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July 8, 2006
Cursive @ Bowery Ballroom - back on sale
Tickets are back on sale for Monday's Cursive show @ Bowery Ballroom.
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Acid House Kings | Tour Dates (show tonight), MP3
DOWNLOAD: Do What You Wanna Do (MP3)
"Sweden's Acid House Kings have been around for over ten years now and finally (!) planning a U.S. tour. Most of you have probably heard at least a song or two from them by now, as last year's Sing Along With Acid House Kings was not only a big hit on the blogosphere, but it got great reviews from Pitchfork and other esteemed publications." [SKATTERBRAIN]
REMAINING TOUR DATES
July 08, 2006 @ Cake Shop in NYC (SATURDAY)
July 09, 2006 @ North 6 in Brooklyn (SUNDAY)
July 10, 2006 @ TT The Bear's in Cambridge
July 11, 2006 @ DC Nine in Washington DC
July 12, 2006 @ Kensington South Forum in Philadelphia
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July 7, 2006
Fashion Rocks 2006 - Elton John, Scissor Sisters, Kanye west, Christina Aguilera, etc.
"Elton John will perform at the third Fashion Rocks concert, which will kick off New York Fashion Week in September. Proceeds will benefit the singer's AIDS foundation. The concert will be held Sept. 7 at Radio City Music Hall. A two-hour special will air the following evening on CBS (9 p.m. EDT).
Performers will also include Christina Aguilera, Beyonce, Kanye West, Bon Jovi, the Black Eyed Peas, Jamie Foxx, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Nelly Furtado, Daddy Yankee, the Pussycat Dolls, Rihanna and Scissor Sisters." [Yahoo News]
This is the show that the Arcade Fire played with Bowie at. Maybe this year we'll see an onstage collaboration between Elton and Scissor Sisters.
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Broken Social Scene @ Prospect Park Bandshell, Brooklyn, NY | pics
BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE @ PROSPECT PARK | JULY 6, 2006
The high ticket price definitely kept people away from this one. Unlike the free TV on the Radio show a week earlier, you could barely tell there was a show going on as you walked up to the park. The gate around the venue deters most people from listening on the outside, and inside was probably only 1/3 full - about as many people that can fit in the seated area. That's still a lot of people, but a lot less than the place can hold. Feist, Emily Haines, and Jason Collett were absent. Stars' Amy Millan played head female vocalist.
I think I've seen BSS too many times (yes, "wah", I know). I love them, but this show didn't add anything to the collective experience. I've heard Kevin Drew dedicate a song to the people who were at their first NYC show (at Northsix) more than once. The stage antics and songs all felt too familiar. Hearing music in the park is always a plus though. Maybe I should have checked out Mates of State instead.
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Keren Ann playing Bowery Poetry Club benefit Sunday
Keren Ann is playing a benefit concert for Darna at Bowery Poetry Club in NYC this Sunday July 9, 2006 (10 PM). More info @ The Tangerine Bikes Project. (thx Alexandre)
Previously
Keren Ann covers Chelsea Hotel
Lady & Bird | a Keren Ann & Bardi Johannson side project | CD, MP3
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Elvis Perkins = Sara Schaefer's guest @ UCB - July 17
"Sara Shaefer counts down funny music videos for you! With a live musical act, sketches, special guests, glittery dance numbers, and moxie to boot. Featuring music videos by local comedians and more."
Also appearing: Trudy Dako, Jodi Skeris, and John Kingman
Musical Guest: Elvis Perkins
This is all at the UCB Theatre in NYC on July 17, 2006.
Previously
Okkervil River & Elvis Perkins | 2006 Tour Dates
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Sufjan Stevens | Fall 2006 Tour Dates
SUFJAN STEVENS @ SASQUATCH! 2006 (CRED)
We thought Sufjan Stevens wasn't playing anymore non-festival shows this year. We were wrong.
Fri. Sept. 29: New York, NY, Town Hall
Sat. Sept. 30: New York, NY, Town Hall
"For the first time in over a year, Sufjan Stevens is going on tour, bringing with him a talented group of musicians and friends including a small string ensemble and brass section. They will perform a repertoire of familiar songs from Seven Swans, Michigan and Illinois in a new symphonic context. The tour will bring Sufjan and his ensemble to some of the country’s finest theaters, including Nashville’s esteemed Ryman and Los Angeles’ historic Wiltern."
All dates below....
SUFJAN STEVENS 2006 TOUR DATES
Mon. Sept. 11: Nashville, TN, Ryman
Tues Sept 12: Little Rock, AR TBA
Fri. Sept. 15: Austin, TX, Paramount Theater
Sat. Sept. 16: Austin, TX, Paramount Theater
Tue. Sept. 19: New Orleans, LA, House of Blues
Weds. Sept. 20: Atlanta, GA, Fox Theater (PASTE Fest)
Thu. Sept. 21: Chapel Hill, NC, Memorial Hall
Sat. Sept. 23: Indianapolis, IN, Egyptian Theater
Sun. Sept. 24: St. Louis, MO, The Pageant
Mon. Sept. 25: Milwaukee, WI, Pabst Theater
Tue. Sept. 26: Chicago, IL, The Riviera
Thu. Sept. 28: Philadelphia, PA, The Towers
Fri. Sept. 29: New York, NY, Town Hall
Sat. Sept. 30: New York, NY, Town Hall
Mon. Oct. 9: Los Angeles, CA, The Wiltern
Weds. Oct. 11: San Francisco, CA, Zellerbach Hall
Fri. Oct. 13: Portland, OR, Crystal Ballroom
Sat. Oct. 14: Vancouver, BC, St. Andrews Cathedral
Sun. Oct. 15: Seattle, WA, Paramount
* all shows with My Brightest Diamond
Supporting the tour will be My Brightest Diamond, a moniker for the talented singer-songwriter Shara Worden. Shara has toured extensively in Sufjan’s band, appears on his recordings, and is often his right-hand woman. Shara is also a close friend, creative peer and Brooklyn neighbor to Sufjan.
The pomp and pageantry of the previous Illinoismakers tour will be augmented by a nuance, mastery and sophistication of talented new players. But don’t expect to see any cheerleading uniforms or routines. Suit coats, neckties and corsages might be more appropriate; but we aren’t about to issue a dress code.
Sufjan would also like to take this opportunity on tour to debut you a few new pieces.
(thx all)
Previously
Sufjan has nothing on 'trees lounge' | 50 States MP3s
Asthmatic Kitty streaming Sufjan's Avalanche | My Brightest Diamond playing NYC & LA
Sasquatch! 2006 | Saturday review in words & pics
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CBGB most likely moving to Vegas | Hilly has lung cancer
HILLY KRISTAL
"I have been looking for space in New York and the rent's $125,000 a month on Broadway." He said he came close to securing a space downtown on Essex Street, but the deal didn't make it past the negotiations phase. So, it's "Viva Las Vegas" for one of New York's most revered rock and roll attractions.....
"[The Vegas CBGB] won't be the same size or the same shape, but I am going to have all the things that matter there," Kristal said. "I am taking the bars with me, I am taking the stage — I'm taking the urinal that Joey [Ramone] pissed in with me. I'm going to take a lot of things — anything that makes this place CBGB.....
.....But financial worries and his club's impending move aren't Kristal's biggest concerns at the moment: Three weeks ago, he learned that he has lung cancer, and he's been enduring chemotherapy treatments ever since. [MTV NEWS]
Previously
CBGB Closing September 30 | Rocks Off booking final shows
I didn't see Sonic Youth @ CBGB | NPR will stream DC
Joan Jett @ CBGB
Public Enemy @ CBGB Rally in the park, NYC | pics
Music Bloggers for Mike "CBGB" Bloomberg
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Teen struck by lightning while listening to Metallica
"Felisa Cardona of DenverPost.com is reporting that a Colorado teenager was listening to METALLICA on his iPod while mowing the lawn outside his Castle Rock home Sunday afternoon (July 2) when lightning hit him." [Blabbermouth]
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Richard Hawley cancels Seaport show | Juana Molina tonight
MOST DISSAPOINTING CONCERT NEWS OF THE SUMMER
"won't be back for a while.......really sorry its just that its crazy expensive to come over just for one show if there was a tour then we'd be vibing" [Richard Hawley]
(thx to the commenter who originally brought this to my attention)
In more postive news, Juana Molina is still playing the Seaport TONIGHT (July 7).
Previously
Richard Hawley | MP3s, will tour soon | Coles Corner
Richard Hawley opened for Morrissey, playing Sin-e
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Gothamist interviews Takka Takka | Movable Hype show
Gothamist:What is your favorite place to drink in NYC, and what's the best night to go out?
Takka Takka: Commonwealth on 5th Ave in Brooklyn because of the jukebox. Always Monday nights.
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Movable Hype 8.0 on July 11th
at the Knitting Factory (main space, NYC) with:
8:15pm Project Jenny/Project Jan (Brooklyn)
9:15pm Takka Takka (Brooklyn/Astoria)
10:15pm Goes Cube (Brooklyn)
11:15pm Femme Generation (Toronto)
Previously
Takka Takka from Brooklyn | Free MP3s
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$1,804.50 Barbara Streisand tickets still available
"If you wonder why Streisand would have a $1,804.50 ticket in the first place, or the Stones would charge $454, that's a big part of it: There is hard evidence some fans will pay that much or more." [Daily News]
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Neighbors complaining about Knitting Factory
“My 10-year-old had to watch a girl pee!” said Leonard St. resident Bill Manny. “It was disgusting.” [Downtown Express]
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Farm Aid concert in NJ this year
"The 19th annual Farm Aid benefit will be held Sept. 30 at the Tweeter Center in Camden, N.J., just across the Delaware River from downtown Philadelphia. Farm Aid co-founders Neil Young, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp will perform, as will Dave Matthews. Tickets go on sale July 14 to members of the FarmYard club and July 22 to the general public." [Billboard]
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Mates of State played ("Crazy" at) Castle Clinton
MATES OF STATE @ CASTLE CLINTON, NYC | JULY 6, 2006 (CRED)
I wasn't there, but people in the comments are already talking about Mates of States's cover of Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy". Check out "The Evolution of Crazy" (and get all the cover versions you need) @ MFKWCRG. (via TW)
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July 6, 2006
Shearwater playing in Brooklyn TONIGHT | Tour Dates
I just found out that Shearwater added a Brooklyn date to their tour, and it's TONIGHT (July 6) @ Goodbye Blue Monday in Bushwick. (thx Bumpershine) They play Mercury Lounge tomorrow.
Also tonight (in like 40 minutes) - the free Mates of State show at Castle Clinton.
Will Sheff used to be in Shearwater. Now he's just in Okkervil River. Okkervil River is playing Castle Clinton next week. Updated Shearwater tour dates below...
SHEARWATER TOUR DATES
06/30/06 Kansas City, MO @ Record Bar
07/01/06 Chicago, IL @ Beat Kitchen
07/02/06 Kalamazoo, MI @ Kraftbrau Brewery
07/03/06 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
07/05/06 Boston, MA @ TT the Bears Place
07/06/06 Brooklyn, NY @ Goodbye Blue Monday
07/07/06 NY, NY @ Mercury Lounge
07/08/06 Philadelphia, PA @ Kyhber Pass
07/10/06 Washington, DC @ Warehouse Next Door
07/11/06 Charlotte, NC @ Amos Southend
07/14/06 Austin, TX @ Emos
07/15/06 Denton, TX @ Secret Headquarters
Pitchfork gave Shearwater's new album a 7.6.
Previously
Shearwater | MP3s, 2006 Tour Dates | Palo Santo
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Okkervil River & Elvis Perkins | 2006 Tour Dates
WILL SHEFF by JOHN VANDERSLICE
Okkervil River are playing a free show at Castle Clinton here in NYC on July 13, 2006.
Free tickets will be distributed, two per person, outside Castle Clinton on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5pm on the day of the show.
In September Okkervil are going to Australia. In October they're touring the United States with Elvis Perkins. Elvis is playing a free show at McCarren Park Pool on August 27th. All dates below....
OKKERVIL RIVER TOUR DATES
07/13/06 New York, NY - Castle Clinton
09/06/06 Brisbane, Australia - The Zoo
09/07/06 Sydney, Australia - Newtown RSL
09/08/06 Melbourne, Australia - East Brunswick Club
09/09/06 Adelaide, Australia - Fowler's Live
09/10/06 Perth, Australia - Rosemount Hotel
WILL SHEFF SOLO TOUR DATES
08/03/06 WIlmington, NC - The Soapbox Laundro Lounge
08/05/06 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree
ELVIS PERKINS TOUR DATES
07/06/06 Space Gallery Portland, ME
07/07/06 La Tulipe Montreal, QC
07/08/06 Cisco System Bluesfest 2006 Ottowa, ON
07/09/06 The Opera House Toronto
07/13/06 World Cafe Live Philadelphia
07/20/06 Great Scott Boston, MA w/ Willy Mason
08/05/06 Lollapalooza Chicago, IL
08/10/06 The Showbox Seattle, WA
08/11/06 Aladdin Theatre Portland, OR
08/12/06 Fillmore San Francisco, CA
08/14/06 Roxy Theatre Los Angeles, CA
08/15/06 Roxy Theatre Los Angeles, CA
08/17/06 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA
08/19/06 Rocky Mountain Folk Festival Lyons, CO
08/22/06 Park West Chicago, IL
08/24/06 Southgate House Newport, KY
08/27/06 McCarren Pool Brooklyn, NY w/ Dr. Dog and The Walkmen
09/15/06 Austin City Limits Austin, Texas
OKKERVIL RIVER & ELVIS PERKINS TOUR DATES
10/03/06 Little Rock, AR - Revolution
10/04/06 Columbia, MO - Blue Note
10/05/06 Ames, IA - The Maintenance Shop
10/06/06 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
10/07/06 Chicago, IL - Schuba's
10/08/06 Chicago, IL - Schuba's
10/09/06 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
10/11/06 Columbus, OH - Little Brother's
10/12/06 Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
10/13/06 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
10/16/06 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
10/18/06 Durham, NC - Due Coffeehouse
10/19/06 Athens, GA - Caledonia Lounge
10/20/06 Asheville, NC - The Grey Eagle
10/21/06 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone
10/22/06 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
Previously
Elvis Perkins in Dearland @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics
Shearwater | MP3s, 2006 Tour Dates | Palo Santo
Okkervil River playing free Castle Clinton show
Will Sheff (Okkervill River) | Tour Dates
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The New York Dolls | In-stores, Touring soon
"the band will perform a 30 minute set at the Tower Records on Broadway in NYC and at the Sunset strip location in LA"
JULY 2006 | NY DOLLS FREE INSTORES
25 - NYC (4th & Broadway), 7pm
28 - LA (Sunset Blvd), 7pm
"A full US tour will be announced shortly."
PRESS RELEASE
"The New York Dolls are officially back! On July 25th, the seminal rockers will release One Day It Will Please Us To Remember Even This, their first studio album in over 30 years. To celebrate the occasion, the band will perform a 30 minute set at the Tower Records on Broadway in NYC and at the Sunset strip location in LA. Free to the public, the band will do a signing afterwards.
One Day…marks the triumphant return for the band since 1974’s Too Much Too Soon. It features 13 new tracks including the first single and video 'Dance Like a Monkey' and guest appearances by Michael Stipe, ('Dancing on the Lip of A Volcano'), Iggy Pop ('Gimme Luv and Turn On the Light') and Tom Gabel of Against Me! ('Punishing World')."
Previously
David Johansen played with Dr. John
New New York Dolls | MP3s, WMA
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Sharon Jones & Kurtis Blow playing Jackie Robinson Park in Harlem
JACKIE ROBINSON PARK | 2006 FREE CONCERTS
Jul 29 - Ronald K. Brown / Evidence and Def Dance Jam Workshop
Aug 5 - Full Circle Productions Ballet Hispanico Student Ensemble
Aug 9 - Felix Hernandez Rhythm Revue
Aug 16 - Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Aug 23 - Kurtis Blow
Sharon Jones is also playing on a boat
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Professor Murder MP3 & pre-Siren show w/ The Big Sleep, Think About Life & Oh No! Oh My! who played KF
DOWNLOAD: Champion by Professor Murder (MP3) (buy @ Insound)
PROFESSOR MURDER TOUR DATES
July 6 at Bowery Ballroom, NYC with Radio 4
July 13 - Insound Pre-Siren Party (see below)
July 14-July 31 U.S. Tour, dates TBA
August 4 at Galapagos(Coma Party) with Favourite Sons(Vice) and Plastic Little(Diplo/Spank Rock)
INSOUND'S PRE-SIREN PARTY @ Supreme Trading, Brooklyn, NY ON THU, 7/13 7:00PM (21+ $5) w/
* Blogods Oh No! Oh My!
* Knitting Factory basement legends Think About Life
* Frenchkiss Records' The Big Sleep
* Professor Murder
* Gothamist band of the week Apes & Androids
* DJs - The Creatures
UPDATE: Think About Life and Apes & Androids are no longer playing this show.
Yeti also says Think about Life are playing with Long Blondes and Cause co-Motion at Knitting Factory on July 27.
OH NO! OH MY! PLAYED KNITTING FACTORY, NYC
"...While the band looked a little stunned at the beginning, by mid-way they really hit their stride. I wouldn't say it was the best thing I've ever seen in my life, not by a long shot, but it was a very enjoyable set from a promising band...." [Underrated]
Chris also reports that Oh No! Oh My! are playing on WOXY on July 12.
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Kiki and Herb returning for a month - on Broadway
"Popular downtown stars Justin Bond and Kenny Mellman--aka Kiki and Herb--will star on Broadway for a limited engagement at the Helen Hayes Theatre from August 16th through September 10th......'Kiki & Herb Alive on Broadway finds the widely acclaimed duo performing in New York for the first time since their wildly successful sold-out 2004 concert...As fate would have it, they didn't expire as they hoped and promised following that unprecedented event,' state press notes on the show...." [Broadway World]
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CBGB Closing September 30 | Rocks Off booking final shows
CBGB isn't closing on Halloween after all. Blabbermouth is now reporting they'll be gone a whole month earlier - September 30, 2006 to be exact.
THE FINAL SHOWS: "Fittingly, steadfastly independent New York concert promoters Rocks Off have signed on to book CBGBs closing festival, set to take place throughout August and September. They are in touch with many of the artists who made CBs famous, and are hard at work putting together a final schedule that will do justice to the club's enduring impact in the many varieties of rock and roll it has helped to cultivate throughout the years."
BLONDIE TRYING TO SAVE CBGB (more)
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Tom Waits Set For Rare U.S. Tour | Storytellers MP3s
FOR MP3S: Check out San Diego Serenade
"Iconic singer/songwriter Tom Waits will hit the road in August for a rare string of live performances. The eight-date tour will take Waits to some cities he hasn't played in three decades. The details of the artist's touring band are still being worked out, according to a spokesperson.
'We need to go to Tennessee to pick up some fireworks, and someone owes me money in Kentucky,' Waits said in a statement about his motivation for touring." [Billboard]
Dates below....
Aug. 1: Atlanta (Tabernacle)
Aug. 2: Asheville, N.C. (Thomas Wolfe Auditorium)
Aug. 4: Memphis (Orpheum Theatre)
Aug. 5: Nashville (Ryman Auditorium)
Aug. 7: Louisville (Palace Theatre)
Aug. 9: Chicago (Auditorium Theatre)
Aug. 11: Detroit (Opera House)
Aug. 13: Akron, Ohio (Civic Theatre)
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Stabbing outside Don Hill's
"...Jason Greene, 20, was knifed three times during the fight, which involved 12 to 15 people outside Don Hill's just after 2 a.m. near Hudson and Spring streets, cops said.....Don Hill, the owner of the club, insisted it's not a violent place and that he hasn't had problems in the past. 'Everybody seems to have a fun time here, everybody enjoys themselves,' Hill said. 'I didn't see it but anything can happen.'" [NY Post]
Previously
Telepopmusik + Angela McCluskey + Michael Stipe @ Don Hill's, NYC | pics
Love is All @ Don Hills, NYC | pics
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Boredoms @ Webster Hall, NYC | pics
amazing show.
more pics coming soon...
Previously
Boredoms @ 2006 Intonation Festival, Chicago | pics
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The Magic Numbers are playing Joe's Pub, NYC
The Magic Numbers are playing Joe's Pub on August 30th. Constantine from American Idol is playing there too.
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7/13-7/15: FULL FORCE : The New Rock Complexity Festival @ TONIC
“This festival presents an exciting new generation of musicians who are expanding preconceived concepts of form and content in the rock idiom. Inspired by a wide variety of influences and using elements of advanced composition, improvisation, noise, rhythms and harmony, these groups bring a stimulating new energy to the musical firmament. Full Force hopes to shed new light on this exciting community of young musical explorers dedicated to complex, compositional rock.” - John Zorn
Tonic is pleased to announce - FULL FORCE : the new rock complexity festival from July 13 - 15 (Thursday - Saturday). The festival is curated by John Zorn. Each night will feature 3 groups performing at 8, 9 and 10:30pm. Tickets are $5 per group or $10 for the entire evening. For samples and descriptions of all these groups, please go to
http://groups.myspace.com/newrockcomplexity
On Saturday, July 15 at 7pm, there will also be a round table discussion with John Zorn and members of the new rock complexity movement. They will discuss the implications of the new movement, where it is going, and how it may influence the rock music and academic music worlds.
Tonic is located at 107 Norfolk Street between Delancey and Rivington Streets in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Take the F train to Delancey Street or the J/M/Z trains to Essex Street. For more information, please visit tonic’s website at www.tonicnyc.com or call 212-358-7501.
Schedule - 2006
Thursday, July 13 - Jerseyband (8:00) - Capital M (9:00) - Rashanim (10:30)
Friday, July 14 - Newspeak (8:00) - Time of Orchids (9:00) - Stay Fucked (10:30)
Saturday, July 15 - 7pm round table, Larval (8:00) - Electric Kompany (9:00) - Kayo Dot (10:30)
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Eugene Mirman + Michael Showalter + Leo Allen | Comedy Tour Dates
Comedians Eugene Mirman, Michael Showalter, and Leo Allen are going on tour together this month - from NYC to NJ to California. Those dates below...
MIRMAN + SHOWALTER + ALLEN | 2006 DATES
07-09 Pianos New York, NY w/ Anna Tessler (free)
07-14 Maxwells Hoboken NJ
07-17 Bluebird Theatre Denver CO
07-18 Burts Tikki Lounge Salt Lake City UT
07-20 Dantes Portland OR
07-21 Wilda Marston Theater Anchorage AK
07-22 Chop Suey Seattle WA
07-23 W.O.W. Hall Eugene OR
07-25 Independent, The San Francisco CA
07-26 Knitting Factory Club Inc Los Angeles CA
Also Eugene Mirman "and friends" are at Joe's Pub on September 7th.
Check out Michael Showalter's blog.
Leo Allen is serious about books. (via the Apiary)
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Massive Attack | 2006 Tour Dates
10-03 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10-04 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10-05 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
All dates below...
07-08 Lisbon, Portugal - Tejo
07-10 Oporto, Portugal - Coliseum
07-14 Barcelona, Spain - Summercase
07-15 Madrid, Spain - Summercase
07-17 Six-Fours, France - Beach Club
07-18 Vienne, France - Amphitheatre
07-21 Rome, Italy - Fiesta
07-22 Milan, Italy - Fillipaut
07-23 Antipes, France - Beach
07-30 Westonbirt, England - Arboretum
08-12 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic
08-13 Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic
08-16 Dussledorf, Germany - Phillipshalle
08-18 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukklepop
08-19 Dronten, Holland - Lowlands
08-20 Erfurt, Germany - Highlands
08-22 Munich, Germany - Zenith
08-23 Berlin, Germany - Arena
08-25 Copenhagen, Denmark - Forum
08-26 Hamburg, Germany - Docks
08-28 Paris, France - Olympia
08-29 Paris, France - La Cigale
08-30 Paris, France - Bataclan
09-01 Stradbally, Ireland - Electric Picnic
09-10 Toronto, Ontario - V Festival
09-11 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis
09-12 Detroit, MI - State Theater
09-13 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater
09-15 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
09-16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
09-17 Dallas, TX - Nokia Theater
09-19 Phoenix, AZ - Celebrity Theater
09-20 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater
09-22 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theater
09-23 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
09-24 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
09-28 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09-29 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
09-30 Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theater
10-01 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theater
10-03 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10-04 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
10-05 New York, NY - Roseland Ballroom
"Currently in the throes of an epic world tour (which started in June), the Bristol group just announced a U.S. tour, their first in eight years. The trek includes an appearance at L.A.'s Hollywood Bowl, a three-night stint at New York's Roseland Ballroom, and headlining gigs at the V Festival in Toronto and Austin City Limits." [Pitchfork]
Previously
Jose Gonzalez does Massive Attack's Teardrop | MP3
Massive Attack, Portishead webcast | Tsunami Benefit
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July 5, 2006
The rest of the 2006 Bonnaroo pictures & downloads
With this post, coverage of the 2006 Bonnaroo festival comes to an end. Largehearted Boy tells you where to download the audio.
RADIOHEAD
CAT POWER
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH
DAMIAN MARLEY
BECK
ELVIS COSTELLO
BETTYE LAVETTE
"Since Bonnaroo’s initial artist announcement, all eyes have been on Radiohead, perhaps England’s most important export since Pink Floyd. Offering a well-balanced mix of classic anthems (“No Surprises”) and material from its forthcoming solo project (“Body Snatchers”) Radiohead turned the weekend’s intense performance, opening with Hail to the Thief’s “There There” and closing its proper set with its signature ballad, “Karma Police.” In certain ways, Tom Petty and Radiohead are a study in contrasts. One is the embodiment of summertime idealism, the other industrial realism. Petty speaks in broad guitar strokes, Radiohead minimalist paranoia and synthesized beats. Yet, both acts produce equally anthemic music, seemingly designed for a festival of Bonnaroo’s magnitude." [Jambands.com]
photos by Jon Bahr (ASCAP/The Slip)
Previously
The rest of the 2006 Bonnaroo coverage
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Shooter Jennings & Drea de Matteo @ Bonnaroo, 2006| pic
"Jennings and his band, the .357s — Leroy Powell on guitar, Bryan Keeling on drums and Ted Kamp on bass — released "Put The 'O' Back In Country" last year, selling more than 200,000 copies and spawning a hit single "4th of July." He also began dating the actress Drea de Matteo ('The Sopranos')." [The Brunswick News]
"Across the grounds, Shooter Jennings made his Bonnaroo debut on Father's Day -- and he has definitely done Papa Waylon proud. Jennings was welcomed with great enthusiasm and dedication from his fans and passersby alike." [SPIN]
photo by Jon Bahr (ASCAP/The Slip)
Previously
more 2006 Bonnaroo coverage
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Volunteers needed for McCarren Park Pool Parties
NEW YORKERS NEEDED
"The pool parties are a non for profit event that we need volunteers for. The volunteers will help w/ the donation box, man the games, be a dodge ball ref, help us, etc... There will be two shifts one from 1-4 and 4-9. It's not glamorous, but it will be fun. And the only thing we can offer is a VIP pass for the next event. Starts July 9th to Sept 3rd, every Sunday come rain or shine. If you are still interested please email jetset313@yahoo.com"
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Cast of Sweeney Todd, Nellie McKay & Duncan Sheik | playing Bowery Ballroom
"Michael Cerveris and his band will perform in downtown New York City with his current Broadway Sweeney Todd castmates and special guests Nellie McKay (late of The Threepenny Opera) and Spring Awakening composer Duncan Sheik. Doors open at 8 PM for the 'Fleet Street on the Bowery' evening at the Bowery Ballroom Aug. 21. The one-night-only performance will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. " [Playbill]
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The Dillinger Escape Plan : Rock for Roddy Benefit
Tickets are on sale for a "Rock for Roddy" benefit show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC featuring The Dillinger Escape Plan on August 2, 2006. "All proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation."
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Ryan Adams & Nellie McKay | Bowery Ballroom & Joe's Pub | Pics & Tour Dates
NELLIE MCKAY WATCHING RYAN ADAMS @ BOWERY BALLROOM | JUNE 2, 2006
1) I'm sorry. I lied about posting the rest of the Ryan Adams Bowery pics the next day. I just kept procrastinating writing the review. I still didn't write it, but here are all the photos.
2) Nellie McKay was there. See above.
3) Ryan was also spotted at one of Nellie's Joe's Pub shows about a week earlier. Eatsdirt has nice photos (of Nellie, not Ryan).
4) I think Ryan quoted Nellie McKay lyrics at least twice during the Bowery show.
5) The Modern Age says Ryan's girlfriend Jessica Joffe was at Bowery Ballroom too.
6) All Ryan Adams & Nellie McKay 2006-7 tour dates below....
RYAN ADAMS TOUR DATES
July 20 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
July 21 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
July 22 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
July 23 - Charlottesville, VA - Charlottesville Pavilion
July 25 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theatre
July 27 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues
July 28 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall
July 29 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
August 1 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
August 2 - Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant
August 3 - Indianapolis, IN - The Vogue
August 4 - Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza '06)
September 08 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
September 10 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl (w/ Willie Nelson, Neko Case)
NELLIE MCKAY TOUR DATES
July 8 - Broadway Barks 8, Shubert Alley, NYC
July 22 - Bethel Woods Jazz Festival, Bethel, NY
August 21 - Bowery Ballroom, NYC
April 27, 2007 - Zankel Hall @ Carnegie Hall, NYC ???
Previously
ThreePenny Opera & a Nellie McKay residency @ Joe's Pub
Nellie McKay Leaves Label | Label Not Releasing Album
Scalpers selling fake Bowery Ballroom (Ticketweb) tickets?
Ryan Adams & the Cardinals @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics
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Belle & Sebastian played in Battery Park
I couldn't get a ticket. Luckily Jerry Yeti was there. He wrote this post....
"Maybe I'll read off the sponsors again" the MC joked to the audience yesterday as the rain died off and Belle & Sebastian were about to take the stage. He didn't, but he did quiz us on the founding sponsor of the River to River Festival. Hint: it has the word "American" in it and it's not American Apparel.
As we waited following Martha Wainwright, the venue played Neko Case's "Fox Confessor Brings the Flood" and I began to have horrible – and yet wonderful- memories of Sasquatch and the weather that once silenced Neko. Would it also silence Belle & Sebastian? Indeed, the rain came as expected but then fled like a bunch of Loyalists and Redcoats, retreating from the fort at the Southwest Battery. When all was clear, Stuart Murdoch led us triumphantly through a pop-filled afternoon. Murdoch's a fan of banter, and there were plenty of remarks made about them deciding whether to recognize our independence after all these 230 years. Scotland has always been a bully like that. The band was puzzled why we booked a Scottish band to play our Independence Day. Murdoch suggested that perhaps it's because they're an Indie band. Or as I could imagine AA Milne writing:
"Oh Piglet," said Pooh. "I forgot. It's Indiebandance Day!"
The multitude of band members –plus a couple sitting in from the Battery Park Philharmonic or something- filled the multifaceted sound quit nicely. I always found Murdoch's voice alluringly weak, like that kid in every movie who has never sang a note in his life and suddenly there he is up on stage singing for the first time… and it's marvelous. Untrained, but imperfectly perfect. "Lord Anthony" could be that kid, and it was easily my favorite song of the day.
I didn't pay close attention for the entirety of the nearly two hours they played. Twenty minutes into the performance, I was distracted by a sea of incoming messages, reading "goal goal goal!!!" and from another friend, "Gooooooooooooal!!!" This was followed by a second deluge of messages a minute later as Italy scored its second goal over Germany in two minutes… all in the final seconds of tripleteenth overtime.
This may not mean much for our country, but may I remind you that USA tied Italy with only 9 players? So in a roundabout way, it was a good moment to be an American.
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And I'll add this bit from Gothamist: "Masters at working the crowd, the band had the audience hanging on every word, lyric, sound and move. One fan was brought up on stage, one asked to apply mascara on singer Stuart Murdoch and one taking the mic to help sing. Murdoch also addressed the whole ticket issue, not mentioning that coffee shop by name, saying if they had known they would have surely done something about it."
MORE B&S TOUR DATES
July 06 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Bowl -backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra and with the Shins opening
July 08 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion with Broken Social Scene
Previously
Get Belle & Sebastian tix by applying for an Amex
the Belle & Sebastian / Starbucks ticket fiasco
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Live Nation buying House of Blues
"Already the largest venue operator and concert promoter/producer in the world, Live Nation is now even bigger, with more than 50 sheds and a thriving club network." [Billboard]
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Pitchfork vs. Sound Team | more shows w/ Midlake & Cold War Kids
SOUND TEAM OPENING FOR ARCADE FIRE @ SUMMERSTAGE (more)
Not only did Sound Team make a video depicting what their 3.7 rating felt like, Pitchfork even posted it.
Sound Team are playing with Midlake and Cold War Kids at Southpaw in Brooklyn on July 30th (instead of Canada).
Sound Team + Cold War Kids + Midlake (tickets)
July 28, 2006 - Mercury Lounge
July 29, 2006 - Mercury Lounge
July 30, 2006 - Southpaw
July 31, 2006 - Maxwell's
Previously
Midlake played Mercury Lounge
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin sign to Polyvinyl Records | Touring with Sound Team
Sound Team + Midlake + Cold War Kids | Tour dates + MP3s
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Frank Black added 2nd show @ Southpaw
Frank Black is now playing two shows at Southpaw in Brooklyn on August 19th - early and late. His friend Reid Paley is opening.
Previously
Frank Black (Pixies) | 2006 Tour Dates
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Gossip (Goxxip) | 2006 Tour Dates
Gossip are playing Irving Plaza in NYC with Erase Errata and Mika Miko on September 13, 2006. All tour dates below...
GOSSIP 2006 TOUR DATES
8-31 - Portland OR - Wonder Ballroom +
9-2 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot
9-4 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urband Lounge *+
9-5 - Denver, CO - Rock Island *+
9-7 - Minneapolis, MN - First Ave. *+
9-8 - Madison, WI - The Annex *+
9-9 - Chicago, IL - Metro *+
9-10 - Clevaland, OH - Grog Shop *+
9-12 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse *+
9-13 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza *+
9-14 - Boston, MA - Middle East *+
9-15 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
9-15 - Philadelphia, PA - Pure Nightclub (late show - after Party)
9-16 - Washington, DC - Black Cat *+
9-17 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *+
9-19 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn +
9-20 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon +
9-21 - Houston, TX - Walter‘s +
9-22 - Austin, TX - Emo‘s +
9-23 - Denton, TX - Hailey‘s +
9-25 - Albuquerque, NM - Launch Pad +
9-26 - Tucson, AZ - Plush +
9-27 - San Diego, CA - Casbah +
9-28 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour +
9-29 - Pomona, CA - Glasshouse +
9-30 - San Francisco, CA -Bottom Of The Hill +
10-1 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of teh Hill +
* with Erase Errata
+ with Mika Miko
Previously
The Gossip | remix EP, cover Aaliyah | MP3
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The Clientele | 2006 Tour Dates
The Clientele are playing Knitting Factory in NYC on September 5, 2006. All dates below...
Wed 08.02.06 Philadelphia, PA Sanctuary at First Unitarian Church
Thu 08.03.06 Arlington, VA IOTA Club and Cafe
Fri 08.04.06 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
Sat 08.05.06 Mt. Pleasant, SC Village Tavern
Sun 08.06.06 Atlanta, GA The Earl
Tue 08.08.06 Nashville, TN The Basement
Thu 08.10.06 Baton Rouge, LA Red Star Bar
Fri 08.11.06 Houston, TX Walters on Washington
Sat 08.12.06 Denton, TX Haileys
Sun 08.13.06 Austin, TX The Parish
Wed 08.16.06 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
Thu 08.17.06 Phoenix, AZ The Rhythm Room
Fri 08.18.06 San Diego, CA The Casbah
Fri 08.18.06 Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory
Mon 08.21.06 Visalia, CA Howie and Son's
Tue 08.22.06 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
Thu 08.24.06 Portland, OR Doug Fir
Sat 08.26.06 Seattle, WA Chop Suey
Tue 08.29.06 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar
Wed 08.30.06 Chicago, IL The Abbey
Thu 08.31.06 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Fri 09.01.06 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Sat 09.02.06 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
Tue 09.05.06 New York, NY Knitting Factory
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Seu Jorge @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC | pics
more pics on the way....
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July 4, 2006
Elvis Perkins in Dearland @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics
DOWNLOAD: Ash Wednesday (MP3) (more)
I'm warming up to Elvis Perkins. I still haven't listened to the album that Jerry says is one the best of the year, and I wasn't as blown away by his live show as much as others I know, but maybe I just wasn't in the mood Saturday night (July 1, 2006) for that, as MOKB puts it, "soothing, warming, yet heartwrenching brand of folk pop/rock".
Notes:
1) He sounds just like John Darnielle at (a lot of) times.
2) He's good at playing guitar, harmonica, and singing all at the same time - like Dylan, like Ounsworth.
3) His brother Oz Perkins played Dorky David Kidney in Legally Blonde.
4) Parts of one of his songs sound like a song in Dirty Dancing.
5) His dad is Anthony.
6) Upright bass and big drums are fun.
7) There were more people at the show for Elvis Perkins than for Matt Costa who was headlining (I left too).
8) Any day now we'll find out which label is putting out Elvis' record.
Openers The Little Ones were great. They're ultimately what got me to this show, but that's for another post...
Previously
Elvis Perkins @ Sasquatch! 2006
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Tunde joined Antibalas @ Central Park Summerstage
On Friday Antibalas Afrobeat Orchestra backed TV on the Radio at the Prospect Park bandshell. On Saturday (July 1, 2006) Tunde from TV on the Radio backed Antibalas at Central Park Summerstage. Heartonastick snapped these pictures:
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Jose Gonzalez @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC | pics
Jose Gonzalez played a free Giant Step-sponsored show with Seu Jorge at Central Park Summerstage in NYC on Sunday, July 2, 2006. Jose also headlined two shows at Bowery Ballroom and played a private show at SPIN's offices while he was in town. Someone also spotted him at the Boredoms show at Webster Hall.
Previously
Zero 7 w/ José González & Sia Furler | 2006 Tour Dates
Jose Gonzalez's NYC vacation | Conan O'Brian video | Th' Faith Healers
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