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October 31, 2007

No Kids - For Halloween

DOWNLOAD: No Kids - For Halloween (MP3)

There's Black Kids, Cool Kids, Cold War Kids, New Kids on the Block, Kid Sister, No Age, and now No Kids.....

No Kids are a trio from Vancouver, Canada comprised of 75% of the highly acclaimed pop band P:ANO fronted by genius Nick Krgovich. “For Halloween” is the first single from their upcoming Tomlab debut entitled Come Into My House due out February 19, 2008. The album, named after Queen Latifah's 1989 club banger, achieves an unsuspecting cohesiveness considering it weaves together Jam & Lewis-inspired production with the Buddhist pop sensibilities found in the work of Arthur Russell and a filmic atmosphere that hints at Douglas Sirk's masterful melodramas. These disparate elements work to form some sort of weird high art dance pop that is made for everyone. No Kids and Nick Krgovich can also be heard on David Shrigley's Worried Noodles released October 23rd on Tomlab.

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Happy Halloween from Sam Champion & Dylan Mondegreen

on the set of the new Sam Champion video (CRED)

Two new music videos that go well with Halloween (visually at least)....

Dylan Mondegreen is from Oslo, Norway....

Dylan Mondegreen - Girl In Grass

And Sam Champion is from Brooklyn, NYC.....

Sam Champion - Dead Moon

Sam Champion - 2007 Tour Dates
Nov 4 - The Old Blue Last London
Nov 5 - The FLY London
Nov 8 - Club Fandango @ 229 Club London

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The Izod Center....

I'm pretending this Halloween donut is vegan (CRED)

...might be the funniest stadium renaming yet. I like it though. It's much easier to say and write than "Continental Airlines Arena".

Get vegan donuts in NYC at Atlas & Little Atlas. Vegan twinkies are available at Etsy.

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Wu-Tang Clan playing Hammerstein in January

watch out squirrel, it's a killer bee (CRED)

Tickets go on sale Friday for a Wu Tang Clan show at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on January 12th, 2008. It's the show that was rescheduled from this week. They've also played there before. Ghostface plays Nokia on November 16th.

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Sex Pistols played Anarchy in the UK on Leno (video)

Sid & Nancy impersonators are rolling in their grave

The Sex Pistols played at the Roxy, and then they played again on Leno...

The Sex Pistols performed “Anarchy In The UK” on Leno last night. Rather than make a joke about that sentence, I’m just going to type it again. The Sex Pistols performed “Anarchy In The UK” on Leno last night. [Best Week Ever]

Previously
* "Conan O’Brien will take over ‘The Tonight Show’ in 2009"
* The Sex Pistols played the Roxy in LA

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Panda Bear - "Comfy In Nautica" (video)

Amy Winehouse, Panda Bear & friend (MORE LIKE THIS)

The following song can be found on the third best album of the year....

Directed by Patrick O'Dell and Sam Salganik

Previously
* more Panda Bear

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Jarvis Cocker reads an eerie tale

DOWNLOAD: Jarvis Cocker - Rats (MP3) (info) (via)

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Ozzy fans tricked into going to jail

Ozzy in concert in Canada - Oct 27, 2007 (CRED)

Roughly forty Ozzy Osbourne fans invited to a pre-party before the Ozzy/Rob Zombie concert in Fargo, North Dakota, were greeted with an unexpected surprise: Handcuffs! In what has to be the best sting operation since To Catch a Predator, invitations were sent out to people who ignored court summons, didn’t pay child support, failed to pay fines, etc. Approximately forty Ozzy fans (or Rob Zombie fans, to be fair) responded to the invite and attended the bash, which was held at the concert venue by PDL Productions. Little did they know, PDL stood for “Paul D. Laney,” a county sheriff, and that all those meaty guys wearing PDL T-shirts were actually deputy sheriffs, probation officers and local DEA members. Rather than boozing, the miscreants who showed up got arrested on outstanding warrants. “It was more of a warrant party,” Laney joked. Some on the cuffed end even thought the elaborate ruse was funny, but a few turned hostile when the reveal was made. [Rolling Stone]

I wonder if Ozzy and Rob knew it was going to happen, becaue that move was SO not rock n roll. Tour dates, here.

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VIDEO: SIGUR ROS,'Gitardjamm' from new 'Heima' DVD

For those that haven't seen this already...

Sigur Ros will release a new DVD, titled 'Heima,' that documents a series of concerts around their homeland of Iceland. The epic shoegazers took their country by storm with an unannounced tour that found the band playing atypical places like fish factories and darkened caves.Take a look at a live performance of 'Gitardjamm' from the Dean DeBlois-directed film, before you can buy it on November 6.

Previously
* Sigur Ros - Heima screening & acoustic performance - pics

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VIDEO: inside Judson Church w/ Dan Deacon & Chromeo

Official video from the Halloween Party....

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Flaming Lips - March Of 1,000 Flaming Skeletons (videos)

"Oklahoma Gazette invited resident Okie eccentrics the Flaming Lips to participate in its annual "Ghouls Gone Wild" Halloween parade, the Lips enlisted their biggest fans to join the March Of 1,000 Flaming Skeletons--a "spectacle celebrating the mysterious, the supernatural, and the otherworldly," according to the band's recruitment email." [Yahoo]

Videos below...

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What's Going on Wednesday? (HALLOWEEN!)

* Halloween Parade
* Annuals @ Bowery Ballroom
* Ryan Adams & The Cardinals @ Hammerstein Ballroom
* Zap Mama @ Highline Ballroom
* Type O Negative & Lordi @ Starland Ballroom
* B-52's & The Rapture @ Roseland Ballroom
* Figurines & The Coathangers @ Mercury Lounge
* Black Crowes & Patti Smith @ United Palace
* Rasputina & Golem @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
* Antibalas @ SOB's
* Yeasayer & It Lives @ Shangri La
* The Police @ MSG
* Aids Wolf, Old Time Relijun, Aa, USAISAMONSTER @ Silent Barn
* Lightspeed Champion @ Sound Fix
* "Misfits" @ BB King's
* Ace Frehly @ Hard Rock Cafe
* White Williams @ The Annex
* Laugh
* Dance

There's too much going on tonight to list everything Halloween-related. What else?

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Chromeo & Dan Deacon played Judson Church

"on stage with Chromeo", NYC - Oct 30, 2007 (CRED)

Kudu also played the Halloween show in Judson Church.

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Stylus Magazine closes with some 2007 lists

Stylus Magzines Top 10 Albums of 2007
10. Radiohead - In Rainbows
09. The Field - From Here We Go Sublime
08. M.I.A. - Kala
07. Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
06. Kanye West - Graduation
05. The National - The Boxer
04. Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3
03. Panda Bear - Person Pitch
02. Miranda Lambert - Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
01. LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver

The whole list of 50 top albums is at Stylus who published it today because, sadly, today is their last day.

Also @ Stylus Today
* Top Films of 2007
* Top 50 Songs of 2007
* 2007 Year-End Thoughts I
* 2007 Year-End Thoughts II
* 2007 Year-End Thoughts III
* 2007 Year-End Thoughts IV
* The Bluffer's Guide to Stylus

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How was Lykke Li (and Bjorn)?

Lykke Li & Bjorn @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - Oct 30, 2007 (CRED - Stereogum)

30 seconds into her gig at Mercury Lounge, though, it was crystal clear that that it was Lykke's night. Bounding onstage as the bells on her neck jingled in sync to the opening bars of "Little Bit," she launched into an amazing set. [Stereogum]

I couldn't make it to either show. If you missed Lykke's video for "Little Bit" the first time, I embedded it again below....

Previously
* Lykke Li (from Sweden) Bjorn (without Peter & John) Shout Out Louds (tonight) --- Tour Dates, MP3, Video

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White Rabbits & Harlem Shakes - 2007 Tour Dates

White Rabbits & Harlem Shakes are playing a show together with the Subjects at Bowery Ballroom on December 13th. Tickets are on sale.

KEXP has video from a performance by the Harlem Shakes at CMJ. The Village Voice just named them the "Best Neo-Britpop/Northern Soul Revival/art- Damaged Band Comprising Some Ex-Yalies Who Now Live In Brooklyn" (I'm pretty sure they weren't "formed a year or so ago" though). Stream their new EP here.

Both bands also have other shows coming up. All dates below....

White Rabbits - 2007 Tour Dates
Nov 1 - The Cavern Dallas, Texas
Nov 2 - Jackrabbit Lounge Shreveport, Louisiana
Nov 3 - One-Eyed Jacks New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 4 - Bottletree Cafe Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 6 - The Earl Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 7 - Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 9 - Rock and Roll Hotel Washington DC, Washington DC
Dec 13 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, New York

Harlem Shakes - 2007 Tour Dates
Nov 16 - Boston University w/ Ra Ra Riot Boston
Dec 13 - Bowery Ballroom, New York, New York

Previously
* more White Rabbits
* more Harlem Shakes

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The Besnard Lakes & Peter Bjorn & John - 2007 Tour Dates

Tickets go on sale today for a show by the Besnard Lakes at Bowery Ballroom on December 5th (one of Kevin Drew's favorite new bands). It's the only upcoming show that The Besnard Lakes are not playing with Peter Bjorn and John. Peter's solo show is coming up too. All tour dates below....

The Besnard Lakes - 2007 Tour Dates
11/23 - Houston, TX - Warehouse *
11/24 - Dallas, TX - Palladium *
11/25 - Oklahoma City, OK - Cain's *
11/26 - Kansas City, MO - Madrid *
11/27 - Indianapolis, IN - Vogue *
11/29 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom *
11/30 - Louisville, KY - Headliners *
12/1 - Detroit, MI - Majestic *
12/2 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's *
12/3 - Pittsburgh, PA - Mr. Smalls *
12/5 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom

* w/ Peter Bjorn and John

"Also recently available from the Besnard Lakes is the 'Casino Nanaimo' 12-inch and a re-introduction of their debut album 'Volume I'"

Previously
* more Besnard Lakes

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Halloween, Thunderheist, DFA, Dance w/ David Bruno

DOWNLOAD: Thunderheist - Jerk It (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Misfits- halloween (cousin cole vs flufftronix remix). (yousendit)

Thunderheist @ 205, NYC (BV & DB's Dance) - Oct 20, 2007

Dress up and get down tonight (Oct 31, 2007) at Flavorpill's annual Anniversary/Halloween party. Not only is it the scariest of parties, the line-up is stacked tonight with Peanut Butter Wolf, Swayzak, Japanther, and Thunderheist - maybe you caught their crazy set at our CMJ party at 205 (pics above). Swayzak have been doing live electronic (and minimal) since before laptops (and minimal) exisited. The Flavorpill party is in a secret location (and benefitting charity: water) so make sure you've texted the secret number and bring a little extra cash for charity: water. (RSVP - code= helix)

Ghostly International and DFA are teaming up tonight for a spooky bash at Studio B in Brooklyn (tickets here). It's the last stop for Matthew Dear's Big Hands live show along with Invisible Conga People and DJ support from DFA's T and T (Tims Goldsworthy and Sweeney), The Juan Macelan, Morgan Geist, and Ghostly's Derek Plaslaiko and Jeffrey Sfire. No word on whether Sfire's Ghostly's spooky tee shirts are condsidered a costume.

Where to dance like the zombies you are with the rest of the living dead...

More to do on Halloween in NYC....
* White Williams and Trouble & Bass at Friction at the Annex
* The Cycle Sluts from Hell play Motherfucker
* Apes and Androids at Ripped
* 33 Hz at Shindig
* Monster Jump Off
* Flagrant Fowl are swooping into Happy Ending

-David

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Happy Halloween! Get Free Stuff

DOWNLOAD: John Carpenter's Halloween remix by Single Frame (MP3)

Pay nothing for...
* Tim Fite's Halloween EP (today only!)
* Heartonastick's Halloween mix
* Over 80 classic Halloween Records
* Stuff you can also pay for if you want

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October 30, 2007

I'm Not There

The soundtrack is really good. Largehearted Boy is right. Stream it at AOL. See it live sort of. The actual movie will be playing at Film Forum in NYC. when it opens on November 21st. Trailer and clips below...

In the meantime you can still go see Control.

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Annuals (now on Sony) - 2007 Tour Dates w/ M Orchestra

DOWNLOAD: Annuals - Where Have You Been (Machester Orchestra) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Manchester Orchestra - Brother (Annuals) (MP3)

No longer "indie" (and not suprisingly since this band seems to consistently make moves that rub people the wrong way hence the very little you've heard from them since CMJ last year), Annuals (not that I'm necessarily judging them) have signed to a Sony label. Currently on tour with their labelmates Manchester Orchestra, they play Bowery Ballroom in NYC on Halloween (tix). The two MP3s above are the two bands covering each other for a split 7" that you can buy at the show. All tour dates below....

Annuals & Manchester Orchestra - 2007 Tour Dates
10/30 - Philadelphia, PA - Northstar
10/31 - New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
11/01 - Boston, MA - Great Scott
11/02 - Montreal, QU - Le Gymnase
11/03 - Toronto, ON - Mod Club
11/05 - Detroit, MI - Shelter
11/06 - Chicago, IL - Subterranean
11/07 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity
11/10 - Seattle, WA - TBA
11/11 - Vancouver, BC - Plaza Club
11/12 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
11/14 - San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
11/15 - Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour
11/16 - San Diego, CA - Epicentre
11/17 - Phoenix, AZ - Clubhouse
11/19 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive
11/20 - Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck

Previously
* more Annuals

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2 upcoming NYC shows for Antibalas - Halloween & BAM

* SOB's is having an Antibalas Halloween party
* Then next week Antibalas helps take over BAM

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Lordi are (were) horrible (last night @ Irving Plaza)

Lordi (cred)

I'm a sucker for a good stage show - schtick or not. I like the music to be good too though. That is possible. Gwar used to be great - original, talented and creative. Somehow I tricked myself into believing that Lordi - despite not looking at all original - would play good music, and that overall it would be a good time. Hey - they're big in Europe (yeah I know, so is David Hasselhoff) - "Hardrock Halellujah" rocks like Kiss - they even won the Eurovision Award. So last night (Oct 29, 2007) I went to see them open for Type O Negative at the venue formerly known as Irving Plaza (their first NYC show I think). One word: horrible. Not even "so bad they're good" (ok, maybe that a little - sometimes I laughed). Just kind of unoriginal, cheesy (with cheap props), and bad. Luckily I was mainly there to see Type O anyway.

Worth noting at least: Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French came out to play one song with Lordi (without a costume on). Twisted Sister play the same venue on December 21st. Lordi & Type O Negative play two more shows together - tonight in Philly, and at Starland Ballroom in Jersey on Halloween.

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NAS's new album title

Nas is calling his new album "Nigger" (not "Nigga") - a term this is symbolically illegal in NYC, and NYC is the one putting up the biggest fight....

Behemoth record label Universal Music Group must change the name of rapper Nas’s new album, “Nigger,” or risk losing $84 million in state investments, a Fort Greene assemblyman said this week.

“[They are] profiting from a racial slur that has been used to dehumanize people of color for centuries,” said Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries (D–Fort Greene), a former entertainment industry big-wig. [Brooklyn Paper]

Nas told Rolling Stone he'll stick with the name anyway, even if...

“It’s probably going to make people uncomfortable. I don’t expect a lot of people to sell a record called Nigger. Hopefully, people can open their minds up and lose some of their fear and deal with it. It’s just an album. It’s one piece of the many things I do, and this will be one of my favorite pieces.” And his label is firmly behind him, “It will be certain record stores that will be scared to deal with it. The record label is gung ho, and it’s ready to go.”

50 Cent says Nas sucks. Some say it's just a publicity stunt. What do you say?

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Shonen Knife - 2007 Tour Dates

Shonen Knife will be "Back in the U.S.A." in November! Good news for fans, surely - as the #1 Question we get here is "when are they coming back again??!!" The tour will start on the East Coast on November 19... moving to the West Coast & ending in December. Looks like a great tour, Fans! The bassist for the tour will be original Shonen Knife founding member, Atsuko Yamano(!), who is now residing in the U.S. and will be up front again with the band on this tour. This will be the Mega-live Shonen Knife Experience! No information on a U.S. Release of "Fun! Fun! Fun!", as yet - but many of the songs on the initial Japanese release (see the following) are in english, so it is recommended that U.S. Fans secure a copy of the Japanese release!! (You can get the Japanese release at the shows on the tour.

All tour dates below....

""We are not old-style or new-style. We are always Shonen Knife-style," says founding member Naoko Yamano, set to embark Osaka, Japan for the band’s second tour of the U.S. in support of ‘Genki Shock’ (Glue Factory). The Shonen’s current line-up will include founding sisters Naoko and Atsuko Yamano (the latter of whom switched from drums to bass following the departure of Michie Nakatani), and drummer Etsuko Nakanishi."

Shonen Knife - 2007 Tour Dates
Nov 19 New York, NY Blender Theater at Gramercy
Nov 20 Philadelphia, PA North Star Bar
Nov 21 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom (w/ Dinosaur Jr.)
Nov 23 Brooklyn, NY Brooklyn, NY
Nov 24 Washington, DC The Black Cat
Nov 25 Middle East Upstairs Boston, MA
Nov 27 Toronto, ONT Lee’s Palace
Nov 28 Cleveland, OH Grog Shop
Nov 29 Detroit, MI Magic Stick
Nov 30 Chicago, IL Reggie’s Live
Dec 1 Minneapolis, MN The Triple Rock
Dec 2 Lawrence, KS The Bottleneck
Dec 4 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
Dec 5 Salt Lake City, UT Burt’s Tiki Lounge
Dec 6 Las Vegas, NV The Beauty Bar
Dec 7 San Diego, CA Casbah
Dec 8 Pomona, CA The Glass House
Dec 9 Hollywood, CA The Knitting Factory
Dec 11 San Francisco, CA Slim’s
Dec 13 Vancouver, BC Richard’s on Richards
Dec 14 Portland, OR Berbati Pan
Dec 15 Seattle, WA Chop Suey

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Tokyo Police Club playing Woodies. Amy Winehouse? SNL

DOWNLOAD: Tokyo Police Club - Citizens of Tomorrow (MP3)

not actually Amy Winehouse (CRED) (MORE)

Amy Winehouse's father Mitch has claimed that his daughter cannot get into the USA because she was duped into signing a drugs possession confession.

The singer's father told 'This Morning' that Amy was asked to sign a form after her recent arrest in Norway but she did not know what she was signing. Winehouse and her husband Blake Fielder-Civil were arrested for possession of marijuana but the singer's father claims that this was a mistake. "It didn't belong to her, it belonged to someone else on the tour. They arrested Blake, Amy and the person who was responsible."

"They only released them after they signed a form, which they were told was a release form," he said.

"It was in Norwegian. It was actually a confession, so this is being dealt with now by the Norwegian authorities and the British consulate because the ramifications of that are that she now cant get into the States and she was meant to go next week."

I guess "What else is new?" would be good to say here. Maybe they'll clear it up in time for her performance at the Woodies @ Roseland on November 8th. In related news, Tokyo Police Club has been added to that bill that also includes Spank Rock. They don't sell tickets, but I'll be giving a bunch away (stay tuned).

Amy is also scheduled to play Saturday Night Live on November 10th. More TPC tour dates below..

Tokyo Police Club - 2007 Tour DAtes
Nov 10 - Planeta Terra Festival Sao Paulo, Brazil
Nov 17 - Roseland Ballroom, NYC (MTV Woodies)
Dec 15 - The Middle East Downstairs Boston

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What's Going on Tuesday?

DOWNLOAD: Sue Schnitzer - Halloween Party (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Ministry - Everyday Is Halloween (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sonic Youth - Halloween (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Danny Elfman - This Is Halloween (NMBC) (MP3)

* NY Mag has a 2007 Halloween Guide
* And some 2007 Halloween Parade pointers
* The Forms are playing Cake Shop
* Pianos turns 5 with a free show
* Free comedy @ Heathers w/ Todd Barry
* The Weakerthans are at Webster Hall!
* Awesome Color is playing Glasslands
* Chromeo, Dan Deacon, Kudu, NY Magazine
* David Bazan is playing Southpaw
* Salt & Samovar are playing Mercury Lounge
* Lykke Li is playing Mercury Lounge too
* Cypress Hill are playing Nokia Theatre
* The Black Crowes & Patti Smith are @ United Palace
* Jenny Scheinman is at Barbes
* Joan Jett & farm animals @ Home for Halloween
* Throw away your fake plastic teeth
* Look for people dressed as Amy Winehouse

What else?

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Pianos turns 5 -- Free show tonight

The Maccabees downstairs @ Pianos (BV CMJ) - Oct 20, 2007

Scott Matthews upstairs @ Pianos (BV CMJ) - Oct 20, 2007

Pianos (a music venue on the Lower East Side in NYC) is five years old. They're celebrating tonight (Oct 30) with a free show and $1.00 drinks between 5-6pm and 1-2am. Bear Hands (10), Ford & Fitzroy (11), and Ruthless Thomas (12) are all on the bill. The above photos are by Bao Nguyen

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Joan Jett & Farm Sanctuary Halloween Bash tonight

Dress up, help raise money for Farm Sanctuary, AND get to see Joan Jett perform live - tonight @ Home in NYC (Oct 30). Flyer & videos below...

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pay whatever you want for Paste, Saul Williams & stuff

Pay whatever you want for...
* Paste Magazine
* Saul Williams' Trent Reznor-produced album
* Radiohead's new album In Rainbows
* Jonah Matranga stuff (sort of)
* Jane Siberry's music
* other music
* coffee

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The Forms - 2007 Tour Dates (Cake Shop tonight)

DOWNLOAD: The Forms - Knowledge In Hand (MP3)

The Forms celebrate the release of their self-titled, new record tonight (Oct 30) at Cake Shop in NYC.

With each admission paid ($10), you get a free album. Or maybe with each album you buy for $10, you get in free. However you want to look at it. Anyway, we're working on getting an open bar from 8:30-9:30 as well. The show goes from 8pm-10pm and our good friends (and one of our very favorite bands) Pattern Is Movement will be opening. Hope to see you there. [The Forms]

Then they go on tour. All dates below...

The Forms - 2007 Tour Dates
October 30: New York, NY: Cake Shop * Record Release Party*
November 1: Pittsburgh, PA: Lava Lounge
November 2: Dayton, OH: Pearl Nightclub
November 3: Chicago, IL: Beat Kitchen
November 4: Ypsilanti, MI: Elbow Room
November 6: Minneapolis, MN: First Avenue
November 7: Kansas City, MO: Record Bar
November 8: St. Louis, MO: Bluebird Cafe
November 9: Champaign, IL: Cowboy Monkey
November 10: Tulsa, OK: Mooch and Burn
November 13: Long Beach, CA: The Prospector
November 14: Los Angeles, CA: The Scene
November 15: Hollywood, CA: 3 of Clubs
November 16: Santa Cruz, CA: Coasters on the Boardwalk
November 17: Sacramento, CA: The Speakeasy Lounge
November 19: Seattle, WA: The Funhouse
November 20: Portland, OR: Tonic Lounge
November 20: KEXP in-studio

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NY Dolls announce 2 NYC shows

New York Dolls are playing the Fillmore Irving Plaza on December 28th & 29th. I think it's great that they're keeping it going, but I don't think I can (should/need to) see them anymore - I feel satisfied with the memories of the first few times.

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more photos of people dressed like Amy Winehouse

DOWNLOAD: John Carpenter - Halloween Theme (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Shaggs - It's Halloween (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Subsonics - Frankenstein (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: J Church - Vampire Girl Prefers Me Alive (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Zombina & The Skeletones - Zombie Hop (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bobby 'boris' Pickett - Monster Mash (MP3)

It's not even Halloween yet, but the photos of people wearing Amy Winehouse costumes keep pouring in. Send in your pics of Amy or other music-related costumes. And if you're just joining us, check out the first sixty pictures before proceeding on to this new batch of thirty.....

w/ gay Dumbledore

Sixty more Amy Winehouse impersonators can be found HERE and even more HERE. And don't forget Sufjan.

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Dirty Projectors playing Bowery -- 2007 Tour Dates

Dirty Projectors in London, October 2007 (CRED)

Currently busy on tour in Europe until the end of November, Dirty Projectors will play a headlining show at Bowery Ballroom in NYC on December 4th (tix on sale Wednesday). Yeasayer recently said an interview,

One of the best shows we’ve ever played was with Dirty Projectors, Spank Rock, and Ponytail all on the same bill. That kind of diversity is ideal. [Drowned in Sound]

No openers announced for the Bowery show yet. Travis Morrison recently said,

I saw a show of a band called the Dirty Projectors at the Black Cat, I was screaming like a girl they were so good. Oh my god! I was actually starting to worry about my relationship with rock and roll, nothing was really like... I mean there were things I would appreciate and enjoy listening to, but I hadn’t been obsessed with rock music for a while. And I kind of got a band crush, I kind of flipped out about this band. [DCist]

That was pretty much how I acted last time I saw them too. Get three new live tracks for free at Daytrotter. All tour dates below...

Dirty Projectors - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 25 - Olympic (w/ Deerhoof & Numbers) Nantes
Oct 26 - L’Epicentre Cherbourg
Oct 27 - BB Mix Festival @ C.C. Georges Gorse (w/ Deerhoof) Paris
Oct 28 - Bad Bonn Düdingen
Oct 29 - Palace St. Gallen
Oct 30 - CLANDESTINO faenza
Oct 31 - oficina 49 cesena
Nov 2 - Tanned Tin Shows Castellon
Nov 3 - Festsaal Kreuzberg (David Shrigley "Worried Noodles" Release Party) Berlin
Nov 4 - Scheune dresden
Nov 6 - Karlstorbahnhof Heidelberg
Nov 7 - west germany berlin
Nov 8 - Westwerk w/ O’death hamburg
Nov 9 - Doornroosje (w/ Deerhunter) Nijmegen
Nov 10 - tivoli utrecht
Nov 11 - worm rotterdam
Nov 12 - recyclart brussels
Nov 14 - Dynamo Turku, Keski-Suomi
Nov 15 - Kuudes Linja helsinki
Nov 16 - Berg211 Göteborg
Nov 17 - spasibar oslo
Nov 18 - loppen copenhagen
Nov 19 - stadtgarten koeln
Nov 21 - Louisiana Bristol
Nov 22 - Whelans Dublin
Nov 23 - KroBar Manchester
Nov 24 - NiceNSleazy Glasgow, Scotland
Nov 25 - stanley theatre liverpool
Nov 26 - the hope brighton
Dec 04 - Bowery Ballroom, NYC

Previously
* more Dirty Projectors

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"Conan O’Brien will take over ‘The Tonight Show’ in 2009"

"Leno has said he’s comfortable with his planned departure but, according to a report earlier this month in the Los Angeles Times, the comedian has grown reluctant to retire as host of the fabled, top-rated late-night program." [MSNBC]

Grizzly Bear is playing Conan on November 6th. Some related videos below.....

Röyksopp-Poor Leno

Pavement on Leno - "Cut Your Hair" & breaks guitar

Andrew Bird on Conan

David Bowie & Moby on Leno

Elliott Smith on Conan 3-4-1998

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October 29, 2007

Klaus Kinski's Comedy Canon (10/29/07)

Todd Barry is easily one of the greatest comedians in existence. Period. On November 1, 2007 at Union Hall Todd celebrates his 20th year in comedy on the exact date he first went on stage. Also on the bill are David Cross, Sarah Vowell, Michael Showalter, Heather Lawless, Slovin and Allen, and some surprises. Or maybe just one surprise. Probably more than one. There are a hand full of tickets left online and a few will be available at the door so buy now or get to the venue EARLY (doors are at 7:30pm). All proceeds go to benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

While others were bouncing from JENS Lekman to Danzig on Saturday night, I was bouncing from (Fred Armisen's) JENS Hannemann show at Sound Fix to Comedians of Comedy at Irving Plaza. Jens came out at around 8:00pm to a comfortably crowded room . His stage was flanked with two drum kits and he began with a drum solo that was a pitch perfect caricature of every instructional drum video solo I've ever seen. From there he spoke for a short time and challenged anyone who was willing, to a drum-off. Shortly after that, the wig came off and Fred was Fred which is what I hoped would eventually happen; it isn't often that Fred Armisen does an appearance like this. He covered topics such as SNL (2 years left on his contract), Trenchmouth (don't expect a reunion EVER), and TV he likes (I couldn't agree more). He even played some melodies on the piano. He was extremely funny, gracious, and a real joy to hear talk.

From Sound Fix, I hopped on the L-Train to check out the second of two Comedians of Comedy shows at Irving Plaza. Comedians of Comedy is the one show I look forward to more than any other on the planet. And with the fear in the back of my head that this might be the last CoC tour, I enjoyed this show with maximum relish. It was one of those shows that made me feel so lucky to live in NYC as we were treated to easily the best line-up of the entire tour. The line-up included Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, Maria Bamford, Eugene Mirman, David Cross, Aziz Ansari, John Mulaney, Jon Glaser and Jon Benjamin, and Heather Lawless. From start to finish, the show was absolutely rock-solid. Even when some douche-nozzle had the balls to heckle Maria Bamford, the show never lost its momentum. As a matter of fact, that heckler probably added to the show's velocity as the subsequent comedians worked destroying said heckler into their routines. Every single comedian commanded the room, but I have to say the highlight of the show was John Mulaney. Sure, I've seen all of his material before, but he is such an amazing performer that his bits are always funny to me. Come to think of it, if there's one comedian out there who needs to make a CD ASAP, it's Mulaney. Sadly, no Zach Galifianakis this time around.

More comedy & NYC show listings, below....

10/29 - Rififi: TOTALLY JK with Joe and Noah!: Featuring Greg Johnson, Gabe & Jenny, and Max Silvestri, the highlight of this show, really, is Brett Gelman's performance of his opus 1000 Cats. You have to see this. I am not kidding

10/30 - Heathers: CAVALCADE!: Featuring Todd Barry, Rob Huebel, Paul Scheer, Christian Finnegan, Pete Holmes & More! And it's FREE! Heathers is located at 506 E.13th St. (btwn A & B).

10/31 - Union Hall: UNION HALL-O-WEEN: I can't believe I am going to miss this. Spend Halloween with the cast of Lucy, Daughter of the Devil, Cheeseburger, Cassettes Won't Listen, and more., Only $5 to get in! Thanks Onion!

11/7- Carnegie Hall: Sarah Silverman
With Special Guests Doug Benson and Todd Barry : No more tickets left on line, but try your luck by calling 212-247-7800

11/11 - Irving Plaza: ASSSSCAT: Featuring Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, & Matt Walsh plus special guests including Chad Carter & Horatio Sanz. RAD!

-Klaus

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Land of Talk's gear was stolen in NJ

Land of Talk @ Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ - Oct 26, 2007 (CRED)

we were robbed at the Howard Johnson in Clifton N.J.
they stole my Cherry Red "faded" SG special with crescent moon inlays (pretty rare) and my Gibson Les Paul Studio "wine red" battered and beaten.
they also stole Chris' Bird's Eye Maple Samick SAB 650 with only one bridge pick-up and one volume knob. the Neck pick-up and and all other knobs are missing. His Peavey Milestone Bass (not worth ANY MONEY, but it fuckin worked just fine) was also stolen. it was midnight blue but we stripped most of the paint and the strap lock was a water bottle cap. [Elizabeth Powell of Land of Talk]

Someone told me Land of Talk's van was broken into before or after their show at Maxwell's the other day. The above quote is Lizzie's unfortunate e-mail confirmation. See Land of Talk on tour, and keep an eye out for their equipment.

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Bon Iver Signs to Jagjaguwar

DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver - Skinny Love (MP3)

Bon Iver @ Bowery Ballroom - Oct 16, 2007 (BV CMJ) (CRED)

Bon Iver, aka former DeYarmond Edison member Justin Vernon, has signed to Jagjaguwar for the official release of his sweet-spot-hitting debut For Emma, Forever Ago early next year." [Pitchfork]

Tour dates & more CMJ pics/reviews, HERE.

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Indie rock, race, Arcade Fire, Will Butler & Sasha Frere

Will (not Win who is pictured above) Butler responded to Sasha Frere-Jones' article about race and indie rock.

Being as I am in the Arcade Fire, I prickle a little bit at your statement that “[i]f there is a trace of soul, blues, reggae, or funk in Arcade Fire, it must be philosophical; it certainly isn’t audible.” In a somewhat … I dunno, is it childish to respond to critics this way? Anyway. I’ve attached an MP3 with parts of our songs that I think steal quite blatantly from black people’s music from all over the globe. [Will Butler]

Be Online Basketball.

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Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

DOWNLOAD: Sally Shapiro - He Keeps Me Alive (MP3)

editor's note: My favorite release this week is Sally Shapiro. Also, I guess it comes out this week in the U.S. - not two weeks ago (that was Canada). Largehearted Boy....

Of all the week's releases I have heard so far, the soundtrack to the Bob Dylan biopic I'm Not There has held the most appeal. Featuring indie artists from Sonic Youth to Yo La Tengo to Jeff Tweedy, this could be my favorite compilation of the year.

The soundtrack to the Joy Division biopic Control is also out tomorrow, along with US releases of three of the band's remastered albums with bonus material, Closer, Still, and Unknown Pleasures.

Other notable reissues include two Tegan and Sara discs, If It Was You and So Jealous.

Of the remaining discs, I can strongly recommend Nicole Atkins' debut album, Neptune City and Who Goes There by Ian Ball (of Gomez).

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

This week's interesting CD releases:

Blue Rodeo: Small Miracles [cd]
Britney Spears: Blackout [cd]
Buck 65: Situation [cd]
The Caribbean: Populations [cd]
Charalambides: Likeness [cd]
Cranes: Forever (reissue) [cd]
Cranes: Wings of Joy (reissue) [cd]
Damien Rice: Doubt Is For Losers [cd]
David Bowie: David Bowie Box (10-disc box set) [cd]
Ian Ball: Who Goes There [cd]
Iggy and the Stooges: Metallic KO [cd]
Joy Division: Closer (remastered with bonus tracks) [cd]
Joy Division: Still (remastered with bonus tracks) [cd]
Joy Division: Unknown Pleasures (remastered with bonus tracks) [cd]
Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden: Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden [cd]
Kevin Coyne and Siren: The Dandelion Years 1969-1972 [cd]
Kyle Andrews: Find Love, Let Go [cd]
The Kinks: The Kinks Greatest Hits 1970-1986 [cd]
Levon Helm: Dirt Farmer [cd]
Luna Halo: Luna Halo [cd]
Nicole Atkins: Neptune City [cd]
Pillbugs: Monclovia [cd]
Puscifer: V Is for Vagina [cd]
Queen: Queen Rock Montreal [cd]
Richard Lloyd: The Radiant Monkey [cd]
Sally Shapiro: Disco Romance [cd]
Saves the Day: Under the Boards [cd]
Taking Back Sunday: Notes from the Past [cd]
Tegan and Sara: If It Was You (remastered) [cd]
Tegan and Sara: So Jealous (remastered) [cd]
Various Artists: The Answer to Everything: Girl Answer Songs of the 60s [cd]
Various Artists: Control (soundtrack) [cd]
Various Artists: Control (soundtrack) [cd]
Various Artists: The Harlem Experiment [cd]
Various Artists: I'm Not There (soundtrack) [cd]
Various Artists: La Belle Epoque: EMI's French Girls 1965-1968 [cd]

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What's going on Monday? (Car Stereo Wars)

DOWNLOAD: Car Stereo Wars - Who Likes Nick McKenna (MP3)

* Type O Negative & Lordi are playing Fillmore @ Irving Plaza
* Lykke Li is playing a free show at Knitting Factory
* Car Stereo (Wars) are playing a free show right after her
* Damo Suzuki - not free at Knitting Factory tonight
* Holly Golightly is playing Union Hall
* David Bazan is playing Mercury Lounge
* Ola Podrida is playing Mercury Lounge
* Jones St Boys & Jim Campilongo are @ Living Room
* Gina Gershon is at the Box
* Is Dumbledore Gay?
* RIP Porter Wagoner

Porter Wagoner played Letterman while he was here in NYC recently. That video is below. What else?

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more photos from Vegoose 2007

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Vegoose happened this past weekend in Las Vegas. The Shins also played.

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The Magnetic Fields - new album, tour & 2 NYC shows

DOWNLOAD: The Magnetic Fields - I Looked All Over Town (MP3)

The Magnetic Fields are happy to announce that their new album, titled Distortion, will be released on Nonesuch Records on January 15, 2008. The band will perform a small number of U.S. tour dates in February and March. Specific details regarding venues and ticket pre-sales will be announced shortly. Sign up for the House of Tomorrow newsletter for the latest updates.

Two of those shows will be at Town Hall in NYC. Dates TBA. In related news, "that is indeed Stephin's voice in the new commercial for Volvo's XC-series wagon."

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an insider's view of Webster Hall (during Jens Lekman)

a view from the inside @ Webster Hall - Oct 27, 2007 (CRED)

Have you ever noticed that little room behind the glass over the right of the stage (stage left) at Webster Hall? Have you ever wondered what those people were doing up there, who they were, if they were wearing clothes, or anything else wild and crazy like that? Have you ever wondered if they could see you staring up at them while they pushed their various body parts against the glass, blatantly smoked cigarettes, danced around, or just generally looked like they were having a good time while the real show was going on right below them? I wondered all of this during the Jens Lekman show at on Saturday night. Well, now thanks to the power of Flickr, we can get a glimpse of exactly what was going on up there on Saturday night....

More scandalous photos at their Flickr, and here's one they took during sound check...

More on the Jens show, right here.

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Richard Hawley - 2007 Tour Dates

Richard Hawley in Barcelona, Oct 27, 2007 (CRED)

I've mentioned this tour twice. Now here are all the North Ameican dates....

Richard Hawley - 2007 Tour Dates
12/01 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
12/02 - Philadelphia, PA @ World Café Live
12/04 - Cambridge, MA @ TT the Bear’s
12/05 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
12/06 - Chicago, IL @ The Abbey
12/07 - Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
12/10 - Seattle, WA @ Crocodile Café
12/12 - San Francisco, CA @ Café du Nord
12/13 - Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour

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Jens Lekman @ Webster Hall, MHOW & on a roof - pics

DOWNLOAD: Jens Lekman - You Are The Light (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Jens Lekman - The Death of This Summer (a mix) (MP3)

So, I ended up seeing Jens Lekman AND Danzig on Saturday night. I found out on Saturday that Jens was going on at 9:00, and that Danzig wasn't starting until 10:30, and if it weren't for the fact that Nokia Theatre is all the way up in Times Square (which is also the busiest spot on Earth on a Saturday night), I probably would have seen all of both of them. Instead I just missed the first few songs of Danzig - not a big deal (but more about that later). Jens was so good.

Jens @ Webster Hall, Oct 27, 2007 (CRED)

Then I went to see Jens again on Sunday night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Unlike at Webster where Jens was playing with a full almost-all-female-dressed-in-white band, at Music Hall it was just him and a bongo player. I think Music Hall was my favorite of the two shows. At Music Hall he was more free to do what he wanted, the sound was amazing, and the songs sounded tight and sometimes a bit improvised (which makes sense since there were way less instruments). He played with some backing tracks and used a loop pedal, and though he was new to the pedal ("I'm no Andrew Bird"), I think he did a good job with it. He played two encores, covered a Red House Painters song, and one by Paul Simon. He sang a bit in Swedish (I think it was Swedish), and he was hilarious (as always - and as he was at Webster Hall). All in all Music Hall just felt more special.

Jens @ Music Hall of Williamsburg - Oct 28, 2007 (CRED)

After the show - as promised - he played some more on a nearby roof...

We went to the roof of 151 Kent Ave, around the corner from the venue. It was freezing, he played like 4 songs and said then his hands were too cold. Someone gave him some finger less gloves and he played two more songs. Then someone brought pizza! Ha ha and it was perfect cause the man was starving. He might have played one more song. [Eduardo]

Jens on a roof in Brooklyn - Oct 28, 2007 (CRED)

I wasn't one of the few at the roof show (didn't totally realize it was happening or I probably would have tried to go). Stupidly or smartly (you decide), I was instead enjoying the warmth and vegan-friendly tacos over at San Loco with a bunch of friends who had also just watched the show. I wouldn't even mention this part, but it's worth noting because as we were leaving San Loco around 1am (around an hour after the Music Hall show ended), a still-hungry and completely-alone Jens Lekman walked in the door to San Loco. "Great show!", we told him. He said "thanks", and asked us if this place was good. We said yes, and someone told him he should get the Guaco Loco. He said he would, and then we went home. More photos below....

At Webster Hall the whole band spun around like they were in a musical during the song that reminds me of the Love Boat. At Music Hall it was just the two of them, but they still spun....

Jens @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (CRED)

Jens @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (CRED)

Jens & Silver Ages @ Webster Hall (CRED)

Jens @ Webster Hall (CRED)

Jens @ Webster Hall (CRED)

Jens @ Webster Hall (CRED)

Peter of Peter Bjorn & John was spotted at Webster Hall. Jared (Sparrow House) from Voxtrot and Zach from Beirut were both at Music Hall. Zach's Badabing label-mate Essie Jain opened the show at Music Hall. Zach and Essie's label-mate Patrick Cleandenim opened the show at Webster Hall. Silver Ages also opened at Webster, and they joined Jens on stage during the encore (as you can see in one of the pictures above).

Go see Jens if you can. More tour dates here.

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Amy Winehouse - this year's hottest Halloween costume?

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Amy Winehouse is one of this year's hottest Halloween costumes - possibly now even more popular than the Bride of Frankenstein (a long-time monster party staple).

HOT

NOT

The hotness continues below. Which one is your favorite Amy?

@ Vegoose

UPDATE: Thirty more photos of people dressed like Amy and even more HERE.

Previously
* more Amy Winehouse

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the Shins improved their live show @ Vegoose

DOWNLOAD: The Shins Bluegrass Tribute - Kissing The Lipless (MP3) (via)

well, it looked cooler at least....

After some interesting high jinks with the most over priced shuttle service I have ever experienced I arrived in the desert just in time to see The Shins. The Sin City concert is set in the beautiful desert abutting some beautiful mountains and the night weather was wonderful. The Shins put on a good show, I love their records but its difficult to get excited about the Shins in a large scale setting. I just don't find their music translates well to upping the decimal levels. [Analog Giant]

The Shins played the Halloween-themed music festival in Las Vegas on Saturday October 27th.

Previously
* The Shins played Terminal 5
* more shins

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Porter Wagoner, RIP

DOWNLOAD: Porter Wagoner - Committed To Parkview (MP3)

Porter Wagoner, a Grand Ole Opry institution and member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, died Sunday (Oct. 28) at 8:25 p.m. at Alive Hospice in Nashville.

Known as the Thin Man From West Plains, he was 80 and had been hospitalized since Oct. 15. An Opry spokesperson announced on Oct. 21 that Wagoner had been diagnosed with lung cancer. He was released to hospice care on Friday (Oct. 26).

An Opry star since 1957, the well-loved Wagoner had been the show's goodwill ambassador for many years and was photographed by fans millions of times as he clowned onstage in the flashy rhinestone suits that became one of his trademarks.

After suffering a near-fatal stomach aneurysm in 2006, he later recorded a new album, Wagonmaster, released earlier this year. He promoted the project by traveling to Hollywood in February to open a concert for Neko Case. In July, he opened the White Stripes' concert at New York's Madison Square Garden. Earlier this year, he celebrated his 50th anniversary as a member of the Opry. He last played the Opry on Sept. 29. [CMT]

Porter's last NYC show was at MSG - opening for the White Stripes.

Previously
* Porter Wagoner Diagnosed with Lung Cancer
* PORTER WAGONER videos (opening for White Stripes)
* White Stripes, Grinderman & Porter Wagoner @ MSG

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Peter Morén = Peter minus Bjorn & John

Peter has three solo songs streaming at MySpace. He plays Joe's Pub on November 19th. Bjorn will be playing two shows with Lykke Li this week.

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October 28, 2007

a guide to being Sufjan Stevens for Halloween

DOWNLOAD: The Misfits - Halloween (MP3)

All Good Naysayers provides all the info you need to create your very own Sufjan Stevens-themed Halloween costume to go with your Sufjan Stevens pumpkin. And since the city was filled with people dressed up for Halloween this weekend (4-5 days before Halloween), it probably wouldn't be against the rules for you to wear your costume again 1-3 days after Halloween.

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Classic Halloween Records (as MP3s)

Check out creativetechs for links to Zip files of over 80 classic Halloween records turned into MP3s.

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October 27, 2007

photos from Morrissey in NYC (night 3)

Morrissey played his third of five NYC show at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC last night (Oct 26, 2007). Photographer Eric M. Townsend was on hand. More photos by Eric, and the setlist, below....

Set list:
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
Billy Budd
All You Need Is Me
Irish Blood, English Heart
Shoplifters Of The World Unite
Ganglord
That's How People Grow Up
Tomorrow
I Just Want To See The Boy Happy
Death Of A Disco Dancer
The Loop
Jack The Ripper
The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself?
Sister, I'm A Poet
One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
Stretch Out And Wait
Life Is A Pigsty
How Soon Is Now?

Encore:
First Of The Gang To Die

Girl in a Coma opened. (not "Girlfiend in a Coma") (not Kristeenyoung either) .

Two more NYC nights to go.

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The Mugs vs The Muggs, The Next Great American Band

Do not fear. Do not be confused. Brooklyn's beloved Mugs (one G) are not the band with the similar name on the Fox TV show "The Next Great American Band". The Muggs (two G's) are from Detroit, Michigan.

The Mugs

The Muggs

I actually haven't seen the show yet, but last night someone asked me if I knew the Mugs were on it. Is it good?

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What's Going on Saturday?

Drive By Truckers @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - Oct 26, 2007 (CRED)

* Crown Point Festival
* Danzig is at Nokia Theatre
* Jens Lekman plays Webster Hall
* The Avengers are at Knitting Factory
* Psycho Beach Blowout w/ Detroit Cobras @ Southpaw
* Shout Out Louds play Maxwell's
* Drive By Truckers play MHOW
* The Go! Team play Bowery Ballroom
* Morrissey @ Hammerstein Ballroom again
* Kristeenyoung will not be at Hammerstein again
* Vetiver will not be at Hammerstein either
* There's a Smiths/Morrissey tribute show at BB King's
* Holly Golightly is at Mercury Lounge
* Comedians of Comedy are @ Fillmore Irving Plaza
* Fred Armisen is playing Sound Fix
* The Lisps & Ladybug Transistor are @ Union Hall
* A Cheeky Bastard loft party in DUMBO
* Daft Punk is playing Vegoose

What else?

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Stylus Magazine, RIP

"Yes, it’s true. Stylus will no longer be publishing after October 31. Stay tuned next week for some special programming." [Stylus]

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October 26, 2007

Vegoose this weekend, online stream, DAFT PUNK!

The Vegoose festival happens in Las Vegas this weekend. Daft Punk play Saturday night (they go on at 10:15pm), but I can't figure out if they'll be one of the performances streaming at AT&T Blue Room. Probably not, so at least those of us who can't be there have this thingee to keep us occupied....

LONDON - Daft Punk, the Parisian electro-house duo, have launched a widget to promote their new album, which links to pages on Facebook as well as other sites.

The widget, which can be downloaded to desktops and embedded on blogs and websites, allows users to preview tracks and buy the first single from the new live album -- 'Alive 2007'.

The widget also links to dedicated pages set up on YouTube, Facebook and MySpace. It also features a biography of the band, photos, videos and a registration form for a Daft Punk newsletter.

The move comes as an increasing number of bands make use of social networking opportunities and embrace the web as the main plank of their marketing activity.

British band Radiohead launched their latest studio album in a download-only format this month. 'In Rainbow' was only available to buy through Radiohead's website, although fans could order the album in CD format as part of a box set for £40.

Fans could choose to pay as much or as little as they wanted for the download version, in a move which dealt a huge blow to ailing high street retailers and record labels.

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Lightspeed Champion is playing Brooklyn

Lightspeed Champion (ex-Test Icicles) is playing a free Show at Sound Fix Records in Brooklyn on Halloween. Their/his first and only U.S. show? All tour dates below....

Lightspeed Champion - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 26 - TIM FESTIVAL - BRAZIL (as part of CIBELLE’S band). RIO, BRAZIL, Rio de Janeiro
Oct 27 - TIM FESTIVAL - BRAZIL (as part of CIBELLE’S band). SAU PAULO, BRAZIL, São Paulo
Oct 31 - Sound Fix Records, Brooklyn, HY
Nov 4 - (solo) BLUE FLOWERS @ GEORGE IV PUB Chiswick High Street
Nov 9 - LA BOULE NOIRE (Les Inrocks Festival) Paris, FRANCE
Nov 11 - (Full Band) Supporting GOOD SHOES @ Birmingham Academy BIRMINGHAM, Midlands
Nov 13 - (Full Band) Supporting GOOD SHOES @ Manchester Academy Manchester
Nov 14 - (Full Band) Supporting GOOD SHOES @ Leeds Met University Leeds
Nov 15 - (Full Band) Supporting GOOD SHOES @ Glasgow Barrowlands Glasgow, Scotland
Nov 17 - (Full Band) Supporting GOOD SHOES @ Middlesborough Empire Middlesborough
Nov 21 - (solo) Supporting PATRICK WOLF @ Brighton ST George Brighton
Nov 22 - (solo) Supporting PATRICK WOLF @ Exeter Phoenix Exeter
Nov 23 - (solo) Supporting PATRICK WOLF @ Bristol Trinity BRISTOL
Nov 25 - (solo) Supporting PATRICK WOLF @ Manchester Lowry Manchester
Nov 26 - (solo) Supporting PATRICK WOLF @ Leicester Y Theatre Leicester
Nov 27 - (solo) Supporting PATRICK WOLF @ Sheffield Memorial Home Sheffield
Nov 29 - (solo) Supporting PATRICK WOLF @ Glasgow Oran Moor Glasgow, Scotland
Nov 30 - (solo) Supporting PATRICK WOLF @ Middlesborough MMA Middlesborough
Dec 2 - (Full Band) Supporting MAROON 5 @ WEMBLEY ARENA !!!!!!! (SOLD OUT) London
Dec 6 - (Full Band) Club NME @ PLUG Sheffield
Dec 7 - (Full Band) Liverpool Music Week Show with EMMY THE GREAT AND EUGENE MCGUINNESS..venue t.b.c Liverpool
Dec 8 - (Full Band) CLUB SHOW @ SE ONE London and South East

Previously
* VIDEO: Lightspeed Champion (ex-Test Icicles) ------------ 'Galaxy Of The Lost'

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Cycle Sluts From Hell playing Motherf*cker...

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...but first, a pumpkin carved to look like Sufjan Stevens....

Thx Volume Knob for the pic! Cycle Sluts info below....

Ghouls & Goblins

Out of all the Mofo "Holiday" parties, Halloween is usually a cut above the rest.
This year is no exception.

Michael T, Justine D, Johnny T & Georgie Seville
present
Motherfucker
upbeat music for downtown kids

"Motherfucker's Monster Mash-Night of a Thousand Monsters!"
Halloween Frightfest!

Suck what you will from your fellow MotherF*cker attendees on...
Wednesday, October 31st [Halloween]
at Rebel
251 West 30th St. btwn 7th & 8th ave. [212.695.2747]
Doors open 9pm/18to Cum/21 to Drink Blood/any age to Suck!
$15 before 11pm w/invite
$20 after w/invite
$25 w/out all nite!

Open Vodka Bar from 10-11!

Your Monstrous EmCee's: Mistress Formika & Theo

Live Performances by:
The Legenday
CYCLE SLUTS FROM HELL 11:30PM
First full on reunion show from the CSFH in over 15 years!

Cycle Sluts also played the Delancey recently I think, but maybe that wasn't a "full on reunion". Watch a video of Sufjan instrumental.

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How to spell the title of Justice's new album

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hello, in the event that you are putting the justice record on any year end lists we wanted to make sure you had the proper information because over the year a lot of reviews incorrectly listed the album title as "cross".

it should read:

Justice Ý (Downtown/ Vice / Ed Banger)

note: to get the cross-like symbol just hit your computer's option key and
the letter t

This has been a public service announcement (that was sent out to critics today).

Justice recently played two shows at Terminal 5 in NYC.

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Morrissey asked KRISTEENYOUNG to leave the tour

This is the fourth post to touch on the subject now, and this is allegedly the true story - a message sent out by Kristeen Young:

My band, KRISTEENYOUNG, have been asked to leave the Morrissey tour.

Although I have been advised not to respond or issue a statement, my feelings are that I must. We have been asked to leave because of something I said on stage at The Hammerstein Ballroom, in New York City, this past Tuesday night. Unfortunately, the statement has been perceived as being profane (when, actually, one of the two words in question is a scientific term found in junior high, health class text books, and the other word, I feel most would agree, is lightweight slang) or defamatory. What I said was part of a thread of stage statements I made throughout our set. They were metaphorical and overstated to make an artistic point. The "offending" statement, in particular, was in no way a literal statement, and was very much in keeping with the tone of my writing in general. I reach for beauty and intelligence in my lyrics, but try to retain a bit of the everyday in them. Maybe the statement was a bit TOO everyday. Maybe I misjudged… but I meant no harm. I love Morrissey with all of my heart, soul, body, spirit, to the core of my existence and always will. These will be the only words I will ever write or speak on the subject ever again. Please don't ask for an interview or e-mail me with questions. Thanks to those who understand and who are brave enough to say so.

-Kristeen
Friday, October 26, 2007

(Thx Anthony). Girlfriend In A Coma are taking their place for the next four shows - Vetiver are not .

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Vietnam is not on tour with the Cult

Vietnam were supposed to tour with the Cult? I guess now they're not (according to a message they sent out). Just like Vetiver are not opening for Morrissey. Not a good day for bearded bands that start with the letter "V". All Cult tour dates below...

The Cult - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 25 - Palladium Ballroom Dallas, Texas
Oct 26 - Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oct 27 - Community America Ballpark Kansas City, Kansas
Oct 29 - House Of Blues New Orleans, Louisiana
Oct 30 - Jannus Landing St. Petersburg, Florida
Oct 31 - Revolution Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Nov 1 - House Of Blues Lake Buena Vista, Florida
Nov 3 - Centre Stage At The Plex North Charleston, South Carolina
Nov 4 - The Tabernacle Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 8 - Keswick Theatre Glenside, Pennsylvania
Nov 9 - Hammerstein Ballroom New York, New York
Nov 10 - Hampton Beach Casino Hampton Beach, New Hampshire
Nov 12 - Ram’s Head Live Baltimore, Maryland
Nov 14 - Town Ballroom Buffalo, New York
Nov 16 - Murat Egyptian Room Indianapolis, Indiana
Nov 17 - Bogart’s Cincinatti, Ohio
Nov 18 - Newport Music Hall Columbus, Ohio
Nov 20 - The Fillmore Detroit
Nov 21 - House Of Blues Cleveland, Ohio
Nov 23 - Orbit Room Grand Rapids, Michigan
Nov 25 - House Of Blues Chicago, Illinois
Nov 29 - The Pageant St. Louis, Missouri
Nov 30 - Myth Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 1 - Rave Eagles Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 3 - Fillmore Auditorium Denver, Colorado
Dec 5 - The Wiltern Los Angeles
Dec 7 - Warfield San Francisco, California

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Vetiver NOT opening for Morrissey + Boxton tix for $20

DOWNLOAD: Vetiver - Luna Sea (MP3)

random photo of Andy of Vetiver & Michael Lachowski of Pylon (VIA)

(As just posted) Kristeen Young dropped off the Morrissey tour. Her voice is shot.

UPDATE: Minutes after I posted that Vetiver ARE opening for Morrissey, Vetiver sent out a second message. Now they are NOT opening for Morrissey....

Subject: ok...now this is just plainly ridiculous

hey everybody....

ok, so....basically we just got a call a half hour ago to find out that we in fact ARE NOT now opening for Morrissey after all. as it turns out, friends of his, a NYC band called "Girlfriend In A Coma" are now opening up the shows, and
Morrissey has apparently apologized and told us that he is "very, very sorry",
that he likes Vetiver very much, but that "it just doesn't make sense".

you're telling me!

so anyway, no hard feelings, we're all actually very excited to head home and get some rest, and i'm sure all of this will be for the best.

tour w/ Morrissey? we Never Had No One Ever!

love to you all,

Vetiver

Continued below.....

here is the whole original post when they were playing......

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Vetiver just opened for the Shins at Terminal Five (twice). Now Vetiver has been asked to open the next four Morrissey shows. Vetiver sent out a cute message with more details, so here it is:

Subject: How the heck did this happen???

We're still trying to figure it out, but Vetiver has been invited to open up 4 shows for Morrissey a.k.a. "THE MOZ" in New York and Boston! I know, right? CRAZY!
We think there still may be tickets available online.

Shows are:
10/26 Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY
10/27 Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY
10/28 Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY
10/30 Orpheum Theater - Boston, MA

Thanks to everyone who came out to see us play with the Shins this past week. We had an awesome time! We'll try to post some pictures on our website, www.vetiverse.com.

Also, Andy will be playing guitar and singing with Devendra Banhart across Europe in November...check Devendra's MySpace for details.

Love,
Vetiver

There are still tickets online. In fact, now the Boston shows have been reduced to $20 (thx John!) (also).

Pylon have some NYC shows coming up too.

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What's going on Friday?

DOWNLOAD: Cassius - Toop Toop (streetlab remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Chemical Brothers - The Salmon Dance (streetlab mix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: M.I.A. - Boyz (Time Machine Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Black Lips - Veni Vidi Vici (Diplo Remix) (MP3)

King Khan & BBQ Show @ Paradiso, Amsterdam - Jan 2007 (CRED)

* King Khan & BBQ Show play Montana's Party Place
* Drive by Truckers are playing Bowery Ballroom
* Shout Out Louds played Bowery Ballroom last night
* Shout Out Louds play Music Hall of Wlmsbrg tonight
* Later on they DJ with Bjorn @ Union Pool
* The Brunettes are playing Union Hall
* The Detroit Cobras are playing Mercury Lounge
* Small Sins played Mercury Lounge last night
* Small Sins play Luna Lounge tonight
* Film School & Land of Talk move to Maxwell's
* Reuben Butchart is playing Europa
* a Beastie Boys tribute band is playing Lion's Den
* An actual Beastie Boy came to see Black Kids @ R Bar
* Bon Jovi & MCR return to Newark Arena
* Morrissey returns to Hammerstein Ballroom
* Kristeen Young does not
* Saul Williams is making like Radiohead
* new Ween is streaming

Interpol played Jimmy Kimmel. AOL won't hire Tim Harrington. Videos below. What else?

Les Savy Fav's Tim Harrington Job Hunts

Interpol "No 1 in Threesome" Jimmy Kimmel Live 10-25-07

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Crown Point Festival kicks off Saturday (Yeasayer & stuff)

A Place to Bury Strangers @ MHOW (CMJ) - Oct 17, 2007 (CRED - Johnny Leather)

Yeasayer @ R Bar (BV CMJ) - Oct 19, 2007 (CRED - Tod Seelie)

Other Passengers @ R Bar (BV CMJ) - Oct 19, 2007 (CRED - dave00327)

The Crown Point Festival runs from October 27th - November 17th in NYC.

The Crown Point Festival is a three week festival of the best emerging and pioneering artists in film, theater and music from around the world in the Lower East Side of New York City. Crown Points is organized with the belief that the current state of downtown culture offers tremendous opportunities to those willing to make a commitment to excellence. Every performance is tailor-made to transport the audience on a unique unforgettable experience.

Their website is kind of hard to navigate, but that's where you need to go to figure out what they have going on. Yeasayer is playing the Abrons Arts Center on October 28th. I listed all the bands they have playing, below....

• A Place to Bury Strangers*
• DJ Dummy
• Yeasayer
• Beat the Devil*
• Hopewell*
• The Epochs*
• Jeffrey Lewis and the Jitters
• School of Seven Bells*
• Glue
• Emperor X
• Brendan O'Shea
• The Kin
• Katie Eastburn
• Redheadphone*
• Emulsion
• Looker
• Mon.key.pod
• Stephane Wrembel*
• The Groove Brosand the Whole Damn Family
• The Moonlighters
• Starkey
• Nullsleep*
• Project Jenny Project Jan*
• Global Underground Allstars*
• Other Passengers*
• The Infidels*
• Up the Empire

Who do you want to see? Yeasayer and Other Passengers both played the BrooklynVegan CMJ party @ R Bar on October 19th. More about Yeasayer's performace, HERE.

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The Sex Pistols played the Roxy in LA

Anarchy and punk rock nostalgia reigned on the Sunset Strip on Thursday (Oct 25) as the Sex Pistols played a rare club show in Los Angeles to warm up for a brief reunion tour in Britain next month.

About 500 sweaty fans packed the Roxy Theatre for the private show, the group's first public performance in four years. The English foursome played almost all of their songs during the hour-long set, including their best-known tunes "Anarchy in the U.K." and "God Save the Queen."

The show was predictably a little rusty, with singer John Lydon (a.k.a. Johnny Rotten) forgetting the words to the first song of the night, "Holidays in the Sun." But he added some bonus lyrics along the way, notably "Paris Hilton, kiss my arse" in "Stepping Stone."

He also struggled with sound problems and the heat.

"It's hotter than (expletive) hell up here," said Lydon, 51, clad in a traditional Indian kurta, tartan pants and blue vest and guzzling red wine from the bottle.[Yahoo]

More photos below...

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Yo La Tengo tickets selling, Brooklyn show on sale too

Four of the eight Yo La Tengo Hanukkah shows are now sold out. Tickets are also on sale for a November 16th Yo La Tengo show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg (which some people remember going on sale and then disappearing from Ticketmaster a week or two ago - it was because they accidentaly announced it before their Long Island benefit show was sold out). I didn't go to that, but I did see them in Austin this summer.

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Shout Out Louds, Rosebuds @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - pics

Shout Out Louds & Rosebuds @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - Oct 25, 2007 (CRED)

Bjorn (pre-DJing at Hiro Ballroom) and plenty of other Swedes were in attendance at the Shout Out Louds show at Bowery Ballroom last night (Oct 25). That's why it seemed strange that the only surprise special guest that joined the Swedish band on stage was one of their label-mates from North Carolina - The Rosebuds (a band who graced the very same stage just over a week ago). The Rosebuds didn't actually do very much - just some barely-noticeable backup singing on a song, and some dancing and shaking. It was a tease actually - I was hoping they'd grab the instruments, and bust into some songs of their own.

The show itself was okay - Shout Out Louds are good, but not super exciting. Emusic's review of Our Ill Wills sums up the main thing I got out of it....

If it does not already exist, let us now initiate a genre called Cure-core, a collection of bands who nick proudly and brazenly from the catalogue of R. Smith. Let us also quickly clarify: in no way is this a bad thing. Instead of taking cues from the smeared-mascara mope of early albums like Faith and Pornography — as so many before them have done — the Shout Out Louds shoot straight for 1987's Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me. Their version of "Just Like Heaven" is called "Tonight I Have to Leave It" and it opens their second album on an impossible high. It's got the commanding stateliness of an overture, sweeping and sun-eyed and jubilant. [emusic]

Swedish week continues. More photos & stuff below..

Nico Vega from LA opened.....

Johnossi from Sweden played next....

Shout Out Louds headlined...

Bebban Stenborg came forward to sing one song...

No Lykke Li. all photos by sak335

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October 25, 2007

DANZIG fell, hurt himself. show Saturday? or JENS Lekman?

DOWNLOAD: Danzig - Blood & Tears (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Jens Lekman - A Higher Power (MP3)

I want to go see Danzig at Nokia Theatre really bad on Saturday (Oct 27). I want to see Jens Lekman at Webster though really bad too. Neither is a once-in-a-lifetime situation - I see Danzig almost every time he's here, and I saw Jens this summer in Norway, and I can see Jens again on Sunday at Music Hall (but that's solo). hmmm.

Well, the decision might be made for me anyway. Danzig fell off the stage at a show in Baltimore Tuesday night, played in an arm sling Wednesday night in Philly, and completely cancelled tonight's show in Worcester, Massachusets (Oct 25). No word yet on whether he'll cancel any more shows. All tour dates, and a video of him getting back on the stage after falling, below....

Danzig - 2007 Tour Dates
10/23/07 - Baltimore, MD @ RAMS HEAD LIVE [WHERE HE FELL]
10/24/07 - Philadelphia, PA @ ELECTRIC FACTORY [PLAYED IN A SLING]
10/25/07 - Worcester, MA @ PALLADIUM [CANCELLED]
10/27/07 - New York, NY @ NOKIA THEATER [???????????]
10/30/07 - Las Vegas, NV @ HOUSE OF BLUES
10/31/07 - Los Angeles, CA @ GREEK THEATER
11/01/07 - Anaheim, CA @ THE GROVE
11/02/07 - San Francisco, CA @ WARFIELD THEATER
11/04/07 - Portland, OR @ ROSELAND
11/06/07 - Salt Lake City, UT @ GREAT SALT AIR
11/07/07 - Denver, CO @ OGDEN THEATER
11/08/07 - Lawrence, KS @ LIBERTY HALL
11/10/07 - Albuquerque, NM @ SUNSHINE THEATER

"DANZIG will be joined on stage for these Halloween live shows by Steve Zing on bass (SAMHAIN), Karl Rosqvist on drums (SORG, STEEL PROPHET) and returning on guitar is former DANZIG member Todd Youth."

Previously
* more Danzig
* more Jens Lekman

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Bon Iver played two BV shows + more 2007 Tour Dates

Bon Iver @ Pianos, NYC (BV CMJ) - Oct 17, 2007 (CRED)

Bon Iver played two shows during CMJ - the first was at Bowery Ballroom on October 16th (the BV official showcase)...

...the first set we saw at CMJ '07 will probably be one of the very best: We learned Bon Iver is simply astounding. (We also learned it's pronounced "bone ee-vare.") [Stereogum]

... and the second was the BV day party on October 17th. He was the only artist who played two BrooklynVegan parties, and it was because when I first booked him I didn't want him to make the trip all the way to NYC just to play one show, especially if he was going to be the opener on a 7-band bill. If you came to see him/them at Pianos and were confused about when and where he was going on....

The members — three of them in this incarnation — were scheduled to play a free show at 5:30, upstairs at Piano’s. But if you had left someplace early (a meeting at the Midtown headquarters of a newspaper, for example) to rush downtown, you would have found you had plenty of time to spare. Thanks to the usual complexities of club scheduling (one passerby mentioned a particularly thorough Meat Puppets set), the show was moved to the main stage, and it didn’t start until sometime after 7. [NY Times]

...it was because we made a last minute decision to move him to the main stage after Celebration. We did that because there seemed to be time to do it (oops), and because the upstairs room didn't really have all the equipment Bon Iver needed. Luckily...

The show was worth the wait. (Not to mention the price.) [NY Times]

Thanks to everyone who waited around to see him. Coincedentally, he started at the same exact time as the night before - except the delay at that show was due to one of the bands not showing up.

Both shows were great, but the Bowery one was my favorite one - it was first, and the acoustics/sound/whatever was amazing (Justin even said so himself during the performance). Luckily then, (no offense to Pianos who have been amazing), Bowery is where Bon Iver is playing again next - he's opening for Elvis Perkins on December 7th. That show will be solo though (just Justin) - we'll see how that goes - I'm sure fine (though I liked that band!) Tickets are on sale. More tour dates and pictures below....

Bon Iver @ Pianos, NYC (BV CMJ) - Oct 17, 2007 (CRED - JEFFERSON)

Bon Iver - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 24 - NUCLEUS - DeYarmond Edison reunion - Night 1 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Oct 25 - NUCLEUS - DeYarmond Edison reunion - Night 2 Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Oct 26 - UPTOWN BAR - w/Digitata & Megafaun Minneapolis
Nov 10 - MADISON POP FESTIVAL - Great Hall Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 29 - CABARET MUSIC HALL (solo) w/Elvis Perkins Montreal, Quebec
Nov 30 - HIGHER GROUND (solo) w/Elvis Perkins Burlington, Vermont
Dec 2 - PARADISE (solo) w/Elvis Perkins Boston, Massachusetts
Dec 3 - IRON HORSE (solo) w/Elvis Perkins Northampton, Massachusetts
Dec 4 - JAMMIN’ JAVA (solo) w/Elvis Perkins Vienna, Virginia
Dec 6 - JOHNNY BRENDA’S (solo) w/Elvis Perkins Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7 - BOWERY BALLROOM (solo) w/Elvis Perkins New York, New York

The album is still streaming, and there are a ton more pics up at thismeik's Flickr.

Previously
* more Bon Iver

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Bouncing Souls played Webster, playing 3 Jersey shows

I was admittedly a little bummed that my Bowery show was the same night as the Lifetime & The Bouncing Souls show....

Bouncing Souls @ Webster Hall, NY - Oct 16, 2007 (CRED)

"Though both New Jersey bands had to deal with sub-par sound, it didn’t stop an anxious crowd from greeting the bands to open-arms and sing-alongs. It seemed like yesterday that Lifetime reunited, but the influential melodic hardcore band pounded the walls with plenty of fan favorites and a few surprises, too. The cavernous Webster Hall was a strange setting to see band that was obviously more at home in a living room." [CMJ]

New show announcements below...

The Bouncing Souls are pleased to announce 3 very special holiday shows at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, NJ! A limited number of tickets have been held for Bouncing Souls fans and will be available through a special presale starting Tuesday, October 23rd at 12pm eastern time. To buy tickets: CLICK HERE

"Home for the Holidays" - Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony (2007)
12.27 w/ World/Inferno, Low Budgets- TICKETS
12.28 w/ Tim Barry, Ergs, Tommy Burnett - TICKETS
12.29 w/ Loved Ones, Static Radio NJ- TICKETS

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Twisted Sister - A Twisted Christmas LIVE

Celebrate Christmas with Twisted Sister (AGAIN)! Tickets are now on sale for a show in LA on December 13th, and one on December 21st at Irving Plaza in NYC. Last year it was a Christmas CD. This year they made it a DVD. Video below...

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An Evening with Daryl Hall & John Oates

Daryl Hall & John Oates - 2007 Tour Dates
Fri 11/30 - Chicago, IL UIC Pavilion
Sat 12/01 - Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
Mon 12/03 - Columbus, OH Palace Theatre
Wed 12/05 - Cleveland, OH Playhouse Square Center
Fri 12/07 - Asbury Park, NJ Paramount Theatre (tix on sale Friday)
Sat 12/08 - Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
Mon 12/10 - Hershey, PA Hershey Theatre
Wed 12/12 - New York, NY Beacon Theatre (tix on sale Saturday)
Fri 12/14 - Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino
Sat 12/15 - Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino
Mon 12/17 - Philadelphia, PA Kimmel Center For The Perf. Arts
Tue 12/18 - Late night with Conan O'Brien

DARYL HALL & JOHN OATES' FIRST-EVER CHRISTMAS ALBUM WILL BE HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS WITH SEPT. 25 RE-RELEASE

World's Best-Selling Musical Duo's Xmas Album Will Now Be Available at All Retailers Nationwide, Tour Launches Nov. 30 in Chicago

LOS ANGELES, Sept 20, 2007-Building upon the success of their first-ever holiday album, which debuted last year, Daryl Hall & John Oates will re-release Home for Christmas on Sept. 25 through their own U-Watch/DKE Records distributed by ICON Music Entertainment Services. The album, which was part of an exclusive arrangement with Trans World Entertainment, will now be available at all music retailers nationwide, as well as online, for the first time.

"We are so pleased that Home for Christmas can now be bought by our fans at all retail outlets," said Daryl Hall. "This assures that everyone who wants one will have access to purchasing it."

Produced by Daryl Hall and longtime collaborator T-Bone Wolk and Greg Bieck, Home for Christmas, with special cover art designed by Michael McCurdy, features the world's best-selling musical duo giving new and original life to traditional holiday anthems such as "The First Noel," "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear," "The Christmas Song," "Mary Had a Baby," "O Holy Night" and a re-recording of "Jingle Bell Rock," a promo-only single that was a hit for the duo for many years. Daryl and John each wrote one original song for the collection, the title track "Home For Christmas and "No Child Should Ever Cry on Christmas."

"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" reached #1 on Billboard's Christmas chart last year, while critics were effusive in their praise of the album.

"I find my ideas of beauty infinitely expanded," said Blogcritics.com reviewer Michael Jones about Home for Christmas. "That is how my heart feels about it. You will never regret purchasing this."

All Music Guide's Stephen Thomas Erlewine raved: "The result is the rare holiday album that feels familiar yet fresh, and there's enough variety here to make this a Christmas record that will hold up well over the years."

Daryl Hall and John Oates will launch a tour to promote the album, starting Nov. 30 at Audiotrium Theatre in Chicago. Other dates include Detroit's Fox Theatre (12/1), Columbus, OH's Palace Theatre (12/3), Cleveland's State Theatre (12/5), Asbury Park's Paramount Theatre (12/7), Boston's Orpheum Theatre (12/8), Hershey, PA's Theatre (12/10), New York City's Beacon Theatre (12/12), Connecticut's Foxwoods Theatre (12/14-15) and Philadelphia's Kimmel Center (12/17).

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updated TMBG Tour Dates (Beacon Theatre)

Tickets go on sale Friday at 11AM for a They Might Be Giants show at Beacon Theatre in NYC on February 2nd, 2008. All tour dates below...

They Might Be Giants - Tour Dates
Thu 10/25/07 Norfolk, VA NorVa
Fri 10/26/07 Durham, NC Carolina Theatre
Sat 10/27/07 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Sun 10/28/07 Charlotte, NC Neighborhood Theatre
Tue 10/30/07 Greenville, SC The Handlebar
Wed 10/31/07 Charleston, SC Music Farm
Thu 11/01/07 Athens, GA Georgia Theatre
Fri 11/02/07 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse
Sat 11/03/07 Nashville, TN Exit / In
Sun 11/04/07 Memphis, TN Newby's
Tue 11/06/07 Newport, KY Southgate House
Wed 11/07/07 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Thu 11/08/07 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
Fri 11/09/07 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
Sat 11/10/07 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
Tue 11/13/07 Grand Rapids, MI The Intersection
Wed 11/14/07 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater
Thu 11/15/07 Pittsburgh, PA Mr. Small's Theatre
Fri 11/16/07 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
Sun 11/18/07 Charleston, WV Cultural Center w/ Regina Spektor
Fri 11/23/07 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Sat 11/24/07 Philadelphia, PA The Fillmore - TLA
Sat 01/26/08 Portsmouth, NH The Music Hall
Sat 02/02/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre

Previously
* more They Might Be Giants

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Roseland, Hammerstein Ballroom, few shows, Moonies

(not) Rodrigo y Gabriela @ Roseland Ballroom, NYC - Oct 19, 2007 (CRED)

Spoon (and friends) @ Roseland Ballroom, NYC - Oct 20, 2007 (CRED)

Back in August I asked, "why do Hammerstein and Roseland have so few shows a year?". In response, I received the following letter (from someone who would like to stay anonymous)....

From "Anonymous":

Hey there,

SO I used to occasionally work at both of these venues. Here's what I do know, and it may not be much, as to why neither Roseland or Hammerstein regularly schedule things.

Apparently Roseland's owners are HUGE flakes. They're very mysterious with their staff, always hesitant to make schedules in advance. It just seemed really poorly managed. They were cheap bastards, and rather than committing even nominal amounts of money towards simple upgrades, they'd just constantly threaten and toy with the idea of selling it. I don't know why they just didn't give up. Apparently they've been doing this for YEARS--when it comes time to book some consecutive shows, they get cold feet and want to sell. Then when it's in "prime" show season and all their competition (see Hammerstein) are pumping out show after show, they get the spirit in them to start booking. They do however do a bunch of private corporate events that are not publicized.

Hammerstein is owned by the Moonies, who also own the New Yorker hotel that the venue is attached to. From what I can tell, the Ballroom just doesn't seem to be a huge priority to management. I guess it doesn't gross as much revenue as the hotel...DUH, they never book regularly. But again, it seems like once a year or so they do battle with Roseland with several shows in consecutive weeks.

Both places suck for different reasons. I think the sound quality at Hammerstein is awful. Also, the bathrooms are very inconveniently located downstairs. Because of the nightmare it is of getting from the front of the venue, pushing all the way to the back, I've taken to just drinking straight Jack when I'm there. Beer or "on the rocks" lead to wasted bladder space. One of the last times I was there was for a Black Crowes show, and they "fans" there were total assholes. I was by myself, and have never had problems making "friends" at shows, until that night. And I'm NO mutant.

Roseland's sound quality is better, but only if you're centered. If you can sit in the "VIP" section upstairs, you're in great shape. Maybe I'm just nostalgic, as the first time I saw Radiohead was there on the Bends tour.

Down play Roseland Ballroom tonight.

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What's Going on Thursday?

Charles Bissell @ Gothamist/Woxy house, NYC (CMJ) - Oct 17, 2007 (CRED)

Simian Mobile Disco @ MHUOW, NYC (CMJ) - Oct 18, 2007 (CRED)

Dirtbombs @ Mercury Lounge, NYC (CMJ) - Oct 18, 2007 (CRED)

O'Death @ The Yard, NYC (CMJ) - Oct 20, 2007 (CRED)

* Listen to Lykke Li's "Tonight"
* The King Khan & BBQ Show are playing Cake Shop
* CSS & Bjorn are DJing Hiro Ballroom
* Shout Out Louds & Johnossi are playing Bowery Ballroom
* No Age are playing Columbia University
* Charles Bissell of the Wrens is at the Delancey
* Coheed & Cambria are at Gramercy Theatre
* The Avengers are playing Maxwell's
* The Avengers also playing Knitting Factory soon
* Kyp Malone of TV on the Radio is playing Death by Audio
* Saxon Shore & My Best Fiend are at Europa
* Land of Talk didn't show up to Mercury Lounge on Tuesday
* Land of Talk will be there tonight though
* Division Day & Eulogies are @ Union Hall
* Project Jenny / Project Jan & Man in Gray are @ Union Pool
* Elvis Costello & The Wallflowers play for Hillary Clinton
* Bon Jovi & My Chemical Romance open the Prudential Center
* The New Pornographers play Webster Hall again
* Down (Phil Anselmo) is playing Roseland Ballroom
* Wickedphobica posted a live Miss Kier recording from 1996
* Lady Miss Kier did not play CMJ

what else?

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Sly & The Family Stone - 2 shows, tickets, presale

The December 7th Sly & The Family Stone date is actually two shows - early & late

Tickets go on sale on 10/26/07
SPECIAL INTERNET-ONLY PRE-SALE FOR TICKETS BEGINS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26TH AT 10AM. USE CODE WORD - FRESH - TO PURCHASE TICKETS ON TICKETMASTER.COM - BOX OFFICE SALES BEGIN NOV. 1ST at 10AM.

All tix $75.00. Video of Sly performing in July, below...

Sly & The Family Stone 7-15-07 North Sea Jazz Festival 2/3

Previously
* Sly & the Family Stone are playing NYC

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The King Khan & BBQ Show - 2007 Tour Dates (tonight)

DOWNLOAD: The King Khan & BBQ Show - Love Yo So (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The King Khan & BBQ Show - Fish Fight (MP3)

The King Khan & BBQ Show is a Canadian Garage rock duo from Montreal, Quebec. The band is comprised of former Spaceshits bandmates Mark Sultan and Blacksnake. Mark Sultan, under the pseudonym BBQ, contributes vocals, guitar, tambourine, bass drum, and snare drum; while Blacksnake, currently using the pseudonym King Khan, provides lead guitar and vocals. [Wikipedia]

You may have heard about the split XMas 7" they're putting out with Black Lips. They play Cake Shop in NYC tonight (Oct 25), and Montana's Party Place on Friday. And if you miss those, there's always December 7th at Don Pedro's. Videos and all tour dates below....

TKK&BS - Waddlin' Around

The King Khan & BBQ Show - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 25 - Cake Shop Manhattan, New York
Oct 26 - MONTANA’S PARTY PLACE Brooklyn, New York
Oct 27 - Red And Black Bar Washington, DC
Oct 28 - The Milestone Charlotte
Oct 29 - Joli Rouge Asheville, North Carolina
Oct 30 - Flying Monkey Huntsville, Alabama
Oct 31 - Lenny's Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 2 - Churchill's Miami, Florida
Nov 3 - Copper Rocket Orlando, Florida
Nov 4 - The Emerald Bar St. Petersburg
Nov 6 - One Eyed Jacks New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 7 - Rudyard's Houston, Texas
Nov 8 - Mohawk Place Austin, Texas
Nov 9 - Rubber Gloves Denton, Texas
Nov 10 - The Conservatory Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Nov 12 - Vaudeville Tucson, Arizona
Nov 13 - Pink Elephant San Diego, California
Nov 14 - The Juke Joint Anaheim, California
Nov 15 - Spaceland Los Angeles, California
Nov 16 - 12 Galaxies San Francisco, California
Nov 17 - Stork Club Oakland, California
Nov 20 - Dante's Portland, Oregon
Nov 21 - Fun House Seattle, Washington
Nov 23 - Urban Lounge Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 24 - Bender's Denver, Colorado
Nov 26 - Replay Lounge Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 27 - Record Bar Kansas City, Missouri
Nov 28 - The Slowdown Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 29 - Triple Rock Social Club Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 30 - Linneman's Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 1 - The Note Chicago, Illinois
Dec 2 - KraftBrau Kalamazoo, Michigan
Dec 4 - Radio Radio Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 5 - Now That’s Class Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 6 - Mohawk Place Buffalo, New York
Dec 7 - DON PEDRO’S (The Official Death Cult HQ) New York, New York
Dec 8 - Cafe Nine New Haven, Connecticut
Dec 9 - Great Scotts Allston, Massachusetts
Dec 14 - Sneaky Dee’s Toronto, Ontario

TKK&BS - Zombies

Misfits - Astro Zombies

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Sufjan Stevens The BQE, Part 6 on WNYC (video)

Bridget St John, David Garland, Dave Deporis (CRED)

This Sunday, Oct. 28, Sufjan Stevens will premier a couple pieces from his new orchestral project "The BQE" on David Garland's radio show Spinning On Air. That'll be heard Oct. 28, 7- 8 pm on WNYC-FM 93.9 in New York City, and online. David will also interview Sufjan. David also threw a preview up on YouTube....

Oct. 28, 2007, 7-8 pm, Spinning On Air with David Garland Sufjan Stevens and his Orchestra ride the BQE

Songwriter Sufjan Stevens has always shown a fascination with orchestral color and sound in his recordings, and his popular albums of songs usually include some purely instrumental pieces. Now he brings an orchestra of eleven players into the WNYC Studio for a live performance of pieces from his new instrumental composition "The BQE." Sufjan talks with host David Garland about the music and the ideas behind it, which include the story of the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, the consequences of urban planning, and hula hoops. This music, scheduled for sold-out performances in November in the Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival, receives its premier on Spinning On Air!

I wonder if Sufjan sings at all in the BQE thing.

David Garland recently celebrated 20 years on the air at Joe's Pub. There are pictures, and you can listen to it.

See what else is coming up at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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Lykke Li (from Sweden) Bjorn (without Peter & John) Shout Out Louds (tonight) --- Tour Dates, MP3, Video

DOWNLOAD: Lykke Li - Tonight (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Shugo Tokumaru - Young Folks (PB&J Cover) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Shout Out Louds - Tonight I Have To Leave It (MP3)

Peter Bjorn and John, Shout Out Louds, and Lykke Li are all from Sweden. Shout Out Louds play Bowery Ballroom in NYC tonight (Oct 25), Music Hall of Williamsburg tomorrow, Maxwell's on Saturday, and then they continue their North American tour (with Johnossi - also from Sweden). Björn Yttling (Bjorn) produced Our Ill Wills - the new Shout Out Louds record out on Merge. 21-year old Lykke Li (real name = Lykke Zahrisson) sings the girl parts on that record. Lykke Li just came out with her own EP as well. It was also produced by Bjorn. Bjorn and Lykke are here in NYC working on her full length album - which also explains part of the reason Peter and Bjorn have been around town. Lykke Li was the girl singing the the girl part on "Young Folks" at the CMJ show at Galapagos. Lykke Li is playing her own two shows - a free one at Knitting Factory on October 29th, and a not-free one at Mercury Lounge the next day. Bjorn will probably be at those shows to help her out. Maybe Bjorn and Lykke will also both be at the three NYC-area Shout Out Louds shows to help them out too. Lykke and the Shout Out Louds tour Europe together in November and December. One further connection all these artists have: Bud Fox manages Shout Out Louds, Johnossi, Lykke Li, El Perro Del Mar, and Bjorn. Peter plays Joe's Pub on November 19th. Who knows where the hell John is.

In related news, Sweden's Jens Lekman is also playing two shows this weekend.

Sweden in NYC, 2007'
Oct 25 - DJ Bjorn @ Hiro Ballroom (info)
Oct 25 - Shout Out Louds @ Bowery Ballroom
Oct 25 - SOL @ afterparty @ Lolita Bar
Oct 26 - Shout Out Louds @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Oct 26 - SOL afterparty @ Union Pool (w/ DJ Bjorn)
Oct 27 - Shout Out Louds @ Maxwell’s of Hoboken
Oct 27 - Jens Lekman @ Webster Hall
Oct 28 - Jens Lekman @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Oct 29 - Lykke Li @ Knitting Factory
Oct 30 - Lykke Li @ Mercury Lounge
Nov 19 - Peter @ Joe's Pub

Lykke Li may be the new Annie or Sally Shapiro or Robyn (who Bjorn has also produced and who Bud Fox also works with), or something 'Swedish pop star' like that. All tour dates, and Lykke's video for "Little Bit", below.......

Lykke Li - Little Bit

Lykke Li - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 29 - Knitting factory New York, New York
Oct 30 - Mercury Lounge New York, New York
Nov 21 - Folken, Stavanger w/Shout Out Louds
Nov 22 - Hulen w/ Shout Out Louds Bergen
Nov 23 - Samfundet w/Shour Out Louds Trondheim
Nov 24 - John Dee w/Shout Out Louds Oslo
Nov 29 - Lille Vega w/Shout Out Louds Copenhagen
Nov 30 - KB w/ Shout Out Louds Malmö
Dec 1 - Kåren w/ Shout Out Louds Göteborg

BONUS FACT: Bjorn Yttling also has a group called Yttling Jazz.

and here's a Shout Out Louds video....

Tonight I have to leave it

Shout Out Louds - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 25 - Bowery Ballroom New York City (US)
Oct 26 - Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, New York (US)
Oct 27 - Maxwell’s Hoboken (US)
Oct 28 - 9.30 Club Washington DC (US)
Oct 29 - First Unitarian Church Philadelphia (US)
Oct 30 - Cat’s Cradle Carrboro (US)
Oct 31 - The Loft Atlanta (US)
Nov 2 - The Parish Austin (US)
Nov 3 - Granada Theatre Dallas (US)
Nov 5 - The Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles (US), California
Nov 21 - Folken Stavanger (NO)
Nov 22 - Hulen Bergen (NO)
Nov 23 - Samfundet Trondheim (NO)
Nov 24 - John Dee Oslo (NO)
Nov 26 - Borderline London (U.K)
Nov 29 - Lilla Vega Copenhagen (DK)
Nov 30 - KB Malmö (SWE)
Dec 1 - Chalmers kårhus Göteborg (SWE)

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the New Pornographers played Webster Hall (2007)

DOWNLOAD: The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour (MP3)

Dan (CRED)

But Neko is to the New Pornographers' array of harmonizing vocalists what a good concertmaster is to an orchestral string section, or a good lead trumpet player is to a big band -- she is the point, the focus of the sound; she sets the time and the phrasing and the rest of it by being so strong up top that everyone else can't help but fall into place. And she does this even when things get totally fucked up........The other highlight was the appearance of part-time Pornographer Dan Bejar, who usually contributes three or four tunes to each record but almost never tours with them. The indie rock blogosphere clearly favors Bejar -- who plays the charismatic, idiosyncratic louche -- over Carl Newman, the dependable, somewhat dorky pop craftsman. As an unreconstructed dork, I know where my allegiances lie, but I also really like the contrast between the impeccable Newman songs and the looser, weirder Bejar songs..... [Darcy James Argue's Secret Society]

Neko (CRED)

The New Pornographers play Webster Hall again tonight (Oct 25, 2007). The new "Challengers" video is below...

Previously
* more New Pornographers

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October 24, 2007

"Wildfires Disrupt SoCal Concert Biz"

sucks

"At deadline, Los Angeles-based concert promoters AEG Live (and subsidiary Goldenvoice) and Nederlander Concerts hadn't reported any concert cancellations in Southern California. But the wind-driven blazes, which have already forced a reported half-million people to evacuate their homes, have caused Live Nation to cancel or postpone most concerts scheduled for this week, according to company officials.........a Jesus and Mary Chain gig at San Diego's 4th & B today has been cancelled. Ticket refunds for the latter are available at point of purchase." [Billboard]

Concert cancellations seem trivial in the scheme of things, but I guess each industry has to look at things from their own point of view, and the one we're interested around here (you and I) is music.

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Andy Rourke not coming, Sly & Family play in December

Yesterday I updated the Sly & The Family Stone post. In case you missed it, they're playing NYC on December 7th (not November 7th as I was originally told). Also, Mercury Lounge pulled "Andy Rourke" off the November 16th listing. They say he isn't coming anymore. That post is now updated too.

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more Morrissey tix going on sale for $20

Morrissey @ Hammerstein Ballroom - Oct 22, 2007 (CRED)

Morrisey played Monday night and Tuesday night. Morrissey plays again Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Some of these shows were reduced in price at various times. This time it's for the Sunday show. "Beginning Thursday, October 25th at noon, purchase $20.00 Tickets for the October 28th show - while supplies last. Tickets can be purchased at The Irving Plaza Box Office, Ticketmaster locations, charge-by-phone, and ticketmaster.com."

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Lance Hahn (J Church), RIP

lots of sad news lately...

Lance Hahn, the iconic Austin-based frontman for legendary punk band J Church, passed away yesterday (Oct. 21) from complications arising from kidney disease. His death came on the heels of a J Church/Cringer tribute/benefit album put together by several indie labels to raise money to help Hahn—who had no health insurance—pay his medical bills. [Harp]

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Paul Raven, RIP (Killing Joke, Prong, Ministry)

didn't mean to sleep on reporting this, sorry....

Paul Raven (CRED)

Paul Vincent Raven (January 16, 1961 – October 20, 2007) was a rock bassist best known for his work in the seminal post-punk/industrial group Killing Joke. He later played in alternative rock/industrial rock band Prong.......Raven also participated in Pigface........Raven worked as bassist in Godflesh......Raven began working with Al Jourgensen of Ministry for their latest album, Rio Grande Blood. In 2006, Raven completed a European and American tour with Ministry. Raven died of an apparent heart attack in his sleep on October 20, 2007 [Wikipedia]

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The Hook - not totally closed just yet

Someone from The Hook got in touch to let me know that they're not going out just like that. There will be one final party at the closing venue on October 27th, and strangely - it will be a Halloween party called "The Death of Astroland" - "a laying rest of the Coney Island we all once knew". So basically the final party at the Red Hook venue will be in honor of the closing of Astroland in Coney Island. I guess, why not? More details below....

THE DEATH OF ASTROLAND...a laying rest of the Coney Island we all once knew...

There is going to be free beer and free food.

There is going to be a ball pit (Yes, like the kind they have in Chuck E. Cheese but for adults).

There is going to be free skee ball.

There is going to be a highstriker (For those of you who don't know what a highstriker is, it's that stupid game where you hit a thing with a hammer and the ball flies up and hits the bell).

There is going to be a paintball alley (alla "SHOOT THE FREEK"). --i misspelled freak on purpose.

There is going to be pin the beard on the fat lady.

There will be live bands, a burlesque show, and live DJ music ALL NIGHT LONG.

And much, much more!

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Dave Gahan played the Apple Store, stream his album

by James Minor

Depeche Mode's Dave Gahan played a short solo set at the SoHo Apple store in NYC on Tuesday (Oct 23). Not surprisingly, it was being recorded for an iTunes exclusive digital release. People started lining up Monday night to get in, and about 85 of them did. My expectations were low - I mean it's an Apple store, but when Gahan and his band finally came out, it was flooring. Gahan's solo record Hourglass was released the same day (stream it at AOL), and all the material he played was pulled from that. The sound was great, and Gahan put just as much energy into it as any arena show - it even looked like he was having fun despite the semi-awkward lighting.

I love the new record, and it comes across great live - with "Saw Something", the Superpitcher- esque "Endless", and the screaming "Deeper + Deeper" being personal highlights. Fingers crossed for a real tour.

More pics, and the setlist, below...

SET LIST:
Saw Something
Kingdom
Deeper And Deeper
Use You
Endless
A Little Lie
Encore:
Miracles

(CRED)

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What's Going on Wednesday?

Joan as Policewoman @ Pianos (BV CMJ), NYC - Oct 20, 2007 (by Jefferson)

* Home Buying for Hipsters?
* The Shins play Terminal 5 again
* Queen Latifah is at Highline Ballroom
* New Pornographers are playing Webster Hall
* Tunng, Samidon & Stars Like Fleas are @ Mercury Lounge
* Division Day is playing Sound Fix
* Joan as Policewoman is playing Cake Shop
* Stephen Colbert is reading at Barnes & Noble
* Roger Arquer designed slick non-lethal mouse traps
* I caught a mouse last week using this humane one

What else?

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Peter playing without Bjorn and John

DOWNLOAD: Peter Bjorn and John - Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (MP3)

Peter & Bjorn & ?? @ Galapagos, Brooklyn, NYC - Oct 20, 2007 (CRED)

Did anyone check out Peter and Bjorn @ Galapagos Saturday night? At first I was confused by the missing member, but I see from the pictures that it just meant they had a different drummer - which is not the first time that happened, but last time they played without John they just left their name the same.

I didn't go to Galapagos (obviously), but I did see Peter & Bjorn at Bowery Ballroom a few nights earlier - they were both in the audience watching Dan Deacon and Deerhunter, and they both also stayed all the way to the end.

Peter is playing without John & without Bjorn @ Joe's Pub in NYC on November 19.

Peter writes a lot of songs - too many to fit in the prospect of just one band with three songwriters so in his spare time he has recorded a solo album that bears some kinship with Paul Simon, Tim Hardin, Brian Eno, John Cale, Caetano Veloso, Robyn Hitchcock, The Go-Betweens and maybe The Shins’ acoustic ballads. Peter will mostly play by his lonesome, but may invite guests or have some special treats up his sleeve. Join him at Joe’s Pub for his raw, singular set. [Joe's Pub]

Tickets are at Joe's site.

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TEAM ROBESPIERRE @ BV CMJ, pics, tour dates (yeasayer)

DOWNLOAD: Team Robespierre - 88th Precinct (MP3)

Team Robespierre @ Pianos (BV CMJ), NYC - Oct 17, 2007 (CRED)

Like the DeathSet, Team Robespierre are a young band I love. And like The DeathSet, Team Robespierre have played a bunch of Todd P shows, and have been photographed plenty of times by Tod Seelie. One such show was the Todd P Impose showcase that Dan Deacon, The Deathset and Team Robespierre played together at Silent Barn in Brooklyn on October 16th. It was the night before the BrooklynVegan day party at Pianos (in Manhattan) that TD & TR both also played. Yes, the two bands have a lot in common, but unlike The DeathSet (who are from Baltimore like Dan Deacon), Team Robespierre are from right here in Brooklyn.

It was daytime, and there was minimal crowd surfing, but the show at Pianos still rocked. hard. Like the DeathSet who played later on (but more on the stage instead of the middle of the room). Later that night TR also played the Oh My Rockness showcase at Knitting Factory. Miss Modernage was there. Here's a pic from the Brooklyn Silent Barn show....

Team Robespierre @ Silent Barn, Brooklyn, NYC - Oct 16, 2007 (CRED)

NEXT: It doesn't get much better than this (in Manhattan). Tickets are now on sale for the December 15th show at Mercury Lounge. Team Robespierre AND Yeasayer are both playing it (it's a Friction party).

Team Robespierre are also playing Hampshire College on October 26th, and a show in Brooklyn the day after that.

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"New plan for Penn Station and Madison Square Garden"

"The plan's third component would mean the end of the current incarnation of the World's Most Famous Arena: The existing Madison Square Garden would be razed, and a new one would be built along Ninth Ave." [Daily News]

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free LIARS Studio Session 4-song EP

DOWNLOAD: Liars - Cycle Time (Liars Session) 2:24 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Liars - House Clouds (Liars Session) 3:27 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Liars - Pure Unevil (Liars Session) 3:58 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Liars - Plaster Casts Of Everything (Liars Session) 4:02 (MP3)

Liars are giving away a free 4-song EP. Download it above.

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Halloween mashups by Mashing Pumpkins

"Mashing Pumpkins is a pretty swell new free album of illegal Hallowe'en mashups." [Boing Boing]

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Morrissey played again, Andy Rourke NOT playing Merc

Morrissey @ HB, NYC - Oct 23, 2007 (CRED)

Andy Rourke of the Smiths is playing with an English band called Polytechnic at Mercury Lounge in NYC on November 16th. Morrissey of the Smiths played his second of five shows at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC last night (Oct 23, 2007). Set List below..

Setlist:
Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before
Billy Budd
All You Need Is Me
Irish Blood, English Heart
The Boy With The Thorn In His Side
Human Being
I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
Tomorrow
That's How People Grow Up
Jack The Ripper
One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
The Loop
Sister, I'm A Poet
Stretch Out And Wait
The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want
Why Don't You Find Out For Yourself?
Death Of A Disco Dancer
Disappointed
Dear God, Please Help Me
How Soon Is Now?

Encore:
First Of The Gang To Die

Compare that to what he played the night before. Three more nights to go.

In related non-news, Professor Johnny Marr said the Smiths might reform one day.

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The Shins played Terminal 5

DOWNLOAD: The Shins - Know Your Onion! (MP3)

"signage near bedford ave" (CRED)

(as you can see from the sign in Brooklyn) The Shins played Terminal 5 in Manhattan last night (Oct 23, 2007). Do they still suck live? How were Vetiver? They do it again tonight - then The Shins are off to Vegas to play Vegoose. All tour dates below....

The Shins - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 24 - Terminal Five New York, New York
Oct 27 - Vegoose Festival Las Vegas, Nevada
Oct 28 - The Joint Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 5 - La Cigale Paris
Nov 7 - Hammersmith Apollo London
Nov 8 - Manchester Academy Manchester
Nov 9 - Barrowlands Glasgow
Nov 12 - Club Quattro Tokyo
Nov 13 - Club Quattro Tokyo
Nov 14 - Club Quattro Nagoya
Nov 15 - Club Quattro Osaka

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The National & others are playing BAM in 2008

DOWNLOAD: The National - All the Wine (MP3)

The National are playing BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn on February 22, 2008. More details, and others playing the Brooklyn Academy of Music, below....

Mavis Staples: One Night Only
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave)
Jan 22 at 8pm
Tickets: $20, 30, 40

Brooklyn Next Festival

Soulive
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave)
Feb 15 at 8pm
Tickets: $20, 25

Citizen Cope
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave)
Feb 16 at 8pm
Tickets: $20, 25

The National
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave)
Feb 22 at 8pm
Tickets: $20, 25

Dan Zanes and Friends
BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave)
Feb 24 at 11am and 2pm
Tickets: $15, 20

Brooklyn Next is a borough-wide celebration of Brooklyn’s own musical talent, comprising four mainstage events at BAM
(including a family-friendly concert), three nights of music in BAMcafé, and off-site performances at a dozen venues on
Brooklyn’s thriving club scene (details will be available on BAM.org).

Macbeth with Patrick Stewart
By William Shakespeare
BAM Harvey Theater (651 Fulton St)
February 12—March 22, 2008
Tickets: $30, 60, 90

Friends of BAM private sale starts Oct 29.

View the whole Spring schedule (which has lots of other non-music events) here (pdf).

(via BS)

Sufjan Stevens is also playing BAM (with Marla Hansen in his orchestra). Antibalas, Be Your Own Pet, the Exit, Heartless Bastards, and Dirty on Purpose are playing BAM too.

Before this, the National will tour around the world a bit. Recently they played the Music Hall of Williamsburg.

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Marissa Nadler playing the Whitney & other places

DOWNLOAD: Marissa Nadler - As I Lay In Death (MP3)

"Marissa Nadler plays Whitney Live Friday November 16th 2007 at 7:00 PM in the Lower Gallery". More details and tour dates below....

"Whitney Live, the Whitney Museum's performance series, features a range of sensibilities and reflects the Whitney's commitment to American art past and present. Performers present new trends, reinterpret American traditions, and resonate with the Whitney's exhibitions and permanent collection."

Whitney Live is FREE with Museum admission, which is pay-what-you-wish on Fridays, 6-9 pm. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis; reservations are not accepted.

The Whitney Museum is located at:
45 Madison Avenue at 75th Street
New York, New York 10021
General Information: 1 (800) WHITNEY

Marissa Nadler - 2007 Tour Dates
Nov 6 - Live on WXCI -99.1 - Folk the System Danbury, Connecticut
Nov 15 - Live on WFMU Jersey City, New Jersey
Nov 16 - The Whitney Museum New York, New York
Jun 19 - Terrastock VII Louisville, Kentucky

Previously
* more Marissa Nadler

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October 23, 2007

Black Moth Super Rainbow didn't play CMJ

BMSR @ SXSW 2007, not CMJ (CRED)

They should have though. It's cause they're still on tour with Aesop Rock. Their new video for "Sun Lips" is below....

the same song live...

Black Moth Super Rainbow - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 25 - Wonder Ballroom w/ Aesop Rock Portland, Oregon
Oct 26 - Commodore Ballroom w/ Aesop Rock Vancouver, British Columbia
Oct 27 - Nightlight w/ Aesop Rock Bellingham, Washington
Oct 28 - Showbox w/ Aesop Rock Seattle, Washington
Oct 30 - WOW Hall w/ Aesop Rock Eugene, Oregon
Nov 7 - Orange Peel w/ Aesop Rock Asheville, North Carolina
Nov 9 - Social Pavillion w/ Aesop Rock Orlando, Florida
Nov 10 - Studio A w/ Aesop Rock Miami, Florida
Nov 12 - Spanish Moon w/ Aesop Rock Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 13 - House of Blues w/ Aesop Rock New Orleans, Louisiana
Nov 14 - Warehouse w/ Aesop Rock Houston, Texas
Nov 16 - The Loft w/ Aesop Rock Dallas, Texas
Nov 17 - Emo's w/ Aesop Rock Austin, Texas
Nov 19 - Cannery w/ Aesop Rock Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 20 - MJQ w/ Aesop Rock Atlanta, Georgia

PReviously
* more BMSR

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"Radiohead Said to Shun Major Labels in Next Deal"

DOWNLOAD: Radiohead - How I Made My Millions (MP3)

"The band is expected to market the album internationally through the British label XL Recordings....Side One, a fledgling label being spun off from Mr. Capshaw’s management company, Red Light, would release the album domestically in concert with another of Mr. Capshaw’s companies, ATO Records." [NY Times] (via)

In related news, Paul Oakenfold remixed a Radiohead song for his new album, and Radiohead plan to tour in 2008.

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Klaus Kinski's Comedy Canon (10/23/07)

David Cross @ UCB Theater, NYC - Oct 19, 2007 (CRED)

Some Fred Armisen news y'all. Drag City Records has finally released Fred Armisen Presents Jens Hanneman: Complicated Drumming Techinque. I mentioned this DVD in a previous Canon, but have a look at the trailer at the end of this post. Fred will be at Sound Fix Records in Brooklyn on October 27th @ 8:00pm - performing, taking questions, and signing the DVD.

In the time that has elapsed since my last Canon, not only was the Sarah Silverman Program Season 1 DVD released, but the second season began airing on Comedy Central. So far, season two has been phenomenal and I just can't get enough of Jay Johnston, Brian Posehn, and Steve Agee's characters. In honor of a stellar-so-far Season 2, we're having a contest! To win, simply email BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Silverman!). A grand prize winner will receive a shirt, season 1 DVD, and a condom. Two runners up will get the season 1 DVD. Don't forget, Season 2 airs Wed. nights at 10:30 pm EST on Comedy Central.

Oh, and don't forget to see Sarah Silverman, Todd Barry, and Doug Benson at Carnegie Hall as part of the New York Comedy Festival.

Some Michael Ian Black and Michael Showalter news too! Michael Ian Black released a CD on September 25th entitled I'm A Wonderful Man. Michael Showater recorded a CD at Union Hall back in July for JDub Records. It doesn't come out until November, but it's called Sandwiches and Cats and you can totally pre-order it right this very second. The two Michaels will also be touring together! Dates below.

Nick Swardson released a CD too! Check it out.

MORE COMEDY BELOW.........

Comedy wunderkind Bobby Tisdale has a new weekly shin-dig happening out in Brookyln called Bingo Night @ The Black Rabbit. The show happens every Sunday in Greenpoint at the Black Rabbit (Greenpoint Ave b/t Manhattan Ave & Franklin). Befriend him on myspace for weekly announcements as to what sort of craziness you can expect at upcoming bingo nights!

Comix has opened a second room at their club called Ochi's Lounge. Trying to bring 'indie' comedy to a cleaner, more professional room, Ochi's has a 1-item minimum and no cover. Not a bad deal and probably worth a look, though I tend to prefer my clubs a bit on the filthy side.

Keep checking the Human Giant Production Diary! As they continue to shoot season two, they continue to blog about it. GREAT stuff.

Speaking of video diaries, The Comedians of Comedy have a tour diary being hosted by Superdeluxe. Check it Out

My buddy Ben has been an interviewing machine lately. Here's some of his most recent dialogues

• Nick Kroll
• Michael Ian Black
• Andy Kindler
• Tom Scharlping
• Dan Pasternak (Head of Content at Superdeluxe)


• Steve Guttenberg!
• Scott Adsit
• Doug Benson

UPCOMING NYC SHOWS

10/24 - 10/28, UCB Theater: OFFENSIVE FEST: 5 days of the most offensive comedy you will ever see. There are so many incredible acts performing. Check out the schedule and start making reservations, asshole!

10/29 - 8:00pm, UCB Theater: The Franco and Billy Show: They're just awesome. Check out some clips on their myspace page, and then see them on the 29th.

10/29 - 8:00pm, KARMA: London Calling: Some of New York's finest are heading to Europe for a comedy / music tour. Catch them before the shove off. Featuring John Oliver, Liam McEneaney, Leo Allen, Todd Hanon, Trachtenburg, and MORE!!!

10/31 - 7:00pm, Union Hall: Union Hall-O-Ween: Sponsored by the The Onion featuring comedy performances by the cast of Lucy, Daughter of the Devil, (Jon Benjamin, Eugene Mirman, etc.) and musical performances by Cheeseburger and Cassettes Won't Listen

11/1 - 7:30pm, Union Hall: Todd Barry 20th Anniversary Show!: The great Todd Barry celebrates 20 years on stage with a shin-dig featuring Sarah Vowell, Michael Showalter, Slovin & Allen, Heather Lawless, and TONS of special guests (Cross?). $20 to get in and all proceeds benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

Michael Ian Black / Michael Showalter Tour Dates
10/24 - Atlanta, GA @ Roxy Theatre (tix)
10/26 - Orlando, FL @ The Social (tix)
10/27 - West Palm Beach, FL @ The Theatre (tix)
10/29 - Somerville, MA @ Somerville Theatre (tix)
11/14 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop (tix)
11/15 - Madison, WI @ The Barrymore (tix)
11/16 - Minneapolis, MN @ Pantages Theatre (tix)
11/30 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at TLA (tix)
12/01 - New York, NY @ The Fillmore at Irving Plaza (tix)

Fred Armisen Presents Jens Hanneman: Complicated Drumming Techinque

Mo Pitkins, RIP

-Klaus

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The Hook, RIP

(photo via)

Not many people realized the The Hook even existed, and not many people even realize that out-of-the-way Red Hook music venue went out of business earlier this month. The Hook was home to Clevelend Fest, No Fun Fest, a Moldy Peaches reunion, and even the occasional indie show. It was just too hard to get to - in a section of Brooklyn with a bad reputation, and without a subway. At least they tried. RIP.

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Land of Talk & Film School - 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Film School - Lectric (MP3)

Land of Talk are in town - Mercury Lounge tonight (Oct 23), Boston tomorrow, Mercury Lounge again Thursday, and Maxwell's on Friday. Some of the shows are with Eulogies, and all of the shows are with Film School. All tour dates below....

Land of Talk - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 23 - Mercury Lounge New York, New York
Oct 24 - TT the Bears Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 25 - The Mercury Lounge New York, New York
Oct 26 - Maxwell’s Hoboken, New Jersey
Oct 28 - Beachland Tavern Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 29 - El Mocambo Toronto, Ontario
Oct 30 - Pike Room Pontiac, Michigan
Oct 31 - Schubas Chicago, Illinois
Nov 1 - Schubas Chicago, Illinois
Nov 2 - The Annex Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 3 - 400 Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 6- The Nucleus Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Nov 8- West End Cultural Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba
Nov 9- The Distrikt Regina, Saskatchewan
Nov 10 - The Hi-Fi Club Calgary, Alberta
Nov 11 - The Hi-Fi Club Calgary, Alberta
Nov 13 - Lucky Bar Victoria, British Columbia
Nov 14- Richards on Richards Vancouver, British Columbia
Nov 16 - Dinwoodie Lounge Edmonton, Alberta
Nov 17 - Amigo’s Cafe Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Stereogum has a new Land of Talk song.

Film School - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 23 - Mercury Lounge * New York
Oct 24 - TT the Bears * Boston, Massachusetts
Oct 25 - Mercury Lounge ** New York, New York
Oct 26 - Maxwell’s ** Hoboken, New Jersey
Oct 28 - Beachland ** Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 29 - El Mocambo ** Toronto, Ontario
Oct 30 - Pike Room ** Pontiac, Michigan
Oct 31 - Schuba’s ** Chicago, Illinois
Nov 1 - Schuba’s ** Chicago, Illinois
Nov 2 - The Annex ** Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 3 - 400 Bar ** Minneapolis
Nov 5 - Larimer Lounge w/A Shoreline Dream, Eulogies -presented by KEXP Denver
Nov 8 - Beauty Bar + San Diego
Nov 15 - Echoplex + Los Angeles, California

* w/ Land of Talk
** w/Land of Talk, Eulogies -presented by KEXP
+ w/ Eulogies

Previously
* more LAnd of Talk

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Sly & the Family Stone are playing NYC

Sly @ The Grammys in 2006

Sly & the Family Stone was an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco, California. Active from 1966[1] to 1983, the band was pivotal in the development of soul, funk, and psychedelic music. Headed by singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist Sly Stone, and containing several of his family members and friends, the band was the first major American rock band to have an integrated lineup in both race and gender. [Wikipedia]

You can keep reading the Wikipedia entry for more of their history since then, but more importantly - what have Sly and his Family Stone been up to recently? Well, in 2006 Sly made a rare appearance at the Grammys.

Reclusive funk music pioneer Sly Stone stole the show in bizarre fashion at the Grammy Awards on Wednesday, surprising everyone by making his first major public appearance in almost 13 years. [Reuters]

And even more recently (as you can see from their official website), S&TFS re-released their entire catalog, and came out with a new "Best Of" album this summer. Along with that came an interview in Vanity Fair, a 9.5 on Pitchfork, and a short European tour. How did that go? Well,...

...After spending only 20 minutes on stage at the Montreux Jazz festival in Switzerland last week, the 64-year-old musician performed only four and half songs during his latest gig in the southern French city of Nice.

True to his reputation as an unpredictable, combustible character, he walked off stage after 10 minutes leaving his backing band, known as the Family Stone, to keep the audience entertained.

Half and hour later, the brooding singer, hidden behind big sunglasses and baseball cap, reappeared to sing for another 10 minutes before disappearing for the final time. [the raw story - July 21, 2007]

You get the picture. What next?

Sly and The Family Stone are playing BB King's in NYC on December 7, 2007 - their first NYC show in 33 years (or so I'm told). There's going to be a presale on Friday, and a public sale next week. Stay tuned.

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What's going on Tuesday?

* oink got shut down
* Tunng is at Union Hall
* Dave Gahan is playing the Apple Store
* Dave Gahan's new album is streaming @ AOL
* Stars & New Buffalo are at Music Hall
* Yeasayer is NOT playing Glasslands
* Shooter Jennings is at Bowery Ballroom
* Morrissey is at Hammerstein Ballroom
* Film School and Land of Talk are at Mercury Lounge
* Land of Talk premiered a new song at Stereogum
* The Shins & Vetiver are playing Terminal 5
* Sinead O'Connor is at Beacon Theatre
* Benny Blanco (Spank Rock's Friend) & Anton Glam @ Knitting Factory (free)

picture of someone with a ton of mouth piercings below. What else?

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Mo Pitkins, RIP

Mo Pitkins, Sunday October 21, 2007

On Sunday night, Mo Pitkins swaggered off into the sunset with a 5-hour finale that captured the charm and the camraderie the venue had always been searching for. "Smoke 'em if you got 'em," announced the emcee, Wonder-Woman clad Seth Herzog, "because there's nothing left to lose." And so people did. The crowded audience of artists, performers, trendsetters, and friends soaked in the vibe for one last time. [The Apiary]

and...

The distinctive Cuban Reuben sandwiches already a memory, patrons and performers packed Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction Sunday night to bid farewell to the venue that was officially shuttered on Saturday. The 150 final revelers—including Moby and Penny Arcade—who populated the sidewalk, downstairs bar and dining room at the party’s high point seemed sad but resigned to the fact that the nostalgia palace would close after only a two-year run on Avenue A. [Village Voice]

Mo's has a page up full of condolence letters, like this one...

Sorry to hear that Mo's is closing. I am very happy that I will get to do two last shows there. I have enjoyed doing many shows upstairs there for the last couple of years. The vibe reminded me of the old fez which as we know also closed. I am getting tired of all the good clubs closing. People are just not coming out to see live music the way they used to. Back in the late 90's, early 2000's when I worked with The Strokes shows were packed and every band was friendly with each other. Thanks again for all the shows you helped me get at Mo's.
Take Care, Kerri

RIP

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Yeasayer @ R Bar, NYC (BV CMJ) + more Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Yeasayer - 2080 (MP3)

Yeasayer @ R Bar, NYC (BV CMJ) - Oct 19, 2007 (CRED - Rebecca Smeyne)

If you've read any reviews of my Friday show at R Bar, you know three things for sure: the Black Kids played, R Bar has stripper poles, and R Bar was packed.

Every place Black Kids played during the 2007 CMJ Music Marathon was mobbed. That’s not bad for a band that is still giving away its four recorded songs on its MySpace page, myspace.com/blackkidsrock. Black Kids were, it’s true, playing small places like the R Bar on the Bowery, where they shared the stage with a pair of stripper poles, and the Annex, where an amp gave out during their first song. [NY Times]

Most of those reviewers weren't there at noon when iLiKETRAiNS went on of course - at that time it was not packed (maybe 30 people?) (which is too bad because the UK band is really good live). For Brooklyn's Yeasayer though, it was also PACKED. This had in part to do with the fact that people were there to see Yeasayer...

One of the primary reasons I went to the BV party was to see Yeasayer, who my pals at Pitchfork had been talking up all week, with weird allusions to Vampire Weekend and 4AD; you could absolutely say I was intrigued. [17dots]

,and this in part had to do with the fact that Yeasayer went on right before Black Kids. Regardless, Yeasayer rocked the house.....

As much as I want to despise them, however, I don't. Songs like "2080" and "Sunrise" are kind of undeniable singles, they nail the harmonies (sometimes four-part) and the band are engaging performers." [Sound Bites]

He wants to hate them because he says they are hippies. HOAS adds,

There's both something legitimately good about this band, and a legitimate hesitancy to go nuts over them. The Fleetwood Mac + World Music thing is a good starting-point blurb, but the way the band incorporates its World rhythms and riffs is less appropriative than explorative; the songs where they go New Wave over (electronic) Native American beats keep the thing from settling into overthought mush. [heartonastick]

This band obviously has a lot of influences....

Wow. I’m not even sure how to describe their sound except to say that at one or many points throughout their 5-song set I heard the following elements: Men at Work, Annie Lennox, Genesis, Peter Gabriel, Joy Division, AND for some reason that only makes sense in my head and I know I will get crucified for this…wait for it…an inconceivably tasteful Nickelback in the hook for “Final Path.” And I LOVED it. Yeesh. [Ear Farm]

Nickelback....maybe. Let's just all agree that they don't sound like grunge...

Yeasayer don't sound anything remotely like grunge; their epic, cavernous sound relies too much on slippery crystalline guitar-lines and huge, thunking offbeats. More than anything else, their haunted keyboards and vague but fully integrated African influences recall Peter Gabriel by way of TV on the Radio, but their cascading thrum really doesn't sound like anything else I've heard. Still, I like the grunge parallel, if only because this band evinces the sort of all-consuming seriousness and desperation that those first-wave grunge bands had. [Village Voice]

Or to put it another way...

in short, though, yeasayer were fucking fantastic. [mr mammoth]

Check out an interview with the band at KEXP, and live videos (also from CMJ) at KEXP too. Download some live MP3s at Daytrotter.

Yeasayer are having a record release "dance party" at Glasslands in Brooklyn tonight (Oct 23, 2007), but according to everyone in the comments (and someone from the band), they are not actually playing.

They also have an upcoming Bowery Ballroom show that they mentioned at their last Cake Shop show, but it's still not listed on their tour dates, which are below....

Yeasayer outside R Bar, NYC (BV CMJ) - Oct 19, 2007 (CRED)

Yeasayer - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 23 - YEASAYER RECORD RELEASE Party at Glasslands!! Brooklyn (NOT A LIVE SHOW)
Oct 24 - Rock ’n Roll Hotel w/ CELEBRATION DC, Washington DC
Oct 28 - Crown Point Festival at Abrons Art Center New York, New York
Nov 7 - Barfly Brighton
Nov 8 - Tuned @ Rock City Nottingham
Nov 9 - Xposure @ Barfly London
Nov 10 - NME @ The Hub Exeter
Nov 11 - SWN Fest @ Buffalo Bar Cardiff
Nov 12 - Barfly Liverpool
Nov 13 - Jabez Clegg Manchester
Nov 14 - The Hive Edinburgh
Nov 15 - Cockpit Leeds
Nov 16 - Bar Academy Bristol
Nov 18 - Bar Academy Birmingham
Nov 19 - Rough Trade Instore London
Nov 22 - Paradiso Amsterdam
Nov 24 - Gebaude 9 Koln
Nov 29 - Koko London

Previously
* BrooklynVegan does CMJ 2007
* Yeasayer played Cake Shop
* Yeasayer - MP3s & 2007 Tour Dates

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OINK raided & shut down - dude arrested

"British and Dutch police shut down one of the world's largest sources of illegal pre-release music on Tuesday and arrested a 24-year-old man." [Reuters]

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No Age @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC (CMJ) - pics

No Age played a show with Deerhunter @ Shangri La in Brooklyn last night (Oct 22, 2007). No Age also played a show with Deerhunter @ Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday night - that one was the Windish CMJ showcase, and that's the one I was at, and that's where Jefferson took the pictures you see in this post....

It was the first time I saw No Age, and I liked it - even tired from the balcony. I think I would have liked it better awake, on the floor, and in a smaller venue though. MP3 & stuff here.

White Williams and Dan Deacon played this show too. No Age also played an in-store at Other Music. They were supposed to also play at St Mark's Church, but that was cancelled.

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they lied. Neil Young adds 6th "and final" NYC show

They said it was "final" when it was the fifth show. Now they say this sixth one is the final one too.

Neil Young @ United Palace in NYC, 2007
Dec 12 - sold out
Dec 13 - sold out
Dec 15 - sold out
Dec 16 - sold out
Dec 18 - sold out
Dec 19 - tickets on sale Mon Oct 29 @ 10am
TICKET PRICES: $186.00, $106.00, $86.00, & $61.00

Listen to four new songs. More tour dates here.

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Morrsissey @ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC (night 1)

DOWNLOAD: Morrissey - I Like You (MP3)

Morrissey @ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC - Oct 22, 2007 (CRED)

Morrissey began his 5-night stand at Hammerstein Ballroom on Monday night with an energetic and powerful performance. Clearly understanding the disappointment at his cancellation of the June concert, Morrissey said “our little donkey finally made it to New York City, thanks for your patience, thanks for waiting” after the third number. He proceeded to deliver a set tight with recent numbers and weighed heavy on the back end with Smiths favorites, including the rare “Death of a Disco Dancer” from Strangeways. [NYCTaper taped it]

Set list and more below....

Setlist:
[total time 1:30:27]
01 [Introduction - Imperfect List]
02 Stop Me If You Think You’ve Heard This One Before
03 Tomorrow
04 Sister, I’m A Poet
05 London
06 The Loop
07 That’s How People Grow Up
08 Jack The Ripper
09 I Like You
10 Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself?
11 Stretch Out And Wait
12 The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores
13 Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me
14 Billy Budd
15 All You Need Is Me
16 Death Of A Disco Dancer
17 Irish Blood, English Heart
18 Shoplifters Of The World Unite
19 One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell
20 You Have Killed Me
21 How Soon Is Now?
Encore:
22 First Of The Gang To Die

Morrissey @ Hammerstein Ballroom, NYC - Oct 22, 2007 (CRED)

Four more NYC shows to go. How much did you pay?

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October 22, 2007

Justice played Terminal 5 again

DOWNLOAD: Justice - D.a.n.c.e. (ed Ward B Dark Remix) (MP3)

Justice @ Terminal 5, NYC - Oct 22, 2007

above photo by David Bruno. Click it for a big one. They played Saturday night too.

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Cut Off Your Hands vs Shaky Hands (part 2)

Shaky Hands @ BV show @ Bowery Ballroom - Oct 16, 2007 (CRED)

-----VS-----

Cut Off Your Hands @ BV show @ Pianos - Oct 17, 2007 (CRED)

More photos & comments on the Shaky Hands show, HERE. The Shaky Hands also played a show at Mercury Lounge.

The DeathSet also played the show that Cut Off Your Hands played - as did the Meat Puppets - and Celebration. The NY Times stopped by too. How many shows did you see? How many times did you see Cut Off Your Hands?

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VIDEO: Ferraby Lionheart - Small Planet

Ferraby had a song on "Gossip Girl". It wasn't the one he made this spiffy new video for though....

Ferraby Lionheart - Small Planet

Previously
* more Ferraby Lionheart

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VIDEO: Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin

Chromeo's only upcoming U.S. date is now sold out. Their new video is below....

Chromeo - Bonafied Lovin

Their new album "Fancy Footwork" is brilliant, full of the type of stuff you want to hear as you're getting ready for a night out. As if that wasn't enough, their new single, "Bonafied Lovin" has a video which takes its cue from Dire Straits' once-seminal-now-kind-of-naff-looking "Money For Nothing". [My Chemical Toilet]

Chromeo - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 26 - FANCY FOOTWORK UK TOUR! -- Digital Brighton
Oct 27 - FANCY FOOTWORK UK TOUR! -- Stylus Leeds
Oct 30 - Judson Church -- New York Magazine Halloween party NEW YORK! Yep!
Nov 10 - -- The Marquee Club Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nov 22 - Le Showcase Paris -- YO ON VOUS L’AVAIT DIT PARIS, LES COUSINS CANADIENS DÉBARQUENT, TABARNAK!
Nov 23 - FANCY FOOTWORK UK TOUR! -- Warehouse Project Manchester
Nov 24 - FANCY FOOTWORK UK TOUR! -- Thekla Bristol
Nov 28 - FANCY FOOTWORK UK TOUR! -- Scala LONDON WE’RE BACK, BOYEEEEEEEEEE!
Nov 29 - FANCY FOOTWORK UK TOUR! -- Sub Club Glasgow
Nov 30 - FANCY FOOTWORK UK TOUR! -- Korova Liverpool
Dec 1 - FANCY FOOTWORK UK TOUR! -- Rainbow Warehouse Birmingham

Previously
* more Chromeo

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Foals @ Pianos (BrooklynVegan CMJ), NYC - pics

DOWNLOAD: Foals live on WOXY @ SXSW 2007 (MP3)

The set I witnessed by Foals at Pianos on Saturday (Oct 20, 2007) was by far one of the highlights of my CMJ this year. The show was part of the free afternoon party I threw there, and seeing Foals back-to-back with the Maccabees made it even better.

Foals were also the first band of that day that really packed the room (probably partly because they were playing 2nd-to-last at a party that started at noon). And though obviously derivative of something or other (who isn't?), I now know that they don't just "sound like Bloc Party". They are awesome in their own way, and extremely tight. In fact, unlike their older recorded stuff, their live show didn't remind me that much of Bloc Party at all - except that both bands are British, are good, and might be classified as "dance punk".

Foals are a dance-punk band from Oxford. The five-piece group are known through extensive live playing around Great Britain for its mix of indie with elements from techno and math rock. [Wikipedia]

Are they signed to Sub Pop? Probably, but we'll have to wait to find out. Later that night Foals played with Le Loup, The Brunettes, and Band of Horses at Bowery Ballroom (it was the Sub Pop/Hardly Art showcase).

NME reviewed the Pianos show, and Leia Jospe was in the house to snap some photos - those are the ones you see in this post. More below....

Leia has even more photos of the BrooklynVegan party up at her Flickr.

Previously
* more Foals

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Swervedriver reuniting, will tour in 2008

DOWNLOAD: Swervedriver - Girl on a Motorbike (MP3)

"U.K. rock act Swervedriver will reunite for a worldwide 2008 tour after a nearly decade-long hiatus. Dates and other details have yet to be announced." [Billboard]

In the meantime, front-man Adam Franklin has been keeping busy, and is playing Mercury Lounge in NYC on October 28th.

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Art Goblins (sort of) played CMJ - pics/video

Art Goblins are sort of Art Brut, and Art Goblins only sort of played in Brooklyn on Saturday night....

Art (Brut) Goblins @ Music Hall, NYC - Oct 20, 2007 (CRED)

"Art Goblins didn’t play their 9:15pm set because Eddie missed his flight and arrived to the venue late. When presented with the fact that they may not play, they decided to play an semi-plugged in set in the Music Hall lobby." [Metromix]

"Art Goblins missed their opening set but treated the crowd to a short impromptu set of Art Brut songs as everyone was leaving. With just an amp in the corner of the lobby and a screaming Eddie Argos, it was the perfect way to close out CMJ. We walked home and slept for 24 hours." [Obscene NYC]

video below....

Matt & Kim headlined this sold out show (@ the Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY - part of CMJ, Saturday night October 20, 2007).

The Hood Internet played too.

Previously
* Art Goblins = Art Brut....

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The Black Angels - 2007 Tour Dates

The Black Angels are headlining Bowery Ballroom in NYC on November 7th - with A Place to Bury Strangers. Tickets are on sale. All tour dates below...

The Black Angels - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 19 - Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 20 - The LC Pavillion Columbus, Ohio
Oct 22 - Orbit Room Grand Rapids, Michigan
Oct 23 - The Fillmore Detroit Detroit, Michigan
Oct 24 - The Rave Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oct 25 - Riviera Theatre Chicago, Illinois
Oct 26 - Cowboy Monkey Champaign, Illinois
Oct 28 - The Grey Eagle Asheville, North Carolina
Oct 29 - Zydeco w/ SPINDRIFT Birmingham, Alabama
Oct 30 - 40 Watt w/ SPINDRIFT Athens, Georgia
Oct 31 - The Earl w/ SPINDRIFT Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 1 - Exit/In w/ SPINDRIFT Nashville, Tennessee
Nov 3 - Barley’s Taproom w/ SPINDRIFT Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 4 - Rock and Roll Hotel w/ SPINDRIFT washington, Washington DC
Nov 6 - Johnny Brenda’s w/SPINDRIFT Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 7 - Bowery Ballroom w/ SPINDRIFT New York City
Nov 8 - Middle East Upstairs w/SPINDRIFT Boston, Massachusetts
Nov 29 - Warehouse Live Houston, Texas
Nov 30 - The Granada Dallas, Texas

Previously
* more Black Angels

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What's going on Monday?

TK Webb & The Visions @ Glasslands, NYC - Oct 16, 2007 (CRED)

* Morrissey kicks off his Hammerstein Ballroom shows (hopefully)
* The Wallflowers & TK Webb are @ Highline Ballroom
* Purple Crush plays a free show @ Knitting Factory
* MV & EE and PG Six are @ Knitting Factory
* Stars of Track & Field are playing Mercury Lounge
* Justice & Midnight Juggernauts are @ Terminal 5
* Casper & The Cookies are @ Cake Shop
* Deerhunter & No Age are @ Shangri La
* Deerhunter & No Age played Bowery

What else?

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Band of Horses played Blender & Bowery

DOWNLOAD: Band of Horses - The Funeral (MP3)

BOH @ Blender/Gramercy Theatre, NYC - Oct 19, 2007

Band of Horses played three shows (that I know of) this CMJ. One was their official CMJ showcase at Bowery Ballroom. One was a small in-studio session for KEXP. The other was at Blender Theatre - part of Blender Magazine's late-night CMJ party series. If NYC had a Wal Mart, maybe they would have played one in there too. Jefferson snapped the above and below pics at the Blender party.

Their next NYC show at Terminal 5.

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Kill Rock Stars -- Xiu Xiu, Mary Timony, Marnie Stern, Mika Miko -- @ Gramercy Theatre, NYC (CMJ)

DOWNLOAD: Marnie Stern - Every Single Line Means Something (MP3)

Xiu Xiu @ Blender/Gramercy Theatre, NYC - Oct 17, 2007

Xiu Xiu, The Mary Timony Band, Marnie Stern, and Mika Miko each played sets at the Gramercy Theatre in NYC on Wednesday night for the Kill Rock Stars 2007 CMJ showcase. Edwina Hay took some pictures. M, M, M, More below....

Marnie Stern...

Marnie Stern kicked off the night with a furious yet playful set of songs. She’s a rare bird: a great guitarist and charismatic frontwoman. The pointed melodies and tribal pulse of her music recalled not just one of her major influences, Sleater-Kinney, but also the earliest, most dangerous-sounding songs from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs — passed down, probably, from the No Wave inspirations Stern and the YYYs share. [Allmusic]

Mika Miko...

Mika Miko are, along with Marnie Stern, part of a new generation of Kill Rock Stars, but these five ladies take their KRS influences right back to the source with messy, energetic riot grrl punk rock. Brisk, invigorating, and retaining a playing-around-in-Mom’s-basement carelessness also projected through the adding-nothing-but-character stage banter. [Impose]

Mary Timony...

Marnie Stern was originally supposed to be performing in this time slot. I'm still not sure exactly what happened, but whatever. Washington, D.C.-born Mary Timony, formerly of Boston noise-pop outfit Helium, is an artist I've long respected more than listened to, and if her set lacked the fret-tapping pyrotechnics of Stern, the muso in me could still geek out over her jarring tunings and sudden rhythm changes. [Pitchfork]

Xiu Xiu...

Under shafts of multi colored lights, against a backdrop of trippy projections, not once did Stewart crack a smile, even when giving props to his support acts or declaring his love for his label. But then, Xiu Xiu’s music is dark stuff, generally borne of despair and indignation about the state of Stewart’s world, or the one around all of us. It’s enough to make anyone a serious guy. There are delicate, ambient moments and blistering noise-filled ones. For the better part of an hour, the band on stage at the Gramercy was savage, primal, angst-filled, foreboding, sometimes unsettling, but never tedious and often captivating. Thanks to KRS and CMJ for including in their ranks a band as compelling as Xiu Xiu. [John Norris for MTV]

Mika Miko also played an awesome set at the BrooklynVegan party @ R Bar on Friday.

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Ghostland Observatory @ Webster Hall & Conan O'Brien

Ghostland Observatory @ Webster Hall, NYC - Oct 19, 2007 (CRED)

and on TV....

Oct 16, 2007

Previously
* SPANK ROCK & GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY playing CMJ ++++ 2007 Tour Dates & whatnot

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some RICHARD HAWLEY videos & stuff

Tix are still on sale for Hawley's Bowery show. I'm serious...

Serious

Official video for 'Serious' by Richard Hawley. taken from the album Lady's Bridge. Directed By Shane Meadows.

Richard Hawley - Serious: Making The Video

Ever since venturing out on his own as a solo artist after years of work as a supporting musician, Richard Hawley has, over the course of five full-length albums, brought simple, sincere songwriting back to an overly cynical and trite pop music world, the singer-songwriter looking as out of place among the Arctic Monkeys, Art Bruts, and Girls Alouds of the world as a humble suitcase style 45 RPM record player in a room full of iPod nanos. After an extended period of slowly building a core group of admirers, from indie rock fans to admirers of vintage 1960s UK pop music, to bored critics looking for anything better than the latest bunch of Williamsburg freak-folkers, Hawley’s warm, unassuming music found its way to a considerably larger audience in his home country, thanks in large part to the aggressive release of six singles by label Mute Records, and especially his nomination for the 2006 Mercury Prize. [Popmatters]

And here's the official video for "Tonight The Streets Are Ours" (the song he plays acoustic in the video at the top of this post).......

Previously
* more Richard Hawley

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Yo La Tengo will play 8 Hanukkah shows this year

Hey everybody,

Dateline: Hoboken. It's official. For the fifth time in the last seven years, Yo La Tengo will lift their collective voices in song to commemorate the eight days of Hanukkah. The concerts will once again take place at Maxwell's in Hoboken, beginning December 4 and concluding on December 11.

As in the past, each show will begin with an opening band, followed by some comedy, and then a Yo La Tengo set. And perhaps more. That's all we're going to tell you, so don't ask who's playing. We can guarantee that it'll be great, and that no matter what night you're there, you'll wish you had come another night instead. That's just the way you are; there's nothing we can do about that.

continued below....

Doors will open at 8 pm each night, with the show starting promptly at 8:30, except for Friday and Saturday December 7-8, which will be 8:30 doors, 9:00 show.

Tickets will be $30 each, and will go on sale this United Nations Day at noon, eastern time. (That's Wednesday, October 24 for all you U.N. bashers out there.) The shows will be benefits, for charities to be named later, to borrow a phrase from the sports section. To purchase tickets online, go to ticketweb.com. If that doesn't work, go the Maxwell's site and follow the instructions there. Advance tickets will also be sold at Tunes in Hoboken and Other Music in New York.

If you're looking for a place to stay, we can't help you, but that won't stop us from trying. A couple of hotels a little off the beaten track are the Palace Hotel in North Bergen, NJ and the Red Roof Inn in Secaucus, NJ.

We've never stayed at either of them, so cannot vouch for them, but we can tell you that they are less expensive than most of your New York City and Jersey City options. (Hoboken, though boasting three—that's right, three—Dunkin' Donuts, has no hotels.)

Hope to see you there!

-- Georgia, Ira and James

They sadly took last year off.

Yo La Tengo is also playing Cornell in Ithaca with Broken Social Scene (Kevin Drew) on Novbember 11th.

(thx William!)

Previously
* more Yo La Tengo

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Stars @ Town Hall, NYC - pics

DOWNLOAD: Stars - Elevator Love Letter (MP3)

Though it happened during CMJ in NYC, a CMJ show it was not. Stars played Town Hall in NYC on Thursday night (Oct 18, 2007). They play Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn this Tuesday. More Town Hall photos by Bao Nguyen below....

More tour dates, here. More Stars, here

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Nada Surf tickets on sale

Tickets are on sale for the upcoming Nada Surf shows.

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Justice @ Terminal 5, NYC (CMJ) - pics

DOWNLOAD: Justice - Put That Justice On Me (MP3)

photos by Bao Nguyen

I didn't make it to Justice at Terminal 5 on Saturday night (Oct 20, 2007). I probably would have had more of an urge to go if I hadn't already seen them this summer at Oya, if I didn't have my own late-night show starting at 11pm the same night, and if they weren't playing again tonight (Oct 22) (tix still on sale). Bao went though. More of his photos below....

More reviews @ Stereogum and NYU.

Previously
* more Justice

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Cake - 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Cake - The Guitar Man (MP3)

Tickets are on sale for two Cake shows at Terminal 5 in NYC. It's part of their "Unlimited Sunshine" tour that kicks off in San Diego on November 29th. Cake's latest CD is a collection of B-Sides and Rarities. All tour dates below....

Cake - 2007 Tour Dates
11/29, San Diego, CA (4th B)
11/30, Los Angeles, CA (Orpheum Theater)
12/1, Las Vegas, NV (Venue TBA)
12/2, Anaheim, CA (The Grove)
12/3, Portland, OR (Crystal Ballroom/KNRK Christmas Show)
12/5, Portland, ME (Merrill Auditorium)
12/6, Providence, RI (Lupo's)
12/7, Boston, MA (Orpheum Theater)
12/8, Sewell, NJ (Commerce Bank Arts Centre)
12/9, Richmond, VA (Toad's)
12/10, Washington, DC (Constitution Hall)
12/12, New York, NY (Terminal 5)
12/13, New York, NY (Terminal 5)
12/14, Rochester, NY (Armory)

"Cake has reignited the band's 'Unlimited Sunshine' tour, tapping Brazilian Girls, Detroit Cobras, Oakley Hall, King City, and Agent Ribbons for the nationwide 14-date outing." [SPIN]

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Trail of Dead, Yo Majesty & Thunderheist @ Highline Ballroom

by Klaus Kinski

DOWNLOAD: Trail of Dead - Worlds Apart (MP3)

Trail of Dead (CRED)

On Thursday (Oct 18, 2007) I (Klaus) went to the Highline Ballroom for the first time to check out the Thunderheist/Yo Majesty/Trail of Dead/Islands/Enon/The Octopus Project CMJ showcase. Unfortunately I was only able to stay for Thunderheist, Yo Majesty, and Trail of Dead but these three acts packed such a punch that I left very satisfied.

Thunderheist (CRED)

I have to start by mentioning that I've never been to the Highline, but I was pretty impressed with the quality of the sound and the sightlines. It did have an all-too-polished, almost sterile look and the numerous security guards on hand made it feel a bit confined, but overall I dug the place. Thunderheist was up first at 8pm sharp and blasted through an absolutely phenominal set to an unfortunately empty and impotent room. As an old fart, I'm not prone to too much movement at shows these days, but this two-piece's agressive vocals, overwhelming stage presence, and superb beats almost had me moving. There was a 5-minute period in their set when I felt that the wind had been taken from their sails, and I thought they might be one of these bands that tend to start strong and fizzle out. However, they cranked it right back up and ended the set with a bang.

Yo Majesty (CRED)

Next up was Tampa's Yo Majesty and they absolutely blew my mind. The DJ kicked things off solo, spinning a fantastic up-tempo beat to get the crowd in the mood for what was about to begin. Then Shunda K & Jwl. B came out and tore into a set that was explosive, aggressive, and relentless. By this time, the room had filled up a lot and Yo Majesty completely had us all in their power. And as has happened in the past, toplessness ensued. I cannot recommend them enough; see them live, buy their records, download their tunes, just do yourself a favor and acquaint yourself with them. I am so glad I did.

The third and final band up was Trail of Dead. People nowadays seem sort of wishy-washy about how they feel about Trail of Dead. Some people think they've still got it, others think they're not as good as they used to be. But last night's set of anthemic, powerful tunes put them back on my list of bands one must see live. In addition to being totally on top of their game, they were so goddamned loud my shoes came untied.

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RELATED: Islands played this show and the BrooklynVegan party at R Bar. Yo Majesty didn't play R Bar, but did play Irving Plaza the next day. Thunderheist played the BrooklynVegan afterparty at 205 on Saturday night. Trail of Dead play Bowery Ballroom on November 23.

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Trail of Dead - 2007 Tour Dates

Trail of Dead @ Music Hall, NYC - Oct 20, 2007 (CRED - Rebecca Smeyne)

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead played two shows during CMJ this year - one public show at Highline Ballroom, and one private invite-only AAM day party at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday October 20th. Their next NYC show is November 23rd at Bowery Ballroom. Until then they're on tour. All dates below....

Trail of Dead - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 23 - Cannery Nashville, Tennessee
Oct 24 - Spanish Moon Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Oct 26 - Rubber Gloves Denton, Texas
Oct 27 - Emo’s Austin, Texas
Oct 29 - Univ. of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico
Oct 30 - Club Congress Tuscon, Arizona
Oct 31 - UNLV Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 1 - UCLA Los Angeles, California
Nov 2 - UC Berkeley Berkeley, California
Nov 5 - Colorado State Fort Collins, Colorado
Nov 7 - Univ. of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 9 - Canopy Club Urbana, Illinois
Nov 10 - Waiting Room Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 11 - CU Boulder Boulder, Colorado
Nov 13 - Southern Illinois Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois
Nov 15 - Univ. of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 16 - Hi-Tone Memphis, Tennessee
Nov 17 - Univ. of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
Nov 18 - Northwestern Chicago, Illinois
Nov 19 - Crofoot Ballroom Pontiac, Michigan
Nov 20 - Lee’s Palace Toronto, Ontario
Nov 21 - Grog Shop Cleveland, Ohio
Nov 23 - Bowery Ballroom New York, New York

Previously
* more Trail of Dead

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I'm Not There: In Concert

Tickets are still on sale for the "I'm not There" show at Beacon Theatre on November 7th - it's a "live celebration" of the new Bob Dylan movie. More details below...

In Todd Haynes' biographical Bob Dylan film, "I'm Not There," Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Heath Ledger and Ben Whitshaw all portray the legendary singer-songwriter.

The talent lineup for I'm Not There: In Concert, a live celebration of Haynes' Bob Dylan film, consists of:
Calexico
Cat Power
The Roots
My Morning Jacket
J Mascis
Yo La Tengo with Buckwheat Zydeco
Mason Jennings
Joe Henry
John Doe
Michelle Shocked & Jimmy LaFave
Mark Lanegan
Terry Adams Rock & Roll Quartet
Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks
Al Kooper & Funky Faculty
Ian Ball & Olly Peacock (Of Gomez)
Lee Ranaldo & the Million Dollar Bashers

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Lucky Dube, RIP --- (5 men arrested)

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- Five men have been arrested and charged with murder over the shooting of reggae legend Lucky Dube, Johannesburg police said Monday.

The men were arrested Sunday in an area east of Johannesburg and will appear in court on Tuesday, police spokesman Eugene Opperman said.

Along with murder, Opperman said the men were charged with possession of stolen property, a charge unrelated to Dube's death. Opperman said police seized two stolen firearms and four vehicles, including the one used on the night Dube was shot.

The 43-year-old musician was killed Thursday night as a hijacker tried to steal his car, his record company said. Dube was dropping his children off at a relative's house at the time; he attempted to escape but died almost instantly from his wounds, Gallo Record Company said. [CNN]

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Porter Wagoner Diagnosed with Lung Cancer

He's a legend of the Grand Old Opry and one of country music's rhinestone and Rock-A-Billy survivors. But tonight, friends and family are asking for prayers, for Porter Wagoner. His publicist announced today that Wagoner is suffering from lung cancer and he remains hospitalized in Nashville. Doctors describe his condition as serious.

Known for his rhinestone stage outfits, Wagoner helped launch the career of Dolly Parton when he hired her as his duet partner in 1967. Last year he spent two weeks in the hospital after suffering a stomach aneurysm, but he recovered and in May, celebrated 50 years on the Opry. In June, he released a new CD called Wagonmaster. Over the summer he opened a concert for the White Stripes at Madison Square Garden [WVLT]

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October 20, 2007

amazing lineup upstairs today too

DOWNLOAD: Songs To Drink And Drive By - Walk On By (MP3) (Scott Matthew)
DOWNLOAD: Songs To Drink And Drive By - Anarchy (MP3) (Scott Matthew)
DOWNLOAD: Scott Matthew - Amputee (MP3)

Julia Kent

As usual, I fell behind and never got to fully write about how excited I am for the lineup upstairs at Pianos this afternoon (free - starts @ noon, @ Pianos, BrooklynVegan party). So real quick: You've got singer-songwriter/GNR cover band member Dave Godowsky opening up the show - his ony area appearance. Following him is Orba Squara, who among other things, is known for the song in the iPhone commercial. Then Marla Hansen of Sufjan/National/Kanye fame. Then Scott Matthew - known for having songs in soundtracks like Shortbus & Ghost in the Shell - he has a beautiful, beautiful voice. Then JULIA KENT - an amazing, solo cello player that is gaining popularity in Europe, and who also happens to be a member of Antony & The Johnsons, and who was in Rasputina, etc, etc... Then DOVEMAN. Then Tim Bracy of the Mendoza Line (who was supposed to play later). Then Craig Wedren - formerly of Shudder to Think. Then finally Erik Friedlander (who was supposed to play earlier) - "now one of the world's top cellists".

And on top of all that - great bands playing downstairs for free too - like Turbo Fruits, Foals, and The Maccabees! go now. bye.

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Erik Friedlander & Tim Bracy set time change today

Erik Friedlander

Erik Friedlander's bow grates across the strings of his cello, wrenching notes into a stunted, disdainful exclamation. Imagine Friedlander-- now one of the world's top cellists with a Rolodex of collaborators from John Zorn and Laurie Anderson to John Darnielle and Courtney Love-- as a boy from New York's hinterlands, maybe 14 or 15 years old, out West in an RV sitting atop a 1966 Chevrolet pick-up truck. His mother, father, sister, and dog are along for the ride, as the truck barrels down an interstate. Suddenly, an Airstream trailer-- "sleek, silver...throwing our reflection back at us"-- zips past the Friedlander summer home. More than three decades later, this is how Erik Friedlander remembers his family losing a piece of their pride. [Pitchfork]

Erik Friedlander is playing the free BrooklynVegan party at Pianos today (Oct 20, 2007) - upstairs @ 6:15pm - NOT 4:45pm like the flyer says. Tim Bracy will instead play at 4:45pm. They switched.

Listen & watch Erik Friedlander on Virb.com. And come by and see him today, and get there early for Dave Godowsky and the King Left. Then after Erik get dinner before dancing with us at the afterparty. c u there.

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Last chance to RSVP for tonight (Oct 20)

Why RSVP? So we know you're there for the BrooklynVegan party. That said, we can still only fit as many people in that will fit in 205 (205 Chrystie St), so get there early if you want to catch Thunderheist and Walter Meego.

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The King Left & Dave Godowsky are on @ noon!

DOWNLOAD: Dave Godowsky - Lullaby (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Dave Godowsky - Alcohol (MP3)

See you at Pianos. Limited open bar while it lasts. Free show. Flyer below...

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Kaiju guy running around R Bar (and @ Pianos today)

bouncer & Plantain Twin @ R Bar, NYC - Oct 19, 2007

I loved having creatures from Kaiju Big Battel running around the party at R Bar yesterday. That's one of them hanging out with the bouncer outside. Photo by Jefferson. Meet them again today (Oct 20) at Pianos.

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Yo Majesty didn't show up! (but they did play Irving)

Sorry to everyone that showed up to see Yo Majesty play at R Bar yesterday! I realized Yo Majesty hadn't shown up about 30 minutes before they were supposed to go on (which was actually after they were supposed to go on because we were running late). I quickly tracked them down and found out they weren't coming at all - a huge miscommunication somewhere in the chain of people they work with. Oh well. It worked out fine anyway - we were running an hour behind, and Islands were the perfect way to finish up the party that had been going for eight hours already anyway.

Yo Majesty did play the show they were scheduled to play later in the night at Irving Plaza (the Fillmore) though. That's the show Jefferson went to see, and he took this picture....

Superman (Yo Majesty) @ Irving Plaza, NYC - Oct 19, 2007

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October 19, 2007

Islands played Highline, playing today too

Islands @ Highline Ballroom, NYC - Oct 18, 2007 (CRED)

Catch Islands again in NYC TODAY (Oct 19) (and tomorrow).

Actually, Islands going on right after Yo Majesty today, and Yo Majesty also played with them at Highline last night.

Thunderheist played last night too (and Trail of Dead & Enon)

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Turbo Fruits

DOWNLOAD: Turbo Fruits - Know Too Much (MP3)

* Turbo Fruits
* Turbo Fruits on Ecstatic Peace
* Be Your Own Pet Offshoot Turbo Fruits Prep Debut
* Win a Bong From BYOP Side Project Turbo Fruits
* Turbo Fruits played Mercury Lounge last night
* Turbo Fruits are playing a BrooklynVegan party on Saturday

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Band of Horses are the secret Blender band

In case there is any confusion. Counting Crows are also playing CMJ, but they aren't the secret band listed on this flyer.

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R Bar today! (open bar, lots of bands, bv party)

iliketrains @ gothamist party - oct 18, 2007 (CRED)

Open Red Bull/Svedka vodka/Bloody Marys (while supplies last). Today (Friday Oct 19) @ R Bar - a bunch of kick-ass bands too. iLiKETRAiNS go on at 12:15pm sharp. People who saw them at Gothamist last night told me they were great. Popstatic got in from Chicago this morning to DJ for us. David Bruno will stop by later in the day. Kaiju characters will be walking around. Full flyer HERE

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St. Vincent played Knitting Factory (CMJ)

A lot of bands played this show actually. More pics & coverage coming soon. Photo by Jefferson who told me St. Vincent put on the best show he's seen at all of CMJ so far (it happened at Knitting Factory - Oct 18, 2007).

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M.I.A. played Terminal 5

photos & review by Trent Wolbe

With the paint still smelling new in this weird and cavernous venue, MIA and her crew rocked steady for five whole hours. Technical problems cut Blaqstarr's set short so MIA had to go on a little early - starting things up with an absolutely mind-bending performance of "Bamboo Banga" - but no one complained.

Teens in stripes, zebra prints, neon wigs, oversized shirts, huge chains, and tight pants were the dominant crowd and they really made the whole place bounce.

Gunshot samples and 90's references abounded - Afrikan Boy must've called for a "Whoomp There It Is" response about 15 times. And of course, the whole thing pulsed like an awesomely bad website from 1996. The Mario / Arcangelesque visuals for "Paper Planes" were awesome and blended well with the live-action dance shots from other countries she had so much fun shooting.

Trent's review continued below....

In the middle, she invited the audience onstage, and guess what, they came.

My favorite part of the night, though, was when MIA called for all of the lights onstage to be killed, and Afrikan Boy told everyone to put up dey cell phones, cameras, anything that glowed. Really magical!!! I forgot what song she played after that but it was awesome.

The whole thing was awesome. Terminal 5 needs to get better ventilation if they want to keep having serious dance parties, though.

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Someone also emailed me a much differernt point of view....

God that was an awful concert at Terminal 5. The tedious DJ set, the baiting of the crowd ... ugh. [anonymous email]

The show was at Terminal 5 in NYC on October 18th. more photos @ Trent's Flickr.

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Walter Meego & Popstatic - MP3s, CMJ, BV parties

DOWNLOAD: Walter Meego - Through A Keyhole (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Walter Meego - Romantic (tilliander Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Walter Meego - Romantic (tilliander Remix) (MP3)

I (david bruno) first became aware of Chicago's Walter Meego (band, not dude) a few summers back when their infectious "Romantic" track was making the rounds across the interworld. Their quirky, electronic pop feels not dissimilair to Hot Chip, but starting with more of a rock angle. Music.for-Robots Mark said, "They're really doing some interesting stuff, blending the dark electronic with the Chicago post rock. It's the type of sound that makes so much sense in today's current scene, but rarely executed this well."

I reached out to them and brought them to do a DJ set here in New York. Since then, they've played live here many times and released singles for "Romantic" and "Hollywood," got a Switch and Sinden remix, toured the country with VHS or Beta, and gone through some line-up changes. All the while, they've recorded a full length album and got signed to Almost Gold Recordings (home to Peter Bjorn & John and Calvin Harris). Their album is due out early next year, but the boys are romping through CMJ this week (including a set last night opening for UNKLE at Webster Hall). Saturday night (Oct 20) they're playing our DANCE party on Saturday night. Their full schedule is below. Get to 205 early on Saturday night to catch Walter Meego and Thunderheist!

Speaking of Walter Meego's line-up changes: one of the founding members of the band, Jarrett Spiegel left to delve into his own electronic production. Still based in Chicago, Jarrett together with San rancisco-based Salva, record as Popstatic. Jarrett is in town this week to DJ TODAY (OCT 19) at the Brooklyn Vegan day party at R Bar and at DANCE at 205 on Saturday night. For more on Popstatic, check out this previous feature on my site.

Tour Dates below...

Popstatic - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 19 @ R Bar in NYC (ALL DAY DJING) (BrooklynVegan party)
Oct 20 @ 205 in NYC (NIGHT TIME DJING) (BrooklynVegan & David Bruno party)

WALTER MEEGO - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 19 in NYC @ The Annex (BigStereo CMJ Party) 11:15pm
Oct 20 @ Cake Shop @ The Shout it Out Loud Music / Harp Magazine Day Party
Oct 20 @ Brooklyn Vegan and David Bruno present DANCE at Club 205Oct 20 @ Galapagos (LATE NIGHT DJ set)

-David

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Thunderheist - MP3s, CMJ, Saturday, Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Thunderheist - Horny (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Thunderheist - Sueños Dulces (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Thunderheist - Bubblegum (Hatchmatik Birdflu in June Remix) (MP3)

Thunderheist (CRED)

The pursuit of fun has proved to be a successful artistic method for Thunderheist. Grahm lived in Montreal and Isis in Toronto. They were MySpace friends. “He accidentally sent me a remix he made for Spank Rock,” tells the lady on vox, “and I spit over it.”

“Anywhere there were gaps in the vocals, she was like, ‘Mwew, mwew mwew,’” Grahm says, using his disposable coffee cup as a mic. The chemistry was clear. “So I started cranking out beats and sent them to her.” They went into their first show having never played in the same room.

Earning a rep for her onstage antics, Isis trades shots for lap dances, gets the crowd hyped and provokes dirty dancing by showing how it’s done. “Our live shows got people talking,” Grahm explains contently. [URB Magazine]

Thunderheist played the Big Stereo party at Studio B Wednesday night. Then they played Highline Ballroom with Yo Majesty, Islands, Enon, and Trail of Dead last night (Oct 18). In case you missed them, David Bruno and I just got confirmation that they accepted our invitation to also play at our Saturday night party @ 205 (RSVP). We also have a whole bunch of DJ's at the two floor event, doors are @ 11:00 pm, and the live acts look something like this:

11:30 pm: Thunderheist
12:15 am: Walter Meego
01:15 am: David sugar
02:15 am: King Oppression.

RSVP. Get there EARLY (and by "early" I mean 11pm). All Thunderheist tour dates below....

Thunderheist - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 20 - 205, NYC, BrooklynVegan party (details above)
Oct 31 - FLAVORPILL HALLOWEEN MONSTER MASH JUMP OFF NYC
Nov 28 - Rex for Clark magazine party Paris
Nov 29 - Rotown Rotterdam
Nov 30 - Tivoli Utrecht
Dec 1 - Oosterport w/Mstrkrft, Yelle and more GRONINGEN
Dec 7 - Beauty Bar LA
Dec 8 - Beauty Bar Vegas baby...VEGAS!!!!!
Dec 9 - Beauty Bar San Fransisco
Dec 11 - Beauty Bar San Diego
Dec 12 - Beauty Bar Austin
Dec 13 - Beauty Bar NYC
Dec 28 - The Drake Hotel Toronto

Check out MissingToof for more MP3s.

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October 18, 2007

a few more CMJ links before I get out of here

Celebration @ Pianos (BV show), NYC - Oct 17, 2007 (CRED)

* Stereogum sees Sparrow House & The DeathSet
* Andrew WK, Bradford Cox & more on the Windish party
* Sterogum also visited the BV Bowery Ballroom show
* Stream Live CMJ Shows on Something Called "Friendster"
* Rolling Stone saw Cool Kids & Kid Sister @ Hiro
* Music Snobbery didn't like Team Robespierre as much as I did
* or as much as Dfactor did @ Pianos yesterday
* Pop Tarts saw Thurston Moore at the Apple Store
* Pop Tarts also saw Wakey! Wakey! @ the BV show @ Pianos
* Ear Farm stopped by to see Le Loup
* Three more BV parties (with four more lineups) to go

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The DeathSet, Pianos, awesome (BrooklynVegan CMJ show)

The Deathset @ Pianos, NYC - Oct 17, 2007 (CRED)

TheDeathSet = awesome. They played on in the middle of the floor (like their friend Dan Deacon does) @ the BrooklynVegan day party at Pianos yesterday (Oct 17, 2007), and they are/were fun - very, very, very, fun, and good, and full of energy, and just smiling, and so good. And they played right before the Meat Puppets (who I was hoping would manage to catch some of the DeathSet's set, but I don't think they did. DeathSet's also-awesome friends from Team Robespierre did stick around after their also-awesome set to support though - more on them later.)

"...Last time I saw the band they were on the big stage at the South Street Seaport, and though it was a great performance it was certainly lacking something. As it turns out that something was intimacy...." [Pop Tarts Suck Toasted]

More photos & tour dates, below...

The Deathset @ Pianos, NYC - Oct 17, 2007 (CRED)

The DeathSet - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 19 - SUNY Purchase w/ Ecstatic Sunshine and Barr Purchase, New York
Oct 20 - Eclectic House / Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut
Oct 21 - Modern Formations Gallery w/ Aunt Dracula Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Oct 22 - Scrummage University (aka the best place in the states to play right now!) Detroit, Michigan
Oct 23 - AV-Aerie Space Chicago, Illinois
Oct 24 - Tower 2012 w/ PRE Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 25 - House of Rice Columbus, Ohio
Oct 26 - The Vacuum w/ Cryptacize Philly, Pennsylvania

The Deathset @ Pianos, NYC - Oct 17, 2007 (CRED)

They also played the Impose show at Silent Barn the night before.

Previously
* more DeathSet

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Deerhunter @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC (CMJ) - pics

Like I said, I should have been asleep. I haven't been getting much, had just been at Pianos all day, AND was at Bowery all night the night before. Nonetheless, I not only watched all of No Age, White Williams, and Dan Deacon, I stuck it out 'till the end to watch every last second of Deerhunter's set - Bradford's rants included. So, here's my question: is frontman Bradford's schtick an act, is he just weird, or is it just the drugs kicking in? The last choice was kind of consistent with the show getting better and better as it went along which went right along with Bradford getting crazier and crazier (disclaimer: don't do drugs, even if it is them that makes Bradford a more interesting entertainer. Bradford, don't do them either - it's not worth it.). I thought the show started off pretty boring, and Bradford was being extremely tame. That mixed with my tiredness, had me almost leaving after a few songs.

Next thing you know, the band picked up immensely, the songs were getting better, and Bradford was jumping off drumkits, falling on the floor, saying all kinds of stuff like, (fabricated or not) "I miss my family", and going on and on about how much NY sucks for not allowing him to smoke on stage. Actually, the smoking stuff came off a bit whiney which went hand in hand with the fact that when he finally did light up, he didn't really seem like as much of a rebel as he thought he was being. I haven't seen an artist kicked off the stage for smoking yet, and usually they just do it without saying anything about it. That (and the slow beginning) aside, great show (for me).

Photos of Dan Deacon (who played right before him to a slightly fuller room, and a much better aka earlier set time for a Wednesday night) here. More photos of Deerhunter, below....

MTV was there too.

photos by Jefferson - taken at the Windish CMJ showcase @ Bowery Ballroom in NYC on October 17, 2007. Deerhunter has three more NYC shows coming up.

Previously
* more Deerhunter

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Dan Deacon @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC (CMJ) - pics

Dan Deacon does not care about you, and by "you" I mean the person who came to check out what this Dan Deacon guy is all about, and the guy who was tired and leaning against the wall, or the girl who was hoping to have something to look at for $16 (or whatever the ticket price was). Dan Deacon only cares about making sure that those who want to dance with him are having a good time. To prove it once again, he played his sold-out Windish CMJ showcase at the overflowing Bowery Ballroom last night (Oct 17) - on the floor (of course), and completely in the dark. The only light was eminating from his glowing green skull, and coming from the many camera flashes that were surrounding him. It didn't matter where you were in the venue, even those of us who should have been home sleeping, but instead took it all in from the balcony above, basically had nothing to look at. That didn't stop me from having a good time, but there's no way I was enjoying it as much as the hundreds who Dan was really playing for - those who were going crazy and dancing out of their minds on the crowded floor around him.

OK, I lied. As you can see from the pictures, the lights were on - for one song. During that time Dan orchestrated the 'dance party' portion of the show, and he had some lucky crowd members (or his puppets - depending on how you look at the whole thing....the cult-like nature of it all...nevermind...) running around and high-fiving people, running up the stairs to the balcony, and back down, etc...

Jefferson took the pictures you see here from the balcony. Bao was on the floor. More photos below.....

No Age and White Williams played before Dan. Deerhunter played after him. MTV was there.

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R Bar, Epochs, CMJ, Takka, Forms, Pinfield

DOWNLOAD: The Forms - Knowledge In Hand (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Epochs - Biblical Proportions (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Takka Takka - We Feel Safer at Night (MP3)

R Bar

As previously announced, the free BrooklynVegan party this Friday (Oct 19) is at R Bar - a swanky new (sort of) bar/venue on the Lower East Side - right on Bowery between Prince and Spring - a short walk from...pretty much anywhere else on the Lower East Side. The show is 18+ to get in, will have an open Svedka/Red Bull/Bloody Mary bar (while supplies last) for those over 21, and features ten bands - including Black Kids.

Tonight's (Oct 18) show at R Bar looks good too. First of all, it's hosted by MATT PINFIELD. Also, you've got Little Birdy, The Forms, Born in the Flood, Benzos, Takka Takka, and The Epochs - a band, who despite the confusion of one commenter, are playing there tonight (not tomorrow). They're also a band who are playing/played six shows during CMJ.

More details at R Bar's site, and more Takka Takka, Epochs, and Forms tour dates below....

The Epochs - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 18 - Blender Theater (w/ Datarock) (CMJ) New York, New York
Oct 18 - R Bar (CMJ) New York, New York
Oct 19 - White Rabbit (Acoustic Set)- WOXY Radio Broadcast (CMJ) New York, New York
Oct 19 - BAM Cafe (CMJ) Brooklyn, New York
Nov 7 - The Abbey Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Nov 10 - Crown Point Festival New York, New York
Nov 15 - Bowery Ballroom (w/ Malajube) New York, New York

The Forms - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 17 - CMJ : Gothamist Party at White Rabbit : w/ O’ Death New York, New York
Oct 18 - CMJ : Soundfix Records Show w/ The Apes, Scissors For Lefty New York, New York
Oct 18 - CMJ : R Bar w/ The Epochs, Takka Takka, Benzos, Matt Pinfield New York
Oct 20 - CMJ : Showcase : Club Midway w/ Mussels, Goes Cube New York, New York

Takka Takka - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 16 - CMJ Daystage-Puck Building NY, New York
Oct 18 - R Bar - Blown Speakers CMJ Party New York
Oct 19 - CMJ EJRC (our label) Showcase @ UNION POOL Brooklyn, New York
Nov 5 - Neighbors helping Neighbors benfit at Union Hall BROOKLYN
Nov 16 - UNION HALL with TRAVIS Morrison Brooklyn, New York

Unfortunately none of these bands are playing BV shows this year. For the full list of who are, check out HERE.

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Meat Puppets @ Pianos for BV CMJ -- nyctaper taped it

Meat Puppets @ Pianos, NYC - Oct 17, 2007 (CRED)

Meat Puppets played one of their three NYC-area shows yesterday afternoon at Pianos - part of the BrooklynVegan series of free parties happening during CMJ this year. Meat Puppets played their official showcase at Lion's Den later that night. Download a lossless version of the Pianos show from NYCTAPER.

...they entertained a packed room with a loose and playful set that featured several improvisational segments. The highlight was the 12-minute version of "Up on the Sun" that began with an introduction jam that melded neatly into the song.

Thanks to ystrickler for the above photo. Check out three by Bao Nguyen below....

Check out the full schedule of BrooklynVegan parties happening this week.

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VIDEO: Two Gallants - Despite What You've Been Told

Two Gallants @ "secret birthday show" in Brooklyn (CRED)

new video below...

Music Video for "Despite What You've Been Told" from the self-titled album Two Gallants. Directed by Alexander Safdie and Ronald Schnetke. The Director of Photography is Doug McCann. www.twogallants.com www.saddle-creek.com

The photo above was taken by Tod Seelie at Glasslands on October 3rd, 2007. All tour dates, here.

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Dan Deacon & Deerhunter @ Bowery Ballroom

Bradford Cox, Dan Deacon & MTV - Oct 17, 2007

photo by Jefferson. More coverage of this show coming soon.

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TK Webb & The Visions (CMJ spotlight) MP3s & Tour Dates

by BrooklynVegan Mike

DOWNLOAD: TK Webb - Phantom Parade (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: TK Webb - Oh Baby No (MP3)

You've heard the tale before - songwriter leaves his hometown to make a name in the Big Apple with a few songs and a dream. TK Webb left Kansas City to perform his brand of gritty country-folk wrapped in a dusty, blues veneer with just a guitar, harmonica, and a suitcase to kick a beat to. Since then, he has established himself in the city. He even now has a backing band called The Visions behind him - adding layers to his homespun tales of woe.

There's a timeless quality to the music, no doubt a byproduct of mixing genres, covering every decade from 1940 to 1980. And though he is certainly not the first artist to make this type of music, Webb's identity comes through, making it undeniably his. TK Webb just released an album called Phantom Parade on The Social Registry (home to Blood on the Wall and Gang Gang Dance), and that's whose official showcase TK Webb already played. If you missed it, they have another show on October 20th @ Galapagos in Brooklyn with Stars Like Fleas and Bear In Heaven, and if you miss that too - you can always catch them on tour with The Wallflowers. They play Highline Ballroom together on October 22nd. All tour dates below....

TK Webb & The Visions - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 17 - Glasslands social registry CMJ showcase brooklyn, New York
Oct 18 - 9:30 club w/the wallflowers washington d.c., Washington DC
Oct 19 - keswick theater w/the wallflowers Glenside, Pennsylvania
Oct 20 - Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY w/ Get Him Eat Him & Stars Like Fleas (CMJ)
Oct 20 - borgata casino w/the wallflowers atlantic city, New Jersey
Oct 21 - somerville theatre w/the wallflowers somerville, Massachusetts
Oct 22 - highline ballroom w/the wallflowers new york, New York

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Jens Lekman adds Brooklyn show

Tickets are on sale for a Jens Lekman "solo" show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on October 28th - it's one day after he plays (not solo) at Webster Hall. This is the best news since Richard Hawley's Bowery show. More Jens dates at his website.

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Beneath the Sky (CMJ spotlight) - 2007 Tour Dates

by BrooklynVegan Mike

Victory Records has been there for me from an early age until the present. From Earth Crisis to Minus to Bury Your Dead, they release some of the best heavy music around. Following up the promise of last year's EP (More Than You Can Handle), Beneath the Sky have proven worthy of the pedigree set by Victory's list of triumphant acts.

Hailing from Cincinnati, Beneath the Sky craft intense metalcore with all of its trappings (blast beats, practically danceable riffing, general intensity). Vocalist Joey Nelson follows the path laid by John Henry of Darkest Hour (another great Victory band) by taking a black metal approach, high pitch wails followed by guttural screams. In the ever splintering world of hardcore, both bands (along with All Shall Perish and Montreal's Despised Icon) have been classified as Deathcore. You can get dizzy mirco-organizing all of the subgenres - all you need to know is What Demons Do To Saints is one of the best heavy albums of the year.

They play the Victory CMJ showcase at Bowery Poetry Club today (Oct 18). All tour dates below....

Beneath the Sky - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 18 - Bowery Poetry Club (Across from CBGB’s) (Victory CMJ Showcase) New York City, New York
Oct 19 - The 5th Ave Arena w/ Endwell Ronkonkoma, New York
Oct 20 - Cue Club II w/ Endwell Delran, New Jersey
Oct 21 - Crocodile Rock w/ Endwell Allentown, Pennsylvania
Oct 22 - Mainstage w/ Endwell Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
Oct 23 - Legion 79 w/ Endwell Manchester, New Hampshire
Oct 24 - Club Crannel w/ Endwell Poughkeepsie, New York
Oct 26 - The Mooselodge Danville, Illinois
Oct 27 - Cressmoor Club w/ Inked in Blood & Burden of A Day Hobart, Indiana
Oct 30 - The Pirates Cove w/ Endwell Cleveland, Ohio
Oct 31 - The Magic Stick w/Endwell, Emmure, All Shall Perish, The Agony Scene, & Nodes of Ranvier Detroit, Michigan
Nov 1 - The Attic w/ Endwell, Inked in Blood, & Burden of A Day Kettering, Ohio
Nov 2 - The Monkey Bar w/ Endwell Huntington, West Virginia
Nov 3 - Club Relevant w/ Endwell Virginia Beach, Virginia
Nov 4 - The Soundvent w/ Endwell Thomasville, North Carolina
Nov 5 - Swayzes w/ Endwell Marietta, Georgia
Nov 6 - Uncle Pleasants w/ Suicide Silence, ALOL, The Agony Scene, Walls of Jericho, & Nights Like These Louisville, Kentucky
Nov 7 - The Mooselodge w/ Endwell Danville, Illinois
Nov 8 - The Warehouse w/ Endwell LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Nov 10 - Romans Imperial Inn w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Rapid City, South Dakota
Nov 12 - Club NVO w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Logan, Utah
Nov 13 - The Venue w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Boise, Idaho
Nov 15 - The Boardwalk w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Orangevale, California
Nov 16 - SOMA w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom San Diego, California
Nov 17 - Galaxy Theatre w/ As Blood Runs Black, WOP, Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Santa Ana
Nov 18 - 418 Project w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Santa Cruz, California
Nov 19 - Trilogy Theatre w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Victorville, California
Nov 20 - Cell Block w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Mesa, Arizona
Nov 21 - Chic’s w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom El Paso, Texas
Nov 23 - Fat Daddy’s Sound Shack w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Lewisville, Texas
Nov 24 - White Rabbit w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom San Antonio, Texas
Nov 25 - The Java Jazz w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Houston/Spring, Texas
Nov 26 - The Darkroom w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 27 - Sluggos w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Pensacola, Florida
Nov 28 - Transitions Skate Park w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Tampa, Florida
Nov 29 - Thee Imperial w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Jacksonville, Florida
Nov 30 - Sector 7G w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Augusta, Georgia
Dec 1 - The Brewery w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Raleigh, North Carolina
Dec 2 - Jaxx w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Springfield, Virginia
Dec 4 - Mainstage w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Pompton Lakes, New Jersey
Dec 5 - The 5th Ave Arena w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Ronkonkoma, New York
Dec 6 - Legion 79 w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Manchester, New Hampshire
Dec 7 - Skate-A-Rama w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Utica, New York
Dec 8 - Sirens w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Dec 9 - Waterfront Tavern w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Holyoke, Massachusetts
Dec 10 - The Penny Arcade w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Rochester, New York
Dec 11 - Peabodys w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 12 - The Hayloft w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Mt Clemens, Michigan
Dec 14 - Mojos w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Tinley Park, Illinois
Dec 15 - Shorewood Legion Hall w/ Too Pure To Die, Whitechapel and Impending Doom Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 22 - The Attic w/ At The Throne of Judgement Kettering, Ohio

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The Narrator (CMJ spotlight) - MP3s & 2007 Tour Dates

by BrooklynVegan Mike

DOWNLOAD: The Narrator - SurfJew (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Narrator - Start Parking (MP3)

A melange of shoegaze, 80s college rock, and bit of math rock thrown in, I've been a fan of this Chicago outfit's album All That To The Wall for some time. Think Tokyo Police Club without the caffeine and the hand claps, and you'll have a good idea.

They played Pop Montreal and everyone who saw their set gave big plaudits. They deserve more ears, so give them a shot. I think you'll find they're one of those bands that sneak on you. Before you realize it, they've snuck into your iPod top 25.

The Narrator are playing quadruple duty in NYC this week, so the opportunity is there to hear them first hand. All tour dates below...

The Narrator - 2007 Tour Dates
10.18 @ Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction | New York NY
---> Redeye Party w/Camphor, The Coast, Division Day, Drug Rug, Child Ballads
---> FREE | 21+ | We play @ 5 PM

10.19 @ The Delancey | New York NY
---> Flameshovel/Polyvinyl CMJ Showcase w/Bound Stems, Cale Parks, Mannequin Men, Picastro, Bling Kong, The Don'ts

10.20 @ White Rabbit [145 Houston btwn Forsyth and Eldridge] | New York NY
---> Gothamist House w/Eagle*Seagull, The Spinto Band, Luke Temple, Ford & Fitzroy, Andrew Dost, The Subjects and Palomar
---> We play (largely acoustic) @ 7:30 | FREE

11.02 @ Cactus Club | Milwaukee WI
---> w/Maritime [RECORD RELEASE SHOW]

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October 17, 2007

Richard Hawley touring soon, playing Bowery Ballroom

I'm very excited. Richard Hawley is finally coming back to the United States (hopefully). I love his new album. Tickets go on sale today at noon for a December 1st show at Bowery Ballroom. A few other shows are also on sale at Ticketweb.

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come to Pianos today (Wed) from noon-6pm

TODAY! (Oct 17) @ Pianos in NYC . free show. 15 bands including MEAT PUPPETS, and including Elk City, and including Bon Iver who also played a mesmerizing set at Bowery Ballroom last night. DJ Annie Mac. open bar too.

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Ola Podrida (CMJ Spotlight) - 2007 Tour Dates

by BrooklynVegan Mike

DOWNLOAD: Ola Podrida - Instead (MP3)

Earlier this year, an interesting news bit on Pitchfork appeared reporting they had noticed that the album cover for Interpol's then upcoming album Our Love To Admire was suspiciously similar to just released Ola Podrida's self-titled debut. It was just a funny case of "great minds think alike," but despite their disparate sounds, there are other aspects that link them together.

Both call New York home, but Ola Podrida's wistful folk ballads (in the vein of Iron and Wine and Micah P. Hinson) are miles away from Interpol's urban decadence. Both have band members immersed in film composing, but Podrida front man David Wingo made his name in that field first - before branching out with his band, scoring among several films,David Gordon Green's classic George Washington. And both bands have received great write ups from the music press, but while Interpol's latest has received mixed reviews, Ola Pordrida's release has more more consistent praise.

They've been building a steady buzz over the last year, due in part to their very good album, but also their fantastic live show (they were one of the hot tickets to Pop Montreal). Definitely worth checking out. Dates below...

Ola Podrida - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 19 - Pianos (DAVID WINGO SOLO SET) New York, New York
Oct 19 - CMJ MUSIC MARATHON : Union Hall Brooklyn
Oct 29 - The Mercury Lounge w/ DAVID BAZAN + ALL SMILES NYC, New York
Nov 2 - Maxwell’s w/ ROGUE WAVE + PORT O’BRIEN Hoboken, New Jersey

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the week in Dance w/ David Bruno (10/17/07) (part 1)

Digitalism @ Studio B, NYC (CRED)

Lots of moaning going on about CMJ this year, but you can't deny that DANCE is a big factor in this years' Marathon.

Big official CMJ shows with Simian Mobile Disco, New Young Pony Club (Tickets), MSTRKRFT (Tickets), and Justice (along with this little column here) leave no doubt that this past year has been a big year for DJs and bands with a beat.

Last week some dance acts got off to an early start on Thursday night: Digitalism played Studio B and set the place on fire (or at least attracted the FDNY), !!! punk-funked Webster Hall (more photos), and Moby DJ'd at Hiro. Photos of Moby at Driven by Boredom. James Murphy and Annie Mac DJ'd at Hiro BAllroom last night.

Outside of the big CMJ shows be sure to catch (in no particular order) one of the Black Ghosts sets at the BV party or at the Delancey (I hear Simon will be singing while they DJ their tracks), A-Trak and DJ Medhi tag-teaming at Hiro on Wednesday (tonight) should be legendary, Erol Alkan dropping rock tracks for the ravers at the 3rd Fixed Anniversary at Studio B on Saturday with special guests, MIA gives you two chances to catch her at Terminal 5, James Lavelle brings UNKLE to Webster on Thursday, David E. Sugar, King Oppression, and Walter Meego at our show at 205 on Saturday night, and Muscles plays both Modular parties (Studio B with NYPC and 200 Orchard on Friday). Also tonight: Dragonette at the Canal Room and the boys and girls from Big Stereo finally touch down in NYC at Studio B with Thunderheist. Ghostland Observatory brought a laser to their last show at the Bowery, find out what they bring to Webster on Friday night.

Don't forget to RSVP For our Saturday night party. More about that later (coming in part 2).

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The Rosebuds are playing 2 more NYC shows

The Rosebuds @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - Oct 16, 2007 (CRED)

I found out last night at the show, that The Rosebuds are the (no longer billed as) "Special Guests" at Union Hall tonight (Oct 17). You can also catch them on Saturday at Sound Fix. Both shows are with their Merge label-mates Ladybug Transistor.

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BrooklynVegan CMJ showcase @ Bowery Ballroom - pics

photos by Ryan Muir

Bon Iver @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - Oct 16, 2007

Amazing show start to finish last night at Bowery Ballroom. Thanks all who came. Thanks all who played. Sorry about Miracle Fortress. Bon Iver was amazing. Come see him again at his only other CMJ performance - at Pianos this afternoon (Oct 17), but get there early - space upstairs at Pianos is of course limited - get there really early for (more good music and) free drinks.

Everyone else who played was amazing too. More pics below.....

The Shaky Hands

The Most Serene Republic

Dean & Britta

The Rosebuds

Voxtrot

Voxtrot

More photos @ Ryan's Flickr. Info on more BrooklynVegan shows this week, here.

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VIDEOS: 4 new Neil Young songs

Speaking of Neil Young, "The new album by Neil Young, Chrome Dreams II, will be released by Reprise Records on October 23rd." Listen to four songs off the album, below...

Neil Young: Dirty Old Man - photo montage

Neil Young: The Way - photo montage

Neil Young: The Believer - photo montage

Neil Young: Spirit Road - photo montage

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FREE Red Bull, Svedka vodka & bloody marys today 12-2

I think it was literally 2:30 am last night when we finally confirmed we'd be having an open bar for today (Oct 17). Come by today @ noon for the free BrooklynVegan party. See lots of bands. Drink free Red Bull, Red Bull mixed with Svedka vodka, and bloody marys. The open bar today ends at 2pm, but then it's still happy hour all day (drink specials for the Friday & Saturday partys TBA). See you there!

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Elk City - 2007 Tour Dates (CMJ, BV show announcement)

by BrooklynVegan Mike

DOWNLOAD: Elk City - Los Cruzados (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Elk City - Cherries in the Snow (MP3)

Indie-pop is a loaded term. It conjures up different ideas - from Labrador Records to K Records, Beat Happening to Belle and Sebastian, Camera Obscura to Radio Dept. When coming up with the appropriate description for Elk City, indie-pop was the single classification that stayed in my head. They're bouncy, they're melodic, they're celebratory, all hallmarks of indie-pop. But the description doesn't hold because they are all that and more.

The best starting point would be with singer Renee LoBue's voice. The centerpiece to much of the songs, she moves effortlessly from power-invoking brashness to feint, Feist-like delicateness. But she's just one element, as the band around her captures every detail from 60's soul croons to classic country twang. Catch them at one of four CMJ-related shows in NYC this week - the first one being upstairs at Pianos on Wednesday October 17th (TODAY) @ 4pm (the artist that was listed as "TBA" on the flyer) - part of the free BrooklynVegan party. Their official showcase is the next day at Joe's Pub. All tour dates below......

Wednesday 10/17
BROOKLYNVEGAN FREE DAY PARTY @ Pianos, 158 Ludlow St.
4pm - Elk City (upstairs)
Free

Thursday 10/18
TERRORBIRD MEDIA FREE DAY PARTY @ Pianos, 158 Ludlow St.
1pm - Camphor
4pm - Elk City
w/ Boom Bip, Shape of Broad Minds, Yo Majesty, Neon Neon (listening party), Le Loup, San Serac, Clare & the Reasons

Thursday 10/18
OFFICIAL FRIENDLY FIRE RECORDINGS CMJ SHOWCASE!!!! @ Joe's Pub, 425 Lafayette St.
11:30pm - Camphor
12:30am - Elk City
Free w/ CMJ badges, $10 without badges

Saturday 10/20
SOUND FIX FREE INSTORE PERFORMANCE @ Sound Fix Records, 110 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn
7pm - Camphor
8pm - Elk City

Download Elk City's cover of REM's "Everybody Hurts", at Stereogum.

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October 16, 2007

British Sea Power played Maxwell's

British Sea Power @ Maxwell's, NJ - Oct 15, 2007 by Paul Bachmann (more)

How was it? BSP play Bowery Ballroom on October 18th, and other places. How were the openers Stardeath & White Dwarfs? (that is one band, not two). Fun fact: one of their members is related to Wayne Coyne.

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VIDEO: Les Savy Fav's Big Break

It was the biggest show of their lives....

Les Savy Fav, an obscure underground band, are invited to perform with The Arcade Fire, LCD soundsystem, Blond redhead, and Wild Light for an audience of 25,000 people on Randals Island in New York City. All the bands friends tell them that the concert is "the Show of The Year" and that how lucky they are to finally get a break. We document this important day.

Les Savy Fav are not playing CMJ, but Syd will make an appearance in Juiced Elfers at the Frenchkiss showcase.

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Wednesday's St Marks church event cancelled

I hadn't even posted about it yet, but anyway it's cancelled. more bad news.

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Miracle Fortress were denied at the border!!

People from CMJ are trying to still get Miracle Fortress into the United States from Canada, but it looks like it's going to take a miracle (PUN INTENDED) to get them here at this point, and they're DEFINITELY not making it for 8pm - their set time at Bowery Ballroom tonight (me = crying). Bon Iver is now going on at 7, and The Shaky Hands are playing at 8, and everything else runs exactly on time. IF Miracle Fortress do make it, we'll let them play after Voxtrot at 1am. I'm not sure that's very likely though. They were supposed to play SoundFix tomorrow too. :-(

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The Warlocks (CMJ spotlight) - 2007 Tour Dates

by BrooklynVegan Mike

DOWNLOAD The Warlocks - Baby Blue (MP3)

I'm always surprised by which bands are able to make a name for themselves and which others toil away under the shadows. A lot of it, of course, is due to the political machinations of the music industry, but even in the ultra-hyper blog celebrity (of which I am contributing to this very moment), some bands still fail to get their due notice. I believe The Warlocks are one of those bands.

They came out of the late 90s neo-psychedelic scene, along with awesome bands Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Brian Jonestown Massacre, and the sometimes good (but not lately) Dandy Warhols. Each of their albums are different in sound and approach (due to their lineup, which fluctuates from as few as four to as many as ten), while at the same time maintaining a singular sound that is uniquely their own. Their new album Heavy Deavy Skull Lover is practically an instrumental album, with long, repetitive drones, swirling guitar symphonies, and the slow, steady release of a morphine drip. It's possibly their best album, though Phoenix definitely has its moments.

They'll be playing three shows in NYC this week - including the Tee Pee records showcase at Luna Lounge. All tour dates, and some videos, below....

The Warlocks - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 18 - New York, NY @ Club Midway (Tee Pee CMJ day party, 1pm)
Oct 18 - Brooklyn, NY @ Glasslands Gallery (DIW Magazine Unofficial CMJ party)
Oct 19 - Brooklyn, NY @ Luna Lounge (Tee Pee CMJ evening showcase) w/ Earthless
Oct 20 - Safari Sam’s Hollywood, California
Oct 26 - Alex’s Bar Long Beach, California
Oct 27 - Larimer Lounge Denver, Colorado
Oct 30 - Ray’s Bar Marfa, Texas
Oct 31 - The Mohawk Austin
Nov 2 - The Nick Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 3 - Drunken Unicorn Atlanta, Georgia
Nov 4 - Local 506 Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 5 - Rock and Roll Hotel Washington, Washington DC
Nov 6 - Knitting Factory New York, New York
Nov 7 - Jonny Brenda’s Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 9 - Logan Square Chicago, Illinois
Nov 10 - 400 Bar Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 13 - Chop-Suey Seattle, Washington
Nov 14 - Doug Fir Lounge Portland, Oregon
Nov 16 - Bottom Of The Hill SF, California
Nov 17 - The Troubadour LA, California
Nov 22 - Roadhouse Manchester, Northwest
Nov 23 - Fibbers York, Northwest
Nov 25 - Tunnel Vision Festival UK (Main Stage) Pontins Brean Sands, Midlands
Nov 26 - Sonic Cathedral @ Bodega Social Club Nottingham, Midlands
Nov 26 - Sonic Cathedral @ The Bodega Social Club Nottingham, Midlands
Nov 27 - Brookes University Students Union Headington, Oxford
Nov 28 - Sonic Cathedral London, London and South East
Nov 30 - Gazteleku Onate, Gipuzkoa
Dec 1 - El Casino Vidreres, Girona,
Dec 2 - Auditorio – Ciclo Ricoamor Castellon City, Castellón
Dec 3 - Es Heineken Madrid, Madrid
Dec 6 - Barfly (TBA/Hold) Cardiff, Midlands
Dec 7 - Barfly (Camden) London, South
Dec 7 - Coliseum Coventry, UK, South
Dec 7 - University Of East Anglia Norwich, London and South East
Dec 9 - The Old Market Hove, London and South East

-BrooklynVegan Mike

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Fatal Flying Guiloteens (CMJ Spotlight)

by BrooklynVegan Mike

DOWNLOAD: Fatal Flying Guiloteens - Reveal the Rats (MP3)

These five lads with a penchant for the Wu-Tang Clan (or Shaw Brothers films) bring a guitar assault on record that just makes you want to see them live. The first time I listened to them, I was reminded of Blood Brothers and early At The Drive-In (coincidentally or otherwise, they have released records on GSL), but that wouldn't be fair. They are certainly their own band with an infectious brand of spazz-jazz-punk, or whatever label a publicist would write on a one-sheet. Chaotic, schizophrenic, and other adjectives that end in -ic, the Guilloteens are a frenetic (there's another one) group that will hopefully get some well deserved pub this week.

Their myspace has material from their new album, and it doesn't sound like they've slipped since I first heard them three years ago. Their one "official" CMJ show this week is part of the Frenchkiss Records showcase at Pianos (that Juiced Elfers are also playing), but you can also catch them at three other NYC show, including (cheap plug) a Brooklynvegan party on the 19th at R Bar. All dates below.....

FFG - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 17 2007 3:00P - Soundfix Brooklyn, New York
Oct 18 2007 9:30P - Pianos New York City, New York
Oct 19 2007 1:00P - R Bar Brooklyn, New York
Oct 19 2007 4:00P - Galapagos Brooklyn, New York
Oct 31 2007 8:00P - The Proletariat Houston, Texas

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Neil Young adds 5th & final NYC show

Neil Young added a 5th ("and final") show at United Palace in NYC. The date is December 18th. Tickets go on sale Monday October 22nd @ 10am. The other four shows (12th, 13th, 15th, 16th) are now listed as sold out.

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What's Going on Tuesday (CMJ)

DOWNLOAD: Yip Yip - Sprinkle Council (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver - Blindsided (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver - For Emma (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Sally Shapiro - He Keeps Me Alive (MP3) (new album out today!)

* CMJ kicks off
* My first-ever official CMJ showcase is happening @ Bowery Ballroom

6pm - Bon Iver ("recommended")
7pm - The Shaky Hands (not to be confused with...)
8pm - Miracle Fortress (those crazy Canadians)
9pm - Most Serene Republic (those crazy not actually Canadians)
10pm - Dean & Britta (Luna)
11pm - The Rosebuds (a dance party)
12am - Voxtrot

* Voxtrot (those bastards) are playing w/ Jack Penate too
* Morrissey tickets get cheaper again
* Sound Bites says go to Bowery Ballroom
* Pop Tarts Suck Toasted is liking what he sees too
* Bouncing Souls & Lifetime are playing Webster Hall
* Muddd says to see Cheeseburger @ Galapagos
* The Cool Kids will be @ 205 Chrystie
* Q-Tip is playing @ Gramercy Theatre
* Stephen Colbert is at the Apple Store
* James Murphy & Annie Mac are DJing @ Hiro Ballroom
* Regina Spektor is headlining Hammerstein Ballroom
* OM Records CMJ showcase - free w/ RSVP
* Other Passengers & friends are @ Europa
* Day shows kick off @ The Indaba Loft
* A bunch of new CD's are released (in addition to Sally)
* Stembo & Le Loup are playing Sound Fix
* Felice Brothers & others are at Southpaw
* Celebration is playing Union Pool
* St Vincent is doing an instore @ Other Music
* IAMX is playing Music Hall of Williamsburg

Chris Corner (born 1974 in England) is an English musician and songwriter best known for his work with Electropop band Sneaker Pimps (of which he was a founding member), and his own solo project, which he records with under the name IAMX. He also makes music with Sue Denim, under the name The Siblings. [Wikipedia]

* Health & Yip Yip are playing SUNY Purchase
* Dan Deacon, TheDeathSet, Juiceboxxx & Team Robespierre @ Silent Barn
* Two of those bands are playing together again the next day
* Oh My Rockness set up a full CMJ show list
* CMJ's site also has a list of the official showcases

Yip Yip (via)

What else?

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Annie Mac (BBC) DJing w/ James Murphy & @ a BV party

Annie is also a talented club DJ and is booked regularly to play the UKs most credible clubs. Her 'Annie Mac Presents' club night is well established all over the UK and she plays all over the world. You can often hear her across Radio 1, covering for Jo Whiley or Zane Lowe or JK and Joel and she is a regular contributor to BBC2's The Culture show. She has just brought out her first compilation, The A-Z Of Annie Mac. [BBC]

Stream Annie's radio show @ The BBC.

See Annie DJ while she's here in NYC for the first time, for CMJ - tonight (Oct 16) @ Hiro Ballroom with LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy, and then tomorrow (Oct 17) in the front bar of Pianos from 4-5pm (part of the free BrooklynVegan day party).

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Other Music, Vampire Weekend, Jack Penate, CMJ

left to right: Wayne Arnold, Jack Penate

free shows, NYC, CMJ, 2007
Tue Oct 16 (8pm) - St Vincent @ Other Music
Tue Oct 16 (4pm) - Jack Penate & Voxtrot @ Fontana's
Wed Oct 17 (2pm) - Jack Penate & Vampire Weekend @ Cake Shop
Wed Oct 17 (6pm) - No Age @ Other Music
Thu Oct 18 (11am) - Vampire Weekend @ Other Music

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Be Your Own Pet, Heartless Bastards, Dirty on Purpose, The Exit & Antibalas............ TAKEOVER BAM

The Brooklyn Academy of Music is letting the commoners in. More details below...

From the NY Sun

The Brooklyn Academy of Music, which often breaks ground in its efforts to attract new audiences, has announced its first ever all-night party, which it is whimsically calling "Takeover." On Saturday, November 3, between 9 p.m. and 4 a.m., BAM will welcome approximately 2,500 people through its doors, to enjoy drinks, music, movies, and art and video installations.

BAM chose November 3 in part because it's the last performance of "The BQE," a world-premiere commission from the singer-songwriter Sufjan Stevens. All three performances of "The BQE" are sold out, and much of the audience will be new to BAM. (BAM's vice president of marketing and communications, Lisa Mallory, said BAM's ticket database showed that the majority of people who purchased tickets for "The BQE" had not purchased tickets for either the Next Wave Festival or the Spring Season in the last five years.)

The purpose of "Takeover" is to target "folks who have not come in BAM's doors before," the associate producer of music programming, Darrell McNeill, said. "Usually they come in by way of [BAMcaféLive] or BAM Rose Cinemas," he said. But with "Takeover," "we're trying to introduce the full BAM experience to the next generation of patrons."

Five bands — Antibalas, Be Your Own Pet, the Exit, Heartless Bastards, and Dirty on Purpose — will perform in the Howard Gilman Opera House, while the DJ's of Ubiquita NYC will spin soul, funk, reggae, and world music in BAMcafé......[continued at the NY Sun]

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The Cool Kids

DOWNLOAD: The Cool Kids - Pump Up the Volume (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Cool Kids - Mikey Rocks (MP3)

All the cool kids are talking about The Cool Kids, and they're playing at all their parties......

The Cool Kids - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 16 - Dub Frequency Party CMJ @ 205 Club NYC
Oct 17 - CMJ / Fools Gold Showcase @ Hiro Ballroom NYC
Oct 18 - CMJ w/ Modular @ Studio B NYC
Oct 19 - Terminal 5 NYC, New York w/ M.I.A.
Oct 19 - CMJ Chicago After Party @ Arlene’s Grocery w/Flosstradamus, Hollywood Holt, n Mano NYC
Oct 20 - FADER magazine party NYC, New York
Oct 21 - Fools Gold Tour @ Empty Bottle Chicago
Oct 29 - Studio A w/M.I.A Miami
Oct 31 - Earthlink Live w/M.I.A Atlanta
Nov 2 - Verizon Wireless Theater w/M.I.A Houston
Nov 3 - Hogg Memorial Auditorium w/M.I.A Austin
Nov 4 - House of Blues w/M.I.A Dallas

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Blender sessions @ CMJ

flyer below....

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Muddd says Bowery is okay, but Cheeseburger calls

Why Muddd didn't go see Voxtrot @ Music Hall of Williamsburg:

Show: Voxtrot at Northsix for Yuppies
Why I'm not going: I'm fucking tired and not terribly psyched about going back to "Music Hall of Williamsburg." Never mind that the place is as clean (and has as much character) as a movie theater at the mall, the staff there is a total bunch of assholes. Last show I saw there (Boris with Damon and Naomi) I saw a bouncer kick a couple out for -- get this -- crouching against a wall. Fuck this place. Fuck it right in the ass.

Why Muddd isn't going to Bowery Ballroom tonight:

Show: Voxtrot and The Rosebuds (with many others) at Bowery Ballroom
Why I'm not going: Cheeseburger calls.

Check Muddd's blog for more CMJ recommendations. Check below for more Cheeseburger tour dates...

Cheeseburger - 2007 Tour Dates
Oct 16 - Galapagos Art Space brooklyn, New York
Oct 19 - THE MIDDLE EAST (Upstairs) Cambridge, Boston, New York

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