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August 31, 2007

Yellow Fever & other ACL-related MP3s to download

DOWNLOAD: Yellow Fever - Culver City (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Yellow Fever - Joe Brown(MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sparrow House - When I Am Gone (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Art Brut - Direct Hit (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Art Brut - St. Paulie (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Art Brut - Moving to L.A. (acoustic) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Rosebuds - You Better Get Ready (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Rosebuds - Blue Bird (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Rosebuds - Get Up Get Out (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Rosebuds - Leaves Do Fall (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Grizzly Bear - Knife [girl Talk Remix] (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Grizzly Bear - Knife/heartbeats [GB Vs The Knife By Parrka] (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Grizzly Bear - Knife (cover By Born Ruffians) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Grizzly Bear - Lullabye (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Grizzly Bear - On A Neck, On A Spit (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: St. Vincent - Paris is Burning (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: St. Vincent - Now, Now (MP3)

Yellow Fever

At some point I asked, "What ever happened to the girl in Voxtrot?" And it was then that I found out that Jennifer Moore had dropped out of the band, and that she was in a different band called Yellow Fever - also from Austin, and Austin is where the next BrooklynVegan (& friends) concerts will be, and at those shows you'll be able to see Yellow Fever, Sparrow House (another Voxtrot-related project from Austin), and all of the artists whose MP3s are available above as downloads.

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Little Steven playing MSG, comments on Hilly Kristal

"Losing CBGB meant it was only a matter of time before Hilly followed" said Van Zandt "It was his whole life. He created the space to allow Indie Rock, Pop Art Rock, and Punk to be born. There would be no Ramones without Hilly Kristal. And who would want to live in a world without them? He loved this city and in the end, the city spit in his face."

Catch long-time CBGB supporter Steven Van Zandt (and friends) when he goes on a tour that includes two stops at NYC's MSG in October (during CMJ actually).

Tommy Ramone (seen pictured above with Hilly & Stevie) has a bunch of shows coming up (with his bluegrass band Uncle Monk).

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Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup (August 31st, 2007)

DOWNLOAD Copperpot - Art of Rap feat. Masta Ace & EdoG (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Baby Elephant - How Does The Brain Wave? ft David Byrne [Produced by Prince Paul] (MP3)

NEWS

• Prince Paul has a brand new project by the name of Baby Elephant. David Byrne appears on one of the tracks. Download above.
• Tickets go on sale Saturday for the September 21st AllHipHop.com Finale concert featuring Lupe Fiasco, Cassidy, Hurricane Cassidy, and Talib Kweli at Nokia Theatre in NYC. Talib just played Nokia Theatre, and he has a free NYC show coming up too. he also just put out a new album. Rolling Stone gave it three stars.
• Miss Info went to the Kanye West/Graduation preview party. Tom went as well. I didn't go, but you and I can hear it too - the album leaked. In related news, Kanye - along with the Smashing Pumpkins - is set to headline Miami’s Bang! Music Festival (Nov 10-11).
• Diddy has confirmed there will be an 'I Get Money' remix featuring 50 Cent, Diddy, Jay-Z & Kanye West.
• The RIAA has shut down DJ Premier's Live from the HQ podcast, while Ludacris gets renewed on XM. See Ludacris when he plays Radio City.
• FromDaBricks wrote a great deconstruction of Jeru Da Damaja
• Ja Rule & The Game are going to be collaborating.
• Time Magazine comments on Hip Hop's decline.
• Much more exciting: GZA & Killah Priest will do an album together. MF Doom & Pharoahe Monch are performing together. Hopefully the real Doom shows up though. Still excited for GZA performing Liquid Swords in Brooklyn.

More news, downloads, videos and tour dates, below.....

MORE NEWS

• New albums out this week include Madlib's Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: In India and Aesop Rock's None Shall Pass . AOL has the Aesop album streaming. Listen for free while you can, and then also check out the interview I did with Aesop if you haven't already.
• Weiss shares with us the 5 of the Worst Movies Involving Rappers
• KRS One is still one of the best interview subjects around.
• Murs is interviewed on a bunch of things. Mostly his move to a major.
• Bun B is set to record a second solo album.
• Hmm, an 18 year old blond female rapping about disfunctional relationships and family? Check out Lanz's Grow Up and my interview with her.

MUSIC

• Zimbabwe Legit recorded a great song featuring Sticman & Prince Po.
• Belly, Canada's #1 rapper, did a song with Kurupt.
• For all the 80's babies: Flannel Crunk, a mashup of 90's alternative rock and current Hip Hop
• Listen to the full N.O.R.E. - Noreality album.
• Whose demo tape was stronger? Check out Wu Tang's, Biggies, and 2Pac's.
• Beanie Sigel has a new single featuring R. Kelly
• Listen to Big Shug - Play It remix ft Royce 5'9", Termanology & Singapore Kane.
• DJ Honda is one of Japan's best Hip Hop exports. Check out some songs.

VIDEO

• Hmm, an 18 year old blond female rapping about disfunctional relationships and family? Check out Lanz's Grow Up.
• Talib Kweli drops a hot freestyle on Nahright. He's playing a free show in NYC on September 8th.
• Old school: Geto Boys - My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me.
• Common & Lily Allen did a video together for Drivin' Me Wild
• 50 Cent vs Cam'ron - The Complete Video Collection.
• Snoop + George Constanza in horror movie?
• Check out the live video of Lupe Fiasco performing 'Dumb Down'

SHOWS

09/01 Fat Joe @ BB King's

09/01 Clipse @ Columbia University

09/03 Soulico @ JDub BBQ @ The Yard

09/08 Talib Kweli, Lizz Fields, Marco Polo, Claudette Ortiz, Chip Fu @ Fort Greene Fest (at the Fort Greene Park), info

09/09 Aesop Rock @ Irving Plaza, tix

09/15 GZA performing 'Liquid Swords' @ McCarren Pool in Brooklyn (tix)

9/19 Prodigy of Mobb Deep and guests @ Spiegeltent (?!), info

09/21 Fat Joe @ BB King's CANCELLED

9/21 Lupe Fiasco, Cassidy, Hurricane Cassidy, and Talib Kweli @ Nokia Theatre (tix)

09/22 MF Doom, Pharoahe Monch, Collie Budz, Teriyaki Boyz, and DJ Uppercut @ NYC-Tokyo Festival in Central Park, tix

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

10/06 Sasha Frere Jones discusses "What isn't Hip Hop" as part of the New Yorker Festival.

10/06 Ludacris @ Radio City Music Hall (details)

10/07 Common @ Nokia Theatre

10/16 Fresh Press CMJ Showcase w/ Panacea, John Robinson / Lil Sci (Shaman) Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers (Shaman) K Banger (Shaman) Panacea (Rawkus / Glow-in-the-Dark) The Project (Glow-in-the-Dark) Zimbabwe Legit (pH MUSIC) Marshal Law (thisish) Dooley O (SOD Records / Lewis Recordings) Y-Society (Insight and Damu) (Tres Records) and The Smile Rays (Rawkus 50) @ The Knitting Factory (CMJ)

10/17 A-Trak, Nick Catchdubs & Kid Sister @ Hiro Ballroom (Fool's Gold CMJ showcase)

10/19 Devin The Dude, Del the Funkee Homosapien, Serendipity Project, and Bukue One @ BB King's (CMJ)

10/20 Brother Ali, Evidence & Little Brother @ Highline Ballroom (CMJ) (tix)

10/24 Queen Latifah @ Highline Ballroom (early) (late)

10/30 Cypress Hill @ Nokia Theatre

11/02 Lyrics Born @ Bowery Ballroom

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PJ Harvey - 2007 Tour Dates (NYC & LA), new album

"The no-nonsense rocker (who trades the rock for the gossamer on her new disc, out September 25 Stateside via Island, and the day before UK-ways) has announced a pair of solo U.S. shows in mid-October. And the lucky two American cities? No surprise here: New York and L.A." [Pitchfork]

"The album, produced by Polly, Flood & John Parish, will be titled White Chalk and features musical contributions from long time associate, Eric Drew Feldman, and also Jim White of the Dirty Three." That's the same Jim White who is touring with Nina Nastasia.

The NYC PJ Harvey show is October 10th @ the Beacon Theatre. The LA show is at the Orpheum. The LA show is already on ticketmaster. The NYC show isn't. Tour dates below...

PJ Harvey - 2007 Tour Dates
09-24 Bristol, England - Colston Hall
09-29 London, England - Royal Festival Hall
10-10 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
10-15 Los Angeles, CA - The Orpheum

Previously
* more PJ Harvey

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The Most Serene Republic - 2007 Tour Dates, new album

DOWNLOAD: The Most Serene Republic - Sherry and Her Butterfly Net (MP3)

The Most Serene Republic's sophomore release, Population, is out on Arts&Crafts October 2nd. In September, they'll play three NYC-area shows. All tour dates below...

The Most Serene Republic - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 8 - Virgin Festival/Toronto Island Toronto, Ontario
Sep 9 - Osheaga Festival/Parc Jean Drapeau Montreal, Quebec
Sep 20 - Mercury Lounge, NYC w/ The Blacks & Die Romantik & Finger on the Pulse DJing
Sep 21 - Union Hall Brooklyn, New York w/ She Keeps Bees
Sep 22 - Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey w/ PG Six
Oct 18 - Halifax Pop Explosion Halifax, Nova Scotia

Previously
* more Most Serene Republic

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Clipse & Vampire Weekend playing Columbia Saturday

Concert on the steps discolosed

People who know about these things most likely already know this, but for those who don't follow obscure music blogs: Saturday's Concert (2:00 PM, Low plaza) will be headlined by none other than Clipse, just back from a European tour and off the next day to the west coast.....Opening for Clipse will be Columbia grads Vampire Weekend...[the Bwog]

The show is free for the general public - unless it rains - then it gets moved inside where they check for student IDs. Vampire Weekend recently signed a record deal. More VW tour dates, here, and more info on who they're playing with in Brooklyn, here.

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What's Going on Friday?

DOWNLOAD: Ronnie Spector - All I Want (MP3)

Hilly Kristal (RIP) & Ronnie Spector

* Todd Terje at Tribeca Grand
* Clutch is at Bowery Ballroom w/ Beatallica
* The Budos Band are having a party at Lucky Cat
* Langhorne Slim is at Europa in Williamsburg too
* Mika Miko, High Places & Numbers are at Death By Audio
* Battles & Deerhunter are playing for free @ South Street Seaport
* Institubes Tour at Studio B with Curses, Surkin, + Orgasmic

What else?

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Mika Miko - MP3 & 2007 Tour Dates (tonight in BK)

DOWNLOAD: Mika Miko - Capricorinations (MP3)

Actually these girls from LA don't have much of a tour left at this point - just tonight (Aug 31, 2007) at Death By Audio w/ High Places, and then a show tomorrow in their hometown at The Smell.

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August 30, 2007

Herman Dune tonight in Brooklyn & a VIDEO

Thanks for the reminder. I meant to post about this a while ago. Herman Dune is playing at Union Hall in Brooklyn tonight (Aug 30). Check out the video below....

Herman Dune 'I Wish That I Could See You Soon'

Herman Düne is a French Anti-folk band, formed in 1999. The band consists of André Herman Düne (guitars and vocals), David-Ivar Herman Düne (guitars and vocals) and Neman Herman Düne (drums and sometimes backing vocals). Néman, who is from Switzerland, replaced former drummer Omé in early 2001. On December 13th, 2006, André Herman Düne played his last show with the band, and subsequently changed his name to Stanley Brinks.

Some of Herman Düne's influences include: Daniel Johnston, Lou Barlow, The Mountain Goats, Cat Power and Silver Jews. [Wikipedia]

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What's Going on Thursday?

I am very sorry that Hilly is gone. He was a big help to Blondie and to the New York music scene for many years. His club CBGB’s has become a part of New York lore and Rock n’ Roll history. -Debbie Harry.

photo © Stephanie Chernikowski

* VHS or Beta & Walter Meego are at Studio B
* Meat Puppets play Knitting Factory again
* Mark Olson from the Jayhawks is at Bowery Ballroom
* Jennifer Gentle (Sub Pop from Italy) & The Dodos are at Luna Lounge
* Ferraby Lionheart celebrates a CD release w/ MGMT at Mercury Lounge

What else?

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ACL, tapings & Brooklyn Vegan afterparties (sort of)

This September I'll be returning to Austin for my first-ever visit to the annual three-day Austin City Limits Festival (see previous post for talk of the lineup). While I'm there, I also hope to catch at least one episode-taping for the 33rd season of the associated PBS series with the same name (Austin City Limits). Arcade Fire, Crowded House, Wilco, Bloc Party, Regina Spektor, and Lucinda Williams will all be there to play the festival, and to tape a show.

Then there are the afterparties - official and unofficial. Official afterparties (or aftershows as they call them) feature many of the same bands playing the festival. They happen at night at one of the various venues around Austin - Stubb's, La Zona Rosa, The Parish, Emo's and Antone's to be exact. Anyone can buy tickets to the aftershows. They've got Spoon, The White Stripes (sold out), Common, Blonde Redhead, The National, etc..

I actually know very little about the unofficial afterparties, except that I helped put one together. It was a team effort between myself and the "Hot Freaks" otherwise known as an aquarium drunkard, la blogothèque, chromewaves, gorilla vs bear, my old kentucky blog, and you ain't no picasso. This group of 'Hot Freaks' worked together before - at SXSW. For ACL they asked if I felt like getting freaky, I said 'yes', and the rest is history.

Our parties take place at the Mohawk and at the adjoining Club Deville, on both Friday and Saturday after ACL. The shows are FREE (w/ some RSVP thing that's going to be available after Labor Day), and all of our artists are NOT also playing ACL. We have Art Brut, Grizzly Bear, St. Vincent, The Rosebuds, Yellow Fever, Sparrow House (Jared from Voxtrot), and more. More details below....

The Rosebuds @ BOwery Ballroom, NYC (MORE)

These shows are also in conjunction with (sponsored by) Dell Lounge. Dell Lounge sponsors a stage at ACL, an ACL-related Battle of the Bands, and Dell Lounge will be the website where people can stream some of the ACL Festival performaces as they happen. This is also their party....

More info @ TheHotFreaks.com

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Nina Nastasia & Jim White - 2007 Tour Dates & MP3

DOWNLOAD: Nina Nastasia & Jim White - I Write Down Lists (MP3)

"Nina Nastasia & Jim White will be touring in October in support of their new album, You Follow Me, out now on FatCat. This is Nina Nastasia & Jim White's first tour as a duo."

Stripped of finery, You Follow Me is Nastasia's purest, most assured work yet, a raw acoustic set that sweeps sentiment out of dusty corners and slips into sudden whispers as White frisks around and across her stark chords. And when Nastasia's voice rises from a delicate mumble to a piercing cry, it's enough to make hearts follow suit. [The Onion]

Tour Dates below...

Nina Nastasia & Jim White - 2007 Tour Dates
Wed. Oct. 3 - New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Thu. Oct. 4 - Houston, TX @ Orange Show Center for Visionary Art
Fri. Oct. 5 - Chicago, IL @ Schubas
Sat. Oct. 6 - Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
Sun. Oct. 7 - Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern
Mon. Oct. 8 - Portland, OR @ Holocene
Wed. Oct. 10 - San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
Thu. Oct. 11 - Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory (front room)

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Daft Hands

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Volunteer to see Ludacris at Radio City Music Hall

future Ludacris ticket holders cleaning Prospect Park

Do some volunteer work. Get a ticket to Radio City in return. The October 6th show will feature Ludacris and "additional talent to be announced".

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HILLY 4EVER (pics from outside CBGB)

DOWNLOAD: Nico - Janitor of Lunacy (live at CBGB, March 8, 1979 (MP3)

Photos taken by beau.unruh - outside CBGB in NYC on August 29, 2007 - the day word got out that CBGB founder Hilly Kristal had passed away the day before.

I did a similar post the morning after CBGB closed last year, and there was a similar shrine outside CB's when Joey Ramone died.

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Bad Brains comment on Hilly Kristal, tour

Though I posted some from the same day, I never published the two photos in this post before...

Bad Brains & CBGB

I asked Bad Brains' record label if Bad Brains wanted to say anything about Hilly Kristal. Here's what they said:

"The Brains didn't go to college... CBGB's was our university. Hilly was our head master. And although the music died back in the 50's with Holly and Richie...the punk lives with Hilly, Joey, Stiv and CB's. Forever is the spirit of Hilly and his punk rock. Thanks Hilly, we will all ways remember you as the don of punk and the king of the bowery...that serious looking nice guy....Jah lives... the Bad Brains."

Related posts
* Bad Brains are back + pics from CBGB reunion
* Bad Brains @ CBGB (2006 - show 1), NYC | pics
* Bad Brains on a Rocks Off concert cruise, NYC - pics
* RIP - CBGB Founder, Hilly Kristal Dies at Age 75

Bad Brains just announced a few more tour dates. Check 'em out below...

Bad Brains - 2007 Tour Dates
9-22-07 -- Street Scene (Coors Amphitheatre), San Diego CA
9-24-07 -- Slim's, San Francisco CA
9-25-07 -- House Of Blues, Anaheim CA
9-26-07 -- House Of Blues, Los Angeles CA

Their newest video is HERE.

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Amiina cancel U.S. Tour

Amiina locked away in an Iceland attic

Sigur Ros announced they're coming, just as their Icelandic friends Amiina announced they aren't. Highline Ballroom, Osheaga, and all Amiina's other upcoming shows aren't happening. More below...

AMIINA CANCEL TOUR

In a statement released to fans via their website this morning Icelandic quartet and Ever Records signing Icelandic Quartet AMIINA ( Sólrún Sumarlidadóttir, María Sigfúsdóttir, Edda Olafsdottir and Hildur Ársælsdóttir) revealed that they are canceling their sixteen city US tour slated to start next week.

" We are very sorry to inform you that due to illness within the band, we have had to postpone our North American tour scheduled to start in Washington DC next week. We obviously didn't want this to happen and are very disappointed, but we will soon be over before you know it! Thank you to those who have already bought tickets. Please go to the point of purchase for a full refund."

The band aim to reschedule the tour for Spring 2008 following more time back in the studio and their touring commitments in Europe and the Far East.

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September 2007 North American Tour - ALL DATES CANCELLED
09/04/07: Sixth & I Historic Synagogue - Washington, DC
09/05/07: Highline Ballroom - New York, NY
09/06/07: Sanctuary at the Salem Church - Harrisburg, PA
09/08/07: Paradise Rock Club - Boston, MA
09/09/07: Osheaga Festival Musique et Arts - Montreal, QC
09/10/07: Legendary Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ONT
09/12/07: Lakeshore Theatre - Chicago, IL
09/13/07: Radio Radio - Indianapolis, IN
09/14/07: 930 Listing Room - Louisville, KY
09/16/07: Belcourt Theatre - Nashville, TN
09/18/07: Club Dada - Dallas, TX
09/19/07: Parish - Austin, TX
09/23/07: El Rey Theatre - Los Angeles, CA
09/24/07: Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
09/26/07: Doug Fir Lounge - Portland, OR
09/27/07: Triple Door - Seattle, WA

Previously
* more Amiina

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Music Hall of Williamsburg & other venues (NY Times again)

It’s the kind of thing you might expect to see in a multimillion-dollar concert hall in Berlin or Los Angeles, not in a rock club in a former mayonnaise plant in Brooklyn: a sloped ceiling incorporating sophisticated acoustical design, made up of eight curved segments that are suspended from the roof on rubber mounts.

But there it is at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, the latest development in a building spree that has radically changed the live-music landscape of New York over the last few years. Set to open on Tuesday with a concert by Patti Smith, the Music Hall, which holds 550 people....[NY Times]

Other key points in the article.

• The Music Hall is very much modeled after Bowery Ballroom w/ no pillars to block your view.
• The Gramercy Theatre is still being fixed up by Live Nation.
• Peter Shapiro, who owned Wetlands, the TriBeCa rock and jam-band club that closed in 2001, is planning next spring to open Brooklyn Bowl, a 20,000-square-foot combination bowling alley and performance space in Williamsburg.
• Andrew W. K. is looking to open a club at 100 Lafayette Street, just below Canal Street

Read the rest in the article, and for all the previous articles on Bowery Presents, Live Nation, and venues, check HERE.

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Sonic Youth (Thurston Moore) regrets not breaking up

In the last few years, Moore has watched as contemporaries including Pixies and Dinosaur Jr. reunited to great acclaim and substantial financial rewards. And the 49-year-old admits he sometimes wonders how much money a Sonic Youth reunion tour would have made. He says, "The Pixies reunion was a real success, and Dinosaur Jr. seems like a big success, and both those bands play as good as they ever did. Mission Of Burma blew my mind when they came back. "But a band like us never did break up. Which was to our own detriment. "What would have happened if we did break up after (classic 1988 double album) Daydream Nation - or even after (1990's) Dirty - and had gotten back together two years ago? "You'd be interviewing me at the Chateau Marmont as I'm waiting for my limousine. We probably would have made so much money. "This was our biggest career faux-pas - not breaking up." [contactmusic]

Thurston Moore's new solo (still just a side project) album comes out on Sept. 18th. More info, and solo tour dates, HERE.

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Sebadoh & Dinosaur Jr are coming (WIN TIX - NYC & LA)

Dinosaur Jr @ Edinburgh Liquid Room, 27th Aug 2007 (CRED)

* Tickets are still on sale for Sebadoh's Sept 2nd show in Brooklyn
* J Mascis' friend Kevin Drew played McCarren Pool last night
* Dinosaur Jr also has some shows coming up. Two of those shows are:

• Sep 3 - Webster Hall, NYC w/ Dr. Dog (tix)
• Sep 8 - The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA w/ Band of Horses (tix)

I have TEN PAIRS of tickets to give away for the NYC show, and TEN MORE PAIRS to give away for the LA show. That's right, TWENTY PAIRS for free. TO WIN, keep reading.....

TO WIN a pair of tix, please be at least 18 years of age, and e-mail BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Dinosaur). Include your first and last name (and NYC or LA) in the email (and your address if you feel like being helpful because I think the tickets may be mailed out to you). NOTE THAT: Unlike every other contest I've ever done on this site, I WILL pass on the twenty winning email addresses to someone else. That person works for a third party company, and that person will send you your tickets. They will not add your name to any lists though. Losing email addresses will not leave my contest-email inbox. The NYC show is coming up soon, so random winners will be picked ASAP. E-mail now!

Previously
* more Dinosaur Jr

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MARK OLSON reunites w/ Gary Louris in MN, playing NYC TONIGHT (Win Tix)

Jayhawks' Gary Louris & Mark Olson @ 400 Bar, MN - Aug 18, 2007 (CRED)

The crowd seemed to double after Louris took to the stage, and as the bar filled up and pressed forward the band launched into the Jayhawks song “Pray for Me.” Olson and Louris's vocals collided so perfectly that it was impossible to tell who was singing which part, and for a moment I stopped being jealous of all the lucky jerks who got to see the original Jayhawks lineup play together many years ago and reveled in the beauty of the two men performing together. [Reveille Magazine]

Gary won't be at Bowery Ballroom tonight (Aug 30), but Mark will be. Tickets are still on sale, and I have a pair to give away to someone who emails me at BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Olson), and tells me they want to go. Winner will be picked at random. More dates HERE.

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Feist, Grizzly Bear & Broken Social Scene @ McCarren Pool

Grizzly Bear

Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew

Feist

All photos in this post by Kyle Dean Reinford. More below...

Patti Smith, I mean Feist

This show happened at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn on Wednesday, August 29, 2007. BSS played Boston the night before. They all played Letterman the night before that. And they all played Beacon Theatre the night before that night.

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August 29, 2007

¡Forward, Russia's new songs to have actual ¡titles!

News from a band we haven't heard from in a while: "¡Forward, Russia! returned to the UK last week, after spending two and a half months in Seattle recording their eagerly anticipated second album." Wow, in the U.S. for two and a half months? Continued below....

The follow up to their UK chart-busting debut, Give Me a Wall, is scheduled for release in the early months of 2008. The album, entitled Life Processes, was recorded at various studios in Seattle and produced by Matt Bayles, best known for his work on the most recent Mastodon album, along with the Blood Brothers and Isis. The band unveiled one song from the album recently during an interview on Seattle’s KEXP radio station. In a departure from their earlier work, ¡Forward, Russia! have revealed that all songs from Life Processes will have actual titles, instead of numbers, as previously had been the case. Full details of the track listing will be released shortly, though it has been confirmed that their most recent UK single Don’t Be a Doctor, will not be included on the album. After shows this past weekend at the Leeds Festival & London's Get Loaded in the Park, the band have lined up a further number of British dates where they plan to preview tracks from the new record, including Oxford’s Truck Festival, which had been postponed due to inclement weather. The band were unable to play the original dates due to their US recording commitments. Full details of the more extensive UK tour the Leeds' combo has planned for later in the year should be available shortly. Confirmed dates September 8 MILTON KEYNES, Mad Dogs & Englishmen Festival September 22 OXFORD, Truck Festival November 24 SKEGNESS, The Big Reunion

Previously * more Forward Russia

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VIDEOs: Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe (official & on Conan) ++ updated Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Okkervil River - Our Life Is Not A Movie Or Maybe (MP3)

I love this song, but after Ryan and I played it on the radio today I was saying how I don't necessarily feel as strongly as others about about the whole album. I like it - its just not one of my absolute favorites of the year....

"Our Life is Not a Movie or Maybe," the first video for Austin, Texas-based Okkervil River's The Stage Names, was directed by Margaret Brown, whose acclaimed documentary about Townes Van Zandt, Be Here to Love Me, was released theatrically in 2005 by Palm Pictures. Director Jonathan Demme hailed Be Here to Love Me as "a thrilling piece of pure cinema," adding that Brown "has moved the whole 'possibilities of film' thing a big leap forward, especially as regards the blending of film and music, image, sound and thought. "The New York Times' Stephen Holden called Be Here to Love Me "Impressive! A tender, impressionistic film biography," while Anthony Lane of the New Yorker elaborated that Brown conceived her movie, she says, to be "vinyl, not CD," and the ride of it does indeed deliver a rough-edged truth."

Okkervil River - 2007 Tour Dates
08/30/07 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad
08/31/07 Phoenix, AZ - The Brickhouse
09/01/07 Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
09/03/07 San Diego, CA - Casbah *
09/04/07 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour *
09/05/07 San Francisco, CA - Independent *
09/07/07 Eugene, OR - Wow Hall *
09/08/07 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan (MusicFest NW) *
09/09/07 Vancouver, British Columbia - Richard's on Richards *
09/10/07 Seattle, WA - Neumos *
09/12/07 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *
09/13/07 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre *
09/14/07 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room *
09/15/07 Iowa City, IA - Picador *
09/17/07 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theater *
09/18/07 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium *
09/19/07 Urbana, IL - The Canopy Club (Pygmalion Festival) *
09/21/07 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace *
09/22/07 Hamilton, Ontario - Pepper Jack's Cafe *
09/23/07 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa *
09/24/07 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground *
09/25/07 Boston, MA - Middle East *
09/26/07 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse *
09/28/07 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
09/29/07 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's *
09/30/07 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel *
10/02/07 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
10/03/07 Athens, GA - 40 Watt *
10/04/07 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder @ FSU *
10/05/07 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *
10/06/07 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington *
11/06/07 Colchester, UK - Colchester Arts Centre
11/07/07 Nottingham, UK - The Social
11/08/07 Newcastle, UK - Newcastle University
11/09/07 Glasgow, UK - Nice N Sleazy
11/10/07 Manchester, UK - Manchester Roadhouse
11/12/07 Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique
11/13/07 Paris, France - La Cigalle w/ Vic Chesnutt
11/14/07 Fribourg, Switzerland - Fri-Son
11/19/07 Wien, Austria - Szene
11/20/07 Muenchen, Germany - Registratur
11/22/07 Frankfurt, Germany - Brotfabrik
11/23/07 The Hague, Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival
11/24/07 Muenster, Germany - Gleiss
11/25/07 Cologne, Germany - Prime Club
11/26/07 Berlin, Germany - Lido
11/27/07 Hamburg, Germany - Knust
11/29/07 Copenhagen, Denmark - Loppen
11/30/07 Stockholm, Sweden - Spark Club @ Debaser Medis
12/04/07 Brighton, UK - Pressure Point
12/05/07 Liverpool, UK - Liverpool Academy
12/06/07 Dublin, Ireland - Whelans
12/07/07 Leeds, UK - Brudenell Social Club
12/08/07 Cardiff, UK - Barfly
12/09/07 London, UK - Luminaire

* w/ Damien Jurado

and the same song on Conan:

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Sigur Ros - new DVD, CD & NYC show

DOWNLOAD: Sigur Ros - untitled #8 (a.k.a. popplagið / the pop song) (MP3)

You already heard of this band called Sigur Ros, and you know about the NYC show, but maybe you didn't hear all about the new Heima DVD and Hvarf / Heim Double CD....

Sigur Rós Sigur Rós Heima DVD Hvarf / Heim Double CD Out November 6 Exclusive Advance Screening September 14 in Akureyri, Iceland

Sigur Rós have confirmed a November 6 street date for two separate but related releases: a DVD called Heima and a double CD set titled Hvarf / Heim. Both will be issued in the U.S. on the XL label.

Heima-which translates as both "At Home" and "Homeland"-- chronicles a series of free concerts Sigur Rós played in their native Iceland over the course of summer 2006. Combining both the biggest and smallest shows of their career, the entire tour was filmed, and now provides a unique insight into one of the world's most fascinating and inscrutable bands captured live while exploring their natural habitat like never before. The film is currently being edited by Nick Fenton with direction from the Oscar-nominated Dean DeBlois.

The culmination of more than a year spent promoting their hugely successful Takk... album around the world, the Icelandic tour was free to all-comers and went largely unannounced. Playing in deserted fish factories, outsider art follies, far-flung community halls, sylvan fields, darkened caves and the huge horseshoe-shaped Asbyrgi canyon (formed, legend has it, by the hoofprint of Odin's six-legged horse Sleipnir), the band reached an entirely new spectrum of the Icelandic population; young and old, ardent and merely quizzical, entirely by word-of-mouth.

Material from all four of the band's albums is featured, including many rare and notable moments. Among these are a heart-stopping rendition of the previously unreleased 'Guitardjamm', filmed inside a derelict herring oil tank in the far West Fjords; a windblown, one-mic recording of 'Vaka', shot at a dam protest camp subsequently drowned by rising water; and first time acoustic versions of such rare live beauties as 'Staralfur', 'Agaetis Byrjun' and 'Von'.

The Hvarf / Heim CD is made up primarily of two EPs. The title of the first, Hvarf, translates appropriately as "disappeared," as its five tracks are new recordings of lost songs from various points in Sigur Ros's history. The first three, 'Salka,' 'Hljomalind' and 'I Gaer,' were never released either because they were not recorded, or because they were recorded and then not included on a finished album. The fourth and fifth, 'Von' and perennial live favorite 'Hafsol' are radical and complete reimaginings of songs from the band's first album, the original versions of which were recorded by the band's Jonsi Birgisson and Georg Holm with drummer Agust Gunnarsson prior to Kjartan Sveinsson and Orri Dyrason joining the band.

An alternative translation of "Hvarf" is "haven," which ties into the title of the second portion of this release, Heim, or "home." Heim's six tracks are live acoustic versions of songs from all four Sigur Ros studio albums recorded in Iceland either during the band's summer 2006 tour or early this spring. The unplugged scenario had been pretty much imposed on the band, there being no power at some of the locations. Four of the songs here ('Untitled 1,' 'Unititled 3,' 'Agaetis Byrjun' (never performed live before this last summer) and 'Heysatan') were played acoustically on the road during the summer tour, with the remaining 'Staralfur' and 'Von,' being first interpreted for a protest concert against a planned road development next to the band's studio in the artistic community of Alafoss, back in February 2007

There will be an exclusive screening of Heima Sept. 14 in Akureyri, Iceland, which will be followed by the film's official premiere on Sept. 27 in Reykjavik on the opening night of the Icelandic International Film Festival which runs from Sep 27 - Oct 7.

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What's Going on Wednesday?

DOWNLOAD: Stars - Celebration Gun (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Stars - First 5 Times (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Stars - Reunion (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Apostle of Hustle - My Sword Hand's Anger (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: New Buffalo - Recovery (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Broken Social Scene - cause=time (edit) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Kevin Drew - tbtf (MP3)

Sam Goldberg, Brendan Canning, Kevin Drew @ TT the Bears Aug 28, 07 (CRED)

Last night's free, full-capacity, MySpace-sponsored "secret" show was an absolute sweaty blast, and marked the debut of the new incarnation of Broken Social Scene, which includes mainstays Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, and drummer Justin Peroff, along with three new faces: Andrew Kenny (of the dearly departed American Analog Set), Sam Goldberg (Hawaii, Uncut, Bodega), and Bill Priddle (who is actually a now-returned founding BSS member).

* last night Kevin Drew & friends played Boston
* Tonight Feist, Grizzly Bear & Broken Social Scene (Kevin Drew) play McCarren Pool
* O'Death & Death Vessel are playing the Spiegeltent
* The Meat Puppets & Oxford Collapse play Knitting Factory
* Jennifer Gentle, The Dodos & Phosphorescent are at Mercury Lounge
* VHS or Beta & Walter Meego are at Bowery Ballroom
* Doveman returns to Joe's Pub
* Dry Yai are at Joe's Pub too
* David Byrne recently visited the Red Hook ballfields
* RIP Hilly

What else?

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the 'Freshbread' Sirius playlist & BAD RELIGION tour dates

"ME & GREG(BAD RELIGION) SHARE A LAUGH" (CRED)

More punk. More Sirius. I was pleased to have Ryan "Freshbread" of freshbread.blogs.com with me on today's (Aug 29, 2007) BrooklynVegan Sirius show. He chose all the music we played. That included a new Bad Religion track. Bad Religion is going on tour. There's a presale and a regular sale for a NYC and NJ show and other shows. All those tour dates, and Ryan's whole Sirius playlist, below....

Bad Religion - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 29 – Queen Creek, AZ - Schnepf Farms (Edgefest 103.9 Radio Show, NO Presale)
Sep 30 – El Paso, TX – Club 101
Oct 1 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Oct 4 – Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's
Oct 5 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Oct 6 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue
Oct 7 – Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club
Oct 9 – Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
Oct 10 – Covington, KY - Madison Theatre
Oct 11 – Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre
Oct 12 – Buffalo, NY – Town Ballroom
Oct 14 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
Oct 15 – New York, NY - Nokia Theatre Times Square
Oct 16 – Boston, MA – The Roxy
Oct 17 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
Oct 19 – Allentown, PA – Crocodile Rock Cirafé
Oct 20 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom

BrooklynVegan Sirius Playlist (Freshbread edition)
Real Tuesday Weld – show must go on

Orba Squara – Stay Around
Devendra Banhart – Seahorse
John Vanderslice – White Dove

Budos Band – Ride Or Die
Keller Williams (feat. Michael Franti) - Ninja Of Love
Vampire Weekend – Walcott (Insane Mix #2)

Polyphonic Spree – Lithium
Sea & Cake – Coconut
Fujiya & Miyagi – Ankle Injuries

Okkervil River – Our Life is Not A Movie or Maybe
Spoon – The Underdog
Foo Fighters (Arcade Fire Cover) - Keep the Car Running (Live)

Bob Marley – Lively Up Yourself (bombay dub orchestra remix)
Yellowman – Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt
Alpha Blondy – Afriki

Sunset Rubdown – Stadiums & Shrines (Snake’s Got A Leg version)
Steve Earle (feat Forro In the Dark) - City Of Immigrants
Akron/Family – I’ve Got Some Friends

The Dirty Feel – Get It All The Time
Moonbabies – take Me To the Ballroom
Earlimart – Cold Cold Heaven

Super Furry Animals – Show Your Hand
Josh Ritter – Right Moves
Ryan Adams – Halloween Head

Architecture In Helsinki – Heart It Races
Black Moth Super Rainbow – I Am The Alphabet
New Pornographers – Myriad Harbour

The Teeth – Oh, Bessy!
Bad Religion – Prodigal Son

The Rapture – Whoo! Alright, Yeah...Uh Huh

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originally aired Wed Aug 29, 2007

The Brooklyn Vegan "Blog Radio" show airs on Sirius Left of Center every Wednesday at noon EST (and then again at midnight).

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Van Halen (w/ David Lee Roth) - 2007 Tour Dates

And now that I'm moving right along like this, I think it's about time I list the David Lee Roth and Eddie Van Halen reunion tour dates (a disaster waiting to happen?)....

Van Halen - 2007 Tour Dates
Thu 09.27 Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena Sold Out Sold Out
Sat 09.29 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum ON SALE NOW Sold Out
Mon 10.01 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center ON SALE NOW Sold Out
Wed 10.03 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center ON SALE NOW Sold Out
Sun 10.07 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Sold Out Sold Out
Fri 10.05 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena ON SALE 8.31 10:00 AM TBA
Fri 10.12 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre Sold Out Sold Out
Wed 10.10 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena ON SALE NOW Sold Out
Sun 10.14 Indianapolis, IN Conseco Field House ON SALE TBA TBA
Tue 10.16 Rosemont, IL Allstate Arena ON SALE NOW Sold Out
Thu 10.18 Chicago, IL United Center ON SALE NOW Sold Out
Sat 10.20 Detroit, MI Joe Louis Arena ON SALE NOW Sold Out
Mon 10.22 Auburn Hills, MI Palace of Auburn Hills ON SALE NOW Sold Out
Wed 10.24 Minneapolis, MN Target Center ON SALE TBA TBA
Fri 10.26 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center ON SALE TBA TBA
Sun 10.28 St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center ON SALE TBA TBA
Tue 10.30 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden ON SALE NOW Sold Out
Thu 11.01 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center Sold Out Sold Out
Sat 11.03 E. Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena ON SALE TBA TBA
Thu 11.08 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum ON SALE TBA TBA
Tue 11.13 New York, NY Madison Square Garden ON SALE TBA TBA
Tue 11.20 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center ON SALE TBA TBA
Fri 11.23 Glendale, AZ Jobing.Com Arena ON SALE TBA TBA
Sun 11.25 San Diego, CA Cox Arena ON SALE TBA TBA
Tue 11.27 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena ON SALE TBA TBA
Thu 11.29 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion at San Jose ON SALE TBA TBA
Sat 12.01 Portland, OR Rose Garden ON SALE TBA TBA
Mon 12.03 Seattle, WA Key Arena ON SALE TBA TBA
Wed 12.05 Vancouver, BC General Motors Place ON SALE TBA TBA
Fri 12.07 Calgary, AB Pengrowth Saddledome ON SALE TBA TBA
Sun 12.09 Edmonton, AB Rexall Place ON SALE TBA TBA

Fans Across The Country Show Their Excitement for First Van Halen/David Lee Roth Tour in More Than 22 Years

The latest on-sale info, ">HERE

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Type O Negative - October 2007 Tour Dates

Now that I've veered off into a slightly-punk direction, I thouht it would be a good time to post the news of yet another classic not-indie-rock band I hold dear to my heart. Type O Negative have announced another Halloween tour (it's a tradition). There's a pre-sale and a regular sale, and all tour dates below...

Type O Negative - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 12 - Toad’s Place New Haven, Connecticut
Oct 13 - Palladium Worcester, Massachusetts
Oct 14 - Northern Lights Clifton Park, New York
Oct 16 - Crocodile Rock Allentown, Pennsylvania
Oct 17 - Town Ballroom Buffalo, New York
Oct 20 - Eagles Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oct 21 - The Vic Chicago, Illinois
Oct 23 - Blue Cats Knoxville, Tennessee
Oct 24 - Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 26 - Headliners Louisville, Kentucky
Oct 27 - Harpo’s Detroit, Michigan
Oct 29 - Irving Plaza New York, New York
Oct 30 - Trocadero Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 31 - Starland Ballroom Sayreville, New Jersey

Previously
* more Type O Negative news

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Lifetime, Bouncing Souls & World/Inferno - 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: The Bouncing Souls - The Gold Song (MP3)

Bouncing Souls @ Electric Factory - Aug 17, 2007 (CRED)

It won't be anything like the recent show at the Court Tavern, but Lifetime & Bouncing Souls on the same bill is still Bouncing Souls and Lifetime on the same bill. Tickets are now on presale and regular sale for a show on October 16th at Webster Hall. All tour dates below...

Bouncing Souls - Live at Coney Island, NY 8/20/07

Quick Check Girl" live at Cha Cha's in Coney Island 8/20/07. Awesome Show

Bouncing Souls - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 16: New York, NY @ Webster Hall w/ Lifetime, Modern Life Is War, & The Low Budgets
Oct 17: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance Theater *
Oct 18: Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street Night Club *
Oct 19: Providence, RI @ The Living Room *
Oct 20: New Haven, CT @ Toads Place *
Oct 21: State College, PA @ The Cellblock *

* w/ World/Inferno F.S., Modern Life Is War, The Low Budgets

Lifetime - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 7 - Hawthorne Theater Portland, Oregon
Sep 8 - El Corazon Seattle, Washington
Oct 16 - Webster Hall w/ Bouncing Souls New York, New York

World/Inferno Friendship Society - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 8 - World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 9 - World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 13 - Soul Kitchen Mobile, Alabama
Sep 14 - Fuel Jacksonville, Florida
Sep 15 - Studio A Miami, Florida
Sep 16 - The Social Orlando, Florida
Sep 17 - Map Room Charleston, South Carolina
Sep 18 - Asheville Arts Center Asheville, North Carolina
Sep 19 - 20th Century Theater Cincinnati, Ohio
Sep 20 - Mr Smalls Millvale (pittsburgh), Pennsylvania
Sep 21 - First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 22 - Otto Bar Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 23 - Knitting Factory New York, New York
Sep 24 - Knitting Factory New York, Pennsylvania
Sep 25 - Axis Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 26 - The Club @ Water st Music Hall Rochester, New York
Sep 27 - The Grog Shop Cleveland Hgts, Ohio
Sep 28 - Magic Stick Detroit, Michigan
Sep 29 - Logan Square Auditorium Chicago, Illinois
Oct 17 - The Chance Poughkeepsie, New York
Oct 18 - Pearl St Night Club Northampton, Massachusetts
Oct 19 - The Living Room Providence, Rhode Island
Oct 20 - Toads Place New Haven, Connecticut
Oct 21 - The Cell Block State College, Pennsylvania

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backstage pics from Letterman & McCarren Pool set times

Feist instructs the troops

One of the indiest shows of the summer is going down at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn tonight (Aug 29, 2007). The weather is beautiful. Feist is headlining, and here's a re-post of something I got back when Grizzly Bear was added to the show:

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...").

The pics in this post were taken (not by me) backstage at the David Letterman show Monday. More below...

Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear Social Scene

Mate of State

And then there are the ones Rolling Stone posted of the rehearsal earlier in the day, like this one:

Previously
* VIDEO: Feist & friends (the orgy) on Letterman
* more Feist

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Comedians of Comedy - Fall 2007 Tour Dates

Glaser, Oswalt & Posehn - Comedians of Comedy 2005

The moment comedy fanatics across the country have been waiting for has finally arrived - The Comedians of Comedy fall tour dates are finally starting to get announced. NYC will be blessed with not one, but TWO shows at Irving Plaza that will feature Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford,Eugene Mirman, and SCADS of special guests. All tour dates below.....

Comedians of Comedy - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 3 - 8:00P @ Showbox - Seattle, WA. (tix)
Oct 5 - 8:00P @ Roseland Theater - Portland OR.
Oct 6 - 12:00P @ City Hall - LA CA.
Oct 25 - 7:00P @ Roxy - Boston, MA.
Oct 26 - 8:00P @ Dickenson College - Reading, PA.
Oct 27 - 6:00P @ Irving Plaza, NY
Oct 27 - 10:00P @ Irving Plaza, NY
Oct 28 - 8:00P @ Theater of Living Arts - Philly
Nov 1 - 6:30P @ Vic Theatre - Chicago, IL.
Nov 2 - 9:00P @ Blind Pig - Ann Arbor, MI.

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this post brought to you by Klaus. More upcoming comedy in the latest Comedy Canon.

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Passion of the Weiss vs. Deerhunter's Bradford Cox

Disturbing, Funny, Mean, well written, etc..

Deerhunter at Satellite Ballroom - July 7, 2007 (CRED)

Deerhunter play a free NYC show this Friday! (August 31, 2007)

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RIP - CBGB Founder, Hilly Kristal Dies at Age 75

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DOWNLOAD: Hilly Kristal - Rock N Roll Jackson (excerpt) (MP3)
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DOWNLOAD: Sick of It All - Take the Night Off (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bad Brains - Give Thanks and Praises (MP3)

RIP Hilly

Hilly Kristal on CBGB's final night - Oct 15, 2006

NEW YORK, Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- It is with deep sadness and regret that we inform you of the death of Hilly Kristal, who died on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 from complications from Lung Cancer. Kristal, 75, founded the legendary rock club CBGB and ran the club for 33 years. A singer and songwriter himself, Kristal opened the club to showcase "Country Bluegrass and Blues"; instead the club became a breeding ground for Punk rock. Among the many acts that called CBGB home were Blondie, the Talking Heads, Television, Living Color, Patti Smith and the Ramones. The club closed in October 2006, but CBGB continues, with a retail store in New York City and worldwide merchandise sales; in addition, there currently are plans to open new CBGB clubs in several locations. Kristal is survived by his daughter, Lisa Kristal Burgman, son, Mark Dana Kristal, son-in-law Ger Burgman, grandchildren Jenny and Adam Burgman, CBGB, and the thousands of artists and musicians who played the club. A private memorial service is planned. A public memorial will be held at a later date. Contributions in Hilly's honor may be made in his name to the American Cancer Society or to the Hilly Kristal Foundation for Musicians and Artists (168 Second Avenue, PMB 207, New York, NY 10003).

Hilly Kristal @ CMJ 2006

Coincedentally?, yesterday's Newsday had a story on CBGB one year later.

More CBGB, HERE.

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More 2007 CMJ bands announced ++ Meat Puppets tonight

The Meat Puppets @ Windjammer - July 21, 2007 (CRED)

The list of bands confirmed for this year's 2007 CMJ Music Marathon in NYC (Oct 16-20) is growing. The latest list includes M.I.A. (which we knew about and is at Terminal 5), Band of Horses (who would fit right in w/ their Sub Pop labelmates at Bowery Ballroom), Celebration (who have a new album coming out on 4AD), and The Meat Puppets (who are also playing NYC TONIGHT & TOMORROW). The whole list, below...

New Bands

Band of Horses – M.I.A. – Vampire Weekend – Earthless – o'death – Celebration – The Meat Puppets – Rock Plaza Central – The Black Hollies – Old Time Relijun – Takka Takka – Jennifer O'Connor – Health – Centro-matic – Chris Mills – The Teeth – Le Loup – The High Strung – De Novo Dahl – Lewis & Clarke – Moon + Moon – AIDS Wolf – Joan as Policewoman – Catfish Haven – Monotonix – Mike Kinsella – Palomar – Get Him Eat Him – Nashville Pussy – Big Bear – Ecstatic Sunshine – Gowns – The Warlocks

All Bands:

1990s – AIDS Wolf – A-Trak – Band of Horses – Big Bear – The Black Hollies – British Sea Power – Brother Ali – The Brunettes – Catfish Haven – Celebration – Centro-matic – Chris Mills – Coheed And Cambria – Crystal Castles – De Novo Dahl – Del The Funky Homosapien – Devin The Dude – Dirtbombs – Earthless – Ecstatic Sunshine – Eisley – Foreign Islands – Get Him Eat Him – Gowns – Health – The High Strung – Islands – Jennifer O'Connor – Jesu – Joan as Policewoman – Justice – Kavinsky – Mike Kinsella – Le Loup – Lewis & Clarke – Little Brother – M.I.A. – Mates Of State – The Meat Puppets – Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussein – Monotonix – Moon + Moon – MSTRKRFT – Mute Math – Nashville Pussy – No Age – o'death – Old Time Relijun – Palomar – The Ponys – Rock Plaza Central – Rodrigo Y Gabriela – Ruins – Simian Mobile Disco – Spoon – Marnie Stern – Takka Takka – The Teeth – The Black Hollies – Tiny Masters Of Today – UNKLE – Vampire Weekend – Vietnam – The Warlocks – Xiu Xiu

Previously
* British Sea Power - 2007 Tour Dates (CMJ)
* Initial 2007 CMJ lineup announced

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Bruce Springsteen - 2007 Tour Dates & new album

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band have announced their first full scale tour of the US and Europe since 2002-03, starting in Hartford, CT on October 2, the release date for the new Springsteen album 'Magic.' The E Street Band's members are: Roy Bittan - keyboards; Clarence Clemons - saxophone, percussion; Danny Federici - keyboards; Nils Lofgren - guitars; Patti Scialfa - vocals, guitar; Garry Tallent - bass; Steven Van Zandt - guitars; Max Weinberg - drums.

"Radio Nowhere," the first single from Bruce Springsteen's upcoming album 'Magic,' will be available exclusively and free on the iTunes Store for one week starting today. The iTunes album pre-order for 'Magic' also begins today and includes the free download of the "Radio Nowhere" single plus the song's video and an exclusive digital booklet.

Download "Radio Nowhere" Free from the iTunes Store

Radio Nowhere lyrics

'Magic,' Bruce Springsteen's new studio recording and his first with the E Street Band in five years, is set for release by Columbia Records on October 2.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band fall tour itinerary

Bruce Springsteen - 2007 Tour Dates (and on-sale dates)
10/2 Hartford, CT Hartford Civic Center 9/8
10/5 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center 9/8
10/9-10 East Rutherford, NJ Continental Airlines Arena 9/10
10/14 Ottawa, ONT Civic Centre 9/17
10/15 Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre 9/17
10/17-18 New York, NY Madison Square Garden 9/10
10/21 Chicago, IL United Center 9/8
10/26 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena 9/15
10/28 Los Angeles, CA Venue TBA TBA
11/2 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center 9/22
11/4 Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena 9/15
11/5 Auburn Hills, MI Palace Of Auburn Hills 9/21
11/11 Washington, D.C. Verizon Arena 9/21
11/14 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena 9/14
11/15 Albany, NY Times Union Center 9/8
11/18 Boston, MA TD Banknorth Garden 9/22
11/25 Madrid, SPAIN Palacio De Deportes 10/2
11/26 Bilbao, SPAIN Bilbao Exhibition Centre 10/9
11/28 Milan, ITALY Datchforum 9/10
11/30 Arnhem, NETHERLANDS Geldredome 9/8
12/2 Mannheim, GERMANY Sap Arena 8/31
12/4 Oslo, NORWAY Oslo Spektrum 9/3
12/8 Copenhagen, DENMARK Forum Copenhagen 9/3
12/10 Stockholm, SWEDEN Globe Arena 9/1
12/12 Antwerp, BELGIUM Sports Paleis 9/8
12/13 Cologne, GERMANY Koln Arena 8/31
12/15 Belfast, IRELAND Odyssey Arena 9/6
12/17 Paris, FRANCE Palais Omnisports De Bercy 9/7
12/19 London, UK O2 Arena 8/30

"'Magic,' Bruce Springsteen's new studio recording and his first with the E Street Band in five years, is set for release by Columbia Records on October 2, 2007. Produced and mixed by Brendan O'Brien, the album features eleven new Springsteen songs and was recorded at Southern Tracks Recording Studio in Atlanta, GA."

'Magic' Song Titles:

1. Radio Nowhere
2. You'll Be Comin' Down
3. Livin' in the Future
4. Your Own Worst Enemy
5. Gypsy Biker
6. Girls in Their Summer Clothes
7. I'll Work for Your Love
8. Magic
9. Last to Die
10. Long Walk Home
11. Devil's Arcade

'Magic' is the first new studio album by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band since 2002's GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-platinum, number one album 'The Rising' (Columbia Records), which was also produced by O'Brien.

Bruce Springsteen's longtime manager Jon Landau said, "'Magic' is a high energy rock CD. It's light on its feet, incredibly well played by Bruce and the members of the E Street Band, and, as always, has plenty to say. It's also immensely entertaining. 'Magic' is the third collaboration between Bruce and Brendan O'Brien and is a culmination of their very productive creative relationship."

Read Rolling Stone's article with more details about 'Magic.'

Rolling Stone interviews producer Brendan O'Brien.

Previously
* more Bruce Springsteen

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British Sea Power - 2007 Tour Dates (CMJ)

DOWNLOAD: British Sea Power - Oh Larsen B (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: It Ended On an Oily Stage (MP3)

British Sea Power are among the bands visting the U.S. for CMJ this year. They'll play an undisclosed NYC location on October 18th, and at least four other east coast shows while they're here....

British Sea Power - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 7 - 229 Great Portland Street, London London
Sep 16 - End of the Road Festival, Larmer Tree Gardens, Wiltshire Wiltshire
Sep 17 - The Freebutt, Brighton Brighton
Sep 21 - The Orange Box, Yeovil, Somerset
Sep 22 - St Georges Hall, Bradford Bradford
Oct 15 - Maxwells, Hoboken, NJ Maxwells
Oct 16 - Johnny Brendas, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 18 - CMJ, New York, NY
Oct 19 - Black Cat, Washington DC
Oct 21 - Middle East Downstairs, Cambridge, MA
Nov 2 - Whitecliffs Cafe, East Sussex Saltdean, Nr Brighton, East Sussex

"When you break open up that penny bank for tickets, be sure to save some of the leftover change to pick up an upcoming EP from the band. Released in October via Rough Trade/World's Fair, it will host five songs and two live videos and will be followed up by a brand spankin' new LP." [Tripwire]

Previously
* more British Sea Power

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Two Gallants' BrooklynVegan Sirius playlist

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

The Brooklyn Vegan "Blog Radio" show airs on Sirius Left of Center every Wednesday at noon EST (and then again at midnight). On last week's show I was honored to have Two Gallants on as my guest.

Adam Stephens and Tyson Vogel (both Gallants) grew up together in San Francisco, started making music together at age twelve, are both really nice, and both picked most of the music we ended up playing on the show. We also played a bunch of their songs - old and new - inclduing a few tracks off their self-titled album that comes out on Saddle Creek on September 25th.

Two Gallants were in town after just finishing up a tour with Against Me! - we talked about how they were there when Tom Gabel was arrested. I tried to stay away from the played-out story about how they themselves were once arrested (and maced, etc) though.

Two Gallants' pre-Saddle Creek first-album The Throes has been re-mixed/mastered, and is being re-released, so they really have two records coming out really soon, AND they just came out with an EP. They kick off a tour with Blitzen Trapper on September 17th. Here's what we played:

BrooklynVegan Sirius Playlist (Two Gallants edition)
* Two Gallants - 'despite what you've been told’
* Animal Collectice - 'the purple bottle’
* Moon Mullican - 'new jole blon'
* Two Gallants - 'prodigal son’
* Against Me! - 'Up the cuts'
* Tom Waits - 'Old Shoes (& Picture Postcards)'
* Neil Young - 'everybody knows this is nowhere'
* Blitzen Trapper - 'Wild mountain Nation'
* Fats Waller - 'your feet's too big'
* Moondog - 'Ray Malone Softshoe'
* The Kinks - 'Alcohol’
* Two Gallants - 'Carrion Crow’
* Trainwreck Riders - 'seven by seven'
* Skip James - 'I’m so glad'
* Joanna Newson - 'colleen’
* Two Gallants - 'steady rollin'
* Waylon Jennings - 'omaha'
* Harry Nilsson - Old Forgotten Soldier'
* Songs for Moms - '1906'
* Two Gallants - 'nothing to you’
* Langhorne Slim - 'By the Time The Sun Goes Down’
* Blind Willy Mctell - 'statesboro blues'
* Townes van Zandt - 'miss carousel'
* Two Gallants - 'the deader’

originally aired Wed Aug 22, 2007

Previously
* more Two Gallants

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August 28, 2007

VHS OR BETA free shows, tour dates, new album & stream

DOWNLOAD: VHS or Beta - Can't Believe a Single Word (MP3) (via)

VHS or Beta and Walter Meego have two upcoming NYC shows. One is at Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday (Aug 29), and the other is the next day at Studio B in Brooklyn. The Brooklyn one is free if you RSVP. The Manhattan one is not free, but if you email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: VHS), and tell me you want to go, I do have a pair of tickets to give away to one lucky random winner.

VHS or Beta's (bad?) new album Bring On The Comets is out today on Astralwerks. You can stream it in its entirety @ AOL. All tour dates below....

VHS or Beta - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 28 - Great Scott Boston, Massachusetts
Aug 29 - Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Aug 30 - Studio B Brooklyn, New York
Aug 31 - Johnny Brendas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 1 - Rock N Roll Hotel Washington, Washington DC
Sep 2 - Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio
Sep 3 - Subterranean Chicago, Illinois
Sep 4 - Subterranean Chicago, Illinois
Sep 5 - 7th St. Entry Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sep 7 - Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado
Sep 8 - Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 10 - Chop Suey Seattle, Washington
Sep 11 - Media Club Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep 12 - Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Sep 14 - Mezzanine San Francisco, California
Sep 15 - Echoplex Los Angeles, California
Sep 16 - The Glass House Pomona, California
Sep 17 - Casbah San Diego, California
Sep 18 - Rhythm Tempe, Arizona
Sep 20 - Granada Theatre Dallas, Texas
Sep 21 - The Mohawk Austin, Texas
Sep 22 - Pontiac Garage @ The Loft Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 24 - The Earl Decatur, Georgia
Sep 25 - 40 Watt Club Athens, Georgia
Sep 26 - The Village Tavern Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Sep 27 - Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sep 28 - The Dame Lexington, Kentucky
Sep 29 - Headliners Music Hall Louisville, Kentucky

Previously
* more VHS or Beta

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Wolf Parade @ La Sala Rossa - a review by BV Mike

Wolf Parade in Montreal - Aug 26, 2007 (VIA)

Wolf Parade @ La Sala Rossa
by BrooklynVegan Mike

Montreal is an international city, a melting pot of various languages and cultures from all over to stake their claim of land and call it their own. This would help explain why on the fourth and final night of their Montreal residency at La Sala Rossa, Wolf Parade, the majority of whose members are transplants from the west coast of Canada, were greeted as hometown heroes by the audience, whose numbers as well are made up of people not originally from the area.

The band, arguably the second biggest in the city behind you know who, could have played one of the bigger venues downtown, but instead opted for the intimacy of La Sala Rossa which only holds 250 people. This made those fortunate enough to snag a ticket especially manic. It was a mob scene around the whole building.

I arrived midway through opening act Plants and Animals and immediately regretted not coming sooner. This Montreal power-trio build long cascades of folk rock, steadily building to post-rock, statically charged climaxes. They were receiving a headliner-like reaction and if the audience wasn't such a pro-Wolf Parade crowd, they could have threatened to steal the night....

Half of Wolf Parade's set list was made up of new songs presumably set for their next album - due out sometime next year. It's always a risky proposition when a band dedicates so much time to new material. The crowd can lose focus - some anxiously waiting for songs they do know, but that wasn't the case tonight. The attentive silence that greeted the first two songs of the set reminded me of people putting on a new album for the first time at home, and latching on to various melodies and vocals. The end of each new song wasn't greeted with an appreciative applause, but rather a genuine reaction. This wasn't lost on the band either. Near the end of the set, Dan said, "Thank you for being receptive."

And how are the new songs? Many of them have been floating around on various blogs and on youtube, so judge for yourself. With their myriad of side-projects, it's easy to get caught up in the name game of what came from whom. It would seem that their other musical outlets has allowed clear delineation about what goes where, as all the new songs were Wolf Parade through and through, unable to work within Sunset Rubdown's, Handsome Furs', or Johnny and the Moon's musical paradigms. The most well-received material went to "Language City" and "Fine Young Cannibals" (of which Boeckner said was a working title "until I can think of something better")

The highlight of the night was an especially intense version of "I'm a Runner" that became an impromptu sing-a-long, with the audience shouting out each verse in cacophonous chorus. Wolf Parade then seamlessly took all of the built up energy, and channeled it through "Fancy Claps." It was this ending that was all the talk with the insta-critcs convening outside the venue after the show.

For their encore, Wolf Parade came back and played a blistering "This Heart's On Fire" and then closed with "I'll Believe in Anything." All in all, a great night. If you have an opportunity to see them play soon, do so, as they are in rare form. I wasn't able to snag the set list, but from my notes (and the help of Trendwhore), here's what I came up with:

Soldiers (new song)
Sons and Daughters
Language City (new song)
Chinese Way (new song)
Built Another World
Stevie (new song)
Shine a Light
Billy J (new song)
Fine Young Cannibals (working title. New song)
It's a Curse
I'm a Runner/Fancy Claps
Crazy Horse (new song)

Encore:
This Heart's on Fire
I'll Believe in Anything

--

Now check out (one of) BV Mike's interview with Dan Boekner, or more WP tour dates & stuff

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What's Going on Tuesday? (Afuche)

DOWNLOAD: Earlimart - Nevermind the Phonecalls (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Willie Nelson - A Peaceful Solution (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Afuche - Umm Champ Chemp (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Afuche - Gaspar Noe (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Afuche - A Cue to Bathe (MP3)

Afuche

* Earlimart are playing Joe's Pub
* Wes' weekly Cross Pollination show is free @ Pianos
* Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Ray Price are in Jersey (score some weed)
* The 'Summer Haze Tour' is at Summerstage (score some weed)
* Afuche are playing at Cake Shop (score some MP3s above)
* more Afuche @ MySpace

What else?

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Kate Nash - big in the UK & coming to the US

DOWNLOAD: Kate Nash - Mouthwash (MP3)

Hot or Not? (and I don't mean her looks)

Let's just get this out of the way: Kate Nash thinks "Lily Allen Comparisons Are 'Annoying'"

Although she admitted it was "great" to have Allen's support, she admitted that the comparisons "can get annoying."

She added: "I think its lazy journalism and also quite sexist that there's not enough room for more than one female singer songwriter from London.

When my album is released though people will have more to go by and iI can hopefully be recognised more as an artist within my own right." [Pop Music Room]

Tickets go on sale Wednesday at noon for a September 25th Kate Nash show at Joe's Pub. And according to Billboard, she is also playing the following night at Luna Lounge in Brooklyn.

Having recently hit No. 2 on the U.K. singles chart with "Foundations," newcomer Kate Nash will release a digital EP named after and featuring that track on Sept. 4 via Geffen. The release also includes "Caroline's a Victim," the B-sides "Navy Taxi" and "Habanera" and a video for "Foundations."

Nash's debut album, "Made of Bricks," debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. chart earlier this month. The set will be released early next year in North America.

No ticket info for Luna Lounge yet. More music streaming at Kate's MySpace. Videos & tour dates below....

Foundations (official)

Foundations performance on Jools Holland

Kate Nash - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 7 - Bloomsbury Ballroom - London *SOLDOUT*
Sep 8 - Isle of Wight Bestival: Mainstage Isle of Wight
Sep 25 - Joe's Pub, NYC
Sep 26 - Luna Lounge, NYC
Oct 20 - Corn Exchange: All Ages Exeter *SOLDOUT*
Oct 21 - Wedgewood Rooms 14+ Portsmouth *SOLD OUT*
Oct 22 - Junction 14+ unless accompanied by an adult Cambridge *SOLD OUT*
Oct 24 - Concorde 2 14+ (under 16 accompanied by an adult) Brighton *SOLD OUT*
Oct 25 - Zodiac 14+ Oxford *SOLDOUT*
Oct 26 - Sugarmill 14+ Stoke *SOLDOUT*
Oct 28 - Lemon Tree 14+ (under 16 accompanied by an adult) Aberdeen *SOLDOUT*
Oct 29 - Oran Mor 14+ (under 16 accompanied by an adult) Glasgow *SOLDOUT*
Oct 30 - Stage 2 14+ Newcastle *SOLDOUT*
Nov 1 - Solus (University) 14+ Cardiff
Nov 2 - Trent Uni 14+ Nottingham *SOLDOUT*
Nov 3 - Roadmenders 14+ Northampton *SOLDOUT*
Nov 5 - Academy Mainroom 14+ Manchester *SOLDOUT*
Nov 6 - City Varieties 14+ Leeds *SOLDOUT*
Nov 8 - Academy main room 14+ Liverpool *SOLDOUT*
Nov 9 - Irish Centre 18+ Birmingham *SOLDOUT*
Nov 10 - Anson Rooms 14+ Bristol *SOLDOUT*
Nov 12 - UEA *MOVED VENUE DUE TO DEMAND* Norwich *MOVED VENUE DUE TO DEMAND*
Nov 13 - Shepherds Bush London *SOLDOUT*
Nov 14 - Shepherds Bush Empire London *SOLDOUT*
Nov 16 - Mandela Hall Belfast *ON SALE NOW*
Nov 17 - Ambassador Dublin *ON SALE NOW*

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Voxtrot replacing The Coral on the Arctic Monkeys tour

Ramesh signing autographs in France - Aug 17, 2007 (CRED)

Some may have already noticed that The Coral suddenly disappeared from the upcoming Arctic Monkeys tour that includes a sold-out show at Central Park Summerstage in NYC (and also included a separate Coral show at Mercury Lounge). Well, good news for those who like Voxtrot. The Austin band will be taking The Coral's place. That means Voxtrot's upcoming NYC schedule looks something like this at the moment:

Sep 5 @ Summerstage (opening for Arctic Monkeys)
Oct 14 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ The Little Ones (TIX)
Oct 15 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ 1990s (TIX)

All Voxtrot tour dates (and more info) below....

From Voxtrot:

Oh, it's crazy times here at Voxtrot HQ. We were just getting ready for a couple of weeks back home, when the Arctic Monkeys rang up to see if we'd join them on their US tour. We said yes, of course. How could we pass that up? Unfortunately, as a result, it means that we're cancelling the rest of our European dates as well as the US west coast. The US dates will be rescheduled before the end of the year.

The UK single for "Firecracker" just got pushed back a week and will now be released on September 3rd. The a-side is a slightly reworked version of the track, while the b-side is called "Honey Bee", and was pulled from the LP sessions. It will be available on CD and 7-inch formats. If you pick it up via iTunes, you recieve a third song as well, called "Loan Shark". The two b-sides are currently streaming on Myspace.

We stopped by MTVu to film a Backstage Pass segment, which was pretty fun! You can see the results HERE.
We also played Siren Festival later that week, played skeeball with Lavender Diamond for Spinner.com, and sat down for a chat with Filter TV.

For those of you who don't know about the new record yet, we're happy to fill you in. Our first full-length record is finally in stores worldwide! We recorded it with the amazing Victor Van Vugt (PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Luna) in Austin and NYC. The record is 11 tracks long, eponymously titled Voxtrot, and can be found via Playlouder/Beggars Group just about everywhere. We also want to point out that if you purchase the vinyl LP, you receive a coupon for a free digital/MP3 copy of the record. If you pick it up through iTunes, you get two bonus songs, "New Love" and "Loan Shark" as an iTunes Exclusive.

All eight Reaching For The Lasers mini-documentary episodes are now up! If you haven't seen them yet, you can find them at www.reaching4lasers.com, where you can also hear clips of the new record, find free desktop wallpaper and AIM icon downloads.

SEPTEMBER
Wed 5 - New York, NY @ Central Park Summerstage AA ¢ SOLD OUT
Thu 6 - Providence, RI @ Lupos Heartbreak Hotel AA ¢
Tue 11 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall AA ¢
Wed 12 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom AA ¢
Thu 13 - Kansas City, MO @ Uptown Theatre AA ¢
Sun 16 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom AA ¢
Mon 17 - Houston, TX @ Verizon Wireless Theatre AA ¢¥
Tue 18 - New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues 18+ ¢
Fri 21 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre AA ¢
Sat 22 - Tuscon, AZ @ Rialto Theatre AA ¢
Tue 25 - Los Angeles, CA @ Hollywood Palladium AA ¢
Thu 27 - San Francisco, CA @ Bill Graham Civic Auditorium AA ¢
Fri 28 - Eugene, OR @ Mcdonald Theatre AA ¢
Sat 29 - Seattle, WA @ Wamu Theatre AA ¢
Sun 30 - PNE Forum @ Vancouver, BC AA ¢

OCTOBER
Wed 3 - Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club 18+ %
Thu 4 - Chicago, IL @ Metro 18+ %
Sat 6 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat AA %£
Sun 7 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church AA %*
Tue 9 - Toronto, ON @ Mod Club AA %*
Wed 10 - Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox 19+ %*
Thu 11 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa AA %*
Fri 12 - Northampton, MA @ Pearl Street AA %*
Sat 13 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East Downstairs 18+ %*
Sun 14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 16+ %
Mon 15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg 21+ *

AA = All Ages
¢ = w/ Arctic Monkeys
¥ = w/ Queens of the Stone Age
* = w/ 1990s
% = w/ The Little Ones
£ = w/ House & Parish

Previously
* more Voxtrot

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The Handsome Family - 2007 Tour Dates

Creating and performing music for the past eleven years, The Handsome Family act comprises the talents of Brett and Rennie Sparks, who continue to draw critical praise for their decidedly distinct make of music. The eclectic duo are currently working on their eighth full-length release to follow-up last year’s Last Days of Wonder on Carrot Top Records.

They're playing upcoming shows at Mercury Lounge & Maxwell's. All tour dates below...

The Handsome Family - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 5 - OLD TOWN GAZEBO Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sep 14 - UNC, Southern Folk Life Symposium Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Sep 16 - ATHENS, OH: Casa Cantina Athens, Ohio
Sep 18 - ARLINGTON, VA: IOTA Arlington, Virginia *
Sep 20 - WORLD CAFE LIVE DOWNSTAIRS-PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania *
Sep 21 - HOBOKEN: Maxwells (EARLY SHOW) Hoboken, New Jersey *
Sep 22 - NYC: MERCURY LOUNGE MANHATTAN, New York *
Sep 23 - BOSTON: The Great Scott BOSTON, Massachusetts *

* w/ Frank Smith

Frank Smith, the band, not the man, will embark on a September tour to support their first album, Heavy Handed Peace and Love, out now on Juliana Hatfield’s Ye Old Records

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Yeasayer - MP3s & 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Yeasayer - 2080 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Yeasayer - Sunrise (MP3)

Warning: The above Yeasayer MP3's may lead to addiction. And since those far and wide have already started taking notice, I guess I should consider myself extremely lucky that Yeasayer and I call the same borough of NYC home (hint: Brooklyn). It's a borough in a city that we also share with another catchy outfit that's blowing up right up now. That's right: Vampire Weekend, and that's exactly who they're playing with at the new Music Hall of Williamsburg on September 8, 2007 (bonus = The Harlem Shakes are also on that bill).

CONTEST: I have two pairs of tickets to give away to the above mentioned Brooklyn show. The first and the 30th person to email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Yeasayer), WIN.

Yeasayer is also playing Cake Shop in Manhattan on on September 27th with Shapes & Sizes AND The Forms, and all the following tour dates....

Yeasayer - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 08 Brooklyn, NY at The Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sep 13 Rochester, NY at The Bugjar *
Sep 14 Alfred, NY at Alfred University *
Sep 15 Cleveland, OH at Beachland Tavern *
Sep 16 Pittsburgh, PA at Garfield Art Works *
Sep 17 Athens OH Baker Union *
Sep 18 Bloomington, IN at Waldron Arts *
Sep 19 Grand Rapids, MI at Calvin College *
Sep 20 Chicago, IL at Schubas *
Sep 21 Richmond, IN at Comstock Room, Runyan Center *
Sep 22 Champaign, IL at the Pygmalion Music Festival / Canopy Club *
Sep 24 Durham, NC at Duke University Coffee House *
Sep 25 Washington, DC at Black Cat *
Sep 26 Philadelphia, PA at The Khyber *
Sep 27 New York City, NY at Cake Shop *
Sep 28 Providence, RI at the as220 *

* w/ Shapes and Sizes

Yeasayer's record is coming out soon on We Are Free

WE*ARE*FREE is run by your friends at Monitor Records U*S*A. Sisters of sorts, WE*ARE*FREE will be a record label as well as a management group. Expect new full length releases from YEASAYER, PONYTAIL, INDIAN JEWELRY and more.

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Mono & High on Fire - 2007 Tour Dates & 'Gone' MP3

DOWNLOAD: Mono - Gone (MP3)

Japanese post-rock pioneers MONO have amassed nearly all of their hard-to-find material on next month’s ambitious rarity collection, Gone. Out September 11th via Temporary Residence, the record tells the tale of MONO’s astounding eight-year journey, setting forth the band’s rare and out-of-print non-album tracks chronologically, from the modest opening notes of “Finlandia” to the scorched finale of “Little Boy (1945-Future).” Beautifully re-mastered from their original master tapes, each song is culled from a series of highly sought-after releases – the Japanese-only debut Hey, You. EP, the band’s split LP with Pelican, the Cameron Crowe-commissioned Memorie dal Futuro vinyl 10”, and The Phoenix Tree, MONO’s out-of-print EP for the storied Travels In Constants series.

Tour dates below...

Mono - 2007 Tour Dates
08-29 Brisbane - The Zoo
08-30 Sydney - Manning Bar
08-31 Melbourne - The Corner
09-07 Tokyo - Liquidroom
09-20 San Diego, CA – Casbah *
09-21 El Ray - Los Angeles, CA *
09-22 Phoenix, AZ - Brickhouse Theater *
09-23 Albuquerque, NM - Lanch Pad *
09-25 San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit *
09-26 Dallas TX - Granada Theater *
09-27 Austin, TX - Emo's *
09-28 Houston,TX - Meridian Red Room *
09-29 New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks *
10-01 Knoxville, TN - Blue Cats *
10-02 Athens, GA 40 - Watt Club *
10-03 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel *
10-04 Wilmington, NC - Soapbox *
10-05 Richmond, VA - Toad's Place *
10-06 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live *
10-07 Philadelphia, PA - Theater of Living Arts *
10-08 New York, NY - Webster Hall *
10-09 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg *
10-11 Cambridge, MA - Middle East Down Stairs *
10-12 Providence, RI - Living Room *
10-13 Montreal, QC - Les Saints *
10-14 Toronto, ON - Opera House *
10-16 Buffalo, NY - Showplace Theater *
10-17 Cleveland, OH - Grog Shop *
10-18 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
10-19 Chicago, IL - Double Door *
10-20 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon *
10-21 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *
10-24 Vancouver, BC - Richards on Richards *
10-25 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe *
10-26 Portland, OR - Dante’s *
10-28 San Francisco, CA - Independent *
10-29 San Francisco, CA - Independent *
* - w/ High on Fire

Gone – A Collection of EPs Tracklist:

1. Finlandia
2. Black Woods
3. Yearning
4. Memorie Dal Futoro
5. Due Foglie, Una Candela: Il Soffio Del Vento
6. Since I've Been Waiting For You
7. Gone
8. Black Rain
9. Rainbow
10. Little Boy (1945 - Future)

Previously
* more Mono

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Nate went to ClevelandFEST 2007 @ The Hook, Brooklyn, NY

This past Saturday August 25th, 2007, a bunch of bands from Ohio played The Hook in the Red Hook section of Brooklyn, and they called it ClevelandFest. Nate from The Apiary (who happens to be from Cleveland) was there.....

"You better watch out with that shirt around these parts, you could get yourself hurt," the big galoot of a doorman at The Hook lazily slurred. You mean here? At ClevelandFest? I am wearing a Cleveland Indians tee (Grady Sizemore). "It's you who better watch out, you dildo," I say internally. For tonight, the spirit of Ohio shimmers like the golden sands of a Lake Erie beach on one of the 40 days a year they're not issued biohazardous swimming advisories. Midwestern ex-pats from across NYC have assembled into this desolate and grey strip of Red Hook to see the first ever ClevelandFest, a rock show celebration/mill-about featuring 15 bands, all from Cleveland, Ohio.

I slink into the bar expecting to see Big Chuck and Lil' John mosh dancing to Mushroomhead while a perky Romona Robinson works the merch booth, pushing hoodies, Terminal Tower trinkets, and Malley's chocolates. Maybe there'd be an area where we can take virtual reality tours of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame? Or get free copies of The Plain Dealer? There wasn't any of that. I was however greeted warmly by two ticket-takers who looked like somebody's mom and dad. These people turned out to be the parents of the dude who organized this thing: Alex Lombardo - an upbeat former Cleveland native and current designer at Rolling Stone. I grabbed a beer, checked to see if Derek Hess was lingering about, then watched Roger Hoover and the Whiskyhounds' boot stomping set before I ventured into the venue's courtyard....

"The Tribe is up 8 to 2," announced a dude, instinctively reacting to my Indians shirt as I stepped outside. Another guy mockingly jeered the words "Grady's Ladies" at me, implying that I am a lady in a fanatical Grady Sizemore cult that is said to have taken hold of Cleveland. I moseyed over to where Red Hook hotspot Schnack was catering the night's festivities, grilling weenies and mini-burgers made to order.

The large assembly of Ohio people chatting and smoking and half-watching the performers suggested that this show was more about reconnecting with old friends rather than discovering the next it-band out of Cleveland. In case you were wondering, the buzz for the evening was with Coffinberry, Roue', and This Moment in Black History.

I spoke with Buddy Akita, lead guitar player of This Moment in Black History. Five years ago he got his hand caught in a dough press machine. Here he is today, a survivor, using his healed hand to play music. Can you imagine? His band spent about $150 in gas and tolls just to get to Brooklyn. By Sunday night, they would be gone, and back on the road that brought so many of us here permanently - I-80.

When I first heard about ClevelandFest, I thought it was way weird for a US city to foist itself upon a bigger US city like this. You wouldn't hold SecaucusFest in Baltimore. Would you? By the time I left the show however, I was bubbly about the potential for next year. There are so many people from Ohio who have settled in Brooklyn - it makes total sense! I want to celebrate a shared heritage with a mob of random and dangerous strangers, just like everyone else. Festivals based on cities or states are the future.

I want to race in a Cavs jersey (old colors) down a Crocodile Mile into the open maw of Dick Goddard--that's what ClevelandFest should be about. Lombardo - if you're listening, and if you plan on bringing Cleveland back to NYC again next year, my only suggestion would be to funnel in some Ohio kitsch and ephemera to go along with all those Ohio bands.

See you at Thanksgiving, Cleveland. Thanks for stopping by.

Read more of Nate's writing at The Apiary.

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Talib Kweli played Nokia -- choose where he plays next

While Book Eaters was going down up on the Upper West Side, Black August was getting down over in Times Square....

Mos Def, Common & Talib Kweli @ Nokia Theatre, NYC - Aug 26, 2007 (CRED)

Hey NYU, you have a lot of catching up to do. The five colleges who most demand Talib to play a show at their school, win that show (I hope after that the show is free at least - doesn't say, so I assume not). California is currently kicking butt.

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VIDEO: Feist & friends (the orgy) on Letterman

Who do you recognize....

More info, HERE.

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Acid Mothers Guru Guru - 2007 Tour Dates

AcidMothersGuruGuru features Mani Neumeier from the legendary and influential German Krautrock group Guru Guru as well as Kawabata Makoto and Atsushi Tsuyama from Japan's holy Acid Mothers Temple. The result is a fiery fantasy filled, loud/soft, colorful trans-generational psychedelic collaboration.

Tickets are still on sale for a show on September 1st @ Mercury Lounge in NYC. More info, and more tour dates, below....

Acid Mothers Guru Guru - 2007 Tour DatesZ
Aug. 31 (fri) @ Middle East Upstairs CAMBRIDGE. MA
Sep. 01 (sat) @ Mercury Lounge NEW YORK. NY
Sep. 02 (sun) @ Johnny Brendas PHILADELPHIA. PA
Sep. 04 (tue) @ Empty Bottle CHICAGO. IL
Sep. 05 (wed) @ Triple Rock Club MINNEAPOLIS. MN
Sep. 08 (sat) @ Chop Suey SEATTLE, WA
Sep. 09 (sun) @ Doug Fir Lounge PORTLAND. OR
Sep. 10 (mon) @ Bottom of The Hill SAN FRANCISCO. CA
Sep. 11 (tue) @ Troubadour LOS ANGELES. CA
Sep. 12 (wed) @ Casbah SAN DIEGO. CA

The Acid Mothers Guru Guru started in a spontaneous session in March of 2006 in Nagoya, Japan. When the improvisation commenced the passionate excitement was clear to all in the room and it was then that this special psychedelic trio began. A Japanese tour was planned, an album was recorded and this recording is the fruits of this mutual musical admiration.

While all involved will admith that this is a dream collaborations it was the Acid Mothers Temple guys who were worshipping Guru Guru in their teens. The Acid Mothers Guru Guru is two generations of psychedelic rock joining forces for the 21st century. Look for The Acid Mothers Guru Guru supporting this record in a North American city near you in September 2007 .

Available on tour (a month prior to the actual release date) will be the AcidMothersGuruGuru debut recordings titled Psychedelic Navigator (on Important.) Also being released at the same time, but not available at the shows due to manufacturing delays, is Mani Neumeier's first solo album which has taken him over 20 years to complete. Info below:

artist: Mani Neumeier
title: Sketches
catalog #: IMPREC161
format: CD
release date: September 18, 2007

impreMani Neumeier has been at the helm of Germany's legendary Krautrock group Guru Guru for over 35 years and for 20 of those years he's been working on Sketches, his first solo album. Sketches is an absolutely sacred collage of rare field recordings, tribal music, heavy drumming, dreamlike nature sounds and even an electrical generator in Thailand that inspired Mani in the middle of the night many years ago.

This is such a personal percussion based audio-journal/ethnic drum jam that noboby other than Mani is suited to describe it. Track by track here's how it all happened in the man's own words:

1. Paramani
Birds in a ricefield in Goa have a big discussion. Master Paramashivam on the Tavil-Drums and I on the drumset. Recorded by Jan Fride Drummer of Kraan in 1987.

2. Garuda's Dream
A little creek in Bali flows. A voice of an Indonesian stewardess. Windgames in Bali. I play Gamelan instruments to it in 1991.

3. Sango Beach
The sound of the sea on Ishigaki Island, South-Japan. Etsuko and I play on corals we have found by the beach 2005.

4. Auf Alle Felle – 2
My drumsolo recorded in Frankfurt by Huseyn at the German Legends Tour 2006

5. Tenganan
An old Bali man played for me this incredible Bamboo Marimba solo in 1986.

6. My Geng Gong
Same man on a Bamboo Mouthharp. Sounds better than any synthesizer.

7.Jirokichi
Drum solo recorded in Koenji, Tokyo 2006.

8. Baumstamm
I describe the landscape. After I play a solo on an old fallen tree. Thailand 1987.

9. Thaigenerator
It was at night in Thailand and I could not sleep because this generator was next to my bungalow. I wanted to destroy it but then I heard what a super rhythm he played. I got my DAT recorder quickly and caught him. 19 years later I played a darbouka to it. 1987-2006

10. Ultimate Plates
I play on 16 Different steel plates (dishes) from India on the floor 2006.

11. The Frogs From Ishigaki
Frogs who sound like birds in the night at 4 O'clock. Then Etsuko and I play Indian woodbells to it. Windgames make the dream complete. 2005

12. Nepal Trilogy
Gerd M. Wegner and I playing sacred drums of Bhaktapur, Nepal. Two boys singing. Stickdance. A tribe in Chituan National Park, Nepal. 1987.

13. Takaosan
A monk ceremony in a temple on a mountain near Tokyo. 2006.

14. Hotarus Dance
My drum solo in at Club Bridge, Osaka. Recorded by Hitoshi Okunari. Japan 2005.

15. Happy Boys
After 8 hours of recording – The monsters of drums meet the demons of Bali. 15 Balinese percussionists and I discover our body percussion. Pure fun and happiness. Near Negara, Bali. 1996.

16. New Bali Trance
A very far out mix of the Demons Of Bali with Peter Hollinger & Mani Neumeier.

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August 27, 2007

An interview with Aesop Rock

DOWNLOAD Aesop Rock - Citronella (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (MP3)

Aesop Rock getting down (cred)

Def Jux is releasing Aesop Rock's excellent new album None Shall Pass on Tuesday August 28th. Such was the occasion that got Undisputed Wes over to the NYC Def Jux offifces last week to sit down and ask Ian Matthias Bavitz - aka Aesop Rock - a few questions....

W: Many of your previous records had a pretty clear concept or theme. Labor Days being the most obvious one. Was there a specific idea that None Shall Pass was born out of?

AR: I guess that would be me turning 30 and freaking out about it. (laughs) I went through a few life changes. Turned 30. Moved from New York to San Francisco. Stopped smoking cigarettes. A bunch of stuff happened and it influenced the writing. The writing on this album is more reflective, for lack of a better word. I didn't want to do any braggadocio, no first person stuff, and get more into stories. Vivid descriptions of a snapshot of a moment in high school, first job, etc. and how all those snapshots add to who I am now at 30 years old.

W: Do you ever think ahead further than one album?

AR: No, that doesn't make sense with my writing process. I couldn't have told you I was making None Shall Pass until I was 3/4 in. I just stay busy, hope something sticks. I couldn't ever plan ahead aside from maybe a theme or name for a song. Usually the way it works is that I just write songs and then there is one song that comes along that will be the first one I'll decide to keep. That one will kind of set the stage for the album's feel. 'Catacumb Kids' was kind of the key record that sparked it for None Shall Pass in terms of it being a snapshot of an era without resorting to the cliche "back in the day" stuff.

W: You did a song ("Coffee") with John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats for this album. Are there any other indie rock musicians whose music you enjoy and you'd want to work with?

AR: Not really. I don't really listen to so much of that stuff. Me listening to John's music goes back to my first year of college. My brother introduced me to The Mountain Goats and for me it stood out from that genre by leaps and bounds. I tried to get into other stuff, but nothing caught me the same as far as John's verbiage and delivery. I hadn't heard anything like it or any better since.

W: How about some mainstream Hip Hop artists? Anyone you'd be interested in working with?

AR: Totally. I love Timbaland and Clipse, Jay-Z. But I have to say part of why I worked with John is because we became friends over time. I don't like blind collaborations or just going around ringing doorbells to collaborate for collaboration's sake. I mean, not to say that if Timbaland would call I wouldn't do it (laughs). Especially if it was for his own project or something. Or if we'd meet and it became a mutual thing, then fuck yea. I tried it once before with Camp Lo on Bazooka Tooth, and that took a few days. We really hung out. One of the guys brought his kid down and everything. We just talked a lot and it became a family thing where we connected and it worked out well.

W: Mainstream Hip Hop seems to be spiraling down in popularity right now. What are your thoughts on the state of underground Hip Hop?

AR: I think it's going down also to be honest. (laughs) The underground craze hit its peak in 2001/2002 with Def Jux, Stones Throw, Rhymesayers and other underground labels getting popular. But once you get past being people's critical darling, in order to get the same praise your new stuff has to be five times better than before, because there won't be that 'new artist' shock anymore. I just hope that people can appreciate diversity and originality again. The underground always focused so hard on staying true to their art, and in the mean time saw the mainstream take off doing the opposite. In the underground you're not suppose to be a biter, you're suppose to bring your own shit to the table. No one in those crews is suppose to sound alike, all different styles. But then in the mainstream you'll see a whole crew with one style. So I'm hoping maybe people will once again appreciate that originality and the diversity again, but I don't see it happening. (laughs)

W: Your upcoming tour features Black Moth Super Rainbow. They're kind of a rock band, but when I listened to them I connected them to Hip Hop right away as well. How did you hook up with them?

AR: I was looking to not do a bill with just 5 Hip Hop acts like I have on previous tours. That was cool too, but I wanted to switch it up and bring a band that my fans could appreciate. It was also important that it was a new band and just about the music, not about relationships. I came across BMSR, because my wife is a booking agent and she was sent their cd. They don't have a traditional Hip Hop sound, but they also don't have a traditional rock sound. But they do have sort of a Hip Hop drum pattern that I could rhyme over. It's not Hip Hop, but it's music I would sample to make Hip Hop. We also talked to Battles about doing a tour, and Octopus Project, but it worked out in the end with BMSR.

DOWNLOAD: Black Moth Super Rainbow - Sun Lips (MP3)

W: Can we expect more kazoo on upcoming Aesop Rock albums? ('Hands', the album bonus track, features a kazoo solo.)

AR: (laughs) That was Jeremy Fish actually, the illustrator who also did the album artwork. He wanted to play the kazoo on the record all along and while I was waiting for El-P to get his track to me I made one last song. I called Jeremy and told him it was now or never, so he came over, bought a kazoo on the way and he ended up being the last sound on the record. It was a one-taker. He has since retired his kazoo. We decided he wasn't going to ever outdo this performance.

More on how Aesop Rock met Jeremy Fish, and other things, in a recent Pitchfork interview, and even more words from Aesop in a "Pitchfork Guestlist" feature. See Aesop on tour....

Aesop Rock - 2007 Tour Dates
09-06 Portland, OR - MusicFest NW
09-08 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom *#
09-09 New York, NY - Irving Plaza *#
09-10 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *#
09-11 Pittsburgh, PA - Rex Theatre *#
09-13 Chicago, IL - Metro *^
09-14 Madison, WI - Barrymore *^
09-15 Milwaukee, WI - Pabst Theatre *^
09-16 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue *^
09-18 Detroit, MI - TBA *^
09-19 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop *^
09-21 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar *^
09-22 Providence, RI - Living Room *^
09-23 Boston, MA - Middle East *^
09-25 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse *^
09-26 Burlington, MA - Higher Ground *^
10-10 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore *$
10-12 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre *$
10-13 Phoenix, AZ - Clubhouse *$
10-15 Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre *$
10-16 Durango, CO - Abbey Theatre *$
10-18 Denver, CO - Cervantes *$
10-19 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre *$
10-20 Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre *$
10-22 Salt Lake City, UT - In the Venue *$
10-25 Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom *$
10-26 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom *$
10-27 Bellingham, WA - Nightlight *$
10-28 Seattle, WA - Showbox *$
10-30 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall *$
11-07 Asheville, NC - Orange Peel *$
11-09 Orlando, FL - Club Firestone *$
11-10 Miami, FL - Studio A *$
11-12 New Orleans, LA - House of Blues *$
11-13 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *$
11-15 Dallas, TX - The Loft *$
11-16 Houston, TX - Warehouse Live *$
11-17 Austin, TX - Emo's *$
11-19 Nashville, TN - Exit In *$
11-20 Atlanta, GA - TBA *$

* with Rob Sonic, Blockhead, DJ Big Wiz, DJ Signify
# with Cage
^ with the Octopus Project
$ with Black Moth Super Rainbow

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Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

Two albums I can enthusiastically recommend this week are the self-titled fourth album by Liars and Super Furry Animals' Hey Venus!. Other recommended albums include Pseudosix's self-titled disc and Aesop Rock's None Shall Pass (which features the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle on one track).

Notable reissues this week include a remastered edition of Second Coming by the Dickies, and a reissue of the long out of print Modern Lovers self-titled album.

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

This week's interesting CD releases:

Aesop Rock: None Shall Pass [cd]
Ben Harper: Lifeline [cd]
Blockhead: Uncle Tony's Coloring Book [cd]
Blue States: First Steps Into... [cd]
Circus Devils: Sgt. Disco [cd]
Concentrick: Aluminum Lake [cd]
Dickies: Second Coming (remastered) [cd]
The Honorary Title: Scream & Light Up the Sky [cd]
The Howling Hex: XI [cd]
Jamie T: Panic Prevention [cd]
Liars: Liars [cd]
Lyle Lovett: It's Not Big It's Large [cd]
Madlib: Beat Konducta Vol. 3-4: In India [cd]
Michael McDermott: Noise from Words [cd]
The Modern Lovers: The Modern Lovers (reissue with bonus tracks) [cd]
New Young Pony Club: Fantastic Playroom [cd]
Northern State: Can I Keep This Pen? [cd]
Odd Nosdam: Level Live Wires [cd]
Pash: The Best Gun [cd]
Pseudosix: Pseudosix [cd]
Rage Against the Machine: The Lowdown [cd]
The Real Tuesday Weld: The London Book of The Dead [cd]
Ringo Starr: Photograph: Very Best of Ringo Starr [cd]
Sly & the Family Stone: Greatest Hits (remastered) [cd]
Super Furry Animals: Hey Venus! [cd]
Turbonegro: Retox [cd]
Various Artists: Baby Goes Hair Metal [cd]
Various Artists: Baby Goes New Wave [cd]
Various Artists: Little Darla Has a Treat for You, Vol. 25: Endless Summer Edition [cd]
Various Artists: Putumayo Presents: World Hits [cd]
VHS Or Beta: Bring On The Comets [cd]

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Dan Deacon scavenger hunt cancelled

This NYC event is cancelled.

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What's going on Monday?

DOWNLOAD: Sleater-Kinney - Oh! (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Xiu Xiu - Clowne Towne (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Gossip - Sweet Baby (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Deerhoof - Gore in Rut (MP3)

Pela @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - Aug 25, 2007 (CRED)

* Clutch is playing a sold-out Rocks Off Cruise
* Hillary Duff is playing Radio City Music Hall?
* Hipster Olympics (in case you missed it)
* Feist & friends are playing Letterman
* Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Resigns
* Google maps to map NYC subways
* Tale of Two Cities (Joey Arak) is back

Not much really. What else?

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Indie rock orgy on Letterman tonight (& stuff)

Attention those who missed the Book Eaters benefit and/or who can't make it to McCarren Pool on Wednesday and/or who missed Grizzly Bear backing Feist on Conan: Tonight's (August 27) your chance to get a piece of the indie action. Feist will be on the David Letterman show, and her backing choir this time will include: A.C. Newman of the New Pornographers, members of Grizzly Bear, Mates of State, members of Broken Social Scene including Kevin Drew, AND members of The National.

* Mates of State are also playing a few shows soon.
* Kevin Drew (BSS) is playing a "MySpace secret show" in Boston (Cambridge).
* Feist took down her mismanaged corporate website
* The National are going on tour.
* I like Kevin Drew's new album so far

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Revenge of the Book Eaters @ Beacon Theatre, NYC - pics

Demetri Martin

826NYC put on another great benefit show last night (Aug 26, 2007) at the Beacon Theatre in NYC. As usual, it starred a cast of top-notch (or at least popular) indie-rock & comedy superheroes (pun intended). The show started at 7pm, but thanks to underestimating how long it takes to get from Brooklyn to 74th Street & Broadway in Manhattan on a Sunday, I was a little late. When I walked in, The New Pornographers' A.C. Newman was almost finished with his set, and I'm told I missed a funny intro that included a short song by Feist, Newman, and Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew. *

BV-reader-poll-favorite Demetri Martin was an able, and hilarious, host. He did stand-up between every performer, and the whole show ran surprisingly smoothly. On a whole, it beat my expectations. Not that last year was bad - it just seemed like a big jumble of performers and a recipe for disaster.

Eugene, Britt, Feist, Ed, Jim, Sarah

More below...

Grizzly Bear came up next, and though they only played six songs, it was my favorite performance I've seen by the Brooklyn band (I've seen a few).

Feist came out for one song, and GB played "Marla" live for the first time. Set list:

1. Shift (off Horn of Plenty)
2. Knife
3. Deep Blue Sea (an oldtime cover they play live a lot)
4. Marla (first time ever live) (MP3 & info)
5. Service Bell (off Horn of Plenty) (w/ Feist)
6. Graceland (Chris Bear & Dan only) (Paul Simon cover)

Grizzly Bear's sound was made for the Beacon Theatre (or vice versa or something like that). They sounded so good from the orchestra where I was sitting.

Next up was My Morning Jacket's Jim James, and some say he stole the show. It's true that he probably should have played last. Alternating between guitars and that electric-thingee (with drum beats), he played a bunch of My Morning Jacket songs I recognized (set list anyone?) - all sounded awesome. You can tell that he's the frontman of band who soon-enough will - and is well-suited to - be headlining stadiums across America (if MMJ haven't already).

Leo Allen (not pictured), Demetri Martin, Eugene Mirman and Sarah Vowell educated us on 826NYC a bit - in the form of comedy. They also showed a few movie previews made by 826NYC students. Remember, this was a benefit.

Sarah Vowell

Feist really did read a little - not Harry Potter though - she read two unintentionally-funny (aka cute) stories written by 826NYC-tutored kids. She is good at reading.

Then she played "The Water" on the piano...

Then came her boyfriend Kevin Drew and his friend Brendan Canning - the two founding members of Broken Social Scene. They played two BSS songs (or one Kevin Drew song, and one BBS song). It wasn't that good.

They're in town to play (along with Feist and Grizzly Bear) McCarren Pool on Wedneseday August 29th.

Next up: Britt Daniel of Spoon. I saw him with Spoon recently, and he (alone) was good again...

He did one song alone, a few accompanied by someone on piano, and one with A.C. Newman....

At the end everyone came out on stage to say goodbye. As Demetri Martin pointed out, it was like 'We are the World', but without a song.

Last year David Byrne & Sufjan Stevens played.

* see comments - person who told me about the intro was "kidding"

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VIDEO: MAPS -- U.S. Americans are unable to do so

DOWNLOAD: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Maps (Peel Sessions) (MP3)

Everywhere like such as....

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After the Jump Fest @ Studio B & more Spectrum Tour Dates

Jukebox the Ghost @ After the Jump @ Studio B, NYC - Aug 25, 2007

Though I wasn't personally involved with this weekend's After the Jump festival, BV dance writer David Bruno ("Slap You in Public") & BV hip hop writer Undisputed Wes ("Sit Down Stand Up"), were. And though I only personally made it to the Friday pre-festival roof party, impartial BV-correspodent Filthy McMuffin was in attendance at the daytime portion on Saturday, and he said "Jukebox the Ghost and Goes Cube were the best". He left before Spectrum (the daytime headliner) though. How were they?

Spectrum @ After the Jump @ Studio B, NYC - Aug 25, 2007

More pics by Bryan Subinev (like those in this post) at Flickr. More Spectrum (Spacemen 3's Sonic Boom) tour dates below....

Spectrum - 2007 Tour Dates
28 AUG - CAMBRIDGE, MA Middle East Upstairs with December Sound
29 AUG - PHILADELPHIA, PA Johnny Brendas
30 AUG - PITTSBURGH, PA Garfield Artworks
31 AUG - CLEVELAND, OH Beachland Tavern
1 SEPT - CHICAGO, IL AV-aerie with Plastic Crimewave
2 SEPT - MINNEAPOLIS, MN Turf Club
3 SEPT - KANSAS CITY, MO Record Bar
6 SEPT - NEWPORT, KY Southgate House
8 SEPT - TORONTO V Festival
10 SEPT - SEATTLE, WA The Triple Door
11 SEPT - PORTLAND, OR Rotture
15 SEPT - SAN FRANCISCO, CA Hemlock Street Fair
16 SEPT - LOS ANGELES, CA Echoplex
17 SEPT - PHOENIX, AZ Modified Arts
18 SEPT - ALBERQUEQUE, NM Launchpad
20 SEPT - HOUSTON, TX The Engine Room
21 SEPT - AUSTIN, TX Club de Ville
22 SEPT - DALLAS, TX Wall of Sound Festival - LAGRAVE FIELD 301 NE 6th St. Fort Worth, Texas

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MF Doom & Pharoahe Monch to play Central Park (NY-Tokyo)

MF Doom @ the El Ray in LA - Aug 12, 2007 (CRED)

"New York" and "Tokyo" represent two extremes. East and West, underground and mainstream, cool and cute, futurism and traditionalism... NEWYORK-TOKYO MUSIC FESTIVAL's mission is to evenly encompass both sides of paired extremes and spawn a new creative experience.

This year's show is in Central Park on September 22nd, 2007 @ 2pm. MF Doom, Pharoahe Monch, Collie Budz, Teriyaki Boyz, and DJ Uppercut are among those performing. Tickets are on sale.

MF Doom's last NYC show was at Randall's Island for Rock The Bells.

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Fiery Furnaces played Socrates Sculpture Park

Fiery Furnaces in Long Island City - Aug 26, 2007 (CRED)

The Fiery Furnaces played for free in a beautiful park on a beautiful day, and all was right with the world. The crowd had a buzz, but remained attentive and supportive. The band sounded terrific and performed a short but tight set. With the East River behind them, and Socrates Sculpture Park before them, the Fiery Furnaces whirled through the live Bitter Tea suite, before closing out with a 30-minute medley of older songs. [NYCTaper recorded the show]

More tour dates, here.

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My Bloody Valentine to reunite for Coachella 2008?

Is the long wait finally over? My Bloody Valentine, the legendary sonic sculptors of feedback and tremelo who helped define the shoegaze movement only to disband after releasing just two full length albums, is set to make its first live appearance in more than a decade at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA in April, 2008. According to sources in the United States and the United Kingdom who are familiar with the negotiations, the band is close to signing a deal that will see a reunited My Bloody Valentine headline Coachella, scheduled for April 25–27, before embarking on a world tour sometime later in 2008. [The Daily Swarm]

Hopefully they'll also play two shows at Webster Hall (or somewhere).

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August 25, 2007

The Mugs - new album, stream & shows

Brooklyn's very own The Mugs have a new album out called 'Here Tomorrow', and the DIY band is streaming that very album at their own website, and to celebrate they'll be partying it up tonight (8/25) at Union Hall in Park Slope w/ The Diggs and Condo. If you live in Chicago, check them out on September 28th with Small Sins.

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What's going on this weekend?

DOWNLOAD: Pela - Lost to the Lonesome (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Elk City - Cherries in the Snow (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Elk City - Los Cruzados (MP3)

Camera Obscura @ South Street Seaport, NYC - Aug 24, 2007 (CRED)

* 826NYC
* After the Jump
* A free show at Governor's Island
* Papercuts is playing at Sound Fix
* Luke Pritchard of the Kooks is playing Sound Fix
* Pela is headlining Bowery Ballroom w/ Elk City
* Beachhouse & Papercuts are playing Mercury Lounge
* Ex-Models, Deathset, & Titus Andronicus are playing Silent Barn CANCELLED
* The Fiery Furnaces are playing for free @ Socrates Sculpture Park

What else?

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August 24, 2007

Klaus Kinski's Comedy Canon (08/24/07)

Andrew WK, Kurt Braunohler, John Oliver, Leo Allen - Aug 20, 2007 (CRED)

The UCB Theater played host to a freaking stupendous edition of Bro'In Out with Leo and Tony. The show, which featured guests Andrew WK, Jon Oliver, Kurt Braunohler and music by Sam Bisbee, may be the comedy highlight of my summer. The show kicked-off with a sedate and chill Andrew WK discussing his recent lectures and motivational speeches which I found quite interesting. I find his theme of blocking out the bad, letting in the good, and making sure you feel happy and fulfilled all the time a bit unrealistic though - for me at least. WK was followed by Hot Tub Variety co-host Kurt Braunohler who delivered a monologue about fathering thousands of children all over the country. I pretty much laughed throughout the entire monologue and pray he performs it again soon. Up next was Daily Show correspondent Jon Oliver. I should point out that at this point in the show the guests and hosts had just about finished an entire bottle of absinthe, and that the effects were totally dictating the direction of the show. When Jon Oliver hit the stage it was pretty much a free-for-all with guests and hosts talking over each other and just having a blast. One stand-out line occured during a back-and-forth between bartender Jawnee and Jon Oliver when Oliver exclaimed "Giving you alcohol is like giving a child a tambourine." Finally, Sam Bisbee came out to close out the evening with a few songs, one of which was the most touching ode to his little daughter. He was fantastic and brought the energy back down to a normal, non-manic level. I left the show sore. These pics truly capture the essence of the experience.

And speaking of shows, we're giving away a pair of tickets to the next installment of ROFL at Joe's Pub on August 31, 2007. To enter, send us an e-mail at BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: ROFL), and tell us the last thing that made you ROFL. Include your first and last name. One winner will be picked at random and contacted. ROFL! is high art, low humor, YouTube video, Myspace weirdness, flash animation, web memes, conceptual puzzles, original film and non-sequiturs galore.

A few weeks ago Stephen Colbert broke his wrist. Bid on the actual cast.

NYC comedy staple Variety Shac (featuring Heather Lawless, Chelsea Peretti, Andrea Rosen, and Shonali Bhowmik) is having a monster DVD release party on September 21st at the Knitting Factory. This evening of music, comedy, and shorts will have special guests including Zach Galifianakis, Fred Armisen, and Cory Arcangel. The show is on a Friday and tickets are only $8! Check out the sweet flyer.

Speaking of Fred Armisen.... Fred's been working on a new short video series called ThunderAnt with ex-Sleater-Kinney guitarist/vocalist Carrie Brownstein. A while back Fred and Carrie did a short called Boink! Look for the premiere of the newest video sometime soon on Stereogum.

Keep reading for more upcoming comedy shows, more news, tour dates, and just more stuff....

Doug Benson, one of my personal favorite comedians, was finally elimiated from shit-show Last Comic Standing. More on that and other topics at this great interview.

HBO has ordered up a six part series based on one of my favorite British Comedies, Little Britain. Though it will be re-tooled to take place in America, the U.S. series will feature a number of existing characters from the U.K. show, as well as new characters and ideas. Sounds like a terrible idea to me, but I'll give it one chance. The U.S. series will feature a number of existing characters from the U.K. show, as well as new characters and ideas. Read or discuss this potential travesty.

Comedians of Comedy dates are finally starting to appear! So far they announced two October dates happening in Portland and Seattle (flyer here). This is good news. This means the tour is taking shape and that hopefully a New York date announcement is just around the corner.

Dave Hill is a nudist?

Dead Frog gives us the low down on the upcoming New York Comedy Festival.

MORE UPCOMING SHOWS

8/27/07 - 8:00pm - Pianos - Hot Tub Variety Show: Hosted by Kurt Braunohler ad Kristen Schall and featuring Tony Camin, Todd Levin, Alex Castle, Baron Vaughn, and music by Pora! Pora!

8/27/07 - 8:30pm - Mo Pitkins - Eugene Mirman and Leo Allen: Didn't catch their Comedy Central Presents tapings? Then go to this! Special guests to be announced!

8/28/07 - 8:00pm - The Cutting Room - Leukemia Benefit: The $10 you pay to get into this will not only help fight leukemia, but it will allow you to see Eugene Mirman, John Mulaney, Leo Allen, Andy Blitz, Josh Comers, Tiger’s & Monkey’s, Demetri Martin, Chelsea Peretti, and Ophira Eisenberg!

8/28/07 - 8:00pm - Magnetic Field - Pant-Hoot!: FREE Comedy in Brooklyn featuring Pete Holmes (Comedy Central Premium Blend, VH1 Best Week Ever) Dan Allen (Comedy Central Premium Blend) Amy Crossfield (Comedy Central Open Mic Fight) and much more!

9/3/07 - 8:00pm - UCB Theater - Jeff Garlin's COMBO PLATTER: Curb Your Enthusiasm's Jeff Garlin and friends are in town and will blow your mind.

9/4/07 - 7:00pm - Barnes & Noble - Michael Palin: The Python Years: My favorite Python cast member will discuss and sign his memoir Michael Palin: Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years

9/7/07 - Midnight - UCB Theater - TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET - The New Chapters: A MUST SEE. From UCB, Join Aziz Ansari, Paul Scheer and a special guest panel as they view and discuss chapters 13-22 of R. Kelly's un-ironic hip-hopera, TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET, also known as "the most unintenionally hilarious music video of all time."

9/8/07 - 9:00pm - Knitting Factory - Neil Hamburger and Pleaseeasaur: GET TICKETS!!

Louis CK - 2007 Tour Dates
Sat 08/18/07 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion At Stone Ridge
Sat 08/25/07 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
Thu 09/06/07 Pittsburgh, PA Rex Theatre
Fri 09/07/07 Harrisburg, PA Whitaker Center
Sat 09/08/07 Lincoln, NE Rococo Theatre
Fri 09/14/07 Orlando, FL Hard Rock Cafe / Hard Rock Live
Sat 09/15/07 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center At The Waterfront
Thu 09/20/07 Sarasota, FL McCurdy's
Fri 09/21/07 Sarasota, FL McCurdy's
Sat 09/22/07 Sarasota, FL McCurdy's
Sun 09/23/07 Sarasota, FL McCurdy's
Fri 09/28/07 Tarrytown, NY Tarrytown Music Hall
Sat 09/29/07 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
Fri 10/05/07 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
Sat 10/06/07 Madison, WI Barrymore Theatre
Fri 10/12/07 San Diego, CA Spreckels Theatre
Sat 10/13/07 Las Vegas, NV House Of Blues
Fri 10/19/07 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa
Fri 10/26/07 Albany, NY The Egg
Sat 10/27/07 Northampton, MA Calvin Theater
Fri 11/02/07 San Juan Capistrano, CA The Coach House
Sat 11/03/07 Agoura Hills, CA Canyon Club
Thu 11/08/07 New York, NY Town Hall
Fri 11/09/07 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
Sat 11/10/07 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
Thu 11/15/07 Saugus, MA Kowloon
Fri 11/16/07 Boston, MA Comedy Connection

-Klaus

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What's going on Friday?

DOWNLOAD: Fader Issue 48 DJ Mix (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: John Vanderslice on AOL's Interface (MP3) (info)
DOWNLOAD: Aesop Rock - None Shall Pass (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Budos Band - Chicago Falcon (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Laurie Anderson - From the Air (Dan The Automator remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Film School - Lectric (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Toxic Avenger - Superheroes (Toxic Avenger remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Héctor Lavoe - Mi Gente (remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: White Rabbits - The Plot (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Dragons of Zynth - Get Off (MP3)

* Camera Obscura plays a free show at South Street Seaport
* Stereo Total, The Octopus Project & Goes Cube are @ Bowery Ballroom
* White Rabbits are playing for free @ Soundfix
* Luke Temple & David Bruno are playing on a roof
* Lee 'Scratch' Perry is playing on a boat CANCELLED
* Wes' band Undisputed Heavyweights play between Minnie Driver sets @ Joes Pub
* Squirrel Nut Zippers (no long w/ Andrew Bird) @ Highline Ballroom
* Glen Phillips (Toad the Wet Sprocket) @ Union Hall (early)
* Beach House, Papercuts & Tiny Vipers @ Union Hall (late)
* Finger on the Pulse celebrate their birthday at Royal Oak

What else?

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Juiced Elfers played NYC w/ Syd from Les Savy Fav

Juiced Elfers @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - Aug 23, 2007 (CRED)

Juiced Elfers (above) is a four piece partyfuntime '60s dance music inspired band that includes Nicolas Thorburn and Jamie Thompson of Unicorns/Islands fame. Last night they played a total of four songs including at least two cover songs ("Surfin' Bird" by The Trashmen and "With A Girl Like You" by The Troggs). Watching their set felt as if we were at a party and these guys got up on stage to kick out the jams. Clearly the band exists as an outlet for Nick and Jaime and friends to get together and have a good time, and there's nothing wrong with that. [Ear Farm has 3 of those four songs for download]

The other two members of the not-neccessarily-a-real-band are Chris Taylor (not the Grizzly Bear one) and Syd Butler (yes the Les Savy Fav one) (also - not the first time he and Nick "Diamonds" Thorburn played together with members of other Canadian bands). See, here's Syd:

Supposedly this band has no future plans - just put together (if you count 4 songs as "together") because the Metric guys asked the Unicorns/Islands (who live in Brooklyn now???) if they wanted to play these 2 NYC shows with them (the other one being at Union Pool). Whether it actually turns into something remains to be seen. One more pic below, and at EF's Flickr where they came from....

Syd's next shows are with his actual band - at Randall's Island, Bowery Ballroom, and the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Islands' next show is during CMJ?

Previously
* Juiced Elfers = Nick "Diamonds" Thorburn (Unicorns, Islands)

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The Cure reschedules 2007 Tour Dates

somebody get the Cure a new look please

With all apologies for any inconvenience or disappointment it may cause, we have made a decision to move the September/October 2007 North American Cure shows to April/May 2008.

The schedule as it stands only gives us a couple of weeks to finish our new double album before we hit the road again, and we know this just isn’t enough time to complete the project to our total satisfaction.

Contiuned below....

Although this last month’s tour of Australasia showed that a great Cure show is not dependent on a new Cure album, it has to be remembered that we hadn’t played Australia for 7 years, New Zealand for 15 years, Japan for 23 years(!), and Singapore or Hong Kong ever before – so the absence of ‘new’ songs in the set was not really much of an issue.

However, we want to remodel/rework the live show for North America, change things around, incorporate new songs… and we need time and focus to do this.

So although we can agree it is a great shame to move these dates – believe us we have been looking forward to them more than anyone! – and know there will be a lot of disappointed people out there, we honestly feel that in the bigger picture we are making the right decision.

All tickets held for all 2007 North American Cure shows will be valid for the re-scheduled 2008 shows, and of course anyone who seeks a refund will be able to get one.

All validity/refund/rescheduling details will be announced as soon as we have them.

We are still going to headline the San Francisco Download Festival October 6th, and we will still be performing at the MTV Latin America Awards October 18th.

We will also play the three scheduled Sports Palace Mexico City shows October 20th/21st/22nd, as by this point we feel sure we will have finished the new album, and will be more than happy to start dropping a fresh song or three into the set each night…

Once again, our genuine apologies to anyone who is upset by this announcement - please be encouraged by our promise:

The Spring 2008 Cure shows will be even better than the Fall 2007 ones would have been!!!

See you all soon…
Love

Robert, Simon, Jason and Porl – The Cure 24/8/07

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Les Savy Fav video submissions (so far) -- Amy Winehouse even crazier than before

Amy Winehouse & husband (the sad info)

Have you made your LSF video yet? The entries are starting to pour in....

I'm having trouble deciding myself.

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Mates of State - 2007 Tour Dates (CMJ, Annex, Joe's Pub!, acoustic) ++ recording new album

DOWNLOAD: Mates of State - For the Actor (MP3)

Mates of State are working on a new album. They just "recorded 3 songs with Chris Walla at Tiny Telephone, and later on we'll be recording with Jim Eno, Peter Katis, and Bill Racine, among others, in various locales." They're also "trying out some new songs and re-arranging some old ones in the acoustic configuration" at the following intimate shows:

Mates of State - 2007 Tour Dates
10/17 NY, NY Joe's Pub *Special seated acoustic show* 11:30pm +
10/18 NY, NY Club NME @ The Annex *Electric rawk show* w/ Jack Penate +
10/19 NY, NY Joe's Pub *Special seated acoustic show* 7:30pm +
10/24 Northampton, MA Iron Horse *Special seated acoustic show*
10/25 Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts *Special seated acoustic show*

+ during CMJ

Mates of State cancelled their last NYC show.

Previously
* more Mates of State

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Diplo, Fiona Apple, Sigur Ros, David Byrne, Roseanne Cash, Yo La Tengo & more for the 2007 New Yorker Festival

Ani Difranco, RZA & Steve Albini @ 2005 New Yorker Festival (CRED)

The eighth annual New Yorker Festival happens in NYC from October 5-7, 2007. Though not completely announced yet, this year's lineup will include all of those you see in the title, and more....

The eighth annual New Yorker Festival, a weekend celebration of arts and ideas, runs from October 5th through October 7th this year, bringing together some of the most gifted artists and original minds of the day. This year’s music events include:

Friday, October 5, 2007:

*A New Yorker Dance Party, hosted by The New Yorker’s pop-music critic Sasha Frere-Jones, with special guest d.j. Diplo.
10:00pm to 2:00am — Hiro Ballroom and Lounge, 363 West 16th Street.

Saturday, October 6, 2007:

*Detonating Opera: Peter Sellars talks with Alex Ross.
4:00pm — Acura Stage at Helen Mills Theatre, 139 West 26th Street.

*What Isn’t Hip Hop? with Sasha Frere-Jones. An audio/visual discussion.
2:00pm — Ailey Citigroup Theatre, Joan Weill Center for Dance, 405 West 55th Street.

*Girl with a Torch: Fiona Apple talks with Sasha Frere-Jones. A conversation with music.
7:30pm — Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Avenue, Brooklyn.

*Ambient Iceland: Sigur Rós talks with John Seabrook. American première of their new film, “Heima,” conversation, and live acoustic performance.
7:30pm — Florence Gould Hall, French Institute Alliance Française, 55 East 59th Street.

*David Byrne Presents: How New Yorkers Ride Bikes. An evening of music, discussion, film, readings, and surprises dedicated to urban biking, featuring the Classic Riders, Calvin Trillin, a representative of the Warrington Cycle Campaign, Paul Steely White, and the Young@Heart Chorus.
7:30pm — Town Hall, 123 West 43rd Street.

*Confessional Country: Rosanne Cash talks with Hendrik Hertzberg. A conversation with music.
7:30pm — Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street.

*Jam Sessions: Yo La Tengo talks with Ben Greenman. A conversation with music.
10:00pm — Brooklyn Lyceum, 227 4th Avenue, Brooklyn.

*Guitar Gods: Dick Dale, Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez (The Mars Volta) talk with Nick Paumgarten. A conversation with music.
10:00pm — Highline Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street.

Sunday, October 7, 2007:

*The Rest Is Noise: A Multimedia Tour of Twentieth-Century Music with The New Yorker’s classical-music critic Alex Ross.
4:00pm — Ailey Citigroup Theatre, Joan Weill Center for Dance, 405 West 16th Street.

A complete schedule will be available September 10th online at http://festival.newyorker.com, as well as in The New Yorker’s September 17th issue. Tickets will be available starting Saturday, September 15th, via Ticketmaster, 1-877-391-0545.

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The Decemberists - 2007 Tour Dates (long and short) & REMIXES!

As you already know, The Decemberists are playing two shows at the new Bowery Presents venue Terminal 5 here in NYC. Those are actually just two dates from a much larger fall tour that has them playing two nights at every venue in every town (that they're playing in) - way more multiple-night stints than Colin Meloy's hero Morrissey (dumb comparison, I know), but there's a catch:

With their latest jaunt - dubbed "The Long and Short of It" and launching October 28th in Chicago - they'll hit 13 cities, playing at least two nights in each market. "Long" evenings will focus on the band's epic, progressive compositions. "Short" nights (while no shorter in set length, we promise) will highlight their more succinct, pop-leaning material. Laura Veirs, who guests on The Decemberists' current album, The Crane Wife, will be the main supporting act.

So you kind of have to go to both nights to get it all, which is kind of cool. Maybe pricy? Check the pre-sale on Saturday at noon EST to find out (and, get this - to get one of "A limited number of custom pre-sale tickets created by Decemberists illustrator Carson Ellis"). Collectible tickets. There's a catch too actually:

For the pre-sale, fans must purchase both a "long" and a "short" night ticket, but they'll receive a $10 discount. In markets with an odd number of dates, tickets for the final date will be sold separately. Fans who purchase pre-sale tickets will receive a free poster with their order.

General ticket on-sale begins September 7.

But wait, there's more: Decemberists REMIXES!

"The Perfect Crime #2," The Decemberists' current single, is climbing the charts at AAA radio, where it's already in the Top 20. On September 25th, Capitol Music Group will release The Perfect Crime #2 EP featuring remixes by A Touch of Class, Diplo and Junior Boys as well as "The Perfect Crime #2.5.1," a version of the song that was heretofore unavailable commercially. (See below for the track listing.) The EP will be available digitally at all DSPs and on vinyl at select independent retail stores (go to http://www.thinkindie.com to find out where).

THE PERFECT CRIME #2 EP - TRACK LISTING
1. A Touch of Class Robs the Bank Remix
2. Diplo's Doing Time Remix
3. Junior Boys Remix
4. The Perfect Crime #2.5.1

Weird? You can also get the Junior Boys remix for free if you "purchase pre-sale tickets or sign up for The Decemberists' email list". All tour dates below....

THE DECEMBERISTS - "THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT " 2007 TOUR
10/28 Chicago, IL Vic Theater ("Long of It")
10/29 Chicago, IL Vic Theater ("Short of It")
11/1 New York, NY Terminal 5 ("Long of It")
11/2 New York, NY Terminal 5 ("Short of It")
11/3 Boston, MA Orpheum ("Long of It")
11/4 Boston, MA Orpheum ("Short of It")
11/6 Winston-Salem, NC Millennium Center ("Long of It")
11/7 Winston-Salem, NC Millennium Center ("Short of It")
11/9 Washington, DC 9:30 Club ("Long of It")
11/10 Washington, DC 9:30 Club ("Short of It")
11/11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club ("Long of It")
11/12 Washington, DC 9:30 Club ("Short of It")
11/15 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion ("Long of It")
11/16 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion ("Short of It")
11/18 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater ("Long of It")
11/19 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater ("Short of It")
11/23 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore ("Long of It")
11/24 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore ("Short of It")
11/25 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore ("Long of It")
11/26 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore ("Short of It")
11/29 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern ("Long of It")
11/30 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern ("Short of It")
12/1 San Diego, CA Spreckels Theatre ("Long of It")
12/2 San Diego, CA Spreckels Theatre ("Short of It")
12/5 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom ("Long of It")
12/6 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom ("Short of It")
12/7 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
12/8 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre ("Long of It")
12/9 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre ("Short of It")

Previously
* more Decemberists

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Bright Eyes - 2007 Tour Dates (Radio City)

Bright Eyes is going on a pretty large tour this Fall, and for NYC this time: Radio City Music Hall (November 19th). Makes perfect sense since his last NYC shows were at Town Hall - seven nights in a row. All tour dates, and some videos, below....

Bright Eyes And The State Of The Nation

Bright Eyes - 2007 Tour Dates
09-13 Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre *
09-14 Boise, ID - Big Easy Concert House *
09-15 Spokane, WA - Big Easy Concert House *
09-16 Olympia, WA - Capital Theatre *
09-18 Fairbanks, AK - University of Alaska - Fairbanks *
09-19 Anchorage, AK - University of Alaska - Anchorage *
09-20 Anchorage, AK - University of Alaska - Anchorage *
09-22 Seattle, WA - Quest Field (End Fest)
09-23 Eugene, OR - McDonald Theatre #
09-24 Chico, CA - Senator Theatre #
09-29 Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl ^
10-03 Mexico City, Mexico - Vive Cuervo Salon
10-19 Chicago, IL - Chicago Theatre
10-20 Kalamazoo, MI - State Theatre
10-21 Champaign, IL - Foellinger Auditorium at University of Illinois
10-22 Milwaukee, WI - Riviera Theatre
10-23 Lawrence, KS - Lied Center at University of Kansas
10-24 Omaha, NE - Waiting Room
10-25 Sioux Falls, SD - Ramkota Exhibit Hall
10-27 Billings, MT - Shrine Auditorium
10-28 Missoula, MT - University Theatre
10-30 Edmonton, Alberta - Events Center
10-31 Calgary, Alberta - MacEwan Hall
11-02 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Burton Cummings Theatre
11-03 Fargo, ND - The Venue at Playmakers
11-04 Iowa City, IA - Main Lounge at University of Iowa
11-06 Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre
11-07 Birmingham, AL - Alabama Theatre
11-08 Charleston, SC - The Plex
11-09 Winston Salem, NC - Millennium Center
11-10 Norfolk, VA - The NorVa
11-11 Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
11-12 Wilmington, DE - Grand Opera House
11-14 Binghamton, NY - Magic City Music Hall
11-15 Rochester, NY - Main Street Armory
11-16 Portsmouth, NH - The Music Hall
11-17 Providence, RI - Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
11-18 Worcester, MA - Palladium
11-19 New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall

* with Nik Freitas
# with Port O'Brien
^ with Los Angeles Philharmonic, M. Ward

(dates copy and pasted from pfork)

Four Winds

Previously
* more Bright Eyes

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August 23, 2007

Morrissey refuses $75 million offer to reunite the Smiths

"....with the only proviso being that Johnny Marr was also in the band." [Press Release]

And about the upcoming shows:

A "season ticket" will be made available in both LA & NYC, eliminating all surcharges for any fans attending every show, which will provide a savings of over $50 in itself.

Also, for the Palladium run, fans will have a special, limited-time opportunity to purchase tickets to all 10 concerts for the price of nine, and to gain early entry into the venue for each show. Starting at 10 a.m. on Monday, August 27, through 10 p.m. on Wednesday, September 5, special 10-night packages will be available at LiveNation.com, Ticketmaster.com and via Ticketmaster charge-by-phone. In addition to the great savings, fans will also receive a special commemorative ticket that will allow them to go to the front of the line and get right up close in this GA setting. Considering that these are the last live dates on his calendar, this is a fantastic chance for Morrissey's diehard followers to take in every song and relish every detail of what is sure to be an amazing residency.

For the shows at Hammerstein Ballroom, a similar limited-number offer applies. Fans planning to attend all five shows will receive a special package price of $200, thereby saving $125 off of the individual tickets, as well as a commemorative poster, and they will be allowed to go to the front of the line each night, so they can be the first ones in the building and closest to the stage.

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"Google Aims to make YouTube profitable with ads"

Would you still watch a video like this if there was an ad embedded in it? Would you still post a video like this if Google put an ad into it?

Now Google believes it finally has found the formula to cash in on YouTube’s potential as a magnet for online video advertising and keep its audience loyal at the same time.

The company said late Tuesday that after months of testing various video advertising models, it was ready to introduce a new type of video ad, which it said was unobtrusive and kept users in control of what they saw.

The ads, which appear 15 seconds after a user begins watching a video clip, take the form of an overlay on the bottom fifth of the screen, not unlike the tickers that display headlines during television news programs.

A user can ignore the overlay, which will disappear after about 10 seconds, or close it. But if the user clicks on it, the video they were watching will stop and a video ad will begin playing. Once the ad is over, or if a user clicks on a box to close it, the original video will resume playing from the point where it was stopped. [NY Times]

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What's going on Thursday?

John Vanderslice @ SoundFix, Brooklyn, NY - Aug 17, 2007 (CRED)

Will Sheff (Okkervil River) @ SoundFix, Brooklyn, NY - Aug 18, 2007 (CRED)

* Bunnybrains! played Cake Shop (NSFW)
* Luke Temple is at Joe's Pub
* The Rentals are at Nokia Theatre
* Camera Obscura play a free show at Sound Fix!
* Tiny Vipers play a free show at Sound Fix!
* Adam Franklin & Hopewell are at Cake Shop
* MC Lars & The Aquabats are at BB King's
* Chrisette Michelle & Abby Dobson free @ South Street Seaport!
* The Giraffes, The Sundresses, Bang Lime (Metric), Juiced Elfers (Unicorns) are at Mercury Lounge

What else?

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"Anti-Gay Artists Lose Sponsor for Reggae Carifest"

The Reggae Carifest set to happen at Randall's Island this Saturday may get the plug pulled. amNewYork reports that Power 105 withdrew its sponsorship in response to two artists on the bill having anti-gay language in their songs. The artists, Buju Banton and Bounty Killer, have a history of inflammatory lyrics. Banton's song "Boom Bye Bye" speaks of burning and shooting gay men, while Bounty Killer's song "Another Level" suggests drowning them. The Dancehall reggae artists are part of a long history that genre has in advocating anti-gay violence." [Gothamist]

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the week in Dance w/ David Bruno (08/23/07)

We missed out on the events previews last week...So, this being the somewhat official last weekend of summer: here's a rundown of NYC area events this week.

Get out there and shake it in the sunshine wearing white pants and get ready for a (great) winter inside the club.

SATURDAY ATJ - day and night
I'm really proud to be associated with and playing at such a great event. If you haven't taken the time to read about the Bronx High School for the Visual Arts and their plans to beef up their music programs with the donations from the festival, please take a minute. Then buy a ticket and strap on your dancing shoes. Things are gonna get wild when the sun sets with The Virgins, Soulico, FREE BLOOD, and of course Riot in Belgium.

FRIDAY ATJ - on a roof
Friday Night Rooftop Musebox Kick-off Party with Luke Temple, Paul Duncan, Butane Variations, and DJ nonsense from me...which won't matter after you drink all the Free Beer.

SUNDAY AFTJ - on a boat while the sun sets
People Don't Dance No More (my party) + Finger on the Pulse are getting together to throw a wrap up boat party on Sunday at 6 pm. We have a super huge guest DJ duo joining us on the boat and we'll be cruising and grooving til 10 pm. Tickets should be on Ticketweb, but get to the boat around 6 pm and you should be fine. $15 is cheaper than a Circle Line cruise and you get to hang out with your friends, not your cousins from Ohio. All proceeds from the party are of course going to the kids, so spread the word and help pack the boat. Pictures from our last boat outing are here and here. Don't miss out on the last one of the summer!

CONTEST!
Email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: jump) for a chance to win one of TEN PAIRS of combo tickets to the After the Jump night party, and Sunday's Boat Party. Tell us which band are you most looking forward to seeing at ATJ (and your first and last name for guestlist).

ESCORT at PS 1
The show of the season at last year's PS1's Warm Up was definitely Escort. They are back again this year to glitter their way through new material and turn the sun into a giant discoball hanging over the courtyard. This is your last chance to dance at PS1. Next weekend goes to the rockers.

Other dancing to be done:

Thursday - Aug 23
* Foreign Islands at Hiro
* Dirtybird Monthly at Apt with Justin Martin & Worthy

Friday - Aug 24
* There is an amazing Acid House night going down at Sullivan Room. DJ Pierre and Phuture (inventors of the sound) are going to work the 303s till the knobs fall off. "This is cocaine speaking..."
* Finger on the Pulse turns two back at Royal Oak. Pour one out and dance til dawn
* Everyone in New York DJs at the Ruff Club at Annex
* James F'ing Friedman turns 21 at 205

What else?

Todd Terje is coming, Todd Terje is coming!
Todd Terje: the Norwegian Disco re-edit ninja and homeboy of Prins & Lindstrom is coming to Prince Language's No Comprendo disco night next Wednesday in the basement of 205! Don't sleep on this one.

-David

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"Ticketmaster & Live Nation Head for Divorce"

On Thursday, it was widely reported that Ticketmaster is ready to end its relationship with Live Nation after protracted contract negotiations broke down. The demise of the union between the country's biggest ticket retailer and the biggest concert promoter will inevitably shake-up the U.S. ticket sales industry.

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, an internal memo released by Ticketmaster said the company did not expect to renew its contract with Live Nation. "We are now conducting our business with the clear understanding that our partnership with Live Nation is more than likely coming to an end," Chief Executive Officer Sean Moriarty and Chairman Tom McInerney said in a Wednesday e-mail.

The clear loser in this case is Ticketmaster, which depends on Live Nation for roughly 20% of its sales. In 2006, the online ticket store raked in $1.1 billion, about $200 million of which was generated by Live Nation tickets. In turn, it's a major hit for Ticketmaster's parent company, IAC/InterActiveCorp, which relies on Ticketmaster for 19% of its sales. [Forbes]

Previously
* Live Nation vs. Ticketmaster (on cutting prices)
* Live Nation buying majority stake in MusicToday

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Matt Pond PA & Neko Case duet (MP3) + 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Matt Pond PA (w/ Neko Case) - Taught To Look Away (MP3)

I can't like everyone, and I previously decided that I wasn't really into Matt Pond PA. Then someone sent me the track you can download above. Naturally, "Neko Case" caught my attention, and I listened immediately. And now I guess I like Matt Pond PA. The track is short, but very sweet, and makes me want to check out the rest of the new record it appears on: Last Light - out September 25, 2007.

The album's bulk was put to tape in Bearsville, NY with a new cast of band members and an impressive list of collaborators, most notably, especially for Pond himself, is Neko Case.

"Her record blew my mind and so I wrote my songs listening to her record, and it came out of doing that," Pond said on the effect of Case's Fox Confessor Brings the Flood and its ensuing musical influence. "There was intimidation, being like, um, 'Heyyyyyyy, you wanna make this thing? You don't have to! You don't have to!'" But Case agreed, and the result is album gem "Taught to Look Away." [SPIN]

Tickets are on sale for two upcoming local shows - September 28th @ Bowery Ballroom, and the next day at Maxwell's. All tour dates below...

Matt Pond PA - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 27 - Paradise Rock Club BOSTON, Massachusetts
Sep 28 - Bowery Ballroom NEW YORK, New York
Sep 29 - Maxwell’s HOBOKEN, New Jersey
Oct 1 - 9:30 Club WASHINGTON, Washington DC
Oct 2 - Diesel PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania
Oct 4 - The Basement COLUMBUS, Ohio
Oct 5 - Magic Stick DETROIT, Michigan
Oct 6 - Grog Shop CLEVELAND, Ohio
Oct 7 - Double Door CHICAGO, Illinois
Oct 8 - Varsity Theater MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota
Oct 11 - The Plaza Club VANCOUVER, British Columbia
Oct 12 - Doug Fir PORTLAND, Oregon
Oct 14 - Chop Suey SEATTLE, Washington
Oct 16 - Great American Music Hall SAN FRANCISCO, California
Oct 17 - Troubadour LOS ANGELES, California
Oct 19 - The Casbah SAN DIEGO, California
Oct 20 - Modified Arts PHOENIX, Arizona
Oct 22 - Cambridge Room @ House of Blues DALLAS, Texas
Oct 23 - Antone’s AUSTIN, Texas
Oct 24 - Meridian HOUSTON, Texas
Oct 26 - The Loft ATLANTA, Georgia
Oct 27 - Local 506 CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina
Oct 28 - Vulcan Park BIRMINGHAM, Alabama
Oct 29 - Exit In NASHVILLE, Tennessee

Previously
* more Matt Pond PA

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Land of Talk playing w/ Cloud Cult in NJ, NYC & other 2007 Tour Dates

Land of Talk @ Citysol, NYC - July 14, 2007

Two bands with extremely-high BrooklynVegan post counts are playing some shows together - one being September 8th at Bowery Ballroom in NYC (which I already got excited about), and the other being at a venue I don't recall seeing in tour dates very often. On September 7th, Cloud Cult and Land of Talk are playing Blend Bar in Ridgewood, NJ. Have you been there? All tour dates below...

Cloud Cult @ Pianos - April 18, 2006 (MORE)

Cloud Cult - 2007 Tour Dates
Saturday 9/1: Madison, WI - High Noon Sallon ($10 18+) *
Sunday 9/2: Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom (all ages $7) *
Tuesday 9/4: Toronto, ON - El Mocambo (all ages $10) 8pm doors
Wednesday 9/5: Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa (all ages $12) 8:30pm doors
Thursday 9/6: Boston, MA - Middle East * +
Friday 9/7: Ridgewood, NJ - Blend Bar ($12 21+) +
Saturday 9/8: New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom (18+) $15 +
Sunday 9/9: Philadelphia, PA - Greenfest (all ages) hosted by Urban Green Partnership
Monday 9/10: Columbus, OH - The Basement ($8 21+) *
Tuesday 9/11: TBA
Wednesday 9/12: TBA
Thursday 9/13: Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck (all ages) $8
Saturday 9/15: Denver, CO - Monolith Festival (all ages) w/ Flaming Lips @ Red Rock Amphitheater
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER TOUR DATES WILL COVER the U.S. SOUTHEASTERN STATES - CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS

* w/ Jeff D. Johnson
+ w/ Land of Talk

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I went to Land of Talk's Citysol show (obviously), and their Summerstage one two days later (to also see Grizzly Bear & The Decemberists). It could just be because I get stressed out sometimes at my own shows, but I had trouble getting into their performance at Citysol. Summerstage sounded really, really good though.....

Land of Talk @ Summerstage, NYC - July 16, 2007 (opened for Decemberists)

Land of Talk - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 1 - Festival de Musique Emergente Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
Sep 4 - El Mocambo Toronto, Ontario
Sep 5 - La Sala Rosa Montreal
Sep 6 - Middle East Club Upstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts +
Sep 7 - Blend Bar Ridgewood, New Jersey +
Sep 8 - Bowery Ballroom New York, NY +
Sep 20 - Le Baron Paris, Ile-de-France
Sep 21 - Tambourine Seregno, Milano
Sep 22 - Paradiso ** Amsterdam
Sep 23 - Live Music Hall w/Deceberists Koln
Sep 24 - Batschkapp ** Frankfurt
Sep 25 - Substage ** Karlsruhe
Sep 27 - Arena ** Vienna
Sep 28 - Muffathalle ** Munich
Sep 29 - Kampnagel ** Hamburg
Sep 30 - Postbahnof ** Berlin
Oct 2 - Royal Festival Hall ** London
Oct 3 - Junction ** Cambridge
Oct 5 - Wulfren Hall ** Wolverhampton
Oct 6 - Anson Rooms ** Bristol
Oct 7 - Academy ** Oxford
Oct 9 - Vicar Street ** Dublin
Oct 10 - Academy ** Liverpool
Oct 11 - Academy ** Newcastle
Oct 12 - Academy ** Glasgow, Scotland
Oct 13 - Metropolitan University ** Leeds

** w/ Decemberists
+ w/ Cloud Cult

Previously
* Land of Talk posts
* Cloud Cult posts

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Wes' Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup (August 23, 2007)

DOWNLOAD Dry Yai - Ease Di Tension (MP3)

Sierra Leone's OkayPlayer-approved star Hip Hop artist, Dry-Yai, will be performing at Joe's Pub August 29th at 11.30pm We're giving away a pair of tickets. To win please email us at BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Dry Yai). Include your first and last name. One winner will be picked at random and contacted.

I guess everyone made up and decided to play nice?

Kanye West, Diddy, 50 Cent @ Screamfest @ MSG, NYC - 8/22 (CRED)

There were close to 20,000 people at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night, and it's pretty much a given that none of them believe what they saw. Just imagine how much they've been calling, texting and MySpacing since the show. Heck, you might not even believe this when you read it, but as wrestling legend Kurt Angle would say, "It's true. It's damn true."

T.I. orchestrated a mammoth hip-hop moment, a piece of history in the form of an onstage party featuring the cream of the crop in hip-hop: T.I., Jay-Z, Diddy, Swizz Beatz, Ciara, Kanye West and 50 Cent. They were all onstage performing and partying together ... as in, everybody was onstage at the same time. [MTV]

Hov, Kanye West, Diddy, 50 Cent @ MSG, NYC - 8/22

NEWS

• Speaking of international hip hop (Dry Yai), Soulico (from Isreal) is playing the blogger-curated After The Jump Fest this weekend.
• MF Doom sends a poser to perform in his mask?
• Blender interviews RZA, who also shares his top 10 list of hottest MC's out right now here. I think you'll be surprised at his list. What is your list?
• GZA is performing 'Liquid Swords' in Brooklyn
• With all this Hip Hop beef abound, lets look at how even The Beatles released diss songs targeting each other.
• Cormega will be releasing two projects from his Legal Hustle imprint this year, with one of them being a producer instrumental series titled Legal Hustle Presents Got Beats?. The disc will feature beats from DJ Premier, Alchemist, Ayatollah, Buckwild, Ski Beats, Heatmakerz and more.
• KRS One is to sign with Duck Down Records while The Dogg Pound signs with Cash Money Records.
• TSS reminisces and relives the Up In Smoke tour.
• Go here to read my summary of all the recent 50 Cent drama.
• Hi Tek is set to release his third solo album.

More news, downloads, videos, and tour dates below...

MORE NEWS

• OgMog reviews RockTheBells San Bernardino.
• R. Kelly creates an interesting photo op.
• DJ Krush is set to release a DVD.
• CIBMG reviews the recent Lyrics Born show.
• Killah Priest talks about his new album 'The Offering' featuring collaborations with Nas, Canibus, Ras Kass, Kurupt, Immortal Technique and more.

MUSIC

• Check out this Lupe approved mixtape by Gemini.
• Spliff Huxtable shares some Black Milk instrumentals.
• Stream the entire new Swizz Beatz album here. For Talib Kweli's Ear Drum go here.
• FromDaBricks shares his Top 5 Pete Rock remixes.
• Check out Little Brother's 'Good Clothes' and Killah Priest's 'Happy' off of their respective new albums.
• A random lose Prodigy track surfaced. Produced by The Alchemist.

VIDEO

• Common speaks on working with Lily Allen on 'Driving Me Wild'. Also includes videos for his latest two singles 'The People' and 'The Game'.
• 50 Cent + Kanye West as portrayed by some people that don't anything like them.
• Watch Joell Ortiz bring the heat at Rap City. Such hunger.
• If you're smart enough, you too can figure out how to watch a Aesop Rock video.
• Hip Hop History: Jay-Z + Jaz-O.
• Kanye West performs his stellar new song Big Brother, dedicated to Jay-Z.
• Method Man is releasing a live DVD. Check out the trailer.

SHOWS

08/25 Soulico @ After The Jump Fest

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

08/29 DRY YAI – A Night for Sierra Leone @ Joe's Pub

08/29 Soulico @ Milk & Honey

08/30 Kid Koala & Soulico @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise Series, tix.

09/01 Fat Joe @ BB King's

09/03 Soulico @ JDub BBQ @ The Yard

09/09 Aesop Rock @ Irving Plaza, tix

09/15 GZA performing 'Liquid Swords' @ McCarren Pool in Brooklyn (tix)

9/19 Prodigy of Mobb Deep and guests @ Spiegeltent (?!), info

09/21 Fat Joe @ BB King's CANCELLED

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

10/07 Common @ Nokia Theatre

10/16 Fresh Press CMJ Showcase w/ Panacea, John Robinson / Lil Sci (Shaman) Wise Intelligent of Poor Righteous Teachers (Shaman) K Banger (Shaman) Panacea (Rawkus / Glow-in-the-Dark) The Project (Glow-in-the-Dark) Zimbabwe Legit (pH MUSIC) Marshal Law (thisish) Dooley O (SOD Records / Lewis Recordings) Y-Society (Insight and Damu) (Tres Records) and The Smile Rays (Rawkus 50) @ The Knitting Factory (CMJ)

10/17 A-Trak, Nick Catchdubs & Kid Sister @ Hiro Ballroom (Fool's Gold CMJ showcase)

10/19 Devin The Dude, Del the Funkee Homosapien, Serendipity Project, and Bukue One @ BB King's (CMJ)

10/20 Brother Ali, Evidence & Little Brother @ Highline Ballroom (CMJ) (tix)

10/24 Queen Latifah @ Highline Ballroom (early) (late)

10/30 Cypress Hill @ Nokia Theatre

11/02 Lyrics Born @ Bowery Ballroom

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Melvins - 2007 Tour Dates & pics from Oya

DOWNLOAD: Melvins - The Brain Center at Whipples (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Melvins - Talking Horse (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Melvins - Sweet Willy Rollbar (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Melvins - Civilized Worm (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Melvins - Going Blind (MP3)

I saw a lot of bands at the four day Oya Festival in Norway this year, but only a few performances REALLY stuck out. One of them was Nine Inch Nails, another was Gogol Bordello, and another one of my favorites was by the Melvins. I always need a little metal in my life to balance out all the folk & indie rock, and - with the help of two drummers - Melvins rocked so hard. It was perfect. The second they were done playing, I was thinking I wanted to see them again. It was tempting to try and go find the afterparty they were playing in Oslo, but I never did.

I think I'll go see them again when they play in NY - October 5th @ the Fillmore Irving Plaza, or the next day at Luna Lounge in Brooklyn. Tickets go on sale Friday. More pictures and tour dates, below....

Melvins are an American rock/metal band that usually perform as a trio. Singer/guitarist Buzz Osborne (aka "King Buzzo") and drummer Dale Crover are constant members, but several bass guitarists have been through the group, and they have occasionally added a guest or second guitarist for live performances. The band was named after a supervisor at the Thriftway in Montesano, Washington where Osborne served as a clerk (and vandal). Melvin was greatly despised, and the band's members felt it to be an appropriately ridiculous name. [Wikipedia]

Melvins & Big Business - 2007 Tour Dates
September 15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Henry Fonda Theater performing w/ Mudhoney
September 16 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow's Night Club
September 18 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
September 19 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
September 21 - Fort Collins, CO - Aggie Theater
September 22 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre
September 23 - Colorado Springs, CO - the Black Sheep
September 25 - Lawrence, KS - the Bottleneck
September 26 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
September 27 - Chicago, IL - Double Door
September 28 - Detroit, MI - Small's
September 29 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
October 1 - Philadelphia, PA - the Fillmore at TLA
October 2 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
October 5 - New York, NY - the Fillmore at Irving Plaza
October 6 - Brooklyn, NY - Luna Lounge
October 9 - Spartanburg, SC - Ground Zero
October 10 - Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club
October 11 - Birmingham, AL - Bottle Tree
October 12 - Knoxville, TN - Blue Cats
October 13 - Nashville, TN - Exit Inn
October 15 - New Orleans, LA - One Eyed Jacks
October 16 - Houston, TX - Red Room at Meridian
October 17 - Austin, TX - Emo's
October 18 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theatre
October 22 - Tempe, AZ - Clubhouse

They will also be screening the Purge of Dissidents DVD at all shows

And the Melvins are playing August 25, 2007 in Minneapolis, MN @ Grumpy's Bar & Grill - Grumpy's Bash w/ Helmet, Zebulon Pike, Burning Brides, Birthday Suits & Bastard Saint

Previously
* more Melvins

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Queens of the Stone Age & Foo Fighters 2007 Tour Dates/presale

This was really just going to be a QOTSA post, but then I saw this picture and realized it would be a good place to put the latest Foo Fighers (who recently covered Arcade Fire) news too..

First the latest controversy....

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE rocker JOSH HOMME has struck the latest blow in his battle with SHARON OSBOURNE - dubbing her a musical nobody. The rift began when Homme accused Sharon and her husband Ozzy Osbourne of treating bands like "s**t" at their annual Ozzfest festival. Sharon hit back saying she hoped Homme "gets syphilis and dies". Now Homme says, "I don't know what she is or what she's done. Has she ever made any music? No. I don't know why her name is Sharon. She ain't sharin' anything." [Contact Music]

Tickets go on pre-sale (Password: SICK) in the morning for a bunch of Queens of the Stone Age shows, including one at the WaMu Theater At Madison Square Garden in NYC on October 13th.

Foo Fighters have a new album coming out, and they're promising that you can be first to get concert tickets if you pre-order on iTunes. They're also promising a NYC show.

All known QOTSA tour dates, and Foo Figher cities, below....

Queens of the Stone Age - 2007 Tour Dates
August, 24 - Alpine Valley Music Theater, East Troy, WI w/ Rage Against The Machine
August, 25 - Myth, Maplewood, MN
August, 26 - Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg, MB
August, 27 - Prairieland, Saskatoon, SK
August, 29 - Shaw Conference Center, Edmonton, AB
August, 30 - Calgary Stampede Corral, Calgary, AB
Sept. 01 - Orpheum Theater, Vancouver, BC
Sept. 14 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits *
Sept. 15 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa *
Sept. 16 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues *
Sept. 17 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater *
Sept. 19 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues *
Sept. 20 - Tallahassee, FL - The Moon *
Sept. 21 - Jacksonville, FL - Plush *
Sept. 22 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle *
Sept. 24 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel *
Sept. 25 - Norfolk, VA - The Norva *
Sept. 26 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live *
Sept. 28 - Homestead, PA - Carnegie Theatre *
Sept. 29 - Philadelphia, PA - The Electric Factory *
October 9th – Providence, RI – Lupo’s
October 12th – Boston, MA – Orpheum Theater
October 13th – New York, NY – Theater at Madison Square Garden
October 17th - Clifton Park, NY – Northern Lights
October 20th – Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (formerly PromoWest Pavilion) – Columbus, OH
October 22nd – Grand Rapids, MI – Orbit Room
October 23rd – Detroit, MI – Fillmore
October 24th - Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Club/The Rave/Eagles Ballroom
October 25th – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theater
October 29th – Los Angeles, CA – Nokia Theater LA Live

* w/ Dax Riggs

Foo Fighters are expected to play the following cities:
Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA
Charlotte, NC
Chicago, IL
Cleveland, OH
Dallas, TX
Denver, CO
Detroit, MI Indianapolis, IN
Los Angeles, CA
Milwaukee, WI
Minneapolis, MN
Montreal, QC
New York, NY
Philadelphia, PA
Phoenix, AZ
Salt Lake City, UT
San Francisco, CA
Seattle, WA
Tampa, FL
Toronto, ON
Washington, DC
Vancouver, BC

Previously
* more Queens of the Stone Age

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Andrew Bird - 'Imitosis' video ++ 2007 Tour Dates

MITOSIS: "type of cell division where one cell splits into two identical cells" [Google]
"I": a song on Weather Systems
"IMITOSIS": a song on Armchair Apocrypha, "I" redone......

This magical little film was directed by stop motion animation wizardess Britta Johnson.

Andrew Bird - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 1 - Vancouver, BC - Richard’s On Richards
Sep 2 - Seattle, WA - Bumbershoot 2007 (Mural Stage)
Sep 8 - Chicago, IL - 11th Annual Hideout Block Party
Sep 10 - Knoxville, TN - The Bijou Theater
Sep 11 - Asheville, NC - The Orange Peel
Sep 12 - Durham, NC - The Carolina Theatre
Sep 13 - Atlanta, GA - The Variety Playhouse
Sep 15 - Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival
Sep 17 - Lawrence, KS - The Granada
Sep 18 - Louisville, KY - WL Lyons Brown Theatre
Sep 19 - Bloomington, IN - Buskirk Chumley Theater
Sep 20 - Madison, WI - Wisconsin Union Theater
Sep 21 - Urbana, IL - 2007 Pygmalion Music Festival at Tryon Festival Theatre, Krannert Center
Sep 22 - Iowa City, IA - The Englert Theatre
Sep 24 - Buffalo, NY - Asbury Hall at The Church
Sep 25 - Toronto, ONT - The Opera House
Sep 26 - Montreal, QUE - La Tulipe
Sep 28 - South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Sep 29 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
Sep 30 - Richmond, VA - Toad’s Place Richmond
Oct 1 - State College, PA - State Theatre
Oct 2 - Pittsburgh, PA - Carnegie Music Hall

Previously
* more Andrew Bird

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Cold War Kids - 2007 Tour Dates

someone holding up a rooster during CWK @ Lollapalooza 2007 (CRED)

Cold War Kids are playing a bunch of headlining shows in November and December after they get done with all the opening they've been doing for Muse & the White Stripes. Two of the dastes are November 30th & December 1st at Webster Hall in NYC. I wonder why not Terminal 5 - everyone else seems to be doing it. All tour dates below....

The Cold War Kids - 2007 Tour Dates
09/08/07 - Madison, WI @ Willow Island - Alliant Energy
11/17/07 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theatre
11/23/07 - Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
11/27/07 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/28/07 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
11/29/07 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts
11/30/07 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
12/01/07 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
12/04/07 - Boston, MA @ The Roxy
12/11/07 - Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater

Cold War Kids & White Stripes - 2007 Tour Dates
09/13/07 - Albuquerque, NM @ Kiva Auditorium
09/16/07 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ
09/18/07 - Chula Vista, CA @ Coors Amphitheatre
09/19/07 - Inglewood, CA @ The Forum
09/21/07 - Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
09/24/07 - Anchorage, AK @ George Sullivan Sports Arena
09/26/07 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
09/27/07 - Seattle, WA @ Paramount Theatre
09/28/07 - Nampa, ID @ The Idaho Center
09/29/07 - Salt Lake City, UT @ The E Center of West Valley
09/30/07 - Jackson Hole, WY @ Snow King Convention Center
10/02/07 - Rapid City, SD @ Rushmore Plaza Civic Ctr Arena
10/03/07 - Fargo, ND @ Fargo Civic Auditorium
10/04/07 - Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Auditorium
10/06/07 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
10/07/07 - Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom

Previously
* more Cold War Kids

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VIDEO: Amy Winehouse, Sharon Jones & a tour of Brooklyn's Daptone Records

DOWNLOAD: Sharon Jones - 100 Days, 100 Nights (MP3)

These two MTV news videos are a quick and interesting look inside Daptone Records (in Bushwick, Brooklyn & pictured above)....

UPDATE: The video above is the intro. For the actual tour of the Daptone Studios, you have to watch it on MTV.com.

Meanwhile, Amy Winehouse is in rehab, and Sharon Jones is going out on the road.

Posted in music | video at 12:12 AM | Comments (3)

August 22, 2007

New Pornographers played Bowery +++ tix still on sale for 826NYC event (BSS added) (WIN TIX)

Sorry for the late day post. I didn't make it to Bowery Ballroom last night (was at Jose Gonzalez instead), but here's a backstage shot someone sent me....

New Pornographers @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - Aug 22, 2007

Neko's antics were really amusing. It was like watching Marsha Brady play Juliet. Maybe Bowery told her it was a solo show... She was disturbed there was a band there with her, and they were definitely disturbed she was there. Blaming it on the sound guy is pretty lame, a pro handles these things without sabotaging the show but Neko seemed to having a very rough night. [anonymous]

Tickets are still on sale for A.C. Newman's next live performance in NYC - The Revenge of the Book Eaters show on Sunday that Britt Daniel and some comedians are also playing. AND it was just announced (right here actually) that Kevin drew and members of Broken Social Scene will be performing too, AND I have a pair of tickets to give away. Instructions below.....

To win a pair of tix to the Revenge of the Book Eaters (charity) show, e-mail BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: cheap bastard 826NYC), and tell me the last show you saw, and your first and last name in case you win. One winner will be picked at random and notified.

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What's going on Wednesday? (XYZ Affair)

XYZ Affair - All My Friends

Debut video by Brooklyn band, The XYZ Affair, starring Marc Summers (Double Dare, Unwrapped), Jason Zimbler (Clarissa Explains It All), Danny Cooksey (Salute Your Shorts, Terminator 2), Michael Maronna (Pete & Pete, 40 Days and 40 Nights, Slackers).

* Nellie McKay is playing Joe's Pub
* Bang Lime (Metric) and Juiced Elfers (Unicorns) are at Union Pool
* Adam Franklin is playing Maxwell's w/ Hopewell & American Watercolor Movement
* The Bouncing Souls are playing in Asbury Park
* Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars are playing BB King's
* The XYZ Affair, Via Audio & Dappled Cities are playing Union Hall

What else?

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BLONDE REDHEAD playing Randall's Island, LCD SOUNDSYSTEM & ARCADE FIRE making a record ++ updated Tour Dates

The latest lineup for the October 6th show at Randall's Island in NYC is: Arcade Fire, LCD Soundsystem, Les Savy Fav, Blonde Redhead, and Wild Light (them?)

Also, since we last spoke, Arcade Fire & LCD Soundsystem announced the rest of their dates together, and a limited edition split 7"...

The two bands are also pairing up to produce a limited edition split 7" single featuring LCD Soundsystem's cover of Joy Division's "No Love Lost" and Arcade Fire's cover of Serge Gainsbourg's "Poupee de Cire". The single will be available exclusively on the tour dates and through the bands' websites

All tour dates below...

Arcade Fire - 2007 Tour Dates
08/22 Cologne, Germany - Palladium
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 ^
09/21 Mountain View, CA - Shoreline Ampitheatre ^
09/24 Seattle, WA - Bank of America Arena ^
09/26 Lehi, UT - Waterfall Amph. at Thanksgiving Point
09/28 Kansas City, MO - Starlight Theatre ^
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 *
11/02 Brussels, Belgium - Forest National #
11/04 Oslo, Norway - Spektrum #
11/05 Stockholm, Sweden - Annexet #
11/07 Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Hallen #
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 *

^ With LCD Soundsystem
* With Clinic
# Support to be confirmed

more LCD Soundsystem - 2007 Tour DAtes
08/23 - Newcastle upon Tyne, UK - Digital 2nd Birthday
08/24 - Leeds, UK - Reading/Leeds Festival
08/25 - Liverpool, UK - Creamfields
08/26 - Reading, UK - Reading/Leeds Festival
08/31 - Stradbally Co., Ireland - Electric Picnic
09/01 - Belfast, Ulster - Mandela Hall
09/02 - Inverary Castle, Scotland - Connect Festival
10/19 - Dublin, Ireland - Temple Bar Music Centre
10/20 - Dublin, Ireland - Tripod Festival
10/21 - Manchester, UK - Apollo
10/23 - London, UK - Brixton Academy

Blonde Redhead - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 7 - Pearl Street Northampton, Massachusetts
Sep 8 - Parc Jean-Drapeau Osheaga Festival Montreal, Quebec
Sep 9 - Toronto Islands Park Toronto, Ontario
Sep 10 - Majestic Theater Detroit, Michigan
Sep 12 - Blue Note Columbia, Missouri
Sep 13 - Bricktown Ballroom Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oct 06 - Randall's Island, New York, NY

Previously
* more Arcade Fire

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Beastie Boys sketch comedy videos & Tour Dates

Does anyone remember the infomercial The Beastie Boys ran for Hello Nasty back in 1998?

(This post courtesy of Klaus & A Special Thing)

Beastie Boys - 2007 Tour DAtes
08/23/2007 - County Bowl - Santa Barbara, CA
08/24/2007 - The Warfield - San Francisco, CA
08/25/2007 - Greek Theatre at U.C. Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
08/31/2007 - Inveraray Castle - Argyll, GB
09/01/2007 - Stradbally Hall Estate - Stradbally, IE
09/02/2007 - Stradbally Hall Estate - Stradbally, IE
09/04/2007 - Brixton Academy - London, GB
09/05/2007 - Brixton Academy - London, GB
09/06/2007 - Roundhouse - London, GB
09/08/2007 - Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park - Isle of Wight, GB
09/09/2007 - Robin Hill Countryside Adventure Park - Isle of Wight, GB
09/20/2007 - Bell Centre - Montreal, CA
09/21/2007 - Air Canada Center - Toronto, CA
09/22/2007 - Hummingbird Centre - Toronto, CA
09/24/2007 - The Fillmore - Detroit, MI
09/26/2007 - Riviera Theatre - Chicago, IL
09/27/2007 - Charter One Pavilion - Chicago, IL

Previously
* more Beastie Boys

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Malajube - 2007 Tour Dates & Oya pics

Malajube actually played at the same time (on a different stage) as Gogol Bordello at the 2007 Oya Festival in Norway, so since I watched all of Gogol, I only ended up catching Malajube's last two songs. I won't judge them based on two songs, but if I didn't already like them a lot, I probably wouldn't have become a fan at that second. Then again, it's probably even completely unfair to say that since seconds earlier I had just witnessed one of the best live bands at the whole four-day festival.

Tickets are on sale for a November 15th Malajube show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC. All known tour dates, and more Oya pics, below....

Malajube - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 31 - Nice n Sleazy (uk) glasgow
Sep 1 - electric picnic (ireland) dublin
Sep 3 - arts center (uk) norwich
Sep 4 - 100 club (uk) london
Sep 5 - little civic (uk) Wolverhampton
Sep 6 - roadhouse (uk) manchester
Sep 7 - cockpit (uk) leeds
Sep 9 - Doornroosje (netherlands) Nijmegen
Sep 10 - gleis 22 (germany) munster
Sep 11 - studio 672 (germany) cologne
Sep 12 - vera (netherlands) Groningen
Sep 13 - soundstation (belgium) liege
Sep 15 - Bazar Curieux (netherlands) rotterdam
Sep 16 - manufaktur (germany) schorndorf
Sep 17 - orangehouse (germany) munich
Sep 18 - muz (germany) nurenberg
Sep 19 - Uebel & Gefaehrlich* (germany) hamburg
Sep 20 - Postbahnhof* (germany) berlin
Oct 4 - unit (japan) Tokyo, Tokyo
Oct 6 - Asagiri Jam (japan) Tokyo, Tokyo
Oct 13 - le grand mix (France) tourcoing
Oct 15 - chapiteau (france) Rouen
Oct 16 - La maroquinerie (france) Paris
Oct 17 - La lune des pirates (france) Amiens
Oct 18 - l’autre canal (france) Nancy
Oct 19 - Antipode (france) Reines
Oct 20 - le sonar (france) bordeaux
Nov 1 - starlite room (can) waterloo, Ontario
Nov 2 - call the office (can) london, Ontario
Nov 3 - Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON
Nov 5 - Magic Stick, Detroit, MI
Nov 9 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
Nov 15 - the Bowery Ballroom (nyc) new york city, New York

more dates TBA

Previously
* more Malajube

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SpiegelWorld - caption it & win (tix or a SXSW DVD)

The bar/table/dancing/hammock area at Spiegelworld by the South Street Seaport is really nice - outdoors and right on the water. Last night I was there for the Jose Gonzalez show (which is in the inside ticketed part - the outside is sort of a separate thing). It was cold and rainy, so there weren't that many people out there, but as you can see from the above photo (that I just came across on Flickr) - occasionaly it can become a regular party. Caption the photo in the comments, and if you also want the chance to win tickets to a show at SpiegelWorld, or a "SXSW Live 2007" DVD, keep reading below for instructions.....

Upcoming shows @ Spiegelword in NYC
8/28: Weimar NY: The Spiegel Sessions
8/29: O’Death w/ Death Vessel
9/04: I.C.E. Ensemble: Music of Phillipe Manoury, 6:00pm
9/04: Daniel Jonhston, 10:00pm
9/05: An Albatross w/ Shock Cinema
9/10 Old Springs Pike
9/11: Penny Arcade’s “Bitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore!”
9/12: David Poe and Friends
9/18: Weimar NY: The Spiegel Sessions
9/19: Prodigy of Mobb Deep and guests
9/23: Dan Zanes and Friends: Sea Music!
9/24: Yard Dogs Road Show
9/29: Jonathan Glickfeld

To win a copy of the DVD you see pictured above, or a pair of tickets to any of the (unrelated) shows listed next to the DVD, e-mail: BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: spiegel) and tell me your caption (even if you put in the comments), and what prize you want, and a few winners will be notified.

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Gogol Bordello - 2007 Tour Dates (Terminal 5)

Last time I saw Gogol Bordello in NYC, was at Irving Plaza. Last time I saw Gogol Bordello anywhere, was in Norway. Both shows were great, and in Norway I took a bunch of pictures which I'll post some time before I die hopefully. In the meantime, here's one of my favorites:

Gogol Bordello's next NYC show is at Terminal 5 (which I'm not going to knock before I try) on November 3rd. Tickets are on sale. All tour dates below...

Gogol Bordello - 2007 Tour Dates
Wednesday 22-Aug Igea Marina - Rimini Nord, Italy BEKY BAY
Friday 24-Aug Reading, UK FESTIVAL (READING)
Saturday 25-Aug Leeds, UK FESTIVAL (LEEDS)
Monday 27-Aug San Diego, CA HOUSE OF BLUES - SAN DIEGO
Tuesday 28-Aug Los Angeles, CA HENRY FONDA THEATER
Wednesday 29-Aug San Francisco, CA THE FILLMORE - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Frida6 31-Aug Portland, OR CRYSTAL BALLROOM
Saturday 1-Sep Seattle, WA BUMBERSHOOT FESTIVAL Bumbershoot Festival
Sunday 2-Sep Vancouver, BC COMMODORE BALLROOM
Sunday 7-Oct New Haven, CT TOAD'S PLACE
Tuesday 9-Oct Toronto, ON OPERA HOUSE
Wednesday 10-Oct Montreal, QUE CLUB SODA
Thursday 11-Oct Boston, MA THE ROXY - BOSTON, MA
Saturday 13-Oct Lewiston, ME THE GRAY CAGE
Monday 15-Oct Asbury Park, NJ STONE PONY
Tuesday 16-Oct Baltimore, MD SONAR
Thursday 18-Oct Blacksburg, VA LYRIC THEATER
Friday 19-Oct Atlanta, GA ROXY THEATRE
Saturday 20-Oct New Orleans, LA TIPITINA'S
Sunday 21-Oct Dallas, TX GRANADA THEATRE (TEXAS)
Monday 22-Oct Austin, TX EMO'S
Wednesday 24-Oct Tempe, AZ MARQUEE THEATRE
Thursday 25-Oct Los Angeles, CA MAYAN THEATRE
Friday 26-Oct Tuscon, AZ RIALTO THEATRE
Saturday 27-Oct Las Vegas, NV VEGOOSE FESTIVAL Vegoose Festival
Saturday 27-Oct Las Vegas, NV VEGOOSE FESTIVAL
Monday 29-Oct Boulder, CO BOULDER THEATRE
Thursday 1-Nov Minneapolis, MN FIRST AVENUE
Saturday 3-Nov New York, NY TERMINAL 5
Tuesday 13-Nov Amsterdam, Netherlands MELKWEG
Wednesday 14-Nov Brussel, Belgium AB
Thursday 15-Nov Paris, France LE TRABENDO
Wednesday 21-Nov Winterthur, Switzerland SALZHAUS
Thursday 22-Nov Wien, Austria ARENA (WIEN)
Saturday 24-Nov Prague, Czech Republic ARCHA
Thursday 29-Nov Copenhagen, Denmark VEGA
Friday 30-Nov Goteborg, Sweden CHALMERS
Sunday 2-Dec Stockholm, Sweden DEBASER
Tuesday 4-Dec Helsinki, Finland TAVASTIA
Thursday 6-Dec Malmo, Sweden KB
Saturday 8-Dec London, UK HAMMERSMITH
Monday 10-Dec Brighton, UK DOME
Tuesday 11-Dec Wolverhampton, UK WULFRUN
Thursday 13-Dec Glasgow, UK ABC
Friday 14-Dec Nowich, UK UEA
Saturday 15-Dec Nottingham, UK ROCK CITY
Sunday 16-Dec Manchester, UK ACADEMY (MANCHESTER)
Tuesday 18-Dec Sheffield, UK LEADMILL

Previously
* more Gogol Bordello

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No Age - MP3s & 2007 Tour Dates (CMJ)

DOWNLOAD: No Age - Neck Escaper (MP3) (via)

After getting numerous recommendations to check out California's No Age, I finally did, and so far I like what I hear. Further research revealed that Stereogum, Pitchfork, Crackers United, and Deerhunter all like them too.

No Age are Dean Spunt and Randy Randall, two young heavyweights from the LA skate/art/punk underworld - a super-talented noise pop two-piece, who decided to put out five limited vinyl-only releases via a variety of DIY indie labels across the globe (namely UTR, Deleted Art, Teardrops, Youth Attack, and Dean's own PPM label). In August, FatCat will release Weirdo Rippers, a collection of highlights from these releases. Despite its multiple sources, the tracklisting for Weirdo Rippers follows a narrative of its own, with the songs traversing a wealth of sonic territory, ultimately cohering effectively as an album.

The album is out August 28th on Fat Cat. Their last NYC shows were in June (one for Todd P @ Silent Barn, and another at a movie screening in Manhattan). I'm hoping to catch them for the first time at CMJ. All tour dates below....

No Age - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 22 - The Mayan w/ The Yeah Yeah Yeahs Los Angeles, California
Aug 23 - Troubadour West Hollywood, California
Aug 26 - The Echo Echo Park
Aug 28 - Amoeba Music hollywood, California
Sep 18 - Bottom of the Hill San Francisco CA 94107, California
Sep 20 - Backspace PDX, Oregon
Sep 21 - Vera Project Seattle, Washington
Sep 22 - Pats Pub Vancouver, BC
Sep 23 - house party Olympia, Washington
Sep 25 - Fools Foundation Sacto, California
Sep 27 - Drunken Unicorn w/ Deerunter Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 28 - Mercy Lounge w/ Deerhunter Nashville, Tennessee
Sep 29 - Empty Bottle w/ Deerhunter Chicago, Illinois
Oct 5 - The Smell w/ Yellow Swans, Silver Daggers, Pocohaunted, Mouthus LA, California
Oct 11 - Cas-bah hum bug Sandy Eggo
Oct __ - CMJ, NYC
Oct 18 - Terrace F. Club Princeton, New Jersey (Princeton students only probably)
Oct 19 - Johnny Brendas Philly, Pennsylvania
Oct 20 - The Red and The Black DC, Washington DC
Oct 22 - AS220 Providence, Rhode Island
Oct 23 - PAs Lounge Boston, Massachusetts

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Bob Mould - 2007 Tour Dates (DVD screenings)

DOWNLOAD: Husker Du - All Work and No Play (MP3)

"Bob Mould will be attending a series of special events in conjunction with the DVD release of Circle Of Friends on October 9th. At each event, Bob will play a short acoustic set (approx 30 min), participate in a live interview and/or Q + A (approx 30 min), host a DVD screening of Circle Of Friends, and sell and sign DVDs for fans." Tickets for the NYC date at Highline Ballroom go on sale Thursday. Bob is DJing at Highline Ballroom on a couple of other dates as well - don't get confused. And, Bob also has a new album coming out on Anti in January. More info, and all tour dates below.....

Bob Mould - 2007 Tour Dates
10/9 - Chicago @ Schuba's - 3159 N. Southport - Chicago, IL 60657
10/10 - Minneapolis @ Bryant Lake Bowl - 810 W Lake St - Minneapolis, MN 55408
10/12 - Seattle @ Chop Suey - 1325 E Madison St - Seattle, WA 98122
10/14 - Portland @ Doug Fir Lounge - 830 E. Burnside - Portland, Oregon 97214
10/16 - San Francisco @ Herbst Theater (part of City Arts & Lectures series)
10/17 - Los Angeles @ The Roxy (presented by Filter Magazine)
11/2 - New York @ Highline Ballroom – 431 W. 16th Street, New York, NY 10011 (tix)
11/5 – Boston @ Paradise Lounge – 969 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215
11/8 – Charlottesville @ Gravity Lounge – 103 South First Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902
11/10 – New Hope @ John & Peter’s – 96 S. Main Street, New Hope, PA 18938
11/11 – Philadelphia @ World Café Live – 3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

The San Francisco date is part of the prestigious City Arts & Lectures series. It is being co-presented by the Noise Pop Festival. Bob will be interviewed by Michael Azerrad and play a few songs.

Filmed live at the legendary 9:30 Club in Washington, DC on October 7th 2005, Circle Of Friends is the first fully authorized live concert release by Bob Mould. Joined onstage by Brendan Canty (Fugazi), Richard Morel (Morel), and Jason Narducy (Rockets Over Sweden), the show features Bob’s compositions from Hüsker Dü, Sugar, and his solo releases. Circle Of Friends is the definitive collectible for new and longtime fans alike.

Bob Mould will release a new studio album on Anti- Records late January 2008. It will be his first release since 2005’s Body of Song.

Tracklist
"The Act We Act" Sugar - Copper Blue "A Good Idea" Sugar - Copper Blue
"Changes" Sugar - Copper Blue "Circles" Bob Mould - Body of Song
"Paralyzed" Bob Mould - Body of Song
"I Am Vision, I Am Sound" Bob Mould - Body of Song
"Underneath Days" Bob Mould - Body of Song
"Hoover Dam" Sugar - Copper Blue
"See A Little Light" Bob Mould - Workbook
"High Fidelity" Bob Mould - Body of Song
"Hardly Getting Over It" Hüsker Dü - Candy Apple Grey
"Could You Be The One?" Hüsker Dü - Warehouse: Songs and Stories
"I Apologize" Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising
"Chartered Trips" Hüsker Dü - Zen Arcade
"The Receipt" Bob Mould - Modulate
"Best Thing" Bob Mould - Body of Song
"Celebrated Summer" Hüsker Dü - New Day Rising
"Beating Heart The Prize" Bob Mould - Body of Song
"Egøverride" Bob Mould - Bob Mould
"If I Can’t Change Your Mind" Sugar - Copper Blue
"Helpless" Sugar - Copper Blue
"Makes No Sense At All" Hüsker Dü -Flip Your Wig
"Man On The Moon" Sugar - Copper Blue

DVD extras
Pre-show interviews with Bob Mould, Richard Morel, Brendan Canty and Jason Narducy

Video Clip: http://trixiedvd.com/projects/bob_mould

Previously
* more Bob Mould

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Adam Franklin & Hopewell - 2007 Tour Dates, Kickstock

Adam Franklin of Swervedriver is playing Hoboken tonight (8/22), and Cake Shop tomorrow. Hopewell play both of those shows too. Hopewell are also playing Kickstock ("the Sunday night Kickball finals") at McCarren Pool on September 9th. It's free. Adam's whole solo album is still streaming HERE. All tour dates below....

Adam Franklin - 2007 Tour Dates
08/22 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's *
08/23 New York, NY Cake Shop *
08/24 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's *
08/25 Arlington, VA IOTA Cafe *
10/02 Norfolk, VA The Boot
10/03 Chapel Hill, MC Local 506
10/04 Mt. Pleasant, SC Village Tavern
10/05 Atlanta, GA The Earl
10/06 Birmingham, AL The Bottletree
10/07 Baton Rouge, LA TBA
10/08 Houston, TX Proletariat
10/09 Austin, TX The Mohawk
10/10 Dallas, TX The Cavern
10/11 Memphis, TN Hi /Tone
10/12 Nashville, TN The Basement
10/13 St. Louis, MO Bluebird
10/15 Kansas City, MO The Record Bar
10/16 Omaha, NE The Waiting Room
10/17 Minneapolis, MN 400 Bar
10/18 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
10/19 Milwaukee, WI Cactus Club
10/20 Ypsilanti, MI Elbow Room
10/21 Columbus, OH Andyman's Treehouse
10/22 Cleveland, OH Beachland Ballroom
10/23 Pittsburgh, PA Club Café
10/24 Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
10/25 Toronto, Ontario Drake Hotel
10/26 Ottawa, Ontario Zaphods Beeblebrox
10/27 Montreal, Quebec The National

* w/ Hopewell

Previously
* Adam Franklin (Swervedriver) MP3s, album stream & 2007 Tour Dates

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August 21, 2007

It's official - Amy Winehouse cancels U.S. Tour

Due to the rigours involved in touring, Amy Winehouse has been advised to postpone her upcoming September US and Canadian tour dates. All ticket holders may obtain refunds at their point of purchase. Amy's European and UK tour dates in October and November remain in place. Plans are being made to reschedule her US tour for early 2008. Until then, Amy has been ordered to rest and is working with medical professionals to address her health.

She also just cancelled her appearance at the Oya Festival in Norway, which kind of worked out for me because she was supposed to play at the same time as Nine Inch Nails, and so I wasn't forced to make any decisions. She also cancelled one of my SXSW shows in March, which even back then was barely a surprise. Now her cancelling a show I guess is just old news. Somehow though, I did manage to catch her at another SXSW appearance, and at Bowery. Her other successful NYC shows have been at Joe's Pub and at Highline Ballroom.

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Man Man - some 2007 Tour Dates ++ Coyote TONIGHT

DOWNLOAD: Coyote - Half the Time (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Coyote - White Fox (MP3)

Coyote shares a member (or members?) with Man Man. Coyote is playing Silent Barn in Brooklyn tonight (Aug 21) with USAISAMONSTER, Dark Meat and Katie Eastburn. Man Man are playing Webster Hall in NYC on October 2nd. Tickets go on sale Wednesday. All other known tour dates below....

Man Man - 2007 Tour Dates
08/22 - Philadelphia, PA Rittenhouse Square w/ Favorite Sons
09/15 - Baltimore, MD The Ottobar
10/02 - New York, NY Webster Hall
10/08 - Ohio, Beachland Ballroom w/ Ted Leo, Georgie James
10/13 - Lexington, KY The Dame
10/14 - Fairburn, GA The Echo Project
10/19 - Dallas, TX Palladium Ballroom
10/20 - Austin, TX Emo's

more dates TBA

Previously
* more Man Man

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Bat For Lashes - more 2007 Tour Dates

Drowned in Sound is reporting that Bat For Lashes are the third most likely to with this year's Mercury Prize, but My Chemical Toilet is convinced they've got it in the bag.

Tickets are on sale for a September 25th Bat For Lashes show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC. The UK band will then unfortunately not be back for CMJ. All tour dates below...

Bat for Lashes - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 26 - Rock en Seine Paris
Sep 1 - Connect Festival Inveraray, Scotland
Sep 2 - Electric Picnic Stradbally, Laois
Sep 9 - Bestival Isle Of Wight
Sep 23 - Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 24 - Great Scott Boston, Massachusetts
Sep 25 - Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Sep 28 - El Macambo Toronto, Ontario
Sep 29 - Petit Campus Montreal, Quebec
Oct 1 - The Basement Columbus, Ohio
Oct 2 - Empty Bottle Chicago, Illinois
Oct 3 - Varsity Theatre Minneapolis, Minnesota
Oct 5 - Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado
Oct 9 - Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Oct 11 - Slim’s San Francisco, California
Oct 11 - Plaza Club Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct 14 - Crocodile Cafe Seattle, Washington
Oct 15 - Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Oct 29 - KOKO London, Southwest

Previously
* more Bat For Lashes

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What's Going on Tuesday?

AC Newman & bride Christy Simpson @ Union Hall - Aug 4, 2007

NEKO CASE doesn’t play weddings, but tonight she was making an exception. On a recent Saturday the indie-rock superbabe took the stage at Union Hall in Brooklyn and warned a group of guests that the music they were about to hear was highly inappropriate for the occasion. [NY Times]

* Eugene Mirman ate salmon at the wedding
* Bumpershine crashed the party
* The New Ponographers are playing Bowery Ballroom
* Their Beggars-family-labelmates are opening for them
* Jose Gonzalez & Mike Wexler play the Spiegeltent
* The Riverboat Gamblers & Valient Thorr are playing Knitting Factory - mosh
* The Comas and Sam Champion are playing Luna Lounge
* Jenny Scheinman & Slavic Souls party are @ Barbes
* Cross Pollination celebrates Guilt by Association at Pianos

What else?

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Ferraby Lionheart & The Brunettes - 2007 Tour Dates, albums, MP3s, CMJ

DOWNLOAD: The Brunettes - Small Town Crew (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Ferraby Lionheart - Small Planet (MP3)

That picture of Ferraby Lionheart with a horse is the cover of his new album called Catch The Brass Ring. It comes out non-digitally on September 4th, and you can order it at Insound now if you want. And to celebrate, Ferraby will partying it up August 30th at Mercury Lounge in NYC where he is also playing a little over a month later with the Brunettes (from New Zealand, signed to Sub Pop, have a new drummer) who are then also coming back a few weeks after that to play CMJ, or to be more exact - to play the Sub Pop showcase at Bowery Ballroom on October 20th. The Brunettes' album Structure and Cosmetics is out now. All tour dates below...

Ferraby Lionheart - 2007 Tour Dates
08/24 - Berkeley, CA @ Caltopia (UC Berkeley) FREE
08/24 - on late, late show w/ Craig Ferguson (a TV Show)
08/30 - NYC @ Mercury Lounge w/ MGMT, Stylofone, The End of the World

The Brunettes - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 23 - The Troubadour Brisbane, Queensland
Aug 24 - Hopetoun Hotel Sydney, New South Wales
Aug 25 - East Brunswick Club Melbourne, Victoria
Sep 5 - Media Club Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep 6 - Crocodile Cafe Seattle, Washington
Sep 7 - Eugene Celebration Festival Eugene, Oregon
Sep 8 - Musicfest NW Portland, Oregon
Sep 11 - Cafe du Nord San Francisco, California
Sep 12 - Kuumbwa Jazz Center Santa Cruz, California
Sep 13 - The Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Sep 14 - The Casbah San Diego, California
Sep 15 - Solar Culture Tucson, Arizona
Sep 18 - Emos Jr. Austin, Texas
Sep 19 - Hailey’s Denton, Texas
Sep 20 - Opolis Norman, Oklahoma
Sep 21 - The Record Bar Kansas City, Missouri
Sep 22 - Slowdown Omaha, Nebraska
Sep 24 - 400 Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sep 25 - High Noon Saloon Madison, Wisconsin
Sep 26 - Schubas Tavern Chicago, Illinois
Sep 27 - Shelter Detroit, Michigan
Sep 28 - Horseshoe Tavern Toronto, Ontario
Sep 29 - Petit Campus Montreal, Quebec
Oct 1 - Middle East Upstairs Cambridge, Massachusetts
Oct 2 - Mercury Lounge NYC, New York
Oct 3 - Maxwells Hoboken, New Jersey
Oct 4 - Johnny Brendas Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 5 - Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC, Washington DC
Oct 7 - Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Oct 9 - The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 10 - Tasty World Athens, Georgia
Oct 11 - Mercy Lounge Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 12 - Thirsty Hippo Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Oct 20 - CMJ music marathon - Bowery Ballroom NYC, New York
Nov 1 - The Windmill London, London and South East
Nov 2 - Water Rats London, London and South East
Nov 10 - NME Club Night - Radar @ Ego Edinburgh, Scotland
Nov 13 - Point Ephemere Paris
Nov 16 - Haus73 Hamburg
Nov 17 - Bastard Berlin
Nov 19 - Nato Leipzig
Nov 20 - D:qliq Luxembourg
Nov 21 - Recyclart Brussels
Nov 22 - Samba Resille Toulouse
Nov 24 - Teatro Verdi Maniago
Nov 25 - Mattatoio culture club Carpi
Nov 28 - tba Bristol, Southwest

* Ferraby Lionheart supports 9/5 - 10/13

Previously
* more Ferraby

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Yo La Tengo playing LI benefit & other Tour Dates

Tickets are on sale for an October 19th Yo La Tengo (+ special guests) show at Landmark on Main Street in Long Island (Port Washington). The capacity is 425 people. All proceeds will benefit The SASS Foundation for Medical Research (who hopefully don't do research by conducting cruel animal experiments - can't find any complaints about them on the Internet). All YLT tour dates below....

Yo La Tengo - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 9 - Royal Festival Hall London
Sep 10 - BOTANIQUE Brussels
Sep 11 - Le Trabendo Paris
Sep 12 - Concorde Brighton
Sep 14 - End of the Road Festival Dorset/Wiltshire
Sep 16 - Austin City Limits Festival Austin, Texas
Sep 17 - The Parish Austin, Texas
Oct 19 - Landmark on Main Street, Port Washington, NY (see above)

Previously
* more Yo La Tengo posts

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updated 2007 Fiery Furnaces Tour Dates

This is both a reminder that the Fiery Furnaces are playing a free show this Sunday, and an update with all their current tour dates.....

Fiery Furnaces - 2007 Tour Dates
08/26 Long Island City - NY, NY Socrates Sculpture Park
10/09 Newport, KY Southgate House
10/10 Milwaukee, WI Shank Hall
10/11 Madison, WI The Annex
10/12 St. Paul, MN Turf Club
10/15 Vancouver, BC Richard's On Richards
10/16 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
10/17 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
10/19 San Francisco, CA The Independent
10/20 Big Sur, CA The Fernwood Resort
10/21 San Diego, CA The Casbah
10/22 Los Angeles, CA The Troubadour

In related news, Eleanor Freidberger is one of the many guests that appears on the new Les Savy Fav record.

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see THE RENTALS for free ++ new EP, Tour Dates

The Rentals are playing Nokia Theatre in NYC on August 23rd. You know, Matt Sharp from Weezer's band. Tickets are now FREE (+ service charges) if you use the code "RENTALS". (thx Oliver & George)

In related news, The Rentals recently put out four new songs - their first new material in over eight years. One of the songs is streaming at MySpace. All tour dates below....

The Rentals - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 21 - Mr. Smalls Theare Millvale, Pennsylvania
Aug 22 - Sonar Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 23 - Nokia Theatre New York, New York
Aug 24 - Middle East Cambridge, Massachusetts
Aug 25 - The Fillmore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 26 - 9:30 Club Washington, Washington DC
Aug 28 - Ziggy's Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Aug 29 - The Orange Peel Asheville, North Carolina
Aug 30 - Amos Southend Charlotte, North Carolina
Aug 31 - City Hall Nashville, Tennessee
Sep 1 - Masquerade Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 2 - Free Bird Live Jacksonville, Florida
Sep 4 - House of Blues Lake Beuna Vista, Florida
Sep 5 - Revolution Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Sep 6 - Jannus Landing St. Petersburg, Florida
Sep 7 - The Beta Bar Tallahassee, Florida
Sep 8 - House of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
Sep 9 - Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
Sep 10 - House of Blues Dallas, Texas
Sep 12 - Emo's Austin, Texas
Sep 14 - The White Rabbit San Antonio, Texas
Sep 15 - Club 101 El Paso, Texas
Sep 16 - The Orpheum Flagstaff, Arizona
Sep 18 - House of Blues Anaheim, California
Sep 19 - The House of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada
Sep 20 - House of Blues San Diego, California
Sep 21 - Henry Fonda Theater Los Angeles

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Vampire Weekend sign to XL Recordings -- Tour Dates, MP3

DOWNLOAD: Vampire Weekend - Walcott (Insane Mix #2) (MP3)

Tour dates below....

Vampire Weekend - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 23 - Space Gallery ** Portland, Maine
Aug 24 - Casa del Popolo ** Montreal, Quebec
Aug 25 - Sneaky Dee's ** Toronto, Ontario
Aug 26 - Bug Jar ** Rochester, New York
Aug 27 - Soundlab ** Buffalo, New York
Aug 28 - Beachland Tavern ** Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 29 - Publico ** Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug 30 - Buskirk Chumley Theater ** Bloomington, Indiana
Sep 8 - Music Hall of Williamsburg ++ (18+) NY, New York
Sep 13 - M Room Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sep 22 - John in the Morning at Night @ Crocodile Cafe Seattle, Washington

** with DIRTY PROJECTORS and YACHT
++ with HARLEM SHAKES + YEASAYER

Previously
* Todd ERMP, S-S-S-Spectres & Vampire Weekend
* DIRTY PROJECTORS - 2007 Tour Dates

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Chaka Khan, Suzanne Vega, Bruce Hornsby & other free shows in City Hall Park

J&R’s Downtown Musicfest 2007 features a series of free concerts in City Hall Park in NYC from August 23-25. The lineup includes Israel and the New Breed, Lyfe Jennings, Chaka Khan, J. Holiday, Suzanne Vega, Kevin Michael, Deemi, Eldar, Deborah Cox, Bruce Hornsby Trio featuring Christian McBride & Jack DeJohnette, and more. More info HERE, and below...

Suzanne Vega @ Ground Zero, 7 WTC, NYC (more)

Once again, it’s time for J&R’s annual TechExpo and Musicfest! This year’s lineup promises to be one you won’t want to miss.

Check it out!

Thursday, August 23rd

Show starts at 5:00pm in City Hall Park with performances by:

Israel and the New Breed
Lyfe Jennings
Chaka Khan

(Performances at City Hall Park will be followed by autograph signing at J&R Music World, 23 Park Row.)

Friday, August 24th

Show starts at 5pm at City Hall Park, with performances by:

J. Holiday
Suzanne Vega
Plus special guests!

(Performances at City Hall Park will be followed by autograph signing at J&R Music World, 23 Park Row.)

Saturday August 25th

Show starts at noon in City Hall Park, with performances by:

Kevin Michael
Deemi

The WBGO remote broadcast will start at 2:00pm, in City Hall Park, with performances by:

Eldar
Deborah Cox
Carl Allen/Rodney Whitaker Quintet
Bruce Hornsby Trio featuring Christian McBride & Jack DeJohnette

During the day, the sidewalk outside of J&R will be filled with various vendors showing off their latest products, so make sure you get down here early!

For directions to City Hall Park, click here.

Previously
* Lisa Marie Presley & Marky Ramone @ City Hall, NYC | Pics

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VIDEO: Internet Commenter Business Meeting

First!

(thx J)

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August 20, 2007

NIN @ the 2007 Øya Festival in Oslo, Norway - pics

I'm not a huge Nine Inch Nails fan, but I would never pass up the opportunity to see them live. Such was the case at this year's Oya Festival where they headlined the first day - Wednesday August 8, 2007 at 9:45 pm on the Enga stage. No complaints...

My only Norweigian celebrity sighting The only person I recognized during all four days of the festival (that wasn't playing), was the unmistakable (even in Norway) Hilma Nikolaisen of Serena Maneesh. In 2006 she and Serena Maneesh played the festival. This year she was just watching bands and hanging out. I saw her twice actually. Once during Jesus & Mary Chain, and once during Nine Inch Nails - who she had the honor of opening for just a few months earlier in Australia & Japan.

In related news, Trent Reznor is pitching a TV show based on the new Nine Inch Nails concept album Year Zero. More photos below....

Previously
* Spoon @ the 2007 Øya Festival in Oslo, Norway - pics
* Nine Inch Nails @ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC | Pics
* more NIN

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Darren Mabee @ the Gravy Train! & Junior Senior show

Darren Mabee @ Highline Ballroom, NYC - Aug 13, 2007 (CRED)

As for Oakland's Gravy Train!, you either love them, or hate them. I'm casting my vote on the side of hate. They have no musical abilities whatsoever. Their whole shtick is to see how over-sexed, gay and flamboyant they can legally get on stage. It's gay guys in tighty whiteys, it's flabby girls grabbing their boobs and their va-jay-jays. The music is complete rip off of Peaches without the smart lyrics, pulse or sense of humor. It's all, "Look how outragious we are! Weeeeeeee!" Oh please.

On the bright-side, Darren made it onto the stage. He's a big hairy, bear of a guy who was wearing a dress in the crowd. That came off to reveal his g-string wedged within his enormous ass. I don't know which was funnier: him on stage or looking at people's reaction to him on stage. The man is a fixture at some shows, so it was bound to happen that he would be aloud to display the goods on stage. He was perfect for the Gravy Train! [Music Snobbery]

This was the show where Gravy Train! opened for Junior Senior.

Previously
* Les Savy Fav vs. Darren Mabee
* Darren Mabee @ Man Man @ McCarren Pool

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Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

DOWNLOAD: Imperial Teen - Shim Sham (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: David Dondero - Rothko Chapel (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: David Dondero - When the Heart Breaks Deep (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The New Pornographers - My Rights Versus Yours (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour (new MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Architecture in Helsinki - Heart it Races (MP3)

editor's note: Largehearted Boy is not an M.I.A. kind of guy. Also worth noting above the fold I think: Caribou, Talib Kweli, and Architecture in Helsinki (though I haven't listened to them all yet). Definitely not Rilo Kiley. And now, LargeHearted Boy....

Indie rock fans have plenty of choices this week among new music releases. The New Pornographers' Challengers and Rilo Kiley's major label debut, Under the Blacklight, are the high profile albums, but I can also strongly recommend Josh Ritters' The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, Jeremy Enigk's The Missing Link, Imperial Teen's The Hair, The TV, The Baby And The Band, Ryan Ferguson's Only Trying to Help, and Over the Rhine's Trumpet Child.

Notable reissues this week include three albums by singer-songwriter Lee Hazlewood: Lee Hazlewood-ism: Its Cause and Cure, Something Special, and The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood.

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

This week's interesting CD releases:

Architecture in Helsinki: Places Like This [cd]
Animal Collective: Peacebone (single) [cd]
Blue Cheer: What Doesn't Kill You [cd]
Caribou: Andorra [cd]
Cartel: Cartel [cd]
David Dondero: Simple Love [cd]
Dizzy Gillespie: Live at the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival [cd]
Earlimart: Mentor Tormentor [cd]
The Flaming Lips: U.F.O.'s at the Zoo [cd]
Foreign Born: On the Wing Now [cd]
Galactic: From the Corner to the Block [cd]
Golden Dogs: Big Eye Little Eye [cd]
Greg Brown: Yellow Dog [cd]
Imperial Teen: The Hair, The TV, The Baby And The Band [cd]
Jeremy Enigk: The Missing Link [cd]
Josh Ritter: The Historical Conquests Of Josh Ritter [cd]
Kinski: Down Below It's Chaos [cd]
KMFDM: Tohuvabohu [cd]
Kula Shaker: Strangefolk (import) [cd]
Ladybirds: Regional Community Theater [cd]
Lee Hazlewood: Lee Hazlewood-ism: Its Cause and Cure (reissue) [cd]
Lee Hazlewood: Something Special (reissue) [cd]
Lee Hazlewood: The Very Special World of Lee Hazlewood [cd]
Lindsay Anderson: If [cd]
Loreena McKennitt: Nights from the Alhambra (with DVD) [cd]
Mekons: Natural [cd]
Mendoza Line: 30-Year Low [cd]
MF Grimm: The Order Of The Baker Gingerbread Man Mixtape [cd]
M.I.A.: Kala [cd]
Mike Seeger: Tipple, Loom & Rail: Songs of the Industrialization of the South [cd]
Miles Davis Quintet: Live at the 1963 Monterey Jazz Festival [cd]
Minus The Bear: Planet Of Ice [cd]
New Pornographers: Challengers [cd]
Numbers: Now You Are This [cd]
Over the Rhine: The Trumpet Child [cd]
Patrick Park: Everyone's in Everyone [cd]
Richard Hawley: Lady's Bridge (import) [cd]
Rilo Kiley: Under The Blacklight [cd]
Ryan Ferguson: Only Trying to Help [cd]
Sarah Vaughan: Live at the 1971 Monterey Jazz Festival [cd]
Stereo Total: Paris-Berlin [cd]
Talib Kweli: Eardrum [cd]
Thelonious Monk: Live at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival [cd]
Travis Morrison: All Y'All [cd]
Various Artists: This Is Next: Indis's Biggest Hits, Volume 1 [cd]
Various Artists: Total 8 [cd]
Waterboys: The Book of Lightning [cd]

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What's going on Monday?

Bouncing Souls/Lifetime @ Court Tavern, New Brunswick, NJ Aug 19, 2007 (CRED)

* Luke Temple is playing Sound Fix
* Andrew WK joins Leo & Tony @ UCB
* It's classic soul night in Wingate Park
* The Bouncing Souls are playing Cha Cha's

What else?

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Luke Temple - new album, MP3s & 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Luke Temple - People Do (new MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Joe's Pub interviews Luke Temple (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Luke Temple - Old New York (MP3)

Download some of the sweet sounds of Brooklyn's Luke Temple above. Sufjan Stevens even says that, "Luke Temple has one of the most beautiful voices in pop music.", and Sufjan knows. Check him out for free tonight (August 20) at Sound Fix, or not-for-free on Thursday at Joe's Pub. His new album Snowbeast is out tomorrow (August 21, 2007). Some more songs are streaming at MySpace. All tour dates below....

Luke Temple - 2007 Tour Dates
aug 20 4:00pm - wfmu radio 91.1FM jersey city, nj stream online
aug 20 8:00pm - sound fix free in-store brooklyn, ny
aug 23 9:00pm - joe's pub - CD release new york, ny
sept 6 2:00pm - world cafe radiow/ david dye philadelphia, pa
oct 4 9:00pm - world cafe live w/ great lake swimmers philadelphia, pa
nov 2 8:00pm - lo-fi social club w/monarch and battle of land and sea baltimore, md
nov 15 9:00pm - boston university boston, ma

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Spoon @ the 2007 Øya Festival in Oslo, Norway - pics

DOWNLOAD: Spoon - Revenge (MP3)

If I don't start getting some pictures up from my recent trip to Norway, I'll be lucky if I finish this coverage by the time next year's Oya Festival rolls around. So here's are some photos I took of Spoon. They played at 3:10 pm on the third day of the festival - Friday August 10th the Sjøsiden stage....

And a funny story: I guess in Norway (in Europe?) it's complimentary to throw stuff at a band you like. It didn't happen a lot, but occasionaly I saw things get hurled towards the stage - a beer usually. Well, a girl (I think it was a girl) in the front row of Spoon managed to land something right on Britt Daniel's head. Not amused, he asked who threw something at him. Quickly realizing who it was, he said something like "She threw it? Out biggest fan threw something at us!". A few minutes later he decided to return the favor by spitting a mouthful of beer in her general direction. I couldn't see her face to see how splattered she got with the mix of warm beer and mucus, but I have a feeling she probably liked it - others around her were definitely smiling. It works both ways, right?

Anyway, some people might say Britt Daniel is a jerk. I don't have enough evidence to support that theory though. The show was good.

More pictures below.....

Spoon's next NYC show is at Roseland for CMJ.

Previously
* more Spoon

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"Ozzfest Pandemonium: 2 Die, 83 Are Arrested"

Ozzfest 2007 - Hartford, CT (CRED)

Two men died and 83 people were arrested on Thursday at the Ozzfest concert in Holmdel, N.J., as the New Jersey State Police have stepped up security at the PNC Bank Arts Center to combat under-age drinking.

Raymond Guarino, 26, of Forked River, N.J., and Patrick Norris, 24, of Coram, N.Y., collapsed at the concert and both suffered cardiac arrest. They were pronounced dead at Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel. Friends of the men said that they had taken cocaine, marijuana and alcohol, said Sgt. Stephen Jones, a police spokesman.

The police have made a total of 229 arrests at concerts at the center over the last week, including Ozzfest. [NY Times]

In Illinois a man was killed by a truck, and in Indiana a 15 year old girl died on her way to see Ozzy.

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The Gossip & Long Blondes - 2007 Tour Dates

The Gossip, The Long Blondes, and Panther are going on tour together this Fall. This is the Gossip's first proper headlining North American tour since Beth Ditto became huge in Europe (no pun intended). All the dates haven't been announced yet, but tickets do go on sale Friday for the following two NYC shows: Nov 16 @ Webster Hall & Nov 17 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg. All known tour datails below....

The Gossip - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 24 - festival Reading
Aug 25 - festival Leeds
Aug 26 - Pride Festival Manchester
Aug 27 - Schocken Stuttgart
Aug 28 - Cookys Frankfurt
Aug 30 - Full Hit of Summer @ Arena Vienna
Aug 31 - Atomic Cafe Munich
Sep 1 - Idroscalo Rock Milano
Sep 2 - Abart Zurich
Sep 5 - Nouveau Casino Paris
Sep 7 - Academy Birmingham
Sep 8 - Academy Bristol w/ Panther
Sep 9 - Bestival Isle of Wright
Sep 11 - Corn Exchange Cambridge w/ Panther
Sep 12 - 53 Degrees Preston w/ Panther
Sep 13 - Forum London w/ Panther
Sep 14 - Forum London w/ Panther
Sep 15 - Dome Brighton w/ Panther
Nov 06 - Music Box Theater, Los Angeles, CA w/ The Long Blondes & Panther
Nov 09 - House of Blues, Dallas, TX (just Long Blondes?)
Nov 10 - The Parish, Austin, TX (just Long Blondes?)
Nov 12 - The Earl, Atlanta, GA (just Long Blondes?)
Nov 16 - Webster Hall, New York, NY w/ The Long Blondes & Panther?
Nov 17 - Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY w/ The Long Blondes
Nov 18 - Middle East, Cambridge, MA w/ The Long Blondes & Panther'

more dates, and full lineups, TBA

Previously
* more Gossip
* more Beth Ditto
* more Long Blondes

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The Hold Steady & Art Brut - 2007 Tour Dates (Terminal 5)

you, no you! (Eddie Argos & Craig Finn)

I love both of these bands, so I mean it in the nicest way when I say that this is the ultimate pairing of indie rock bands for dudes. I picture lots of beer and high-fives, and a lot of really great lyrics...

"We are super happy to be touring with Art Brut," said frontman Craig Finn. "I believe Eddie Argos to be one of the finest current lyricists in Rock. I believe he completely understands the place for both humor and honesty in Rock 'N' Roll."

Art Brut also plays a few U.S. dates by themselves in September. Then the big tour starts in October, and ends at the new Terminal 5 venue in NYC on November 21st. All tour dates below....

Art Brut - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 02 - Sun - Bumbershoot Backyard Stage - Seattle, WA
Sep 03 - Mon - Richards On Richards - Vancouver, BC
Sep 05 - Wed - The Warehouse - Calgary, AB
Sep 06 - Thu - Starlite Room - Edmonton, AB
Sep 07 - Fri - Pyramid Cabaret - Winnipeg, MB
Sep 08 - Sat - The Hideout Block Party - Chicago, IL
Sep 11 - Tue - Key Club - Los Angeles, CA
Sep 13 - Thu - Beauty Bar - Las Vegas, NV
Sep 14 - Fri - The Mohawk - Austin, TX (big announcement about this show coming)
Sep 15 - Sat - Monolith Festival at Red Rocks - Morrison, CO

The Hold Steady & Art Brut - 2007 Tour Dates
Sun. 10/21 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's
Mon. 10/22 - Boston, MA @ Roxy
Tue. 10/23 - Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
Wed. 10/24 - Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo
Thu. 10/25 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt
Fri. 10/26 - Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre
Sat. 10/27 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
Mon. 10/29 - Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
Tue. 10/30 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Wed. 10/31 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
Thu. 11/1 - Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
Sun. 11/4 - Seattle, WA @ HUB Ballroom
Mon. 11/5 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
Tue. 11/6 - San Francisco, CA @ Warfield Theater
Wed. 11/7 - Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
Thu. 11/8 - San Diego, CA @ Cane's
Fri. 11/9 - Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Sun. 11.11 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theater
Mon. 11/ 12 - Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Tue. 11/ 13 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada
Wed. 11/ 14 - Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
Thu. 11/15 - Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
Sat. 11/17 - Birmingham, AL @ BottleTree Annex
Sun. 11/18 - Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Mon. 11/19 - Richmond, VA @ Toad's Place Richmond
Tue. 11/20 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Wed. 11/ 21 - New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Craig Finn photo, via HERE. Art Brut photo, via HERE.

Previously
* more Hold Steady
* More Art Brut

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Black Moth Super Rainbow - reissuing old albums, More MP3s

DOWNLOAD: Black Moth Super Rainbow - Vietcaterpillar (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Black Moth Super Rainbow - I Am The Alphabet (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Black Moth Super Rainbow - 1 2 3 Of Me (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Black Moth Super Rainbow - Hazy Field People (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Black Moth Super Rainbow - Boatfriend (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Black Moth Super Rainbow - I Think It Is Beautiful That You Are 256 Colors Too (MP3)

Black Moth Super Rainbow @ South Street Seaport, July 2007 (CRED)

Just two days after I posted my first Black Moth Super Rainbow post (MP3s & tour dates included), they announced this:

Graveface, in conjunction with Black Moth Super Rainbow's own The 70's Gymnastics Recording Co. is pleased to announce the reissue of the first two, currently out-of-print, albums by Black Moth Super Rainbow. Both albums will hit stores on October 23rd with revised cover art and featuring unreleased bonus tracks.

The albums are called Start A People and Falling Through A Field, and a sampling of what you will find on them can be downloaded above.

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Spank Rock, Ghostland Observatory & Yacht played McCarren

umbrellas @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY - Aug 19, 2007 (CRED)

Spank Rock @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY - Aug 19, 2007 (CRED)

no more free shows this summer...

Yacht @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY - Aug 19, 2007(CRED)

Spank Rock & (Amanda?) @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY - Aug 19, 2007 CRED)

Ghostland Observatory @ McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY - Aug 19, 2007 (CRED)

Previously
* Gza & Jamie Lidell (& Spank Rock??) playing McCarren Pool

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Prefuse 73 - new album & 2007 Tour Dates

"Guillermo Scott Herren will revive his Prefuse 73 alias this fall for the new album Preparations, out via Warp on October 23. As Herren mentioned when we chatted with him in March, it's a double album... but only if you buy a physical copy. That's right: as an added incentive to support your local record shop, the digital version of Preparations will not come with the second disc." [Pitchfork]

You can listen to a new song at MySpace. He plays Bowery Ballroom on November 26th. All tour dates below....

Prefuse 73 - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri 09/07 - Boulder, CO Boulder Theatre (dj set)
Thu 09/13 - SESC Pompeia sao paulo, São Paulo
Fri 09/14 - Recife - No Ar Coquetel Molotov - Teatro da UFPE recife, Pernambuco
Thu 09/20 - London, ON London Ontario Live Arts
Sun 10/14 - Whelans Dublin
Mon 10/15 - Room 237 Leeds
Tue 10/16 - Scala London
Wed 10/17 - Apollo 2 w/ BATTLES & Dirty Projectors Manchester
Thu 10/18 - Audio Brighton
Fri 10/19 - Electricity Festival Reims
Tue 10/23 - Fri-Son Fribourg
Wed 10/24 - Usine Geneve
Thu 11/15 - Tampa, FL The Crowbar
Fri 11/16 - Miami, FL Studio A
Sat 11/17 - Orlando, FL The Social
Sun 11/18 - Tallahassee, FL The Beta Bar
Mon 11/19 - Birmingham, AL Bottletree
Wed 11/21 - Atlanta, GA Drunken Unicorn
Fri 11/23 - Washington, DC Black Cat
Sun 11/25 - Philadelphia, PA Sanctuary @ First Unitarian Church
Mon 11/26 - New York, NY Bowery Ballroom
Tue 11/27 - Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club / Lounge
Thu 11/29 - Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
Fri 11/30 - Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Sat 12/01 - Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
Mon 12/03 - Missoula, MT The Badlander
Wed 12/05 - Bellingham, WA The Nightlight
Thu 12/06 - Seattle, WA Neumo's
Fri 12/07 - Portland, OR Holocene
Sat 12/08 - San Francisco, CA Slim's

Previously
* more Prefuse 73

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Wolf Parade @ Warsaw, the Download Festival, Tour Dates

Wolf Parade @ Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY - Aug 19, 2007 (CRED)

It felt like forever since I last saw Wolf Parade - it's possible it was. I'm glad though, because everything they played last night at Warsaw sounded so fresh. Actually, a lot of it was. They played a bunch of brand new material that gives me high hopes for their new album (which according to Dan's calculations should be done by now). We also heard all the hits, and everyone was going nuts - lots of energy in the room. I drank one too many Polish beers. Great show.

On Saturday (one day earlier), Wolf Parade played seven songs in a parking lot at 4pm (Dan said "am", but it was "pm") as part of the Download Festival in Boston (a festival that did not sell out). The setlist from that show names five of the new songs. Modest Mouse, Guster, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Apollo Sunshine also played the festival - so did Neko Case, Band of Horses and Bang Camaro.

The next Wolf Parade-related NYC shows are the Sunset Rubdown ones in October. Tickets are on sale. Wolf Parade are in Philly tonight. None of them - not even Handsome Furs - will be back for CMJ. More tour dates, below....

Wolf Parade - 2007 Tour Dates
Mon Aug 20 Theatre of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
Tue Aug 21 Black Cat Washington, DC
Wed Aug 22 Cat's Cradle Carrboro, NC
Fri Aug 24 La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC
Sat Aug 25 La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC
Sun Aug 26 La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC
Mon Aug 27 La Sala Rossa Montreal, QC
Sun Sep 2 Download Festival @ Charter Pavillion Chicago, IL
Thu Sep 6 Sugar's Nightclub Victoria, BC Canada
Fri Sep 7 Richard's on Richards Vancouver, BC Canada
Sat Sep 8 Nuemo's Seattle, WA
Sun Sep 9 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
Mon Sep 10 W.O.W. Hall Eugene, OR
Wed Sep 12 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
Thu Sep 13 El Rey Theater Los Angeles, CA
Fri Sep 14 Cane's Ballroom San Diego, CA
Sat Sep 15 Glass House Pomona, CA

Sunset Rubdown - 2007 Tour Dates
10/05 - Montreal, Quebec - Theatre National w/ Black Mountain + Oakley Hall + Lightning Dust
10/07 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East Downstairs
10/08 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/09 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10/10 - Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10/11 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
10/12 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506
10/13 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn
10/15 - Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon
10/16 - Austin, TX - Emo's
10/18 - Tucson, AZ - Solar Culture
10/19 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
10/21 - San Francisco, CA - Independent
10/23 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
10/24 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Cafe
10/25 - Vancouver, BC - Plaza Club
10/26 - Victoria, BC - Logans
10/28 - Calgary, Alberta - Broken City
10/29 - Edmonton, Alberta - Velvet Underground
10/30 - Saskatoon, Sask. - Amigos
10/31 - Winnipeg, MB - Royal Albert Arms
11/01 - Fargo, ND - Aquarium
11/02 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club
11/03 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle

Handsome Furs - 2007 Tour Dates
Sept 16- Echo, Los Angeles CA
Sept 17- Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco CA
Sept 19- Lola's, Portland OR
Sept 20- Crocodile Cafe, Seattle WA
Sept 21- Lucky Bar, Vancouver Canada
Sept 22- Richards on Richards, Vancouver Canada
Oct 5- Whealans, Dublin Ireland
Oct 6- Fly, London United Kingdom
Oct 7- Cactus Club (Belgium), Brugge Belgium
Oct 8- Paradiso, Amsterdam Netherlands
Oct 9- Trix, Antwerp Belgium
Oct 10- Blue Shell, Cologne Denmark
Oct 11- La Fleche, Paris France
Oct 12- La Fleche, Paris France
Oct 13- Apolo, Barcelona Spain
Oct 16- Cri De La Mouette, Toulouse France
Oct 19- Feierwerk, Munich Germany
Oct 20- Szene, Vienna Austria
Oct 21- 007, Prague Czech Republic
Oct 22- Cafe Zapata, Berlin Germany
Oct 23- Knust, Hamburg Germany
Oct 24- Debaser Malmo, Malmo Sweden
Oct 25- Stengade 30, Copenhagen Denmark
Oct 26- Pusterviksbaren, Gothenburg Sweden
Oct 27- Debaser, Stockholm Sweden
Oct 28- Semifinal, Helsinki Finland
Nov 1- IKRA Club, Moscow Russia

Previously
* more Wolf Parade

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August 19, 2007

Morrissey - Fall 2007 Tour Dates (CA & NYC residencies)

DOWNLOAD: Morrissey fans on KROQ (MP3) (via)

Morrissey @ The Borgata in Atlantic City - July 24, 2007 (CRED)

I guess Morrissey wants to make up for the mess that was a a bunch of cancelled dates including one at the too-big MSG in NYC (and his related health problems). Not only is he coming back to NYC this year to play some shows, he's playing FIVE of them, and all at the much-smaller-than-MSG Hammerstein Ballroom. It's funny how in a different context, Hammerstein Ballroom can suddenly seem attractive (feel free to disagree). And NYC are not the only lucky ones. He's also playing FOUR nights in San Francisco, and TEN nights in Los Angeles, and a few single shows in other parts of North America as well. All tour dates below....

Morrissey - 2007 Tour Dates
September 20 TIJUANA, MEXICO : El Foro
September 21 LAS VEGAS, NV : The Pearl
September 23 SAN FRANCISCO, CA : Fillmore
September 24 SAN FRANCISCO, CA : Fillmore
September 26 SAN FRANCISCO, CA : Fillmore
September 27 SAN FRANCISCO, CA : Fillmore
September 29 SANTA BARBARA, CA : County Bowl
October 1 LOS ANGELES, CA : Palladium
October 2 LOS ANGELES, CA : Palladium
October 4 LOS ANGELES, CA : Palladium
October 5 LOS ANGELES, CA : Palladium
October 6 LOS ANGELES, CA : Palladium
October 8 LOS ANGELES, CA : Palladium
October 9 LOS ANGELES, CA : Palladium
October 11 LOS ANGELES, CA : Palladium
October 12 LOS ANGELES, CA : Palladium
October 13 LOS ANGELES, CA : Palladium
October 15 SALT LAKE CITY, UT : Thanksgiving Point
October 17 WAUKEGAN, IL : Genesee Theatre
October 19 ROYAL OAK, MI : Royal Oak Music Theatre
October 20 MERRILLVILLE, IN : Star Plaza
October 22 NEW YORK, NY : Hammerstein Ballroom
October 23 NEW YORK, NY : Hammerstein Ballroom
October 26 NEW YORK, NY : Hammerstein Ballroom
October 27 NEW YORK, NY : Hammerstein Ballroom
October 28 NEW YORK, NY : Hammerstein Ballroom
October 30 BOSTON, MA : Orpheum
October 31 BALTIMORE, MD : Rams Head
November 2 WASHINGTON, DC : Constitution Hall

* Kristeen Young supports on all dates

Previously
* more Morrissey

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Hey mom, have you heard the new Rilo Kiley?

Rilo Kiley's new album Under the Blacklight is streaming at MySpace. Listening to it brings me to another place, and by 'another place', I mean the waiting room at my dentist's office, or a really, really long elevator ride.

Posted in music | streams at 2:07 AM | Comments (59)

August 18, 2007

despite the rain, The National played the Seaport

DOWNLOAD: Kimya Dawson - It's Been Raining (MP3)

South Street Seaport - Aug 17, 2007 (CRED - Owen Fegan)

takka takka played i think 5 songs for about 20 minutes, and the forms played about 15 minutes, 3 songs. they could have played longer considering national was done by went on little after 8 and were done by 9:15 and their curfew is i believe 10 oclock. however i think they wanted them to hit the stage because they were expecting more rain later. [NYC Noise Fan]

National tour dates, here.

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Hives, Sia, Gza, Rufus, Steve Earle -- tickets on sale

Rufus Wainwright & Steve Earle

* Tickets are on sale for The Hives @ Webster Hall (Oct 9) (thx Cliff)
* Tickets are on sale for GZA & Jamie Lidell @ McCarren Pool (Sept 15)
* Tickets are on sale for Sia @ Hiro Ballroom (Sept 12)
* Tickets are on sale for Rufus Wainwright @ Summerstage (Aug 19)
* Tickets are on sale for Steve Earle @ Town Hall (Sept 26)

When Steve Earle isn't singing, he's acting. He played a drug addict named Waylon on the first season of The Wire. Check out the video below...

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What's going on this weekend? (Bishop Allen)

DOWNLOAD: Bishop Allen - Click Click Click Click (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bishop Allen - Rain (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bishop Allen - Things are What You Make of Them (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bishop Allen - Calendar (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bishop Allen - The Bullet & Big D (MP3)

* Bishop Allen, Page France, Mobius Band & Locksley are @ Bowery Ballroom
* Lifetime & The Bouncing Souls are playing Court Tavern!
* The 2007 Coney Island Rockabilly Festival
* The last free show @ McCarren Pool
* A free show on Governor's Island
* Black Moth Super Rainbow playing two shows in Brooklyn
* Simple Kid is playing Union Hall & Sound Fix & other places
* Okkervil River & Yacht & others also playing Sound Fix
* Wolf Parade are playing Warsaw
* Rufus Wainwright is playing Summerstage
* An MP3 experiment
* Bishop Allen's whole new album is streaming at VIRB

What else?

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Black Moth Super Rainbow - MP3s & 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Black Moth Super Rainbow - Forever Heavy (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Black Moth Super Rainbow - Sun Lips (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Black Moth Super Rainbow - The Afternoon Turns Pink (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Octopus Project & Black Moth Super Rainbow - Psychic Swelling (MP3)

Black Moth Super Rainbow are a band from "Rural Western PA" that are touring practically non-stop betweeen now and the end of November. Two of those dates are TODAY (Aug 18) in Brooklyn, and a lot of them are opening for the Flaming Lips, and even more are as opener for Aesop Rock. You may have seen them when they not-too-long-ago opened for Fujiya & Miyagi at South Street Seaport. I didn't - it took these new Brooklyn shows, and hearing their name a million times to finally get me to listen, and now all I can say is I with I had done so earlier - check out the pscyhedelic-electro-keyboard-vocoder-heavy tracks above. Aquarium Drunkard says,

While this shit is most definitely way out there, it is also informed, and reined in by, a pop enthusiasm that keeps it from blasting off into the ether entirely. You might want to put on some headphones for this one. Dood.

Pitchfork gave their new album Dandelion Gum a 7.8. Last year BMSR also put out a split album with Austin's Octopus Project (MP3 from that above).

But what about their live show? I obviously still haven't seen it, but Rolling Stone, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and MTV are all raving about it. Have you seen them? There are some videos, and all tour dates below...

Black Moth Super Rainbow - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 18 - Sound Fix Records Instore Brooklyn, New York 3pm
Aug 18 - Alladin Garden Party Brooklyn, New York
Sep 5 - Southgate House Cincinnati, Ohio
Sep 6 - Abbey Theater Chicago, Illinois
Sep 7 - Aragon Theater ** Chicago, Illinois
Sep 9 - The Myth ** Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sep 10 - Waiting Room Omaha, Nebraska
Sep 12 - Uptown Theater ** Kansas City, Kansas
Sep 14 - Black Sheep Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sep 16 - Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 18 - Orpheum Theater ** Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep 19 - Roseland Theater ** Portland, Oregon
Sep 20 - Paramount Theater ** Seattle, Washington
Sep 22 - WOW Hall Eugene, Oregon
Sep 25 - Glasshouse Pomona, California
Sep 28 - Magic Lantern Santa Barbara, California
Sep 29 - The Wire Upland, California
Oct 6 - The Cellar Door Visalia, California
Oct 10 - Fillmore ++ San Francisco, California
Oct 12 - Henry Fonda Theatre ++ Los Angeles, California
Oct 13 - Clubhouse ++ Phoenix, Arizona
Oct 15 - Sunshine Theatre ++ Albuquerque, New Mexico
Oct 16 - Abbey Theatre ++ Durango, Colorado
Oct 18 - Cervantes ++ Denver, Colorado
Oct 19 - Fox Theatre ++ Boulder, Colorado
Oct 20 - Aggie Theatre ++ Ft. Collins, Colorado
Oct 22 - In The Venue ++ Salt Lake City, Utah
Oct 25 - Wonder Ballroom ++ Portland, Oregon
Oct 26 - Commodore Ballroom ++ Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct 27 - Nightlight ++ Bellingham, Washington
Oct 28 - Showbox ++ Seattle, Washington
Oct 30 - WOW Hall ++ Eugene, Oregon
Nov 7 - Orange Peel ++ Asheville, North Carolina
Nov 9 - Club Firestone ++ Orlando, Florida
Nov 10 - Studio A ++ Miami, Florida
Nov 12 - House of Blues ++ New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 13 - Spanish Moon ++ Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 15 - The Loft ++ Dallas, Texas
Nov 16 - Warehouse Live ++ Houston, Texas
Nov 17 - Emo's ++ Austin, Texas
Nov 19 - Exit In ++ Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 20 - *tba* ++ Atlanta, Georgia

** w/ The Flaming Lips
++ w/ Aesop Rock

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August 17, 2007

updated Regina Spektor & Nellie McKay Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Nellie McKay - There You Are In Me (MP3)

Though it would rule if they were, Nellie and Regina are not touring together. They both do have upcoming shows though, and I already posted some dates for Regina, and some for Nellie, but now there are more - so, here they are....

Nellie McKay - 2007 Tour Dates
August 28 - Spiegltent, NYC (not a full set)
August 22 New York, NY Joe’s Pub
September 24 Northampton, MA Iron Horse
September 25 New York, NY Williamsburg Music Hall
September 27 Alexandria, VA Birchmere
September 28 Philadelphia, PA World Café Live
October 2 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club
October 4 San Francisco, CA The Independent
October 6 Seattle, WA Crocodile Café
October 7 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater
October 8 San Diego, CA Casbah
October 11 Los Angeles, CA Largo
October 12 Los Angeles, CA Largo
October 16 Boulder, CO Trilogy Lounge
October 17 Aspen, CO Belly Up
October 19 Austin, TX tba

Regina Spektor - 2007 Tour Dates
August 30 - Tripod Dublin, Ireland
September 2 - Connect Music Festival (Inveraray Castle) Scotland, UK
September 4 - Carling Academy Liverpool, UK
September 5 - Carling Academy Birmingham, UK
September 7 - Royal Festival Hall London, UK
September 16th Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival
September 19th Baltimore, MD Ram's Head Live
September 25th Northampton, MA Calvin Theater
September 26th Storrs, CT Jorgensen Center
September 27th Upper Darby, PA Tower Theater
October 1st Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
October 2nd Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
October 3rd Cincinnati, OH Bogart¹s
October 5th Omaha, NE Sokol Auditorium
October 6th St. Paul, MN The Myth
October 8th Milwaukee, WI Eagles Club
October 10th Detroit, MI State Theatre
October 11th Toronto, ON Kool Haus
October 14th Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
October 16th New York, NY Hammerstein Ballroom
October 30th Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre
October 31st Anaheim, CA The Grove of Anaheim
November 2nd Salt Lake City, UT In the Venue
November 4th Phoenix, AZ Orpheum Theatre
November 6th Austin, TX Stubb¹s Bar-B-Q
November 7th Houston, TX Warehouse Live
November 8th Dallas, TX House of Blues
November 11th Kansas City, MO Uptown Theatre
November 12th St. Louis, MO The Pageant
November 14th Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
November 15th Atlanta, GA The Tabernacle
November 19th Norfolk, VA The NorVa
November 20th Richmond, VA Toad¹s Place

Previously
* more Nellie McKay
* more Regina Spektor

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new CARIBOU album, video, MP3 & show

DOWNLOAD: Caribou - Melody Day (MP3)

Tickets are now on sale for Caribou's October 6th show at Bowery Ballroom (and other dates).

Psychedelic electro-pop darling, Dan Snaith and his four-piece live incarnation of Caribou is releasing his 2007 full length, Andorra, which is perhaps his most sunshiny and emotive to date, on the Merge label (8/21)

Download one of those new sunshiny tracks above, and get back to nature by checking out the video for "Irene" below...

video for irene, filmed and directed by nic brown & david james. edited by nic --- qt version: www.leafeater.net/irene.htm

Tour Dates HERE.

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What's going on Friday?

DOWNLOAD: Petra Haden - Don't Stop Believing (Journey) (MP3) (info)
DOWNLOAD: Tegan & Sara on AOL's Interface (MP3) (info)
DOWNLOAD: Josh Rouse on AOL's Interface (MP3) (info)
DOWNLOAD: Spoon on AOL's Interface (MP3) (info)
DOWNLOAD: Art Brut on AOL's Interface (MP3) (info)

Justin Timberlake & Timbaland @ MSG, NYC - Aug 16, 2007 (CRED)

* Foo Fighters covered Arcade Fire
* Jaymay was featured on Perez Hilton
* WFUV creating a new streaming radio station
* Man punched for singing Coldplay song
* The Muggabears are playing Galapagos
* The National, The Forms & Takka Takka play for free @ South Street Seaport
* Sleepytime Gorilla Museum & Made out of Babies are @ Highline Ballroom
* John Vanderslice is playing a record store and a private show
* Pioneering Jazz Drummer Max Roach Dies at 83
* Amy Winehouse Cancels V Fest date, Lilly Allen Postpones Tour
* NPR was video taping the Hold Steady @ Prospect Park
* Tickets are on sale for GZA performing Liquid Swords in Brooklyn

It's raining. What else?

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John Vanderslice in NYC - on a roof, in a store & at a room

St. Vincent & John Vanderslice (CRED)

One Brooklyn alternative to the mob-scene that will be the Seaport tonight (Aug 17, 2007), is the free John Vanderslice show happening at Sound Fix Records. What will you do? What will Annie Clark do? Now that she lives here, she has the option of supporting her label & future tour-mates, or catching up with the man she just-recently got to know so well.

I guess she can actually do both, since I'm sure she's one of those with an invitation to see John perform later this evening at the Living Room. Or she can just wait to see him in September.

Last night John was hanging out (and filming some video) on the roof of the Chelsea Hotel. And for even more video, check out the stop he made at BV on his recently-completed 'blog tour'.

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NYC resident ST VINCENT opening at Terminal 5 for THE NATIONAL (who ARE playing South Street Seaport) ++ DOVEMAN Tour Dates too

DOWNLOAD: The Forms - Sunday (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The National - Cold Girl Fever (MP3)

TONIGHT: The Forms, Takka Takka (now w/ new lineup) AND The National are playing a free show at South Street Seaport. Both label and seaport representatives confirm that the National ARE playing (in case u heard otherwise). (Takka Takka is at 6pm, The Forms are at 7pm and The National is on at 8pm.)

THIS MORNING: Tickets went on sale for The National's next NYC show at Terminal 5 - the new 3,000-capacity super-venue. NYC's own St. Vincent will be opening the large show. That's right - Annie has reportedly relocated from Texas to our fine city, and the Terminal 5 date is just one of many upcoming shows she'll be playing with her Beggars-family labelmates.

AUGUST 29: Doveman is back with a show at Joe's Pub (a venue he is very familiar with). That before a tour with - that's right - his friends and Brassland labelmates - The National. Brassland will release a brand new Doveman album called With My Left Hand I Raise the Dead on October 9th.

All tour dates, including some that The Rosebuds are also playing with the National, below....

Doveman - 2007 Tour Dates
8/29 – New York, NY -- Joes Pub
9/4 -- Philadelphia, PA - TLA^^
9/5 -- Washington, DC - 9:30 Club ^^
9/6 -- Washington, DC, DC - 9:30 Club ^^
9/7-- Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle ^^
9/8 -- Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse ^^
9/10 -- Orlando, FL - Club At Firestone ^^
9/11 -- Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder ^^
9/12 -- Birmingham, AL - The Bottletree ^^
10/6 -- Boston, MA - Roxy &
10/7 -- Montreal, QE- Le National ^
10/8 -- Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Hall^
^^w/ The National

(CRED)

St Vincent - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 1 - Bumbershoot Seattle, Washington
Sep 4 - 229 London
Sep 5 - Slaughtered Lamb London
Sep 7 - La Fleche d’Or Paris
Sep 14 - Granada Theatre ** Dallas, Texas
Sep 18 - Ogden Theatre ** Denver, Colorado
Sep 19 - Slowdown ** Omaha, Nebraska
Sep 20 - Fine Line Music Cafe ** Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sep 21 - Pabst Theater ** Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sep 22 - Vic Theatre ** Chicago, Illinois
Sep 23 - Madison Theatre ** Cincinnati, Ohio
Sep 27 - The Casbah ** San Diego, California
Sep 28 - The Wiltern ** Los Angeles, California
Sep 29 - The Grand ** San Francisco, California
Oct 1 - Crystal Ballroom ** Portland, Oregon
Oct 3 - Commodore Ballroom ** Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct 11 - Terminal 5 ** New York, New York
Oct 30 - Ambassador Theatre ** Dublin
Oct 31 - Spring + Airbrake ** Belfast
Nov 1 - Olympia Theatre ** Dublin
Nov 2 - ABC ** Glasgow
Nov 3 - Leadmill ** Sheffield
Nov 4 - Academy 2 ** Manchester
Nov 6 - Irish Centre ** Birmingham
Nov 7 - Shepherds Bush Empire ** London
Nov 9 - Anson Rooms ** Bristol
Nov 10 - Pyramids ** Portsmouth

** w/ The National

The National - 2007 Tour Dates
17 AUG: NEW YORK, NY / SOUTH STREET SEAPORT // FREE SHOW w/ Takka Takka + The Forms

04 SEPT: PHILADELPHIA, PA - Fillmore at the TLA &&
05 SEPT: WASHINGTON, DC - 9:30 Club &&
06 SEPT: WASHINGTON, DC - 9:30 Club &&
07 SEPT: CARRBORO, NC - Cat's Cradle &
08 SEPT: ATLANTA, GA - Variety Playhouse &&
10 SEPT: ORLANDO, FL - The Social &&
11 SEPT: TALLAHASSEE, FL - Club Downunder &&
12 SEPT: BIRMINGHAM, AL - The Bottletree &&
14 SEPT: DALLAS, TX - The Granada Theater *
15 SEPT: AUSTIN, TX - Emo's w/ Blonde Redhead
16 SEPT: AUSTIN, TX - Austin City Limits Festival, Zilker Park
18 SEPT: DENVER, CO - The Ogden Theater *
19 SEPT: OMAHA, NE - The Slowdown *
20 SEPT: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - The Fine Line *
21 SEPT: MILWAUKEE, WI - The Pabst Theater *
22 SEPT: CHICAGO, IL - The Vic Theatre *
23 SEPT: CINCINNATI, OH - The Madison Theater *

27 SEPT: SAN DIEGO, CA - The Casbah * // SOLD OUT
28 SEPT: LOS ANGELES, CA - The Wiltern *
29 SEPT: SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Grand Ballroom *
01 OCT: PORTLAND, OR - Crystal Ballroom *
02 OCT: SEATTLE, WA - Showbox *
03 OCT: VANCOUVER, BC, Canada - Commodore Ballroom *
06 OCT: BOSTON, MA - Roxy &
07 OCT: MONTREAL, Quebec, Canada - Le National &
08 OCT: TORONTO, Ontario, Canada - Phoenix Concert Hall &
11 OCT: NEW YORK, NY - Terminal 5 *
30 OCT: DUBLIN, Ireland - Ambassador Theatre *
31 OCT: BELFAST, Ireland - Spring + Airbrake *
01 NOV: DUBLIN, Ireland - Olympia Theatre * // SOLD OUT
02 NOV: GLASGOW, Scotland - ABC *
03 NOV: SHEFFIELD, England - Leadmill *
04 NOV: MANCHESTER, England - Academy 2 *
06 NOV: BIRMINGHAM, England - Irish Centre *
07 NOV: LONDON, England - Shepherds Bush Empire *
09 NOV: BRISTOL, England - Anson Rooms *
10 NOV: PORTSMOUTH, England - Pyramids *
12 NOV: BRUSSELS, Belgium - AB +
13 NOV: REIMS, France - La Cartonnerie +
14 NOV: PARIS, France - Elysee Montmartre +
15 NOV: RENNES, France - Ubu Club +
16 NOV: ANGOULEME, France - La Nef +
17 NOV: BARCELONA, Spain - Apolo +
19 NOV: CLERMONT-FERRAND, France - Le Cooperative De Mai +
20 NOV: LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Le Romandie +
21 NOV: MILAN, Italy - Transilvania +
22 NOV: ZURICH, Switzerland - Abart +
23 NOV: ZAGREB, Croatia - KSET +
24 NOV: VIENNA, Austria - Szene Wien +
26 NOV: STUTTGART, Germany - Schocken 12 +
27 NOV: COLOGNE, Germany - Prime Club +
28 NOV: AMSTERDAM, Holland - Melkweg +
30 NOV: COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Amager Bio + // SOLD OUT
01 DEC: STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Debaser +
02 DEC: OSLO, Norway - John Dee +
03 DEC: COPENHAGEN, Denmark - Vega +
05 DEC: HAMBURG, Germany - Knust +
06 DEC: BERLIN, Germany - Postbahnhof am Ostbahnhof +

* w/ St. Vincent
+ w/ Hayden
& w/ Doveman
&& w/ The Rosebuds + Doveman

Previously
* lots more St. Vincent

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Gza & Jamie Lidell (& Spank Rock??) playing McCarren Pool

This Sunday (August 19, 2007) will be the last free party of the summer at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn. Hopefully it won't be the last one ever - you don't have to agree, but whether you want the pool next year to look something like the above video, or something more like the hipster version of Scores - just make sure you let the government know. Only you can make a difference.

Sunday's lineup:

* Ghostland Observatory
* The Rub DJs
* THE BALTIMORE BASS CONNECTION and guest MC’s:
**** The Cool Kids
**** Kid Sister
**** Betty Black
**** Pase Rock,
**** and surprise guests (Spank Rock??)
* Yacht

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. In addition to Feist/BSS, Modest Mouse & The Chemical Brothers, there will be one more ticketed show at the Pool this September, and it will be a benfit for OSA-Open Space Alliance-the entity most responsible for keeping concerts happening there. The date of the show is September 15th, and the lineup consists of the very talented Mr Jamie Lidell, and sir GZA of the Wu-Tang Clan - and YES, GZA will be performing Liquid Swords from start to finish - like he did at the Pitchfork Festival. Ticket details coming shortly.

Tour dates by many of the artists mentioned in this post, below...

Ghostland Observatory - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 19 - McCarren Park Pool Brooklyn, New York
Sep 14 - Monolith Fest Red Rocks, Colorado
Sep 15 - Treasure Island Music Fest San Francisco, California
Sep 16 - Austin City Limits Fest 07 Austin, Texas
Sep 22 - Wall of Sound Music Festival Fort Worth, Texas
Oct 12 - Showbox Seattle, Washington
Oct 13 - Crocodile - ALL AGES SHOW ! Seattle, Washington
Oct 27 - Voodoo Fest New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 28 - Vegoose Music Fest Las Vegas, Nevada

Yacht - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 19 - McCarren Pool w/ Ghostland Observatory Brooklyn, New York
Aug 19 - McCarren Pool Afterparty In-Store @ Sound Fix Brooklyn, New York
Aug 23 - Space Gallery ++ Portland, Maine
Aug 24 - Casa Del Popolo ++ Montreal, Quebec
Aug 25 - Sneaky Dee's ++ Toronto, Ontario
Aug 27 - Soundlab ++ Buffalo, New York
Aug 28 - Beachland Tavern ++ Cleveland, Ohio
Aug 29 - Publico ++ Cincinnati, Ohio
Aug 30 - Buskirk Chumley Theatre ++ Bloomington, Indiana
Aug 31 - The B-Side ++ Ann Arbor, Michigan
Sep 1 - Beat Kitchen ++ Chicago, Illinois
Sep 2 - Grinnell College ++ Grinnell, Iowa
Sep 3 - Slowdown Jr. ++ Omaha, Nebraska
Sep 4 - Hi Dive ++ Denver, Colorado
Sep 5 - Kilby Court ++ Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 7 - Vera Project ++ Seattle, Washington
Sep 8 - Satyricon ++ & White Rainbow Portland, Oregon
Sep 11 - Fools Foundation ++ Sacramento, California
Sep 12 - Bottom of the Hill ++ San Francisco, California
Sep 13 - Howie & Sons ++ Visalia, California
Sep 14 - The Echo ++ Los Angeles, California
Sep 15 - Monolith Festival w/ Flaming Lips, Das EFX, & MORE! Morrison, Colorado
Sep 18 - La Maroquinerie ** Paris
Sep 19 - Forum ** Bielefeld
Sep 21 - Szene ** Vienna
Sep 22 - Ampere ** Munich
Sep 24 - Transilvania ** Milan
Sep 25 - Rote Fabrik ** Zurich
Sep 26 - Le Krakatoa ** Bordeaux
Sep 27 - Le Ramier ** Toulouse
Sep 30 - Zakk ** Düsseldorf
Oct 20 - Point Ephemere Paris, Ile-de-France
Oct 23 - l’Ambassade Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées
Oct 24 - Epicerie Moderne Lyon, Rhône-Alpes
Oct 25 - Electricity Festival Reims, Champagne-Ardenne
Oct 26 - Badaboum Festival Nancy, Lorraine
Oct 27 - ElectroniK Festival Rennes, Bretagne

** w/ Architecture in Helsinki
++ w/ Dirty Projectors

Jamie Lidell - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 31 - Woodstower Festival Lyon
Sep 1 - Electric Picnic @ Stradbally Hall Estate Co. Laois
Sep 15 - McCarren Pool, Brooklyn, NY

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butt crack pic via HERE.

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Terminal 5 tix + M.I.A. album stream & 2007 Tour Dates

Sometimes Bed-Stuy-resident & spiderwoman M.I.A. did it again. Her new album Kala is streaming at MySpace, and I'm loving it (and the Japanese bonus tracks you'll find on the Japanese version of the album) (and the Pixies cover I first heard live at Siren). You can buy it officially next week.

The new Bowery Presents music venue Terminal 5 doesn't open until early October, but you can get tickets to M.I.A.'s October 19th show - and all the announced T5 shows - at 10am.

More M.I.A. tour dates, and the video for Perez Hilton's favorite song "Jimmy" (also a cover), below...

and the original....

MIA - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 17 - Gloria Theater Cologne, Germany
Aug 18 - Lowlands Festival Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
Aug 21 - Nimes Arena w/Bjork Nimes, France
Aug 23 - Nimes Arena w/Bjork Nimes, France
Aug 24 - Rock En Seine Paris, France
Aug 26 - Get Loaded Festival London, England
Sep 1 - Electric Picnic Dublin, Ireland
Sep 2 - Connect Loch, Scotland
Sep 8 - V Festival Toronto, ONT, Ontario
Sep 9 - Oshega Festival Montreal, QC, Quebec
Sep 11 - Fox Theatre w/ Bjork Detroit, Michigan
Sep 14 - Austin City Limits Festival Austin, Texas
Sep 15 - Treasure Island Music Festival San Francisco, California
Sep 22 - Parklife Festival Melbourne
Sep 23 - Parklife Festival Adelaide
Sep 28 - The Forum Sydney
Sep 29 - Parklife Festival Brisbane
Sep 30 - Parklife Festival Sydney
Oct 1 - Parklife Festival Perth
Oct 5 - Club Quattro Nagoya
Oct 6 - Club Quattro Osaka
Oct 8 - Club Quattro Tokyo
Oct 9 - Liquid Room Tokyo
Oct 19 - Terminal 5 New York City, New York
Oct 27 - Vegoose Festival Las Vegas, Nevada

Previously
* more MIA

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The Mekons - 2007 Tour Dates & new album (stream)

Pfork writes, "Celebrating a whopping 30 years together as a band, Mekons will release their first full-length proper since 2002's OOOH! on August 21 via Touch and Go/Quarterstick. The album is called Natural, and it comes complete with a nice little two-week tour this fall, which kicks off September 27 in Milwaukee." Stream that new album HERE.

Tickets are on sale for an October 3rd "quiet night with" The Mekons show at Gramercy Theatre in NYC. All tour dates below...

Mekons - 2007 Tour Dates
Sep 27 - Pabst Theater Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Sep 28 - Old Town School of Folk Music Chicago, Illinois
Sep 29 - Pat’s In The Flats Cleveland, Ohio
Sep 30 - New Hazlett Theater Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 1 - Jammin' Java Vienna, Virginia
Oct 2 - World Cafe Live Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Oct 3 - The Gramercy Theatre New York, New York
Oct 4 - Narrows Center for the Arts Fall River, Massachusetts
Oct 9 - Aladdin Theater Portland, Oregon
Oct 10 - Town Hall Seattle, Washington
Oct 13 - Lafayette Brewing Co. Lafayette, Indiana

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The Black Crowes - 2007 Tour Dates & tix

Tickets go on sale today for two Black Crowes shows at United Palace in NYC. All tour dates below...

The Black Crowes - 2007 Tour Dates
08.17 - Charles Ives Center @ Ives Concert Park Danbury CT
08.18 - Maine State Pier Portland ME
08.21 - House of Blues - North Myrtle Beach North Myrtle Beach SC
08.22 - Tennessee Theatre Knoxville TN
08.24 - House Of Blues - Orlando Lake Buena Vista FL
08.25 - Mizner Park Amphitheater Boca Raton FL
08.26 - Chastain Park Amphitheatre Atlanta GA
08.28 - The Amphitheater at the Wharf Orange Beach AL
08.29 - Ryman Auditorium Nashville TN
08.31 - On The Waterfront Festival Rockford IL
09.01 - The Crossroads Kansas City MO
09.02 - Red Dirt Roundup @ Fort Worth Stockyard Fort Worth TX
09.04 - Verizon Wireless Theater Houston TX
09.05 - The Backyard Austin TX
09.07 - Oklahoma City Zoo - Amphitheatre Oklahoma City OK
09.08 - Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre Santa Fe NM
09.09 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison CO
09.16 - Telluride Blues and Brews Festival Telluride CO
09.28 - Les Schwab Amphitheater Bend OR
09.29 - Crystal Ballroom - Lola's Portland OR
09.30 - Hult Center for Performing Arts - Cuthbert Amphitheater Eugene OR
10.02 - Paramount Theatre Seattle WA
10.03 - Big Easy Concert House Boise ID
10.05 - Oakland Paramount Theatre of the Arts Oakland CA
10.06 - Grand Sierra Resort - Grand Theatre Reno NV
10.07 - Orpheum Theatre - Los Angeles Los Angeles CA
10.09 - 4th & B Concert Theater San Diego CA
10.11 - The Pearl at The Palms Las Vegas NV
10.12 - The Grove of Anaheim Anaheim CA
10.13 - Pozo Saloon Santa Margarita CA
10.16 - State Theatre Minneapolis MN
10.18 - Riviera Theatre Chicago IL
10.19 - The Pageant Saint Louis MO
10.20 - Mud Island River Park Amphitheatre Memphis TN
10.22 - Taft Theatre Cincinnati OH
10.23 - Louisville Palace Theatre Louisville KY
10.24 - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium Asheville NC
10.28 - Voodoo Music Experience New Orleans LA
10.30 - The United Palace New York NY
10.31 - The United Palace New York NY

Previously
* more Black Crowes

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Tiny Vipers - MP3s & 2007 Tour Dates +++ Camera Obscura

DOWNLOAD: Tiny Vipers - Shipwreck (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Tiny Vipers - On This Side (MP3)

Tiny Vipers is Jesy Fortino, the 24-year-old Seattle singer/songwriter and former burrito employee who finds making music under a different name allows her audience to put distance between her and her songs. The lovely soundscapes of Hands Across the Void, Tiny Vipers' studio debut and first release for the Sub Pop label, hit store shelves late last month. [SPIN]

Not only is Tiny Vipers playing a free Sound Fix in-store in Brooklyn on August 23rd with Camera Obscura, she's also on the Papercuts / Beach House bill at Union Hall on the 24th (and tickets are still available). Camera Obscura (as you know) is also playing on the 24th - for free at South Street Seaport. All tour dates below...

Tiny Vipers - 2007 Tour Dates
Wednesday, August 22 - Great Scott, Allston MA
Thursday, August 23 - Sound Fix, Brooklyn NY in-store at 7 p.m.
Thursday, August 23 - Machines with Magnents, Pawtucket RI
Friday, August 24 - Union Hall, Brooklyn NY
Saturday, August 25 - First Unitarian Church, Philadelphia PA
Sunday, August 26 - Rock and Roll Hotel, Washington DC
Saturday, September 1 - Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle Washington EMP Sky Church
Friday, September 7 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland OR
Friday, October 5 - Aladdin Theatre, Portland OR
Sunday, October 7 - Showbox (Seattle), Seattle WA
Monday, October 8 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA
Tuesday, October 9 - Great American Music Hall, San Francisco CA
Friday, October 12 - Variety Playhouse, Atlanta GA
Saturday, October 13 - Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte NC
Sunday, October 14 - Club At Firestone, Orlando FL
Monday, October 15 - Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale FL
Tuesday, October 16 - Moon, The, Tallahassee FL
Thursday, October 18 - House of Blues, New Orleans LA

Camera Obscura - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 21 - Sonar Baltimore
Aug 22 - TLA Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 23 - Sound Fix, Brooklyn, NY
Aug 24 - Seaport Music Festival New York!
Aug 25 - Le National Montreal, Quebec
Aug 26 - Phoenix Toronto
Sep 1 - Electric Picnic Festival Dublin, Laois

Posted in MP3 | music | tour dates at 5:28 AM | Comments (7)

Klaus Kinski's Comedy Canon (08/17/07)

DOWNLOAD: weird Al Yankovic - You're Pitiful (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Brent Weinbech - Oakland Comedian (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Brent Weinbech - Car Ride (MP3)

The Sarah Silverman Program @ Comic-Con 2007 in San Diego (CRED)