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June 17, 2006
Rancid | Tour Dates, 4 NYC shows, Tix on sale now
Rancid is touring this summer. They're playing four nights at BB King's in NYC which are on sale right now at Ticketmaster. All dates at their site.
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Bonnaroo happening now | Stream it
"Putting Radiohead on the bill has changed Bonnaroo's demographics; in ticket sales, this year's second-largest state contingent (after Tennessee) came from New York." [NY Times]
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers perform at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., on Friday, June 16, 2006. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
WATCH THE FESTIVAL ON YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN
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June 16, 2006
New Lady Sovereign MP3s & show added in NYC
Gatheration (new MP3)
The above MP3 is from Lady Sov's upcoming album (out in October). On June 27, 2006 she's playing Plumm (246 W. 14 St. bet 7 and 8 aves, NYC) AFTER she plays her sold out show at Webster Hall with the Streets and a few days before her July 30th show at Summerstage.
MORE MP3s
Hoodie
Chi Ching - XXXChange Remix
Mizz Beats Ft Lady Sovereign - Adidas Hoodie Remix
Nine to Five (JoolsMF Remix)
Previously
UPDATE: Lady Sovereign playing w/ The Streets & Summerstage too
Tricia Rom & Lady Sov - BFF | Winter Music Conference
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Frank Black (Pixies) | 2006 Tour Dates
"The on-again-off-again Pixies front man will lay down the electrics for a summer solo tour to support his upcoming Fast Man Raider Man. He’ll open for the Foos acoustic tour on several of his dates." [Aversion]. He's headlining Southpaw in Brooklyn on August 19th. All dates below....
FRANK BLACK TOUR DATES
Aug. 9 - Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City
Aug. 11 - Blueberry Hill, St. Louis
Aug. 12 - The Dame, Lexington, Ky.
Aug. 13 - Birdy's, Indianapolis
Aug. 14 - Chameleon, Lancaster, Penn.
Aug. 15 - Constitution Hall, Washington, D.C.*
Aug. 16 - Tower Theatre, Philadelphia*
Aug. 18 - Wellfleet Beachcomber, Wellfleet, Mass.
Aug. 19 - Southpaw, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Aug. 21 - Beacon Theatre, New York*
Aug. 22 - Wang Center, Boston*
Aug. 23 - Hummingbird, Toronto, Ontario*
Aug. 25 - Auditorium Theatre, Chicago*
Aug. 26 - Sokol Underground, Omaha, Neb.
Aug. 29 - Pantages Theatre, Los Angeles*
Aug. 30 - The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, Calif.
Aug. 31 - Harlow's Night Club, Sacramento, Calif
* – supporting The Foo Fighters
Previously
Foo Fighters acoustic tour w/ Petra Haden & Frank Black
David Byrne & Bowie do the Pixies
Pixies went Acoustic | Newport Folk Festival
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Sirius Playlist - Week 3
My radio show was much better this week in terms of preparedness and stress levels. I did lie about getting the playlist posted the next day though. I don't know what my problem is. Here's the playlist from my third week on Sirius Radio ("Left of Center" - Tuesdays @ 10 pm EST). Linked songs are MP3s. Linked links are links.
BROOKLYNVEGAN BLOG RADIO PLAYLIST | 6/13/06
1. Daniel Johnston - Like A Monkey in the Zoo (2:40)
2. The Big Sleep - Murder (4:34)
[Just signed to Frenchkiss]
3. Thunderbirds are Now! - The Veil Comes Down
[new song]
4. Pixies - La La Love You (4:32)
5. The Grates - Sukkafish (4:03)
[playing the US this month]
6. Gnarls Barkely - Gone Daddy Gone (2:35)
7. Blondie - In The Flesh (2:30)
8. Cloud Cult - Million Things (2:36)
9. Final Fantasy - Many Lives -> 49 MP (2:56)
[lots of tour dates]
10. Love Is All - Turn The Radio Off (3:55)
11. Deerhoof - Vivid Cheek Love Song (2:16)
12. Bloc Party - Helicopter [weird science remix with peaches] [HERE]
13. ¡Forward, Russia! - Twelve (2:17)
[just played Mercury Lounge]
14. Land of Talk - speak to me bones (3:29)
15. Mew - Am I Wry? No (4:53)
16. Band Of Horses - Monsters (5:21)
[playing NYC this weekend]
17. David Bowie - Starman (4:18)
18. Seu Jorge - Ziggy Stardust (3:42)
19. Amadou & Mariam - Sénégal fast food (4:19)
20. Konono Nr. 1 - Kule Kule Reprise (3:04)
[Summerstage]
21. M.I.A. - Bingo (3:14)
22. Lily Allen - LDN (3:10)
23. CSS (Cansei De Ser Sexy) - Meeting Paris Hilton(versao banda) (3:20)
[Touring lots]
24. Lady Sovereign - Random (2:56)
25. bonde do role - jabuticaba (2:59)
26. Robyn - Be Mine! (3:26)
27. The Young Knives - Weekends & Bleak Days (2:48)
[Saw them at SXSW]
28. The Futureheads - Skip To The End (2:56)
29. Angela McCluskey - Love Is Stronger Than Death (4:08)
[saw her Monday]
30. José González - Heartbeats (Rocketboy Remix) (6:12)
31. Feist - When I was a Young Girl (River Remix) (3:20) [HERE]
32. Bright Eyes - Lover I Don't Have to Love (4:00)
33. Bruce Springsteen - State Trooper (3:16)
Previously
Sirius Playlist - Week 2
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Ryan Adams playing Bowery Ballroom | Tix on sale
Cold Roses, Inc = Ryan Adams - Friday night @ 12:30 AM (technically Saturday morning - June 24) @ Bowery Ballroom in NYC. On sale now. Its a late night show after he plays the Arthur Lee Benefit with Robert Plant and others.
Previously
Ryan Adams played Rockwood Music Hall & BB Kings w/ America, James Iha & Adam Schlesinger
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Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin sign to Polyvinyl Records | Touring with Sound Team
DOWNLOAD: House Fire (MP3)
"Just like that old Reese’s commercial, two great things have come together again. Someone Still Loves you Boris Yeltsin has just signed to Polyvinyl Records ('Hey! You got Yeltsin in my Polyvinyl!' 'You got Polyvinyl in my Yeltsin!') PV is planning on releasing a remastered version of Broom, the band’s debut album, on October 22." [You Ain't No Picasso]
Tour dates below...
SSLYBY TOUR WITH SOUND TEAM
JUNE 14 SAN DIEGO CASBAH
JUNE 15 LOS ANGELES TROUBADOUR
JUNE 16 SAN FRANCISCO THE INDEPENDENT
JUNE 17 SACRAMENTO THE BLUE LAMP
JUNE 19 VANCOUVER RED ROOM
JUNE 20 SEATTLE CROCODILE CAFE
JUNE 21 PORTLAND BERBATI'S
JUNE 23 SALT LAKE CITY KAYO GALLERY
JUNE 24 DENVER HI DIVE
JUNE 26 MINNEAPOLIS 400 BAR
JUNE 27 CHICAGO SCHUBA'S
JUNE 28 ST. LOUIS HI POINTE
JUNE 29 SPRINGFIELD, MO OUTLAND BALLROOM
JUNE 30 DALLAS THE CAVERN
JULY 1 HOUSTON WALTER's
Previously
Voxtrot sign to XL/Matador's sister label Playlouder
Sound Team + Midlake + Cold War Kids | Tour dates + MP3s
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Hold Steady photo shoot @ Northsix this weekend | RSVP
Do you want to be on the cover of the Hold Steady's next album? They need people to show up for a photo shoot this weekend at Northsix in Brooklyn (1:00 pm, Saturday, June 17. 2006). E-mail tad AT theholdsteady.com if you want to go.
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M Ward PRESALE | New album in August
There's a presale today for M. Ward's upcoming tour. His new album, "Post-War," is out 8.22.06 (Merge Records).
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White Stripes win lawsuit over royalties
"A federal jury ruled Thursday that the White Stripes don't have to share royalties with a producer who worked on the rock band's first two albums and claimed he played a pivotal role in creating its signature sound." [Yahoo News]
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Prince played Bryant Park, PLAYING BUTTER TONIGHT
The excitement and energy was evident as fans danced, sang and enjoyed themselves for Prince's free concert in Bryant Park on "Good Morning America". Prince's guitar rang through the crowd as he performed a song from his new album "3121" and an old favorite "Let's Go Crazy". The usually reclusive musician who is known for shunning the media and staying away from mainstream events has been making lots of public appearances lately. He was joined on the stage by prominent drummer Sheila E. and singer Tamar who performed one of her songs from her new album "Milk and Honey". [ABC NEWS]
TONIGHT (June 16, 2006)
"catch Prince & The NPG per4m in a very intimate little spot called Butter in NYC....Space is VERY limited in this joint so there will only be a small amount of tickets made available. And we are making these tickets available 2 the NPGMC so we can be sure members are there 2 keep the vibe tight......We will be selling the tickets online in the BACKSTAGE PASS room at 12 noon ET, June 16th 4 $121.03 each. There will be a ONE TICKET LIMIT. Space is very limited so no guest tickets this time. U have 2 b a member if u want 2 have this much fun. Get ur ticket and join us at Butter - 415 Lafayette St, NYC , Friday, June 16th. Doors open at 11:30pm. 21 & Over."
Last night Prince showed up in Prospect Park.
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Voxtrot sign to XL/Matador's sister label Playlouder
VOXTROT @ FACTORY PEOPLE | SXSW 2006 (more)
Congrats to Voxtrot! I just got word that they signed a deal with Playlouder, part of the Beggars Group - home of Beggars Banquet, Matador, XL Recordings and 4AD. They're the second Playlouder signing. Serena Maneesh was the first.
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June 15, 2006
Maceo Parker & Prince & Tamar @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Celebrate Brooklyn), NYC | pics
I really was going to stay in Thursday night (June 15, 2006) - it was a long week already. But the prospect of laying out on a blanket under the stars (well you can't see them, but I know they're there) while listening to Maceo Parker and band was too irresistable, so I headed to Prospect Park for the opening night of the Celebrate Brooklyn! free concert series, and set up back behind the gate where there was plenty of room. I couldn't see the show, but it sounded just fine. Of course I couldn't resist getting some photos, so a few songs before the end I worked my way in the gate and through the huge crowd.
It was hard - the place was packed. When the show ended I worked my way back out. Then the encore started right about the time I got back to my blanket, and suddenly there was A LOUD ROAR. Everyone was going nuts. Somebody special was obviously on stage. I ran back to the fence and saw a lady in orange.
I wasn't sure who it was until I finally figured out there was a man in white to her left. Even from however-many-feet back I was, I knew immediately it was none other than Prince. That's when I realized the lady was Tamar - the singer he's been pimpin' for the past year (remember the Nokia Theatre show?). My pics of Prince are so-so, so thanks Noel Mendez for sending me this much clearer one....
The encore was just one song - not really that exciting, except well, IT WAS PRINCE....
If anyone really thought about, they probably figured out Prince would be there. Prince and Maceo play together all the time. Three days before this show Prince was in Manhattan to play the Webbys, and Prince is/was scheduled to play in Bryant Park for Good Morning America on Friday Morning.
Previously
Maceo Parker 2006 Tour Dates | Celebrate Brooklyn!
Wu-Tang in CT | Prince & Tamar in NYC
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Six Organs of Admittance | 2006 Tour Dates
Ben Chasney aka Six Organs of Admittance aka the guitarist in Current 93 and Badgerlore and Comets on Fire, is touring. He starts at Mercury Lounge in NYC on July 6, 2006, and he keeps going for a month. One of his Comets on Fire bandmates is on tour too, playing NYC tonight in fact. All Six Organs dates below....
SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE TOUR DATES
Thu 07/06/06 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Fri 07/07/06 Cambridge, MA Middle East Club
Sat 07/08/06 Philadelphia, PA The Khyber
Sun 07/09/06 Arlington, VA IOTA Club & Cafe
Tue 07/11/06 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
Wed 07/12/06 Atlanta, GA The EARL
Thu 07/13/06 Lexington, KY The Dame
Fri 07/14/06 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Sat 07/15/06 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Mon 07/17/06 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
Tue 07/18/06 Buffalo, NY Kitchen Distribution
Wed 07/19/06 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
Mon 07/24/06 San Diego, CA The Casbah
Fri 07/28/06 Portland, OR Douglas Fir Lounge
Sat 07/29/06 Seattle, WA Neumo's
Sun 07/30/06 Vancouver, BC Media Club
Fri 08/04/06 Santa Cruz, CA The Attic
Sat 08/05/06 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
Previously
Howlin' Rain & Comets on Fire | MP3, Tour Dates, etc.
Six Organs of Admittance @ Arthurfest | ML Tix
Six Organs Of Admittance @ Bowery Ballroom | Pics
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Digable Planets | 2006 Tour Dates, Nokia in NYC
DOWNLOAD: Pacifics (NY is Red Hot) (MP3)
DIGABLE PLANETS TOUR DATES
06/15/2006 Barcelona, Spain Sonar Music Festival
07/20/2006 Seattle, WA Neumo's
07/21/2006 Seattle, WA Neumo's
08/24/2006 New York, NY Nokia Theatre
09/02/2006 Johannesburg, South Africa Arts Alive Festival
09/24/2006 Del Mar, CA Festival Del Mar
Previously
Digable Planets @ Irving Plaza, NYC | Pics
Ladybug Mecca Solo & New Digable Planets Album
Digable Planets Reunite & Tour
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Ryan Adams played Rockwood Music Hall & BB Kings w/ America, James Iha & Adam Schlesinger
AMERICA & FRIENDS RYAN ADAMS & JAMES IHA (cred)
America took time away from recording their next album (a double album due out October 17th on Sony's Burgandy Records) to play BB King's to a lively, attentive audience. Helping them produce the album are James Iha and Adam Schlesinger. Both joined the band (along with Ryan Adams) on the well-received encore of "Horse With No Name". [Fresh Bread]
That show took place June 1st. On June 12th Ryan supposedly played a surprise midnight set at Rockwood Music Hall after watching Tom Ceraulo who played at 11:00. Rockwood Music Hall is the same place I saw Norah Jones play on May 24th which was the same night Ryan Adams made a surprise appearance at Mercury Lounge.
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Howlin' Rain & Comets on Fire | MP3, Tour Dates, etc.
DOWNLOAD: Roll on the Rusted Days (Howlin' Rain MP3)
Howlin’ Rain features:
- Ethan Miller (singer, guitarist for Comets on Fire) on vocal, guitar and songwriting duties
- John Moloney (leader of Boston’s great improv shamans “Sun Burned Hand of the Man”) on drums and percussion
- Ian Gradek (iron worker, world traveler) on bass guitar and banjo
"Ethan Miller: 'We put Howlin’ Rain together with the intention of making a good old fashioned free-wheeling rock album with a bared soul and a body in which Joy, hysteria and Darkness all lie upon the same rambling bones. We make music to beat the steering wheel of your van to or sing along with while drinking whiskey in the bathtub on a Saturday night with your dog.' [Birdman Records]
Howlin' Rain play Mercury Lounge in NYC TONIGHT (June 15, 2006). Comets on Fire play Knitting Factory in NY on September 8th. All dates by both bands below...
HOWLIN RAIN 2006 TOUR DATES
6-15 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
6-16 - Philadelphia, PA - Khyber Pass
6-17 - Charlottesville, VA - Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar
6-18 - Chapel Hill. NC - Local 506
6-19 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
6-20 - Knoxville, TN - Pilot Light
6-21 - Lexington, KY - The Dame
6-22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Garfield Artworks
6-24 - Boston, MA - PA‘s Lounge
(all shows with Warmer Milks)
COMETS ON FIRE 2006 TOUR DATES
2006-08-14 Casbah, The San Diego CA
2006-08-15 Echo Los Angeles CA
2006-08-16 Great American Music Hall San Francisco CA
2006-08-18 Holoscene Portland OR
2006-08-19 Neumos Seattle WA
2006-08-31 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia PA
2006-09-02 Little Brother undefined undefined
2006-09-03 Empty Bottle Chicago IL
2006-09-04 Magic Stick Detroit MI
2006-09-05 Lees Palace Toronto ON, Canada
2006-09-07 Middle East Cambridge MA
2006-09-08 Knitting Factory Club Inc New York City NY
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Cibelle & Devendra Banhart | 'London London' video
Directed by Tom Haines, here is the video to the first single taken from Cibelle's new album "The Shine Of Dried Electric Leaves". London, London is Cibelle and Devendra's playful rendition of a song written by major Brazilian artist (and co-founder of the Tropicalia movement) Caetano Veloso while he was living in forced exile in London during the early '70s.
ALSO: This video on YouTube features Spleen, Devendra and Cibelle.
Previously
Cibelle | updated Tour Dates
Cibelle playing NYC | MP3, Devendra Banhart, Seu Jorge, Spleen & CocoRosie
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The Dresden Dolls | 2006 Tour Dates & Celluloid Vaudeville
THE DRESDEN DOLLS (photos by KOGANUTS) (more Dresden Dolls)
The Dresden Dolls are about to kick off a tour (with Panic! at the Disco) that starts with Bonnaroo and ends with Lollapalooza. They're playing Nokia Theatre in NYC on June 28 and 29. Along the way they'll be presenting separate shows billed as "A Night of Short Films and Dadaist Vaudeville with a special performance from Amanda Palmer".
Amanda should be busy - some of the Vaudeville shows are on the same night as Dresden Dolls shows. The NYC Vaudeville show is at The Brooklyn Lyceum on June 28th (one of the same nights they're playing Nokia). All dates below....
DRESDEN DOLLS OPENING FOR PANIC! AT THE DISCO
Sat Jun 17 '06 (12 noon) Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival
Tue Jun 27 '06 (8 PM) Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Wed Jun 28 '06 (7:30 PM) New York, NY Nokia Theatre Times Square
Thu Jun 29 New York, NY Nokia Theatre Times Square
Fri Jun 30 '06 (7:30 PM) Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
Sat Jul 1 '06 (7:30 PM) Philadelphia, PA Penn's Landing
Tue Jul 4 '06 (7:30 PM) Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom
Wed Jul 5 '06 (7:30 PM) Niagara Falls, NY Dome Theatre
Thu Jul 6 '06 (7:30 PM) Columbus, OH The L C Pavilion
Fri Jul 7 '06 (7:30 PM) Chicago, IL House Of Blues
Sat Jul 8 '06 (7 PM) Milwaukee, WI Summerfest
Sun Jul 9 '06 (7 PM) St. Paul, MN Myth
Tue Jul 11 '06 (7:30 PM) Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
Wed Jul 12 '06 (7:30 PM) Cleveland, OH Plain Dealer Pavilion
Thu Jul 13 '06 (7:30 PM) Grand Rapids, MI DeltaPlex
Fri Jul 14 '06 (7:30 PM) Detroit, MI State Theatre
Sat Jul 15 '06 (7:30 PM) Toronto, ON Molson Amphitheatre
Sun Jul 16 '06 (7:30 PM) Montreal, QC Metropolis
Tue Jul 18 '06 (7:30 PM) Pittsburgh, PA Chevrolet Amphitheatre at Station Square
Wed Jul 19 '06 (7:30 PM) Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
Thu Jul 20 '06 (8 PM) St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Fri Jul 21 '06 (7:30 PM) Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre
Sat Jul 22 '06 (8 PM) Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
Mon Jul 24 '06 (6:30 PM) Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
Tue Jul 25 '06 (7:30 PM) Boise, ID Big Easy Concert House
Wed Jul 26 '06 (7:30 PM) Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Thu Jul 27 '06 (7 PM) Vancouver, BC Croatian Cultural Centre
Fri Jul 28 '06 (7:30 PM) Seattle, WA The Premier
Mon Jul 31 '06 (8 PM) Anaheim, CA The Grove
Wed Aug 2 '06 (8 PM) Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre
Fri Aug 4 '06 (11:15 AM) Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
CELLULOID VAUDEVILLE
"A program consisting of short films selected from submissions by the Dolls feverishly creative fan base will be peppered with thought provoking vaudeville antics in cities across America. Amanda Palmer herself will cap off the night in typical piano-destroying fashion, singing songs culled from popular and not-so-popular film soundtracks (expect John Hughes, Pink Floyd AND Disney Classics. Deep Throat? Oklahoma? She’s still working on it).
Curated by long-time collaborator and indie film-iconoclast Michael Pope (director of the band’s award-winning videos and live DVD), and BriAnna Olson (producer of the band’s music video ‘Sing’) these film shorts are a mixture of high art, humor, sexiness and downright weirdness. Including never-before-seen band documentary footage and amazing fan-made music videos inspired by and set to the music of The Dresden Dolls, this program is a celebration of true underground filmmaking."
VAUDEVILLE DATES
Sun Jun 25, Boston (MA), Brattle Theatre
Wed Jun 28, New York (NY), The Brooklyn Lyceum
Thur Jul 6, Columbus (OH), Studio 35
Fri Jul 7, Chicago (IL), Subterranean
Sun Jul 9, Minneapolis (MN), Varsity Theater
Sun Jul 16, Montreal (QU), TBA
Sat Jul 15, Toronto (ON), Bloor Cinema
Thu Jul 20, St. Louis (MO), Hi-Pointe Theatre
Sat Jul 22, Denver (CO), Oriental Theatre
Wed Jul 26, Portland (OR), Mission Theater
Fri Jul 28, Seattle (WA), Capitol Hill Arts Center
Sun, Jul 30, San Francisco (CA), Bridge Theatre
Wed, Aug 2, Los Angeles (CA), CineSpace
RIP BEN CHAPPEL
I just thought I'd take this opportunity to throw this small memorial to Ben in here. I didn't really know him - I met him once briefly. He was a blogger friend of blogger friends. He wrote the "Music Picks" column at Gothamist after Coolfer and before me. He was very close with Amanda Palmer of the Dresden Dolls. She memorialized him in her journal.
Previously
The Dresden Dolls played SXSW, like comedy, touring
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Rob Harvilla's first month in NYC - meets me, etc...
The 'down to Earth' Grandaddy-loving new Village Voice music editor talks about his first month in NYC - Mogwai, Beirut and Danielson included, in this week's Voice.
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"Broken Mascis Scene" playing Toronto for Charity
"It's being billed as Broken Mascis Scene, but no matter what you call it, it's an amazing and rare opportunity to see J Mascis front the highly acclaimed Canadian ensemble Broken Social Scene... After forging a close bond over the last year J Mascis and BSS frontman Kevin Drew have concocted this unique arrangement to perform Dinosaur Jr. material - and all for a good cause. All proceeds from this concert will benefit Amma's various charities worldwide. Click HERE for tickets. We expect the Mod Club to sell out VERY quickly so please buy your tickets now. Sorry kids, ages 19+ only... " [Dinosaur JR news]
Previously
Dinosaur Jr. @ Summerstage, NYC | Pics
Broken Social Scene (opening for DJr) @ Summerstage, NYC | Pics
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!Forward, Russia! @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics
!Forward, Russia! played their first NYC show at Mercury Lounge last night, June 14, 2006. Great show. Enthusiastic Crowd. Afterwards the whole band went and hung out at Fat Baby even though they had a plane to catch at 9 am Thursday morning - to San Francisco. Expect them back in September - around the time their album is released here on Mute Records.
Getting to this show on time after seeing Arctic Monkeys @ Roseland worked out almost perfectly.
Previously
¡Forward, Russia! @ FADER tent, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
¡Forward, Russia! @ Building C, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
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Arctic Monkeys & We Are Scientists @ Roseland, NYC | pics
MONKEY-SCIENTIST
SCIENTIST-MONKEY-SCIENTIST
We are Scientists opened the show @ Roseland Ballroom in NYC Wednesday night, June 14, 2006. Two Arctic Monkeys joined them for one song before taking the stage as headliner later in the night.
Previously
Sasquatch! 2006 | Sunday review in words & pics
Arctic Monkeys' new bassist @ Sasquatch! 2006 | pic
We Are Scientists (Art Brut 47) @ Knitting Factory, NYC | pics
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June 14, 2006
Forward Russia! and NYC AfterParty tonight
!Forward, Russia!'s first NYC show is tonight (June 14, 2006) at Mercury Lounge. The AfterParty is at Fat Baby
Wed June 14th, 2006 (TONIGHT)
BrooklynVegan and Finger On The Pulse Present the official !Forward, Russia! AfterParty
Midnight - 4 am, @ Fat Baby on the Lower East Side
w/ Djs Never Forget, Terry Diabolik, Brendan James and Mike Nouveau
Previously
¡Forward, Russia! sign to MUTE Records
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Peaches & Eagles of Death Metal | 2006 Tour Dates
Peaches plays NJ AND NY with NIN and Bauhaus on the 16th and 17th of this month. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon for Peaches with Eagles of Death Metal at Roseland in NYC on July 22nd. Peaches is also DJing ProductShop's new weekly "Whores of Fashion" party @ R&R (416 West 14th Street) this Thursday night.
All 2006 Peaches & EODM dates below....
PEACHES + NIN + BAUHAUS
Jun 16 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
Jun 17 Wantagh, NY - Jones Beach Amphitheater
Jun 18 Saratoga, NY - Performing Arts Center
Jun 20 Hartford, CT - New England Dodge Music Center
Jun 23 Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
Jun 24 Toronto, Ontario - Molson Amphitheatre
Jun 25 Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Jun 27 Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
Jun 28 Columbus, OH - Germain Amphitheater
Jun 30 Pittsburgh, PA - Post-Gazette Pavilion
Jul 01 Chicago, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Jul 02 Milwaukee, WI - Marcus Amphitheater (Summerfest)
Jul 03 Indianapolis, IN - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 07 Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Jul 08 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Amphitheatre
PEACHES + EODM
Jul 15 Denver, CO - Gothic Theater
Jul 19 Montreal, PQ - Spectrum
Jul 23 Philadelphia, PA - TLA
Jul 24 Baltimore, MD - Recker's
Jul 26 Norfolk, VA - Norva
Jul 27 Atlanta, GA - Variety
Jul 28 New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
Jul 29 Austin, TX - EMO's
Previously
Mocky, Feist, Gonzo, Lidell | Zero 7 & Jose Gonzalez | MP3s
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Muse | 2006 Tour Dates & presale
Tickets go on sale Friday at 11am for Muse's August 3rd NYC show at Hammerstein Ballroom. Ultragrrrl posted some presale info, but Central Village says the NYC presale is already sold out. All tour dates below...
MUSE 2006 TOUR DATES
18-Jul San Francisco The Concourse
19-Jul Los Angeles Greek Theatre
21-Jul San Diego Soma
22-Jul Phoenix Celebrity Theatre
24-Jul Denver Fillmore
26-Jul Minneapolis State Theatre
27-Jul Chicago Aragon Ballroom
28-Jul Detroit State Theatre
30-Jul Toronto Docks Concert Hall
31-Jul Montreal Cartier Pier
2-Aug Boston Bank Of America Pavilion
3-Aug New York Hammerstein Ballroom
4-Aug Philadelphia Electric Factory
6-Aug Atlanta Tabernacle
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Cursive add 2nd NYC show | Make Believe & Joan of Arc Tour Dates
Tickets are on sale for a 2nd Cursive show AT MERCURY LOUNGE, one day before their sold out Bowery Ballroom show (thx ondal). Make Believe are opening for Cursive on their tour. Joan of Arc are playing some shows in September. All those dates below...
MAKE BELIEVE TOUR DATES
07/05/2006 – Urbana, IL – The Canopy Club w/ Cursive, Little Brazil
07/06/2006 – Lansing, MI – Temple Club w/ Cursive, La Salle
07/07/2006 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop w/ Cursive, La Salle
07/08/2006 – Millvale, PA – Mr. Smalls w/ Cursive, La Salle
07/09/2006 – New York, NY – w/Cursive TBA
07/10/2006 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom w/ Cursive, La Salle
07/11/2006 – Norfolk, VA – Norva w/ Cursive, La Salle
07/13/2006 – Newport, KY - Southgate House w/ Cursive, La Salle
07/14/2006 – Des Moines, IA – Vaudeville Mews w/ Cursive, La Salle
07/15/2006 – Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium w/ Cursive, La Salle
07/23/2006 – Chicago, IL – Wicker Park Street Fair w/ Dead Meadow
JOAN OF ARC TOUR DATES
09/01/2006 – Dayton, OH – The Night Owl
09/03/2006 – Allston, MA – Great Scott
09/05/2006 – Washington, DC – Black Cat Backstage
09/06/2006 – New York, NY – Knitting Factory
09/07/2006 – Philadelphia, PA – First Unitarian Church
Previously
Cursive | Summer 2006 Tour Dates
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and bloGod said let there be Oh No! Oh My! | NYC show, MP3s, Tour Dates, & stuff
DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
Walk in the Park
The Party Punch
Oh Be Gone
A Pirate's Anthem
Jane is Fat
(stream stuff @ Myspace)
If you read enough blogs, you've heard of Oh No! Oh My! by now. Despite a relatively low 7.4 Pitchfork review, they still have the #1 selling album at Insound...better selling even than bloGod favorite Beirut and rockGod Sonic Youth even.
MFR: Nice Day For a Drive Through the City
GVB: Oh No! Oh My!
YANP: Oh No! Oh My! Release Album
YANP: Q&A with Oh No! Oh My!
Harmonium:
Oh No! Oh My! - Interview and Review
DoCopenhagen:
Oh No !! Oh My !! - Ohhh YEAH
IGIF:
Oh No! Oh My! in Lexington KY 5/8/06
Underrated: Have No Sister | Oh No! Oh My!
3Hive: Oh No! Oh My!
TOUR DATES
Jun 14 2006 Devotchka w/ Oh No! Oh My! @ The Basement Nashville, TN
Jun 27 2006 Knitting Factory New York, NY w/ Aberdeen City, The Walkup, & Phil and the Osophers
Tickets for the Knitting Factory show are on sale now.
Live photo via I Guess I'm Floating.
Previously
And bloGOD said let there be Lily Allen
And bloGOD said let there be Beirut | Tour Dates, MP3s, Album
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I didn't see Sonic Youth @ CBGB | NPR will stream DC
SONIC YOUTH @ CBGB | JUNE 13, 2006 (CRED)
I was at Radiohead. Robert Christgau was probably at Sonic Youth. 'Modest micah' definitely was....
I stood at the stage next to nick zinner, his girlfriend and thurston moore's mother. the band was in a fantastic mood and played their entire new LP, "Rather Ripped" perfectly from start to finish. this show really enforced how strong the new record is.
jem cohen was there filming a documentary and he asked me if he could film me for it. i said sure, so he sat me down in one of the backrooms and had an assistant shine a sungun at me while i looked into the lens of his super 8mm camera.
this was the first time sonic youth had played CB's since 1992. i had a good night.
ps - mark ibold from pavement is the new bassist/guitarist.
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The June 15th Washington DC show will be streamed live on NPR (and then archived and available forever)
Previously
Sonic Youth's Rather Ripped | Album Stream, Pitchfork vs The Voice, Tour Dates, etc...
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Yes, I was at Radiohead too | MSG Night one
Radiohead played their first of two NYC shows at the Theater at MSG last night (June 13, 2006)/ Of course it was great. Reviews, pictures and setlists @ Music Snobbery, Stereogum, The Music Slut, One Louder, ProductShop, The NY Times, Billboard, Fluxblog, and Who's Driving the Bus.
Photos in this post from slothsarefunny @ Flickr.
Previously
Radiohead live in Boston | MP3s
Radiohead | June 2006 Tour Dates
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June 13, 2006
Prototypes from France @ Magnetic Field tonight
There's this dancy French band called Prototypes, and they're playing their first and only NYC show at Magnetic Field in Brooklyn tonight. Plus, some blogs like them: Fluxblog, Said The Gramophone, and YANP are three of them. More dates below...
June 13- Brooklyn, NY@ Magnetic Field
June 14- Jersey City, NJ @ WFMU
June 15- Toronto, ON @ Smiling Bouddah Bar
June 16- Quebec, QC @ Rouje
June 17- Windsor, QC (Sherbrooke) @ Festival du Papier
June 21- Trois-Rivières, QC @ Café Nord
June 22- Jonquière, QC @ Festival Jonquière en Musique
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NYC rock club Rothko is closed for good
ROTHKO, NYC | SEPT 9, 2004 (more)
Multiple sources agree: Rothko is closed for good.
HIP HOP KARAOKE NOW AT SOUTHPAW
but yea, let me get this out of the way now... THE NEXT HHK will be at Southpaw on June 24. geah. southpaw is one of my favorite music venues in all of new york city, and i'm very proud that we'll be bringing HHK there for the official after-party for the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival.
in other news, and as some of you might have heard, our venue, Rothko, is now closed for good. we were very sad to hear this, but remain very greatful to the venue, it's staff, and it's owner, Rory Maher, for the time they allowed us to host HHK there. we loved it.
Previously
MSTRKRFT to Hiro Ballroom | We are Wolves to Canal Room
Rothko closed for the month | shows cancelled, moved
Rothko closed since Blues Traveler show
Battle @ Rothko, NYC | pics
Nomi, Armen Ra, & High Priest @ Rothko, NYC | pics
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Prince played the Webbys last night
Prince performs at the 10th Annual Webby Awards where he received a Lifetime Time Achievement Award at Ciprani Wall Street on June 12, 2006 in New York City. (Photo by Scott Wintrow/Getty Images)
Prince, Gorillaz, MySpace, Marc Cuban, MoMA, New Yorker, Flickr, and FabChannel (concerts online) all took home awards.
Previously
MySpace takes home a Plug Award
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M Ward | Fall 2006 Tour Dates - Webster Hall
M. Ward is playing Webster Hall in NYC on September 14, 2006. The show is part of a September North American tour. All dates below....
Fri-Sep-01 Seattle, WA @ Nuemo’s
Sat-Sep-02 Vancouver, BC @ Plaza Club
Tue-Sep-05 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theatre
Wed-Sep-06 Omaha, NE @ Scottish Rites Hall
Thu-Sep-07 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre
Fri-Sep-08 Chicago, IL @ Metro
Sat-Sep-09 Columbus, OH @ Little Brothers
Mon-Sep-11 Toronto, ONT @ Mod Club
Tue-Sep-12 Montreal, QUE @ La Sala Rossa
Thu-Sep-14 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Fri-Sep-15 Alexandria, VA @ Birchmere
Sat-Sep-16 Philadelphia, PA @Theatre of Living Arts
Sun-Sep-17 Somerville, MA @ Somerville Theater
Mon-Sep-18 Charlottesvile, VA @ Satellite Ballroom
Tue-Sep-19 Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
Wed-Sep-20 Nashville, TN @ Belcourt Theatre
Fri-Sep-22 Denton, TX @ Haileys
Sat-Sep-23 Austin, TX @ The Parish
Mon-Sep-25 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
Tue-Sep-26 Tempe, AZ @ The Clubhouse
Wed-Sep-27 San Diego, CA @ San Diego Woman’s Club
Thu-Sep-28 Los Angeles, CA @ Henry Fonda
Fri-Sep-29 San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
Sat-Sep-30 Portland, OR @ Aladdin Theatre
(via More Cowbell)
Previously
M Ward & My Morning Jacket's Jim James @ AO, NYC | pics
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Phosphorescent played Brooklyn | oops
Totally missed this - Phosphorescent (solo) played Brooklyn Fireproof.
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Phosphorescent @ Emo's Annex, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
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Growing | free show at PS1 Thursday, new album
Pitchfork gave Growing's new album a 6.8 yesterday. It's possible you saw Growing when they opened for Mogwai in March. This Thursday they're playing a free show at PS1 in Long Island City.....
Thursday, June 15th, 6:30pm - 9pm
Into the Prism: Rose Kallal 16mm film installation with live music performance by Growing.
Visual and sound artist Rose Kallal and the band Growing present a performance of 16mm projection and music. Set inside a majestic attic space adjacent to P.S.1's roof terrace, the synesthesia-inspired performance will feature an installation of Kallal's 16mm film loops which combine a complex use of color, light, and geometric forms, accompanied by the duo Growing (Joe Denardo and Kevin Doria), whose dense, loud, and abstracted sounds draw upon musical styles such as drone, minimalism, and ambient.
Free admission.
P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center
22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave in Long Island City, 11101
T: 718.784.2084
F: 718.482.9454
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Pitchfork Interviewed Destroyer (Dan Bejar) | Thunder Cloud
Swan Lake is the new project of Dan Bejar (Destroyer), Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes), and Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown).
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Dan Bejar (Destroyer): Well, Spencer and Carey have a long history of working together-- they also both played in Destroyer when we toured Europe last year. Musically, they're pretty in tune with each other, and I think go for a lot of the same kind of sounds and arrangements. I just brought some songs to the table, played a little bit of functional guitar on them, and [did] a bit of singing on their songs in spots they guided me to. I totally trust and am a fan of their instincts, and they both have way more experience with recording than I do, so to relinquish "control" over my songs was an easy and enjoyable and necessary thing to do. The fact that I have no real idea what this record sounds like is a testament to who the alpha males are in the project, if you're gonna look at it that way. [the whole interview at Pitchfork]
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Carey Mercer ( Frog Eyes): The few people who have heard it say that it is really…weird. That it was trippier than they thought it would be. It sounds like we are pushing ourselves to have it not sound like a happy medium. Like, on some of the songs you can tell who wrote them, you know? I don't really know what to say about it, to tell you the truth, except that it was really cool to make it. A lot of fun. If people don't think they will like it then they shouldn't buy it. [the whole interview one post down]
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An Interview with Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes
Help me welcome interviewer Mike Chadwick to BrooklynVegan. Mike was supposed to get together with Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes at their May 20, 2006 date in Montreal, but that show never happened so they met up at the rescheduled show a week later....
CAREY MERCER, FROG EYES @ MERCURY LOUNGE, NYC (more)
Carey: Sorry about the Montreal thing.
Mike: It's not your fault. What was that about anyway?
Carey: For this tour, we were kinda jumping back and forth between the border. When we tried to get back in, we found out the visas we had that we thought were good for a year were actually only good for six days. To get another one would have cost us three thousand dollars. So, we kind of had to make a choice. It was a really tough decision to cancel the Toronto show. We rescheduled the Montreal show, though.
Mike: I saw some pictures from a last minute show you put together and there was no one there?
Carey: Cleveland? Yeah [laugh]. That was a pretty good show, too. It was fun, but I hope something like that never happens again.
Mike: A few of the reviews I've read about the albums have referenced David Lynch. Where do you think people make that connection?
Carey: I don't know. I guess people have to put a name to what we do. I mean, I like his movies and the composer he works with….?
Mike: Angelo Badalementi?
Carey: Yeah, like, I like the music he makes, the compositions that go along with the movies, but I don't think [Lynch]'s movies really play a part in our sound. Maybe only so much as good art motivates to make art of your own. I've never really though about it.
Mike: I have also read that the first three albums were a kind of trilogy
Carey: [Shakes head no, eyes rolling]
Mike: Okay. I was gonna ask how the new album would fit with the other albums
Carey: I don't think people will hear any difference between the new album and any of the others. Those last three albums dealt with a lot of the same themes, and the new album with deal with some different themes. I don't want to give the impression to anyone that they have to listen to all three to get the "complete" picture or that if they didn't listen to this album then the others wouldn't make sense. That wasn't me.
Mike: Do you think people make too much about how "different" Frog Eyes is?
Carey: Perhaps. I think we are a really simple band, to tell you the truth. Each of us has our own place within the music and it all works out. Playing with Spencer, too, with his discordant composition background, he incorporates that. With his other band, and this isn't a diss at all, but they are more melodic. To my ears, he doesn't support the melody, he introduces something that runs beside that, which I think is awesome. If we could make "normal" sounding music, than I think we could get a bigger audience, but I don't think we are capable of that.
Mike: Do you think there is a cap or a limit to Frog Eyes potential fanbase?
Carey: Yeah, of course. I hear a lot….well, not a lot, of testimonials from people who said the first time they heard [us] they fucking hated it. Then, something happened and they grew to like it. So I think we should just plug away and win those supporters, one by one. The only positive thing about the band in terms of making a living or whatnot is that we seem to keep our fans, you know? I think Xiu Xiu is another good example of that. He doesn't sell a hundred thousand records but the fans he does have buys it all, you know? That is really awesome. We both exist in a no man's land, sometimes, between noise and pop, you know what I mean?
Mike: How do you feel that your contemporaries name check you as an influence? Xiu Xiu and Wolf Parade have mentioned in a lot of press how the Frog Eyes sound has shaped their work.
Carey: It feels nice. It doesn't feel weird or anything because I don't look at those guys as gods. They are friends. Like, If I was reading an Otis Redding biography and he was like, "Oh, by the way, my favorite band is Frog Eyes" [laughs]. I would be like "that's kind of weird" [laughs].
We just exist in the same space. My big thing is that I think the life of someone that makes art…you're essentially lost in a kind of trackless weight. And you can't ever follow anyone else's track. Not Spencer's, not Dan [Bejar]'s, not Nick Cave's, you know what I mean? Your taste is very individual.
I like it when people like my music but what I mean to say is it's not especially more nice because Xiu Xiu, who is a dude I totally respect, he's really fucking cool, or Spencer, anyone, likes what we do. It's not like I value an artist's opinion more than anyone who comes to our show. Having an opinion about contemporary indie music is not like having an opinion on the particulars on the Middle East conflict. You don't have to be a practitioner to enjoy it.
Mike: Now is Spencer still a part of the band?
Carey: He is playing with us every night on this tour. Spencer plays with us when he can, and when he can't we have a pedal steel player. There is also a guitar player we use sometimes.
Mike: What should we expect from Thunder Cloud? Is that the name?
Carey: Swan Lake.
Mike: Is Thunder Cloud the name of the album?
Carey: We don't know yet.
Mike: Okay. So where did I get Thunder Cloud?
Carey: We were gonna call it Thunder Cloud. We were originally gonna call it Swan Lake but then some people said "that sounds kind of gay," or whatever.
Mike: So, because Swan Lake was too homo you decided to go real hetero with Thunder Cloud?
Carey: Yeah. THUNDER CLOUD [laughs]. I had an idea. Do you know the Lion King? I don't even know if I have ever seen it, but there is this image of a lion in the clouds. I wanted to do that with us. So, we essentially wanted to name the band after a t-shirt idea [laughs].Dan wanted to call it Swan Lake so we decided lets do it.
Mike: Has there been any recording done?
Carey: It's done. We just have to master it.
Mike: In the context of your work, and Spencer's work, and Dan's work, is it a happy medium or does it lean to any one way? Or is it something different entirely?
Carey: The few people who have heard it say that it is really…weird. That it was trippier than they thought it would be. It sounds like we are pushing ourselves to have it not sound like a happy medium. Like, on some of the songs you can tell who wrote them, you know? I don't really know what to say about it, to tell you the truth, except that it was really cool to make it. A lot of fun. If people don't think they will like it then they shouldn't buy it.
Mike: Before I heard Notorious Lightning and Other Works, I was curious how it would sound. And when I did, I was surprised that it sounded a lot more like Destroyer than Frog Eyes.
Carey: That's the neat thing about songs is they really bear the imprint of the original writer, no matter what you do with them. With Swan Lake, I tried as hard as I could to remove that imprint, but it's still there. As much fun as it was to orchestrate that record, there is a real beauty underneath those songs that won't go away.
Mike: I read on that tour, you guys did two sets. Was it brutal or were you totally up for it?
Carey: Ah….mmm….it kinda sucked, yeah. I think we were really bad, honestly. A lot of our sounds were terrible. There was no dynamic. It was just too much, too. I think some nights we had good shows. I think the shows we did in Europe were good. It was kind of a massive undertaking. I had to take Destroyer songs and make them into Frog Eyes songs and have him sing them. And they weren't songs that necessarily worked in that environment. That was the challenge. I think if I had another shot at it, it would be real good. If we had a real environment. A band usually has more than three weeks to do all of the arrangements. We have our language and we do it well, but we're not session players, you know? I really liked playing with him, I just wish we had a little more time.
Mike: Now, if Swan Lake were to tour, if you could get the logistics worked out, would it be a Swan Lake tour, or would it be a Frog Eyes/Sunset Rubdown/Destroyer/Swan Lake tour?
Carey: [shaking head no] Oh, man [laughs]. That would be like, what, eight hours? [laughs]. No, it would be just Swan Lake. The one thing I would say about [the Destoyer/Frog Eyes tour] was that I didn't save any energy for either band. We tried to do it as vigorous and real a performance as we could possibly do. It was just kind of weird for the audience. Before that, I don't think Frog Eyes played more than forty-five minutes
Mike: That first show on the must have been something, huh?
Carey: That first show was brutal [laughs].
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Previously
Frog Eyes @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics (night 2)
Sunset Rubdown @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics (night 2)
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Regina Spektor's Begin To Hope | Album Stream, video, In-store (tonight), etc
Regina Spektor's Begin To Hope comes out today. STREAM IT AT AOL MUSIC
Pitchfork gave it a 7.5 yesterday.
TONIGHT (June 13), Regina is playing a free in-store @ Tower Records (4th & Broadway) @ 7:30 pm. You need a wristband to get in. To get one, go there now and buy the album. Later TONIGHT she'll be on Conan O'Brien.
VIDEOS
Samson: WIN HI | WIN LOW | QUICKTIME HI | QUICKTIME LOW
Better: WIN HI | WIN LOW | QUICKTIME HI | QUICKTIME LOW
Last week she played a private/contest show at Angel Orensanz on the Lower East Side.
Previously
Regina Spektor | New Songs, Tour Dates & Presale
Dear CMJ, Love Regina Spektor
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Cold War Kids vs. Tapes 'n Tapes - in sports
Not quite as relevant as the game The National played against touring partners Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, but a photoset of two touring backlash-prone indie bands playing each other in sports nonetheless.
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Telepopmusik + Angela McCluskey + Michael Stipe @ Don Hill's, NYC | pics
DON HILL'S, NYC | JUNE 12, 2006
While the rest of the crowd felt content cheering for Angela McCluskey from the floor, Michael Stipe decided he'd do it from the stage after she finished singing "Breathe" with Telepopmusik at Don Hill's in NYC last night (June 12, 2006). Not sure why my camera decided to stop working right at that moment either (hence just this one mediocre piece of documentation). Alan Cumming stayed right in the crowd with the rest of us.
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June 12, 2006
David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) & Micah P. Hinson | Tour Dates
DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
The Leading Guy by Micah P. Hinson
Backwoods Nation by David Bazan
The Pedro the Lion guy David Bazan is going on a tour that has him at Southpaw in Brooklyn on the June 20, 2006. Unfortunately Micah P. Hinson won't be joining him until Portland.
Micah's new album just came out on Jade Tree. His old album came out last year to rave reviews. All tour dates below...
DAVID BAZAN TOUR DATES
(as Undertow Orchestra)
06/09/2006 - Brussels AB Club
06/11/2006 - London - Union Chapel
(solo)
06/15/2006 - Chicago, IL - Schubas
06/16/2006 – Cleveland, OH - The Grog Shop
06/01/2006 – Toronto, ON - Music, Gallery
06/18/2006 – Montreal, QC - Mile End Cultural Center
06/19/2006 – Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear’s
06/20/2006 – Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw (early show)
06/21/2006 – Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell’s (early show)
06/22/2006 – Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live
06/23/2006 – Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
06/24/2006 – Pittsburgh, PA - Club Café Live
06/25/2006 – Newport, KY - Southgate House, Parlor
07/19/2006 – Portland, OR - Doug Fir, w/ Micah P. Hinson
07/20/2006 – Eugene, OR - WOW Hall, w/ Micah P. Hinson
07/21/2006 – Chico, CA - Market Café, w/ Micah P. Hinson
07/22/2006 – Modesto, CA - Xclamation Festival, w/ Micah P. Hinson
07/23/2006 – Pomona, CA - Glass House, w/ Micah P. Hinson
07/24/2006 – San Diego, CA - The Casbah, w/ Micah P. Hinson
07/25/2006 – Los Angeles, CA - Tangiers, w/ Micah P. Hinson
07/27/2006 – San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill, w/ Micah P. Hinson
07/29/2006 – Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern, w/ Micah P. Hinson
Central Village likes Micah. I played Micah on my radio show.
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Kevin Aviance victim of gay-bashing attack in East Village
DOWNLOAD: Strut (Kevin's Cut Up Mix) (MP3)
"Four youths were charged with a hate crime assault on a gay singer who was attacked as he left a Manhattan gay bar, police said on Sunday. Kevin Aviance, 38, who scored No. 1 dance hits on the Billboard charts with 'Da Da Din' and more recently 'Alive' in 2003, was attacked late Saturday and kicked by four youths who called him 'faggot.' [Yahoo News]
Kevin "hopes to recover in time to perform at the Gay Pride Parade on June 25. Aviance was wearing a black sleeveless hoodie, black shorts and boots when he walked down East 13th Street; Clarence Patton, of the NYC Gay and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project, summed up the fears about the attack to the NY Times, 'People will say: Here it is. Kevin Aviance in the East Village in boy's clothes, in a place that's supposed to be ours, getting beat up.' The attack occured around 1AM on Saturday night, which is not that late for the East Village - do you feel that the neighborhood is safe or unsafe then?" [Gothamist
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I've seen Kevin Aviance perform more times than I can count, both on stages and on the dance floor. He always makes people smile. This is extremely fuct up, and here's hoping for his fast and complete recovery.
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Trial under way in White Stripes case
"A trial began Monday on a federal lawsuit by a producer who worked on the first two White Stripes albums and says he played a pivotal role in creating the two-member rock band's signature sound and deserves a share of the royalties." [Yahoo News]
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Interviewers wanted
Interested in interviewing bands/artists/performers for BrooklynVegan? E-mail me.
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McCarren Park Pool update | Free shows, capacity, stuff
1) According to JellyNYC, the capacity of McCarren Park Pool is 5000+.
2) Bloc Party, Secret Machines & MEW is sold out.
3) Supposedly the fan-club Bloc Party show at Irving Plaza is going to happen.
4) McCarren Park Pool is controversial. (I was also BCC'd on the email Gothamist posted)
4) "JELLYNYC™ is proud to (officially) announce our summer 2006 Brooklyn concert series, Pool Parties. We will be hosting FREE outdoor concerts every Sunday afternoon from July 9th to September 3rd in one of the most amazing venues to every grace the city, The Pool in Williamsburg, Brooklyn’s McCarren Park. Pool Parties is a celebration of summer, of music, and of the community itself, and like any good pool party, we will have amazing bands, DJs, food, drinks, and even slip ‘n slides for a day that is sure to make the most jaded hipster smile."
"Bands like Deerhoof, Of Montreal, The Walkmen, Les Savy Fav, Enon, Apollo Sunshine, Beirut, Dr. Dog, Human Television, Silversun Pickups, The Harlem Shakes, Elvis Perkins, and many more exciting surprise names that are soon to be announced, are all on board…plus expect the best of the best DJs rockin out on the wheels of steel from The Rub to Questlove."
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Silversun Pickups is a nice surprise - that's the first mention I've heard of them coming to this coast any time soon. Beirut for free to 5000 people should be interesting, interesting like Joanna Newsom to 5000 people - interesting, but good (by the way Joanna - please book another show while you're here). Don't forget Beirut has a lot of not-free more intimate shows coming up too. And don't forget Sonic Youth has two not-free shows at the Pool too.
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Sonic Youth's Rather Ripped | Album Stream, Pitchfork vs The Voice, Tour Dates, etc...
Sonic Youth's Rather Ripped comes out Tuesday June 13, 2006.
STREAM IT AT AOL MUSIC.
"Sonic Youth are the best band in the universe, and if you can't get behind that, that's your problem. They haven't made a bad album since Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, and Lee Ranaldo found perfect drummer Steve Shelley in 1985, and (forget Radiohead, forget Wilco) have released more good ones in the past decade than anyone in rock except—this is funny—Neil Young." [Robert Christgau - Village Voice]
"Everyone has a different idea of what Sonic Youth's best record is because none are in any way perfect; they all contain various failures. But 'Rather Ripped' has a different level of authoritative power. It is a fully legitimate, clear and strong rock 'n' roll record in the band's own style. And it may really be the best one, though one fears that saying it out loud means the band's work is done." [NY Times]
"When Murray Street came out in 2002, non-old Amy Phillips notoriously asserted in this very newspaper that since Sonic Youth hadn't made a good album since (1995's) Washing Machine, they should break up already. Who's to say her opinion isn't worth as much as mine? Me? Well, yeah. One concept the non-old have trouble getting their minds around is the difference between taste and judgment." [Robert Christgau - Village Voice]
"Sonic Youth needn't bother impressing folks at this point. That history can also work against them, but it's boring to parade out each classic and see how Rather Ripped stacks up to it. So, hey, let's just say it's great to hear Kim, Lee, Steve, and Thurston making an album that sounds beautifully invigorated and goes down smoothly."
[NOT Amy Phillips - Pitchfork (7.5)]
"Thurston Moore: This is a beautiful view. Actually, I used to walk along this. Back then, we used to have so much fun walking around New York. I used to see Tom (Verlaine) shopping for magazines at magazine vendors on the street and I would follow him around to see what he was buying. He would always flick, but never buy. I was curious what this guy was buying because maybe it would lead me to some kind of communication." [Harp Magazine]
Sonic Youth Tour Dates below....
Tue 06.13.06 New York, NY CBGB w/ Tall Firs
Wed 06.14.06 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom w/ Be Your Own Pet
Thu 06.15.06 Washington, DC 9:30 Club - Late Show w/ Be Your Own Pet
Thu 06.15.06 Washington, DC 9:30 Club w/ Be Your Own Pet
Sat 06.17.06 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel w/ Be Your Own Pet
Sun 06.18.06 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
Mon 06.19.06 Atlanta, GA Earthlink Live w/ Be Your Own Pet
Wed 06.21.06 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom w/ Awesome Color
Thu 06.22.06 Houston, TX Warehouse Live w/ Awesome Color
Fri 06.23.06 Austin, TX Stubb's BBQ w/ Awesome Color
Sat 06.24.06 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room w/ Awesome Color
Mon 06.26.06 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall w/ Awesome Color
Tue 06.27.06 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre w/ Awesome Color
Thu 06.29.06 Missoula, MT University Theatre w/ Awesome Color
Fri 06.30.06 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre w/ Awesome Color
Sat 07.01.06 Portland, OR Roseland Theater w/ Awesome Color
Mon 07.03.06 Sacramento, CA Empire w/ Awesome Color
Tue 07.04.06 Reno, NV The Theatre at Reno Hilton w/ Awesome Color
Thu 07.06.06 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Hotel and Casino w/ Pearl Jam
Fri 07.07.06 San Diego, CA Cox Arena w/ Pearl Jam
Sun 07.09.06 Inglewood, CA The Forum w/ Pearl Jam
Mon 07.10.06 Inglewood, CA The Forum w/ Pearl Jam
Thu 07.13.06 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl w/ Pearl Jam
Sat 07.15.06 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium w/ Pearl Jam
Sun 07.16.06 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium w/ Pearl Jam
Tue 07.18.06 San Francisco, CA Bill Graham Civic Auditorium w/ Pearl Jam
Thu 08.03.06 Cleveland, OH Kuyahoga - Blossom Music Center
Fri 08.04.06 Detroit, MI State Theatre w/ The Flaming Lips
Sat 08.05.06 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza - Grant Park
Sun 08.06.06 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theatre w/ The Go! Team
Fri 08.11.06 Brooklyn, NY McCarren Park Pool w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Blood on the Wall
Sat 08.12.06 Brooklyn, NY McCarren Park Pool w/ Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Awesome Color
Thu 08.24.06 St. Paul, MN Minnesota State Fair Grandstand w/ The Flaming Lips
Fri 08.25.06 Council Bluffs, IA Harrah's Casino - Stir Cove w/ The Flaming Lips
Sat 08.26.06 St. Louis, MO The Pageant w/ The Flaming Lips
Mon 08.28.06 Columbus, OH PromoWest Pavilion w/ The Flaming Lips
Thu 08.31.06 Allentown, PA Allentown Fair w/ The Flaming Lips
Fri 09.01.06 Syracuse, NY New York State Fair w/ The Flaming Lips
Sun 09.03.06 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion w/ The Flaming Lips
Previously
Sonic Youth / Yeah Yeah Yeahs | McCarren Park Pool Presale
Thurston Moore & Jim O'Rourke playing the Stone
Sonic Youth playing CBGB | Summer Tour Dates
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Broken Social Scene & Metric playing the China Club?
Are Broken Social Scene and Metric playing the China Club in NYC on July 9, 2006 (2 days after BSS plays Prospect Park)? Is it a private show for WPLJ (home of Rob Thomas and Jewel) contest winners?? Seems unlikely, I know. I'll post something if I find out.
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Aaron Freeman (Gene Ween) & others playing Joe's Pub
"Joy Askew hosts a new series 'The Joy Diversion' - inspired by the popular Brit TV music show "Later With Jools" the multi-talented singer-songwriter Ms. Askew will introduce three solo performers from an eclectic mix, selected from a vast line up of working songwriters and musicians of all ages, backgrounds, experience and popularity. Tonight (June 25, 2006) Joy will be joined by the mighty Michelle Shocked, Aaron Freeman (aka Gene Ween) from the band Ween and singer songwriter Freedy Johnston......[Tix and more info @ Joe's Pub]
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Psapp & Shawn Lee playing Joe's Pub | MP3s
Psapp are about to start their tour with Jose Gonzalez and Juana Molina that has them playing two shows at Bowery Ballroom this summer. Two days after the tour ends (July 5, 2006) they'll play a third NYC show at Joe's Pub with collaborator Shawn Lee.
DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
Psapp - Calm Down
Shawn Lee - Mary Jane (Psapp Remix)
Their last show at Joe's Pub was cancelled.
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Sirius Playlist - Week 2
My second week on Sirius radio nearly killed me. I wasn't sure if I was gonna continue the "retrospective" format. I tried at first, but wasn't liking the outcome, so I switched to just picking songs from all over the place. In turn, I waited 'till the last minute, underestimated how long it would take me, stayed up way too late, and went in to do my show unprepared and hardly able to speak. Not only wasn't I happy with the show, I felt like a zombie for the rest of the week.
I think I've come up with a better system for going forward - one that won't take up too much time and wipe me out in the process. Week two playlist (five days late) below....
BROOKLYNVEGAN BLOG RADIO PLAYLIST | 6/6/6
1. Lady & Bird - La Ballade Of Lady And Bird
2. White Whale - The Admiral
3. The Little Ones - Lovers Who Uncover
4. Jamie Lidell - What's the Use
5. Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings - how long do I have to wait for you?
6. Nellie Mckay - Ding Dong
7. Regina Spektor - The Ghost of Corporate Future
8. Jens Lekman - A Man Walks into a Bar
9. Richard Hawley - Hotel Room
10. Beirut - Scenic World
11. The Hold Steady - Cattle and the Creeping Things
12. Andrew Bird - Fake Palindromes (
13. Neko Case - Hold On, Hold On
14. Kimya Dawson - Anthrax (Power-Ballad Version)
15. Bob Dylan - Talkin' New York
16. Damon McMahon - Elizabeth Taylor
17. Micah P. Hinson - The Leading Guy
18. M. Ward - Four Hours In Washington
19. Ray Lamontagne - Crazy (Gnarls Barkley cover)
20. Cloud Cult - Training Wheels
21. Band Of Horses - Our Swords
22. Human Televison - I laughed
23. Tokyo Police Club - La Ferrassie
24. Land of Talk - summer special
25. Silversun Pickups - Kissing Families
26. Okkervil River - For Real
27. Figurines - All Night
28. Page France - Chariot
29. My Robot Friend - One More Try (with Antony)
30. Zero 7 Feat Jose Gonzalez - Futures
31. Telepopmusik w/ Angela McCluskey - Breathe
32. Keren Ann - Chelsea Hotel (reprise de Leonard Cohen)
Sirius radio subscribers can listen to my show Tuesday @ 10 pm EST on "Left of Center".
Previously
BrooklynVegan 2004 Retrospective | Sirius playlist - Week 1
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June 11, 2006
The Donnas have "parted ways" with Atlantic Records
On May 19, the following was posted on The Donnas' public message board:
We would like to officially announce that we have parted ways with Atlantic Records. The decision was entirely mutual and completely amicable and will not impact the band, nor will it impact upon the writing, recording or touring for the next Donnas album.
We want to thank you for all your support over the years and hope that you will continue to support us during this time of transition. As soon as we know where we're going to land next, we'll let you all know!
Love,
The Donnas
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Beirut | Tour Dates, In-stores, etc..
Beirut has a bunch of shows coming up....
BEIRUT 2006 TOUR DATES
June 8 - Joe's Pub - Snobbery was there
June 12 - Other Music instore (8pm, free)
June 17 - Sound Fix instore (8pm, free)
June 20 - Northsix, NYC (first headlining show w/ new full band | tix)
June 23 - TK Gallery, Northampton, MA
June 24 - lilypad, Cambridge, MA
July 21 - Bowery Ballroom, NYC (opening for Jens Lekman)
Aug 23 - Warehouse Next Door, Wash. DC
Aug 24 - Khyber, Philladelphia, PA (tix)
Aug 25 - Mercury Lounge, NYC
Previously
(they say) Beirut was great | more Tour Dates, full band
Beirut @ Knitting Factory, NYC | pics
And bloGOD said let there be Beirut | Tour Dates, MP3s, Album
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Doveman + David Thomas Broughton | Tour Dates
DOWNLOAD: Ever Rotating Sky by DTB (MP3)
DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON
Doveman and David Thomas Broughton are touring together. They plays Joe's Pub in NYC tonight (Sunday, June 11, 7:00) and they're ending the tour back in NYC at Tonic on June 27th.
"David Thomas Broughton released his own debut LP last year on Plug Research. It's called The Complete Guide to Insufficiency, but most people who heard it found it completely sufficient. Impressive considering it's just him, his acoustic guitar, some loops, and a drum machine. Doveman no doubt appreciate this minimalism as it takes up less room in the van." [Pitchfork]
DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON REVIEWS
8.4 @ Pitchfork
8.4 @ Cokemachineglow
4 out 5 @ Prefix
love @ MOKB
This post focuses more on David than Doveman because:
a) David came all the way from England for this tour.
b) I've loving his music and never posted about him before.
c) You already know about my crush on Doveman.
All tour dates below...
DOVEMAN & DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON | 2006 TOUR
Sun June 11: NYC, NY Joe’s Pub
Mon June 12: Washington, DC The Red and the Black
Wed June 14: Chicago, IL Subterranean w/ Roommate
Thu June 15: Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
Fri June 16: Casper, WY Metro Coffee
Sat June 17: Missoula, MT House Party
Sun June 18: Clarkston, WA Muddy Water's Coffee House
Mon June 19: Portland, OR Towne Lounge
Tue June 20: San Francisco, CA Cafe du Nord
Wed June 21: LA, CA Tangier
Fri June 23: Phoenix, AZ Modified
Tue June 27: NYC, NY Tonic
Doveman is touring as a trio - Thomas + Sam + Shazad. They'll have a full band in NYC though.
And while we're here, I should mention that Doveman collaborator and all around awesome singer-songwriter Dave Deporis is playing Tonic on June 17, 2006.
Previously
David Deporis & band @ Galapagos, NYC | pics
Nico Muhly | plays with Bjork, Antony, Doveman
Doveman played w/ Sprinsteen too | Samamidon
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Mr. Brownstone @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics
Mr. Brownstone played their last NYC show ever to a sold out Bowery Ballroom Saturday night (June 10, 2006)
more pics soon.
Previously
Mr Brownstone likes Barbes, didn't love GNR @ Hammerstein
CYHSY's drummer in GNR sweatshirt @ Sasquatch! 2006 | pic
CYHSY's drummer as AXL | Mr. Brownstone playing Bowery
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