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August 11, 2006
TV On the Radio | Falll 2006 Tour Dates
TV on the Radio set off on a tour of the United States in September. They'll play Irving Plaza in NYC twice in October.
10.17 Irving Plaza New York, NY
10.18 Irving Plaza New York, NY
All dates below...
TVOTR | 2006 TOUR DATES
09.14 Republic New Orleans, LA
09.15 Gypsy Tea Room & Ballroom Dallas, TX
09.16 Zilker Park Austin, TX
09.17 Emo's Austin Austin, TX
09.19 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
09.24 Hollywood Bowl Los Angeles, CA
09.25 Soma San Diego, CA
09.26 Glass House Pomona, CA
09.27 Soho Restaurant & Music Club Santa Barbara, CA
09.29 The Library Sacramento, CA
09.30 Shoreline Amphitheater Mountain View, CA
10.02 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
10.03 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC Canada
10.04 Showbox Showroom & Lounge Seattle, WA
10.07 Playmakers Fargo, ND
10.08 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
10.09 Metro Chicago, IL
10.10 St. Andrews Hall Detroit, MI
10.12 Opera House Concert Venue Toronto, ON Canada
10.13 Le National Montreal, Canada
10.14 Paradise Rock Club Boston, MA
10.17 Irving Plaza New York, NY
10.18 Irving Plaza New York, NY
10.20 Sonar Lounge Baltimore, MD
10.21 Starlight Lounge Philadelphia, PA
The Return to Cookie Mountain will be released in the United States on September 12th.
STREAM "Wolf Like Me": WIN | REAL
Previously
TVOR played with YYYs in Boston
Tunde joined Antibalas @ Central Park Summerstage
TV on the Radio @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Celebrate Brooklyn), NYC | pics
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Jenny Lewis Presale
Here's a presale for these dates.
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You Hear it First: Silversun Pickups & Magneta Lane @ Mercury Lounge & then Pianos, NYC | pics
Silversun Pickups played two NYC shows in one day last week (Aug 3, 2006). That meant I got to hear them play the spectacular "Kissing Families" song three times. First they played it during their kick-ass (and packed) performance at Mercury Lounge. Good thing it was kick-ass too because MTV's "You Hear It First" got it all on tape.
SILVERSUN PICKUPS @ MERCURY LOUNGE | AUG 3, 2006
Later that night they played a free & drunken afterparty-show at Pianos. I found out about the second show right before I got to Mercury Lounge where they also announced it to everyone. It was at Pianos that I heard the song that made them famous again.
SILVERSUN PICKUPS @ PIANOS | AUG 3, 2006
The third time I heard "Kissing Families" was later in the same Pianos set when Lexi Valentine from Magneta Lane joined them on stage for an even more drunk, duet-version of the same song. Magneta Lane opened for Silversun Pickups at Mercury Lounge earlier in the night. They were the DJs at this Pianos afterparty.
LEXI VALENTINE (ML) & BRIAN AUBURT (SP) @ PIANOS
In between the two Silversun Pickups shows, I managed to catch Professor Murder at Cake Shop. (like 2 doors down from Pianos)
A few days later SP played Union Hall in Brooklyn.
And Silversun Pickups just announced a whole bunch of tour dates.
Previously
Silversun Pickups @ Cedar Street Courtyard, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
Silversun Pickups @ Pianos, NYC | pics
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SPIN says U2 is the best live band
SPIN published a list of the 25 "Greatest Live Bands". Here are the top 10:
1. U2
2. The Stooges
3. Arcade Fire
4. Red Hot Chili Peppers
5. Radiohead
6. White Stripes
7. Green Day
8. The Hives
9. Prince
10. The Dirtbombs
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Drive-By Truckers | 2006 Tour Dates
Tickets are on sale for Drive-By Truckers & Bobby Bare Jr. at Webster Hall on September 21st (just like they said). All million other DBT tour dates below...
DRIVE BY TRUCKERS | 2006 TOUR DATES
Sun 08/27/06 Silver Lake, CA Sunset Junction Street Fair
Fri 09/01/06 Helotes, TX Floores Country Store
Sat 09/02/06 Fort Worth, TX Fort Worth Stockyards
Sun 09/03/06 Fort Worth, TX Stockyards Park
Thu 09/14/06 Macon, GA Capitol Theatre
Fri 09/15/06 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre
Sat 09/16/06 Charleston, SC Music & Heritage Festival
Sun 09/17/06 Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
Tue 09/19/06 Boston, MA Avalon
Wed 09/20/06 Northampton, MA Pearl Street
Thu 09/21/06 New York, NY Webster Hall
Fri 09/22/06 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
Sat 09/23/06 Baltimore, MD Pimlico Race Track (virgin festival)
Wed 09/27/06 Lancaster, PA The Chameleon
Fri 09/29/06 Durham, NC Carolina Theatre
Sat 09/30/06 Asheville, NC Thomas Wolfe Auditorium
Fri 10/13/06 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Sat 10/14/06 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Sun 10/15/06 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Smalls Fun House/Theatre
Wed 10/18/06 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Thu 10/19/06 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
Fri 10/20/06 Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre
Sat 10/21/06 Louisville, KY W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre
Tue 10/24/06 Bloomington, IN Bluebird Nightclub
Wed 10/25/06 Saint Louis, MO Mississippi Nights
Thu 10/26/06 Nashville, TN War Memorial Auditorium
Fri 10/27/06 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
Fri 11/10/06 Quincy, FL Down On The Farm
Tue 01/02/07 Fort Lauderdale, FL Jam Cruise
Wed 01/03/07 Fort Lauderdale, FL Jam Cruise
Thu 01/04/07 Fort Lauderdale, FL Jam Cruise
Fri 01/05/07 Fort Lauderdale, FL Jam Cruise
Sat 01/06/07 Fort Lauderdale, FL Jam Cruise
Sun 01/07/07 Fort Lauderdale, FL Jam Cruise
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Rolling Stone has a Walkmen "Pussy Cats" track | Tour Dates
"After the long, difficult process of recording their recent album A Hundred Years Off, the Walkmen relaxed by recording another album. Pussy Cats, which hits stores October 24th, is a near-exact recreation of Harry Nilsson's 1974 album of the same name, produced by John Lennon." [Listen to a song at Rolling Stone]
The Walkmen play a free show at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn on August 27th. All dates below...
THE WALKMEN | TOUR DATES
Aug 11 2006 10:00P Tribeca Newport News, VA
Aug 12 2006 10:00P The Canal Club Richmond, VA
Aug 13 2006 10:00P Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, NC
Aug 15 2006 9:00P The Loft Atlanta, GA
Aug 16 2006 10:00P Headliners Columbia, SC
Aug 17 2006 10:00P Visulite Theatre Charlotte, NC
Aug 18 2006 10:00P Music Farm Charleston, SC
Aug 21 2006 9:00P Zydeco Birmingham, AL
Aug 22 2006 11:00P Hi Tone Memphis Aug 24 2006 10:00P The Social Orlando, FL
Aug 25 2006 10:00P Studio A Miami, FL
Aug 27 2006 6:00P McCarren Park Pool New York, NY
Aug 28 2006 8:00P Orpheum Tampa / Ybor City, FL
Sep 18 2006 8:00P Barfly Liverpool
Sep 19 2006 8:00P Plug Sheffield
Sep 20 2006 8:00P Liquid Rooms Edinburgh
Sep 21 2006 8:00P The Cockpit Leeds
Sep 22 2006 8:00P Rescue Roooms Nottingham
Sep 24 2006 8:00P Manchester University Manchester
Sep 25 2006 8:00P The Point Cardiff
Sep 27 2006 8:00P KoKo Londoon
Previously
Complete McCarren Pool Schedule
Walkmen | played Webster Hall, streaming show on NPR, MP3s, & Warsaw tix on sale
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Sonic Youth / Yeah Yeah Yeahs | McCarren Set Times, Boston last night, & Tour Dates
YYY & TVOTR TOGETHER IN BOSTON | AUG 10, 2006 (CRED)
THIS WEEKEND IN BROOKLYN
Friday: 7pm - Sonic Youth, 8:45pm - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Saturday: 7pm - Yeah Yeah Yeahs, 8:45 - Sonic Youth
LAST NIGHT IN BOSTON
"The sun had started to set, the heat of the day has lost its grip on the city, and thousands – 10, 12, 15 thousand — were filing peacefully into City Hall Plaza long before the headlining Yeah Yeah Yeahs were due to take the stage. All the makings of a perfect rock and roll evening were in place as Brooklyn’s TV on the Radio filled downtown with an eclectic mix of organic post-punk guitars and almost trance-y rhythms devoid of the electronic embellishments that are such of big part of the alterna-indie band’s studio sound." [The Phoenix]
All YYY & Sonic Youth tour dates below...
YEAH YEAH YEAHS TOUR DATES
Fri 08.11.06 Brooklyn, NY McCarren Park Pool w/ Sonic Youth, Blood on the Wall
Sat 08.12.06 Brooklyn, NY McCarren Park Pool w/ Sonic Youth, Awesome Color
Thu 09.28.06 La Jolla, CA RIMAC Arena - UCSD
Sat 09.30.06 Mountain View, CA Download Festival
Sun 10.01.06 Los Angeles, CA The Palladium
Mon 10.02.06 Los Angeles, CA The Palladium
Wed 10.04.06 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
Fri 10.06.06 Dallas, TX Gypsy Ballroom
Sat 10.07.06 Austin, TX Stubbs BBQ
Sun 10.08.06 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Mon 10.09.06 Tulsa, OK Cain's Ballroom
Thu 10.12.06 Pompano, FL Cinema
Fri 10.13.06 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Live
Sat 10.14.06 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Mon 10.16.06 Nashville, TN War Memorial
SONIC YOUTH TOUR DATES
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
Tue 08.29.06 Millvale, PA Mr. Smalls w/ Wooden Wand
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
Sat 09.02.06 Montreal, QC Osheaga Festival
Sun 09.03.06 Boston, MA Avalon w/ Wooden Wand
Culture Bully has the MP3 & video of the Yeah Yeah Yeah's recent appearance on Conan O'Brien. Fluxblog has recent live Sonic Youth.
Previously
Sonic Youth's Rather Ripped | Album Stream, Pitchfork vs The Voice, Tour Dates, etc...
Sonic Youth / Yeah Yeah Yeahs | McCarren Park Pool Presale
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The Avengers playing CBGB | 2006 Tour Dates
"The Avengers were a San Francisco based punk band in the first wave of American punk......The Avengers opened for the Sex Pistols in San Francisco for their final show at Winterland, and their 4-song EP was produced by Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols.......The CD "The American in Me" released in 2004, has 4 studio tracks, and 8 live tracks recorded at the Old Waldorf in 1979 . With the release of the new CD, vocalist Penelope Houston has joined with original guitarist Greg Ingraham to bring the Avengers back to life, completing the line-up with bassist Joel Reader and drummer Luis Illades. The new group is sometimes called the "scAvengers", and is playing a few select shows on the West Coast and the UK....." [Wikipedia]
Penelope is calling the group the Avengers again, and they're leaving the West Coast and UK to play CBGB (during it's last month) on September 8th. Listen at MySpace. All dates below...
CALI SHOWS
Aug 11th - Gilman Street, Berkeley CA with Fleshies, Rock N Roll Adventure Kids
Aug 13th - Plainfield Station, Sacramento CA w/ the Death and Glory Festival
SEPTEMBER 2006 TOUR w/ THE PLUS ONES
Sat Sept 2 Minneapolis - Triple Rock Social Club
Sun Sept 3 Chicago - The Beat Kitchen
Tues Sept 5 Pittsburgh - 31st Street Pub
Wed Sept 6 Philly - The Church
Thurs Sept 7 Washington DC - The Black Cat
Fri Sept 8 New York - CBGB's
Sat Sept 9 Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's
Sun Sept 10 Boston - TT the Bear's
Previously
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Flipper playing Northsix & CBGB (again) | 2006 Tour Dates
Agnostic Front playing CBGB - 9/24
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Angry Samoans | 2006 Tour Dates
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Complete McCarren Pool Schedule
Kaki King is playing the Summerscreen series on August 15th and there's a "very special guest" (Nuclear Family) at the September 3rd Pool Party. Free Williamsburg has the whole schedule.
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Malaysia sues Pussycat Dolls for "indecent" concert
"I believe the way the Pussycat Dolls behaved on stage amounted to gross indecency," said Malaysia's Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Rais Yatim to local media. "The Pussycat Dolls reportedly put on a show which not only featured scantily-dressed performers but also included sensuous elements.” [VIBE]
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2006 Bridge School Benefit Concert (Oct 21-22) | Devendra Banhart
Devendra Banhart (and most likely Neil Young) will be among the lineup of performers at the 20th annual Bridge School Benefit Concert this year at the Shorline Amphitheater in Bay View, CA. The dates are Oct 21-22.
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Comedians of Comedy also playing Irving | 2006 Tour Dates
The Comedians of Comedy tour hits Irving Plaza in NYC one day after they play Warsaw in Brooklyn. All dates below...
COMEDIANS OF COMEDY | 2006 (Patton Oswalt & Brian Posehn)
8/15 Troubadour Los Angeles CA - w/ Bob Odenkirk,
9/8 Exit / In Nashville TN - w/ Eugene Mirman
9/10 Cats Cradle Carrboro NC - w/ Eugene Mirman
9/12 Black Cat Washington DC - w/ Eugene Mirman
9/13 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia PA
9/14 Warsaw Brooklyn NY - w/ Eugene Mirman
9/15 Irving Plaza New York NY - w/ Eugene Mirman
9/16 Lupo’s at the Strand Providence RI - w/ Eugene Mirman
9/21 Cultural Center Vancouver WA
More dates may be announced.
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Judge says "no" to Woodstock Reunion Concert
"Minutes after a state judge slammed the door on the annual Woodstock reunion party yesterday afternoon, Jeryl Abramson was on her cell phone canceling the free event that she and husband Roy Howard had long hosted at their home on Yasgur Road." [recordOnline]
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VIDEO: Clell Tickle: Indie Marketing Guru (starring Aziz Ansari & Tapes 'n Tapes)
No spoilers here. A must see!
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August 10, 2006
Bonnie Prince Billy played Joe's Pub | Kicks off Record Store Tour & more 2006 Tour Dates
This past weekend I missed all four Bonnie Prince Billy (Will Oldham) / Hazel Dickens shows at Joe's Pub in NYC....
BPB & CAPTAIN ANOMOANON @ JOES PUB | AUG 6, 2006 (CRED)
The Oldham brothers, sitting three in a row with acoustic guitars and matching white chinos, opened the show with a set of well-selected covers.Their three voices crisscrossed and harmonized on numbers like "Tell Old Bill," a chronologyblurring traditional song about the death of the title character. Will's voice was nuanced and haunted, rising above the others to punctuate certain phrases; Ned's was full of creaking country flourishes.The two seemed to treat the show as a learning opportunity for young Paul, the baby of the group and the least experienced performer. He sounded flat and shy as his brothers pushed him out of the nest on a few solo verses. [NY Sun]
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"This summer, Will Oldham will head out on a 14-date tour consisting primarily of free shows in various indie record stores." [PASTE]. That tour kicks off tonight at Atomic Records in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In October & November, BPB plays some regular shows w/ Shary Boyle. All dates below...
INSTORES - 2006
8/10 Atomic Records, Milwaukee, Wis.
8/11 Madcity Music Exchange, Madison, Wis.
8/12 Roadrunner, Minneapolis, Minn.
8/13 Record Collector, Iowa City, Iowa
8/14 Love Garden, Lawrence, Kan.
8/15 Vintage Vinyl, St. Louis, Mo.
8/17 Vertigo, Grand Rapids, Mich.
8/18 Stormy Records, Detroit, Mich.
8/19 Rotate This, Toronto, Ontario
8/20 New World Record, Buffalo, N.Y.
8/21 Bent Crayon, Cleveland, Ohio
NOT INSTORES (w/ Shary Boyle)
Mon 10/23/06 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Sun 10/29/06 Santa Cruz, CA The Attic
Mon 10/30/06 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Tue 10/31/06 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
Fri 11/3/06 Portland, OR Mission Theater
Sat 11/4/06 Portland, OR Mission Theater
Sun 11/5/06 Portland, OR Mission Theater
Mon 11/6/06 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
Tue 11/7/06 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
Thu 11/9/06 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
Fri 11/10/06 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
Sat 11/11/06 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
Previously
2 shows added | Bonnie Prince Billy, Hazel Dickens, Captain Adomoanon
Will Oldham on new Tortoise Album
Bonnie Prince Billy & Bjork | Drawing Restraint 9 | Listen
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Liquids on a Plane
This sanity-restoring Snakes on a Plane parody via Boing Boing who also points out more insanity.
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Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players: instore tonight PLUS Jason playing Bowery Poetry
The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players show at Mercury Lounge last night (Aug 9, 2006) was silly, yet politically charged - musically messy, but entertaining - potentially annoying, but somehow charming, and pretty funny. If you haven't seen them, they play songs that match up with "vintage slide collections found at estate sales, garage sales, and thrift stores".
Tonight (Aug 10th) they're playing a free show inside Tower Records (692 Broadway, NYC). Later tonight (10pm) Jason is playing a solo set and hosting The New York Howl CD Release Party @ Bowery Poetry Club.
Jason is also playing the Antifolk festival, and the whole family is touring.
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Crobar being sued | Underage rape victim was @ Don Hill's
"The underage girl told cops she sneaked into Don Hill's on Greenwich St. late Sunday, and drank heavily and smoked pot inside the nightspot, police sources said yesterday." [Daily News]
"Two Queens women shot inside the wildly popular Chelsea nightclub Crobar are suing the owners for $20 million each, claiming the bar failed to provide adequate security, lawyers said yesterday." [Daily News]
links via Gothamist.
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Nightlife Safety Takes Spotlight at City Hall (silly politicians)
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Jack Black hosting MTV Video Awards @ Radio City
"The awards will air live from Radio City Music Hall in New York. Performers include Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Panic! at the Disco and Ludacris." [Yahoo News]
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Hot Chip @ the Seaport | 2006 Tour Dates (Webster Hall)
"Hot Chip blew me away." [Jerry Yeti]
HOT CHIP @ THE SOUTH STREET SEAPORT, NYC | AUG, 4, 2006
photo by Wellington Lee
Ryspace has some MP3s from the show.
After touring all over Europe, Hot Chip are going on their first full U.S. tour in November. Wonderful Shy Child and Born Ruffians are playing on all or most of the dates. They're at Webster Hall in NYC on November 2nd, and they're playing Dave P's Making Time party in Philly the next day. All dates below...
SEPTEMBER 2006
12th, Prime Club, Cologne, Germany
13th, Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands
15th, Little Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
17th, Kagelbanan, Stockholm, Sweden
19th, Lido, Berlin, Germany
20th, Uebel Gefaehrlich, Hamburg, Germany
21st, Alter Feuerwach, Mannheim, Germany
22nd, Atomic Cafe, Munich, Germany
23rd, Rainbow, Milan, Italy
26th, Bikini, Barcelona, Spain
27th, Nincasi, Lyon, France
28th, Festival, Tulle, France
29th, Maroquinerie, Paris, France
30th, Osophere Festival, Strasbourg, France
OCTOBER 2006
1st, Botanique Festival, Brussels, Belgium
2nd, Ambassador, Dublin, Ireland
NOVEMBER 2006
Wed 11/01/06 Sonar Baltimore MD
Thu 11/02/06 Webster Hall New York NY
Fri 11/03/06 Pure Philadelphia PA (Making Time Party)
Sat 11/04/06 Paradise Boston MA
Sun 11/05/06 La Sala Rossa Montreal PQ
Mon 11/06/06 The Mod Club Toronto ON
Tue 11/07/06 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights OH
Wed 11/08/06 Wexner Center Columbus OH w/ Mouse on Mars, Birdy Nam Nam
Fri 11/10/06 Metro, Chicago IL
Sat 11/11/06 First Avenue Minneapolis MN w/ Jamie Lidell
Tue 11/14/06 Neumos Seattle WA
Wed 11/15/06 Doug Fir Lounge Portland OR
Fri 11/17/06 Mezzanine, San Francisco CA
Sat 11/18/06 Ex_Plh, Los Angeles, CA
Sun 11/19/06 Casbah San Diego CA
Previously
Hot Chip @ Emo's Annex (Pitchfork), Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
Hot Chip & Maximo Park @ Rothko
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Kaufman Center concerts w/ Bjorkestra, Gonzalez, John Madeski, Roseanne Cash, etc.
Listen Here: Art Music Now @ Merkin Concert Hall, NYC
Oct 19, 2006 - Section Quartet / Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra
Nov 02, 2006 - John Medeski Meets Kid Koala
Jan 25, 2007 - Poets & Prophets: Mark O’Connor’s Edgeffect Ensemble w/ Rosanne Cash
Apr 05, 2007 - Chilly Gonzales
Apr 14, 2007 - E.S.T. / Matthew Shipp
Bjorkestra is also playing KF in CA & Tonic soon (tix still on sale). Chilly Gonzalez (Gonzo) chills with Feist, Jamie Lidell, Peaches, and Mocky.
Previously
Rosanne Cash (& Lyle Lovett) @ Stubb's, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics
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The Cramps playing next NYC MoFo | 2006 Tour Dates
DOWNLOAD: Human Fly (MP3)
The next (Labor Day) MotherF*cker party is supposed to be at Avalon on September 3, 2006. Musical guest: The Cramps!
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TRICIA ROMANO: Who books the DJs? What was your favorite live performance? Dream lineup?
GEORGIE SEVILLE: My dream band—the Dolls or Iggy.
JUSTINE D: We only do Mofos on specific dates so the bands have to work around our schedule and it's hard to get everything organized a few months in advance. I'm still working on getting the Strokes. That will hopefully happen soon.
MICHAEL T: I like to hire people I can potentially have sex with. Justine is a bit more professional. I thought Andrew W.K. was pretty hilarious. Dream band: the Cramps!
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Still no CBGB show, but there are a bunch in Europe and California. All Cramps tour dates below....
THE CRAMPS | 2006 TOUR DATES
August 9 Lokerse Festival Lokeren Belgium
August 11 Oyafestivalen Oslo Norway
August 12 Kulturbolaget Malmo Sweden
August 13 Berns Stockholm Sweden
August 15 Astoria London UK
August 17 Paredes De Coura Festival Paredes De Coura Portugal
August 27 Sunset Junction Street Fair Los Angeles CA
September 3 Avalon? New York City NY (MotherF*ck*r)
October 24 House of Blues San Diego CA *
October 25 Key Club Morongo Cabazon CA *
October 29 Catalyst Santa Cruz CA *
October 31 Fillmore San Francisco CA *
November 2 House of Blues Las Vegas NV *
* w/ Demolition Doll Rods
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The Futureheads are playing Motherf*cker - July 3
New York Dolls @ Avalon, NYC | pics
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Teddybears @ Fat Baby & The Annex | pics & review PLUS words by "The Industry Insider"
TEDDYBEARS @ THE ANNEX | AUG 4, 2006
Teddybears "played" two shows in NYC last week. I managed to catch their 2am "performance" at The Annex on Friday night (Aug 4, 2006). By "performance", I mean two guys standing behind a DJ booth pumping their fists in the air. Sometimes one of them moved a knob while the other one aimed a spotlight at the crowd. To their left was a dude in a bear mask strumming a guitar. At first I thought it wasn't even plugged in, but then decided the bear WAS really playing, though barely. The Teddybears might have some fancy friends and work some magic in the studio, but at The Annex on Friday night I couldn't help but feel like a participant in some major-label marketing scheme injected right into the middle of one of NYC's latest hip Misshapesesque parties (I know, what else is new). Oh yeah, there was a video screen in the background, but I could barely see it through all the smoke.
At least the Fat Baby show the night before (Aug 3, 2006) was billed as a listening party (well sort of --- an industry-only "DJ & Multimedia performance"). I wasn't there, but one anonymous "industry insider" was, and they actually liked it. Here's their story....
TEDDYBEARS "LISTENING PARTY" by THE INDUSTRY INSIDER
Listening parties: an industry standard in which labels attempt to get writers, tastemakers and influencers out to hear their newest bands.
In the best case scenario, you get to leave work early to see the band perform live, or they come play a special show in your office. The worst case scenario is a dj playing the cd on repeat for three hours while you suck down free beer and lazily network. More often then not, it's the latter, and you leave questioning why you rushed over from work to see the same people you always do, to listen to a record you have had for two months.
Last night (Aug 3, 2006) was the Teddybears listening party at FatBaby. This upwards of 8 piece band from Sweden has been making their rounds on the blogosphere in the past few weeks with their track Punkrocker, featuring Iggy Pop.
The details of the party were sketchy at best. The main members of the band were there, they were going to be doing some performance, but to what capacity remained elusive. When I arrived, I saw a fog machine, vocoders and massive cdjs being set up, I knew we were all in for something special.
The members of the band have been in the states the last two weeks promoting the record. As their manager explained to me, they were unable to bring the entire band over, so they decided to innovate.
Patrick Teddybear manned the wheels of steel and played the record straight through. As an extra flourish he laid over a Hot Chip worthy amount of fx, vocoder and other delicious beeps and bloops. Jocke Teddybear, who is also in The Ceasers, danced with manic glee to every track, while banging along with a tambourine and manning the fog machine. While all this was happening upstairs, Klas Teddybear wandered around downstairs with a huge Teddybear's mask, drinking white wine with a very long straw.
While this was entertaining, what put it over the top were the visuals. Not content with just being a band, the boys from the Teddybears are also visual artists and have created a visual loop that takes classic movies (Spinal Tap, Aliens, Scarface, etc) and placed their iconic Teddybear head on the main characters. It could have been the whiskey and gingers, but seeing the Queen Alien battle a Teddybear, or a Teddybear gundown wannabe drug lords, made the entire night incredibly enjoyable. It was great to look around the room and see the usually apathetic industry crowd craning their neck to see a giant Teddybear pull a tin foil wrapped cucumber our of its pants.
Overall, the night was great. The new record is fantastic and if every band could promote and get into these potentially boring events as much as The Teddybears did, then listening parties could take on a whole new attitude.
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Teddybears & Goldfrapp playing NYC | remixes & MP3s
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Circle Jerks NOT playing CBGB | Tour Dates w/ Pennywise
The Circle Jerks were part of the 2005 benefit shows at CBGB, but so far they're not involved in the goodbye series. Instead they're touring with Pennywise which brings both bands to the Troc, Warsaw the Stone Pony, and Irving Plaza in October. All dates below...
PENNYWISE EUROPEAN DATES
08.18.06 | Gampel, Switzerland - Gampel Festival
08.19.06 | Kiewit-Hasslet, Belguim - Pukkelpop
08.20.06 | Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands Festival
08.22.06 | Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
08.23.06 | Berlin, Germany - SO36
08.24.06 | Bremen, Germany - Schlachthof
08.25.06 | Malmo, Sweden - City Fest
08.26.06 | Lisbon, Portugal - Pavilhao Quinta dos Lombos
08.28.06 | Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg
08.30.06 | Wiesen, Austria - Deconstruction @ 2 Days A Week Festival Info & Tickets: www.wiesen.at
08.31.06 | Nürnberg, Germany - Löwensaal Tickets: www.ticket-online.de www.eventim.de
09.01.06 | Herne, Germany - Gysenberghalle Tickets: +49 (0)234 610 68 00 www.matrix-bochum.dewww.eventim.de
09.02.06 | Konstanz, Germany - Rock Am See
09.03.06 | Milan, Italy - Deconstruction @ Rock In Idro Rock In Idro Info & Tickets: www.rockinidro.com
PENNYWISE & CIRCLE JERKS TOUR DATES
10.01.06 | Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre
10.02.06 | Seattle, WA - El Corazon
10.03.06 | Vancouver BC, Canada - Croation Cultural Cntre
10.04.06 | Vancouver BC, Canada - The Commodore Ballroom
10.06.06 | Edmonton, Canada - Reds
10.07.06 | Clagary AB, Canada - Macewan Hall Ballroom
10.08.06 | Saskatoon, Canada - The Odeon Events Centre
10.09.06 | Winnipeg MB, Canada - Burton Cummings Theatre
10.11.06 | Guelph ON, Canada - Club Denim
10.12.06 | Toronto ON, Canada - Phoenix Concert Theatre
10.13.06 | Otawa ON, Canada - The New Capital Music Hall
10.14.06 | Montreal PQ, Canada - Metropolis
10.15.06 | Quebec City QC, Canada - Theatre Imperial
10.17.06 | Philadelphia, PA - Tocadero Doors @ 6:00 pm
10.19.06 | Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw Doors @ 7:00
10.21.06 | Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony Doors @ 7:00
10.22.06 | New York, NY - Irving Plaza Doors @ 7:00
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Emily Haines adds 2nd NYC Show
Emily Haines added an 11:30 late show at Joe's Pub in NYC on September 19th.
Previously
Stream an Emily Haines track | Updated Tour Dates
SPIN has another Emily Haines track - an MP3
BSS/Metric's Emily Haines | solo album & show at Joe's Pub
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Alice in Chains (sort of) | 2006 Tour Dates
"ALICE IN CHAINS will embark on a North American-wide tour starting on September 22 in Las Vegas. The tour will hit over three dozen cities including San Francisco, Austin, Toronto and New York. Hard-rock band HURT will be supporting ALICE on the tour." [Blabbermouth]
11/01 - Nokia Theatre Times Square - New York, NY
11/02 - Nokia Theatre Times Square - New York, NY
All dates below...
ALICE IN CHAINS | 2006 TOUR DATES
09/22 - The Joint, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Las Vegas, NV
09/25 - Marquee Theatre - Tempe (Phoenix), AZ
09/26 - Rialto Theatre - Tucson, AZ
09/27 - El Paso County Coliseum - El Paso, TX
09/29 - LoneStar Amphitheater - Lubbock, TX
09/30 - Cain's Ballroom - Tulsa, OK
10/01 - Nokia Theatre - Grande Prairie (Dallas), TX
10/03 - Stubb's Bar-B-Q - Austin, TX
10/04 - Concrete Street Amphitheater - Corpus Christi, TX
10/05 - Dodge Arena - Hidalgo, TX
10/10 - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
10/11 - Hard Rock Live - Orlando, FL
10/12 - Revolution - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
10/20 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
10/21 - Millenium Center - Winston-Salem, NC
10/22 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA
10/24 - Ram's Head Live! - Baltimore, MD
10/25 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
10/26 - Electric Factory Ballroom - Philadelphia, PA
10/28 - The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Event Center
10/29 - Washington Avenue Armory - Albany, NY
10/31 - Lupo's - Providence, RI
11/01 - Nokia Theatre Times Square - New York, NY
11/02 - Nokia Theatre Times Square - New York, NY
11/04 - Dome Theatre - Niagara Falls, NY
11/05 - Kool Haus - Toronto, ON
11/07 - Emerald Theatre - Mt. Clemens (Detroit), MI
11/08 - Riviera Theatre - Chicago, IL
11/09 - House of Blues - Cleveland, OH
11/11 - The Eagles Club - Milwaukee, WI
11/13 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
11/14 - Sokol Auditorium - Omaha, NE
11/16 - The Cotillion - Wichita, KS
11/17 - Bricktown Events Center - Oklahoma City, OK
11/18 - Uptown Theatre - Kansas City, MO
11/20 - The Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
11/21 - Belly Up - Aspen, CO
11/22 - Salt Air Theater - Magna (Salt Lake City), UT
11/24 - Paramount - Seattle, WA
11/26 - Warfield Theatre - San Francisco, CA
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Alice In Chains end club tour | More Tour Dates
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August 9, 2006
Agent Orange playing CBGB | Tour Dates
"Agent Orange is a punk rock band from Fullerton, California. They were a surf-punk band from the 1980s and first gained attention with their song Bloodstains which they wrote for a local Orange County compilation album........................Agent Orange has had an enormous influence on the punk and hardcore scene, even though band members stated on Living in Darkness that "We don't feel a part of that scene at all." Agent Orange was one of the first bands to pioneer what would later be known as the skate-punk or skate-core scene. They developed a following in Fullerton along with The Adolescents. The band is still together today with few member changes. Their most recent album was in 2003 with Sonic Snake Session." [Wikipedia]
It's not that rare to see Agent Orange play - in fact they just played Continental last summer, but nonetheless they're an original (well one member is anyway) and they're playing CBGB one week before it closes for good on September 30th (well before it moves to Vegas).
AGENT ORANGE | 2006 TOUR DATES
Aug 18 - HOLLYWOOD - Safari Sam's Hollywood, CA
Aug 24 - ORANGE COUNTY - Galaxy Theatre Santa Ana
Sep 23 - NYC - CBGB
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Flipper playing Northsix & CBGB (again) | 2006 Tour Dates
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2006 Vegoose Music Festival | Lineup & Dates Announced
"The second annual Vegoose music festival will once again be held in Las Vegas over Halloween weekend. Scheduled to take place from October 27-31, the multi-band bill will feature recent Bonnaroo headliner Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Widespread Panic, Las Vegas natives The Killers, The Mars Volta, The Black Crowes, Fiona Apple, The Raconteurs, Keller Williams Incident (featuring Keller William and the String Cheese Incident), Damien "Jr. Gong" Marley, Medeski Martin & Wood, The Roots, The Rhythm Devils (Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzman, Mike Gordon & Steve Kimock), G. Love & Special Sauce, Jurassic 5, Galactic, Praxis, Yonder Mountain String Band, Gomez, Built To Spill, Guster, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James, Dr. Octagon (aka Kool Keith), Band of Horses, Jamie Lidell and The Zutons. [Relix]
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Silversun Pickups & Viva Voce | Fall 2006 Tour Dates
DOWNLOAD: Viva Voce - When Planets Collide (MP3)
Viva Voce and Silvesun Pickups are going out on tour together.
10.11 Mercury Lounge New York NY
10.12 Mercury Lounge New York NY
Good match. All tour dates below....
VV & SP | 2006 TOUR DATES
9.28 Rickshaw Stop San Francisco CA
9.29 Howie and Sons Visalia CA
9.30 The Echo Los Angeles CA
10.1 Modified Phoenix AZ
10.3 Emo’s Austin TX
10.4 Opolis Norman OK
10.5 Randy Bacon Gallery Springfield MO
10.7 Courtyard Café Urbana IL
10.8 Southgate House Newport KY
10.10 Iota Club and Café Arlington VA
10.11 Mercury Lounge New York NY
10.12 Mercury Lounge New York NY
10.13 Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia PA
10.15 Middle East Upstairs Cambridge MA
10.16 The Bug Jar Rochester NY
10.17 Lee’s Palace Toronto ON
10.18 The Lime Spider Akron OH
10.20 Empty Bottle Chicago IL
10.21 Maintenance Shop Ames IA
10.24 Hi Dive Denver CO
10.26 Neurolux Boise ID
10.28 Doug Fir Lounge Portland OR
Chris has Silversun Pickups' WOXY Lounge Act MP3.
DOWNLOAD: Silversun Pickups - Well Thought Out Twinkles (MP3)
Previously
Silversun Pickups August 2006 Tour Dates
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Jenny Lewis | 2006 Tour Dates
Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins are touring again.
10-12 New York, NY - Town Hall
10-13 New York, NY - Town Hall
All dates below...
09-30 Denver, CO - The Fillmore
10-01 Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
10-03 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater
10-04 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
10-05 Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
10-06 Detroit, MI - St. Andrews
10-07 Toronto, Ontario - Trinity St. Paul Church
10-08 Buffalo, NY - Center for the Arts
10-09 Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Center
10-10 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
10-12 New York, NY - Town Hall
10-13 New York, NY - Town Hall
10-14 Northampton, MA - Academy of Music
10-15 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Previously
Download the Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins album
Jenny Lewis DJd Misshapes | Shooting for Blue States Lose
Jenny Lewis & Jonathan Rice @ Angel Orensanz, NYC | pics
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Weekly Hip Hop News Round Up (Aug 9, 2006)
KILLER WES
Welcome Wes (the nicest guy in the biz) to BrooklynVegan! He's gonna post about Hip Hop...
KILLER MIKE
Brooklyn may not be the borough that birthed Hip Hop, but it is the borough that perfected Hip Hop. Hip Hop is not very vegan - regardless, BV brings you the weekly Hip Hop News Round Up courtesy of Wes of the not in any way Hip Hop related NYC band the Undisputed Heavyweights.
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Gnarls Barkley ruled Lollapalooza - At least according to Entertainment Weekly. Click here for a video (via Stereogum).
Outkast's forthcoming album/soundtrack 'Idlewild' to be released December 6th. First single is "Idlewild Blue" for which the video already has appeared on major channels and YouTube (since removed). Potential second single "Hollywood Divorce", not about the group's alleged breakup, featuring Snoop Dogg and Lil' Wayne - leaked. Get it at palms out sounds.
Southern Rap Legend Scarface, formerly of Geto Boys, announces that after 20 years he will no longer release any more solo albums. In addition to guest spots, he will now focus more on production (via SOHH). We shall see about that. Those rappers and their retirements. *cough*Jay-Z*cough*
Mos Def surprises everyone by announcing the imminent release of an album "Tru3 Magic" on Geffen Records (September 26th) (via Nahright). MP3 of "Boogie Man" to be found here. It better be closer to his brilliant debut "Black On Both Sides" than to his sophomore ehhh "The New Danger". Or else!
DJ Premier, Hip Hop legend and creator of the definite gritty New York City sound, produces half of Christina Aguilera's new album "Back To Basics" including the uncreatively titled, but excellent "Still Dirrty". Download it here.
Killer Mike stands up and raps with substance in the tradition of Ice Cube in the early 1990's (when he still was the best rapper in the world). On "That's Right", he speaks on some matters of social relevance including role models, the Bush family, racism, the responsibilities of successful African Americans to their community, and more. Download it at 5151. (off his latest mixtape "I Pledge Allegiance")
The Roots debut new short video clips for "Don't Feel Right" (here), "All in the Music" (here) and "Here I Come" (here) - all from their new album Game Theory. (via TheRapUp)
And finally in the WTF category - Jackass's very own Steve-O nearly loses his life by proclaiming he is the new Ol' Dirty Bastard and proceeding to pull out Lil' Steve-O while on-stage with the entire Wu-Tang Clan during an Ol' Dirty Bastard Tribute, and in the presence of ODB's mother. Partial video at AllHipHop.
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this post was NOT sponsored by Hip Hop Karaoke NYC
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Nightlife Safety Takes Spotlight at City Hall (silly politicians)
"What we are saying is that we can't let the SLA control this anymore," said Quinn. "They have done a pitiful job at closing down bad establishments in this city. Therefore we want and should have that enforcement power ourselves. We want to stop the days when the West Side of Manhattan is more like the Wild West."
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"Now, very soon we will have some of the toughest laws in the entire country and WE WILL MAKE SURE OUR KIDS IN OUR CITY ARE COMPLETELY SAFE when they enjoy what our city is known for, its nightlife," said Queens City Councilman Peter Vallone.
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"We will work with the City Council to draft legislation that will increase the use of technology to root out underage drinking, increase the use of security cameras and hold establishments accountable when they break the law," the mayor's chief spokesman, Stuart Loeser, said in a written statement.
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Ms. Quinn dismissed the privacy implications of the plan. "Cameras at places of public assembly are commoplace now," she said, "I don't believe there is any expectation of privacy as it relates to going to a club."
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STORIES @ NY1, NY Sun & The NY Times
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The Long Winters played a free show @ Mercury Lounge
THE LONG WINTERS @ MERCURY LOUNGE | AUG 8, 2006 (CRED BAO)
I heard I got a shoutout by John Roderick. Nice.
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Long Winters | 2 free shows, new CD & 2006 Tour Dates
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2006 Antifolk Festival (begins Saturday) | Suzanne Vega, Chris Barron, Jason Trachtenburg & more PLUS Adam Green Tour Dates
DIANE CLUCK & REGINA SPEKTOR @ THE 2003 ANTIFOLK FESTIVAL (MORE)
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2006 ANTIFOLK FESTIVAL
The 2006 Antifolk Festival begins in NYC this Saturday (August 12, 2006) "with an outdoor show in Tompkins Square Park from noon to 5 and continues with nine days of shows at Sidewalk Cafe. Suzanne Vega will play both in the park and at Sidewalk. Chris Barron is doing a show. Jason Trachtenberg is on the bill as are some of the standout acts from the Antifolk world like Beat the Devil, Ching Chong Song, Don McCloskey, Paleface, etc."
ANTIFOLKERS STUFF
Regina Spektor is playing Town Hall. Kimya Dawson is a mommy. Jason Trachtenburg hates cell phones. Jaymay is in the news. Suzanne Vega recently played on Ground Zero.
ANTIFOLKERS TOURING
Adam Green and Jeffrey Lewis are touring. Tickets are on sale for a lot of their shows. Those dates below...
ADAM GREEN 2006 TOUR DATES
Tue Sep 12 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
Wed Sep 13 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Fri Sep 15 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Sat Sep 16 Seattle, WA Paradox
Tue Sep 19 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
Wed Sep 20 Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen
Fri Sep 22 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sat Sep 23 Philadelphia, PA The Balcony
Sun Sep 24 Cambridge, MA Middle East Club Upstairs
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Adam Green @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics
Beck @ Hiro Ballroom, NYC | Pics
Kimya Dawson @ Scenic, NYC | Pics
Jaymay @ The Living Room, NYC | Pics
Regina Spektor @ Tonic, NYC | Pics
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One more day to bid on Marina Ribatski (Bonde Do Role)'s x-rays
As reported on Pitchfork who threw the festival where the accident happened, Bonde Do Role are raising money to pay for Marina's medical expenses by selling her X-rays (along with some other memorabilia) on eBay. There's only one day left to outbid "ryanpitchfjork".
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Dinosaur Jr (keeps going) | 2006 Tour Dates (Warsaw)
DINOSAUR IN-STUDIO @ WOXY (MORE)
Dinosaur Jr. keep the reunion going and going. Tickets are on sale for an August 29th show at Warsaw in Brooklyn. Six days earlier J Mascis will also be in Brooklyn opening for the Shins at McCarren Pool. I seriously thought that Summerstage show would be my only chance to ever see Dinosaur Jr. (ended up being very not true). More dates below...
DINOSAUR JR TOUR DATES
Wed. 8/23/06 McCarren Pool Brooklyn, NY (J Mascis solo acoustic w/ The Shins)
Sun. 8/27/06 Chameleon Club Lancaster, PA
Mon. 8/28/06 Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Tue. 8/29/06 Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY
Wed. 8/30/06 Toad's Place New Haven, CT
Thur. 8/31/06 Town Ballroom Buffalo, NY
Fri. 9/1/06 New Capitol Music Hall Ottawa, ON
Sat. 9/2/06 OSHEAGA: Festival Musique et Arts Montreal, QUE
Sun. 9/3/06 Theatre Imperial Quebec City, QUE
Mon. 9/4/06 The Marquee Club Halifax, NS
December 8-10 2006 (exact dino date TBA) ATP's "Nightmare Before Christmas" Glastonbury, UK
Other Acts: Sonic Youth, The Stooges, Wolf Eyes, Negative approach, and many more.
There's a presale for some dates too.
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Dinosaur Jr. @ Summerstage, NYC | Pics
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Knife tickets on sale at noon
The November 1st NYC Knife show goes on sale at Noon. It's a CMJ show, so they're selling 250 less tickets than usual.
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Regina Spektor playing Town Hall | Tour Dates
Regina Spektor is playing Town Hall in NYC on September 27th. Tickets supposedly go on sale today at Noon. All known tour dates below...
REGINA SPEKTOR TOUR DATES
Aug 15 2006 10:00P Magnet Berlin
Aug 16 2006 10:00P The Stage Club Hamburg
Aug 17 2006 9:45P Pukkelpop Festival Kempische steenweg, Kiewit
Aug 19 2006 7:00P V Festival Chelmsford
Aug 20 2006 7:00P V Festival Weston Park
Aug 21 2006 8:00P Liquid Rooms Edinburgh
Aug 23 2006 7:30P Shepherd's Bush Empire London
Sep 27 2006 - Town Hall, NYC
Oct 06 2006 - Avalon, Boston, MA
Oct 17 2006 - Majestic Theatre, Madison, WI
Previously
Regina Spektor live on the BBC | The MP3s
"Chelsea Hotel" covers & Regina Spektor on the Strokes | MP3s
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New York's Hit Factory Studios turned into condos
"New York's Hit Factory studio, which closed in early 2005 after being home to recording sessions by John Lennon, Stevie Wonder, Madonna and U2, is being converted into condominiums worth more than $1 million." [Reuters]
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Glenn Kotche & Nels Cline Tour Dates & Wordless Music Series @ Lincoln Center
Wilco's Glenn Kotche is appearing at the Modern Drummer Festival in Newark, NJ on September 16th (with Death Cab's Jason McGerr, Stewart Copeland, and others) . Two days later Glenn starts a short tour with Wilco's Nels Cline at Lincoln Center in NYC. It also doubles as the first show in Lincoln Center's Wordless Music Series. Jenny Lin and Elliott Sharp are also on that bill. All Glenn and Nels dates below...
GLENN KOTCHE | 2006 TOUR DATES
Sep-10 St. Louis, MO Riverfront Times Music Festival
Sep-16 Newark, NJ Modern Drummer Festival
GLENN KOTCHE & NELS CLINE | 2006 TOUR DATES
Sep-18 New York, NY Wordless Music Series at Lincoln Center w/Jenny Lin
Sep-19 Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
Sep-20 Washington, DC The Black Cat w/Lambchop
Sep-22 Columbus, OH Wexner Center for the Arts
Sep-23 Lexington, KY Recital Hall at the Singletary Center for the Arts
Sep-24 Chicago, IL The Black Orchid
Previously
Glenn Kotche (Wilco) & David Cossin @ the Bang on Can Marathon, World Financial Center, NYC | pics
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Family Values (Korn) concert murder suspect caught
"Michael Scott Axley, 24, is charged with the murder of Andrew Richardson, 30. According to the Atlanta Police preliminary investigation, an altercation occurred on July 30 at around 10:30 p.m. between the victim and unknown others at the Lakewood Amphitheater during a concert. The victim, Andrew Richardson sustained a serious head injury that resulted in his death on August 1. His death was officially ruled a homicide on August 3." [Atlanta News 11]
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2006 New Yorker Festival - October 6-8 | New Pornographers
The New Pornographers and author George Saunders should both appear somewhere on the schedule when the New Yorker Festival reveals this year's lineup in the September 11th issue of the magazine.
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Jaymay in the news
"I've been offered conventional contracts from major record labels and very indie-friendly, unconventional contracts," Seerman said during a break from recording. "They have offered me everything I could want." [Yahoo News] (thx J)
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Jaymay @ DUMBO General Store, Brooklyn, NY | pics
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NY Dolls take Alex Chilton's spot at the Seaport - Free Show
THE BOX TOPS CANCELED
The Box Tops featuring Alex Chilton show on Friday, August 18 at the South Street Seaport has been cancelled. The band's original bass player and key vocalist, Bill Cunningham has had a medical emergency. Due to the circumstances, other band members have regretfully cancelled all scheduled performances.
BUT LOOK WHO'S PLAYING INSTEAD
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New York Dolls @ Avalon, NYC | pics
New York Dolls @ CBGB, NYC | pics
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August 8, 2006
Motley Crue playing NYC Hard Rock Cafe | Tour Dates w/ Aerosmith
MOTLEY CRUE FIGURES (more info)
MOTLEY CRUE PLAYING NYC HARD ROCK CAFE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2006
"Throughout August, all Hard Rock Cafes in North America will offer guests the chance to win a trip to see MOTLEY CRUE perform at Hard Rock Cafe New York. Fans from around the globe can also visit http://www.hardrock.com through August 31 to enter to win the ultimate rock prize, an all-expenses paid trip for two to New York City to see MOTLEY CRUE, including roundtrip airfare, a three-night hotel stay and $250 in spending money!" [Press Release]
Motley Crue plays Jones Beach with Aerosmith before and after the Hard Rock date. All Crue/Aerosmith dates below...
MOTLEY CRUE & AEROSMITH
Tue 09/05/06 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheater
Thu 09/07/06 Hartford, CT New England Dodge Music Center
Sat 09/09/06 Burgettstown, PA Post-Gazette Pavilion @Star Lake
Tue 09/12/06 Darien Center, NY Darien Lake Six Flags P.A.C.
Thu 09/14/06 Holmdel, NJ P.N.C. Bank Arts Center
Sun 09/17/06 Wantagh, NY Nikon @ Jones Beach Theatre
Tue 09/19/06 Wantagh, NY Nikon @ Jones Beach Theatre
Thu 09/21/06 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amp. Charlotte
Sat 09/23/06 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
Tue 09/26/06 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
Thu 09/28/06 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center
Sat 09/30/06 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion
Mon 10/02/06 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Thu 10/05/06 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sat 10/07/06 East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre
Mon 10/09/06 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Wed 10/11/06 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
Fri 10/13/06 Noblesville, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Sun 10/15/06 Maryland Heights, MO UMB Bank Pavilion
Tue 10/17/06 Bonner Springs, KS Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Thu 10/19/06 Antioch, TN Starwood Amphitheatre
Mon 10/23/06 Raleigh, NC Alltel Pavilion @ Walnut Creek
Wed 10/25/06 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Virginia Bch. Amp.
Thu 11/02/06 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
Sat 11/04/06 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Tue 11/07/06 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
Thu 11/09/06 Chula Vista, CA Coors Amphitheatre
Sat 11/11/06 Devore, CA Hyundai Pavilion Of Glen Helen
Mon 11/13/06 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Pavilion
Wed 11/15/06 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre
Fri 11/17/06 Selma, TX Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sun 11/19/06 The Woodlands, TX C.W. Mitchell Pavilion
Wed 11/22/06 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre @ State Fairgrds.
Fri 11/24/06 West Palm Beach, FL Sound Advice Amphitheatre
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Concert Biz Bounces Back | Top 10 Tours of 2005
Tommy Lee Naked | Home bans Fur
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Venom cancel North American tour
"I just got word that Venom, the legendary English black metal masters, have had to cancel their entire North American tour due to “immigration problems,” which I’m guessing means someone somewhere decided that North America just couldn’t handle it, which- to be fair- is probably true." [comedian Dave Hill]
The first date was supposed to be August 13th at Irving Plaza in NYC. All cancelled dates below...
Aug. 13 - New York, NY @ Irving Plaza
Aug. 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
Aug. 18 - Cleveland, OH @ Agora Theatre
Aug. 20 - Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
Aug. 22 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Aug. 24 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Aug. 25 - Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
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The Foundry Field Recordings | 2006 Tour Dates | MP3s
DOWNLOAD: holding the pilot/holding the facts (MP3)
Missouri's Foundry Field Recordings are a four-piece that play sweet shoegazing guitar pop that sounds like Grandaddy (a lot) meets Nada Surf meets Flaming Lips at their most normal. These are really good lo-fi songs, featuring lyrics full of sci-fi stuff, like robots, clones, the future, technology etc. [Oh My Rockness]
Jackson first menitoned the Foundry Field Recordings, and I've been digging their new album (Prompts/Miscues) too (most of it anyway). Cokemachineglow reviewed it. The MP3 above is from it, plus there's more at Sonicbids and more MP3s here and even a whole free EP here and a MySpace.
The band is touring as we speak and they're gonna play 3 NY shows - one in Long Island, one in Brooklyn, and one in Manhattan. The Manhattan one is presented by Crackers United and the L Magazine and also features Cassettes Won't Listen and Apes & Androids on the bill - @ Sin-e, August 23rd (I hear Jackson might be DJing too). All dates below...
FOUNDRY FIELD RECORDINGS | TOUR DATES
2006-08-08 The Corner Lounge Knoxville, TN
2006-08-08 WUTK (in-studio) Knoxville, TN
2006-08-08 WRVU (in-studio) Nashville, TN
2006-08-09 Cafe Coco Nashville, TN
2006-08-11 Milestone Charlotte, NC
2006-08-12 Lenny's Bar Atlanta, GA
2006-08-14 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
2006-08-15 King's Barcade Raleigh, NC
2006-08-16 The Red and the Black Washington D.C.
2006-08-18 Millcreek Tavern Philadelphia, PA
2006-08-19 191 Pacific St. Long Island, NY
2006-08-21 Goodbye Blue Monday Brooklyn, NY
2006-08-22 PA's Lounge Somerville, MA
2006-08-23 Sin-e New York, NY
2006-08-25 The East End Cafe Cincinnati, OH
2006-08-25 WOXY (in-studio) Cincinnati, OH
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Golden Smog touring in September (Webster Hall) | Tim O'Reagan Tour Dates
STREAM: Tim O'Reagan - in stuido @ MPR (streaming MP3) (via)
Tickets are on sale for a September 17th Golden Smog (featuring members of the Jayhawks) show at Webster Hall in NYC (their last NYC show was at Bowery Ballroom). It's part of a small tour - more dates will be announced soon. Jayhawks member Tim O'Reagan is touring this month with two shows at Mercury Lounge (the 17th & 19th). Those dates are below...
TIM O'REAGAN & GREG LASWELL TOUR DATES
08/10/06 - Chicago, IL - Schuba's
08/11/06 - Indianapolis, IN - Music Mill
08/12/06 - Cleveland, OH - Winchester Tavern and Lounge
08/13/06 - Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig
08/15/06 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern
08/17/06 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (early show)
08/18/06 - Philadelphia, PA - North Star
08/19/06 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (late show)
08/21/06 - Arlington, VA - IOTA Club & Cafe
08/22/06 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Cafe
08/23/06 - Columbus, OH - Little Brother's
08/24/06 - Louisville, KY - Jim Porter's Good Time Emporium
08/25/06 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
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Golden Smog played Bowery Ballroom, NYC | review & pics
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Voxtrot | 2006 UK/US Tour Dates (in Austin w/ Beirut)
Voxtrot kick off a UK tour this Saturday (August 12, 2006). We also already knew that they're playing two nights at Bowery in November, but now we know they're playing their hometown of Austin with Beirut (who just scored a big article in NY Magazine), and some shows in California & Chicago too. All dates below....
VOXTROT | AUGUST 2006 UK TOUR DATES
Sat 12 - London, UK - Queens Of Noize [secret venue] 18+
Mon 14 - London, UK - Trash [The End & AKA] 18+
Tue 15 - London, UK - White Heat [Madame JoJo's] 18+
Wed 16 - London, UK - Playlouder Singles Club 18+
Thu 17 - Middlesborough, UK - Club NME [Empire] 18+
Sat 19 - Nottingham, UK - Liars Club 18+
Thu 24 - Brimingham - Club NME [Custard Factory] 18+
Sat 26 - Leeds, UK - The Faversham 18+ w/ The Grates
Sun 27 - Glasgow, UK - Optimo [Sub Club] 18+
Mon 28 - Edinburgh, UK - T On The Fringe [Corn Exchange] w/ Dirty Pretty Things
Tue 29 - London, UK - The Forum w/ The Vines
VOXTROT | FALL 2006 TOUR DATES
10-28 - Austin, TX - Emo's w/ Beirut
11-01 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
11-02 - San Francisco, CA - Popscene [330 Ritch]
11-04 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
11-05 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
11-06 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11-07 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
One of their last shows was the Pitchfork Festival pre-party. Rewritable Content was in attendance.
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Voxtrot playing 2 shows @ Bowery | Take that Kool Keith
Voxtrot @ Prospect Park Bandshell (Celebrate Brooklyn), NYC | pics
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Columbia Records & Apple offer exclusive pre-order of Bob Dylan's new album, ticket promo
"...Bob Dylan himself has hopped on board with Apple and the iTunes Music Store to offer an exclusive pre-order ($13.99) of his upcoming new album, Modern Times, which lands on August 29th. Ticketmaster has even tossed their hat in, just like with the Red Hot Chili Peppers promo back in April, and is offering a pre-sale ticket opportunity for select dates on Mr. Dylan's tour to fans who pre-order the album." [tuaw.com]
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DJ Shadow | 2006 Tour Dates
"With his new album currently scheduled to drop in September, DJ Shadow is officially back in action. The Outsider, his most experimental album to date, should hit stores on September 12 via Universal. With a new album also comes a North American tour, kicking off next month." [The Tripwire]
He hits Webster Hall on October 17th. All dates below...
DJ SHADOW | 2006 TOUR DATES
09.19.06 - Vancouver, BC (Commodore Ballroom)
09.20.06 - Seattle, WA (Showbox Theatre)
09.22.06 - Berkeley, CA (Greek Theatre w/ Massive Attack)
09.24.06 - Los Angeles, CA (Avalon)
09.26.06 - San Diego, CA (House Of Blues)
09.28.06 - Las Vegas, NV (House Of Blues)
09.30.06 - Dallas, TX (Gypsy Tea Room)
10.01.06 - Austin, TX (Stubbs)
10.03.06 - New Orleans, LA (House Of Blues)
10.04.06 - Atlanta, GA (Roxy)
10.06.06 - St. Louis, MO (Pageant)
10.09.06 - Chicago, IL (House Of Blues)
10.10.06 - Milwaukee, WI (Eagles Club)
10.11.06 - Cleveland, OH (House Of Blues)
10.12.06 - Toronto, ON (Kool Haus)
10.13.06 - Montreal, QC (Metropolis Gillett Entertainment)
10.16.06 - Philadelphia, PA (Theatre Of Living Arts)
10.17.06 - New York, NY (Webster Hall)
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Carl Barat broke his collarbone, but still playing shows
"The band begin their first US tour tonight in Los Angeles but Barat will be restricted to singing duties only after breaking his collarbone." [gigwise]
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Jackson's Tuesday MP3 Roundup.
Jackson's back....
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* There's a song off the latest Vitalic 12" called Bells. Friend and DJ Laz Casanova says, "Bells is a fast paced heavy distorted track (about 137 bpm) with opera-esque vocals by Linda Lamb that actually brings a decent balance to the song. Sticking true to its name the track does feature bells. Not entirely crazy about this one but its high energy can probably rock the right crowd." [Shot Callin']
* New Blood Brothers tracks leaked. Their album entitled Young Machetes is due for release in the fall and was produced by John Goodmanson, (Blonde Redhead) and Guy Picciotto (Fugazi). [Jazz Funk Greats] & [Pitchers of Silence]
* Fans of Q And Not U should definitely check out John Davis' new band Georgie James. Davis acts alongside friend Laura Burhenn, to create music that could take Ian Mackaye/Amy Farina's The Evens down! [Muzak for Cybernetics]
* One band who I think deserves more attention is Toronto's Tangiers (French Kiss). I recently found some CBC Radio 3 Sessions (from 2 years ago) that are great. [B(ool)log]
* One of my favorite album's of this year, (so far) is Souls She Said's As Templar Nites (Dim Mak). It features singer Joe Cardamone and guitarist Don Devore of The Icarus Line. Imagine The Icarus Line becoming some sort of schizophrenic, distorted, yet somewhat happy dance projecy. [Indie Christoph]
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Comedians of Comedy playing Hollywood & Warsaw, Patton Oswalt playing Carolines | more Tour Dates soon
PATTON OSWALT @ BONNAROO 2006 (CRED)
Patton Oswalt will announce the dates for a September Comedians of Comedy tour very soon. In the meantime we know that tickets go on sale today for their September 14th date at Warsaw in Brooklyn where Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, and Eugene Mirman are performing. Tickets are also on sale for an August 15th show in Hollywood. In November (16-19), Patton is in NYC to perform at Caroline's.
Previously
Comedians of Comedy's Patton Oswalt @ Emo's (SXSW) | pics