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September 16, 2006

Wolfmother to Hammerstein | 2006 Tour Dates

WOLFMOTHER @ MCCARREN POOL, BROOKLYN | SEPT 9, 2006 (CRED - DANFUN)

"The band is continuing to make waves in the US with its new single, 'Joker & The Thief,' which can be heard in trailers for the forthcoming movie 'Jackass Number 2.' "Jackass" star Johnny Knoxville and his crew are featured in the song's music video." [livedaily]

Tickets are on sale for Wolfmother @ Hammerstein Ballroom on 11/22. All dates below...

WOLFMOTHER | 2006 TOUR DATES
09/13 - Norfolk, VA - Norva Theatre
09/15 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
09/16 - Saint Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
09/18 - Atlanta, GA - Center Stage Atlanta (Earthlink Live)
09/19 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
09/20 - Nashville, TN - Exit In
09/22 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls Theatre
09/23 - Baltimore, MD - V Festival (Pimlico Racecourse)
09/28 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Palladium
09/29 - Alpine, CA - Viejas Concerts in the Park
09/30 - Mountain View, CA - Download Festival (Shoreline Amphitheatre)
11/21 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
11/22 - New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
11/24 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
11/25 - Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater
11/26 - St. Louis, MO - Mississippi Nights
11/28 - Houston, TX - Meridian
11/29 - Dallas, TX - Gypsy Ballroom
12/02 - Portland, OR - Roseland Theater
12/03 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
12/04 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
12/07 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint
12/08 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre

Wolfmother also played a private Fashion show and showed up at a private Raconteurs gig while they were in NYC to open for Govt Mule at McCarren pool recently. Two Gallants, the other opener, also played a second show.

Previously
Wolfmother to Webster Hall | more 2006 Tour Dates
Wolfmother @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics

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Stream Austin City Limits

Watch the 2006 Austin City Limits festival from the comfort of your computer.

Posted in music at 7:36 PM | Comments (1)

Atlantic Antic Sunday w/ Les Sans Culottes, The Fleshtones, The Dansettes, & more

THE ATLANTIC ANTIC
32th Anniversary Celebration (rain or shine)
Sunday, September 17th 2006, 10am-6pm
Atlantic Avenue between Hicks Street and Fourth Avenue in Downtown Brooklyn

Posted in NYC | To Do | music at 7:32 PM | Comments (0)

Save Darfur rally in Central Park Sunday w/ Citizen Cope, Lupe Fiasco, Suzanne Vega & others

What: SAVE DARFUR NOW: Voices to Stop Genocide
When: September 17, 2006 (2:00 - 5:00 P.M.)
Where: New York City (Central Park, East Meadow)
Who: Click here for confirmed speakers and performers

Posted in To Do | music at 7:29 PM | Comments (3)

September 15, 2006

Jesse Malin & "a guy from bad brains" @ Continental + 'Live at CBGB 1982' Screenings

Its either the horrible weather, or just general exhaustion that keeps me missing so many shows I mean to go to lately. One such show was "Jesse Malin (who just announced a new album) + special guests" last night at Continental. Were you there? If so, wWhat happened? I just found this:

...jesse was awesome, his keyboard player / harmony vocalist rocks. we saw a bit of his d generation bandmate's set, and saw one song with a guy from bad brains, but we got tired and took off... i'm sure the show went till 3am with tons of special-er guests..." [Myspace Blog]

And speaking of extinct clubs and Bad Brains, this is coming to CD and DVD:

Bad Brains – Live CBGB 1982 displays why Bad Brains became one of the most important bands in the history of American Hardcore. On Christmas Eve 1982, Bad Brains began their three-day stint at a Hardcore Festival hosted by legendary CBGB. This DVD represents the very best of these shows, culled from over 4 hours of footage. Their live performances were legendary, their visual recordings were impossible to find. Now, for the first time on DVD, that powerful performance is revisited in extraordinary fashion.

There's a $3.00 screening at at Southpaw in Brooklyn on Tuesday, September 19th at 9pm. There's a preview clip on YouTube. All screenings everywhere, and more CD/DVD info, below....

NEW YORK, NY - In conjunction with Tower Records & CMJ
Southpaw - 125 Fifth Ave - Brooklyn, NY 11217
Tuesday, September 19tn - Doors @ 8 & Show @ 9
$3 ADMISSION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - In conjunction with Amoeba & SF Bay Guardian
12 Galaxies - 2565 Mission Street @ 22nd - San Francisco, CA . 94110
Tuesday, September 19th @ 9pm
FREE TO THE PUBLIC

SAN DIEGO, CA – In conjunction with Lou's Records
Lou's Records - 434 North Highway 101 - Encinitas, CA 92024
Tuesday, September 19th @ 7pm
FREE TO THE PUBLIC

PORTLAND, OR - In conjunction with Jackpot Records
Bagdad Theater & Pub - 3702 SE Hawthorne Blvd - Portland, OR 97214
Tuesday, September 19th @ 8pm
FREE TO THE PUBLIC

LONG BEACH, CA - In conjunction with Fingerprints
Murphy's Pub at the Belmont - 4918 E 2nd St - Long Beach, CA 90803
Tuesday, September 19th @ 6pm
FREE TO THE PUBLIC

LOS ANGELES, CA - In conjunction with Tower Records
Knitting Factory, Hollywood - 7021 Hollywood Blvd. Ste. 209 - Los Angeles, CA 90028
Thursday, September 21st – Doors @ 7:30 & Show @ 9
FREE TO THE PUBLIC

WASHINGTON, DC - In conjunction with Tower Records
Black Cat - The Backstage - 1811 14th St. NW - Washington, DC 20009
Thursday, September 21st – Doors @ 9 & Show Time @ 9:30
$3 ADMISSION

PHILADELPHIA, PA - In conjunction with Reelblack.com
Cinemagic 3 at Penn - 3925 Walnut Street - Philadelphia, PA 19104
Sunday, September 24th - Doors @ 2pm
FREE ADMISSION

PHILADELPHIA, PA
The Khyber - 56 South Second Street - Philadelphia, PA - 215-238-5888
Monday, September 25th - Doors @ 8 & Show @ 9
FREE TO THE PUBLIC

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Tracklist:
1. Big Take Over
2. Attitude
3. I
4. I and I Rasta
5. Supertouch/Shitfit
6. King of Glory w/ Dave Hahn
7. Right Brigade
8. F.V.K.
9. Supertouch
10. Banned in D.C.
11. How Low Can a Punk Get?
12. The Meek Shall Inherit
13. Riot Squad
14. F.V.K.
15. We Will Not
16. Big Take Over
17. Coptic Times
18. I
19. At The Movies
20. Right Brigade
21. Rally Round Jah Throne
22. Redbone in the City
23. Riot Squad
24. Pay to Cum

Bonus materials include: Interviews from 1982

Previously
D Generation tonight? + final lineup & an A.P.P.L.E. reunion
Agnostic Front "Live @ CBGB"
A guy from Bad Brains @ Gorilla Biscuits
DVDs | Gorilla Biscuits @ CBGB, H2O @ Knitting Factory
Jesse Malin vs. Irving Plaza, NYC | pics

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Nada Surf joins Rogue Wave on stage @ Warsaw

JASON COLLETT & LESLIE FEIST (CRED / MORE)

We were in indie-pop heaven last night at Warsaw in Williamsburg last night, when Rogue Wave was joined by Nada Surf frontman Matthew Caws and drummer Ira Elliot onstage for their take on the Who's 'Kids Are Alright.' [Billboard's Jaded Insider]

"I COMPLETELY forgot about those guys! I seriously have not thought about them since the nineties.)." [The Park Slope Gastronome & The China-Latina Chowhound] (via)

Though it would have been even better if Feist had joined Jason Collett on stage during his opening set, she didn't -- I just liked the above picture better than anything I could find from this show.

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Idolator and other new websites

Idolator is the Gawker music blog

Here are some other new websites
* Gerard vs. Bear (funny, even to those mocked)
* Hipsterotica (just what it sound likes)
* Spiralfrog (music in exchange for watching ads)
* The Annex (the NYC venue finally got a site)
* Fontana's Bar (no longer just a placeholder)
* Land of Talk (graduated from MySpace)
* Tokyo Police Club (graduated from MySpace)
* Sure Juror (graduated from MySpace)
* Love is All (graduated from MySpace)
* Merge Records blog (Merge blogs)

(I know, some of them are just new-ISH)

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Beck | Fall 2006 Tour Dates

"Beck will be performing in support of the new album, The Information." Tickets on sale shortly. All dates below...

09.27.06 - Chula Vista, CA (Coors Amphitheater w/ Tom Petty)
09.30.06 - Mountainview, CA (Shoreline Amphitheater - Download Festival)
10.12.06 - Nashville, TN (City Hall)
10.14.06 - Chicago, IL (UIC Pavilion)
10.16.06 - Totonto, ON (Ricoh Arema)
10.18.06 - New York, NY (Theater At The Gardens)
10.23.06 - Philadelphia, PA (Tower Theater)

(thx TM, PS, & TW)

Previously
Beck & Bonnaroo

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Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup | (Sep 14, 2006)

TUPAC & KISS @ THE 1996 GRAMMYS

September 13th marked the 10 year anniversary of Tupac Shakur's death. Has it really been a decade? That means all the kids on the subways with their Tupac shirts were mere toddlers when he died. NahRight has a great post with rare interview videos and more.

The least secret of secrets, Jay-Z's upcoming un-retirement and new album, was finally officially confirmed - in Entertainment Weekly no less. In an upcoming cover story titled "Jay-Z Returns," the Brooklyn rapper-turned-exec tells us about his return to music after three years of retirement. "It was the worst retirement, maybe, in history," Jay tells EW. "I believed it for two years." Jay's new album Kingdom Come (in stores November 21) features production from Dr. Dre, Timbaland, Kanye West and Coldplay's Chris Martin.

Watch a video of young hope Saigon interview veteran Ice Cube over at XXL Magazine.

Flavor Flav, hip hop's court jester and member of Public Enemy, announced his first-ever solo album. Rap icon and reality TV star Flavor Flav (please cancel your show Flav. Dignity!) is set to release the still to be named record on 10/31.

The NY Post, the unpaper, reports that DMX is on a mission against....flip flops. He calls them 'sissy soles' and protests against Jay-Z wearing them. He states, without irony, "It's Beyoncé. He's a sucker for love. Thugs don't do flip-flops." He started a prayer circle right afterwards. Read more here.

Native Tongue legends Black Sheep are about to re-enter the market place with their upcoming digital only release 8WM/Novakane. The album won't be released until October, but they gave us a great preview last night at Mo Pitkins with an unannounced show with a 6 piece band and crazy amounts of energy. Keep an eye out for an interview with Black Sheep's Dres on BV soon.

Former The Source owners/publishers Dave Mays and Raymond "Benzino" Scott are attempting to re-enter the hip hop world by way of a new publication tentatively title The Truth. Ironic name seeing that they were ousted from the Source after numerous examples of a lack of journalistic integrity leading to several staff walkouts. Read more over at SOHH.

Talib Kweli is set to perform at the Nokia Theatre Times Square on October 15th with a great support cast of Pharoahe Monch, Lupe Fiasco, Nice & Smooth, DJ Scratch and DJ Eclipse. Tickets are on sale.

Method Man is going on tour later this month. All dates below....

METHOD MAN | 2006 TOUR DATES
Sat-Sep-23 ASBURY PARK, NJ STONE PONY
Sun-Sep-24 TOWSON, MD TOWSON UNIVERSITY
Mon-Sep-25 BOWLING GREEN, OH HOWARDS CLUB
Tue-Sep-26 CLEVELAND, OH HOUSE OF BLUES
Wed-Sep-27 ANN ARBOR, MI BLIND PIG
Thu-Sep-28 BLOOMINGTON, IN BLUEBIRD THEATER
Fri-Sep-29 MADISON, WI BARRYMOORE THEAT.
Sat-Sep-30 URBANA,IL CANOPY CLUB
Sun-Oct-01 OFF
Mon-Oct-02 ASPEN, CO BELLY UP TAVERN
Tue-Oct-03 BOULDER, CO FOX THEATER
Wed-Oct-04 PARK CITY, UT SUEDE
Thu-Oct-05 Fly to NY - VH1 Rehearsal
Fri-Oct-06 VH1 Rehearsal
Sat-Oct-07 VH1 Honors Taping
Sun-Oct-08 PORTLAND, OR ROSELAND
Mon-Oct-09 SEATTLE, WA SHOWBOX
Tue-Oct-10 BELLINGHAM, WA NIGHTLIGHT
Wed-Oct-11 OFF
Thu-Oct-12 SPARKS, NV NEW OASIS
Fri-Oct-13 SANTA CRUZ, CA THE CATALYST
Sat-Oct-14 SAN FRANCISCO,CA MEZZANINE
Sun-Oct-15 SANTA BARBARA, CA UC SANTA BARBARA
Mon-Oct-16 ANAHEIM, CA HOUSE OF BLUES
Tue-Oct-17 LOS ANGELES, CA HOUSE OF BLUES
Wed-Oct-18 SAN DIEGO, CA 4th & B
Thu-Oct-19 PHOENIX, AZ MARQUEE THEATER
Fri-Oct-20 ALBUQUERQUE, NM SUNSHINE THEATER
Sat-Oct-21 OFF
Sun-Oct-22 AUSTIN, TX EMOS
Mon-Oct-23 OFF
Tue-Oct-24 TALLAHASSEE, FL THE MOON
Wed-Oct-25 FT. LAUDERDALE, FL REVOLUTION
Thu-Oct-26 ORLANDO, FL HOUSE OF BLUES
Fri-Oct-27 MYRTLE BEACH, SC HOUSE OF BLUES
Sat-Oct-28 Charlotte, NC Amos
Sun-Oct-29 CARRBORO, NC CATS CRADLE
Mon-Oct-30 CHARLOTTESVILLE,VA STAR HILL MUSIC HALL
Tue-Oct-31 OFF
Wed-Nov-01 PIHLADELPHIA, PA TBA
Thu-Nov-02 WASHINGTON, DC 930 CLUB
Fri-Nov-03 HARTFORD, CT WEBSTER THEATER
Sat-Nov-04 TBA
Sun-Nov-05 TBA
Mon-Nov-06 BURLINGTON, VT HIGHER GROUND
Tue-Nov-07 BOSTON, MA AVALON
Wed-Nov-08 HARRISBURG, PA DRAGONFLY
Thu-Nov-09 BALTIMORE, MD SONAR
Fri-Nov-10 SYRACUSE, NY THE COUNTRY CLUB
Sat-Nov-11 NEW YORK, NY NOKIA THEATER

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NYPD busts CD/DVD pirating group

"In what music and movie industry leaders say is a significant blow to the nation's piracy market, police on Thursday raided an office and a garage, confiscating 208 CD and DVD burners and about 40,000 bootlegged discs.

Among the films being illegally reproduced were some not yet officially released on DVD, including 'Snakes on a Plane' and 'World Trade Center.' The music ranged from Latin to gospel." [Business Week]

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September 14, 2006

The Little Ones sign to Astralwerks

"L.A. indie band The Little Ones have signed a deal with Astralwerks, which will re-release the band's self-released EP. The band starts a brief tour with French Kicks this Friday." [Coolfer]

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Universal Music pressuring YouTube, MySpace

"Universal Music Group, the world's biggest record company, is stepping up pressure against popular online sites YouTube and MySpace, accusing them of infringing the copyrights of its artists' music videos.

Universal chief executive Doug Morris described video site YouTube and News Corp.'s social networking site MySpace as "copyright infringers" during a Merrill Lynch investors' conference speech on Tuesday that was closed to the press." [Yahoo News]

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My Morning Jacket | 2006 Tour Dates, presale & a live CD/DVD

My Morning Jacket is going on a headlining tour this Fall, and I'm happy and sad to report that they've reached the Roseland level (Nov 30, 2006). In fact, they have nothing scheduled for November 29th so maybe they've reached the two nights at Roseland level. "Pre-sales begin on Thursday, September 14th at 12:00 pm local venue time for select dates listed below."....

NOVEMBER 2006
09 Thu Charleston, SC Music Farm NOW!
10 Fri Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theater
12 Sun Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
13 Mon Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
15 Wed New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
16 Thu Dallas, TX Gypsy Theater
17 Fri Dallas, TX Gypsy Theater
18 Sat Austin, TX Stubb's
20 Mon St. Louis, MO The Pageant
21 Tue Milwaukee, WI The Riverside
22 Wed Louisville, KY Louisville Gardens
24 Fri Chicago, IL Riviera Theater
25 Sat Indianapolis, IN Clowes Hall
27 Mon Washington, DC 9:30 Club
28 Tue Washington, DC 9:30 Club
30 Thu New York, NY Roseland Ballroom

DECEMBER
01 Fri Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
02 Sat Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom

CD/DVD press release....

My Morning Jacket Okonokos: Double Live Album and Concert Film
(CD release Sept 26; DVD release Oct. 31 -- ATO/RCA Records)

"Following the release of their fourth critically acclaimed full-length, Z, My Morning Jacket is about to release what is surely to become their quintessential body of work: Okonokos, a 2-disc live recording and concert film capturing MMJ in all their glory.

Okonokos, conceived by Jim James, and it is as much a question as it is an answer. It is an enigma wrapped around a riddle. Okonokos is whatever you want it to be.

The live concert was created with the aid of the trailblazing lighting designer Marc Brickman (well-known for his work with Pink Floyd), and filmed by director Sam Erickson. Okonokos: Double Live Album was mixed by Michael Brauer (Bob Dylan, Coldplay) and mastered by pre-eminent engineer Bob Ludwig."

CD 1 Track Listing:

01. Wordless Chorus
02. It Beats 4 U
03. Gideon
04. One Big Holiday
05. I Will Sing You Songs
06. Lowdown
07. The Way That He Sings
08. What a Wonderful Man
09. Off The Record
10. Golden
11. Lay Low

CD 2 Track Listing:

01. Dondante
02. Run Thru
03. At Dawn
04. Xmas Curtain
05. O Is the One That Is Real
06. Hell
07. Steam
08. Dancefloors
09. Anytime
10. Mahgeeta

VIDEO STREAMS
REAL | WIN | QUICKTIME

Previously
new Pearl Jam MP3 & Tour Dates | My Morning Jacket
M Ward & My Morning Jacket's Jim James @ AO, NYC | pics

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Yep Roc | an article, a podcast & Billy Bragg (CD/tour dates)

DOWNLOAD: Yep Roc's September '06 Podcast (MP3) (subscribe)

"Independent record labels in North Carolina are growing and so are their rosters. MoRisen Records in Charlotte features a handful of local artists gaining national attention. Chapel Hill's regarded indie, Merge Records, is known for breaking bands like Superchunk and the Arcade Fire.

But Yep Roc, near Chapel Hill, with a roster of legendary artists and bands with feverish cult followings, is clearly one of the state's most prolific outfits...." [Charlotte Observer]

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The Billy Bragg Vol 2 box set is out 10/17 on Yep Roc Records. Billy Bragg tour dates below...

BILLY BRAGG | 2006 TOUR DATES
09-20-06 Halifax NS Rebecca Cohn Auditorium @ Dalhousie Arts Centre
09-22-06 Montreal QC Club Soda
09-23-06 Ottawa ON New Capital Music Hall
09-24-06 Toronto ON Music Hall Theatre
09-26-06 Winnipeg MB The Venue - Ramada Marlborough
09-27-06 Calgary AB Knox United Church
09-29-06 Vancouver BC Commodore Ballroom
09-30-06 Seattle WA Kane Lecture Hall w/ Otis Gibbs
10-02-06 Portland OR Aladdin Theatre w/ Otis Gibbs
10-04-06 Los Angeles CA Henry Fonda Theatre w/ Otis Gibbs
10-05-06 San Francisco CA Great American Music Hall - 2 shows at 8:45 and 10:45
10-07-06 San Francisco CA Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival

"You all know the legendary punk rocker, Billy Bragg. He is grouped in and has worked with the best of them, including Johnny Marr of The Smiths, protest folk singer Leon Rosselson, members of R.E.M., Less Than Jake, Kirsty MacColl, and Wilco. Bragg’s Volume 2 finds him adding to his band and expanding his lyrical reach. Though still a caustic rabble-rouser, Bragg revealed he was equally adept at discussing the struggles of love as he was at discussing the struggles of the working class. Volume 2 chronicles Bragg's gradual addition of a full band to his formerly sparse guitar and vocal arrangements. The four reissues are Workers Playtime, Don't Try This At Home, William Bloke, and England, Half English. A bonus DVD featuring an entire televised concert from 1991 and a 2006 live performance is only available as part of the 9-disc box set. Each original has been re-mastered as have the five discs of bonus material, much of it previously unavailable and handpicked by Billy and longtime Bragg cohorts Grant Showbiz and Wiggy."

* more info on the Podcast
* Billy Bragg prompts Myspace rethink

Previously
Billy Bragg | Tour Dates & Box Set

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Primus | 2006 Tour Dates

Nov. 09 - New York, NY - Roseland

All dates below...

PRIMUS | 2006 TOUR DATES
Nov. 01 - Austin, TX - Music Hall
Nov. 03 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Nov. 04 - Dallas, TX - Will Rogers Auditorium
Nov. 06 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
Nov. 08 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
Nov. 09 - New York, NY - Roseland
Nov. 10 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
Nov. 12 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 14 - Detroit, MI - State Theatre
Nov. 15 - Toronto, ON - Kool Haus
Nov. 17 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
Nov. 18 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
Nov. 19 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 21 - Denver, CO - Fillmore
Nov. 28 - Eugene, OR - Hult Center
Nov. 29 - Vancouver, BC - Orpheum Theatre
Nov. 30 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
Dec. 02 - Berkeley, CA - Berkeley Community Theatre
Dec. 03 - Sacramento, CA - Memorial Auditorium
Dec. 05 - San Jose, CA - San Jose Civic Center
Dec. 06 - Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
Dec. 08 - San Diego, CA - Rimac
Dec. 09 - Phoenix, AZ - Mesa Amphitheatre

"The mighty PRIMUS — bassist Les Claypool, guitarist Larry Lalonde and drummer Tim Alexander — return this fall with a formidable one-two-three punch. October 17 will bring twin releases: their first-ever retrospective CD "They Can't All Be Zingers: The Best Of Primus" (Interscope/UMe) and a new DVD "Blame It On The Fish" (on their own Frizzle Fry Inc. imprint), subtitled "An Abstract Look at the 2003 Primus Tour De Fromage", their triumphant reunion trek." [Blabbermouth]

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(NYC music venue) Continental coming to a close | D Generation tonight? + final lineup & an A.P.P.L.E. reunion

15 AMAZING YEARS!!! THANKS TO MY STAFF, THE BANDS, AND ALL OF
YOU FOR MAKING THIS POSSIBLE.
IT'S BEEN AN HONOR THAT I'LL NEVER FORGET.

COME TO OUR GRAND RE-OPENING ON WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 11TH @ 9pm.

YOU'RE ON THE LIST PLUS 1.
THANK YOU, TRIGGER

THIS WEEK'S VOICE

The last four nights of shows at Continental are upon us. Richard Bienstock, whose band Drag Citizen is playing there Friday night, wrote an article called "Downer at the Rock and Roll Club" for the Village Voice.

But the act whose history is perhaps most intertwined with that of the Continental's is the now defunct glam-punk outfit D Generation.

"We signed our record deal with EMI in the Continental's bathrooms," says the band's former singer, Jesse Malin, who was also a partner in the late Coney Island High on St. Marks Place and is currently co-owner of the Avenue A bar Niagara. "Television had CBGB, and the Velvet Underground had Max's, but for my little punk rock group it was this room on the corner of Third Avenue. It was our home, and it's where we made our name."

TONIGHT'S LINEUP - Thursday, September 14
Jesse Malin (w/ Special Guests)
Richard Bacchus (ex D-Generation
DJ Howie Pyro (ex D-Generation)
A.P.P.L.E. (reunion show)
+ REALLY SPECIAL GUESTS

Hmmm, that's three of the five original D-Generation members explicitly listed right on the bill. "Special guests" are listed twice. One of them is "Really". Strangely/sadly/obviously (depending on how you look at it) tickets are still available. Enquiring minds will also want to know:

** Jesse Malin also played bass for a time with the NYC punk band A.P.P.L.E., who as you can see above, are also on the evening's bill. It'll be their A.P.P.L.E.'s first gig in 18 years. Their second one will be opening for Agent Orange and Reagan Youth at CBGB later this month.

** Original D-Generation guitarist and New Yorker Georgie Seville (he was replaced by Danny Sage) is doing well as part-owner of the Motherf*cker franchine along with Johnny T, Justine D, and Michael T.

** Jesse's friend Ryan Adams is often his "special guest" (not a reason to go to this show though - just a possible bonus).

** Jesse is also playing Tuesday at the Union Square Barnes & Noble

The rest of the schedule.....

Friday, September 15
1:30 NEUF NEUF NINE
12:45 BANANA FISH ZERO (reunion)
12:15 TRIGGER’S ALL STARS
11:30 PRINCE HAL’S NEW BAND THE RABBITS
10:45 DEEK JENKINS
10 HONOR AMONG THIEVES
9:15 DRAG CITIZEN

Saturday, September 16
12 MURPHY’S LAW
11 TWO MAN ADVANTAGE
10:15 TURBO AC’S
9:30 SUICIDE KING
8:45 THREADS
8 THE BASICKS
7:15 GUNS ON THE RUN

Sunday, September 17 (THE LAST NIGHT)
11 CJ RAMONE AND DANIEL REY PLAYING A FULL RAMONES SET w/ WALTER LURE and more
10 HANDSOME DICK MANITOBA’S BAND (The almost-Dictators reunion)
9 LENNY KAYE AND FRIENDS
8 THE BULLYS
7:15 CHARM SCHOOL

Tickets are actually still on sale for all four shows.

So Trigger will now try to court a different crowd. In mid October, he will relaunch the Continental as a dive bar. He'll retain the name and most of the staff, but the stage will be ripped out and replaced by extra seating and a flat-screen television showing "the Yankees, Knicks, and old kung fu movies." Draft beer taps will be installed behind the bar, and the downstairs greenroom—his favorite spot in the club—will get a pool table. "But I'm not going to touch a sticker or piece of graffiti in there, because of all the memories and history and energy," he says. "So hopefully when the bands come back to drink they'll be happy to see the place where they spent so many hours tuning their instruments and passing out to be more or less intact." [also from the Voice]

Previously
almost-all-THE DICTATORS reunion @ CBGB & Continental
Continental adds their real last show PLUS Lenny Kaye @ CBGB
Trigger Presents: last 3 shows @ Continental - On Sale
The last 3 days @ Continental (schedule) | Help George Tabb
Jesse Malin playing third to last show @ Continental | Tix
Murphy's Law playing last show EVER at the Continental
Last Continental show now September 16th
Continental to close on August 26th?
The Continental will stop having live music

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Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings @ Rocks Off Cruise, NYC | pics

DOWNLOAD: Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - Give Me a Chance (MP3)

Sharon Jones is unbelievable - an amazing performer with endless amounts of energy, and backed by the smooth sounds of the funky Dap Kings. She played two one-hour sets on the Rocks Off Cruise show that sailed along Manhattan's West side on Friday night, September 8. 2006. Tripwire has a full review.

And I posted one more photo from the boat here.

Previously
Sharon Jones played Harlem
Sharon Jones playing Boat | 2006 Tour Dates

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Dan Akroyd & Bill Murray rocked to Phoenix @ Webster Hall

PHOENIX @ WEBSTER HALL, NYC | SEPT 12, 2006 (CRED-MORE)

"Inexplicably, Aykroyd and fellow SNL alums Bill Murray and Molly Shannon were rocking out all night to the band’s songs." [Rolling Stone]

Previously
100 Tickets released for tonight's Phoenix show
Phoenix | More 2006 (smoke free) Tour Dates
Phoenix @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics

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Superchunk playing Daily Show 10th Annivesary show @ Irving Plaza

November 16, 2006 @ Irving Plaza, NYC
"The Daily Show presents 'Ten F#@king Years (The Concert)': a live event with appearances from Daily Show correspondents and personalities, live performances from Superchunk, Clem Snide and The Upper Crust, and lots of surprises. All proceeds benefit the New York-based tutoring center 826NYC."

"Bass player Laura Ballance says the Irving Plaza gig probably came about because drummer and comedian Jon Wurster has 'got the 'in' with the comedy people.'" [The News Observer]

* Superchunk just played North Carolina too
* Mac keeps a Portastatic blog
* Portastatic is touring
* The last 826NYC benefit featured Sufjan and Byrne

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Electro-shows on sale, reviews of Herbert, Ratatat & the Junior Boys & a new Teddybears/Annie MP3

DOWNLOAD: Teddybears - Yours To Keep (Annie Mix) (MP3)

Has there been an influx of well-rated music and associated-rock-like shows by somewhat-popular electronic (or electronic-like) artists all of a sudden? Take for example the 39 (wow, 39?) upcoming Webster Hall shows that are now on sale: One of them is Hot Chip (YES HOT CHIP IS ON SALE), two of them are The Knife, one is the Rapture & Presets, two are DJ Shadow, two are Ladytron, two are Thievery Corporation, two are Zero 7, and two are Basement Jaxx. Gorilla vs. Bear is blogging about Cassius, and Daft Punk is headlining the Bang! Festival. DFA DJs are touring. Jamie Lidell is headlining Irving Plaza, and Girl Talk and Diplo are opening for Peeping Tom. Nitzer Ebb is playing Irving too. Matmos, Goldfrapp, Teddybears, and the list goes on. Danceable artists who very-recently filled Irving Plaza and Bowery Ballroom include Matthew Herbert, Junior Boys, and Ratatat. I missed all three for one reason or another...

JUNIOR BOYS @ BOWERY BALLROOM | SEPT 7, 2006 (CRED)

"The set wasn’t a long one, but it was quality." [Axis of Live]

"The show was a total disappointment" [Universal Buzz]

I thought they were good last year.

RATATAT not @ BOWERY BALLROOM | SEPT 11, 2006 (CRED)

"last night i went to see ratatat. as they started playing, a threesome of those obnoxious people who shove their way forward at the last minute shoved their way in my way. a tall guy parked himself right in front of me. i tapped his shoulder, intending to ask him to move. before i could say anything, mre shoved him. it was really too funny. mre, i love you for doing that." [snarkylush]

HERBERT not @ IRVING PLAZA | AUG 27, 2006 (CRED)

"Herbert With Live Band is at best something of a paradox, at worst something confusing and special: live musicians playing sample-based music that's meant to sound live." [Nick S]

"But then at New York's Irving Plaza, Herbert was just a tiny guy wearing boxers and a lavender dressing gown (good eye, Jess) and acting like a complete doofus..." [Pitchfork]

"What Herbert is doing in the live setting is incredibly complex, and though these small strainings of time and genre bow beneath the completeness of the artist's vision for each song and the force of his beats, moments of doubt are perhaps unavoidable." [Pop Matters]

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Were you there?

P.S. The Ultra.NY festival starring Moby, John Digweed, Soulwax, Junkie XL, Boris and Waxman goes down in Central Park on 9/22.

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September 13, 2006

A 25th Anniversary Thank You Note From Corey Rusk

Corey Rusk posted this letter on the Touch & Go website....

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I would like to personally thank all the bands that played, the whole Hideout staff, all of the tireless volunteers, the City Of Chicago Department of Fleet Management, the Touch and Go staff, the sound and stage staff, the drivers, and all the fans that attended the block party this past weekend! It has taken me a couple days to write this because there are really no words that can express just how amazing and meaningful the whole event was. And there are no words that can express the love and gratitude I have for everyone involved in making it happen. It will forever be three of the very best days of my life. Thank you.

Much love and undying appreciation to all the bands that played. You took time out of your busy schedules. You came from hundreds and thousands of miles away. You agreed to make no money so that the profits could go to local charities that help people less fortunate than all of us. I know you did all this to show your support for Touch and Go and the family of bands that you are a part of. You indulged my desire to have you all in one place at the same time. You all played some of the best sets of your lives. You have overwhelmed me. You have made me cry. I can’t thank you enough.

Also, a special thank you to the bands who reformed just for the block party. On top of everything the other bands went through to be part of this, you re-learned songs you had long since forgotten. You had to reconnect with people you hadn’t been in touch with for many years, and you had to re-learn how to play music with them. You practiced long and hard to be able to show the thousands of people at the block party what your music and your energy were like during the years you were making records for Touch and Go. You pulled it off with heartfelt enthusiasm... you kicked ass. The intensity of your performances was as though you had never stopped playing together. You blew me away. I can’t thank you enough.

Sincere thanks and love to Tim, Katie, Jim, Mike, Jessica, and everyone at the Hideout. This event never would have happened if you had not agreed to do all the hard parts. You secured the space, interacted with the city, coordinated all the logistics of the PA rental, the food, the beer, the tickets, the security, the medics, the fences, the tents, the hundreds of volunteers, etc… I could go on and on. You are pros with endless energy and dedication, and I feel very fortunate that you were gracious enough to let Touch and Go be the theme for your 10th annual block party. Everyone who attended and everyone who played at the block party owe you a massive thank you. Personally…I can’t thank you enough.

Thank you to the hundreds of tireless volunteers. I only met a small fraction of you, but the block party was flawless from start to finish, and this never could have been without all of your efforts. You gave up your time to help Touch and Go, the bands, the Hideout, the fans, and the charities. All of the bands kept telling me how well taken care of they were and how nice everyone working the event was. You are very kind people. I can’t thank you enough.

Thank you to the City Of Chicago Department of Fleet management. I never met you in person, but the Hideout staff has told me multiple times how accommodating and gracious you were. You moved a lot of machinery, concrete, and steel to make this a safe and enjoyable event for all. This is not a part of your normal job. You didn’t have to do it…. but you did, and you did it with a smile. I can’t thank you enough.

Thank you to the whole Touch and Go staff.
• Ed, we all know this would have never happened, and certainly would have never been so smooth, without your continuous efforts over the past 9 months. You took a big load off my shoulders. I truly appreciate it.
• Jamie, thank you for all your work with the bands and the backline. I know it was all very complicated but in the end, the bands had what they needed. That was important to me, and crucial to them.
• Dave, you came through with all the last minute art needs (and there were lots of them), with lightning speed. Postcards, signs, passes, food tickets, etc…, thank you for making sure we had them when we needed them. They all looked great.
• Justin, Joe, and Jim, thank you for the T&G 25th mini-site. You were always ready to update it with the latest information. Without the mini-site, there would have been a lot of confusion. Your efforts made the event a more organized place for the fans.
• Miranda, Chad, and Sara, you got the word out. The volumes of press and radio pieces about the T&G 25th anniversary and the block party event are proof of all your hard work. Wait a minute… am I really thanking you for making me do all those interviews? Yeah… I am. We would have never had all those thousands of people there if you hadn’t pushed me into it and convinced all the publications and stations that it was an event worth covering. Krista, thanks to you too, for co-coordinating all the T&G 25th press in foreign countries. We had fans from all over the world in attendance and your efforts helped spread the word in all those far away places.
• Taylor, if you had not suggested I speak with Tim & Katie at the Hideout, I would not have thought to do so myself, and this event would not have happened.
• April, I know there are thousands of happy fans who bought records and CDs at the Reckless tent. You came to the warehouse Saturday morning and Sunday morning to pull inventory for the Reckless booth to replace all the items that had sold out each day. Speaking of which… thank you to Reckless Records for putting up a booth to exclusively sell Touch and Go and Quarterstick records to the thousands of music hungry fans. I know it was a lot of work.
• Everyone else at Touch and Go also did their part by picking up the slack for those who were busy doing what needed doing for the event. All your efforts are greatly appreciated.
You all kick ass! I can’t thank you enough.

Thank you to the sound engineers, stage managers and their crew.
• Bob Weston enlisted some of this country’s best sound engineers. He offered to do this as though it was no big deal. He then proceeded to coordinate all their schedules and take care of all the details. I could never have done this myself. Everyone should be lucky enough to have great friends like Bob. Scott Adamson, Che Arthur, Tim Iseler, Jeremy Lemos, Kris Poulin, Jason Ward, and Bob Weston… thank you for making our event sound great. You are the best.
• Howard Greynolds and Ryan Hembrey, the stages were run so smoothly that we were on time for every set all 3 days. That’s no small feat! You and your crews busted your asses all weekend with no breaks and no time to just enjoy what was going on around you. I can’t thank you enough. Howard, you have been a friend to Touch and Go and our bands for many years. Thank you for putting so much energy into all the little details leading up to and during the block party. You made a positive difference for everyone involved!

I also want to thank Carol, Nate, and Evelyn who were our shuttle drivers. They drove back and forth between the Hideout and the band’s hotels for over 12 hours every day…in Chicago traffic! A thankless job, and one done with cheer. I know you were well appreciated by all the bands, and by myself (special thanks for bringing me all those coffees between runs!). I can’t thank you enough.

And, a very big thank you to all the fans who attended the block party this weekend. You raised tens of thousands of dollars for important charities. You showed an unbelievable amount of love and enthusiasm for a group of bands and people who mean the world to me. And you showed support for my life’s work: Touch and Go. I hope you all had as much fun and treasured every moment of the festival as much as I did, because I can’t remember the last time I had that much fun for 3 days running! I can’t thank you enough.

As many of you saw, we had a video crew documenting the whole event. Over the next twelve months, we will be putting up short video segments from the block party on the Touch And Go Records web site (www.touchandgorecords.com) every couple of weeks. We will also be posting photos from the event over the next couple weeks too.

Thank you.
Corey Rusk

Previously
Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Block Party | Day Three
Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Block Party | Day Two
Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Block Party | Day One

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Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Block Party | Day Three

And with this post we wrap up our coverage of the 25th Anniversary Touch & Go Block Party/Festival....

SUNDAY @ THE TOUCH & GO FESTIVAL | SEPT 10, 2006

"Sunday - Bring on the rain. Holy shit it was cold and awful and rainy today." [Causing Accidents]

"Sunday was dismal in terms of weather" [Time Out Chicago]

2:00pm The Monorchid

3:00pm Enon

3:55pm Three Mile Pilot

"I only saw a couple bands on the rainy Sunday of the festival." [Kushi Tan]

Edwina Hay (who took all these pictures) only saw three (partly because of the weather, but partly because she had somewhere else to be). Conveniently though, Stereogum's pics take over exacly where she left off.

25 Essential Touch & Go albums @ Pitchfork.

The rest of the coverage: Day 1 | Day 2

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RANA & Ween-related show @ CBGB tonight

NYC/NJ band RANA helped try to save CBGB last year. Now they'll help close it down. They play there tonight (Sept 13, 2006) for the last time - with Sounds of Greg D (featuring Ween's bass player Dave Dreiwitz and members of Rana, Sam Champion and Rufus Wainwright's band), and Dave Drewitz's other project Crescent Moon.

Check out RANA's 2-disk live@CBGB CD for sale at CD Baby

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The Nemo Festival in Boston | Complete Schedule

NEMO MUSIC CONFERENCE & FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES COMPLETE SCHEDULE
"The tenth annual NEMO Festival is quickly approaching and will run from September 28th through September 30th, 2006. Performance highlights throughout the Boston area include Yo La Tengo, Ladytron, The Long Winters, Read Yellow, Dr. Octagon, Jake Brennan, The Dents, Diamond Nights, Kabir, The Black Lips, The Head Set, Be Your Own Pet, and Breaking Laces. The full schedule for showcases is here."

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An interview with The Stills @ Osheaga & The Great Belghazi

"The Stills are a Canadian indie rock band. The four band members, Tim Fletcher, Dave Hamelin, Liam O'Neil and Oliver Corbeil, have known each other since around the age of 12 and played in various bands prior to forming The Stills in 2000. The band members are art students from Montreal, Quebec. On a two-month trip to New York City, they recorded several songs with the help of a four-track recorder. After landing a record deal, they began working on an EP entitled Rememberese EP which was released on June 17, 2003. Their debut album Logic Will Break Your Heart was released later that year, and touring with Interpol and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs gained them a steady following. Their latest album, Without Feathers, was released May 9th, 2006 on Vice Records." [Wikipedia]

BrooklynVegan interviewer Mike caught up with Dave and Oliver of the Stills after their performance at the Osheaga Festival in Montreal on September 2nd, 2006. They discussed the new album, Land of Talk, Ratatat, and revealed the mystery behind the guy in the blue jacket at Siren....

THE STILLS @ THE 2006 SIREN FESTIVAL (MORE)

This wasn't the first time Mike interviewed the Stills....

BrooklynVegan Mike: I interviewed Tim around the eve of Logic and he spoke of how the second album will not sound like anything from the first album. And for the most part, that is true. So is the material that appears on Feathers in its genesis at that time?

Dave: Some of it, maybe. We knew we wanted to do something very different but we didn't know what. It was only later that we figured it out.

Oliver: It's hard to know exactly. Once you start fucking around with the songs and everything, it takes a sort of life of its own.

Dave: We never know what it's gonna be like until it's over. It could have turned out a million different ways, even with the same material.

BrooklynVegan Mike: I hadn't seen it, but I had read and heard first hand accounts of the band receiving a negative reaction when you premiered some of the new stuff. Is that true?

Dave: At shows?

Oliver: At shows, it wasn't so bad.

Dave: There were a couple of hecklers.

Oliver: But it was minimal. I think it was more the media and the blogs.

Dave: So we put out a record, Logic Will Break Your Heart. So some people buy it, some people love it. We put out another one. Blogs are now this big thing. So all of those people are like, "The Stills. I love The Sills. I'm gonna review that record." Then they hear its differences and they are like, "OH MY GOD! I hate this record, rah rah rah rah." [laughs]. Basically, all of those reviews are from fans of the old record. You can just tell.

Oliver: Most of them start with, "Logic Will Break Your Heart, this MASTERPIECE…" Like, take it easy, it was a good record but….

Dave: Masterpiece? We got a 5 in Pitchfork. I'm reading all of this "critically acclaimed 'Logic Will Break Your Heart," like…one review opened with "The most deafening blast of mediocrity you are gonna hear this year." All of a sudden now, people pick it as a classic.

Oliver: When we put out our third record, they will say "Without Feathers, the classic record…."

BrooklynVegan Mike: Do you guys feel adversarial towards the first record because of the attention it gets?

Oliver: I like playing both, actually

BrooklynVegan Mike: I've seen you live a few times, the first behind this record, and I have always enjoyed how you toy with the structure of the songs. I was curious how you would reconcile the two albums on stage and it was very good. Will this be a constant for the band, no matter the sonic changes?

Dave: We don't know what our record is gonna sound like. We have an idea…actually, no, I don't know what the next record is gonna sound like [laughs]

Oliver: The reason why we do that is it is really hard to play like a 150 shows a year and play the songs exactly as it is and actually look like you give a shit. You have to change it up, or else it's a lie. It's imposssible to play a song 570 times and still like "yeah," be really into it.

Dave: I think that's why you change your songs up live. That's why you hear people say, "I like them live better."

Oliver: And there are people who are like, "I'd go see them live, but I wouldn't buy their record." It doesn't make any sense.

Dave: I would actually rather hear a band on record then see them live. I think that most of them are shit, live.

BrooklynVegan Mike: I guess unless you are a band like The Strokes who refuse to change anything live. Whenever they play, it is by the note.

Dave: Yeah. I have seen them live but their records have a sound and an aesthetic to them. And like live sound is kind of like the same for everybody. There is very little subtlety going on there. I like the studio.

BrooklynVegan Mike: Do you guys feel it is an uphill challenge to convert people through your live show?
Dave: No. I actually think it is easier to convert someone live.

Oliver: In our case, I think so.

Dave: We are trying to get people into the new songs. Live, they kind of sound like they could have been on the last record. It doesn't sound that different, I don't think.

BrooklynVegan Mike: You guys just finished up a tour with Sam Roberts. Was it odd that he opened for you in States and you opened for him in Canada?

Oliver: [Sam Roberts] is really big. He's like platinum and half here in Canada. He's Captain Canada. The new Neil Young or the new Tragically Hip or something. He's a really big deal.

BrooklynVegan Mike: Was it strange to see him only get his half hour before you, but then jump the border and he's playing an hour plus after you?

Oliver: It was strange to see him open up for us on the East Coast. I thought it was funny.

Dave: I don't really pay attention anymore.

Oliver: We share a jam space with them.

Dave: We just think of it like, "hey, we're playing together."

BrooklynVegan Mike: And you picked Land of Talk to open for you on your West Coast tour. How was that?

Dave: Land of Talk is interesting. Liam, our keyboard player, plays in a jazz in this jazz sextet called the Snow Brothers. Actually, they are called Tempest Fusent, but I like the Snow Brothers better. The drummer from Land of Talk plays with Liam in that band. And the singer, Liz, actually sang a song on our record that didn't make it on the record....The guys in Land of Talk are really buddies of ours and they are a 3-piece. And it is really amazing that a 3-piece can make music like that with no hassles.

Oliver: No disrespect, but the best band that ever opened for us is Ratatat and they are just two guys.

BrooklynVegan Mike: Have you heard the new record?

Oliver: It's phenomenal. I love that band.

BrooklynVegan Mike: At the Siren Festival, you had some strange guy on stage with you playing tambourine if I recall. What was that about?

Oliver: The Great Belghazi. He lives in upstate New York and he makes weird films.

Dave: If you go on youtube and search Belghazi.

Oliver: He makes these strange, awesome movies.

Dave: He is part of an art collective called Surface to Air that does artwork for albums.

Oliver: He's really weird.

Dave: Actually, he is a weird guy. He's a friend but he's really weird.

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Mike interviewed Wolf Parade at the festival too.

The Stills are on tour.

Check out more photos of The Great Belghazi at Siren.

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Buju Banton protest @ Chicago House of Blues tonight

"Dancehall musician Buju Banton, who graphically advocates killing gays in the lyrics of his songs, will be the subject of a protest at 7 PM, Wednesday, September 13 at the House of Blues, 329 N. Dearborn Street. In his song 'Boom, Bye Bye,' for example, Banton urges people to shoot gay men in the head, pour acid over them, and burn them alive." [outinchicago]

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The Mountain Goats add Brooklyn show

DOWNLOAD: The Mountain Goats - No Children (live) (MP3)

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS IN NYC
Sep 29 @ Europa, Brooklyn (NOW ON SALE)
Sep 30 @ Bowery Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
Oct 01 @ Bowery Ballroom (still tix)

The rest of the tour dates

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September 12, 2006

Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Block Party | Day Two

FANS OF NEGATIVE APPROACH @ TOUCH & GO BLOCK PARTY | SEPT 9, 2006

BIG BLACK'S STEVE ALBINI @ TOUCH & GO BLOCK PARTY | SEPT 9, 2006

"...Seven thousand fans — ranging in age from 12 to 62, but largely sporting more-obscure-than-thou tees — packed two outdoors stages at the Hideout, located fittingly enough in one of the city's most industrial areas. Thirty-two acts threw down over the course of 25 hours, from the Shipping News' math-rockin' 5 p.m. set Friday up through Calexico's water-logged feast that wrapped up the once-in-a-lifetime gala by 10 p.m. Sunday...." [MTV]

"...The Hideout block party was several times its normal size, and all weekend Tim was running around doing everything from fixing toilets to snagging working amps when things went wrong. He was a one-man crew, and I reminded him that my VIP bracelet had both a "10" and a "25" on it. "25" for the Touch and Go anniversary, but "10" for the number of years the Hideout has held its block party. He seemed genuinely touched but also proud like a new papa..." [Basement Patter]

"...First, let us take a look at who was not at the festival: Blonde Redhead, TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs – three of the most powerful indie rock bands to come around in the past decade. Now let’s look at who was there: Arcwelder, Didjits, The Monorchid. Yeah, I don’t know who they are either...." [Apneic]

Continued below...

"Then came Pegboy who were hilarious and easily the most fun band of the weekend. The lead singer proclaimed his complete drunkenness, at 2PM, at the outset of their set, and flipped us all off." [Mr Webbington]

1:50pm Pegboy

2:35pm Tim & Andy (Silkworm)

2:55pm The Ex

3:50pm Killdozer

4:35pm Jon & Kat (Mekons/The Ex)

4:55pm Didjits

6:00pm Negative Approach

6:30pm Sally Timms

6:50pm Scratch Acid

"Scratch Acid was awesome." [Causing Accidents]

7:45pm Man…or Astroman?

8:40pm Big Black

"I know you’re probably wondering, what’s the big deal? Believe me, it was cooler in the ‘80s.” - Steve Albini

9:00pm Shellac

All photos by Edwina Hay for BrooklynVegan.com. You know her on Flickr as eatsdirt.

Download 29 Touch & Go MP3s and check out the full festival schedule.

Day one photos are here. Day three photos coming soon.

Videos on YouTube.

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Denmark's Under Byen | MP3s & Tour Dates (free NYC show)

DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
Hjertebarn
Plantage
Af samme stof som stof

Fans of Sigur Ros, Bjork & other stuff will want to check out Danish band Under Byen, signed to Paperbag Records (Canadian home of Tokyo Police Club & Magneta Lane) at the end of July, and dubbed "band to watch" by Stereogum soon after, this Danish eight-piece is about to visit North America. "Giant Sand are such enormous fans of Under Byen, that they have reunited just to play these shows..."

2006 TOUR DATES
4-Oct New York, NY - Mercury Lounge (FREE SHOW!)
5-Oct Montreal, QC - Ukrainian Federation (Pop Montreal) w/ Joanna Newsom
7-Oct Montreal, QC - The Cabaret (Pop Montreal) w/ Giant Sand
8-Oct Ottawa, ON - Zaphod's w/ Giant Sand
9-Oct Toronto, ON - The Horseshoe w/Giant Sand

Todd Burns at Stylus gave their latest record (Samme Stof Som Stof) an impressive A-. They're KEXP's "current obsession".

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"Pink Floyd, revisited: Waters doesn’t disappoint"

"No gimmicky light show or practiced cover band can match the majesty of seeing Roger Waters recreate his visionary work with Pink Floyd. And even though he’s currently touring under the guise of performing the legendary 'Dark Side of The Moon,' that’s literally only the half of it. 'Dark Side' was originally performed as Act 2 of a Floyd show - exactly how Waters did it last night before a capacity crowd for the first of two gigs at Mansfield’s Tweeter Center.

For all the anticipation surrounding Act 2, the first set was a much more compelling display. That’s not to knock Floyd’s 1973 masterpiece, which the musically muscled 11-piece band did commendable justice to. But hearing him lead his troops through crisp renditions of 'Have a Cigar,' 'Sheep' - during which an inflatable pink pig circled the venue - 'Wish You Were Here,' the opener 'In the Flesh' and 'Shine on You Crazy Diamond (Parts 1-5),' complete with multiple images of the late Syd Barrett flashing across the video screen, was infinitely more satisfying." [Boston Herald]

IN NY THIS WEEK
12 Sept Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
13 Sept Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY
15 Sept Jones Beach, Wantagh, NY

...and the rest of the tour dates.

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Psychic TV Residency in Brooklyn

"Tickets are now on sale for all five PTV3 performances at Galapagos in Brooklyn, NY....PSYCHIC TV playing in support of their new album! Five Nights of Film and Live Performance. Different musical sets and screenings each night."

4 LEFT
Sep 17 2006 10:00P Galapagos Brooklyn, New York City
Sep 24 2006 10:00P Galapagos Brooklyn, New York City
Sep 25 2006 10:00P Galapagos Brooklyn, New York City
Sep 26 2006 10:00P Galapagos Brooklyn, New York City

RELATED: Psychic TV Visits WFMU

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Free show & movie (Gonzo Music Diaries) @ CB's Gallery

Wednesday September 13 @ 7:30 pm (FREE!)
CB's Gallery (part of CBGB) is showing Gonzo Music Diaries - a film by Roy Szuper about the 2004 Williamsburg Music + Arts festival. Bands featured in the film will play after the screening, starting @ 9:15 pm - Dana Fuchs, Hillel Arnold, Shakerleg, David Peel & TLES, Status Quo No Show, Sea Monster.

Vernon Reid appears in the movie, but is not playing this show. He is playing MoMA earlier in the evening though.

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Lily Allen's Kooks cover | Crazy

Yeti has the MP3 of Lily Allen covering the Kooks' She Moves In Her Own Way. Jeff CV doesn't blog anymore, sort of, so he sent me this story about how everyone is covering "Crazy" (including a horrible one by the Kooks).

Lily Allen sold out. The Kooks sold out.

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Peelander-Z | Super Happee Mania Tour

Peelander-Z tour dates below...

Sep 15 2006 Dibden Center for the Arts (Johnson State College) Johnson, VT
Sep 19 2006 The Ottobar Baltimore, MD
Sep 20 2006 The Milestone Charlotte, NC
Sep 21 2006 The Earl Atlanta, GA
Sep 22 2006 Midtown Music Hall Chatanooga, TN
Sep 23 2006 Anime Weekend Atlanta (@ Renaissance Waverly Hotel) Atlanta, GA
Sep 24 2006 1982 Bar Gainsville, FL
Sep 25 2006 Ground Zero Spartanburg, SC
Sep 28 2006 NEMO Music Festival (@ Great Scott) Allston, MA
Sep 30 2006 Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ
Oct 1 2006 Beachland Cleveland, OH
Oct 2 2006 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
Oct 3 2006 Magic Stick Detroit, MI
Oct 4 2006 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
Oct 5 2006 Turf Club St Paul, MN
Oct 6 2006 Knickerbockers Lincoln, NE
Oct 7 2006 The Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
Oct 8 2006 Burt's Tiki Lounge Salt Lake City, UT
Oct 10 2006 Fun House Seattle, WA
Oct 11 2006 Hell's Kitchen Tacoma, WA
Oct 12 2006 Sabala's Portland, OR
Oct 13 2006 John Henry's Eugene, OR
Oct 14 2006 924 Gilman Berkeley, CA
Oct 18 2006 Little Pedro's Los Angeles, CA
Oct 19 2006 Cooler Lounge Las Vegas, NV
Oct 21 2006 Modified Arts Phoenix, AZ
Oct 22 2006 The House of Rock and Roll El Paso, TX
Oct 24 2006 The Conservatory Oklahoma City, OK
Oct 25 2006 Rubber Gloves Denton, TX
Oct 26 2006 Sam's Burger Joint San Antonio, TX
Oct 27 2006 Beerland Austin, TX
Oct 28 2006 Fitzgerald's (Upstairs) Houston, TX
Oct 29 2006 One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, LA
Oct 30 2006 Cell Block Mobile, AL
Oct 31 2006 Ole Fort Pub Natchitoches, LA
Nov 1 2006 Downtown Records Little Rock, AR
Nov 2 2006 Hi-Tone Cafe Memphis, TN
Nov 3 2006 Flying Monkey Arts Huntsville, AL
Nov 4 2006 Creepy Crawl St. Louis, MO
Nov 5 2006 Exit In Nashville, TN
Nov 7 2006 The Ugly Monkey Indianapolis, IN
Nov 8 2006 The Lime Spider Akron, OH
Nov 9 2006 DC9 Washington, DC
Nov 11 2006 Rex's Bar West Chester, PA
Nov 18 2006 Knitting Factory (Tap Bar) New York, NY

Previously
Peelander-z @ the Riverboat Gamblers show
Peelander Z on the streets of Austin | SXSW 2006

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An Interview with Pete Yorn

BrooklynVegan interviewer Paula Pou caught up with singer-songwriter Pete Yorn while he was in Chicago this weekend. He took a break to chat with her on the phone from his hotel room...

BrooklynVegan Paula: How’s Chicago treating you?

Pete: It’s nice. The nights have actually cooled down a bit so it’s nice out. A taste of that fall weather you can’t get in LA.

You’re from brooklynvegan, right? My cousin is super hipster. He just graduated from Wesleyan. He actually won best senior film there. I asked him what some of the cool blogs were these days and he said brooklynvegan was one of them. When I told him I was talking to you guys he was really excited.

BrooklynVegan Paula: Thanks for the props -- So what have you been up to for the past three years?

Pete: I can barely remember the past three days, let alone the past three years. But I can try—I’ll do my darndest. Let’s see—today’s September 9, 2006 so let’s back up to September 9, 2003. I was still supporting Day I Forgot, so was either on tour on getting ready to go on tour with R.E.M.

I toured until the beginning of 2004 when I came off the road and went home to Los Angeles and kind of settled back into some sort of normalcy. I’d been touring so much with the first record and I kind of rolled right into with the second one and I missed being around my family and friends and having a normal life, so I kind of just hung out for a while and readjusted, which was weird at first. When you get off the road—after being out there for so long—when 8 o’clock comes around at night something would kick in in your body. I would feel like I needed to be out playing a show; it was like some sort of energy would kick in and it would usually manifest itself with me having to go to the pub to have a drink. That happened a lot for a while, but then I started getting ideas for song and started writing a lot of songs and recording on and off up until I decided I was going to put out the record that eventually became Nightcrawler. I just spent a lot of time in different studios developing songs and enjoying being in one place for a while.

BrooklynVegan Paula: I heard you actually recorded a lot of songs. How did you decide what would ultimately make the cut on Nightcrawler?

Pete: I didn’t decide—the record label just said, “This is what we’re putting on.” [Awkward pause, followed by laughter]. Nah, I’m kidding—I’m completely kidding. It was hard because I went through a lot of phases. I went through a phase where I was really into this ‘acousticy’ kind of country-like stuff and I kind of got to sneak that out in a little EP called Western that is only available at my shows right now. But then I went through a different phase where I started rocking out more. Actually, most of Nightcrawler feels to me more like a rock record. But yeah, leading up to it, I think I recorded something like 50 songs. I always record too much and I guess it’s always good to have a bunch of stuff.

BrooklynVegan Paula: Are you going to pull a Ryan Adams and release like four CDs in the same year?

Pete: I don’t know if I need to do that right now. One thing about the record label, and I don’t know if it’s because of the way they like to sell records—I mean they really want to sell records right now because of the state of the business; which is fine, that’s the business they’re in. I get it. But the record label said, “Please, just 12 songs on the record. No more than 12.” And I settled for 14. At one point I was thinking 19 and I was going to go double, but now I’ve just been sneaking out all these extra tracks I did. There’s the Western EP, which has 5 songs that aren’t on Nightcrawler.

These days, in order to boost get good placement in stores, you usually throw in a bonus track exclusive, which at first I was hesitant to do because I thought it was just going to piss off my fans—you know, making them buy the record again to get a track. But we did the exclusives and then I just started encouraging the fans to download the extra tracks for free on my website. For people who’ve never heard of me before, then the better store placement means they’ll see my record and maybe get turned on to my stuff. So, between all the bonus tracks, I think there are about 24 new songs floating around. I guess I did eke out a double record, but not really.

BrooklynVegan Paula: You seem to get more experimental in Nightcrawler. A song like “Vampyre” comes off as darker than your earlier material, but you also delve into Americana (with help from the Dixie Chicks) on “The Man,” you play around with electronic beats, and Rolling Stone called “Georgie Boy” Kinks-like. Were you going for such a spread out sound or is it just something that emerged while you were in studio?

Pete: I feel that’s always been who I am. I’ve always thought my records are all over the place—that’s just what I do. I’ve never been really concerned with making a record that has the same aesthetic from song to song. There are artists that do that, and it works for them, but that’s not my intention and that’s not who I am. My moods are ever changing and the things I’m into are ever changing. Maybe one day I’ll make a record that has just one sound. For my first record (musicforthemorningafter), before I put it out, I knew it was all over the map. You have a song like “Just Another” which is a total 60s little ditty and then a song like “For Nancy". They don’t really fit together, but they do in a weird way. Also, for me as a live performer, I like having that kind of diversity because it really adds to the act—I kind of become all of these different characters as I do the songs that are so diverse sounding…at least in my own mind.

BrooklynVegan Paula: When you were doing press for musicforthemorningafter, you often said that every song on that album actually began as a drum beat. Is that the case in Nightcrawler?

Pete: Certain songs did. “Vampyre” was obsessed with Native American rhythms at the beginning of it. [Demonstrates by chanting “Pom, Pom, Pom, Pom…Pom, Pom, Pom, Pom”]. Actually there’s weird footage of me in the studio that somebody got. It’s actually quite funny. I was trying to explain, “It’s got to be like Native American drums. Just make it sound that way.” But then that song blows up into something else completely at the end. In the studio sometimes I would start with the drums, but the songs were already sort of written on guitar or piano. It really varies from song to song.

BrooklynVegan Paula: Some critics hailed musicforthemorningafter as an instant classic. Did the automatic pressure that comes attached to statements like that influence Day I Forgot and/or Nightcrawler?

Pete: Just pressure from myself really. I’m really hard on myself. Musicforthemorningafter is an interesting record because there’s an innocence to it sonically and it reflects who I was at the time. When I hear it, and I haven’t listened to it in a long time, but if I hear a song come on I think, “Wow, I sound so much younger” or “I sound like a kid.” It was a very organic affair. No one had any impressions of me and I didn’t have any thoughts in my mind about what people would expect from me. I just wanted to make music that I liked and that I enjoyed and that moved me, I guess. Once you put out your first record you’re out in the public eye and it’s hard to put blinders on and distance yourself from everything people say about you, whether it’s positive or negative. It’s always been important for me to not really pay that much attention to anything - even if someone says I’m the second coming of Elvis Presley, which I actually don’t think anyone’s ever said - it’s always been important to me to just stay focused on what moves me and that’s what I try to put into the records.

BrooklynVegan Paula: Having worked with producer Don Fleming before, how much do you think you’ve evolved together?

Pete: I worked with him on the Westerns EP and we have an entire record that we did together, which we recorded live with my backing band. I want to put it out as a piece for sure. We’ve worked the same way we’ve always worked. We have such a wonderful relationship from years ago. I made a record with him in 1997 that hasn’t been released. It was before I was signed to Sony. I actually took "Simonize" from it and put it on musicforthemorningafter. If you’re familiar with that song, that’s the sound of the unreleased record. We’re really great friends and always enjoyed working together. Recently, I spent a lot of time working with Michael Beinhorn, who’s a brilliant producer, but he can be very difficult to work with for a long period of time. His process is very slow and my process is very fast. I like do get things done quickly once I’m in the studio. I think as a reaction to working with Michael for such an intense time, I decided to do a bunch of songs with Don just to kind of balance things off. What was supposed to be like five songs, turned into a whole record, but we’ll see what comes of it. There’s a song called “Old Boy” from that session that I had put on my Myspace page and when I took it down everyone started asking, “Where the hell’s ‘Old Boy?’” So I put it back up by popular demand.

BrooklynVegan Paula: Who’s backing you up as a live band?

Pete: There’s four of us right now. I’m playing guitar and singing. An old bandmate of mine, Joe Kennedy, plays electric guitar and piano—he’s been with me since the beginning. The rhythm section is from a band called Minibar. They’re these British kids—Malcolm Cross on drums and Sid Jordan on bass and background vocals. They’re great. It’s a really loose band. We’ve gotten much tighter, but when I say “loose” I’m thinking about my old band—they’d learned the record exactly; every single part and I was really into that for a while. For the first three years it was a very robotic show in that sense, and now it’s more in real time. It’s an organic band and everyone’s a great player, and those guys have the ability and talent to stretch out wherever I want to go at any given time. Basically, we’ve been playing these 2+ hour-long marathon shows with no setlist. I just call out the songs. We all have this mental connection that I haven’t had since I used to play with my brother. My middle brother, Rick, was the drummer in my band when I was just starting out and we had that sort sibling connection, you know? All of us now in this band kind of seem to have the same connection and it’s really very nice. It makes the shows for me and I think for the audience, just over the top.

BrooklynVegan Paula: You’re known for playing live covers. What made you want to cover Warren Zevon’s “Splendid Isolation” on Nightcrawler?

Pete: That song was suggested to me by his son, Jordan Zevon. We have a mutual friend and when they were putting together the tribute record (Enjoy Every Sandwich) Jordan reached out to me and asked if I wanted to be part of it. To be honest, at the time, I was not familiar with a lot of Zevon stuff. But Jordan said he had this song called “Splendid Isolation” which would be good for me to do and I remember I went to the Tower Records on Sunset, which probably won’t be there for much longer, and I couldn’t find it on a regular CD, but I found a live recording of it. I listened to it and I thought it was great, but the lyrics especially I just thought were so hysterical. I love the lyrics, you know, it’s all about this guy who’s just like, “Leave me the fuck alone. I just want be by myself.” And I can relate to that character. Usually I like being around people and I have a lot of friends, but maybe one day a week I feel like that I just want to be by myself and that’s how I got turned on to the song. I went and recorded it in the mountains up in Lake Arrowhead in California at my friend’s house and it just came out really nice. It was on the tribute record, but then I realized not that many people heard it. I actually called someone to find out how many copies that record sold and I think it was like 50,000 and this was like eight months ago after it had already been out for a while. I thought, “Damn it! People need to hear this.” For me, it fit into Nightcrawler and I wanted to play it live, so I just threw it on there so more people could hear it. I would play it for friends and they’d ask what it was—they hadn’t even heard it. I just wanted that song to get more exposure.

BrooklynVegan Paula: How in the world did you hook up with the Dixie Chicks?

Pete: The Dixie Chicks reached out to me a couple of years ago to ask if I wanted to write songs for their new record, Taking the Long Way, which just came out in May. It’s a really angry record. I’d met them once before at a party in New York and they’d seemed pretty nice so I said yes and I went down to Austin—that’s another thing I was doing over the past three years; I went and visited them three times. We would hang out at either Natalie’s house or Martie’s house and just jam and come up with song ideas. I remember just being blown away the first time I went, because I never really wrote with anyone before—I was more of a solitary writer. And I said, “Alright girls, show me what you got.” I mean, I really wasn’t that familiar with their music—I’d heard their “Landslide” cover, as well as “Wide Open Spaces,” but that was it. Next thing I know, I found myself in this really surreal moment where I’m sitting on the couch and the three of them are sitting across from me—Martie had a fiddle and Emily had an acoustic guitar—and they just started singing and they have this three-part harmony where, whether you’re a fan of their music or not, is just angelic and it blew me away. But they’re super down to earth and we came up with a bunch of song ideas. They ended up coming to LA to make their record with Rick Rubin and I was happy to end up with a song on their record called “Baby Hold On.” They also happened to be in LA when I was working on my record. I had a couple of songs that I thought would be great to have Natalie sing on and when I called them up, they were totally up for it

BrooklynVegan Paula: So you’re going to be one of the last acts to play at CBGB’s before it shutters.

Pete: That’s what I hear. This will actually be my first time in CBGB’s. I’ve never been—I grew up in New Jersey, but I was too young for the whole Ramones thing and after that I never really went into New York that much. I hear they’re opening a CBGB’s in Vegas and I bet it’ll do well there. I mean if House of Blues can do well there, why can’t CBGB’s do well? If they do it right it could be good.

BrooklynVegan Paula: What’s your dream venue in New York?

Pete: Madison Square Garden, for sure. I’m on a quest to get to the Garden. I’ve played the other room at the Garden (the Theater), but I’d really like to play the Garden proper.

BrooklynVegan Paula: On this tour you’re playing some pretty intimate venues. Are there plans for a larger scale tour later in the year?

Pete: Yeah, definitely. I love playing really small sweaty clubs as well, it’s super fun, but this is kind of a promotional thing for the new record. I’m playing really intimate shows for the really hardcore fans first and then I’ll be in Australia for most of October. I’m doing two headline shows there, one in Sydney and one in Melbourne, and then we’re with the Dixie Chicks. I’ve never been to Australia before so I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve wanted to go for a while. Then I’ll come back and do some more headlining shows.

BrooklynVegan Paula: What are you listening to these days?

Pete: I don’t have that many records on my iPod—just my song list. Let’s see…what comes on first? “19th Nervous Breakdown” by the Rolling Stones comes up. “A Million Miles Away” by the Plimsouls comes up next—all the songs with numbers come up first. You know what song’s really been hitting me great lately? “Allentown” by Billy Joel. I never even liked that song when I was growing up, but I just realized it’s a great song. I think I like the drums. I’ve been digging Flamin Groovies. I just discovered their "Teenage Head" record. I absolutely love it. It’s raunchy. I think Keith Richards said it was better than Sticky Fingers. In a later incarnation Flamin Groovies have "Shake Some Action" (1976) but this is actually earlier I’m talking about (1971), and it’s kind of got a little Stooges to it, but mostly it really does have that kind of awesome raunchiness to it. They cover “Louie, Louie” on it. It’s really good. If Kings of Leon haven’t heard it they should, because it totally sounds like what they aspire to be. What else have I been liking lately? Anything new. I sound like such an old fogy. People give me so much music that it’s become a blur of new material. When I’m in my car I listen to talk radio. I’m surrounded by music at all times that talk radio is kind of a nice break—I listen to the news or NPR.

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STREAM Pete Yorn “For Us” feat. Dave Grohl on drums:
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SEE PETE YORN
Sep 12 2006 11:30P Joe's Pub - New York, NY
Sep 13 2006 10:00P Mercury Lounge - New York, NY
Sep 14 2006 6:00P In-Store @ Virgin New York, NY
Sep 14 2006 10:00P CBGB'S - New York, NY
Sep 16 2006 8:00P 9:30 Club - Washington, DC

More tour dates at his MySpace

Paula Pou previously interviewed David Bazan.

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September 11, 2006

Imogen Heap | 2006 Tour Dates

Imogen Heap is playing Webster Hall on November 12th. All tour dates below...

November 2006
7th Montreal, QC Metropolis
8th Toronto, ON Massey Hall
10th Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory Ballroom
11th Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom
12th New York, NY Webster Hall
13th Washington, DC 9:30 Club
15th Norfolk, VA The Norva
16th Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
18th New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
19th Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
20th Nashville, TN City Hall
22nd Houston, TX Verizon Wireless Theatre
24th Dallas, TX McFarlin Memorial Auditorium
25th Austin, TX Stubb’s (outdoors)
27th Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
28th Phoenix, AZ Celebrity Theatre
30th Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre

December 2006
3rd San Francisco, CA Warfield
5th Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
6th Seattle, WA Showbox
8th Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue
10th Denver, CO Paramount Theatre
12th Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
13th St Louis, MO The Pageant
15th Minneapolis, MN The Quest
16th Milwaukee, WI The Eagles Club
18th Detroit, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre

(via More Cowbell)

there are UK dates too.

Previously
Imogen Heap - Audio & Video Streams
Imogen Heap caught stealing cookies

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Ted Leo @ South Street Seaport (2006) | the MP3s

This is my third post about Ted today, and the fourth in a week. Clell Tickle made me do it. YANP has the MP3s from Ted's 2006 South Street Seaport show.

UPDATE: Get the MP3s @ The Archive (thx anon)

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KEXP is in NYC - listen to live sessions

"KEXP's John in the Morning will be broadcasting live from the WNYE studios Sept 12-15, from 9AM-Noon, EST. If you live in New York you can listen to The Morning Show on 91.5FM. John will also feature a live performance and interview each day."

Live Performance Lineup
Citizen Cope - Tues, 9/12, 11AM EST
Pablo - Wed, 9/13, 11AM EST
Grizzly Bear - Thurs, 9/14, 10AM EST
Cassettes Won't Listen - Thurs, 9/14 11AM EST
Hopewell - Fri, 9/15 11AM EST

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Texas is the Reason - Reuniting for NYC show (presale)

"NYC punk legends TEXAS IS THE REASON are pleased to announce their plans to reunite for one night, November 25th, at New York's famed Irving Plaza. The band, whom abruptly broke up in early 1997 while on tour in Bielefeld, Germany, decided it would be the best way to offer closure on the whole experience — on both a personal level and for their fans. 'Texas Is The Reason did everything in broad strokes,' explains guitarist Norman Brannon, 'so breaking up when we did, quickly and silently, felt like an extension of that. The one thing we all agreed on, even back then, was that our last show should have been in New York City. We've had reunion offers in other states, but we turned them down. This show has been in the back of our minds for a long time."

More below...

"Texas Is The Reason was founded in late 1994 by Brannon, a former Shelter guitarist, and 108 drummer Chris Daly; bassist Scott Winegard and frontman Garrett Klahn rounded out the quartet. After the release of a three-song EP, Texas Is The Reason became an underground smash. A split single with Samuel for the UK-based Simba label quickly followed before the band released their first and only full-length album, Do You Know Who You Are? — named after the last statement JohnLennon allegedly heard before he died. Produced by Jawbox's J. Robbins and released through Revelation Records, Do You Know Who You Are? brought major-label courtship and widespread visibility for Texas Is The Reason, who were being hailed as the 'next big thing' in the growing punk explosion on MTV. After issuing a final split single with The Promise Ring through Jade Tree Records, and on the eve of signing with one of the major labels in 1997, intra-band tensions
arising from these newfound pressures eventually caused the band to split.

Individual members moved towards various different musical projects over the years, with Garrett Klahn forming Solea and Daly co-founding the popular indie outfit Jets to Brazil. Winegard started his own record label imprint, GrapeOS, and played with a band called the Americans, while Brannon went silent until 2001, resurfacing with New End Original, a project featuring former Far frontman Jonah Matranga.

With their past clearly behind them, the original members are excited to play for the right reasons again. 'This is the first time in ten years that we've actually found ourselves living in the same city at the same time,' Brannon says. "But ultimately, we wouldn't be doing this if we didn't think we could do it right. It's that 'broad strokes' thing, really — we're thinking of this as less of a concert and more of a spectacle."

Presale tickets are available between September 22-29 online only via itishappeningagain.com or texasisthereason.org

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The 2006 Oy!Hoo Festival is underway

THE NEW YORK JEWISH MUSIC & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
"Between Sept. 10 and Sept. 17 over 60 groups will perform in 17 venues throughout New York in our 3rd annual festival."

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Rough Trade celebrates its 30th anniversary

"Thirty years ago, a young music junkie named Geoff Travis returned from a long trip hitchhiking across America. Spilling out of his luggage were 150 or so records by cult American artists including Tim Buckley, The Stooges and New York Dolls. Inspired by the City Lights bookshop in San Francisco, a former Beat haunt, and the music he had collected along the way, he took over a building on London's Kensington Park Road and set up the Rough Trade record shop.

Since then, Rough Trade has had many incarnations. After the shop opened in 1976, a distribution network followed and, two years later, a record label...." [The Independent]

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Remembering 9/11 - view from a Rocks Off Concert Cruise

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Beastie Boys & others playing ASPCA benefit @ Hiro Ballroom

Tickets are on sale. Details below...

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Hey hey, NYC animal lovers! Please join the Big Apple’s most compassionate musicians and celebs for “Gimme Shelter: Rock & Rescue NYC” on Wednesday, October 4. Hosted by Rational Animal and the ASPCA, the charity event will benefit local rescue groups and New York City’s homeless animals, as we move towards our goal that all city shelters will be no-kill by the year 2010. Be there!

BEASTIE BOYS, JOE & ALBERT BOUCHARD of BLUE OYSTER CULT, THE CHOKE, THE DUELLING BANKHEADS, JOE HURLEY AND THE GENTS, MARSHALL CRENSHAW, MURRAY WEINSTOCK NELLIE MCKAY, SIC F*CKS, THE STAR SPANGLES, The group MORE AND MORE GUESTS T.B.A.

With special appearances by DEBBIE HARRY and MISS GUY
Master of ceremonies: Nightclub Empress CHI CHI VALENTI
$50 GENERAL ADMISSION
(SPECIAL DISCOUNTS FOR SHELTER AND RESCUE WORKERS)

WHEN: October 4, 2006, 7:00 PM 12:00 AM
WHERE: HIRO BALLROOM at the Maritime Hotel, 363 West 16th St. (@ 9th Ave)

Purchase Tickets www.gimmeshelterrockandrescuenyc.org or www.aspca.org

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2 Quick MP3 Links

Fluxblog has Scala and Kolacny Brothers covering the Knife's "Heartbeats" - the same song that helped propel Jose Gonzalez to fame.

Palms Out Sounds has the Blockhead remix of Regina Spektor's "Fidelity", among other things.

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Jamile Lidell played Bumbershoot & a boat | Irving Plaza tix

JAMIE LIDELL @ BUMBERSHOOT, SEATTLE | SEPT 2, 2006 (CRED - MORE)

Jamie Lidell performed at the 2006 Bumbershoot Festival in a trench coat. The speakers caught on fire. Sneakmove has a video.

And we're sure you'll hear plenty of other avenues saying he was "so hot" or "so electrifying" that he set the speakers on fire, so we'll refrain from doing so, but know that at the end of his set, some of the speakers did indeed have flames coming from them. He was singing soul, but flaming speakers is fucking punk rock. [Seattlest]

Drpaulproteus has pictures from Jamie's August 31st Rocks Off Boat Cruise performance. Tickets are on sale for the WIRED show at Irving Plaza.

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Doveman & Glen Hansard (the Frames) | 2006 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Doveman - Honey (MP3)

DOVEMAN & DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON @ TONIC | JUNE 27, 2006

Doveman is playing Tonic with Nico Muhly on September 19th, and with Glen Hansard of the Frames on October 14th. Glen and Doveman also play Southpaw the next day. All dates below....

DOVEMAN & GLEN HANSARD | 2006 TOUR DATES
oct 12: iota, arlington VA
oct 13: tin angel, philadelphia PA
oct 14: tonic, new york, NY
oct 15: southpaw, brooklyn NY
oct 17: triple door, seattle WA
oct 18: doug fir lounge, portland OR
oct 21: largo, los angeles, CA
oct 24: schubas, chicago IL

Previously
Doveman + David Thomas Broughton | Tour Dates
Nico Muhly | plays with Bjork, Antony, Doveman

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Updated 2006 Dead Kennedys Tour Dates

Still no Jello, but anyway Dead Kennedys added more shows. They're playing a $25 show at Northsix in Brooklyn in addition to the $35 one at CBGB the next day. All dates below...

DEAD KENNEDYS | 2006 TOUR DATES
Tuesday. September 19 Falls Church, VA The State Theatre
Wed. September 20 Brooklyn, NY Northsix
Thurs. September 21 New York, NY C.B.G.B.
Fri. September 22 Boston, MA Axis

presale here.

Previously
Dead Kennedys (sort of) playing CBGB & Boston | $35 tix

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A benefit & a free show - Monday in NYC

MONDAY NIGHT BENEFIT @ THE CANAL ROOM (more info)
"Appearances include: Angelique Kidjo, Alfredo "Catfish" Alias, Butch Morris, Coati Mundi, DJ Eric Hilton (Thievery Corporation), DJ Funmi Ononaiye, Greg Osby, Harriet Tubman, James Hurt, DJ Joaquin "Joe" Claussell, Craig Street (Musical Director), Kenny Barron, Liberty Ellman, Marc Anthony Thompson, Marc Cary, Meshell NDegeocello, Morley, Nora York, Oren Bloedow, Randy Weston's African Rhythms, Stephanie McKay, Vernon Reid, + Special Surprise Guests!"

MONDAY AFTERNOON FREE SHOW IN BROOKLYN
Joan Osborne is playing a free 9/11 memorial show at Metrotech Center in Brooklyn from 12:30 - 2:15 pm. (9-11-2006)

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14 free Ted Leo & The Pharmacists MP3s

TED LEO IN CHICAGO | SEPT 8, 2006 (MORE)

DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
* Ted Leo - Biomusicology
* Ted Leo -BleedingPowers
* Ted Leo -CongressionalDubcision
* Ted Leo -CriminalPiece
* Ted Leo -Ghosts
* Ted Leo -LoyaltoMySorrowfulCountry
* Ted Leo -MeAndMia
* Ted Leo -SqueakyFingers
* Ted Leo -TellBalgearyBalguryisDead
* Ted Leo -TheAnointedOne
* Ted Leo -TheCraneTakesFlight
* Ted Leo -TheGoldFinchandtheRedOakTree
* Ted Leo -WalkingThrough
* Ted Leo -WhereHaveAllTheRudeBoysGone

The above 14 MP3s are courtesy of TedLeo.com

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September 10, 2006

Michael Imperioli's "nyc punk inspired alt-rock band" La Dolce Vita

A few weeks ago I was at Don Hill's in Manhattan when I saw a seemingly expensive glossy poster on the wall for an August 30th show by a band called "La Dolce Vita". I thought it was weird - all the other local bands that play Don Hill's on a regular basis don't get posters like that. It was dark, I didn't look close, and then I forgot about it.

A few weeks later I just so happened to be looking at a copy of the Daily News someone left on the train. Inside was a picture of Christopher from the Sopranos holding a guitar. The caption read: "Michael Imperioli blew them off the stage at Don Hill's Wednesday night with his band, La Dolce Vita. The Sopranos star who plays guitar, sings in an arch punk style more like Richard Hell of the Voivods than his wiseguy character, Christopher Moltisanti." Then I knew.

There's a video from another show @ YouTube, and a picture I found of the poster-in-question is below....

The quote in the title came from here.

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Touch & Go 25th Anniversary Block Party | Day One

!!! @ TOUCH & GO BLOCK PARTY | SEPT 8, 2006

The rest below....

6:00pm Supersystem

7:00pm Girls Against Boys

8:00pm Ted Leo + Pharmacists

9:00pm !!!

All photos by Edwina Hay for BrooklynVegan.com. You know her on Flickr as eatsdirt.

Looks like she was probably rubbing elbows with Wes Frazer in the pit.

Check out !!! (Chk Chk Chk) on MySpace.

Download 29 Touch & Go MP3s and check out the full festival schedule.

Stay tuned for Day Two...

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Love is All | Fall 2006 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Busy Doing Nothing (MP3)

Love is All are playing Knitting Factory in NYC again - twice on the same October 27th night. Tickets are on sale. All dates below...

LOVE IS ALL | 2006 TOUR DATES
Sep 10 2006 Bestival Isle of Wight
Sep 11 2006 Trash at The End London
Sep 12 2006 Kings College London
Sep 14 2006 Leadmill Sheffield
Sep 15 2006 ABC2 Glasgow
Sep 16 2006 The Roadhouse Manchester
Sep 17 2006 Academy Birmingham
Sep 18 2006 Zodiac Oxford
Sep 30 2006 Academy Glasgow
Oct 1 2006 Academy Manchester
Oct 2 2006 Town Hall Middlesborough
Oct 4 2006 Octagon Sheffield
Oct 5 2006 Academy Birmingham
Oct 6 2006 Brixton Academy London
Oct 14 2006 Barfly Cardiff
Oct 19 2006 Airwaves festival Reykjavik
Oct 24 2006 Starlight Ballroom Philadelpia
Oct 25 2006 Black Cat Washington DC, DC
Oct 27 2006 Knitting Factory NYC, NY (Early & Late)
Oct 30 2006 Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading Seattle, WA
Nov 2 2006 Popscene San Francisco, CA
Nov 3 2006 The Echo Los Angeles, CA
Nov 10 2006 Aeronef Lille
Nov 11 2006 Cigale Paris
Nov 12 2006 Olympic Nantes
Nov 14 2006 Theatre Barbey Bordeaux

AND: The Best of Gothenburg with Markus Gorsch of Love Is All

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Love is All @ FADER tent, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics

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