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July 31, 2007

rock for Showpaper, party for Universal Health Care

Showpaper art by Lightning Bolt's Brian Chippendale

There was one Dirty Projectors & Ecstatic Sunshine tour date I forgot to mention - the one that goes down this Saturday August 4th at Death By Audio in Williamsburg...

BENEFIT FOR SHOWPAPER

|| Dirty Projectors
|||| Effi Briest ------------> mems Psychic Ills
|||||| Ecstatic Sunshine
|||||||| Spectre Folk -----> Pete Nolan from Magik Markers

8pm | $7-15 sliding scale | ALL AGES

As you might know, Ecstatic Sunshine is another one of those hot bands from Baltimore - the same place that brought us (the band who opened for Suicide on Friday) TheDeathSet, and TheDeathSet are also playing ANOTHER BENEFIT SHOW in Brooklyn w/ the impressive top-to-bottom, Baltimore-to-Philly-to-NYC lineup of Peelander-Z, The Teeth, The Boggs & DJ Nick Catchdubs. This one is for Universal Healthcare, and tickets are on sale for it. More info below....

Peelander-Z being sneaky @ McCarren Pool (MORE)

Shebang Productions and We Be Illin' bring you
Brooklyn Day
Saturday, August 11 th At The Hook
Party For Your Health
The DeathSet
----- Peelander Z
-------------The Teeth
-------------------- The Boggs
-----------------------------Nick Catchdubs
And More TBA . . .
Idea : A National Health Care Plan.
Action : Brooklyn Day Aug. 11th 3PM-4AM
Strategy : 5 bands, a break to dance, snow cones to spike, postcards to write your reps
Point : One sick group to lend your money :
We Be Illin', existing to ensure health care for all.
(Partner of PNHP (Physicians for a National Health Plan))

Doors are at 3pm & we expect you to enjoy sponsored: Cocktails by Sonnema VodkaHERB ,
Buckets of cold ones from Pabst Blue Ribbon + Cart food +graffiti by SUE will be consumed in the backyard Space by The Hook located in the heart of Red Hook, Brooklyn
18 Commerce St. 11231,

Here's what some of the bands had to say about healthcare:
"During this tour our drummer Jonas got a toothace and had to get it pulled in San Fran (true story). It costed him 1400 dollars. But what could he do. He was miserable and getting weird on pain killers (he got from strangers at clubs) trying to hold off the procedure. He was always kind of drunk on whiskey too, bumpin' around in stairwells and stuff. It's because he doesn't have health care. None of The Teeth have health care so as far as we know we're perfectly healthy. We can't afford checkups so we'll never know really. I could be rotting on the inside for all I know."
-Aaron MoDavis - The Teeth

What is most important in our life/It's health!!/If we don't have health/We can't eat, walk, dance, sleep and Dream/We have to think about health more/It's not difficult/Let's start with the first step/Just smile with us/What a health!/Super health!"
-Peelander-Z From their song "Super Health"

"Once, I woke up in an ambulance and the guy said it's alright. I woke up again in the hospital and they said don't worry about it. Apparantly, I fell down and hit my head. It wasn't a big deal but they made it one. I had a bump on the noggina nd a little blood on my head. They dumped me out on the street at 5AM with a paper that said I was intoxicated and they gave me a MRI and a tetnus shot. Apparantly I owe them $4500 for their services. But fuck that! I didn't ask for shit!"
-Brian Asbury of The Teeth

America sucks dude. Sorry but when it xomes to that issue, step it up. Health care for the rich, that's pretty much my impression of what's happening. I don't have health care. I smashed my front tooth out when I was riding a bicycle last year. That was kind of band and I just kind of had to suck it up. I basically ran into this gutter and my friends found me in a Jesus Christ pose lying face down on the concrete with blood spilling out of my head. I didn't have any cuts on me except for my face so I ran right on to my face. It was about a week before I left on tour."
-Johnny Sierra of The DeathSet

Michael Moore is not confirmed to be there, but someone should tell him to come.

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What's going on Tuesday?

Frankpollis @ Citysol (Stuyvesant Cove Park) - July 14, 2007

* movies @ McCarren Pool
* Corn Mo & friends play Union Hall
* Frankpollis opens for the Virgins @ Mercury Lounge
* Just Jack makes his U.S. debut
* The 1990s get down with Cause Co-Motion!
* Cause & Elijah B. Torn for free @ Pianos
* Ben Kweller continues his Southpaw residency w/ Adam Green
* The NY Times reviews Rock the Bells
* Imax makes Rolling Stones larger-than-life
* Sweden mourns film director Ingmar Bergman

What else? More photos from Citysol HERE, HERE, and HERE.

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JUST JACK - US debut tonight @ Hiro Ballroom & then LA

Thighs Wide Shut made the following declaration:

remember our Jan Ewe Airy praisin' of UK's jizzy jazzy DJ Just Jack (think an even whiter Mike Skinner)? Yeah, didn't sphinx so, but that shouldn't stop you from czeching out the man himself as he stops by our shores next week to play his first two US shows ever, and breast of all, shiz be FO FREE!!

RSVP for the show at Hiro Ballroom tonight HERE. If you go, take note of the songs they're playing between bands. RSVP for his show in LA HERE. Videos & more tour dates below...

Just Jack - Writer's Block

Just Jack - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 31 - Hiro Ballroom New York
Aug 1 - Montmartre Lounge Los Angeles
Aug 3 - Sudoeste Festival - Portugal Portugal
Aug 10 - Les Nuits Secretes - Aulnoyes Aymeries, France Aulnoyes Aymeries
Aug 11 - For Noise Festival - Switzerland Switzerland
Aug 16 - Pukkelpop Festival - Hasselt, Belgium Hasselt
Aug 17 - Lowlands Festival - Holland Holland
Aug 18 - V Festival - Chelmsford Chelmsford, East
Aug 19 - V Festival - Stafford Stafford, Midlands
Aug 26 - Rock En Seine - Paris, France Paris
Oct 2 - Brighton Dome Brighton
Oct 3 - Rock City Nottingham
Oct 4 - Corn Exchange Cambridge
Oct 5 - 53 Degrees Preston
Oct 7 - Glasgow Academy Glasgow
Oct 8 - Music Hall Aberdeen
Oct 10 - Newcastle Academy Newcastle
Oct 11 - Birmingham Academy Birmingham
Oct 13 - Exeter University Exeter
Oct 14 - Bristol Academy Bristol
Oct 16 - SBE London

Starz in their eyes

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ASCAP suing Hiro Ballroom & others

Hiro Ballroom - July 20, 2007 (CRED)

Last time we spoke about something like this, it was Black Betty in Brooklyn under fire from the peeps at ASCAP who believe that bars should not "perform copyrighted music without permission". By "perform" I assume they mean the music coming out of the speakers thanks to a jukebox, DJ, CD player, or even cover band? As Idolator reported today,

The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) today announced that it has filed 26 separate infringement actions against nightclubs, bars and restaurants in 17 states.

In each of the cases filed today, the business establishment has publicly performed the copyrighted musical works of ASCAP's songwriter, composer and music publisher members without obtaining a license from ASCAP to do so. ASCAP reached out to each of the establishments repeatedly over a significant period of time before taking legal action. In every instance, the establishment refused to obtain a license, but continued to perform ASCAP members' music without permission, resulting in the filing of the infringement actions. [Market Wire]

I'm all for artists getting paid, but who thinks a bar should have to pay an artist if a DJ plays a song? Last I checked, all the record labels wanted DJs to play their stuff so bad, they were giving it to them for free. It's hard to hate on anyone sticking up for artists, or for going after cheesy, "racist", overpriced & rude establishments like Hiro Ballroom, but it still seems a little silly to sue bars for this. Maybe it's my own 'indie' point of view. According to one anonymous commenter in the past,

the "performers rights" organizations don't even track the individual compositions that are played at a particular venue. The money all goes into the same place and is distributed to the top-selling artists as roylties. Whether or not the venue plays those artists' compositions or not is irrelevant.

I think that if you play the top-selling artists' music, you SHOULD have to pay them. On the other hand, if you're playing more underground-type stuff, you're actually paying the artist by promoting their music for free to people who would otherwise never hear them. I guess that it would require too much effort though for companies like ASCAP to make the distinction.

The laws for copyrights were established at a time when "music business" was strictly for the elite and there was, obviously, no such thing as indie-rock.

Upcoming shows at Hiro Ballroom include Shout Out Out Out Out, Tegan & Sara and Gruff Rhys.

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1990s - 2007 Tour Dates, Cookies e-card & stuff

DOWNLOAD: 1990's - You're Supposed to be My Friend (MP3)

1990s are a rock band from Scotland, who, as you may have noticed, came out with a new album this week called Cookies. Stream some of it using their handy e-card. Listen to more at MySpace.

From the Kinks to the Troggs, right up to Franz Ferdinand and Maxïmo Park, fun lovin’ and hard drinkin’ Brits have been able to get away with a lot, moptops or no. For a non-music related example, take a look at the storied history of Hugh Grant if you doubt the redemptive power of big eyes and a “what, me worry?” shrug. 1990s is the newest addition to the cheeky monkey galaxy—propelled by choppy guitars and a whole lot of charm, Cookies will make you get up and get your ass onto the dance floor, so long as no one slaps it first...[PopMatters]

1990s are playing THREE shows in NYC this week - including one TONIGHT (July 31) w/ Cause-Co-Motion!, and then they're going to DC, California, etc.....

1990s - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 31 - Union Pool Brooklyn w/ CAUSE CO-MOTION!
Aug 1 - Mercury Lounge (10pm) New York w/ Cassettes Won't Listen
Aug 2 - Club NME @ Annex New York, New York
Aug 3 - Rock & Roll Hotel Washington DC, Washington DC
Aug 5 - Echo Los Angeles, California
Aug 6 - Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, California
Aug 7 - Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Aug 10 - Belladrum Festival Beauly
Aug 11 - Field Day London
Aug 16 - Pukkelpop Festival Belgium
Aug 24 - Carling Festival Reading
Aug 25 - Carling Festival Leeds
Sep 1 - Connect Festival Inverary
Sep 12 - Effenaar Eindhoven
Sep 14 - Bibelot Dordrecht
Sep 15 - Leffingeleuren Festival, Belgium
Sep 16 - Paradiso Amsterdam
Sep 18 - Schocken Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Sep 19 - Backstage Munich, Bayern
Sep 20 - Kleine Freiheit Osnabrück, Niedersachsen
Sep 21 - Batschkapp Frankfurt, Hessen
Sep 22 - Lido Berlin, Berlin
Sep 25 - Amplifier Perth
Sep 27 - Fowlers Adelaide
Sep 28 - The Zoo Brisbane
Sep 29 - HiFi Bar Melbourne
Sep 30 - Sound Of Music Festival Sydney
Oct 4 - The Unit Tokyo

Previously
* more 1990s

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VIDEO: White Stripes - You Don't Know What Love Is

You just do what you're told....

It’s directed by The Malloys, who have helmed dozens of music videos running the gamit from Wolfmother’s “Dimension” to the Black Eyed Peas “Don’t Funk With My Heart” to the Will Ferrell/Anchorman movie cover of “Afternoon Delight”. The Stripes have previously partnered with the Malloys for “Icky Thump” and ”My Doorbell,” and Jack worked with them on the race car concept version of the Raconteurs “Steady, As She Goes.” [MTV]

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4th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival

September 6 - 8, 2007 @ Buttermilk (Day 1) & Southpaw (Day 2-3)....

On September 6 - 8, 2007, country music impresario Alex Battles and Brooklyn Country Music present the 4th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival in Park Slope. The fun begins at Buttermilk Bar on Thursday at 8 PM (NO COVER), and continues on Friday and Saturday at Southpaw ($10 per day or $15 for both). Friday night kicks off at 7 PM, and Saturday is an all-day extravaganza beginning at 3 PM.

Brooklyn Country Music, in a nutshell, is simple, good-time dance band music. Though it reflects the life of our city and its people, the music hearkens back to a more traditional era of country, where the sounds of trains provided the pulsating beat in honky tonks and juke joints around the country. This tradition has been brought to life again in New York City, where an intrepid group of players and songwriters ride subways to come together and share their urban experiences in country song form. As the New Yorker puts it, "The scene takes traditional Nashville and electrified Bakersfield honky-tonk aesthetics as a guide but adds a gritty native pulse, influenced by rumbling subway trains, alternate side of the street parking, and the presence of a few million close neighbors."

This year's Brooklyn Country Music Festival presents the "cream of the crop" of New York City's country music scene. Says Festival organizer Alex Battles: "Every year we put on a better show than the year before. I couldn't be prouder of this year's lineup. All acts are 100% homegrown, and were selected based on their talent as both performers and songwriters." This year's Southpaw lineup includes Jessica Rose & the High Life, The Lonesome Prairie Dogs, Sweet William, The Two Man Gentlemen Band, The Defibulators, Andy Friedman & The Other Failures, Erin Farrell, Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co., Grizzly's Banjo Assault, Hogzilla, Jack Grace Band, The Doc Marshalls, Alex Battles' Whisky Rebellion, Uncle Leon & The Alibis, and The Flanks.

This year's festival will be bookended by two nods to the classic roots from which Brooklyn country artists derive their vision. On Thursday at Buttermilk, (The Y'all Stars, "New York City's finest bluegrass group, bar none" says Battles) will be followed by the CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree, a neighborhood institution where the full spectrum of New York City country fans come to jam and sing (or just drink) along to their favorite classic country tunes performed by an earnest chorus of amateurs. The boot-scooting fun continues at Southpaw with two full evenings of rowdy twang and honky tonk angels, hosts Alex Battles & Lindy Loo, and DJ Palms spinning more country gold. Saturday kicks off with a 75th Birthday tribute to Patsy Cline, who would have celebrated her birthday on September 8, 2007.

Each day will feature contests for homemade pies. Tickets will be on sale in advance through ticketweb. Advance tickets are strongly recommended as the last Brooklyn Country Music show at Southpaw sold out ahead of time.
Y'all come to Brooklyn now, ya hear?

DAY 1
Buttermilk, 577 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
718.788.6297 / NO COVER / 8 PM
8 The Y'all Stars
9 - midnight CasHank Hootenanny Jamboree

DAY 2
Friday, September 7th
Southpaw, 125 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
718.230.0236 / $10 / Doors @ 7 PM
8 Jessica Rose & The High Life
9 The Lonesome Prairie Dogs
10 Sweet William
11 The Two Man Gentlemen Band
midnight The Defibulators
1 Andy Friedman & The Other Failures

DAY 3
Saturday, September 8th
Southpaw, 125 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
718.230.0236 / $10 / Doors @ 3 PM
4 The Poor Man's Roses (75th Birthday Tribute to Patsy Cline)
5 Erin Farrell
6 Susquehanna Industrial Tool & Die Co.
7 Grizzly's Banjo Assault
8 Hogzilla
9 Jack Grace Band
10 The Doc Marshalls
11 Alex Battles' Whisky Rebellion
midnight Uncle Leon & The Alibis
1 The Flanks

Posted in music at 10:48 AM | Comments (5)

Bottom of the Hudson van accident -- RIP Trevor

DOWNLOAD: Bottom of the Hudson - Beehive (MP3)

Philadelphia/Brooklyn band Bottom of the Hudson suffered a serious van wreck on Sunday, July 29th, while returning home after the final date of a short East Coast tour to promote their new album, Fantastic Hawk, released just two weeks ago on July 17. While on I-40 near Clinton, NC, a tire blew out sending the van out of control and flipping it multiple times. Bassist Trevor Butler was killed in the accident and drummer Greg Lytle is currently in ICU in Chapel Hill, NC. The other members of the band, Eli Simon, Michael Prince and William Chesterton Chambers, suffered minor injuries and were released from the hospital.

We didn't have an opportunity to get to know Trevor Butler as well as we would have liked, but he was a great guy and a great musician. He was instrumental in the evolution of the band's sound over the years. In addition to playing in Bottom of the Hudson for the last several years, Trevor also was a founding member in fellow-Philadelphia group Coyote. He was utterly devoted to music and helped many, many bands set-up shows in Philadelphia. We are devastated by his loss and he will be greatly missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the band and their families. Thanks to everyone who has sent condolences and well-wishes.

We are currently accepting donations via Paypal (the address is both@absolutelykosher.com) on behalf of Trevor's family and for Greg's medical bills resulting from the accident. A benefit show is being discussed, but we're all still reeling from this tragedy. We will update our home page as news of Greg's condition and progress on further fundraisers comes in. Your generosity in this difficult time is appreciated.

best,
Cory Brown and everyone at Absolutely Kosher Records

RIP Trevor

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Sonic Youth performed 'Daydream Nation' @ McCarren Pool

Sonic Youth @ McCarren Pool - July 28, 2007 (CRED)

I saw Sonic Youth perform Daydream Nation in its entirety twice in the span of a couple weeks, and if you really want to know, the first time in Chicago was better. Specifically, it was better for me -- I'm not sure if I can actually compare the performances in any meaningful way because I was so much more emotionally involved the first time around, in part because I was alone in the middle of a crowd of people who responded with so much joy and passion that it couldn't help but be a more visceral experience. (In comparison, the Brooklyn audience was...well, a Brooklyn audience, i.e. "extremely psyched in their own way," as my friend very charitably put it.) [Fluxblog]

Most people walked away from this show with nice things to say - even people who sat and listened outside - most people, but not everyone........

As I write, Sonic Youth is performing at McCarren Pool. I’m not taping it, I’m not attending it. I’ve deleted my post from June promoting their album and providing a link where multiple nyctaper readers have already purchased copies of the new Daydream Nation CD. Sonic Youth can take their regurgitation of their 20-years-ago heyday and shove it up their ass.

I had an email which had been cc’d to Lee Ranaldo the guitarist. I was told to speak to Lee or soundman Aaron Mullan if there was any problem with entry. It was all supposed to be nice and simple. Only it wasn’t. The guard stopped me at the door, as well he should, and when I showed the email, he was nice enough to radio to security to get my clearance. Twenty-five minutes later, after multiple radio calls, I was told that neither Lee nor Aaron knew anything about taping and that the answer on taping was “no”.

Apologies to all the readers who have anxiously awaited my recording of this concert. When a band specifically allows taping in the past, grants specific permission in email, and ultimately leaves me standing at the gate denied entry, I’m left to consider whether its really worth expending any more time, money, and energy purchasing their product, buying tickets to their concerts, and promoting the performances through sharing my recordings. Given the way I was jerked around tonight, the answer with Sonic Youth is the same answer I received at the gate–”no”.

A band that could give a crap about their fans really shouldn’t get support from anyone. Don’t buy Sonic Youth CDs, don’t buy tickets to their concerts, and don’t give them any attention whatsoever. They’re tired old hacks anyway. 1988 is over. [nyctaper]

.........um...........Joly Punkcast and bats incorporated were more sucessful.

Sonic Youth played McCarren last summer too.

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Ben Kweller performed 'Sha Sha" @ Southpaw

DOWNLOAD: Ben Kweller - Penny on the Train Track (MP3)

Ben Kweller @ Southpaw, July 30, 2007 (CRED)

i just saw ben kweller play sha sha in full. oh man so awesome.
he encored with on my way, sundress, and penny on the train track.
it was so fucking good. [keith]

Tonight he does 'On My Way', and Wednesday it's 'Ben Kweller' (the self-titled album). More photos by Leia Jospe HERE.

Posted in music at 9:09 AM | Comments (8)

the (early) week in Dance w/ David Bruno (07/31/07)

DOWNLOAD: Booka Shade - In White Rooms (mexico Mix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: TTC - Travailler (orgasmic Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: In Flagranti - In The Silver White Box (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Tim Sweeney & Bogman 7-24 mix (MP3) (info)

to make up for missing last week, here's an early 'week in dance' by David Bruno....

@ an Ed Banger Costume Party in Paris (CRED)


Bonjour party people. Sorry for yet another absence but I was spending some time in Paris. As a result, I've got loads of fantastic new music to turn you on to in the next few weeks, but first lets get caught up on upcoming events this week.....

Booka Shade returns on Thursday night (August 2) at Studio B in Brooklyn for the rare weekday Fixed party. As far as live electronic music goes, Booka Shade are one of the top bands out there. The boys at RVNG have posted up the Booka Shade Essential Mix for your review. (They've also just put out a killer tee shirt!)

More beeeeeeelow.....

You too can get a cool little slice of Paris on Thursday night with DJ Orgasmic & TTC's Cuzinier. If you haven't picked up Orgasmic's CD The Rise and Rise Of...get at it at TTL. Orgasmic is a killer DJ and Cuzinier is a hilarious dude. (To get you primed for some raw French hip-hop swing by Disqure Primeur and check out the new Dabaaz video: La Plus Belle Ce Soir.) SOOOO is a really fun live band too, if you like U.S.E., you'll dig SOOOO.

Apple 5th Ave does it again on Friday night with Tim & Tim (Goldsworthy & Sweeney) DJing under the bright lights. Also on Friday, my People Don't Dance No More party in the Vault at Element continues to delve into the depths of weirdo disco and out and out late 70s musical decadence: Prince Language is this month's selector and re-editor. More disco can be found around the corner with Modular at their Monthly at 200 Orchard with In Flagranti and A Touch of Class. And very obviously, CSS play the FUN party at Studio B...

If you'd rather see Tim Sweeney outdoors and under the moonlight instead of the ILight: he is the guest at the Water Taxi Beach Party on Saturday night. Earlier in the day, you can catch In Flagranti outdoors at PS1 with Psychic TV.

Velib bike rentals (CRED)

Two quick notes on Paris:

1. the Velib bike rentals are fucking amazing, screw congestion pricing Bloomie: build bike rental stands
2. Bo'tox is the serious hype (good work DFA)

-David

Posted in MP3 | To Do | dance | music at 8:36 AM | Comments (8)

July 30, 2007

What's going on Monday? (RIP Tom Snyder)

* Ben Kweller kicks off 3 nights @ Southpaw (w/ Tim Fite)
* John Doe continues his tour in Hoboken
* Patti Smith writing songs for next album
* Peter Hook attacks his New Order bandmates
* Alicia Keys is 'dying to work with' the White Stripes
* R. Kelly revisits the closet
* Kiss' Paul Stanley skips concert after heart problems
* Tomorrow Show's Tom Snyder Dead at 71

What else? Part two of Tom Snyder interviewing Kiss, below...

Posted in To Do | music | video at 3:58 PM | Comments (15)

Sinead O'Connor - 2007 Tour Dates

Sinead O'Connor @ Joe's Pub, NYC - June 26, 2007 (CRED)

Not that the comments aren't always a poll, but I'm especially interested to here what people think about Sinead O'Connor. Who likes her enough to buy tickets this Friday (presale) & Saturday for her show October 23rd @ Beacon Theater? I'm not knocking her - I'm just really wondering what people's interest is in Sinead, and I'm admittedly not very up on her recent music - that includes her new album Theology. Her last two NYC appearances were small ones - see pictures above and below. She also made a controversial appearance on WNYC while she was here - listen at their site. All tour dates below too....

Sinead O'Connor @ Borders, NYC - June 26, 2007 (CRED)

sinead o'connor - 2007 Tour Dates
Thur 2nd Aug 07 - Olavest, Torvet, Trondheim, Norway
Sat 4th Aug 07 - Dranouter Folk Festival, Dranouter, Belgium
Sun 5th Aug 07 - Interceltique Festival, Lorient, France
Thurs 9th Aug 07 - Smukkeste Festival,Skanderborg, Denmark
Sat 11th Aug 07 - Music Hall Theatre, Moscow, Russia
Sun 12th Aug 07 - Sziget Festival, Budapest, Hungary
Sat 18th Aug 07 - V Festival, Weston Park, England
Sun 19th Aug 07 - V Festival, Chelmsford, England
16 Sept 2007 - Davis Symphony Hall, San Francisco, CA / USA
17 Sept 2007 - Spreckels Theatre, San Diego, CA / USA
18 Sept 2007 - Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles / USA
19 Sept 2007 - The Joint, Las Vegas / USA
20 Sept 2007 - Capitol Theater, Salt Lake City / USA
21 Sept 2007 - Paramount Theatre, Denver / USA
23 Sept 2007 - Symphony Center, Chicago / USA
24 Sept 2007 - Pantages Theater, Minneapolis / USA
20 Oct 2007 - Massy Hall, Toronto / Canada
21 Oct 2007 - Bardavon 1869 Opera House / Porghkeepsie, NY, USA
22 Oct 2007 - Orpheum, Boston / USA
23 Oct 2007 - Beacon Theater, New York City / USA
24 Oct 2007 - Strathmore, Washington DC / USA
26 Oct 2007 - Tabernaclee, Atlanta / USA
27 Oct 2007 - Voodoo Fest, New Orleans / USA
28 Oct 2007 - Hogg Aud U of Tex, Austin Texas / USA
30 Oct 2007 - Keswick Theater, Philadelphia / USA
12 Nov 2007 - Royal Festival Hall, London / UK
13 Nov 2007 - Casino de Paris Paris / France
15 Nov 2007 - Melkweg, Amsterdam / Holland
16 Nov 2007 - Deutsches Schauspielhaus, Hamburg / Germany
18 Nov 2007 - Olympia Theatre Dublin / Ireland

PReviously
* Sinead O'Connor playing Joes Pub
* more Sinead

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Akron/Family & Bob Log III - 2007 Tour Dates

Akron/Family is going on tour. Bob Log III is going on tour. Akron/Family play really long, jammy, but fun shows. Bob Log III is interesting. They're both playing Bowery Ballroom together on September 30th, and tickets are on sale. I'm not sure what other shows they're playing together (if any), but all of the tour dates for both of them are below (you can match them up)....

Akron/Family - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 6 - magic stick detroit
Sep 7 - Logan square auditorium chicago, Illinois
Sep 8 - creepy crawl st. louis, Missouri
Sep 10 - new college of florida sarasota, Florida
Sep 11 - back booth orlando, Florida
Sep 12 - downunder club @ fsu tallahassee, Florida
Sep 13 - Bottle Tree birmingham, Alabama
Sep 14 - bijou theatre knoxville, Tennessee
Sep 15 - 40 watt club athens, Georgia
Sep 17 - pour haus raleigh, North Carolina
Sep 18 - rock n roll hotel washington DC, Virginia
Sep 19 - first unitarian church philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 21 - wexner center for the performing arts @ osu columbus, Ohio
Sep 22 - LOLA festival london, Ontario
Sep 23 - Lee's palace toronto, Ontario
Sep 25 - vinyl guelph, Ontario
Sep 26 - barrymore's music hall ottawa, Ontario
Sep 27 - club metronome burlington, Vermont
Sep 28 - harper's ferry boston, Massachusetts
Sep 30 - bowery ballroom new york, New York
Oct 10 - stanford university palo alto, California
Oct 11 - independent san francisco, California
Oct 12 - the troubador Los angeles, California
Oct 13 - fernwood resort big sur, California
Oct 18 - richards on richards vacouver, British Columbia
Oct 19 - crocodile cafe seattle, Washington
Oct 20 - doug fir lounge potland, Oregon

september with megafaun and greg davis
october with the dodos (who are also touring w/ Jennifer Gentle)

Bob Log III - 2007 Tour Dates
08/12/07 Club Red, Phoenix, AZ with Weary Boys and Possessed by Paul James
08/17/07 Monte Vista, Flagstaff AZ
08/18/07 Plush Tucson AZ
Mon 9/10/07 Pink Elephant! San Diego CA
Tue 9/11/07 Spaceland Los Angeles CA
Wed 9/12/07 Hemlock Tavern San Francisco CA
Thu 9/13/07 Satellite Lounge Reno NV
Fri 9/14/07 Urban Lounge Salt Lake City UT
Sat 9/15/07 Monolith Festival-2nd Stage Upper Terrace Morrison CO
Sun 9/16/07 Record Bar Kansas City MO
Mon 9/17/07 Waiting Room Omaha NE
Tue 9/18/07 Beat Kitchen Chicago IL
Wed 9/19/07 Lager house Detroit MI
Thu 9/20/07 Beachland Tavern Cleveland OH
Fri 9/21/07 The Andy Warhol Museum Pittsburgh PA
Sat 9/22/07 Call the Office London ON
Sun 9/23/07 Lee’s Palace Toronto ON
Mon 9/24/07 Starlight Club Waterloo ON
Tue 9/25/07 Vinyl Guelph ON
Wed 9/26/07 La Sala Rosa! Montreal QC ( sorry ottawa)
Thu 9/27/07 Club Metronome Burlington VT
Fri 9/28/07 Harper’s Ferry Boston MA
Sat 9/29/07 Cafe Nine New Haven CT
Sun 9/30/07 Bowery Ballroom New York NY
Mon 10/1/07 The Red and Black Bar Washington DC
Tue 10/2/07 Outback Lodge Charlottesville VA
Wed 10/3/07 Pilot Light Knoxville TN
Thu 10/4/07 Hi Tone Memphis TN
Fri 10/5/07 Downtown Music Little Rock AR
Sat 10/6/07 66 Bowl Oklahoma City OK

In related news, Akron/Family contributed to the new Angels of Light album.

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A Camp = Nina Persson of the Cardigans - Tour Dates

Nina Perrson brings her side-project A Camp from Sweden to NYC soon (or maybe she already lives here, I'm not sure). This coincides with news of a new album...

Six years after the solo debut with A Camp, Nina Persson has started working on a new album with Niklas Frisk and her husband Nathan Larson. She has started with a bang with half a dozen songs that are going to get lyrics about everything from Chinatown in New York to "animals in Africa". [Cardigans.com]

Tickets are on sale for a show at Union Hall on August 6th, and for one two days later at Knitting Factory - both with Cat Martino. Their next scheduled show after that is at Mercury Lounge w/ The Paper Cranes & Craig Wedren on September 17th. Songs from their 2001 album are streaming at MySpace.

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Shout Out Out Out Out & TTC - free shows in NYC & other 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Shout Out Out Out Out - Nobody Calls Me Unless They Want Something (MP3)

Not only is Shout Out Out Out Out playing a free show in Brooklyn with CSS on August 3rd, they're playing a free one a day earlier at Hiro Ballroom as well (RSVP). Also on the Hiro Ballroom bill: "a live performance by the fabulous Cuzinier and Orgasmic from famed Parisian hip-hop outfit TTC". I guess that means that the guys from TTC Will be doing more than DJing, but less than being the whole group. I'm not sure exactly what that will be like, but both shows (the one with CSS and the one with TTC) should be great (minus the Hiro Ballroom factor). TTC's only other scheduled tour date is at the Oya Festival in Norway on August 9th. More SOOOO tour dates below...

Shout Out Out Out Out - 2007 Tour Dates
July 30 - Funk n' Waffles, Syracuse, NY
July 31 - Great Scott, Boston, MA
August 1 , Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
August 2, Hiro Ballroom, New York, NY
August 3, Studio B, Brooklyn, NY
August 4, Virgin Festival, Baltimore
August 5, Virgin Festival, Baltimore

Previously
* more Shout Out Out Out Out
* more TTC

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Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

DOWNLOAD: 1990's - You're Supposed to be My Friend (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Polly Paulusma - Day One (MP3)

Surprisingly, though this week's release list is short, there are plenty of worthwhile releases. Singer-songwriter Polly Paulusma finally releases Fingers & Thumbs in the US, and I can definitely recommend the 1990s' Cookies, Bat for Lashes' Fur & Gold, Shivaree: Tainted Love: Mating Calls & Fight Songs, Port O'Brien: The Wind and the Swell, and Josh Rouse: Country Mouse City House.

Two folk music compilations stand out this week: Putumayo Presents: Americana (which includes songs by Josh Ritter and Old Crow Medicine Show) and Smithsonian Folkways' Old Town School Of Folk Music Song Book, Vol. 2 & 3.

Not willing to pay import prices, I added both the Lloyd Cole and the Commotions Live at the BBC discs (Vol. 1 features three 1984 BBC sessions and a 1984 London performance, Vol. 2 features the band's 1986 Glastonbury festival performance) to my wishlist, in hopes of an eventual (and more economical) US release.

Have I left anything noteworthy off the list? What new music releases can you recommend this week?

This week's interesting CD releases:

1990s: Cookies [cd]
Bat for Lashes: Fur & Gold [cd]
Bob Marley and the Wailers: Roots, Rock, Remixed [cd]
Common: Finding Forever [cd]
Department of Eagles: The Cold Nose [cd]
Jimmy Eat World: Clarity (remastered with bonus tracks) [cd]
Jimmy Eat World: Static Prevails (remastered with bonus tracks) [cd]
Josh Rouse: Country Mouse City House [cd]
Junior Senior: Hey Hey My My Yo Yo [cd]
Korn: Untitled (with bonus DVD) [cd]
Lloyd Cole & the Commotions: Live at the BBC, Vol. 1 (import) [cd]
Lloyd Cole & the Commotions: Live at the BBC, Vol. 2 (import) [cd]
Luka Bloom: Tribe [cd]
Placebo: Extended Play '07 EP [cd]
Polly Paulusma: Fingers & Thumbs [cd]
Port O'Brien: The Wind and the Swell [cd]
Shivaree: Tainted Love: Mating Calls & Fight Songs [cd]
Simian Mobile Disco: Tits and Acid/Simple/3 Pin Dim/State of Things (single) [cd]
Various Artists: Arctic Tale (soundtrack) [cd]
Various Artists: Complete Motown Singles, Vol. 7: 1967 [cd]
Various Artists: Down Home Saturday Night [cd]
Various Artists: Four Finger Music: The Bluegrass Tribute to the Music Made Famous By the Simpsons [cd]
Various Artists: Music From Motion Picture 300 Soundtrack [cd]
Various Artists: Old Town School Of Folk Music Song Book, Vol. 2 & 3 [cd]
Various Artists: Putumayo Presents: Americana [cd]
Various Artists: The Simpsons Movie: Limited Edition Donut Packaging [cd]
Z-Trip: All Pro [cd]

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pictures from the stage @ the Rock the Bells Festival

Mysteriously, Hip Hop Wes found himself with backstage - AND ONSTAGE - access at this year's Rock the Bells festival in NYC (Saturday July 28, 2007). Here are some of the photos he took....

Redman & Flavor Flav

the crowd @ Randall's Island

more below....

Method Man & RZA (Wu-Tang Clan)

Ghostface, Rae, Rza, & more

Rza & Raekwon

Sen Dog (Cypress Hill)

B Real (Cypress Hill)

The Roots

The Roots

B Real (Cypress Hill)

Ends up he didn't have a great view for Rage - so no pics of them, but there are a few more shots of the crowd and the artists you see above - @ his Flickr. More Rock the Bells in this week's Hip Hop post too.

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Two Gallants - 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Two Gallants - Seems Like Home to Me (MP3) (info)

Two Gallants will be releasing their third full-length album (self-titled) on September 25th through Saddle Creek Records. They're also going on tour. Tickets are on sale for a show October 2nd @ the Gramercy Theatre in NYC.

All dates below....

Two Gallants - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 2 - Haldern Pop Festival Rees-Haldern
Aug 5 - Slowdown ** Omaha, Nebraska
Aug 7 - Cain's Ballroom ** Tulsa, Oklahoma
Aug 8 - Ridglea Theater ** Ft. Worth, Texas
Aug 9 - House of Rock ** Corpus Christi, Texas
Aug 10 - Meridian ** Houston, Texas
Aug 11 - House of Blues ** New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 14 - Rocketown ** Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 15 - Amos' Southend ** Charlotte, North Carolina
Aug 16 - Music Farm ** Charleston, South Carolina
Aug 17 - Jannus Landing ** St. Petersburg, Florida
Aug 18 - Freebird Live ** Jacksonville, Florida
Aug 19 - Common Grounds ** Gainesville, Florida
Aug 31 - Azkana Rock Festival Vitoria-Gasteiz
Sep 1 - Connect Music Festival Inveraray, Scotland
Sep 2 - Electric Picnic Festival Stradbally
Sep 16 - Treasure Island Festival San Francisco
Sep 17 - Berbatis Pan Portland, Oregon
Sep 18 - Media Club Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep 19 - The Crocodile Seattle, Washington
Sep 20 - Neurolux Boise
Sep 21 - Kilby Court Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 22 - Hi-Dive Denver, Colorado
Sep 23 - The Imperial Inn Rapid City, South Dakota
Sep 24 - Aquarium Fargo
Sep 26 - Turf Club St. Paul
Sep 27 - The Picador Iowa City
Sep 29 - Schubas (two shows) Chicago, Illinois
Sep 30 - Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 2 - Gramercy Theatre New York, New York
Oct 4 - First Unitarian Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 5 - Middle East Downstairs Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 6 - Sonar Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 7 - Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC, Washington DC
Oct 8 - Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Oct 9 - Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 12 - Vortex Beaumont, Texas
Oct 13 - The Mohawk Austin, Texas
Oct 15 - Solar Culture Tucson, Arizona
Oct 17 - The Casbah San Diego, California
Oct 18 - El Rey Los Angeles, California
Nov 1 - Cyprus Avenue Cork
Nov 2 - Roisin Dubh Galway
Nov 3 - Crawdaddy Dublin
Nov 5 - Rescue Rooms Notthingham
Nov 6 - Academy 3 Manchester
Nov 7 - The Cockpit Leeds
Nov 9 - Academy 2 Newcastle
Nov 10 - Academy 2 Birmingham
Nov 11 - Thekla Social Bristol
Nov 12 - Wedgewood Rooms Portsmouth
Nov 13 - Duke of Yorks Brighton
Nov 14 - Koko London
Nov 15 - The Zodiac At Oxford Academy Oxford

** w/Against Me!

Previously
* more Two Gallants

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Billy Bragg - October 2007 Tour Dates

Billy Bragg will visit the United States this October, and while he's here he'll play at least five East Coast shows that include one in NJ, one at Webster Hall, and one at The New York Society for Ethical Culture's Concert Hall. The NJ & 'Concert Hall' ones go on sale this Friday. Watch Billy perform 'Bush Warm Blues' on the Henry Rollins show. All dates below...

Billy Bragg - 2007 Tour Dates
Wed 10/17 - New York, NY Webster Hall
Thu 10/18 - Northampton, MA Calvin Theater
Fri 10/19 - Collingswood, NJ Scottish Rite Auditorium
Sat 10/20 - New York, NY The Concert Hall @ N.Y.S.E.C
Mon 10/22 - Alexandria, VA Birchmere

Previously
* more Billy Bragg

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Minus the Bear - 2007 Tour Dates & presale

DOWNLOAD: Minus the Bear - Dr. L Ling (MP3)

Tickets are now on pre-sale for some upcoming Minus the Bear shows. That includes October 5th @ Warsaw, and the 6th at Irving Plaza. Regular ticket sales start Saturday. Minus the Bear's new album Planet of Ice comes out on Suicide Squeeze Records on August 21, 2007. All tour dates below....

Minus the Bear - 2007 Tour Dates
8/20 – Seattle, WA -- Easy Street Records - 11PM
8/21 – Seattle, WA -- Pacific Science Center Laserium Show - 8PM
8/22 – Berkeley, CA -- Amoeba 6PM
8/24 – Long Beach, CA -- Fingerprints - 7PM
9/22 – Seattle, WA – KNDD Endfest 16 at Qwest Field#
9/23 – Spokane, WA -- Service Station*
9/24 – Missoula, MT – The Badlander*
9/27 – Detroit, MI -- St Andrews Hall
9/28 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop - Early (Ela Supports)
9/28 – Cleveland, OH – Grog Shop - Late (Subtle supports)
9/29 – Pittsburgh, PA – Diesel*
9/30 – Buffalo, NY – Traif Music Hall*
10/1 – Toronto, ON – Opera House -(TBA?)
10/3 -- Cambridge, MA - The Middle East*
10/4 – Cambridge, MA – The Middle East*
10/5 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw*
10/6 – New York, NY – Irving Plaza*
10/7 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom*
10/8 – Philadelphia, PA – Theatre of Living Arts*
10/8 -- WXPN World Cafe
10/10-- Washington, DC -- Black Cat*
10/11 – Norfolk, VA – The Norva**
10/12 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse**
10/13 – Charlotte, NC – Tremont Music Hall**
10/14 – Orlando, FL -- The Club at Firestone**
10/15 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL—Culture Room**
10/16 – Tallahassee, FL – The Moon**
10/18 -- New Orleans, LA --House of Blues**
# w/ Smashing Pumpkins, Bright Eyes, Social Distortion, Satellite Party, Hot Hot Heat, Paramore, etc.
*w/Subtle, Ela
**w/Helio Sequence, Others TBA

Says the press releae...

Minus the Bear is set to embark on the first leg of a major world tour, in support of their critically acclaimed release, , out August 21, 2007 on Suicide Squeeze Records. The tour, which kicks off September 22, 2007 in Seattle with commercial station KNDD's Endfest, will be the first of many dates across the globe and will continue well into 2008. Support for these dates will come from respected indie acts Subtle, Ela, Helio Sequence and more to be announced soon.

Previously
* more Minus the Bear

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New Model Army - 2007 Tour Dates

New Model Army's 10th studio album High is out September 4th, and that's around when they're starting a North American tour that includes stops at Mercury Lounge, Maxwell's, and Southpaw. All tour dates below....

New Model Army - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 7 - Clash Club Sao Paulo, Brazil
Aug 8 - Clash Club Sao Paulo, Brazil
Aug 17 - Weston Super Mare Somerset
Aug 18 - Beautiful Days Festival Devon, United Kingdom

Sept 5 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
Sept 6 New York City, NY Mercury Lounge
Sept 7 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's
Sept 8 Washington, DC Rock n Roll Hotel
Sept 9 Pittsburgh, PA The 31st St Pub
Sept 10 Lexington, KY The Red Mile
Sept 13 New Orleans, LA Hi-Ho Lounge
Sept 14 Austin, TX Elysium
Sept 16 Tempe, AZ The Sets
Sept 17 Los Angeles, CA The Knitting Factory
Sept 18 Costa Mesa, CA Detroit Bar
Sept 19 San Diego, CA Brick By Brick
Sept 20 San Francisco, CA DNA Lounge
Sept 22 Portland, OR Outlaw Music Hall
Sept 23 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Sept 24 Edmonton, ALB New City Compound
Sept 27 Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
Sept 28 DeKalb, IL Otto’s
Sept 29 Chicago, IL The Note
Oct 1 Toronto, ONT Lee’s Palace
Oct 3 Rochester, NY The Bug Jar
Oct 5 Brooklyn, NY Southpaw

Oct 15 - Tivoli Utrecht, Netherlands
Oct 16 - The Waterfront Rotterdam, Netherlands
Oct 18 - La Locomotive Paris, France
Oct 20 - BBC Caen, France
Oct 21 - Ninkasi Kao Lyon, France
Oct 22 - Abart Zurich, Switzerland
Oct 23 - Le Poste a Galen Marseille, France
Oct 25 - Loco Club Valencia, Spain
Oct 26 - Caracol Madrid, Spain
Oct 27 - Apolo Barcelona, Spain
Oct 29 - tbc Rome, Italy
Oct 31 - Arena Vienna, Austria
Nov 1 - Muffethalle Munich, Germany
Nov 2 - Conrad Sohm Dornbirn, Austria
Nov 3 - Kaserne Basel, Switzerland
Nov 4 - Longhorn Stuttgart, Germany
Nov 6 - Central Station Darmstadt, Germany
Nov 7 - Markthalle Hamburg, Germany
Nov 8 - Modernes Bremen, Germany
Nov 9 - Columbia Club Berlin, Germany
Nov 11 - Capitol Hannover, Germany
Nov 13 - Wulfren Hall Wolverhampton, United Kingdom
Nov 14 - Garage Glasgow, United Kingdom
Nov 15 - Lemon Tree Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Nov 16 - Academy 2 Manchester, United Kingdom
Nov 17 - Met Univ. Leeds, United Kingdom
Nov 18 - Corporation Sheffield, United Kingdom
Nov 20 - Waterfront Norwich, United Kingdom
Nov 21 - Junction Cambridge, United Kingdom
Nov 22 - Concorde 2 Brighton, United Kingdom
Nov 23 - Brook Southampton, United Kingdom
Nov 24 - Zodiac Oxford, United Kingdom
Nov 25 - Phoenix Centre Exeter, United Kingdom
Nov 27 - Thekla Bristol, United Kingdom
Nov 28 - Rock City Nottingham, United Kingdom
Nov 29 - Roadmenders Northampton, United Kingdom
Dec 20 - Astoria London, United Kingdom
Dec 21 - Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dec 22 - Palladium Koln, Germany

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Suicide & TheDeathSet @ South Street Seaport

Suicide @ South Street Seaport, NYC - July 27, 2007 (CRED)

Last night I was able to catch one of the greatest, most influential (for me) bands of all-time, Suicide, playing a rare live show in their home city. I can barely put into words how cool this was. I mean, fucking Suicide man! Unfortunately, it was a part of the summer-long South Street Seaport free Friday night concert series, which meant that it had that amazing mix only South St. Seaport can attain of disgusting lawyers and bankers from the nearby Financial District, tourists dying to hit up Pizzeria Uno, drunk people. But, whatever, Suicide! The boys were in good form, Alan Vega (real name: Alan Bernowitz) doing that aging punk Elvis thing, Martin Rev providing the music, as the night wore on they got better and better. They played for about an hour and 10 minutes, cleared out a good portion of the crowd and made my month. [Pound for Pound]

And for an interesting review of the TheDeathSet's opening set, keep reading....

(CRED)

By Chris V

So there were all these 40/50 year old Suicide fans. To be fair some were younger than that. Anyway, while the Death Set were on most of them were sitting there with their arms crossed. Blankly staring at the guys while they played, and avoiding clapping after songs. There were some Death Set fans speckled throughout the crowd. They mostly seemed antsy about being contained from jumping around in a sweaty mess like any other Death Set show in Brooklyn or Baltimore. They were just bobbing their heads in place and loudly applauding. It was pretty depressing to watch until about 4 kids up front started hopping around in an improvised mosh pit. Within seconds about 20 kids from all different areas of the crowd swarmed to front center and joined in (to be fair again, a couple of the cooler old dudes did so as well). It was like watching people run through corn stalks. At that point the Suicide heads started getting angry. Yelling at people to stop having fun.
Calling out "BORIIIING" during breaks in the set. But it was fine.
People kept on bouncing around to the remaining half of the Death Set set. Just sad to see fans of a band that was at their time making cutting edge music getting so agro at some kids having fun to another band that is not so easy to digest. Anyway, the guys seemed to start enjoying themselves once people started moving around. If anything it was good to finally see them play a show with no technical difficulties a la Glasslands water baloons or opening for Matt & Kim and Parts and Labor last month with PA problems.

What did you think?

Previously
* THE DEATH SET playing SSSeaport, touring w/ Bonde Do Role ++ album stream

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Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup (July 30, 2007)

DOWNLOAD Grayskul - Dope (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Cause - More Than Music (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Cause - Click Clack (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Ivan Ives - Honor (feat. Capadonna) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Ivan Ives - Victory (feat. Vast Aire) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Strong Arm Steady - One Step (ft Talib Kweli) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Strong Arm Steady - The Movement (ft Planet Asia) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Gabriel Teodros - Third World Wide (MP3)

Strong Arm Steady played Rock The Bells in NYC this past weekend, and are preparing a new full length. Gabriel Teodros just visited NYC. Cause is one of my personal favorite new discoveries of late, and so I invited him to play a show this Tuesday (July 31, 2007) at Pianos (Upstairs Lounge) in NYC as part of the weekly Cross-Pollination concert series I co-founded. It's free, starts at 8pm, and pairs Cause up with electro-singer/songwriter Elijah B. Torn.

In what Eskay calls the Hip Hop Jam Session of the Year Talib Kweli, Kanye, Mos Def, Q-Tip, Swizz Beats, Queen Latifah and Common gathered at SOBs for an impromptu surprise performance, to everyone including themselves (July 18, 2007). Check out a bunch of videos and pictures. More videos here and here.

Mos Def & Talib Kweli @ SOB's - July 18, 2007

Mos Def & Talib Kweli @ Rock the Bells - July 28, 2007 (CRED)

A few days after the SOB's show, Kanye surfaced again at the Lil' Wayne show up at Beacon Theatre. A few days after that Kanye became the talk of the Internet thanks to the video he posted starring comedian Zach Galifinakis and indie musician (and sometimes-comedian) Bonnie Prince Billy (also known as Will Oldham).

if you missed Mos Def & Talib Kweli perform together at SOB's, and then again this past weekend @ Rock the Bells, you now have one more NYC chance this summer - on stage @ Nokia Theatre on August 26th. More Rock the Bells coverage coming in a separate upcoming post.

More HH news, pics, videos, tour dates, and stuff, below.....

Swizz Beatz, Kanye West and Just Blaze @ SOB's - July 18, 2007

Mos Def & Q-Tip @ SOB's - July 18, 2007

NEWS

• Oh word? Ghostface didn't write his own lyrics on Supreme Clientele?
• The XXL 10 Year Anniversary cover graces.....eek. Really?
• Freeway talks about his new upcoming album and offers up a really great free mixtape.
• Finally someone points out that Q-Tip is one of the best rappers that also produces around.
• Jay-Z + Beyonce + Steve Jobs = Uh-oh.
• Best.Interview.Ever. Pimp C doesn't hold back on this one! The truth has arrived! Some more interviews for your reading pleasure: Joell Ortiz, New Fight Club champion Iron Solomon, the legendary Hank Shocklee, Clipse, and 50 Cent.
• Well....crunk made it into the dictionary.
• In addition to just purchasing some of Jimi Hendrix' publishing, Cee-Lo promises a new Gnarls Barkley album by the end of the year and reunites with Goodie Mob. Another group member, Khujo, is interviewed at XXL.

MUSIC

• Wow. Just wow when it comes to these two posts. Floodwatch offers his very own 60 minute mix of his favorite DJ Premier produced tracks and, again, Metal Lungies has a few folks sharing their thoughts on their personal favorites. Includes downloads.
• Now THIS is what we've been waiting for. Check out the first single off of the , finally, upcoming Saigon album: C'mon Baby ft Swizz Beatz (he just adlibs on the hook), and Just Blaze on production. Just also shares a boatload of mp3 to stream, some classic gems. OhWord neatly zips them for easy download.
• Rawkus Records' Hezekiah's sophomore album I Predict A Riot comes out in September. Check out the single.
• The classics return. Boot Camp Clik f/5ft of Black Moon drop All Day.
• Check out a live rip of Commen & Lilly Allen doing the upcoming hipsterclusterfuck single Drive Me Wild.
• Termanology - So Amazing. You should really just download it right now.

VIDEO

• 50 puts out yet another video for his still to be released album. This time for 'I Get Money'.
• B.E.T. Rap City stopped by Fat Beats NY on Monday, where Fat Beats Records artist Akrobatik freestyle.
• Surely by now everyone's seen alternative but official video for Kanye West's 'Can't Tell Me Nothing' which stars Will Oldham & Zach Galifianakis.

Joell Ortiz & Queen Latifah backstage @ SOB's - July 18, 2007

SHOWS

07/31 Cause @ Pianos as part of Cross-Pollination, 8pm, free!

07/31 Whodini @ Queensbridge Park (Manhattan)

08/03 Lyricist Lounge With KRS-One, Ladybug Mecca, and more @ Prospect Park Bandshell. (info)

08/03 Bilal @ Highline Ballroom, tix

08/03 Monster Maker featuring C Rayz Walz & Sharkey / the Drugstore Cowboys @ Southpaw, tix

08/05 DJ Z-Trip with Special Guest MCS : Gift of Gab, Aceyalone, & King Hero @ Highline Ballroom, tix

08/08 Biz Markie/DJ Lovebug starski @ Jackie Robinson Park (Manhattan)

08/08 Beastie Boys @ Central Park Summerstage, tix

08/09 Beastie Boys @ McCarren Pool Park, tix

08/09 Slick Rick/DJ Red Alert @ Marcus Garvy Park (Manhattan)

08/09 Kottonmouth Kings @ Manhattan Grand Center Ball room, tix

08/10 Beastie Boys @ Hammerstein Ballroom

08/10 Keith Murray @ BB Kings, tix

08/10 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Tribute To Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five @ Paradise Theater, Bronx, NY

08/14 Boot Camp Clik @ SOBs, tix

08/26 Black August Hip Hop Project 10th Anniversary with Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dead Prez, Saigon, Evil D & D Nice @ Nokia Theatre (tix)

09/01 Fat Joe @ BB King's

09/09 Aesop Rock @ Irving Plaza

10/05 VH1 Hip Hop Honors Tour Featuring The Roots @ Nokia Theatre (tix)

11/02 Lyrics Born @ Bowery Ballroom

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TV on the Radio & Celebration @ McCarren Pool

By the time I realized it would definitely stop raining in time for this show to happen, I had already made other plans. Damn....

Kyp Malone & Katrina Ford (Celebration) @ McCarren Pool - July 29, 2007 (CRED)

I know I wasn't the only one scared away. Did it end up being necessary to RSVP afterall? How was the music? More TVOTR tour dates below....

TV on the Radio - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 30 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center Saratoga Springs, New York
Jul 31 - St. Andrews Hall Detroit, Michigan
Aug 2 - Bogart's Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug 3 - Mr. Smalls Theatre Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug 4 - Virgin Festival Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 5 - Lollapalooza @ Grant Park Chicago, Illinois

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Deerhunter members robbed at gunpoint after show

Deerhunter (Bradford) @ Pitchfork Fest 2007 (CRED)

We got a friendly homecoming suprise last night in Atlanta when Lockett and I got robbed at gunpoint after our show at Lenny's last night. We literally had just walked off the stage and I was pretty wasted. Lockett was trying to take care of me and get me home. He grabbed my guitar and my stuff and we walked to his car which was parked about a block away from Lenny's because it was so crowded. I heard a commotion behind us but like I said I was pretty out of it. I just opened the door to the car and collapsed in the passenger seat. Then I heard all this yelling and I hear this loud metallic banging on the window and look up and there is a gun in my face and a guy yelling "get the fuck out the car man" I stumbled out and see the other guy has Lockett with his arms spread on the roof of his car and is patting him down. Lockett was begging them to leave me alone. The guy put his gun up to my temple and said "give me EVERYTHING motherfucker I aint fucking with you" I just mumbled something and he put his hands in my pants and took everything I had. My cellphone, my wallet (empty except for credit / bank cards which kristin immidietly cancelled, and about 450 dollars in cash I had for my rent.) They also got all of Lockett's money. They even took my fucking Camel Ultralights and Orange Bic. All I can say is that I'm glad we are not dead. Or more specifically, I am REALLY glad they didn't hurt Lockett. He was just trying to help me get home and would not have even been there at that time otherwise.

Bradford

Deerhunter's next NYC show is at South Street Seaport. All tour dates below...

Deerhunter - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 26 - Fuck Yeah Fest IV @ The Echo/The Echoplex w/ No Age, Jay Reatard, Pissed Jeans, and many more! Los Angeles, California
Aug 30 - Black Cat Backstage Washington DC, Washington DC
Aug 31 - Seaport Music Festival w/ Battles New York City, New York
Sep 1 - Ottobar Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 6 - Neumos w/ Grizzly Bear Seattle, Washington
Sep 8 - Doug Fir Lounge w/ Bobby Conn Portland, Oregon
Sep 27 - Drunken Unicorn w/ No Age Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 28 - Mercy Lounge w/ No Age Nashville, Tennessee
Sep 29 - The Wire presents Adventures In Modern Music Festival @ Empty Bottle w/ No Age Chicago, Illinois
Oct 1 - Canopy Club / Club Void Urbana, Illinois
Oct 2 - Southgate House Newport, Kentucky
Nov 2 - ATP presents Release The Bats @ The Forum w/ Liars, Black Lips, Deerhoof, and Fuck Buttons London, London and South East

Previously
* more Deerhunter

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July 29, 2007

Korn is playing South Street Seaport!

Hurry up and get your new Korn CD @ J&R for guaranteed entry to the free show. Details on a Limp Bizkit in-store @ Sound Fix coming soon.

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July 28, 2007

Nellie McKay - new album + Joe's Pub shows

DOWNLOAD: Nellie McKay - Mein Auto Zooms (MP3)

Performer, songwriter and activist Nellie McKay is set to release Obligatory Villagers (September 25 / Hungry Mouse), the follow up to Pretty Little Head, one of the best-reviewed records of 2006. Like its predecessor, this 9-song odyssey was produced, written and arranged by Nellie, only this time an ensemble of jazz greats - Phil Woods, Dave Liebman and Bob Dorough - were enlisted to a studio deep in the Pocono Mountains.

Nellie is playing Joe's Pub in NYC on August 8th, and again on August 22nd. She'll also be on the Late Show with Craig Ferguson on July 30th. More Nellie here.

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!!! (Chk Chk Chk) - 2007 Tour Dates w/ The Field, presale

It's true that !!! have the most unsearchable band name in the business. Luckily though, enough people (the band included) - have pretty much adopted the pronunciation and associated spelling: "Chk Chk Chk". So, while searching "!!!" might get you nothing, using "Chk" instead should usually do you right. Also 'right', is anytime !!! announce more tour dates - like today when they said they'll be playing Webster Hall on October 11th. Even better: the new dates are with The Field. There's a presale, and all tour dates below....

Chk Chk Chk - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 28 - Fuji Rock Festival Naeba
Aug 5 - Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois
Aug 9 - Pully For Noise Festival Lausanne
Aug 11 - Summer Sundae Leicester
Aug 13 - Sziget Festival Budapest
Aug 14 - Hard Cafe Warszawa
Aug 16 - Frequency Festival Salzburg
Aug 18 - Flow Festival Helsinki
Aug 21 - Noorderzan Groningen
Aug 23 - Tivoli Utrecht
Aug 24 - Gent Festival Gent
Aug 25 - Reading/Leeds Festival Reading
Aug 26 - Reading/Leeds Festival Leeds
Aug 28 - In Music Festy Zagreb
Aug 30 - Klub B2 Mockba
Sep 1 - Electric Picnic Stradbally
Sep 26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Avalon L.A.
Sep 27 - San Diego, CA @ Cane's
Sep 28 - Phoenix, AZ @ Brick House
Sep 29 - Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
Oct 01 - Dallas, TX @ The Loft
Oct 02 - Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
Oct 03 - Little Rock, AR @ Revolution Music Room
Oct 04 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree
Oct 06 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
Oct 07 - Mt. Pleasant, SC @ Village Tavern
Oct 08 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
Oct 10 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at the TLA
Oct 11 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Oct 12 - Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Oct 13 - Montreal, QC @ Le Studio
Oct 15 - Toronto, ON @ Opera House

Previously
* more Chk Chk Chk

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July 27, 2007

3 things stand out THIS WEEKEND

* TV on the Radio are playing a free show
* Sonic Youth are performing Daydream Nation
* RATM, Wu-Tang & others play Rock the Bells Festival

What are you doing? Seeing the Simpsons movie?

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the Weakerthans, Last Town Chorus, Mark Olson (Jayhawks)

Tickets are on sale for the upcoming NYC Weakerthans show at Webster Hall. Brooklyn band The Last Town Chorus are touring with them, and opening that show.

The Last Town Chorus - who also have a whole concert streaming on NPR - are also opening for Mark Olson from the Jayhawks at Bowery Ballroom on August 30th. Mark's new solo album came out in June, and all of his tour dates are below....

Mark Olson - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 10 - Largo Los Angeles, California
Aug 11 - Hotel Café Los Angeles, California
Aug 12 - Cafe du Nord San Francisco, California
Aug 14 - Doug Fir Portland, Oregon
Aug 15 - Borders (Downtown) - In-store performance & signing Seattle, Washington
Aug 15 - Tractor Tavern Seattle, Washington
Aug 18 - Electric Fetus - in-store performance & signing Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aug 18 - The 400 Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aug 19 - High Noon Saloon Madison, Wisconsin
Aug 20 - Schuba's Chicago, Illinois
Aug 21 - Schuba's Chicago, Illinois
Aug 23 - The Mill Iowa City, Iowa
Aug 24 - Blueberry Hill St. Louis, Missouri
Aug 25 - Ear X-Tacy - in-store performance & signing Louisville, Kentucky
Aug 25 - The 930 Listening Room Louisville, Kentucky
Aug 26 - The Southgate House Newport/Cincinnati, OH, Kentucky
Aug 27 - The Ark Ann Arbor, Michigan
Aug 28 - El Mocambo Toronto, Ontario
Aug 30 - Bowery Ballroom - ** NYC, New York
Aug 31 - Higher Ground - ** S. Burlington, Vermont
Sep 1 - Borders - In-store performance & signing Burlington, Vermont
Sep 1 - Iron Horse Music Hall - ** Northampton, Massachusetts
Sep 2 - Borders (Braintree) - In-store performance & signing Braintree, Massachusetts
Sep 2 - Paradise Lounge - ** Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 4 - World Café Live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 5 - Borders (Broad St.) - in-store performance & signing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 6 - Borders (18th & L) - in-store performance & signing Washington, Washington DC
Sep 6 - Iota - ** Arlington/Washington, DC, Virginia
Sep 7 - Hideaway BBQ - ** Raleigh, North Carolina
Sep 8 - The Melting Point - ** Athens, Georgia
Sep 9 - Borders (Buckhead) - in-store performance & signing Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 9 - Smith's Olde Bar - ** Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 10 - 3rd & Lindsley Nashville, Tennessee
Sep 12 - The Blue Door Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Sep 14 - Daveys Uptown Rambler's Club Kansas City, Missouri
Sep 19 - Plush Tucson, Arizona
Sep 20 - Raven Café Prescott, Arizona
Nov 6 - Credo Trondheim, Norway
Nov 7 - Mono Oslo, Norway
Nov 8 - Hulen Bergen, Norway
Nov 11 - Pusterviksbaren Gothenburg, Sweden
Nov 12 - Debaser Malmo, Sweden
Nov 16 - Panorama Museum Bad Frankenhausen, Germany
Nov 18 - Music Star Norderstedt, Germany
Nov 20 - Sinkkasten Frankfurt, Germany
Nov 21 - Substanz Munchen, Germany
Nov 22 - Laboratorium Stuttgart, Germany
Nov 23 - Museumskeller Erfurt, Germany
Nov 24 - Objekt 5 Halle, Germany
Dec 1 - Handelsbeurs Ghent, Belgium
Dec 6 - Paradiso Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dec 7 - W2 Den Bosch, Netherlands

** w/ The Last Town Chorus

Weakerthans & Last Town Chorus tour dates HERE

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SON VOLT on a boat w/ BUCKNER & other 2007 Tour Dates ++ WILCO too

For only $50 (wow), you can hang out on a boat with the Old 97's tonight. For the same price (actually $45 advance), you can do it with Son Volt and Richard Buckner on Thursday August 16th (two shows actually, early = acoustic & late = electric).

In sorta related news, Wilco just announced a whole bunch more tour dates. All dates for everyone below....

Son Volt - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri Aug 3 - Chicago, IL Lollapalooza
Fri Aug 10 - Apple Valley, MN Music in the Zoo: Outdoor Amphitheater
Thu Aug 16 - New York, NY NYC Rockin' the River Cruise w/ Richard Buckner
Sat Aug 18 - Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Folk Festival
Sun Aug 26 - Salt Lake City, UT Red Butte Garden Ampitheatre w/ Alejandro Escovedo
Tue Aug 28 - Eagle, ID The Winery at Eagle Knoll TBA
Fri Aug 31 - Groveland, CA Strawberry Music Festival
Sun Sep 2 - Ft. Worth, TX Red Dirt Roundup Cross Canadian Ragweed
Sat Sep 22 - Charleston, SC Family Circle Tennis Center

Wilco - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 14 Duluth, MN - Bayfront Festival Park
Aug 21 Seattle, WA - Marymoor Park
Aug 22 Troutdale, OR - Edgefield
Aug 24 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre
Aug 26 Santa Barbara, CA - County Bowl
Aug 27 San Diego, CA - SDSU Open Air Theater
Aug 29 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre
Sep 01 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
Sep 02 Denver, CO - Fillmore Auditorium
Sep 11 Madison, WI - Overture Hall
Sep 12 Chicago, IL - Pritzker Pavilion
Sep 13 Southaven, MS - Snowden Grove Amphitheatre
Sep 14 Dallas, TX - Palladium Ballroom
Sep 16 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
Sep 18 Little Rock, AR - Robinson Auditorium
Sep 19 Columbia, MO - 9th Street Summerfest
Sep 21 Louisville, KY - Louisville Slugger Field
Oct 26-28 New Orleans, LA - Voodoo Music Experience

"In other news, guitarist Nels Cline just released a new solo CD, with some assistance from drummer Glenn Kotche. Jeff Tweedy recently lent his voice to the folks at Comedy Central, playing the voice of God on the new animated series Lil' Bush." [Filter]

Previously
* JEFF TWEEDY is listening to Dr. Dog
* more Son Volt
* more Wilco

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What's going on Friday?

Lez Zeppelin

* Old 97's are on a boat
* The DeathSet & Suicide play @ The Seaport
* Led Zeppelin Readies Fall Reissue Bonanza
* Lez Zeppelin = girls playing Led Zeppelin @ Gramercy
* Aberdeen City opens & then backs Amanda Palmer @ Maxwell's (Mercury tomorrow)

What else?

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Who's playing 'Concert for the Troops' at WaMu?

Tickets are on sale for a September 12th concert @ the 'WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden'. 'TO BENEFIT USO/ ACHILLES FREEDOM TEAM' (thx CJ)

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ROCK THE BELLS set times + VEGOOSE lineup

Tom Morello "after Bowery show" - June, 2007 (CRED)

Rage Against the Machine, like they did at Coachella, will headline this weekend's Rock the Bells Festival @ Randall's Island - twice - both on Saturday and Sunday. All set times for the mainly-hip hop shows HERE. What time are you getting there? It was also recently announced that Rage will headline the Vegoose Festival in Las Vegas in October. Tickets for that go on sale Saturday, and there's a presale (password=vegoose91x). All RATM tour dates, and full Vegoose lineup, below...

Rage Against the Machine - 2007 Tour Dates
07/28 - New York, NY Randalls Island (Rock the Bells)
07/29 - New York, NY Randalls Island (Rock the Bells)
08/11 - Devore, CA Hyundai Pavilion At Glen Helen (Rock the Bells)
08/18 - San Francisco, CA McCovey Cove Parking Lot (Rock the Bells)
08/24 - East Troy, WI Alpine Valley Music Theatre w/ Queens of the Stone Age (poster)
10/26-28 Voodoofest, New Orleans, LA
10/27-28 - Vegoose, Las Vegas, NV

Vegoose 2007
Rage Against The Machine
Daft Punk
Iggy & the Stooges performing the album Fun House
Muse
The Shins
Cypress Hill
Queens of the Stone Age
moe.
Public Enemy
Michael Franti & Spearhead
STS9
Umphrey's McGee
Thievery Corporation
M.I.A.
Mastodon
Robert Randolph & the Family Band
Ghostface Killah & The Rhythm Roots Allstars
Blonde Redhead
Gogol Bordello
U.N.K.L.E.
Ghostland Observatory
Pharoahe Monch
Battles

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Blitzen Trapper & Bat For Lashes

DOWNLOAD: Bat for Lashes - Horse & I (MP3)

If they mean "Blitzen" the reindeer, then you could say that the UK's Bat for Lashes & Portland's Blitzen Trapper are both bands with animal names that start with "B", and like a bee, they both have lots of buzz, and that they both played high-profile, yet small venue shows in NYC this week. You could say that if you wanted.

Everyone suddenly has their eye on these two bands - like Thom Yorke and Sub Pop and the Mercury Prize nominating committee and Pitchfork for instance. And though I'm not really a fan of Blitzen Trapper's album, I am curious to know what people thought of their Mercury Lounge show, or any of their shows - like this one they recently played at Emo's in Austin:

And what about Bat For Lashes?

Bat for Lashes @ Knitting Factory, NYC - July 25, 2007 (CRED)

Dressed like an Athenian hipster, gold headband and all, Khan and her all-girl bandmates would even get noticed in Williamsburg. Of course, when she opens her mouth, that's when you really take notice. Possessed with a voice somewhere between Chan Marshall and Bjork, she's got the kind of pipes that demand attention. And her music, both the songwriting and instrumentation (weird accordion, autoharp, unconventional percussion), is just quirky enough to hold it, even when things veered towards Tori Amos / Lilith Fair territory -- which they did just about any time she was behind the piano, it drifted that way. [Sound Bites]

More Bat for Lashes tour dates HERE. More Blitzen Trapper & David Vandervelde dates HERE.

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the Slits & SONIC YOUTH, WIN TICKETS, an afterparty, Starbucks & Joni Mitchell

Sonic Youth fans in an Urban Outfitters - July 21, 2007 (CRED)

Sonic Youth's final USA performance of the Daydream Nation album happens this Saturday July 28th at the historic McCarren Park Pool in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The Slits (still reunited) are opening, and the show is now sold out. Want to win tickets? E-mail BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Daydream), and let me know what the last show you saw was. Two winners will be picked at random, contact and awarded a pair of tickets (by 5pm today). Include your first and last name for list.

The Slits are also playing in Philly tonight (July 27), and then a few places in California.

The official McCarren Pool 'Smells Like Records' afterparty is not Saturday night. Instead it's happening on Sunday at The Living Room. The lineup: 7 Tall Firs, 8 John Wolfington, 9 Michelle Cassias w/ Tony Scherr, 10 Chris Lee, and @ 11 Tony Scherr. Sonic Youth's drummer Steve Shelley will be playing drums for John Wolfington and Chris Lee. Tall Firs are on Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace label. It's sure to be a Sonic Youth-filled evening.

In other (depressing?) Sonic Youth news, the band will be releasing a compilation via Starbucks - the new home of Joni Mitchell (and of course Paul McCartney). Eddie Vedder, Jeff Tweedy, David Cross, Beck, and others are part of the Sonic Youth comp as well.

More Sonic Youth tour dates below....

Sonic Youth - 2007 Tour Dates
July 28 Brooklyn, NY McCarren Park Pool *
August 15 Near Porto, Portugal Paredes de Coura Festival
August 17 Saint-Malo, France La Route du Rock *
August 18 Hasselt, Belgium Pukkelpop Festival *
August 19 Biddinhuizen, Holland Lowlands
August 21 Glasgow, Scotland ABC1 *
August 22 Glasgow, Scotland ABC1 *
August 25 Prague, Czech Republic Archa Theatre
August 26 Vienna, Austria Openair at ARENA
August 27 Zagreb, Croatia INmusic Festival
August 29 Paris, La Vilette Jazz Festival with guests Mats Gustafson, Michel Doneda, and Jean-Marc Monterra
August 30 London, England Roundhouse *
August 31 London, England Roundhouse *
September 1 London, England Roundhouse *
September 2 County Laois, Ireland Electric Picnic

* Performing Daydream Nation

Previously
* more Sonic Youth

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J MASCIS, a Fender guitar, KEVIN DREW, a video, DINOSAUR Jr, 2007 Tour Dates

Feist listens to J Mascis rock out (CRED)

Rock out like J. Mascis with the new J. Mascis Jazzmaster Fender guitar. Rock out with J. Mascis at Webster Hall on September 3rd - Dinosaur Jr. just added more tour dates, and tickets for the NYC show go on sale Wednesday.

J's friend Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene just posted a new streaming "exclusive b-side" to his MySpace. That makes three new songs total that you can hear there - two of which will appear on his new album 'Spirit If'. That's the album he'll be performing at McCarren Park Pool with a band supposedly known as 'Broken Social Scene', and a bill that includes his girlfriend Feist, and Brooklyn's own Grizzly Bear.

Kevin also made a new video for one of those new songs, and J. Mascis sings and plays guitar in the song, and in the video. VIDEO & TOUR DATES BELOW....

Dinosaur Jr - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 27 - STORASFESTIVALEN Storas
Jul 28 - Emmaboda Festival Emmaboda
Jul 29 - Vega Copenhagen
Aug 9 - Club Quattro Tokyo, Tokyo
Aug 11 - Summersonic Festival Tokyo & Osaka, Tokyo
Aug 14 - Paredes De Coura Paredes De Coura
Aug 17 - Pukkelpop Festival Hasselt
Aug 18 - Highfield Festival Erfurt
Aug 19 - Lowlands Festival Biddinghuizen
Aug 22 - Vera Groningen
Aug 23 - Effenaar Eindhoven
Aug 24 - Rock En Seine Paris
Aug 25 - Reading Festival Reading
Aug 26 - Leeds Festival Leeds
Aug 27 - Liquid Room Ednburgh, Scotland
Aug 29 - Two Days A Week Festival Wiesen, Wien
Sep 3 - Webster Hall New York, New York
Sep 4 - The Trocadero Philadelphia
Sep 8 - The Wiltern Los Angeles, California
Sep 9 - Mezzanine San Francisco, California
Sep 11 - Neumos Seattle, Washington
Sep 12 - Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon

Kevin Drew - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 29 - McCarren Park Pool Brooklyn, New York w/ Grizzly Bear, Feist
Sep 5 - Scala London, London and South East

Feist & Grizzly Bear tour dates HERE.

Previously
* Broken Mascis Scene played Toronto
* more Kevin Drew
* more Dinosaur Jr

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the kids in TINY MASTERS OF TODAY have signed to Mute Records - new album & VIDEO

Mute Records (home of Richard Hawley, Art Brut, Liars, Erasure, Grinderman, Erasure, Moby, Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, etc, etc...) went ahead and signed Brooklyn's own Tiny Masters of Today - the band composed of members with an average age of 12! That's awesome. Their debut album Bang Bang Boom Cake will be released August 6th, and the first single 'Radio Riot' can be heard in the video below...

Tiny Masters of Today - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 9 - Pure Groove Records In-Store FREE London
Aug 10 - Underage Fest London w/ Patrick Wolf, Crystal Castles, Cajun Dance Party, etc London, London and South East
Aug 11 - Guided Missile @ Buffalo Bar London, London and South East
Aug 12 - UK Tour Brighton All-Ages Hanover Community Center Brighton, London and South East
Aug 15 - UK TOUR LANCASTER/ Get it Loud in Libraries LANCASTER
Aug 16 - UK TOUR SHEFFIELD/Get It Loud in Libraries SHEFFIELD, Midlands
Aug 17 - UK TOUR WALSALL/Get it Loud in Libraries FREE SHOW WALSALL
Aug 18 - UK TOUR BATH/ Purr@Moles BATH
Aug 19 - UK TOUR YORK/Fibbers York

Previously
* more Tiny Masters of Today

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David Bazan - 2007 Tour Dates, MP3s

DOWNLOAD: David Bazan - Cold Beer and Cigrarettes (MP3)

David Bazan (Pedro the Lion) is releasing a new solo album on Barsuk in 2008. Before that he'll spend most of the Fall touring. That will bring him to Mercury Lounge in NYC on October 29th, and Southpaw in Brooklyn one day later. Some dates (not NYC) are now on pre-sale.

For some more MP3s, check out David's recent Daytrotter session, and - like Marissa Nadler, the Radiohead cover he did for Stereogum. All tour dates below....

David Bazan - 2007 Tour Dates
09/04 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN @ 7th Street Entry
09/05 - MADISON, WI @ High Noon Saloon
09/06 - MILWAUKEE, WI @ Shank Hall
09/07 - CHICAGO, IL @ Beat Kitchen
09/08 - CHAMPAIGN, IL @ High Dive
09/10 - BLOOMINGTON, IN @ Waldron Arts Center
09/11 - ST. LOUIS, MO @ Billiken Club
09/12 - SPRINGFIELD, MO @ Randy Bacon Gallery
09/13 - MEMPHIS, TN @ Hi-Tone Cafe
09/14 - LITTLE ROCK, AR @ Sticky Fingerz
09/15 - DENTON, TX @ Dan's Silverleaf
09/16 - HOUSTON, TX @ Walter's On Washington
09/17 - AUSTIN, TX @ Emo's
09/19 - LUBBOCK, TX @ Jake's
09/20 - LAWRENCE, KS @ Jackpot Saloon
09/21 - NORMAN, OK @ Opolis
09/22 - IOWA CITY, IA @ Picador
09/23 - OMAHA, NE @ Slowdown
10/23 - Detroit MI @ TBA
10/24 - Cleveland OH @ The Grog Shop
10/25 - Pittsburgh PA @ Garfield Artworks
10/26 - Buffalo NY @ TBA
10/27 Cambridge MA @ T.T. the Bear's w/ The Soft Drugs
10/29 - New York NY @ Mercury Lounge
10/30 - Brooklyn NY @ Southpaw
10/31 - Philadelphia PA @ TBA
11/01 - Washington DC @ TBA
11/02 - Charlottesville VA @ TBA
11/03 - Durham NC @ Duke Coffeehouse
11/05 - West Columbia SC @ New Brookland Tavern
11/06 - St. Augustine FL @ Cafe Eleven
11/07 - Orlando FL @ The Social
11/08 - Tallahassee FL @ Club Downunder @ FSU
11/09 - Birmingham AL @ BottleTree Café
11/10 - Atlanta GA @ TBA
11/12 - Nashville TN @ Exit In
11/13 - Newport KY @ Southgate House

Casiotone for the Painfully Alone support 9/4 – 9/21
All Smiles support 10/23 – 11/13

Previously
* more David Bazan

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MARISSA NADLER - 2007 Tour Dates ++ MICHAEL GIRA & new Angels of Light

DOWNLOAD: Angels of Light - Black River Song (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Marissa Nadler - Diamond Heart (MP3)

Marissa Nadler is going on tour, and she has a few NYC shows coming up. One of them is with Michael Gira at the Highline Ballroom on September 14th (Jamie Stewart of Xiu Xiu was also originally on this bill - not sure what happened to him). In August, Michael will release a new Angels of Light album called We Are Him. I think he'll be playing some of those new songs at the show, but I assume by the billing that he won't actually have a backing band. In the past he has used Akron/Family as his band. They also contributed to the new record, and you can download one of those new songs they played on above.

Marissa doesn't have anything new out, but this is her first official tour since joining the Kemado Records family. Kemado is reissuing/releasing her latest CD in the U.S., and the celebration for that will take place on August 6th @ Sound Fix Records in Brooklyn where she'll play a free show (one of four free in-stores she has scheduled). Her other upcoming NYC show is September 13th @ Union Pool, and her last NYC show was just this past weekend for the Diamond Day Festival. Did anyone catch that? All tour dates below....

Marissa Nadler - 2007 Tour Dates
08.06 - Brooklyn, NY Sound Fix - Record Release Party (FREE)
08.09 - Raleigh, NC Schoolkids Records (FREE)
08.10 - Atlanta, GA Criminal Records (FREE)
08.11 - Orlando, FL Park Ave. CDs (FREE)
08.25 - Pioneertown, CA Pappy & Harriets
08.26 - Los Angeles, CA Spaceland
08.29 - San Francisco, CA Hemlock Tavern
08.31 - Portland, OR The Artistery
09.01 - Seattle, WA Atlas
09.06 - Grand Rapids, MI DAAC
09.11 - Boston, MA Middle East Club ^
09.13 - Brooklyn, NY Union Pool
09.14 - New York, NY Highline Ballroom *
09.15 - Philadelphia, PA Side Chapel First Unitarian Church +

* w/ Michael Gira
^ w/ Circle, Endless Boogie
+ w/ Castanets

For an MP3 of Marissa covering Radiohead, check out Stereogum

Previously
* more Marissa Nadler
* more Michael Gira

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July 26, 2007

VIDEO: John Vanderslice live @ Tiny Telephone - 'The Tower'

DOWNLOAD: John Vanderslice - White Dove (MP3)

John Vanderslice is in the midst of a 'blog tour', and I'm proud to present to you here and now - the third stop on the tour. This is (track six on his new album 'Emerald City') "The Tower":

John Vanderslice and his band have performed and taped each song from his forthcoming Barsuk Records release Emerald City from his San Francisco based Tiny Telephone studio. These fine videos are to be enjoyed by the world via the magic of the interwebs. Video for each track will be posted semi-daily over the coming weeks on some of JV’s favorite blogs, starting today, Monday July 23rd. The nerve center of this epic virtual journey will be http://www.barsuk.com/EmeraldCity.html, where new online tour dates will be announced as they go live. No tickets to buy! No waiting in line! Just B.Y.O.B. (to your monitor) JV action.

Stream the whole album HERE.

Video one can be found @ Stereogum. Video two is @ Gorilla Vs. Bear, and stay tuned to John's site for all the videos as the tour continues on to You Ain't No Picasso, My Old Kentucky Blog, An Aquarium Drunkard, Chromewaves, Six Eyes, and The Catbird Seat.

John Vanderslice's past contributions to BV:
* John Vanderslice interviews St. Vincent (on the road)
* On the Road w/ John Vanderslice part 2 + a Brooklyn show
* St. Vincent interviews John Vanderslice (on the road)
* On the Road w/ John Vanderslice part 1 (+ free remix album)

Tour Dates HERE.

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What's going on Thursday? (+ John Doe tour dates)

John Doe performing live in KUT's Studio1A. 7-11-07

* Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings for free
* The Lovely Sparrows from Austin are @ Pete's Candy Store
* Michael Showalter records two more shows @ Union Hall
* Wes' Undisputed Heavyweights continue a Joe's Pub residency
* Hippiefest is going on in Coney Island
* X frontman John Doe is at Mercury Lounge w/ Dead Rock West

What else? More John Doe dates below...

John Doe & Dead Rock West - 2007 Tour Dates
July 26 ¬ Mercury Lounge ¬ New York, NY
July 27 ¬ T.T. the Bear¹s ¬ Cambridge, MA
July 28 ¬ Jake¹s Bar & Grille ¬ Providence, RI
July 30 - Maxwell's - Hoboken, NJ
July 31 ¬ Iota Club & Café ¬ Arlington, VA
August 2 ¬ Capitol Ale House ¬ Richmond, VA
August 3 ¬ Hideaway BBQ ¬ Raleigh, NC
August 4 - Visulite - Charlotte, NC
August 5 ¬ Smith¹s Olde Bar ¬ Atlanta, GA
August 6 - The Nick - Birmingham, AL
August 7 - The Basement - Nashville, TN
August 8 - Woodhouse Concert Series - Clayton, MO
August 25 - Safari Sam's - Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, California-based roots-rock/Americana band Dead Rock West were hand-picked by legendary X front man John Doe to not only support him on his current summer tour, but to also back him up (aka play in his band).

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SHARON JONES & the Dap Kings tonight, BUDOS BAND, Citysol pics, 2007 Tour Dates (Joe's Pub)

the Budos Band @ Citysol, NYC - July 14, 2007

Tonight (July 26, 2007) is the free Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings concert in Castle Clinton - a seated outdoor venue (where Drive by Truckers just played), but I doubt many people will be staying in their seats - well, actually I don't know. It will definitely be weird if security trys to keep it a truly seated concert. What do you think? Note: "Two free tickets per person will be distributed at the Castle on a first-come, first-served basis starting at 5:00pm on the day of the show."

And as I've said many times, Sharon's backing band The Dap Kings also now back Amy Winehouse, and share members (and a label) with The Budos Band. The Budos Band played the free BrooklynVegan/Solar One Citysol concert a few weekends ago - the one Les Savy Fav headlined. And as previously mentioned, despite not a ton of people showing up for their early set time (relatively speaking), the show was a funky good time. The Budos Band's next show is at Joe's Pub on August 9th - I hope they can all fit on the stage. More photos & tour dates, below...

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 26 - Castle Clinton National Monument New York
Jul 29 - Calgary Folk Festival Calgary, Alberta
Aug 2 - Belly Up Aspen, Colorado
Aug 3 - Telluride Jazz Celebration Telluride, Colorado
Aug 4 - Gothic Theatre Englewood, Colorado

The Budos Band - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 9 - Joe's Pub New York
Aug 10 - World Cafe Live Philadelphia
Aug 16 - Ravari Room Columbus, Ohio
Aug 18 - Onopa Brewing Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Aug 19 - Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 22 - Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 12 - Highline Ballroom, NY, NY (tix)

Previously
* VIDEO: Budos Band - 'Volcano Song' ++ Tour Dates
* more Sharon Jones

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Getty Images, the East River Music Project & other JENNIFER O'CONNOR & MADE OUT OF BABIES Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Made out of Babies - Proud to Drown (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Made out of Babies - Fed (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Made Out of Babies - Mr. Prison Shanks (MP3)

Ucoming free shows overlooking the East River

7.28.07 Jennifer O'Connor, Lindsay Anderson, The Rats
8.11.07 Vampire Weekend, Jonathan Kane's February, Meg Baird
9.8.07 Made Out of Babies, Dälek, Clockcleaner, Despot, These Are Powers

The September show is curated by Paper Thin Walls (which was recently purchased by Getty Images). Who are you looking forward to on these bills? More tour dates below...

Jennifer O'Connor - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 28 - Venus Magazine presents @ East River Ampitheatre New York, New York
Aug 3 - PA's Lounge Somerville, Massachusetts
Aug 4 - Aboveground Records Edgartown (Martha's Vineyard), Massachusetts
Oct 17 - Messiah College Student Union Grantham, Pennsylvania
Oct 18 - Ohio Univeristy-Athens-Baker University Center Athens, Ohio
Oct 19 - Hideout Chicago, Illinois
Oct 20 - University of Minnesota, The Whole Music Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 21 - Cafe Montmartre Madison, Wisconsin
Oct 22 - Off Broadway St. Louis, Missouri
Oct 23 - The Five Spt Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 24 - Melting Point Athens, Georgia
Oct 25 - The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 26 - Square One Greensboro, North Carolina
Oct 27 - Duke Coffeehouse Durham, North Carolina
Oct 28 - The Camel Richmond, Virginia
Oct 30 - The Red and the Black Washington DC, Washington DC
Oct 31 - Club Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Nov 1 - Puck Live Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Nov 2 - World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 3 - Maxwell's Hoboken, New Jersey
Dec 10 - Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center Tampa, Florida

Made out of Babies - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 26 - Baseball Tavern w/ Mouth of the Architect and Bury the Needle Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 27 - AS220 w/ Mouth of the Architect and The Body Providence, Rhode Island
Jul 28 - Southpaw w/ Mouth of the Architect and TOMBS Brooklyn, New York
Sep 08 - East River Music Project (see above)

Previously
* Jennifer O'Connor @ Cake Shop, NYC | pics | new MP3
* Todd ERMP, S-S-S-Spectres & Vampire Weekend

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"McCarren Park Pool Turns 71, Gets Landmarked"

McCarren Pool (CRED)

"That big empty cement pool in Greenpoint has become a landmark. The recently rejuvinated (but still dry) McCarren Park Pool was designated such by the Landmarks Preservation Commission yesterday (July 24) morning." [Gothamist]

This weekend's shows at McCarren Pool include Sonic Youth doing Daydream Nation, and TV on the Radio playing for free. Check out the video of the pool in 1983, if you haven't already.

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CLIPSE, ZUNE, Live Nation, free shows & other Tour Dates

A fro blocking someone's view of Clipse @ Pitchfork Fest 2007 (CRED)

Zune is throwing a hip hop BBQ party in NYC, and though they don't reveal the location on their website, I heard it was at Empire Fulton Ferry Park in Brooklyn - home of the recent BOADRUM77 Boredoms show. Also on the August 4th bill: "Brand Nubian, Cham, Large Professor, MIMS, Joell Ortiz and many more special guests." Free tickets can be gotten here. In related news, Zune & Live Nation are doing stuff together. All Clipse tour dates below...

Clipse - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 4 - Empire Fulton Ferry Park?? (ZUNE) Brooklyn, New York
Aug 19 - Festival Pier Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 1 - Columbia University NY, New York
Sep 7 - Neumos Seattle, Washington
Sep 8 - Roseland Theatre Portland, Oregon

Previously
* more Clipse
* more Zune

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The Blow - 2007 Tour Dates

The Blow (aka "Khaela Maricich and formerly Jona Bechtolt") have scheduled some new tour dates that include at stop at the Gramercy Theatre in October 5th. No tickets yet.

All tour dates below...

The Blow - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 3 - PDX POP NOW Festival PDX, Oregon
Sep 30 - 400 Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 1 - Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois
Oct 3 - First Unitarian Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 4 - Black Cat WASHINGTON, Washington DC
Oct 5 - Blender Theatre at Gramercy New York, New York
Oct 6 - Museum of Fine Arts - Remis Boston, Massachusetts

Previously
* more Blow

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the B&N Hold Steady gig is just Craig Finn solo

Craig Finn at Hi Fi. Photo: Lee Pelligrini

It has been brought to my attention that the free show at Barnes & Noble will actually just be frontman Craig Finn solo. It is one of B&N's Upstairs in the Square events, and will be hosted by NPR's Kathryn Lampher. For all members of The Hold Steady, check out the shows in Prospect Park, and by the World Trade Center.

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Mystery Jets - rescheduled tour dates popping up

If Mystery Jets are your thing, you'll be happy to know they've rescheduled their cancelled tour dates for this September. Tickets go on sale Friday for a show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 22nd, and you can get tickets now for their show at Joe's Pub on September 24th. More dates surely to be announced.

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David Dondero, Against Me! & Matt & Kim

Kim @ Siren Fest 2007, Brooklyn, NY - July 21, 2007

Matt @ Siren Fest 2007, Brooklyn, NY - July 21, 2007

The spazzy, smiley, mosh-friendly Matt & Kim touring with the equally mosh pit-inducing Against Me! seems to make sense. Team Love singer-songwriter David Dondero on that bill doesn't make as much sense, but hey, why not....

David Dondero - 2007 Tour Dates
Wed 09/05 - Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg * (tickets)
Fri 09/07 - Buffalo, NY Town Theatre *
Sat 09/08 - Toledo, OH Headliners *
Tue 09/11 - Lawrence, KS Granada Theatre *
Wed 09/19 - Petaluma, CA Phoenix Theatre *
Thu 09/20 - Eugene, OR WOW Hall *
Sun 09/23 - Portland, OR Roseland Theater *

* w/ Matt & Kim and Against Me!

Matt & Kim - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 27 - Capitol Hill Block Party seattle, Washington
Aug 4 - lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois
Aug 5 - Madison Theater covington, Kentucky
Aug 8 - oya festival oslo
Aug 10 - Underage Day - Victoria Park London
Aug 11 - Unleashed Waterbay, South
Aug 13 - Cuban Bar London
Aug 15 - Paradisco amsterdam
Aug 16 - rotown ROTTERDAM
Aug 17 - Pukkelpop Festival kiewit, hasselt
Sep 5 - Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York
Sep 7 - Town Ballroom Buffalo, New York
Sep 8 - Headliner's Toledo, Ohio
Sep 11 - Granada Theatre Lawrence, Kansas
Sep 15 - Monolith Festival Morrison, Colorado
Sep 17 - Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Sep 19 - Phoenix Theater Petaluma, California
Sep 20 - W.O.W. Hall Eugene, Oregon
Sep 23 - Roseland Theater Portland, Oregon
Sep 27 - The Grove of Anaheim Anaheim, California

Against Me! - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 28 - Capitol Hill Block Party Seattle, Washington
Jul 29 - Big Easy Spokane, Washington
Jul 30 - Yellowstone Valley Brewing Company Billings, Montana
Aug 1 - House of Bricks Des Moines, Iowa
Aug 3 - LOLLAPALOOZA Chicago, Illinois
Aug 5 - The Slowdown Omaha, Nebraska
Aug 7 - Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, Oklahoma
Aug 8 - Ridgelea Theater Ft. Worth, Texas
Aug 9 - House of Rock Corpus Christi, Texas
Aug 10 - Meridian Houston, Texas
Aug 11 - House of Blues (New Orleans) New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 13 - Beta Bar Tallahassee, Florida
Aug 14 - Rocketown Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 15 - Amos' Southend Charlotte, North Carolina
Aug 16 - Music Farm Charleston, South Carolina
Aug 17 - Jannus Landing St. Petersburg, Florida
Aug 18 - Freebird Live Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Aug 19 - Common Grounds Gainesville, Florida
Aug 24 - Leeds Festival Leeds, UK
Aug 26 - Reading Festival Reading, UK
Sep 4 - The Chance Poughkeepsie, New York
Sep 5 - Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York
Sep 6 - Pearl Street Northampton, Massachusetts
Sep 7 - Town Ballroom Buffalo, New York
Sep 8 - Headliner's (OH) Toledo, Ohio
Sep 11 - Granada Theater Lawrence, Kansas
Sep 12 - Boulder Theater Boulder, Colorado
Sep 13 - Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sep 14 - Jillian's Las Vegas, Nevada
Sep 16 - KFMA Tuscon, Arizona
Sep 18 - Stoney's Reno, Nevada
Sep 19 - Phoenix Theater Petaluma, California
Sep 20 - W.O.W Hall Eugene, Oregon
Sep 23 - Roseland Theater Portland, Oregon
Sep 25 - Senator Theater Chico, California
Sep 26 - The Catalyst Santa Cruz, California
Sep 27 - The Grove of Anaheim Anaheim, California
Nov 3 - Asbury Park Convention Hall Asbury Park, New Jersey

footage of Against Me! playing a private SPIN party recently in NYC, @ SPIN

Previously
* more Matt & Kim
* more Against Me!
* more David Dondero

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THE DEATH SET playing SSSeaport, touring w/ Bonde Do Role ++ album stream

TheDeathSet @ Whartscape 2007 - July 21 (CRED)

If Todd P shows aren't your thing, but you want a taste of the Baltimore-via-Australia band TheDeathSet, then this Friday (July 27) is not only your chance to see them, but to see them for free at South Street Seaport with the legendary 'art-rock, synth-pop' band Suicide. In August TheDeathSet will play a bunch more shows including a few in Brooklyn and NJ, and then in October they're going on tour with Bonde Do Role.

Stream TheDeathSet's new CD "Rad Warehouses Bad Neighborhoods" right here. It includes remixes by Dan Deacon and Bonde Do Role. You can also download the Bonde Do Role remix as an 'aiff' file at their site. All tour dates below...

The DeathSet - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 27 - Seaport w/ Suicide New York, New York
Aug 4 - Otto Bar w/ Spankrock DJ's, Yeasayer baltimore, Maryland
Aug 11 - Shebang Productions & We Be Illin' party Brooklyn, New York
Aug 16 - Best Friends Day at The Roller Skating Rink w/ Best fwends, I Object, Iron Lung Richmond, Virginia
Aug 17 - Lolita Party @ Glasslands w/ Double Dagger, Pterodactyl & Captain Captain Brooklyn (or not?)
Aug 18 - The Parlor house w/ Double Dagger New Brunswick, New Jersey
Aug 19 - Are We Not Men w/ Mika Miko, Double Dagger Baltimore, Maryland
Oct 4 - Emos * Austin, Texas
Oct 5 - Palladium Loft * Dallas, Texas
Oct 6 - Spanish Moon * Baton Ruge, Louisiana
Oct 7 - Sluggos Pensacola, Florida
Oct 8 - Beta Bar * Tallahassee, Florida
Oct 9 - Common Grounds * Gainsville, Florida
Oct 10 - TSI * Jacksonville, Florida
Oct 11 - The Club at Firestone * Orlando, Florida
Oct 12 - Drunken Unicorn * Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 13 - Local 506 * Chapel Hill, North

* w/ Bonde Do Role

More Bonde Do Role tour dates here.

Previously
* more DeathSet

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METRIC & side-project BANG LIME playing shows (2007 Tour Dates) + a new EMILY HAINES EP

UNRELATED: Nations who have not yet adopted the metric system

Bang Lime (not to be confused with NYC's Drop the Lime) is the "the two-man side project from the rhythm section (and American half) of the band Metric." Their debut album 'Best Friends in Love' comes out on Last Gang Records on August 14th. You can hear some songs from it streaming @ their MySpace, and they're touring in August - they'll play Union Pool & Mercury Lounge.

I don't love what I'm hearing from Bang Lime, but I do love Metric (live especially), and Metric will also be going on tour - in September with Crystal Castles. Tickets go on sale Friday for a show at Webster Hall on September 21st. Metric recently released their "lost debut of sorts" Grow Up and Blow Away. As Pitchfork points out, "The album has been available on the internet for years, but this marks its first hard release, and it showcases Metric as a two-piece, before bassist Josh Winstead and drummer Joules Scott-Key became permanent members." I think Metric has been recording a new-new album as well.

Emily Haines also has a new EP out - a tribute to her dad called 'What is Free to a Good Home?'. She contributed some pianos parts to the new Les Savy Fav album as well. All known tour dates below...

Metric - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 09 - Toronto Centre Island, Toronto, ON (Virgin Festival)
Sep 21 - Webster Hall, New York, NY
Sep 26 - First AVenue, Minneapolis, MN
Sep 28 - Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO
Oct 02 - Glass House, Pomona, CA
Oct 03 - House of Blues, San Diego, CA
Oct 05 - The Music Box at the Fonda, Hollywood, CA
Oct 06 - Shoreline Amphitheatre, Mountain View, CA (Download Festival)

More dates TBA!

Bang Lime - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 8 - Beauty Bar San Diego, California
Aug 9 - The Roxy (Filter Party) Los Angeles, California
Aug 11 - Rock-it-Room San Francisco, California
Aug 15 - Lola's Room Portland, Oregon
Aug 17 - The Plaza Club Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 19 - DC9 Washington DC, Washington DC
Aug 21 - The Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 22 - Union Pool Brooklyn, New York
Aug 23 - The Mercury Lunge New York, New York
Aug 24 - Lee's Palace Toronto, Ontario
Aug 25 - Call the Office London, Ontario
Aug 26 - Casbah Hamilton, Ontario
Aug 28 - Club Lambi Montreal, Quebec

Previously
* more Metric
* more Emily Haines
* more Crystal Castles

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The Clientele touring w/ Peter Bjorn & John who are playing Maxwell's

The Clientele are going on tour with Peter Bjorn & John in September. One of the shows they'll play together is the still-not-sold-out September 6th Roseland gig in NYC. One of the shows they won't be playing together (actually, who knows - maybe they will) is the one one PB&J just added a day earlier at Maxwell's in Hoboken - a much smaller venue. Tickets for Maxwell's go on sale Friday @ noon. All the latest tour dates below....

The Clientele - 2007 Tour Dates
Thu 09/06 - New York, NY Roseland *
Fri 09/07 - Boston, MA Avalon *
Sat 09/08 - Montreal, QUE Osheaga Music & Arts Festival
Sun 09/09 - Toronto, ONT V Festival
Tue 09/11 - Carborro, NC Cat's Cradle *
Wed 09/12 - Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse *
Fri 09/14 - Austin, TX Emo's w/ Oakley Hall
Sun 09/16 - Phoenix, AZ Marquee Theatre *
Mon 09/17 - Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre *
Tue 09/18 - San Francisco, CA Warfield *
Wed 09/19 - Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom *
Thu 09/20 - Seattle, WA Showbox *
Fri 09/21 - Vancouver, BC Commodore *
Mon 09/24 - Minneapolis, MN First Avenue *
Tue 09/25 - Chicago, IL Riviera Theatre *

* w/ Peter Bjorn and John

Peter Bjorn & John - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 27 - Berlin Festival Berlin
Jul 29 - Fuji Festival Niigata
Jul 31 - Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California
Aug 1 - House Of Blues San Diego San Diego, California
Aug 2 - Gallivan Center/Salt Lake City Arts Council Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug 3 - Double Door Chicago, IL w/ Los Campesinos!
Aug 4 - Pimlico Race Park/Virgin Fest Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 5 - Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois
Aug 6 - Pabst Theatre Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Aug 7 - The Pageant St. Louis, Missouri
Aug 8 - City Hall Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 11 - Way Out West Gothenburg
Aug 24 - Leeds festival Leeds
Aug 25 - Concorde 2 Brighton
Aug 26 - Reading festival Reading
Aug 26 - Get Loaded In The Park festival London
Sep 5 - Maxwell's Hoboken, NJ
Sep 6 - Roseland New York, New York *
Sep 7 - Avalon Ballroom Boston, Massachusetts *
Sep 8 - Osheaga Festival/Parc Jean-Drapeau Montreal, Quebec
Sep 9 - Virgin Festival/Toronto Islands Park Toronto, Ontario
Sep 11 - Cats Cradle Carrboro, North Carolina *
Sep 12 - Variety Playhouse Atlanta, Georgia *
Sep 14 - Austin City Limits/Zilker Park Austin, Texas
Sep 16 - Marquee Theatre Tempe, Arizona *
Sep 17 - Wiltern Theatre, Los Angeles, CA *
Sep 18 - The Warfield San Francisco, California *
Sep 19 - Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon *
Sep 20 - Showbox Seattle, Washington *
Sep 21 - Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, British Columbia *
Sep 24 - First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota *
Sep 25 - Riviera Theatre Chicago, IL *

* w/ The Clientele

Previously
* more Peter Bjorn & John
* more Clientele

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July 25, 2007

What's going on Wednesday?

DOWNLOAD: Blitzen Trapper - Sci-Fi Kid (Principal Participant Kingswood Rmx) (MP3)

Bat for Lashes @ Latitude, UK - July 14, 2007 (CRED)

* M.I.A. is @ Studio B
* Devotchka plays Spiegeltent again
* Bat for Lashes is @ Knitting Factory
* Pelican continue their tour in Brooklyn
* Blitzen Trapper & David Vandervelde are @ Mercury Lounge

What else? I'm currently dying from sleep deprivation over here.

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'The Dream Concert' @ Radio City Music Hall

Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Garth Brooks, Queen Latifah, Carlos Santana & others will play 'The Dream Concert' at Radio City Music Hall on September 18. 2007. Public tickets go on sale July 30. Tickets are $250 - $1000, and raise money for the Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial.

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Hold Steady, Old 97's, Nick Lowe & M Ward - free shows @ the World Trade Center, a boat & other TOUR DATES

Just today I posted about the free show The Hold Steady are playing at Prospect Park, and another one at a Barnes & Noble. Nick Lowe recently played a charity show at Housing Works. The Old 97's are playing two shows on a boat this week (July 27), and as previously posted - M. Ward is scheduled to play a show in NYC on September 18th. What do all these things have to do with each other? This is what:

Three extraordinary evenings, nine exciting artists and it's FREE at 7 World Trade Center Park, Greenwich and Vesey Streets.

9/17: The Hold Steady, Old 97’s & Illinois
9/18: M. Ward, Victoria Williams & McCarthy Trenching
9/19: Nick Lowe, Holmes Brothers & Ollabelle

Presented by Wall Street Rising and produced by Michael Dorf

More details coming. MORE TOUR DATES BELOW....

Old 97's - 2007 Tour Dates
July 25 We Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom & Tavern
July 26 Th Buffalo, NY - Thursday at the Square
July 27 Fr New York, NY - Rockin' The River Cruise
July 28 Sa Lancaster, PA - The Chameleon
July 29 Su Amagansett, NY - Stephen Talkhouse
August 03 Fr Denver, CO - KCUV Festival at Red Rocks[w/ Lucinda Williams]
August 11 Sa Chicago, IL - Italian Festival
Sep 17 - Music Downtown Series- 7 World Trade Center New York City, New York

Nick Lowe - 2007 Tour Dates
09-17 Alexandria, VA - Birchmere
09-18 Philadelphia, PA - World Cafe Live
09-19 New York, NY - World Financial Center Plaza
09-20 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
09-22 Montreal, Quebec - Club Soda
09-24 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Theater
09-25 Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
09-27 Chicago, IL - Park West
09-28 Milwaukee, WI - Shank Hall
09-29 Minneapolis, MN - Fine Line Music Cafe
10-02 Los Angeles, CA - Safari Sam's
10-05 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
10-06 San Francisco, CA - Golden Gate Park (Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival)
10-08 Portland, OR - The Aladdin
10-09 Bothell, WA - Northshore PAC
10-10 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards

"With the release of At My Age moving further into the past with each passing moment, Nick Lowe has done the sensible thing and scheduled a tour in support of the (okay, still very new) album." [Pfork]

M Ward - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 25 - Herodian Theater Athens
Aug 1 - Jazz Festival Istanbul
Aug 3 - Sentrum Scene Oslo
Aug 4 - Cirkus Stockholm
Aug 5 - Falkoner Theater Copenhagen
Aug 8 - Zitadelle Berlin
Aug 10 - Open Air Amphitheater Pula
Aug 14 - Theater Antique Vienne
Aug 23 - The Point Dublin
Aug 24 - Clyde Glasgow
Aug 25 - Manchester Apollo Manchester
Aug 27 - Hammersmith Apollo London
Sep 16 - Treasure Island Festival San Francisco, California
Sep 18 - Music Downtown Series- 7 World Trade Center New York City, New York

More Hold Steady tour dates HERE. More Illinois (& Menomena) tour dates here.

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Fiery Furnaces - free show @ Socrates Sculpture Park

Socrates Sculpture Park (CRED)

The Fiery Furnaces are playing a free show in Long Island City, Queens, NYC on August 26th, 2007 - at Socrates Sculpture Park - they also play free movies there. Last time they played here, it was at Studio B.

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Drive by Truckers - more 2007 Tour Dates

DBT @ Castle Clinton, NYC - July 19, 2007 (CRED)

The Drive-By Truckers absolutely killed (particularly the second half of their set). I'm a Jason Isbell fan, but I think the band is going to be just fine without him. [BYGASG]

Last week they played a free show at Castle Clinton in NYC. This week Drive By Truckers announced a few more tour dates including October 26th @ Bowery Ballroom, and the next day at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. All tour dates below...

Drive by Truckers - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 28 - K Fest @ Ross Landing Chattanooga, Tennessee
Aug 10 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre w/ The Allman Brothers Band Charlotte, North Carolina
Aug 11 - Alltel Pavilion w/ The Allman Brothers Band Raleigh
Aug 12 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre w/ The Allman Brothers Band Virginia Beach, Virginia
Oct 12 - WorkPlay Theatre Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 13 - Tipitina's New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 14 - Texas World Speedway - Big State Festival Bryan-College Station, Texas
Oct 16 - Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oct 17 - Granada Theatre Lawrence, Kansas
Oct 18 - Englert Theatre Iowa City, Iowa
Oct 19 - First Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 20 - Barrymore Theatre Madison, Wisconsin
Oct 22 - Park West Chicago, Illinois
Oct 24 - Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 25 - The State Theatre State College, Pennsylvania
Oct 26 - Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Oct 27 - Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York
Oct 28 - Ram's Head Live Baltimore, Maryland

Previously
* DRIVE BY TRUCKERS & ex-DBT Jason Isbell in NYC tonight + 2007 Tour Dates

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The Raveonettes - 2007 Tour Dates

The Raveonettes have a bunch of tour dates coming up including October 10th @ Southpaw, the 11th @ Maxwell's, and the 12th @ Bowery Ballroom. All tour dates below....

The Raveonettes - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 17 - BEATDAY 07, Charlottenlund Fortress, Denmark Copenhagen
Sep 19 - La Coop(Les Inrocks Club Night) Clermont Ferrand, Auvergne
Sep 20 - La Maroquinerie(Les Inrocks Club Night) Paris, Ile-de-France
Sep 21 - UBU(Les Inrocks Club Night) Rennes, Bretagne
Sep 22 - Ecran Sonique(Les Inrocks Club Night) St. Lo, Basse-Normandie
Oct 10 - SOUTHPAW BROOKLYN, NY, New York
Oct 11 - MAXWELL'S HOBOKEN, New Jersey
Oct 12 - BOWERY BALLROOM NEW YORK CITY, New York
Oct 13 - MOHAWK BUFFALO, New York
Oct 14 - LEE'S PALACE TORONTO, Ontario
Oct 16 - MAGIC STICK DETROIT, Michigan
Oct 17 - THE BASEMENT COLUMBUS, Ohio
Oct 18 - BEACHLAND CLEVELAND, Ohio
Oct 19 - EMPTY BOTTLE CHICAGO, Illinois
Oct 20 - MAD PLANET MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin
Oct 21 - 7TH STREET ENTRY MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota
Oct 25 - New City Likwid Lounge Edmonton, Alberta
Oct 26 - Broken City Calgary, Alberta
Oct 27 - Broken City Calgary, Alberta
Oct 29 - TBA Vancouver, British Columbia

Previously
* more Raveonettes

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Grizzly Bear & Feist - 2007 Tour Dates (McCarren, Beacon)

Grizzly Bear @ Summerstage, NYC - July 16, 2007 (more & more)

As previously reported, Jeff Tweedy-favorite Grizzly Bear and Brian Williams-favorite Feist are among those playing an 826NYC benefit at Beacon Theatre in NYC on August 26th. You also know that Grizzly Bear just got done touring with Feist - they even played two shows together at NYC's Town Hall. Well, now they'll be playing together again at McCarren Pool too. Note:

We are excited to announce that Feist will welcome Grizzly Bear, who has just been added to the bill at McCarren Pool on August 29th. Please note that doors will now open at 5PM one hour earlier than originally announced to allow for Grizzly Bear’s performance which will begin at 6:15. Also appearing with Feist is Broken Social Scene (performing Kevin Drew's "Spirit If...").

Tickets are still on sale. Grizzly Bear & Feist also both just announced a bunch of not-together tour dates elsewhere. All of those are listed below....

Grizzly Bear - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 26 - Beacon Theatre New York, New York
Aug 29 - McCarren Park Pool Brooklyn, New York
Sep 6 - Neumos Seattle, Washington
Sep 7 - Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Sep 18 - Pearl Street Northampton, Massachusetts
Sep 19 - Traif Music Hall Buffalo, New York
Sep 20 - The Mod Club Toronto, Ontario
Sep 21 - Lola Festival London, Ontario
Sep 22 - Christ Church Cathedral Ottawa, Ontario
Sep 23 - Higher Ground Burlington, Vermont

Grizzly Bear presale HERE.

Feist - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 28 - Fuji Rocks Festival Yuzawa
Aug 29 - McCarren Park Pool New York, New York
Sep 7 - ALBRIGHT-KNOX ART GALLERY Buffalo, New York
Sep 8 - Montreal-Laval Montreal
Sep 9 - Flynn Theatre Burlington, VT
Sep 11 - Rams Head Baltimore, MD
Sep 12 - Tower Theatre Upper Darby , PA
Sep 13 - Carnegie Music Hall Pittsburgh, PA
Sep 14 - Messiah College Grantham, PA
Sep 15 - Michigan Theatre Anne Arbor, MI
Sep 20 - Radio festival Baden Baden, Baden-Württemberg
Sep 21 - Maxx at Melkweg Amsterdam
Sep 23 - Nottingham Social Nottingham
Sep 24 - Shepherds Bush Empire London
Sep 24 - Shepherds Bush London
Sep 25 - TRIPOD Dublin
Sep 26 - Oran Mor Glasgow
Sep 28 - Trinity Arts Centre Bristol
Sep 30 - ADMIRALSPALAST Berlin
Oct 1 - Vega Copenhagen
Oct 2 - Cirkus Stockholm
Oct 4 - CCH SAAL 2 Hamberg
Oct 5 - E-WERK Cologne
Oct 6 - GEORG-ELSER HALLE Munich
Oct 8 - LA CIGALLE Paris
Oct 10 - LA CIGALLE Paris
Oct 11 - CULTURAL CENTRE Countance
Oct 12 - CULTURAL CENTRE YZEURE
Oct 13 - SALLE DE VIGEAN BORDEAUX
Oct 15 - JAZZ PULSATION FESTIVAL, SALLE POIREL NANCY
Oct 16 - Grand Casino Geneva
Oct 17 - CULTURAL CENTRE MULHOUSE
Oct 19 - Cirque Royale Brussels

Feist presale HERE.

Previously
* more Grizzly Bear
* more Feist

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VIDEO: Liars - 'Plaster Casts Of Everything'

Interpol touring partner Liars made a new video. Warning: not actually safe for YouTube (or work?)....

Video for "Plaster Casts Of Everything" by Liars, taken from the album 'Liars'. Directed by Patrick Daughters.

New songs streaming @ MySpace too.

Bonus:

Liars - A Visit From Drum (Drum's Not Bread)

Video for "A Visit From Drum" by Liars. Directed by Julian Gross. Taken from the album 'Drums Not Dead' by Liars

Previously
* more Liars

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The Hold Steady playing B&N & other 2007 Tour Dates

Hold Steady @ Shake It, Dec 9, 2006 (CRED)

'Harry Potter' favorite The Hold Steady have a big, free, headlining show coming up in Brooklyn's Prospect Park on August 9th. They also have Craig Finn also has a much smaller, free, NYC show coming up - inside a Harry Potter-selling Barnes & Noble on September 13th.

Want your (photobooth) picture to appear in the artwork for the next Hold Steady single? Details on how you can make that happen, HERE. All tour dates below....

The Hold Steady - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 4 - Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois
Aug 5 - Madison Theater Covington, Kentucky
Aug 6 - Opera House Toronto, Ontario
Aug 7 - La Sala Rosa Montreal, Quebec
Aug 9 - Prospect Park Band Shell Brooklyn, New York *
Aug 24 - Leeds Festival Leeds
Aug 26 - Reading Festival Reading
Aug 28 - INmusic Festival Zagreb
Aug 29 - 2 Days a Week Festival Vienna
Aug 30 - Electric Ballroom London
Sep 1 - Connect Festival Scotland, Scotland
Sep 13 - Barnes & Noble in Union Square, New York, New York (craig solo)

* w/ The Big Sleep, Teenage Prayers

And they're playing near the World Trade Center.

Previously
* more Hold Steady

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White Stripes, Grinderman & Porter Wagoner @ MSG

White Stripes @ MSG (CRED)

Grinderman @ ATP (CRED) (couldn't find one from MSG)

Porter Wagoner @ MSG (CRED)

It was a fun show start to finish with the White Stripes playing an almost two hour headlining set to the 20,000-or-so in attendance at Madison Square Garden last night (July 24, 2007). Porter's set was short, but sweet - he really seemed to be enjoying himself. Grinderman's (first U.S.) set seemed a little long for an opener, but it was high-energy, and it was great to see Nick Cave. White Stripes proved they could pull it off to an enthusiastic arena filled with people of all ages, and from all walks of life - rowdy "bros" included. The stage show was modest - lots of red (obviously), a disco ball, and some strobe lights - the ringmaster Jack White on guitar, and his sister Meg on drums. What else do you need?

Their NYC show before this one was at the much smaller Irving Plaza.

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July 24, 2007

What's going on Tuesday? (besides Vieux Farka Toure)

DOWNLOAD: David Garland - In My Room (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Fionn Regan - Getting Better (Beatles cover) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Devotchka - How it Ends (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Pelican - Far From Fields (MP3)

Did you check out today's free Vieux show that already happened....

Vieux Farka Toure in NYC, July 24, 2007 (by Jefferson)

* The White Stripes play MSG
* Grinderman play MSG
* Porter Wagoner plays MSG
* Devotchka play their first of two shows @ Spiegeltent
* Pelican reaches Bowery Ballroom
* Mercury Prize nominee Fionn Regan is at Joe's Pub
* A member of the Dresden Dolls is @ Joe's Pub too
* Smif N Wessun & Dead Prez are in Red Hook park
* Bon Iver & The Comas @ Mercury Lounge
* David Garland is at Union Hall
* The Swell Season (Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova) are @ Gramercy Theatre
* a cult classic starring some Sex Pistols @ McCarren tonight
* Jill Cunniff & The Epochs play an ASCAP/Delo party @ the Annex tonight

What else?

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BON IVER - MP3s, album stream & tour dates (TONIGHT)

DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver - Skinny Love (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver - Blindsided (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver - For Emma (MP3)

As usual, I realized at the last minute that I haden't posted about an artist I meant to post about. I say it's the last minute because in less than six hours from the time I'm writing this (July 24, 2007), Wisconsin-based (band?) Bon Iver is playing a set at Mercury Lounge at the modest set time of 7:30 pm - he's opening for the Comas. Why can't Porter Wagoner go on later than 8:00 - oh well. More about Bon::

Justin Vernon, former songwriter/singer/guitarist of the much heralded, former Eau Claire, WI based, Raleigh, NC implanted band, DeYarmond Edison, arrives back home with a new project - one that he created over the course of three months this past winter in the woods of Northwestern Wisconsin, isolated from all in his father's hunting cabin with nothing more than a few select microphones and a handful of ancient instruments.

The "Skinny Love" song especially reminds me of Tim Fite. He also channels Chad VanGaalen, Wolf Parade, TV on the Radio, Neil Young, and a few others I can't think of. Mostly I just think it sounds pretty good. Check out the beautiful-sounding MP3s above, and stream Bon Iver's whole album For Emma, Forever Ago right here. More Bon Iver love @ MOKB. See Bon Iver tonight, or on July 26th @ "TBA" in Chicago (no other scheduled tour dates at the moment).

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VIDEOS: Tegan & Sara - 'Back in Your Head', behind-the-scenes + full album stream

Tegan & Sara's 'The Con' is a great album. I don't love-it-love-it, but I've been listening to it more than anything else - and I think it keeps getting better and better - some of the songs are really catchy. Here are all the videos associated with the album so far....

'Back in Your Head'

Canada's folk-punk twins Tegan and Sara unveil the first video from their infectious new record, 'The Con,' exclusively on Spinner. 'Back in Your Head' -- directed by fellow Canadian Jamie Travis -- finds the pair performing in a talent show to a zombie-like crowd decked out in balaclavas. "I have clung to the theme of escape, a general ambience of eeriness and, more specifically, [Sara's] fixation on balaclavas," Travis tells Spinner. Good luck getting this song, well, out of your head. Yeah, we went there. [Spinner]

Stream the whole new album @ Spinner too (and @ MySpace), and here are three behind-the-scenes videos...

Back In Your Head [Video Chapter]

Hop A Plane [Video Chapter]

The Con [Video Chapter]

Webster Hall is now sold out too. All Tegan & Sara tour dates here.

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PORTER WAGONER videos (opening for White Stripes)

Porter Wagoner plays with Grinderman & The White Stripes @ MSG tonight (July 24).

more Porter Wagoner (and Dolly Parton) below....

"Porter Wagoner (born August 12, 1927, in West Plains, Missouri, in the Ozark Mountains) is an American country music singer. Famous for his flashy Nudie suits and blonde pompadour, Wagoner introduced a young Dolly Parton to his long-running television show. Together, "Porter and Dolly" were a well-known duet team for many years. After they split, Parton wrote the song "I Will Always Love You" about him."

"His first band, The Blue Ridge Boys, performed on radio station KWPM from a butcher shop in West Plains, Missouri where Wagoner cut meat. Wagoner's big break came in 1951, when he was hired as a performer by station KWTO in Springfield, Missouri. This led to a contract with RCA Records. With lagging sales, Wagoner and his trio played schoolhouses for the gate proceeds." [Wikipedia]

"The Porter Wagoner Show ran on syndicated television from 1960 to 1979. There were 686 thirty minute episodes filmed, the first 104 being shot in black and white, the remainder in color. At its peak, it was featured in over 100 markets, with three million-plus viewers" [Wikipedia]

"Wagoner was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2002. His 81 charted records include “Misery Loves Company” (#1, 1962), “I've Enjoyed As Much of This As I Can Stand” (#7, 1962–1963), “Sorrow on the Rocks” (#5, 1964), “Green, Green Grass of Home” (#4, 1965), “Skid Row Joe” (#3, 1965–1966), “The Cold Hard Facts of Life” (#2, 1967), and “The Carroll County Accident” (#2, 1968–1969). Among his hit duets with Dolly Parton were a cover of Tom Paxton's "The Last Thing on My Mind" (1967), "We'll Get Ahead Someday" (1968), and "Better Move it on Home" (1970). He also won three Grammy Awards for gospel recordings." [Wikipedia]

"On July 14, 2006, Wagoner was hospitalized and underwent surgery for an abdominal aneurysm. On June 05, 2007, Wagoner released his latest album called "Wagonmaster". The album is produced by Marty Stuart for the Anti-label." [Wikipedia]

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Gogol Bordello played Irving Plaza - pics

Gogol Bordello played two shows at the Fillmore Irving Plaza in NYC this past weekend, and Friday night (July 20, 2007) I missed Battles and Neko Case to see one of them. It's been said before, and I'll say it again - they really are one of the best live bands touring today - especially for those who like to jump around and dance a lot...

I went Friday, but Jefferson the photographer who took the photos in this post went Saturday, so that's the show you're seeing in these pictures....

more tour dates HERE.

Previously
* more Gogol Bordello

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Tori Amos - 2007 Tour Dates

Tori Amos is going on tour in the Fall...

Tori Amos - 2007 Tour Dates
10/9 Albany, NY Palace Theatre
10/11 New York, NY Theatre at Madison Square Garden
10/12 New York, NY Theatre at Madison Square Garden
10/13 Syracuse, NY Landmark Theatre
10/15 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre
10/18 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
10/21 Montreal, Canada Place des Arts
10/23 Toronto, Canada Hummingbird
10/24 Buffalo, NY Shea’s Performing Arts Center
10/26 Washington, DC DAR Constitution Hall
10/27 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
10/28 Louisville, KY Palace Theatre
10/30 Pittsburgh, PA Benedum
11/1 Cleveland, OH TBA
11/2 Indianapolis, IN TBA
11/3 Milwaukee, WI TBA
11/5 Chicago, IL TBA
11/7 Minneapolis, MN TBA
11/9 Lawrence, KS TBA
11/10 Omaha, NE TBA
11/12 Nashville, TN TBA
11/13 Charlotte, NC TBA
11/14 Atlanta, GA TBA
11/21 West Palm Beach, FL TBA
11/24 Dallas, TX TBA
11/25 Houston, TX TBA
11/26 Austin, TX TBA
11/28 Denver, CO TBA
11/29 Salt Lake City, UT TBA
12/03 Vancouver, BC TBA
12/4 Portland, OR TBA
12/5 Seattle, WA TBA
12/7 San Francisco, CA TBA
12/17 Los Angeles, CA TBA

There's a presale if you bought her latest album American Doll Posse from iTunes.

"Amos will also be announcing a series of official live bootlegs recorded during her Fall Tour. This is a follow up with a twist to her successful series of six live double-CD bootlegs released in 2005 featuring concerts in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston, Denver, London and Manchester."

Previously
* more Tori Amos

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Vieux Farka Toure is here + more 2007 Tour Dates

As previously reported, Vieux Farka Toure performs today (7/24/2007) @ 12:30 pm @ Grace Building Plaza (1114 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street) in NYC. The show is free. His NYC show after that at Highline Ballroom on August 1st isn't. All tour dates below...

Vieux Farka Toure - 2007 Tour Dates
07/24 - New York, NY - Grace Building Plaza Show: 12:30
07/25 - Boston, MA - Museum of Fine Arts
07/26 - Rockland, ME - Strand Theater
07/28 - UK - WOMAD
07/29 - Guelph, ON, CANADA Hillside Festival
08/01 - New York, NY Highline Ballroom
08/03 - Providence, RI Providence Parks
08/08 - Los Angeles, CA Amoeba Records
08/09 - Los Angeles, CA Skirball Center
08/10 - Los Angeles, CA Grand Performances
08/10 - Los Angeles, CA Temple Bar
08/11 - Edmonton, AB, CANADA Edmonton Folk Festival
08/12 - Edmonton, AB, CANADA Edmonton Folk Festival
08/18 - Horse Shoe, NC ONE WORLD InnerNational Music Celebration
8/19 - Bristol, TN Mountain Stage - live radio
8/25 - Dublin, Ireland
9/28 - Johannesburg, South Africa The Bassline Club
9/29 - Johannesburg, South Africa The Bassline Club
10/20 - Brussels, Belgium Flagey
10/29 - Columbus, OH Wexner Center
10/30 - Dayton, OH City Folk
10/31 - Seattle, WA Town Hall
11/1 - Aspen, CO Wheeler Opera House
11/2 - Boulder, CO Boulder Theater
11/4 - San Francisco, CA SF Jazz Fest
11/7 - Knoxville, TN Bijou Room / Tennessee Theater
11/8 - Washington, DC Lisner Auditorium
11/10 - Ithaca, NY State Theatre
11/15 - Bristol, UK St.George's Theatre
11/16 - Totnes, UK Dartingon Hall
11/17 - Leicester, UK Phoenix
11/18 - London, UK Queen Elizabeth Hall
11/20 - Brighton, UK Dome, Pavilion Theatre
11/21 - Derby, UK Assembly Rooms
11/22 - Norwich, UK Arts Center
11/23 - Reading, UK Concert Hall
11/24 - South Gate, UK Arts Center
11/25 - Glasgow, Scotland Arches

Previously
* Toumani Diabate @ Stuyvesant High (pic) ++ SHOW TODAY
* Vieux Farka Toure - 2007 Tour Dates
* Vieux is in town - remix him

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July 23, 2007

What's going on Monday? + new Takka Takka lineup

the new Takka Takka (minus one, plus two)

* comedian Kristen Schaal co-hosts Hot Tub Variety @ Pianos
* comedian Dave Hill & a Wainwright are @ Mo Pitkins
* Mercury Prize nominee Bat for Lashes are @ Maxwell's
* Boyz II Men are @ wet Wingate Field?
* MoMa is screening a Tom Ze movie
* Nicole Atkins, Die Romantik & the new Takka Takka are @ Mercury Lounge

What else?

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Lil' Wayne & Ja Rule arrested after Beacon Theatre show w/ Kanye West

Irv Gotti, Ja Rule, Lil' Wayne & Kanye West @ Beacon Theatre July 22, 07 (CRED)

Last night (Sunday, July 22) was the Lil' Wayne show at Beacon Theatre in NYC - his first real NYC show, and many of his friends were in attendance. Juelz Santana, Kanye West, Irv Gotti, and Ja Rule all got up on stage with him. More photos @ ryandombal's Flickr. News of how both Lil Wayne AND Ja Rule were arrested after the show, @ Gothamist.

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Daniel Johnston - more 2007 Tour Dates & new video

DJ @ Spillers Records, Cardiff, July 16, 2007 (CRED)

Daniel Johnston has gone from total recluse to touring machine. He was just here in NYC in May, and he'll be back on September 4th to play the Spiegeltent. Tickets are on sale. New video, and more tour dates below....

"True Love Will Find You In The End" - video by Ro Rao

Daniel Johnston - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 8 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues
Aug 9 - Memphis, TN - Hi Tone
Aug 10 - Nashville, TN - Exit In
Aug 11 - Athens, GA - Popfest
Aug 12 - Savanah, GA - Tiny Team Concerts
Aug 22 - San Francisco, CA - Bimbo's 365 Club
Aug 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
Aug 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
Sept 4 - New York, NY - Spiegeltent

You'll also find a new interview w/ Daniel @ Drowned in Sound.

Previously
* more Daniel Johnston

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M.I.A. @ the 2007 Siren Festival, Brooklyn, NY - pics

I didn't end up seeing that much at Siren this year. I would have watched the bands all day, and I definitely wanted to see Black Lips, but I got there to late. Ends up the only artist I saw from start to finish was M.I.A. I would have watched all of Voxtrot, but it was impossible to see even one song of them since they ended up playing at the exact same time as M.I.A. I saw most of Matt & Kim, and I went back and forth from New York Dolls to Cursive twice. I wasn't 100% in the mood to watch either of them. Anyway, M.I.A. made my day....

It was just Maya, her backup singer/dancer and a DJ. They played a mix of old and new stuff - I thought it all sounded great, though not everyone I talked to afterwards was as into it.

M.I.A. plays Studio B Wednesday.

Pics of Dr. Dog HERE, and a few more HERE.

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JEFF TWEEDY is listening to Dr. Dog, Grizzly Bear, Battles, A Hawk and a Hacksaw & Panda Bear

I read a lot about this band (Grizzly Bear) but resisted based on the snide expression on a couple of their faces in a magazine. I can’t get past those first impressions easily. There’s so much music to listen to, so you narrow it down any way you can. I’ve missed out on a lot of stuff (probably based on arbitrary facial displeasure). They make really beautiful, evocative music that has a gauzy fuzziness to it; you can’t accurately pinpoint their place in time.....[Wilco's Jeff Tweedy for the NY Times]

Photos of Tweedy-favorite Dr. Dog playing this past weekend's Siren Festival in Brooklyn, below...

photos by Heartonastick

Previously more Wilco

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The Weakerthans - 2007 'reunion' Tour Dates & presale

The Weakerthans on a boat - June 22, 2007 (MORE)

The Weakerthans' new album Reunion Tour is is out on Epitaph on September 25th, 2007, and it is on that exact date that they will go on the Reunion Tour Tour. They hit Webster Hall in NYC one day before Halloween. There's going to be a presale, and all tour dates below....

The Weakerthans - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 18 - Field Festival Craik,SK
Sep 25 - Triple Rock Social Club * Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sep 26 - Bottleneck * Lawrence
Sep 27 - The Marquis Theatre * Denver, Colorado
Sep 28 - Launchpad * Albuquerque
Sep 29 - The Clubhouse Music Venue * Tempe, Arizona
Sep 30 - Casbah * San Diego
Oct 2 - El Rey Theatre * Los Angeles
Oct 3 - Slim’s * San Francisco, California
Oct 4 - Hawthorne Theatre * Portland, Oregon
Oct 5 - Neumos * Seattle, Washington
Oct 6 - The Commodore Ballroom * Vancouver
Oct 7 - Sugar Nightclub * Victoria,BC
Oct 9 - MacEwan Hall Ballroom * Calgary,AB
Oct 10 - Myer Horowitz Theatre * Edmonton,AB
Oct 24 - Magic Stick * Detroit,, Michigan
Oct 25 - Metro * Chicago, Illinois
Oct 26 - Grog Shop * Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 27 - Mr Smalls Theatre * Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 28 - 9:30 Club * Washington,, Washington DC
Oct 29 - Trocadero Theatre * Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 30 - Webster Hall * New York
Nov 1 - Paradise Rock Club * Boston,, Massachusetts

* w/ The Last Town Chorus

Previously
* The Weakerthans on a Rocks Off concert cruise, NYC - pics

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Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

John Vanderslice is simply one of my favorite singer-songwriters. His smart lyrics combined with spot-on production make every JV release a highlight of my musical year. Emerald City is out tomorrow, and since its arrival, it has spent more time in my CD player than any other album. John Vanderslice albums always start strong and finish even stronger. As with his previous releases, I was blown away by my first listen, and appreciate Emerald City even more with each repeated spin.

Other new albums I can highly recommend this week include Bishop Allen's long anticipated The Broken String, Tegan and Sara's The Con, and the Simpsons movie soundtrack (even though I haven't heard it yet).

Reissues released this week include MF Doom's MM.. Food? (with a bonus live DVD); two Harvey Milk discs, Pleaser and My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment of What My Love Could Be; and Sebadoh's indie classic The Freed Man (remastered with bonus tracks).

Have I left anything noteworthy off the list? What new music releases can you recommend this week?

This week's interesting CD releases:

Against Me!: New Wave [cd]
Alamo Race Track: Black Cat John Brown [cd]
Billy Bob Thornton: Beautiful Door [cd]
Bishop Allen: The Broken String [cd]
Brian Setzer & The Nashvillains: Red Hot & Live! [cd]
Chet Atkins & Les Paul: Chester & Lester [cd]
Circus Devils: Sgt. Disco [cd]
Deadverse Massive, Vol. 1: Dalek Rarities 1999-2006 [cd]
Dilettantes: 101 Tambourines [cd]
Doors: Live In Boston [cd]
The Eat: It's Not the Eat, It's the Humidity [cd]
Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton: What Is Free to a Good Home [cd]
Garbage: Absolute Garbage [cd]
Harvey Milk: My Love Is Higher Than Your Assessment of What My Love Could Be [cd]
Harvey MIlk: Pleaser [cd]
Jason Holstrom: The Thieves of Kailua [cd]
John Vanderslice: Emerald City [cd]
Johnny Cash: The Great Lost Performances [cd]
Juliette & the Licks: Four on the Floor [cd]
The Lonely H: Hair [cd]
Lovemakers: Misery Loves Company [cd]
Manic Street Preachers: Send Away the Tigers [cd]
MF Doom: MM..Food? (reissue with bonus DVD) [cd]
Mountain: Masters of War [cd]
Peter Himmelman: The Pigeons Couldn't Sleep [cd]
Portugal, the Man: Church Mouth [cd]
Prince: Planet Earth [cd]
Robbers On High Street: Grand Animals [cd]
Saturday Looks Good to Me: Cold Colors EP [cd]
Sebadoh: The Freed Man (remastered with bonus tracks) [cd]
Silverchair: Young Modern [cd]
Slayer: Christ Illusion (with bonus DVD) [cd]
Sum 41: Underclass Hero [cd]
Tegan & Sara: The Con [cd]
Talib Kweli: Ear Drum [cd]
The Thrills: Teenager (import) [cd]
Tiny Vipers: Hands Across The Void [cd]
Trey Anastasio: The Horseshoe Curve [cd]
UNKLE: War Stories [cd]
Various Artists: Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (soundtrack) [cd]
Various Arists: Friday Night Lights: Original Television Soundtrack [cd]
Various Artists: Monsters of Rock: Platinum Edition [cd]
Various Artists: The Simpsons Movie (soundtrack) [cd]
Waylon Jennings: The Essential Waylon Jennings [cd]
Waylon Jennings: Never Say Die: The Complete Final Concert [cd]
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Is Is EP [cd]
Yusuf Islam: Yusuf's Cafe Session [cd]

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this post brought to you by Largehearted Boy

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Oxford Collapse, Annuals & Band of Horses @ McCarren Pool

Tien Mao brings us these photos from Sunday's (7/22) free show @ McCarren Pool...

Oxford Collapse

Band of Horses

Annuals

Previously
* Band of Horses Sunday - leave your cameras @ home
* the end of the slip N slide @ McCarren Pool Sunday

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Pelican - updated 2007 Tour Dates

As previously reported, Pelican are touring this summer. They play Bowery Ballroom tomorrow (July 24), and Luna Lounge in Brooklyn the day after that. Listen @ MySpace. All tour dates below...

Pelican - 2007 Tour Dates
July 23 - Cambridge, MA The Middle East w/ #, *
July 24 - New York, NY Bowery Ballroom w/ Earth, *
July 25 - Brooklyn, NY Luna Lounge w/ Earth, Unearthly Trance
July 26 - Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church w/ Earth, * , &
July 27 - Baltimore, MD Ottobar w/ Earth, * , &
July 28 - Washington, DC Black Cat w/ Earth, *
July 29 - Richmond, VA Alley Katz w/ #, *
July 30 - Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle w/ #, *
July 31 - Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn w/ #, +
August 1 - Athens, GA 40 Watt Club w/ #, +
August 3 - Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon w/ #, +
August 4 - Austin, TX Emo's w/ #, +
August 5 - Denton, TX Hailey's w/ #, +
August 7 - Albuquerque, NM Launchpad w/ #, Sleeping People
August 8 - Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse w/ #, Sleeping People
August 9 - San Diego, CA Casbah w/ #, It's Casual
August 10 - Los Angeles, CA Troubadour w/ 400 Blows, #
August 12 - San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall w/ 400 Blows, #, Gargantula
August 14 - Portland, OR Satyricon w/ #, Gargantula
August 15 - Vancouver, BC Richards On Richards w/ #, Gargantula
August 16 - Seattle, WA Neumo's Crystal Ball Reading Room w/ #, Gargantula
August 18 - Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge w/ #, &
August 19 - Denver, CO Marquis Theater w/ #, &
August 20 - Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep w/ #, &
August 21 - Omaha, NE The Waiting Room w/ #, &
August 22 - Iowa City, IA The Picador w/ #, &
August 23 - Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club w/ #, &
August 24 - Chicago, IL Beat Kitchen w/ #, &
August 25 - Chicago, IL Empty Bottle w/ Tirra Lirra
September 24 - Osaka, Japan Unagidani Sunsui w/ Envy, KTL
September 25 - Nagoya, Japan Ikeshita Club Upset w/ Envy, KTL, Nice View, Urthona
September 26 - Tokyo, Japan Shin Okubo Earthdom w/ Envy
September 27 - Tokyo, Japan Shibuya O-Nest w/ KTL

* w/ Priestbird
+ w/ Fatal Flying Guillotines
& w/ Your Black Star
# w/ Clouds

Previously
* more Pelican

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pictures of Arcade Fire playing basketball

Maybe they really did steal that basketball....

pics removed per request

More photos by ra_ron of Arcade Fire playing Basketball @ Berkeley @ Flickr.

Presale information for their upcoming NYC show is HERE.

For more sports, check out pics of the National playing Clap Your Hands Say Yeah in soccer. And then of course there was the football game between Tapes n Tapes & Cold War Kids.

Posted in music | pictures at 11:24 AM | Comments (30)

Arcade Fire presale (& regular sale)

There will be a presale for the NYC show @ Randall's Island, and for a few other announced dates. Details below...

September 30 - St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium at RiverCent
(online presale 7/25-7/27, general on-sale 7/28)

October 3 - Louisville KY - Waterfront Park
(online presale 7/23 - 7/27, general on-sale 7/28)

October 5 - Columbus OH - LC Pavilion
(online presale 7/31 - 8/3, general on-sale 8/4)

October 6 - New York NY - Randall's Island
(online presale 7/24-26. general onsale 7/27)

Previously
* ARCADE FIRE & LCD SOUNDSYSTEM playing Randall's Island + other 2007 Tour Dates

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VIDEOS: some recent 'late night' performances

Deerhoof, Maximo Park, Louis C.K., White Rabbits, Spoon & Art Brut....

Deerhoof - on Carson Daly

Maximo Park "Girls Who Play Guitars" Jimmy Kimmel Live

Louis C. K. on Jimmy Kimmel Live 7-18-07

White Rabbits “The Plot” on Letterman

Spoon "The Underdog" on David Letterman

You can also download a .mov of Art Brut on Conan HERE.

Posted in music | video at 10:03 AM | Comments (4)

Parts & Labor needs a new drummer + record stream

We need a new drummer

After nearly three years of bashing, we're sad to report that our drummer, Christopher Weingarten, is leaving Parts & Labor. Chris is moving on to more rigorously pursue his work as a music editor and writer. He's the editor in chief at PaperThinWalls.com, and will soon be penning a book about Public Enemy's "It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back" for the esteemed Thirty Three And A Third book series.

But so without further ado, we're searching for a new drummer. We're looking for someone who can tour a minimum of four months out of the year, starting this fall with trips in the UK/Europe as well as the U.S. They'll have some difficult shoes to fill. Tracks can be heard on our site and myspace, and the new record is streaming at virb.com/partsandlabor. Email us at partsandlabordrummer@gmail.com.

Previously
* more Parts & Labor

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July 22, 2007

ARCADE FIRE & LCD SOUNDSYSTEM playing Randall's Island + other 2007 Tour Dates

the 2007 Coney Island Siren Festival (CRED)

If you were at the 2007 Village Voice Siren Festival in Coney Island yesterday, you may have noticed 'Bowery Presents'-sponsored messages connected to a plane that was flying over the beach. One of them advertised Interpol @ Madison Square Garden. Another I saw mentioned Modest Mouse @ McCarren Pool, and a third was the first announcement that LCD Soundsystem and Arcade Fire are playing together in NYC on October 6th. They left out the venue, but I can assure you that this show will in fact be at Randall's Island. Other known tour dates below....

Arcade Fire - 2007 Tour Dates
07/20 Carhaix, France - Festival des Vieilles Charrues
07/22 Nimes, France - Festival de Nimes
07/25 Nyon, Switzerland - Paleo Festival
08/17 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop Festival
08/19 Biddinghuizen, Holland - Lowlands Festival
08/24 Paris, France - Rock En Seine
08/25 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08/26 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival

09/15 Austin, TX - Zilker Park - Austin City Limits Festival
09/17 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks *
09/20 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl *
09/30 St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkins Auditorium *
10/03 Louisville, KY - Waterfront Park *
10/05 Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion *
10/06 New York, NY - Randall's Island *

10/26 Glasgow, Scotland - SECC
10/27 Manchester, England - MEN Arena
10/29 Newcastle, England - Metro Radio Arena
10/30 Cardiff, Wales - International Arena
10/31 Nottingham, England - Arena
11/08 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
11/10 Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
11/11 Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
11/17 London, England - Alexandra Palace
11/18 London, England - Alexandra Palace
11/19 London, England - Alexandra Palace

* w/ LCD Soundsystem

Previously
* more LCD Soundsystem
* more Arcade Fire

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July 21, 2007

Harry Potter spotted @ the 2007 Siren Festival

DOWNLOAD: Harry & The Potters - Save Ginny Weasley (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Harry & The Potters - Wizard Chess (MP3)

and again....

In the second picture I just happened to be walking by a Voxtrot fan holding a Harry Potter book, and approaching Ramesh. They were then nice enough to pose for me. The first picture was taken not long earlier while waiting for Cursive to go on.

More Harry & The Potters here.

Previously
* Siren Festival Saturday, or will it be Harry Potter

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July 20, 2007

This weekend

btw, how was the Ponderosa Stomp?

Roy Head @ Ponderosa Stomp @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn - July 15, 2007 (CRED)

* Friday
* Saturday
* The Detroit Cobras
* Diamond Days Festival
* Uncut & Patrick Krief (Dears)
* O'Death @ Sound Fix Records
* HR of Bad Brains @ Highline Ballroom
* Brazilian Girls @ Central Park Summerstage
* Band of Horses, Oxford Collapse & Band of Horses @ McCarren Pool

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The Sea & Cake - Fall 2007 Tour Dates

Last time The Sea & Cake came through NYC, they played Webster Hall. This time they'll hit Warsaw on September 29th. Tickets go on sale Saturday. All tour dates below...

The Sea & Cake - 2007 Tour Dates
09-14 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater
09-15 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon
09-18 Memphis, TN - Young Avenue Deli
09-20 Austin, TX - The Parish
09-21 Dallas, TX - Cambridge Room (House of Blues)
09-22 Houston, TX - The Studio (Warehouse Live)
09-24 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder
09-25 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
09-26 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
09-28 Baltimore, MD - Sonar
09-29 Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
10-03 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom
10-04 Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre
10-05 Chicago, IL - Metro

(dates via pfork)

Previously
* more Sea & Cake

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Menomena & Illinois - 2007 Tour Dates

It's been exactly one week since Menomena played a free show @ South Street Seaport, and now they're back with a tour announcement that includes a November 10th show at Webster Hall. All tour dates below....

Menomena - 2007 Tour Dates
07-22 Portland, OR - Edgefield Amphitheater !
09-01 Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot
10-26 Boise, ID - Neurolux
10-27 Salt Lake City. UT - Kilby Court
10-28 Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
10-30 St. Louis, MO - Billiken Club
10-31 Nashville, TN - Exit/In *
11-02 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder *
11-03 Orlando, FL - Social *
11-04 Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbit's*
11-06 Washington, DC - Black Cat *
11-07 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church *
11-08 Hanover, NH - Dartmouth *
11-09 Boston, MA - Paradise *
11-10 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
11-12 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa *
11-13 Toronto, Ontario - Mod Club *
11-14 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig *
11-15 Chicago, IL - Metro *
11-16 Grinnell, IA - Grinnell College *
11-17 Minneapolis, MN - Varsity Theater *

! with the Decemberists
* with Illinois

(dates copy & pasted from pfork)

Previously
* more Menomena

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The Frames - 2007 Tour Dates

Tickets are on sale for a show by The Frames @ Webster Hall in NYC on September 10th. All tour dates below...

The Frames - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 8 - westpac arena Christchurch
Aug 10 - tsb arena Wellington
Aug 11 - vector arena Auckland
Aug 13 - brisbane entertainment centre brisbane
Aug 14 - The Metro sydney
Aug 15 - sydney entertainment centre sydney
Aug 17 - melbourne rod laver arena melbourne
Aug 20 - The Forum melbourne, Victoria
Aug 21 - adelaide entertainment centre adelaide
Aug 23 - perth burswood dome perth
Sep 3 - bumbershoot seattle, Washington
Sep 5 - great american music hall san francisco, California
Sep 6 - henry fonda theatre los angeles, California
Sep 8 - hideout chicago, Illinois
Sep 10 - webster hall New York, New York

Previously
* more of The Frames

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Siren Festival Saturday, or will it be Harry Potter

a Harry Potter tree on Mercer St., NYC - July 20, 2007 (CRED)


Saturday is of course the Siren Festival in Coney Island. Are you going?

Also in NYC - during or after
* Sudanese music @ Summerstage
* Hal Wilner does Doc Pomus @ Prospect Park
* Cadence Weapon & Muggabears play Galapagos
* F'd Up & Pissed Jeans are at Southpaw
* Gogol Bordello plays Irving Plaza again
* Matmos & So Percussion @ Lincoln Center again
* Scissors for Lefty are at Union Hall
* Aimee Mann plays Warsaw
* Stay home and read Harry Potter

What else?

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What's going on Friday?

DOWNLOAD: Black Lips - Not a Problem (MP3)

The Black Lips @ Maxwell's, NJ - July 19, 2007 (CRED - Leia Jospe)

PETA protest, NYC - July 20, 2007 (CRED - Jefferson)

NEW YORK (AP) -- While commissioner Roger Goodell was meeting with officials of the ASPCA, about 50 people urged the NFL to "Sack Vick" Friday in a demonstration outside the league's headquarters following the indictment of Michael Vick on dogfighting charges.

"Sack Vick!" chanted the demonstrators, organized by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals as they walked peacefully in front of the Park Avenue building. Many held dogs who had the "Sack Vick" signs on their backs and one woman brought a pit bull, the breed killed in the dogfighting operation the Atlanta quarterback is accused of sponsoring. [Yahoo News]

* Battles are at Studio B
* Neko Case plays Summerstage for free
* Gogol Bordello start a two night run @ Irving
* Bishop Allen & Rock Plaza Central do the Seaport
* Diamond Days Festival continues on
* 65daysofstatic may be in Brooklyn
* Common Ground benefit with These are Powers
* Dirty Projectors @ The Whitney Museum
* F*cked Up tour reaches NYC again
* Bobby Blue Band & Catherine Russell Celebrate Brooklyn
* Black Lips continue their NYC adventure
* Matmos & So Percussion are @ Lincoln Center
* Cursive plays an early show at Maxwell's
* Electric Six do it at Maxwell's late

What else?

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65daysofstatic in Brooklyn tonight?? + 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: 65daysofstatic - Drove Through Ghosts To Get Here (MP3)

It's still not clear if Scotland's 65daysofstatic are going to make it here in time to play Europa in Brooklyn tonight (July 20, 2007). Posted yesterday:

News just in – The powers that be have ordained that 65daysofstatic are allowed into America! This is clearly excellent news and we are sat right now in Monotreme Records HQ, London, England, changing guitar strings so that when we step off the runway at JFK, we can drive straight to the show and make our stage time tomorrow night in Brooklyn. If – IF – we get through customs fast and across New York, this may happen. If not, then we’ll have to mark another minus score in the eternal competitor sport that is 65 Vs. Fate. What this does mean is that all shows after NYC are definitely on, and we’ll be making our presence felt to make up for lost time.

We leave at dawn tomorrow. Wish us luck.

Dates below....

65daysofstatic - 2007 Tour Dates
July 18th: ICC Performance Hall, Allston, MA. * CANCELLED.
July 19th:The Rock & Roll Hotel, Washington, DC. * CANCELLED.
July 20th:Europa Club, Brooklyn, NY. TBA *
July 21st:Alley Katz, Richmond, VA. *
July 22nd: Greene Street, Greensboro, NC. *
July 23nd: The Masquerade, Atlanta, GA. *
July 24th: The Social, Orlando, FL. *
July 26th: Meridian Red Room, Houston, TX. *
July 27th: House of Rock, Corpus Christi, TX. *
July 28th: White Rabbit, San Antonio, TX. *
July 29th: The Door, Dallas, TX. *
July 31st: The Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ. *
August 1st: The Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA. *
August 2nd: Soma, San Diego, CA. *
August 4th: Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, CA. *
August 5th: Satyricon, Portland, OR. *
August 6th: El Corazon, Seattle, WA. *
August 7th: The Venue, Boise, ID. *
August 8th: Avalon Theater, Salt Lake City, UT. *

* w/ Fear Before the March of Flames

EUROPEAN FALL TOUR

September 2007
2nd: Electric Picnic, CountyLaois, Ireland.
7th: Metz Festival, France.
8th: Mjam festival, France.

US FALL TOUR
Supporting The Cure.

September 2007
13th: St Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL.
15th: Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, GA.
17th: Charlotte Bobcats Arena, Charlotte, NC.
19th: Patriot Center, Washington DC.
21st: Wachovia Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA.
23rd: Madison Square Garden, New York, NY.
25th: Agganis Arena, Boston, MA.
26th: Bell Centre, Montreal, QC.
27th: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, ON.
29th: Allstate Arena, Chicago, IL.

October 2007
2nd: Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Denver, CO.
4th: E Center, Salt Lake City, UT.
6th: Shoreline Amphitheatre - Download Festival, San Francisco, CA.
8th Key Arena, Seattle, WA.
9th: General Motors Place, Vancouver, BC.
11th: Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA.
13th: Cox Arena, San Diego, CA.
14th: Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA.
16th: Toyota Center, Houston, TX.
17th: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX.

MORE on this band
* an interview @ Stylus
* OhMyRockness profile

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Black Mountain & The Cave Singers - 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Black Mountain - Drugganaut (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Lightning Dust - Listened On (MP3)

Black Mountain's next album comes out in early 2008 on JagJaguwar. Lightning Dust is the side project of Amber & Josh from Black Mountain. Lightning Dust's self-titled album came out on JagJaguwar in June - it was around then that they went on a West Coast tour with The Cave Singers. Next - The Cave Singers are going on tour with Black Mountain. They play Mercury Lounge and Southpaw on October 10th & 11th. All tour dates below...

Black Mountain - 2007 Tour Dates
09/28 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
09/29 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive *
10/01 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room *
10/02 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry *
10/03 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle *
10/05 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern * + Oakley Hall
10/06 - Montreal, Quebec - Le National w/ Lightning Dust + Oakley Hall + Sunset Rubdown
10/08 - Allston, MA - Great Scott *
10/10 - New York, NY - Mercury Lounge *
10/11 - Brooklyn, NY - Southpaw *
10/12 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
10/13 - Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *
10/14 - Bloomington, IN - Bluebird *
10/15 - Louisville, KY - Headliners * + Wax Fang
10/17 - Norman, OK - The Opolis *
10/18 - Denton, TX - Dan's Silverleaf *
10/21 - Phoenix, AZ - Modified *
10/23 - Los Angeles, CA - The Echo *
10/24 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent *
10/26 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge *
10/27 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe

* w/ Cave Singers

The Cave Singers - other 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 28 - Capitol Hill Block Party Seattle, Washington
Aug 18 - KEXP BBQ @ South lake Union Discovery Center Lawn Seattle, Washington
Sep 1 - Bumbershoot Seatle, Washington

LIGHTNING DUST is Amber Webber and Joshua Wells, who have been playing together for many years as part of BLACK MOUNTAIN. They've toured the world and have played impenetrable space-rock to the unlikeliest of audiences. With an abundance of creative energy to spare, the two decided to start a separate project together.

Committing themselves to a more simplistic approach with Lightning Dust, Webber and Wells also decided to escape the comforts of their familiar instruments and writing styles. On their debut, minimal and spacious arrangements and a moody, theatrical vocal-style aptly expose the demons, creating songs that creep into your bones with a haunting chill.

Previously
* more Black Mountain

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VIDEO: Cher 'Believe' vs Portishead (+ ATP stuff)

Portishead actually posted this, but then removed it after people started saying it sucked, ha....

And about ATP:

the line up so far is..

PORTISHEAD
THURSTON MOORE
APHEX TWIN
JULIAN COPE
SPARKLEHORSE
ONEIDA
BLACK MOUNTAIN
LADYTRON
KLING KLANG
A HAWK AND A HACKSAW
CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX
FUZZ AGAINST JUNK
SEASICK STEVE
TEAM BRICK
EARTH
BORIS
AUTOLUX
OM
JAH SHAKA SOUNDSYSTEM

loads more to come as well!!

as for the record we are re-doing some vocals before we mix

i can see the end....................

and ive been watching this guy,
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QfwKqy3LyY

hes playing bristol next week.

bye for now

geoff

Previously
* Portishead, Mazzy Star, Patti Smith, The Decemberists

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Fujiya & Miyagi - some 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Fujiya & Miyagi - Collarbone (MP3)

So it seems the new thing will be for bands to play one show at Bowery Ballroom, and another at the new Music Hall of Williamsburg. Fujiya & Miyagi are doing it with Dirty on Purpose in September. Not all tour dates are known yet, but the ones that are, are below....

Fujiya & Miyagi - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 21 - LOVEBOX LONDON
Jul 28 - SECRET GARDEN PARTY HUNTINGDON, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Aug 11 - BLOOM FESTIVAL DYRHAM PARK, GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Aug 12 - SUMMER SUNDAE LEICESTER
Aug 16 - ROUTE DE ROCK FESTIVAL ST. MALO
Aug 17 - PUKKELPOP FESTIVAL HASSELT
Sep 1 - ELECTRIC PICNIC FESTIVAL STRADBALLY, CO. LAOIS
Sep 8 - BESTIVAL ISLE OF WIGHT, South
Sep 27 - Bowery Ballroom, NYC * (TIX)
Sep 28 - Music Hall of Williamsburg , Brooklyn * (TIX)
Oct 02 - Lambi, Montreal *
Oct 05 - Empty Bottle, Chicago *
Oct 09 - Richhards on Richards, Vancouver, BC
Oct 13 - Echoplex, Los Angeles
* w/ Dirty on Purpose

Previously
* Fujiya & Miyagi played South Street Seaport
* more Fujiya & miyagi

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'10 landmark albums that made indie rock'

One of them is being performed in McCarren Park next weekend....

According to The Phoenix, "These are the 10 albums that generated the right conditions for the rock that would follow".

10. The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
9. Replacements - Let It Be
8. R.E.M. - Murmur
7. Pixies - Surfer Rosa
6. Minutemen - Double Nickels
5. Joy Divison - Closer
4. The Jesus & Mary Chain - Psychocandy
3. Husker Du - Zen Arcade
2. Dinosaur Jr - You're Living All Over Me
1. Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

And the 25 honorable mentions:

Bad Brains, Rock for Light (Caroline, 1983)
Big Black, Atomizer (Touch & Go, 1986)
Butthole Surfers, Rembrandt Pussyhorse (Latino Bugger Veil, 1986)
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, From Her to Eternity (Mute/Elektra, 1984)
Cocteau Twins, Treasure (4AD, 1984)
The Cure, The Head on the Door (Elektra, 1985)
Descendents, Milo Goes to College (SST, 1982)
Dream Syndicate, The Days of Wine and Roses (Slash, 1982)
The Fall, This Nation’s Saving Grace (Beggars Banquet, 1985)
Flipper, Generic Flipper (Subterranean, 1982)
Government Issue, You (Giant, 1987)
Gun Club, Fire of Love (Ruby, 1981)
Meat Puppets, Meat Puppets II (SST, 1984)
Melvins, Gluey Porch Treatments (Boner, 1987)
Minor Threat, Out of Step (Dischord, 1983)
Mission of Burma, Vs. (Ace of Hearts, 1982)
Moving Targets, Burning Acid (Taang!, 1986)
Naked Raygun, All Rise (Homestead, 1986)
Rites of Spring, Rites of Spring (Dischord, 1985)
Soul Asylum, Made to Be Broken (Twin/Tone, 1986)
Squirrel Bait, Squirrel Bait (Homestead, 1985)
Swans, Children of God (Caroline, 1987)
Throwing Muses, Throwing Muses (4AD, 1986)
Wipers, Youth of America (Park Avenue, 1981)
X, Wild Gift (Slash, 1981)

Read more @ The Phoenix. (via)

At least three of the honorable mentions also have shows coming up - Nick Cave, Meat Puppets, and The Cure.

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Grinderman (Nick Cave) videos, MP3 & 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Grinderman - Get it On (MP3)

I don't know why Grinderman hasn't appeared in a post title on this site before now. So, consider this some catch-up in time for their upcoming gig opening for the White Stripes @ MSG....

Grinderman - No Pussy Blues

Grinderman - No Pussy Blues (Live On Later)

Grinderman - Honey Bee (Let's Fly To Mars) - Live On Later

Grinderman - BBC Culture Show Interview (17.02.07)

The DL - Grinderman Interview (pending screenplays)

Grinderman

Grinderman - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 24 - Madison Square Garden New York City
Jul 25 - Metro Chicago, Illinois
Jul 26 - Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California
Jul 27 - Slims San Francisco, California
Oct 13 - The Forum Melbourne, Victoria
Oct 14 - The Forum Melbourne, Victoria
Oct 15 - The Forum Melbourne, Victoria
Oct 19 - Thebarton Theatre Adelaide, South Australia
Oct 20 - Enmore Theatre Sydney, New South Wales
Oct 21 - Enmore Theatre Sydney, New South Wales
Oct 24 - The Tivoli Brisbane, Queensland
Oct 25 - The Tivoli Brisbane, Queensland

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Band of Horses Sunday - leave your cameras @ home

Pitchfork says,

Ben Bridwell is a nice dude, but like all of us, he's prone to a bad mood every now and then. Attendees at Band of Horses' July 6 show at Canes Bar & Grill in San Diego were privy to one of those moods, as Bridwell, after experiencing some frustration with the performance, proceeded to flip the bird to a woman named Rosemary who was filming the band's performance of "The Funeral".

According to various reports, he eventually apologized for the outburst (which reportedly included a rant against YouTube-ing show tapers), but by that time, Rosemary had left the club to later write a livid blog post voicing her disapproval of Bridwell's behavior."

So Pitchfork interviewed Ben, who, among other things, said.....

It seems to keep happening. You see it getting progressively worse. It's almost like the skateboarding community, where everyone's a fucking photographer now. You look at shots, and it's hard to keep the photographers out of the shot, you know? It kind of seems like the same thing with indie rock; everyone's got a fucking camera in their hand and, I don't know, is there no sanctity left for live performance with going to a show and seeing it with your own eyes and remembering it? Do you have to tape every second, or even just your favorite song? I understand it, but it's becoming annoying.

Band of Horses play McCarren Pool Sunday. Decide for yourself if you want to RSVP (and/or bring your video equipment). Band of Horses' new album Cease to Begin is out October 9th on Sub Pop.

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Arctic Monkeys - all the 2007 Tour Dates

The other night I posted a few September Arctic Monkeys tour dates. Now they are official. Summerstage on sale today. ALL dates below...

Arctic Monkeys - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 5 - Central Park Summerstage New York, New York
Sep 6 - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel Providence, Rhode Island
Sep 8 - Virgin Festival Toronto, Ontario
Sep 9 - Osheaga Fest Montreal, Quebec
Sep 11 - Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio
Sep 12 - Aragon Ballroom Chicago, Illinois
Sep 13 - Uptown Theatre Kansas City, Kansas
Sep 15 - Austin City Limits Austin, Texas
Sep 16 - Palladium Ballroom Dallas, Texas
Sep 17 - Verizon Wireless Theatre Houston, Texas
Sep 18 - House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 21 - Marquee Theatre Tempe, Arizona
Sep 22 - Rialto Theatre Tucson, Arizona
Sep 22 - Rialto Theatre Tucson, Arizona
Sep 23 - San Diego Street Scene Del Mar, California
Sep 23 - San Diego Street Scene Del Mar, California
Sep 25 - Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles, California
Sep 27 - Bill Graham Civic Auditorium San Francisco, California
Sep 28 - Mcdonald Theatre Eugene, Oregon
Sep 29 - Wamu Theatre Seattle, Washington
Sep 30 - PNE Forum Vancouver, British Columbia

Previously
* more Arctic Monkeys

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new PRINCE stream - not on Starbucks

Prince has been busy lately. He played a special, but cut-short show in his hometown. His halftime show was just nominated for two Emmys, and he has a new album out (7/24) which he gave away for free in the UK to help promote the 21 shows he is playing in London, and which he did not release on the Starbucks label. Stream it @ MSN, and oh yeah - perfume too???

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GOGOL BORDELLO - album/concert stream, new video & shows

Stream Gogol Bordello's new album Super Taranta (out since July 10) @ MySpace, and if you already have a ticket, see them once or twice this weekend at Irving Plaza. Stream the show they played on Wednesday @ NPR. New video, and their latest tour dates below....

Gogol Bordello - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 20 - Irving Plaza New York, New York
Jul 21 - Iriving Plaza New York, New York
Jul 25 - Fel Sziget Tag Mures
Jul 26 - Storsjoyran Ostersund
Jul 27 - Storas Festival Trondheim
Jul 28 - Festival Musicas do Mundo Portugal
Jul 29 - Festival Paleo
Aug 9 - Oya Festival Oslo
Aug 10 - Sziget Festival Budapest
Aug 11 - Heitere Zofingen
Aug 12 - Festival Taubertal
Aug 14 - Parades de Couraua Portugal
Aug 16 - Pukkelpop Hasselt
Aug 17 - Openair Gampel
Aug 18 - Beautiful Days Exeter
Aug 20 - Radio Onda Durto Festival Brescia, Brescia
Aug 21 - Ariano Folk Fest Ariano
Aug 22 - Ippodromo Firenze, Firenze
Aug 24 - Reading Festival Reading
Aug 25 - Leeds Festival Leeds
Aug 27 - House of Blues - San Diego San Diego, California
Aug 28 - Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California
Aug 29 - The Fillmore San Francisco, California
Aug 31 - Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Sep 1 - Bumbershoot Festival Seattle, Washington

Previously
* VIDEO: Madonna & Gogol Bordello @ Live Earth
* more Gogol Bordello

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Liars touring with Interpol, new album

DOWNLOAD: Liars - It Fit When I Was A Kid (Crystal Castles Remix) (MP3)

"Liars are set to release their self-titled, fourth studio album on Mute Records on August 28." Liars are the band opening for Interpol at MSG and elsewhere. Check out a new interview with Liars @ Paste. More new album info below....

Liars are set to release their self-titled, fourth studio album on Mute Records on August 28. It's everything you'd expect from a Liars release (somber, gripping) but so much more. Here's what front man Angus Andrew had to say about the album recently:

“I’d never felt like a songwriter ‘til this album. If you told me last year Liars would release a record like this, I would have laughed. If you said I’d be playing guitar solos, I’d have called you a liar. We never know what we’re making ‘til it’s made… this time I’m a bit shocked.”

Liars will release first single "Plaster Cast of Everything" on August 14th.

Liars Tracklisting
Plaster Casts Of Everything
Houseclouds
Leather Prowler
Sailing To Byzantium
What Would They Know
Cycle Time
Freak Out
Pure Unevil
Clear Island
The Dumb In The Rain
Protection

Previously
* more Liars

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Iron & Wine - 2007 Tour Dates, presale, new album

Iron & Wine @ Pitchfork Fest 2007 (CRED)

Iron & Wine's next full length, Shepherd's Dog, will be released on September 25, 2007. Not coincedentally, Iron & Wine just announced four new tour dates right around that date. One of them is in NYC @ Town Hall on September 30th. There's a presale. All dates, and a video of Iron & Wine covering Radiohead @ The PFork festival, below....

No Surprises (Cover by Iron & Wine)

Iron & Wine - 2007 Tour Dates
Thu Sep 27 - Orpheum Theater, Boston MA
Fri Sep 28 - Tower Theater, Upper Darby PA
Sat Sep 29 - 930 Club, Washington DC
Sun Sep 30 - Town Hall Theater, New York NY
Tue Oct 23 - Leeds City Varieties, Leeds United Kingdom
Wed Oct 24 - Sage Gateshead, Gateshead United Kingdom
Thu Oct 25 - Academy 2, Manchester United Kingdom
Fri Oct 26 - Belfast Festival, Belfast United Kingdom Spiegel Tent
Sat Oct 27 - Temple Bar, Dublin Ireland
Sun Oct 28 - St. George's, Bristol United Kingdom
Mon Oct 29 - Queen's Hall, Edinburgh United Kingdom
Wed Oct 31 - Shepherd's Bush Empire, London United Kingdom

More pictures like the one above at IShootShows.

Previously
* more Iron & Wine

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July 19, 2007

Trail of Dead playing $5 Brooklyn show + 2007 Tour Dates

Not sure what the story is, but $5.00 tickets are on sale for the August 2nd show. All tour dates below...

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 2 - Luna Lounge, Brooklyn
Aug 5 - Sudoeste Festival Odemira
Aug 7 - La[2] Barcelona
Aug 9 - TBA Gothenburg
Aug 10 - Oya Festival Oslo
Aug 11 - Jurassic Rock Festival Mikkeli
Aug 13 - Hard Rock Cafe Warsaw
Aug 14 - Roxy Prague
Aug 15 - Frequency Festival Salzburg
Aug 16 - K4 Nuremberg
Aug 17 - Highland Festival Erfurt
Aug 18 - Pukkelpop Festival Hasselt
Aug 20 - Leadmill Sheffield
Aug 21 - Islington Academy London
Aug 22 - Concorde 2 Brighton
Aug 24 - Rocco del Schlacko Puttingen
Aug 25 - Minirock Festival Horb
Aug 26 - Area 4 Festival Ludingshausen
Aug 28 - Alte Feuerwache Mannheim
Aug 29 - Doornroosje Nijmegen
Aug 30 - Patronaat Haarlem
Sep 1 - JKF Festival Basel
Sep 2 - Independent Days Festival Bologna
Sep 3 - Konzerthaus Schuur Lucerne

(thx Chris)

Previously
* more Trail of Dead

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Cadence Weapon - 2007 Tour Dates (post-Siren)

Young Canadian Epitaph-signed rapper Cadence Weapon is in the area....

Cadence Weapon - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 19 - The Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jul 20 - Sonar Baltimore, Maryland
Jul 21 - Galapagos (w/ Muggabears & DJ is Blair from Music For Robots) Brooklyn, New York

PReviously
* more Cadence Weapon

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Feist, AC Newman, Grizzly Bear, Jim James, Sarah Vowell & Demetri Martin to perform for 826NYC @ Beacon Theatre

Tickets go on sale Friday for Revenge of REVENGE OF THE BOOK EATERS: a benefit for 826NYC

THE COUNTRY’S MOST CELEBRATED SONGWRITERS, WRITERS, AND COMEDIANS COME TOGETHER FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE NIGHT OF LITERATURE-MEETS-MUSIC TO RAISE MONEY FOR 826NYC, A CHILDREN’S WRITING CENTER IN BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. IN WHICH:

A.C. NEWMAN (New Pornographers) sings alone. GRIZZLY BEAR is a band. FEIST reads from a book. JIM JAMES (My Morning Jacket) croons. SARAH VOWELL speaks. DEMETRI MARTIN hosts.

The show is is Sunday August 26th @ The Beacon Theatre in NYC, and hopefully Feist (who is playing McCarren Pool three days later) does more than just READ - maybe even sing with her friends in Grizzly Bear. More info @ BookEaters.org.

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DIPLO & SWITCH, Tour Dates, MP3s & the Apple Store

After I finished writing this entire post, I realized that the September 8th show at Studio B that I was going to link to on Ticketweb has been "postponed"! Did you get a refund?.....

DOWNLOAD: RJD2 - nappy roots over swls (MP3) (info)
DOWNLOAD: Znobia - tchilo (diplo mix) (MP3) (info)
DOWNLOAD: Heaps decent - Heaps dead (MP3) (info)

Diplo @ the NYC Apple Store - July 13, 2007 (CRED)

All this talk of M.I.A., so how about some Diplo? As you can see in the picture above, he just played a midnight party in a NYC Apple store this past weekend. More pics @ Flavorpill's Flickr. Next up for Diplo is a September tour that has him playing some dates with Switch (you know) - an impressive double bill for those who like to dance. All tour dates below....

Diplo - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 21 - SOLYANKA Moscow
Jul 22 - Loveboxx Festival London, London and South East
Jul 27 - The Forum London, London and South East
Jul 28 - New Picket Liverpool, Southwest
Jul 29 - Old Fruitmarket Glasgow, Northwest
Thu 09/13 - Suite Dallas TX
Fri 09/14 - The Mod Club Toronto ON *
Sat 09/15 - Metro Chicago IL *
Wed 09/19 - Holocene Portland OR
Thu 09/20 - Neumos Seattle WA * w/ a Simian Mobile Disco DJ set
Fri 09/21 - Echoplex Los Angeles CA *
Sat 09/22 - Mezzanine San Francisco CA *
Sun 09/23 - Plush Nightclub Vancouver BC
Oct 13 - multiplicidade rio

* w/ Switch

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Switch - 2007 Tour Dates
Thu 09/13 - Suite Dallas TX
Fri 09/14 - The Mod Club Toronto ON *
Sat 09/15 - Metro Chicago IL *
Wed 09/19 - Holocene Portland OR *
Thu 09/20 - Neumos Seattle WA * w/ a Simian Mobile Disco DJ set
Fri 09/21 - Echoplex Los Angeles CA *
Sat 09/22 - Mezzanine San Francisco CA
Sun 09/23 - Plush Nightclub Vancouver BC

* w/ Diplo

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Diplo's friends in Bonde Do Role are going on tour too.

Previously
* more Switch
* more Diplo
* more Bonde Do Role

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Jennifer Gentle (from Italy on Sub Pop) - 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Jennifer Gentle - Electric Princess (MP3)

Jennifer Gentle is the name of a band composed of men from Italy. Their new album The Midnight Room is out on Sub Pop.

The word "psychedelic" is often used to describe the music of Jennifer Gentle, an inevitability when you take your name from a Syd Barrett lyric. But in the case of this Italian outfit, the word is really just being used as another term for "weird." The defining qualities of psychedelia-- out-of-body transcendence, hallucinations, altered states of perception-- don't really factor into the experience of listening to The Midnight Room, Jennifer Gentle's second Sub Pop release. [Pitchfork]

Songs are streaming at their MySpace, and you can download one above.

In August they'll be touring the United States with the Dodos. From August 29th-30th they play WFMU, Mercury Lounge, Sound Fix, and Luna Lounge. All tour dates below....

Jennifer Gentle - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 25 - World Eboli, Salerno
Jul 26 - Six Days Sonic Madness Guardia Saframondi, Benevento
Aug 3 - Crocodile Seattle, Washington
Aug 4 - Egg Lake Music Faire San Juan Islands, Washington
Aug 7 - Towne Lounge Portland, Oregon
Aug 8 - Uptown ** Oakland, California
Aug 9 - Delta Of Venus ** Davis, California
Aug 10 - 12 Galaxies (w/Kelley Stoltz and the Dodos) San Francisco, California
Aug 11 - The Cellar Door ** Visalia, California
Aug 12 - Alexs Bar ** Long Beach, California
Aug 13 - Mad Platter Records Riverside, California
Aug 13 - Old Baldy Upland, California
Aug 14 - 6th St. Warehouse Los Angeles, California
Aug 17 - Emo's ** Austin, Texas
Aug 18 - The Proletariat ** Houston, Texas
Aug 19 - Circle Bar ** New Orleans, Louisiana
Aug 21 - The Bottletree ** Birmingham, Alabama
Aug 22 - Earl ** Atlanta, Georgia
Aug 23 - Harvest Records Asheville, North Carolina
Aug 24 - Local 506 ** Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Aug 25 - Twisted Branch ** Charlottesville, Virginia
Aug 26 - DC 9 ** Washington, Washington DC
Aug 28 - The Vacuum ** Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 29 - WFMU radio session Hoboken, New Jersey
Aug 29 - Mercury Lounge ** New York, New York
Aug 30 - Sound Fix Instore Brooklyn, New York
Aug 30 - Luna Lounge ** Brooklyn, New York, New York
Aug 31 - Cafe Nine ** New Haven, Connecticut
Sep 1 - Space Gallery ** Portland, Maine
Sep 2 - Middle East Upstairs ** Cambridge, Massachusetts
Sep 3 - AS 220 Art Space ** Providence, Rhode Island
Sep 4 - Beachland Ballroom ** Cleveland, Ohio
Sep 5 - Bear's Place Bloomington, Indiana
Sep 6 - Lager House ** Detroit, Michigan
Sep 7 - Empty Bottle ** Chicago, Michigan
Sep 8 - Daytrotter Session and Show ** Rock Island, Illinois
Sep 10 - Record Bar Kansas City, Kansas
Sep 11 - Hi Dive Denver, Colorado
Sep 12 - Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 13 - tba Portland, Oregon
Sep 14 - Sunset Tavern Seattle, Washington

** w/ The Dodos

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What's going on Thursday ++ LEMONHEADS dates & contest

Want to go see the Lemonheads at Warsaw tonight? I have two pairs of tickets to give away to the 10th & 20th person to email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Lemonheads) right now.

* Greenpeace comedy benefit w/ Aziz Ansari & others @ Comix - $25
* UCB takes comedy to Summerstage w/ Demetri Martin & others - free
* Arrested Development @ a park in Herbert Von King Park
* Morley, Hitchcock & an orchestra in Prospect Park
* Mobius Band supposedly free with RSVP
* Uncut & Patrick Krief move on to Midway
* Jason Isbell and/or Drive By Truckers
* The Black Lips hit Hoboken on the way to Siren
* Electric Six do it on a boat
* Gravy Train!!!! & VIP will make you dance & cringe & Studio B
* Diamond Days Festival kicks off @ Tommy's Tavern
* The Lemonheads are playing Warsaw

What else? More Lemonheads tour dates below....

The Lemonheads - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 19 - Brooklyn New York Warsaw @ The Polish National Home
Jul 20 - Bedford New Hampshire Mark's Showplace
Jul 21 - Albany New York Empire State Plaza
Jul 22 - Buffalo New York The Town Ballroom

Previously
* more Lemonheads

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DRIVE BY TRUCKERS & ex-DBT Jason Isbell in NYC tonight + 2007 Tour Dates

Tonight (July 19, 2007) is the free Drive by Truckers show at Castle Clinton in Battery Park. Tonight is also when Jason Isbell, whose new album came out recently, reaches NYC to play a solo show at Mercury Lounge. Jason used to be in Drive By Truckers. The Battery Park show is at 7pm, and Jason doesn't go on until 11:00. Is anyone going to both? Will Jason? All tour dates below....

Jason Isbell - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 19 - Mercury Lounge New York, New York
Jul 20 - Lulu's State College, Pennsylvania
Jul 21 - Mr. Small's Theater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jul 22 - Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Jul 24 - El Mocambo Toronto, Ontario
Jul 25 - Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan
Jul 26 - Lite Brite Test on Ftn. Square Cinci, Ohio
Jul 27 - The Terrace Madison, Wisconsin
Jul 28 - 400 Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aug 1 - The Crocodile Seattle, Washington
Aug 2 - Media Club Vancouver, British Columbia
Aug 3 - Dante's Portland, Oregon
Aug 4 - Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, California
Aug 6 - The Troubador L.A., California
Aug 7 - Club Congress Tucson
Aug 9 - Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado
Aug 10 - Knickerbocker's Lincoln, Nebraska
Aug 11 - Bottleneck Lawrence, Kansas
Aug 12 - Hailey's Denton, Texas
Aug 14 - The Mohawk Austin, Texas
Aug 15 - Walter's on Washington Houston, Texas
Aug 16 - Chelsea's Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Aug 20 - Amos Southend Charlotte, North Carolina
Aug 22 - Grey Eagle Asheville, North Carolina
Aug 23 - Phoenix Hill Louisville, Kentucky
Aug 24 - Mercy Lounge Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 25 - Stokin' the Fire at Sloss Furnace Birmingham, Alabama
Aug 31 - Rhythm and Brews Chattanooga, Tennessee

Drive By Truckers - 2007 Tour Dates
Thu Jul 19 - New York, NY - Castle Clinton National Monument, Battery Park FREE SHOW - Rain or Shine
Fri July 20 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
Sat July 21 - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony Summer Stage
Sun July 22 - Greensboro, NC - Old Town Draught House OUTDOOR SHOW - call 336.856.6111 for tickets.
Sat July 28 - Chattanooga, TN - K Fest @ Ross Landing
Fri Aug 10 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre w/ The Allman Brothers Band
Sat Aug 11 - Raleigh, NC - Alltel Pavilion w/ The Allman Brothers Band
Sun Aug 12 - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre w/ The Allman Brothers Band

Patterson Hood (solo) - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri Aug 24 - Birmingham AL - Birmingham Museum of Art - Art On The Rocks
Sat Aug 25 - Athens GA - Melting Point with Bo Bedingfield
Thu Sep 6 - Seattle WA - Tractor Tavern
Fri Sep 7 - Bellingham WA - NightLight Lounge
Sat Sep 8 - Portland OR - Dante's (Part of Big Fest)
Tue Sep 11 - San Francisco, CA - Swedish American Hall
Wed Sep 12 - Los Angeles, CA - The Hotel Cafe
Sun Sep 16 - Austin TX - Austin City Limits Festival

Previously
* more Drive By Truckers

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Diamond Days Festival - July 19-22 in NYC

DOWNLOAD: Marissa Nadler feat. Black Hole Infinity - No Surprises (MP3)
(more Radiohead covers)

On the 40th anniversary of the summer of love, Heeb Magazine presents Diamond Days, a four-day celebration of ’60s-inspired psych and prog rock happening July 19-22 in Brooklyn. The indie extravaganza of freak folk and acid punk will showcase nearly 50 bands and benefit the City Reliquary, a Brooklyn-based museum and civic organization dedicated to neighborhood beautification and restoration.

Tickets cost $25 for four-day passes and $10 for single-day passes, and are available online through PayPal and at Sound Fix (110 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn), Other Music (15 E. 4th St., Manhattan) and Rockit Scientist (33 St. Marks Pl., Manhattan).

Familiar names playing the festival include Marissa Nadler, These are Powers, and Sunburned Hand of the Man. Titan are supposed to be good. Who do you recommend from the full schedule (which is listed below)....

The July 19th and 21st shows are BYOB and all ages

Thursday July 19th at
Show moved to Rockstar Bar 351 Kent at South 5th street in Williamsburg
Titan
Teeth of The Hydra
Warmth
Monark
Tournament
Wet Nurse
Dead Unicorn
Satanized

Friday July 20th at Church of Messiah, 129 Russell St., Greenpoint
Coydogs
Marissa Nadler
TK Webb (Solo)
Pale Hoarse
The Joints
Heeb Storytelling (with Adira Amram, Gabe & Jenny, Josh Fadem and Max Silvestri)

Saturday July 21st at Church of the Messiah
Sunburned Hand of the Man
Plastic Crimewave Expanse
La Otracina
These Are Powers
Assemble Head in Sunburst Sound
Mythical beast
Roxy Pain
Heavy Hands
Spires That In The Sunset Rise
Women and Children
D Charles Speer (members of
No Neck Blues Band)
Golden Ball
Alana and the Rough Gems
Empty Shapes
Brightside
Khoutek
Weird Owl
Woodwose
Necking
Captain Captain
Olives

Slides by Peru Ana Ana Peru

Guest DJ's spinning psych,
soul, glitter, bubblegum and more all day

Sunday July 22 Outdoor BBQ
show at Union Pool, 484 Union Ave., Williamsburg
Show starts at 3pm.
Fresh Kills
Livefastdie
Psychedelic Horseshit
Golden Triangle
Clean Teens

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DIRTY PROJECTORS - 2007 Tour Dates (Whitney Museum, Yacht, Vampire Weekend, Ecstatic Sunshine) + video

DOWNLOAD: Dirty Projectors - No More (MP3)

Brooklyn's Dirty Projectors are not just going on tour in August and September with buzzy bands like Yacht, Vampire Weekend, and Ecstatic Sunshine, they're playing a cool show in a museum this Friday:

Psychedelia’s Progeny: Dirty Projectors
FRIDAY, JULY 20 at 6:00 pm

Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street
Lower Level Gallery

Dirty Projectors, an emerging avant-pop group, create a psychedelic carnival. The group, led by composer David Longstreth, performs reconstructions and reinterpretations of Black Flag's Damaged album.

Whitney Live is free with Museum admission, which is pay-what-you-wish on Fridays, 6-9 pm. [Whitney Museum]

Their next NYC after this is September 28th with Ecstatic Sunshine at Mercury Lounge. Another video(s) by La Blogoteque can be found HERE, and all tour dates below...

Dirty Projectors - 2007 Tour Dates
07/20/07 New York, NY - Whitney Museum
08/23/07 Portland, ME - Space Gallery *
08/24/07 Montreal, QC - Casa Del Popolo *
08/25/07 Toronto, ON - Sneaky Dee''s *
08/27/07 Buffalo, NY - Soundlab *
08/28/07 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern *
08/29/07 Cincinnati, OH - Publico *
08/30/07 Bloomington, IN - Buskirk Chumley Theatre *
08/31/07 Ann Arbor, MI - The B-Side ****
09/01/07 Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen ****
09/02/07 Grinnell, IA - Grinnell Lounge @ Grinnell College +
09/03/07 Omaha, NE - Slowdown Jr. +
09/04/07 Denver, CO - Hi Dive +
09/05/07 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court +
09/08/07 Portland, OR - Satyricon **
09/11/07 Sacramento, CA - Fools Foundation **
09/12/07 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill **
09/13/07 Visalia, CA - Howie & Sons **
09/14/07 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo **
09/16/07 San Diego, CA - The Casbah w/ White Rainbow
09/19/07 Austin, TX - Emo's ***
09/20/07 Houston, TX - Rudyards ***
09/21/07 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon ***
09/22/07 Tallahassee, FL - Club Down Under ***
09/24/07 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn ***
09/25/07 Durham, NC - Duke Coffeehouse ***
09/26/07 Washington, DC - Black Cat ***
09/27/07 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's ***
09/28/07 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge ***

+ w/ Yacht
* w/ Yacht, Vampire Weekend
** w/ Yacht, White Rainbow
*** w/ Ecstatic Sunshine
**** w/ Yacht, Nat Baldwin

Previously
* more Dirty Projectors

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A letter from JellyNYC (Boredoms, McCarren Pool)

They sent me this:

Hello,

We apologize to anyone who had trouble getting into the Boredoms 77 Boadrum show on July 7th. To avoid any such problems at the July 29th Pool Party featuring TV on the Radio, Celebration and Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson we will be doing things differently. JELLYNYC and GOING.COM, who have maintained the RSVP list for four very crowded and successful POoL PARTIES shows together so far this year, will continue to be in charge of RSVP list for POoL PARTIES for the remainder of the series (including this SUNDAY'S BAND OF HORSES / ANNUALS / OXFORD COLLAPSE show).

To eliminate any potential confusion, this is how the system will work for the TV On The Radio show on July 29:

Continued below....

--The first 3000 people to RSVP through our site at newyork.going.com/poolpartiesjuly29 will be guaranteed entry for this event.

--We will be running the front gate on our regular first come first, first in basis throughout the day.

--There will be two separate lines:
-----one for those that have RSVPed through newyork.going.com/poolpartiesjuly29.
-----one for general admission

--As we near capacity we will let a point on line know that they are either definitely getting in or that they will become the start of the one in, one out entry system.

--Because of the expected size of the crowd there will be no line skipping re-entry at this event.

If there are any further confusions regarding the RSVP or entry for this or any of the JELLYNYC Pool Parties please get in touch through info@jellynyc.com.

Thank You,

JELLYNYC

My question to JellyNYC (which I will try and get answered) is: How can you guarantee entry to all 3000 people who RSVP without a time limit? I would imagine you need to make a cut off time, or else you have to leave space in the venue right up to the end for the potential 1000 people who RSVP'd, but never show up, but could at any time.... What do you think?

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Toumani Diabate @ Stuyvesant High (pic) ++ SHOW TODAY

I wouldn't call their music life-changing or anything, but I love it on CD, it sounded great live, and you should definitely go check out Toumani Diabate @ Metrotech during lunch today if can. It's not every day he and his kora make it out of Mali. In fact, as TOUMANI HIMSELF TOLD US at least two times during last night's show (July 18, 2007) at (the rain location) Stuyvesant High School, we are very luckly to be in the presence of a kora master such as Toumani Diabate. Like a lot of "world music", the show was as much a cultural experience as it was a musical experience. That's especially true when you have entertainers as outgoing as Toumani and crew. I'll post more about that, and more pics later, but for now here's one of Toumani explaining to the crowd what a kora is...

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Klaxons opening for Bjork - Tix tomorrow

Regular tickets go on sale Friday for Bjork's show at MSG. As previously announced, the presale was Wednesday. Did you get tickets through that? I was disappointed to find out the Klaxons are opening. I don't hate them - I just don't think they're very good live, and for whatever reason I don't associate them with Bjork. They're also not Antony.

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M.I.A. Studio B tickets on sale

Tickets are on sale for M.I.A. at Studio B. (thx Eduardo). M.I.A.'s other Brooklyn show is the Village Voice Siren Festival this Saturday. She's also on the cover of the Village Voice this week. Tom Breihan wrote the story.

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July 18, 2007

ST. VINCENT Brooklyn videos & Bowery Ballroom pictures

St. Vincent @ Bowery Ballroom, NY - July 17, 2007 (CRED)

St. Vincent (Annie Clark) played her first headlining show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC last night. Last time Annie was here, she played Union Hall and stopped by Atlantic Sound to record a "DUMBO Session". They merged video from both together for the following result...

"Paris is Burning"

"These Days"

Previously
* St. Vincent - 2007 Tour Dates
* more St Vincent

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what's going on Wednesday

@ the Roskilde Festival, Denmark, 2007 (CRED)

* member of the Dears with Uncut
* Ani Difranco is in Prospect Park
* free music by kora master Toumani Diabate
* They Might Be Giants start their Bowery Ballroom residency
* Austrian acoustic Fugazi & Juiceboxxx @ Don Pedro's
* The Fratellis play w/ Illinois @ Roseland Ballroom
* Insound is throwing a fiesta @ Union Pool
* Boot Camp Clik Host Free Shows in NYC
* Slick Rick on a Rocks Off Concert Cruise
* The Field will put you in a trance

What else?

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The Field - 2007 Tour Dates (TONIGHT)

I don't know why this is happening on a Wednesday, and I meant to post these dates a while ago, but anyway Brooklyn Lager fan The Field is bringing the minimal techno from Germany to Brooklyn tonight. If you haven't heard it yet, check out The Field's latest album From Here We Go Sublime. Under the right circumstances, It'll bring you to another dimension, but don't take my word for it - according to Metacritic's rating system, it is the best album so far in 2007.

Ticket's for tonight's Studio B show are $12.00 at the 10pm doors, and things keep going until 4am. The Field also just played Pitchfork Fest.

Before hitting up a pre-party for the Deerhunter/Dan Deacon warehouse afterparty, I found myself front and center at the Pitchfork Festival for THE FIELD’s (aka Axel Willner) set. Musically, Willner’s set was the highlight of the festival for me, who delivered with layers minimal techno beats topped of with a bit of shoegaze atmospherics, letting loops dangle, extracting them to infinity, and further reinforcing why From Here We Go Sublime is the album of the year. [Crackers United]

All tour dates below...

The Field - 2007 Tour Dates
Wed 07/18 - Studio B Brooklyn NY
Thu 07/19 - The Mor Bar Santa Monica CA
Fri 07/20 - Holocene Portland OR Strategy
Sat 07/21 - RX Gallery San Francisco CA w/ Broker / Dealer
Fri 10/26 - Zona Forum Monterrey Mexico

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Patrick Krief (Dears) & Uncut - 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Uncut - Hideaway (MP3)

Patrick Krief is in the Dears, and has an awesome song where he sings with Land of Talk's Elizabeth Powell streaming on his MySpace, and this very week he's in NYC doing his solo thing along with fellow Canadians Uncut (as seen on Pitchfork). Last night they played Mercury Lounge, and next:

Patrick Krief & Uncut - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 18 - Maxwell's Hoboken, New Jersey
Jul 19 - Club Midway New York, New York
Jul 20 - Union Hall Brooklyn, New York
Jul 21 - Soundfix Brooklyn, New York

Too bad Lizzie is not still in town. More dates below....

Patrick Krief 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 3 - Playhouse / w Royal Mountain Band Montreal, Quebec
Aug 4 - Blacksheep Inn/with Creature Wakefield, Quebec
Aug 18 - Polyforum Siqueiros/w Chikita Violenta Mexico City, Distrito Federal
Aug 29 - L'esco Montreal, Quebec
Aug 30 - Rivoli Tornto, Ontario

Uncut - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 18 - Maxwell's Hoboken, New Jersey *
Jul 19 - Midway New York, New York *
Jul 20 - Union Hall Brooklyn, New York *
Jul 21 - Sound Fix Brooklyn, New York *
Jul 23 - DC9 Washington, Washington DC
Jul 24 - The Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

* w/ Patrick Krief

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Toumani Diabate is here! (in a new location) + Tour Dates

Bjork collaborator, kora master, and all around good guy, Toumani Diabate is here from Mali to grace NYC with two free shows today and tomorrow. Please note:

Due to threat of inclement weather Toumani Diabates Symmetric Orchestra at Rockefeller Park will be moved indoors to the Stuyvesant High School auditorium. Located at 345 Chambers Street. Just east of Rockefeller Park.

The event will start at its regularly scheduled time of 7PM, but due to indoor capacity restrictions, tickets are limited and will be distributed two per person on a first come-first served basis starting at 5PM. Doors open at 6PM.

That refers to TONIGHT's show (July 18, 2007). Tomorrow's show is also free, but in Brooklyn at Metrotech @ NOON. All tour dates below....

Toumani Diabate - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 18 - Hudson Festival New York, New York
Jul 19 - BAM Festival New York, New York
Jul 20 - New Mexico Jazz Festival Santa Fe, New Mexico
Jul 21 - New Mexico Jazz Festival Alburquerque, New Mexico
Jul 23 - Nice Jazz Festival Nice
Jul 27 - Parc Jouvet Valence
Jul 28 - Pirineos Sur Huesca
Jul 29 - Cambridge Folk Festival Cambridge
Aug 4 - Dranouter Festival Dranouter
Aug 9 - l'Ete a Pau Pau
Aug 10 - Festival du Bout du Monde Crozon
Sep 5 - Vidor Festival Vidor
Sep 7 - Festival de Folk Gexto
Sep 8 - Avante Lisbon
Sep 9 - Etnoelmantica Salamanca
Sep 10 - Konzerthaus Vienna
Sep 12 - Jazz Pulsation Nancy
Sep 13 - Festival a Firenze Florence
Oct 26 - Concert Hall Turnhout
Oct 27 - Concert Hall Hasselt

Previously
* Toumani Diabaté - 2007 Tour Dates
* more Toumani

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Sara Schaefer, Bad Brains, Madonna, Morrissey, Bloc Party

"Save the World" - Bloc Party @ Live Earth London (CRED)

The most bizzare thing about the Bad Brains show on the boat was before the show when HR was just sort walking around by himself with his sunglasses on - looking extremely chill, and nobody was talking to him - at least when I saw him. He apparently did speak to at least one person before the show though, and it was DL host Sara Schaefer. AOL has the must-see video where they talk about the new album, and even sick Morrissey's favorite artist (and Gogol Bordello collaborator) Madonna. Keep the video running for a cool in-studio performance by Bloc Party that comes up right after Bad Brains. Updated Bloc Party tour dates below....

Bloc Party - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 3 - Festival Hall Melbourne
Aug 4 - Hordern Pavilion Sydney
Aug 5 - Splendour in the Grass Byron
Aug 8 - St James Auckland, Auckland
Aug 11 - Summersonic Festival Osaka
Aug 12 - Summersonic Festival Tokyo
Aug 25 - Reading Festival Reading
Aug 26 - Leeds Festival Leeds
Sep 7 - The Hideout Chicago, Illinois
Sep 9 - Osheaga Festival Montreal, Quebec
Sep 11 - Pabst Theatre Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sep 12 - Egyptian Room Indianapolis, Indiana
Sep 13 - Promo West Pavilion Columbus, Ohio
Sep 14 - The Pageant St. Louis, Missouri
Sep 16 - ACL Festival Austin, Texas
Sep 19 - National Auditorium Mexico City
Sep 21 - Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
Sep 22 - House of Blues Dallas, Texas
Sep 23 - Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, Oklahoma
Sep 25 - City Hall Nashville, Tennessee
Sep 26 - Madison Theatre Covington, Kentucky
Sep 28 - Ricoh Coliseum Toronto, Ontario
Sep 29 - John Labatt Center London, Ontario
Sep 30 - Capitol Music Hall Ottawa, Ontario
Oct 3 - Theatre @ Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Nov 18 - Teatro Palacisalfa Rome, Roma
Nov 19 - Teatro Della Concordia Turin
Dec 12 - SECC Glasgow, Scotland
Dec 13 - G-MEX Manchester, Northwest
Dec 14 - Alexandra Palace (SOLD OUT) London, London and South East
Dec 15 - Alexandra Palace London, London and South East

Peviously
* more Bloc Party
* more Bad Brains

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Kaiser Chiefs presale

presale for these dates now. (thx MS)

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Of Montreal - updated 2007 Tour Dates

My last post was missing lots of dates, so here they are....

Of Montreal - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 20 - Trästockfestivalen Skellefteå SWEDEN
Jul 21 - Slottsfjell Festival - Birkebeinerscenen Tønsberg NORWAY
Jul 24 - Redrum Helsinki FINLAND
Jul 26 - Emmaboda Festival Emmaboda SWEDEN
Jul 27 - Storsjöyran Östersund SWEDEN
Jul 28 - Storåsfestivalen Storås NORWAY
Jul 29 - Secret Garden Party Festival Huntingdon ENGLAND
Jul 31 - The Point Cardiff WALES, Wales
Aug 1 - Crawdaddy Dublin IRELAND
Aug 2 - Scala London ENGLAND, London and South East
Aug 3 - Audio Brighton Brighton ENGLAND
Aug 4 - Razzmatazz Barcelona SPAIN
Aug 5 - Festival Sudoeste Zambujeira do Mar PORTUGAL

9-28 - Carrboro, NC - Cat‘s Cradle *
10-2 - Knoxville, TN - Bijou Theater +
10-3 - Urbana, IL - The Canope Club +
10-4 - Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater +
10-5 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue +
10-6 - Chicago, IL - Metro +
10-7 - Chicago, IL - Metro +
10-8 - Oberlin, OH - Hale‘s Gym @ Oberlin College +
10-9 - Detroit, MI - Majestic Theatre +
10-10 - Buffalo, NY - The Tralf +
10-11 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero +
10-12 - Boston, MA - The Roxy +
10-13 - New York, NY - Roseland +
10-14 - Baltimore, MD - Ram‘s Head Live +
10-31 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club +
11-1 - New Orleans, LA - House Of Blues +
11-2 - Houston, TX - Numbers (EARLY SHOW!!!) +
11-3 - Austin, TX - Fun Fun Fun Fest +
11-4 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater +
11-5 - El Paso, TX - Club 101 +
11-6 - Tempe, AZ - The Marquee +
11-7 - Tucson, AZ - The Rialto +
11-8 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon +
11-9 - Los Angeles, CA - Avalon +
11-12 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall +
11-13 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall +
11-14 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall +
11-16 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue +
11-17 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theater +
11-18 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall +
11-19 - Saint Louis, MO - The Pageant +

* w/ Psychic Hearts
+ w/ Grand Buffet & MGMT

---

pic via HERE

Previously
* OF MONTREAL played Pitchfork & some 2007 Tour Dates

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Lucero - 2007 Tour Dates

Lucero just annnounced a bunch of dates that include November 3rd at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, and the next day at the Bowery Ballroom of Manhattan. The Tennessee band also recently played a Rocks Off Cruise. Were you there? How was it? All tour dates below...

Lucero - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 6 - Empire Lounge *BEN SOLO* (21+) Richmond, Virginia
Aug 7 - Jewish Mother *BEN SOLO* (18+) Virginia Beach, Virginia
Aug 8 - Rudyard Kipling *BEN SOLO* (21+) Louisville, Kentucky
Aug 9 - Mercy Lounge *BEN SOLO* Nashville, Tennessee
Aug 11 - Gibson Lounge (w/ Catfish Haven) (18+) Memphis, Tennessee
Aug 29 - The EARL (w/ Southern Bitch) (21+) Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 1 - Riverside Park *Lucero Family Picnic 2007* Batesville, Arkansas
Sep 8 - Crossroads Music Fest (w/ Blackpool Lights, Mike Dillons Go-Go Jungle) Kansas City, Missouri
Sep 21 - The Dame Lexington, Kentucky
Sep 22 - SoCo Music Experience (w/ North Mississippi Allstars, Soul Asylum, Big Head Todd & the Monsters) Saint Louis, Missouri
Oct 12 - Gothic Theatre (16+) Englewood, Colorado
Oct 13 - Fox Theatre (21+) Boulder, Colorado
Oct 15 - Club Sound (All Ages) Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct 17 - Crocodile Cafe (21+) Seattle, Washington
Oct 18 - Hawthorne Theater (All Ages) Portland, Oregon
Oct 19 - Slims (All Ages) San Francisco, California
Oct 20 - El Rey Theatre (All Ages) Los Angeles, California
Oct 31 - Black Cat (All Ages) Washington DC, Washington DC
Nov 3 - Music Hall of Williamsburg (18+) Brooklyn, New York
Nov 4 - Bowery Ballroom (18+) New York, New York
Nov 27 - Arts Centre Norwich
Nov 28 - Islington Academy (w/ Marah) London
Nov 29 - Sugarmill Stoke
Nov 30 - Brudenell Social Club Leeds
Dec 1 - Star and Shadow Cinema Newcastle
Dec 2 - Nice n Sleazys Glasgow, Scotland
Dec 3 - The Maze Nottingham
Dec 5 - Bar Academy Birmingham
Dec 6 - Underworld London
Dec 7 - Le Pub Newport
Dec 8 - Engine Rooms Brighton

Previously
* more Lucero

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Kaiser Chiefs, White Rabbits, Datarock - 2007 Tour Dates

I think a new law has been enacted in the city of NY, and I guess everywhere now. It states that White Rabbits (who by the way recently recorded a Daytrotter session, and are playing Letterman Thursday night) must be regularly placed on the same bill as popular UK artists - whether it be Mystery Jets, The Cribs, Art Brut, M.I.A. (I know, that's a stretch), or even Kaiser Chiefs. White Rabbits, Datarock, and Kaiser Chiefs play the Beacon Theatre in NYC on September 29th. Tickets go on sale Friday. All tour dates below...

Kaiser Chiefs - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri Sep 14 - Austin, TX Zilker Park-Austin City Limits Music Festival
Sun Sep 16 - Mexico City, DF Salon 21
Tue Sep 18 - Dallas, TX House of Blues Dallas *
Wed Sep 19 - Houston, TX Warehouse Live Main Room *
Fri Sep 21 - Nashville, TN City Hall *
Sat Sep 22 - Atlanta, GA Roxy Theatre *
Mon Sep 24 - Chicago, IL Metro *
Tue Sep 25 - Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre *
Wed Sep 26 - Toronto, ON The Carlu *
Sat Sep 29 - New York, NY Beacon Theatre *

* w/ White Rabbits, Datarock

11/21 - Exeter, UK Westpoint Arena
11/22 - Bournemouth, UK International Centre
11/24 - Cardiff, UK Cardiff International Arena
11/26 - Birmingham, UK The NIA
11/28 - Nottingham, UK Nottingham Arena
11/30 - Manchester, UK Manchester Evening News Arena
12/01 - Manchester, UK Manchester Evening News Arena
12/03 - Sheffield, UK Hallam FM Arena
12/04 - Hull, UK Hull Arena
12/10 - Newcastle, UK Metro Radio Arena
12/14 - London, UK Earls Court and Olympia
12/15 - London, UK Earls Court and Olympia

Cribs - 2007 Tour Dates
July
23 San Diego, CA @ The Casbah *
24 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour *
25 San Francisco, CA @ Slim's *
27 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge *
28 Seattle, WA @ Capitol Hill Block Party *
29 Vancouver, BC @ Richards On Richard *

August
01 Minneapolis, MN @ 7th Street Entry **
02 Milwaukee, WI @ Pabst Theatre **
04 Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle **
05 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
06 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick **
07 Toronto, ONT @ Lee's Palace **
09 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom **
10 Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brendas **
11 Washington, DC @ The Black Cat **

* w/ Sean Na Na
** w/ White Rabbits

Previously
* uncensored (NSFW) CRIBS video & 2007 Tour Dates
* more Datarock
* more Kaiser Chiefs

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be in a BEN LEE video

Be a part of Ben Lee's latest music video!
Ben Lee, Your Mom Films and New West Records would like to invite you to be a part of Ben Lee's latest music video.

On the 19th of July (that's THIS Thursday!), Ben is shooting the music video for the song "Love Me Like The World Is Ending", directed by Dennis Fitzgerald and produced by Your Mom Films. Extras are needed for the clip and we want you to be a part of it. The shoot will take place in New York City.

If you are interested in being an extra, please call 503-863-6510 for more information.

An already-made Ben Lee video below...

Previously
* more Ben Lee

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Slint performed Spiderland @ Pitchfork & Webster Hall

Slint @ Pitchfork Fest 2007 (CRED)

The performance of Spiderland was perfect. Every build up, every release was exactly how it was recorded seventeen years ago, but now it was immediate and on the stage in front of me. Although it was hard to finally put a face to the voice that whispers “I’m trying to find my way back home,” it was quite the way to open the festival. However, after they finished the last notes of “Good Morning Captain,” they slipped into what I am assuming is a new song that I wish had ended as soon as it began. [Perpetual Nervousness]

Last night (July 27, 2007), Slint did it at Webster Hall in NYC.

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These are Powers @ Citysol, NYC - pics & Tour Dates

These are Power's set time was 3:30 in the afternoon. People of all ages were running around Stuyvesant Cove Park at that time, and the Budos Band had just finished an awesome, anyone-friendly, funky set of afrobeat that had hippies dancing around, and had even the most random passerbys pausing their day to check out the sweet sounds coming from the horn-heavy collective. Senior citizens were taking in the sunshine, and the view of the East River. Moms and kids were exploring what was to be had in the Citysol 'green' flea market - the scene was far from one you might find at a late night Todd P show in Greenpoint, and I was a little scared at what might happen when this started blaring through the speakers.

Well, it turned out okay. Granted, a few people may have been scared away - or at least retreated back under the shelter that doubled as the Lucid Food Cafe, but I think most in attendance couldn't help, but be drawn in by These are Power's intense 'ghost punk' sound, and their dynamic, spastic, and high-energy stage show that was led most noticeably by front-woman Anna Barie (Knife Skills, Fxxxing Lion). Check 'em out if u have a chance...

Photos taken Saturday July 14, 2007 @ the free BrooklynVegan/Solar One Citysol show. These are Powers member Pat Noecker also used to be in Liars.

These are Powers - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 20 - Common Ground Benefit @ Prince George Ballroom w/Ex Models, Telepathe NYC
Jul 21 - Diamond Days Fest @ Greenpoint Church of the Messiah Brooklyn
Aug 17 - TBA Brooklyn w/Mika Miko + Shellshag Brooklyn
Aug 31 - South Union Arts w/TBA Chicago, Illinois
Sep 8 - East River Amphitheater w/Clockcleaner & TBA New York
Oct 12 - Gardner Lounge at Grinnell College w/Special Guest Grinnell, Iowa
Oct 15 - Skull Lab Cincinnati, Ohio
Oct 27 - Bard College w/Boris, Damon & Naomi Annandale-On-Hudson, New York

Les Savy Fav headlined the show.

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2007 Mercury Prize nominees ++++++ BAT FOR LASHES & MAPS Tour Dates

Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Jamie T, Bat for Lashes, and Maps were among those nominated for this year's UK Mercury Prize. Amy Winehouse is playing Summerstage and touring. Arctic Monkeys are playing Summerstage and touring. Jamie T played a one-off show in Brooklyn last night, and Bat For Lashes and Maps both have upcoming tour dates that I've listed below along with all the nominees...

2007 Mercury Prize Shortlist

Amy Winehouse Back to Black

Arctic Monkeys Favourite Worst Nightmare

Basquiat Strings With Seb Rochford Basquiat Strings

Bat For Lashes Fur and Gold

Dizzee Rascal Maths + English

Fionn Regan End of History

Jamie T Panic Prevention

Klaxons Myths of the Near Future

Maps We Can Create

New Young Pony Club Fantastic Playroom

The View Hats Off to the Buskers

The Young Knives Voices of Animals and Men

Bat For Lashes - Whats a Girl To Do

Bat For Lashes - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 23 - Maxwell's Hoboken, New Jersey (TIX)
Jul 25 - Knitting Factory New York, New York (TIX)
Jul 27 - Schuba's Tavern Chicago, Illinois
Jul 28 - 7th Street Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jul 30 - Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, California
Jul 31 - Spaceland Los Angeles, California
Aug 11 - Field Day 2007 London, London and South East
Aug 26 - Rock en Seine Paris
Sep 1 - Connect Festival Inveraray, Scotland
Sep 2 - Electric Picnic Stradbally, Laois
Sep 9 - Bestival Isle Of Wight

Maps - Back + Forth (Live on Channel M)

Maps - 2007 Tour DAtes
Sat 09/22 - Seattle, WA KEXP Benefit – Crocodile Cafe w/ Jamie T
Mon 09/24 - San Francisco, CA Bottom Of The Hill
Wed 09/26 - Los Angeles, CA Spaceland (presented by KCRW)
Fri 09/28 - New York, NY Mercury Lounge
Sat 09/29 - Brooklyn, NY Luna Lounge (TIX)

photos of New Young Pony Club's last NYC show HERE. Music Snobbery's take on the list of winners HERE. Sound Bites agrees with the nomination of Maps. Arctic Monkeys won last year (too?). Antony the year before that. More about the Young Knives HERE.

Previously
* more Mercury Prize

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Arctic Monkeys - 2007 Tour Dates (Summerstage)

Arctic Monkeys are going on a North American tour in September that includes a stop at Central Park Summerstage in NYC on September 5th. Tickets go on sale Friday. All known tour dates below...

Arctic Monkeys - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 5 - Central Park Summerstage, NYC
Sep 8 - Virgin Festival, Toronto
Sep 9 - Osheaga Festival, Montreal
Sep 15 - Austin City Limits, Austin, TX
Sep 16 - The Palladium Ballroom, Dallas, TX
Sep 18 - House of Blues, New Orleans, LA
Sep 29 - WaMu Theater, SEattle, WA

photo via here.

Previously
* more Arctic Monkeys

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Caribou - 2007 Tour Dates

Caribou are going on tour with Born Ruffians in the Fall. They play Bowery Ballroom on October 6th. New song at MySpace. All tour dates below...

Caribou - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 29 - Midi Festival Hyeres
Aug 11 - Field Day Festival London
Sep 5 - Barden's Boudoir London
Sep 7 - Crawdaddy Dublin
Sep 8 - Roisin Dubh Galway
Sep 9 - The Arches Glasgow
Sep 19 - Scopitone Festival Nantes
Sep 20 - Postbahnhof Berlin
Sep 21 - Studio 672 Koln
Sep 22 - Karlstorbahnhof Heidelberg
Sep 23 - Rocket Milano
Sep 24 - Orangehouse Munchen
Sep 25 - Fri-Son Fribourg
Sep 26 - Point Ephemere Paris

Fri 09/28 - San Diego, CA The Casbah
Sat 09/29 - Waterloo, ON Starlight Social Club
Tue 10/02 - Ottawa, ON Babylon
Wed 10/03 - Montreal, QC La Tulipe
Thu 10/04 - Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall
Fri 10/05 - Cambridge, MA Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub
Sat 10/06 - New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Sun 10/07 - Purchase, NY - SUNY Purchase
Mon 10/08 - Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
Tue 10/09 - Washington, DC Rock And Roll Hotel
Wed 10/10 - Charlottesville, VA Satellite Ballroom
Thu 10/11 - Chapel Hill, NC Local 506
Fri 10/12 - Atlanta, GA The EARL
Sat 10/13 - Gainesville, FL Common Grounds
Sun 10/14 - Orlando, FL The Social
Mon 10/15 - Tampa, FL The Crowbar
Tue 10/16 - Tallahassee, FL The Beta Bar
Wed 10/17 - Baton Rouge, LA Spanish Moon
Fri 10/19 - Austin, TX Club De Ville
Sat 10/20 - Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
Mon 10/22 - Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
Tue 10/23 - Denver, CO Larimer Lounge
Wed 10/24 - Salt Lake City, UT Urban Lounge
Thu 10/25 - Tucson, AZ Plush
Fri 10/26 - West Hollywood, CA Troubadour
Sat 10/27 - San Francisco, CA Slim's
Sun 10/28 - Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
Mon 10/29 - Seattle, WA Neumo's
Wed 10/31 - Victoria, BC Sugar Nightclub
Fri 11/02 - Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
Sat 11/03 - Calgary, AB The Warehouse
Sun 11/04 - Saskatoon, SK Amigos Cantina
Mon 11/05 - Winnipeg, MB The Collective Cabaret
Tue 11/06 - Fargo, ND Aquarium
Wed 11/07 - Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club

all North American dates w/ Born Ruffians

Previously
* more Caribou

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Henry Rollins "Provoked" - 2007 spoken word Tour Dates

Henry Rollins is an amazing speaker (and a punk icon). See him talk...

Henry Rollins - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri. 9/14 - Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theatre
Sat. 9/15 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee Theatre
Sun. 9/16 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
Tue. 9/18 - Dallas, TX - Lakewood Theatre
Wed. 9/19 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
Thu. 9/20 - Houston, TX - Meridian
Fri. 9/21 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
Sun. 9/23 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
Mon. 9/24 - Tampa, FL - Tampa Bay PAC
Tue. 9/25 - West Palm Beach, FL -The Theatre
Wed. 9/26- West Palm Beach, FL - The Theatre
Thu. 9/27 - Atlanta, GA - Roxy Theatre
Fri. 9/28 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
Sat. 9/29 - Richmond, VA - Toad's Place
Sun. 9/30 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva
Mon. 10/1 - Washington, DC - Birchmere
Tue. 10/2 - Washington, DC - Birchmere
Thu. 10/4 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Fri. 10/5 - Albany, NY - Hart Theatre
Sat. 10/6 - Philadelphia, PA - Keswick Theatre
Sun. 10/7 - Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Center
Tue. 10/9 - Buffalo, NY - Town Ballroom
Wed. 10/10 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
Thu. 10/11 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
Fri. 10/12 - Toronto, ON - Convocation Hall
Sat. 10/13 - Ann Arbor, MI - Michigan Theatre
Mon. 10/15 - Minneapolis, MN -1st Ave
Tue. 10/16 - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
Wed. 10/17 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theatre
Fri. 10/19 - Chicago, IL - The Vic
Sat. 10/20 - St. Louis, MO - Pagaent
Sun. 10/21 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall*
Tue. 10/23 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
Wed. 10/24 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
Fri. 10/26 - Bellingham, WA - Nitelite
Sat. 10/27 - Spokane, WA - Big Easy
Sun. 10/28 - Calgary, AB - Jack Singer
Mon. 10/29 - Edmonton, AB - Winspear
Tue. 10/30 - Vancouver, BC - Centre for the Arts
Wed. 10/31 - Seattle, WA - Moore Theatre
Thu. 11/1 -Portland, OR - Aladdin Theatre
Fri. 11/2 - Reno, NV - Stoney's
Sat. 11/3 - Chico, CA - Senator Theatre
Sun. 11/4 - Sacramento, CA - The Crest Theatre
Mon. 11/5 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Rio Theatre
Tue. 11/6 - San Francisco, CA - Herbst Theatre
Wed. 11/7 - Columbia, MO - University of Missouri / Jesse Auditorium
Thu. 11/8 - San Diego, CA - 4th & B
Fri. 11/9 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Bl

Previously
* more Henry Rollins

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Rilo Kiley - all 2007 Tour Dates & presale

Yesterday I posted a few tour dates. Now here's the presale and the rest....

Rilo Kiley - 2007 Tour Dates
8/15 Hamburg
8/16 Belgium, Pukkelpop
8/18 Stafford, V Festival
8/19 Chemsford, V Festival
8/20 London, Islington Academy
8/21 Manchester, Academy 3
8/22 Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
8/24 Utrecht, Tivoli
8/26 Koln, Prime Club
8/27 Berlin, Lido
8/28 Munich, Ampere
8/30 Paris, Nouveau Casino
8/31 Birmingham, Academy 2
9/01 Scotland, Connect Festival
9/02 Ireland, Electric Picnic

Sep 6 Warfield Theater (San Francisco, CA) $27.50
Sep 7 Crystal Ballroom (Portland, OR) $20.00
Sep 10 McKay Events Center (Orem, UT) $33.50 (supporting Modest Mouse)
Sep 11 Ogden Theatre (Denver, CO) $20.00
Sep 12 Jesse Auditorium / Univ. of Missouri (Columbia, MO) $22.00
Sep 13 Sokol Auditorium (Omaha, NE) $17.00
Sep 14 First Avenue (Minneapolis, MN) $17.00
Sep 15 Riviera Theatre (Chicago, IL) $23.50
Sep 17 Royal Oak Music Theatre (Royal Oak, MI) $21.50
Sep 18 Phoenix Theatre (Toronto, Ontario) $21.00
Sep 19 La Tulipe (Montreal, PQ - Canada) $19.17
Sep 21 Avalon (Boston) (Boston, MA) $20.00
Sep 22 Webster Hall (New York, NY) $25.00
Sep 23 Webster Hall (New York, NY) $25.00
Sep 25 Trocadero (Philadelphia, PA) $15.00
Sep 26 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) $25.00
Sep 27 9:30 Club (Washington, DC) $25.00
Sep 28 The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC) $18.00
Sep 29 Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA) $20.00
Oct 1 Revolution (Ft Lauderdale, FL) $21.00
Oct 2 House of Blues-Orlando (Lake Buena Vista, FL) $20.00
Oct 4 The Republic (New Orleans, LA) $18.00
Oct 5 Warehouse Live (Houston, TX) $18.00
Oct 6 Palladium Ballroom (Dallas, TX) $20.00
Oct 7 Stubb's BBQ (Austin, TX) $20.00
Oct 9 Rialto Theatre (Tucson, AZ) $20.00
Oct 10 Marquee Theatre (Tempe, AZ) $20.00
Oct 12 SOMA (San Diego, CA) $22.00
Oct 13 Joint at Hard Rock Hotel (Las Vegas, NV) $20.00
Oct 15 Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (Santa Monica, CA) $25.00

Previously
* Rilo Kiley - some 2007 Tour Dates

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Subhumans UK - 2007 Tour Dates

Subhumans (UK) are back - all original members. Tickets are on sale for two NYC shows in September with World Inferno Friendship Society. All tour dates below....

Subhumans - 2007 Tour Dates
08/24 - Milwaukee, WI Miramar Theatre w/ Witch Hunt, Get Rad
08/25 - Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock Social Club w/ Smoke or Fire, Witch Hunt
08/26 - Omaha, NE Sokol Underground w/ Witch Hunt, Hercules
08/27 - Denver, CO Marquis Theatre
08/28 - Salt Lake City, UT In The Venue w/ Witch Hunt
08/29 - Missoula, MT The Other Side (18+)
08/30 - Seattle, WA El Corazon w/ Witch Hunt, Skarp, Iron Lung
08/31 - Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
09/01 - San Francisco, CA Slim's w/ Witch Hunt, Peligro Social
09/02 - Sacramento, CA Empire
09/04 - Hollywood, CA Knitting Factory w/ Witch Hunt, Peligro Social
09/05 - Hollywood, CA Knitting Factory w/ MDC, Bruise Violet
09/06 - San Diego, CA Soma (Half House) w/ MDC, Witch Hunt, Peligro Social
09/07 - Tempe, AZ The Clubhouse
09/08 - Albuquerque, NM Launchpad
09/09 - El Paso, TX Lucky Devils
09/11 - Austin, TX Emo's w/ Krum Bums, Witch Hunt, Sacred Shock
09/13 - Mobile, AL Cell Block
09/14 - Jacksonville, FL Fuel Coffeehouse
09/15 - Miami, FL Studio A w/ World Inferno Friendship Society, Libyan Hit Squad, No Peace At All
09/18 - Asheville, NC The Asheville Arts Center
09/21 - Philadelphia, PA First Unitarian Church
09/22 - Baltimore, MD Ottobar w/ World Inferno Friendship Society, Surroundings
09/23 - New York, NY Knitting Factory w/ World Inferno Friendship Society, Toxic Narcotic
09/24 - New York, NY Knitting Factory w/ World Inferno Friendship Society, I Object
09/27 - Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
09/28 - Detroit, MI Magic Stick
09/29 - Chicago, IL Logan Square Auditorium

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July 17, 2007

LES SAVY FAV - pics from Citysol & more Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Les Savy Fav - What Would Wolves Do (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Les Savy Fav - The Equestrian (MP3)

under the FDR....

Les Savy Fav were the perfect ending to a very long and free day in the sun @ the BrooklynVegan/Solar One Citysol event at Stuyvesent Park in NYC on Saturday July 14th, 2007. Next up:

Les Savy Fav - 2007 Tour Dates
9/21 - Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg (TICKETS)
9/22 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom

Previously
* Citysol 2007 is over
* Citysol this weekend
* LES SAVY FAV to headline FREE Citysol show ++ all 4-DAY NYC FESTIVAL DETAILS

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What's going on Tuesday?

Shout Out Louds @ Spiegeltent, NYC - July 16, 2007 (CRED) (review)

* St. Vincent headlines Bowery Ballroom
* Slint does Spiderland at Webster Hall
* Chrisette Michele is playing at Borders
* Marc Ribot @ The World Financial Center
* The Shout Out Louds are at Luna Lounge
* Os Mutantes play Lincoln Center
* Jamie T is at Union Pool
* Stream new Editors, Magic Numbers, Cribs, Chemical Brothers

What else?

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Summerstage security guy, Decemberists & Martha Plimpton

Love him or hate him, you can never forget the moustached Central Park Summerstage security guy....

w/ Decemberist Chris Funk

w/ Colin Meloy & crowd

coming to the rescue of fainted girl during Grizzly Bear

w/ Decemberists fan Martha Plimpton

photos all taken July 16, 2007 @ Central Park Summerstage.

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Dan Deacon w/ Girl Talk w/ Clipse w/ Grizzly Bear w/ Professor Murder, etc

The song....

DOWNLOAD: Girl Talk mashes Grizzly Bear & Clipse (MP3)

And now the picture...

Clipse, Grizzly Bear, & Girl Talk backstage @ Pitchfork 2007

* Pitchfork Music Festival 2007: Friday
* Pitchfork Music Festival 2007: Saturday
* Pitchfork Music Festival 2007: Sunday

And continuing with the theme of indie photo mashups, Gorilla Vs. Bear presents a collection of polaroids....

Who you callin crazy bitch?...

Clipse & Cat Power

Girl Man...

Girl Talk & Man Man

They love us, they really do...

tour partners Girl Talk & Dan Deacon

Best New Music...

Beach House, Grizzly Bear, & Deerhunter

Brooklyn represent...

Grizzly Bear & Professor Murder

new Professor Murder...

Better captions are welcome in the comments...

Previously
* the Decemberists & Grizzly Bear played Summerstage
* Professor Murder played Pitchfork
* Dan Deacon & Girl Talk played Pitchfork
* Grizzly Bear and Feist and Beirut and everyone
* Deerhunter played Bowery, playing Seaport
* Cat Power played McCarren Pool

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the Mountain Goats & Bowerbirds - 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Mountain Goats - The Monkey Song (live at Farm Sactuary) (MP3) (more)
DOWNLOAD: Mountain Goats - The Sign (live at Farm Sactuary) (MP3) (more)

The Mtn Goats @ Farm Sanctuary (CRED) (review)

The Mountain Goats are going on tour in the Fall with John Darnielle's favorite band Bowerbirds. They play Bowery Ballroom on October 1st, and Studio B the next day. All dates below....

The Mountain Goats - 2007 Tour Dates
09-20 Washington, DC - The Black Cat *
09-21 Baltimore, MD - Sonar *
09-22 Philadelphia, PA - Northstar Bar *
09-24 Buffalo, NY - Buffalo Icon *
09-25 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *
09-27 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre *
09-29 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street *
09-30 Boston, MA - Middle East Underground *
10-01 New York, NY - The Bowery Ballroom *
10-02 Brooklyn, NY - Studio B *

* with Bowerbirds

(dates via PFork)

Previously
* more Mountain Goats

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more CYHSY Tour Dates, NYC shows, presales

CYHSY & John Malkovich holding the actual Tom Hanks (VIA)

First came Gramercy Theatre & stuff. Then came one at Music Hall of Williamsburg, and now Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have announced a few more shows that includes November 13th @ Bowery Ballroom, and the very next day at Studio B. Also a show in Philly, and two in DC. Presale here. All tour dates below....

CYHSY - 2007 Tour Dates
07.17.07: Munich, Germany // Muffahalle
07.18.07: Florence, Italy // Italia Wave Love Festival
07.20.07: France // Carhaix Festival Les Vieilles Charrues
07.21.07: France // Angouleme Festival Garden Nef Party
07.22.07: Spain // Benicassim Festival
07.25.07: Switzerland // Paleo Festival
07.29.07: Mt Fuji, Japan // Fuji Rock Festival
08.04.07: Chicago, IL // Lollapalooza
09.02.07: Ireland // Electric Picnic
09.10.07: Brooklyn, NY // Music Hall of Williamsburg
09.11.07: New York, NY // Blender Theater at Gramercy
09.14.07: Monolith Festival, // Red Rocks Amphitheatre
09.15.07: Austin, TX // Austin City Limits
09.16.07: San Francisco, CA // Treasure Island
09.18.07: Los Angeles, CA // Troubador *
09.19.07: Los Angeles, CA // Troubador *
09.20.07: Los Angeles, CA // Troubador *
09.23.07: San Diego, CA // Street Scene
09.25.07: ???, ?? // TBA *
09.26.07: ???, ?? // TBA *
09.28.07: Portland, OR // Roseland *
09.29.07: Seattle, WA // Neumos *
09.30.07: Seattle, WA // Neumos *
10.04.07: Minneapolis, MN // Fine Line *
10.05.07: Minneapolis, MN // 400 Bar *
10.06.07: Madison, WI // The Annex *
11.13.07: New York, NY // Bowery Ballroom
11.14.07: Brooklyn, NY // Studio B
11.16.07: Philadelphia, PA // Starlight Ballroom
11.17.07: Washington, DC // Rock n Roll Hotel
11.18.07: Washington, DC // Rock n Roll Hotel

* w/ Elvis Perkins in Dearland

Previously
* more Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

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the Decemberists @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC - pics

DOWNLOAD: The Decemberists - Engine Driver (MP3)

I've been to my fair share of Decemberists shows, but I think this is the first time I got a picture of Colin Meloy getting air...

The show last night (July 16, 2007) at Summerstage was perfect start to end - Land of Talk into Grizzly Bear into the Decemberists - I couldn't ask for anything more. Colin and crew played a great set to a sold out crowd of endearing, and younger-than-ever, fans. More pics soon.

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Rilo Kiley - some 2007 Tour Dates

Indie darling and Rilo Kiley frontwoman, Jenny Lewis explains: "As a woman, the older I get the more comfortable I feel writing about sex and singing about it, whereas in my late teens and early 20s I wouldn't have dared. But now I feel comfortable enough where I can start writing about sex -- not necessarily about my own experiences, but the sexual lives of others. And the somewhat deviant sexual lives of others." [The Music Slut]

Rilo Kiley 's new album Under the Blacklight is out Aug. 21, 2007, and it's around then that they'll be touring for a few months. All tour dates haven't been announced yet, but quite a few of them are out there already, including September 22nd & 23rd @ Webster Hall - $25.00 each. All tour dates below....

Rilo Kiley - 2007 Tour Dates
8/15 Hamburg
8/16 Belgium, Pukkelpop
8/18 Stafford, V Festival
8/19 Chemsford, V Festival
8/20 London, Islington Academy
8/21 Manchester, Academy 3
8/22 Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
8/24 Utrecht, Tivoli
8/26 Koln, Prime Club
8/27 Berlin, Lido
8/28 Munich, Ampere
8/30 Paris, Nouveau Casino
8/31 Birmingham, Academy 2
9/01 Scotland, Connect Festival
9/02 Ireland, Electric Picnic
9/06 The Warfield, San Francisco
9/08 Showbow, Seattle
9/14 First Avenue, Minneapolis
9/17 Royal Oak Music Hall, Royal Oak, Michigan
9/21 Avalon, Boston
9/22 Webster Hall, NYC
9/23 Webster Hall, NYC
9/25 Philadelphia
9/29 Variety Playhouse, Atlanta
10/02 House of Blues, Orlando
10/05 Warehouse Live, Houston
10/06 The Palladium Ballroom, Dallas
10/12 San Diego

Previously
* VIDEOS: Rilo Kiley - 'The Moneymaker' (short & long)
* more Rilo Kiley

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OF MONTREAL played Pitchfork & some 2007 Tour Dates

Of Montreal @ Pitchfork Fest 2007 (CRED)

Of Montreal lived up to their hype and it was probably the most interesting and entertained I’d been all weekend. They started things off with a Darth Vadar-costumed man crossing the stage, and one guitar player with giant pink-feathered wings and 3-D glasses. Huh. Throughout the set various other characters joined the set, including a person dressed completely in black spandex and a gold face. Of Montreal was fun and danceable and I thoroughly enjoyed myself, as did the crowd. I saw one guy jumping about two feet in the air over and over just bopping along to the music. Wonderful. [More Cowbell]

Ticketmaster says tickets go on sale Friday for an Of Montreal show at Roseland Ballroom in NYC on October 13th. All known tour dates below...

Suffer for Fashion

Of Montreal - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 20 - Trästockfestivalen Skellefteå SWEDEN
Jul 21 - Slottsfjell Festival - Birkebeinerscenen Tønsberg NORWAY
Jul 24 - Redrum Helsinki FINLAND
Jul 26 - Emmaboda Festival Emmaboda SWEDEN
Jul 27 - Storsjöyran Östersund SWEDEN
Jul 28 - Storåsfestivalen Storås NORWAY
Jul 29 - Secret Garden Party Festival Huntingdon ENGLAND
Jul 31 - The Point Cardiff WALES, Wales
Aug 1 - Crawdaddy Dublin IRELAND
Aug 2 - Scala London ENGLAND, London and South East
Aug 3 - Audio Brighton Brighton ENGLAND
Aug 4 - Razzmatazz Barcelona SPAIN
Aug 5 - Festival Sudoeste Zambujeira do Mar PORTUGAL
Oct 12 - Roxy, Boston, MA
Oct 13 - Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY
Oct 14 - Rams Head Live!, Baltimore, MD
Nov 08 - Avalon Hollywood, Hollywood, CA

(thx Mike)

Previously
* more Of Montreal

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July 16, 2007

What's going on Monday?

DOWNLOAD: The Comas - Red Microphones (RAC remix) (MP3)

secret guest Land of Talk @ Union Hall - July 15, 2007 (CRED)

* Land of Talk, Grizzly Bear, Decemberists, Summerstage
* Aziz Ansari, Eugene Mirman, Michael Showalter, Demetri Martin, UCB
* Alice Smith, Joe's Pub
* NY Philharmonic in the Bronx
* Shout Out Louds, Spiegeltent
* Remy Ma Visits The Meatpacking District, Rikers Island, New Jersey...Respectively

Land of Talk is on at 6:30 sharp tonight! What else?

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Shout Out Louds - 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Shout Out Louds - Tonight I Have To Leave It (MP3)

Swedish 'indiepop quintet' Shout Out Louds are in town are here to play tonight (July 16) @ the Spiegeltent in Manhattan, tomorrow @ Luna Lounge, and then two shows in California. I can't be sure, but perhaps they'll also be back in NYC to play the Merge Records showcase during CMJ because they've got a show scheduled in Chicago on October 19th. All tour dates below...

Shout Out Louds - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 16 - Spiegeltent New York, New York
Jul 17 - Luna Lounge New York, New York
Jul 18 - Rickshaw Stop (Popscene) San Franscisco
Jul 19 - El Rey Los Angeles
Jul 28 - Emmaboda Festival (27-28 July) Emmaboda (SWE)
Aug 4 - Haldern Pop Festival Haldern (GER)
Aug 5 - Rote Fabrik Zurich (CH)
Aug 7 - Klubb Öya at John Dee Oslo
Aug 11 - Way Out West Festival Göteborg (Swe)
Aug 12 - Taubertal Festival Taubertal Festival (GER)
Aug 13 - Schocken Stuttgart
Aug 14 - Poolbar Feldkirch (AT)
Aug 15 - Frequency Festival Salzburg (AT)
Aug 22 - Manning Bar, Sydney Uni Sydney (AU)
Aug 23 - The Zoo Brisbane (AU)
Aug 24 - The Corner Melbourne (AU)
Aug 25 - The Rosemount Perth (AU)
Sep 18 - Prime Club Cologne (GER)
Sep 19 - Backstage Munich (GER)
Sep 20 - ISC Bern (CH)
Sep 21 - Les Docks Lausanne (CH)
Sep 22 - E-Werk Erlangen (GER)
Sep 24 - Karlstorbahnhof Heidelberg (GER)
Sep 25 - Weekender Innsbruck (AT)
Sep 26 - Rockhouse Salzburg (A)
Sep 27 - Messehalle Dresden (GER)
Sep 28 - Arena Leipzig (GER)
Sep 29 - Reeperbahnfestival at Knust Hamburg (GER)
Sep 30 - Donau Arena Regensburg (GER)
Oct 1 - Postbahnhof Berlin (GER)
Oct 19 - Logan Square Auditorium, Chicago

Previously
* more Shout Out Louds

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Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

The only two new releases I can wholeheartedly recommend are the Magic Numbers' sophomore release, Those the Brokes and Mick Harvey's Two of Diamonds.

Also this week, M.I.A. releases her first single, Boyz