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June 2, 2007
Animal Collective @ South Street Seaport, NYC - pics
Even with thunderstorms in the forecast, people showed up....
Animal Collective @ South Street Seaport, NYC - June 1, 2007
For every person that thought this show sucked, there's someone who thought it was amazing. I thought it was a great time - there's the water, the boats, the air, the beer, the sky, the mall, random tourists, thousands of kids in attendance (some tripping), the occasional baby, Wall St people getting drinks after work, Animal Collective's (trippy) music coming from the stage, and cars going by - well, not the best place for an Animal Collective show - especially one where they played so many new songs, but nice nonetheless. Some more photos of the crowd at my Flickr. An Alabama review, new album info, and more dates HERE.
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VIDEO: Amanda Palmer - Radiohead's 'Creep' on ukelele + DRESDEN DOLLS 2007 Tour Dates
The video starts off a little slow. Give it a chance...
recorded May 27, 2007 @ The Middle East in Boston. Amanda is in the Dresden Dolls.Upcoming NYC shows include Dresden Dolls at Radio City, and Brian at Joe's Pub....
Dresden Dolls - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 8 - MGM Grand - Las Vegas, NV, Nevada #
Jun 9 - USANA Amphitheatre - West Valley City, UT, Utah #
Jun 10 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO, Colorado #
Jun 12 - Auditorium Theatre - Chicago, IL, Illinois #
Jun 13 - Jerome Schottenstein Center - Columbus, Ohio #
Jun 15 - Borgata Hotel - Atlantic City, NJ, New Jersey #
Jun 16 - Bank of America Pavilion - Boston, MA, Massachusetts #
Jun 17 - Merriweather Post Pavilion - Columbia, MD, Maryland #
Jun 18 - Radio City Music Hall - New York, NY, New York #
Jun 19 - Molson Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON, Ontario #
Jun 21 - Chastain Park Amphitheatre - Atlanta, GA, Georgia #
Jun 23 - Smirnoff Music Centre - Dallas, TX, Texas #
Jun 24 - Woodlands Pavilion - Woodlands, TX, Texas #
Jun 27 - San Diego State Open Air Theatre - TRUE COLORS San Diego, CA, California #
Jun 29 - Greek Theatre-U.C. Berkeley - Berkeley, CA, California #
Jun 30 - Greek Theatre - Los Angeles, CA, California #
Jul 6 - -The Brickhouse Dover, New Hampshire **
Jul 7 - -SPACE Portland, Maine **
Jul 16 - Wellfleet Beachcomber Wellfleet, Massachusetts **
Jul 17 - -The Dock @ Outerland Edgartown, Massachusetts **
Jul 21 - The Lilypad Cambridge, Massachusetts **
Jul 24 - Joe's Pub NYC, New York **
Aug 9 - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh, Scotland *
Aug 10 - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh, Scotland *
Aug 11 - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh, Scotland *
Aug 12 - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh, Scotland *
Aug 15 - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh, Scotland *
Aug 16 - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh, Scotland *
Aug 17 - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh, Scotland *
Aug 18 - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Edinburgh, Scotland *
# True Colors tour
* Amanda solo
** BRIAN PLAYING W/GIL AHARON TRIO
Previously
* more Dresden Dols stuff
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June 1, 2007
the week in Dance w/ David Bruno (06/01/07)
short one today. Here's what's up this weekend NYC....
Friday - 6/1
* Runaway at Lit (best flyer award)
* Escort live at Studio B (highly recommended) (with Client)
Saturday, and some other stuff, below.....
Saturday - 6/2
* Stacey Pullen at Sullivan Room
* Cut at Studio B
Another Saturday night, another throwdown at Studio B. This week sees the Cut crew team up again with the Trouble & Bass nation. DATAROCK rock the dance rock in matching sport getups, PASSIONS (one of my favorite new producers) debuts his live set with lots of special tricks up his sleeve, and the dude from Hollertronix that isn't Diplo drops Hollerjams.MUSIC TO LISTEN TO
- Blog House! Disque Primeur podcast features Pharrell from Fluokids
- New Disco Hop: Optimo remixes Pharoahe Monch
- Remix Sunday at Palms Out Sounds
- Pick up some other new tracks at Slutty Fringe
- The Chemical Brothers album is really good
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CLIENT - 2007 Tour Dates (TONIGHT)
DOWNLOAD: Client - DISCO (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Client - Can't Resist You (MP3)
Client are visiting from the UK. They're at Studio B tonight with Escort, and tomorrow at Misshapes. Stream their new album HERE. Dates and details below....
Client - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 1 - studio B - NOTE VENUE CHANGE!!! Brooklyn w/ Escort (INFO)
Jun 2 - Don Hills - Misshapes, NYC
Jun 4 - Amoeba Records Hollywood- instore los angeles
Jun 4 - Standard Hotel Hollywood LA, California
Jun 5 - Cinespace Los Angeles, California
Jun 6 - Amoeba Records San Francisco, California
Jun 7 - Popscene San Francisco, California
Jun 16 - Hultsfred Festival Hultsfred
Jun 29 - Hippodrome florence
Jun 30 - weisen festival weisen
Jul 13 - Balaton Cafe festival nr Budapest
Jul 15 - Gay Roma Festival Rome
Jul 21 - pohodafestival pohoda festival
Aug 4 - nature one festival kastellaun
Aug 11 - M'era Luna Festival Hildesheim
Aug 11 - sonnemondsterne Festival germany
Aug 12 - Summer Darkness Festival utrech
Aug 18 - Populaire Festival east germany
Oct 6 - "nuit-blanche" amiens
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Ben Gibbard punked (MP3) + pic w/ Conor Oberst
DOWNLOAD: Cloak & Dagger radio w/ a Ben Gibbard "ambush interview" (MP3) (info)
Bright Eyes w/ guest Ben Gibbard @ Town Hall, NYC - May 30, 2007 (CRED)
Where Conor's hand went after this picture was taken, only those who were there know for sure. (listen to the mp3),
Last night's Bright Eyes guest was Steve Earle. According to one commenter,
...he guested on 4 songs with BEs.Ben's "friend" Johnathan Rice was one of Conor's guest a few nights ago.1. God, is Bush horrible or what?
2. I mean come on, he is really horrible, right?
3. Damn remember how much fun we had on the Vote For Change tour Conor?
4. Under Bush the whole world has gone to hell.Actually I love Steve Earle and would love to see him with BEs but sometimes the above is what his solo shows start to sound like. He is a rocker with amazing knack for writing great songs, he just needs to lay off the heavy politics sometimes.
Previously
BRIGHT EYES' Town Hall residency continues w/ the Little Willies (Norah Jones), Nick Zinner & Ben Gibbard.
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Matha Plimpton hosts 826NYC Brooklyn benefit Sunday
DOWNLOAD: Smoosh - Find a Way (MP3)
Martha & River Phoenix @ 1989 Acadamy Awards
The Sasquatch-playing, Pipettes-opening blonde kid-duo Smoosh from Seattle will play a show with East Coast kids bands The Tiny Masters of Today and Cear Bears on Fire at Southpaw on SunDAY (June 3). Martha Plimpton was just a kid when she was in Goonies, and she's hosting. 826NYC helps kids learn to read, and that's where all the money is going. More details below.....
If the line-up for our fundraiser this Sunday, June 3rd, wasn't awesome enough, we've just confirmed that Tony-nominated actress Martha Plimpton will host the show. Tickets are still available, so buy them now. All info below:TINY SMOOSHY SUNDAY ON FIRE, an afternoon all-ages rock show with Smoosh, The Tiny Masters of Today, and Care Bears on Fire. Never mind that the members of these bands aren't yet in high school, or that they're all technically within the age range to take a songwriting workshop at 826—these bands can play. Bring the whole family to this afternoon concert and be prepared to be blown away. BUY TICKETS HERE.
Southpaw, 125 5th Ave., Brooklyn.
1PM doors / 2PM show.
$25 adults / $10 kids (16 and under)
Awesome raffle, give-aways, and limited-edition T-shirt.
This event is presented with generous support from Jim Cornell, SVP, Corcoran Group.
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VIDEO: Lightspeed Champion (ex-Test Icicles) ------------ 'Galaxy Of The Lost'
Ex-Test Icicle Dev's new band (of muppets?) Lightspeed Champion....
Cutest. Lightspeed Champion
Dev just got married?
Previously
* Test Icicles Splitting, Cancel U.S. Tour
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Primavera, APPLES IN STEREO, Housing Works, Summerstage
The Primavera Sound music festival kicked off yesterday in Barcelona, Spain. Two of the many artists that played yesterday (May 31, 2007) were The White Stripes and Smashing Pumpkins....
One of the bands playing on Saturday: The Apples In Stereo.
Where else are the Apples in Stereo playing? The huge free show with the legendary Television @ Central Park Summerstage on June 16, AND a much, much, much smaller show at Housing Works Used Bookstore (but not free) the day before.
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DATAROCK - 2007 Tour Dates & pics from SXSW
I was really excited about Datarock before SXSW - so much so that I invited them to play my party, and then saw the newly-signed band twice while I was there. The first was at FADER's Outpost place - that's where these photos are from.....
What sucked was that I didn't really love the FADER show - kind of a let down - just silly, but fun. I did like them better at my show though, but I probably won't go see them again - THOUGH - I would consider it if they were part of a larger party like they are this weekend at Studio B in Brooklyn (with David Bruno-approved DJ's Low Budget and Trouble & Bass, and a live set by Passions).
The Norwegian band's tour kicks off in Philly tonight (June 1, 2007). All dates and pictures below....
Datarock - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 1 Johnny Brenda's Philadelphia, PA
Jun 2 Studio B Brooklyn, NY
Jun 3 La TuLipe Montreal, CAN
Jun 4 Lees Palace Toronto, CAN
Jun 5 Empty Bottle Chicago, IL
Jun 6 Triple Rock Club Minneapolis, MN
Jun 9 Richards on Richards Vancouver, CAN
Jun 10 Chop Suey Seattle, WA
Jun 11 Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR
Jun 12 The Independent San Francisco, CA
Jun 13 Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
Jun 16 02 Wireless Festival London, England
Jun 17 02 Wireless Festival Leeds, England
Jun 22 Hurricane Festival Scheebel
Jun 23 Southside Festival Neuhausen
June 29 Stereoleto Festival St.Petersburg, Russia
Jun 30 Beach Party w/ 2 Many DJ's Port Rush, Ireland
Jul 3 Quart Festival Kristiansand
July 6 Les Ardentes Liège, Belgium
Jul 7 Oxegen Festival (DJ-set) Dublin
Jul 8 Roskilde Festival Roskilde
Jul 20 Pohoda Festival Pohoda, Slovakia
Jul 21 Arezzowave Florence, Italy
Jul 22 Benicassim Festival Valencia, Spain
Jul 28 Berlin Festival Berlin, Germany
Aug 3 Sudoeste Festival Zambujeira do Mar, Portugal
Aug 4 Malakoff Festivalen Nordfjordeid, Norway
Aug 25 UK Reading Festival Reading, UK
Aug 26 UK Leeds Festival Leeds, UK
Previously
* more Datarock
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Time Out vs. Hipsters, sweet vs. viscious
Under the guise of “irony,” hipsterism fetishizes the authentic and regurgitates it with a winking inauthenticity. Those 18-to-34-year-olds called hipsters have defanged, skinned and consumed the fringe movements of the postwar era—Beat, hippie, punk, even grunge. Hungry for more, and sick with the anxiety of influence, they feed as well from the trough of the uncool, turning white trash chic, and gouging the husks of long-expired subcultures—vaudeville, burlesque, cowboys and pirates...........The fault lines are clear enough already. We know that there are Sweet hipsters, who practice the sort of irony you can take home to meet the parents, and there are those Vicious hipsters, who practice the form of not-quite-passive aggression called snark..... [Time Out]
The entire hipster table of contents HERE. Are you a hipster? Sweet or viscious? Name your favorite sweet & viscious hipsters in the comments.
For further reading, check out this (hip) article from last week's Time Out:
Savvy concertgoers reveal eight proven strategies to get you in.
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David Bowie, Beastie Boys, eBay & YouTube to be honored @ Webbys on Wall St.
Mitch from Voxtrot & Mike D. Separated at birth?
Voxtrot @ Great American Music Hall - May 30, 2007 (CRED - SPIN)
Beastie Boys @ Sasquatch - May 26, 2007 (CRED)
The 11th Annual Webby Awards will take place at Cipriani Wall Street in NYC on June 5, 2007. David Bowie (Webby Lifetime Achievement), eBay CEO Meg Whitman (Webby Lifetime Achievement: The eBay Community), Beastie Boys (Webby Artists of the Year), and Steve Chen/Chad Hurley, co-founders of YouTube (Webby Person of the Year) are being honored. Rob Corddry (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Winner) is hosting.
A new Voxtrot YouTube video HERE. Reviews of Beastie Boys @ Sasquatch HERE and HERE. Neko Case's corset sold for $300 on eBay. More Webby details below....
New York, NY (June 1, 2007) – Beastie Boys will be honored as Webby Artists of the Year at The 11th Annual Webby Awards on June 5th in New York City, organizers announced today.PreviouslyThe hip hop pioneers will be recognized for their innovative 2006 concert film, "Awesome, I F***ing Shot That", which was filmed entirely by dozens of audience members using hand-held cameras provided by the group, epitomizing the Internet's interactive spirit and foreshadowing the boom in user-generated video. The trio has also been a longtime advocate of more flexible copyright rules that allow artists and fans to legally swap, share, and remix music.
"From the Internet to video to music, Beastie Boys have created a totally unique, two-way relationship with their fans," said David-Michel Davies, executive director of The Webby Awards. "They embody the kind of collaboration and exchange of ideas that the Web is all about."
Beastie Boys will be saluted alongside Webby Awards winners in a wide range of categories from Blog to Fashion to Weird, as well as three other Special Achievement honorees – David Bowie (Webby Lifetime Achievement), the eBay community and CEO Meg Whitman (Webby Lifetime Achievement), and YouTube co-founders Steve Chen and Chad Hurley (Webby Person of the Year). (See media alert/tip sheet below.)
In keeping with Webby tradition, all special achievement honorees and winners will limit their speeches to just five words (Al Gore's 2005
speech: "Please don't recount this vote."). The ceremony will be hosted by comedian Rob Corddry ("The Winner", "The Daily Show").Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times, The Webby Awards is the leading international honors for Websites, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile content. The Webby Awards is presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, a 550- person judging academy whose members include Vinton Cerf, R/GA's Chief Bob Greenberg, "Simpson's" creator Matt Groening, Arianna Huffington, and Harvey Weinstein.
* David Bowie stuff
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Beat Up Old Fellas = ART BRUT 47? ++ The King Left
DOWNLOAD: The King Left - The Storm in a Teacup (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: We are Scientists - Nobody Move, Nobody Get Hurt (MP3)
Someone swears to me that Beat Up Old Fellas are We are Scientists (aka Art Brut 47) - the same guys playing the Siren Festival in July.
Beat Up Old Fellas - 2007 Tour Dates
June 6 @ Luna Lounge w/ Nicole Atkins & The Sea and The Long Blondes
June 8 @ Maxwell's w/ Snowden & The King Left
June 9 @ Mercury Lounge w/ The Spinto Band, The Teeth & Bling Kong
Tickets are on sale for all three shows.
Snowden in on tour with Kings of Leon who are playing the Apple Store the night of the Maxwell's show.
The King Left just finished a popular residency at Pianos in NYC. In addition to the Maxwell's show, The King Left are also opening for The Long Blondes at Bowery Ballroom (who are playing with Beat Up Old Fellas at Luna Lounge who are playing with...). If Cloud Cult and Franz Ferdinand had a baby it might be the extremely catchy MP3 I have linked above.
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Sufjan Stevens performing "BQE" @ BAM Next Wave Festival
DOWNLOAD: Sufjan Stevens - The Man Of Metropolis Steals Our Hearts (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sufjan Stevens - She Is (Tim Buckley cover) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sufjan Stevens - Dear Mr Supercomputer (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sufjan Stevens - The Henney Buggy Band (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sufjan Stevens vs. Christina Aguilera (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sufjan Stevens - Chicago (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sufjan Stevens - Jason (MP3)
The Sufjan part....
On November 1, 2 and 3rd Sufjan will be pairing orchestrated selections of both new and old material with the 25th Next Wave Festival commission/world premiere of The BQE-a symphonic and cinematic exploration of one of New York's least celebrated monuments: the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway.And everything....Robert Moses' controversial 11.7-mile roadway tears through neighborhoods in Brooklyn and Queens with the brute force of modern urban planning, and in Stevens' hands becomes an evocation of the intersection of intimate experience and the American Dream. Merging a virtual road trip shot on film with a live band and orchestral ensemble, The BQE discovers abstract patterns and stories in the snaking traffic, potholed pavement, billboards, badly marked exits, and beautiful city views, revealing what happens when Manifest Destiny converges with urban blight.
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) has announced the selections for the 25th Next Wave Festival, to run October 2-December 16, 2007TICKET INFOTheater highlights include the New York premiere of Hotel Cassiopeia, a meditation on the life of artist Joseph Cornell, written by Charles L. Mee, created and performed by the SITI Company, and directed by SITI founder Anne Bogart (October 9-13); Israeli playwright Hanoch Levin's drama Krum, presented by the Polish theater company TR Warszawa (October 17-20); German director Michael Thalheimer's production of Frank Wedekind's classic play Lulu (November 27-December 1); and French acrobat/actor/director James Thierree's performance piece Au Revoir Parapluie (December 4-16).
Other notable Next Wave offerings include the Cloud Gate Theatre of Taiwan (October 2-7); singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens' multimedia piece The BQE (November 1-3); Cast No Shadow, the first collaboration between visual artist Isaac Julien and choreographer Russell Maliphant (November 6-10); and composer Tan Dun's The Gate (December 5-8).
Subscriptions to the 25th Next Wave Festival go on sale to the public on June 18. (Friends of BAM and Subscriber Priority Sale begins June 11.) Click here for more information on ticketing.La Blogoteque's new video of Sufjan performing "The Lakes of Canada" below....
Previously
* more Sufjan
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The Ponys - summer 2007 Tour Dates
DOWNLOAD: The Ponys - Double Vision (MP3)
The Ponys are touring this summer. They and Jay Reatard play Bowery Ballroom in NYC on July 21 - the same day as Siren (which they themselves played in 2004). All tour dates below....
The Ponys - 2007 Tour Dates
June 20 - Metro, Chicago, IL (with Superchunk, Mountain Goats, Eff Cancer Benefit)
July 06-Winnipeg, Manitoba - Winnipeg Folk Festival
July 15-Chicago, IL - Pitchfork Festival
July 17-Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
July 18-Toronto, ON - Lee's Palace *
July 19-Montreal, QC- Club Lambi *
July 20-Cambridge, MA - Middle East (upstairs) **
July 21-New York, MY - Bowery Ballroom **
July 22-Asbury Park, NJ - Asbury Lanes**
July 23-Washington DC - Black Cat **
July 24-Columbus, OH - Skully's **
July 25-Newport, KY - The Southgate House**
*with Deerhunter/Jay Reatard
**Jay Reatard
Previously
* more Ponys posts
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May 31, 2007
Nouvelle Vague, Nada Surf, Alejandro & Erickson, Calvin Johnson & Cheeseburger
French new wave cover stars Nouvelle Vague are @ The Guggenheim
Nouvelle Vague take to the stage at this month's First Fridays. Band producer and DJ Marc Collin spins tunes while you spin your way around our stunning Shapes of Space exhibition and take in masterpieces by the Italian Divisionists. Enjoy a short live set too as the French band perform their post punk classics, remastering the likes of Joy Division, Depeche Mode, and the Cure, in a sophisticated combination of bossa nova, jazz and sixties pop. [Guggenheim[Above photo of Nouvelle Vague @ Castle Fun Park via HERE. And here's some from Joe's Pub.
Also this weekend, NYC...
* The Boggs, High Places & Cheeseburger for free in Brooklyn
* Nada Surf, Vic Thrill & Cheeseburger for free in Brooklyn
* Roky Erickson & Alejandro Escovedo for free in Mahnattan
* Calvin Johnston @ Don Pedro's
* Animal Collective at the Seaport
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VIDEO: VOXTROT - 'Steven' + new album! + WIN TIX
Voxtrot (featuring Tosca String Quartet), Au Revoir Simone & Favourite Sons play Webster Hall in NYC on June 15th. Tickets are still on sale, and I've got two pairs to give away to two lucky winners who e-mail BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Voxtrot) by June 5, 2007 @ noon, and tell me the name of at least one Voxtrot member's side project. Include your first and last name. Winners will be picked and notified via email.
Ramesh @ Prospect Park - performing "Steven" for the first time (MORE)
Thank God for Largehearted Boy because otherwise I would have went the entire Voxtot release week (the OTHER release last week) without pointing out that Voxtrot's brand new self-titled Playlouder (Beggars) debut came out. But I'm glad I waited because now not only am I mentioning it, but I get to premiere this here brand new nifty video for the song "Steven".....
The footage for the 'Steven' video was shot during the band's fall 2006 tour, with the live shots from a show at the Bowery Ballroom in early November. The footage was shot by the band and Elizabeth Skadden (who filmed the Reaching For The Lasers documentary). The video was edited by John Carlucci.I also like this video because - for whatever reason - I remember perfectly Ramesh & Co. playing the new song ('Steven') for the very first time - live right here in Brooklyn at Prospect Park. It was the first time I saw the change in direction the band was taking - another side of Ramesh?. The song has been vividly in my memory ever since. What does this all mean? I don't know.This is the first video from the band's debut on PlayLouderecordings. They just finished shooting their second video in Austin with Martin Wallace (Pulp, Tindersticks, Nick Cave) for the second single called, "Firecracker".
Voxtrot is on tour as we speak.
May
Thu 31 - Davis, CA @ UC Davis Campus Quad [12pm FREE] AA
JUNE
Fri 1- Portland, OR @ Doug Fir #$ 21+
Sat 2 - Seattle, WA @ Sonic Boom [4pm Ballard store FREE] AA
Sat 2 - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile #$ 21+
Tue 5 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock #$ AA [5pm early show]
Wed 6 - Grand Rapids, MI @ Intersection #£ AA
Thu 7 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick #£ AA
Fri 8 - Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dees #£ AA EARLY SHOW ADDED
Fri 8 - Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dees #£ 19+ SOLD OUT
Sat 9 - Montreal, QC @ Main Hall #£
Sun 10 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place #£ AA
Mon 11 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom #£ AA
Tue 12 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar #£ AA
Wed 13 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat #£ AA
Thu 14 - Boston, MA @ Middle East #£ 18+
Fri 15 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall #£* 18+
Sat 16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Pure [Making Time] 21+
Mon 18 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House 18+
Thu 21 - Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds 18+
Fri 22 - Miami, FL @ Studio A 18+
Sat 23 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar 18+
Sun 24 - Orlando, FL @ Backbooth AA
Tue 26 - Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Bar AA
Wed 27 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn AA
Thu 28 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree Cafe 18+
Fri 29 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon 18+
Sat 30 - Houston, TX @ Proletariat AA
JULY
Sat 14 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Festival
AA - All Ages
* - featuring Tosca String Quartet
$ - w/ Sound Team
£ - w/ Favourite Sons
# - w/ Au Revoir Simone
--
the latest episode of Reaching For the Lasers....
Previously
* Voxtrot stuff
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Chicago's COLTRANE MOTION arrives in NYC - Tour Dates
DOWNLOAD: Coltrane Motion - How to Be (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Coltrane Motion - Twenty-Seven (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Coltrane Motion - Pi is Exactly Three (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Coltrane Motion - The End of Every Movie (MP3)
I haven't given Coltrane Motion too much of a listen yet, but I know at least - from what I've heard - that they are far from offensive. It was then that I thought I better get this post about the very blogged-about Chicago duo up before it was too late....
Coltrane Motion in NYC, 2007
Thu 05/31 @ Piano's - New York, NY (TONIGHT)
Fri 06/01 @ Galapagos Art Space - Brooklyn, NY
Stream their album HERE. All tour dates below...
Coltrane Motion - 2007 Tour Dates
Thu 05/31 @ Piano's - New York, NY
Fri 06/01 @ Galapagos Art Space - Brooklyn, NY
Sat 06/02 @ Bela Dubby - Cleveland, OH
Tue 06/05 @ Empty Bottle - Chicago, IL
Sat 06/09 @ Nomad Pub - Minneapolis, MN
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Memphis, Land of Talk, Land of Talk's drummer & Citysol
DOWNLOAD: Land of Talk - Speak To Me Bones (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Memphis - I'll Do Whatever You Want (MP3)
Memphis @ Joe's Pub - May 30, 2007 (CRED)
While Bright Eyes and The National were doing their thing, Torquil from Stars' other band Memphis played Joe's Pub in NYC last night (May 30, 2007). Uberdrivel reports...
We managed to snag front-row seats, a first in what was my fourth trip to Joe's. After an ear-popping soundcheck and a brief introduction from someone from Upper North Side, seven member strong Memphis - the duo of Torquil Campbell and Chris DuMont, along with five supporting musicians - took the stage. Things began airily with "I Dreamed We Fell Apart," which highlighted Torq's smooth delivery and soaring vocalization. Things picked up with the great single "I'll Do Whatever You Want," or as Torq called it, "a big old pop song." The full band erupted, as the drummer, who was later revealed to be Bucky Wheaton, formerly of Land of Talk, switched from brushes to sticks. The only complaint I have is that the dense instrumentation buried Torq's vocals, but the energy compensated. [Uberdrivel]Let's focus on the Land of Talk part there for a second - I don't even think the other two members of Land of Talk knew that Bucky - who recently quit Land of Talk because he didn't want to "be a rock drummer for the rest of his life", and "didn't like the touring" - would tour down from Montreal to rock out with Memphis in NYC. Oh well - maybe the pay was good, and I guess it wasn't actually much of a "tour".
ANNOUNCEMENT: Land of Talk (with their new drummer Eric) will be back in NYC this July - not just to open for Grizzly Bear and The Decemberists on July 16th, but also to play the free Citysol show I'm helping throw two days earlier at 23rd St & The East River (July 14). If you've been following along, then you know that Land of Talk's Montreal friends and European touring partners, The Besnard Lakes, are also on that bill. More exciting announcements to come - SAVE THE DATE.
BrooklynVegan and Solar One present Citysol 2007 (all free)AND IF YOU MISSED MEMPHIS
July 12 - opening night w/ one band TBA
July 13 - Citysol @ South Street Seaport w/ Menomena & band TBA
July 14 - Citysol @ 23rd & East River w/ The Besnard Lakes, Land of Talk & MORE TBA + a green marketplace
July 15 - Panels, games & workshops (environment stuff)
They have one more show in NYC TONIGHT (May 31) @ Union Hall in Brooklyn.
Land of Talk are currently on tour with the also-awesome Rosebuds. Exact dates below...
Land of Talk - 2007 Tour Dates
May 31 - Little Brothers Columbus, Ohio *
Jun 1 - Subterranean Chicago, Illinois *
Jun 2 - The Stones Throw Eau Claire, Wisconsin *
Jun 3 - 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota *
Jun 4 - Jackpot Saloon Lawrence, Kansas *
Jun 5 - Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado *
Jun 8 - Neumos Seattle, Washington *
Jun 9 - Media Club Vancouver, British Columbia *
Jun 10 - Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon *
Jun 12 - Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California *
Jun 13 - Cellar Door Visalia, California *
Jun 15 - Glass House Pomona, California *
Jun 16 - Spaceland Los Angeles, California *
Jun 17 - Plush Tuscon, Arizona *
Jun 19 - The Cavern Dallas, Texas *
Jun 20 - The Parish Austin *
Jun 21 - Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana *
Jun 22 - The Bottle Tree Birmingham, Alabama *
Jun 23 - The Earl Atlanta, Georgia *
Jun 28 - The Metro London
Jun 29 - Trafalgar Square London
Jul 14 - Citysol, NYC w/ The Besnard Lakes & TBA
Jul 16 - Central Park Summerstage w/Decemberists/Grizzly Bear NYC, New York
* w/ The Rosebuds
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VIDEO: The Long Blondes - 'Once And Never Again'
Luckily their Bowery show is 18+....
This is the first single and video for the US release of 'Someone To Drive You Home', in stores on June 5, 2007, which has a special bonus disc with the UK b-sides Fulwood Babylon, Five Ways To End It, Never To Be Repeated and All Bar One Girls, as well the video for "Once And Never Again"Luna Lounge is 21+. Nobody will know what they're talking about.
The Long Blondes - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 2 - Primavera Sound, Barcelona Barcelona
Jun 3 - Rock im Park, Nuremberg, Germany Nuremberg
Jun 6 - Luna Lounge Brooklyn, NY
Jun 7 - Rock 'n' roll Hotel Washington DC
Jun 8 - Great Scott Boston, MA
Jun 9 - Bowery Ballroom New York, NY
Jun 11 - Lee's Palace Toronto, ONT
Jun 12 - Magic Stick Detroit, MI
Jun 13 - Subterranean Chicago, IL
Jun 15 - The Echo Los Angeles, CA
Jun 16 - 330 Ritch/Popscene San Francisco, CA
Jun 23 - Glastonbury, Other Stage Glastonbury
Jun 29 - Hove festival Norway
Jun 30 - Accelerator Festival Stockholm
Jul 2 - Radar Live Festival, Istanbul, Turkey Istanbul
Jul 7 - T in the Park, Scotland (King Tuts Tent) Scotland
Jul 8 - Oxegen, Ireland (Green Room) Ireland
Jul 9 - Gagarin Open Air Festival, Athens, Greece Athens
Aug 3 - The Zoo, Brisbane Brisbane
Aug 4 - Metro, Sydney Sydney
Aug 5 - The Hi Fi, Melbourne Melbourne
Aug 7 - Capitol, Perth Perth
Aug 8 - Fowlers, Adelaide Adelaide
Aug 11 - Summer Sonic Tokyo
Aug 12 - Summer Sonic Osaka
Aug 24 - Carling Weekend, Reading (Main stage) Reading
Aug 25 - Carling Weekend, Leeds (Main stage) Leeds
Previously
* The Long Blondes posts
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Squeeze, the Police, O.A.R, Duran Duran - WIN TIX
Squeeze is touring, and tickets are now on sale for a 2nd NYC date at Nokia Theatre. (thx Thighs)
The Police kicked off their reunion tour in Canada, and they've added another NYC show.
I know nothing about this band, but file this in the "band that plays MSG may be playing a small venue" category. Somebody told me that "Exposed Youth" at Knitting Factory on June 4th is O.A.R. under a fake name. Google reveals that "Exposed Youth" was O.A.R.'s old name or something.
As you know, Duran Duran is playing a fan club show at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on June 17th. I have two pairs of tickets to give away. Do you want to win them? You don't even need to be in the fan club. E-mail BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Duran), and include a link to a YouTube video from the 80's that you think is awesome. Two winners will be picked and notified via e-mail. Contest ends June 7, 2007 @ noon EST.
And since this post started with an old Rolling Stone cover, here's a picture of that new Amy Winehouse one:
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no special guests, just special openers - THE NATIONAL's Bowery Ballroom residency continues
DOWNLOAD: My Brightest Diamond - Golden Star (Alias remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Broken West - Down in the Valley (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Doveman - Honey (MP3)
My Brightest Diamond opened the show at Bowery Ballroom last night (May 30, 2007). Just four days earlier she was performing in South America....
My Brightest Diamond @ Resfest, Brazil - May 26, 2007 (CRED)
Tuesday night was Doveman....
Doveman @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - May 29, 2007 (CRED)
And before that The Broken West....
Broken West @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - May 28, 2007 (CRED)
Tonight = Elysian Fields, and, and Friday = Philistines Jr.
Previously
* The National kicked off 5 nights @ Bowery Ballroom
* BRIGHT EYES' Town Hall residency continues
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Kings of Leon & DJ's playing the NYC Apple Stores
Kings of Leon are playing a free show at the Apple store in SOHO on June 8, 2007. Mark Ronson is DJing tomorrow night June 1st @ midnight at the Apple store on Fifth Ave. Upcoming Fifth Ave store DJ's include Francois K, Diplo, Tim Sweeney and Tim Goldsworthy, and Spank Rock.
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BRIGHT EYES' Town Hall residency continues w/ the Little Willies (Norah Jones), Nick Zinner & Ben Gibbard
Last night (May 30) Ben Gibbard came out and performed his own three song set at the Bright Eyes show that Maria Taylor and Nick Zinner were also guests at. People got a mini-set by Norah Jones' side-project The Little Willies the night before.
Bright Eyes & Norah Jones @ Town Hall, NYC - May 29, 2007 (CRED)
Before that there was Jenny Lewis, Ben Kweller, and Lou Reed. Am I missing anyone? Norah Jones-night set list below....
1. Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed)
2. Hot Knives
3. False Advertising
4. Middleman
5. Soul Singer in a Session Band
6. No One Would Riot For Less
7. Cleanse Song
8. Cartoon Blues (w/ David Rawlings on guitar)
9. If the Brakeman Turns My Way (w/ Rawlings and Jason Bosel on Tambourines and background vocals)
10. Love Me (Little Willies feat. Norah Jones)
11. I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive (Little Willies feat. Norah Jones)
12. We Are Nowhere And It's Now (w. Little Willies feat Norah Jones)
13. I Believe in Symmetry
14. Lime Tree
e.
15. The Calendar Hung Itself
16. Four Winds
17. Look at Miss Ohio (w. David Rawlings, Gillian Welch, and Norah Jones)
18. Helpless (Neil Young Cover w/ David Rawlings, Gillian Welch, Norah Jones)
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TV ON THE RADIO playing McCarren Pool - 2007 Tour Dates
DOWNLOAD: TV On the Radio - Staring at the Sun (MP3)
TVOTR @ Vassar College - April 21, 2007 (CRED)
July 29 = TV on the Radio. All tour dates below...
TV on the Radio - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 28 - Hove Festival Hove
Jun 29 - Accelerator Festival Stockholm
Jul 1 - Eurockeenes Festival Belfort
Jul 3 - Apolo Barcelona
Jul 4 - Joy Eslava Madrid
Jul 5 - Super Bock Super Rock Lisbon
Jul 29 - McCarren Pool Brooklyn, New York
Jul 31 - State Center Detroit, Michigan
Aug 3 - Mr. Smalls Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug 4 - Virgin Festival Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 5 - Lollapalooza @ Grant Park Chicago, Illinois
Last summer it was Prospect Park.
Earlier this month it was acoustic-high line-style.
Previously
* more TV on the Radio posts
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May 30, 2007
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM - free Philly show & 'All My Friends' VIDEO
For all my friends in Philly.....
Lcd soundsystem release "All My Friends", the second single from the album Sound of Silver, on Monday March 28 2007. The single will be released as two 7", 12" and CD single, as well as digital downloads.Philly represent:Have a listen to all of the tracks HERE.
FREE SHOW2007 = LCD Soundsystem. Best album, best live shows, best videos.
LCD Soundsystem
Philadelphia, June 6th
Get on The List, its easy as...
- Add LCD Soundsystem and The List to YOUR Top Friends.
- Send a MESSAGE to The List with your name/e-mail answering this question:
What does DFA (James Murphy's Record label) stand for?- Once you're on The List we'll send an e-mail with venue info and instructions on how to pick up your tickets for you and one guest.
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ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - new album, show review, tour dates & a FREE SHOW reminder
DOWNLOAD: Chow Nasty - Ungawa (xxxchange Remix Feat. Ronnie Darko) (MP3)
Don't forget that the free Animal Collective show at South Street Seaport in NYC is this Friday June 1st. Danielson is opening, and XXXchange (Alex Epton of Spank Rock) will be playing records from 6-7 pm.
BV's Mississippi correspondent Deepak Mantena was on hand at Animal Collective's recent show at the Bottletree in Birmingham. This is what he brought back....
Avey Tare & Panda Bear in Alabama - May 28, 2007
On May 28th I drove three hours to a (very) sold-out Animal Collective show in Alabama, with Sir Richard Bishop opening. I only caught the tail end of Sir Richard Bishop on stage, but it was clear to everyone he's a humble and very deft guitarist. The focal point of the evening was obviously Animal Collective's set. I had often heard their live show characterized as tribal and raw, but those were pretty meaningless adjectives to me as I'd never seen them play. What I witnessed was an absolutely frenetic but still very tight show. The whole group (Avey Tare, Panda Bear, and Geologist) was able play their songs in a way that seemed to encourage improvisation while never missing a change. The majority of their set consisted of new nameless songs (which have no studio versions yet), but they closed with a few old songs, notably "Loch Raven", "We Tigers", and "Leaf House." Was it worth the long drive and being jammed between people in every direction for 2 hours? Absolutely. If you haven't seen them play live, go now while they are still hitting their stride.Details on Animal Collective's upcoming album "Strawberry Jam" below.....
Initial work for Strawberry Jam started in September 2005 as Animal Collective prepared to tour Europe for the release of the band's 2005 album, Feels. The process immediately became a very intense and emotional one and they all agreed on a desire to preserve the rawness of the songs that was happening during the initial writing sessions. Animal Collective was very attached to these songs in a live setting and to preserve the live stage energy was a mission.The artwork you see above is by Sir W Woods.Though the melodies and lyrics for Strawberry Jam were written by Panda Bear and Avey Tare in various places such as Paris, New York, Lisbon and Baltimore, there was also three intense full-band writing sessions with Geologist and Deacon. These production sessions occurred in both Lisbon and in NYC. So, while the songs might seem to come from all over the map emotionally, it was important to match that geographical variation sonically.
Strawberry Jam was recorded in January of this year at The Wavelab in Tucson, Arizona with The Wizard Scott Colburn. The band drove 30 minutes each way, everyday, to and from their rented house. There was much Tecate drinking, barbecues, Javelina sightings and other desert oddities that might have influenced this record... like the day the desert was covered in glistening ice. The album was completed and mixed with the gracious help of Nicholas Vernhes at The Rare Book Room in Brooklyn, NY.
For the uninitiated, Animal Collective is a group of four best friends who grew up playing and recording music together in Baltimore County, Maryland. Why Animal? Cause it's the only word they could think of that made any remote connection to what they thought their sound was -- and of course, they love their fellow animals very much. Why Collective? The band has always wanted to be the ones who define who and what AC is. Two people? Four people? Why not? Don't be surprised if you come to see the band and its not what you thought it would be (and try not to get too upset).
Over the last few years Animal Collective has seen its fan base swell due to the amazing live shows and hard touring. They get bigger and stronger with each passing album, exploring new musical visions with creative force. The band eschews genres and labels and prefers to be inspired environmentally - an "anything can happen" sort of vibe, which they capture with amazing consistency.
AC continues onward after seven years and seven albums (six studio, one live) that combine a love of sonic freeform electronic-horror-gospel-hip-hop soul-pop-madness and brings it all together into something that is hopefully totally pleasing and at other moments completely scary and confusing. Most importantly they hope it's refreshing in this crazy, crazy world.
STRAWBERRY JAM will be released on Domino Recording Co. in September 2007 worldwide.
Tracklisting
1 Peacebone
2. Unsolved Mysteries
3. Chores
4. For Reverend Green
5. Fireworks
6. #1
7. Winter Wonder Land
8. Cuckoo Cuckoo
9. Derek
Animal Collective - 2007 Tour Dates
May 30 - Satellite Ballroom Charlottesville, Virginia
Jun 1 - Seaport Music Festival New York, New York
Jul 11 - The Coronet London
Jul 13 - Reyclart Brussels
Jul 15 - vera Gronigen
Jul 16 - Nijmegen Vakhof
Jul 17 - La Maroquinerie Paris
Jul 18 - La Maroquinerie Paris
Jul 19 - Mon Inouie Symphonen fest Dunkerque
Jul 21 - Grand Nef party Angouleme
Jul 22 - Benicassim Castellon
Jul 25 - Marcon Fest Venice
Jul 26 - Magnolia Fest Milan
Jul 27 - Midi Festival Marseille
Jul 28 - Les Trois Elephants Laval
Jul 29 - Arena Vienna
Gorilla vs. Bear has a report from the Dallas show. Panda Bear is also playing a bunch of shows. Here's two more pics from Alabama....
Alabama pictures & review by Deepak Mantena.
Previously
* more Animal Collective posts
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VIDEO: El-P Dinner w/ The Band - 'the Overly Dramatic Truth'
Not long after making bagels, El-P busted out this jam....
Here's a cooking show that breaks the mold - the perfect mash-up of indie music and edgy food for total entertainment. Chef Sam Mason has been raising the stakes in the culinary world for the last ten years. Now join him as he invites his favorite touring bands to dinner for an intimate evening of cooking, conversation and live performance. Part rocker, part chef, Mason creates "intellectual food" that stimulates the palate as well as the dialogue. Rock on.I'm working on getting them to do the vegan episode.
El-P plays The Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza on June 9th. More tour dates at his MySpace.
PReviously
* more El-P posts
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MOS DEF @ Highline Ballroom & w/ AMY WINEHOUSE on MTV
DOWNLOAD: Mos Def - Tru3 Magig (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good (feat. Ghostface) (MP3)
Help me welcome Angry Citizen: Since Wes is too busyyyyyy to see live Hip Hop, and we're constantly jacking pictures from Angry Citizen anyway, we figured why not make it official.....
Mos Def @ Highline Ballroom, NYC - May 26, 2007
If you expected to hear Mos Def rip through 'Black on Both Sides', you left the Highline Ballroom disappointed, but if you did leave disappointed Saturday night, well, then you‘re officially excommunicated from the Mos Def community.Thx AC. And in related news, I guess Amy Winehouse is also already inHis performance was that kind of performance - provided you went in with an open mind, and permitted Mos and his band Black Radio the room to breathe, groove, and explore the different areas of funk and jazz that Mos has gravitated towards recently. Once their groove took hold, Mos Def rolled through inspired versions of 'Umi Says', 'Boogie Man Song' and 'Napoleon’s Dynamite'. He even threw in a batch of eclectic covers including a Stevie Wonder and Cyndi Lauper song, Bel Biv Devoe's 'Poison', and a portion of The Pharcyde’s 'Passing Me By'. The real fun and show stopper came when Mos brought out special guest, Q-Tip. Tip led the crowd through the chorus of 'Lyrics To Go' as well as 'Bonita Applebum' before jumping into 'Check the Rhime', with Mos picking up Phife’s lines. You on point Mos? All the time Tip!
“45th At Night” transforms MTV’s famed TRL studio into a nighttime club where cameras take a back seat to the performance and live music thrives. The inaugural episode features Amy Winehouse backed by The Dap-Kings and includes a sizzling collaboration with Mos Def and premieres Friday, June 8th at 11:30pm on MTV. Songs performed include: 'Rehab', 'Back to Black', 'Me & Mr. Jones', & 'You Know I’m No Good'I guess Mos Def called.
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VIDEO: Dntel - The Distance (Arthur & Yu)
Director Adam Bizanski is known for using paper mache puppets...
"The Distance" from Dntel (Jimmy Tamborello of the Postal Service) is directed by Adam Bizanski and features the guest vocals of Arthur & Yu. The song comes from Dntel's new album Dumb Luck on Sub Pop Records.BONUS: Dntel's Jimmy Tamborello gives a tour of his studio.....
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Les Breastfeeders @ Magnetic Field, Brooklyn, NY - pics
Sunday night before Mudderfugger I was able to catch the Les Breastfeeders show at Magnetic Field in Brooklyn (May 27, 2007). Like Malajube, Les Breastfeeders are from Montreal and only sing in French. And like Malajube, they mostly only SPEAK in French too. That always makes for some funny - unintentionally or not - between song banter. This time was no exception.
As MOKB points out, "It's guitar heavy garage rock full of shout-heavy choruses. It's high energy, catchy (even if sung in French) and loads of fun." That is true of their live show too.
Actually, partly thanks to the guy with no shirt and the tambourine, the live show is even more fun....
They closed the night with this great one....
Music Snobbery went to the Maxwell's show.
Previously
* Eleven bands from Montreal (that happen to be playing SXSW)
* more Breastfeeders
* more Malajube
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VIDEO: The Veils - Calliope
At first I hated it, but the hat is actually starting to grow on me....
taken from the album "Nux Vomica" on Rough Trade RecordsTickets are still on sale for a bunch of Veils shows.
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Beth Ditto nude on the cover of NME
How would Lily Allen describe this cover?
"I spent so much of childhood trying to change, and I just got sick of it." [Beth Ditto]
Less professional semi-naked Beth Ditto shots here.
Inside the issue Beth talks about Paris Hilton & Kate Moss
Yet one of the things Beth Ditto does gives a f*ck about, is body image. So much so, that Beth recently refused for The Gossip to play instores at Topshop, citing her dissatisfaction that there isn’t a clothes range available in her size. She even went as far as to offer to design clothes for them. She’s never claimed to promote her body size (“I’m just saying people should be empowered about who they are,” she tells us), yet it’s worth asking, does she feel a responsibility to pick a side in the size zero debate?Previously“Not at all,” says Beth, immediately. “Things are more complicated than that – there’s too many factors to pick a side. The older I get and the more models and designers I meet... sometimes models are naturally just thin. Like, that’s their size.”
When you talk about meeting models, do you mean Kate Moss?
“Kate is amazing,” purrs Beth. “I spent one night talking to her and she just said the most amazing things about bodies. At first I didn’t think I was going to like her, but she just turned up to one of our shows and said, ‘Do you know what I hate, Beth? When people tell my big girlfriends, ‘You have a beautiful face...’’ I mean, that’s a really radical concept.”
Do you not think Kate Moss actually has a responsibility to answer to the size debate, though?
“You can’t hate a person for dieting, and you can’t blame a person for feeling shit about themselves. You have to blame the machine that feeds it, the thing that makes people feel like that. There are lots of things that are part of that machine, and it’s too easy to lay the blame at the feet of women – men don’t know what it feels like to be a woman and be expected to look a particular way all the time. The Beckhams are part of the machine; Paris Hilton is part of the machine. There’s that thing Paris Hilton said about Lindsay Lohan – ‘You’re poor, ugly and fat’. It’s always women who are victims of that machine and the messages the machine gives out.”But surely Kate Moss is that machine?
“I had those conversations with Kate,” says Beth, “and Kate agreed with me. She’s a smart person.”Do you think she’s happy doing what she’s doing?
“I don’t know.”But if she agreed with you...
“I have this thing where I don’t ever want to bad-mouth a woman. Except for Paris Hilton.” She laughs again. “Please tell me you saw that thing where she was crying in the newspapers, about her going to prison. It was so funny. I was laughing until I was crying.”Tell me more about not wanting to bad-mouth women...
Beth speaks quietly again. “I pick and choose my battles. I think Condoleezza Rice is more of a goddamn shame than Kate Moss, and I think those are the things people should concentrate on. What I’m saying is that, if there’s anyone to blame for size zero, it’s not women. Blame the media. Blame gay men who work in the fashion industry who want these women as dolls.”
* Beth Ditto interviews Yo Majesty on video
* lots more on Beth Ditto
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Interpol @ Bowery Ballroom on sale
Interpol @ Sasquatch! - May 27, 2007
Interpol have added a NYC date, and it's at Bowery Ballroom! Tickets are on sale for the June 5th show. Password = gaius
more dates here. More on Interpol @ Sasquatch! here.
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Brooklyn's Galapagos Art Space moving to Dumbo
new Galapagos
In December we asked, is Galapagos closing? To that the owner said NO WE ARE NOT. Today the times reports....
In a move that has greater symbolic significance than mere real estate hopscotch, Galapagos Art Space, the pioneering bar and performing arts space that helped put Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on the cultural map, is moving a few neighborhoods down the East River, to Dumbo.Galapagos, which has played host to a broad array of New York’s musicians, dancers, theater artists, performance artists, fine artists and burlesque dancers during its 12-year existence, is scheduled to move into the space, a 102-year-old, 10,000-square-foot former horse stable at 16 Main Street, in the spring or summer of 2008.....
.....“We’re doubling our size and halving our rent,” said Robert Elmes, who started Galapagos in 1995, when it opened in fits and starts on North Sixth Street, which at the time was notable mainly for the rancid smell of nearby meat-processing plants.....
....In Williamsburg, Galapagos Art Space will continue its full schedule until the weekend of June 17, with plans to operate intermittently throughout the summer..... [NY Times]
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Pipettes, Sea & The Cake, In-stores, Tour Dates
DOWNLOAD: The Sea & Cake - Afternoon Speaker (MP3)
Look at the great fee shows coming up in stores....
free NYC in-stores performances
Jun 5 - The Pipettes & Monster Bobby @ Other Music (7pm)
Jun 5 - Ladybug Transistor memorial show @ Sound Fix (8pm)
Jun 6 - Loney, Dear & Sea and the Cake @ Sound Fix (7pm)
Jun 20 - LSD March @ Other Music (8pm)
Loney, Dear, Sea & Cake are also playing Webster Hall on June 7th (and touring). The Pipettes are also playing Highline Ballroom on June 5th - still not sold out (unlike last time), and SMOOSH - who also played Sasquatch - is opening for them.
The Pipettes are actually also going on an in-store tour, and a regular tour with Smoosh and Monster Bobby. All Sea & Cake & Loney Dear & Pipettes & Monster Bobby dates & details below....
The Pipettes will be playing an acoustic in-store and signing copies of their new 'Your Kisses Are Wasted On Me' EP at the following record stores...Sunday, June 3rd @ 2:30 PM
Mars RED Music
57A Kings Hwy E
Haddonfield, NJ 08033
856.428.8255Tuesday, June 5th @ 7 PM
Other Music
15 E. 4th Street
New York, NY 10003
212-477-8150Tuesday, June 12th @ 7pm
Amoeba Music
1855 Haight St
San Francisco, CA
415-831-1200Thursday, June 14th @ 7pm
Sonic Boom Records (Ballard Location)
2209 NW Market St,
Seattle, WA 98107
206.297.2666
Pipettes - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 1 - Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario
Jun 2 - Black Cat Washington, Washington DC
Jun 3 - First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 3 - Mars RED Music (instore acoustic + signing) Haddonfield, New Jersey
Jun 4 - Great Scott Boston, Massachusetts
Jun 5 - Highline Ballroom New York, New York
Jun 5 - Other Music (instore acoustic + signing) NEW YORK, New York
Jun 7 - Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois
Jun 8 - 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 10 - Casbah San Diego, California
Jun 11 - Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Jun 12 - Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, California
Jun 14 - Chop Suey Seattle, Washington
Jun 15 - Plaza Club Vancouver, British Columbia
Jun 19 - Shrewsbury Music Hall (benefit for Cancer Research) Shrewsbury
Jun 23 - Glastonbury Festival (Main Stage) Shepton Mallet
Jul 6 - Ruisrock Festival Turku
Jul 8 - T In The Park Kinross, Scotland
Jul 10 - Lake Festival Nr Klagenfurt
Jul 11 - Poolbar Festival Nr Feldkirch
Jul 20 - Gurten Festival Berne
Jul 21 - Pohoda Festival Bratislava
Jul 22 - Benicassim Valencia
Jul 28 - Storsjoyran Festival Ostersund
Aug 4 - Electric Garden Festival Kent
Aug 9 - Liquid Rooms Tokyo
Aug 11 - Summersonic - Marine Stadium Tokyo
Aug 12 - Summersonic Osaka
Aug 24 - Reading & Leeds Reading
Aug 25 - Reading & Leeds Leeds
The Sea & The Cake - 2007 Tour Dates
Thu May 31 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (Late Show) w/ The Zincs
Thu May 31 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle (Early Show) w/ Euphone
Sat Jun 2 Toronto, ON - Mod Club w/ The Zincs
Sun Jun 3 Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa w/ The Zincs
Tue Jun 5 Boston, MA - The Paradise w/ The Zincs, Loney Dear
Thu Jun 7 New York, NY - Webster Hall w/ The Zincs, Loney Dear
Fri Jun 8 Philadelphia, PA - Filmore Philadelphia w/ The Zincs, Loney Dear
Sat Jun 9 Washington, DC - Black Cat w/ The Zincs, Loney Dear
Sat Jun 16 Hasselt, Belgium - KC Belgie
Sun Jun 17 Brighton, UK - The Pressure Point
Mon Jun 18 Bristol, UK - Thekla
Tue Jun 19 Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Wed Jun 20 London, UK - Cargo
Thu Jun 21 Koln, Germany - Gebaude 9
Fri Jun 22 Brussels, Belgium - Fete de la Musique
Sat Jun 23 Paris, France - Point Ephemere
Sun Jun 24 Basil, Switzerland - Das Schiff
Mon Jun 25 Schorndorf, Germany - Manufaktur
Tue Jun 26 Frankfurt, Germany - Brotfabrik
Wed Jun 27 Hamburg, Germany - Ubel & Gefahrlich
Thu Jun 28 Berlin, Germany - Lido
Sat Jun 30 Stockholm, Sweden - Accelerator Festival
Sun Jul 15 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Pitchfork Festival)
The Sea and Cake are back with Everybody, the band's first full length in just over four years. The record finds the band continuing to perfect their singular brand of dreamlike, hot-buttered pop music that sounds delicately handcrafted, yet effortless all the same. Sheets of glowing guitar tones skip along propulsive percussion underscored by gently funky, instrospecitve bass lines, all adorned by breathlessly delivered lines of lyrical poetry. As always, the band is made up of Sam Prekop (guitar and vocals), Archer Prewitt (guitar), John McEntire (drums) and Erik Claridge (bass).Monster Bobby - 2007 Tour Dates *
Jun 1 2007 Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario
Jun 2 2007 Black Cat Washington , DC
Jun 3 2007 First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jun 4 2007 Great Scott Boston
Jun 7 2007 Empty Bottle Chicago
Jun 8 2007 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jun 10 2007 Casbah San Diego, California
Jun 11 2007 Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Jun 12 2007 Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop San Francisco, California
Jun 14 2007 Chop Suey Seattle, Washington
Jun 15 2007 Plaza Club Vancouver, British Columbia
* w/ Smoosh & The Pipettes
Monster Bobby has opened for the Pipettes countless times on a fairly casual basis in England and throughout Europe but for the very first time, he is actually receiving proper billing at venues throughout North America in advance of the mid-July release of his album Gaps, on the Hypnote label.Previously
* Pipettes playing Highline Ballroom
* more Pipettes posts
* more sea & cake posts
* more Loney, Dear posts
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Sasquatch! 2007 | Sunday review in words & pics
The following review of Day 2 (May 27, 2007) of the 2007 Sasquatch! Festival in George, Washington is brought to you by Jerry Yeti exclusively for BrooklynVegan.com. If you're just joining us, you may want to start with Day 1.
Things kicked off at the Gorge on Sunday with a few more blankets, a nice spot on the terraced grass, and a sweet DJ set by Mix Master Mike. This was followed up by the hip hop duo Blackalicious. Both of these acts got the early attendees jumping. Blackalicious brought out their "Alphabet Aerobics" with its increasingly sped up delivery, but it was "Rhythm Sticks" that got people truly moving. If the ground wasn't on bedrock, the floor would have given way under all that impact.
All warmed up, Bad Brains was the only set on Sunday we were sure not going to miss. While we waited near the epicenter of anticipated mayhem, one of their most enthusiastic fans attempted to get others around him equally as stoked. He singled out a small guy that -as he informed him- was going to be propelled into the air. And sure enough, when the band appeared, he launched the poor kid into the unsuspecting crowd behind him. No, the bedrock below him did not give way. As the mosh pit grew in size, so did the size of the guys thrashing around in it. One giant of a man wore a Professional Slam Wresting shirt and bulldozed his way around. H.R. is a startling front man, appearing quite tranquil despite the tumult below - like a prophet amidst a storm. Dashingly dressed, if you had a video on mute, you would be baffled by the calm on stage, and the reaction below.
Unfortunately that was the last full set on the main stage before Polyphonic Spree had to cease for the blustery wind. It got cold within minutes, and sundown was still four hours away. While the crew re-prepped the stage to handle the winds, and let the worst of them pass, people migrated over to Tokyo Police Club at the Wookie. The Toronto band sensed they were playing for a much larger crowd, and they delivered. Their invigoration and charm very likely won over a few new fans.....
In order to prevent last year's ending past 2:00 AM, Michael Franti & Spearhead were relegated to play last at the Wookie Stage, and the rest were told to keep it snappy. Aziz held down the main stage - giving constant updates to the crowd, and then finally after three hours and some odd minutes - Spoon at last went on around 8:00. "I Turn My Camera" and "The Way We Get By" were the obvious crowd favorites, and they kept it short and sweet. We were just glad to have things up and running again. Interpol followed suit with their own truncated set -an entire half hour shorter than scheduled and actually were better that way. Three new songs translated well within their existing work. Not entirely compelling or nearly as capable as they ought to be, but still, they kept us warm. The more it became crowded, the warmer and happier we were.
DOWNLOAD: Interpol - Specialist (early version) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Spoon - Paper Tiger (live) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Beastie Boys - Rock Hard (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Michael Franti & Spearhead - War (live) (MP3)
The Beastie Boys finally came out promising to "heat things up", and they certainly did - at least for a while. Playing many of their hits early, they then slipped into a [trilogy? trinity? triage?] of instrumental tunes mid way which nearly killed the party. Reportedly the instrumental looseness worked like a charm the night before (they played both days), but here felt a little too noodly. By the encore they re-energized the crowd - hitting it dead on with "Intergalactic." The Boys even dedicated one song to the influential Bad Brains. They weren't the only ones. Michael Franti did likewise from over at the Wookie stage a few minutes later and even mentioned he was down in the pit earlier in the day.
Beastie Boys
Michael Franti
Nearly battling heatstroke and hypothermia all in one day, the festival had come to a close. Supposedly the Polyphonic Spree were still going to play a set for Verizon late into the night, but we're not sure if anyone would be thawed enough to stick around. If they did finally play, maybe they won't have to return next year... for the tornadoes.
-yeti
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photos of Spoon & Aziz by Nilina of Not On the Guestlist. She also took the cool ones of Patrick Wolf & Grizzly Bear.
And here's a few more random shots from the festival....
Smoosh
Interpol
Total Experience Gospel Choir
Patrick Wolf
Michael Franti
Manu Chao
Arcade Fire's Win Butler
Beastie Boys' Mike D
The Hold Steady
Did you read part one yet?
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May 29, 2007
injured RYAN ADAMS - Tour Dates, album, live MP3s & MOE.DOWN
DOWNLOAD: Ryan Adams - New York, New York (live in Germany) (MP3)
As you can see in the below picture of Ryan taken May 15, 2007, he hurt his hand.....
Without going into all the gory details, let’s just say it’s got to do with a skateboard, a 12-foot bowl, and a now-torn ligament. This is NOT anywhere near as bad as the Liverpool accident from a few years back, though...Ryan expects to be playing guitar again soon.On September 1, 2007, Ryan Adams and the Cardinals are playing Moe's annual music festival...For now, enjoy Neal Casal playing an excellent (if right-handed) Iommi to Ryan’s lighter-weight-and-fringeless Ozzy.
Thanks.
The Eighth Annual moe.down will be held August 31, September 1 and 2 at the Snow Ridge Ski area in Turin, NY. moe.down is an annual party for moe. and its fans. The band will perform a total of six sets throughout the weekend. Early Bird Tickets are on sale NOW through moe.ticketing. Tickets are also available through Ticketmaster and online through Snow Ridge, at the Snow Ridge Box Office, or by phone at 315-348-8456. Buffalo fans can pick up tickets at Terrapin Station,1172 Hertel Ave, Buffalo NY.The Brakes playing this show are not Brakes Brakes Brakes that are playing Mercury Lounge with Pela.There are a limited number of Early Bird Tickets. They will be on sale until they run out or June 1st, whichever comes first. A limited number of tickets will then be $95 until they are sold out or until August 12th. Tickets after that be $110.
In addition to moe., this year's performers include Ryan Adams and The Cardinals, Medeski Scofield Martin & Wood, Amos Lee, Strangefolk, Meat Puppets, Al & the Transamericans, Ha Ha The Moose, State Radio, Ryan Montbleau , The Brakes and Acoustic Forum. More bands will be announced in the coming weeks.
The moe.down promises three days of music, camping and fun at the Snow Ridge Ski Area in Turin, NY. The site is about an hour northeast of Syracuse, at the edge of the beautiful Adirondack Mountains. Ski lifts will be open, so bring your mountain bike!
Ryan Adams is also playing a bunch of shows, and I found a great quality Ryan Adams show from 2006 (on the Archive) that you can download. MP3s & dates below.....
Ryan Adams - 2007 Tour DAtes
Sun 06/03 - Paris, FRA La Maroquinerie
Thu 06/07 - London, UK Koko
Fri 06/08 - Manchester, UK Manchester Academy
Mon 06/18 - Minneapolis, MN - Cedar Cultural Center
Tue 06/19 - Chicago, IL - The Black Orchid
Wed 06/20 - Detroit, MI - Gem Theater
Fri 06/22 - Toronto, ON - Enwave Theater
Sun 06/24 - South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
Thu 06/28 - Philadelphia, PA - The Fillmore
Fri 06/29 - Boston, MA - Somerville Theater
Tue 07/31 - Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden Ampitheatre
Fri 08/03 - Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sat 09/01 - Turin, NY Snow Ridge Ski Area (moe.down)
Ryan Adams Live at Das Haus on 2006-10-17 (October 17, 2006) (MP3s)
DOWNLOAD the whole show as a ZIP, or track by track.....
1 IntroMore info on this live show @ the Archive.
2 Magnolia Mountain
3 Hallelujah
4 Blue Hotel
5 To Be Young (Is to Be Sad, Is to Be High)
6 New York, New York
7 She Wants to Play Hearts
8 Chin Up, Cheer Up
9 Freeway to the Canyon
10 Harder Now That It's Over
11 [Fade Out]
12 [Fade In]
13 Damn Sam (I Love a Woman That Rains)
14 Easy Plateau
15 Peaceful Valley
16 Trouble On Wheels
17 Firecracker
18 Why Do They Leave?
19 A Kiss Before I Go
20 Dear John
21 Cold Roses
22 Bird Song [Jerry Garcia]
23 Wild Flowers
24 Let It Ride
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Ryan's new album Easy Tiger is out June 26th. Some songs are streaming at MySpace, and here are Ryan's Top 5 Hair Metal songs. One of them is Dokken's "Dream Warriors" off the Mightmare on Elm Street 3 Soundtrack which makes me like Ryan more, but supposedly Sheryl Crow appears on his new album which makes me like him less. Cover art:
Previously
* more Ryan Adams posts
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DEAN & BRITTA - 2007 Tour Dates, VIDEOs & a CONTEST - win tix or a CD
DOWNLOAD: Dean & Britta - Word You Used to Say (MP3)
Dean & Britta (Luna peeps) have one U.S. show scheduled this week before they leave for a short tour of Europe. The show I'm talking about is Saturday June 2, 2007 at Luna Lounge (Luna at Luna) in Brooklyn, NYC w/ My Robot Friend.
Tickets are still on sale - AND, the kind peeps at Dean & Britta headquarters were kind enough to hook us up with - not two - not four - not five even, BUT SIX pairs of free tickets to give away to this show, BUT THAT'S NOT ALL - I also have six D&B CD's (pictured) to give out to six lucky unlucky people who can't make it to the show, but still want to win something.
TO WIN, e-mail BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Luna), and answer this: Dean and Britta wrote a song about a section of Brooklyn for a film that starred someone who was also in Dumb and Dumber. What section of Brooklyn is the song about? TWELVE WINNERS will be picked at random and contacted. Include your first and last name for guestlist if you want the tickets. Say if you just want the CD. Your email will not be shared or abused.
Dean & Britta videos & tour dates, below.....
"Words You Used To Say" by Dean & Britta
From the new Dean & Britta album, "Back Numbers"Dean & Britta in the subway - 'knives from bavaria'
Video by Richard Agerbeek
Dean and Britta ware ready to sing, when we heard a voice saying "no video". We hide the camera, shot Britta's legs, and here it is...Dean & Britta - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 2 - Luna Lounge w/ My Robot Friend Brooklyn (Williamsburg), New York
Jun 5 - Teatre Lloseta www.teatrelloseta.com Palma de Mallorca
Jun 6 - Zac Club Barcelona
Jun 7 - Gazteszena Donostia/San Sebastian
Jun 8 - Kafe Antzokia Bibao
Jun 9 - Neu! Club Madrid
Jun 10 - Loco Club Valencia
Jun 12 - Le Baron Paris
Jun 16 - Princess Charlotte Leicester
Jun 17 - The Social Nottingham
Jun 18 - Sussex Arts Club Brighton
Jun 19 - Metro Club London
Jun 20 - Sonic Cathedral @ The Legion London
Jul 12 - Rams Head Tavern, Annapolis, MD
Jul 14 - Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA
Previously
* more Dean & Britta posts
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VIDEO: Senior Citizens react to The Knife's "Like a Pen"
Like a pen...in my aching neck....
Senior citizens offer their thoughts on the music video "like a pen" by the knife.This is the video they watched:
From NYC TV's New York Noise
Produced by Shirley Braha
Previously
* more posts on the The Knife
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Paste highlights 40 music venues
The new issue of Paste Magazine selects "America’s 40 Best Music Venues".
To compile this list, Paste magazine readers nominated over 500 different venues at www.pastemagazine.com. In the end, Paste weighed these nominations according to history, setting, sound, character, comfort, atmosphere, vibrancy, uniqueness and their roles in helping launch careers.They didn't rank them - they just chose 40 and grouped them into regions. For the Northeast they picked:
- 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
- Allen Room at Lincoln Center, New York, NY
- Iron Horse Music Hall, Northampton, MA
- Club Passim, Cambridge, MA
- Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
- Maxwell’s, Hoboken, NJ
- World Live Café, Philadelphia, PA
- The Living Room, New York, NY
- Space, Portland, ME
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YO MAJESTY - 2007 Tour Dates & FREE SHOW? (+Beth Ditto)
DOWNLOAD: Yo Majesty - Club Action (MP3)
The booby flashin' babes of Yo Majesty have three NYC shows coming up. They are supposedly the "special guest" at Sutra Wednesday (LATE) night (May 30), and they open for CSS at Irving Plaza on Friday. On June 22nd they're back to play Studio B in Brooklyn. All tour dates, and a video interview where Beth Ditto of the Gossip interviews Yo Majesty, below...
Yo Majesty - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri 06/01 - Irving Plaza New York NY *
Sat 06/02 - Middle East Downstairs Cambridge MA *
Mon 06/04 - Ottobar Baltimore MD
Wed 06/06 - Dagobert Quebec City QC
Thu 06/07 - Main Hall Montreal QC
Fri 06/08 - Babylon Ottawa ON
Sat 06/09 - The Drake Toronto ON w/ Lesbians on Ecstasy
Sun 06/10 - Henry Fonda Theater Los Angeles CA
Mon 06/11 - Casbah San Diego CA w/ Diplo & Bonde do Role
Tue 06/12 - Cinespace Hollywood CA
Thu 06/14 - Beauty Bar Austin TX
Fri 06/22 - Studio B Brooklyn NY w/ Machine Drum, Dirtyfinger
Thu 07/05 - The Club at Firestone Orlando FL w/ DJ Funk
Sun 07/15 - Empty Bottle Chicago IL
* w/ CSS
Previously
* Beth Ditto in a Yo Majesty T-Shirt with Kate Moss
* Yo Majesty played Brooklyn & SXSW -- get topless (NSFW) + Tour Dates
* Yo Majesty - 2007 Tour Dates (NYC, SXSW, etc) & MP3s
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Sasquatch! 2007 | Saturday review in words & pics
The following review of Day 1 (May 26, 2007) of the 2007 Sasquatch! Festival in George, Washington is brought to you by Jerry Yeti exclusively for BrooklynVegan.com
For the second consecutive year, strange natural phenomena have marred Sasquatch Festival. This year's mysterious force - Wind - cut short the Polyphonic Spree on Sunday, and silenced the music at the main stage for nearly three and a half hours. As the other stages continued onward, the remaining bands condensed their sets - Interpol so much so that they finished 10 minutes before scheduled. We didn't see all the bands we wanted to - probably the most saddened by the early start times of the Hold Steady and the Blow, but we took in a wider variety than expected.
Saturday was looking like it would be a Day of Duos kicking off with the Blow, but the Two Gallants immediately shattered that dream by becoming the Two-and-a-Half Gallants. That is, with the addition of a partial? third member. We had better luck with Portland's own Viva Voce, who stayed true to the coupling idea and brought some serious rock to the Yeti stage. Percussive, tight, and [as my scribbled handwriting noted] "They Rocked." Anita Robinson has some serious skills on the frets, as her husband does with the sticks. I had forgotten how catchy their album "Get Yr Blood Sucked Out" is. They stuck to most of its material as they finally finished the tour. Over at the main stage, Neko Case, lingerie model extraordinaire, was similarly focusing on songs off the her latest not-so-recent album and included her cover of Bob Dylan's "Buckets of Rain." Sporting some shades in a gesture that spited the clouds that would not, could not hail nor storm, her voice resonated strong enough to the sunstroke folks below.
We weren't the only ones fashionably late to the first day of the festival. Comedian and MC Aziz Ansari missed his flight the night before, but arrived at the Wookie stage right in time for Ghostland Observatory. Battling house music, Aziz got a few jokes off successfully before the crowd began to turn restless. Seattle crowds are pretty rough I guess. Sarah Silverman had even less luck at the main stage. Yikes.
As it turns out, Ghostland Observatory are a big deal in Seattle. Thanks to KEXP, the duo -a true one at that- became a mandatory experience and the attendance at the Wookie Stage showed. Always fashionable Aaron Behrens led us through an energy injected performance highlighted with "Sad Sad City," eventually blowing the power out on the entire stage. Of course they did. With that, things were starting to really get going. After all, Aziz had arrived....
Meanwhile...Aziz's crush had not. Back at the main stage, John Roderick had some small feet for some big shoes, filling in for both visa-troubled M.I.A. who was A.W.O.L P.O.W.... not in attendance... and a bombing Silverman. At least Roderick will be funny as usual, right? Unfortunately he didn't banter enough to be both musician and comedian. The Long Winters, aka the band, simply didn't hit the right tones either and while "Stupid" played stunningly, the rest seemed too small. We'll give them a pass this round, because we really do like them.
Neglecting the Beastie Boys instrumental set -which turned out to be not so entirely instrumental at all, dang it- we hung around for festivities supplied by Manu Chao. Bringing some blazing Spanish guitar, people seemed to really enjoy Manu Chao and we caught on to the over all vibe. He fed off this reaction and played well over his time slot. No one seemed to mind. At least we were keeping warm. When the sun goes down at the Gorge, the mercury drops like lead. Leaded mercury. It's very unsafe.
Then came Arcade Fire. Once the highlight of Sasquatch 2005, they quickly became the highlight of 2007. With a well-balanced set of equal parts Neon Bible & Funeral, they sounded larger than ever and filled the vastness behind them while leaving us breathless and insatiable. At the top of our lungs, we belted along to "Wake Up" into the black emptiness above, ... "a gorgefull" of people as Win Butler said. It may give us chills every time, but the first few dozen bars of "Rebellion (Lies)" is still immensely powerful coming out of "Power Out." And not being able to resist a political jab or two, Win dedicated "Antichrist Television Blues" to Jerry Falwell. But it ended all too soon. For them alone I would return again.
And yet it wasn't over for Bjork fans. We cut the night short a few songs into her set, and even though this Yeti isn't a fan, I was impressed. I even found myself wishing I was a fan so I could justify freezing and being miserable.
If only it wasn't so cold. We'd be better prepared for Sunday, or so we thought. That to come in a minute...
-Yeti
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Blow photo via HERE.
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Help Wanted - Boredoms, Dan Deacon, Internet show, & Pool party volunteers
Dan Deacon @ Bike Film Festival Party @ Studio B, NYC - May 16, 2007 (CRED)
Play drums with the Boredoms, sing with Dan Deacon, be an Internet movie star, and/or attend free concerts for free. Details below....
- The Boredoms are doing their 77 Drum thing in NYC on 7/7. Be one of those drummers (if it's not too late).
- Internet show casting musicians/actors.
Internet show with solid funding and distribution looking to cast the following:
Male, mid 20s, lead singer, guitarist, naive optimist
Male, mid 20s, bassist, brooding
Male mid 20s, keyboardist, uptight
Female, mid 20s, drummer, shy
Female, early 20s, singer/tambourine, infectious energy.
Asian Male, mid 20s, non-musical role. Needs good comic
timing.
Female, mid 20s, uptight, corporate office workerComfortable with improv a plus.
Must be available for shooting for the next 3-4 months.
Send resume/headshot/myspacepage to
castinginternetshow@gmail.com - Dan Deacon wants YOU to sing in his choir!
A vision came to Dan one night of being joined by an angelic choir at the end of his set each night for a rousing, spiritual version of his anthem "Wham City" from his recently released Spiderman of the Rings - a musical tribute to his place of dwelling and to the Baltimore music community he is a part of. This is where YOU come in - Dan Deacon is inviting you to come and be his choir. Dan envisioned a co-ed choir, so all you have to do is be one of the first four males or first four females in your city to e-mail dandeaconchoir@gmail.com and YOU will become a member of the Dan Deacon Wham City choir! (please put the name of your city and your gender in the subject line of the e-mail to make things easier for Dan). Dan collaborated with Baltimore artist Stefani Levin to make eight beautiful blue and yellow Wham City choir robes which you'll get to wear, and Dan will provide you with lyric sheets. If you want to practice and prepare, the song "Wham City" is posted on Dan Deacon's MySpace page at www.myspace.com/dandeacon so you can start singing along.
In other news, Dan Deacon will release "The Crystal Cat" as a 7" single on Carpark on July 17 with a new, previously unreleased B-side.
- Free shows for free....
It's that time of the year again when JellyNYC brings you music, slip n slide and dodge ball at McCarren Park Pool. We are looking for volunteers for a 9 week summer event starting June 24 to August 19th, every Sunday come rain or shine. Get ready AGAIN for a summer of great music and great fun and Sundays you'll never forget.
For more info check out: www.thepoolparties.com
To volunteer and for more information please email : jane@jellynyc.com
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summer is here -- new New Pornographers MP3
DOWNLOAD: New Pornographers - My Rights Versus Yours (MP3)
Memorial Day is behind us, summer is here, and July 4th - which means a free show by The New Pornographers (and Midlake) - is right around the corner. What a perfect time then, for this brand new upbeat song by the Canadian indie pop-rock supergroup - "My Rights Versus Yours" will be found on New Porn's new album called 'Challengers' - to be released on Matador on August 21st, 2007.
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The National kicked off 5 nights @ Bowery Ballroom
DOWNLOAD: The National - Lit Up (remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The National - Secret Meeting (remix) (MP3)
The National @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - May 28, 2007 (CRED)
Tonight was the first night of The National's sold out 5-night stand at Bowery Ballroom here in New York, and it was spectacular. There were no surprise guests, and the setlist stuck primarily to Boxer and Alligator, with the exception of "Murder Me Rachael" (and one more?), but the band was in incredible form and sounded great. And, in what is becoming a really impressive tradition, the crowd was respectful during the quiet parts and an overall pleasure to be a part of, much like last year's show at Webster Hall. Why can't every crowd be like this?? [Baby, You Got a Stew Goin']Previously
* THE NATIONAL - five nights at Bowery sold out, south street seaport
* The National add 5th NYC show -- Beirut to add 4th?
* Will it be Doveman, The Broken West, My Brightest Diamond or Elysian Fields?
* The National - 3 nights in Europe, 4 shows @ Bowery
* pics of The National hangin' w/ Bruce Springsteen
* a ton of NATIONAL MP3s
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Feist, Mocky, Jenny Lewis, Bright Eyes, Kanye West, etc
DOWNLOAD: Feist - Inside & Out (Mocky Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Mocky - In The Meantime (featuring Jamie Lidell) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins - Melt Your Heart (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins - Born Secular (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins - Happy (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins - Happy (reprise) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Jenny Lewis w/ the Watson Twins - Run Devil Run (MP3)
Bright Eyes is bringing out a special guest at each of his seven shows at Town Hall in NYC this week. Many were dismayed by the appearance of Lou Reed at night one. Ben Kweller came out during night two, and I'm losing track, but Jenny Lewis was the guest at either night three or four, or both or something like that. I don't have a picture, but there is the recent video of Jenny on stage with Ben Gibbard & John Vanderslice, and here are some photos from October of Jenny on stage with Feist (actually the other way around).....
Other stuff
* Cannes Film Fest Award Winners
* Concerts get 'Second Life' on Internet
* Kanye West samples Peter Bjorn & John & Daft Punk
* Sufjan Stevens & friends 'Take Away show" video @ Blogoteque
* Jenny Lewis contributed vocals to Jayhawk Gary Louris' new album
* Mocky, Feist, Gonzo, Lidell | Zero 7 & Jose Gonzalez | MP3s
* Mocky, Gonzales & Lidell helped make 'The Reminder' happen
* CBC Radio 3 Exclusive: Fans Ruin Feist Show (for me)
* LIVE: Feist Audience A Little Too Respectful
Mocky feat. Feist - Fightin' Away The Tears
More pics of Jenny, Feist & The Watson Twins below......
Pictures via HERE
Lou Reed & Bright Eyes HERE.
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May 28, 2007
new Smashing Pumpkins revealed -- 2007 Pinkpop Festival
undisputed wes reports....
After first revealing themselves in Paris the other day, the reunited new Smashing Pumpkins played their third new-lineup-first-gigs-since-2000 show today (May 28, 2007) at the legendary Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands. It's the oldest annual festival in the world, and has been running for 38 years straight in a town not far from where I grew up.
Billy w/ the new James Iha* @ Pinkpop 2007 (CRED)
* Jeff Schroeder formerly of The Lassie Foundation
Billy Corgan @ Pinkpop 2007 (CRED)
The new bass player* @ Pinkpop 2007 (CRED)
* Ginger Reyes formerly of the Halo Friendlies
Other artists at this year's Pinkpop included Iggy & The Stooges ('Electric Chair' live video), Arctic Monkeys, Muse (awesome pic, live fan video of 'Invincible'), Scissor Sisters, Five O'Clock Heroes (interview, pic), Snow Patrol pic, live fan video of 'Shut Your Eyes'), Maximo Park ('Apply Some Pressure' live video), Linkin Park, Macy Gray (here hilariously labeled as Amy Winehouse), The Fratellis ('Chelsea Dagger' live video), Evanescence (painful live video), Korn ('Freak on a Leash' and 'Blind' live video), Dave Matthews Band 'Don't Drink The Water' live video), The Kooks ('Sabbator' live video), The Magic Numbers ('I See You, You See Me' live video), Maria Mena (live acoustic sessions video, Paolo Nutini (55 to 1 live video, Wolfmother (Woman live video), Gogol Bordello (2nd band in this live fan video with annoying intro), Razorlight ('In the City' live video), Marilyn Manson (pic), 30 Seconds To Mars (video), and more here, and here.
Oxfam took even more pictures. Amy Winehouse was scheduled to play but she called in sick. What else is new?
Most bands allowed their performance to be streamed live on Dutch radio except for 30 Seconds To Mars (potentially REALLY embarrassing?), and The Smashing Pumpkins (nervous because it was their third show?).
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Bjork @ Sasquatch 2007 (photos, reviews & setlist)
Our last concert in the first leg of the tour took place on Saturday night in the Gorge Amphitheatre, which is about two and a half hours’ drive from Seattle. It was great fun, I was unusually relaxed and Björk was marvellous. And the venue was so beautilful!We didn’t go on stage until around midnight and as it takes about two and a half hours to drive to Seattle I wasn’t back in my hotel until 4am. And then I had to wake up at 6am to catch a plane to Boston.
From Boston I flew to Iceland, travelling with the brass girls and Mark Bell. I don’t know about them, but I have a horrible jet lag!
It is wonderful to be back. Unfortunately I won’t be here for long as Björk will be appearing on the Jools Holland show on June 5. But until then I rest my (suit)case! I will probably not be blogging until then. So all you wonderful people who have been reading the blog, see you in a week! [Jónas Sen - Volta Tour Blog]
DEREK REPORTS: Back from Sasquatch. I only attended the first day, and my main motivation in being there was to see Bjork. Quick summary:-Derek
- The Gorge is stunning. I'd never even imagined listening to such great music with a backdrop so fantastic. To my poor New Englander brain, it felt unreal.
- Sarah Silverman was completely useless. IMHO, she shouldn't even get paid for her presence there Saturday.
- Michael Showalter was entertaining and seemed much more comfortable with the MC role
- Electrelane have potential... the live show left me wanting, but I could definitely see a good producer helping form their sound into a damn good pop album.
- Viva Voce were intimate and beautiful on the side stage. Damn impressive to see the male half out there drumming while also playing bass to such lovely female vocals.
- Citizen Cope and The Long Winters completely failed to impress. It wasn't that they were bad. I just like live shows that have edge and energy. They had neither.
- MIA was well ... not there... apparently my friendly government found her form of music to be some sort of security risk.
- Manu Chao rocked the house. This is what I want in a live show. Energy! Dance white boy, dance!
- The Arcade Fire kept up the energy from Manu Chao, with their insane drummer, amazing vocals, and crazy musicians who seem to randomly swap instruments every other song.
- Bjork was amazing. She performed some reworks of older songs that really blew me away. The laser show was simple and clean, in the best of ways.
And from Ryan, "Now onto the not-so-good: this will probably get me labeled as having "low-brow" musical tastes, but I just do not understand Bjork. Sure, there was a huge, lavish stage and equally visual costumes that featured a brass-section dressed like teletubbies, but the music just does not draw me in. Her songs were slow and boring. Speaking of which, Citizen Cope was clearly popular with the crowd but inspired me to try and take a nap. Finally, Grizzly Bear is nothing like its name implies - there are a lot of trippy sounds and strange lyrics that do not translate well to a festival setting (unless, of course, your festival includes a lot of funny smelling 'cigarettes')." [Keeping Up With The Nonericks]Set list below.....
2007-05-26 USA George, WA Sasquatch Festival
01. Earth Intruders
02. Hunter
03. Pagan Poetry
04. Dull Flame Of Desire
05. All Is Full Of Love
06. I See Who You Are
07. The Pleasure Is All Mine
08. Jóga
09. I Miss You
10. Five Years
11. Army Of Me
12. Innocence
13. Mother Heroic
14. Wanderlust
15. Hyperballad
16. Pluto
encore
17. Oceania
18. Declare Independence
DOWNLOAD Bjork - Mouth's Cradle (cortejo Affro Llé Ayé Mix) (MP3)
Previously
* Bjork & Antony @ Apollo Theater, NYC - pics
* An interview with Björk
* Bjork @ United Palace Theater, NYC - pics & stream
* pictures of Bjork @ Coachella
* more Bjork....
Posted in MP3 | Sasquatch | music at 1:59 PM | Comments (21)
Bad Brains @ Sasquatch 2007 (photo & review)
DOWNLOAD: Bad Brains - Big Take Over (MP3)
Bad Brains played an inspired set on the main stage, sailing from sultry dub reggae into raging hardcore as if the two were meant for each other. They’re the only band who could make that leap, and it’s great having them back. It was awesome hearing classic tracks like “Supertouch” and “Banned in DC” coming from the legendary quartet, played with a passion and ease that suggested they are very real and very glad to be here. HR stood unmoving at the mic, raising an occasional fist but mostly crooning and crowing as the band thrashed in the background. It was the only reggae-fied vibe at Sasquatch! this year and the sound fully suited the setting. [the stranger]AND.....
Bad Brains added some dub, raggae and punk to the day. The influential band was high energy and high impact. I was told Members of System of A Down were video taping the performance. [seattlepi]Previously
* BAD BRAINS NYC show on sale + 2nd Oregon show added
* BAD BRAINS on a boat, new album - BEASTIE BOYS too
* Beastie Boys pre-Sasquatch
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May 27, 2007
Sasquatch continues - Patrick Wolf & Grizzly Bear
DOWNLOAD: Grizzly Bear - Lullabye (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Patrick Wolf - Wind in the Wires (MP3)
Photos of Patrick Wolf & Grizzly Bear being silly backstage at Sasquatch 2007 courtesy of Nilina of Not On the Guest List.
Previously
* NEKO CASE made it through a set @ Sasquatch 2007 + BEASTIE BOYS
* VIDEO: Grizzly Bear on the beach @ ATP
* Patrick Wolf to still perform, or something
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Lou Reed played with Bright Eyes @ Town Hall
Weird?
Lou Reed & Bright Eyes @ Town Hall, NYC - May 25, 2007 (CRED)
"Boy am I glad I mustered up my last bits of strength to attend the Bright Eyes show last night. Look who guested for two songs!" [Loose Record]According to the setlist at Cafe Eclectic, they played 'Waiting For The Man' and 'Dirty Blvd.'. Ben Kweller was the guest Saturday night. Each of the seven nights will have a different guest.
Previously
* a review of Bright Eyes in Boston - "Conor Outburst"
* Bright Eyes kicking off 7 NYC nights
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