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October 27, 2007

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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October 26, 2007

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)
A Place To Bury Strangers @ Music HAll of Williamsburg

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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October 25, 2007

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)
ODeath

* 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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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)

the New Pornographers played Webster Hall (2007)

DOWNLOAD: The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour (MP3)

Dan (CRED)
Dan Bejar

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)
Neko Case

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

Previously
* more New Pornographers

October 24, 2007

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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October 23, 2007

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

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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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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