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March 31, 2007

"Japanese set record for longest concert"

"Japanese musicians overcame fatigue and a major earthquake to set the record for the world's longest concert on Saturday, playing 184 hours non-stop in a program that ranged from The Beatles' classics to Japanese traditional harp music." [Yahoo]

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March 30, 2007

Hold Steady (& Thermals) Tour Dates - NYU, Carnegie & ?

the new issue of Paste

NYU students are lucky - they'll get to see The Hold Steady & The Thermals together on April 26th. The Hold Steady are also now confirmed for an appearance (one Bruce Springsteen song) at Carnegie Hall on April 5th.

The Music of Bruce Springsteen
April 5th, 2007 - Carnegie Hall
A Benefit for Music for Youth

Twenty artists celebrate one of our most influential and dynamic songwriters - all for a great cause.

Jewel • Steve Earle • M. Ward • Pete Yorn • The Hold Steady • Jersey Guys w/ Bobby Valli • Odetta • Jesse Malin & Ronnie Spector • North Mississippi All Stars • Marah • Holmes Brothers w/ Young People's Chorus • Badly Drawn Boy • Joseph Arthur • Bacon Brothers • Juliana Hatfield • Josh Ritter • Elysian Fields • Low Stars • Uri Caine • Robin Holcomb

Tickets available from Carnegie Hall

The Hold Steady also have a new EP out soon:

THE HOLD STEADY announces the April 17th release of Live at Fingerprints, a collection of 5 acoustic tracks the band recorded last October at an exclusive in-store appearance at Fingerprints independent record store in Long Beach, CA. The EP will be priced at $4.98 and is a very limited release - when it’s gone, it’s gone. For a list of all independent record stores (listed by state) that will be carrying the Live At Fingerprints EP, visit: http://www.thinkindie.com

And I'm sure the Hold Steady will make another (public & more than one song) NYC-related announcement sometime soon, but in the meantime - presale here, and all Hold Steady and Thermals tour dates below....

The Hold Steady - 2007 Tour Dates
April 11-24 – UK/Euro Tour
Thursday, April 26 – New York, NY @ Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, NYU Kimmel Center (w/ The Thermals) (PRIVATE)
Saturday, May 12 – Harrisburg, PA @ Abbey Bar (free show!)
Sunday, May 13 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
Monday, May 14 – Newport, KY@ Southgate House
Tuesday, May 15 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Wednesday, May 16 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection
Thursday, May 17 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miramar
Friday, May 18 - Madison, WI @ Orpheum Stage Door
Sunday, May 20 – Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
Tuesday, May 22 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Wednesday, May 23 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
Thursday, May 24 – Boise, ID @ Neurolux
Saturday, May 26 – George, WA @ The Gorge – Sasquatch! Festival
Monday, May 28 – Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Wednesday, May 30 – San Francisco, CA @ Slim’s
Thursday, May 31 – Los Angeles, CA @ El Rey Theatre
Saturday, June 2 – Phoenix, AZ @ Brick House
Thursday, June 7 – Houston, TX @ Walter’s on Washington
Friday, June 8 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
Sunday, June 10 – Norman, OK @ Opolis Production
Saturday, June 16 – Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo Festival
Sunday , July 8 - T in the Park, UK

The Thermals - 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 2 - Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, California
Apr 3 - Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, California
Apr 5 - Casbah San Diego, California
Apr 6 - Echo Los Angeles, California
Apr 7 - Howie And Sons Pizza Visalia, California
Apr 13 - Hawthorne Theater Portland, Oregon

Previously
* The Hold Steady @ The Annex, NYC (CMJ) | pics & remix MP3
* The Hold Steady @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC | Pics

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St Vincent signs to Beggars Banguet

St Vincent @ Antones, SXSW 2007 (CRED)

"Singer and multi-instrumentalist Annie Clark, aka St. Vincent, has signed to Beggars Banquet to release her debut album, Marry Me, on July 10 in the U.S. (with an August release in the UK). The 23-year old is a veteran guitar slinger in two musical armies, the Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band." [Pitchfork]

on sale, 2007
April 18 - John Vanderslice & St. Vincent @ Maxwell's (tix)
April 19 - John Vanderslice & St. Vincent @ Mercury Lounge (tix)

YANP has a SXSW review. All "Brooklyn Vegan presents" tour dates here.

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Jarvis Cocker looking for opening bands

Via PFork

Being upside-down can make all the blood rush to your head in an unpleasant way so I'll keep this quite short: we are playing in North America soon & need support bands for New York (2 shows), San Francisco, Seattle & Vancouver - do you think you could help? Same idea as the Europe shows - you recommend LOCAL bands that would be good for the job (preferably with a link to somewhere I can hear their music) & I'll do the rest. It worked a treat before - let's unleash the magic again!

G'day xx Jarvis

Tickets are still on sale for Jarvis' April 22nd show at Webster Hall. If you haven't already, check out this video of Jarvis & Beth Ditto.

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Fúcked Up @ Scoot Inn, Austin, TX (SXSW) - pics & Tour Dates & Keith Morris video

DOWNLOAD: Fucked Up - Baiting the Public (MP3)

Fúcked Up play hardcore music. It's loud, and even they thought it was weird that they were playing it outside in the sun on that Thursday afternoon in Austin....

The show was definitely much less hardcore than they one they played later that week on the pedestrian bridge, but none of their shows were as hardcore as the one where Keith Morris (Black Flag, Circle Jerks) got up on stage and sang with them.

F'd Up's next NYC show is opening for Art Brut at Studio B in Brooklyn on April 18th. Over the summer they're doing a tour of the U.S. that includes three NYC dates. Those tentative dates below the rest of the pictures...

F'd up - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri JUNE 22 Brooklyn
Sat JUNE 23 Richmond
Sun JUNE 24 Nashville
Mon JUNE 25 New Orleans
Tue JUNE 26 Austin
Wed JUNE 27 Las Cruces
Thu JUNE 28 Phoenix
Fri JUNE 29 Los Angeles
Sat JUNE 30 Berkeley
Sun JULY 01 Tijuana
Mon JULY 02 Long Beach
Tue JULY 03 San Fransisco
Wed JULY 04 Oakland
Thu JULY 05 Portland
Fri JULY 06 Olympia
Sat JULY 07 Vancouver
Sun JULY 08 Calgary
Mon July 09 Regina
Tue July 10 Winnipeg
Wed July 11 Minneapolis
Thur July 12 Chicago
Fri July 13 Des Moines
Sat July 14 Kansas City
Sun July 15 St Louis
Mon July 16 Atlanta
Tue July 17 North Carolina
Wed July 18 Va Beach
Thu July 19 DC
Fri July 20 Philly
Sat July 21 New York
Sun July 22 New York

Previously
* Jade Tree's FUCKED UP releasing album on What's Your Rupture - TOUR DATES (NYC, SXSW, etc)

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More Lily Allen 2007 Tour Dates (Roseland)

Lily Allen @ The Commodore, Vancouver - March 27, 2007 (CRED)

Lily Allen's next NYC show is at the Fillmore. Next she'll play the much larger Roseland Ballroom on May 30th. Tickets are on sale Saturday. More tour dates(and SXSW stuff) below (you backward americans)....

Lily Allen - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri 03/30/07 San Diego, CA House Of Blues
Sun 04/01/07 Sacramento, CA Crest Theatre
Mon 04/02/07 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Thu 04/05/07 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Fri 04/06/07 Montreal, QC Club Soda
Sat 04/07/07 Boston, MA The Roxy
Sun 04/08/07 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Tue 04/10/07 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
Wed 04/11/07 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Sat 04/14/07 Universal City, CA Gibson Amph. At Univ. CityWalk KCRW Evening
Sun 04/29/07 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field Coachella
Tue 05/15/07 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
Mon 05/21/07 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Tue 05/22/07 Liberty Hall Lawrence, KS
Wed 05/23/07 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
Sat 05/26/07 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
Sun 05/27/07 Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI
Mon 05/28/07 Sonar Baltimore, MD
Wed 05/30/07 Roseland Ballroom New York, NY
Mon 06/04/07 House of Blues Cleveland Cleveland, OH
Tue 06/05/07 Vogue Theatre Indianapolis, IN
Tue 06/12/07 Lake Buena Vista, FL House Of Blues
Wed 06/13/07 House of Blues Orlando Orlando, FL
Fri 06/15/07 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival
Fri 06/22/07 Glastonbury Festival
Fri 07/06/07 Kinross, UK Balado
Sat 08/18/07 Staffordshire, UK Weston Park V Festival
Sun 08/19/07 Chelmsford, UK Hylands Park V Festival

more dates TBA. (thx Thighs)

Lily Allen singing "Heart of Glass" at Waterloo Records during SXSW....

Chart Attack was at her Stubb's show (which I heard some of from over the wall):

Stubb's is an outdoor venue that holds more than 1,000 people, and it was packed. I got to about 10 metres in front of the stage, right in the middle, so was happy with my vantage point as I sipped my Lone Star and waited for Allen's arrival. The wait was 15 minutes longer than it should have been, but she arrived on stage with a Budweiser in one hand and a cigarette (which wouldn't be her last of the night) in the other as she opened with "LDN" and instantly had the crowd singing along. Her music has a much stronger reggae vibe live and, while Alright, Still was one of my favourite albums of last year, I'm a reggae-head so I was cool with that. There were drums, bass and keyboards, but no guitar. But the trumpet, trombone and saxophone added a lot.

"I'm a little bit drunk because it's 11 o'clock and I've been drinking most of the day," Allen said while giggling, before launching into a tirade against NME. "Fuck off you cunts," she said of the British music tabloid, before adding that its editor had the smallest penis in the world. She stated that she had just learned that day that NME was sponsoring the show and that she would have pulled out if she had found out sooner.

"Everything's Just Wonderful" was next, followed by "Friday Night," which had fans skanking. She said that she was bored with "Smile," but would try to get enthused for it because it was her first performance in Texas. She showed off more of her singing talent on the U.K. chart-topper and the next song, "Alfie," before thanking the crowd and walking off the stage. The 25-minute set was too short, but it was the highlight of the night. It seemed that was the case with a lot of people, as there was a large exodus before Razorlight's set. Including me.

Previously
* The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza
* Lily Allen (+Karl Lagerfeld & vs Lady Sovereign) 2007 Tour Dates

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Neutral Milk Hotel reuniting for Tiny Mix Tapes fest?

First I start getting all these emails from people asking me if I knew Neutral Milk Hotel was reuniting for a Tiny Mix Tapes festival. Tiny Mix Tapes posted the "news" on their site. So I post it asking "Really?". Within minutes multiple people confirmed that the festival is a March 30th April Fools Joke. What idiots (Tiny Mix Tapes).

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Who got Arcade Fire tickets? What about Bjork?

Tickets went on sale for Arcade Fire this morning. Some of the other High Line shows are on sale too, and here (Daniel Johnston). Tickets are about to go on sale for Bjork. Daft Punk tomorrow.

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Coney Island - Astroland's last season & the 2007 Siren Music Festival date

CONEY ISLAND, Brooklyn, NY (CRED)

"As Thor Equities gets closer to sinking its teeth into developing/redeveloping there, Astroland will open up again for its last season this weekend." [Gothamist]

""the first 100 people will get to ride free ride on the Cyclone" [FreeNYC]

upcoming in Coney Island, 2007
April 1 - opening date @ Astroland
June 23 - 25th Annual Mermaid Parade
July 21 - The Village Voice Siren Music Festival

There's also a 'save Coney Island' protest today. More cool Coney photos here.

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Ed Banger & Presets @ Hiro Ballroom + this weekend

There's sure to be plenty of pictures on the Internet from this event - The Cobra Snake, Last Night's Party, Ambrel, Nicky Digital, AND Tricia Romano were all in the house, as was BV Dance guru David Bruno who snapped this shot during the Presets' set...

It wasn't life changing or anything - just good Ed Banger (Justice, Busy P, Sebastian, Medhi) DJ's, and kids from every scene coming together and having fun on the dance floor (and REALLY expensive drinks). Kele from Bloc Party was there hanging out too. This weekend is gonna be hip and crazy:

Friday 3-30
* Bloc Party @ United Palace Theatre
* LCD Soundsystem @ Bowery Ballroom
* Diplo & Bonde Do Role @ Studio B
* Lo-Fi-Fnk @ Annex (Ruff Club)

Saturday 3-31
* Bloc Party @ United Palace Theatre
* LCD Soundsystem @ Bowery Ballroom (& afterparty)
* Walter Meego, Oxford Collapse, Dragons of Zynth @ Knitting Factory
* The Presets, Datarock & Lo-Fi-Fnk @ Studio B

Sunday 4-01
* Les Savy Fav, The Big Sleep & Call Me Lightning @ Bowery Ballroom

More shows @ Oh My Rockness.

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March 29, 2007

Mercury Lounge "not closing" + Pop Levi pics

Pop Levi @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - March 13, 2007 (CRED SANDWICH)

Not only does it seem like Mercury Lounge is at risk of closing, people are starting to put the rumor in print. 'New Media Feed' posted something the other day:

Popular live music venue The Mercury Lounge at 217 E. Houston St, New York City is rumored to be closing sometime in the not too distant future. Real estate development will replace the small club that hosts international, national and local buzz talent.

Mercury Lounge (Bowery Presents) quickly replied, and the post was updated with an "UPDATE: The Mercury Lounge has personally written me to let me know they will not be closing." Before the update, the rumor made it's way on to the PAPER blog and "The Hot Lisp". What do you know about it?

Previously
* Tonic (NYC music venue) is closing
* The Fratellis @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - pics
* Ladytron, NIN, Pop Levi, album stream, SXSW, Tour Dates

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The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza

The original NYC Fillmore (East) is now a bank (CRED)

Lily Allen to Play Inaugural Concert at Newly Re-Named Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza

When doors open to Lily Allen's highly-anticipated New York City concert on April 11th, fans will notice a difference. Upon entering the venue, there will be fresh apples for hungry live music aficionados and a greeter to let them know about upcoming shows. The walls will be painted a deep red hue and the refurbished chandeliers will shine light on vintage posters, pictures and newspaper articles recounting legendary live music performances. After the show, a collectible poster commemorating the evening will be distributed to concert goers, a tradition that will continue for select shows throughout the year.

To devotees of the legendary Fillmore in San Francisco, one of contemporary music's most respected and enduring live concert venues, these traditions will seem familiar. So while it's no easy task to improve upon Irving Plaza, New York music fans will undoubtedly appreciate the new traditions and aesthetic that will infuse the reconfigured club, which upon Lily Allen's christening concert, will be known as The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza.

"The Fillmore is a highly regarded music venue whose impact on music resonates far beyond the walls of the actual building itself," says Bruce Eskowitz Live Nation's Chief Executive Officer of North American Music. "By adapting some of the Fillmore traditions to one of the crown jewels in our venue portfolio, Irving Plaza, we hope to make the concert going experience even better for New York music fans."

Along with the change in décor, the club has improved sightlines in its upstairs balcony area with additional improvements to come. Flat screen televisions are being placed in key locations throughout the club. Bathroom facility renovations are scheduled for this summer, as are upgraded sound and lighting systems. Behind the scenes, artist dressing rooms have been overhauled and upgraded.

With the launch of The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza and The Fillmore Philadelphia, which is planned for late April, Live Nation hopes to establish a live music brand to complement its 11 House of Blues clubs across the country. Along with the Fillmore San Francisco, Denver's Fillmore Auditorium is one of the company's most successful mid-size venues.

It's fitting that the ultra-hot Lily Allen will open the improved club. The Fillmore, both in its San Francisco location and in its three and a half year incarnation as The Fillmore East (1968-1971) in lower Manhattan, has a rich history of importing cutting edge new artists from England. Led Zeppellin, The Who, Pink Floyd, Black Sabbath and many other UK artists played either the Fillmore in San Francisco or the Fillmore East in the beginning of their careers. Of course the storied venues were host to seminal American music artists as well, including Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead, Santana and The Allman Brothers to name a few.[E TV]

More at Idolator, and thanks Kathryn.

The original Fillmore East (second photo - copyright Amalie R. Rothschild - New York, NY / Florence, Italy) was at the corner Second Avenue and Sixth Street in NYC. The first photo is what it looks like now. The third photo is the pole on the corner that's been tiled to remember the venue, Bill Graham, and many of the bands that played there.

Irving Plaza - now "The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza" - is at 17 Irving Place, and currently looks like this:

So much venue news - Tonic, Highline, Roxy Sin-e, Music Hall of Williamsburg, etc...

Previously
* Wolfgang's Vault suing Sony BMG & Warner!
* on the Led Zeppelin reunion + 1969 Tour Dates
* Ryan Adams & Friends @ Irving Plaza, NYC | pics

Posted in music | venues at 4:14 PM | Comments (49)

Underworld - 2007 Tour Dates (Summerstage)

"Underworld are currently recording their fifth studio album, expected to be released in the autumn of 2007. A single from the new album should be released in spring 2007. A full world tour is currently being planned to support the new studio album. Currently, tour dates in Europe and the United States have been announced, with more expected." [Wikipedia]

Underworld - 2007 Tour Dates
09-sept - Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles
11-sept - Red Rocks, Denver
14-sept - Central Park, NYC

I'm adding it to the list.

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Tonic (NYC music venue) is closing

With just four nights left before Sin-e shuts its doors for good, fellow Lower East Side music club Tonic confirms that it will be closing as well - and in just over two weeks.

Tonic, NYC (CRED)

Sad, but not surprising. Almost once before. New tower of condos next door (see above). Those points pretty much up sum up the situation. Mike Wolf from Time Out has the news:

Ah, fuck. That’s about the only thing that can be said to the news that Tonic, one of the city’s most popular small clubs—to musicians and fans alike—will be closing next month, with the last night of music being lucky Friday the 13th. The well-liked owners, Melissa Caruso Scott and John Scott, have yet to issue an official press release describing their reasons for closing, but one can only assume that the enormous, appalling tower of condos that got thrown up literally next door is part of it. (It all brings to mind DeNiro in Brazil, gliding in on a wire after striking a blow against the powers that be, smiling and assuring us that “We’re all in it together.” But I digress—and anyway, I’m not advocating that sort of behavior, am I?)

Expect more announcements related to the closing, but in the meantime here's some of what is coming up at the club:

Mar 29 - Rosewood Thieves & Kristin Diable (tonight)
Mar 30 - Ro Agents, Beat the Devil, Nervous Cabaret
Apr 04 - Capital M's 2nd Annual World Premieres Extravaganza
Apr 05 - ICP Orchestra
Apr 06 - ICP Orchestra
Apr 12 - Alex Delivery & Other Passengers

And the Time Out article ends with the future:

"in the meantime, they’ll (Melissa dn John) continue to put on shows at the nearby Abrons Art Center, as they have for months now. And there’s no small amount of good news to report, as well: Melissa very recently gave birth to her and John’s first child, a healthy boy who is graced with the sophisticated and regal name of Addison Wyatt Caruso Scott. I could say something hackneyed about endings and beginnings, but for the sake of us all, nah."

At least experimental music will live on at John Zorn's club the Stone, but who's next? There's some awfully large buildings going up next to Mercury Lounge too, and I bet that property is worth a ton - more so than ever now that Whole Foods is finally open.

RIP Tonic (1998-2007)

Post your memories of Tonic in the comments. Here are some of mine (and here and here and here).

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the new HIGHLINE BALLROOM -- LOU REED playing

LOU REED TO PERFORM THE GRAND OPENING OF THE HIGHLINE BALLROOM APRIL 30TH

The HighLine Ballroom, a new performance space inspired by the High Line Park, located in the meat packing district on 16th Street (between 9th & 10th Aves), will open April 30th with a special performance by Lou Reed featuring Mike Rathke on guitar and Jane Scarpantoni on cello. A limited number of tickets will be sold to the public for the HighLine Ballroom opening night performance by Lou Reed and will cost $85.

Well, that answers the main question I had - the Highline Ballroom DOES have something to do with the High Line Park. We also already know that some of the performances for the David Bowie-curated High Line Festival (which benefits the High Line Park) are taking place in the Highline Ballroom. That includes the two shows by Laurie Anderson (who happens to be married to Lou Reed) (and who is separately being honored by Lou Reed, David Bowie, David Byrne and others to benefit the Kitchen).

The NY Post answers some other questions:

• The Highline Ballroom is owned by the family that owns BB King Blues Club & Grill and the Blue Note.
• The nightclub will take over the 10,000-foot spot formerly occupied by Glo and Powder.
• It's a terrific domed space with no columns and great sightlines
• The rent for the 15-year deal starts around $30 a foot.

That's a photo (to the right) of what the club used to look like, and what it looks like now. I found that at Curbed. Tickets are on sale, sold out, or will be on sale for the following upcoming shows....

Apr 30 - Lou Reed (see above)
May 01 - Jonatha Brooke
May 02 - Moe
May 03 - Moe (sold out)
May 04 - Moe (sold out)
May 05 - Moe (sold out)
May 06 - Moenia
May 07 - Meshell Ndegeocello
May 08 - Amy Winehouse (sold out)
May 09 - Amy Winehouse (sold out)

Continued below....

May 10 - Girlyman
May 11 - Andy Smith & Kid Beyond
May 12 - The Greyboy Allstars
May 13 - The Greyboy Allstars
May 14 - Pharaoh's Daughter
May 15 - Spank Rock (info)
May 16 - Daniel Johnston / Bang On A Can / The Legendary Stardust Cowboy (High Line)
May 17 - Laurie Anderson (High Line)
May 18 - Talib Kweli (info)
May 18 - Laurie Anderson (High Line)
May 19 - Secret Machines (High Line)
May 20 - Joey Belladonna (from Anthrax!)
May 24 - The Disco Biscuits (sold out)
May 25 - The Disco Biscuits (sold out)
May 26 - Mos Def - Black Radio (info)
May 31 - Jazz Mandolin Project
Jun 22 - Forro In The Dark / Miho Hatori (will David Byrne be there?)
Jun 27 - Ojos De Brujo
Jun 28 - Ojos De Brujo
Jun 30 - The Bad Plus (early and late)
Aug 07 - Rebirth Brass Band
Sep 09 - Epica plus Visions of Atlantis
Oct 28 - Prong

Previously
* Arcade Fire venues & The High Line Festival lineup (finally)
* Amy Winehouse - (more) 2007 Tour Dates
* Talib Kweli & Mos Def playing Highline Ballroom - not together

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Antibalas @ Habana Calle 6, Austin, TX (SXSW) - pics

Antibalas were the perfect ending to much planning and a long day....

More below...

These photos are from the Le Tigre / Brooklyn Vegan / NY2LON day show at SXSW - March 17, 2007. More photos from the show here (posed) and here (Fratellis), and here (Ferraby Lionheart).

Antibalas have a new album and are on tour. More Antibalas posts here.

Posted in SXSW | music | pictures at 2:58 AM | Comments (2)

Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup (Mar 29, 2007) starring Eazy-E, El-P & Bone Thugs-N-Harmony (Tour Dates)

DOWNLOAD J Dilla - The $ (Madlib Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD El-P - Flyentology (Cassettes Won't Listen remix) (MP3)

It was 12 years ago. R.I.P Eazy-E September 7, 1963 - March 26, 1995. Some classic videos at the end of the post.

Reviews of El-P's recent Bowery Ballroom show here, here, here, and here. El-P's next NYC show is at Irving Plaza on June 9th. Tickets are on sale. More El-P tour dates at the end of this post.

Slick Rick is performing at the Canal Room on April 21st as part of the Green Apple Music & Arts Festival. More upcoming shows also at the end of the post.

What do you think of About.com's picks for the "Top 50 MC's of our Time"?

MUSIC (MP3s & streams)

• Joell Ortiz freestyle on Greenlantern's radio show here
• New Dizzee Rascal track at Fader.
• Devin The Dude feat. Lil Wayne & Bun B – "Lil' Girl Gone" and more here.
• Listen to the full Redman Red Gone Wild album over at AOL Music.
• Do the same with MIMS' 'Music Is My Savior' album.
• The Polyrhythm Addicts consist of DJ Spinna, Mr. Complex, Shabaam Sahdeeq and Tiye Phoenix whose sophomore release "Break Glass..." will be out on Babygrande Records April 24th. Download "Reachin' feat. Pharaohe Monch" here, and "It's My Life feat. Phonte of Little Brother" here.

NEWS

• Beanie Sigel still on the Roc! Working with Just Blaze and Jay-Z on new album.
• A gentleman and a scholar, G-Unit's least talented soldier Tony Yayo decides to slap a rivals 14 year old son around.
• Byron Crawford walks us through Prodigy's new album track by track.
• Upcoming album I'm terribly excited about: Pharoah Monche's Desire. Find a tracklist here.
• A supergroup consisting of Wyclef, Akon and "a female"?
• EW did a decent job in this Timbaland article. Status Ain't Hood previews "Shock Value".

Keep reading for more...

VIDEO

• Watch Redman's new video for Put It Down here
• Swizz Beatz and Cassidy performing together. At least one of them can rap.
• I guess some can rap AND have a wicked jump shot. San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker shows us in Top of the Game featuring Fabolous and Booba.
• Watch a short video of Public Enemy performing at SXSW.

Eazy-er Said Than Dunn...

SHOWS

* Mos Def & Talib Kweli will perform at The Highline Ballroom.

* Rock The Bells is the illest. Too bad Nas won't be a part of it in NYC.

* Chamillionaire is playing Hard Rock Cafe in NYC on April 4th.

* Slick Rick (Adam Deitch Project providing live beats) - April 21st @ Canal Room. With opening set by Adam Deitch Project (tickets and info)

* Clipse on tour with Mya and at BB King's on April 26th.

Foe Tha Love Of $ - Bone Thugs-N-Harmony Feat. Eazy-E...

* Bone, Thugs & Harmony are back. Will be performing at Webster April 3rd. More tour dates under the cut.

Bone Thugs & Harmony - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 24 - Rimac Center San Diego, California
Mar 31 - Cultural Arts Center Maui, Hawaii
Apr 3 - Webster Hall New York, New York
Apr 4 - Big City Nightclub Farmington, New Mexico
Apr 6 - Ventura Theatre Ventura, California
Apr 7 - House of Blues Anaheim, California
Apr 19 - TBA Ybor City, Florida
Apr 21 - Granada Hills Prom Night Granada Hills, California
Apr 26 - Mason University Fairfax, Virginia
Apr 27 - UNLV College Show Las Vegas, Nevada
May 3 - HP Pavillion San Jose, California
May 4 - Rabobank Arena Bakersfield, California
May 6 - tba Salt Lake City, Utah
May 10 - Celebrity Theatre Phoenix, All
May 11 - TBA Duluth, Minnesota
May 12 - Myth NightClub Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 9 - TBA Denver, Colorado

Here's a video of Bone Thugs & Harmony paying tribute to Eazy E...

More El-P Tour Dates...
Mar 29 2007 @ 103 CLUB BERLIN, Berlin
Apr 1 2007 @ Grunspan Hamburg, Bremen
Apr 2 2007 @ MTC, Koln
Apr 3 2007 @ ATOMIC CAFE, Munich
Apr 5 2007 @ ELECTRON FESTIVAL, Geneva
Apr 6 2007 @ PALLADIUM, Paris
Apr 7 2007 @ ABATTIORS, Bourgoin Jallieu
Apr 8 2007 @ Moumatouff, Mulhouse
Apr 10 2007 @ LIEU UNIQUE, Nantes
Apr 11 2007 @ WIELOOBAR AT BOTANINQUE, Brussels
Apr 12 2007 @ MELKWEG (OLD HALL), Amsterdam
Apr 15 2007 @ CRAWDADDY @ Dublin
Apr 17 2007 @ LEEDS UNI @ Leeds
Apr 18 2007 @ DINGWALLS @ London
Apr 19 2007 @ FABRIKKEN @ Oslo
Apr 20 2007 @ MINIFESTIVAL ELECTRONICA AT LA CASA ENCENDIDA, Madrid
Apr 27 2007 @ COACHELLA
May 1 2007 @ MIDDLE EAST, Boston
May 2 2007 @ Le NATIONAL, Montreal
May 3 2007 @ THE OPERA HOUSE, Toronto
May 4 2007 @ THE BEACHLAND BALLROOM, Cleveland
May 5 2007 @ LITTLE BROTHERS, Columbus,
May 6 2007 @ MAGIC STICK, Detroit
May 7 2007 @ TOP CATS, Cincinatti
May 8 2007 @ ABBEY PUB, Chicago
May 10 2007 @ GRANADA, Lawrence
May 11 2007 @ BLUEBIRD THEATRE, Denver
May 12 2007 @ THE DEPOT, Salt Lake City
May 14 2007 @ NEUMOS, Seattle
May 15 2007 @ RICHARD ON RICHARDS, Vancouver
May 16 2007 @ WONDER BALLROOM, Portland, OR
May 18 2007 @ GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL (NOT SLIMS), San Francisco
May 23 2007 @ THE CLUBHOUSE, Tempe
May 24 2007 @ SUNSHINE THEATRE, Albuquerque
May 27 2007 @ EMOS, Austin
May 28 2007 @ NUMBERS NIGHT CLUB, Houston
May 30 2007 @ THE PARISH HOUSE OF BLUES, New Orleans
Jun 2 2007 @ COMMON GROUNDS, Gainesville, FL
Jun 7 2007 @ CATS CRADLE, Carrboro, NC
Jun 8 2007 @ THE 9:30 CLUB, Washington DC
Jun 9, 2007 @ Irving Plaza, NYC

El-P @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - Mar 22, 2007 (CRED)

and We Want Eazy....

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Tim Fite @ the Brooklyn Vegan show @ Sin-e, NYC - pics

Marissa Nadler, Fun, Pela, and Shy Child all played great sets Friday night @ Sin-e (OK, by their own admission Shy Child was a little off), but this post is about Tim Fite and Tim Fite especially killed it. Thanks to all the bands, and to all who came by to help say goodbye to Sin-e, and thanks to Maryanne for taking these great pictures...

"Anytime you get audience participation from a crowd in New York you are doing something right, and last night Tim had every member of the packed crowd singing along and joining in whenever he commanded it of you. It was an amazing performance." [Pop Tarts]

"It had all the elements for me to hate this set, and yet I was completely blown away." [Underrated]

"The guy is great. Part Demetri Martin, part avant garde, part hipster rap/country music revival makes me all completely bummed that I will have to wait another month to see him again (April 26th, Luna Lounge)." [The Music Slut]

Get Tim's new album for free, but don't forget to buy his old album too. More below....

More pics by Maryanne @ Flickr.

Previously
* Tim Fite @ Joe's Pub, NYC | Pics
* CMJ Day 1 - A recap in Pictures
* Tim Fite Album Stream & NYC Show

Posted in music | pictures at 1:09 AM | Comments (6)

March 28, 2007

Sirius playlist - 3/27/07 (with Edward Droste) + MP3s

DOWNLOAD: Knife/Heartbeats [Grizzly Bear vs. The Knife by PARRKA] (MP3)

I have guests on my Sirius show all the time, but I'm just now warming up to the idea of having musicians I'm fans of in the studio with me. A few weeks ago Jared from Voxtrot did the show. This week I had Edward Droste (rhymes with toasty) from Grizzly Bear.

Ed, not to be confused with the founder of Hooters, pretty much picked all the music. We also played a bunch of Grizzly Bear and Grizzly Bear-related tracks like the song Ed sings on from the new Dntel album (out April 24th on Sub Pop), and an unnamed track written and performed by Ed's great aunt Marla. Ed titled the song "Mr. Forbes". Grizzly Bear titled it "Marla" when they expanded it, recorded it, and put it on their their fantabulous new/old album Yellow House (out since September 5, 2006 on Warp).

DOWNLOAD: Marla - Mr. Forbes (the original) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Grizzly Bear - Marla (the cover) (MP3)

Who should I invite next? Ed's playlist (and a few more MP3s) below...

1: Easier by Grizzly Bear

2: Knife (Girl Talk Remix) by Grizzly Bear
3: One in a Million by Aaliyah
4: Jolly Jolly Jolly Ego by The Dirty Projectors
5: Heartbeats (OneMusic Session) by The Knife

6: Leyendecker by Battles
7: Listen Up! (MSTRKRFT remix) by The Gossip
8: Rock On by Jackson & His Computer Band
9: Oozing Emotion by The Chap

10: What Isn't Nature by Cass McCombs
11: Sand River by Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man
12: Cocoon by Björk (Ed's favorite Bjork song)

13: Ferris by Danielle Stech Homsy (Rio En Mende)
14: Dog by El Perro del Mar (Ed likes El Perro)
15: Glory by Liz Phair (his favorite from high school)
16: My Moon My Man by Feist

17: Union Hall by Foreign Born
18: I Talk to the Wind by Giles, Giles & Fripp
19: I Keep Everything by Lansing-Dreiden
20: Hurtin' For Certain by Russian Futurists

21: Gloria by U2
22: What's More I Don't Need Her by Lee Hazlewood
23: Tonight You Belong To Me by Patience & Prudence
24: Mr. Forbes by Marla (download at the top of this post)
25: Marla by Grizzly Bear (download at the top of this post)

26: A Hudson Cycle by Nico Muhly
27: When David Heard by Gary Cooper, Jeremy Summerly & Oxford Camerata
28: Polycinema by Gus Gus

29: To A Fault (Ft. Grizzly Bear) by Dntel
30: Colorado by Grizzly Bear

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Brooklyn Vegan Blog Radio airs every Tuesday @ 10 pm EST on Sirius Left of Center.

Check out the cooking story featuring Grizzly Bear in the new issue of Time Out.

Grizzly Bear is playing Central Park Summerstage with the Decemberists on July 16th, 2007.

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DOWNLOAD: Grizzly Bear - Shift (Acoustic) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Grizzly Bear - Reprise (Acoustic) (MP3)

Previously
* Grizzly Bear @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC (March 07) - pics
* An interview with Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear

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2007 Green Apple Music & Arts Festival

AMERICA'S LARGEST EARTH DAY CELEBRATION
NEW YORK CITY • CHICAGO • SAN FRANCISCO APRIL 20-22, 2007
Over 200 performances in 60 premier venues + FREE outdoor concerts
All the info is @ Green Apple's site.

Posted in music at 6:12 PM | Comments (8)

PROFESSOR MURDER tour dates & pics of MATT & KIM & stuff

On March 9th Professor Murder opened for Matt & Kim at Bowery Ballroom. Todd Seelie (aka Sucka Pants) has been extensively documenting Matt & Kim's every move - you should check out Todd's entire Matt & Kim SXSW picture tour diary (Brooklyn Vegan/AAM day show included), and Todd's set of pics from Bowery Ballroom too - like this one...

Professor Murder don't play outside of NYC that much (no SXSW for them yet), so the fact that they're making the trip to Chicago to play the Pitchfork Music Festival on July 14th is pretty awesome. They're also playing the following shows:

Professor Murder, 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 5 @ Manhattan Room in Philadelphia, PA
Apr 6 @ Sonar in Baltimore, Maryland
Apr 16 @ Hiro Ballroom in NYC w/ Gang Gang Dance & Yacht (Rhizome Benefit)
Apr 28 @ Canal Room in NYC w/ The Rub (Shirts & Skins)

MORE STUFF
* RySpace has live MP3s from SXSW including one of Matt & Kim.
* Autopilot Films posted a Matt & Kim video on YouTube from the BV show.
* Palms Out Sounds has a Matt & Kim remix among other remix MP3.
* Pop Tarts Suck Toasted also has a review of the Bowery show.
* Matt & Kim tour dates at their Myspace.

Previously
* Streetlab remixes + Professor Murder opening for Matt & Kim
* Matt & Kim @ Studio B, Brooklyn, NY | pics

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Fields - 2007 Tour Dates

"...live, Fields are full-on shoegazers of the Ride / Swervedriver / early Boo Radleys variety, and their Mercury Lounge show was one of the loudest I've experienced in years." [Sound Bites]

Fields in NYC again, 2007
Tue 05/08 - New York, NY Webster Hall w/ Blonde Redhead
Fri 05/18- Brooklyn, NY Union Hall
Sat 05/19 - New York, NY Mercury Lounge

All tour dates below...

Fields - Tour Dates
Mon 04/09/07 Leeds, UK The Cockpit
Tue 04/10/07 Newcastle, UK Cluney
Thu 04/12/07 Manchester, UK Night & Day
Fri 04/13/07 Sheffield, UK The Leadmill
Sat 04/14/07 Glasgow, UK King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
Mon 04/16/07 Bristol, UK Thekla
Tue 04/17/07 Nottingham, UK The Social
Wed 04/18/07 Portsmouth, UK Wedgewood Rooms
Thu 04/19/07 Brighton, UK Brighton Pavilion Theatre
Fri 04/20/07 Norwich, UK Norwich Arts Centre
Sun 04/22/07 Birmingham, UK Glee Club
Mon 04/23/07 Oxford, UK Zodiac
Tue 04/24/07 London, UK Kings College
Sat 04/28/07 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field Coachells
Mon 04/30/07 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord
Wed 05/02/07 Portland, OR Berbati's Pan
Thu 05/03/07 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
Sun 05/06/07 Washington DC 9:30 Club *
Tue 05/08/07 New York, NY Webster Hall *
Wed 05/09/07 Boston, MA Paradise *
Fri 05/11/07 Toronto, ON: The Opera House *
Sat 05/12/07 Montreal, QC Club Soda *
Mon 05/14/07 Toronto, ON Amp'd Mobile Studio
Tue 05/15/07 Detroit, MI Lagerhouse
Wed 05/16/07 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Fri 05/18/07 Brooklyn, NY Union Hall
Sat 05/19/07 New York, NY Mercury Lounge

* w/ Blonde Redhead

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Morrissey - final 2007 Tour Dates, pre-sale & on-sale

"Morrissey has announced his first US tour in 3 years and the first since his last album Ringleader of the Tormentors hit the number 1 spot in the UK 11 months ago." Presale password = GREATESTHITS. All dates and on-sale dates below.....

april
Fri 27 STOCKTON, CA : Bob Hope Theater - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Sat 28 SPARKS, NV : John Ascuaga's Celebrity Showroom - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Sun 29 SPARKS, NV : John Ascuaga's Celebrity Showroom - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31

may
Tue 1 OAKLAND, CA : Paramount Theater - Onsale 12 noon, March 31
Wed 2 SANTA ROSA, CA : Wells Fargo Center - Onsale 12 noon, March 31
Sat 5 SPOKANE, WA: INB Performing Arts Center - Onsale 9 a.m., March 31
Sun 6 SEATTLE, WA : Paramount - Onsale 11 a.m., March 31
Tue 8 SALT LAKE CITY, UT : E Center Ford Theater - Onsale 11 a.m., March 31
Wed 9 DENVER, CO : Fillmore - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Fri 11 OMAHA, NE : Orpheum - Onsale 5 p.m., March 30
Sat 12 MILWAUKEE, WI : Riverside - Onsale 12 noon, March 30
Mon 14 ANN ARBOR, MI : Michigan Theater - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Tue 15 CHICAGO, IL : Auditorium - Onsale 11 a.m., March 31
Thur 17 CLEVELAND, OH : Playhouse Square Center - Onsale 10 a.m., March 30
Fri 18 COLUMBUS, OH : Palace Theater - Onsale 10 a.m., March 30
Sun 20 INDIANAPOLIS, IN : Murat Center - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Tue 22 ST LOUIS, MO : The Pageant - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Wed 23 KANSAS CITY, MO : Uptown Theater - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Fri 25 DALLAS, TX : Palladium - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Sat 26 AUSTIN, TX : Backyard - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Mon 28 HOUSTON, TX : Verizon - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Wed 30 EL PASO, TX : County Coliseum - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Thur 31 TUCSON, AZ : Music Hall - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31

june
Sat 2 PHOENIX, AZ : Maricopa County Events Center - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Sun 3 SAN DIEGO, CA : Bayside Concerts - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Tue 5 VENTURA, CA : Majestic Ventura Theater - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Wed 6 RIVERSIDE, CA : Riverside Municipal Auditorium - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Fri 8 LOS ANGELES, CA : Hollywood Bowl - Onsale 12 noon, April 1
Sat 9 LAS VEGAS, NV : Pearl - Onsale 12 noon, March 31
Sun 10 BAKERSFIELD, CA : Rabobank Arena - Onsale 12 noon, April 1
Tue 26 BOSTON, MA : Bank of America Pavilion - Onsale 10 a.m., April 2
Wed 27 NORTHAMPTON, MA : Pines Theater - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Fri 29 PHILADELPHIA, PA : Mann Center - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Sat 30 NEW YORK, NY : MSG - Onsale 10 a.m., April 23

july
Mon 2 VIENNA, VA : Wolf Trap - Onsale 10 a.m., April 14
Tue 3 BALTIMORE, MD : Rams Head - Onsale 12 noon, March 31
Thur 5 ATLANTIC CITY, NJ : Borgata - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Fri 6 HOLMDEL, NJ : PNC Bank Arts Center - Onsale 10 a.m., April 23
Mon 9 NORFOLK, VA : The Norva - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Tue 10 KNOXVILLE, TN : Tennessee Theatre - Onsale 10 a.m., March 30
Thur 12 CLEARWATER, FL : Ruth Eckerd Hall - Onsale 10 a.m., March 30
Sat 14 BOCA RATON, FL : Mizner Park Amphitheater - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Sun 15 ORLANDO, FL : Hard Rock Live - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Tue 17 JACKSONVILLE, FL : Morocco Shrine Auditorium - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Thur 19 BIRMINGHAM, AL : Alabama Theatre - Onsale 10 a.m., March 31
Fri 20 ATLANTA, GA : Chastain Park - Onsale 10 a.m., May 21
Sat 21 MYRTLE BEACH, SC : House of Blues - Onsale 11 a.m., March 31

Previously
* Morrissey - 2007 tour dates, lineup, on-sale, etc..
* Ennio Morricone to receive honorary Oscar | Morrissey

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Rock the Bells - presale & real lineups

The exact linuep of the "Rock the Bells" festival is in question. It seems that not all the bands on the flyer are playing in each location. According to the Ticketmaster NYC show page:

Talent lineup includes (subject to change): Rage Against The Machine, The Wu-Tang Clan, Cypress Hill, The Roots, Mos Def, EPMD, Pharoahe Monch, FELT *, Sage Francis, Immortal Technique, Living Legends*, Murs*, Jedi Mind Tricks, Brother Ali*, Cage*, Mr. Lif*, Grouch & Eligh*, Hangar 18*, Blueprint* and Lucky I AM*, + guests Public Enemy. DJs incl Mike Realm, C-Minus, Icy Ice and Rocky Rock. The festival will be hosted by Supernatural, Rahzel and Hi-Tek.

That does differ from the San Francisco show page whch lists Nas and MF Doom. Presale password = GUERILLA. (Thanks Eduardo)

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Patrick Wolf - Tour Dates (3 NYC shows), MP3

DOWNLOAD: Patrick Wolf - The Magic Position (promo mix) (MP3)

Patrick Wolf opening for the Arcade Fire in London - March 14, 2007 (CRED)

As correctly posted in the comments, Patrick Wolf is playing three NYC shows next week:

Patrick Wolf in NYC, 2007
04/05 - Hiro Ballroom (GBH / BPM Magazine Party)
04/06 – Brooklyn @ Studio B (FUN Party)
04/07 – Don Hill's (Misshapes Party)

Tickets for Studio B are supposed to be on sale today. European tour dates in the last post.

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Voxtrot @ Webster Hall - on sale today

Voxtrot @ Emo's, Austin, TX (SXSW) - Mar 14, 2007 (CRED)

$18.00 Tickets go on sale today at Noon for Voxtrot's June 15th show at Webster Hall in NYC. Favourite Sons and Au Revoir Simone are opening. I know everything is more expensive here, but I still couldn't help but notice that the other four not-NYC Voxtrot shows on Ticketweb are only $10.00 a ticket. All tour dates here.

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March 27, 2007

Justin Timberlake (not credible?) - 2007 Tour Dates

Bob Lefsetz says Justin Timberlake is not credible:

Even Janet Jackson has more credibility. At least she didn’t lie and apologize for the Super Bowl boobie fracas. Sure, Justin never had much cred when he was a boy band star, but now he’s a guy who’s constantly playing the game. Sure, people might like his music, but they don’t believe in HIM!

He also says Scott Weiland, Madonna, Jay-Z, SNL, Yahoo, and headset mics are not credible.

Last time Justin was in NYC, he played "Dick in a Box". He's back at MSG on August 15th. All tour dates below...

March 2007
27 - Philadelphia, PA - Wachovia Center
29 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena

August 2007
6 - Memphis, TN - FedExForum
7 - Atlanta, GA - Gwinnett Center
10 - Boston, MA - TD Banknorth Garden
13 - East Rutherford, NJ - Continental Airlines Arena
15 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
18 - Montreal, Quebec - Bell Centre
20 - Toronto, Ontario - Air Canada Centre
25 - Winnipeg, Manitoba - MTS Centre

September 2007
1 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay
5 - Vancouver, British Columbia - GM Place
7 - Portland, OR - Rose Garden
8 - Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome
10 - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
12 - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
16 - Los Angeles, CA - Staples Center

(dates via LiveDaily)

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Ricky Gervais will make US stand-up debut + new movie

Homer Simpson & Ricky Gervais

"Ricky Gervais is set to make his stand-up debut in America at a new festival. The Office and Extras creator will perform as part of the 10-day High Line Festival in New York in May....He is also set to team up with Little Miss Sunshine actor Greg Kinnear to star in a big screen romantic comedy called Ghost Town." [UK newspaper]

"Ricky's current show Fame is the fastest selling live comedy tour in history, with the first month of dates selling 100.000 tickets in under an hour. He is the biggest British comedian both sides of the Atlantic due to the success of The Office, Extras and parts in The Simpsons, Alias and Hollywood movies like A Night at The Museum."

"David Bowie told Entertainment Weekly"

Seeing and knowing Ricky as a TV writer and performer doesn't give any indication of how brilliant a stand up he is. He has the audience - and himself - collapsing in tears and wails of laughter

The Highline Festival website is finally active. Tickets at Ticketmaster Friday @ 10 am.

Posted in comedy | music at 4:34 PM | Comments (22)

Bloc Party rot? new Tour Dates, SXSW, Letterman, etc

This guy Ronald doesn't like Bloc Party:

I'm sorry, but it's impossible for me to listen to these English newcomers without hearing the indelible mark of post-punk founders the Cure. I'm afraid what we have here is just the latest example of a U.K. band appropriating the sound of one of America's best. This is one bloc party RTC will not be attending — and I don't care if they are serving hamburgers.

VERDICT: ROTS

He doesn't like Cat Power either. Here's a picture of Bloc Party from SXSW...

Kele scales the wall @ Stubb's, Austin, TX (SXSW) - March 16, 2007 (CRED)

In just a couple of days Bloc Party will be here in NYC, and people that don't already work or live there will be venturing to 175th Street (United Palace) for the first time. Bloc Party will also make an appearance on Letterman while they're here, and they'll be back in the area in June to play Asbury Park and elsewhere.

Mar 29 - The Late Show with David Letterman
Mar 30 - New York, NY @ United Palace Theatre
Mar 31 - New York, NY @ United Palace Theatre
June 7 – Asbury Park, NJ (Convention Hall)

All tour dates below...

Bloc PArty - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 27 - Montreal, PQ @ Metropolis tickets
Mar 28 - Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre tickets
Mar 29 - The Late Show with David Letterman
Mar 30 - New York, NY @ United Palace Theatre
Mar 31 - New York, NY @ United Palace Theatre
Apr 06 - Carson Daly
May 27 – Pompano Beach, FL @ Pompano Beach Amphitheatre
May 28 – Tampa, FL @ USF Sun Dome
May 29 – Orlando, FL @ UCF Arena
May 31 – Atlanta, GA @ Tabernacle
June 1 – Myrtle Beach, SC @ House of Blues
June 3 – Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall
June 5 – Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre
June 6 – Boston, MA @ WFNX Radio Show
June 7 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Convention Hall
June 9 – San Francisco, CA @ Live 105 Radio Show
June 11 – Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre
June 12 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
June 13 – Las Vegas, NV @ Palms Casino Hotel
June 16 – San Diego, CA @ Concerts in the Park

Previously
* Bloc Party | 'Weekend in the City' + 2007 Tour Dates
* videos: Bloc Party talking about the new album | Part 2

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Ted Leo caption contest

From Touch & Go....

"It’s your turn to put the words in Ted’s (and Chris’s and Dave’s) mouth. The top ten entries to submit a caption for the following Ted Leo and the Pharmacists press photo will win a Ted Leo and the Pharmacists scarf, autographed copy of Living With the Living, Ted Leo prescription pads and a bunch of other fanboy gems.

The grand prize for the best caption we find will receive all of these prizes plus two tickets to the Ted Leo and the Pharmacists spring show in their city, a Peta2 'I Am Not A Nugget' hip bag and other sweet Peta2 items."

"Entry details: send entries to contest@tgrec.com. Captions should be pasted into the body of the email (no attachments) and describe, in the participants words, what is taking place in the photo. Please, limit captions to 50 words maximum.

Contest End: Thursday, April 5 at 12:00 am. On Friday, April 6, our panel of…err…judges will collect the entries and submit the cream of the crop to Mr. Leo who will then select the top ten entries and the grand prize winner."

Posted in music at 2:52 PM | Comments (6)

Blonde Redhead, Fields, OK Go, Jesse Malin & Fountains of Wayne - Apple Store & stuff

DOWNLOAD: Blonde Redhead - 23 (MP3)

Blonde Redhead in a Swan, Austin, TX (SXSW) 2007 (CRED)

@ The Apple Store, SOHO, NYC, free
March 27 - OK Go (tonight)
April 10 - Blonde Redhead
April 20 - Fountains of Wayne
April 24 - Jesse Malin

Winners of "Most Creative Video" in the first annual YouTube Video Awards, OK Go are in town to play the Theater at MSG with Snow Patrol and Silversun Pickups.

Jesse Malin is also playing Mercury Lounge on April 17th and April 21st. He played Bowery Ballroom on March 19th which was one day before his new album "Glitter In The Gutter" came out on Adeline (Warner).

Fountains of Wayne are playing Webster Hall on April 24th.

Fields are opening for Blonde Redhead at Webster Hall on May 8th. Tickets are still on sale. Is there any truth to the rumor that Blonde Redhead will be touring with Interpol soon? All Blonde Redhead tour dates below....

Blonde Redhead - 2007 Tour Dates
Friday, April 13 - Detroit, MI: Magic Stick
Saturday, April 14 - Chicago, IL: Metro
Sunday, April 15 - Minneapolis, MN: First Avenue
Thursday, April 19 - Portland, OR: Wonder Ballroom
Friday, April 20 - Vancouver, BC: Commodore Ballroom
Saturday, April 21 - Seattle, WA: The Showbox
Monday, April 23 - San Francisco, CA: Bimbo's
Tuesday, April 24 - San Francisco, CA: Bimbo's
Wednesday, April 25 - Pomona, CA: Glasshouse
Friday, April 27 - Solana Beach, CA: Belly Up Tavern
Saturday, April 28 - Coachella, CA: Coachella Music Festival
Tuesday, May 1 - Dallas, TX: Granada
Wednesday, May 2 - Austin, TX: Stubbs
Friday, May 4 - Atlanta, GA: Variety Playhouse
Saturday, May 5 - Carrboro, NC: Cat's Cradle
Sunday, May 6: Washington, D.C.: 9:30 Club *
Tuesday, May 8: New York, NY: Webster Hall *
Wednesday, May 9: Boston, MA: Paradise *
Friday, May 11: Toronto, ON: The Opera House *
Saturday, May 12: Montreal, QC: Club Soda *

w/ Fields

Previously
* Blonde Redhead | 2007 Tour Dates (SXSW)

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Television playing Summerstage! + Richard Lloyd Tour Dates

They didn't play CBGB before it closed (just Richard), but shows in Canada last year proved they are still a band. Maybe they were holding out for something bigger - like Central Park Summerstage where they're reportedly playing on June 15, 2007 JUNE 16, 2007 - Richard Lloyd, Tom Verlaine, Billy Ficca, and Fred Smith. FREE. (thx Adam)

Richard Lloyd, who recently made an appearance at the 'All-Star Irish Rock Revue' at Bowery Ballroom on St. Patrick's Day, is also going on tour in May. He's playing Knitting Factory in NYC on May 19th. More Summerstage concerts here. All Richard Llloyd tour dates below....

Richard Lloyd and the Sufi Monkeys - 2007 Tour Dates
May 9 - Grant St. Studio, Hamilton Ontario, Canada (invitation only)
May 10 - Toronto Canada
May 11 - London Ontario, Canada
May 12 - Hamilton Ontario, Canada
May 13 - Oshowa, Ontario, Canada
May 14 - Detroit, The Magic Stick (all ages)
May 15 - Chicago, Shubas (21+)
May 16 - Cleveland - Beachland Ballroom (21+)
May 17 - Philadelphia - Kyber Pass (21+)
May 18 - Boston/Cambridge - TT The Bears (18+)
May 19 - NYC - The Knitting Factory (16+)

"These shows will be in support of the Deluxe Re-issue of Field Of Fire and also to preview Richard's new studio record out late summer/early fall called The Radiant Monkey. It will also contain a mini set of Jimi Hendrix covers, as a trio under the guise of Jaime Neverts (to be explained). Set lists will be provided to the audience, as souvenirs."

Previously
* Patti Smith & Richard Lloyd @ CBGB's final show | pics
* Tom Verlaine & TELEVISION playing shows | new CDs
* Tom Verlaine adds 2nd NYC show, Chicago, etc..

Posted in music | tour dates at 1:38 PM | Comments (15)

PATRICK WOLF coming to NYC - FREE SHOW

There's always one or two new artists that I'm dying to see live for the first time. At the moment one of them is the UK's Patrick Wolf. I especially love his new album The Magic Position. Hopefully Patrick is visiting the U.S. to play more shows than just this, but for now this is all I have (only 8 days from now!)...

April 5th @ Hiro Ballroom, NYC

BPM Magazine Issue Party, featuring UK sensation Patrick Wolf playing live, plus the hot new UK electro DJ/Production team 'Does It Offend You, Yeah?'. Ultragrrrl will also be spinning, along with Alex English. This is going to be a hot night!!
It's free if you RSVP through HeyLetsGo.com. Just tell the doorman you are on the Cheeky List.

European tour dates below....

Patrick Wolf - 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 11 - Astoria London
Apr 14 - Motel Mozaique Rotterdam
Apr 17 - Cervantes Theatre Malaga
Apr 18 - Lux Club Lisbon
Apr 19 - Teatro Circo Braga
Apr 21 - Gebaude Cologne
Apr 23 - Roter Salon Berlin
Apr 24 - Mandarin Casino Hamburg
Apr 25 - Ampere Munich
Apr 26 - Das Schiff Basel
Apr 27 - Donau Festival Donau

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

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Memphis (Torquil from Stars) - 2007 Tour Dates, MP3

DOWNLOAD: Memphis - I'll Do Whatever You Want (MP3)

"Torquil Campbell (Stars frontman) and Chris Dumont, known as Memphis, will see the release of their U.S. debut, A Little Place In The Wilderness, on June 19th via the Montreal-based Good Fences label. Campbell and Dumont met in the mid-90's in New York where they formed a band with future Stars member Chris Seligman and Metric member James Shaw. Years later, the pair reconnected and Memphis was born. Campbell provides the lyrical wit and Dumont a sophisticated pop backdrop."

Memphis in NYC, 2007
May 30 - Joe's Pub New York, New York (tickets)
May 31 - Union Hall Brooklyn, New York (tickets)

All tour dates below....

Memphis - 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 29 - Chop Suey, Seattle, Washington *
Apr 30 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, Oregon *
May 2 - Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, California *
May 3 - Troubadour, Los Angeles, California *
May 6 - Red Room Vancouver, British Columbia
May 8 - The Lucky Bar Victoria, British Columbia
May 9 - Habitat Kelowna, British Columbia
May 10 - Velvet Underground Edmonton, Alberta
May 11 - Canmore Hotel Canmore, Alberta
May 12 - The Hi Fi Club Calgary, Alberta
May 13 - Amigo's Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
May 14 - The Exchange Regina, Saskatchewan
May 15 - Collective Cabaret Winnipeg, Manitoba
May 30 - Joe's Pub New York, New York
May 31 - Union Hall Brooklyn, New York

* w/ Postmarks

Previously
* Amy Millan (Stars) is here & more 2006 Tour Dates
* listen to new Stars, Young Galaxy and Feist
* Stars @ Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY | Pics
* Stars @ Summerstage, NYC| pics

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Daft Punk - Brooklyn tickets on sale Saturday

As you know, The Rapture, Sebastian, Kavinsky and Daft Punk are playing Keyspan Park in Brooklyn on Tuesday August 9th. Tickets go on sale Saturday March 31st @ 11 AM. This show is being promoted by none other than Bowery Presents.

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March 26, 2007

Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

US releases from three hyped UK acts head this week's list of CD releases. The Kaiser Chiefs' Yours Truly, Angry Mob, Klaxons' Myths Of The Near Future, and Mika's Life In Cartoon Motion have all generated a decent amount of hype, and are available tomorrow in the US.

What new releases are you picking up this week? What should I avoid?

Other strong recommendations include Kate Havnevik's Melankton, The Fall's Reformation Post T.L.C., Merzbow's Merzbear, the Ponys' Turn the Lights Out, Small Sails' Similar Anniversaries, Grant-Lee Phillips' Strangelet, and Walker Kong's That's What I Call People.

CD releases:

Alan Lomax: Southern Prison Blues and Songss [cd]
Che Arthur: Iron [cd]
Elton John: Rocket Man: Number Ones (remastered, with DVD) [cd]
The Fall: Reformation Post T.L.C. [cd]
Grant-Lee Phillips: Strangelet [cd]
John Butler Trio: Grand National [dvd]
John Zorn: Six Litanies for Heliogabalus [cd]
Kaiser Chiefs: Yours Truly, Angry Mob [cd]
Kate Havnevik: Melankton [cd]
King Crimson: The Collectable King Crimson, Vol. 2 Live in Bath 1981 [cd]
Klaxons: Myths Of The Near Future [cd]
Lesbian: Power Hor [cd]
Let's Go Sailing: Chaos in Order [cd]
Macy Gray: Big [cd]
Mika: Life In Cartoon Motion [cd]
Mary Weiss: Dangerous Game [cd]
Merzbow: Merzbear [cd]
Ponys: Turn the Lights Out [cd]
Prodigy: Return Of The Mac [cd]
Redman: Red Gone Wild [cd]
Small Sails: Similar Anniversaries [cd]
Smithereens: Green Thoughts (remastered) [cd]
Thom Yorke - Eraser (Special Edition) [cd]
Varios Artists: Interpretations: Celebrating the Music of Earth Wind & Fire [cd]
Various Artists: Meet the Robinsons (soundtrack) [cd]
Walker Kong: That's What I Call People [cd]
Warren Zevon: Envoy (remastered) [cd]
Warren Zevon: Excitable Boy (remastered) [cd]
Warren Zevon: Stand in the Fire (remastered) [cd]

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Bon Jovi & Amy Grant playing Town Hall for Boox Expo

Weird?
"Jon Bon Jovi is hitting the books. The singer will perform, with Amy Grant, at Town Hall on June 2 during BEA. The rockers, who both have forthcoming titles from the Doubleday imprint Flying Dolphin Press, will hit the stage for charity as part of the Saturday Night Benefit, raising money for the Book Industry Foundation. The show will start at 9 p.m., with doors opening at 8:30 p.m., and the $25 tickets must be purchased in advance via the BEA registration form or on-site at the Jacob K. Javits Center, May 31–June 2." (thx Sam)

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Talib Kweli & Mos Def playing Highline Ballroom - not together

Hip Hop @ The Highline Ballroom, 2007, NYC
May 15 - Spank Rock (info) (tix)
May 18 - Talib Kweli (tix on sale Wednesday)
May 26 - Mos Def ($60 TICKETS)

Mos Def is also playing Rock the Bells.

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Police, Smashing Pumpkins & Beastie Boys playing Virgin fests

"Lest Americans feel left out after last week's Virgin Festival announcements, the organizers have announced a high profile lineup for the American edition of the fest. The Police, the Beastie Boys and Smashing Pumpkins will headline the second U.S. Virgin Fest, set for Aug. 4-5 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

The Pumpkins will also play the Toronto edition of V-Fest, alongside Bjork, the Killers, Interpol and Amy Winehouse. That event will be held Sept. 8-9 on Toronto Island. A May 20 Vancouver version will boast the Killers, AFI and My Chemical Romance at Thunderbird Stadium." [Punk News]

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2007 'Rock the Bells' linuep announced

The Roots @ Nokia Theatre, NYC - March 12, 2007 (CRED)

ROCK THE BELLS
Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, The Roots, Nas, Mos Def, EPMD, Pharoahe Monch, MF Doom, Immortal Technique, Sage Francis, The Coup, Jedi Mind Tricks, Felt, Living Legends, Brother Ali, Cage, Mr. Lif, Grouch & Eligh, Hangar 18, Blueprint, and Lucky I Am, join Rage Against the Machine and Wu-Tang Clan at the 2007 Rock the Bells Festival:

Jul 28 - Randall's Island, NYC
Aug 11 - Nos Events Center, San Benardino, CA
Aug 18 - McCovey Cove Parking Lot, San Francisco, CA

Tickets go on sale Saturday March 31st, 10am @ Ticketmaster. Flyer below...

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Arcade Fire venues & The High Line Festival lineup (finally)

Win Butler isn't doing so well, but assuming he gets better soon, this is what (where) NYC has to look forward to:

Arcade Fire in NYC, May 2007
7 - United Palace Theatre (175th St)
8 - United Palace Theatre (175th St)
9 - Radio City Music Hall (Inaugural High Line Festival Event)

Yep, even David Bowie seems to know that this announcement didn't live up to the hype...

"I thought it a very cool deal to be asked to curate the Highline Festival. The request was for me to choose artists and acts that I myself would go out of my way to see. Although this inaugural year will be modest in scale we've been pretty lucky in that many whom I asked have accepted.

I'm also pleased that many emerging artists are participating alongside more established talents that represent a fairly wide cross section of disciplines within the arts community. I would really hope that the exposure this festival affords will help these folk get the attention they deserve."

Keep reading for complete "festival" details....

The Polyphonic Spree @ SXSW - March 17, 2007 (CRED)

MUSIC

May 9th THE ARCADE FIRE Radio City Music Hall, 8:00pm. (maybe Bowie WILL play at least one song?)
May 10th AIR Theatre at Madison Square Garden, 8:00pm. (You say Highline, I say tomato)
May 11th THE POLYPHONIC SPREE Hammerstein Ballroom, 8:00pm.
May 15th DEERHOOF Irving Plaza, 8:00pm. (check)
May 16th DANIEL JOHNSTON, BANG ON A CAN ALL STARS, THE LEGENDARY STARDUST COWBOY High Line Ballroom, 8:00 pm. (check)
May 19th THE SECRET MACHINES High Line Ballroom, 8:00pm. (check)

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The only real surprise is that TV on the Radio won't be playing the festival at all. The Polyphonic Spree were a surprise too I guess, but at Hammerstein? Air seems to be touring with or without David Bowie's approval, Daniel Johnston used to be exciting, and this will be the third time Deerhoof plays Irving Plaza in less than a year.

And is the fact that some of "the High Line" is at the "the Highline" a coincidence, or are they related somehow? Is the Highline Ballroom under the High Line which the H&M High Line festival is benefitting?

No offense to anyone involved. I'm sure all or most of the shows will be great - including the non-"music" ones below....

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COMEDY

May 19th RICKY GERVAIS Theatre at Madison Square Garden, 8pm.

PERFORMANCE

May 16th & 17th KEN NORDINE The Kitchen, 8:00pm.
May 17th & 18th LAURIE ANDERSON High Line Ballroom, 7:30 pm. ("performance"?)
May 18th MEOW, MEOW INCITED BY JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL Hiro Ballroom, 7:30pm.

VISUAL ART

CLAUDE CAHUN PUBLIC ART EXHIBITION Featuring Photography from Jersey Heritage Trust & Panel Discussion at Aperture Under The High Line LAURIE MCLEOD PRESENTS WATERHAVEN UNDERWATER FILMS Location TBD

FILM

May 11th - 18th BOWIE'S PICKS 10 Spanish Language Classics of the Last 100 Years Clearview Chelsea Cinemas, 260 West 23rd Street. Show times TBA

"Tickets go on sale this coming Friday the 30th of March."

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Previously
* Arcade Fire is here ++ more 2007 Tour Dates
* David Bowie not playing Highline festival, but Deerhoof is
* DAVID BOWIE bringing DANIEL JOHNSTON to NYC HIGHLINE Festival in MAY (9-19) (+ TVOTR & Arcade Fire?)

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Matador's SHEARWATER played SXSW, playing Castle Clinton + other 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Shearwater - I Can't Wait (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Shearwater - Red Sea, Black Sea (MP3)

Shearwater @ Mohawk, SXSW 2007 (CRED)

"Shearwater were the only band I saw twice last week and who absolutely killed both times." [Chromewaves]

"Shearwater sounded positively triumphant at the Austin quartet's first SXSW showcase since signing to Matador Records." [Pitchfork]

Shearwater @ Emo's....

And Shearwater even blogged about SXSW themselves.

And from Shearwater's new label Matador:

On April 10, we'll be releasing a new, double-disc (CD and LP) verison of Shearwater's 4th album, 'Palo Santo'. One of 2006's most critically acclaimed long-players is not merely being reissued, but is in fact, reimagined, with 5 re-recorded versions done in December 2006, along with all new art and remastering of the original tracks. This expanded edition comes with an extra disc containing 8 tracks, some are demos of Palo Santo songs, some are previously unknown compositions, all adding up to a stunning companion piece to the album.

Disc one includes newly recorded versions of "La Dame et la Licorne", "Red Sea, Black Sea", "Seventy-Four, Seventy-Five", "Johnny Viola", and "Hail, Mary".

As previously reported, Shearwater is touring with Xiu Xiu and Casiotone For The Painfully Alone. Tickets are still on sale for their April 8th show at Bowery Ballroom. Shearwater are ALSO playing a free show at Castle Clinton in NYC on July 5th. That means we now know:

Castle Clinton National Monument, NYC, 2007
Thu 07/05 - Shearwater
Thu 07/12 - Ron Sexsmith
Thu 07/19 - Drive-By Truckers
Thu 08/02 - The Flatlanders

Check HERE for my growing list of free summer concerts in NYC. All Shearwater tour dates below...

Shearwater - 2007 Tour Dates
03-30 Baton Rouge, LA - Red Star Bar *
03-31 Birmingham, AL - BottleTree Cafe *
04-01 Murfreesboro, TN - Casa Burrito *
04-02 Durham, NC - Duke Coffee House *
04-03 Wilmington, NC - Bella Festa *
04-04 Washington, DC - Rock & Roll Hotel *
04-05 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *
04-06 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *
04-07 Cambridge, MA - T.T. the Bear's Place *
04-08 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
07-05 New York, NY - Castle Clinton

* with Xiu Xiu

Previously
* Shearwater playing in Brooklyn TONIGHT | Tour Dates
* Xiu Xiu & Shearwater tour dates
* Shearwater | MP3s, 2006 Tour Dates | Palo Santo
* Okkervil River & Shearwater | (Will Sheff) MP3s

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Rodrigo y Gabriela - visa issues, rescheduled tour dates, Summerstage

Rodrigo Y Gabriela had some trouble getting into the country, so they had to cancel their recently scheduled shows at Langerado, SXSW, in NYC, and elsewhere.

Rodrigo Sanchez, half of the ATO Recording artists Rodrigo Y Gabriela, has successfully procured his Entertainment Working Visa from the American Embassy in Mexico City on Friday March 23, 2007. Mr. Sanchez is officially clear to continue Rodrigo Y Gabriela's highly-anticipated U.S. tour beginning on April 14 in Los Angeles, CA. The band will also perform live on The Jimmy Kimmel Show on April 13. The acoustic metal guitar duo are excited to be back in the States playing in front of their fans.

The rescheduled NYC date is April 16th @ Webster Hall - all tickets from the March 21st show will be honored. PLUS, they added a 2nd NYC date --> July 1st @ Central Park Summerstage (add it to the list). All tour dates below....

Rodrigo y Gabriela - 2007 Tour Dates
11 Mar - Sunrise, Florida, Langerado Music Festival (CANCELLED)
13 Mar - Boston, MA, US Roxy Theatre (POSTPONED TO APRIL 17)
15 Mar - Austin, Texas, SXSW Stubbs (CANCELLED)
17 Mar - Atlanta, GA, The 5 Spot (POSTPONED)
18 Mar - Nashville, GA, 3rd & Lindsley (POSTPONED)
20 Mar - Washington, D.C. Grosvenor Auditorium (POSTPONED)
21 Mar - New York, NY Webster Hall (MOVED TO APRIL 16th)
22 Mar - Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory (MOVED TO APRIL 18th)
14 Apr - Los Angeles, CA - KCRW Charity Drive Gibson Amph
16 Apr - New York, NY Webster Hall
17 Apr - Boston, - The Roxy
18 Apr - Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
22 Apr - Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
23 Apr - Portland, OR, (SOLD OUT) - Aladdin Theatre
24 Apr - Seattle, WA - Showbox Theatre
26 Apr - San Francisco, CA - Grand Ballroom at Regency Center
27 Apr - Santa Cruz, LA - Catalyst
29 Apr - Indio, CA - Coachella Festival, (Stage to be confirmed)
01 May - Denver, CO - The Ogden Theatre
04 May - Chicago - Vic Theatre
12 May - Hamburg - Knust
13 May - Berlin - Lido
14 May - Paris - Cafe de la Danse
18 May - Rome - Stazione Birra
21 May - Brusselles - AB
23 May - London UK, (SOLD OUT) @ Shepherds Bush Empire
24 May - London UK, @ Shepherds Bush Empire
27 May - Bristol, @ Bristol Academy
28 May - Liverpool, @ Liverpool Academy
30 May - Norwich, @ University of East Anglia
31 May - Nottingham, @ Rock City - Tickets/£12.50
03 June - Newcastle, @ Newcastle Academy
04 June - Glasgow, @ Barrowlands
14 June - Manchester TN @ Bonnaroo Festival
27 June - Saratoga, CA Mountain Winery
01 July - New York, NY Central Park Summerstage

Previously
* Rodrigo y Gabriela moved to Webster Hall
* Rodrigo y Gabriela @ SOB's, NYC | pics
* Rodrigo y Gabriela | Live at Scala (video)

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Toumani Diabaté - 2007 Tour Dates

"Toumani Diabaté (born August 10, 1965) is a Malian kora player who has gained international acclaim for his music. He is considered by many to be the world's finest kora player. He is a versatile performer, being equally at home with the traditional music of Mali as well as with cross-cultural collaborations with flamenco, blues, jazz, and other international styles." [Wikipedia]

"Toumani has been exceptionally active of late, most recently on his second album with the Symmetric Orchestra in 2006 (“trying to rebuild the Mande Empire in a culture way – not a political way”) and In The Heart Of The Moon (2005), his Grammy-winning duet album with the late Ali Farka Touré. A second instalment from those sessions is slated for release in 2008, preceded by another solo album in 2007." [BBC]

Listen to some of Toumani's music at this Nonesuch streaming player. See Toumani live at one of THREE upcoming NYC events....

3/30/07 New York, NY Zankel Hall (tickets)
7/18/07 Brooklyn, NY Hudson Festival
7/19/07 Brooklyn, NY BAM Festival

All tour dates below...

Toumani Diabaté - 2007 Tour Dates
3/28/07 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
3/29/07 Boston, MA Somerville Theater
3/30/07 New York, NY Zankel Hall
3/31/07 Washington, DC Lisner Auditorium
7/12/07 Chicago, IL Millenium Park
7/16/07 Saratoga, CA Montalvo Arts Center
7/18/07 Brooklyn, NY Hudson Festival
7/19/07 Brooklyn, NY BAM Festival
7/20/07 Santa Fe, NM New Mexico Jazz Festival
7/21/07 Albuquerque, NM New Mexico Jazz Festival

Photo via NPR.

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Califone - 2007 Tour Dates

Califone (CRED)

Califone put out one of my favorite albums of 2006, and since I missed pretty much every show they played in NYC last year, I was pretty excited to find out they'll be back on June 7th to play the Gramercy Theatre. All tour dates below...

Califone - 2007 Tour Dates
Thu 5/3/07 Malibu, CA Malibu Performing Arts Center *
Fri 5/4/07 Santa Cruz, CA The Attic *
Sat 5/5/07 San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill *
Sun 5/6/07 Sacramento, CA Old Ironsides *
Mon 5/7/07 Reno, NV The Green Room *
Wed 5/9/07 Bend, OR The Grove *
Thu 5/10/07 Eugene, OR Sam Bond's Garage *
Fri 5/11/07 Portland, OR Mission Theater *
Sat 5/12/07 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern *
Sun 5/13/07 Bellingham, WA The Nightlight *
Tue 5/15/07 Missoula, MT The Badlander
Fri 5/18/07 Madison, WI High Noon Saloon ^
Sat 5/19/07 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater ^%
Fri 6/1/07 Athens, OH Stuart's Opera House !
Sat 6/2/07 Cleveland, OH Beachland Tavern !
Sun 6/3/07 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place !-
Tue 6/5/07 Northampton, MA Iron Horse !
Wed 6/6/07 Cambridge, MA Middle East Upstairs !
Thu 6/7/07 New York, NY Gramercy Theatre !
Fri 6/8/07 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's !
Sat 6/9/07 Washington, DC Rock and Roll Hotel !
* w/ Eric Johnson
^ w/ Decibully
% w/ Celebrated Workingman
! w/ Bitter Tears
- w/ The Stay Lows

Previously
* My 40 favorite albums of 2006 & then some
* Califone playing The Pool | 2006 Tour Dates
* Califone playing tonight & @ Tonic for CMJ | MP3
* Califone playing Joe's Pub too
* Brooklyn Fire Proof | Califone, Bro Danielson

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Battles - 2007 Tour Dates + "Atlas" video

"Atlas"....

Warp records is releasing Battles' new single "Atlas" on April 2nd. "This single precedes their debut full-length LP, 'Mirrored' due May 14th." Tickets are still on sale for a show at Bowery Ballroom on April 3rd. All tour dates below...

Battles - 2007 Tour Dates
Tue 03/27/07 Bottletree Birmingham AL Loney, Dear
Wed 03/28/07 The Dame Lexington KY
Thu 03/29/07 Grog Shop Cleveland Heights OH
Fri 03/30/07 Empty Bottle Chicago IL Voltage, Bruce Lamont
Sat 03/31/07 Gooskis Pittsburgh PA The Poison Arrows
Sun 04/01/07 Lees Palace Toronto ON
Mon 04/02/07 Soundlab Buffalo NY Knife Crazy
Tue 04/03/07 Bowery Ballroom New York NY
Wed 04/04/07 La Sala Rossa Montreal PQ
Thu 04/05/07 Great Scott Boston MA
Fri 04/06/07 AS220 Providence RI Mahi Mahi, Demon Venom
Sat 06/23/07 Engine Room Houston TX

Previously
* Battle coming to US | Battles opening for Mission of Burma

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Bert Jansch - 2007 Tour Dates

Bert Jansch - 2007 Tour Dates
06/06 @ Musuem of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
06/10 @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC

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March 25, 2007

Dinosaur Jr - 2007 Tour Dates

Since Dinosaur Jr. reunited back in April 2005, they've played a bunch of NYC shows....

07/14/05 CENTRAL PARK New York , NY (pics)
12/02/05 IRVING PLAZA New York , NY
12/03/05 IRVING PLAZA New York , NY
08/29/06 WARSAW Brooklyn, NY (lost their gear)
12/01/06 REBEL New York, NY
12/02/06 REBEL New York, NY

Now they're playing two more....

06/06/07 IRVING PLAZA New York, NY (tix) (presale)
06/07/07 IRVING PLAZA New York, NY (tix) (presale)

Plus the Sebadoh shows are right around the corner....

03/31/07 WEBSTER HALL New York, NY (tix)
04/01/07 MAXWELL's Hoboken, NJ (sold out)

All tour dates below...

Dinosaur Jr - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri 05/11/07 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
Sat 05/12/07 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
Sun 05/13/07 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
Mon 05/14/07 West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
Tue 05/15/07 San Francisco, CA Slim's
Wed 05/16/07 San Francisco, CA Slim's
Thu 05/17/07 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
Fri 05/18/07 Seattle, WA The Showbox
Sat 05/19/07 Olympia, WA Capitol Theatre
Sun 05/20/07 Bellingham, WA The Nightlight
Tue 05/22/07 Victoria, BC Sugar Nightclub
Wed 05/23/07 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
Fri 05/25/07 Calgary, AB MacEwan Conference And Event Centre
Sat 05/26/07 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
Sun 05/27/07 Saskatoon, SK The Odeon
Mon 05/28/07 Winnipeg, MB Garrick Centre
Tue 05/29/07 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
Wed 05/30/07 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club
Thu 05/31/07 Chicago, IL Abbey Pub
Fri 06/01/07 Chicago, IL Abbey Pub
Sat 06/02/07 Chicago, IL Abbey Pub
Sun 06/03/07 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
Mon 06/04/07 Ann Arbor, MI Blind Pig
Wed 06/06/07 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Thu 06/07/07 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Fri 06/08/07 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Sat 06/09/07 Montreal, QC Club Soda

Previously
* Dinosaur Jr.'s gear stolen in Queens after Brooklyn show
* Dinosaur Jr. @ Summerstage, NYC | Pics

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Sharon Jones, Langerado, SXSW, United Palace, Isley Brothers

Right before SXSW, the Langerado Music Festival took place in South Florida (March 9-11). Performers included My Morning Jacket, The New Pornographers, Stephen Malkmus, Cat Power, Explosions in the Sky, The Hold Steady, and Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings...

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings @ Langerado, Florida - March 9, 2007 (CRED)

"We had a blast down in Florida and have finally settled back into "normal life. I've been to numerous music festivals and extravaganzas, and this definitely has found a spot on the top of that list. Here's why…" [Live Music Blog]

From Florida, Sharon Jones headed to Austin, Texas to participate in SXSW.

Brooklyn soul-funk phenoms Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings entered the SXSW pantheon after conjuring the spirit of James Brown and casting a spell over a crowd of five hundred last Saturday night. After witnessing Jones' sassy command of her audience, the rock bands in town might as well just turn in their distortion pedals. "That show was ten times better than the second-best show I saw all week," one jaded attendee declared. Comments on our EarBud blog about Jones' live video got the same reaction: Super fly. [East Bay Express]

Sharon's next three shows are at the Jazz Cafe in London (March 30 - April 1), and her next NYC show is - like Bloc Party, Modest Mouse, The Stooges, Bjork and The Arcade Fire - at the United Palace Theatre on 175th Street. The date is April 13, 2007, and she's opening for Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductees the Isley Brothers. Tickets are on sale. More Isley Brothers dates at Ticketmaster.

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

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The Constantines - 2007 Tour Dates

Did you know?

The members of the Constantines have occasionally played shows under the name Horsey Craze, covering Neil Young songs. In early 2006, they released a vinyl only split-album with The Unintended. The Constantines recorded four Neil Young covers for the LP, while The Unintended performed four Gordon Lightfoot songs. [Wikipedia]

The Constantines are opening for the Tragically Hip at Irving Plaza April 24th & 25th. Then they headline their own show with the amazing Tim Fite at Luna Lounge in Brooklyn on the 26th. All tour dates below...

The Constantines - 2007 Tour Dates
March 25th – The Capital Bar, Fredericton, NB !#
March 27th - Chez Dagobert, Quebec City, QC !#
March 28th – Barrymore’s, Ottawa, ON !#
March 29th – Club Lambi, Montreal QC !#
March 30th – Lee’s Palace, Toronto ON !#
March 31st - Lee’s Palace, Toronto ON !%
April 3rd – Pyramid Cabaret, Winnipeg, MB !%
April 4th – The Exchange, Regina, SK !%
April 5th – Louis Pub, Saskatoon, SK !%
April 6th – The Starlite Room, Edmonton, AB !%
April 7th - The Hi Fi Club, Calgary, AB !%
April 8th - The Hi Fi Club, Calgary, AB !%
April 9th - Canmore Hotel, Canmore, AB !%
April 11th - Habitat, Kelown1, BC !%
April 12th – The Plaza Club, Vancouver, BC !%
April 13th - Sugar Nightclub, Victoria, BC !%
April 14th – The Legion, Tofino, BC !%
Fri 4/20/07 Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom *
Sat 4/21/07 Hampton Beach, NH Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom *
Sun 4/22/07 Lancaster, PA Chameleon Club *
Tue 4/24/07 New York, NY Irving Plaza *
Wed 4/25/07 New York, NY Irving Plaza *
Thu 4/26/07 Brooklyn, NY Luna Lounge ^
Fri 4/27/07 Atlantic City, NJ House of Blues *
Sat 4/28/07 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts *
Sun 4/29/07 Washington, DC 9:30 Club *
Mon 4/30/07 Buffalo, NY Buffalo Icon

! With Jon-Rae and the River
# With Shotgun and Jaybird
% With Ladyhawk
* With The Tragically Hip
^ With Tim Fite

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New Pornographers - new album, Battery Park & Pitchfork

New Pornographers played outside in Toronto in February (CRED)

The New Pornographers are busy working on their 4th album which should come out some time this year. Billboard talked to Carl Newman. He assured them that Dan Bejar (Destroyer) and Neko Case are still in the (recording) mix

Newman is particularly high on the three Dan Bejar-penned songs tipped for the set, including "Myriad Harbor." Vocalist Neko Case also takes the mic on three songs, one of which, "Go Places," is described by Newman as "kind of like" the early '70s country hit "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden." "Maybe that's just my warped take on it," he offers. "I'm kind of fascinated by that song because it's one of the biggest departures for us. I'm trying to figure out how to Pornografy-it."

It remains to be seen if Neko, who is playing Summerstage herself in July, will be playing with the band at any of the following shows:

New Pornographers, 2007 Tour Dates
4/28 - Indio, CA @ Coachella Music Festival
7/04 - NY, NY @ The Lawn @ Battery Park
7/15 - Chicago IL @ the Pitchfork Music Festival

The July 4th show is the annual free Matador Independence Day show at Battery Park in NYC that last year featured Belle & Sebastian, and had Stephen Malkmus and Yo La Tengo on the bill the year before that.

Add this to the growing list of known free (and not-free) summer concerts happening in NYC this year.

In 2005 The New Ponographers played Prospect Park. In 2006 they played Central Park Summerstage.

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The Fratellis @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - pics

The largely European crowd was going wild for the Scottish band at Mercury Lounge in NYC Thursday night March 22, 2007. Proper reviews @ Music Snobbery and Sound Bites.

A ton more pictures at sandwich's flicker.

And lots more in the other Fratellis post.

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The Fratellis @ Habana Calle 6, Austin, TX (SXSW) pics, Pete Townshend, The Police & Tour Dates

Judging by the size of the crowd, the Fratellis turned out to the 'the band to see' at our (Le Tigre / Brooklyn Vegan / NY2LON) day show during SXSW last Saturday (March 17, 2007).

Possibly due to contract limitations though, the usually rocking trio ended up playing their whole set acoustic - even the drummer sat there with a guitar and sang along. Ends up, it was great.

I saw them again since then though - not-acoustic at Mercury Lounge (pictures later), and I actually had trouble getting into it that time....which still leaves me struggling with an internal love/hate relationship with the iPod commercial band.

Anyway, they're showing all the signs of being the next band out of the UK to blow up. In addition to a Brit Award, two quickly sold out shows in NYC (by the way, the Brooklyn show never happened), and mega-interest at SXSW, they've also got validation by The Who's Pete Townshend, who, in Austin to give the SXSW keynote address, got up and played a song with them at the SPIN day party at Stubb's...

The Fratellis & Pete Townshend @ Stubbs - March 16, 2007 (CRED)

...and the Fratellis seem to have also landed themselves a few opening slots on the upcoming classic rock punk Police reunion tour....

The Fratellis & The Police - Tour Dates
Wed 06/13/07 in Oakland, CA @ McAfee Coliseum
Thu 07/19/07 in Philadelphia, PA @ Citizens Bank Park
Sun 08/05/07 in East Rutherford, NJ @ Giants Stadium

So, expect to keep hearing about the Fratellis, even if they're too lazy to make it happen themselves. More tour dates below the rest of the pictures....

The Fratellis - 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 28 - Coachella Indio, California
May 5 - Marquee Theatre Tempe, Arizona
May 6 - House of Blues San Diego, California
May 8 - The Wiltern Los Angeles, California
May 9 - The Fillmore San Franciso, California
May 11 - Roseland Theatre Portland, Oregon
May 12 - Richard's On Richard's Vancouver, British Columbia
May 13 - The Showbox Seattle, Washington
Jun 13 - McAfee Coliseum, Oakland, CA *
Jul 19 - Citizens Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA *
Aug 05 - Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ *

* w/ The Police

Previously
* Ferraby Lionheart @ Habana Calle, Austin, TX (SXSW) - pics
* posed photographs from the NY2LON party
* Fratellis don't add Brooklyn show - ALBUM STREAMS
* Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys & Fratellis win Brit awards
* the UK's The Fratellis | HOT OR NOT? | 2007 Tour Dates (NYC, SXSW)
* The Fratellis add 2nd NYC show

Posted in SXSW | music | pictures | tour dates | video at 4:21 AM | Comments (2)

The Pipettes @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics

Here are some pictures from the The Pipettes' performance at Bowery Ballroom in NYC (March 13, 2007). After headlining Luna Lounge two nights in a row before this, they opened for Amy Winehouse at this show.

Previously
* The Pipettes played Luna Lounge
* The Pipettes add 3rd NYC show - updated Tour Dates
* The Pipettes sign to Interscope's Cherrytree

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Amy Winehouse @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics

Here are some pictures from Amy Winehouse's performance at NYC's Bowery Ballroom (March 13, 2007). I left in a cab to the airport to go to Austin for SXSW a few hours after the show. While I was there, tickets went on sale and sold out (almost instantly?) for Amy's two upcoming shows at the new Highline Ballroom on 16th St. Not surprisingly, there are plenty of buyers and sellers on Ebay and Craigslist.

Previously
* Amy Winehouse cancels some shows :-( ALBUM STREAMS
* Amy Winehouse - (more) 2007 Tour Dates
* Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys & Fratellis win Brit awards
* Amy Winehouse & The Pipettes | NYC, Canada & SXSW

Posted in music | pictures at 3:21 AM | Comments (20)

March 23, 2007

Patti Smith - 2007 Tour Dates - Music & Poetry (tonight)

Tickets are on sale for "Patti Smith & Her Band Celebrate 'Twelve'" at Hiro Ballroom in NYC on April 18, 2007. Tonight (March 23) and Tomorrow Patti reads poetry with Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson at the Baryshnikov Arts Center. All tour dates below...

Patti Smith - 2007 Tour Dates
April 18 New York City Hiro Ballroom
May 10 Kendal, UK Brewery Arts Centre
May 11 Ulverston, UK Coronation Hall
May 13 Dublin, Ireland Vicar Street
May 17 London, UK Roundhouse On Sale 10 Feb
May 19 Minehead, UK All Tomorrow's Parties
May 20 Liverpool, UK Academy On Sale 10 Feb
May 22 Glasgow, Scotland ABC On Sale 10 Feb
May 23 Newcastle, UK Sage On Sale 10 Feb
May 24 Sheffield, UK The Plug
May 27 St. Brieuc, France Art Rock Festival
May 28 Paris, France Olympia
May 29 Paris, France Olympia
May 31 Nantes, France La Carrière
June 1 San Sebastian, Spain Victoria Eugenia
June 2 Barcelona, Spain Primavera
June 4 Toulouse, France Salle des Fetes de Ramonville
June 5 Clermont, France Coopérative de Mai
June 7 Reims, France La Cartonnerie
June 10 Amsterdam, Netherlands Paradiso
June 11 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique
June 14 Oslo, Norway Rockerfeller
June 16 Seinejoki, Finland Provinssirock
June 18 Stockholm, Sweden Cirkus Tickets
June 19 Copenhagen, Denmark Den Grå Hal
June 20 Copenhagen, Denmark Den Grå Hal
June 22 Poznan, Poland Poznan Castle Yard
June 23 Berlin, Germany Zitadelle Berlin-Spandau
June 28 Zurich, Switzerland Xtra
June 29 Lyon, France Les Nuits de Fourvière

Previously
Patti Smith & Flea @ CBGB's final show | pics

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Ferraby Lionheart @ Habana Calle, Austin, TX (SXSW) - pics

DOWNLOAD: Ferraby Lionheart - A Crack In Time (MP3)

"Ferraby Lionheart soothed our hangovers with some mellow, acoustic songs while we enjoyed our first drinks of the day." [Hearya]

Last time I saw Ferraby he was just playing solo with a guitar. This time (BrooklynVegan/Le Tigre/NY2LON party) he played with a full band. Both good ways to see him. More pics below...

Previously
* posed photographs from the NY2LON party
* Nettwerk Productions' Ferraby Lionheart
* The Walkmen + Ferraby Lionheart | 2007 Tour Dates

Posted in SXSW | music | pictures at 2:16 PM | Comments (5)

Of Montreal NY Magazine karaoke tix on sale

Michael Showalter with fans @ SXSW (CRED) & (CRED)

"'It's often hard to find the young subscriber,' said Ken Sheldon, circulation director, New York. 'They're not on direct-mail lists. Subscription agents don't really contact them all that much. To reach out to them, we don't have a lot of venues and this was one way that we could try.'" [Ad Age] (thx Sam)

Each $20 ticket for Of Montreal Karaoke night comes with a free one-year subscription to New York magazine. Flosstradamus DJ's the event. Michael Showalter is the host.

Posted in SXSW | comedy | music at 1:41 PM | Comments (17)

The Decemberists & Grizzly Bear playing Summerstage + other 2007 Tour Dates

Last night The Decemberists played their second of two shows at Loews Theater in Jersey City, NJ. Grizzly Bear recently played two nights at Bowery Ballroom. On July 16, 2007 the two bands will play together at Central Park Summerstage. The show is not free - a presale starts on March 26th, and regular tickets go on sale at Ticketmaster two days later.

I've added this show to the list of other known 2007 Summerstage shows. All Decemberists & Grizzly Bear tour dates below....

Grizzly Bear - 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 19, 2007 Middletown, CT Eclectic House (Wesleyan University)
Apr 21, 2007 Bennington, VT Student Center (Bennington College)
Apr 29, 2007 Indio, CA Coachella Festival
May 11, 2007 Cologne, Germany Gebaeude9
May 12, 2007 Hamburg, Germany Prinzenbar
May 13, 2007 Brugges, Belgium Cactus Club
May 14, 2007 Paris, France L'etoiles
May 16, 2007 Leicester, UK Sumo
May 17, 2007 Glasgow, UK Nice N' Sleazy
May 18, 2007 Dublin, Ireland Whelans
May 20, 2007 Somerset, UK ATP vs The Fans (Butlins Holiday Resort Minehead)
May 21, 2007 London, UK Scala
May 26, 2007 George (Gorge Ampitheater), WA Sasquatch Music Festival
Jun 02, 2007 Barcelona, Spain Primavera Festival
Jul 14, 2007 Chicago, IL Pitchfork Music Festival
Jul 16, 2007 New York, NY Summerstage w/ The Decemberists

The Decemberists - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri 03/23/07 Boston, MA Avalon
Sat 03/24/07 Boston, MA Avalon
Mon 03/26/07 North Bethesda, MD Music Center At Strathmore
Tue 03/27/07 Upper Darby, PA Tower Theatre
Fri 03/30/07 Buffalo, NY University At Buffalo
Sat 03/31/07 Grantham, PA Brubaker Auditorium @ Messiah Col.
Sun 04/01/07 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
Tue 04/03/07 Raleigh, NC Meymandi Hall
Wed 04/04/07 Knoxville, TN Tennessee Theatre
Thu 04/05/07 Nashville, TN City Hall
Fri 04/06/07 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Sun 04/08/07 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live
Mon 04/09/07 Tallahassee, FL The Moon
Tue 04/10/07 Birmingham, AL Alabama Theatre
Wed 04/11/07 Memphis, TN New Daisy Theatre
Fri 04/13/07 Louisville, KY W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre
Sat 04/14/07 Saint Louis, MO The Pageant
Sun 04/15/07 Urbana, IL Foellinger Auditorium
Mon 04/16/07 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
Wed 04/18/07 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
Thu 04/19/07 Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre
Fri 04/20/07 Madison, WI Orpheum Theatre
Sat 04/21/07 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
Sun 04/22/07 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
Wed 04/25/07 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
Thu 04/26/07 San Francisco, CA Warfield Theatre
Fri 04/27/07 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
Sat 04/28/07 Indio, CA Empire Polo Field Coachella
Thu 05/03/07 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre
Fri 05/04/07 Seattle, WA Paramount Theatre
Sat 05/05/07 Bellingham, WA W. Washington Univ.
Sun 06/17/2007 Bonnaroo Music Festival
Sat 07/07/07 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
Mon 07/16/2007 Central Park SummerStage
Sun 07/22/2007 Edgefield Winery Portland, OR

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Tortoise - 2007 Tour Dates

Tortoise doesn't share any members with Slint anymore, but they are also playing Webster Hall this summer - July 8th with Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) with Steve Reid. All tour dates below....

Tortoise - 2007 Tour Dates
Thu 06/14 - Wexner Center Columbus OH
Fri 06/15 - Bonnaroo Music Festival Manchester TN
Sat 06/16 - The Granada Theatre Lawrence KS Hot Chip
Mon 06/18 - Bluebird Theatre Denver CO
Tue 06/19 - Urban Lounge Salt Lake City UT
Wed 06/20 - Rhythm Room Phoenix AZ
Thu 06/21 - El Rey Theatre Los Angeles CA
Fri 06/22 - The Independent San Francisco CA
Sat 06/23 - The Independent San Francisco CA
Mon 06/25 - Aladdin Theater Portland OR
Tue 06/26 - Neumos Seattle WA
Sat 06/30 - Cedar Cultural Center Minneapolis MN
Sun 07/01 - Metro Chicago IL
Mon 07/02 - The Blind Pig Ann Arbor MI
Tue 07/03 - Lees Palace Toronto ON
Thu 07/05 - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston MA
Thu 07/05 - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Boston MA
Fri 07/06 - World Cafe Philadelphia PA
Sat 07/07 - Black Cat Washington DC
Sun 07/08 - Webster Hall w/ New York NY Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) with Steve Reid

Previously
* Tortoise | Fall 2006 Tour Dates (presale)
* Will Oldham on new Tortoise Album
* Tortoise & Daniel Lanois Tour

Posted in music | tour dates at 11:57 AM | Comments (2)

Slint's Spiderland - 2007 Tour Dates

"Basking in the glory of Slint's classic Spiderland in its entirety will no longer cost Americans an arm and a leg (or at least an overseas plane ticket). Thanks to the great folks at All Tomorrow's Parties, Brian McMahan, Britt Walford, and David Pajo will bring their masterpiece to New York City for two shows this July." [Pitchfork]

07-17 New York City, NY - Webster Hall (TICKETS)
07-18 New York City, NY - Webster Hall (TICKETS)

All tour dates below...

Slint - 2007 Tour Dates
05-19 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (ATP vs the Fans) *
05-21 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
05-23 Brussels, Belgium - AB2
05-24 Paris, France - Bataclan
05-28 Bologna, Italy - Estragon
05-29 Rome, Italy - Circolo Degli Artisti
05-31 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound Festival
07-17 New York City, NY - Webster Hall
07-18 New York City, NY - Webster Hall
08-20 Glasgow, Scotland - Barrowlands
08-22 London, England - Koko
08-23 London, England - Koko

Touch & Go says, "People are starting to ask us about a new album from Slint. Here's the deal. Slint has been preparing for shows this summer. They want to play music together and have decided to work on new material. Once they find a rehearsal space (in Louisville, KY), they can begin this process. Please do not start rumors about an impending Slint recording. Anything new will take a while. With a little luck, Touch and Go will have something to release in the next few years."

Previously
* Buy Slint's Gear on Ebay
* Slint reuniting

Posted in music | tour dates at 11:41 AM | Comments (23)

LCD Soundsystem & other new streaming CDs & related stuff

DOWNLOAD: London, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down (unofficial remix) (MP3) (MORE)

It's a great week for new streaming releases at AOL. You can listen to the new Ted Leo, LCD Soundsystem, El-P, Modest Mouse, Willy Mason, and Andrew Bird.

It's also a good week for "Best New Music" with LCD Soundsystem's Sound of Silver landing a 9.2 and Panda Bear's Person Pitch getting an even higher 9.4 - .3 short of Funeral. I don't use numeric scales, but I also really love both albums.

The Village Voice has great features on LCD Soundsystem (and here) and El-P.

The NY Times also covered LCD Soundsystem and El-P.

More unofficial 'Sound of Silver' remixes like the one above, here.

More LCD in this week's dance post. More El-P in this week's hip hop post. More new releases in this week's new releases. Panda Bear tickets still on sale.

Posted in MP3 | dance | music | new releases | streams at 6:03 AM | Comments (9)

PELA's SXSW diary + pics from Red Eyed Fly

I managed to catch Pela @ SXSW - Wednesday March 14th @ the Little Radio day party @ Red Eyed Fly to be exact.

Here's what Pela has to say about it
"Get to our first show at Red Eyed Fly. We get out of the van and immediately get help loading everything right to the stage where we immediately get on stage and start our show. The place was packed and people were into it. Right before we start our fourth song a local guy comes up to the stage with Eric's bass case and tells us he found it down at the river right behind the venue. We thank him and continue the show. This was the most humid day in recent memory. We were sweaty and tired but agreed that we sweat out the scotch from the night before. We then met a bunch of people, did a few interviews and headed back to the hotel for some rest. Going to hit the jacuzzi. Instead sleep happens." [Pela's SXSW diary on Gothamist]

Pela play TONIGHT (Friday March 23rd, 2007) @ Sin-e in NYC
(flyer) (tickets) (set times).

More SXSW pictures below...

Pela could also be heard in a recent episode of Veronica Mars....

Previously
* The final shows @ Sin-e
* Pela - new album preview, tour dates & BV @ Sin-e on sale

Posted in SXSW | To Do | music | pictures at 5:25 AM | Comments (7)

Neko Case - 2007 Tour Dates (Summerstage)

Neko Case @ Lincoln Center, NYC - Feb 23, 2007 (CRED)

Great news. One of the many NYC summer concerts I just listed is Neko Case at Central Park Summerstage on July 20th. All Neko Case tour dates below....

Neko Case - Tour Dates
Wed 3/28/07 Chicago, IL Park West !
Thu 3/29/07 Chicago, IL Park West ^
Fri 3/30/07 Chicago, IL Park West -
Sat 3/31/07 Grand Rapids, MI Calvin College Fieldhouse ^
Sun 4/1/07 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom -
Mon 4/2/07 Columbia, MO Blue Note -
Tu 4/3/07 Lincoln, NE Rococo Theatre -
Wed 4/4/07 Boulder, CO E-Town at The Boulder Theater *
Thu 4/5/07 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre -
Fri 4/6/07 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall -
Sat 4/7/07 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue -
Mon 4/9/07 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre -
Tue 4/10/07 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue -
Wed 4/11/07 Asheville, NC Orange Peel -
Thu 4/12/07 Knoxville, TN Bijou Theatre -
Fri 4/13/07 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone
Sat 4/14/07 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Ballroom -
Sun 4/15/07 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater -
Sat 5/5/07 Los Angeles, CA Stage Coach Music Festival
Sat 5/26/07 George, WA Sasquatch Music Festival
Thu 7/19/07 Pittsburg, PA Byham Theater
Fri 7/20/07 New York, NY Central Park Summer Stage
Sat 7/21/07 Greenfield, MA Greenfield Community College
Sun 9/02/07 Marquette, MI Ellwood Mattson Lower Harbor Park
Mon 9/03/07 Detroit International Jazz Festival

! Sonny Smith supports
^ Matt Pond PA supports
* With Charlie Louvin
- Jon Rauhouse supports

(thx Erik)

Previously
* Neko Case @ Joe's Pub, NYC | pics
* Calexico, The Allen Room, Paste party, Neko Case tour dates

Posted in music | tour dates at 4:53 AM | Comments (8)

2007 NYC summer concert preview

Manu Chao @ Prospect Park bandshell, Summer 2006 (MORE)

Here's a taste of some of the mostly-free concerts coming up in NYC this summer....

Central Park Summerstage / Rumsey Playfield, NYC
Wed 05/30 - Keane, Rocco Deluca (tickets)
Fri 06/08 - Joss Stone, Ryan Shaw (tickets)
Fri 06/15 - Cassandra Wilson
Sat 06/16 - Television, Apples in Stereo, Dragons of Zynth (info)
Sun 07/01 - Rodrigo Y Gabriela (info)
Mon 07/09 - Bob Weir and Ratdog, Keller Williams (tickets)
Sat 07/14 - Pacha & Vince Veloso
Mon 07/16 - The Decemberists & Grizzly Bear (info)
Tue 07/17 - Measha Brueggergosman & New York Philharmonic
Fri 07/20 - Neko Case
Fri 08/17 - Paul Van Dyk (tickets)
Sat 08/18 - Paul Van Dyk (tickets)
Sun 09/16 - Hassan Hakmoun
Fri 09/14 - Underworld (info)

Battery Park, NYC
Wed 07/04 - The New Pornographers, Midlake (info)

South Street Seaport
Sat 06/16 - Robbie Schaefer

Lincoln Center Festival, NYC
Tue 07/17 - Os Mutantes

Castle Clinton National Monument, NYC
Thu 07/05 - Shearwater (info)
Thu 07/12 - Ron Sexsmith
Thu 07/19 - Drive-By Truckers
Thu 08/02 - The Flatlanders

River to River Festival, NYC
Wed 06/13 - Booker T. Jones & The MG's
Wed 06/27 - John Pizzarelli
Wed 07/18 - Toumani Diabate's Symmetric Orchestra (info)
Wed 07/25 - Carolina Chocolate Drops
Wed 08/01 - Red Molly

World Financial Center, Winter Garden, NYC
Sat 06/02 - Bang on a Can Marathon w/ Ralph Ferris, Ethel, Dan Redner & others TBA

Pier 54, NYC
Thu 08/09 - Yerba Buena

Randall's Island
Sat 07/28 - Rage Against the Machine, Wu Tang Clan, Guerilla Union (info)
Sun 08/26 - Lucky Dube (Reggae fest?)

Madison Square Park, NYC
Sat 08/11 - Diana Jones, Pat Wictor
Sat 09/15 - Antje Duvekot
Sat 10/06 - Cephas & Wiggins

Keyspan Park, Brooklyn, NY
Sun 06/24 - The Send, Hawk Nelson,
Thu 08/09 - Daft Punk & The Rapture (info)

Prospect Park Band Shell, Brooklyn, NY
Thu 06/14 - The Neville Brothers (opening night)
Sat 06/16 - Joan Osborne
Thu 06/21 - Richard Thompson
Fri 06/22 - Ralph Stanley
Tue 06/26 - Manu Chao (info) (tickets)
Tue 06/27 - Manu Chao (info) (tickets)
Fri 06/29 - Ravi Coltrane, Groove Collective
Sat 06/30 - The Stills, Sam Roberts Band, Malajube (Canada)
Thu 07/05 - Isaac Delgado
Wed 07/18 - Ani Difranco (info)
Thu 07/19 - Morley, Blackmail with Alloy Orchestra
Fri 07/20 - Catherine Russell & Bobby "Blue" Bland
Thu 08/09 - The Hold Steady, The Big Sleep, The Teenage Prayers
Sat 08/11 - African Festival w/ Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars (info)

Know of any more? Leave 'em in the comments.....

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Ani Difranco playing Prospect Park - July 2007

Ani Difranco is playing the Prospect Park bandhsell in Brooklyn, NY on July 18, 2007. Tickets are on sale.

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Mew @ the Scoot Inn, Austin, TX (SXSW) - pics, video

LISTEN: Mew live on NPR @ SXSW (HTML page)

Next to New Violators going on at Noon, the biggest travesty at the during-SXSW party I did with AAM last Thursday (March 15, 2007) was that Cloud Cult (inside) and Mew (outside) started at the exact same time (5pm). I didn't realize that was gonna happen ahead of time, or I would have tried to make it different.

When I got done crying I decided to watch a couple of Cloud Cult songs, followed by almost all of Mew's set. I knew I could see Cloud Cult again at SXSW, and soon in NYC, not to mention the zillion times I've seen them already - so Mew it was.

Truth is, I should have just been thankful I could even get in the show unlike these pour diehard under-21 Mew fans stuck behind the fence...

Not that it matters, but since the show was outside Mew didn't use their usual video projections. And though I think Mew is best experienced on record, this show was still a great one. How was their performance at Irving Plaza last night (March 22)?

More pics, video & stuff below.....

Someone shot some video...

And iFilm was there to interview the band...

"After that, we headed over to the Scoot Inn. There we took in an awesome short set by The Twilight Sad. Then Mew took the main stage and Jake & I were right up front for an incredible 45 set by them. It fucking blew my mind how great they were!" [The Strains of Sad , Old Tune]

"Considering they’ve apparently been around for a while, boy do they all look like 16-year-olds. That Danish lifestyle must be good for ya. I was also pleased that they could really pull their layered sound off live (effects pedals = layered sound, I guess)." [gregmurphy's MOG]

Previously
* Mew | 2007 Tour Dates ++ playing my SXSW party
* Mew @ Hiro Ballroom, NYC | pics

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Cloud Cult @ Scoot Inn, Austin, TX (SXSW) + MP3 & news

DOWNLOAD: Cloud Cult live on WOXY (3/17/07) (MP3) (info)

For reasons I'll explain later, I was only able to watch a couple of Cloud Cult songs when they played my show at The Scoot Inn in Austin on March 15th, 2007....

Pre-Order the new album - get goodies
"Cloud Cult's new album 'The Meaning of 8' won't be available in record stores across the U.S. until April 10, 2007. But the album is now available as a pre-sale special on this website only. We have put together some very special package deals for Cloud Cult fans who want the album before everyone else."

More pics & stuff below...

I wanted to see Cloud Cult again the next day at Fader, but I slept too late. Here's a review of that one...

I caught Cloud Cult, the sextet (or octet if you count the two artists painting on stage behind them) from Minneapolis, who sounded absolutely brilliant. It surprised me that there weren't more people there because it's bands like this that I feel really merit the exposure at these festivals. The inclusion of a cello and violin completely enhance their experimental northern sound and just make it all the more gorgeous. [Something Glorious]

Previously
* New Violators @ The Scoot Inn, Austin, TX (SXSW) - pics
* Cloud Cult add 2nd NYC Show | Young Galaxy opening
* Cloud Cult - new video & 2007 Tour Dates (SXSW & NYC)

Posted in MP3 | SXSW | music | pictures at 1:30 AM | Comments (0)

The Decemberists played Jersey City + a new DVD & comp

The last thing I had right now was enough energy to head to Jersey City to catch the Decemberists....

The Decemberists in Jersey City, NJ - Mar 21, 2007 (CRED)

The Decemberists in Jersey City, NJ - Mar 21, 2007 (CRED)

How were the shows? How is the new Decemberists DVD? More info on that and Fleetwood Mac, below....

"We are pleased to present The Decemberists: A Practical Handbook, the new DVD featuring the documentary film Paris Before the War; a live recording from the Roseland Theatre in Portland, Oregon on November 4, 2005; music videos; illustrations by Carson Ellis, the band's artist-in-residence; out-takes; and all sorts of other little details worth poring over."

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The Decemberists also contribute a Fleetwoood Mac cover to a new Portland, Oregon covers compilarion.

Previously
* Decemberists on Colbert Report tonight + Colin's favs

Posted in music at 1:08 AM | Comments (5)

Ultragrrrl on the cover of the Voice Voice

I know this is old news - I even read it the morning I was leaving for SXSW last week, but since I never got to posting it, and I'm obsessive-compulsive like that... I figure better late than never.....

Be nice. More below....

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"Sarah Lewitinn has become New York’s premier tastemaker—and that's what makes the haterati squirm." [Village Voice]

"COMING SOON... THE ULTRAGRRRL BACKLASH VOLUME 1 MILLION" [Ultragrrrl]

"Congrats to Sarah AND Tricia Romano!" [The Modern Age]

"The only thing I can add is that the cover didn't go over well with some members of our family." [Sarah's Brother Lawrence]

"About Those 38,000 Copies of Ultragrrrl's Book" [Gawker]

"I've never met Sarah Lewitinn (the woman best known to the world as the A&R rep and DJ Ultragrrrl), and I'm not sure I'd want to." [fourfour]

"We Read The Voice's Profile Of Ultragrrrl So You Don't Have To" [Idolator]

"Chris Ott -a fellow Village Voice contributor- vocally expressed his distaste for the article on the piece's website on Friday citing the possible conflict of interest in that Stolen Transmission [UltraGrrrl]'s band the Horrors played the Voice's SXSW showcase." [Yeti]

"Reporting or commenting on the news is one thing but being part of it is quite another." [Jason Gross]

Internet letters to the editor at the bottom of the article. Print letters to the editor here.

Posted in NYC | music at 1:01 AM | Comments (27)

March 22, 2007

the week in Dance w/ David Bruno (03/22/07)

While SXSW is starting to feature more DJs and electronic artists, its no match for the beat-laden Winter Music Conference. Held in Miami, WMC is celebrating its 22nd year as the premier dance music meeting point for heavy hitters and newcomers alike. WMC has evolved from a mainly industry, business-like conference to a bacchanal of the world's craziest parties convening on the beach in March. DJs, Producers, and Party Promoters descend on South Beach to unleash their best efforts at throwing the most talked about party of the week. Many critics have charged that Conference has become too watered down by commericalized party promotion (Ultra Fest?) and the lack of industry participation. However, you aren't really going to find a solid week of amazing dance talent getting together at any other time, or any other place like they do at WMC.

It's sunny and warm and house music sounds much, much better on the beach.

I've hightlighted some of the high profile nighttime events and afterparties below, but my favorite parties in Miami are the daytime parties at the hotel pools. Grab a cuban sandwhich to nurse your hangover and dance all day in the sun.

Resources: The List is the most extensive, but Flavorpill is on the ground as well. Tricia Romano also previews the Conference in the Voice.

Jacques Renault @ People Don't Dance No More @ Element - March 16, 2007 *

* my party

More pictures and a live mix from the party at Slap You in Public.

Notable NYC-esque Dance CD Releases

• LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver. James wants you to buy it this week!
• Justine D's mix for RVNG International
• JDH & Dave P Go Commando for Defend Music
• Modular Leave them All Behind #2

NEWS

• Hot Chip to do the next DJ Kicks
• Daft Punk tickets are starting to go on sale for their upcoming tour.
• Spankrock is up next for the Fabriclive mix series
• Cool Hunting has an interview with DJ Contra
• Stylus launches the new blog Beatz by the Pound

MUSIC

• Passions did a mix for Disque Primeur
• Palms Out Sounds did a great post last month with the songs that Daft Punk has sampled
• Remixes galore at These Rocks Pop
• XLR8R has a new Digitalism banger

NYC Events....

Thursday - 3/22
*Le Castle Vania, Dandi Wind, & The Glass at Hiro

Friday - 3/23
*Brooklyn Vegan Presents at Sin-e (I'm DJing between bands)
*Maurice Fulton at APT
*Prototype 909 at the Bunker at Subtonic

Saturday - 3/24
*Ellen Allien & Miss Kittin at Cut at Studio B
*War & Moon Present Max Certified Bananas at Rewind

Tuesday - 3.27
* The Rub at Webster Hall w/ Juiceboxxx & Dre Skull - FREE

Curses! @ Hiro, NYC - March 15, 2007

WMC EVENTS IN MIAMI

Thursday - 3/22
*Get Physcial Label Party at Studio A
*Ovum Recordings Label Party at the Forge
*Buzzin' Fly Label Party at SoBe Live

Friday - 3/23
*Fixed Miami (Ed Banger Tour) at Studio A
*Loco Dice, Steve Bug, & Martin Buttrich at BED

Saturday - 3/24
*Crosstown Rebels Label Afterhours (5 am - 12 pm) at Studio A

Sunday - 3/25
*Sunday School for Degenerates (5 am - 7 pm) at the Pawn Shop
*We Love Sundays (Space Ibiza) at The Fifth

-David

Previously
*Girl Talk played SXSW
*Fujiya & Miyagi played Mercury Lounge
*Spankrock played SXSW
*The Roxy's last dance

Posted in To Do | dance | music at 5:17 PM | Comments (5)

Sin-e: 2nd Citizen Cope, BV show TOMORROW, final lineup, etc

Marissa Nadler @ Spiro's, Austin, TX - March 16, 2007 (CRED)


A 2nd March 30th Citizen Cope show was added at the soon-to-be-closed Sin-e (148-150 Attorney St, NYC). Tickets are on sale. The first one is sold out.

The show I'm presenting is not sold out and takes place tomorrow - Friday March 23rd @ Sin-e. Set times:

8:00 - Marissa Nadler (get there early!)
9:00 - Fun (all the way from Finland!)
10:00 - Tim Fite (all the way from Brooklyn!)
11:00 - Pela (Brooklyn too. represent.)
12:00 - Shy Child (dance party begins!)
all night - DJ David Bruno (Slap you in Public)

Get advanced tickets or just show up and take your chances.

all the final shows @ Sin-e
Mar 23 - Brooklyn Vegan presents (see above)
Mar 24 - The Primms, Nous Non Plus, The Fabulous Entourage, Spray Paint Stars, Lycaon Pictus
Mar 25 - closed for private event
Mar 26 - Russian Vogue, Still Division, AM/FM (Chicago)
Mar 27 - Vicious presents The Virgins, Valeze, The Flesh, Flechette
Mar 28 - "Irish Wake" w/ Sex With An Angel (ex Bravo Silva), Other Passengers, SuSu, Die Romantik, Rebuilding the Rights of Statue (China), Dirty Churches, Crackers United DJ
Mar 29 - Glass Hand, Theo & the Skyscrapers, Pretty Boys, Guy, Daddy
Mar 30 - Citizen Cope solo acoustic (early & late)
Mar 31 - Kiss Kiss, New London Fire, The Velocet, The Anthem Sound
Apr 01 - Bow Thayer, Hymns, Amanda Kravat

Final Sin-e flyers below....

Previously
Brooklyn Vegan presents one of the final shows @ Sin-e -- doors close forever on April 2nd

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Leonard Cohen presents Anjani - 2007 Tour Dates

To "commemorate the 40th anniversary of Leonard Cohen’s debut album, and for the first time in the digital era, expanded editions of Songs Of Leonard Cohen, Songs From A Room, and Songs Of Love And Hate will arrive in stores April 24th. Each will contain previously unreleased bonus material."

"In conjunction with these, Anjani’s Blue Alert will be issued in a special two-disc digipak.....The album’s ten songs were written by Cohen and Anjani, she arranged the music and accompanied herself on piano, and the album was produced by Cohen." Listen to four songs at MySpace.

To promote the release, Anjani is going on a small tour in April. She's playing NYC three times. The first one is at Joe's Pub on the release date - April 24th @ 9:30 - Leonard Cohen WILL BE THERE, nobody knows if he'll perform - there are still tickets. She also just added a 2nd show at Joe's Pub that same night @ 11:30 (no tickets yet). Leanord Cohen may or may not stick around for that one. And the third NYC show is April 29th @ Joe's Pub - no Leonard at that one for sure. All dates below....

Anjani - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 26 - Cuckoo Club, UK
Mar 29 - Cuckoo Club, Oslo, Norway
Mar 31 - Agnieszka Osiecka Studio, Warsaw, Poland
Apr 24 - Joe's Pub New York City, New York (early) *
Apr 24 - Joe's Pub New York City, New York (late)
Apr 25 - Toronto Drake Hotel Toronto, Ontario
Apr 26 -Toronto Drake Hotel Toronto, Ontario
Apr 27 -Cabaret Juste Pour Rire Montreal, Quebec
Apr 29 - Joe's Pub New York City, New York
May 03 - Chicago
May 11 - Cafe Du Nord, San Francisco, CA
May 12 - Hotel Cafe, LA, CA

* "Leonard Cohen presents"

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posed photographs from the NY2LON party

First of all a HUGE thanks to Thunderbirds are Now! who came the rescue last minute and filled in for Amy Winehouse at the Brooklyn Vegan / Le Tigre NY2LON party in Austin during SXSW on Saturday (March 17, 2007). Here are some non-candid photos taken at the show by Getty photographer Tim Mosenfelder.

Thunderbirds are Now!

Antibalas *

* Martin Perna is the one in the "I love Iraq" shirt

More below....

Fratellis

Datarock

Malajube

Malajube

Monsters are Waiting

Trainwreck Riders

Previously
* Le Tigre & Brooklyn Vegan present NY2LON during SXSW

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Kate Havnevik touring with Air, playing Joe's Pub tonight, LA

DOWNLOAD: Kate Havnevik - New Day (MP3)

I'm not totally sold on Norway's Kate Havnevik. What I've heard so far doesn't sound bad, but maybe she steals a little too much from Bjork? (even her logo seems to be ripping off Bjork). Kate's credentials include a song on Grey's Anatomy, working with Royksopp, opening for Sigur Ros, singing backup vocals for Britney Spears (true), and now going on tour with Air. Tonight (March 22) she plays Joe's Pub in NYC. She also plays The Hotel Cafe in LA on March 27th - the same day her debut album is released here in the U.S. For the rest of her tour dates, see Air's. Listen to a SXSW interview with her here.

Has anyone seen her live? She played a few NYC shows already, and at least two at SXSW.

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The Clientele & Beach House - 2007 Tour Dates

The Clientele are going on tour in May with Beach House. Tickets are on sale for a May 6th show at Maxwell's (maybe with Beach House) and a June 8th show at Bowery Ballroom (with Beach House). The Clientele's new album "God Save the Clientele" is out on Merge on May 8th. All tour dates below...

The Clientele - 2007 Tour Dates
Sun 05.06 - Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's ?
Mon 05.07 - - Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's ?
Tue 05.08 - Washington, DC Black Cat ?
Wed 05.09 - Charlottesville, VA Satellite Ballroom ?
Thu 05.10 - Carrboro, NC Cats Cradle ?
Fri 05.11 - Charleston, SC Map Room ?
Sat 05.12 - Atlanta, GA The Earl *
Sun 05.13 - Nashville, TN The Basement *
Mon 05.14 - Memphis, TN The Hitone *
Wed 05.16 - Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon *
Thu 05.17 - Houston, TX Walters on Washington *
Fri 05.18 - Denton, TX Hailey's *
Sat 05.19 - Austin, TX Emo's *
Mon 05.21 - Tempe, AZ Modified *
Tue 05.22 - San Diego, CA Casbah *
Thu 05.24 - Los Angeles, CA Knitting Factory *
Fri 05.25 - Visalia, CA Howie and Son's *
Sat 05.26 - San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall * , Mellow Drunk
Sun 05.27 - Portland, OR Doug Fir *
Mon 05.28 - Seattle, WA The Crocodile *
Thu 05.31 - Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar *
Fri 06.01 - Madison, WI High Noon Saloon *
Sat 06.02 - Chicago, IL Subterranean *
Sun 06.03 - Detroit, MI Magic Stick *
Wed 06.06 - Montreal, QUE Club Lambi *
Fri 06.08 - New York, NY Bowery Ballroom *
Sat 06.09 - Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts *

? w/ Beach House?
* w/ Beach House

Previously
* Beach House @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics
* The Clientele | 2006 Tour Dates

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Yo Majesty played Brooklyn & SXSW -- get topless (NSFW) + Tour Dates

Yo Majesty - Another band "on my radar" who I never managed to see...

Yo Majesty @ Creekside, Austin, TX (SXSW) - March 15, 2007 (CRED)

And so it seems everyone is getting undressed lately - Of Montreal, The Gossip, Har Mar Superstar, Girl Talk, and....well, keep reading for NSFW shots from Yo Majesty's recent shows in Brooklyn and at SXSW....

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"Yo Majesty were crunk enough for all of SXSW. Yes, that's one of the MCs, and yes, she's topless. Not a hint of shame about said nudity either, since she was just keepin' it real. Even without the titties it was a great show." [Flickr]

Yo Majesty in a Brooklyn loft, NYC - March 11, 2007 (CRED)

Yo Majesty @ Creekside, Austin, TX (SXSW) - March 15, 2007 (CRED)

Yo Majesty @ Beauty Bar, Austin, TX (SXSW) - March 16, 2007 (CRED)

Yo Majesty @ Peacock?, Austin, TX (SXSW) - March 18, 2007 (CRED)

Yo Majesty fully clothed - March 9, 2007 (CRED)

Yo Majesty's next NYC show is opening for CSS @ Irving Plaza on June 1st. They're also playing a couple of shows with Beth Ditto and the Gossip in California. Dates...

Yo Majesty - 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 6 - w/ the Gossip @ Bottom of the Hill - 18+ San Francisco, California
Apr 7 - w/ the Gossip @ the Troubadour - all ages West Hollywood, California
Apr 10 - w/ Thunderheist & Brother Reade @ Check Yo Ponytail @ Safari Sam's Los Angeles, California
Apr 12 - w/ Very Be Careful @ the Echo Los Angeles, California
Apr 18 - @ Sweet B Lounge Orlando, Florida
Jun 1 - w/ CSS @ Irving Plaza - all ages New York, New York
Jun 2 - w/ CSS @ the Middle East - 18+ Cambridge, Massachusetts

Previously
Yo Majesty - 2007 Tour Dates (NYC, SXSW, etc) & MP3s

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Jamie T @ Fader Fort, Austin, TX (SXSW) - pics

I thought Jamie T was going to be sitting on a stool with a guitar, or sort of rapping, but actually he was energetic and playing with a full band. Not bad, though I only saw a few songs. One of them being "Stella" which I know the best.

I saw him at The Fader Fort at SXSW on March 16, 2007. That's where these pictures are from. Last night (March 21) he played Mercury Lounge in NYC. What was that like?

Previously
* Jamie T, Get Cape Wear Cape Fly, NME + Tour Dates
* Har Mar Superstar @ the Fader Fort (SXSW)
* 2007 NME Awards

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March 21, 2007

Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

Two of this week's music releases are exceptional enough to possibly end up on my year-end list of favorite albums. Andrew Bird's Armchair Apocrypha is simply amazing - missing him last week was one of my biggest disappointments at SXSW. Low's Drums and Guns is yet another stellar release from the Minnesota group. From what i've heard already, I can definitely recommend the new albums by LCD Soundsystem, Panda Bear, Rose Kemp, the Ponys, the Pierces, and Land of Talk. Modest Mouse and Ted Leo both also have new releases this week.

What can you recommend from this week's music release list?

CD releases:

Adult.: Why Bother? [cd]
Alan Lomax: Spanish Recordings: Mallorca - Balearic Islands [cd]
Asleep at the Wheel: Reinventing the Wheel [cd]
Andrew Bird: Armchair Apocrypha [cd]
BeatleJazz: All You Need [cd]
Bill Callahan: Diamond Dancer (single) [cd]
Chinese Stars: Listen to Your Left Brain [cd]
Cibo Matto: Pom Pom: The Essential Cibo Matto [cd]
Depeche Mode: Black Celebration (remastered with bonus tracks and DVD) [cd]
Depeche Mode: Construction Time Again (remastered with bonus tracks amd DVD) [cd]
Drawing Voices: Drawing Voices [dvd]
El-P: I'll Sleep When You're Dead [cd]
Ellen Allien: Other Side: Berlin (W/Dvd) [cd]
Foreign Islands: Restart Now [cd]
Hail Social: Modern Love & Death [cd]
I'm From Barcelona: Let Me Introduce My Friends [cd]
J Dilla: Ruff Draft [2xCD] [cd]
Jesse Malin: Glitter In The Gutter [cd]
Joss Stone: Introducing Joss Stone [cd]
Joy Electric: The Otherly Opus [cd]
Justine Electra: Soft Rock [cd]
Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid: Tongues [cd]
King Kong: Buncha Beans [cd]
Land of Talk: Applause Cheer Boo Hiss [cd]
LCD Soundsystem: Sound Of Silver [cd]
Locust: New Erections [cd]
Low: Drums And Guns [cd]
Miguel Migs: Those Things [cd]
Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank [cd]
Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank (deluxe edition) [cd]
Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues Tour (2CD+2DVD) [cd]
A Northern Chorus: Millions Too Many [cd]
Palomar: All Things Forest [cd]
Panda Bear: Person Pitch [cd]
Pierces: Thirteen Tales of Love & Revenge [cd]
The Ponys: Turn The Lights Out [cd]
Radical Face: Ghost [cd]
Red Crayola: Soldier-Talk [cd]
Robert Gomez: Brand New Towns [cd]
Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers: No More Beautiful World [cd]
Rose Kemp: A Hand Full of Hurricanes [cd]
RTX: Western Xterminator [cd]
Secretary Bird: Secretary Bird [cd]
Stephen Marley: Mind Control [cd]
The Storys: The Storys [cd]
Ted Leo & The Pharmacists: Living With The Living [cd]
Tracey Thorn: Out Of The Woods [cd]
Vandaveer: Grace & Speed [cd]
Various Artists: This Is Rockabilly Clash [cd]
Willie Nelson, Ray Price, Merle Haggard: Last of the Breed [cd]
The Willowz: Chautauqua [cd]
Willy Mason: If The Ocean Gets Rough [cd]
The Zincs: Black Pompadour [cd]

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NY Scalping laws are expiring soon, may change

NY scalping laws are expiring soon
"....Under a law that expires in June, licensed ticket resellers may charge up to 45 percent above the face value of tickets for events at large arenas. But for places with fewer than 6,000 seats, including most Broadway theaters, those brokers are limited to no more than 20 percent, or $5 over face value, whichever is greater.....

....Mr. Schoenfeld said that the effect of the current law 'has been to penalize primary ticket sellers (who are not currently allowed to resell via auction sites, etc.) while rewarding the secondary marketplace, much of which is unregulated.' That problem could be turned into a solution, he said, 'by allowing authorized auction sites for ticket resale' that would provide additional consumer protections, like refunds for cancellations....." [NY Times]

Arkansas is also reconsidering their scalping laws.

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Paul McCartney signs to Starbucks record label

"Paul McCartney was introduced Wednesday as the first artist signed to Starbucks Corp.'s new record label.

The former Beatle made an appearance via a video feed from London at the company's annual meeting.

The world's largest specialty coffee retailer announced earlier this month that it was partnering with Concord Music Group to launch the Los Angeles-based Hear Music label." [CNN]

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Har Mar Superstar @ the Fader Fort (SXSW)

Fader hosted their usual impressive series of day shows at SXSW this year. The Western themed venue was called the Fader Fort, and it had tons of (mostly sponsored) rooms and pasageways that you could get lost in before letting out into a huge courtyard where the bands and DJs were playing. There was even an almost-naked, but not-a-cowboy hipster mascot....

Har Mar Superstar @ Fader, SXSW, March 16, 2007

Beth Ditto is also secure with her body.

Previously
* Har Mar Superstar vs. Les Savy Fav
* Har Mar Superstar CMJ pics | AOL Interview

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Girl Talk, SXSW, Playgirl & politicians

The cult of Girl Talk @ Diesel party, SXSW - March 16, 2007

Girl Talk was all over SXSW. I didn't even try to see him, but ended up catching him twice. Once was at the Diesel-U-Music party on Friday night (March 16, 2007). It was where I went after the Iheartcomix party was busted. He went on right after Tokyo Police Club who went on after Matt & Kim.

Cult leader @ Diesel party, SXSW - March 16, 2007

The other time I saw Girl Talk was at the PACKED Pitchfork day party on the main stage of Emo's. Diesel had much more breathing room.

It's still unclear whether the mayor of Austin caught any Girl Talk shows at SXSW this year, but I'm sure Pennsylvania Congressman Mike Doyle would have been dancing on the stage had he been in Texas.

And had Girl Talk played the Playboy party, the mayor would have been sure to have seen Greg Gillis too. I'm actually surprised Playboy didn't book him now that I know he'll actually be making an appearance in their very own sister (brother?) publication...

First off, let's burst a few bubbles by mentioning that while Gillis will appear in an upcoming issue of Playgirl (specifically the "Man of the Year" issue), "he will be shirtless, in jean shorts and hightops...and doing air kicks," according to his publicist. In other words, if you've ever been to a Girl Talk show, you've probably seen more Gillis skin than Playgirl's readership. Be proud. [Pitchfork]

Oh well.

Previously
* Girl Talk @ Studio B ++ 2007 Tour Dates
* Girl Talk playing tonight & CMJ
* Girl Talk played Lit, playing Mercury Lounge & in your stereo

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Beth Ditto naked & Playboy 'Rock the Rabbit' @ SXSW

DOWNLOAD: The Gossip - Listen Up! (MP3)

'Illinois' & playmates @ the Playboy party, SXSW - March 15, 2007

I wouldn't have normally passed up the opportunity to see The Gossip and Voxtrot back-to-back (Thursday, March 15, 2007 - Kork showcase @ Emo's, SXSW), but majority rules, and in this case the majority of the group I was with at dinner that night couldn't get in to the show - so instead we found ourselves at the annual Playboy party. It was held at a TV studio-turned-party-space that was full of free food, free alcohol, free cigarettes, Playboy memorabilia, media, rock fans, and socialites. The music-loving mayor of Austin was even there.

Of course four Playboy playmates were walking around, hosting, introducting bands, and posing for pictures. They were dressed in semi-revealing bunny suits.

Ironically, Beth Ditto of the Gossip was back at Emo's showing even more skin.

OK, I exxagerated the "naked" part - Beth Ditto @ SXSW - March 15, 2007 (CRED)

You go girl. More below...

Here is the lineup of the Playboy party:

Ghostland Observatory
Monsters are Waiting
Illinois
Stars Align
Jennifer Walcott (Miss August 2001)
Pilar Lastra (Miss August 2004)
Courtney Culkin (Miss April 2005)
Qiana Chase (Miss July 2005)

Here is a picture of Monsters are Waiting...

This guy from Fuel was interviewing people....

Drunk girls were enjoying Illinois...

Playmates get down to Stars Align...

Ghostland Observatory headlined, but I missed them because I needed to get to Todd P's afterparty to not-see Spank Rock. Here's a pic of Ghostland courtesy of here.....

And here's a picture of Voxtrot who went on after the Gossip back at Emo's....

Perez Hiltion was at the Playboy party too...

See the Gossip on tour....

The Gossip - 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 4 - Wonder Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Apr 6 - Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, California
Apr 7 - Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Apr 12 - Abbey Chicago, Illinois
Apr 14 - Knitting Factory New York, New York

Previously
* video - Jarvis Cocker & Beth Ditto (Gossip) @ NME awards
* The True Colors Tour - Cyndi Lauper, The Gossip, Erasure...
* Voxtrot | 2007 Tour Dates, Ramesh, etc..
* Playboy says Mercury Lounge & Cake Shop are two of America's 10 best rock clubs

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Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup | (Mar 21, 2007)

DOWNLOAD: Talib Kweli ft Jean Grae - Say Something (MP3) (via Spine Magazine)

Public Enemy @ SXSW - March 16, 2007 (CRED)

Hip Hop @ SXSW

• Prefix Magazine has videos and pictures of Redman's set at the Fader Fort. Monsters&Critics reviews the show.
• James took some great pictures of the Rakim showcase.
• Some great photos here of Public Enemy's fantastic SXSW concert. Still rocking a crowd of 12,000 after 20 years. AngryCitizen reviews.
• A selection of other great photos from Aesop Rock, Brother Ali, C-Rayz, El-P, Rakim & Ghostface's showcases here. El-P show review here
• Spankrock in action can be found here and here, Pidgeon John here (+ review), and UGK here.

Did I miss any great reviews, videos or pictures? Link them in the comments!

El-P @ SXSW - March 16, 2007 (CRED)

NEWS

• West Coast rap crew Jurassic 5 officially broke up.
• The Beastie Boys speak on returning this summer with an album and a tour.
• Oshino Sparks is pleading with Jay-Z to clear a sample so he can eat.
• Redman in a great speaks on his new album, label business and more in one of the more intelligent and entertaining interviews in recent history by any rapper. Great to see someone take responsibility for his own career instead of whining about other people getting more attention.
• TI discusses new album, which will have features from Eminem, Timbaland, Lil' Wayne, and more.
• Check out this fascinating read on how to save old rap music from dying off.

Ghostface Killah @ SXSW - March 17, 2007 (CRED)

MUSIC

• The Rap Up has a great freestyle by Joe Budden. When is Def Jam finally going to unleash him?
• Check out a few EL-P tracks from his new album I'll Sleep When You're Dead here. Read a 4.5/5 HipHopSite review of the album here (most reliable review site for hip hop hands down). Pitchfork also reviews, and the Village Voice does a feature. Also listen to Chuck D interviewing El-Producto on Air America.
• Download a fantastic 2 disc James Brown mixtape by DJ Premier here. Via Idolator.

Rakim @ SXSW - March 17, 2007 (CRED)

VIDEO

• NWA Day! Watch this hilarious video. I can't really explain it.
• Redman performing 'Tonight's The Night' @ SXSW. Watch here.

"Gabo" got a Devin the Dude Tattoo (CRED)

Then Gabo hung with Devin @ SXSW.

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"Sirius chief quizzed about 'pornographic' content"

"'I'm sure you don't categorize it as such, but some would call it pornographic,' said Brownback, a fundamentalist Christian and U.S. presidential contender who was the driving force in the Senate behind legislation that raised fines broadcasters face for indecent content to $325,000 per incident." [Yahoo]

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Flaming Lips Broadway musical? + Wayne Coyne @ SXSW & The Tonight Show + Tour Dates

"Wayne Coyne conducted a series of impromptu on-camera interviews and observations during this year’s SXSW, they will be broadcast on Thursday’s epsiode of the Tonight Show." [Bumpershine]

Wayne Coyne & Leslie @ SXSW - March 15, 2007 (CRED)

"The Great White Way will never be the same: In an exclusive interview, Wayne Coyne, lead singer of the Flaming Lips, told EW.com that the psych-rock band will team up with acclaimed TV writer and show creator Aaron Sorkin to turn the group's 2002 album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots into a Broadway musical." [Entertainment Weekly]

Flaming Lips Tour Dates below...

Flaming Lips - Tour Dates
April 11, 2007 - Athens, GA (Classic Center Theater)
April 12, 2007 - Orlando, FL (House of Blues)
April 13, 2007 - Pompano Beach, FL (Pompano Beach Amphitheater)
April 14, 2007 - Saint Petersburg, FL (Jannus Landing)
April 17, 2007 - North Myrtle Beach, SC (House of Blues)
April 18, 2007 - Raleigh, NC (Disco Rodeo)
April 19, 2007 - Norfolk, VA (The Norva)
June 16, 2007 - Manchester, TN (Bonnaroo Festival)
July 27, 2007 - Tulsa, OK (D-Fest)

Previously
* Wayne Coyne's shortlist nominations
* The Flaming Lips @ Webster Hall, NYC | pics
* The Flaming Lips @ Gotham Hall, NYC | Pics

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Chris Cornell - 2007 Tour Dates

"Cornell will dig into the vault performing songs from his 13-album career including Soundgarden, Temple of the Dog and Audioslave, as well as premiering tracks from his upcoming release Carry On (Suretone/Interscope)." Dates below....

Chris Cornell - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri April 6 Las Vegas, NV Vegas Grand Prix
Sun April 8 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue
Wed April 11 Chicago, IL Metro - Smart Bar
Sat April 14 Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre
Mon April 16 New York, NY Irving Plaza
Thu April 19 Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom
Sun April 22 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of The Living Arts
Tue April 24 Baltimore, MD Rams Head Live
Fri April 27 Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Sun April 29 Austin, TX Stubbs Bar-B-Q
Wed May 2 Los Angeles, CA Avalon

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Fujiya & Miyagi @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - pics & SXSW MP3s

DOWNLOAD: Fujiya & Miyagi - live on KEXP from SXSW (MP3) (info)
STREAM: Fujiya & Miyagi - live on MPR from SXSW (MP3 stream) (info)
LISTEN: Fujiya & Miyagi - live on NPR from SXSW (web page)

Fujiya & Miyagi (three guys from the UK) played Mercury Lounge in NYC last night (March 20, 2007). It was their 3rd of three NYC shows, and it was seriously awesome. You couldn't help, but dance, and cheer, and just love them.

New Violators opened, but I missed them because I was over seeing David & The Citizens and Bang Gang at Canal Room. On my wait out of Mercury Lounge I heard mixed reviews - some hated New Violators, some loved them. Both sides tended to agree that they sound a lot like a cover band.

Another pic, and other stuff below...

elsewhere
* Fujiya & Miyagi @ Columbia University
* Fujiya & Miyagi @ Mercury Lounge: No Track Jacket Required
* Fujiya & Miyagi | Mercury Lounge | 3.18.2007

F & M - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 28 - LE TRYPTIQUE PARIS
Mar 29 - TIMEWARP FESTIVAL MANNHEIM
Mar 30 - MAGNET BERLIN
Apr 7 - CASA DA MUSICA OPORTO
Apr 12 - DE KREUN KORTRIJK
Apr 13 - MOTEL MOZAIQUE ROTTERDAM
Apr 14 - VIVA VELINX TONGEREN
Apr 20 - DEBASER STOCKHOLM
Apr 21 - BALLY HELSINKI
Apr 22 - TBC KOLN
Apr 23 - MARIA BERLIN
Apr 25 - CABARET VOLTAIRE - TRIPTYCH FESTIVAL EDINBURGH
Apr 27 - THE TUNNELS - TRIPTYCH FESTIVAL ABERDEEN
Apr 28 - CLASSIC GRAND - TRIPTYCH FESTIVAL GLASGOW
May 5 - ZERWIRK MUNICH

Previously
* Fujiya & Miyagi add 3rd NYC show + Prototypes Tour Dates & MP3s + BlOG PARTY @ SXSW
* Fujiya & Miyagi - album stream + 2 NYC shows + SXSW -- U.S. Tour Dates

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Spank Rock played SXSW, playing Coachella, NYC

This happened not long after I left, Todd P, SXSW - Mar 15, 2007 (CRED)

I came so close to seeing Spank Rock so many times at SXSW this year. One time was when he played the late night Todd P party (see above). I was there, but got too tired and left before he went on. Another time was at the Iheartcomix party at Blue Genie that got shut down an hour after starting. The cops kept me from Spank Rock that time. A third time was a party at the Scoot Inn that I just ended up not going to, AND I sort of tried to get Spank Rock to play both of my day parties, but that just didn't work out....SO, I'm gonna try not to miss his show May 15th at the new 800-capacity Highland Ballroom in the Meatpacking District in NYC. Tickets are on sale. The only other show he has right now is April 29th @ Coachella. No tour dates below.

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RIP Roxy & Vinylmania & Crobar (sort of)

Last Dance @ The Roxy, NYC - March 11, 2007 (CRED)

"A wrecking ball will soon replace the disco ball at Roxy, the iconic nightclub that was home to New York’s longest running Saturday-night gay dance party." [NY Blade]

"'All good things must come to an end, but for the people involved, it seems almost like a dream. 'I'm surprised that it's lasted this long,' says Rauhofer. "It's sad to see another club go—this club with such a history. You know how it is in New York. Things come and go. Roxy, for what it was, lasted way longer than any other place. Once it's gone, people are going to value it way more.'" [Village Voice]

"West Village record shop Vinylmania has closed." [Gothamist]

"In the 70's, Vinylmania stores lined Carmine Street in the West Village." [NY1]

"Named from the building’s original tenant, Colonel Francis Messmore, Studio Mezmor occupies the space that once belonged to Crobar. But despite new owners and slight renovations, not much has changed." [clubplanet]

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Morrissey - 2007 tour dates, lineup, on-sale, etc..

Morrissey announced a bunch of tour dates last week including a June 30th show at Madison Square Garden in NYC. The line-up for the tour will be: Boz Boorer (guitar), Jesse Tobias (guitar), Michael Farrell (keyboards, trumpet), Solomon Walker (bass guitar), Matt Walker (drums). Tickets for most shows go on sale March 31st. Download "Meat is Murder" on April 2nd. All tour dates below....

Morrissey - 2007 Tour Dates
Feb. 1 Pasadena, CA - Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Feb. 2 Pasadena, CA - Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Feb. 3 Pasadena, CA - Pasadena Civic Auditorium
Apr. 27 Stockton, CA - Bob Hope Theatre
Apr. 28 Sparks, NV - John Ascuaga's Celebrity Showroom
Apr. 29 Sparks, NV - John Ascuaga's Celebrity Showroom
May 1 Oakland, CA - Paramount Theatre
May 2 Santa Rosa, CA - Wells Fargo Center
May 5 Spokane, WA - INB Performing Arts Center
May 6 Seattle, WA - The Paramount Theatre
May 8 Salt Lake City, UT - E Center Ford Theatre
May 9 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
May 11 Omaha, NE - Orpheum Theater
May 12 Milwaukee, WI - The Riverside Theater
May 14 Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theater
May 15 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre
May 17 Cleveland, OH - Playhouse Square Center
May 18 Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre
May 21 Indianapolis, IN - Murat Center
May 22 St. Louis, MO - The Pageant
May 23 Kansas City, MO - Uptown Theater
May 25 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
May 26 Austin, TX - The Backyard
May 28 Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater
May 30 El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum
May 31 Tucson, AZ - Tucson Music Hall
June 2 Phoenix, AZ - Maricopa County Events Center
June 3 San Diego, CA - Viejas Concerts at Bayside
June 5 Ventura, CA - Majestic Ventura Theatre
June 6 Riverside, CA - Riverside Municipal Auditorium
June 8 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl
June 9 Las Vegas, NV - Pearl Concert Theater
June 30 New York, NY - Madison Square Garden

Kristeen Young is opening all dates.

Previously
* Stream the new Morrissey | Seal Hunts Suck

Posted in music | tour dates at 3:40 AM | Comments (17)

Earl Greyhound & the mayor of Austin

The video was shot at the Gothamist/Austinist/Gorilla Vs Bear show at the Mohawk on March 14, 2007. I did go to the party, but too late to see Mayor Will Wynn speak. I saw him later in the week though - at the Playboy party (more about that later).

More videos by Autopilot Films @ YouTube.

Posted in SXSW | music | video at 3:06 AM | Comments (4)

March 20, 2007

Free Stooges show in LA tonight + a 1 from Pfork + SXSW MP3

DOWNLOAD: The Stooges - live on KEXP from SXSW (MP3) (via)

The Stooges @ Waterloo Records, Austin, TX - March 16, 2007 (CRED)

Pitchfork ranked the Stooges new album "The Weirdness" a 1.0 today. Rolling Stone was nicer. Details on a free show in Los Angeles tonight (March 20), and updated tour dates, below....

I realize this is probably too late, but just in case:

Tuesday, March 20th - EXCLUSIVE Yahoo EVENT! SEE IGGY & THE STOOGES LIVE IN PERSON

Attention Southern California Stooges fans! Want to be a part of an exclusive major LIVE internet event with Iggy & the Stooges?

Yahoo! Music and the Capitol Music Group want you to join us when the Stooges take the stage for Nissan Live Sets in West Los Angeles, CA!

Tuesday, March 20, 2007
7 pm (subject to change, you need to arrive two hours before)
Location: West Los Angeles

The first 200 fans to email us at Invite@YahooLiveSets.com will get in the doors for this exclusive taping. Plus you get to bring a friend. Please email us your name, your location, and tell us how much you love the Stooges. We will contact you if you are chosen to attend.

PLEASE DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE EMAILS

You must be at least 16 years old to attend. Fans under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. You must provide your own transportation and accommodations (if necessary).

This is an once-in-a-lifetime experience!

The Stooges - 2007 Tour Dates
April 5 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC
April 7 - Orpheum - Boston, MA
April 9 - United Palace - New York, NY
April 11 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
April 13 - Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI
April 15 - Congress Theater - Chicago, IL
April 17 - Filmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
April 19 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
April 21 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
April 23 - The Wiltern - Los Angeles, CA
Apr 27 - WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA

Previously
* SXSW - Melvins, Buzzcocks, & Stooges
* updated Iggy Pop & The Stooges Tour Dates
* $60 seated Stooges tix on sale 2/23 + Benicassim Festival
* Iggy Pop & The Stooges will tour & play SXSW with release of new album in March

Posted in MP3 | SXSW | music | tour dates at 8:00 PM | Comments (11)

New Violators @ The Scoot Inn, Austin, TX (SXSW) - pics

"Like Moz fronting an early 80's new-wave band" [Torr]

SXSW day shows are what they are. My Thursday day show with AAM during SXSW this year (March 15, 2007) was in a semi-remote location on a week day, and up against a zillion other day shows going on at the same time. That said, the show was a huge success, but not that many people showed up right at noon when we started. That's when Norway's New Violators went on - right at noon, but they handled it really well. They mostly spoke in Norweigian so it was hard to understand, but I think they were joking a little at how silly the whole thing seemed.

All I could think about during their set was how much fun it would be to see them fully awake, at midnight, and at a packed club full of drunk dancing people (myself included). Then again, it was awesome that we were getting our own private show right there outside in Texas at the Scoot Inn.

Anyway, they were great, but you probably won't think so if you get too caught up on WHO the band sounds like. Instead just enjoy their catchy-dancey-big-synth-eighties sound. They're completely "fun", amusing, talented, and they have the charisma - even if at times they seem just like a really good cover band (listen @ MySpace).

I didn't see any of their other SXSW or NYC shows so far, but I'm hoping to catch them at least one more time while they're in NYC this week - and hopefully next time at something like a Mother f*cker party, or Studio B or something.

New Violators play again tonight (March 20) @ Mercury Lounge, and tomorrow (March 21) @ Pianos. More pics below...

They played Stereogum's show too, and the Village Voice wrote something about them.

Previously
New Violators (from Norway) MP3 + NYC & SXSW Tour Dates

Posted in SXSW | To Do | music | pictures at 4:26 PM | Comments (2)

Young Knives & The View - rescheduled Tour Dates

The Young Knives @ Friends, SXSW - March 16, 2007 (CRED)

As you can see in the picture above, the UK's The Young Knives made it to SXSW last week. They were supposed to play NYC earlier this month, but never made it due to visa issues. One of their shows was supposed to be with the View at Luna Lounge. The View had to cancel for visa issues too. The Young Knives rescheduled for tonight (March 20), and are playing a total of three NYC shows this week. The View will be back in May. All tour dates below....

The Young Knives - 2007 Tour Dates
Tue 20 Mar -- BROOKLYN -- LUNA LOUNGE (tonight)
Wed 21 Mar -- BOSTON -- HARPERS FERRY
Thu 22 Mar -- NEW YORK -- MERCURY LOUNGE
Fri 23 Mar -- NEW YORK — ANNEX

The View - 2007 Tour Dates
April 30 Cambridge, MA - TT The Bear's
May 01 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
May 02 Brooklyn, NY - Luna Lounge
May 04 Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace
May 06 Chicago, IL - Schubas Tavern
May 08 West Hollywood, CA - Troubadour
May 10 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
May 12 Vancouver, BC - The Plaza Club
May 13 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
May 15 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge

Previously
* "The View's US immigration problems explained: singer on drugs charge?"
* The View cancel March 2007 Tour (& SXSW)
* More Young Knives dates cancelled/rescheduled
* The Young Knives @ The Parish, Austin, TX (SXSW) | pics & MP3s

Posted in SXSW | music | tour dates at 3:25 PM | Comments (4)

Bang Gang, Angela McLuskey & David & The Citizens @ Canal Room tonight ++ MP3s

DOWNLOAD: Bang Gang - Find What You Get (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bang Gang - Find What You Get (Shout Out Out Out remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: David & The Citizens - The End (MP3)

Bardi in Bang Gang (CRED)

South by Southwest comes to the Canal Room in NYC tonight (March 20) with performances by Iceland's Bang Gang (Bardi Johannsson) and Sweden's David & The Citizens PLUS a special appearance by the lovely Angela McLuskey. Tickets are $10 at the door.

Posted in MP3 | To Do | dance | music at 3:08 PM | Comments (6)

FREE Juiceboxxx & Dre Skull & The Rub show @ Webster Hall, pics from SXSW, R2D2

DJ Ayres, Cosmo Baker (The Rub) & R2D2 mailbox @ SXSW (CRED)

Open Bar, The Rub, Juiceboxxx & Dre Skull, free stuff & more @ Webster Hall, NYC, March 27th. RSVP here. More pics of The Rub @ SXSW here. More info on the Star Wars mailbox here.

Posted in SXSW | To Do | dance | music at 12:44 PM | Comments (0)

Arctic Monkeys tickets on sale (no lottery)

Tickets are now on sale for the Arctic Monkeys shows including the one at Hammerstein Ballroom. No lottery. Presale password = brianstorm. (thx all)

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O'Death signs to Ernest Jenning + pics from SXSW

The Brooklyn Record is reporting that Brooklyn's O'Death signed to Brooklyn's Ernest Jenning Record Co.

O'Death played a bunch of shows in Austin during SXSW last week. One of them was at the day party I did with AAM @ The Scoot Inn on Thursday. Their performances are always top notch, and it was definitely one of my day's highlights.

O'Death @ The Scoot Inn, Austin, TX - March 15, 2007

More pics & tour dates below....

O'Death - Tour Dates
4.5.07 New York, NY Bowery Ballroom w/ Dr. Dog
4.6.07 Boston, MA Iron Pour @ Mass Art w/ Goddamn Rattlesnake, Royale Bros.
4.7.07 Brattleboro, VT The Tinder Box w/ Goddamn Rattlesnake, Royale Bros., My Voice My Fist

Previously
* rumor says O'Death is signed
* O'Death @ Spiegel, NYC | pics + Tour Dates + mp3

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De Novo Dahl on the streets of Austin (SXSW) + Tour Dates

Not afraid of a little self-promotion, Roadrunner Records' De Novo Dahl were more than happy to pose for a picture while making their presence known on 6th Street in Austin at SXSW this year....

De Novo Dahl will be in NYC three times in the near future....

Apr 2 - Piano's New York, New York
Apr 3 - Piano's New York, New York
Apr 20 - The Luna Lounge Brooklyn, New York

All tour dates below....

De Novo Dahl - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 20 - Super Happy Fun Land Houston, Texas
Mar 22 - Cowboy Monkey Champaign, Illinois
Mar 23 - The Kinetic Playground Chicago, Illinois
Mar 24 - The Billiken Club St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 25 - Cafe Montmarte Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 29 - V Club Huntington, West Virginia
Mar 30 - The Pilot Light Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 31 - Cumberlands - Holy City Pop Festival Charleston, South Carolina
Apr 2 - Piano's New York, New York
Apr 3 - Piano's New York, New York
Apr 5 - The Pearl Dayton, Ohio
Apr 7 - Rohs Street Cafe Cincinnati, Ohio
Apr 13 - Temptation Club Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Apr 14 - CD101 Day at Lifestyle Communities Pavillion Columbus
Apr 20 - The Luna Lounge Brooklyn, New York
Apr 21 - Verge Conference Boston, Massachusetts

Previously
* De Novo Dahl sign to Roadrunner Records

Posted in SXSW | music | pictures | tour dates at 11:33 AM | Comments (10)

White Stripes NOT Tour Dates

This poster was all over Austin this week (VIA)

The White Stripes posted this message on their website:

With unbridled enthusiasm for the June release of 'Icky Thump', various publications and web sites have posted a North American tour routing that holds no semblance of reality. Indeed, it looks like their journalists simply found and printed the tour routing the band did in support of their 2005 release, 'Get Behind Me Satan'.

In fact, The White Stripes have yet to confirm their North American routing as of yet. But we are happy to say that it will include all 10 provinces and 3 territories of Canada, as well as the remaining 16 states of the United States the band have yet to play. A few major markets that have been journeyed to in the past will be also be included.

The North American tour will start in the state of Tennessee.

Best Regards,
The White Stripes Management

Not surprisingly, Wikipedia says it was NME who posted the wrong information. Here are their real tour dates so far:

Jun 1 2007 - Rock Am Ring Festival Nurburgring, Germany
Jun 2 2007 - Rock Im Park Festival Nurnberg, Germany
Jun 14 2007 - O2 Wireless Festival - Hyde Park London, UK
Jun 15 2007 - O2 Wireless Festival - Harewood House Leeds, UK
Jun 17 2007 - Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Manchester, Tennessee

Previously
* "Icky Thump" - The White Stripes new album video preview

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Modest Mouse - album stream, 2007 Tour Dates

Modest Mouse's new album "We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank" (out today) is streaming in full at MySpace. Buy it at Insound to get a free limited edition 7". Tour dates were also just announced...

Modest Mouse in NYC, 2007
04-29 New York, NY - The United Palace
04-30 New York, NY - The United Palace

All dates below....

Modest Mouse - 2007 Tour Dates
03-19 Fargo, ND - Playmakers Pavilion *
03-21 Seattle, WA - South Lake Union Naval Reserve
04-15 Seattle, WA - Paramount Theatre
04-16 Vancouver, British Columbia - Pacific Coliseum
04-20 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
04-21 Minneapolis, MN - Orpheum Theatre
04-22 Chicago, IL - Auditorium Theatre
04-26 Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory *
04-27 Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
04-29 New York, NY - The United Palace
04-30 New York, NY - The United Palace
05-02 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
05-03 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
05-04 Greensboro, NC - Special Events Center
05-05 Atlanta, GA - Masquerade Music Park
05-06 Birmingham, AL - BJCC Arena Concert Hall
05-08 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
05-09 Austin, TX - The Backyard
05-10 Grand Prairie, TX - Nokia Live
05-12 Mesa, AZ - Mesa Amphitheater
05-13 Los Angeles, CA - greek Theatre
05-14 San Diego, CA - Cox Arena at San Diego State University
05-16 San Jose, CA - San Jose State University
05-20 Somerset, England - Butlins Minehead (ATP vs. the Fans)
05-23 London, England - Royal Albert Hall
06-01 Barcelona, Spain - Primavera Sound

* with Love as Laughter

(dates via Pfork)

Previously
* Modest Mouse w/ Johnny Marr in LA (video)
* Modest Mouse - 4 CA shows & 5 NYC shows | November 2006 Tour Dates
* Modest Mouse @ Webster Hall pics

Posted in music | tour dates at 10:58 AM | Comments (45)

Daniel Johnston (the Nazi?) played SXSW

Daniel Johnston & THe Nightmares @ SXSW - March 17, 2007 (CRED)

Daniel Johnston played SXSW this year. I was there, but I never saw him. Though I was pretty excited Daniel was playing, I didn't even make a serious effort to see him when I got there. I never checked to see exactly how many shows he was playing, but I knew I'd have to ditch my own day show to see him one time, and that another one of his shows was in the convention center (aka I wasn't getting in without a badge).

Sunday night over dinner I was telling a friend from Austin how disappointed I was - if only I had planned more maybe I could have caught him. My friend asked if I had heard about Daniel's recent interest in anti-semitism and Nazis. I said I hadn't. He said it was true. I said I guess I didn't regret missing him as much anymore. Neither of us had heard anything about how the SXSW shows went.

Today I did a search, and it looks like not only is it true, but it surfaced in Daniel's act at SXSW too. Here's an interesting review:

Today at the Convention Center, Austin icon and OG “outsider artist” Daniel Johnston told two jokes before a jam-packed day stage crowd:

1. “I heard they just sentenced a man to the death penalty… for trying to commit suicide.”

2. “I heard the Jews are having a pajama party… at the concentration camp.”

Daniel punctuated the last one, which drew a pretty uncomfortable silence, with a Nazi salute and a screechy “Heil Hitler.” [scan]

Further confirmation at The Mercury News and at James Hill's blog.

Can you blame Daniel for anything he says? His mental illness is well documented. Is it just for shock value? As usual, I don't know, but I don't really like it. I guess I'd need to know more about the context before rushing to judgement, but either way I say he drops it.

I wonder if David Bowie knows. Then again, is the Highline Festival even really happening? The website still says "coming May 2007". hmm.

Posted in SXSW | music at 2:57 AM | Comments (64)

SXSW - Melvins, Buzzcocks, & Stooges

I missed all three of them....

"But all thoughts of the Melvins' agedness go right out the window when Crover and Coady fall into a martial lockstep that defies the lobes. As the sun beats down, they beat down, appearing as stereophonic hallucinations, two parts of one machine." [Idolator]

The Melvins @ Stubb's, Austin, TX - Mar 15, 2007 (CRED)

"The Buzzcocks were presented at SXSW by former Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell who noted how influencial Pete Shelley and company have been over the years." [GlossLip]

Buzzcocks @ Stubb's, Austin, TX - Mar 16, 2007 (CRED)

"Live, the Stooges are exactly as you would imagine. Pop is out front comanding all the attention, and the other band members are in the back, dutifully mixing up the magic." [River Front Times]

The Stooges @ Stubb's, Austin, TX - Mar 17, 2007 (CRED)

Posted in SXSW | music at 2:04 AM | Comments (2)

Arctic Monkeys - ticket lottery, Warner Brothers

What do you think of this?

Tickets for the Arctic Monkeys' upcoming U.K. dates will be distributed on a lottery basis to those fans who have already registered their interest online. Through the project, which is hosted at the alternative rockers' official Web site, gig-goers can register for only one date and one venue for the band's mid-size venue national tour.

Successful applicants will be randomly selected by a computer, and served tomorrow (March 16) with a personal PIN code with which to purchase a ticket.

The system, according to a statement posted on the Arctic Monkey's site, allows "everyone to have the best and equal chance" to get tickets....[Billboard]

In other news, The Arctic Monkeys are working with Warner Brothers on their new album, and touring the U.S.

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Bjork - 2007 Tour Dates (!)

Bjork @ Radio City Music Hall, 2001 (CRED)

As many pointed out in the comments (thanks!), Bjork just announced some post-Coachella shows including THREE NYC dates. I'm most excited for Radio City again.

Bjork - new 2007 Tour Dates
May 02 - New York - Radio City Music Hall
May 05 - New York - United Palace Theater
May 08 - New York - Apollo Theater
May 12 - Chicago - Auditorium Theatre
May 15 - Denver - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
May 19 - San Francisco - Shoreline Amphitheatre
May 23 - Vancouver- Deer Lake Park

"San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre tickets will go on sale March 24; All other dates will go on sale March 30. Tickets will be available for purchase through Björk.com for 48 hours prior to general public on-sale."

Previously
"Volta" - more details on the new Bjork album

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Beirut - played SXSW, MP3, needs video extras

DOWNLOAD: Beirut live on KEXP during SXSW (MP3) (more)

"Despite significant sound problems, the crowd lurved Condon's every move, whether he was singing or playing either ukulele or trumpet (or maybe it was a cornet). He sang in French and in vibrato-filled English, covering Gulag Orkestar and Lon Gisland material." [Pitchfork]

Beirut @ Emo's, Austin, TX - Mar 14, 2007 (CRED)

I missed both Beirut shows @ SXSW, partly because there are three more chances coming up to see them in NYC. Currently in Los Angeles, the band needs some extras to star in a new video:

We are looking for people of all ages to be extras. The video shoot is on Wednesday, March 21st and the hours you will need to spend with us are between 4-8pm. Dancing and costume-wearing may well be involved. If you're interested and free on that date please email to jib0613@yahoo.com as soon as you can.

Grab more KEXP SXSW MP3's on KEXP's blog.

Previously
Beirut adds 3rd NYC (Bowery) show -- Final Fantasy

Posted in MP3 | SXSW | music at 12:58 AM | Comments (2)

March 19, 2007

hi, back sort of, sorry, email full, etc...

The Pogues @ Roseland, NYC - March 15, 2007 (CRED)

Hey all, sorry about the site going dead the past few days. I tried to make sure I could keep things going during SXSW, but obviously failed miserably. On top of that, I didn't realize my email was full the whole time so I pretty much haven't received anything to my POS Hotmail since Wednesday - please re-send if someting was returned to you (but no attached MP3s please). Thanks.

I'm actually still in Austin while I'm writing this, but am managing to get these few new posts up before my plane leaves back for NYC. Full SXSW coverage will start tonight (Monday) or tomorrow at which time things will be back to normal. Hopefully in the future I can make sure the site runs even during vacation.

I saw a ton of stuff while I was here, but of course still feel like I missed everything. People keep telling me Rage Against the Machine played, but then others say it didn't actually happen. Both of my day shows kept me really busy, but were great. Everyone asks "what was the best thing you saw?" It's all such a blur right now, so I have no idea, but semi-randomly catching Roky Erikson and Spoon at the annual during-SXSW "Ice Cream Social" was pretty cool, and Todd P's late night outlaw party on train tracks where rappers were performing on top of a car was also really great even though I was so tired at it.

A bunch of stuff I went to got shut down early by the police who were shutting down unofficial night parties left and right this year. That sucked. I fell asleep and missed the last night VICE party at an Elk's Lodge (it's 2nd location after getting moved), but that also got shut down early after a wall or balcony collapsed. Les Savy Fav managed to play one song before the police swarmed in. Nobody was hurt.

More later.....pictures obvs...

How were the Pogues? How was your SXSW? What other good stuff happened?

Posted in SXSW | music at 10:50 AM | Comments (76)

Sloan - 2007 Tour Dates

Sloan is back in the NYC area in May - May 10th @ Maxwell's and May 11th @ Southpaw. All tour dates below....

Sloan - 2007 Tour Dates
Apr 27 - Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Apr 28 - Seattle, WA Neumo's
Apr 30 - San Francisco, CA The Independent
May 01 - Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour
May 02 - San Diego House Of Blues
May 10 - Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's
May 11 - Brooklyn, NY Southpaw
May 12 - Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live
May 13 - Washington, DC Black Cat
May 14 - Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle
May 15 - Athens, GA 40 Watt Club
May 16 - Nashville, TN Exit/In
May 18 - Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Cafe
May 19 - Chicago, IL Metro
May 20 - Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
Jun 02 - Edmonton, AB Commonwealth Stadium

Posted in music | tour dates at 10:43 AM | Comments (0)

Silversun Pickups - 2007 Tour Dates

Silversun Pickups are playing Webster Hall in NYC on May 15th. Tickets are on sale. All tour dates below....

Silversun Pickups - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 19 -BANK UNITED CENTER Coral Gables, Florida
Mar 20 - Park Ave Cd's in-store Orlando, Florida
Mar 20 - HARD ROCK LIVE Orlando, Florida
Mar 21 - THE ARENA AT GWINNETT CENTER Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 23 -BENDER ARENA @ AMERICAN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, Washington DC
Mar 24 - Record & Tape Trader in-store Towson, Maryland
Mar 24 - TWEETER CENTER at the WATERFRONT Camden, New Jersey
Mar 26 - THEATER at MADISON SQUARE GARDEN New York, New York
Mar 27 - THEATRE AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN New York, New York
Mar 28 - AGGANIS ARENA at BOSTON UNIVERSITY Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 29 -Newbury Comics in-store Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 30 - METROPOLIS East Montreal, Quebec
Mar 31 - CANADA RICOH COLISEUM Toronto, Ontario
Apr 1 - STATE THEATRE Detroit, Michigan
Apr 2 - ARAGON BALLROOM Chicago, Illinois
Apr 4 - Vintage Vinyl in-store St. Louis, Missouri
Apr 4 - THE PAGEANT St. Louis, Missouri
Apr 5 - Atomic Records in-store Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Apr 5 - EAGLES BALLROOM Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Apr 6 - NORTHROP AUDITORIUM Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 7 - BURTON CUMMINGS THEATRE Winnipeg, Manitoba
Apr 9 - MACEWAN HALL Calgary, Alberta
Apr 10 - SHAW CONFERENCE CENTER Edmonton
Apr 12 - Richards on Richards Vancouver, British Columbia
Apr 13 - Neumos Seattle, Washington
Apr 14 - Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Apr 16 - The Independent San Francisco, California
Apr 27 - Coachella Music & Arts Festival @ Empire Polo Field Indio, California
May 4 - The Clubhouse Tempe, Arizona
May 15 - Webster Hall New York, New York
May 23 - Water Rats Theatre London
May 24 - Proud Gallery London
May 25 - The Social Nottingham
May 26 - Leadmill Sheffield
May 30 - Barfly/Camden London
May 31 - Night & Day Manchester
Jun 1 -Barfly/Birmingham Birmingham
Jun 2 - Barfly/Cardiff Cardiff
Jun 3 - Nice N Sleazy Glasgow

Previously
You Hear it First: Silversun Pickups & Magneta Lane @ Mercury Lounge & then Pianos, NYC | pics

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Citizen Cope playing one of the last shows @ Sin-e

Citizen Cope is playing one of the last shows at Sin-e - Friday March 30th @ 11pm. Tickets are on sale. My show is one week earlier. Tickets are still on sale for that and most of the other final shows at Sin-e too.

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March 13, 2007

the week in Dance w/ David Bruno (03/13/07)

DOWNLOAD: Shout Out Out Out Out - Dude, You Feel Electrical (MP3)

SOOOO @ Southpaw, Brooklyn, NYC - March 9, 2007 (CRED & REVIEW)

If you didn't catch Shout Out Out Out Out when they were in NYC last week, you have a few more chances to get down the sound if you head to SXSW.

Shout Out Out Out Out is a 6 piece rock band that plays funky dance music. I had the pleasure of catching the boys during CMJ and was completely blown way by their enthusiasm to rock the party and get asses shaking. Be prepared for lots of vocoder and mandated dancing.

Shout Out Out Out SXSW Schedule
Friday Mar 16: Insound Party at Club de Ville (900 Red River) 3:30 PM
Friday Mar 16: Impose Party Speakeasy (412 Congress) 5.20PM
Saturday Mar 17: Day for Night Party at Whiskey Bar (202 W 5th St.) 12:50 PM

(and for those not in Austin) A Big Dance Weekend in NYC...

Thursday - 3/15
*Booka Shade Live at Cut at Studio B (RSVP for reduced admission)
*Institubes vs. Boys Noize at Hiro (Free with RSVP on HeyLetsGo)

Friday - 3/16
*People Don't Dance No More: Edition Discodrome at Element ($5 with RSVP on HeyLetsGo)
*The Bunker at Tonic

Saturday - 3/16
*Kevin Saunderson at Sullivan Room.
*Guido Schneider at Rebel

-David

Previously
* Booka Shade - 2007 Tour Dates & MP3s
* Institubes and Booka Shade Preview
* Derrick May Preview & SXSW MP3s

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Elvis Costello & the Imposters - 2007 Tour Dates

Elvis Costello just announced the following 10-date tour...

Elvis Costello - 2007 Tour Dates
May 2 - Los Angeles, House of Blues May 2
May 3 - San Francisco, The Warfield May 3
May 6 - Denver, The Fillmore May 6
May 8 - Minneapolis, Myth May 8
May 9 - Chicago, House of Blues May 9
May 11 - Detroit, State Theatre May 11
May 15 - Boston, Avalon May 15
May 16 - New York, Nokia Theatre May 16
May 18 - Washington, D.C., Nightclub 9:30 May 18
May 19 - Philadelphia, Electric Factory May 19

"Beginning today, Visa Signature cardholders can purchase advance concert tickets before they go on sale to the general public on April 7, 2007. During the pre-sale, which extends through April 6, 2007, tickets and VIP experiences can only be purchased with a Visa Signature card."

Previously
* Elvis Costello | Show, Sighting & DVD

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Manu Chao - 2007 Tour tickets & presale

Tickets for the Manu Chao tour are now available via a presale. They go on regular sale on Saturday. (thx Eduardo)

Posted in music | tour dates at 3:35 PM | Comments (16)

Bands from Brooklyn playing SXSW - 2007

Organized by the genre SXSW labeled them with....

+/- {Plus/Minus} - Rock
Aa - Avant/Experimental
The A-Bones - Rock
The Affair (Brooklyn) - Rock
A Place To Bury Strangers - Rock
Bad Wizard - Rock
The Big Sleep - Rock
Bishop Allen - Rock
The Boggs - Rock
Calla - Rock
Cheeseburger - Rock
the Comas - Rock
The Coydogs - Rock
Paul Duncan - Rock
Earl Greyhound - Rock
Foreign Islands - Rock
Game Rebellion - Rock
The Honorary Title - Rock
Jack - Rock
The Ladybug Transistor - Rock
Les Savy Fav - Rock
Magik Markers - Rock
Monotract - Rock
My Brightest Diamond - Rock
Oakley Hall - Rock
Oxford Collapse - Rock
Panthers - Rock
Pela - Rock
Say Hi To Your Mom - Rock
Shellshag - Rock
Stylofone - Rock
Takka Takka - Rock [playing NY2LON]
Vic Thrill - Rock
VietNam - Rock
White Christian Romance - Rock
White Rabbits - Rock

O'Death - Punk
Tiny Masters of Today - Punk

Asobi Seksu - Pop
Dirty on Purpose - Pop
Chris Garneau - Pop
The Last Town Chorus - Pop
Matt & Kim - Pop [playing BV/AAM]
Palomar - Pop

Au Revoir Simone - Electronic
Purple Crush - Electronic

Barbez - Avant/Experimental
Beat the Devil - Avant/Experimental
Child Abuse - Avant/Experimental
Dirty Projectors - Avant/Experimental
Dragons of Zynth - Avant/Experimental
Joan as Police Woman - Avant/Experimental

Castanets - Country
Dawn Landes - Alt Country
Hymns - Alt Country
Ola Podrida - Alt Country

Rebecca Gates - Singer-Songwriter
Cody ChesnuTT - Singer-Songwriter

Cage - Hip Hop/Rap
DJ Ese - Hip Hop/Rap
Doujah Raze - Hip Hop/Rap
Iller Than Theirs (Nuclear Family) - Hip Hop/Rap
Junk Science (Nuclear Family) - Hip Hop/Rap

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings - R&B

Antibalas - World [playing NY2LON]
The Sway Machinery - World

Previously
* 2007 SXSW preperation thread

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7 bands from Denmark (who happen to be playing SXSW)

This is part three in a Scandinavian music series....

by Avi Roig

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DOWNLOAD: Funky Nashville - Hitch A Ride (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Funky Nashville - Gone away (MP3)

Funky Nashville's music is so completely misguided and awful, they might actually be worth seeing. The name alone should be enough to give you an idea of what they're about, but I'm happy to provide an mp3 (above) as further evidence.

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DOWNLOAD: Under Byen - Siamesisk (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Under Byen - Af samme stof som stof (MP3)

Under Byen @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - March 6, 2007 (CRED)

Of all the bands on this list, Under Byen is by far the most unique and Scandinavian sounding. Miss this one and prepare to be ridiculed for the rest of the year by everyone who was smart enough to attend.

see also
* Denmark's Under Byen | MP3s & Tour Dates (free NYC show)
* Under Byen + Frida Hyvonen | 2007 Tour Dates (SXSW)

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LISTEN: Junior Senior @ MySpace

Do you like fun? C'mon, Junior Senior should be a no-brainer.

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DOWNLOAD: The Kissaway Trail - Smother + Evil = Hurt (MP3)

The Kissaway Trail is incredibly promising. Nobody does epic melancholy pop like the Scandinavians.

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DOWNLOAD: Lack - Primo Levi (MP3)

They used to sound like Refused, but have since refined their sound to be one of the best forward-thinking, melodic post-hardcore bands on the planet. VERY recommended. It's just too bad Lack cancelled their scheduled SXSW appearance.

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LISTEN Mew @ MySpace

Another no-brainer, especially considering Mew is playing a Brooklyn Vegan-sponsored party.

see also
* Mew | 2007 Tour Dates ++ playing my SXSW party
* Mew @ Hiro Ballroom, NYC | pics

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DOWNLOAD: PowerSolo - Kat Nazer (Powersoul) (MP3)

PowerSolo - This video should be all I need to convince you:

UPDATE/ALERT: PowerSolo plays Pianos in NYC TONIGHT (3/13)

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Now check out the previous posts in this series: bands from Finland and bands from Sweden, and then visit Avi's site It'a a Trap.

All tour dates for everyone below....

Mew
03/14 - KEXP "Live From The Austin City Limits" Show, Austin, TX
03/15 - Broooklynvegan.com Party @ Scoot Inn, Austin, TX
03/16 - "Under the Radar" Party, Austin, TX
03/17 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX w/Eisley, Polyphonic Spree
03/20 - Black Cat, Washington DC, Washington DC
03/22 - Irving Plaza, New York, NY
03/23 - Paradise, Boston, MA
03/26 - Mod Club, Toronto, Ontario
03/27 - St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI
03/28 - Double Door, Chicago, IL
03/31 - Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
04/02 - Neumo's, Seattle, WA
04/03 - Richard's on Richards's, Vancouver, BC
04/04 - Aladdin Theatre, Portland, OR
04/06 - The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
04/07 - The Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA

PowerSolo
03/13 - Pianos, NYC
03/15 - Ryko Showcase, Friends Bar, Austin, TX
03/17 - Bubbling UP, Habana Calle, Austin, TX

Junior Senior
03/17 - Exodus, Austin, TX

Under Byen
03/13 - Randy Bacon Gallery, Springfield, MO
03/14 - Opolis, Norman, OK
03/15 - Emo's, Austin, TX
03/18 - Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA
03/19 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
03/21 - Chop Suey, Seattle, WA

Funky Nashville
03/15 - Uncle Flirty's, Austin, TX
05/10 - The Viper Room, Los Angeles, CA

The Kissaway Trail
03/17 - Buffalo Billiards (Bella Union Showcase), Austin, TX

Previously
* 7 bands from Finland (who happen to be playing SXSW)
* 11 Swedish bands (who happen to be playing SXSW)

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Beirut adds 3rd NYC (Bowery) show -- Final Fantasy

Beirut in Santa Fe - Oct 2006 (CRED)

I guess people didn't hold the prior cancellations against Beirut. Their two new Bowery Ballroom shows are selling so well that they decided to add a third....

Beirut, 2007
May 6 @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC (tickets) *
May 7 @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC (tickets) *
May 8 @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC (tickets tomorrow) *

* Final Fantasy (Owen) is opening all three shows which is sweet.

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Kings of Leon - 2007 Tour Dates

"RCA Records is proud to announce that Kings of Leon have confirmed the first leg of a nationwide US tour. The tour is in support of the new record, "Because Of The Times," to be released on April 3rd." Tour dates below...

March
17 Austin, TX Stubb's (SXSW)

April
28 Indio, CA Coachella Festival

May
2 Seattle, WA Moore Theater
3 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
5 Denver, CO Ogden
6 Kansas City, MO Voodoo Lounge @ Harrah's
7 Tulsa, OK Cains
9 Austin, TX Stubbs
11 New Orleans, LA House of Blues
12 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
13 Dallas, TX House of Blues
15 Indianapolis, IN Vogue
17 Milwaukee, WI Rave
18 Minneapolis, MN First Ave
19 Chicago, IL Riviera
21 Louisville, KY Headliners
22 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
24 Cincinnati, OH Bogarts
25 St. Louis, MO Pageant

June
1 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
2 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
4 NBC TV CONAN O'BRIEN
5 New York, NY Roseland
6 Boston, MA Avalon
7 Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory
12 Toronto, ONT Kool Haus
15 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival

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7 bands from Finland (who happen to be playing SXSW)

Last month I wrote a post about bands from Finland visiting the U.S.A. this month. That included a show at Sin-e Sunday night, and one at Knitting Factory that happened last night. Did anyone go to either of them?

In the article below, It's a Trap's Avi Roig discusses many of the same Finnish bands. One notable addition is FUN who are here, not only to play some shows, but to record with the one-and-only Steve Albini in his Chicago studio. On March 23rd FUN joins the cast of Marissa Nadler, Tim Fite, Shy Child, and Pela at a Brooklyn Vegan-sponsored show at Sin-e in NYC (tickets still on sale). And now, Avi....

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by Avi Roig

FUN @ New Granada, Minneapolis, MN - Mar 5, 2007 (CRED)

DOWNLOAD: Fun - Big Lies (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Fun - Arizona spit trip (MP3)

Okay, I'm cheating a little on this one as they're not appearing at any 'official' SXSW events, but that doesn't matter. FUN sound like Rapeman and are coming to the US to record their new album at Electrical Audio in Chicago with Steve Albini and this might be the only chance America gets to see them live. Another band that appeared on my first "Reader's companion" compilation.

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DOWNLOAD: I Walk The Line - When I'm Gone (MP3)

For some folks, all you need to know is that I Walk The Line are Gearhead's latest signing. For everyone else, just imagine Social Distortion with organ and you'll have a good idea of what they're about.

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DOWNLOAD: Callisto - Wormwood (MP3)

Callisto are one of the better Neuriscan-type (that's a reference to the trinity of Neurosis/Isis/Pelican, mind you) bands out there right now, which should come as no surprise considering Finland's strong doom heritage.

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LISTEN: Disco Ensemble @ MySpace

Finland's leading mallpunk/mainstreamo act. Despite my distaste for this sort of stuff, I grudgingly admit that Disco Ensemble have a few good songs and will probably put on a good show.

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DOWNLOAD: 22-Pistepirkko - Rat king
DOWNLOAD: 22-Pistepirkko - I Knew (MP3)

Finland's leading weirdo pop/garage/surf trio. Over 25 years later and still going strong! 22-Pistepirkko

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DOWNLOAD: KTU (Pohjonen, Gunn, Mastelotto) - Absinth (MP3)

Two King Crimson members team up with Finland's finest accordian player to... well, I have no idea what it'll sound like, but I doubt it will be boring.

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DOWNLOAD: Astrid Swan - Rock 'n' Roll Blonde (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Treeball - Ambulance (MP3) <--- don't skip it

I'm not crazy about Astrid Swan's solo record "Poverina" which Minty Fresh licensed for a North American release, but her work with Treeball (Finland's New Pornographers?) is excellent. Lots of free downloads at their site.

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Now check out our previous Finnish music post, a post on the Finnish band Lordi, our Swedish music post, and some bands from Montreal.

Also check out Avi Roig's Scandinavian music website It's a Trap.

And don't forget to see Fun March 23rd in NYC. All tour dates for all bands below...

Callisto
03/14 - Uncle Flirty's Loft, Austin, TX

Disco Ensemble
03/14 - Uncle Flirty4s, Austin, TX
03/17 - Emo's (Warped Tour/Alternative Press showcase), Austin, TX

I Walk The Line
03/13 - Hollywood Alley, Mesa, AZ
03/14 - Lucky Devil's, El Paso, TX
03/15 - Trophy's (1:00 PM), Austin, TX
03/16 - Headhunter's (3:45 PM), Austin, TX
03/16 - The Parlor, Austin, TX w/Signal Lost
03/17 - South Austin Speed Shop (Gearhead Party), Austin, TX
03/17 - The Lava Lounge (Gearhead Showcase), Austin, TX
03/18 - The Blue Note, Oklahoma City, OK
03/19 - 3 Kings Tavern, Denver, CO
03/20 - Surfside Lounge, Fort Collins, CO
03/21 - Burt's Tiki Lounge, Albuquerque, NM
03/22 - Wilhelmina's, Sacramento, CA
03/24 - Stag,, Woodland, CA w/The Thunder Boys
03/26 - The Stork Club, Oakland, CA w/The Thunder Boys
03/27 - Empire Theatre, Stockton, CA w/The Thunder Boys

Fun
03/13 Tulsa, OK @ Sound Pony Lounge (+Pony Pants)
03/14 Ft. Worth, TX @ 1919 Hemphill (+The Cheat, Koji Kondo)
03/15 Austin, TX @ No Idea Records & Political Party presents SXSFest
03/16 Baton Rouge, LA @ 3299 Ivanhoe St. (+Brainworms)
03/17 Birmingham, AL @ Cave 9 (+Brainworms)
03/18 Atlanta, GA @ ISP (Stickfigure sunday matinee w/ Brickmason, Battlecat, Eether)
03/19 Charlotte, NC @ Lunchbox Records
03/20 Greensboro, NC @ Two Art Chicks (+Ladyhawk, presented by WUAG 103.1 FM)
03/21 Richmond, VA @ Solid Dudes House (+The Catalyst, Mouthbreather)
03/23 NYC @ Sin-E (+Marissa Nadler, Shy Child, Tim Fite, Pela) (TICKETS)
03/24 Philadelphia, PA @ Veggieplex Theatre
03/27 Pittsburgh, PA @ Gooskis (+Persona Grata)
03/28 Cleveland, OH @ Tower 2012

22-Pistepirkko
03/14 - Uncle Flirty's, Austin, TX

KTU (Pohjonen, Gunn, Mastelotto)
03/14 - Uncle Flirty's Loft, Austin, TX
03/20 - Drum Pad Presents @ Durty Nellie's, Chicago (Palatine), IL

Astrid Swan
03/15 - The Light Bar, Austin, TX
03/23 - Tangier, Los Angeles, CA
03/27 - Hotel Cafe, Los Angeles, CA
04/04 - Subterranean, Chicago, IL

Previously
* 11 Swedish bands (who happen to be playing SXSW)

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The True Colors Tour - Cyndi Lauper, The Gossip, Erasure...

This is awesome

Cyndi Lauper tops the bill of the inaugural True Colors tour--an outing she conceived to support the Human Rights Campaign, a gay-and-lesbian advocacy group--which will also feature Erasure, Debbie Harry, The Dresden Dolls, The Gossip and The Misshapes.

The outing gets underway June 8 in Las Vegas and is scheduled to hit 15 cities throughout the US, including a June 30 finale in Los Angeles. The full itinerary is listed below. Tickets for select cities will begin rolling out Friday (3/16); details are available at the tour's website.

Hosted by comedian Margaret Cho, the event will feature five hours of music, according to a press release, and select dates will include appearances by special guests such as Rufus Wainwright, Rosie O'Donnell and Indigo Girls [livedaily]

This Misshapes? ha. They hit Radio City Music Hall on June 18th. A ticketmaster presale is underway. All tour dates below...

The True Colors Tour
Fri 06/08/07 Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand Garden Arena
Sat 06/09/07 West Valley City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
Sun 06/10/07 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Tue 06/12/07 Chicago, IL Auditorium Theatre
Fri 06/15/07 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel Casino / Spa
Sat 06/16/07 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion
Sun 06/17/07 Columbia, MD Merriweather Post Pavilion
Mon 06/18/07 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
Tue 06/19/07 Toronto, ON The Molson Amphitheatre
Thu 06/21/07 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Sat 06/23/07 Dallas, TX Smirnoff Music Centre
Sun 06/24/07 The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Wed 06/27/07 San Diego, CA SDSU Open Air Theatre
Fri 06/29/07 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
Sat 06/30/07 Los Angeles, CA Greek Theatre

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The Good The Bad and the Queen played NYC

The Good The Bad The Queen @ Webster Hall - Mar 12, 2007 (CRED)

Previously
* The Good, The Bad and The Queen playing the Apple Store & The Fader Fort

Posted in music at 9:48 AM | Comments (44)

March 12, 2007

More stuff I missed

The Pipettes @ Luna Lounge, Brooklyn, NY - March 11, 2007 (CRED)

* Music Snobbery saw The Pipettes @ Luna Lounge.
* PFork saw Antony @ Brooklyn Philharmonic.
* Thighmaster saw Jill Cunniff @ Mercury lounge.
* Others saw Of Montreal @ Irving Plaza.

Missing Antony made me the saddest. I hope I'm able to get out to see something before leaving for Texas Wednesday morning.

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Arctic Monkeys & Be Your Own Pet - 2007 Tour Dates

Which one of these does not belong?

"Chaperones wanted: Responsible adults sought to oversee a bunch of hyperactive youngsters hopped up on punk rock and press accolades as they terrorize North America this spring. Job begins in late April at the Coachella festival and ends in late May in Orlando, Florida. (Yup, you're taking the kids to Disney world.)" [Pitchfork]

Arctic Monkeys and Be Your Own Pet play Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on May 15th. Tickets on sale soon I assume. All tour dates below....

Arctic Monkeys - 2007 Tour Dates
03-29 Tokyo, Japan - Zepp Club
04-27 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-01 San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre *
05-02 Portland, OR - Roseland Theatre *
05-03 Seattle, WA - Showbox *
05-04 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *
05-07 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
05-08 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *
05-09 Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's *
05-11 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus *
05-12 Montreal, Quebec - L'Olympia *
05-13 Boston, MA - Avalon *
05-15 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom *
05-16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
05-17 Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory *
05-19 Atlanta, GA - The Tabernacle *
05-20 Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live *
05-28 Landgraff, Netherlands - Pinkpop
06-01 Nürnburgring, Germany - Rock am Ring
06-02 Nürnberg, Germany - Rock im Park
06-16 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide Castle
06-17 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide Castle
06-22-24 Somerset, England - Glastonbury Festival
06-29 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
07-06 Balado, Scotland - T in the Park
07-21 Valencia, Spain - Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
07-28 Manchester, England - Lancashire County Cricket Ground #
07-29 Manchester, England - Lancashire County Cricket Ground #
08-11 Osaka, Japan - Summersonic
08-12 Tokyo, Japan - Summersonic

* with Be Your Own Pet
# with Supergrass, the Coral, Amy Winehouse

Previously
* Arctic Monkeys win Brit Award
* Arctic Monkeys & We Are Scientists @ Roseland, NYC | pics
* Arctic Monkeys @ Webster Hall, NYC | pics

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Sean Lennon - 2007 Tour Dates

Sean @ a Chanel show in France - Jan 23, 2007

Sean Lennon is touring again. Dates below...

Sean Lennon - 2007 Tour Dates
3/30 Dallas, TX Gypsy Tea Room
3/31 Austin, TX The Parish
4/03 Atlanta, GA Smith’s Olde Bar
4/04 Athens, GA Melting Pot
4/05 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
4/06 Carrboro, NC Cat’s Cradle
4/07 Charlottesville, VA Starr Hill Music Hall
4/09 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony
4/10 Albany, NY The Sawyer Theater at the Egg
4/11 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
4/12 New York, NY Irving Plaza
4/13 Boston, MA Paradise
4/15 Buffalo, NY The Traif
4/16 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall
4/17 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
4/19 St. Louis, MO Blueberry Hill
4/20 Kansas City, MO Grand Emporium
4/21 Denver, CO Bluebird Theater
4/24 Los Angeles, CA Roxy
4/25 Solana Beach, CA Belly Up Tavern
4/27 Anaheim, CA House of Blues
4/28 San Luis Obispo, CA Downtown Brewing Co.
4/29 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall

Previously
* Sean Lennon | 2006 Tour Dates

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Club Europa in Brooklyn

Club Europa

Like Studio B and Warsaw, Club Europa is a Polish nightclub cashing in on the demand for (indie) rock shows in the now-hip sections of Williamsburg and Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC.

"Europa a new venue located in the thriving "it" neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn (a mere 3 blocks from McCarren Pool and 4 blocks from Warsaw). The 550 capacity space can host shows for audiences 16 & up and features mind blowing sound, lighting and artist’s VIP space and is available for live bookings 7 days a week."

The people behind the shows know what they're doing too - Robert Johnson (Scenic, Knitting Factory) and Scott Long (Scenic, Knitting Factory, Wetlands) started it, and now they have Bob D'Amico (Northsix) booking shows. Here's a sample of what's coming up:

Mon Mar 12 - Heavy Trash featuring Jon Spencer & Matt Verta-Ray & PowerSolo (TONIGHT)
Fri Mar 30 - Hella w/ Dirty Projectors / Who's Your Favorite Son God? (tix)
Sat Apr 07 - The World/Inferno Friendship Society w/ Paint it Black / The Vicious (tix)
Sat Apr 14 - The Locust / Cattle Decapitation - Daughters (tix)

All upcoming shows listed @ Ticketweb.

Steve Albini drumming for Shellac @ Europa - 9/2/06 (CRED)

I still haven't been there. How is it?

Previously
* The Mountain Goats played Bowery Ballroom & Europa
* Akron/Family tonight ++ 2007 Tour Dates
* Yo Majesty - 2007 Tour Dates (NYC, SXSW, etc) & MP3s

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Fratellis add Brooklyn show. Sold out? Amy Winehouse cancels some shows :-( ALBUM STREAMS

What do the Fratellis and Amy Winehouse have in common? They're both from the UK, they both just won Brit Awards, they both have the same agent, and they're both on Island (Universal). They both also have new albums out this week, and THEY'RE BOTH STREAMING IN FULL AT AOL.

AND they WERE both supposed to be playing one of my SXSW parties...until this morning when we found out that Amy Winehouse cancelled our show, and another show that day, and two shows in the UK. More cancellations to come? I don't know, but her show at Bowery tomorrow night still seems to be on, as are the rest of her tour dates. Here's what's in the news:

The father of British pop star Amy Winehouse has pleaded with his daughter to take a break from her busy schedule - or end up facing rehab.

Dad Mitch believes the Rehab singer's hectic schedule is taking its toll - as well as her recent split from boyfriend Alex Jones-Donelly.

Twenty-three-year-old Winehouse cancelled two concerts in London last week despite being spotted buying alcohol at a local grocery store hours before a gig. [FemaleFirst]

Luckily the Fratellis are still playing the show though, as well as 12 other awesome acts. Amy's replacement to be announced.

The Fratellis are also playing two sold out shows at Mercury Lounge in NYC after SXSW, and now a third show at Studio B in Brooklyn on March 24th. Is it really sold out too though? Or is it not on sale yet like they did with LCD Soundsystem?

Previously
* Amy Winehouse - (more) 2007 Tour Dates
* the UK's The Fratellis | HOT OR NOT? | 2007 Tour Dates (NYC, SXSW)

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Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

VIDEO STREAM: Neil Young - Live At Massey Hall trailer (.MOV)
AUDIO STREAM: The Fratellis - Flathead (.asx)
AUDIO STREAM: The View - Superstar Tradesman (.asx)

Among this week's music releases, several stand out. Neil Young's concert film, Live at Massey Hall, Rosie Thomas's These Friends Of Mine, Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs' You Can't Buy a Gun When You're Crying, and the Innocence Mission's We Walked in Song are all highly recommended. I'm putting off my weekly trip to the record store this week until I get to Austin for SXSW, but I plan to pick up the remastered edition of the Dickies' Dawn of the Dickies (for which I have), as well as Lucy Kaplansky's new album, Over the Hills.

For parents of younger children, the Rockabye Baby series adds three albums to its roster this week: Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles, Lullabye Renditions of Bjork, and Lullaby Renditions Bob Marley, and Lisa Loeb and Elizabeth Mitchell collaborate on a children's album, Catch the Moon.

What can you recommend from this week's music release list?

CD releases:

!!!: Myth Takes [cd]
Amy Winehouse: Back To Black [cd]
Aqualung: Memory Man [cd]
Baby Teeth: Simp [cd]
Black Milk: Popular Demand [cd]
Corrs: Dreams: The Ultimate Corrs Collection (remastered) [cd]
Dat'r: Turn Up the Ghosts [cd]
Dickies: Dawn of the Dickies (remastered with bonus tracks) [cd]
Dollyrots: Because I'm Awesome [cd]
Eric Anderson: So Much on My Mind: The Anthology [cd]
Fratellis: Costello Music [cd]
Graham Parker: Don't Tell Columbus [cd]
Grand Champeen: Dial T for This [cd]
Guy Clark: Americana Master Series: Best of the Sugar Hill Years [cd]
Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs: You Can't Buy a Gun When You're Crying [cd]
Innocence Mission: We Walked in Song [cd]
International Noise Conspiracy: Live at Oslo Jazz Festival [cd]
Irving: Spaceland Presents: Irving in Spaceland November 1st [cd]
James McMurtry: Americana Master Series: Best of the Sugar Hill Years [cd]
James Morrison: Undiscovered [cd]
Jon Rauhouse: Steel Guitar Heart Attack [cd]
Jorma Kaukonen: Stars in My Crown [cd]
King Crimson: The Collectable King Crimson, Vol. 2 Live in Bath 1981 [cd]
Last Train Home: Last Good Kiss [cd]
Lisa Loeb & Elizabeth Mitchell: Catch the Moon (with DVD) [cd]
Loch Lomond: Lament for Children [cd]
Lucy Kaplansky: Over the Hills [cd]
Mason Proper: there Is a Moth in Your Chest [cd]
Metheney & Mehldau: Quartet [cd]
Minmae: 835 [cd]
Mitch Easter: Dynamico [cd]
Nadja Touched [cd]
Nakatomi Plaza: Unsettled [cd]
Neil Young: Live at Massey Hall [cd]
Neil Young: Live at Massey Hall (with DVD) [cd]
Novi Split: Pink in the Sink [cd]
Paula Frazer and Tarnation: Now It's Time [cd]
Queers: Move Back Home (reissue) [cd]
Roches; Moonswept [cd]
Rosie Thomas: These Friends Of Mine [cd]
SJ Esau: Wrong Faced Cat Feed Collapse [cd]
The Storys: The Storys [cd]
Sundowner: Four One Five Two [cd]
Sylvain Sylvain: Sylvain Sylvain [cd]
Type O Negative: Dead Again [cd]
Uncle Earl: Waterloo Tennessee [cd]
Unsane: Visqueen [cd]
Various Artists: A Change Is Gonna Come: The Voice of Black America 1964-1973 [cd]
Various Artists: Girls Girls Girls: A Yearbook of Dream Dates [cd]
Various Artists: Labrador 100: A Complete History of Popular Music [cd]
Various Artists: Rockabye Baby: Lullaby Renditions of The Beatles [cd]
Various Artists; Rockabye Baby: Lullabye Renditions of Bjork [cd]
Various Artists: Rockabye Baby: Lullaby Renditions Bob Marley [cd]
Various Artists: She Will Have Her Way: The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn (import) [cd]
Various Artists: Stax 50th: 50th Anniversary Celebration [cd]
The View: Hats Off To The Buskers [cd]

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"Small Internet radio hit by new royalty rates"

"After a two-year proceeding, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) has set rates for commercial and noncommercial webcasts and Internet simulcasts, which some executives say will put them out of business.....Ruth Seymour, GM of NPR-member station KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif., estimates the station will be on the hook for $216,000 in payments this year under the new rates. 'We operate in the basement of a community college, so this is a big bite,' she says." [Yahoo]

Posted in industry | music | radio at 10:34 AM | Comments (4)

Jonah Matranga - 2007 Tour Dates (SXSW, Maxwell's)

DOWNLOAD: Jonah Matranga - How Does Life Go? (MP3) (info)

FUN FACT: Jonah Matranga is the guy singing "And he never lies" on "Instrumental" --> Track 7 on Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor (one of my favorite albums of 2006).

Jonah is playing two solo shows at SXSW, touring, and will be in the NYC area at the beginning of April. Tickets are on sale for an April 3rd show @ Maxwell's, and there's a good chance he'll schedule some more shows while he's here.

The new 19-song compilation CD you see pictured to the left is available in Jonah's store. Check out Jonah's guest blog at So Much Silence.

All tour dates below...

Jonah Matranga - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 13 - Houston, TX - Super Happy Fun Land HOUSTON
Mar 14 - San Antonio, TX - The Sanctuary SAN ANTONIO *
Mar 15 - Austin, TX - Plush AUSTIN *
Mar 16 - Austin, TX - Epoch Coffee - DAYTIME - AUSTIN 1pm
Mar 18 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified PHOENIX *
Mar 19 - Los Angeles, CA - Knitting Factory LOS ANGELES *
Mar 20 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom Of The Hill SAN FRANCISCO *
Mar 21 - Davis, CA - Delta Of Venus DAVIS *
Mar 22 - Sacramento, CA - Old Ironsides SACRAMENTO *
Apr 3 - Hoboken, NJ - Maxwells HOBOKEN
Apr 14 - Monterey, CA - Black Box Cabaret, CSUMB SEASIDE
Apr 15 - Pomona, CA - Glass House Pomona
Apr 16 - San Francisco, CA - Adobe Books SAN FRANCISCO
Apr 24 - UK - Aberdeen, Scotland Aberdeen
Apr 25 - UK - TBA TBA
Apr 26 - Paris, FR - Le Batofar Paris

* W/ Frank Turner & Joshua English

Previously
* Jonah Matranga @ Snitch, NYC | pics
* Jonah Matranga & Ian Love | Tour & new music

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David Vandervelde & Richard Swift - 2007 Tour Dates, MP3s, WOXY, etc...

DOWNLOAD: Richard Swift - Paisley Park (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: David Vandervelde - Jacket (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: David Vandervelde - Nothin' No (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: David Vandervelde - live on Woxy (MP3) (info)

David Vandervelde on WOXY - Feb 27, 2007 (CRED)


I caught David Vandervelde and band at Pianos when they passed through NYC last (Feb 27), and like everyone else who saw him I'll say something like "the boy can play guitar". Definitely a rockin' (and sometimes humorous) show - full reviews @ Waved Rumor and the redesigned Heartonastick.

David's next shows will be at SXSW in just a few days. His Secretly Canadian labelmate Richard Swift will be there too, and since their music goes so well together (see MP3s above), it makes so much sense that the two of them are going on tour together in April. They play NYC twice - Luna Lounge on April 21st, and Pianos on April 22nd.

Listen to more Richard Swift on MySpace. More David V. MP3s @ Daytrotter. All tour dates below...

Richard Swift 2007 SXSW Dates
3/15 Secretly Canadian/ Jagjaguwar/ Dead Oceans showcase @ Mohawk 11:30pm
3/17 SC Distribution Day Party @ Carousel Lounge 2:20pm

David Vandervelde 2007 SXSW Dates
3/14 Fader/ Levi's Party 5:15pm
3/15 Schuba's Party @ Yard Dog Folk Art Gallery 2:25pm
3/15 Secretly Canadian/ Jagjaguwar/ Dead Oceans showcase @ Mohawk 11pm
3/16 "Mess With Texas" Party @ Red Seven 3pm
3/17 Shoutitoutloud Music Party @ The Whiskey Bar 4pm.

Richard Swift + David Vandervelde - 2007 Tour Dates
04/02/07 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey
04/03/07 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
04/05/07 San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
04/06/07 Los Angeles, CA - Spaceland
04/07/07 Costa Mesa, CA - Detroit Bar
04/10/07 Austin, TX - Emo's
04/11/07 Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf
04/12/07 Norman, OK - Opolis
04/13/07 St. Louis, MO - St. Louis University- Biliken Club w/ Bunnygrunt
04/14/07 Bloomington, IN - Culture Shock w/ Sunset Rubdown + Xiu Xiu
04/15/07 Newport, KY - Southgate House
04/16/07 Columbus, OH - The Basement
04/18/07 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
04/19/07 Washington DC, - Black Cat w/ Paige France + Headlights
04/21/07 Brooklyn, NY - Luna Lounge
04/22/07 New York, NY - Piano's
04/23/07 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
04/24/07 Chicago, IL - Schuba's

Previously
* David Vandervelde - album stream & 2007 Tour Dates

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Bob Mould playing SXSW & a Callum Robbins benefit @ Bowery Ballroom

Bob Mould is playing two shows at SXSW - March 15th @ Buffalo Billiards (Barsuk showcase) & March 16th @ Emo's Annex (day party). He's also playing a Callum Robbins benefit with Radio 4, Harmony Rockets (Feat. Members of Mercury Rev), and "Special Guests" at Bowery BAllroom in NYC on April 16th. $25 tickets are on sale.

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Frog Eyes - 2007 Tour Dates

Frog Eyes plays a couple of shows at SXSW. Then in May they kick off a tour in Seattle that brings them to Mercury Lounge in NYC on May 18th. The new Frog Eyes album Tears of the Valedictorian is out May 1st on Absolutely Kosher. The new song called "Idle Songs" is streaming at their MySpace. All tour dates below...

Frog Eyes - 2007 Tour Dates
3-16 - Austin, TX - SXSW Merge / Absolutely Kosher Day Party at Pok-e-Jo’s
3-17 - Austin, TX - SXSW Absolutely Kosher showcase
4-14 - Victoria, BC - Logan‘s Pub
5-01 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile
5-04 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
5-05 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
5-10 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves
5-11 - Austin, TX - Emo‘s
5-12 - Houston, TX - Proletariat
5-14 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
5-15 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
5-16 - Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel
5-17 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda‘s
5-18 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
5-20 - Boston, MA - Middle East
5-22 - Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa
5-24 - Toronto, ON - Sneaky Dee’s
5-25 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
5-27 - Chicago, IL - Schubas

Previously
* Frog Eyes @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics (night 2)
* An Interview with Carey Mercer of Frog Eyes

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The Black Angels & Vietnam - 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: The Black Angels - The First Vietnamese War (MP3)

"Formed in May 2004 in Austin, TX, The Black Angels' psychedelically induced rock n' roll evokes the spirit of the 1960's while awakening the heavy droning rhythms inspired by The Velvet Underground."

The Black Angels are playing five shows at SXSW followed by a tour with Vietnam that brings them to Mercury & Luna Lounge in NYC. All tour dates below...

Black Angels - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 14 - Emo's Annex Austin, Texas
Mar 15 - Red Eyed Fly Austin, Texas
Mar 16 - Red Seven Austin, Texas
Mar 16 - Antone's Austin, Texas
Mar 17 - Mohawk Austin, Texas
Mar 21 - Warehouse Live * Houston, Texas
Mar 22 - THe Jackrabbit Lounge * Shreveport, Louisiana
Mar 23 - Spanish Moon * Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 24 - The Bottletree * Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 26 - The Earl * Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 27 - Village Tavern * Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Mar 28 - Local 506 * Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mar 29 - Pilot Light * Knoxville, Tennessee
Mar 30 - Mercy Lounge * Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 31 - Southgate House * Newport, Kentucky
Apr 2 - Beachland Tavern * Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 3 - Little Brothers * Columbus, Ohio
Apr 4 - THe BrilloBox * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Apr 5 - The Rock and Roll Hotel * WASHINGTON, Washington DC
Apr 6 - Johnny Brenda's * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 7 - Mercury Lounge * New York, New York
Apr 8 - Luna Lounge * Brooklyn, New York
Apr 10 - Middle East Upstairs * Cambridge, Massachusetts
Apr 11 - Mile End Cultural Centre"Main" Hall * Montreal, Quebec
Apr 12 - Horseshoe Tavern * Toronto, Ontario
Apr 13 - Lager House * Detroit, Michigan
Apr 14 - Empty Bottle * Chicago, Illinois
Apr 16 - 7th Street Entry * Minneapolis, Minnesota
Apr 17 - Picador * Iowa City, Iowa
Apr 18 - The Waiting Room * Omaha, Nebraska
Apr 19 - The Bottleneck * Lawrence, Kansas
Apr 20 - The Duck Room at Blueberry * St. Louis, Missouri
Apr 21 - Mojo's * Columbia, Missouri
May 24 - Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
May 25 - Richard's on Richards Vancouver, British Columbia
May 27 - Sasquatch Music Festival - The Gorge George, Washington

* w/ Vietnam

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March 11, 2007

Of Montreal played NYC, playing Brooklyn Karaoke show + more 2007 Tour Dates

I was pretty much out of the city all weekend so I missed this...

No nudity, but there are reviews of both Irving Plaza shows at Music Snobbery, and one in Spanish at Texto Sonoro.

More pictures (like the one above) by Leia J @ Flickr.

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Of Montreal return to NYC on April 14th to play a NY Magazine-hosted "Indie Karaoke" night at Studio B in Brooklyn (thx CV)

The Details
Join wonder-sensation Of Montreal as your personal backing band for an unforgettable night of karaoke. Special Emcee Michael Showalter as Alan Shemper (as seen in Wet Hot American Summer) hosts us through old and new jams at Studio B in Brooklyn. You sing on stage, Of Montreal plays behind you!

Followed by an Of Montreal set of their own. Afterwards, Flosstradamus will keep the night going afterparty-style. We'll be putting this event on sale soon -- sign up here to get notified when it's time.

Cwazy. All tour dates below...

Of Montreal - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 11 - Avalon Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 12 - La Tulipe Montreal, Quebec
Mar 13 - The Opera House Toronto, Ontario
Mar 14 - Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan
Mar 15 - Cabaret Metro Chicago, Illinois
Mar 16 - First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 17 - Pabst Theatre Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 18 - Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan
Mar 19 - Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 20 - Southgate House Newport, Kentucky
Mar 21 - Mercy Lounge Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 22 - The Grey Eagle Asheville, North Carolina
Mar 23 - Headliners Columbia, South Carolina
Mar 24 - 40 Watt Athens, Georgia
Mar 29 - Abbey Road Gainesville, Florida
Mar 30 - Studio A Miami, Florida
Mar 31 - The Club At Firestone Orlando, Florida
Apr 1 - Freebird Live Jacksonville, Florida
Apr 2 - The Moon Tallahassee, Florida
Apr 14 - Studio B - NY Magazine Indie Karaoke Brooklyn, New York
Apr 19 - Club Minxx - Sarasota Film Festival Sarasota, Florida
Apr 27 - Coachella Festival Indio

Previously
* David Byrne, Of Montreal, Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer
* Of Montreal played McCarren Pool | 5 more free shows to go
* Of Montreal @ Emo's, Austin, TX (SXSW)| pics, MP3s

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March 9, 2007

"Annoying Hipster Douchebag" @ Siren & other videos

Also check "outside Arcade Fire" if you haven't already. Plus two videos by the T-Bird below....

Unicorns...

Hipsters...

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!!! (chk chk chk) 2007 Tour Dates, Pre-Sale, Album Stream

!!! in Brooklyn - Feb 17, 2007 (CRED SUCKA)

Like I said, the "secret" !!! show in Brooklyn was SOOOOOO GOOD - non-stop free-jack-coke fueled exctasy brought to a climax when one of the members of the Durty Nanas came up to sing "Heart of Hearts" with Nic....

Spank Rock, also there and loving it, got up on stage and started dancing for a minute. It was another kodak moment, but I didn't have my camera. If you have one please send it in. Thx to Sucka for pix in this post.

STREAM THE WHOLE NEW ALBUM AT AOL.

PRESALE tickets are on sale for the following !!! tour dates....

!!! - 2007 Tour Dates
APR 29 - San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
MAY 1 - Eugene, OR @ McDonald Theatre
MAY 2 - Portland, OR @ Someday Lounge (21 +)
MAY 3 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's (21 +)
MAY 4 - Vancouver, BC @ Richards on Richards (19 +)
MAY 15 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
MAY 16 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom (18 +)
May 17 - Boston, MA @ Axis
MAY 18 - Montreal, QC @ Les Saints (18 +)
MAY 23 - Chicago, IL @ Metro (18 +)

More dates here and at their MySpace.
More Chk Chk Chk in this week's dance post too.

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Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup | (Mar 09, 2007)

Mele Mel played @ J&R Music World, NYC - March 7, 2007 (CRED)

COMING SOON
Mar 09 - Hip Hop Karaoke @ Knitting Factory
Mar 11 - Public Enemy @ BB King's (info)
Mar 11 - Lupe Fiasco & The Roots @ Nokia Theatre (info)
Mar 12 - Lupe Fiasco & The Roots @ Nokia Theatre
Mar 12 - Plan B (UK) @ Joe's Pub

CONTEST (win a clock and/.or tickets)
To celebrate MC Serch's release of M.any Y.oung L.ives A.go: The 1994 Sessions, we're giving away a great MC Serch Ecko Alarm clock (as featured in our earlier post). Now available digitally only (iTunes), the new album is made up of tracks recorded for his second solo album on Def Jam that was never released, plus 3 new 3rd Bass tracks recorded in 2000. Download one of the tracks for free here.

We also have a pair of tickets to the Plan B show at Joe's Pub to give away.

DOWNLOAD: Plan B - Missing Links (with Radiohead) (MP3)

To win the clock or the tickets, submit a list of your top 3 favorite new hip hop acts to BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Serch). Tells us which prize you want, or if you want both. Winner will be picked and notified.

LISTEN

• Wow, I never thought I'd ever say the following words: One of my favorite new hip hop tracks of the moment features Adam Duritz of the Counting Crows on the hook. Check out Notar's Stranger on his label's MySpace: Tyrannosaurus Records. Check out more Notar on his own myspace.
• HipHopSite has a full Def Jux/Adult Swim mixtape for free download
• The Smoking Section has Mr. Cee's Best of Biggie mixtape for download.
• Great Redman freestyle on Green Lantern's recent radio show. Go get it here
• Remember Heather B? Go download her seminal NYC hardcore album (via Idolator)

In more cross-over news, Dangermouse and Sparklehorse are going to record a collaborative LP in the near future.

In ever more musical cross-over news (and as previously reported) Postal Service is looking to collaborate with Ghostface.

Wow, we're all about the odd combos this week: Rhymefest & Lil' Jon? Hmm. interview here.

Keep reading for more!.............

Last week we linked to the mp3. Here is the video for the Kanye/Rakim/Nas/KRS One/DJ Premier song Classic. Good review here.

Read a great Nore interview on XXL. He speaks on Jay-Z, leaving Def Jam, reggaeton, and more.

The Assimilated Negro writes about a song you should know: DWYCK.

We already posted about the Notorious B.I.G.'s upcoming, and unnecessary, Greatest Hits album. Check out the Notorious B.I.G. Tribute on AOL Music, and an exclusive Notorious B.I.G. Video Tribute featuring Jadakiss, Styles P, Mister Cee and the founders of AllHipHop.com. Also: Friday, March 9th, 10 p.m. - Hip Hop Karaoke at Knitting Factory, Special Tribute To Biggie Edition.

Get a tease snippet of some sort of Jay-Z/Just Blaze collaboration in the first for seconds of this video. Oh btw Jay-Z just made another 200 million dollars.

Lil' Wayne apologizes to Jay-Z's family in a pretty decent interview.

Episode whatever in the Cam'ron/50 beef: Young Buck ft 50 cent - Hold On. Cam'ron in turn speaks to Funkmaster Flex. About Rap did a poll on who is winning.

Nas reveals his upcoming tour schedule.

Beanie Sigel is mellowing out and giving a good interview, and another one. New video here.

Hip Hop's number 1 hit of the moment is Mims' This Is Why I'm Hot. Read a thorough review with video and audio links.

VIDEO
- Watch Sean Price endearingly great new video for The Mess You Made
- Joss Stone invited Common to perform with her for AOL Music Sessions.
- Kanye West did a video for his Throw Some D's remix.
- Someone did a great spoof of Jay-Z's HP commercial featuring a fake Cam'ron.
- Go check out who in Hip Hop will be performing on TV this week.

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Rapture playing SXSW, touring with DAFT PUNK [confirmed] (MP3s)

DOWNLOAD: Daft Punk - Human After All (justice Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Rapture - Sister Saviour (blackstrobe Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Rapture - Whoo! Alright-yeah... Uh Huh (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House (soulwax Shibuya Mix) (MP3)

Like they did for CMJ, The Rapture will help kick off SXSW with a special performance (9pm) on March 14th at La Zona Rosa in Austin. The Pipettes open (8pm).

It was also just confirmed by Pitchfork that the Daft Punk tour is in fact happening (!), and that The Rapture, Ed Banger's SebasatiAn, and KavinSky are opening on all dates. Pitchfork's dates don't list Lollapalooza - possibly becase they're not to say yet. '

More tour dates below...

The Rapture - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 9 - Coliseum w/SHITDISCO Coventry
Mar 10 - Empire w/SHITDISCO Middlesborough
Mar 14 - La Zona Rosa (SXSW)
Mar 28 - St. James Theatre w/ Gnarls Barkley Auckland
Mar 31 - V Festival - Centennial Park Sydney
Apr 1 - V Festival - Avica Resort Gold Coast
Apr 3 - Myer Music Bowl Melbourne
Apr 4 - Memorial Drive Adelaide
Apr 7 - Zouk Club Singapore
Apr 9 - Club Quattro Osaka
Apr 10 - Club Quattro Nagoya
Apr 11 - Sibuya Duo Tokyo
Apr 28 - Coachella Indio, California

Daft Punk - 2007 Tour dates
06-10 Inverness, Scotland - Loch Ness (RockNess Festival)
06-14 Paris, France - Bercy
07-21 Los Angeles, CA - Sport Arena *
07-27 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre *
07-29 Seattle, WA - WAMU Center *
07-31 Denver, CO - Red Rocks *
08-03 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza ???????????
08-05 Toronto, Ontario - Arrow Hall *
08-07 Montreal, Quebec - Bell Center *
08-09 Brooklyn, NY - Keyspan Park *

* w;/ The Rapture & Sebastian & KavinSky

Previously
* Daft Punk touring
* The Rapture & Presets played Bowery Ballroom (CMJ)

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Air - 2007 Tour dates, album stream, video

Air's new album Pocket Symphony is among those streaming at AOL right now. The French duo are kicking off a North American tour in Vancouver on April 21st. They play the Theatre at Madison Square Garden on May 10th. All tour dates (and new video) below...

Air - 2007 Tour Dates
03-14 Glasgow, Scotland - ABC
03-15 Manchester, England - Academy
03-16 London, England - Forum
03-17 London, England - Forum
03-19 Berlin, Germany - Gleishalle
03-20 Hamburg, Germany - Docks
03-21 Cologne, Germany - E-Werk
03-22 Munich, Germany - George Elser Halle
03-24 Fribourg, Germany - Fri-Son
03-25 Milan, Italy - Alcatraz
03-27 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg Max
03-28 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
03-29 Paris, France - La Cigale
04-21 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards *
04-22 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
04-23 Tacoma, WA - Pantages Theatre *
04-25 San Francisco, CA - Nob Hill Masonic Center *
04-26 Las Vegas, NV - The Joint *
04-27 Phoenix, AZ - The Marquee *
04-29 Indio, CA - Empire Polo Field (Coachella)
05-02 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
05-04 Chicago, IL - Riviera Theatre *
05-05 Toronto, Ontario - Kool Haus *
05-06 Montreal, Quebec - Metropolis *
05-08 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts *
05-09 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
05-10 New York, NY - Theatre at Madison Square Garden *
06-29 Versailles, France - Château de Versailles #

* with Kate Havnevik
# with Phoenix, Alex Gopher, Etienne de Crecy

"Once Upon A Time"...

(dates via Pfork)

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11 Swedish bands (who happen to be playing SXSW)

by Avi Roig

Avi Roig is a Scandinavian music expert. In fact it's all he writes about on his website It'a a Trap. He even puts out records too. Below he talks about eleven Swedish artists that are visiting the U.S. this month to play SXSW and elsewhere.

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DOWNLOAD: Marit Bergman - No Party (MP3)

Consensus has it that Marit Bergman's latest album "I think it's a rainbow" is very mediocre and sadly, I'm inclined to agree. Don't let that daunt you though - she's got another two solid solo records under her belt and, despite any criticism, is one super-talented lady. Listen to "Rainbow"'s lead single "No party" for proof.

And who could forget the greatness of "Adios amigos"?

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DOWNLOAD: Ane Brun - To Let Myself Go (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Ane Brun & Teitur - Rubber and Soul (MP3)

I'm kinda ambivilent about Ane Brun's first two records, but "Duets" is superb and her new live record ain't bad either. As for Teitur (from Denmark), I can't say that his solo work made much an impression on me, but I really like his voice. Now, howabout Ane and Teitur together? Beautiful.

see also
* Ane Brun | 2006 Tour Dates, Living Room
* Swedish shows in NYC, LA & SXSW | Ane Brun

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DOWNLOAD: David & The Citizens - The End (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: David & The Citizens - Absent mind (MP3)

David is pissed at me for reporting on widespread rumors relating to the fact that his entire backing band recently quit on him. Dude, if it's not true why not come out and deny it? And even if it is, who the fuck cares? People will still respect you if you say you love your girlfriend more than your ex-bandmates.

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DOWNLOAD: The Faintest Ideas - Nosebleeders on the tracks (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Faintest Ideas - You're Beautiful (MP3)

Spastic twee that may remind you of the Buzzcocks, more than the usual C86 crowd - The Faintest Ideas.

ALERT: The Faintest Ideas play NYC TONIGHT (March 9) and Cake Shop Tuesday (March 12)

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DOWNLOAD: Tobias Froberg - When The NIght Turns Cold (MP3)

Maybe skip the showcase and follow Tobias Froberg around on the street?

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DOWNLOAD: Frida Hyvönen - You Never Got Me Right (MP3)

I find Frida Hyvönen's music wholly unremarkable, but many folks whose taste and opinion I respect would strongly disagree.

see also
* Wrens playing CMJ | Frida Hyvonen Tour Dates
* Under Byen + Frida Hyvonen | 2007 Tour Dates (SXSW)
* (The Concretes signed) Frida Hyvönen | opening for Jens Lekman
* Jens Lekman & Frida Hynvonen @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pic

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DOWNLOAD: Johnossi - Man Must Dance (MP3)

Sure, Meg White's feeble drumming is a big part of the White Stripe's sound, but imagine what they'd be like if she was good? Enter Johnossi. These guys sure make quite a ruckus for just two people, especially considering that frontman John Engelbert plays an acoustic guitar.

see also
* Johnossi playing Brooklyn Vegan show @ SXSW

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The Swedish electro scene is overcrowded, but Lo-Fi-Fnk stands out. In the right venue with the right crowd, I bet it goes off.

see also
* Radio Soulwax - 2007 Tour Dates + Lo Fi Fnk kicks off tour
* Lo-Fi-Fnk | 2007 Tour Dates (SXSW) & CMJ pics

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DOWNLOAD: Loney, Dear - I Am John (MP3)

Before he signed to SubPop, Loney, Dear mainman Emil Svandngen spent many years burning his own CDRs, booking his own shows and doing everything the hard way. More than just good music, this is proof that hard work and perseverence pays off.

see also
* Loney, Dear & Tokyo Police Club's extra shows
* Loney, Dear | 2007 Tour Dates & CMJ pics
* Loney, Dear | Sub Pop, MP3s & Tour Dates (CMJ)

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LISTEN: Mando Diao @ MySpace

I pick on these guys a lot. Whether it's for their reputation as Sweden's biggest band of assholes, their sophomore slump epitomizing album "Hurricane bar" or whatever else I can come up with, I will admit that the new record "Ode to ochrasy" is fairly decent. However, I must warn you: seeing Mando Diao live may be hazardous to your health.

ALERT: Playing Bowery Ballroom on May 14th.

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DOWNLOAD: Peter Bjorn & John - I don't know what I want us to do (MP3)

You don't need me to tell you that this is one of the year's biggest must-see acts. I've been a fan from the very beginning so it's incredibly gratifying to see Peter, Bjorn and John finally getting the attention they deserve.

see also
* Peter Bjorn and John tickets on sale
* Peter Bjorn & John playing SXSW ++ NEW VIDEO
* Peter Bjorn and John @ Mercury Lounge, NYC | pics

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Tour dates for everyone below...

Johnossi
03/15 - Plus One House Party, Austin, TX
03/16 - Uncle Flirty's Loft, Austin, TX
03/17 - NY2LON, Austin, TX

David & The Citizens
3/15 - Nordic Night SXSW Official showcase at Uncle Flirty's Loft Austin, TX
3/15 - End of an Ear SXSW Instore Austin, TX
3/16 - Pirate Promotions Party SXSW - SOHO (217 E. 6th St) Austin, TX
3/17 - Music by the Slice - Home Slice Pizza's SXSW Party Austin, TX
3/17 - 10th Anniversary Redeye Distribution SxSW Party Austin, TX

Ane Brun
03/13 - House of Sweden, Washington DC
03/16 - SXSW Day Stage Cafi, Austin, TX
03/16 - 18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn, Austin, TX

Teitur
03/09 - Hard Rock Cafe, Memphis, TH
03/10 - Hard Rock Cafe, Atlanta, GA
03/16 - 18th Floor at Hilton Garden Inn, Austin, TX

The Faintest Idea
03/09 - The Woodser, NY, NY w/ Pants Yell & The Young Untold
03/10 - The Fire, Philadelphia, PA
03/11 - The Galaxy Hut, Arlington, VA
03/12 - Cake Shop, NYC, NY w/ The Young Untold, Affair d'coeur & Stick Insect
03/15 - Lovejoys, Austin, TX
03/16 - The Parish II, Austin, TX

Tobias Froberg
03/10 - Five Spot, Atlanta, GA
03/13 - Chelseas cafe, Baton Rouge, LA
03/15 - Alan McGee afternoon, Austin, TX
03/16 - 18th floor at Hilton Garden Inn, Austin, TX
03/18 - Bend studios, Dallas, TX
03/22 - The Fold in tangler, Los Angeles, CA

Frida Hyvönen
03/09 - Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
03/10 - Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
03/11 - Wexner Center For The Arts, Columbus, OH
03/12 - Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL
03/13 - Randy Bacon Gallery, Springfield, MO
03/14 - Opolis, Norman, OK
03/15 - Secretly Canadian Showcase, Austin, TX
03/18 - Knitting Factory, Los Angeles, CA
03/19 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
03/21 - Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
Note: all dates except SXSW with Under Byen

Lo Fi Fnk
03/09 - Shine, Vancouver
03/10 - Towne Lounge, Portland OR
03/11 - Indigo District, Eugene, OR
03/13 - Mezannine, San Francisco, CA w/Fujiyi & Miyaki
03/14 - Stereo/Fader, Austin, TX
03/14 - Super! Alright!Space, Austin, TX
03/15 - Beauty Bar, Austin, TX
03/16 - Urban Outfitters (1 pm), Austin, TX
03/16 - Factor People (4 pm), Austin, TX
03/17 - Rock'n'Roll Hotel, Washington DC
03/18 - Sonar (tbc), Baltimore, MD
03/20 - Tremont Hall, Charlotte, NC
03/21 - Kiss Atlanta event, Atlanta, GA
03/22 - Common Grounds, Gainsville, FL w/Pink Velveteen
03/24 - Post, Miami, FL w/Junior Boys
03/27 - Drake Hotel, Toronto w/KIM Presets/Crystal Castles DJ set
03/28 - Club Lambi, Montreal
03/29 - Square, Boston, MA
03/30 - Making Time, Philadelphia, PA w/Datarock, The Presets
03/30 - RUFF Club, New York, NY
03/31 - Studio B, Brooklyn, NY

Mando Diao
Mar 14 - SXSW Festival - "THE SYNDICATE PARTY" @ Red 7 Austin, Texas
Mar 15 - SXSW Festival "Official Showcase" @ Dirty Dog Austin, Tennessee
Mar 15 - SXSW Festival "Spaceland/Live Daily party" @ Antone’s Austin, Texas
Mar 15 - SXSW Festival "YARIS MEAT & GREET" @ Artz Rib House Austin, Texas
Mar 16 - SXSW Festival "Village Voice Party" @ La Zona Rosa Austin, Texas
Mar 17 - SXSW Festival "Filter Showcase" @ Cedar St Coutryard Austin, Texas
Mar 17 - SXSW Festival "Direct TV" @ Austin Convention Center Austin, Texas
Apr 29 - Coachella Festival Indio, California
May 1 - Bottom Of The Hill San Francisco, California
May 3 - Dantes Portland, Oregon
May 4 - Crocodile Seattle, Washington
May 5 - Plaza Club Vancouver, British Columbia
May 8 - 400 Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 9 - Double Door Chicago, Illinois
May 11 - Blind Pig Ann Arbor, Michigan
May 12 - Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, Ontario
May 13 - Petite Campus Montreal, Quebec
May 14 - Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
May 16 - Maxwells Hoboken, New Jersey
May 17 - Black Cat Washington, Washington DC
May 18 - Johnny Brendas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 19 - TT The Bears Cambridge, Massachusetts

Marit Bergman
03/15 - Uncle Flirty's Loft, Austin, TX

Loney, Dear
03/10 - Irving Plaza, NYC, NY w/Of Montreal
03/11 - Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA w/Of Montreal
03/12 - Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY w/ Tunng
03/14 - Emo's IV Lounge, Austin, TX
03/16 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN w/Of Montreal
03/17 - Pabst Theathe, Milwaukee, WI w/Of Montreal
03/18 - Schubas Tavern, Chicago, IL
03/19 - Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland, OH w/Of Montreal
03/20 - Southgate House, Newport, KY w/Of Montreal
03/21 - Mercy Lounge, Nashville, TN w/Of Montreal
03/22 - Gray Eagle Tavern, Asheville, NC w/Of Montreal
03/23 - Banana Joes, Columbia, SC w/Of Montreal
03/25 - Drunken Unicorn, Atlanta, GA w/Of Montreal
03/29 - Abbey Road, Gainesville, FL w/Of Montreal
03/30 - Studio A, Miami, FL w/Of Montreal
03/31 - The Club at Firestone, Orlando, FL w/Of Montreal
04/01 - Freebird live, Jacksonville, FL w/Of Montreal
04/02 - The Moon, Tallahassee, FL w/Of Montreal
04/09 - First Unitarian, Philadelphia, PA w/Low
04/10 - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC w/Low
04/12 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI w/Low

Peter Bjorn and John
03/14 - La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX
04/28 - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival, Indio, CA
04/30 - 9:30 Club, Washington DC
05/01 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
05/02 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
05/03 - Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA
05/04 - Paradise, Boston, MA
05/05 - Theatre National, Montreal, Quebec
05/06 - Phoenix Concert Theatre, Phoenix, AZ
05/07 - Wexner Centre - Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
05/08 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
05/09 - First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
05/12 - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
05/13 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
05/14 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
05/15 - Bimbos 365 Club, San Francisco, CA
05/16 - Bimbos 365 Club, San Francisco, CA

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Now check out eleven bands from Montreal. And some from Finland.

And visit Avi's site It's a Trap.

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OOIOO (Japan) - 2007 Tour Dates

Sufjan Steven's nomination of OOIOO reminded me I had some tour dates to post. The Japanese group will be at Knitting Factory in NYC on March 20th. All dates below...

OOIOO - 2007 Tour Dates
Tue Mar 20 New York, NY - Knitting Factory w/ I.U.D. (Liz from Gang Gang Dance)
Wed Mar 21 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle w/ Lichens
Fri Mar 23 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey w/ Eyvind Kang
Sat Mar 24 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
Mon Mar 26 San Francisco, CA - The Independent w/ Neung Phak
Tue Mar 27 Los Angeles, CA - Echo w/ Neung Phak

Press release:

Hot on the heels of their latest record of hard-hitting polyrhythmic skree, TAIGA, OOIOO have unleashed fellow sonic cohort EYÉà from Boredoms to dismember and reassemble two of their songs. "UMO" and "UMA" get the remix treatment here - both OOIOO's takes on "SECONDO CORO DELLE LAVANDAIE" from the Roberto De Simone Italian folk opera, La Gatta Cenerentola (Cinderella the Cat), from the 1970's.

La Gatta Cenerentola was based on the Cinderella story and voiced in the Neopolitan dialiect, originally a Neopolitan folk tale before it was re-written by a Frenchman. "UMO" and "UMA" mantain the Neopolitan language and lyrics, but the tribal rhythyms of the orignal and OOIOO's versions are replaced here with EYÉà's synth bass, resulting in two long tracks that reinvent Yoshimi's jet-propelled psychedelic pep rallies as bass-driven dancefloor slammers.

As EYÉà has shown us on recent Boredoms records, he has an uncanny knack for harnessing a groove and blowing it up to a previously unknown scale, and thats exactly what he does here. EYÉà also designed the artwork for this release.

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2007 Shortlist nominees & listmakers

"March 8, 2007, Los Angeles: The Shortlist Organization announced today the Long List of nominees for the sixth annual Shortlist Music Prize, a peer-selected award that recognizes the most creative and adventurous albums of the year. The 61 nominees were selected by a panel of nine Listmakers: recording artists Gary Lightbody (Snow Patrol), Ronnie Vannucci (the Killers), Franz Ferdinand, KT Tunstall, Panic! at the Disco, Wayne Coyne (Flaming Lips), Sufjan Stevens, and journalists Toure (BET, Rolling Stone) and Rev. Moose (Editor-In-Chief, CMJ New Music Report)."

Here's who Sufjan nominated: Dabrye, Danielson, Kidd Jordan, Matmos, Midlake, OOIOO, Serena Maneesh, & The Blow.

Here's who Wayne Coyne nominated: Cat Power, CSS, Teddybears, Wolfmother, & Girl Talk.

Here's who Panic at the Disco! nominated: Cursive, Mew, Forgive Durden, The Velvet Teen, The Stills, The Hush, The Bronx, & Mute Math.

All other nominees @ the Shortlist site & on their MySpace.

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2007 Pitchfork Music Festival - tickets & initial lineup

The Pitchfork Music Festival will be three days this year - July 13, 14, & 15. Friday night is in conjunction with ATP, and this is pretty cool:

In an exciting fusion of forces behind festivals from opposite sides of the Atlantic, Pitchfork will team up with the UK event All Tomorrow's Parties to present a bill dubbed DON'T LOOK BACK. The Friday night lineup will highlight legendary rock, rap and experimental acts, each performing one of their classic albums in its entirety.

"The 2007 Pitchfork Music Festival will present more than 40 acts on three stages over three days." First announced acts: CAT POWER, CLIPSE, IRON & WINE, GRIZZLY BEAR and PROFESSOR MURDER (all scheduled to appear Saturday, July 14) and OF MONTREAL, GIRL TALK, JAMIE LIDELL and KEN VANDERMARK'S POWERHOUSE SOUND (set to play Sunday, July 15). Tickets on sale Monday.

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Pela - new album preview, tour dates & BV @ Sin-e on sale

DOWNLOAD: Pela - Lost to the Lonesome (CWL Remix) (MP3)

"Holy hell. Mobot here, reporting from the packed-house Pela show at the Merc (Feb 17, 2007). Seriously kids, if Pela doesn't become one of the defining bands for New York rock in the next year following the release of their first full-length CD, then there is no justice in this world. Not only did they blow the doors off their set, but TWO thongs landed onstage." [Music for Robots]

I saw Pela recently too. Mobot does not exaggerate. Highly recommended live show. Listen to a preview of their new album Anytown Graffiti (out April 24), and check them out at one of the following dates:

Pela - 2007
Mar 16 - SXSW @ Eternal -SESAC showcase w/The Faint
Mar 23 - NYC @ Sin-e Brooklyn Vegan party (TICKETS)
Apr 24 - NYC @ Mercury Lounge (CD Release Party) (TICKETS)

All dates below...

Pela - 2007 Tour Dates
Mar 13 - Ellum Dallas, Texas
Mar 14 - Red Eyed Fly -LITTLE RADIO party Austin, Texas
Mar 15 - KVRX In Studio Austin, Texas
Mar 16 - Eternal -SESAC showcase w/The Faint Austin, Texas (SXSW)
Mar 23 - Sin-e- curated by Brooklyn Vegan New York, New York
Apr 24 - The Mercury Lounge *CD Release Party* New York, New York
Apr 25 - The Khyber *CD Release Party* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Apr 26 - Rock and Roll Hotel *CD Release Party* Washington, DC, Washington DC
Apr 27 - Great Scott *CD Release Party* Allston, Massachusetts

Previously
* Brooklyn Vegan presents one of the final shows @ Sin-e

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March 8, 2007

the week in Dance w/ David Bruno (03/08/07)

Sinden (CRED)

Wasted Brooklyn Youth

Brooklyn is bass central this Saturday night (March 10th)!

As previously mentioned here, Simian Mobile Disco will be destroying Studio B at the Fixed party.

A bit further to the south, The Thug Wizzardry crew will be trying to blow speakers up at Savalas for Mad Suspect.

Due East at 3rd Ward, The Rub will be hosting The RAVE. Alongside the Rub, special guest Sinden will be dropping his signature breaky, hip hop influenced house to warehouse full of mad ravers. It was also just announced that there will be a room with live bands including Benzos and my personal favorites, The Glass.

(Sinden works with Switch quite a bit and has an excellent radio show on London's KISS FM. Sinden tracks and links here.)

All three parties are unmissable: make the rounds.

NEWS

• Stylus and Pitchfork recommend !!!'s Myth Takes. !!! discuss their favorite tracks
• Looking at Digitalism's Myspace, it seems they are swinging through NYC twice in May and once at the LCD Soundsystem throwdown at Studio B
• Kissy Sell Out (the next big thing) gets the interview treatment from Put the Needle on the Record
• Claude Von Stroke Interview
• James Murphy is blogging for the Guardian

MUSIC (SXSW MP3 EDITION)

DOWNLOAD:: Shout Out Out Out - Dude, You Feel Electrical (Th Beauty Bar Patio)
DOWNLOAD:: Spektrum - Don't Be Shy (Sat Exodus)
DOWNLOAD:: Simian Mobile Disco - Tits & Acid (Fri Karma Lounge)
DOWNLOAD:: Holy Fuck - Lovely Allen (Wed Beauty Bar)
DOWNLOAD:: Dandi Wind - Apotempnophilia (Sat Beauty Bar)
DOWNLOAD:: Crystal Castles - Air War (Wed Beauty Bar)

DANCING IS ILLEGAL IN NYC...

Thursday - 3/8
* Robot Blair DJs at the Friction Party at the Delancey

Friday - 3/9
* DJ Krames gets the shoulders leaning at White Lightning at Home Sweet Home
* Junior Sanchez is at Calling All Kids
* X-Wife plays live for the Ruff Club

Saturday - 3/10
* The Rave with Sinden & The Rub
* Mad Suspect at Savalas
* Simian Mobile Disco, X-Wife, & Crystal Castles at FIXED at Studio B

Sunday - 3/11
* Metronomy plays Midway

ALSO UPCOMING: People Don't Dance No More @ Element - 3/16

ALSO ALSO UPCOMING: Shy Child plays & I DJ @ Sin-e - 3/23

Notable on BV:
* Daft Punk in NYC????
* Soulwax hits the US Interstates

-David

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Gramercy Theatre (concert venue) review - no heat?

Scatter o' Light went to the rescheduled stellastarr* show last night (March 7, 2007). It was rescheduled because the new NYC music venue wasn't ready to open on the original date. Here's part of their review:

saw stellastarr* at the gramercy theatre last night. this place used to be a movie theatre until live nation tore it up and turned it into a music venue. last night was its first night open. and you could tell. (unfinished, wooden steps and wooden doors leading to the ladies room. um, and NO HEAT.) people were wearing their coats and hats the whole show. but cold is better than hot (sometimes).

gramercy's floor space is similar in size to bowery, but more open and there is unreserved theatre style seating right behind the floor. i think it holds about 600 total. there are 2 bars on the floor and one in the basement.

Upcoming shows at the theatre include Birdmonster, Mika, Macy Gray, La Coka Nostra, Rasputina, Teddybears, Charlie Louvin, Henry Rollins spoken word, Amon Tobin, Jedi Mind Tricks, and Pretty Girls Make Graves.

Posted in music | venues at 3:18 PM | Comments (29)

Jackson 5 to reform? Daft Punk to Tour?

"Michael Jackson is hoping to make $500 million from a reformation of the Jackson 5, it has been claimed.....The embattled pop superstar, who is currently working on new solo material with Will.I.Am of Black Eyed Peas fame, is hoping to make a dramatic comeback in Las Vegas....According to reports, Jacko and his brothers will play 250 concerts in Vegas, alongside a full U.S. and world tour. [Yahoo]

And according to one rumor starter on the Coachella message boards:

Daft Punk - 2007 Tour Dates
7/21 in LA @ Sport Arena
7/27 in Berkeley @ Greek Theatre
7/29 in Seattle @ WAMU Center
7/31 in Denver @ Red Rocks
8/3 in Chicago @ Lollapollazoo
8/5 in Toronto @ Arrow Hall
8/7 in Montreal @ Bell Center
8/9 in NYC @ Keyspan Park

Daft Punk is definitely playing Rock Ness in Scotland in June. Michael Jackson let people pay to meet him.

Previously
* Daft Punk live @ Coachella MP3
* Daft Punk live @ Coachella video
* Play With Daft Punk in Your House

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The Good, The Bad and The Queen playing the Apple Store & The Fader Fort

In addition to the six previously announced shows, Damon Albarn and company will play at least two more shows while they're here:

new TGTBATQ dates
March 12 @ The SOHO Apple Store, NYC 2pm
March 17 @ The FADER FORT, SXSW 3pm

Previously
* The Good, The Bad and The Queen and the tickets on sale
* The Good, The Bad & The Queen | 2007 Tour Dates
* Damon Albarn forms a band | the Good The Bad And The Queen

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John Popper busted with pot & weapons

"Popper, 39, was arrested Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 90 near the Spokane/Lincoln county line, the Washington State Patrol said. Inside the black Mercedes SUV, officers found a cache of weapons and a small amount of marijuana." [Billboard]