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November 11, 2006
watch new Videos
Watch new (or newish) videos by (or featuring) The Foundry Field Recordings, Tow Waits, Sufjan Stevens, Micah P. Hinson, CSS, Johnny Cash, Cat Power, Death Vessel, Stuart Staples, Mew, and The Decemberists.
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The Decemberists - "16 Military Wives" live sing-along @ Hammerstein (CMJ)
The rest below....
The Foundry Field Recordings - "Holding the Pilots/Holding the Facts"
Tom Waits - "Lie to Me"
Sufjan Stevens - Put The Lights On The Tree
"Music Video for Sufjan Stevens' "Put The Lights On The Tree," animated by Tom Eaton. Starring the Michigan Militia, the Swans, the Illinoisemakers, Sufjan Stevens, and Grandma."
Micah P. Hinson - "Diggin a Grave (live @ Indie 103.1)"
Johnny Cash - Gods Gonna Cut You Down
"There are 36 cameos throughout the black & white video, including Iggy Pop, Bono, Justin Timberlake, Jay Z, Keith Richards, Johnny Depp, Dixie Chicks, Terrence Howard, Patti Smith, Dennis Hopper and Chris Rock. Each artist is dressed in black to honor Cash."
Kanye West, Chris Martin, Flea, Kate Moss, Woody Harrelson, Lisa Marie Presley, Kid Rock, and ZZ Top are also in there. And oddly so is Corinne Bailey Rae. (I mean the record label probably got her in there so its not that odd from that point of view).
Cansei de Ser Sexy (CSS) - "Alala (live @ BrooklynVegan day show)"
Cat Power - "Lived In Bars"
Death Vessel - "Deep In The Horchada" (live @ Suite Lorraine)
Mew - "Special"
Stuart Staples - "That Leaving Feeling"
The Decemberists - "dance contest" live in Toronto
Check out the last time I compiled videos like this and view the "video" category for even more.
Posted in music | video at 10:37 PM | Comments (0)
Explosions in the Sky playing 2 NYC shows including Wordless Music Series (PRESALE)
Explosions in the Sky are coming back to NYC to play TWO shows this February.
EITS | 2007 NYC TOUR DATES
2-19 - Warsaw in Brooklyn
2-20 - Concert Hall (Wordless Music Series) in Manhattan w/ Ayano Kataoka
NEW CD, PRESALE, CA SHOWS
February 20th is also the day their new CD comes out. A presale for both shows is now underway. Keep in mind that the Concert Hall one has seats.
EITS are playing three shows in California this month.
WORDLESS MUSIC SERIES
The next Wordless Music Series (WMS) event featuring performances by Andrew Bird, Steven Beck, and A Hawk and a Hacksaw is this Wednesday. Tickets appear to be sold out. That last link is also where EITS tix will be after the presale is over. The last WMS show had some members of Wilco.
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Professor Murder MP3s | new & old & live & remixes
DOWNLOAD: Professor Murder - That's How They Getcha (Chinzuki Riddim Version) (MP3)
Byran Buchman draws bands as robots. That's his work above. A bigger version of the picture is posted on his site.
Two new Professor Murder MP3s recently appeared. The first, the "Chinzuki Riddim Version" of That's How They Getcha is linked on the top of this post. The second, a remix of Free Stress Test, is available at Stereogum.
A second remix of Free Stress Test is also available here. (that makes three remixes total)
Other non-EP PMurder MP3s available include a live WOXY session, and a live 2005 show recording. You can download both below:
DOWNLOAD: Professor Murder live on WOXY (MP3)
LIVE IN NYC - 4.3.05 (MP3s)
+ The Mountain
+ (Too Much) Gun Talk
+ Camron's New Colour (Part 3)
+ Champion
+ Swingzilla
no current tour dates to announce, but the band did just play three shows this CMJ. Attendees included Pitchfork, Pop Tarts and Ben Mirov.
Previously
Professor Murder's CMJ Tour Dates
Professor Murder (starring Alan Astor) @ Cake Shop, NYC | pics
Posted in CMJ | MP3 | music at 8:40 PM | Comments (0)
La Rocca's van and gear stolen in Philly
While immersed in CMJ nonsense, I almost missed an email alerting me to yet another Philly gear theft. This time the band is Ireland's La Rocca who recently toured with Phoenix, and whose new record is out on dangerbird (home of Silversun Pickups).
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BIG PHIL STOLEN IN BIG BAD PHILLY
After a great show with Roman Candle and Birdmonster in Philadelphia last night, we came out of our hotel this morning to find Big Phil was gone, along with all of our equipment.
Naturally this is gonna put pay to our shows in D.C and North Carolina.... but on a bigger scale we've lost some stuff that's been with us since we were kids.
If anyone in the Philly area sees or gets offered anything suspicious that they think might once have been ours.. a lot of our stuff has LAROCCA stencilled on it.... let us know.
We'll keep you posted.
If you see ANY of the following instruments - or the van itself - please contact us ASAP. Thanks. Stolen in Philadelphia today (November 6, 2006)
WHITE 1997 DODGE RAM VAN -
License 3VN W138
INSTRUMENTS -
(most in cases and with La Rocca stencilled on side)
Roland XP30 (BP56576)
Yamaha P60 (UALJO1238)
Rickenbacker 4005 Bass (23884)
Fender Precision Bass (B157333)
Ampeg Bass Cabinet 8x10
Ashdown Bass Head 500 (21094-03GS)
Yamaha Oak Custom Drum Kit
Fender Telecaster (M23004737)
Gibson L6-S (501266)
Martin DXK2 Dreadnought Acoustic
Tanglewood Acoustic (TWOSJCE-LH)
Fender DeVille Twin Amplifier (B-213552)
Line 6 Delay Modeler Pedal
Boss Tuner Pedal x 3
Boss Overdrive Pedal
Previously
Stolen gear for sale on Craigslist Philly?
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November 10, 2006
Matt Tong suffered a collapsed lung - Bloc Party not playing with PATD! @ MSG & elsewhere
"Bloc Party have been forced to cancel a number of shows on their current US tour with Panic! At The Disco after drummer Matt Tong was admitted to hospital in Atlanta with a collapsed lung after last night's performance."
"Doctors at the hospital in Atlanta say Matt is in a comfortable condition and not in any danger, he will however be staying in hospital for at least the next three days for observation and it's not clear at this stage when Matt will be fit to resume performing.
The band will definitely not be playing at the Charlotte, NC (Cricket Arena), Fairfax, VA (Patriot Center) and both New York Madison Square Garden shows in the coming week."
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(THX ALL)
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get Queens of the Stone Age tix @ Circuit City
Tickets to the Queens of the Stone Age show (Zune launch party) can be "picked up @ Circuit City in Union Square today (Friday Novemeber 10th) starting @ 7pm - on a first come, first served basis. Tickets come in pairs. You must be 21 or over to enter." The 9pm-midnight NYC show's exact location will be announced Monday (annoying, I know).
Posted in To Do | music at 6:39 AM | Comments (0)
David Bowie performed w/ Alicia Keys @ The Black Ball
David Bowie performed a song with Alicia Keys at the Black Ball at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC last night (November 9, 2006). He performed three songs total. Alicia and Iman co-hosted the event.
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Forro In The Dark starring David Byrne, Seu Jorge
DOWNLOAD: Forro in the Dark w/ Seu Jorge (Mawglee's Broken Remix) (MP3)
DAVID BYRNE & FORRO IN THE DARK @ JOES PUB, NYC | NOV 8, 2006 (CRED)
"Sat in at Joe’s with Mauro’s band, Forró In The Dark, last night. It was a show to celebrate the release of their record [see Voice review] so all the guest artists who appeared on the CD were on stage — Bebel Gilberto, Miho Hatori and myself. Forró (pronounced: foe ho) is a style of Brazilian regional music, linked to the harsh life of the sertao — the plains of the northeast. It sounds a little like Zydeco, the style from Louisiana that is also accordion-driven and wildly danceable. In Mauro’s group the accordion is replaced by flute and sometimes pifano (a wooden flute)." [David Byrne]
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Damien Rice | 2006 Tour Dates
Damien Rice plays Hiro Ballroom in NYC this Thursday and then the the Beacon Theatre on December 12th. All tour dates below...
Damien Rice | 2006 TOUR DATES
12/6 - Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
12/8 - Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
12/11 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
12/12 - NYC - Beacon Theater
12/15 - Philadelphia, PA - Tower Theatre
12/16 - Washington, DC - Lincoln Theatre
12/18 - Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre
12/20 - Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
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Beach House | 2006 Tour Dates & MP3
DOWNLOAD: Beach House - Master of None (MP3)
I just noticed that all of a sudden Beach House are the biggest thing on the Internet. Tour Dates below...
BEACH HOUSE | 2006 TOUR DATES
Nov 10 - Conor Byrne's-early show Seattle
Nov 11 - pats pub w/ Montag vancouver
Nov 12 - Towne Lounge w/ 57 octaves below Portland
Nov 14 - Hemlock Tavern w/ The Parish San Francisco
Nov 16 - Echo w/ Ariel Pink L.A.
Nov 18 - Amsterdam Bar Dallas
Nov 19 - Emo's w Josephine Foster, Jana Hunter Austin
Nov 20 - The Proletariat Houston
Nov 21 - One Eyed Jacks New Orleans
Nov 22 - Drunken Unicorn w/ The Evangelicals Atlanta
Nov 24 - Night Light w/adrien orange Chapel Hill
Nov 25 - Red and the Black Washington DC
Nov 26 - Tonic w/ Avey Tare and Kria Brekken New York
Posted in MP3 | music | tour dates at 4:44 AM | Comments (0)
McCarren Pool Planning Starting Again
"Among those invited to the discussion are Live Nation, (which produced the concert series that drew the most community opposition), Sens Productions, which staged Agora II, Jelly NYC, which ran the free concert series and L Magazine, which teamed up on some film events. Bowery Presents, which just bought the Northsix venue, has also been invited." [Gowanus Lounge]
Posted in NYC | music at 4:24 AM | Comments (0)
The dismantling of CBGB
"To help him with the five-day process of packing up the club, Kristal has hired Aurora Productions, a New York theatrical production management company that specializes in the construction and disassembly of Broadway stage sets. They're breaking everything down, and once Hilly has secured a destination, they'll rebuild it as best they can. Days before the dismantling commenced, every square inch of CBGB's interior was photographed to help with the impending re-creation; each piece of the club that's removed is labeled, so the team that does the rebuild knows what goes where. The process is something between a crime-scene investigation and an archeological dig." [MTV]
Previously
Hilly Kristal @ the 2006 CMJ CBGB reunion
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One Bank U2 video
hahaha (thx Darin & This Yellow Stereo & Adfreak)
Posted in music | video at 2:22 AM | Comments (0)
the story of MF Grimm & MF Doom (with MP3)
DOWNLOAD: MF Doom & MF Grimm - 1000 Degrees (MP3)
This week's Village Voice cover story is an interesting read.
Posted in MP3 | hiphop | music at 2:09 AM | Comments (0)
Bob Dylan Musical closes after 28 performances
GOOD RIDDANCE: "A Bob Dylan musical on Broadway has been cancelled after just 28 performances." [Yahoo]
Previously
Bob Dylan playing NYC City Center
Critics, fans pan, dislike and hate Dylan show
Posted in NYC | music at 2:05 AM | Comments (0)
APB reissue music - playing 4 area shows
APB | 2006 TOUR DATES
Sat Dec 09 - Loop Lounge (Passaic, NJ)
Thu Dec 14 - Union Hall (Brooklyn)
Fri Dec 15 - Knitting Factory (NYC)
Sat Dec 16 - Molly Blooms 2 (Amityville, LI)
THE PRESS RELEASE
"If you were a dance-punk growing up on alternative radio (WLIR, WHTG) on the east coast in the mid to late 80's, you remember Scotland's APB. 'Shoot You Down' is as classic to most modern rockers in the tri-State area as anything from the Cure, Gang Of Four, New Order, or Wire. Their NYC shows at the Ritz are the stuff legend is made of. Let's remind ourselves, however, that they are very much a cult classic, more underground than anything, and nearly obscure anywhere west of the Mississippi. Their only collection of singles on cd, 1989's 'Something To Believe In' sold and went quickly out of print. Prices fetched as high as $200 on Ebay until recently when NYC label Young American re-issued it with a bonus disc."
"APB's brand of funked up pop dance has seemingly influenced bands like Franz Ferdinand, Hot Hot Heat, and more. So, it comes with great pride and perhaps a bit of surprise and awe that we can announce to you, the legendary APB are coming back to the States for a handful of intimate shows for their diehard fans in celebration of their recent re-issued recordings. And when we say intimate, we mean it, the venues are cozy! The core trio of Iain Slater, Glenn Roberts, and George Cheyne, will make a very rare and long awaited return this December."
Posted in music | music history | tour dates at 1:16 AM | Comments (1)
Video - The Blow @ FADER House during CMJ
People (who weren't watching Elvis Perkins @ 2:30 pm on Saturday November 4th) keep telling me that the Blow's live performance @ the FADER House was one of the best things they saw all CMJ. Thanks to FADER for making the above clip available for those of us who missed it. Check out a previous post for a Blow MP3.
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Elvis Perkins signs to XL Recordings + pics from the Annex show + tour dates
DOWNLOAD: Elvis Perkins - Ash Wednesday (MP3)
It's official: Elvis Perkins in Dearland has signed to XL Recordings - home of Tapes 'n Tapes, Devendra Banhart, M.I.A., Basement Jaxx, Thom Yorke, The Raconteurs, Peaches, and Ratatat.
Ash Wednesday will be released in February 2007. Perkins has been garnering attention far and wide for the past year and a half – due in no small part to the considerable touring he has been doing. This last year saw him on the road with Matt Costa, World Party and Cold War Kids, among others. He has also played at ACL, Lollapalooza and Sasquatch!.ELVIS PERKINS @ THE ANNEX, NYC | NOV 4, 2006
Elvis is currently on tour with Pernice Brothers. They play Mercury Lounge in NYC on December 8th. Before Elvis left on tour he made time to play the free BrooklynVegan show at the Annex on Saturday November 4th, 2006. He actually went on right after Annuals.
All tour dates & another picture below....
ELVIS PERKINS @ THE ANNEX, NYC | NOV 4, 2006
ELVIS PERKINS & THE PERNICE BROTHERS | 2006 TOUR DATES
11/09 Chicago, IL Schuba's
11/10 Madison, WI High Noon
11/11 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry
11/12 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
11/16 Seattle, WA Tractor
11/17 Portland, OR Doug Fir
11/18 Eugene, OR Sam Bond's Garage
11/20 Sacramento, CA Old Ironsides
11/21 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
11/22 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
11/24 San Diego, CA The Casbah
11/25 Phoenix, AZ Modified
11/26 Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
11/28 Austin, TX Cactus
11/29 Denton, TX Hailey's
11/30 Baton Rouge, LA Chelsea's
12/01 Oxford, MS Proud Larry's
12/02 Birmingham, AL Bottle Tree
12/03 Atlanta, GA The Earl
12/05 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
12/06 Washington, DC Black Cat
12/07 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's
12/08 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
12/09 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
Elvis Perkins blew DJ David Bruno away....JK from Metro Distortion: not so much.
"Elvis Perkins was raised in Los Angeles and New York City. Work on Ash Wednesday began in 2002 -- Elvis (his real name) originally had help from his actor-musician brother Osgood on drums and friend Ethan Gold who produced the album. Since that time his band has grown to include Brigham Brough (bass) and Nicholas Kinsey (drums) both of whom played on the album as well as Wyndham Boylan-Garnett (keyboardist/guitarist)."
Previously
Elvis Perkins in Dearland @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics
Elvis Perkins @ Sasquatch
Posted in CMJ | MP3 | industry | music | pictures | tour dates at 12:16 AM | Comments (0)
November 9, 2006
Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup | (Nov 09, 2006)
Hip Hop's first ever Grammy Award winners DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince are set to re-unite for a tour.
VH1 features Raekwon and shares a little nugget: Dr. Dre will be handling the lion's share of the production on Cuban Linx 2.
The Game's remix of One Blood is available all over the place. It features Jim Jones, Snoop Dogg, Nas, T.I., Fat Joe, Lil' Wayne, Nore, Jadakiss, Styles P, Fabolous, Juelz Santana, Rick Ross, Twista, Kurupt, Daz, WC, E-40, Bun B, Chamillionaire, Slim Thug, Young Dro, Clipse and Ja Rule. That's no joke. Go get it at Idolator. Read an entertaining interview over at SmokingSection.
Jay-Z is getting closer to oversaturation in the news right now, but here is an excellent post with full tracklist and details on how many discs there will actually be on this release. He also plans on touring eight cities in one day. "Four of the eight cities, including Washington, Atlanta, Chicago and Las Vegas, have been confirmed so far."
Nas had a song featured in Scorcese's The Departed which featured Leonardo DiCaprio who in turn has a new film coming out next month called Blood Diamonds which will be scored by Nas. Listen to new song Hip Hop Is Dead featuring Will.I.Am (WMA).
The new Eminem Shady Radio mixtape with Clinton Sparks is pretty great. Get it over at NahRight. Tracklist with featured artists available here. They also have Eminem's new video.
Ghostface Killah's upcoming new album More Fish will drop December 12th. Listen to new song Good (WMA) (Does anyone even listen to WMA files? Just go get the MP3 here).
Fat Joe's new album Me, Myself & I is very solid with a few great tracks. Read an interview here.
Miami's very own Pitbull releases El Mariel. AOL has the full album stream. Additionally, read Pitbull's guest blog over at XXL.
They also have the new Birdman & Lil' Wayne album Like Father, Like Son streaming.
RJD2 leaves Hip Hop with his new upcoming album. An "epic pop/rock album" is supposedly coming next year. Preview a track over at his myspace.
Canadian rapper K-OS is set to release a new album.
Redman and Raekwon will headline Rock The Bells North American Tour.
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Annuals @ The Annex, NYC (CMJ) | pics + new tour dates
Annuals only played four songs at the free BrooklynVegan day show at the Annex in NYC on Saturday November 4, 2006. They sounded good, but I want to see them again before I say anything else. Check out a review of the whole day by Oliver Lopena.
ANNUALS | NYC TOUR DATES
Nov 16 2006 Mercury Lounge w/ Evangelicals AND El Perro Del Mar
Nov 17 2006 Union Hall w/ Evangelicals
More pictures and tour dates below...
ANNUALS | 2006 TOUR DATES
Nov 9 2006 Canopy Club with Evangelicals Urbana
Nov 10 2006 Empty Bottle w/ Evangelicals Chicago, Illinois
Nov 11 2006 Club 770 with Evangelicals Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 15 2006 TT the Bears w/ Evangelicals Cambridge, Massachusetts
Nov 16 2006 Mercury Lounge w/ Evangelicals AND El Perro Del Mar
Nov 17 2006 Union Hall w/ Evangelicals
Nov 18 2006 Vicar St. w/the Flaming Lips Dublin
Nov 19 2006 Vicar St. w/ the Flaming Lips Dublin
Nov 23 2006 Water Rats Theatre Kings Cross, London
Nov 24 2006 The Barfly London
Nov 25 2006 The Mean Fiddler London
Dec 2 2006 the Rialto Theatre w/ Calexico Tuscon, Arizona
Dec 3 2006 Launchpad w/ Calexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 4 2006 Orpheum Theatre w/ Calexico Flagstaff, Arizona
Dec 5 2006 the Clubhouse w/ Calexico Tempe, Arizona
Dec 6 2006 Spaceland Los Angelas, California
Dec 7 2006 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, California
Dec 9 2006 Neumos
Previously
Stream Annuals' Be He Me ++ 2006 Tour Dates
Annuals "Be He Me" | MP3s & Tour Dates
Posted in CMJ | music | music | pictures | tour dates at 5:53 AM | Comments (0)
One of three Bogmen benefits moved to Webster
The December 21st Bogmen benefit show was moved from Bowery Ballroom to Webster Hall. The other two are still sold out.
Posted in music at 5:36 AM | Comments (0)
Growing & members of Pelican playing Red Cross Benefit in DUMBO Saturday night
"...on Saturday Nov. 11th, drone duo GROWING will be performing at a Red Cross Benefit show at the Water Street Restaurant and Lounge in Brooklyn. Also on the bill are CHORD (featuring members of Pelican) and The Austerity Program (Hydra Head Records). All proceeds from the door will go to the American Red Cross. We also have some great Giveaways/Raffles from Decibel Magazine, Southern Lord Records, and Powerhouse Books. Doors @ 7. Come early and eat in the restaurant and 10% of your bill will be donated to the Red Cross."
Posted in To Do | music at 5:23 AM | Comments (0)
Matisyahu playing benefit @ Canal Room - also Hammerstein
Matisyahu is playing a 'Chabad loft' benefit at Canal Room in NYC on November 21st. Tickets are $150, or $180 at the door. He's also playing THREE shows at Hammerstein Ballroom in December.
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free NYPress show & Tenacious D tickets & alcohol
Remember that NY Press 'battle of the bands' I was telling you about? Well, the bands were chosen (Locksley, Hepburn, The GoStation, Day Glow, and The Picture), and it goes down this Monday November 13th at Avalon (assuming it stays open), and everyone that shows up gets a free ticket to see the new Tenacious D movie, and there's a "select open bar".... Sounds like a good deal to me.
Posted in To Do | music at 5:14 AM | Comments (0)
Scritti Politti & others playing Sound Fix Saturday
Green Gartside of Scritti Politti will play a 2nd NYC show while he's here. It's a free in-store @ Sound Fix Records in Brooklyn on Saturday 11/11 @ 5pm -- part of an all-afternoon event sponsored by Big Takeover.
Posted in To Do | music at 5:09 AM | Comments (0)
Shakira and Roger Waters buy an island
"Pop star Shakira and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters have formed a join business venture and bought a 700 acre island in the Bahamas called 'Bonds Cay.' It reportedly cost $16 million. Shakira and Waters plan to build a luxury resort as well as sell prime seaside property on their new island." [celebitchy] (via)
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Sweden's El Perro Del Mar | NYC Tour Dates, MP3
DOWNLOAD: El Perro Del Mar - God Knows (MP3)
SIX DEGREES OF JENS LEKMAN
Like Frida Hynvonen and Jose Gonzalez before her (on this blog), Sarah Assbring, aka El Perro Del Mar, is a sweet sounding Swedish musician who is friends with Jens Lekman. In fact, Jens & Sarah released a split-EP together on Secretly Canadian in 2004. Jens talked about her and Jose in the interview we did here on BrooklynVegan. Jose and her have toured together. She of course also knows the Concretes, etc, etc...
"NEW" SELF-TITLED ALBUM
And like Jens Lekman, her most recent LP is a compilation of singles and EP's. The self-titled debut album came out in Sweden in May 2005. It came out here in the USA thanks to Memphis Industries in August...or is it thanks to the Control Group in November?...either way it's out now. Pitchfork gave it an impressive 8.1 in June. I'm listening to it as I write this, and I like it a lot too.
Songs:Illinois says, "These songs sound like they're right out of an early 60's film soundtrack". Good description. Listen at MySpace or at this e-card thing and watch this live video and this not-live video....and if you're in NYC check her out for yourself....
EL PERRO DEL MAR | 2006 NYC TOUR DATES
Nov 12 @ Zebulon (Brooklyn) w/ The Raven Mayhem
Nov 13 @ Joe's Pub (Manhattan) w/ Emilie Simon
Nov 14 @ Union Hall (Brooklyn) w/ Jaymay
Nov 16 @ Mercury Lounge (Manhattan) w/ Evangelicals & Annuals
THIS TIME IT WILL BE BETTER
In a June 2006 interview with Lunapark6, she said, "Last year I went to New York. I was kind of expecting to fall headoverheels in love with the city but I didn’t. I still haven’t figured out why. May have been because of the heat and the humidity. I tend to be overly irritated when it’s hot. I don’t know. I really like New York, but it wasn’t love at first sight. Think I need to go back there when it’s fall or winter." I hope she likes it better this time.
PETER BJORN & PEACOCKS
She also says in the above interview that she loves Peter Bjorn & John. She reiterates that love in a recent Pitchfork feature. And lastly here's a picture of El Perro Del Mar and a peacock.
ELSEWHERE
* NPR - The Sounds of Motown Via Sweden
* MOKB - El Perro Del Mar
* OMR - El Perro Del Mar
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The Hold Steady @ The Annex, NYC (CMJ) | pics & remix MP3
DOWNLOAD: The Hold Steady - Killer Parties (remix) (MP3)
The Hold Steady played an unannounced high-energy 45-minute set at the Annex in NYC Friday evening (Friday November 3rd). It was a CMJ-like party sponsored by the Orchard. Scanners, Dirty On Purpose, and Cold War Kids also on the bill - it was the perfect way to end a long CMJ day.
Rolling Stone writes, "The band tore through a handful of mostly new tunes (including our official favorite song of 2006 'Massive Nights' and the always awesome 'Stevie Nix') while passing around a bottle of Jack, sweating and singing most of the lyrics vaguely near a microphone. How does a band this loose stay this tight?"
I was also especially excited to hear them play 'Chips Ahoy' -- I missed their most recent record release show at Irving Plaza. The next next chance to see them locally is at Warsaw with the Constantines on November 22nd.
Stereogum and Yeti were there too.
After the show I went home, only to return to the Annex first thing the next morning.
THE HOLD STEADY ON KIMMEL THIS FRIDAY
"The New York hipster favorites will hit the Los Angeles studios of ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live Friday (Nov. 10), to play what's tipped as a 'mini-concert.'" [Aversion]
Previously
The Hold Steady | more 2006 Tour Dates (presale)
The Hold Steady @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | Pics
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November 8, 2006
Modest Mouse w/ Johnny Marr in LA (video)
Modest Mouse is in the midst playing four California shows at the moment. Next week they hit NYC for five more sold out performances. New member and ex-Smith Johnny Marr is in fact playing live with them (some were wondering). You can see them play a new song together in the above video. It was taped at Sunday's Avalon show.
Posted in music | video at 11:40 PM | Comments (0)
Christopher Walken to play Ozzy Osbourne in Motley Crue movie
"Motley Crue singer Vince Neil has said that Christopher Walken will play Ozzy Osbourne in the upcoming film adaptation of the best-selling Motley Crue memoir 'The Dirt'" [rte]
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Jeremy Enigk | Fall/Winter 2006 Tour Dates
Jeremy Enigk takes a one week break after his current tour with Cursive before becoming a headliner on a December tour that includes a return to NYC's Bowery Ballroom on December 7th, 2006. All dates below...
JEREMY ENIGK | 2006 TOUR DATES
Nov 9 2006 Sokol Auditoriu (w/ Cursive) Omaha, NE
Nov 11 2006 The Blue Note (w/ Cursive) Columbia, MO
Nov 12 2006 Young Avenue Deli (w/ Cursive) Memphis, TN
Nov 13 2006 Bottle Tree (w/ Cursive) Birmingham, AL
Nov 14 2006 Variety Playhouse (w/ Cursive) Atlanta, GA
Nov 16 2006 Satellite Ballroom (w/ Cursive) Charlottesville, VA
Nov 17 2006 Tremont Music Hall (w/ Cursive) Charlotte, NC
Nov 18 2006 Cat's Cradle (w/ Cursive) Carrboro, NC
Nov 20 2006 The Moon (w/ Cursive) Tallahassee, FL
Nov 21 2006 Reitz Union Ballroom (w/ Cursive) Gainesville, FL
Nov 22 2006 The Club at Firestone (w/ Cursive) Orlando, FL
Nov 24 2006 Warehouse Live (w/ Cursive) Houston, TX
Nov 25 2006 Emo's (w/ Cursive) Austin, TX
Nov 26 2006 Gypsy Ballroom (w/ Cursive) Dallas, TX
Dec 2 2006 Northstar Bar Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 3 2006 Rock N Roll Hotel Washington, Washington
Dec 4 2006 ICC Church Allston, Massachusetts
Dec 6 2006 Chameleon Club Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Dec 7 2006 Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Dec 8 2006 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 9 2006 Shelter Detroit, Michigan
Dec 11 2006 Varsity Theatre Caf頄es Artistes Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 12 2006 Shank Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 13 2006 Double Door Chicago, Illinois
Dec 15 2006 Creepy Crawl St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 16 2006 Opolis Production Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 19 2006 Launch Pad Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 21 2006 Casbah San Diego, California
Dec 22 2006 Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Dec 23 2006 Slim's San Franscisco, California
Dec 28 2006 Berbati's Pan Portland, Oregon
Dec 29 2006 Hell's Kitchen Tacoma, Washington
Dec 30 2006 Chop Suey Seattle, Washington
Dec 31 2006 Chop Suey Seattle, Washington
In August he was playing the Sunny Day Real Estate (his old band) song How it Feels to be Something On. Here's a YouTube clip from Washington DC...
Previously
Jeremy Enigk & Walter Schreifels streaming stuff
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Queens of the Stone Age playing free "Zune launch party" | win tickets
Queens of the Stone Age are confirmed to play an official Zune launch party somewhere in NYC this Monday (11/13). Free, but limited, tickets to the show will be available to the general public somewhere in NYC this Friday.
I don't even know where the show is gonna be, but they did give me 10 free pairs of tickets to give away which just means you're guaranteed to get in because the tickets are free anyway (but "limited"). If you want to win, please e-mail BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM with your name (SUBJECT: QOTSA). Winners will be contacted on Thursday (11/09) via email with all necessary info. The show is 21+.
Check back here Friday (11/10) morning for more info on how to get tickets (if you didn't win), where it is, etc...
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Clipse @ Knitting Factory - CMJ reviews & video
Clipse performing at Knitting Factory during CMJ Saturday night - November 4th, 2006...
PREFIX: Clipse, Trae, Kidz in the Hall, Jokaman @ CMJ [photos, video]
VILLAGE VOICE: Hey, Remember Rap?
PITCHFORK: Clipse [Knitting Factory; 1:00 a.m.]
PITCHFORK: Clipse Release New Video, Push Up Release Date
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Cloud Cult @ Knitting Factory (Nov 06), NYC | pics
Cloud Cult returned to the Knitting Factory Monday night (Nov 6, 2006) for a post-CMJ last-minute early show (9:30 pm headlining slot). I was worried nobody would show up, but there were at least 75 diehards there to witness the heartfelt show that featured two live painters, coordinated video projections (that included fractals, babies, cars and insects), a smoke machine, trippy rave lights, and free mushrooms. Okay, just kidding about the psilocybin, but I'm definitely starting to wonder about those seemingly innocent bunch of fine folk from Minneapolis. On a serious note, the show was great as always - they played a bunch of new songs too, and the paintings they created during their 90 minutes on stage were beautiful.
After the show, audience members get to bid on the paintings. I heard the skeleton one went for $175, and that the pair sold for $400 at their Mercury Lounge CMJ show. Seems like a killing, but supposedly in other towns the paintings routinely go for closer to $300 each (cheap New Yorkers we are!). Not a bad way for a band to make some extra cash while on the road.
After the show I ran to Bowery Ballroom just in time to catch Voxtrot's 2nd or 3rd song.
Another review @ Indilicious.
Previously
Cloud Cult playing NYC tonight | Tour Dates
Cloud Cult @ 169 Bar, NYC | CMJ 2005 | pics
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Aimee Mann playing Christmas shows w/ Fred Armisen, releasing Christmas CD, 2nd NYC show added
Tickets are on sale for two Aimee Mann Christmas shows at NYC's Town Hall in December - the 12th (w/ host Paul F. Tompkins) & 14th (w/ host Fred Armisen). Both shows will feature surprise special guests. Aimee's new Christmas CD is available now. All tour dates below...
AIMEE MANN | 2006 TOUR DATES
Mon 12/04/06 San Francisco, CA Bimbo's 365 Club
Tue 12/05/06 San Francisco, CA Bimbo's 365 Club
Thu 12/07/06 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
Fri 12/08/06 Malibu, CA Malibu Performing Arts Center
Sat 12/09/06 Hollywood, CA The Avalon
Thu 12/12/06 New York, NY Town Hall
Thu 12/14/06 New York, NY Town Hall
Sat 12/16/06 Albany, NY Swyer Theatre
Sun 12/17/06 Boston, MA Berklee Performance Center
Tue 12/19/06 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
Wed 12/20/06 Alexandria, VA The Birchmere
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Les Savy Fav @ MoMA, NYC | pics
I went to the Les Savy Fav show at the Museum of Modern Art last night (Nov 7, 2006). There was an open bar and they asked for your cell phone at the door. If you gave it up they hung it on a wall for all to see. By "they" I mean people in white radiation-like outfits who later dressed up like crooks and pretended to steal art. I guess the art of the whole thing worked because every few seconds I checked my pocket wondering where my cell phone was. Honestly though the wall seemed more like a coat check, but for phones.
To make sure you got your phone back, a unique claim number was printed on a bracelet that you wore until you picked up your phone at the end of the night. The end of the night for me came after Les Savy Fav played their set, but I think the DJ'd party went on for another hour. The sound suct, Tim's cordless mic didn't work, and there were some annoying security guards, but overall it was a good show. I didn't bring a camera, so thanks to Suckapants for these pictures.
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Ryan Adams playing 3 nights @ Town Hall
Tickets go on sale Friday @ noon for three nights of Ryan Adams & The Cardinals @ NYC's Town Hall - December 4, 5, & 6, 2006.
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Voxtrot @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC (night 1) | pics
DOWNLOAD: Voxtrot - Trouble (MP3)
Voxtrot played their first of two shows at NYC's Bowery Ballroom Monday night (November 6, 2006). I would say it was their biggest NYC show yet, but I already said that when they opened for TV on the Radio in Prospect Park.
You only had to be 18 to get in, and the largely (and large) under-21 crowd joyously turned a potentially-arms-crossed voyeuristic gathering into a dance party reminiscent of the band's SXSW show at Factory People. Everyone was singing along too - it was extra fun.
I love crowd interaction, so the highlight of the show had to be when two kids from the audience jumped on stage and started spastically dancing. Suprisingly (and thankfully) it took security a while to notice and remove them. Then during the encore even more dancing people stormed the stage from the side door - and they were allowed to stay. Voxtrot was playing "Trouble" at the time - the 2nd song on their new 3-song EP (download above). They're not afraid to be experimental or sound unpolished on stage - besides Trouble they also did a few new-new songs - some of which sounded nothing like traditional Voxtrot.
Overall the band looked confident and happy on stage, and I think Ramesh keeps growing as a frontman while managing to stay completely down to Earth. That was especially evident when he invited the whole crowd to join him afterwards at the afterparty (thrown and DJ'd by Finger on the Pulse). It was just too bad that most people at Bowery Ballroom that night weren't old enough to get in to Fat Baby where it was being held.
How was the second night? - I know that one was 21+. Music Snobbery says, "legal people in da house!"
Finally Punk and Annuals opened the show, but I was over at Knitting Factory catching the early-ish 9:30 Cloud Cult show.
Previously
Voxtrot @ Magnetic Field, Brooklyn, NY (12/05) | pics
Voxtrot @ Magnetic Field, Brooklyn, NY | Pics
Ramesh @ Syrup Room in Brooklyn
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Albert Hammond Jr played Mercury Lounge - Maxwells tix on sale
DOWNLOAD: Albert Hammond Jr - In Transit (MP3)
ALBERT HAMMOND JR @ MERCURY LOUNGE, NYC | NOV 3, 2006 (CRED)
Tickets are on sale (thx Renee) for Albert Hammond Jr.'s solo show at Maxwell's in Hoboken on Saturday November 11th. The member of the Strokes played one of the hardest CMJ shows to get into this year - Friday November 3rd @ midnight to be exact. Ms Modern Age says, "Albert and his backing band sounded pretty good". Rolling Stone says, "just about every tune sounded like it could have, been well, err, umm on a Strokes set list".
Previously
Strokes' Albert Hammond Jr. | 2006 Tour Dates (CMJ)
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Secondary ticket selling changes face of concerts
"NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - While sales of recorded music and attendance at concerts continue to slide, profits in the increasingly legitimate secondary ticketing market have surged so dramatically in the past year that music dealmakers now liken the industry climate to a Wild West gold rush." [Washington Post]
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Comments coming back soon
If all goes well this site will work better than ever. At a minimum comments will be back soon. sux for now.
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Hilly Kristal @ the 2006 CMJ CBGB reunion
Two days after CBGB owner Hilly Kristal finished vacating his club on the Bowery, CMJ managed to get him on stage in front of badge-holding CMJ attendees. They billed it like this:
CBGB: The Ultimate Reunion (November 2): Famous alumni of CBGB gather to reminisce about the legendary club how it made a difference in their lives and changed the face of music. This reunion will be a fond look back at one of the most influential music venues in rock history. This panel is moderated by journalist/author Legs McNeil. Panelists include: Blondie co-founder/guitarist Chris Stein; original Ramones drummer Tommy Ramone;the Smithereens lead singer Pat DiNizio; CBGB owner/founder Hilly Kristal; Bad Brains bass player Darryl Jenifer; photographer Roberta Bayley, and others.
Some things I learned:
- Everything Hilly was able to salvage from the original club is in storage in CT - the bar, walls, toilets, stage, etc.
- He confirmed that everything will eventually find its way to Vegas where he feels more welcome - specifically he said (again) that Las Vegas' mayor is more welcoming than NYC's mayor. That's fine, but should all of NYC be "punished" because of the actions of the mayor?
- The new CBGB will be in the old section of Las Vegas which he compared to the East Village
- I figured they would turn CBGB into something like Hard Rock Cafe or Planet Hollywood. In fact, Hilly specifically mentioned that he will never sell the club just to make sure it never resembles the Hard Rock Cafe. Naively or not, he envisions the new CBGB to be much like the old one - a place where any band coming through Las Vegas can stop in and play. That's awesome, but hopefully he doesn't also envision horrible smells and toilets without stalls around them.
Previously
Ian MacKaye on CBGB
Patti Smith & Flea @ CBGB's final show | pics
Hilly Kristal @ CBGB's last night ever | pics
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Video footage from K-Fed @ Webster Hall
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November 7, 2006
Gogol Bordello | 2006 Tour Dates
EUGENE HUTZ PRESENTING @ THE 2006 MTVU AWARDS
Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hutz presented an award, as Jared Leto watched, at this year's mtvU Awards. Gogol Bordello was also up for some award.
Tickets are on sale (thx J) for Gogol Bordello @ Irving Plaza in NYC on December 21st. All dates below...
GOGOL BORDELLO | 2006 TOUR DATES
Tuesday 7-Nov Tilburg, Netherlands 0-13
Wednesday 8-Nov Cologne, Germany LIVE MUSIC HALL Danko Jones, Bedouin Soudnclash, Disco Ensemble
Thursday 9-Nov Brussels, Belgium ANCIENNE BELGIQUE
Friday 10-Nov Filderstadt, Germany FILHARMONIE
Saturday 11-Nov Paris, France LE TRABENDO
Sunday 12-Nov Bordeaux, France BT 59
Monday 13-Nov Madrid, Spain HEINEKEN
Tuesday 14-Nov Barcelona, Spain APOLO
Thursday 16-Nov Milan, Italy ALCATRAZ
Friday 17-Nov Bologna, Italy NEW ESTRAGON
Saturday 18-Nov Zurich, Switzerland XTRA
Sunday 19-Nov Vienna, Austria ARENA VIENNA
Tuesday 21-Nov Wiesbaden, Germany SCHLACHTHOF
Wednesday 22-Nov Berlin, Germany SO36
Thursday 23-Nov Hamburg, Germany GRUNSPAN
Saturday 25-Nov Gothenburg, Sweden CHALMERS
Sunday 26-Nov Stockholm BERNS Bedouin Soundclash, Danko Jones, Disco Ensemble
Monday 27-Nov Helsinki, Finland CABLE FACTORY
Wednesday 29-Nov Aarhus AARHUS VOXHALL w/ QUIT YOUR DAY JOB
Thursday 30-Nov Copenhagen VEGA w/ QUIT YOUR DAY JOB
Saturday 2-Dec Berkeley, CA BERKELEY COMMUNITY THEATRE Primus
Sunday 3-Dec Sacramento, CA SACRAMENTO MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM Primus
Tuesday 5-Dec San Jose, CA SAN JOSE CIVIC AUDITORIUM Primus
Wednesday 6-Dec Los Angeles THE HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM Primus
Friday 8-Dec San DIego, CA RIMAC ARENA Primus
Saturday 9-Dec Mesa, AZ MESA AMPHITHEATRE Primus
Monday 11-Dec Englewood, CO GOTHIC THEATRE
Tuesday 12-Dec Lawrence, KS THE BOTTLENECK
Thursday 14-Dec Minneapolis, MN FIRST AVENUE
Friday 15-Dec Chicago, IL METRO
Saturday 16-Dec Detroit, MI MAJESTIC VENTURA THEATRE
Sunday 17-Dec Cleveland, OH HOUSE OF BLUES - CLEVELAND
Tuesday 19-Dec Washington, DC 9:30 CLUB
Wednesday 20-Dec Philadelphia, PA TROCADERO
Thursday 21-Dec New York, NY IRVING PLAZA
Previously
Gogol Bordello @ Irving Plaza & DJ Hutz @ Bulgarian Bar
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The 33 hottest Canadian bands in 2006
Malajube, Cadence Weapon, Shout Out Out Out Out, Tokyo Police Club, Born Ruffians, Think About Life, and Land of Talk are seven of the 33 hottest bands in Canada right now.
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Dave Hill hosted 2 BrooklynVegan CMJ shows & talked to Gothamist + a picture of Cadence Weapon outside Fontana's
I just want to thank "writer, performer, musican", illusionist, stripper, contortionist Dave Hill again for being an awesome host at the first two BrooklynVegan CMJish day shows last week. Check out an interview he did for Gothamist on Monday.
DAVE HILL & BV FLYERS - UPSTAIRS @ FONTANA'S, NYC | NOV 3, 2006
It's hard to have to speak, let alone do comedy, at a rock show, and (strangely) Dave handled it like a pro. He was even graceful when bands like Forward Russia! and CSS failed to acknowledge his announced presence at the foot of the stage - they began their sets before he could say anything (not their fault really).
I was always running around, so I didn't catch all of his bits over the course of the two days, but I was luckily there Friday for the hilarious exchange he had with Edmonton rapper and Canada's fifth hottest band Cadence Weapon downstairs at Fontana's. Stereogum heard it too.
CADENCE WEAPON & DJ OUTSIDE FONTANA'S, NYC | NOV 3, 2006
Cadence Weapon played at Fontana's before Oxford Collapse who played before the Thermals. I took the above picture after he played, and after Dave Hill was done abusing him, and before he and his DJ took off to soundcheck for their gig later that night at Mercury Lounge.
Previously
A picture of Dave Hill & flyers @ Pianos
8 MP3s from the Friday show
Cadence Weapon | Canadian Hip Hop - MP3s
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Beck performing Clap Hands on SNL
Previously
Beck played Knitting Factory
Beck @ Angel Orensanz, NYC | pics
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Gothamist interviewed Ian MacKaye | MP3s
DOWNLOAD: (MP3s)
Fugazi - Full Disclosure
The Evens - No Money
MACKAYE: I heard that. But no, as a matter of fact it’s kind of funny; I’m actually kind of tired of hearing about CBGB because there was a big hoopla about their 25th anniversary. They were doing a movie and they had all these bands play there like The Cramps and at some point someone called up Fugazi and asked us if we would play there for the anniversary. But Fugazi had never played there because at the time CB’s wouldn’t do a proper all ages show. They would do 16 and up and we said, “No it has to be for everybody.” And they said, “No, we’re not going to do that.” So we said “All right, we’ll play somewhere else.” And we did.
So when this guy called me he said, “Fugazi should definitely play here, you’re such a part of the spirit of the place.” But we never played there and they wouldn’t do an all ages show back when we called them. It was just funny.
I don’t really have any beef to CBGB; it’s just a place. I’m glad that people have tipped their hat to the significance of that music but if they really want to honor a place like CBGB they should be looking out for the little rooms where incredible music is being made right now. The bands that are together today are always more important than the music of yesterday; they can actually do something.
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The rest of the interview @ Gothamist
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NY Times talks more about the closing of Northsix
"The club, which was one of the first of a wave of music places to open in Brooklyn, and an early hub in the Williamsburg music scene in the heady days when bands like the Yeah Yeah Yeahs were becoming famous, is getting ready to close — sort of. It is scheduled to shut for an extensive renovation at the end of January and reopen a few months later as the Music Hall of Williamsburg, owned by the Bowery Presents, the company that puts on music shows at the Bowery Ballroom, the Mercury Lounge and Webster Hall, all in Manhattan." [NY Times]
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Bob Dylan playing NYC City Center
Bob Dylan
@ City Center
Monday, November 20th
On sale on Friday at 10am (via)
Previously
Critics, fans pan, dislike and hate Dylan show
Bob Dylan Tour Dates
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Live Nation Completes $354 Million Purchase of House of Blues
"The U.S. Department of Justice cleared the acquisition on Oct. 27. With the completed deal, Live Nation, a spinoff from radio giant Clear Channel, now owns, operates or has booking rights for more than 170 venues, including House of Blues-branded venues." [digitalmediawire]
Posted in industry | music at 3:19 AM | Comments (0)
CMJ interviewed the Thermals
CMJ: Do you have anything special prepared for your set?
Harris: I don't know. We might. We have been doing this opening tour with Cursive for five weeks, and the two shows besides the [Sub Pop] showcase we'll be able to headline for the first time in a while. So we're excited about that. We also have a new guitar player, which is awesome. That'll be something new for us. His name is Joel Burrows. [the rest @ CMJ]
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Rainer Maria break up - 2 final shows
"The end of 2006 will also bring the end of Rainer Maria, as the long-running band announced today that they will call it quits after two final shows, taking place December 15 and December 16 at Philadelphia's First Unitarian Church and New York City's Bowery Ballroom." [Pitchfork]
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Kanye West made a fool of himself - Justice DJ'd Studio B Saturday night
I'm a little behind right now - so please forgive me if it's already old news that Kanye West stormed the stage at the MTV Europe Video Music Awards to declare that he should have won the "Best Video Award" instead of Justice and Simian who took it home for their dancefloor hit "We Are Your Friends" (Winning video embedded above).
A few days later, Justice were in the U.S. to help close out CMJ (not to mention celebrate FIXED's 2nd anniversary) with a late-Saturday-night DJ set at Brooklyn's Studio B. Digitalism also played. I didn't go, but Music for Robots and TTL Estoy Con Estupido did.
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Sloan sign to Yep Rock
"The Canadian four-piece have signed to Yep Roc who will release the band's latest on January 9, 2007." [Sound Bites]
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The Streets' Mike Skinner pulled out of NYC marathon
DOWNLOAD: The Streets - When You Wasn't Famous (MP3)
"The Streets' Mike Skinner was forced to pull out of this weekend's New York City Marathon after months of training. 'I can't f*cking believe it. I've torn a muscle and I can't run in New York this weekend,' the artist wrote on the Streets' MySpace page." [SPIN]
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NYC clubs Avalon, Happy Valley, & Roxy targeted by police
"Though Avalon has since reopened, the Halloween incident calls into question the new partnership between city officials and clubs touted at September's nightlife summit, which had evidently succeeded particularly in opening new lines of communication between club owners and police." [Village Voice]
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Elton John demands to be dropped from Universal
"Elton John has launched a furious attack on his record label, who he claims have made no attempt to promote his new album. The pop legend used the words "f--k Universal" from the stage at his show in New York on Wednesday evening for their perceived lack of support." [Yahoo]
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November 6, 2006
Van She @ Midway (CMJ), NYC | pics & SHOW TONIGHT
DOWNLOAD: (MP3s)
Van She - Kelly
Van She - Kelly (Cut Copy Remix)
"Whenever some critic says that 80s revival is over, a band like Van She comes out of no where just to prove them wrong." [Big Stereo]
I should have been dead by Saturday night (November 4, 2006), but somehow I managed to sneak in a few more shows before going home and sleeping until Sunday afternoon. One of those shows was the Modular Records CMJ showcase at Club Midway. The band was Australia's Van She who followed their also-good label-mates from California --> The Soft Lightes. At first Van She turned me off with their (slightly outdated?) attempt to look hip & ironic.....
...but then I remembered not to judge a book by its cover (and that they're from Australia), and I realized that the sweet sounds coming from the stage were quite real. It all worked up to their their last two songs which completely won me over and left me wanting more. My friend and I agreed that the songs would work in a stadium just as well, if not better, than they came across in the dingy basement of Midway.
And ther IS more to be had - of both The Soft Lightes and Van She - TONIGHT (Nov 6) @ Mercury Lounge in NYC. Who knows when they'll be back in the States again - its just too bad that tonight also offers Voxtrot/Annuals @ Bowery Ballroom AND Cloud Cult @ Knitting Factory.
If you can't make the show tonight, or even if you can, you can at least watch the YouTube video for "Kelly" (where they also happen to look much more respectable) from the comfort of your own home .
Palms Out Sounds has the MP3 of the "reprise" version of "Kelly".
And there's more music streaming at Van She's MySpace and on their regular website.
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Regina Spektor adds Brooklyn show, cancels European gigs | Tour Dates
REGINA SPEKTOR & KIMYA DAWSON'S BABY PANDA (VIA)
"Regina would like to apologize profusely to all her fans in Europe who had purchased tickets for the scheduled shows in December (including 2 unconfirmed shows in Germany in November). Unfortunately, due to international scheduling issues Regina is unable to appear for the shows. Regina would like to pass her personal regards and apologies to all her fans that have already purchased tickets."
Tickets are on sale for a November 20th show @ Warsaw in Brooklyn. All dates below...
REGINA SPEKTOR | 2006 TOUR DATES
Nov 6 2006 Club Congress Tucson, AZ
Nov 9 2006 Gypsy Ballroom Dallas, Texas
Nov 10 2006 Antone's Nightclub Austin, TX
Nov 13 2006 The Madrid Theatre Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 14 2006 Creepy Crawl St. Louis, MO
Nov 15 2006 Exit/In Nashville, TN
Nov 17 2006 Roxy Theatre Atlanta, GA
Nov 19 2006 Sonar Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 20 2006 Warsaw Brooklyn, New York
"She is a virtuoso at the piano, her voice is lovely and versatile, her song lyrics odd but charming, and she was a totally engaging performer on stage. It was an AMAZING show. You guys really need to check her out." [revenge of the nerd]
Previously
Regina Spektor adds 2nd NYC date @ Town Hall | Updated Tour Dates
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Would privatization change Clear Channel's tune?
"When news broke October 24 that Clear Channel Communications, the largest radio station owner in the United States, had retained Goldman Sachs & Co. to 'evaluate various strategic alternatives to enhance shareholder value' -- read: 'going private' -- questions arose about what that move might mean for the company's programing." [Yahoo]
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The Thermals @ Fontana's (BrooklynVegan day show), NYC | pics & more CMJ reviews
DOWNLOAD: The Thermals - How We Know (MP3)
NYC had been anxiously awaiting the return of the Thermals, and the Thermals finally delivered with not one or two, but three NYC shows in two CMJ days. All three shows were well attended, well played (or so they say), well reviewed, and much appreciated.
THE THERMALS @ FONTANAS, NYC | NOV 3, 2006
And I know not one or two, but at least three people that attended (or tried to attend) all three shows - we were especially hungry for the band from Portland - especially since they skipped NYC on their most recent tour with Cursive because....they had a wedding to attend back home. All is forgiven though, and all will be even better after the Thermals come back some time in the first half of 2007 during their first headlining tour (dates TBA) since releasing one of 2006's best (or so they say), but not much talked-about, albums.
"When social hour ended, we went upstairs where we were treated to insanely good performances from CSS, The Thermals, The Album Leaf, and the perennially wonderful boys from Portland known as (guess….) The Shins." [Loudersoft @ Bowery]
"Punk-rockers the Thermals sweated buckets and stayed biblical with an aggressive, exhilarating set at Sub Pop's Bowery Ballroom showcase." [SPIN]
"The Portland pop-punk trio, augmented by second guitarist Joel Burrows, blazed through the most electrifying set I've ever seen them play, making up for various technical snafus with atomic amounts of energy. Bassist Kathy Foster bounced around the stage in a riot grrrl-era dress, while singer/guitarist Hutch Harris took advantage of Burrows to unleash his inner showman, gesticulating wildly and sweating up a storm." [Pitchfork @ Bowery]
"Brooklyn Vegan Day-time show with Cadence Weapon (meh), Oxford Collapse (rad), and The Thermals (soo rad! heart! heart! heart!)." [Pavla @ Fontana's]
"Of course the older songs inspired some serious sing-alongs and fist-pumping. Hot." [Sub-inev @ Fontana's]
"The first full act I saw was The Thermals. By the time the Portland act came on, Studio B was completely packed." [Music slut]
"Best Set - The Thermals @ Studio B" [Battering Room]
"The Thermals played a great set of good, clean-sounding pop punk. [A Big Big Love @ Studio B]
"The Thermals were amazing and people were going absolutely nuts for them!" [The Likely Broads @ Studio B]
"The Thermals from Portland, OR will probably become a well-known indie rock band in a few months ... if not already" [Music Snobbery @ Studio B]
A big thanks to the Thermals for playing the BrooklynVegan show - and all the shows - and thanks to everyone who attended.
Previously
A pre-CMJ interview with the Thermals
Eddie Vedder, The Thermals & Sleater Kinney's last show | The MP3s
Cursive & The Thermals | 2006 Tour Dates & new MP3s
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Genesis Reuniting With Phil Collins For Tour
"Mega-selling pop trio Genesis is reuniting with Phil Collins for its first tour with him since the summer of 1992. An official announcement will be made Monday (Nov. 7) in London." [Billboard]
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The Wainwright Family & Friends Christmas - NYC show on, but tour cancelled
The "McGarrigles Christmas Tour" that included shows in Montreal, Philadelphia, Toronto, LA and Seattle has been cancelled due to "an unexpected illness in the family", but the NYC show at Carnegie Hall on December 13th is still happening. It's been renamed "The Wainwright Family & Friends Christmas", includes Rufus and Martha, and tickets are on sale
Rufus is also doing the Judy Garland show again - this time in London and France. Tickets, which are probably already sold out, are available from links on his website.
Previously
A McGarrigle Christmas | Rufus Wainwright, Emmylou Harris | CD/Tix
3 NYC nights of Rufus Wainwright | Reports
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Cloud Cult playing NYC tonight | Tour Dates
CLOUD CULT - LIVE PAINTING @ MERC, NYC (CMJ) | NOV 3, 2006 (CRED)
I missed Cloud Cult's only CMJ show @ Mercury Lounge Friday night, so luckily they added a Monday night show at Knitting Factory (Nov 6th @ 9:30 pm). Slowlands opens. All tour dates below...
CLOUD CULT | 2006 TOUR DATES
Nov 5 2006 9:00P Great Scott Boston, MA
Nov 6 2006 12:00P Plum TV New York City, New York
Nov 6 2006 7:00P Knitting Factory New York, New York
Nov 7 2006 8:00P Club Cafe Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 8 2006 9:00P The Belmont Hamtramck, Michigan
Nov 9 2006 10:00P Surly Girl Saloon Columbus, Ohio
Nov 10 2006 9:00P Orpheum Stage Door Madison, Wisconsin
"Ambitious indie rockers Cloud Cult are following the release of last year's Advice From the Happy Hippopotamus with another sprawling LP: The Meaning of 8, and if the song titles are any indication, it's an 18-track-long meditation on mortality. The Meaning of 8 is scheduled for a late February release on the band's own Earthology Records, though they are also in talks with labels about co-releasing and distributing the record." [Pitchfork]
Heartonastick has a new song for download.
Previously
Cloud Cult @ Pianos, NYC (Cross Pollination) | pics
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Comments coming back soon - site is broken
The site is broken, but I'm working on it. :(
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