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January 20, 2007

and now... ALL SEVEN Lily Allen tour dates

First came the leak. Then came the five on-sales. Now all seven of Lily Allen's February tour dates have been announced. Dates, new videos, and a bowling pin below...

BUT FIRST, A FUNNY QUOTE
"'Extending 'Discover and Download' into a tour is a natural extension for this brand,' said Joe Armenia, VP, Promotion, MTV. 'This will give us even more opportunity to bring live music to our audience while also creating a deeper connection between the artists and their fans.'"

"MTV DISCOVER & DOWNLOAD PRESENTS LILY ALLEN" TOUR DATES
February 5 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Music Box
February 6 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
February 8 - Chicago, IL - Metro
February 10 - New York, NY - Webster Hall
February 12 - Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts
February 16 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
February 18 - Boston, MA - Axis

also SNL on February 3.

VIDEOS
* Lily On Body Image (yuck, I hate this one)
* Lily On Fashion
* Lily On The Internet #1
* Lily On The Internet #2
* Lily On The Internet #3

More pics of Lily's Japan adventure here

Previously
Lily Allen - tickets on sale
here comes Lily Allen
Lily Allen @ Hiro Ballroom, NYC | pics

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Klaus Kinski's Comedy Canon (01/20/07)

my bad. this third installment of Klaus' Comedy Canon was supposed to be up on Wednesday. Better late that never...

Eugene Mirman, Michael Showalter, & Leo Allen @ Rififi, NYC (CRED)

Since my last Comedy Canon, the NYC comedy scene has been bustling. Comix hosted 5 sold out shows featuring Janeane Garofalo, Marc Maron, and Leo Allen, and Let's Have A Ball went down Saturday night at the UCB Theater.

And Sunday night was like a city-wide comedy Lollapalooza - Comix had Reggie Watts, and Rififi held its final installment of Here's The Thing which is moving to The Pit. This blockbuster show had the likes of Tom McCaffry, Slovin and Allen, Kurt and Kristen, Julie Klausner, and Val Myers. A little further downtown Pianos hosted Cavalcade which featured an incredible line-up including Marc Maron, Jessi Klein, Andy Blitz, Chelsea Peretti, and Tom McCaffrey.

Then on Monday, Patrick Borelli hosted The Grouch Show at Mo Pitkins - a show that featured Jon Benjamin & Jon Glaser, Dave Hill, Amelie Gillette from the Onion, and Matt Hall. Sometimes there is wayyy too much comedy happening in this fair city. Seriously.

A few upcoming shows are listed at the end of this post, but first the news...

Bonnie Prince Billy (CRED)

In the comments section of the last Comedy Canon someone asked whether musician Bonnie Prince Billy has been doing some stand-up. The short answer is, yes. The long answer is that, indeed, he did some stand up at Weeds in Chicago on December 19th 2006. The show was part of his record label Drag City's People Under the Stares comedy series. There is also a video of Bonnie Prince Billy on Neil Hamburger's internet show Poolside Chats with Neil Hamburger, and one of him in a skit from Wondershowzen with David Cross and Zach Galifianakis. Watch it!:

Speaking of musicians turning to comedy, the fading captain himself Robert Pollard has released the follow-up to his first post-GBV record / first comedy record Relaxation of the Asshole. Meet the King: Asshole 2 is Bob's second foray into comedy (read: stage banter). Most of the material has been culled from various recording from GBVs final tour. It is only available on vinyl and is limited to 1000 copies.

Fans of comedy duo Tim and Eric have a lot to look forward to in the next few months. Taking a break from Tom Goes to the Mayor for a bit, they've been working on a new show called Tim and Eric: Awesome Show, Great Job. It premieres on Adult Swim on February 11, 2007 at 11:45pm. Tim and Eric claim the show is "a mostly live action/sketch/variety/insanity experience". There is a mega-creepy website with an equally creepy promo clip here. The clip features Bob Odenkirk, and what is easily the most bizarre montage I've ever seen. Check out another promo they just put on YouTube too.

Tim and Eric are also on the road!. Here are the dates:

Sun Feb 25 TT The Bear's Cambridge, MA tix
Mon Feb 26 Knitting Factory New York, NY tix
Tue Feb 27 Franklin Institute Philadelphia, PA
Wed Feb 28 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
Thu Mar 1 The Earl Atlanta, GA

They were also in a recent episode of Poolside Chats with Neil Hamburger. Oh, and there's a Tom Goes to the Mayer DVD set to be released in Spring of 2007!

Keep reading below for more!!!

Sadly, NYC comedy club Comix has confirmed on their website that, starting February 1st, there will be a 2 item minimum person at their shows. Any items purchased on their food & drink menu can be applied to the minimum per person rule - but still, I have to say, that really ain't all that bad. The cover charges are reasonable and sometimes have secret discount codes. Further, the items on their menu are still more reasonably priced than most of the other comedy clubs in NYC.

The Louis CK stand-up special Louis CK: Shameless premiered on HBO on January 13th. It will be re-airing several times throughout the next couple of months, and I highly suggest watching it. For specific air dates and times, check your local listings or this link.

I don't exactly remember what I was googling for, but I happened upon this little article entitled Eugene Mirman and David Cross Go Five Rounds with Entertainment Weekly's Laura Gilbert. In it, they "discuss indie rock". It's not going to change your life or anything, but I found it highly amusing. I do think someone should turn it into a short film though.

In more sad news, two highly anticipated DVD releases have been shut down indefinitely. Way back in May of 2005, Tinkle put on a charity show in Seattle that featured Todd Barry, Jon Benjamin and David Cross. NPR legend Sarah Vowell, SNL’s Fred Armisen and comedians Eugene Mirman, Heather Lawless, AD Miles, Jon Glaser, Andy Blitz and Slovin & Allen also performed. There was even music by The Thermals and the New Pornographers. And it was all caught on film! And yet, SupPop has put the brakes on the project for good. What's more, the live material recorded for a Midnight Pajama Jam (the brainchild of Jon Benjamin and Jon Glaser) DVD release was apparently unusable and that DVD project has been shit canned for now as well.

The Apiary rounds up more news in The Sting, and even more in Things Go Around.

But that's all in the past. Here are some upcoming shows I highly recommend.....

Obsessed with Julie and Jackie: Mo Pitkins, Sunday 1/21/07, 7:00pm: Featuring Janeane Garofalo, John Mulaney, and Seth Rudetsky. Join comic geniuses Jackie Clarke and Julie Klausner as they host an evening based around the theme of obsession. For those who missed one of Janeane's 5 Comix shows, you can catch her for a mere $6.00 at the teeny tiny venue Mo Pitkins. I highly recommend buying tickets in advance here

Tearing The Veil Of Maya: Union Hall, Sunday 1/21/07 @ Union Hall, 8:00pm: comedy with Eugene Mirman + Michael Showalter + Patrick Borelli + Jessi Klein

Bro'In Out with Leo and Tony: UCB Theater, Monday 1/22/07, 8:00pm: In this live talk/variety show, host Leo Allen and 'sidekick' Tony Camin welcome real celebrity guests for a straight up talk show with booze, swearing, sketches and music. This particular installment features Kristen Schaal, Jonathan Ames, & The Flanks. Reservations are only $5.00 and are strongly suggested.

Threat + Talk Show with Bob Wiltfong: The Pit, Every Wednesday, 8:00pm: The Apiary has a really good Review of this show. I haven't seen it yet, but it is high on my list of things to see this week. You can get tickets here.

*** Do you recognize the future star featured in the below Atari 2600 PITFALL commercial? ***

video via CCInsider

c ya wednesday
-klaus

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Coachella presale underway

The 2007 Coachella music festival takes place in Indio, CA from April 27-29. The lineup hasn't been announced yet, but a $199 presale has started. CODE=ROXANNE (thx Andy)

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January 19, 2007

the UK's The Fratellis | HOT OR NOT? | 2007 Tour Dates (NYC, SXSW)

Tickets are now on sale for yet another show by another UK band (March 22, Mercury Lounge) They're called the Fratellis, and what I've heard so far is not that pleasurable, but here are their credentials:

* NME writes about them
* Up for a Brit Award
* Playing the Brit Awards
* in iTunes ads
* IGIF says they are bigtime
* Stereogum is watching them
* Modern Age liked them one day
* They rock Cleveland
* Fratellis Top of the Pops

They're also playing SXSW, and The Troubadour in LA on March 19th. So, are the Fratellis.. HOT OR NOT?

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Stolen Transmission benefit show + Horrors @ Bowery (SXSW?)

The Horrors @ Studio B, NYC | March 11, 2006 (CRED)

The Horrors must be playing SXSW because the UK band have a March 10th Bowery Ballroom NYC show that is now on sale. You'll remember them from NME/CMJ.

In related news, the Horrors are the only Stolen Transmission band NOT playing Ultragrrrl's Stolen Transmission benefit show at the Annex in NYC this Monday - January 22nd.

8:30 - The Oohlas (acoustic)
9pm - Bright Light Fever (FIRST EVER NYC SHOW!!!!)
10pm - Monty Are I
11pm - The Photo Atlas
12pm - Permanent ME

Tickets are $10 and the money goes to Waggytail Rescue and Here Kitty Kitty.

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LCD Soundsystem add 2nd Bowery show (ALREADY!)

The first one just went on sale and sold out less than an hour ago.

Show two on sale now.

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Lily Allen - tickets on sale

Five of the seven upcoming Lily Allen shows are now on sale...

Mon, 02/05/07 - Henry Fonda Theatre Hollywood, CA (tix)
Thu, 02/08/07 - Metro Chicago, IL (tix)
Sat, 02/10/07 - Webster Hall - New York, NY (tix)
Mon, 02/12/07 - Theatre of Living Arts - Philadelphia, PA (tix)
Sun, 02/18/07 - Axis Boston, MA (tix)

anyone know the presale codes?

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Elvis Perkins | Spring 2007 Tour Dates

Elvis Perkins in Dearland have announced dates for their first headlining tour. Tickets are on sale for March 1st @ Joe's Pub and April 19th at Union Hall in Brooklyn. All tour dates below...

Elvis Perkins | Tour Dates
Feb 1 2007 Tripod Dublin
Feb 2 2007 Manchester Academy Manchester
Feb 3 2007 Glasgow Barrowlands Glasgow
Feb 4 2007 Birmingham Academy Birmingham
Feb 6 2007 Gebaude 9 Cologne
Feb 7 2007 AB Club Brussels
Feb 8 2007 Paradiso Amsterdam
Feb 9 2007 Postbanhof Berlin
Feb 11 2007 Knust Hamburg
Feb 12 2007 La Cigalle Paris
Feb 13 2007 Shepherds Bush Empire London
Feb 14 2007 The Enterprise London
Feb 15 2007 The Enterprise London
Feb 27 2007 Great Scott Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 1 2007 Joe's Pub New York, New York
Mar 2 2007 Tin Angel Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 6 2007 Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 7 2007 The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 8 2007 Pilot Light Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 9 2007 Grimey's (The Basement) Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 10 2007 Bottletree Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 11 2007 The Parish @ House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 14 2007 Gypsy Tea Room Dallas, Texas
Mar 19 2007 O'Shaughnessy Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mar 20 2007 Solar Culture Tucson, Arizona
Mar 21 2007 The Casbah San Diego, California
Mar 23 2007 TBD Los Angeles, California
Mar 24 2007 Largo Los Angeles, California
Mar 25 2007 Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, California
Mar 26 2007 The Attic Santa Cruz, California
Mar 29 2007 Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Mar 30 2007 The Tractor Tavern Seattle
Mar 31 2007 Media Club Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 3 2007 Soiled Dove Denver, Colorado
Apr 4 2007 Sokol Underground Omaha, Nebraska
Apr 5 2007 400 Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 6 2007 Schuba's Chicago, Illinois
Apr 9 2007 Mod Club Toronto, Ontario
Apr 11 2007 Main Hall Montreal, Quebec
Apr 12 2007 Higher Ground Burlington, Vermont
Apr 13 2007 Iron Horse Music Hall Northampton, Massachusetts
Apr 15 2007 Mountain Stage Morgantown, West Virginia
Apr 19 2007 Union Hall Brooklyn, New York

Patrick Watson supports 2/27-3/11 (except for 3/9)

Lets Go Sailing supports 3/19-4/13 (except for all Canadian shows)

"The single 'All the Night Without Love' (including 2 previously unavailable b-sides 'The Dumps' and 'Untitled #1') is now available on itunes."

Previously
Elvis Perkins signs to XL Recordings + pics from the Annex show + tour dates

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Libation closing!

Unlike with Sin-e, I don't think anybody will be crying over the closing of this Lower East Side establishment..

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Papercuts | signed to Gnomonsong - MP3 & tour w/ Grizzly Bear

DOWNLOAD: Papercuts - John Brown (MP3)

If you like Grizzly Bear and Beach House, you'll probably like the perfectly pleasant Papercuts (Jason) too. If you don't like Grizzly Bear and Beach House, YOU STILL might like Papercuts. Check out the above MP3. Do you hear James Bond? It's song #2 on Can't Go Back, the album that comes out on Feb. 5th. I have a copy, and I think it's good. He sounds A LOT like the Delays at times (see song #7). Sometimes the Beatles - actually he switches it up a lot song to song, but it all fits together nicely.

Devendra Banhart and Vetiver Andy like Papercuts too. They signed him to their Gnomonsong label.

Papercuts is Jason Quever's cathedral of sound, a place for the desperate worship of all things analog and devotion to the musicianship of the old world. His new album for Gnomonsong, Can't Go Back, is a marriage of timeless songs, richly textured studio sounds, classic rock/pop hookery, and focused narratives -- all delivered with Quever's warm voice and wonderfully layered melodies.
The first formal Papercuts release, Mockingbird (2004), received a warm critical reception, earning four stars in Great Britain's Uncut. The song "Pan American Blues" was a top-five download of the week on insound.com and the album rode the CMJ Top 200 for months.

Grizzly Bear like him too. They asked him to tour with them. In NYC, Papercuts play before Beach House who play before Grizzly Bear. Those two nights at Bowery should be a couple of long, mellow, and wonderful shows.

Check here for more info on Devendra's label and Papercuts' labelmate Rio En Mende

Papercuts CD tracklist below...

01 Dear Employee
02 John Brown
03 Summer Long
04 Unavailable
05 Take the 227th Exit
06 Outside Looking In
07 Sandy
08 Just Another Thing to Dust
09 Found Bird
10 The World I Love

Posted in MP3 | music | tour dates at 11:19 AM | Comments (1)

the week in Dance w/ David Bruno (01/19/07)

MSTRKRFT @ Hiro Ballroom, NYC | June 22, 2006 (CRED)

DOWNLOAD: Panthers - Thank Me With Your Hands (MSTRKRFT Remix) (MP3)

DOWNLOAD: Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix) (MP3)

DOWNLOAD: Death From Above 1979 - Sexy Results (MSTRKRFT Remix) (MP3)

DOWNLOAD: Bloc Party - 2 More Years (MSTRKRFT Remix) (MP3)

DOWNLOAD: Wolfmother (MSTRKRFT Remix) (MP3)

DOWNLOAD: John Digweed - Kiss 100 57:10 2006 mix (MP3)

John Digweed @ The Showbox, Seattle | June 11, 2006 (CRED)

Indie Club (aka the Diamonds 07 tour)

I come from the progressive house/trance scene of the mid to late nineties, but the convergence of John Digweed and MSTRKRFT (they're touring together) is one I'm looking forward to.

John Digweed (of Sasha & Digweed fame) is a phenomenal DJ, and has been responsible for groundbreaking music, arguably the first DJ mix compilation, and spreading electronic music (and the Superstar DJ phenomenon) to more of the globe than all but Carl Cox and Sasha. Digweed's record label Bedrock has been a very consistent source of progressive electronic club tracks, with releases by Nick Muir, Hernan Cattaneo, Misstress Barbara, and more. I've seen him DJ many times, and his technical skill and musical taste level is really incredible, but very much rooted in "pure" electronic genres.

MSTRKRFT on the other hand have a somewhat different cache in the dance scene. Spawned from the ashes of Death From Above 1979, the group's remixes of indie rock singles have catapulted them to the forefront of the indie dance/rocklectro movement. MSTRKRFT is more likely to be heard coming off the lips of a kid leaving a Metric show in Austin than a clubber coming out of Crobar at 10 am. Not to say that they aren't rising stars in the larger electronic spectrum - their LP The Looks was a fantastic slice of the sound of 2006, but definitely no Homework.

Let's discuss this pairing.
Will you go see them? Is it happening in a club you regulary attend? I'm guessing not. New Yorkers - will you go to Pacha for this? Have you heard of John Digweed?

Tour dates at the end of this post.

And who's coming to Miami?

Daft Punk @ Coachella 2006 (CRED)

NEWS

• Urge (MTV's Music Service) signs exclusives with Ed Banger and Planet E


• Josh Wink hosts a panel on the future of dance music (video)


• Remix lists "32 Artist Albums, Products, Services, People and Music-industry Predictions for 2007"

MUSIC

• Good For Nothing has a banging Busy P & Justice live mix


• Urb has a full video Daft Punk live at Coachella (I can't watch this with out tearing up...why didn't I go, why?)


• A 120 Days remix is featured in this Jaguar Ad


• Missing Toof has three of six tracks off a new Modular sampler.

GET OUT AND DANCE THIS WEEKEND NYC

Friday - 1/19
* DJ Pippi (Ibiza Legend) plays Cielo's 4th Anniversary
* Carl Craig (Detroit Legend) brings DEMON DAYS to Studio B
* Robot Blair & Max Pask guest at Dirty Down at Lit

Saturday - 1/20
* Blake Baxter helms a techno throwdown at Studio B

Upcoming Freakers

January 25th
Marc Houle & Troy Pierce Minimalize Robots at Cielo

January 30th
Joakim Plays APT

February 2nd
Hello Nurse! features The Egyptian Lover and In Flagranti at Studio B

February 10th
Fixed has Lindstrom (Live) at Studio B

DIAMONDS 2007 TOUR DATES
Thursday, March 1st Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Friday, March 2nd San Francisco,CA Ruby Skye
Saturday, March 3rd Los Angeles, CA Vanguard
Sunday, March 4th San Diego, CA Belo
Wednesday, March 7th Phoenix, AZ Axis/Radius
Thursday, March 8th Las Vegas, NV Jet
Friday, March 9th Minneapolis, MN Myth
Saturday, March 10th Denver, CO Vinyl
Tuesday, March 13th St. Louis, MO Dantes
Thursday, March 15th Houston, TX Warehouse Live
Friday, March 16th Austin, TX SPIN
Saturday, March 17th Dallas, TX Karma
Sunday, March 18th New Orleans, LA Ampersand
Tuesday, March 20th Miami, FL Pawn Shop (WMC)
Tuesday, March 27th Atlanta, GA Blue
Wednesday, March 28th Nashville, TN Club Play
Thursday, March 29th Charlotte, NC The Forum
Friday, March 30th Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Saturday, March 31st New York City, NY Pacha

Elsewhere on BV
* The Gossip | 2007 Tour Dates & MSTRKRFT remix
* LCD Soundsystem "Sound of Silver" - new album & Tour Dates
* Bjork working on new album
* Urb cover girl Lily Allen remix
* Flosstradamus played Studio B
* last week's dance post

-david

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Bjork's new album w/ Antony, Timbaland, Konono, & Lightning Bolt

Download Bjork - Who is It (Vitalic remix) (MP3)

why Beck? Why not

I LOVE collaborations, especially (well, mainly) if they're by artists I also love, and the idea of Antony and/or Bjork contributing to anything always gets me excited. Bjork & Antony BOTH appear on the last Matmos album, Bjork recently worked with Bonnie Prince Billy, and we even heard something back in July about Bjork working with Konono No 1.

Yesterday I posted something about Bjork collaborating with Timbaland on her new "hip hop" album. Coincidentally - just minutes later "meester fly" posted an official update on Bjork's site (which i used to live on pre-pre-blogging days) that confirms this, Konono, and MORE:

It has not been snowing at all here, but today we are graced with snow. It is a few days after the hidden people and elves move home, if they have to. We are in Iceland. I arrived after a short absence of mind and body back into the HQ of the MWC. I got the word to get back on the case and gather some knowledge, as I of course, am truly the wise one.

Being the one and only I got sent new songs from Björk. These songs are to be on the new album she has been working on for the past months. She has been all around the world to record, working with numerous people from truly different background. I have been left with many thoughts after listening to these tracks, the first impression is that I want to hear more, as I did not get everything shortlisted for the record. It made me excited.

The only thing I have heard prior of the making of this new record was a collaboration with Timbaland was being penned in. They met for a couple of sessions and laid down some beats for two tracks, "then I took these tracks and worked on them further", says Björk. This is true, as I hear that she has taken them to a another level.

We speak about the many collaborators on this record and the list is very interesting as Antony Hegerty duets on two tracks. Drummer Chris Corsano jumps into at least the 2 songs. New sounds and instrumentation are provided by Toumani Diabate who plays the Kora and Konono nr.1 with electric thumb pianos. More percussive delights come from Brian Chippendale from Lightning Bolt Great artists being drafted into the fold!

This list is very impressive and intriguing and from this first batch of song create a very unique sound and emotion. Nothing sounds really familiar about this experience, apart from the name of Mark Bell, him I know. And Sjón, turns to form to deliver one lyric, his 5th lyric since they started work together. This record is a Björk production par excellence. No stone left unturned to seek out the perfect pitch.

And more work is being done in the next few weeks on the new record. It has not got a name. The record is scheduled for late spring release. Some of us have wished to see Björk live in concert.

Well. Björk will be going on the road and giving us long wanted concert recitals. Yes gigging again. I get to see who is the band, I'll be damned, I forgot. It is being finalised right now! From what I remember: We are in for a treat. I am promised to be there. Bien sur. Of-course. Að sjálfsögðu. More soon."

A treat indeed.

I wonder if Bjork & Antony will show up at the Lightning Bolt show happening at Northsix on Sunday. (which is now old out)

"Björk is also contributing vocals to Valgeir Sigurðsson's new album, titled 'Equilibrium Is Restored'." [Wikipedia]

Antony & The Johnsons play the Brooklyn Philharmonic on March 9th.

Konono No 1 play Bowery Ballroom on May 5th.

Previously
Timbaland a thief?
Sugarcubes reunion happened
Sugarcubes Reuniting for one show

Posted in MP3 | music at 7:21 AM | Comments (5)

Gnomonsong = Devendra Banhart's record label | Rio En Mende = signed Brooklyn artist

DOWNLOAD: Danielle Stech Homsy - Ferris (MP3)

Rio En Mende

"Gnomonsong is the new record label formed by Devendra Banhart and Andy Cabic in parnership with Revolver USA. Banhart and Cabic do not push the paperwork in the label as much as work with the artists.....The label's first release was Texan singer/songwriter Jana Hunter's album, entitled Blank Unstaring Heirs of Doom, released in October 2005. The second release was a CD version of the self-titled debut of Feathers (April 2006). Releases are expected from ABRA, a NYC family band, as well as Michael Hurley and Danielle Stech Homsy." [Wikipedia]

Gnomosong will also be releasing the new Papercuts album, but I want to talk about Danielle Stech Homsy for a second. She, like Sarah Assbring (El Perro Del Mar), has a high voice and a pseudonym:

Rio en Medio is the musical adventure of Brooklyn-based singer/ukulelist Danielle Stech-Homsy......Rio en Medio's debut album for Gnomonsong The Bride of Dynamite is an intricate collage of layered vocals, delicately plucked ukulele, ghostly samples and gritty, deconstructed electronics, all performed by Rio. Final production and remixing was done by Thom Monahan (of the Pernice Brothers) at his home studio in Los Angeles aided by Vetiver's Andy Cabic. Special touches were contributed to some tunes by Andy, Sierra Casady (CocoRosie), Tim Fite and David Coulter among others.

The album is out February 5th, you can listen @ MySpace, and she has three shows coming up:

Rio En Mende | 2007 Tour Dates
Feb 10 - Southpaw Brooklyn, NY w/ Vetiver & Vashti Bunyan
Feb 13 - The Kitchen New York, NY (Ugly Duckling Presse 6x6 Magazine release)
Feb 14 - Union Hall Brooklyn, NY (album release party) w/ Tim Fite, Feathers & Pepi Ginsberg

P.S. Gary Higgins is tonight.

Previously
Vetiver & Vashti Bunyan | 2007 Tour Dates
Tim Fite @ Joe's Pub, NYC | Pics
CocoRosie @ La Tulipe | Pop Montreal | pics
The Family | Devendra Banhart Sick of Freak-folk Label

Posted in industry | music | tour dates at 6:26 AM | Comments (4)

Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup | (Jan 18, 2007)

RIP J DILLA, Los Angeles, CA (CRED)

Even after death J Dilla continues to release music and even has a new video. Well, actually it's his label Stones Throw Records doing all the releasing - and they're also releasing a 2-CD Stones Throw retrospective compilation on January 23rd to celebrate their 10 year anniversary (of course Dilla's on there too). Wanna win some J Dilla CD's & a t-shirt (girls & boys)? Find out how at the end of this post.

Stones Throw is unfortunately all out of stock of this insanely sick MadVillain figure, but of course there's plenty to be had (at a premium) on eBay (@#$% scalpers):

WHAT ELSE TO LOOK FOR IN 2007
AboutRap previews 27 albums to watch for in 2007. The list includes new new albums by Dr. Dre (Detox - September 2007...yeah right), Kanye West, Common, Lupe Fiasco, Madlib, and Devin the Dude.

Speaking of Kanye, Consequence, one of A Tribe Called Quest's original collaborators and much shelved MC, is dropping Don't Quit Your Day Job March 6th under his G.O.O.D. Music imprint.

And Kanye's DJ A-Trak, paired up with fellow DJs The Rub and toured North America. French label Disque Primeur captures the tour with Sunglasses Is A Must Live. Here's a song:

DOWNLOAD: A-Trak - Walk it Out Trazz (MP3)

A-Trak Nick Catchdubs and Rub DJ Cosmo Baker were hangin' all night with Flosstradamus and Spank Rock at Studio B on Sunday night.

DOWNLOAD: Nick Catchdubs - Oz Quick Mix (MP3)

GET MORE MP3s:
* Raekwon ft Mathematics - Trees (download here)
* Chamillionaire ft Kelis - 'Not A Criminal' & other good MP3s @ Spine Magazine
* Kanye West - I Still Love H.E.R. (download here)
* Graph - Glow In The Dark (download here)
* KRS-One - A Tribute to Nas (download here)

I don't like Busdriver's music much, or at all really, but this is mostly an indie rock blog, and he is touring with indie rockers Deerhoof (who by the way are big fans of the Roots). Busdriver's new album is out on Anti/Epitaph on January 30th. More love for Busdriver at Analog Giant and You Ain't No Picasso.

DOWNLOAD: Busdriver - Les Yes's, More No's (MP3)

Gangstarr is releasing a retrospective compilation. Somewhat pointless release since they already released an arguably more complete retrospective. Pitchfork gave it a good review.

Edan and Grizzy Bear are playing the ATP Festival. Grizzly Bear are indie rock, but Girl Talk did mash them up with Clipse.

Tickets have gone on sale for EL-P's March 22nd Bowery Ballroom show. El-P is also playing the Plug Awards in February.

Slick Rick is playing Knitting Factory on February 9th with Pigeon John and live beats by Adam Deitch Project. Hopefully he doesn't get deported before then.

Classic 90's NYC rapper OC is coming out with a new album in February. Why aren't I hearing about it? Spine Mag has Yes Sir featuring another classic 90's NYC rapper Sadat X.

(Speaking of signings) Battle rapper extraordinaire Serius Jones signs with Ludacris' Disturbing Tha Piece/Def Jam label. Is there a move obvious hook-up than him getting his own Satellite Radio show with.....XM?

I could link to each element in this post - its got an interview with The Game (who's gonna "kick David Beckham's ass". ha), a Mobb Deep MP3, a six minute documentary on the making of Illmatic, a J Dilla MP3, and youtube links to some Ghostface and Nas' first video appearance.

Lower East Side rapper and Jay-Z protege Tru Life drops another mixtape mostly focused on dissing the Dip Set crew. Download some of it here.

Speaking of mixtapes, bad news for DJ Drama and mixtapes. More at the NY Times.

TheRapUp links to an interesting article on the history of crack rap.

Sean Price, Skyzoo & Craig G played Knitting Factory.

AND NOW THE CONTEST (sponsored by Ecko, iMeem and BBE)

Each prize pack contains:
* 1 limited edition J Dilla - "The Shining" T-shirt (mens large or womens medium)
* 1 limited edition J Dilla - "The Shining" Instrumental EP
* 1 CD of J Dilla - "The Shining"
* 1 Mixtape CD by DJ G. Brown, courtesy Ecko

For a chance to win, e-mail us at BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (SUBJECT: Dilla) and include the answer to the following question: Dilla was part of two notable production collectives. One was The Ummah, known for their work with A Tribe Called Quest. What is the name of his other collective - the one that worked with Common and Erykah Badu? TWO winners will be picked randomly from the pool of people who got it right, and don't worry - your email address is safe with us.

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January 18, 2007

Cold War Kids add 3rd NYC Bowery Ballroom show

seriously nuts. Cold War Kids added a THIRD Bowery Ballroom show. The first two sold out. Mabye it was their appearance on Letterman, or maybe their art. (thx all)

Meanwhile, member of the Black Crowes still working on selling out one.

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LCD Soundsystem "Sound of Silver" - new album & Tour Dates

'North American Scum' video shoot (yep, for a new video)

(I've been listening to a lot of of) LCD Soundsystem's new album "Sound of Silver" (which) is (officially) out on DFA/Capitol Records on March 20th.

...the follow-up to the massively acclaimed and eponymous 2005 debut, was recorded over the summer of 2006 in a farm in upstate New York by Murphy and visitors from the big city including live band members Nancy Whang, Pat Mahoney and Tyler Pope. There, between silver foil-covered walls, nine tracks were crafted...

A Spring tour announcement is on the way, but in the meantime we know that tickets (thx Bill) go on sale Friday at noon for a March 30th LCD show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC.

It's also rumored that LCD are playing a Brooklyn show some time around then too, and speaking of a Brooklyn show - Night Time presents Carl Craig and DFA DJ Tim Sweeney at Studio B Friday night. And then of course there's DFA DJ Juan Maclean with Professor Murder at Hiro Ballroom TONIGHT.

All known tour dates below...

LCD Soundystem | March 2007 Tour Dates
Wed 7th Birmingham: Birmingham Academy
Thu 8th Leeds : Metropolitan University
Fri 9th Glasgow : Barrowlands
Sat 10th Manchester : Manchester Academy
Sun 11th Norwich : UEA
Tue 13th Bristol : Bristol Academy
Wed 14th London : Astoria (late show)
Thu 15th London : Astoria
Fri 16th Brussels, Belgium : A/B Main Hall
Sat 17th Amsterdam, Holland: Melkweg MAX
Mon 19th Koln, Germany : Stollwerck
Tue 20th Berlin, Germany: Postbahnhof
Wed 21st Munich, Germany : Kleine Elserhalle
Thu 22nd Milan, Italy : Rolling Stone
Sat 24th Toulouise, France: Salle de Tourefeuille
Mon 26th Barcelona, Spain : Razzamatazz
Tue 27th Paris, France: Bataclan
Fri 30th New York, New York: Bowery Ballroom

?? Brooklyn
?? Miami

Previously
Nike-commissioned album too long for creator James Murphy, yet even Yeti dances
The Juan Maclean @ Avalon (M*therf*cker NYE), NYC
LCD Soundsystem @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | Pics

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Ted Nugent offends at Texas politician's inaugural ball

"Using machine guns as props, Nugent, 58, appeared onstage as the final act of the inaugural ball wearing a cutoff T-shirt emblazoned with the Confederate flag and shouting offensive remarks about non-English speakers, according to people who were in attendance." [Yahoo]

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Peter Bjorn & John add LA date + Conan O'Brien

DOWNLOAD: Peter Bjorn & John - Young Folks (MP3)

Last time we spoke, Peter Bjorn & John were only playing two NYC shows. They've since added a February 1st LA date (sold out), and a January 29th Conan O'Brien appearance. The 29th is the same day they play Mercury Lounge which is one day before they play Bowery Ballroom. Writer's Block is out in the U.S. on February 7th.

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Bjork & (thievin?) Timbaland

First this....

Bjork stuff below...

HIS
"The prominent producer's next move is a mash-up compilation between different artists from various genres. Be prepared to hear bands like The Hives and Fall Out Boy mixed up with beats from Dr.Dre, Jay-Z, Lil Wayne and 50 cent. You'll even find some more alternative artists like Elton John and Bjork on the disc." [Soul Shine]

HERS
"Bjork is collaborating with Timbaland for her new album, the follow-up to 2004's vocal-and-sample-based 'Medulla.' According to New York's Manhattan Center Studio, the Icelandic songstress and the hip-hop producer recently recorded there, with Jimmy Douglas (Jay Z's 'The Blueprint') acting as engineer." [AOL]

"Will Timbaland's new collaborations with Björk and Chris Martin push him higher?" [Guardian]

""[The new Bjork album] It's crazy - I'm going tonight to go hear it. It's hip hop. I can't really describe it to you - if I had it right now I'd just play it to you. That's the best way for you to understand, and I'd let you tell me what it is." [Perez Hilton]

ALSO: All-Star Joni Mitchell Tribute Featuring Prince, Bjork And Sufjan Stevens Due In Spring

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Bright Eyes signed a deal with Polydor

I asked why the notoriously indie Bright Eyes' new website is being run by Universal. Someone was nice enough to email in with the answer - it's because Bright Eyes just signed a huge deal with Polydor Records UK - a Universal label. Polydor is also home to Gwen Stefani, Snoop Dogg, Scissor Sisters and Eminem. More confirmation:

Conor Oberst recently penned a deal with Polydor in the UK to release Bright Eyes records worldwide excluding N. America where Conor and co. remain on their hometown label Saddle Creek records in Omaha, Nebraska. [Between Planets]

Bright Eyes' upcoming album includes "guest performances from M.Ward, Gillian Welch and Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney. Titled “Cassadaga”, the album is due for release in the UK on 9th April 2007." April 10 in the U.S.

Other people are signing deals too.

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Decemberists & My Brightest Diamond | 2007 Tour Dates

My Brightest Diamond @ Tonic, NYC | Jan 17, 2007 (CRED)

The Decemberists and My Brightest Diamond are kicking off a Spring tour together in Jersey City on March 21st.

03-21 Jersey City, NJ - Loews Theater
03-22 Jersey City, NJ - Loews Theater

Check here for the presale, and here for the regular sale. All tour dates below...

The Decemberists | 2007 Tour Dates
02-02 Sheffield, England - Leadmill
02-03 Dublin, Ireland - Vicar
02-04 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC *
02-05 Manchester, England - Academy 2 *
02-07 Nottingham, England - Trent University *
02-08 London, England - Shepherds Bush Empire *
02-09 Southampton, England - University *
02-10 Brussels, Belgium - Botanique
02-12 Cologne, Germany - Prime Club
02-13 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
02-14 Berlin, Germany - Postbahnhof
02-16 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-son
02-17 Bologna, Italy - Estragon Club
02-18 Munich, Germany - Ampere
02-19 Vienna, Austria - Flex Club
02-21 Amsterdam, the Netherlands - Paradiso
02-22 Paris, France - La Maroquinerie
03-21 Jersey City, NJ - Loews Theater #
03-22 Jersey City, NJ - Loews Theater #
03-23 Boston, MA - Avalon #
03-24 Boston, MA - Avalon #
03-26 North Bethesda, MD - Strathmore Music Center #
03-27 Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theater #
03-29 Wellesley, MA - Wellesley College (students only) #
03-30 Buffalo, NY - Center for the Arts #
03-31 Grantham, PA - Messiah College #
04-01 Norfolk, VA - The Norva #
04-02 Raleigh, NC - Meymendi Concert Hall #
04-04 Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theater
04-05 Nashville, TN - City Hall
04-06 Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
04-08 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live #
04-09 Tallahassee, FL - The Moon #
04-10 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theater #
04-11 Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theater #
04-13 Louisville, KY - Brown Theater #
04-14 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant #
04-15 Champaign, IL - Foellinger Auditorium (University of Illinois) #
04-16 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater #
04-18 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater #
04-19 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theater #
04-20 Madison, WI - Orpheum Theater #
04-21 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater #
04-22 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium #
04-25 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater #
04-26 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theater #
05-03 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater #
05-04 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater #
05-05 Bellingham, WA - Western Washington University #

* with Lavender Diamond
# with My Brightest Diamond

"Also, the Decemberists DVD The Decemberists: A Practical Handbook will be released on Kill Rock Stars on March 20." [Pitchfork]

More My Brightest Diamond dates here.

Last time the Decemberists toured, they played Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC.

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support needed for Manhattan Music Society | NEW 3000-capacity BOWERY PRESENTS VENUE

First the Music Hall of Williamsburg, now Manhattan Music Society

Dear Friend of Live Music,

I am pleased to let you know about New York's City's newest venue - Manhattan Music Society. Like our other live music theaters at Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge, Manhattan Music Society will present the finest quality performances in a world class facility. With a capacity of nearly 3,000, Manhattan Music Society will allow us to showcase bigger name performers at reasonable prices, and create a "step up" for those who have outgrown our other stages.

Unfortunately, many people want to prevent the opening of any new venues or close existing ones (even if the exiting ones are good neighbors). Since you are familiar with Bowery Ballroom and The Mercury Lounge, you know that our track record as a good neighbor is impeccable.

Manhattan Music Society is opening at 610 West 56th Street, a site that is saddled with a long history. While our plans will erase those old problems we are subject to a negative campaign by a few people, even after working closely with our new neighbors.

I am asking you - as someone who understands the quality and safety of our other venues - to help us by letting Community Board 4 know that you support Manhattan Music Society. Community Board 4 will be meeting to approve (or deny) our license at 6:00 pm Wednesday evening, February 7, at Fulton Center Auditorium (119 Ninth Avenue, between 17th and 18th Streets). I hope that you can attend to let Community Board 4 know that Manhattan Music Society will be a good addition to the community and our City, and that we want quality, safe entertainment.

If you can attend, please let me know by responding to this email and we will provide you with additional information. If you decide at the last minute to come, however, please do. A show of force is critical to keep New York as the Live Music Capital of The World.

Regards,
Michael Swier

610 West 56th Street used to house Club Exit, a multiple-floor Dave Marvesi club that was also called Mirage, Carmen, Icon and Black at times. Marvesi also owned Estate (post-Limelight, pre-Avalon, pre-mini mall) and Spa, and either owns or owned Capitale. Exit's website is still up and provides a handy e-tour of the space.

In the meantime, Bowery Presents' competitor Live Nation is also starting to throw shows at the 3500-capcity United Palace Theatre, not to mention (Barry Manilow) shows at the MUCH larger Madison Square Garden.

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Bright Eyes & Universal BFF? | Ticketweb tickets

Tickets go on regular sale for the Bowery Ballroom Bright Eyes shows on Thursday, January 25 at 10:00 AM. The presale is now sold out.

And what is up with ThisIsBrightEyes.com being run by Universal?

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Bright Eyes presale now

the presale for the upcoming Bright Eyes tour is beginning now.

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NYC venues Sin-e and R&R closing?

Tim Robbins @ Sin-e (MORE)

Last night two different people told me that two different NYC music venues are closing, or already closed.

1) R&R - the short-lived meatpacking district venue is possibly already closed

2) Sin-e - the lower east side venue is supposedly closing in April.

As many of you know, Sin-é (pronounced shin-ay) was an important music venue exposing many New Yorkers to vital talent in the early 90's. Located on St. Mark's Place in the East Village, Sin-é gave wings to such performers as Katell Keineg, Jeff Buckley, and David Gray. The informal atmosphere and devoted regular audience were instrumental in creating a fertile musical scene that flourished until Sin-é closed it's doors in the mid 90's.

Sin-e re-opened in its current LES side location in 2003.

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Six Parts Seven & Richard Buckner | 2007 Tour Dates & MP3

DOWNLOAD: Six Parts Seven - Stolen Moments (MP3)

"Brooklyn, NY's Richard Buckner will embark on a major US tour with Kent, OH's Six Parts Seven. The tour will have Buckner supporting his latest release, Meadow, out now on Merge Records; 6P7 is gearing up for its forthcoming disc, Casually Smashed To Pieces, out January 23, 2007 Suicide Squeeze Records. The pairing has the songwriter headlining these shows, while the 6P7 handles both opening duties and act as his backing band. The union makes for an amazing live show, with the heartfelt and engaging storytelling of Buckner cradled beautifully by 6P7's engrossing stage dynamic. The tour kicks off February 17 with a two night stand at the Union Hall in Brooklyn, NY and wraps up in April 13 at Larimer Lounge in Denver."

All tour dates below...

6P7 & RICHARD BUCKNER | 2007 TOUR DATES
2/17/07 Brooklyn, NY Union Hall
2/18/07 Brooklyn, NY Union Hall
2/19/07 Arlington, VA Iota Club and Cafe
2/20/07 Philadelphia, PA North Star
2/21/07 State College, PA Roustabout
2/22/07 Newport, KY Southgate House
2/23/07 Chicago, IL Schuba's
2/24/07 TBA
2/26/07 Iowa City, IA Picador
2/27/07 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon
2/28/07 St. Paul, MN Turf Club
3/1/07 Des Moines, IA Vaudeville Mews
3/2/07 Lawrence, KS Jackpot
3/3/07 TBA
3/27/07 Chattanooga, TN Lamars
3/28/07 Memphis, TN Hitone
3/29/07 Denton, TX Dan's Silverleaf
3/30/07 Austin, TX Emo's
3/31/07 TBA
4/1/07 Marfa, TX BALLROOM Marfa
4/2/07 Tucson, AZ Club Congress
4/3/07 Phoenix, AZ Rhythm Room
4/4/07 Los Angeles, CA TBA
4/5/07 San Francisco, CA Café Du Nord
4/6/07 TBA
4/7/07 Portland, OR TBA
4/9/07 Bellingham, WA Nightlight Lounge
4/10/07 Seattle, WA Crocodile
4/11/07 Boise, ID Neurolux
4/13/07 Denver, CO Larimer Lounge

6P7 SOLO | 2007 TOUR DATES
1/26 Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant St.
3/9 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
3/10 Louisville, KY - Pour House
3/11 Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
3/12 Dallas, TX - Ellum Festival
SXSW???
3/20 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
3/22 Orlando, FL - Backbooth
3/24 Tampa, FL - Cuban Club

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The Rapture - video casting call & Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: The Rapture - Woo Alright, Yeah Uh-Huh (MP3)

CASTING CALL for The Rapture’s new video!

The Rapture will be shooting their new music video for Pieces of the People We Love THIS THURSDAY (1/18/07) in Brooklyn, NY and we need real fans to appear in the video!

If you are interested in appearing in our new video, please submit the following to rapturecasting@gmail.com
1) A photo of yourself
2) A short blurb about why you want to appear in the video

The production company will contact you directly if they think they can use you for the video.

Hope to see you Thursday,
The Rapture

thx PC. Tour Dates below...

The Rapture | 2007 Tour Dates
01.25 The Club at Firestone Orlando, Florida
01.26 The Beta Bar Tallahassee, Florida
01.27 Masquerade Atlanta, Georgias
01.29 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina
01.30 Starr Hill Music Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
01.31 Headliners Music Hall Louisville, Kentucky
02.02 20th Century Theatre Cincinnati, Ohio
02.03 Rex Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
02.05 The Rave Milwaukee, Wisconsin
02.06 Birdy's Indianapolis, Indiana
02.07 The Basement Columbus, Ohio
02.09 Sonar Baltimore, Maryland
02.10 Pearl Street Northampton, Massachusetts

Previously
The Rapture & Presets played Bowery Ballroom (CMJ)

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Signed

DOWNLOAD: Lordi - Hardrock Hallelujah (MP3)

* Pela signs with Great Society
* Gigantic Music Signs BiG A little a
* Domino Signs Animal Collective
* Land of Talk sign to The Rebel Group
* Call Me Lightning - signed to Frenchkiss
* Peter Bjorn and John sign to "Almost Gold Recordings
* Mystery Jets Sign to Dim Mak
* Willowz Sign to Dim Mak, Ready New Album
* The Chalets Check-In to U.S. Record Deal
* Warp Records Sign Nice Nice
* Kayo Dot signs to Hydra Head, members form side project
* The Phoenix Foundation sign to Young American Recordings
* I'm From Barcelona Sign to Mute
* THE CRIBS Sign to Warner Bros. Records in the U.S
* Bloodshot Records Signs Gore Gore Girls
* Liam and Me sign to Thrive Records
* Maserati signs to Temporary Residence
* Unsigned band make chart history
* Spike Lee Signs On to Direct James Brown Biopic
* Rough Trade Signs Licensing Deal With World's Fair
* AOL Signs Napster For Subscription Service
* Federline signed to do Super Bowl ad
* LORDI signs to THE END RECORDS

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Andrew Bird @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | pics

DOWNLOAD: Andrew Bird - A Nervous Tic Motion of the Head to the Left (MP3)

Andrew Bird (& band) played a set of "mostly new stuff" to a sold out crowd at Bowery Ballroom in NYC last night (Jan 17, 2007). His new stuff comes out on March 20th on an album called Armchair Apocrypha on the record label Fat Possum.

The new album "Armchair Apocrypha" is finished, and will be released worldwide on March 20, 2007. Click here to read a bit more about the recording in process... we will be sneak previewing new tracks and etc in the new year.

Meanwhile, Fingerlings 3 is out now! It includes live selections from the new album, a few studio outtakes, as well as other tracks from the last few years.

Andrew's drummer was Martin Dosh.

Dosh wrote my favorite new song that they played. Not surprisingly - it had really strong drumming. Dosh has his own stuff going on too.

Andrew's collaborator extraordinaire Dosh's new album "The Lost Take" is in stores now. It features contributions from members of Fog, Tapes N' Tapes, Happy Apple, and Mr. Bird.

Here's a video of Andrew & Dosh from another show.

They opened the show with one of Andrew's best songs - "Nervous Tic" - download it above.

Previously
Exhausted Beirut show up @ wordless Andrew Bird show
Andrew Bird @ Southpaw, Brooklyn, NY | Pics
Andrew Bird @ Bonnaroo 2006 | pics, news

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January 17, 2007

Daniel Johnston playing SXSW, other Texas shows, Canada & NYC -- plus 80 more SXSW bands

DOWNLOAD: Daniel Johnston - She's a Clown (MP3)

As you know, Daniel Johnston is playing the Higline Festival in NYC in May. Ends up he's also playing SXSW and the Over The Top festival in Toronto! This is all such good news because it wasn't long ago peole were saying that Daniel was too sick to travel.

Daniel Johnston | 2007 Tour Dates
Feb 18 - Dallas, Tx
Mar 3 - Austin, TX
Mar 15 - Austin, TX (SXSW)
May 6 - Toronto, Ontario - "Over The Top" Festival
May 9-18 - NYC, Highline Festival

Check Austinist for an updated list of 240 bands most likely playing SXSW. Check my SXSW archives for more info. Buy Daniel Johnston stuff here.

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Rodrigo y Gabriela | 2007 Tour Dates (Bowery Ballroom, SXSW, Leno)

Mexican guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela are touring throughout 2007 including a stop at Stubbs during SXSW, and a much smaller show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC on March 21st. I don't know how quickly they're catching on here, but I won't be surprised if the Bowery show sells out pretty quickly.

Last time they were here they played a sold out show at SOB's. Next time Summerstage?

On January 26th they'll be on Leno.

All tour dates, and a video of them playing Letterman, below...

Rodrigo y Gabriela | 2007 Tour Dates
26 Jan - Performing on Jay leno
26 Jan- West Hollywood, CA - USA @ Troubadour, Santa Monica Blvd CA 90069
11 Mar - Sunrise, Florida, Langerado Music Festival
13 Mar - Boston, MA, US Paradise Rock Club
15 Mar - Austin, Texas, SXSW Stubbs
20 Mar - Washington, D.C. Grosvenor Auditorium, National Geographic Headquarters
21 Mar - New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
22 Mar - Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
14 Apr - Los Angeles, CA - KCRW Charity Drive Gibson Amph
23 Apr - Portland, OR Aladdin Theatre
24 Apr - Seattle, WA Showbox Theatre
26 Apr - San Francisco, CA Grand Ballroom at Regency Center
01 May - Denver, CO - The Ogden Theatre
04 May - Chicago, IL - Park West
23 May - London UK, @ Shephards Bush Empire - Book tickets

"The self titled album was released in the United States on Oct 3rd. A Mexican release followed later that month on Oct 31st. The release features an Audio CD and Limited edition DVD."

Here's a video of Rod y Gab on Letterman (Dec 18, 2006)....

In other world music news, tickets are still on sale for Knonono No 1 at Bowery Ballroom on May 5th. All tour dates here.

Rod y Gab are playing Stubbs on March 15th. Badly Drawn Boy is playing there on the 16th.

Previously
Rodrigo y Gabriela | Live at Scala (video)
Rodrigo y Gabriela @ SOB's, NYC | pics
Rodrigo y Garbriela | Fall 2006 Tour Dates & MP3

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"DJ Drama Arrested In Mixtape Raid"

"The Aphilliates Music Group office, homebase to Justo's 'Mixtape DJ of the Year' awardee DJ Drama and DJ Don Cannon, in Atlanta, GA was raided yesterday afternoon by the Morrow County Sheriff's Joint Vice Task Force and the Clayton County Police. The officers confiscated over 81,000 mixtape CDs, to be destroyed, along with computers, recording equipment, four cars, as well as froze the team's assets" [Billboard]

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Patrick Wolf "Blue Bells" video from "The Magic Position"

Patrick Wolf's new album The Magic Position is out in the UK on February 26th. Cover art below....

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The Clipse show moved from Webster Hall to smaller Bowery Ballroom | tour in April

DOWNLOAD: lock3Down - when it's over (Clipse vs. Cause & Effect) (MP3)

"The January 24th NYC Clipse show has moved from Webster Hall to Bowery Ballroom which is great for everyone in attendance, except maybe Clipse. Remo da Rapstar, Kidz In The Hall, SkyZoo, and DJ Superstar Jay are all also on the bill.

No other Clipse dates are scheduled at the moment, but "The group recently recieved an offer to headline this year's Seagram's Gin Tour, which kicks off in April." [SoundSlam]

In other news, tickets are still on sale for Girl Talk at Studio B and Grizzly Bear at Bowery Ballroom, AND you can get an MP3 of Clipse MIXED WITH Grizzly Bear BY Girl Talk @ Pitchfork.

Previously
Grizzly Bear's 'knife' mixed with The Knife | mashup MP3
Cold War Kids sell out 2 nights @ Bowery
Clipse @ Knitting Factory - CMJ reviews & video

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The Gossip | 2007 Tour Dates & MSTRKRFT remix

DOWNLOAD: The Gossip - Listen Up! (MSTRKRFT remix) (MP3)

The Gossip @ The Faversham | Nov 2, 2006 (CRED)

"In October, Jean-Paul Gaultier sent a 20-stone woman down the runway clad in lingerie, to show that beauty is universal. How we giggled. But a few months later, unrepentantly fat pop singer Beth Ditto was named the coolest woman alive. Is there a connection? The catwalk is a mirror reflecting the zeitgeist, but also the place where it all kicks off." [Scotsman]

The Gossip have some shows scheduled including April 14th at Knitting Factory in NYC. It should go on sale any second. All tour dates below...

THE GOSSIP | 2007 TOUR DATES
02-16 - Mexico City, MEX - Salon 21
02-24 - Astoria LONDON
02-25 - Academy 2 MANCHESTER
02-26 - Met University LEEDS
02-27 - ABC GLASGOW
04-04 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
04-06 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill (tix)
04-07 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
04-12 - Chicago, IL - The Abbey
04-14 - New York, NY - Knitting Factory

stay tuned for more dates

Previously
Gossip (Goxxip) | 2006 Tour Dates
The Gossip | remix EP, cover Aaliyah | MP3

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here comes Lily Allen: 7-date MTV tour including Webster Hall show + SNL + Leno + March tour w/ SXSW + Coachella + MORE

DOWNLOAD: Lily Allen - Smile (Feather Boom remix) (MP3)

Lily Allen is already well known and famous in the UK where her album Alright Still has been out since last year. In fact, it was just announced that she's up for FOUR Brit Awards - more than any other artist.

And she's well known on the Internet where she graced many a 2006 top-album list (including my own). And she's known in indie rock-pop circles that branch out into real life U.S. magazines like Blender and URB. They both have her on the cover right now. I saw her on three total covers at Barnes & Noble actually - the third one was some strange teen mag. The URB story is online too.

She's also already been on MTV (one of them), and on late night TV too:

And it's MTV's Discover or Download that's about to sponsor a 7-date tour that includes a February 10th show at NYC's Webster Hall (no ticket info yet). It will be her 2nd NYC show - or 3rd if you count her February 3rd appearance on Saturday Night Live. (Strokes-less) Drew Barrymore is hosting that night. One night earlier (Feb 2nd), Lily will be on Jay Leno. The above video is her on Jimmy Kimmel. Conan O'Brien is in the works.

In March she's touring again and playing SXSW. It's also rumored that she's playing Coachella AND Bonnarroo. Her new label Capitol Records also has deals in the works with Clear Channel, AOL, Yahoo, MSN, Rhapsody, and Nokia - all this to promote the January 30th U.S. release of the album.

Alright, Still will be the first full-length CD in the U.S. to include u-myx software, which allows fans to create their own mixes. In addition, the U.S. release will feature two bonus tracks - "Nan You're A Window Shopper" and "Smile (Version Revisited)." The latter is a remix by Mark Ronson.

The song "Smile" will also be featured in the upcoming "The Sims 2 Seasons" video game.

We're about to be inundated with Lily. Will the US be as kind as the UK?

Previously
Dognapper sells Lily Allen her dog back?
Lily Allen calls NME 'cool list' cover 'sexist'

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January 16, 2007

WiiPhone Home

DOWNLOAD: Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow (Van She remix) (MP3)

* Nintendo Wii More Elusive Than PS3
* MS to add gaming to Zune by mid-2008
* Video: Guitar Hero II for Xbox 360
* CES Zune speaker / dock roundup
* 10 Weird iPod Accessories
* Cassette tape ripper for your PC
* Maximize your iPod's battery life
* A closer look at the iPhone
* Conan O'Brien - iPhone Commercial
* SNL -- Weekend Update iPhone Special (starring comedian Fred Armisen)
* Live from Macworld 2007: Steve Jobs keynote (starring comedian John Mayer)
* Clippy The Phone Sex Girl
* BBC - Sound of 2007: Klaxons
* Klaxons @ Club Midway, NYC | pics
* New rave doesn't exist
* Artist Profile: Stars of Track and Field
* Stream the new Stars of Track & Field @ AOL
* Download classic Nintendo games on your Wii

Posted in MP3 | dance | music | technology at 11:27 PM | Comments (5)

Land of Talk sign to The Rebel Group | 2007 Tour Dates w/ Menomena (SXSW)

Land of Talk @ The Syrup Room, Brooklyn, NY | June 29, 2006 (more)

photo by Bao

LAND OF TALK NO LONGER AN UNSIGNED BAND
"Land Of Talk will release their acclaimed debut mini album Applause Cheer Boo Hiss in the U.S. on March 20th via The Rebel Group."

"The Rebel Group is pleased to announce the release of Land of Talk’s Applause Cheer Boo Hiss. Rebel Rebel Management’s Thaddeus Rudd founded The Rebel Group in 2006. They are distributed by Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) and are based in Brooklyn, New York. To date, The Rebel Group has released albums by The Ark, Say Hi To Your Mom, and Lady & Bird. Rebel Rebel Management was founded in 2001 and manages Lucero (Liberty & Lament), the Caesars (EMI/Astralwerks) and the Teddybears (Big Beat/Atlantic)."

Regular readers of this site know that I'm already a huge fan of the album since it came out in 2006 in Canada - so I'm definitely excited about this, but even more so hope they announce an even newer album some time soon.

Starting at SXSW on March 14th - Land of Talk are going on tour with Menomena and the UK's Field Music. They play Bowery Ballroom in NYC on March 28th. Tickets are on sale. All tour dates below...

LOT + Memomena + Field Music | 2007 Tour Dates
3/14-18/07 Austin, TX @ SXSW
3/20/07 – Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle
3/21/07 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
3/22/07 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Garfield Artworks
3/23/07 – Toronto, ON @ El Macombo
3/24/07 – Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebox
3/25/07 – Montreal, PQ @ Main Hall
3/27/06 – Boston, MA @ Great Scott
3/28/07 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
3/29/07 – Princeton, NJ @ Princeton University
3/30/07 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
3/31/97 – Washington DC @ Rock and Roll Hotel

Menomena also play the Crystal Ballroom in their hometown of Portland on January 28th.

Here's the Land of Talk tracklisting:

Tracklisting:
Speak To Me Bones
Sea Foam
Summer Special
Breaxxbaxx
Magnetic Hill
All My Friends
Street Wheels

Previously
Land of Talk @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics
Land of Talk's first signing was to Dependent in Canada
Muppets Mashups

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The Autumn Defense - 2007 Tour Dates & new album + Jeff Tweedy on tour too

As Largehearted Boy pointed out, Wilco side-project The Autumn Defense released their new self-titled album today (Jan 16). There's some songs from it streaming at their MySpace.

They go on tour in February, and make it to Mercury Lounge in NYC on March 19th. Their Wilco bandmate Jeff Tweedy is touring right now.

All Autumn Defense and Jeff Tweedy tour dates below...

The Autumn Defense | 2007 Tour Dates

February
08 St. Louis, MO The Duck Room
09 Columbia, MO Mojo's
10 Norman, OK The Opolis
11 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room
12 Austin, TX The Parish
14 Tucson, AZ Plush
15 Phoenix, AZ Modified
16 Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
17 San Francisco, CA Swedish American hall
19 Eugene, OR Sam Bond's
20 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern
21 Portland, OR Doug Fir
23 Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
24 Denver, CO Soiled Dove
26 Kansas City, MO Record Bar
27 Champaign, IL Canopy Club
28 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater

March
01 Madison, WI Cafe Monmartre
03 Chicago, IL Park West
09 Nashville, TN The Basement
10 Oxford, MS Proud Larry's
11 Meridian, MS The Opera House
13 Atlanta, GA The Earl
14 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
15 Vienna, VA Jammin' Java
16 Philadelphia, PA Northstar
17 Baltimore, MD Fletcher's
19 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
20 Cambridge, MA Middle East
21 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
22 Burlington, VT Higher Ground
23 Montreal, QE Main Hall
24 Toronto, ON Horseshoe

Jeff Tweedy | 2007 Tour Dates
JAN-16 MEMPHIS, TN GERMANTOWN PERFORMING ARTS CENTER
JAN-17 NASHVILLE, TN JAMES K. POLK THEATER
GLENN KOTCHE supports Jan-16 Memphis and Jan-17 Nashville
JAN-19 TULSA, OK CAIN'S BALLROOM
JAN-20 DALLAS, TX GRANADA THEATER
JAN-21 MARFA, TX LIBERTY HALL
JAN-23 AUSTIN, TX HOGG AUDITORIUM - UT
JAN-24 AUSTIN, TX HOGG AUDITORIUM - UT
JAN-26 NEW ORLEANS, LA HOUSE OF BLUES
JAN-27 BIRMINGHAM, AL ALABAMA THEATRE
JAN-29 ATLANTA, GA THE TABERNACLE
SCOTT McCAUGHEY supports Jan-20 thru Jan-29 except Jan-21 in Marfa
JAN-30 KNOXVILLE, TN BIJOU THEATRE
JAN-31 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA THE PARAMOUNT THEATRE

Previously
Autumn Defense | 2006 Tour Dates

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Flosstradamus, Spank Rock & XXXplosive (Cosmo Baker and the Pase Rock) @ Studio B, Brooklyn, NY

DOWNLOAD: Spank Rock - Put That Pussy on Me (Diplo Tonite Remix) (MP3)

DOWNLOAD: Spank Rock - Far Left (Mochipet Remixes) (ZIPPED MP3s)

DOWNLOAD: CSS - Let's Make Love and Listen to Death From Above (Spank Rock Remix) (MP3)

STUDIO B, BROOKLYN, NY - Sunday, January 14, 2007
All I really remember is that Kudu and their half-naked dancer left the stage around 1am, and then some mix of Flosstradamus and XXXPlosive (The Rub's Cosmo Baker included) played a lot of songs I loved, and kept me and everyone dancing all night.

Spank Rock @ Studio B (CRED)

Some time around 4am(?) Spank Rock took the mic. Soon after that I found my way home. I didn't bring a camera, so thanks go to gillianmae for the pics. Speaking of pictures, here's what New Years Eve at Southpaw looked like.

Cosmo Baker @ Studio B (CRED)

Cosmo Baker has mixes & remixes for download at his page. This was my second weekend in a row at Studio B (my new favorite venue).

Previously
Flosstradamus in NYC Sunday | Tour Dates, MP3s
the week in Dance w/ David Bruno (01/11/07)

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Luna Lounge re-opening in Brooklyn this weekend

LUNA LOUNGE IS BACK
"Luna Lounge is located at 361 Metropolitan Avenue at Havemeyer Street - Brooklyn, NY. The nightclub will be open weekends in January and early February with a full schedule starting in the spring."

SCHEDULE SO FAR
Jan 19 - The Comas & Falcom (OPENING NIGHT)
Jan 20 - Orange Park, The Picture, & Motel Creeps
Feb 10 - The Mugs, The ios, Louis

more below....

Luna Lounge started out as a Lower East Side bar with a small back room where about 90 people could cram themselves in and see a band on any night, except Mondays. We opened in August of 1995 and kept going on Ludlow Street until our lease ran out in June of 2005. The building’s new owner had plans to demolish our building and replace it with a high rise apartment house.

Mondays were fun (and funny). That was comedy night and we were so fortunate to have the “Eating It” comedy series created by Michael O'Brien and produced by Naomi Steinberg & Jeff Singer for our entire ten year run on Ludlow Street. The show was virtually free but we did require a one drink purchase which we collected at the door. There are probably quite a few of those old Luna Lounge drink tokens which folks paid for but never turned in at the bar, floating around the drawers of old audience members’ apartments. On Monday nights people could see Demetri Martin, Christian Finnegan, Marc Maron, Louis C.K., Todd Barry, Janeane Garofalo, Lewis Black, Wanda Sykes, Colin Quinn, Ed Helms, Jeff Garlin, Jon Stewart, The Upright Citizens Brigade, Sarah Silverman and so, so many others who presented the twisted side of life in a way that made people laugh.

Every other night of the of the week, bands would do the first shows of their careers at Luna. Thousands of artists performed there. Some of the most notable performances were by The Strokes, Interpol, Elliott Smith, Kid Rock, The Rogers Sisters, Stellastarr*, and Longwave.

Now, we are located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn! Our building is centrally located and folks can get here easily. It’s a wonderful building with no columns to obstruct any line of sight. There is truly not a bad spot in the club.
This is a much larger venue and artists will be performing here from all over the world. We’ll try to keep the qualities that made the old club successful and bring you new experiences that would have not been possible in the past.

Come in and check out the new Luna Lounge…

Visit Luna Lounge's website.

Previously
An article on music venues in the NY Times

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Matt & Kim @ Studio B, Brooklyn, NY | pics

Brooklyn's Matt & Kim played Brooklyn's Studio B last Saturday night (January 6, 2007). It was great seeing the band revel in their own success as they tore through their about-30-minute high-energy set and constantly thanked the 800-something high-energy crowd for being there. The show was fun - their music is fun, and I even think stage diving is generally fun, BUT it's understandable that a venue - especially an all-ages legitimate venue full of kids - would be concerned that someone might get hurt....

...It's understandable that the venue might send a bouncer on the stage to stop anyone trying to jump back into the crowd on top of people's heads - to protect people, and the venue (from a lawsuit)....And you might say that the large bouncer they DID put on the stage next to Matt & Kim was "just doing his job", or if you were Matt, I guess you would say something like, "Please get off the stage. This show is MATT (points at self) and KIM (points at Kim) - not Matt, Kim, and YOU (points at bouncer). These people are all our friends!". (I don't rememeber the exact quote, but it was something like that)

I don't think I was the only one that thought the smiley duo needed to get over themselves a bit at that moment. Or maybe Matt just felt he was the one doing the protecting at that moment - protecting US from the big scary (no-fun) bouncer. The security staff at Studio B are a serious, and sometimes unfriendly, bunch. (and oh yeah - Matt mentioned that the security staff gave him a hard time outside the venue earlier in the night - maybe his anger was building up. Either way - it was weird).

Anyway, still a good & sweaty show.

read & see more @ Suckapants

Watercoolergossip too.

Previously
Matt & Kim | NYC, CA, & SXSW - Tour Dates

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2nd Clap Your Hands Say Yeah now available for download | Congratulations Alec on your new....bride

DOWNLOAD CYHSY - Love Song N0. 7 (MP3)

DOWNLOAD: CYHSY - Underwater (You and Me) (MP3)

1. Pre-Order the Some Loud Thunder CD anytime between now and January 29th.
2. Beginning January 16th, all customers who have pre-ordered will receive an email with a special secret link
3. Follow the link to download the Some Loud Thunder MP3s for FREE (link valid only until January 29th)
4. Your Some Loud Thunder CD will be shipped to you on January 30th.

I got myself a copy, and so far I think it's a pretty damn good second CYHSY album. In fact, it's getting better with each listen.

Don't forget you can pre-order the new Arcade Fire at Insound too.

P.S. Sorry ladies - The Guardian is reporting that Alec Ounsworth got married this weekend. (they're also reporting "He's got a children's album on the go, idle thoughts of scoring a film..")

Previously
CYHSY playing benefit at Bowery Ballroom
Alec Ounsworth & David Byrne BFF
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Some Loud Thunder -- MP3s

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My Brightest Diamond playing Tonic before touring Europe

DOWNLOAD: My Brightest Diamond - Something of an End (MP3)

Wednesday (January 17, 2007) is one of those days when there are too many good show options. I haven't even been going to that much lately, so it sucks - relatively speaking - to find out that everything is happening the same night (wah). The latest discovery - My Brightest Diamond (Shara Worden) is playing TONIC!....and it sounds good:

My Brightest Diamond takes string quartet formation and will be performing songs from their album "Bring Me The Workhorse" in a classical remix, songs from their upcoming album "A Thousand Shark's Teeth", as well as tunes by Kurt Weill and Ravel.

Other stuff I want to see Wednesday night: Anders Parker at Living Room, Andrew Bird at Bowery Ballroom (sold out), Frightened Rabbit at Northsix, a friend's comedy show, and Jackson's band (Frankpollis) at Pianos. It's also the night Cold War Kids play Union Hall.

Later this month My Brightest Diamond leaves in "rock trio formation" for a tour of Europe. Those dates below...

My Brightest Diamond | 2007 Tour Dates
25 January – Schouwburg – Deventer NL *
26 January – Lux – Nijmegen NL *
27 January – Harmonie – Leeuwarden NL *
28 January – Patronaat – Haarlem NL *
31 January – Mezz Concert and Dance – Breda NL *
1 February – Oosterpoort – Groningen NL *
* Opening for Dayna Kurtz!

6 February – Whelan's – Dublin, Ireland
7 February – Auntie Annie's – Belfast, N Ireland
8 February – ABC2 – Glasgow, Scotland
11 February – Life Café / Late Room – Manchester, England
12 February – AB Club – Brussels
13 February – Paradiso (upstairs) – Amsterdam, Holland
14 February – Gebäude 9 – Köln, Germany
16 February – Brotfabrik – Frankfurt, Germany
17 February – Mudd Club – Berlin, Germany
19 February – La Casa – Milan, Italy
20 February – Spazio 211 – Turin, Italy
21 February – Salzhaus – Winterthur, Switzerland
22 February – Fri-Son – Fribourg, Switzerland
25 February – Le Ciel – Grenoble, France
26 February – La Maroquinerie – Paris, France
27 February – Le Grd Mix – Tourcoing, France
28 February – Bush Hall – London, England

Previously
My Brightest Diamond @ Town Hall, NYC | pics (& full album stream, video, MP3, etc)
An Interview with Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond
Jedi Mind Tricks + Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond)

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Scotland's Frightened Rabbit playing a bunch of NYC shows & Philly & Chicago | MP3s & Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD (MP3s)
Frightened Rabbit - The Greys
Frightened Rabbit - Go Go Girls

"A coupla guys from Glasgow pulled this one together, and it blew me away. I tried my best to spread the word, but it just didn't seem to take..." [Catbirdseat]

"Belle and Sebastian are from Glasgow, but fellow Glaswegians Frightened Rabbit are nothing like B&S. Instead, they display their city's love of another sound: rough-edged, unpolished indie rock." [Pitchfork]

The played in Brooklyn last night. Don't worry if you missed it - they're playing a bunch more (+ Joly posted a video). Dates below...

Frightened Rabbit | January 2007 Tour Dates
MON Jan 15 - Micheline's Brooklyn, NY w/ Hundred Eyes, Ill Ease
WED Jan 17 - Northsix Brooklyn, NY w/ Batman & The Robins & Overlord
FRI Jan 19 - Cake Shop New York, NY w/ La Dolce Vita, The Sky Drops
SAT Jan 20 - Sin-e New York, NY w/ The Brother Kite, The Octagon, American Devices
SUN Jan 21 - Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA w/ Benjy Ferree, Public Record
MON Jan 22 - Mercury Lounge New York, NY w/ Cities of Fire
TUE Jan 23 - Empty Bottle Chicago, IL

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Mark Eitzel | January 2007 Tour Dates

American Music Club's Mark Eitzel is about to play a bunch of shows...

THU 1/18/2007 New York NY - Tonic w/ Black Swans (tix)
FRI 1/19/2007 Brooklyn NY - Union Hall w/ Ola Podrida (tix)
SUN 1/21/2007 New York NY - Winter Garden (free)

All dates below...

Mark Eitzel | 2007 Tour Dates
THU 1/18/2007 New York NY - Tonic
FRI 1/19/2007 Brooklyn NY - Union Hall
SUN 1/21/2007 New York NY - Winter Garden
MON 1/22/2007 Boston MA - Middle East Upstairs
TUE 1/23/2007 Northampton MA - Iron Horse
WED 1/24/2007 Philadelphia PA - Northstar Bar
THU 1/25/2007 Arlington VA - Iota

Previously
MArk Eitzel touring January 2007
Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) | Tour Dates

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Arcade Fire playing School Cafeteria | Neon Bible PRE-ORDER

"One of the hottest Canadian bands, the Arcade Fire, are treating Canterbury High School students to an impromptu concert. While the Arcade Fire's upcoming five-night stints in Montreal and New York sold-out within minutes, the indie rock super-group is offering an informal concert at Canterbury's school cafeteria on the evening of Friday, Jan. 19." [Ottawa Citizen]

The band is also rumored to be playing at least one more impromptu show in Canada. They've been up to lots of fun stuff actually - most of which I can't keep track of, but the coolest of which is that THEY ARE ACTUALLY ANSWERING THE PHONE AND CALLING PEOPLE BACK when they call the "Neon Bible Hotline".

Also - the Neon Bible website is full of cool stuff, they announced a European tour, a fourth track leaked, a fan made leaked-song video was pulled off YouTube, and THE ALBUM ("Neon Bible") IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER. That's the cover art there to the right.

Previously
Arcade Fire visit museum with David Byrne
Arcade Fire most likely not playing Highline Festival

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2 night tribute to The Grateful Dead @ World Financial Center - American Beauty Project

DOWNLOAD: Grateful Dead - Till The Morning Comes (MP3)

Remember when a bunch of artists honored Bruce Springsteen by playing Nebraska live at the World Financial Center in NYC? This time a bunch of artists are doing it for the Grateful Dead on January 20th & 21st:

The American Beauty Project will honor the Grateful Dead's two storied 1970 albums, American Beauty and Workingman's Dead with two free concerts under the glass atrium of the World Financial Center Winter Garden (directly across the street from the World Trade Center site in lower Manhattan). Performing their own arrangements of the songs will be Mark Eitzel, Tim O'Reagan, Catherine Russell, The Holmes Brothers, Ollabelle, Jay Farrar, Jorma Kaukonen, Toshi Reagon, Dar Williams, Jim Lauderdale, Jen Chapin, Larry Campbell, Andy Statman, The Klezmatics, Tony Trischka, and many more!

Full lineup below:

Workingman's Dead 8pm Sat, Jan 20, 2007 -

1. Uncle John's Band - Ollabelle with Larry Campbell
2. High Time - The Holmes Brothers
3. Dire Wolf - Larry Campbell with Teresa Williams and Rob Barraco
4. New Speedway Boogie - Catherine Russell and friends
5. Cumberland Blues - The Klezmatics
6. Black Peter - Jim Lauderdale with John Leventhal and friends
7. Easy Wind - Tim O'Reagan (the Jayhawks)
8. Casey Jones - Railroad Earth

Plus instrumental interludes by: Andy Statman, Tony Trischka, Kerryn Tolhurst, and David Spelman.

American Beauty 8pm Sun, Jan 21, 2007

1. Box Of Rain - Toshi Reagon with Catherine Russell
2. Friend Of The Devil - Mark Eitzel (American Music Club)
3. Sugar Magnolia - Jim Lauderdale and friends
4. Operator - Jorma Kaukonen with Barry Mitterhoff
5. Candyman - Jay Farrar (Son Volt/Uncle Tupelo)
6. Ripple - Dar Williams and Dan Zanes
7. Brokedown Palace - Ollabelle with Larry Campbell
8. Till The Morning Comes - Espers
9. Attics Of My Life - Larry Campbell with Teresa Williams and Rob Barraco
10. Truckin' - The Jen Chapin Trio

Plus instrumental interludes by: Sex Mob, Tony Trischka, and Andy Statman.

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Last time Jay Farrar was in town to play Northsix, he also played a Bob Dylan tribute. This time he's doing Northsix and The Grateful Dead.

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(thx Concert Joe!)

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Pitchfork, Intonation, Summerfest, & Lollapalooza 2007

According to Ghost Media, this summer in Chicago is going to look something like this:

Intonation Music Festival: ???
Pitchfork Music Festival: July 14-15, 2007
Wicker Park Summerfest: July 28-29, 2007
Lollapalooza: August 3-5, 2007

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Tokyo Police Club & Cold War Kids | 2007 Tour Dates & MP3s

Cold War Kids are giving away this free EP...

"We got asked to do a Benefit at the District Lounge in Orange on September 24th with Dustin Kensrue and Chuck Regan. It was through the Breast Cancer Walk that takes place in Costa Mesa the last several years. We decided to play some covers that we like with Nathan singing and playing guitar, Jonnie on the drums, and Maust recording. It's a pretty informal loose performance but we decided to let you hear it anyway."

1. Indoor Fireworks (MP3) (elvis costello cover)
2. Fast As You Can (MP3) (fiona apple cover)
3. Die Die Die (MP3) (dr dog cover)
4. I Don't Wanna Grow Up (MP3) (tom waits cover)
5. Tonite, You Belong To Me (MP3) (lawrence welk cover)
6. The Littlest Birds (MP3) (be good tanyas cover)

Cold War Kids @ The Annex, NYC | Nov 3, 2006

As many of you know, Cold War Kids (CWK) are playing a zillion NYC shows (including one at Pianos back on January 10th, and another one for SPIN at Hiro Ballroom on December 18th). They're also going on tour in March with Tokyo Police Club (TPC). CWK headline the U.S. shows . TPC headline in Canada.

I liked CWK when I saw them at Pianos in May, but for some reason I haven't really liked their live shows since. Last time I saw them was opening for The Hold Steady at The Annex during CMJ (pic above), and they just didn't seem like the same energetic band. Well, they personally have energy (see the sweat), but the songs seemed to be missing something.

Energy or not, Pitchfork or not, the band seems to be blowing up - all their recent NYC shows this month sold out pretty quickly, and now they're headlining two April nights at Bowery Ballroom with the always great Tokyo Police Club (who are doing pretty well themselves). One of the Bowery shows is ALSO ALREADY SOLD OUT....3 months in advance. These shows will be the second time Cold War Kids play two nights at Bowery - last time was opening for Tapes 'n Tapes.

Tokyo Police Club @ The Annex, NYC | Nov 4, 2006 (BrooklynVegan show)

The CWK/TPC tour starts in March and will almost definitely hit SXSW. Tokyo Police Club are also playing the Plug Awards at Irving Plaza on February 10th. Nathan Willett of Cold War Kids is playing a solo show at Knitting Factory on January 25th. All tour dates for both bands below...

CWK in NYC
01/10/07 New York, NY @ Pianos (past)
01/17/07 New York, NY @ Union Hall (sold out)
01/24/07 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge (sold out)
01/24/07 New York, NY @ Knitting Factory (Nathan solo) (tix)
04/06/07 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Tokyo Police Club (sold out)
04/07/07 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ Tokyo Police Club (tix)

TPC in NYC
02/10/07 New York, NY @ Irving Plaza (Plug Awards) (tix)
04/06/07 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ CWK (sold out)
04/07/07 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom w/ CWK (tix)

COLD WAR KIDS | TOUR DATES
01/10/07 New York, NY @ Pianos
01/12/07 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fold in Silverlake Lounge
01/17/07 New York, NY @ Union Hall
01/19/07 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fold in Silverlake Lounge
01/24/07 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
01/26/07 Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland
02/20/07 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
02/22/07 West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
02/23/07 San Francisco, CA @ Great American Music Hall
02/24/07 Santa Cruz @ The Attic
03/02/07 Denver, CO @ Hi-Dive
03/03/07 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
03/04/07 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck

CWK & Tokyo Police Club | Tour Dates
03/06/07 Minneapolis, MN @ Varsity Theater
03/07/07 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave at the Eagles Club
03/08/07 Madison, WI @ The Annex
03/09/07 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean
03/10/07 Columbia, MI @ Mojo's
03/12/07 Little Rock, AR @ Juanita's
03/14/07 Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Tea Room & Ballroom
??SXSW???
03/19/07 New Orleans, LA @ The Republic
03/20/07 Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
03/21/07 Orlando, FL @ The Social
03/22/07 St. Augustine, FL @ Cafe 11
03/23/07 Atlanta, GA @ Vinyl
03/24/07 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
03/26/07 Mt. Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern
03/27/07 Chapel Hill, NC @ Local 506
03/28/07 Washington D.C. @ Nightclub 9:30
03/29/07 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
03/30/07 Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs
03/31/07 Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Night Club
04/02/07 Montreal, Quebec @ La Sala Rossa
04/03/07 Ottawa, Ontario @ Zaphod Beeblebrox
04/04/07 Toronto, Ontario @ The Mod Club
04/06/07 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
04/07/07 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom

TPK | Tour Dates
2/4/2007 Casbah Hamilton,Ontario
2/10/2007 Irving Plaza New York, NY
2/13/2007 Plug (NME Club Night) Sheffield, UK
2/14/2007 Nice and Sleazy's Glasgow, Scotland
2/15/2007 Barfly (XFM Xposure) London, UK
2/16/2007 La Boule Noir Paris, France
2/18/2007 Paradiso (Upstairs) Amsterdam, Netherlands
2/19/2007 Molotov Hamburg, Germany
2/20/2007 Mudd Club Berlin, Germany
2/22/2007 Loppen Copenhagen, Denmark more info
2/23/2007 Debaser Stockholm, Sweden
2/25/2007 Underground Cologne, Germany
2/26/2007 AB Brussels, Belgium
2/27/2007 KOKO London, UK
2/28/2007 Club Fandango Manchester
3/2/2007 Popbar Barcelona, Spain

Previously
Tokyo Police Club @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics
The Ballet, Ramesh from Voxtrot, Tokyo Police Club & Land of Talk @ Syrup Room, Brooklyn, NY | pics
Cold War Kids @ Pianos (night 1), NYC | pics

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Tunde (HikiJiki) played Tonic

HikiJiki @ Tonic, NYC | Jan 13, 2007 (CRED)

Previously
ACTOR Tunde Adebimpe (TVOTR) playing Tonic Saturday (Hiki Jiki) + Pit er Pat tour dates

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January 15, 2007

Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

Every Monday Largehearted Boy now brings his "Interesting CD Releases" to BrooklynVegan...

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Next week may be the first huge release week of the year, featuring new albums by the Shins, Of Montreal, and Deerhoof, but there are two interesting album releases this week. The Smithereens have an album of Beatles covers, Meet the Smithereens, A Tribute to the Beatles, and 70's band America has collaborated with artists like Ryan Adams and Ben Kweller for its album, Here & Now. As interesting as these releases are, my only music preorder was the Shins' Phantom Limb single.

What new releases are you picking up? Anything worthwhile missing from the list?

Al Green: Definitive Greatest Hits [cd]
America: Here & Now [cd]
The Autumn Defense: The Autumn Defense [cd]
Byrds: There Is A Season (box set) [cd]
Crowded House: Farewell to the World [cd]
Guillemots: Annie Let's Not Wait Pt.2 (import single) [cd]
Klaus Schultze: Timewind (with bonus tracks) [cd]
Klaus Schultze: Trancefer (Revisited) [cd]
Refrigerator: Bottles of Makeup [cd]
Roxette: A Collection of Roxette Hits: Their 20 Greatest Songs [cd]
Shins: Phantom Limb (single) [cd]
The Skids: Saints Are Coming: The Best of the Skids [cd]
Smithereens: Meet the Smithereens: Tribute to the Beatles [cd]
Stars of Track and Field: Centuries Before Love and War [cd]
Various Artists: Bullfrog Jumped: Children's Folksongs from the Byron Arnold Collection [cd]
Various Artists: Even More Mellow Cats 'N' Kittens: Hot R&B and Cool Blues 1945-1951 [cd]
Wanda Sykes: Sick & Tired [cd]
Woods: At Rear House [cd]

[This month, all affiliate fees from this list go to The Dog Pound, where my wife and I adopted our puppy Lily.]

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January 14, 2007

David Byrne, Of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer

DOWNLOAD: Of Montreal - Heimdalsgate Like A Promethean Curse (MP3)

David Byrne w/ Of Montreal @ Irving Plaza, NYC (CRED)

The NY Times has a great piece on David Byrne today

Perhaps more surprising is that while Mr. Byrne has been busy being a curator, sculpturing, drawing, mounting theatrical pieces about deposed foreign leaders and buying shoes, he has also become, without fanfare or Talking Heads reunion tours, perhaps the single greatest influence on the current generation of indie rockers. Four of the most hotly anticipated CDs of 2007 — by the Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, !!! and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah — are coming from bands that, each in its individual way, show a clear stylistic debt to Mr. Byrne and his old group......his conversation ranges energetically from computerized embroidery machines to a recent visit to a neuroscience lab in Canada with his pals from the Arcade Fire.....

David also recently blogged about his upcoming Carnegie Hall shows.

This has been an incredible opportunity to program this series of shows and be offered this kind of programming freedom. I sure hope I can pull it off.

Tickets for those shows here.

By the way, David Byrne never showed up at the Wainwright Christmas show - what was up with that? Not that it was a bad show - it was great. Antony showed up instead and did the most amazing cover of Blue Christmas (Elvis style). David did show up at the New Years Eve CYHSY show though - in the audience (and backstage where I heard he and Alec Ounsworth were seen chatting).

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That's Mr. Byrne with Of Montreal in the above picture - from back when Of Montreal played Irving Plaza with Jamie Lidell for WIRED Magazine. Of Montreal are playing Irving Plaza TWICE (and other places) again in March 2007.

2007 should be a big year for Of Montreal. Their new GRAND glam album Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer isn't out until January 23, 2007, but everyone's been raving about it since it leaked months ago. You can download an MP3 above.

With their new album, Kevin Barnes takes the recipe for his glam pop excess of that last endeavor, steps up the Prince and embraces Sly Stone, adding more beats and bass to the mix, to ensure more time on the dance floor. However, with the lyrics, Barnes has turned the otherworldly absurdist character driven tales of yore, and instead turned the pen on himself. As for "Heimdalsgate...", not only is the track one of the most personal of Barnes' songs, but also one of the most straightforward pop tunes of his career.

You can STREAM THE WHOLE ALBUM TOO

(Now if only they hadn't gone and done that stupid steakhouse commerical...)

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"Barnes has recently switched to a MacBook Pro running Apple Logic Pro 7, but for the making of Hissing Fauna, Steinberg Cubase was his main recording and mixing platform." [if that quote interests you, definitely check out this article]

Previously
Of Montreal | 2007 Tour Dates
David Byrne's freak folk radio playlist -- "playing" SXSW
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, meet David Byrne
Of Montreal played McCarren Pool
Forro In The Dark starring David Byrne, Seu Jorge

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V2 label explodes

DOWNLOAD: White Stripes - There's No Home For You Here (MP3)

"Sheridan Square has basically shuttered its frontline V2 record business as part of restructuring to focus on its catalog releases and the future opportunities presented by digital distribution......As part of that move, the company will retain the White Stripes catalog, but will no longer issue new music by the duo or other frontline artists such as Moby or the Raconteurs, sources say." [Billboard]

"Indianapolis band Margot and the Nuclear So and Sos are leaving V2 Records and fielding offers from new labels." [MOKB]

"V2 was the home to a number of acts that we cover, including Gang Of Four, the Blood Brothers, the Adored, Sugarcult, Burning Brides and the Icarus Line. The label recently made headlines by signing wildly popular punk act the Alkaline Trio." [Punk News]

"Where does that leave the Langhorne Slim full length that was due out early this year? Or the new Mooney Suzuki that was due at the end of the month?" [diablojesus]

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