Voodoo-EROS on 6/6/6.

Metallic Falcons "are known as Sierra Casady (CocoRosie) and Matteah Baim (Voodoo-EROS). They are joined in this recording by friends Greg Rogrove (Tarantula A.D.), Antony (Antony & The Johnsons), Jana Hunter, and Devendra Banhart."

Metallic Falcons are celebrating the release of the new CD with a show at Tonic in NYC on June 7, 2006. Kid Congo, Nomi, and Bow Ribbons are also on the bill. Expect special guests.

Listen to two tracks here or on their MySpace (note the choice of putting "The Pumpsta" in their top eight). Pitchfork reviewed the track with Antony.

Previously
Cocorosie + Nomi + Spleen | 2006 Tour Dates
Voodoo-EROS Store Opening, NYC | pics
Voodoo-EROS/Enlightened Family | A Record Label & Store 2
The Family | Devendra Banhart Sick of Freak-folk Label
Antony, Kembra & CocoRosie @ Tokion Creativity Now | pics
Tarantula A.D. (w/ CocoRosie) @ Webster Hall, NYC | pics
Nomi, Armen Ra, & High Priest @ Rothko, NYC | pics

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Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) playing Tonic

Gruff Rhys, the lead singer/songwriter of Super Furry Animals, is playing a solo show at Tonic in NYC on June 1, 2006. That's one day before SFA play their free show at South Street Seaport. Tickets are on sale.

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2006 RiverRocks Hudson Pier free concert schedule

NYC, Hudson River Park's Pier 54 (Enter at West 14th St.)

FREE SHOWS | 2006
Tuesday, June 27 — Brazilian Girls & guests
Thursday, July 20 — Latin Celebration w/ Si*Sé & Radio Mundial
Thursday, Aug 10 — RJD2 & Lyrics Born with Alice Smith

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SNL parody of Neil Young & Bright Eyes | video

Saturday Night Live announces the release of Neil Young's next album, "I Do Not Agree With This Administration's Policies" (featuring Andy Samberg as Bright Eyes).

Previously
"Impeach the President" - Neil Young
Bright Eyes | When the President Talks to God

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May 24, 2006

Lou Reed @ Ground Zero, 7 WTC, NYC | pics & commentary

"After the speeches, several musicians celebrated the opening, including Suzanne Vega and New York icon, singer-songwriter Lou Reed. Reed, performing solo on guitar, sang his classics 'Perfect Day' and 'Sweet Jane' and peppered his act with commentary about the heated New York real estate market and US politics.

'Real estate New York! Ho ho! Who's running the show?' he sang, then took a jab at Republican Senator John McCain for his support of the US role in Iraq. Last week in New York the Arizona senator, who is seen as a strong contender for the 2008 presidential election, voiced his support of the US move as key to the war against terror. ['Have you seen John McCain's speech at the New School? He'll never get elected by anybody over sixth-grade education!' said the rocker." [Yahoo News]

Yahoo left out the parts where Lou suggested all this building cost A LOT of money and assured the crowd he was there for us (not Silverstein). Someone also yelled "Lou Reed for President". Reed jokingly agreed it was a good idea. It wasn't until 3/4 through his two song set that he started talking either, and before that he seemed miserable to be on stage.

Previously
Lou Reed did the Torino Winter Olympics

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My friend the Saw Lady plays the saw

ANDY MILONAKIS & NATALIA PARUZ

"Natalia Paruz (the Saw Lady) is reviving the old-time art of playing the musical saw and bells. She has performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta, with the Westchester Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Air Moroccan Symphony Orchestra and at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall with PDQ Bach composer Peter Schickele and with the Little Orchestra Society."

You'll also find her in the NYC subway and on an episode of the Andy Milonakis show. Thanks to her recent request, she's now my friend on MySpace too. Light a candle, listen to her music, and request her friendship at her MySpace page. Be my friend at my MySpace page.

SIGUR ROS/AMINA ON STAGE | SAW LADY IN THE SUBWAY

Previously
Be my friend on MySpace
Andy Milonakis Blogs

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LibertyJam in Jersey City: Patti Smith, George Clinton, etc...

SUNDAY, JUNE 25, 2006
LibertyJAM feat George Clinton & Parliament Funkaledic, Cheap Trick, Los Lobos, The Fab Faux, Patti Smith, The Smithereens, John Eddie, Richie Havens
Liberty State Park, Jersey City, Sun, Jun 25, 2006 12:00 PM
Tickets are on sale

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The Fall playing Brooklyn Lyceum on June 3rd?

Both of The Fall's upcoming NYC dates are sold out, and Tripwire and The Fall's (unofficial) website are reporting a possible third show at the Brooklyn Lyceum on June 3rd. The Lyceum's site doesn't mention the show, but does have a suspicious blank entry in their schedule for that date.

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Beth Orton playing Webster Hall again, touring | Cairo Gang on tour with the Fall

Beth Orton (who returned to form on her latest CD) played Webster Hall in April. Stereogum and David Byrne were there. She'll be back to play the same venue on July 12, 2006. Tickets are on sale.

In semi-related news, Beth's guitarist Emmett Kelly "will be releasing his debut album under the name 'The Cairo Gang' on Narnack Records". The Cairo Gang is currently & controversially on tour with The Fall. They play Knitting Factory on June 1st and Southpaw the next day.

All dates below...

BETH ORTON (more dates TBA soon)
06/24/06 London, UK Hyde Park
07/23/06 Benicassim, SPA Benicassim Festival
07/12/06 NY, NY Webster Hall
07/17/06 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
07/24/06 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue

CAIRO GANG & THE FALL
May 25th Salt Lake City, UT - THE DEPOT
May 26th Boulder, CO - BOULDER THEATER
May 27th Kansas City, MO - RECORD BAR
May 29th Minneapolis, MN - VARSITY THEATRE
May 30th Chicago, IL- LOGAN SQUARE AUDITORIUM
June 1st New York City, NY - KNITTING FACTORY
June 2nd Brooklyn, NY - SOUTHPAW

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Lifetime add 2nd NYC show

July 8th is sold out. July 9th on sale now.

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Rosanne Cash (& Lyle Lovett) @ Stubb's, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics

Yesterday I snapped a bunch of pictures of Suzanne Vega, Lou Reed, Citizen Cope, Brazilian Girls, Pharoah's Daughter, Ronan Tynan, and Ollabelle. They all played the free Ground Zero thing. From the night before I have Frog Eyes (who went on after Sunset Rubdown) and Ghostigital (who played Joe's Pub as part of a small tour). Right now I don't have access to the photos though, so here's another "classic" SXSW photo set I had waiting in the wings....

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I had a SXSW badge and an hour to kill so I went over to one of the largest of Austin's SXSW outdoor venues (its where the Beastie Boys played) to catch what I think was being billed partially as a "secret show". Rosanne Cash was about to play when I got there, and Pretenders were playing a surprise set later that night. Unfortunately I had to leave before the Pretenders played, but I did get to see Lyle Lovett (who was scheduled to play his own set right after Rosanne) join Rosanne and band on stage for a few songs. I probably never would have gone to a show like this otherwise, so I was psyched for the experience, and it was a good one.

LYLE LOVETT & ROSANNE CASH

THE CLOSEST I GOT TO SEEING PRETENDERS

STUBBS IS LIKE AUSTIN'S ROSELAND, BUT OUTDOOR AND FUN

This show was during SXSW - March 2006. In May, Rosanne Cash played Brooklyn. Yeti was there.

Pretenders are playing Roseland and other places this summer.

Previously
Rosanne Cash playing DUMBO & SXSW

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Page France sign to Suicide Squeeze | MP3, Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Junkyard (MP3)

PAGE FRANCE @ THE MIDDLE EAST | APRIL 2006 (cred)

"Suicide Squeeze is pleased to announce their recent signing of Baltimore's Page France. The band released Hello, Dear Wind late last year to rave reviews, offering a spirited mix of campfire sing-a-longs, whimsical pop classics, and a delicate dash of folk innocence. Front man Michael Nau, joined by a seemingly never-ending barrage of adorable band mates, plans to re-release Hello, Dear Wind on September 12, 2006 before setting out to record new material for the label."

PAGE FRANCE TOUR DATES
05.25.06 Baltimore, MD - The Talking Head
05.26.06 New York, NY - The Mercury Lounge
05.27.06 Philadelphia, PA - The Fire
05.28.06 Boston, MA - Great Scott
06.16.06 Cumberland, MD - The Embassy Theatre

Previously
Page France | Tour, shows w/ Vanderslice & stuff
Page France @ Sin-e, NYC | pics
Page France Guest Blogs 'Said the Gramophone'
Page France | Dear Wind | Full Album Stream

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Bouncer shoots patrons in Chelsea

"A bouncer at Opus 22 on West 22nd Street, between 10th and 11th Avenues, shot four clubgoers, killing one of them, late last night. Bouncer Stephen Sakai is now in police custody, and is being questioned in the strange, violent incident. Witnesses say that a drunk patron was refusing to leave or refusing to pay a cover and got into an argument with Sakai." [Gothamist]

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Crucified Madonna causes controversy

"Less than 12 hours after Madonna crucified herself on a mirrored cross, the Catholic League expressed its discontent with the concert stunt.

The controversial diva wore a crown of thorns and sang while hanging from a cross during Sunday night's opener of her 'Confessions' world tour at The Forum in Inglewood.

'Knock off the Christ-bashing,' Catholic League president Bill Donohue said in a statement Monday. 'It's just pathetic.'" [CNN]

Previously
2 nights added, all sold out | Ticketmaster scalping too
Rufus Wainwright on a cross

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May 23, 2006

Art Brut/Ghostface/Misshapes playing private party tonight

I WASN'T INVITED, WERE YOU?
"On May 23rd, Blender magazine, in partnership with DKNY Jeans, will celebrate its milestone fifth anniversary issue with a Birthday Blowout at Studio 450 in Manhattan. The party, also sponsored by Ford Mustang, Virgin Mobile and Patron Tequila, will feature live performances from legendary rapper Ghostface Killah, London's indie-rock sensation Art Brut and a DJ set from New York's hipster elite, The MisShapes." [PR Newswire]

ART BRUT'S BEEN BUSY
A New Nuance has pictures from their In-store show last night. Thursday night Eddie was crowd surfing.

MORE IMPORTANTLY: Ghostface says F*ck New York

PICTURED: The Ghostface Killah doll

Previously
We Are Scientists (Art Brut 47) @ Knitting Factory, NYC | pics
Art Brut @ Knitting Factory, NYC | more pics
Art Brut playing Siren Festival
NYC Loves Art Brut

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Haunted pool strikes again, Deerhoof guitarist quits | MP3

"Deerhoof bassist/guitarist Chris Cohen announced yesterday that he is returning to his pre-Deerhoof band the Curtains.....The split was so amicable, in fact, that Deerhoof celebrated by posting a new EP for download on their website. Included are nine songs: four covers (the Beatles, My Bloody Valentine, Canned Heat, and Herman's Hermits) and five live cuts...." [Pitchfork]

DOWNLOAD THE EP: EP (MP3)

Previously
McCarren Park Pool is haunted | Deerhoof playing

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Osaka Popstar = Marky, Jerry, Dez & Ivan | Album Stream, an In-store & Sirius Radio

OSAKA POPSTAR

WHO AND WHERE
"Punk rock supergroup OSAKA POPSTAR have announced a special in-store appearance at the Virgin Megastore Times Square in New York City on Tuesday, May 30 in connection with the May 23 release of Osaka Popstar & the American Legends of Punk, their debut CD with bonus DVD on Misfits Records/Rykodisc. Osaka Popstar creator and frontman JOHN CAFIERO, the legendary MARKY RAMONE (RAMONES), JERRY ONLY (MISFITS), DEZ CADENA (BLACK FLAG) and IVAN JULIAN (RICHARD HELL & THE VOIDOIDS) will all be on hand to sign autographs for fans. In addition, the first 200 people will receive a free 24” x 36” Osaka Popstar poster."

ON THE RADIO
"Fans can also catch JOHN and MARKY on the radio May 23 on MARKY's Sirius Satellite Radio show 'Marky Ramone's Punk Rock Blitzkrieg,' airing at 8:00 PM EST on Sirius’ Faction (Channel 28) and rebroadcast Saturday, May 27 at 10:00 PM EST on Sirius’ Disorder (Channel 24). Additionally, MARKY and JOHN will make a guest appearance on Jonathan Clarke's 'Out Of The Box' program on New York’s Q104.3 FM, broadcast on Sunday, May 28 at 9:00 PM Eastern."

LISTEN
Stream the whole album. They have a MySpace too.

Previously
Brooklyn Vegan joins Sirius Satellite (Blog) Radio
Lisa Marie Presley & Marky Ramone @ City Hall, NYC | Pics
Danzig (& Doyle Misfits Reunion) @ Nokia Theatre, NYC | pics (part 1)

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Sunset Rubdown @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics

Holy shit Sunset Rubdown was great (May 22, 2006). You'll be seeing detailed reviews all over the place. Here are some pics...

Previously
(they say) Beirut was great | more Tour Dates, full band
Sunset Rubdown & Frog Eyes | border problems, but NYC shows will happen

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(they say) Beirut was great | more Tour Dates, full band

I didn't get to Mercury Lounge in time to see Beirut's set before Sunset Rubdown, but when I did get there everyone was raving about how great it was, and how much he improved already - self-tuning eukalalies included. They also said the place was packed - possibly more packed than it was for Sunset Rubdown, and definitely WAY more packed than it was for Frog Eyes.

BEIRUT TOUR DATES
June 8th - Joe's Pub w/The Wiyos
June 20th - Northsix (full band, see below)
July 21st - Bowery Ballroom w/Jens Lekman

"While the currently-six-member band will be adeptly playing this coming Monday at Mercury Lounge (opening for Sunset Rubdown and Frog Eyes) and on June 8th at Joe's Pub with The Wiyos, on June 20th, Beirut will be in full bloom. Joining up with the band will be a new brass section, and Jeremy Barnes (Neutral Milk Hotel/A Hawk and A Hacksaw) and Heather Trost (A Hawk and a Hacksaw) whose contributions to the album itself are part of what makes it sound so amazing. This will also be Beirut's first proper headlining show, allowing Zach and the band to fully display a full, rounded live performance. You will also be able to hear them on 93.9 WNYC that day, when they play Soundcheck."

Previously
Beirut @ Knitting Factory, NYC | pics
And bloGOD said let there be Beirut | Tour Dates, MP3s, Album

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