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June 3, 2006
The Little Ones playing 3 NYC Shows
The Little Ones added two shows at Mercury Lounge while they're in NYC to play with Matt Costa and NYC's Sasquatch hero Elvis Perkins.
THE LITTLE ONES IN NYC, 2006
Jun 28 - Mercury Lounge w/ Figurines & Land of Talk
Jun 29 - Mercury Lounge w/ Dirty on Purpose (tix)
Jul 1 - Bowery Ballroom w/ Matt Costa & Elvis Perkins
Previously
The Little Ones | NYC, CA Tour Dates | MP3s
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4 more Bouncing Souls shows | 2 back on sale
BOUNCING SOULS @ KF, NYC (cred)
Jeff Central Village went to the first of six sold out Bouncing Souls shows happening right now at Knitting Factory in NYC. Tickets just went back on sale for two of the remaining four.
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Figurines | MP3s, touring w/ Tapes 'n Tapes & Cold War Kids, playing with Land of Talk & The Little Ones
DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
The Wonder
Rivalry
You've heard enough about Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids and Land of Talk. You've even heard about The Little Ones. I figured it was about time then that I properly mention Figurines who are coming all the way from Denmark to play upcoming shows with all four of them.
Figurines is an indie rock band from Denmark, formed in the mid-1990s. The band released their first EP, The Detour, in 2001 and their first full-length album, Shake A Mountain, in 2003. The band begin to receive national attention in Denmark around the time of the full-length release, and began touring Germany in 2004. Their second full-length, Skeleton, was released in 2005 on Danish label Morningside Records and German label Pop-U-Loud, and on US label The Control Group in 2006. [Wikipedia]
FIGURINES IN NYC, 2006
June 4 @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Tapes 'n Tapes & Cold War Kids
June 6 @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Tapes 'n Tapes & Cold War Kids
June 28 @ Mercury Lounge w/ Land of Talk & The Little Ones
All Figurines tour dates below...
Sun June 4th 2006 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY - SOLD OUT
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Mon June 5th 2006 Middle East Club, Cambridge, MA
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Tue June 6th 2006 Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY - SOLD OUT
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Wed June 7th 2006 First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia, PA
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Thu June 8th 2006 Fletcher's, Baltimore, MD
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Fri June 9th 2006 Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Sat June 10th 2006 The Basement, Nashville, TN
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Mon June 12th 2006 Gypsy Tea Room, Dallas, TX
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Tue June 13th 2006 Stubb's Barbeque, Austin, TX
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Thu June 15th 2006 Solar Culture Gallery, Tucson, AZ
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Fri June 16th 2006 The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Sat June 17th 2006 Café Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Sun June 18th 2006 Berbati's, Portland, OR
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Mon June 19th 2006 Crocodile Café, Seattle, WA
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Wed June 21st 2006 Kayo Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Thu June 22nd 2006 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Fri June 23rd 2006 Sokol Underground, Omaha, NE
W / Tapes 'n Tapes, Cold War Kids
Sat June 24th 2006 Beat Kitchen, Chicago, Il
Figurines will headline at this gig.
Sun June 25th 2006 TBA, Cleveland, OH
W / Tapes n' Tapes and Cold War Kids
Mon June 26th 2006 The Horseshoe, Toronto, Canada
Tue June 27th 2006 Main Hall, Montreal, Canada
Wed June 28th 2006 Mercury Lounge, NYC, NY
Sun July 2nd 2006 Roskilde Festival, Denmark
Fri July 21st 2006 Out For Summer Festival, Ihrove, Germany
Sat July 22nd 2006 Obstwiesenfestival, Dornstadt, Germany
Previously
Land of Talk on Dependent Music, in NYC, w/ Fiery Furnaces & The Dog Day Afternoon Festival
Tapes n' Tapes playing Maxwell's | Tix on sale
Cold War Kids @ Pianos (night 1), NYC | pics
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Lifetime playing Maxwell's | More dates added
The Bronx posted the dates for their upcoming tour with Lifetime. New ones include July 6th at Maxwell's in Hoboken and July 12th at Mod Club in Toronto.
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Rollins Band, X, Riverboat Gamblers, the Bronx, Priestess & Lifetime | 2006 Tour Dates
HENRY ROLLINS (cred)
Starland Ballroom is the closest Rollins Band and X get to NYC on their 2006 summer tour. The Riverboat Gamblers, who I just saw at CBGB, are playing with them too. The Riverboat Gamblers are also touring by themselves, and then with Priestess, The Bronx, and Wires On Fire. The Bronx are also touring with Lifetime in July. All dates for everyone below this quote from Rollins....
"I can't wait to play with those guys," Rollins--who formerly fronted Black Flag and currently leads the Rollins Band --wrote of the upcoming tour in a post at his website. "It gives me a reason to train hard. X is one of the best live bands there is anywhere and we will have to be at the top of our game. We will be the opening band, which suits me fine as they have the seniority but it also puts them in the crosshairs. Any band I open for, I am dedicated to smoking them every single night. It's the only way. A good challenge for me." [live Daily]
RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS
6/2/06 Chicago, IL The Note
6/3/06 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
6/4/06 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club
6/6/06 La Crosse, WI The Warehouse
6/6/06 St. Louis, MO Creepy Crawl
6/8/06 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
6/9/06 Dallas, TX Gypsy Ballroom
6/10/06 Austin, TX Emo's
6/15/06 Tucson, AZ Plush
6/16/06 Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS + THE BRONX + PRIESTESS
6/18/06 The Glass House Pomona, CA
6/19/06 Soma Side Room San Diego, CA
6/21/06 Jerry's Pizza Bakersfield, CA
6/22/06 The Belmont Fresno, CA
6/23/06 The Library Sacramento, CA
6/24/06 The Independent San Francisco, CA
6/26/06 Rock-n-Roll Pizza Portland, OR
6/27/06 Crocodile Cafe Seattle, WA
LIFETIME + THE BRONX + THE LOVED ONES
7.06.06 - Hoboken, NJ > Maxwell's **JUST ADDED**
7.07.06 - Washington, DC > 9:30 Club
7.08.06 - New York, NY > Bowery Ballroom [SOLD OUT]
7.09.06 - New York, NY > Bowery Ballroom
7.10.06 - Allston, MA > ICC
7.12.06 - Toronto, ONT > Mod Club **JUST ADDED**
7.13.06 - Buffalo, NY > Icon
7.14.06 - Cleveland, OH > Grog Shop
7.15.06 - Chicago, IL > The Metro
7.16.06 - Detroit, MI > Magic Stick
RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS + ONLY CRIME + LOS DRYHEAVERS
7/14/06 House of RocknRoll El Paso, TX Only Crime, Los Dryheavers
7/15/06 The White Rabbit San Antonio, TX Only Crime, Los Dryheavers
7/16/06 Walters On Washington Houston, TX Only Crime, Los Dryheavers
7/18/06 Rubber Gloves Denton, TX Only Crime, Los Dryheavers
7/20/06 The Conservatory Okalahoma City, OK Only Crime, Los Dryheavers
7/21/06 The Black Sheep Colorado Springs, CO Only Crime, Los Dryheavers
7/22/06 Hi Dive Denver, CO Only Crime, Los Dryheavers
ROLLINS BAND + X + RIVERBOAT GAMBLERS
7/28/06 San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
7/29/06 Costa Mesa, CA @ Orange County Fair Pacific Amphitheatre
7/30/06 Agoura Hills, CA @ The Canyon
8/1/06 San Diego, CA @ 4th & B
8/2/06 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
8/4/06 Salt Lake City, @ UT The Depot
8/5/06 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater
8/6/06 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
8/7/06 Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
8/9/06 Minneapolis, MN @ The Ques
8/10/06 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
8/11/06 Cleveland, OH @ House of Blues
8/12/06 Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart’s
8/13/06 Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
8/15/06 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
8/17/06 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland
8/18/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
8/19/06 Boston, MA @ Avalon
Previously
X Frontman John Doe | Tour Dates
The Germs & X Reunions, a movie & Juliana Hatfield
Rollins vs Maxim | Sex Pistols vs Hall of Fame
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The Raconteurs to Roseland | 2006 Tour Dates
Jack White & The Raconteurs announced some more tour dates that has them at Roseland Ballroom in NYC on September 26, 2006 (thx bumpershine). All tour dates below...
RACONTEURS TOUR DATES
Sun 07/16/06 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
Tue 07/18/06 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
Wed 07/19/06 San Diego, CA SOMA
Thu 07/20/06 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern LG
Fri 07/21/06 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern LG
Sat 07/22/06 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
Sun 07/23/06 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
Tue 07/25/06 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Wed 07/26/06 Vancouver, BC Malkin Bowl
Thu 07/27/06 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
Thu 08/03/06 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Fri 08/04/06 Chicago, IL Grant Park
Sat 08/05/06 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater
Sun 08/06/06 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Sat 08/26/06 Reading, UK Richfield Avenue
Sun 08/27/06 Leeds, UK Bramham Park
9/14 Verizon Wireless Theater/ Houston, TX (on sale 6/23)
9/15 Nokia Live/Grand Prairie, TX (on sale 6/23)
9/16 Austin City Limits Festival/Austin, TX (on sale now)
9/19 The Tabernacle/Atlanta, GA (on sale 6/10)
9/20 Hard Rock Live/Orlando, FL (on sale 6/9)
9/22 The Norva/Norfolk, VA (on sale 6/9)
9/26 Roseland Ballroom/New York, NY (on sale 6/22)
9/28 Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel/Providence, RI (on sale 6/9)
9/29 Orpheum Theatre/Boston, MA (on sale 6/16)
9/30 Metropolis/Montreal, Quebec (on sale 6/10)
Previously
wristbands given out | more Raconteurs tour dates
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June 2, 2006
Super Furry Animals is Rain or Shine
The free Super Furry Animals show at South Street Seaport is just a few hours away. The website says it's Rain or Shine.
UPDATE: According to some in the comments, this show did not happen.
UPDATE 2: This show DID sort of happen.
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Bang on a Can Marathon | Sunday, full details
Sunday, June 4, 2006
11:30 AM - 10:00 PM | FREE
World Financial Center, New York City
Matmos with So Percussion, Alarm Will Sound plays Aphex Twin, Sigur Ros' recording and touring counterparts, Amiina, Glenn Kotche with David Cossin, And MUCH MORE. All details below....
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New York, NY - May 2, 2006 - This year the ceaseless innovators Bang on a Can boldly embark on a FREE music marathon, The Bang on a Can Marathon, in downtown New York City at the World Financial Center on Sunday, June 4th. Together, with its partners the River to River Festival and the World Financial Center Arts & Events, Bang on a Can has scheduled a 10+ hour eclectic super-mix of mind boggling genre-defying music by pioneering artists from around the globe.
For nearly 20 years, The Bang on a Can Marathon has promoted an optimistic vision of the world of music. Presenting a wide range of styles, genres and musical attitudes, The Bang on a Can Marathon demonstrates how many musical options are available right now, how many compelling and contradictory voices there are, how much innovation is happening, how much is possible. Nearly 1,000 pieces, more than 500 performers and about 200 composers later, the Bang on a Can Marathon remains the premiere concert of its kind, drawing thousands of concert-goers and tens of thousands of radio listeners to each event.
The 2006 Bang on a Can Marathon will feature an incredible host of 21st century boundary-busting collaborations including:
• The electronic wizadry of Matmos with New York's explosive drumming ensemble, So Percussion
• The amplified Alarm Will Sound orchestra playing their mind-blowing live arrangements of music by Aphex Twin, as well as minimalist master John Adams
• Sigur Ros' recording and touring counterparts Amiina -- an all-female Icelandic quartet that morphs from laptop and saw to a string quartet
• Glenn Kotche of Wilco debuting his newest experimental drum duo with David Cossin of Bang on a Can
• The punk rock-Mongolian throat singing hybrid of Yat Kah (from Siberia)
• Collaborations combining Indonesian Gamelan music with a full-blown orchestra, and the famed British soundtrack composer Michael Nyman with Bang on a Can All-Stars
• Jazz punk gurus Gutbucket
• Anthony Braxton premieres his parade piece for 100 tubas.
• Guitar Player's Guitar Hero of 2005 -- Dominic Frasca
• And much more, including Maya Beiser, Don Bryon, Dewa Ketut Alit, Annie Gosfield, Michael Gordon, Michael Harrison, David Lang, Paul Lansky, William Parker, Sentieri Selvaggi, Tactus, Todd Reynolds, and Julia Wolfe!
The Bang on a Can Marathon is co-produced by the River to River Festival (R) and the World Financial Center Arts & Events. The River to River Festival presented by American Express, proudly returns for its 5th season of more than 500 arts and cultural events in Lower Manhattan. For more information visit. www.RiverToRiverNYC.com. World Financial Center Arts & Events is sponsored by American Express, Merrill Lynch, Brookfield Properties, and Battery Park City Authority. Visit www.worldfinancialcenter.com for a complete schedule of events and a list of shops and restaurants. Additional lead support comes from The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation through its MPO Initiative.
For more information, visit: http://www.bangonacan.org/marathon2006.html
Previously
big FREE show & BBQ on Roosevelt Island on Sunday
Ace Fu presents the 3rd Annual R&R Brunch - Sunday in Williamsburg
Amina NOW Amiina, banging cans w/ Matmos | Sigur Ros Tour Dates
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big FREE show & BBQ on Roosevelt Island on Sunday
"This SUNDAY AFTERNOON 6/4 - a big, laid-back - FREE - BBQ with some sweet acoustic soundz played unplugged by a bunch of otherwise-rockers (and a few quiet-style folks too). No amplification whatsoever - DIRTY PROJECTORS, Zachary Cale, MATT & KIM, Meneguar, STARS LIKE FLEAS, Aa / BIG A little a, and tons more all do the unplugged thing! STARTS @ 1PM and goes all afternoon - at the most awesome location ever - the Southern tip park of ROOSEVELT ISLAND" [Todd P has all the info]
Alternatively, theres the one in Williamsburg.
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Snow Patrol postpone US dates
"Snow Patrol have been forced to cancel a series of dates in the US after lead singer Gary Lightbody failed to recover from laryngitis." [NME]
THX TO THOSE WHO SENT THIS IN
Hello, this is Ticketmaster Customer Service with an important alert for your upcoming event. Snow Patrol scheduled at Roseland Ballroom on June 3, 2006, at 6:45, has been postponed. The new date is Tuesday, June 27, 2006, doors open at 6:45pm. Original tickets will be honored for the new date, or you may obtain a refund by following the instructions below for your applicable delivery method.
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Fall not playing Lyceum, but Cairo Gang add more shows
The Fall show at Brooklyn Lyceum is not happening. The Cairo Gang added some NYC dates though...
CAIRO GANG in NYC
June 4 - Cake Shop
June 5 - CB's 313 Gallery
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Boredoms playing Webster Hall - July 2
Boredoms @ Deitch was cancelled. Boredoms @ Webster Hall is July 2, 2006, and it costs $25. (thx all)
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The Rapture & Favourite Sons playing Crash Mansion
"Sorry for the mass email, but I wanted to let you know about an upcoming secret show by my band THE RAPTURE on Sunday, June 11th!! The proceeds from the ticket sales will go to benefit the band's dear friend who is battling brain cancer. For more information or to make a donation check out: www.goodtimekidfund.org. This will be the ONLY show this summer by The Rapture before their new album comes out in September, so come on by and get a sneak preview of their new music!" (via Loose Record & Central Village)
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Citizen Cope @ Ground Zero, 7 WTC, NYC | pics
DOWNLOAD: Bullet and a Target (MP3)
Citizen Cope @ the opening of 7 WTC, May 23, 2006.
Previously
Lou Reed @ Ground Zero, 7 WTC, NYC | pics & commentary
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Gnarls Barkley | West Coast Tour Dates
July 18-19 san fran the fillmore
July 20 costa mesa california pacific amph (oc fair)
July 22-23 la, ca the avalon
Previously
Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" covers by Nelly Furtado & Ray Lamontagne, more Cee-Lo & Dangerdoom | MP3s
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Cibelle | updated Tour Dates
Sat 09/16/06 Chicago, IL World Music Fest
Sun 09/17/06 Chicago, IL World Music Fest
Thu 09/21/06 Boston, MA Institute Of Contemporary Art
Fri 09/22/06 New York, NY Joe's Pub
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Sharon Jones playing Boat | 2006 Tour Dates
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings are playing a Rocks Off Concert Cruise on September 8, 2006. Tickets are $30 and on sale now. All Sharon Jones tour dates below....
Sat 6/17/06 Telluride, CO Telluride Bluegrass Festival
Thu 6/22/06 Winnipeg, MB Pyramid Cabaret -
Fri 6/23/06 Calgary, AB The Gateway Lounge -
Sat 6/24/06 Saskatoon, SK Odeon Event Centre -
Sun 6/25/06 Victoria, BC JazzFest International - Mrkt Sq. -
Mon 6/26/06 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom -
Thu 6/29/06 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Thu 8/10/06 Alexandria, VA Birchmere -
Sat 8/12/06 Asheville, NC Grey Eagle ^
Wed 8/23/06 Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts, Boston -
Sat 9/2/06 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot
Thu 9/21/06 San Francisco, CA Bimbo's 365 Club
Fri 6/22/06 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theater
Sat 9/23/06 Del Mar, CA Festival Del Mar
Previously
Jamie Lidell playing Concert Cruise, touring w/ Beck
Sharon Jones' 50th Birthday Party @ Irving Plaza
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Ace Fu presents the 3rd Annual R&R Brunch - Sunday in Williamsburg
The 3rd annual Rock and Roll Brunch - $6 cover includes free food
Sunday - June 4th @ Union Pool (Williamsburg)
3pm - the gridi midi gang
4pm - mahi mahi
5pm - the art of shooting
6pm - Other Passengers
7pm - Michael Leviton & His Orchestra
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The Phoenix Foundation from New Zealand | Tour Dates, MP3s
"The Phoenix Foundation are an indie rock band formed in Wellington, New Zealand by founding members Conrad Wedde, Sam Scott and Luke Buda in 1997." [Wikipedia] They're about to play their first ever New York shows, and they have an album coming out on September 12, 2006.
DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
Sister Risk
Going Fishing
This Charming Van
2006 TOUR DATES
Mon, 6/5 Los Angeles @ Spaceland
Tues, 6/6 Los Angeles @ Check Yo Ponytail @ Safari Sams
Thurs, 6/8 New York @ Pianos w/ The Red Romance & Looker ($8)
Fri, 6/9 New York @ Sentimentalist Magazine Party @ Cake Shop w/ Cities & Moto:Rosa (FREE!)
Sat, 6/10 New York @ Mercury Lounge w/ The Kin ($12)
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June 1, 2006
¡Forward, Russia! sign to MUTE Records
FORWARD RUSSIA! @ THEIR FIRST U.S. SHOW IN AUSTIN (more)
More mismatched than Damien Jurado playing between We are Scientists and CYHSY at Sasquatch!, was Jose Gonzalez and Forward Fussia! playing back-to-back in the FADER Tent at this year's SXSW. Was it fate that brought the future label mates together? MUTE Records, home of Goldfrapp, Jose Gonzalez, and recent signee The Knife, were happy to announce today that Forward Russia! is their newest signing (yeah, I left off the "¡" before "Forward!". Rumor says the band might drop it to avoid further confusion too).
"The band's new album 'Give Me a Wall', will be available in the US this September."
2006 U.S. TOUR DATES
Wednesday, June 14 NYC Mercury Lounge
Thursday, June 15 San Francisco Popscene (Aaron Axelson's Live 105 night)
Saturday, June 17 Los Angeles Troubadour
Previously
¡Forward, Russia! to NYC in June
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White Whale (Matt Suggs) on Merge | MP3s, Tour Dates
Tripwire must have my computer bugged (wired?). I spent a significant amount of time last night researching Matt Suggs' new Merge-signed band White Whale in preparation for a post today. I even started writing it until I noticed one of Tripwire's latest headlines pop-up: "Band to Watch: White Whale".
DOWNLOAD: The Admiral (MP3)
Luckily Tripwire didn't post the same track. Music for Robots did, but that was over three months ago (natch). Said the Gramophone posted a third track in March, but that's gone now too. There's four tracks streaming at MySpace. Too bad I missed them at SXSW.
White Whale is:
Matt Suggs (Matt Suggs, Butterglory)
Rob Pope (The Get Up Kids)
John Anderson (Thee Higher Burning Fire)
Zach Holland (Thee Higher Burning Fire)
Dustin Kinsey (Thee Higher Burning Fire)
TOUR DATES
08.03.2006 * Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
08.04.2006 * Athens, GA @ 40 Watt The Prom!
09.21.2006 * Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
09.23.2006 * Lawrence, KS @ Granada
('White Whale' is not to be confused with the record label or the song by Beirut.)
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new "'Polaris Prize' to go to 'best Canadian Album'
"I also watched artists such as The Arcade Fire, Kathleen Edwards, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Sarah Harmer, The Weakerthans, Buck 65, The Constantines, K-OS, Feist and Broken Social Scene are embraced by journalists and progressive radio programmers in Canada before anyone anywhere else in the world. With Polaris, we will harness that energy and turn it into something that Canadian music fans will get excited about." [News Wire]
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Gnarls Barkley "Crazy" covers by Nelly Furtado & Ray Lamontagne, more Cee-Lo & Dangerdoom | MP3s
First Ray Lamontagne, now Nelly Furtado, covered Gnarls Barkley's hit "Crazy". Get Ray's version here and Nelly's version here.
AND Ray Lamontagne is playing with Guster in Prospect Park this summer. Tickets are on sale.
AND Gnarls Barkley 'Crazy' is being taken out of circulation after sitting at #1 for 9 weeks in the UK. The single continues to chug along in the US still in the top 20 on the I tunes singles download chart. The decision to delete 'Crazy' was made to ensure that the focus of the Gnarls Barkley campaign now falls on the second single, 'Smiley Faces', scheduled for a July 17th release. Additionally, the band has confirmed they will be performing at this years MTV Movie Awards on July 8th, hosted by Jessica Alba.
AND you can download new Dangerdoom tracks for free @ Adult Swim
AND Cee-lo + Jack Splash = The Heart Attack. GVB has that MP3 that was also heard in Productshop's radio show. Pitchfork links to another track.
Previously
Gnarls Barkley played Webster Hall
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Riverboat Gamblers @ CBGB, NYC | pics
I walked in just as Austin's Riverboat Gamblers were taking the CBGB stage for the first time. It was 10:45 pm (May 31, 2006), and I know it was their first time at CB's because the singer excitedly told us how he made this NYC show happen - despite doctors' warnings that he shouldn't tour with a newly broken arm AND despite one band member calling out sick (they had a substitute drummer I think). They knew it was his only chance to play CBGB before it closed forever, and he said it was everything he dreamed it would be ("Thank you NYC!")
CBGB OR BUST
Arm securely in cast, the singer proceeded to thrash around, and jump and climb on anything he could find. That included the pipes, the top of the crowd, and the stage-right raised platform that was being used as a seat by very enthusiastic members of Peelander-Z (in their street clothes).
WE'RE PEELANDER Z, WE'LL HELP YOU UP HERE
Posturing? Maybe. Fun? Definitely. Short? Maybe, but I guess a 40 minute set is normal. Short Encore? Definitely (they came back out and told the crowd to go nuts and then proceeded to play a song that was about ten seconds long - not as short as some S.O.D. songs, but short).
Previously
(underhyped) Riverboat Gamblers | 2006 Tour Dates, CBGB
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'Village Voice' Gets New Editor
"First on his agenda, he said, will be to rework the opening sections of the Voice—making room for a collection of shorter articles, considering the lineup of columns, trying to have a little more fun. The paper must provide strong media coverage, he said, and it needs to go beyond arts criticism to snooping around in the business of the arts. He promised to continue immersing himself in the work of the paper's writers and not to make hasty decisions about staffing. He declined to answer questions about any possible layoffs...........Wemple gave a projected start date of mid to late July, and said he's guessing he'll live in Brooklyn." [Village Voice] (via Gawker)
Previously
The Rogers Sisters playing Village Voice Siren Festival
Chuck Eddy blogging for URGE (& others)
Nick Sylvester speaks
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David Lee Roth | 2006 Tour Dates!
I guess since the radio gig didn't work out, David Lee Roth decided to return to the stage. He's playing Nokia Theatre in NYC on July 13, 2006. That pretty much guarantees he's not playing Siren.
He also wants to play with Van Halen again.
All dates below....
DAVID LEE ROTH TOUR DATES
Wed 06/28/06 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
Fri 06/30/06 Muskegon, MI Heritage Landing
Sat 07/01/06 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
Mon 07/03/06 Youngstown, OH Eastwood Field
Thu 07/13/06 New York, NY Nokia Theatre Times Square
Sat 07/15/06 Atlantic City, NJ House Of Blues
Fri 07/21/06 Pala, CA Pala Casino
Sat 08/05/06 Mobile, AL Greater Gulf State Fair
Thu 08/17/06 Oshkosh, WI Waterfest / Riverside Park
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Jeremy Enigk | 2006 Tour Dates
Jeremy Enigk has a new solo album coming out. This summer he's touring solo (not with The Fire Theft or Sunny Day Real Estate). He'll be at Bowery Ballroom in NYC on August 11th. All dates below...
Mon 07/31/06 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Wed 08/02/06 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
Thu 08/03/06 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
Sat 08/05/06 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Mon 08/07/06 Toronto, ON El Mocambo
Fri 08/11/06 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Thu 08/17/06 Utrecht, NET De Halling
Fri 08/18/06 Hasselt, BEL Pukkelpop Festival
Sun 09/03/06 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Festival
He's also playing Lollapalooza.
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updated Do Make Say Think 2006 Tour Dates
Fri 10/27/06 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sat 10/28/06 Brooklyn, NY Southpaw
All Do Make Say Think dates below...
DMST 2006 TOUR DATES
Thu 10/26/06 Cambridge, MA Middle East Club
Fri 10/27/06 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sat 10/28/06 Brooklyn, NY Southpaw
Sun 10/29/06 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
Mon 10/30/06 Washington, DC Black Cat
Tue 10/31/06 Baltimore, MD Ottobar
Wed 11/01/06 Columbus, OH Little Brother's
Thu 11/02/06 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Fri 11/03/06 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Sat 11/04/06 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Sun 11/05/06 Buffalo, NY Big Orbit Soundlab Space
Thu 11/16/06 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
Sat 11/18/06 Regina, SK The Exchange
Sun 11/19/06 Saskatoon, SK Amigos Cantina
Mon 11/20/06 Edmonton, AB Sidetrack Cafe
Tue 11/21/06 Calgary, AB The Warehouse
Thu 11/23/06 Vancouver, BC Richard's On Richards
Fri 11/24/06 Victoria, BC Sugar Nightclub
Sat 11/25/06 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Sun 11/26/06 Portland, OR Douglas Fir Lounge
Tue 11/28/06 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Wed 11/29/06 West Hollywood, CA The Troubadour
Thu 11/30/06 San Diego, CA The Casbah
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Do Make Say Think | 2006 Tour Dates
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Sasquatch! 2006 | Sunday review in words & pics
The following review of Day 3 (May 28, 2006) of the 2006 Sasquatch! Festival in George, Washington is brought to you by Jerry Yeti exclusively for BrooklynVegan.com
A VIEW FROM SASQUATCH!
"There's nothing that makes us feel more like a sissy," Ben Gibbard admitted Sunday night, "than playing after Queens of the Stone Age." Indeed. While we missed the first half of that classic clash of genre, we could only imagine what the organizers were thinking. It wasn't the first odd segue of the day, but for the most part everything else flowed like the Columbia River. Naturally, the Arctic Monkeys should always open for the Decemberists.
Still moist from the day before [read that however you wish], Sunday began with a noon performance by Jamie Lidell, giving us a good reason to chug some Bloody Marys and haul over to the stages early. The ground around the Wookie stage was doomed to be a muddy mess, but squishy socks get dismissed in the presence of the charismatic Lidell. Having missed his recent NYC gigs, I had assumed he's a typical DJ, spinning beats and turning knobs to produce electronic music. Little did I realize that each of those sonic elements -the blips, scratches, and bass beats- are all produced with his mouth, all mixed in with some skat and soulful melodies. The percussive result got us stomping in the mud like a bunch of yeti.
PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES @ SASQUATCH! 2006
We swung by the Main Stage to check in on Pretty Girls Make Graves playing to an appreciative hometown crowd. Their keyboard player was painfully cute, and possibly the second hottest all weekend [Number One? see Damien Jurado's cellist]. At the same time Chad VanGaalen started off his performance weak but resurrected it fittingly with "Clinically Dead."
NADA SURF @ SASQUATCH! 2006
Nada Surf on the other hand kicked things off strong with "Popular" the only song I knew for sure they sang. Teenage girls were in strong force and we felt certain we'd be rolling our eyes as they swooned around us. [One girl even had them circled on her schedule with a heart]. Instead of dippy teen-rock, Matthew Caws lead us through an array of disarmingly well-crafted pop songs. Caws choreographed the crowd to sway back and forth for "On the Inside," [Ah-hah! Another one I know!] which would have been hokey, if it wasn't such a damn good song. Always looking hip was bassist Daniel Lorca continually smoking his cigarette in complete ignorance –or perhaps defiance- of the festival's sponsor "Tobacco Smokes You."
ARCTIC MONKEYS @ SASQUATCH! 2006
In the interim, the teens packed it in as snuggly as a cartoon of Marlboros for the next act. Such eager energetic acne-ed youth could only mean one thing: Arctic Monkeys. The A'Monks appeared, played through a few disastrously good songs, the crowd responded by going apeshit all around us. Alex Turner informed the cord this was their first outdoor gig ever and thanked us *twice* for making it a good one. That's the biggest complement you'll ever get out of him. Crowd surfing was rampant, with as many as five being hoisted up at one time.
ARCTIC MONKEYS @ SASQUATCH! 2006
With perfect timing, a few rain drops fell during the finale of "A Certain Romance," and we retreated to the back to watch Colin Meloy lead the Decemberists through a delightful show. Average par if you know the Decemberists, but for those who didn't they were a highlight. No surprise there. It was nice to finally hear "July, July!" and sing along with a bunch of ecstatically drunk North Westerners who knew every single lyric. I had to phonetically fake a few, due to my limited vocabulary, but I don't think anyone caught on.
WE ARE SCIENTISTS @ SASQUATCH! 2006
We Are Scientists started their set while Meloy was finishing up, and the magic of the Gorge made it one of their best yet; just one of numerous defining performances all weekend. W.A.S. brought their catchy rock that we have yet to tire of, and some ad-lib banter that was tired before it was spoken, only getting dumber and dumber and dumber. They crack themselves up though, and as long as they are having a blast, it's not to yourself.
MATISYAHU @ SASQUATCH! 2006
Matisyahu seemed to be on everyone's shortlist the Top Five acts to see all weekend. I don't love Matis, but I love that other people love him. From the view from above, he was working the crowd like none all weekend, only comparable to the way Kanye West worked us last year. When a rainbow appeared, he gave us some puzzling theology about Noah and the Ark of the Covenant: something about giving God a second chance when he screws up. And all this time I thought that was *his* job. Oh well. He got the audience grooving to his message and that's all that counts.
DAMIEN JURADO @ SASQUATCH! 2006
Back at the Wookie, Damien Jurado played after We Are Scientists and before Clap Your Hands, a spot originally meant for those Arctic Monkeys. Jurado called it a Rock-Damien Sandwich. "We're kind of mellow if you hadn't noticed," he quipped after a particularly somber number. "A Rock-Damien sandwich? That's some good bread." the cute cellist remarked. While they might not have been the ideal band to play an outdoor festival, it was a welcome change of pace. We were entranced in the slow soft melodies. "Lottery" and "Ohio" were both excellent, as well as closing number, a superb [new?] one with the cellist singing into a small megaphone.
DAMIEN JURADO'S CELLIST @ SASQUATCH! 2006
With the audience now tranquilized, the calm didn't last long as Clap Your Hands Say Yeah floored it. From the first notes onward, Alec Ousnworth was in control in spectacular fashion. Instead of duplicating their recordings on the stage, they play around with the arrangements -adding intros, extending outros- so that while we've all outplayed the songs, they still sound fresh. Furthermore, Ounsworth couldn't hold still; anyone who said he lack presence needs to take another look. The crowd up front sang danced like there was tomorrow, realizing that –oh shit- there was no tomorrow.
We've heard from many that the sound further back for CYHSY was abysmal, so perspectives may vary. From where I stood, it was the most fun show of the weekend. With that, Sasquatch was as complete as it could be.
We moseyed over to the main stage to hang out on the hill for Death Cab, certain they would be worth missing based on past shows, only to realize too late that they too were playing one of their best shows we've yet to experience. Ben Gibbard never looked more at ease than on stage Sunday night in front of 20,000 fans. Maybe it was the Northwest hometown crowd; whatever it was, they didn't play like sissies.
A VIEW FROM SASQUATCH!
Beck closed out the weekend, giving us a fitting send-off with live puppeteers mimicking move-for-move the band's actions, complete with synchronized strumming. When two bears came out to rap and wrestle [don't even ask], two teddy bears mirrored the fight on the puppet stage. The band played percussion around a dinner table, but it was hard to tell exactly what was going on; the cameras were continually trained on the puppets playing percussion on their own faux dinner table, with obviously much less accuracy. For the encore, the opening bars of "Loser" got the entire Gorge in a frenzy, followed by the realization that it sounded too perfect, too much like the album. It was. The puppet lip-synced along but Beck never joined in. Shortly thereafter Beck apologized for covering a song already performed that weekend and then played the Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize."
After some confusion after a awkward pause following the encore, hinting at a second one, the festival was complete... until next year. Maybe we'll have the Les Savy Fav open for Joanna Newsom. Oh please oh please oh please.
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Sasquatch! 2006 | Saturday review in words & pics
Arctic Monkeys' new bassist @ Sasquatch! 2006 | pic
Neko Case, before & during the hail @ Sasquatch! 2006 | pics
Sasquatch! | Hailstorm stops Neko, Trent Reznor bald
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Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ Sasquatch! 2006 | pics
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah headlined the Wookie Stage at the 2006 Sasquatch! Music Festival on Sunday May 28, 2006.
Their drummer rocked a GNR hoodie.
Photos by Jerry Yeti for BrooklynVegan
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Beck @ Sasquatch! 2006 | pics
Sasquatch! 2006 | Saturday review in words & pics
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May 31, 2006
The Rakes | Tour Dates & Presale
The Rakes are playing Bowery Ballroom on July 5, 2006. There's a presale happening right now. All dates below...
2006 RAKES DATES
Bowery Ballroom NYC 5-Jul
Paradise Rock Club Boston 6-Jul
Black Cat DC 7-Jul
Century Lounge Providence 8-Jul
Double Door Chicago 10-Jul
Varsity Theater Minneapolis 11-Jul
Crocodile Café Seattle 14-Jul
Berbati's Pan Portland 15-Jul
Troubadour LA 17-Jul
(thx Daniel)
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Jamie Lidell vs Jimmy Edgar live @ Bowery Ballroom | MP3
"...here is Lidell, doing 'When I Come Back Around' live, beatboxing and all that, with the electronic-tweekery of Detroit's Jimmy Edgar backing him up. I'm definitely jealous of the folks who got to see and hear this happen (at last month's Bowery Ballroom show here in NYC). As I said before, Jamie Lidell live performances seem to make audiences pretty divisive, which is fine by me - love it or hate it, that's up to you. I happen to think he's on some genius-level-shit myself..."
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Jamie Lidell didn't shave @ Sasquatch! 2006 | pics
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UPDATE: Boredoms @ Deitch CANCELLED
I just finally posted all the information about the Boredoms installation and free shows at Deitch Project. It looked sweet. It looked expensive, possibly TOO EXPENSIVE because it's not happening anymore. Maybe Boredoms will at least schedule some shows somewhere else while they're in the area.
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George Clinton & Tommy Lee playing Exotic Erotic Ball
Ooh la la......"The Exotic Erotic Ball and Expo, June 17, 2006, at New York City's Pier 94, the internationally acclaimed Celebration of Flesh, Fetish, and Freedom, proudly announces Funk Music Legend George Clinton will join the All-Star musical line-up. Also performing will be Tommy Lee and DJ Aero mixing big-ass analog bass, breakbeat and dirty electro house music; the legendary '80s icon hit-maker and five-time Grammy winner Thomas Dolby will perform his hits 'She Blinded Me with Science' and 'Hyperactive'; and King Norris, featuring Fred Norris from the Howard Stern Show, will play their brilliant straight-ahead guitar-rock. In addition, world-renowned adult actresses Tera Patrick, Carmen Luvana, and Violet Blue will also be making stage appearances, performing, and signing autographs."
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Phish "Live in Brooklyn" DVD
"Phish's June 17, 2004, show at Brooklyn's Keyspan Park is headed to CD and DVD this summer. "Live in Brooklyn" will arrive July 11 via the now-defunct band's JEMP Records label in association with Rhino both as a three-CD set and a two-DVD package." [Billboard]
With all this fuss about McCarren Park Pool, I almost forgot we may get some Keyspan Park summer concert announcements soon too.
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Reports from Across the Narrows
White Stripes @ Keyspan Park, Brooklyn, NY | pics
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Boredoms 77 Drum @ Deitch Projects 7/7-8/15, 2 free shows
UPDATE: THE BELOW EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED :-(
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77 Drum, "a staggering 77-drum kit installation by Boredoms", will run from July 07, 2006 — August 15, 2006 @ Deitch Projects (18 Wooster St, NYC).
"For this exhibition, opening 7/7, the four band members will be filling 18 Wooster Street with 77 drum kits, which they will be using both as artwork, architecture, and principally for activation. Rivers of cymbals and mountains of drums flank the centerpiece of the show: a circular platform on which the band Boredoms will play and unprecedented two free live shows (July 7 & 8). Filling out the exhibition will be contributions by Hisham Bharoocha, Tomo Gokita, Naohiro Ukawa, and Seigo Fukuda.
Eye, Yoshimi, ATR, and Yojiro make up the band Boredoms in its current incarnation. Eye is a cult-legend musician and artist living and working in Tokyo who has shown visual art in the past. For many years, the public’s only contact with his visual art output was the amazing drawings and collages he made for his band Boredoms album covers and liner notes. A few books and zines made it over here from Japan, but it was not until his 2004 show at the now-defunct Transplant Gallery that he was featured in a fine art setting in his own right."
These free NYC shows come one week after Boredoms play the Philly show that ends their summer tour.
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