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June 23, 2006

The Ballet | A NYC "sissy pop band" | MP3s & show

THE BALLET
The Ballet

After confirming that Voxtrot's singer Ramesh would DJ the show at Syrup Room on June 29th with Land of Talk and Tokyo Police Club, I asked their manager James if he had any suggestions for a third band. He asked if I'd heard of a NYC band called The Ballet. I hadn't. He said their live show is good and Ramesh himself is actually a big fan. So then I checked out their MP3s, and MySpace, and immediately decided to ask them. For fans of Voxtrot, The Smiths, Belle & Sebastian, The Magnetic Fields and other "sissy pop"....

DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
* I Hate the War
* In My Head
* The Face of Everything
* Personal

(....and they said yes - they'll play the show!)

THURSDAY JUNE 29, 2006
BrooklynVegan & Todd P present:
Land of Talk, Tokyo Police Club and The Ballet with DJ's Ramesh from Voxtrot & Finger on the Pulse
@ The Syrup Room in Brooklyn, NY (ALL AGES, $8 at the door, 8pm doors)

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Jay-Z adds Saturday night show at Nokia Theatre

In case you missed your 1 minute window to purchase tickets to see Jay-Z's sold out concert this Sunday at Radio City Music Hall, he is giving a sneak peek to friends, family and making a limited number of tickets available to the public. Billed as a Special Preview Rehearsal Performance of Sunday's Radio City date, a limited number of tickets for a Saturday show go on sale through Ticketmaster Friday, June 23rd at 5:00 pm. The show is at Nokia Theater in Times Square on June 24th at 8:30 pm. Jay-Z is slated to perform his first album REASONABLE DOUBT, in its entirety with musical direction by the Roots Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson on both nights.

thx Fresh Bread and Pop Tarts

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Bjork was the DJ @ Stud Bar in San Francisco

DOWNLOAD: Bjork - Headphones (Digital Warfare's Clip Mix) (MP3)

DJ BJORK & MATTHEW BARNEY @ THE STUD BAR, SF | 6/21/06 [CRED]
DJ Bjork

I'd take a secret DJ gig by Bjork over Madonna any day, plus she probably really played records. (thx JamBase)

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June 22, 2006

The Flaming Lips | 2006 Tour Dates

The Flaming Lips are playing all over the place including Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on September 24, 2006 - well that's at least what their website says, and their website's dates are pretty inconsistent with the press release they sent out two days ago. Either way, I'm sure they'll be there around that time. All dates below...

FLAMING LIPS TOUR DATES
2006-06-23 London, UK - Wireless Festival, Hyde Park
2006-06-24 Kilkenny, Ireland - Nowlan Park
2006-06-25 Leeds, UK - Wireless Festival, Harewood House
2006-06-28 Munich, Germany - Muiffethalle
2006-06-30 Weisen, Austria - ForestGlade Festival
2006-07-01 Ferrara, Italy - Piazza Castello
2006-07-03 Rome, Italy - Villa Ada
2006-07-16 Philadelphia, PA - Southern Comfort Music Experience
2006-07-21 Del Mar, CA - Del Mar Summer Concert Series
2006-07-22 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
2006-07-23 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
2006-07-28 Twin Lakes, WI - Hedgpeth Festival
2006-07-29 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Ampitheater
2006-08-03 Cleveland, OH - Blossom Music Center
2006-08-04 Detroit, MI - State Theater
2006-08-05 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza - Grant Park

WITH SONIC YOUTH
2006-08-24 Saint Paul, MN - Minnesota State Fair/Grandstand
2006-08-25 Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah's Casino - Stir Cove
2006-08-26 St Louis, MO - The Pageant
2006-08-28 Columbus, OH - Promowest Pavilion
2006-08-31 Allentown, PA - Allentown Fair - Grandstand
2006-09-01 Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair - Grandstand

2006-09-02 Montreal, Canada - Parc Jean Drapeau

WITH SONIC YOUTH & MAGIC NUMBERS
2006-09-03 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavillion
2006-09-06 Atlantic City, NJ - House Of Blues

DATES AS LISTED ON THE LIPS' WEBSITE
2006-09-07 Burlington, VT - University of Vermont - Patrick Gymnasium
2006-09-10 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
2006-09-11 Portsmouth, VA - nTelos Pavilion Harbor Center
2006-09-13 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
2006-09-16 Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Theatre
2006-09-17 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits - Zilker Park
2006-09-24 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
2006-10-29 New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Island/City Park

SAME DATES IN RECENT PRESS RELEASE
Thur 7-Sep Patrick Gym/U of VT Burlington, VT
Sat 9-Sep TBC TBC
Tue 12-Sep Charlottesville Pavilion Charlottesville, VA
Wed 13-Sep Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
Fri 15-Sep ACL Fest./Zilker Park Austin, TX
Sat 16-Sep Nokia Theatre Grand Praire, TX
Sat 23-Sep TBC TBC
Sun 24-Sep TBC TBC
Mon 25-Sep TBC TBC

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The Flaming Lips @ Webster Hall, NYC | pics

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Move to Philly?

"Philadelphia is the salvation for New York’s starving artists, according to an ad campaign dreamed up by a group of Adhouse Advertising School students." [NY Metro]

FROM TODAY'S METRO NEWSPAPER
Move to Philly

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Japanther & Michael Showalter @ Billyburg Film Festival @ McCarren Pool Saturday

Get a preview of what it's like to see a band at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn this Saturday (June 24, 2006 @ 6:30 pm). Japanther is playing and Stella's Michael Showalter is MCing and movies are playing because it's the Billyburg Short Film Festival. In total you get about 30 minutes of movie. Flyer below....

Billyburg film festival

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Gary Numan | 2006 Tour Dates & podcast

DOWNLOAD: a Gary Numan podcast (MP3)
he talks about the new album, where's he been, etc...

Aug 7, 2006 (Monday). NEW YORK, NY. Irving Plaza (tix)

Gary Numan is touring. All dates below...

GARY NUMAN 2006 TOUR DATES
Jul 31 (Monday). DETROIT, MI. Majestic Theater
Aug 1 (Tuesday). CINCINNATI, OH. Bogarts
Aug 2 (Wednesday). CLEVELAND, OH. House Of Blues
Aug 4 (Friday). TORONTO, ON. Circa Nightclub
Aug 5 (Saturday). MONTREAL, Quebec. Le National Cabaret
Aug 6 (Sunday). BOSTON, MA. Paradise Rock Club
Aug 7 (Monday). NEW YORK, NY. Irving Plaza
Aug 8 (Tuesday). PHILADELPHIA, PA. TLA
Aug 9 (Wednesday). WASHINGTON, DC. 9:30 Club
Aug 11 (Friday). MINNEAPOLIS, MN. Fine Line Music Cafe
Aug 13 (Sunday). MILWAUKEE, WI. Shank Hall
Aug 14 (Monday). CHICAGO, IL. House Of Blues
Aug 15 (Tuesday). KANSAS CITY, MO. The Record Bar
Aug 17 (Thursday). BOULDER, CO. Fox Theater
Aug 19 (Saturday). SAN FRANCISCO, CA. The Fillmore
Aug 20 (Sunday). LOS ANGELES, CA. House Of Blues
Aug 21 (Monday). SAN DIEGO, CA. Belly Up Tavern
Aug 23 (Wednesday). ANAHEIM, CA. House Of Blues

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The Raconteurs add 2nd NYC show | Dr. Dog opening

Dr. Dog definitely have friends in high places. They'll be supporting the Raconteurs at fifteen shows including BOTH NYC ones - the one we knew about and the one that was just announced. (thx Bumpershine)

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Weakerthans/New Amsterdams moved to Webster Hall | MP3

DOWNLOAD: The New Amsterdams - Turn Out the Light (MP3)

It looks like Bowery Ballroom wasn't big enough for The Weakerthans and The New Amsterdams, so the July 13th NYC show was moved to Webster Hall. This should piss me off, but it honestly makes me happy because The Weakerthans are doing well and I doubt it would be easy for them to add a second show. Plus I bet they'll sound good there.

Previously
The Weakerthans | Summer 2006 Tour Dates
National show to Webster | People pissed, National sorry

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Grandaddy's Jason Lytle | 2006 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Jason Lytle - Elevate Myself (MP3)

I was about to post about the two shows that Grandaddy's Jason Lytle is playing at Joe's Pub when I noticed that Pitchfork posted news of an entire tour....

Performing songs from Grandaddy's final LP, Just Like the Fambly Cat, as well as 'hits' from Sumday, Sophtware Slump and Excerpts from the Diary of Todd Zilla, Lytle will be accompanied by fellow drifter and multi-instrumentalist Rusty Miller (Jackpot).

* 07-22 New York, NY - Joe's Pub
* 07-24 New York, NY - Joe's Pub

Listen to a live songs, an interview and some other final Grandaddy stuff @ AOL Music. Check out this video on YouTube from Jason's recent Other Music in-store that Rob Harvilla attended. All dates below...

07-18 Baltimore, MD - Sonar *
07-19 Philadelphia, PA - World Café Live *
07-22 New York, NY - Joe's Pub *
07-24 New York, NY - Joe's Pub *
07-25 Boston, MA - Paradise *
07-29 Chicago, IL - Schubas *
07-31 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line *
08-03 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge *
08-07 Sacramento, CA - Harlow's *
08-08 San Francisco, CA - Café Du Nord *
08-09 San Francisco, CA - Café Du Nord *
09-11 Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Café *
09-12 Los Angelse, CA - Hotel Café *
* with Nik Freitas

Previously
Rob Harvilla sees/likes Jason Lytle & Grandaddy

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Built to Spill add a Brooklyn show

Tickets are on sale for Built to Spill @ Warsaw in Brooklyn on Oct. 3, 2006 - one day before they play the first of three shows at Irving Plaza.

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Deadboy & The Elephantmen @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics

DOWNLOAD: Stop, I'm Already Dead (MP3)

Deadboy and the Elephantmen

Siren Festival 'main stage' openers Deadboy & The Elephantmen played Mercury Lounge in NYC on June 5, 2006. It was a last-minute early show added not long after they played Webster Hall with Wolfmother. Definitely check them out at Siren if you can wake up early enough.

Deadboy and the Elephantmen

Is Riggs a haunted soul? Or just some bored misfit who drew pentagrams on his Trapper Keeper in Jr. High? Don’t know. But he has a great voice, and a genuine, troubled intensity. Brunet pounds those drums so hard you think she’s fistfucking your eyesocket. [Heartonastick]

Deadboy and the Elephantmen

Deadboy and the Elephantmen

Deadboy and the Elephantmen

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Deadboy & The Elephantmen playing Siren, Mercury, etc.

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Ramesh DJing Syrup Room show & Voxtrot afterparty

JUNE 29: Voxtrot's singer Ramesh will help Fingers on the Pulse pick the music before, between and after Land of Talk and Tokyo Police Club (and a 3rd band TBA) @ the Syrup Room in Brooklyn. Will there be any surprises? I'm working on it, but no guarantees.

JUNE 30: (early) Voxtrot open for TV on the Radio and Matt Pond PA at the Prospect Park bandshell (FREE)

JUNE 30: (late) Ramesh returns to the decks (ipods, laptops, whatever...) at the Voxtrot afterparty presented by FIXED @ Don Hill's. Pixeltan is playing

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DJs Aziz Ansari, Ramesh & friends | Voxtrot Afterparty pics

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Antony & the Johnsons, CocoRosie, Matmos playing Benefit @ Warsaw

"Antony and the Johnsons, CocoRosie, and Matmos will play a benefit for the Ali Forney Center at the Warsaw in Brooklyn on Wednesday July 26. Tickets go on sale Friday June 23 and are $25. The Ali Forney Center is an emergency housing program for LGBT youth aged 16-24 in New York City. The organization also operates a day center that offers medical care, HIV testing, mental health treatment and food as well as operating transitional housing where they assist the residents in gaining employment, continuing their education and prepare them to live independently. The center was established in 2002."

Peviously
Metallic Falcons (CocoRosie, Antony, Tarantula) @ Tonic (Record Release show), NYC | pics
Bjork & Antony on Matmos concept album | Tour Dates, MP3
Antony news & more pics from Hiro Ballroom

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@#$%! Siren | Stars playing during Scissor Sisters | Schedule Posted

Siren Schedule

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Serena Maneesh, Misshapes, and more playing Siren

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June 21, 2006

Devendra Banhart | from Bonnaroo to Moscow, Israel, Japan, Brazil, UK...

DEVENDRA @ BONNAROO 2006
Devendra Banhart @ Bonnaroo

"...Devendra Banhart was playing across the grounds, and we headed over to catch a good chunk of his show. He is very hit or miss these days for us, but completely nailed this one. Equal parts oddball loose cannon and bona-fide frontman, he was able to take the show all over the place and do what he wanted while keeping a tight set...." [Gothamist]

Now that Devendra has conquered Bonnaroo, it's off to Berlin, Poland, Moscow, Israel, Chicago, Japan, the UK, Brazil.....

DEVENDRA BANHART 2006 TOUR DATES
Thu June 29, Berlin at Postbahnhof
Fri June 30, Pozan, Poland- Malta Festival
Sun July 2, Moscow - Apelsin
Tue July 4, Athens, Greece - Gagarin 205
Thu July 6, Tel Aviv, Israel - Barby Club
Fri July 7, Tel Aviv, Israel - Barby Club
Sun July 30, Chicago IL, Pitchfork Festival
Aug 12, Tokyo, Jana- Summer Sonic Festival
Aug 13, Osaka, Jana- Summer Sonic Festival
Fri Sept 1st, Electric Picnic Festival- Ireland,
Sat Sept 2nd, Glasgow Scotland at ABC
Sun Sept 3rd, Aberdeen, Scotland at Lemon Tree
Tue Sept 5th, Newcastle, UK at University
Wed Sept 6th, Leeds, UK at Metro University
Fri Sept 8th, Manchester, UK at Academy
Sat Sept 9th, Nottingham, UK at, Festival Hall,
Sun Sept 10th, Bestival on Isle of Wight, UK
Oct 27, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil- TIM Festival at Museum of Modern art

photo by Jon Bahr (ASCAP/The Slip)

Previously
Devendra says 'freak folk' stupid & tacky term
Matisyahu & baby @ Bonnaroo 2006 | pic

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Matisyahu & baby @ Bonnaroo 2006 | pic

MATISYAHU WITH CHILD | BONNAROO 2006
Matisyahu @ Bonnaroo

"In a nod to Father's Day, Matisyahu took the opportunity to bring out his 10-month-old son during a set that reflected the heights he's soared since his pivotal performance at last year's Bonnaroo. Thousands swarmed the performance, during which he scaled speaker cabinets and ignited devoted fans and curious newcomers alike." [Glide Magazine]

photo by Jon Bahr (ASCAP/The Slip)

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Matisyahu & friends eating lunch @ Bonnaroo 2006 | pic

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Sober Hipsters | 'Nouveau' tonight @ Fat Baby

Nouveau A few weeks ago the Village Voice ran a cover story by Tricia Romano called "The Sober Bunch". It tells the story of New York nightlife's sober hipsters" - DJ Tommy Sunshine, Motherf*cker/FIXED's Justine D, Kenny Kenny, The World FamousBOB*, Michael Cavadias, Murray Hill, Steven Lewis, Princess Superstar, Tommie Sunshine, Larry Tee, party promoter Mike Nouveau, and others.

Tonight (Wed, June 21, 2006) two of those sober hipsters will help get you drunk on free non-vegan-jello shots and free PBR (from 9-10). It's Nouveau' @ Fat Baby in NYC. Larry Tee DJs. Mike Nouveau DJs and hosts. Flyer below...

Photo of Mike Nouveau & friend from Last Night's Party

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Zero 7 w/ José González & Sia Furler | 2006 Tour Dates

Zero 7 and Jose Gonzalez

"Atlantic recording artists Zero 7 has announced details of their upcoming North American tour. The dates come in support of the UK-based duo's critically celebrated third album, 'THE GARDEN.' The tour will see Zero 7 - aka Sam Hardaker and Henry Binns - joined onstage by a full four-piece backing band and two extraordinary vocalists - longtime collaborator Sia Furler and Swedish singer/songwriter José González. Both acclaimed artists in their own rights, Furler and González recently lent their voices to a number of tracks on 'THE GARDEN.'"

9/15 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
9/16 - New York, NY - Webster Hall

Not sure if Jose is doing his own set too. All dates below....

ZERO 7 TOUR DATES
8/26 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
8/27 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl - KCRW's World Festival
8/29 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
8/30 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
9/1 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
9/2 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom
9/3 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot Festival
9/6 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
9/8 - Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Café
9/9 - Chicago, IL - Park West
9/10 - Toronto, ON - Toronto Islands Park - V Fest
9/12 - Boston, MA - Avalon Ballroom
9/13 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
9/15 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
9/16 - New York, NY - Webster Hall

Previously
Juana Molina + Psapp + Jose Gonzalez | THE ECARD
Mocky, Feist, Gonzo, Lidell | Zero 7 & Jose Gonzalez | MP3s

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Konono No. 1 | 2 shows @ SOB's on sale

Konono No. 1 are playing an early and late show at SOB's in NYC on July 24, 2006. Tickets are on sale. It's one day after they play the less intimate, but free, Central Park Summerstage. Summerstage is one day after they play the WXPN All About Music Festival in Camden (with Willy Mason).

Previously
Konono No. 1 playing Summerstage | 2006 Tour Dates
Konono No. 1 @ SOBs, NYC | pics

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Midlake played Mercury Lounge

Midlake @ Mercury Lounge "...Last night, James came over to cheer me up and we went to go see Midlake play at the Mercury Lounge--it was a really good show, really tight, and there was a projector! I love looking at crazy things when I'm not looking at the crazy singer, who was not at all cute until he started singing all those things about being named 'Roscoe.' Then he was cute. And it was crazy packed, despite the Beirut show happening across town at Northsix...." [sweatermusic]

photo from mairose's flickr

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Sound Team + Midlake + Cold War Kids | Tour dates + MP3s

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Matisyahu & friends eating lunch @ Bonnaroo 2006 | pic

MATISYAHU MAFIA | BONNAROO 2006
Matisyahu @ Bonnaroo

FRIDAY 4PM
"Nobody looks less hippie that Bright Eyes' Conor Oberst. The emo wunderkind's embrace of the proceedings seemed to set the stage for a string of incredible indie-rock performances over the festival. 'I get the impression a lot of you come out every year to check out new music,' he says from the stage. 'I think that's very cool.' And with that, the hipsters and the hippies entered a Yalta-like pact.

Over the course of the set, he brought in a string of guests, including Gillian Welch, Steven Rawlings, My Morning Jacket's Jim James and the Super Furry Animals' Gruff Rhys, to form an indie-rock supergroup for 'Singing a Song in the Morning,' by the Soft Machine's Kevin Ayers. 'They just showed me the song five minutes before and I was like 'OK,' ' Jones told us backstage after the show. You know who else was grooving backstage to the show? You got it: Matisyahu." [Rolling Stone]

photo by Jon Bahr (ASCAP/The Slip)

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pic of Amadou et Mariam @ Bonnaroo 2006 | free NYC shows
Matisyahu does Sasquatch

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Laughable Hype w/ Aziz, Mirman, & Barry - next week

Gothamist is sponsoring a comedy show at Pianos in NYC on June 27, 2006 with an all-star cast: Eugene Mirman, Aziz Ansari & Todd Barry. Tix on sale now.

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Beirut playing Mercury Lounge | tix on sale

I was just telling someone last night that I'd be surprised if the Beirut show at Mercury Lounge wasn't moved to Bowery or something. Tix on sale.

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Beirut @ Northsix, Brooklyn, NYC | pics

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Beirut @ Northsix, Brooklyn, NYC | pics

Beirut @ Northsix

WOW, what a great, great show. I'm falling asleep, so help me out with some reviews in the comments (ten piece orchestra, forced encore, and Internet jokes included).

Beirut @ Northsix

Beirut @ Northsix

Beirut @ Northsix

Beirut @ Northsix

Beirut @ Northsix

Beirut @ Northsix, Brooklyn, NY - June 20, 2006.

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Beirut @ Sound Fix Records, Brooklyn, NYC | pics by Kelly

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Sirius Playlist - Week 4 (Gay Pride edition)

Hedwig

I was pretty happy with my Sirius radio show playlist this week. Though not themed from start to finish, the show was definitely flavored with gay pride in honor of gay pride week going on now. The NYC parade is Sunday, June 25, 2006. Linked songs are MP3s. Linked links are links...

1) Hedwig and the Angry Inch Soundtrack - Wig in a Box
2) Mew - Special [GET IT]
3) The Little Ones - Lovers Who Uncover [GET IT]
4) Metric - The List [PLAYING THE POOL?]
5) TV on the Radio - Dreams [PLAYING PROSPECT PARK]
6) Voxtrot - Raised by Wolves [JUST SIGNED]
7) The Smiths - Meat is Murder
8) Belle & Sebastian - Expectations
9) Hidden Cameras - Doot Doot Ploot [NEW RECORD SOON]
10) Grizzly Bear - On a Neck, On a Spit
11) Final Fantasy - This is the Dream of Win & Regine
12) Asobi Seksu - Strings (Glass Factory remix) [GET IT]
13) Cocorosie - K Hole
14) Velvet Underground - Heroin
15) Emiliana Torrini - Stephanie Says (Velvet Underground cover)
16) Regina Spektor - On the Radio [VIDEO: QUICKTIME | WINDOWS]
17) Dresden Dolls - Sex Changes [TOURING]
18) Spoon - Tear Me Down (Hedwig Tribute Album)
19) Talking Heads - This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
20) The Arcade Fire - Born on a Train (Magnetic Fields Cover)
21) Destroyer - 3000 Flowers
22) Sunset Rubdown - Shut Up I am Dreaming of Places Where Lovers Have Wings
23) Frog Eyes - One in six children will flee in boats [INTERVIEW]
24) Xiu Xiu - I Luv The Valley [TOURING]
25) Tokyo Police Club - Nature of the Experiment [GET IT]
26) The Knife - Heartbeats
27) Peaches - Two Guys (for Every Girl) [GET IT]
28) The Gossip - Listen Up!
29) Antony & The Johnsons - My Lady Story (Pocket Remix) [GET IT]
30) Rufus Wainwright - Oh What a World

Rufus Wainwright

You can hear the show every Tuesday night (10 PM EST) on Sirius Satellite Radio's "Left of Center" station.

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Sirius Playlist - Week 3

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pic of Amadou et Mariam @ Bonnaroo 2006 | free NYC shows

AMADOU ET MARIAM @ BONNAROO 2006
Amadou et Mariam

"Blind husband-and-wife duo Amadou & Mariam followed in the footsteps of acts like the Cat Empire and Marah, completely winning over a crowd that barely knew who they were. The sinewy, African grooves of the Malinese couple had everybody in the tent dancing." [USA TODAY]

FREE NYC SHOWS
7/13/2006 - BAM Rythm & Blues Festival, Brooklyn, NY (@ noon)
7/16/2006 - Central Park Summerstage, NYC

photo by Jon Bahr (ASCAP/The Slip)

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pic of Dr. John as Night Tripper @ Bonnaroo 2006 | free NYC show too
Amadou & Mariam playing BAM & Bonnaroo | 2006 Tour Dates

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pic of Dr. John as Night Tripper @ Bonnaroo 2006 | free NYC show too

DR. JOHN @ BONNAROO 2006
Dr John @ Bonnaroo

"...They played on a stage decorated with a totem: an abstract cross that looked like it was made from driftwood and skeletons. Dr. John was dressed as the Night Tripper in a feathered headdress and a fur-trimmed cape with mysterious markings. The band played 'I Walk on Gilded Splinters' as rolling, slow-gathering funk, with a keening slide guitar. A woman dressed in white, like a voodoo celebrant, danced onstage; Dr. John left his keyboards and approached her, tapping on an African-style bell as she shimmied next to him. It was a New Orleans ritual: part tradition, part theater, and geared for a good time....." [NY TIMES]

FREE NYC SHOW: River to River at Rockefeller Park presents DR. JOHN AND FRIENDS SING JOHNNY MERCER, Wednesday, June 28, 7pm @ the World Financial Center.

photo by Jon Bahr (ASCAP/The Slip)

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June 20, 2006

Mew | MP3 & playing more dates solo

DOWNLOAD: Special (MP3)

Mew

So many people got excited when they heard that Mew was playing with Secret Machines and Bloc Party this summer. After listening to the new Mew album a lot over the last few weeks, I'm pretty excited too. I was hoping they'd maybe add some more dates, and they did - like a solo show at Hiro Ballroom in NYC on July 26th. Listen for "Special" on my Sirius radio show tonight (or just download it above). All dates below...

Mew US Tour Dates:
07.26.06 - New York, NY (Hiro Ballroom - solo show)
07.28.06 - Boston, MA (Bank Pavillion) w/ Bloc Party & Secret Machines
07.29.06 - Brooklyn, NY (McCarran Pool) w/ Bloc Party & Secret Machines
08.01.06 - Anaheim, CA (The Grove) w/ Bloc Party
08.03.06 - Los Angeles, CA (Greek Theatre) w/Bloc Party & Broken Social Scene
08.04.06 - Berkeley, CA (Greek Theatre) w/Bloc Party & Broken Social Scene
08.05.06 - San Diego, CA (Street Scene Festival
08.07.06 - Los Angeles, CA (Troubadour - solo show)

"Mew's domestic release, And The Glass Handed Kites is finally seeing the light of day on July 25."

[via Tripwire]

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Bloc Party | Summer 2006 Tour Dates | in Brooklyn w/ Secret Machines

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Silversun Pickups | Summer 2006 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Twinkles (new MP3)

Silversun Pickups are playing McCarren Park Pool on July 23rd and Mercury Lounge in Manhattan on August 3, 2006. As some already noticed, tickets are on sale for the ML show. All dates below....

SILVERSUN PICKUPS TOUR DATES
07.06.06 - Los Angeles, CA (Hammer Museum sponsored by Indie 103.1)
07.23.06 - Brooklyn, NY (McCarren Pool Party)
07.28.06 - Portland, OR (The Doug Fir)
07.29.06 - Seattle, WA (Capitol Hill Block Party)
07.30.06 - Vancouver, BC (Richard's on Richard's)
08.03.06 - New York, NY (Mercury Lounge)
08.05.06 - Boston, MA (Great Scott)
08.06.06 - Washington, DC (Black Cat)
08.09.06 - Cincinnati, OH (WOXY in-studio performance)
08.10.06 - Indianapolis, IN (Midwest Music Summit venue tbd)
08.11.06 - Milwaukee, WI (Stonefly)
08.13.06 - Chicago, IL (New New at Hideout)
08.31.06 - San Francisco, CA (Popscene)

[via Tripwire]

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Silversun Pickups @ Cedar Street Courtyard, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics

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Beirut @ Sound Fix Records, Brooklyn, NYC | pics by Kelly

Ryspace taped the show and posted the MP3s.

Beirut @ Sound Fix

Kelly Bruce reports, "On Saturday (June 17, 2006) Beirut played a free show at Soundfix Records in Brooklyn. It was super sweaty and packed, no A/C and full of people. They had to keep passing cups and bottle of water up from the bar between every song to keep everyone from passing out. Just a couple songs in the PA went out and they played a song without it before they got everything back up and running. The show was pretty much half new stuff (opened with a song called Zebra Safari and then Monster Island for example) and the other half from Gulag. Towards the end they turned off the house lights for a song just because it was so unbearably hot up front. I had wanted to make the show at Northsix on Tuesday but can't because of work. As hot as it was, everyone playing was super energetic and just made the show so much fun. They sounded great!"

Beirut @ Sound Fix

Beirut @ Sound Fix

Beirut @ Sound Fix

Beirut @ Sound Fix

Beirut @ Sound Fix

Beirut @ Sound Fix

Beirut @ Sound Fix

Beirut @ Sound Fix

Beirut @ Sound Fix

Beirut @ Sound Fix

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted has some video.

Previously
Beirut | Tour Dates, In-stores, etc..
A Hawk and a Hacksaw @ Joe's Pub, NYC | Pics

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Metric playing McCarren Park Pool | Updated Schedule

I don't know when, but I think Metric are one of the "TBA" acts listed below....

MCCARREN PARK POOL 2006 CONCERT SCHEDULE SO FAR
Sun 7/09 - Les Savy Fav, ???, Beans With Holy Fuck, Dragons of Zynth, DJs Finger On The Pulse (free)
Sun 7/16 - TBA (free)
Sun 7/23 - Silversun Pickups & TBA (free)
Sat 7/29 - Bloc Party, Secret Machines, Mew [SOLD OUT]
Sun 7/30 - Of Montreal, Enon (free)
Sun 8/06 - TBA
Fri 8/11 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, Blood on the Wall
Sat 8/12 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Sonic Youth, Awesome Color
Sun 8/13 - Deerhoof, Beirut, Apollo Sunshine, The Harlem Shakes, DJ Questlove (free)
Thu 8/17 - Iron & Wine
Thu 8/24 - Neko Case, Joanna Newsom, Martha Wainwright
Sun 8/27 - The Walkmen, Dr. Dog, Elvis Perkins, Human Television, DJ Mikey Palms (free)
Sun 9/03 - Shy Child, Spank Rock, DJs The Rub (free)
9/09 - Gov't Mule, Wolfmother & Two Gallants

Previously
McCarren Park Pool update | Free shows, capacity, stuff

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Dirty Pretty Things - tix on sale

Will these tickets sell out quickly? How fast? Is there really enough demand to warrant two shows?

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New Arctic Monkeys bassist no longer temporary

NO MORE MONEY (more)
Arctic Monkeys @ Webster Hall

"The band broke the news on their official website, where they said: 'We are sad to tell everyone that Andy is no longer with the band. Nick O'Malley, who stood in for Andy while he was absent from the recent tour of North America, shall carry on playing bass for the remaining shows this summer. We have been mates with Andy for a long time and have been through some amazing things together that no one can take away. We all wish Andy the very best.'" [Tripwire]

Previously
Arctic Monkeys & We Are Scientists @ Roseland, NYC | pics
Tapes 'n Tapes | Updated Tour Dates, new bassist
Petra Haden not in Decemberists anymore | playing shows

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Land of Talk & Tokyo Police Club playing Syrup Room (Todd P & BrooklynVegan present)

DOWNLOAD: Nature of the Experiment by TPC (MP3)

I've teamed up with Todd P to bring you this one......

Land of TalkTokyo Police Club

THURSDAY JUNE 29, 2006
** Land of Talk (from Montreal)
** Tokyo Police Club (from Toronto)
** DJs Finger on the Pulse (from NYC)
** AND ONE MORE BAND TBA
@ Syrup Room in Brooklyn, NY (ALL AGES, $$ TBA)

SO JUNE 27-30 IS CRAZY
JUNE 27 - The Grates, The Lovely Feathers, Tokyo Police Club & Persephones Bees @ Mercury Lounge (21+)
JUNE 28 - Figurines, Land of Talk, The Little Ones & The Blend @ Mercury Lounge (21+)
JUNE 29 - Land of Talk, Tokyo Police Club, & TBA @ Syrup Room (all ages)
JUNE 30 - Voxtrot, Matt Pond & TVOTR @ Prospect Park (and every other show that night)

Previously
Tokyo Police Club @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics
Land of Talk @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics

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Petra Haden not in Decemberists anymore | playing shows

The Decemberists

Chromewaves found this post by Colin Meloy on the Decemberists message board:

"it's an amicable thing; we still are friends. For one thing, we initially had asked her to come aboard as a touring musician for just the Picaresque tours. We hadn't really expected to take her on as a full-time part of the band. There was some talk about that happening, but in the end, after the tours were over and we were back in the comforts of our homes it didn't necessarily still make sense".

So maybe my Foo Fighters 'tour date' post really should have read "The EX-Decemberist Petra Haden is playing violin for Foo Fighters this summer".

NON-FOO PETRA SHOWS | 2006 (thx J)
June 23 - w/ Kelly Joe Phelps, and Bill Frisell @ Symphony Space, NYC
June 28 - w/ Yuka Honda @ Tonic, NYC

Previously
Foo Fighters acoustic tour w/ Petra Haden & Frank Black
The Decemberists @ Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY | Pics
Petra Haden joins the Decemberists

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Dirty Pretty Things (Libertines) | U.S. Tour Dates, MP3

DOWNLOAD: Bang Bang You're Dead (MP3)

Dirty Pretty Things

"The release of Dirty Pretty Things debut album, ‘Waterloo To Anywhere’ has been brought forward a week to the 8th of August 2006 to coincide with the first American tour date in Los Angeles."

DPT 2006 TOUR DATES
Aug 08 - Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles
Aug 09 - Slim's, San Francisco
Aug 11 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago
Aug 13 - Great Scott, Boston
Aug 14 - Bowery Ballroom, New York
Aug 15 - Bowery Ballroom, New York

IN SEMI-RELATED BORING NEWS: Pete Doherty Detained in Sweden

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The Gossip | remix EP, cover Aaliyah | MP3

An MP3 of The Gossip covering Aaliyah’s "Are U That Somebody?" is available for download on their MySpace page. It's gonna be track six on a six-song EP they're releasing on August 22.

Previously
Peaches MP3 w/ Gossip's Beth Ditto

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Gentleman Reg playing w/ Final Fantasy too

DOWNLOAD: It's Not Safe (MP3)

GENTLEMAN REG, FINAL FANTASY, & ARCADE FIRE (CRED)
Final Fantasy Gentleman Reg

Gentleman Reg, who may or may not be (Final Fantasy) Owen Pallett's ex-boyfriend, was added to to the June 24th Final Fantasy show at Tonic in NYC. It's one day after Reg plays with the Hidden Cameras' Joel Gibb at Joe's Pub.

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Arts & Crafts to release Hidden Cameras record in the U.S.

"On September 19th, 2006 we will undertake the American release of AWOO, the latest album by The Hidden Cameras." (via for the records) That makes their upcoming Prospect Park show now 100% Arts & Crafts.

AND DONT FORGET
* Joel Gibb plays Joe's Pub this week
* Jens likes Hidden Cameras

Previously
Hidden Cameras @ Emo's, Austin, TX (SXSW)| pics
The Hidden Cameras @ Bowery Ballroom | Pics

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Coney Island Mermaid Parade this weekend

The Coney Island Mermaid Parade is this Saturday, June 24, 2006.

Previously
2005 Coney Island Mermaid Parade Pictures

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Devin Davis @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics

DOWNLOAD: Deserted Eyeland (MP3)

Devin Davis @ Mercury Lounge

Devin Davis (and band) completely rocked out at Mercury Lounge in NYC Monday night (June 19, 2006). It was the third show of a short tour. Magnoliafan was there too.

Previously
Videos | Silversun Pickups, Devin Davis, Antony & Madonna
Devin Davis Guest Blogs 'Said the Gramophone'

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Devendra says 'freak folk' stupid & tacky term

"It would be very different if I felt comfortable with those terms like 'freak folk,' 'avant-folk,' 'New Weird America,' all that shit," remarks Banhart. "If I felt comfortable with those terms, it would be different. It would perhaps be something I felt responsible for or nervous about or the weight of. But I'm so turned off by – and want to have SO little to do with - these stupid and tacky and horrible terms that they mean nothing to me." [Devendra to Jam Base]

Previously
NY Times does "Freak Folk" part II
Devendra Banhart Sick of Freak-folk Label
Freak Folk & Pixies in the NY Times

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Gov't Mule, Wolfmother & Two Gallants playing McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn

"On Saturday, September 9th, Gov't Mule - with Special Guests Wolfmother - will be Rockin' The Burro at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn, NY. Also appearing will be Two Gallants. Tickets go on sale through Mule Ticketing on Wednesday June 21st at Noon Eastern Time. Tickets go onsale to the public this Saturday, June 24th through Ticketmaster." (via Jam Base)

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June 19, 2006

updated Comets on Fire Tour Dates

I found out the rest of the 2006 Comets on Fire tour dates. Previous post updated.

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Xiu Xiu | 2006 Tour dates

Xiu Xiu is going on tour this fall. He/they'll play two nights in a row at Bowery Ballroom.

XIU XIU IN NYC
10.12.06 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *^
10.13.06 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *#

All dates below....

08.03.06 - Olympia, WA - Capitol Theater - Homo a Go Go
09.22.06 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *^
09.23.06 - Denver, CO - Climax Lounge *^
09.24.06 - Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck *^
09.25.06 - St Louis, MO - Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center *^
09.27.06 - Denton, TX - Hailey's *^
09.29.06 - Austin, TX - Emo's *^
09.30.06 - Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington *^
10.02.06 - Tallahassee, FL - Club Down Under *^
10.03.06 - Tampa, FL - Transitions Art Gallery *^
10.04.06 - Sarasota, FL - Sudakoff Convention Center (New College) *^
10.05.06 - Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds *^
10.06.06 - Atlanta, GA - Eyedrum *^
10.07.06 - Charleston, SC - Map Room *^
10.10.06 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *^
10.12.06 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *^
10.13.06 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *#
10.14.06 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East *#
10.16.06 - Buffalo, NY - Soundlab *#
10.19.06 - Montreal - La Sala Rossa *#
10.20.06 - Toronto - El Mocambo *#
10.21.06 - Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *#
10.23.06 - Columbus, OH - Little Brothers *#
10.24.06 - Newport, KY - Southgate House *#
10.25.06 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland *#
10.26.06 - Gambier, OH - Horn Gallery *#
10.27.06 - Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium *#
10.28.06 - Minneapolis. MN - TBA *#
11.05.06 - Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
11.07.06 - Visalia, CA - Howie and Sons *
11.08.06 - Goleta, CA - Hard to Find Showspace
11.09.06 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo
11.10.06 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall *

*with Cong For Brums
*# with Cong For Brums and Dirty Projectors
*^ with Cong For Brums and BARR

(via TMT)

Previously
Carey Mercer talks about comparisons to Xiu Xiu

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Asthmatic Kitty streaming Sufjan's Avalanche | My Brightest Diamond playing NYC & LA

DOWNLOAD: Something of an End (MBD MP3)

Here's a .MOV link to stream 1/4 of Sufjan Stevens's new album The Avalanche. According to Asthmastic Kitty, they'll "be putting up another part of the record end of next week and each week after that until the release on July 11th." Asthmatic Kitty also tells us that "My Brightest Diamond is Shara Worden, who possesses a voice so rich and visceral, you almost feel as if she is singing the secrets of your heart." AND THAT THEY "are pleased to welcome her to our family. Her debut release, [Bring Me The Workhorse] will be released on August 22nd."

MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND TOUR DATES
July 14, 2006 New York, NY - Joes Pub (INFO)
August 03, 2006 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo

Previously
Sufjan on Illinois live show | Pitchfork Interview
New Sufjan Stevens MP3s | Illinois Outtakes

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NY Times does "Freak Folk" part II | Juana Molina to record with Devendra Banhart

Devendra Banhart "Mr. Banhart, who got so much attention in 2004, remains the king of the scene and has extended his reach beyond it. He was recently invited to perform at a Chanel fashion show, to help organize the British alternative-pop festival All Tomorrow's Parties and to perform at this weekend's Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee. He was even romantically linked, for a moment, to the starlet Lindsay Lohan. Along the way the neo-hippie revival he represents is gaining cultural traction. Vice, the magazine, clothing line, record label and all-around hipster franchise, has scheduled psychedelic-rock acts (the veterans Blue Cheer and Roky Erikson, and Boredoms, a Japanese band) among the top acts at the Intonation Festival it sponsors next weekend in Chicago. And "Just Another Diamond Day," a 1969 song by Vashti Bunyan — an eccentric British singer who's a folksy patron saint of the new scene — is now playing in a T-Mobile ad." [NY TIMES]

RELATED: Lindsay Lohan talks to Devendra Banhart

Previously
Cibelle & Devendra Banhart | 'London London' video
Devendra Banhart @ Webster Hall, NYC | pics (part 2)

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NY Mag: Secrets of the Radiohead Set List

Radiohead set list"'Radiohead, currently on a nineteen-date tour of the U.S. and Canada, has played over 800 shows without repeating a set. 'One of the worst things in music is when bands play the same set every night,' says Ed O’Brien, who plays guitar and sings backup vocals for the group. 'We did about three and a half weeks on the road with Alanis Morissette just before we went to the studio for OK Computer—she played the same set every single night, and they’d been touring for like fifteen months. Her musicians literally went mad.'" [New York Magazine]

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Arjan interviews Peaches & new gay MP3 w/ Beth Ditto

Rob Halford

ARJAN: Who is your favorite gay ever and why?
PEACHES: Rob Helford, cuz he is the gay metal god!

Peaches' new album is out soon. Beth Ditto of the Gossip sings along on the track "Two Guys (for every girls)". I'm gonna play it on my radio show tomorrow. Fluxblog has the MP3. Arjan is streaming another new track under his interview.

Previously
Peaches & Eagles of Death Metal | 2006 Tour Dates

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Alec Ounsworth playing Philly too | 3 shows on sale

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman Alec Ounsworth is playing in Philly tomorrow night (June 20, 2006) in addition to the two shows he's playing as Flashy Python at Joe's Pub this Wednesday (June 21, 2006).

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Willy Mason playing Living Room | Tour Dates, MP3

DOWNLOAD: Oxygen (MP3)

Willy Mason

Astralwerks recording artist Willy Mason just got done playing some intimate shows with Radiohead. On July 21st he'll play an intimate show of his own at NYC's Living Room (no ticket info yet). A few more tour dates below...

WILLY MASON TOUR DATES
Thu 07/20/06 Allston, MA Great Scott
Fri 07/21/06 New York, NY Living Room
Sat 07/22/06 Camden Waterfront, WXPN Festival
Sat 10/07/06 San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Park
Sun 10/08/06 San Francisco, CA Golden Gate Park

RELATED
* Rooftop singer: Vineyard’s Mason movin’ on up
* When the fishing gets tough, the tough open for Radiohead

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MoMA PopRally: Chicks on Speed playing museum w/ Douglas Gordon

Chicks on Speed

Tickets are on sale now: "MoMA and P.S.1 Contemporary Arts Center's PopRally Presents an evening with artist Douglas Gordan and musucal performance by Chicks on Speed"

"PopRally is a new program of events at The Museum of Modern Art and P.S.1 Contemporary Arts Center created for young New Yorkers. Launched in April, PopRally features musical acts, performances, film screenings, receptions, and special viewings of exhibitions."

Full details below...

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PopRally
The Museum of Modern Art
Saturday, June 24, 2006
8:00–10:30 p.m.
The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden

WHAT: PopRally is a new program of events at The Museum of Modern Art and P.S.1 Contemporary Arts Center created for young New Yorkers. Launched in April, PopRally features musical acts, performances, film screenings, receptions, and special viewings of exhibitions.

This second PopRally event offers cocktails and a private viewing of the exhibition Douglas Gordon: Timeline. The evening’s musical performance is by Chicks On Speed, in collaboration with artist Douglas Gordon and other surprise guests, in The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden. Chicks On Speed will perform their new single "Art Rules."

The first PopRally presented the world premieres of Marcel Dzama’s films The Lotus Eaters (2006) and Sad Ghost (2006), with live musical accompaniment.

Douglas Gordon: Timeline
Artist Douglas Gordon (Scottish, b. 1966) addresses the familiarity and popularity of moving pictures by manipulating, reframing, and superimposing them to alter viewers’ perceptions. This retrospective of Gordon's work presents 13 significant works by the artist, including 24 Hour Psycho (1993), Between Darkness and Light (After William Blake) (1997), Play Dead; Real Time (2003), and the new work M: FUTILE FEAR (2006). The exhibition is on view through September 4, 2006.

Chicks On Speed
Formed in 1997, the members met at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. The group consists of Alex Murray Leslie, Melissa Logan, and Kiki Moorse, who started the group as an art project that has gradually merged into the medium of music to create unique performances.

WHEN: Saturday, June 24, 2006
8:00–10:30 p.m.
8:00–9:00 p.m.¬–Cocktails and private viewing of Douglas Gordon: Timeline
9:15 p.m.–Musical performance by Chicks On Speed, in collaboration with Douglas Gordon and other surprise guests in MoMA's Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden
Guests party until 10:30 p.m. in the Garden

TICKETS:Tickets are limited and will not be sold at the door.
$10 in advance
Tickets can be purchased on ticketweb.com or by visiting the MoMA information desk anytime between 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
A limited number of tickets will be sold on the day of the event, June 24 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at the MoMA information desk for $15

For more information or to be added to the mailing list, the public may email poprally@moma.org.

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Beth Orton | July 2006 Tour Dates & a remix

DOWNLOAD: The Other Side of Daybreak - Daybreaker [Four Tet Remix] (MP3)

As previously reported, Beth Orton is playing Webster Hall in NYC on July 12, 2006. All tour dates below...

7/07/06 HIGHER GROUND S. BURLINGTON VT
7/08/06 ASYLUM PORTLAND ME
7/09/06 CALVIN THEATER NORTHAMPTON MA
7/12/06 WEBSTER HALL NY NY
7/14/06 MR. SMALLS MILLVALE/PITTSBURGH PA
7/16/06 3RD & LINDSLEY NASHVILLE TN
7/17/06 NEWPORT MUSIC HALL COLUMBUS OH
7/19/06 HEADLINERS MUSIC HALL LOUISVILLE KY
7/22/06 BARRYMORE THEATRE MADISON WI
7/23/06 THE PABST THEATER MILWAUKEE WI
7/24/06 FIRST AVENUE MINNEAPOLIS MN
7/26/06 BIG EASY CONCERT HALL SPOKANE WA
7/27/06 THE BIG EASY BOISE ID
7/29/06 THE FILLMORE SAN FRANCISCO CA
7/31/06 AVALON LA CA

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

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The Phoenix Foundation @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics

Phoenix Foundation @ Mercury Lounge

The Phoenix Foundation came over from New Zealand to play three nights in a row in NYC earlier this month. I hit up the last of what was five U.S. shows total at Mercury Lounge on June 10th (2006). Check out the MP3s - great band, great show. Music Slut was at the Pianos show and agrees. The Modern Age was at Cake Shop and equally impressed.

Phoenix Foundation @ Mercury Lounge

Phoenix Foundation @ Mercury Lounge

Phoenix Foundation @ Mercury Lounge

Phoenix Foundation @ Mercury Lounge

Phoenix Foundation @ Mercury Lounge

Phoenix Foundation @ Mercury Lounge

Previously
The Phoenix Foundation from New Zealand | Tour Dates, MP3s

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NY Sun say Band of Horses "live up to hype", Pitchfork blogs it, NY Times reviews it

BAND OF HORSES @ BOWERY BALLROOM [PHOTO BY F.TRAINER]
Band of Horses @ Bowery Ballroom

"Tomorrow when you go on your blog and you're like, 'Band of Horses was pretty good, except for that last song' — it's just a new song. No big deal." [Band of Horses, as quoted in the NY Times]

Following in the footsteps of last week's "Not All They Were Blogged Up to Be" article, the NY Sun says that Band of Horses "live up to the hype".

Pitchfork launched a new format, blog-style Band of Horses review included.

Previously
Band of Horses played Bowery Ballroom, Maxwell's & Warsaw

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Band of Horses played Bowery Ballroom, Maxwell's & Warsaw

BAND OF HORSES @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC (CRED - DANFUN)
Band of Horses @ Bowery BAllroom

The Rolling Stone reality show was there filming?

Previously
Band of Horses @ Sasquatch! 2006 | pics
Band of Horses sold out Bowery | added Warsaw show

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Asobi Seksu | remix (MP3s) & Tour Dates

Asobi Seksu "NYC shoegazer quartet Asobi Seksu just released their second album, Citrus. The album has been met with universal acclaim...The first remix from Citrus has been made available for free download on the Friendly Fire MySpace page, it's a remix of the track "Strings" done by Glass Factory."

More tracks at their own MySpace.

ASOBI SEKSU TOUR DATES
Thu June 22: New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Fri June 23: New Haven, CT Cafe Nine
Sat June 24: Allston, MA Great Scott

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Birdmonster on WOXY | the MP3

Birdmonster performed live for WOXY who posted an MP3 of the entire set.

TRUE OR FALSE?: Birdmonster have a development deal with Capitol Records.
I'm not sure.

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Birdmonster | 2006 Tour Dates

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Brazilian Girls @ Ground Zero, 7 WTC, NYC | pics

Brazilian Girls @ Ground Zero

Brazilian Girls @ Ground Zero

Brazilian Girls @ Ground Zero

Brazilian Girls @ Ground Zero

Brazilian Girls @ Ground Zero

Brazilian Girls @ Ground Zero

Brazilian Girls @ the opening of 7 WTC, May 23, 2006

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Suzanne Vega @ Ground Zero, 7 WTC, NYC | pics
Pharaoh's Daughter @ Ground Zero, 7 WTC, NYC | pics
Citizen Cope @ Ground Zero, 7 WTC, NYC | pics

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June 18, 2006

Gogol Bordello @ Irving Plaza & DJ Hutz @ Bulgarian Bar

GOGOL BORDELLO @ IRVING PLAZA (by Tricia Romano who took more)
Gogol Bordello @ Irving Plaza

"For those who complain about the lame state of New York nightlife, I have a solution: Eugene Hütz. For those who bemoan boring bands with no charisma or energy, Eugene Hütz—and his hardworking group Gogol Bordello—can help. Those who lament that their life is unexciting and worthless: again, Eugene Hütz. In fact, I would prescribe Eugene Hütz for just about any malady you may be experiencing. " [Tricia Romano]

Previously
Bulgarian Bar's new location | party w/ DJ Hutz tonight
Gogol Bordello played Warsaw, playing Irving Plaza

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Happy Fathers Day | Radiohead remixes & covers

Check out theDirk.com for a "Father’s Day Card for PitchforkMedia.com Critics’ Dads!" (thx J). Then check out The Scattermish Bloooog for 22 rare Radiohead remixes and covers for download.

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