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October 21, 2006
watch new Videos
Watch new videos by Broken Social Scene, The Big Sleep, The Hold Steady, TV on the Radio, The Dears, Justin Timberlake, Magneta Lane, and The Raconteurs. Below.....
The Big Sleep - "Murder"
The Hold Steady - "Chips Ahoy!"
Broken Social Scene - "Major Label Debut"
The Dears - "Whites Only Party"
Magneta Lane - "Wild Gardens"
Justin Timberlake ft. T.I. - "My Love"
The Raconteurs - "Level ( live )" (this one)
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Posted in music | video at 2:16 PM | Comments (9)
Calexico, Neko Case, Josh Ritter, & Mos Def playing Lincoln Center in 2007
DOWNLOAD: Josh Ritter - A night at Pianos (spoken word mp3)
"American Songbook features kickin’ bluegrass, contemporary country, reflective rock, classic jazz, and the best of cabaret and Broadway. The season includes big band tunes from rap and hip-hop performer Mos Def and songs from sultry chanteuse Jane Monheit. Also on tap - indie-folk rocker Josh Ritter, Grammy-nominated bluegrass family The Cherryholmes, a salute to Frank Sinatra by John Pizzarelli, and the incomparable Betty Buckley in her only New York appearance of the season."
Lincoln Center, NYC, 2007
Jan 17 - Mos Def (big band)
Jan 31 - Josh Ritter
Feb 08 - Calexico (early & late shows)
Feb 21 - Ute Lemper
Feb 22 - Sasha Dobson, Jesse Harris and Richard Julian
Feb 23 - Neko Case (early & late shows)
More here. (thx Drew)
ALSO
* Neko Case's 2003 ACL performance is now a DVD
* Aversion interviewed Calexico
* Mos Def does the "Katrina Klap"
* Josh Ritter played for kids
Previously
Andrew Bird and A Hawk & A Hacksaw playing Lincoln Center
Posted in MP3 | music | tour dates at 1:23 PM | Comments (7)
Bushwick Open Studios & Music Saturday
Bushwick Open Studios happens in Bushwick Saturday October 21st.
Posted in To Do | music at 3:29 AM | Comments (1)
The Slits playing Todd P Panache showcase & NJ
DOWNLOAD: The Slits - FM (MP3)
Last time we spoke The Slits tour dates looked something like this:
11/01 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory (CMJ Marathon)
11/05 - Washington, DC - The Black Cat
Now they're more like this:
11/01 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory (CMJ Marathon) (tix)
11/02 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwell's w/ The Apes & Genghis Tron (tix)
11/03 - Brooklyn, NY - Scholes ST Warehouse w/ THE PLOT TO BLOW UP THE EIFFEL TOWER, THE APES, GENGHIS TRON, Erase Errata, THE MALL, SHELLSHAG, ZoOoOom, & DMonstrations (Panache CMJ Showcase)
11/05 - Washington, DC - The Black Cat
All dates below....
THE SLITS | 2006 TOUR DATES
10.25 Wed Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. First Unitarian Church
- w/w/ the apes
10.26 Thu Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Bard College
- w/w/ the apes, telepathe, shellshag
10.27 Fri London, Ontario. Call the Office
- w/w/ the apes
10.28 Sat Toronto, Ontario. Lee's Palace
- w/w/ the apes
10.29 Sun Montreal, Quebec. La Sala Rossa
- w/w/ the apes
10.30 Mon Boston, Massachusetts. Great Scott Club
- w/w/ aids wolf, the apes
11.01 Wed New York, New York. Knitting Factory (Panache/Blueghost/Lovepump CMJ Showcase)
- w/w/ Aids Wolf, The Apes, The Plot, Green Milk, Genghis Tron and more!
11.02 Thu Hoboken, New Jersey. Maxwells
- w/w/ the apes, genghis tron
11.03 Fri Brooklyn, New York. Brooklyn Warehouse Party! (339 Scholes Street at Bogart)
- w/w/ Erase Errata, the Plot, The Apes, Genghis Tron, The Mall, Shellshag, ZoOoOom (Todd P Party!)
11.05 Sun Washington, DC. Black Cat
- w/w/ the apes
11.06 Mon Charlottesville, Virginia. Satellite Ballroom
- w/w/ the apes, rah bras
11.07 Tue Columbia, South Carolina. The Art Garage
- w/w/ the apes
11.08 Wed Atlanta, Georgia. Drunken Unicorn
- w/w/ the apes
11.09 Thu Birmingham, Alabama. Bottletree
- w/w/ the apes
11.10 Fri Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Spanish Moon
- w/w/ The Apes
11.11 Sat Austin, Texas. Emos
11.14 Tue Tucson, Arizona. Club Congress
11.16 Thu San Diego, California. The Casbah
- w/w/ dmonstrations, mika miko
11.17 Fri Los Angeles, California. Troubadour
- w/w/ dmonstrations, mika miko
11.18 Sat San Francisco, California. Mezzanine
- w/w/ dmonstrations, the mall
11.19 Sun Oakland, California. The Uptown
- w/w/ dmonstrations, tussle, retching red
11.20 Mon Eureka, California. Synapsis
- w/w/ Dmonstrations, Eureka Garbage Co, Monster Women
11.21 Tue Portland, Oregon. Dante's
- w/w/ dmonstrations, get hustle
11.22 Wed Seattle, Washington. El Corazon
- w/w/ dmonstrations, twin (ex- king cobra)
11.26 Sun Chicago, Illinois. Logan Square Auditorium
Posted in CMJ | MP3 | music | tour dates at 3:23 AM | Comments (4)
Inouk reforms for Astralwerks 2006 CMJ showcase
Friday 11/3 at Canal Room (according to the CMJ website):
Inouk - 7:00 pm
Small Sins - 7:45 pm
Little Ones - 8:30 pm
Damon MacMahon - 9:30 pm (Inouk vocalist)
"You can buy your muthaf-ing ticket here" [Show Trotta]
ALSO
* The Little Ones play a free BV show on 11/1
* Small Sins open for the Kooks (also Astralwerks) @ Bowery this week
* Small Sins play Sound Fix Saturday night (10/21)
Posted in CMJ | music at 2:55 AM | Comments (5)
Alice Donut's 20th Anniversary show (Saturday night) | live webcast
DOWNLOAD Alice Dount - Crawlpappy (MP3)
THEN
"Alice Donut is a rock and roll band from New York City. They formed in 1986, disbanded in 1996, only to reform in 2004.The band toured relentlessly, and then, after their 1000th live performance, the members decided to take a break to pursue other projects...." [Wikipedia]
NOW
"On October 21, 2006, New York City's underground legends Alice Donut will play its 20th anniversary / record release show at the city's famed Knitting Factory and will provide a free live webcast of the show on the band's website at www.alicedonut.com.
Alice Donut’s ninth full-length album, Fuzz, was released by Howler Records last month."
Posted in MP3 | To Do | music at 2:40 AM | Comments (1)
October 20, 2006
Brooklyn Peace Fair this weekend - Jason Trachtenburg, Jeffrey Lewis, Beans, Mahogany & even FLUXBLOG
The Brooklyn Peace Fair takes place this weekend in Williamsburg and Fort Greene. All details below....
SUNDAY OCTOBER 22, 2006 | 11:00AM-5:00PM
4th ANNUAL BROOKLYN PEACE FAIR
Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts
1 University Plaza (Long Island University's Brooklyn Campus in Fort Greene at the intersection of Flatbush & Willoughby (entrance on Flatbush between Willoughby & Dekalb at the main gate))
FREE ADMISSION | ALL AGES | *LIMITED SEATING*
MAIN STAGE (Kumble Auditorium):
11:00 - Opening Remarks
11:10 - Peace Dance
11:30 - Urban Word NYC
11:50 - Magnolia (Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls)
12:10 - Jason Trachtenburg (Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players)
12:35 - Anti-Social Music
1:00 - Evelyn Harris (ex-Sweet Honey in the Rock)
1:30 - Speaker: Medea Benjamin (Co-founder, Code Pink)
2:00 - Keynote Speaker: Sonia Sanchez (poet, Civil Rights Leader)
2:30 - Youth Peace Contest, moderated by M-1 of Dead Prez
2:40 - Speaker: Roger Touissant (President, TWU)
3:10 - Beans
3:35 - Jeffrey Lewis
4:00 - Mahogany
4:30 - Closing Remarks
SECOND STAGE (Avena Lounge | lower level of LIU Great Hall): Featuring performances by the Blisstones, Legacy, Brilho de Luz, Raging Grannies, Samba School For Social Justice, Bruce Markow, Brooklyn Women's Chorus, Bev Grant and the Dissident Daughters, Arab American Association, and others TBA.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 21, 2006 | 3:00PM-LATE NIGHT
A BENEFIT FOR THE BROOKLYN PEACE FAIR (proceeds to benefit Brooklyn Parents for Peace and the 4th Annual Brooklyn Peace Fair)
Supreme Trading
213 North 8th Street (in Williamsburg between Driggs & Roebling)
$15.00 donation | 21+
2:30 - Doors Open
3:00 - Michael Leviton
4:00 - The Shapes
5:00 - Mon.Key.Pod
6:00 - Taigaa!
7:00 - Bunny Rabbit
8:00 - Jealous Girlfriends
9:00 - Outputmessage
10:00 - The Epochs
11:00 - A Place to Bury Strangers
12:00 - Outputmessage DJ Set
1:00 - Fluxblog DJ Set
ABOUT THE BROOKLYN PEACE FAIR:
The Brooklyn Peace Fair is NYCs largest annual grassroots event dedicated to the promotion of peace, social justice, and education on sustainable development. The event is organized by Brooklyn Parents for Peace, a non-profit organization which has been working to raise awareness through education and collective citizen activism in NYC and abroad for over 22 years.
Sunday October 22, 2006 marks the 4th year of the annual event. Thousands of attendees will participate in a day of discussion, workshops, keynote speeches, music, and art -- a true community-building program that involves the participation of hundreds of organizations city-wide.
Speakers include writer, poet, and playwright Sonia Sanchez who will share insights from her life's work as a leader of the Civil Rights and Black Arts Movements; Roger Touissant, President of the Transit Workers Union; Medea Benjamin, Co-Founder of CODEPINK; Sheldon & Anita Drobny, Co-Founders of Air America Radio; The Honorable Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President; and journalist Michael Massing.
The Peace Fair will bring together a diverse range of emerging local artists and musicians committed to pushing the boundaries of their respective genres while exercising their own DIY-ethic. They represent a cross-section of music that combines and bridges a wide-range of styles and genre. Most importantly, these musicians have raised a creative call to arms, with reverence to the great agitators of the past, and with regard for future generations to come.
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The next Norah Jones playing with (members of) the actual Arcade Fire at Merkin Hall in NYC
Kaufman Center Presents Series Opening Concert
Zoom: Composers Close Up
CHRISTINA COURTIN’S RUNNING KICKS
“Official EP/DVD Release”
~ and ~
BELL ORCHESTRE
at Merkin Concert Hall, Thursday, November 16, 2006 at 8:00pm
Posted in music | tour dates at 4:26 PM | Comments (2)
Christina Courtin
"'The excitement for Christina is similar to what I saw with Norah Jones,' says Brice Rosembloom, who cooked both women for residencies at Makor, 'The difference is that with Norah, it took a push from the industry to get things going. With Christina, the buzz is purely audience driven.'"
"Courtin’s bold, busy voice touches on both Janis Joplin and Antony, and her songs have an immediately classic feel—like Norah Jones, with more brawn." [Time Out]
Everyone keeps telling me I have to see Christina Courtin perform. And over the past few months I've made numerous attempts to see her at NYC places like Joe's Pub, Rockwood Music Hall and Mo Pitkins, but It never worked out. So thankfully she just put the above video on YouTube to hold me over for a bit. Is Christina the "next Norah Jones"? Better? I think at least definitely more interesting. I hope to find out for myself when she plays Merkin Concert Hall with Bell Orchestre.
Hey, that drummer (mathias kunzli) looks familiar.
Posted in music | video at 3:49 PM | Comments (36)
Frank Zappa's son making Fraggle Rock movie
"Ahmet Zappa's gonna help us dance our cares away. The musician and children's author has signed on to turn the '80s-era muppet-fest Fraggle Rock into a live-action feature film." [E Online]
Posted in movies | music at 2:46 PM | Comments (5)
Don't drink while stage diving
THE CROWD @ MURPHY'S LAW @ CBGB | OCT 8, 2006
The above photo was taken during Murphy's Law performanace at the last-ever hardcore matinee at CBGB's on October 8th, 2006. Murphy's Law is playing downstairs at Knitting Factory in NYC on New Years Eve.
Previously
Patti Smith & Flea @ CBGB's final show | pics
the last Saturday night ever @ CBGB - Dictators & Blondie
Madball @ CBGB (last hardcore matinee), NYC | pics
Agnostic Front @ CBGB (last hardcore matinee), NYC | pics
Posted in music | music history | pictures at 12:04 PM | Comments (3)
The Fall playing Todd P Brooklyn show @ Studio B
Who said Todd P only caters to the kids? Two days after Mark E. Smith and the Fall play their CMJ showcase at Hiro Ballroom, they'll appear again at the "air conditioned & heated" Studio B in Greenpoint - Brooklyn, NY (11/6 w/ Rock Bottom). Tickets will only be available at the door.
Posted in music at 11:45 AM | Comments (21)
Pete Townshend wouldn't see the Who | Sting prefers 16th century English ballads
"Sting says contemporary rock music is so stagnant that he prefers to sing 16th century English ballads.
By comparison, Pete Townshend can't stand old rock stars and wouldn't even pay to see his own concert." [smh]
Posted in music at 11:27 AM | Comments (1)
Walkmen playing NYU for CMJ 2006 | album stream
Those who took a look through the CMJ schedule may have noticed that the Walkmen are listed as playing NYU for CMJ on November 2nd.
Stream the entire Pussy Cats Starring the Walkmen (info)
Posted in CMJ | music at 11:19 AM | Comments (3)
Gwar | 2006 Tour Dates (a show at Irving)
BLOODY GWAR FANS | OCT 17, 2006 (CRED)
Gwar just added a NYC date - Thursday December 14th at Irving Plaza. Tickets go on sale Saturday. All dates below...
GWAR | 2006 TOUR DATES
Fri 10/20/06 Clifton Park, NY Northern Lights
Sat 10/21/06 Hartford, CT Webster Theatre / Underground
Sun 10/22/06 Montreal, QC Club Soda
Mon 10/23/06 Toronto, ON Opera House
Tue 10/24/06 Cleveland, OH House Of Blues
Thu 10/26/06 Louisville, KY Headliners
Fri 10/27/06 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Sat 10/28/06 Detroit, MI Harpo's
Sun 10/29/06 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Mon 10/30/06 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Tue 10/31/06 Milwaukee, WI The Rave / Eagles Club
Wed 11/01/06 Chicago, IL House Of Blues
Thu 11/02/06 Kansas City, MO Beaumont Club
Fri 11/03/06 Denver, CO Ogden Theatre
Sat 11/04/06 Salt Lake City, UT Avalon Th./Church
Sun 11/05/06 Boise, ID Big Easy
Tue 11/07/06 Spokane, WA Big Easy
Wed 11/08/06 Seattle, WA Fenix (Formerly Premier)
Thu 11/09/06 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Fri 11/10/06 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Sat 11/11/06 Bend, OR Midtown
Sun 11/12/06 Chico, CA Senator Theater
Mon 11/13/06 Sparks, NV New Oasis
Tue 11/14/06 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
Wed 11/15/06 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
Sat 11/18/06 Pomona, CA Glass House
Sun 11/19/06 Ventura, CA Majestic Ventura Theatre
Mon 11/20/06 West Hollywood, CA House Of Blues
Tue 11/21/06 Cabazon, CA Key Club @ Morongo
Wed 11/22/06 Tempe, AZ Marquee Theatre
Fri 11/24/06 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
Sat 11/25/06 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room / Ballroom
Sun 11/26/06 Houston, TX Meridian
Mon 11/27/06 New Orleans, LA House Of Blues
Tue 11/28/06 Tallahassee, FL Floyd's Music Store
Wed 11/29/06 Fort Lauderdale, FL Culture Room
Thu 11/30/06 Saint Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
Fri 12/01/06 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
Sat 12/02/06 Charlotte, NC Tremont Music Hall
Mon 12/04/06 Nashville, TN Exit / In
Tue 12/05/06 Knoxville, TN Blue Cats
Wed 12/06/06 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
Fri 12/08/06 Myrtle Beach, SC House Of Blues
Sat 12/09/06 Richmond, VA Canal Club
Sun 12/10/06 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Mon 12/11/06 Poughkeepsie, NY The Chance
Tue 12/12/06 Buffalo, NY Icon
Wed 12/13/06 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues
Thu 12/14/06 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sat 12/16/06 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Posted in music | tour dates at 10:44 AM | Comments (10)
Mercury Rev + Nicolai Dunger playing Irving & Buffalo
Mercury Rev are teaming up with Nicolai Dunger again for a show at Irving Plaza in NYC on November 30th, 2006. Their only other tour date is December 2nd in Buffalo. Tickets are on sale for both. Nicolai Dunger also plays a free BrooklynVegan show at Pianos on November 1st where he'll team up with recent Sub Pop signee Loney, Dear.
Posted in music | tour dates at 10:35 AM | Comments (2)
We are Scientists + Grates + Oxford Collapse | Tour Dates
"We Are Scientists is pleased to announce 4 new headlining shows in December with special guests The Grates and Oxford Collapse."
WAS | 2006 TOUR DATES
Dec 7 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs (18+)
Dec 9 - Brooklyn, NY @ Northsix (16+)
Dec 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
Dec 12 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
Tickets are on presale (thx all).
Previously
Oxford Collapse playing free BV show
Arctic Monkeys & We Are Scientists @ Roseland, NYC | pics
The Grates @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics
Posted in music | tour dates at 10:26 AM | Comments (2)
the Rapture playing Bowery Ballroom on Halloween (CMJ)
The rumor is true. The Rapture are playing a CMJ show at Bowery Ballroom on Halloween - one night after their larger show with the Presets at Webster Hall. Tickets go on sale at noon. (thx Jay).
Culture Bully has MP3s and an interview.
Previously
The Rapture & Presets | 2006 Tour dates & Apple Store
Posted in CMJ | music | tour dates at 10:19 AM | Comments (22)
The Bogmen add 3rd NYC benefit show
December 23rd is on sale.
Previously
The Bogmen add 2nd reunion benefit show
Posted in music at 2:44 AM | Comments (2)
sunnO))) & Boris Altar - listen
"sunn0))) & Boris’ Altar is a collaboration between the two Southern Lord bands that successfully steps outside their previous sounds to create one wholly unique album. The tones, emotions and energy within Altar are beautifully ominous. Altar also features contributions from several other artists including Jesse Sykes (Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter, Jesse’s bandmates Phil Wanderscher (guitar) and Bill Herzog (drums), Kim Thayil (Soundgarden), Joe Preston (earth, thornes, melvins, high on fire), Rex Ritter (Jessamine, Fontarelle) Tos Nieuwenuizen (Beaver, GOD) and Steve Moore (earth)."
Posted in music at 2:36 AM | Comments (1)
October 19, 2006
Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup | (Oct 19, 2006)
DOWNLOAD: Lady Sovereign ft. Missy Elliott - Love Me or Hate Me (Remix) (MP3)
KANYE WEST @ CAPITALE, NYC | OCT 17, 2006 (MORE)
Obie Trice's sophomore album Second Round's On Me kind of slipped by me, but I gave it some time this week and it's excellent -- Wondeful diversity of flows, good beats overall, very solid effort. Sample and buy it here and check this out as well.
The last footage of Tupac performing will be released as a two-disc DVD set on October 31st. "The Complete Live Performances" will include his 1996 performance at Las Vegas' Club 662 (filmed shortly before he was murdered) as well as a House of Blues performance in West Hollywood from earlier that year.
For a wrap up of last week's VH1 Hip Hop Honors show/ceremony hop over to AboutRap.
After working on Christina Aguilera's album, DJ Premier will now work on the new Whitney Houston album?
Watch a great black and white video for My Love featuring Timbaland, T.I. and Justin Timberlake.
Download a quality freestyle by Fort Nox over Jay-Z's Show Em What You Got here. Then go here and download an AZ freestyle over the same beat. Then watch the actual Jay-Z video here.
Daytrotter did a session with Rhymesayers/Doomtree rapper P.O.S. and they offer free songs.
Redman posted about his long delayed album Red Gone Wild and how it won't see a release until March. Read more over at NahRight.
Eskay reviews the EPMD show featuring Redman & Keith Murray and even Das EFX that I really shouldn't have missed.
Fabolous was shot in the leg on Tuesday. At least he can still Breathe.
Jay Z got a job selling beer.
Saturday, October 21 at 11:30 PM
The Roots' very own ?uestlove will be DJ-ing for all to see at Canal Room in NYC. Tickets are $10.
Tuesday, October 31st at 8pm
Prince Paul, CL Smooth, J. Period, AG, Stetsasonic, Mr. Len, J-Live, Freddie Foxxx and more will be performing at BB Kings in NYC...for one cent.
Saturday, November 4 at 10:30 PM
Clipse will be performing Knitting Factory in NYC for a special CMJ Showcase featuring Kidz In The Hall. Tickets are $18.
Thursday, November 2nd at 8pm
Stones Throw will be celebrating their 10th Anniversary featuring Madlib, Peanut Butter Wolf, J. Rocc, Percee P, and more. Tickets are $19.50.
Canada's Cadence Weapon is playing a free BV show on Friday November 3rd. Get some MP3s here.
Saul Williams is at Canal Room on November 4th.
Lady Sovereign's first Def Jam Single Love Me Or Hate Me went number one on TRL. No YouTube up yet. Sov will start her first headlining North American tour of 25 cities over 6 weeks. Appearances on Letterman (Nov 2nd) and Jimmy Kimmel (Nov 9th) coming up as well. Public Warning, her debut LP, will be released October 31st. New York shows at Bowery Ballroom October 29th-30th. Will the midget stand up under the pressure? Tour dates below.
LADY SOVEREIGN & YOUNG LOVE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
Oct. 23 Montreal, Que. Club Soda
24 Toronto, Ont. Opera House
26 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
28 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
29-30 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Nov. 1 Philadelphia, PA Starlight Ballroom
3 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
4 Chicago, IL Metro
5 Minneapolis, MN The Varsity Theater
7 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre & Cafe
10 Vancouver, B.C. Commodore Ballroom
11 Seattle, WA Neumo's
12 Portland, OR Wonder Ballroom
14 San Francisco, CA Club Mezzanine
15 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre
18 Las Vegas, NV Empire Ballroom
19 San Diego, CA House of Blues
22 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room & Ballroom
23 Austin, TX The Parish
24 Houston, TX Meridian Red Room
26 New Orleans, LA The Parish
27 Tallahassee, FL Beta Bar
28 Miami, FL Studio A
30 St. Petersburg, FL State Theatre
Dec. 1 Atlanta, GA The Loft
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this post brought to you by Undisputed Wes, who, like Cadence Weapon, is also playing a BV show during CMJ.
Posted in CMJ | MP3 | hiphop | music | tour dates at 8:22 PM | Comments (6)
Jay-Z now working for Budweiser
"Till said Jay-Z's popularity would influence young adults to choose Budweiser Select over other brands. The nation's largest brewer, based in St. Louis, also plans to launch an online entertainment site called Bud.TV, aimed at 20-somethings." [Yahoo]
Posted in music at 4:54 PM | Comments (9)
CBS to pay $2M to settle payola case
"According to Attorney General Elliot Spitzer, CBS Radio will make a payment of up to $2 million to New York non-profit entities to fund music education and appreciation programs" [Yahoo]
Posted in industry | music | radio at 4:50 PM | Comments (2)
Yoko Ono sues Capitol Records for royalties
"NEW YORK (Reuters) - John Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono, has filed a $10 million lawsuit against her late husband's old record company accusing them of cheating his estate out of his royalties." [Yahoo News]
Posted in industry | music at 4:45 PM | Comments (1)
Ennio Morricone playing Radio City | presale
Ennio Morricone is playing Radio City Music Hall on February 3, 2007. Tickets are now on presale. (Code = "BAENNIO") (thx Andy!)
Posted in music | tour dates at 12:38 PM | Comments (10)
Beck playing Angel Orensanz in NYC - Sunday
STREAM: Beck - Dark Star (Dave Sitek from TVOTR Remix) (WIN | REAL)
"The Bowery Presents "Beck & Friends: A Special Solo Acoustic Performance", Sunday 10/22/06 at the Angel Orensanz Foundation. 6:00pm doors, 7:00pm show. The Angel Orensanz Foundation is located at 172 Norfolk Street (b/t E. Houston and Stanton). Tickets will be available on Ticketweb Thursday October 19th at noon." (thx all)
Previously
Win tickets to (see Beck @) the mtvU Woodie awards
Beck adds October Jersey City show
Posted in music | tour dates at 3:44 AM | Comments (88)
Stream Annuals' Be He Me ++ 2006 Tour Dates
Annuals' Be He Me is streaming on AOL Music. They play Irving Plaza tonight (Oct 19) with Art Brut, and the free BrooklynVegan show at The Annex on November 4th. All tour Dates below...
ANNUALS | 2006 TOUR DATES
Oct 19 Irving Plaza New York, NY w/ Art Brut
Oct 20 Starlight Ballroom Philadelphia, PA w/ Art Brut
Oct 22 Bottletree Birmingham, AL w/ Tapes 'n Tapes
Oct 24 Club Down Under Tallahassee, FL w/ Tapes 'n Tapes
Oct 25 Common Grounds Gainesville w/ Tapes 'n Tapes
Oct 26 The Social Orlando, FL w/ Tapes 'n Tapes
Oct 27 Cafe 11 St. Augustine, FL w/ Tapes 'n Tapes
Oct 28 Tasty World Athens, GA w/ Tapes 'n Tapes
Oct 29 The Loft Atlanta, GA w/ Tapes 'n Tapes
Oct 30 The Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC w/ Tapes 'n Tapes
Oct 31 Black Cat Washington, DC w/ Tapes 'n Tapes
Nov 3 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY w/ Mew, the Grates, Kevin Devine
Nov 4 The Annex New York, NY BrooklynVegan Show
Nov 6 Bowery Ballroom New York, NY w/ Voxtrot and Finally Punk
Nov 10 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL w/ Evangelicals
Nov 13 Lee’s Place Toronto, Ontario w/ Evangelicals
Nov 15 TT the Bears Cambridge, MA w/ Evangelicals
Nov 18 Johnny Brendas Philadelphia, PA w/ Evangelicals
Dec 2 Rialto Theatre Tuscon, AZ w/ Calexico
Dec 3 Launchpad Albuquerque, NM w/ Calexico
Dec 4 Orpheum Theatre Flagstaff, AZ w/ Calexico
Dec 5 The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ w/ Calexico
Dec 7 SoHo Santa Barbara, CA w/ Calexico
Previously
during-CMJ Saturday day show @ The Annex - lineup
Posted in music | tour dates at 3:35 AM | Comments (6)
TV On the Radio played Irving Plaza
TVOTR @ IRVING PLAZA, NYC | OCT 18, 2006 (BY Tod Seelie)
TV on the Radio and Grizzly Bear just finished their two night run at Irving Plaza in NYC.
Also, Foster wrote in:
Don't know if you caught it, but TV On The Radio had some prime-time air this week on two shows: Tuesday night's FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS used "Wolf Like Me" during a football practice montage and last night's GREY'S ANATOMY used "Province" during a pretty-people-with-neverending-melodramatic-relationship-crises-using-overblown-medical-maladies-as-metaphor montage. Death to McDreamy.Watch the TVOTR video for "Wolf Like Me" @ AOL
Previously
Grizzly Bear (& Owen) @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics
TV on the Radio performing at the Woodies
Posted in music at 3:24 AM | Comments (17)
Peter Bjorn and John - Best New Music + my Sirius radio playlist (Week 19)
DOWNLOAD: Peter, Bjorn & John - Young Folks (MP3)
I was just saying on my Sirius radio show Tuesday night that I'm always behind in taking about what I'm listening to on this blog. Specifically, I said that after I played a track off the Peter, Bjorn and John album Writer's Block which I love...like everyone else:. I think the love is unanimous - everyone seems to love them (like everyone really everyone everyone everyone everyone everyone everyone) including Pitchfork who I just noticed awarded them Best New Music.
Sirius Playlist below...
BrooklynVegan blog radio - October 17, 2006
w/ special guest Nick Brassbonanza
Spank Rock - Sweet Talk
Metric - The Police and the Private
The Presets - Girl and the Sea
Grizzly Bear - Knife
Annuals - Brother
Midlake - Young Bride
Peter Bjorn and John - Detects on my Affection
we talked about CBGB closing...
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime
Dead Boys - Sonic Reducer
The Ramones - Happy Family
The Products - Let's go to CBGB
Nick Brassbonanza picked the rest of the songs...
Bad Brains - I Against I
Bad Brains - Sacred Love
The Congos - Fisherman
The Good the Bad and The Queen - Herculean
The Evens - Around the Corner]
Fugazi - Turnover
Big Black - The Model
Mos Def - Katrina Klap
Juelz Santana - Dipset (Santana's Town) f/ Cam'ron
Ciara - Oh (Cadence Weapon Smart Bomb Remix)
Jneiro Jarel - Lock Down
Outkast - Hollywood Divorce f/ Snoop Dogg & Lil Wayne
Albert Hammond, Jr. - Scared
Modest Mouse - Trailer Trash
Elliott Smith - True Love
Nick talked about how he's going to all five upcoming NYC Modest Mouse shows
O'Death - Down To Rest
Howlin' Rain - Indians, Whores and Spanish Men of God
and then I closed the set off with this....
Jim Carroll Band - People Who Died (get it)
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Bar/None Records 20th Anniversary Party + CMJ + Petra Haden, the Slip & other Tour Dates
BAR/NONE ARTIST DOWNLOADS (MP3s)
Hotel Lights - you come and i go
Burnside Project - And So it Goes
Petra Haden - God Only Knows
They Might Be Giants - P.S.O.K.
Noonday Underground - London
Freedy Johnston - Bad Reputation
Mendoza Line - Metro Pictures
Architecture in Helsinki - The Owls Go
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Bar/None Records is celebrating its 20th Anniversary, bringing together old friends, former employees and artists past and present for a special evening of performances at Supreme Trading in Williamsburg, Brooklyn on Saturday, November 11. Artists scheduled to appear include They Might Be Giants, Mosquitos, Freedy Johnston, Mendoza Line, Brian Dewan and many more. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10. Doors are 6 PM, festivities begin at 7PM. Supreme Trading is located at 213 n. 8th Street (718-599-4224, ).
You can start the fun early at Bar/None’s official CMJ showcase, November 1 at Tonic, 107 Norfolk St, Manhattan, with Mosquitos, The Slip, Hotel Lights, Oppenheimer and Birdie Busch."
The rest of the press release below....
Surviving as an independent record label in the constantly trend- shifting music business for two decades is indeed a remarkable feat, but the Hoboken, NJ-based Bar/None has a lot more to celebrate than just its survival. The label continues to be a vital player on the indie scene, with a current roster featuring such artists as Architecture in Helsinki, the Spinto Band and the soon-to-be-released The Slip, who can’t make the party since they’ll be on the road with My Morning Jacket.
You can say that Bar/None Records has always remained one step ahead of the curve, but the truth is, no one at the label was ever really trying just to anticipate the next big thing. They did A&R the old fashioned way: they listened to music, they fell in love with it, they shared their unique and quirky discoveries with the rest of us.
Co-founders Glenn Morrow and Tom Prendergast would probably admit they didn’t go into this back in 1986 with a real business plan, but they did have passion, a certain fearlessness and, we know now, really good musical instincts. Their first joint effort as record company owners was the debut album from They Might Be Giants, which instantly put the label and the band on the indie rock map (as well as on MTV).
That label-establishing, left-field hit set the tone for everything that followed over the next two decades. Just dip into the online catalogue and you will find lots of surprises, acts that Bar/None had championed long before the pundits of the blog-o-sphere were even old enough to buy CDs at their neighborhood brick-and-mortar record store, including the earliest recordings from Of Montreal and the pastoral sound of Lullaby For the Working Class, which featured Ted Stevens of Cursive/Mayday and the young Mike Mogis, the producer behind Bright Eyes and all things Saddle-Creek. Then there was the unforgettable Space Age Bachelor Pad Music of Esquivel! (yes, that’s where the now-famous expression comes from): Arto Lindsay’s sexy, iconoclastic take on bossa nova music: an acoustic solo album from the KLF’s mad genius Bill Drummond; the debut disc from the moody yet dashing British quintet Tindersticks; the chart-topping “A Girl Like You” from the brilliant Edwyn Collins; and heartbreakingly beautiful songs from Freedy Johnston, who made Bar/None his first home.
There were times, we admit, when it looked as if Glenn & Co. couldn’t possibly stick it out another month, that the dream might truly be over, the delicate balance between profit and loss having suddenly gone all out of whack. Then something miraculous would happen, the most unlikely project would connect with a real audience. The Langley School Music Project came along at one of those moments, and it illustrated just what makes Bar/None so special. The album, rescued from thrift-shop obscurity, wasn’t marketed as kitsch – it was an album to seriously fall in love with, not laugh at -- an improbably affecting collection of classic rock numbers performed by a choir of school kids. Glenn’s eyes would mist up when “Desperado,” sung by a preternaturally expressive ten year-old, came on the office sound system, and soon sensitive souls all around the world found themselves reaching for the tissue box too. If you’re not afraid to wear your heart on your sleeve, then Bar/None has always been the label for you.
Following the success of the Langley School, Bar/None was back on a roll, with Japanese duo Puffy AmiYumi, who landed their Cartoon Network animated TV series after the release of their first Bar/None disc; NYC bossa nova trio Mosquitos, whose “Boombox” became the most oft-licensed track in Bar/None history; plus Mason Jennings, Evan Dando and the inimitable Trachtenburg Family Slide Show Players. And that’s merely mentioning a few.
So let’s take a minute to salute the taste, the perseverance, the blind faith and dumb luck that has made Bar/None Records a part of our lives for twenty years. Then, let’s get back to work.
-Michael Hill
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Saturday, November 11th, 2006
Bar/None Records 20thAnniversary Party
Featuring Birdie, Brian Dewan, David Driver, DJ Gerald from The Burnside Project, DJ No Ice (Cameron from Architecture in Helsinki), Drink Me, Freedy Johnston, Jason Trachtenburg, Kate Jacobs, Mary Lee’s Corvette, Mendoza Line, Mosquitos, Oppenheimer Mixes, Otis Ball Videos, Profesor & Maryann, The Sharp Things, They Might Be Giants, and a Medley of Surprises from Bar/None’s past, present, and future.
Supreme Trading
213 North 8th Street (Driggs & Roebling) Brooklyn, NY 11211
6pm Doors
7pm Show
$10 Admission
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More Bar/None tour dates:
Architecture In Helsinki
Nov. 3 Fri 06 New York,NY Irving Plaza supporting clap your hands say yeah
Birdie Busch
Oct. 30 Mon 06 Grand Rapids,MI One Trick Pony
Freedy Johnston
Feb. 2 Fri 07 Saratoga Springs,NY Caffé Lena
Petra Haden
Oct. 24 Tue 06 Pittsburg,PA Warhol Museum
Oct. 25 Wed 06 Boston,MA Boston Museum of Fine Art
Oct. 26 Thu 06 Philadelphia,PA World Cafe Live
Oct. 27 Fri 06 New York,NY Tonic
Oct. 28 Sat 06 Buffalo,NY SoundLab
The Slip
Oct. 27 Fri 06 Fall River, MA Narrows Center For The Arts
Nov. 7 Tue 06 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
Nov. 9 Thu 06 Portland, OR Dante's
Nov. 10 Fri 06 Ashland, OR The Mobius
Nov. 11 Sat 06 San Francisco, CA The Independent
Nov. 15 Wed 06 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
Nov. 16 Thu 06 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
Nov. 17 Fri 06 Fort Collins, CO Aggie Theatre
Nov. 18 Sat 06 Omaha, NE Sokol Underground
Nov. 20 Mon 06 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
Nov. 21 Tue 06 Madison, WI Cafe Montmartre
Nov. 24 Fri 06 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre appearing with My Morning Jacket
Nov. 25 Sat 06 Indianapolis, IN Clowes Memorial Hall appearing with My Morning Jacket
Nov. 27 Mon 06 Washington, DC 9:30 Club appearing with My Morning Jacket
Nov. 28 Tue 06 Washington, DC 9:30 Club appearing with My Morning Jacket
Nov. 30 Thu 06 New York, NY Roseland appearing with My Morning Jacket
Dec. 1 Fri 06 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory appearing with My Morning Jacket
Dec. 2 Sat 06 Boston, MA Avalon appearing with My Morning Jacket
Dec. 3 Sun 06 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Dec. 29 Fri 06 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
Oct. 20 Fri 06 St. John,NB Nep-Tunes
Oct. 21 Sat 06 Halifax,NS The Attic
Oct. 28 Sat 06 Great Barrington,MA Club Helsinki
Oct. 31 Tue 06 New York,NY CMJ Day Stage Show: 2:00 PM
Nov. 1 Wed 06 New York,NY CMJ @ Tonic
Nov. 12 Sun 06 Los Angeles,CA Knitting Factory
Nov. 22 Wed 06 MINNEAPOLIS,MN 7th Street Entry
The Spinto Band
Oct. 19 Thu 06 New York,NY Irving Plaza
Oct. 20 Fri 06 Philadelphia,PA Starlight
Previously
They Might Be Giants playing Southpaw
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October 18, 2006
during-CMJ Friday day show @ Fontana's - lineup
This is it - the fourth and final BrooklynVegan day show lineup announcement (unless you include DJs which are still in the works). This show is at Fontana's - located in NYC's Lower East Side - from noon-5:30pm on Friday November 3rd, 2006. And here is the lineup:
* The Thermals
* Oxford Collapse (pics)
* Cadence Weapon (info)
* Forward Russia! (pics)
* Chin Up Chin Up (pics)
* The Changes (pics)
* Lo Fi Fnk (info)
* The Mugs (info)
This is another FREE during-CMJ show brought to you by BrooklynVegan - @ Fontana's - no CMJ badge required. Still working out all the details - like free food and alcohol and if it makes sense to make you RSVP. (21+ - sorry)
The bands are playing in Fontana's cozy basement. There will be DJ's playing in the huge upstairs area (TBA).
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This is one of three Thermals show during CMJ this year. The first is Thursday night at Bowery Ballroom during the sold-out Sub Pop showcase (though some badges will get in). The second is this BV show (Thermals go on at roughly 4:45, but due to capacity limitations you'll probably need to get there much earlier if you want to see them). And the third is later the same Friday night (Nov 3rd) --- ProductShop NYC presents The Thermals, Horrors, Birdmonster, Sam Champion, and Ra Ra Riot @ Studio B in Brooklyn.
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This show has partially been made possible by Guitar World magazine and Rounder Records.
WANNA BE LISTED HERE AND EVERYWHERE? Contact me.
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Stay tuned for more info. like set times and who will be serving the (hopefully) free beer (for you to drink at noon).
Previously
during-CMJ Wednesday day show @ Pianos (upstairs) - lineup
during-CMJ Saturday day show @ The Annex - lineup
during-CMJ Wednesday day show (main stage) lineup
BrooklynVegan during-CMJ shows coming
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Les Savy Fav playing MoMA AND NYU + Big Sleep's many CMJ shows + 120 Days Tour Dates
DOWNLOAD: Les Savy Fav - Tragic Monsters (MP3s)
LES SAVY FAV IN NORWAY | AUGUST 12, 2006 (CRED)
Not only ARE Les Savy Fav playing a public show at the MoMa on November 7th, they're also playing a public show at NYU on November 9th WITH their Frenchkiss labelmates The Big Sleep who are ALSO playing the following NYC shows during CMJ:
11.01.06 - **** Brooklyn DIW Party @ The Syrup Room ****The Big Sleep (10pm) are also playing a free show this Monday (Oct 23) in the basement of Fontana's with one of VICE's newest signings - Norway's 120 Days (11pm).
Bound Stems (10:00), The Big Sleep (10:45), Vietnam (11:30), Favourite Sons (12:00), Annuals (12:45) and Professor Murder (1:30) - ALL AGES and FREE to the public.
11.03.06 - Brooklyn, NY @ Galapagos - Crashin' In party with tons of bands and free Sparks 7-9; Big Sleep on at 9pm
11.03.06 - French Kiss Records CMJ showcase @ Pianos w/ Call Me Lightning (8:00), Fatal Flying Guillotines (8:45), Rahim (9:30), The Plastic Constellations (10:15), The Big Sleep (11:00) and Thunderbirds Are Now! (12:00)
11.04.06 - BrooklynVegan Saturday Day Show @ The Annex - (Noon - 5pm) w/ Silversun Pickups, Tokyo Police Club, Elvis Perkins, Annuals, White Whale, & Takka Takka; Free and open to the public.
DOWNLOAD: (MP3s)
120 Days - Come Out, Come Down, Fade Out, Be Gone
120 Days - Coming Out (Lansig Dreiden remix)
If you miss that show, and you happen to live in NY, don't worry:
120 DAYS | 2006 NYC TOUR DATES
Oct 23 New York, NY @ Fontana's FREE SHOW
Oct 24 New York, NY @ Union Pool TBA
Oct 25 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Nov 01 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (CMJ-VICE Late Show)
Nov 02 New York, NY @ The Fader House (CMJ)
Nov 02 New York, NY @ Sin-E -VICE Records (CMJ)
Nov 03 New York, NY @ Pianos (Upstairs)
All 120 Days tour dates below....
120 DAYS | 2006 TOUR DATES
Oct 23 New York, NY @ Fontana's FREE SHOW
Oct 24 New York, NY @ Union Pool TBA
Oct 25 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Oct 28 Montreal, QC @ Main Hall TBA
Oct 29 Toronto, Ont. @ Reverb TBA
Oct 30 Ottawa, Ont. @ Zaphods FREE SHOW
Nov 1 New York, NY @ Cake Shop (CMJ-VICE Late Night Show)
Nov 2 New York, NY @ The Fader House (CMJ)
Nov 2 New York, NY @ Sin-E VICE Records Show Case (CMJ)
Nov 3 New York, NY @ Pianos (Upstairs)
Nov 4 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
Nov 5 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry t
Nov 8 Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
Nov 9 Portland, OR @ Holocene
Nov 10 San Francisco, CA @ Mezzanine
Nov 14 Los Angeles, CA @ Echo tickets
Previously
Les Savy Fav played McCarren Park Pool
The Big Sleep @ Spiegel, NYC | pics
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Patti Smith New Year shows - now on sale
I've been a little obsessed with Patti Smith since witnessing her amazing performance at CBGB on Sunday. That said, the 3.5 hour show was enough to hold me over for a while so I probably won't be attending one of her annual New Years shows at Bowery Ballroom. But you probably should.
NOW ON SALE (thx Ondal)
Friday, December 29 at 8:00 PM (8:00 PM doors) - $40.00
Saturday, December 30 at 8:00 PM (8:00 PM doors) - $40.00
Sunday, December 31 at 9:00 PM (9:00 PM doors) - $55.00
Listen to Patti Smith live on WNYC right NOW (2pm est)
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Explosions in the Sky - news
EITS @ BOWERY BALLROOM, NYC | SEPT 3, 2006 (CRED)
this article posted on: Sun., October 8, 2006
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Hello, everyone...
We're happy to report that we've finished recording our next album. We recorded in Minnesota at a studio called Pachyderm, a place surrounded by 50 acres of wilderness and snakes and ghost stories. We had a bonfire, cooked cheeseburgers on the grill, went for hikes and made a trip to the Mall of America (or Mall Like Any Other Mall Except Bigger). And of course we played some new music. It's taken us a while but we're extremely excited with the results. We can't say for certain when the album will come out, but it looks like it will be late February or early March. We'll let you know as soon as we find out.
After recording, we drove to New York City and played a show as part of the Temporary Residence Tenth Anniversary weekend. Jeremy, if you read this, we're proud of you and we love you. Also, a couple of weeks ago we played at the Austin City Limits Festival. If you braved the heat and oppressive rush of bodies to come see us, then we love you, too. For us it was one of those shows where we might have played well or we might have been abysmal--we literally have no idea. Thankfully we had a nighttime slot, and it was interesting to hear Willie Nelson between our songs. That helped to alleviate some of our terror.
There are a few shows coming up. All of them are in California (San Fransisco, Los Angeles, and Pomona) and you can find out more about them on the "shows" page. Middle America, we know we've been showing an apparent love for the coasts these past couple of years but we will see you early in 2007. As for Europe, Asia, and Australia...we will be visiting you as well in 2007. And hopefully some other places (Mexico, South America), too.
Thanks for caring.
Love,
Explosions
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(thx Ondal)
photo of Jeremy at the Temporary Residence Festival (@ Bowery Ballroom) via Bao's Flickr.
Previously
the Temporary Residence Festival, a free Explosions in the Sky EP, & more MP3s
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See Prince Paul's CMJ show for 1 cent (+ Ticketmaster charges)
(thx Ondal)
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My Brightest Diamond | 2006 Tour Dates
Tickets are on sale for a November 20th My Brightest Diamond show at Northsix in Brooklyn. Plus they're playing at Rebel on November 3rd for CMJ. All tour dates below....
MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND | 2006 TOUR DATES
Oct 27 2006 Shara sings with Jedi Mind Tricks at The Trocadero Theatre Philadelphia
Oct 28 2006 Shara sings with Jedi Mind Tricks at 9:30 Club Washington
Oct 30 2006 Shara sings at a private party with Jedi Mind Tricks at Club Spirit New York
Nov 2 2006 The Space Hamden, CT
Nov 3 2006 CMJ Billions Showcase at Rebel New York, NY
Nov 7 2006 La Sala Rosa Montreal, QC
Nov 8 2006 Casbah Hamilton, ON
Nov 9 2006 The Drake Hotel Underground Toronto, ON
Nov 10 2006 East Quad Music Co-op Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 11 2006 Schuba's Chicago, IL
Nov 13 2006 Stonefly Brewery Milwaukee, WI
Nov 14 2006 High Noon Saloon Madison, WI
Nov 15 2006 7th Street Entry (at First Ave) Minneapolis, MN
Nov 16 2006 Vaudeville Mews Des Moines, IA
Nov 17 2006 High Dive Champaign/Urbana, IL
Nov 18 2006 Indiana Memorial Union Gallery Bloomington, IN
Nov 20 2006 NorthSix Brooklyn, NY
Dec 3 2006 Blueberry Hill Duck Room St. Louis, MO
Dec 4 2006 Bottleneck Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 6 2006 Suede Park City
Dec 7 2006 Neurolux Boise, ID
Dec 8 2006 Berbati's Pan Portland, OR
Dec 9 2006 Nightlight Lounge Bellingham, WA
Dec 10 2006 Showbox Seattle, WA
Previously
Jedi Mind Tricks + Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond)
My Brightest Diamond @ Town Hall, NYC | pics (& full album stream, video, MP3, etc)
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Village Voice - best of nyc 2006
No music websites won anything this year:
Best dorky indie-rock marketing gimmick
Bishop Allen's plan to self-release an EP a month
Best local movie blog
Davekehr.com
Best guy who sings like a girl
Death Vessel
Best Appalachian hardcore band
O'Death
Best local music groupie
Shirley Braha
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the rest of the awards in The Village Voice
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upcoming Sound Fix instores & Tokyo Police Club Tour Dates
upcoming free shows @ Sound Fix in Brooklyn
Oct 18, 2006 7 PM Tokyo Police Club (TONIGHT!)
Oct 19, 2006 7:30 PM Masha Qrella
Oct 21, 2006 2 PM Small Sins
Oct 28, 2006 3 PM The Kooks (2 sold out NYC shows)
Tokyo Police Club are also opening for Art Brut at Warsaw tonight (Oct 18), and then headlining Maxwell's in Hoboken tomorrow while the Annuals are opening for Art Brut at Irving Plaza. All TPC tour dates below....
TOKYO POLICE CLUB | 2006 TOUR DATES
10/18/2006 The Warsaw Brooklyn, NY
10/19/2006 Maxwells Hoboken, NJ
10/21/2006 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
10/27/2006 Ford Plant Brantford, ON
11/2/2006 KEXP in NYC
11/3/2006 Mercury Lounge New York, NY (CMJ)
11/4/2006 The Annex, New York, NY - FREE
11/4/2006 The Khyber Philadelphia, PA
11/8/2006 Latimer Lounge Denver, CO.
11/11/2006 Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Fransisco, CA
11/12/2006 The Echo Los Angeles, CA
11/15/2006 Chop Suey Seattle, WA
11/16/2006 Logan's Victoria, BC
11/17/2006 Gallery Lounge Vancouver, BC
11/18/2006 The Royal on Baker Nelson, BC
11/21/2006 The Canmore Hotel Canmore, AB
11/22/2006 Tongue 'n' Groove Lethbridge, AB
11/23/2006 Broken City Calgary, AB
11/24/2006 Power Plant Edmonton, AB
11/25/2006 Louis' Pub Saskatoon, SK
11/26/2006 The Collective Winnipeg, MB
11/28/2006 Main Street London, ON
11/29/2006 Schuba's Chicago, IL
11/30/2006 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
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Low & Retribution Gospel Choir | 2006 Tour Dates
Tickets go on sale today for two shows by Low in December at Bowery Ballroom in NYC. Low members Alan Sparhawk and Matt Livingston are also in a group called Retribution Gospel Choir. All tour dates for both bands below....
LOW | 2006 TOUR DATES
10/28/06 Armstrong Hall Colorado Springs CO w/ Laura Veirs
12/05/06 Bowery Ballroom New York NY
12/06/06 Bowery Ballroom New York NY
12/09/06 First Avenue Minneapolis MN
RETRIBUTION GOSPEL CHOIR | 2006 TOUR DATES
Oct 19 2006 8:00P House of Rock Eau Claire, WI
Oct 30 2006 9:00P Larimer Lounge Denver, CO
Oct 31 2006 8:00P Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 3 2006 8:00P Holocene Portland, OR
Nov 5 2006 8:00P Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, CA
Nov 11 2006 9:00P Pizza Luce' Duluth, Minnesota
Posted in music | tour dates at 11:07 AM | Comments (0)
Goldfrapp & The Strokes @ Capitale, NYC | pics
GOLDFRAPP @ CAPITALE
THE STROKES @ CAPITALE
Goldfrapp & The Strokes opened for Kanye West @ Capitale in NYC last night (Oct 17, 2006).
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Kanye West & Pharrell @ Capitale (Hennessy), NYC | pics
DOWNLOAD: I-20 - Hydro & Hennessy (feat. Three 6 Mafia) (MP3)
Kanye West played a full set at a free show at Capitale in NYC on Tuesday night (October 17, 2006). There was DJ A-Trak, a string section, and two backup singers -- plus Pharrell Williams came out for three songs. The Strokes and Goldfrapp opened. The whole thing was courtesy of Hennessy
Carmen Electra, Drea de Matteo, Shooter Jennings, Dylan McDermott, Vanessa Minnillo, Ewan McGregor, Diane Kruger, Lydia Hearst, Maria Menounos, Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Kate Lee Joel, Joshua Jackson, Tracy Morgan, Danny Masterson, Dawn Landes, Diplo, and Bao were also there.
WIKIPEDIA: List of songs mentioning Hennessy
Previously
Kanye is a good producer
Kanye West + The Strokes + Goldfrapp + Hennessy = 1 free concert at "an upscale Bowery Location"
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new Tenacious D promo video & Dave Hill does Comic Con | Abe Lincoln
Dave Hill video below...
Previously
Tenacious D | 2006 Tour Dates & presale
Comedian Dave Hill sees Rocket From the Tombs @ Southpaw
Posted in comedy | music | video at 3:00 AM | Comments (3)
October 17, 2006
2006 CMJ Music Marathon showcase schedule up
Well, they've posted what they know so far.
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upcoming shows @ Hiro Ballroom & Robyn Hitchcock Tour Dates
BEASTIE BOYS @ HIRO BALLROOM, NYC | OCT 4, 2006 (CRED & MORE)
@ Hiro Ballroom, NYC - 2006
Th Oct 19 - L-D Section II (Lansing-Dreiden) (tix)
Tu Oct 31 - Suzanne Vega, Keren Ann, and The Bird & The Bee (Blue Note CMJ) (tix)
Fr Nov 03 - Deerhoof, Erase Errata, Mary Timony, and Excepter (KRS CMJ) (tix)
Sa Nov 04 - The Fall, Yikes, Iran and Women & Children (Narnack CMJ) (tix)
Fr Nov 17 - Robyn Hitchcock, The Venus 3 and Mark Pickerel (tix)
Mo Nov 27 - Nada Surf (Flash Concert)
Narnack's other CMJ showcase is at Union Pool in Brooklyn on November 2nd with Women and Children, X27, Restaurant, Vaz, and Bunnybrains.
All Robyn Hitchcock tour dates below....
ROBYN HITCHCOCK | 2006 TOUR DATES
10-27-06 Los Angeles CA Key Club
11-03-06 Tucson AZ Hotel Congress
11-08-06 Chicago IL The Metro
11-09-06 Detroit MI Magic Bag
11-10-06 Toronto ON Mod Club
11-12-06 Cleveland OH Beachland Ballroom
11-13-06 Pittsburgh PA Rex Theatre
11-14-06 Sellersville PA Sellersville Theatre
11-17-06 New York NY Hiro Ballroom
11-18-06 Hoboken NJ Maxwell's
11-19-06 Hoboken NJ Maxwell's
11-20-06 Baltimore MD Ottobar
11-25-06 Seattle WA Crocodile Café
"Robyn will be touring, with Venus 3 (Scott McCaughey, Peter Buck, Bill Rieflin) in support of his 10/3 release Ole’ Tarantula."
DOWNLOAD: Robyn Hitchcock - Adventure Rocketship (MP3)
Previously
Lily Allen @ Hiro Ballroom, NYC | pics
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Stuart A. Staples | MP3 & 2006 Tour Dates (CMJ sort of)
DOWNLOAD: Stuart Staples - There is a Path (MP3)
Tindersticks lead vocalist Stuart Staples put out a solo album called Leaving Songs in June. At the end of October he'll come to the United States to tour behind it. He plays St. Ann's (home of Hell House) in Brooklyn on November 4th (tix). That's during CMJ, but not part of it - so a badge won't get you in.
All tour dates below...
STUART STAPLES | 2006 TOUR DATES
Sat 10/28/06 West Hollywood, CA The Troubadour
Mon 10/30/06 San Francisco, CA Bimbo's 365 Club
Wed 11/01/06 Chicago, IL Abbey Pub
Thu 11/02/06 Toronto, ON Mod Club
Fri 11/03/06 Montreal, QC La Sala Rossa
Sat 11/04/06 Brooklyn, NY St. Ann's
NOVEMBER 16, LE MANS, L'Espal
NOVEMBER 17, THE HAGUE, Crossing Border, www.ticketservice.nl
NOVEMBER 18, BERLIN, Postbahnhof, www.koka36.de
NOVEMBER 19, COPENHAGEN, Amager Bio, www.billetnet.dk
NOVEMBER 21, COLOGNE, Gebaude 9, www.kartenhaus.de
NOVEMBER 22, PARIS, cafe de la Danse, www.fnac.com, www.ticketnet.fr
NOVEMBER 23, GENT, Vooruit Theaterzaal, www.vooruit.be
NOVEMBER 25, POLAND, Upper-Silesian Art Festival, www.teatr-rozrywki.pl
NOVEMBER 27, MILAN, Tunnel, www.ticketone.it
NOVEMBER 28, BARCELONA, Apolo
NOVEMBER 29, MADRID, Arena
NOVEMBER 30, CADIZ, Aulario la bomba,
Check out reviews of Leaving Songs at Pitchfork, Popmatters, and Tiny Mix Tapes
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Music industry in 8,000 new file-share lawsuits
"LONDON (Reuters) - The music industry has launched a fresh wave of 8,000 lawsuits against alleged file-sharers around the world, escalating its drive to stamp out online piracy and encourage the use of legal download services." [Yahoo]