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June 15, 2007

DEVENDRA BANHART - 2007 Tour Dates ++ new album

Devendra Banhart stole my basketball (CRED)

Devendra Banhart's new album Vasu Deva Kutumbam is out later this year - probably some time around September 1st because that's when he kicks of a 1.5 month North American tour in Vancouver. He hits the Grand Ballroom @ Manhattan Center in Manhattan, NYC on on September 27th. The venue holds about as many as Webster, and is connected to Hammerstein Ballroom, but isn't actually Hammerstein Ballroom - it's where Polyphonic Spree recently was. There may be general admission seating. Matteah Baim and Death's Groove are opening for him (at the NYC show at least), and $35 tickets are now on sale.

All tour dates, and the now infamous message he recently posted on his MySpace, below...

Dear Freinds! its a beautiful day in California , we began Mixing the record today, lets see....... its about 16 songs, some very unexpected guests , the main band is Me, Noah, Luckey, Pete, Greg, and Andy, Rodrigo will be playin some shows here and there with us until duty with Los Hermanos beckons and/or the Saudade kicks in.

no titles yet , but tentative who knows Maybes are:
Milk the wind
Shes a hot dog
Mountaneous Confunktion
Greatest Hits
Hubba Hubba Planet
Electric Pizza Cops
Foreskin Sword (what it is & how to use it)
Mama, mujhe mall se jeans lenee hai
Porkin' the broken Knee (Electroxtensial chop!)
Who is Kadamon?
The Burnt Frizbee
Abhor the coagulator (1964 version)
Koala Mans Return to Pineapple temple
ihop ihop
Bacchanalian Beat Box
Thrice the phat Magus
Gaga blood & the balls of .......
Rich Gals Shampoo n' Conditioner Blues
Talkin Weleda Haushka Bronners Blues
Military Massengill
Cyber Christ and the Gnostic Titi-Slap part deux
you who are familiar with grandmas Hyacinth
......... ................ ............. ......... ............ ........ ..........
thats about it right now ! we are just starting to mix today , we will keep ya posted as new ones arise!
on and Onward and Love Above All!
oh , i almost forgot, we still dont have a band name, at least not one thats made it past a couple shows, if anyone has a suggestion , we would LOVE to try it out!

******Lookout (hoo hoo!) takes good sweet care of this Sight and we send em pictures and stories and names as they come, as they are received, as they are revealed. we are so happy to be a part of this!******

Devendra Banhart - 2007 Tour Dates
Sat Sept 1 Vancouver, BC at Commodore Ballroom
Sun Sept 2 Seattle, WA at KEXP Stage- Bumbershoot Festival
Tue Sept 4, Portland, OR at Crystal Ballroom
Thu Sept 6 Santa Cruz at Rio Theater
Fri Sept 7, Berkeley Campus at Zellerbach Hall
Mon Sept 10, Denver at Ogden Theater (Native American benefit)
Wed Sept 12 Omaha at Sokol Auditorium
Thu Sept 13, Lawrence at Liberty Hall Theater
Sat Sept 15 Minneapolis at First Avenue
Sun Sept 16 Milwaukee at Pabst Theater
Tue Sept 18 Chicago at Portage Theater
Wed Sept 19 Detroit at Majestic Theater
Fri Sept 21 Toronto at Danforth Music Hall
Sat Sept 22 Montreal Theatre National
Sun Sept 23 Burlington, VT at U of VT Davis Center Grand Ballroom
Tue Sept 25, Boston at Roxy Ballroom
Thu Sept 27 New York City at Grand Ballroom
Sat Sept 29 Philadelphia at Theater of living arts
Mon Oct 1, Washington DC at Sixth and I Historic Synagogue
Thu Oct 4 Nashville TN at City Hall
Sat Oct 6, Dallas at Granada Theater
Sun Oct 7 Austin at La Zona Rosa
Tue Oct 9, Albuquerque at Sunshine Theater (Native American benefit)
Wed Oct 10, Tucson at Rialto Theater
Fri Oct 12 Phoenix at Marquee Theater
Sat Oct 13 Los Angeles at Orpheum

Previously
* more Devendra Banhart

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BLACK LIPS - Live in Tijuana video + 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Black Lips - Not a Problem (MP3)

Maxwell's, Silent Barn, Siren, Bowery Ballroom, and like Jose, the Music Hall of Williamsburg....

Black Lips - 2007 Tour Dates
7/12, San Francisco, CA @ Popscene
7/13, San Francisco, CA @ Amoeba Instore - 6pm
7/16, Los Angeles, CA @ Amoeba Instore - 6pm
7/19, Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwells (tix)
7/20, Silent Barn, Brooklyn, NY
7/21, Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY @ Siren Festival
9/12, Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
9/14, Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
9/15, Washington, DC @ Black Cat
9/16, Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore at TLA
9/18, New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
9/19, Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
9/20, Worcester, MA @ The Grind/Clark University
9/21, Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
9/22, Montreal, QE @ La Sala Rossa
9/23, Toronto, ON @ The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern
9/25, Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
9/26, Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
9/28, Chicago, IL @ Logan Square Auditorium
9/29, Milwaukee, WI @ Mad Planet
9/30, Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
10/2, Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room
10/3, Kansas City, MO @ Grand Emporium
10/4, Dallas, TX @ The Loft
10/5, Austin, TX @ Emo's
10/6, Houston, TX @ The Engine Room
10/7, New Orleans, LA @ One Eyed Jacks

Previously
* more Black Lipsssss

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Wes' sorta-Weekly Hip Hop News Roundup (June 15, 2007)

DOWNLOAD Phat Kat (Production J Dilla) - 'Nasty Ain't It?' (MP3)
DOWNLOAD Copperpot ft KRS One - Come Back Home (MP3)

Quirky producer Copperpot will release his new WYLA? album on August 7th. Check out the first single above, and stream Common - "The People" (prod. by Kanye West). Not sure about the cover he picked for the new album though.

Common @ Central Park Summerstage, NYC - June 8, 2007 (CRED)

NEWS

• 50 Cent's album is delayed and may never come out.
• Speaking of delayed albums, Saigon speaks his mind on Atlantic Records, album delays and his mentor Just Blaze.
• Speaking of mentors, Lupe Fiasco’s mentor and business partner was sentenced to 44 years in jail for some drug offenses.
• Speaking of drug offenses, read this unearthed and hilarious NORE interview.
• Speaking of interviews go read this one with Zilla Rocca of Clean Guns
• Check out AC's review of the EL-P Filmore show.
• Check out the tracklist for T.I.'s upcoming album.
• Hip Hop pioneer Marley Marl suffered a heart attack June 5, but is ok.
• A review of the June 5th Method Man & Gza show at Webster Hall HERE.

MP3s, tour dates, and all that.......

MUSIC

• Speaking of Saigon, go here to download his new Scram Jones mixtape.
• Download the new Dujeous mixtape, Game 7 featuring John Legend, Lily Allen, Immortal Technique, Joe Holiday, The Game, Ice T, Grandmaster Caz & Mark Ronson.
• Kanye West ft. John Mayer - Bittersweet, Mayer infiltrates Hip Hop again. Ok results this time.
• CLASSIC Bizmarkie/Redman Freestyle (circa 1990) for download.
• The UK's Dizzee Rascal get Houston's UGK to feature on 'Where's Da G's'.
• Sean Price & Buckshot keep it rough on 'Frankenstein".
• Big Shug & DJ Premier team up to bring us 'Play It'.

VIDEO

• Chuck D speaks and gives us quite a few quotables.
• Blue Scholars released a new video for 'Back Home' off their new album Bayani.
• From Jazzmatazz Volume 4, Guru ft. Common - State of Clarity comes in the form of an animated video.
• UGK & Outkast star in the re-upped 'International Player’s Anthem' video

SHOWS

6/15 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Tribute To Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five ft Fat Joe, Doug E. Fresh, Slick Rick @ Paradise Theater, 8pm, tix

6/15 DMX @ B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill, 11.30pm, tix

06/15 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Tribute To Grandmaster Flash & Furious Five @ Paradise Theater, Bronx (tix)

6/17 Pharoah Monche @ Apple Store (Soho)

6/23 3rd Annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival ft Ghostface, Consequence, Skillz and more. (info).

6/29 Pharoahe Monch, Black Milk @ Highline Ballroom, 11.30PM, tix

7/10 Kanye West @ Mohegan Sun Arena (CT), 7pm, tix.

07/28 & 29 - Rock the Bells w/ Wu Tang and many others @ Randall's Island

07/29 - "Wild Style 25th Anniversary Reunion" Central Park SummerStage ft Busy Bee, Cold Crush Brothers, DJ Grand Wizzard Theodore & Grand Master Caz

07/19 Arrested Development @ Von King Park (Brooklyn)

07/25 Kurtis Blow/DJ GrandWizzard Theodore/Ralph McDaniel @ Crotona Park (Bronx)

07/31 Whodini @ Queensbridge Park (Manhattan)

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

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

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

Paid Dues Festival - 2007 Tour Dates*
07-25 - Chicago, IL - Congress Theater
07-27 - Baltimore, MD - Pier 6 Pavillion
07-28 - New York, NY - Randall‘s Island
07-29 - New York, NY - Randall‘s Island
07-31 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue (2 shows)
08-01 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue (2 shows)
08-04 - Eugene, OR - Secret Vineyard
08-05 - San Francisco, CA - Bill Graham Civic Center
08-07 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Pavillion
08-10 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Ampitheater
08-11 - San Bernadino, CA - NOS Events Center
* Feat. Felt, Living Legends, Sage Francis, Cage, Brother Ali, Blueprint, Hangar 18, Mr. Lif and more.

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CURSIVE also playing Maxwell's ++ need video extras

Tickets are on sale for a July 20th Cursive show at Maxwell's show in Hoboken. This is one day before they play Siren. If you happen to be in Omaha, Nebraska, Cursive needs extras for a video shoot this weekend.

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Team Dresch - 2007 Tour Dates, new record in 2008

DOWNLOAD: Team Dresch - Seven (MP3)

Teach Dresch is back, and though their June 23rd show at Mercury Lounge show is sold out, there are still tickets for their show the day before at Studio B. They're also playing a free show in Philly and a few other places....

Team Dresch - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 19 - Cats Cradle raleigh, North Carolina w/Ex Members & Des Ark
Jun 20 - black cat! Washington DC w/ Ex-Members & Problems
Jun 21 - The Mill Creek Tavern 21+ @ at 9:30pm, Philadelphia
Jun 21 - all ages 6pm show @ the Rotunda (University Of PA) FREE , Philadelphia
Jun 22 - studio B brooklyn, New York w/Ex-members & Dirty Excuse
Jun 23 - Mercury Lounge new york, New York
Jul 19 - TBA los angeles, California (outfest)

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June 14, 2007

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - 2007 Tour Dates (TONIGHT)

DOWNLOAD: A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Best Summer Ever (MP3)

"Philadelphia/Montreal's (who knows) A Sunny Day In Glasgow play lush, dreamy music similar to NYC's Asobi Seksu, coupled with the eclectic sonic clatter of bands like Grizzly Bear and (of course) My Bloody Valentine." [Oh My Rockness]

"This summer Philly's A Sunny Day in Glasgow and New York's My Teenage Stride are set to embark on both bands' first ever cross country tour-- together! ASDIG is on the road in support of their critically praised debut full length "Scribble Mural Comic Journal" (Notenuf) and MTS will be touring to support their highly lauded third full-length release, "Ears Like Golden Bats" (Becalmed).

They play Union Hall tonight (June 14), a Brooklyn Loft party tomorrow, Sound Fix records tomorrow, and Cake Shop on July 6th. All tour dates below....

A Sunny Day in Glasgow - 2007 Tour Dates
June 14 - Brooklyn , NY - Union Hall ^
June 15 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Loft Party (1027 Grand St .)
June 15 - Brooklyn, NY Sound Fix instore
June 16 - Pittsburgh, PA - Brillobox
June 17 - Chicago , IL - South Union Arts
June 18 - Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Club
June 21 - Seattle, WA - Crocodile Club +
**ASDIG in-studio on KEXP @ 1:30pm
June 22 - Portland, OR - Towne Lounge &
June 23 - San Francisco, CA - tba
June 24 - Los Angeles, CA - Pehrspace
**ASDIG in-studio on dublab.com
June 25 - Tucson, AZ - Vaudeville
June 27 - Austin, TX - Mohawk
**ASDIG in-store at End of an Ear
Jun 29 - 11:11 Tea House Atlanta, Georgia
June 30 - Athens, GA - Caledonia Lounge
**ASDIG in-studio on WUOG
July 1 - Chapel Hill - The Cave
July 2 - Washington, DC - tba
July 3 - Baltimore, MD - Lo-fi Social Club
July 5 - Philadelphia - Johnny Brenda's
July 6 - New York, NY - Cake Shop

all shows with My Teenage Stride
^ w/ Palomar
+ w/ Arthur & Yu (cd release show!)
& w/ Gingerbread Patriots

A Sunny Day in Glasgow: C'mon

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THE FRATELLIS and PETER BJORN & JOHN to Roseland ++ 2007 Tour Dates

Good for them, but bad for us - The Fratellis from Scotland and Peter Bjorn and John from Sweden are both headlining the very large Roseland Ballroom in NYC. The Fratellis played Mercury Lounge on March 22. Their Roseland show is July 18. It took them less than 4 months? PB&J played Mercury Lounge on January 29 (one night after Union Hall), and they're playing Roseland on September 6th....about 7 months. Will these shows sell out? The Fratellis are also opening for The Police, and PB&J did already play two nights at Webster.

Spoon is also playing Roseland. So is Rodrigo Y Gabriela

Tickets go on sale Friday for The Fratellis, and a Silverchair show. Spoon is on sale now. All tour dates below....

The Fratellis - 2007 Tour Dates
Thu 06/14/07 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore
Sat 06/16/07 Los Angeles, CA The Avalon
Fri 06/22/07 Pilton, UK Worthy Farm Glastonbury
Sat 07/07/07 Naas, IRE Punchestown Race Course Oxegen Festival
Sun 07/08/07 Kinross, UK Balado T in the Park
Tue 07/17/07 Boston, MA Paradise Rock Club / Lounge
Wed 07/18/07 New York, NY Roseland Ballroom
Thu 07/19/07 Philadelphia, PA Citizens Bank Park w/ The Police
Fri 07/20/07 Camden, NJ Wiggins Park XPoNential Music Festiva
Sat 07/21/07 Albany, NY Empire State Plaza
Sun 07/29/07 Minneapolis, MN Varsity Theatre
Mon 07/30/07 Milwaukee, WI Pabst Theater
Tue 07/31/07 Columbus, OH Newport Music Hall
Fri 08/03/07 Chicago, IL Grant Park Lollapalooza
Sat 08/04/07 Baltimore, MD Pimlico Race Track Virgin Festival
Sun 08/05/07 East Rutherford, NJ Giants Stadium w/ The Police
Tue 08/07/07 Toronto, ON The Mod Club Theatre
Sat 08/11/07 Osaka, JPN Maeshima Summer Sonic
Sun 08/12/07 Tokyo, JPN Chiba Marine Stadium
Sat 08/18/07 Staffordshire, UK Weston Park V Festival
Sun 08/19/07 Chelmsford, UK Hylands Park
Sat 08/25/07 Paris, FRA Rock En Seine Festival

The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger

Peter Bjorn and John - 2007 Tour Dates
06-23 Vienna, Austria - Donau Festival
06-29-30 Stockholm, Sweden - University of Stockholm (Accelerator Festival)
07-01 Istanbul, Turkey - Radar Live
07-05 Kristiansand, Norway - Quart Festival
07-06 Roskilde, Denmark - Roskilde Festival
07-07 Évreux, France - Le Festival Dans Tous Ses Etats
07-21 Valencia, Spain - Benicàssim
07-22 Gurten, Switzerland - Gurtenfestival
07-27 Berlin, Germany - Berlinfestival
07-29 Niigata, Japan - Fuji Rock Festival
07-31 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
08-01 San Diego, CA - House of Blues
08-02 Salt Lake City, UT - Gallivan Center *
08-03 Chicago, IL - TBA (Lollapalooza aftershow)
08-04 Baltimore, MD - Pimlico Race Course (Virgin Festival)
08-05 Chicago, IL - Union Park (Lollapalooza)
08-16 Saint-Malo, France - La Route du Rock Festival
08-19 Cologne, Germany - C/O Pop Festival
08-24 Leeds, England - Leeds Festival
08-25 Brighton, England - Concorde 2
08-26 Reading, England - Reading Festival
08-26 London, England - Get Loaded in the Park Festival
09-06 New York, NY - Roseland
09-07 Boston, MA - The Roxy
09-08 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival
09-09 Toronto, Ontario - Virgin Festival
09-11 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
09-12 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
09-14 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits
09-18 San Francisco, CA - The Warfield
09-19 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
09-20 Seattle, WA - Showbox
09-21 Vancouver, British Columbia - Commodore Ballroom
09-24 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue

(PB&J dates via Pfork )

The Fratellis @ SXSW 2006 (MORE)

Previously
* more Fratellis
* more Peter Bjorn and John

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VIDEO: Elvis Perkins on Letterman ++ 2007 Tour Dates

How about that Paul?....

Elvis Perkins in Dearland make their network television debut on the June 13, 2007 Late Show with David Letterman. The band, which also features Brigham Brough, Nick Kinsey, Wyndham Garnett and Noah Meites played "While You Were Sleeping" off their debut record "Ash Wednesday".

Thx Max.

Elvis Perkins is playing Bonnaroo this weekend, and the Village Voice Siren Festival in Coney Island on July 21st. All tour dates....

Elvis Perkins - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 17 - Bonnaroo Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 22 - Paolo Soleri Amphitheatre Santa Fe, New Mexico
Jun 23 - Paramount Theatre Denver, Colorado
Jun 25 - Chautauqua Auditorium Boulder, Colorado
Jun 26 - Belly Up Aspen, Colorado
Jun 28 - The Mountain Winery Saratoga, California
Jul 1 - John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Los Angeles, California
Jul 2 - 4th and B Concert Theatre San Diego, California
Jul 3 - Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California
Jul 11 - The Borderline London
Jul 14 - Latitude Festival Southwold
Jul 15 - Indian Summer Glasgow
Jul 21 - Siren Fest Brooklyn, New York
Jul 27 - Outerland Edgarton, Massachusetts
Jul 29 - Hillside Festival Guelph, Ontario
Jul 31 - Mohawk Place Buffalo, New York
Aug 1 - Club Cafe Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug 3 - Lollapalooza Chicago, Illinois
Aug 5 - Newport Folk Festival Newport, Rhode Island
Aug 8 - Museum of Fine Arts Boston, Massachusetts

Previously
* Elvis Perkins stuff

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YACHT playing McCarren, but not w/ THE BLOW

DOWNLOAD: Yacht - The Summer Song" (feat. Claire L. Evans) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Yacht - It's Coming To Get You (Eats Tapes Remix) (MP3)

As you may or may not know
1) Yacht = Jona solo thingee
2) The Blow used to = Jona & Khaela
3) The Blow was always just Khaela at shows
4) now The Blow is officially just Khaela
5) Jona wants to pursue Yacht full time
6) I recently saw Yacht @ Studio B in Brooklyn
7) Yacht is playing a free show @ McCarren Pool in Brooklyn with Ghostland Observatory on August 19
8) Who knows if any of this is even true.

Posted in MP3 | music | tour dates at 3:33 PM | Comments (13)

Sō Percussion and MATMOS & playing Lincoln Center, writing THROBBING GRISTLE book, etc

From Matmos

We just got back from a bucolic recording session in Montana where we worked on a new collaborative sextet project with So Percussion, ate BBQ, and played a wild and beer-soaked show for the townsfolk of Whitefish. Having blown one deadline already, Drew is desperately pulling the manuscript of his book about Throbbing Gristle's "Twenty Jazz Funk Greats" for Continuum's 33 1/3 series into quasi-acceptability. Martin is squiggling away with his all synthesizer, all improv trio project Phase Chancellor (with Nate Boyce and a now-out-of-the-wheelchair Jay Lesser). Both Martin and Drew are gearing up for some apartment hunting adventures in Baltimore, Maryland, because Matmos is moving there as of August. But before that, we're bracing ourselves for a month of European touring this summer, including a set at the Roskilde Festival in Denmark. Citizens of New York City, please note that Matmos & So Percussion will be playing two shows at Lincoln Center this summer in honor of National Contact-Mic Awareness Month. The concerts will take place July 20th and July 21st, and each night will feature different special top secret guest stars, so you should go to both. Please come and show your support."

Zeena Parkins and Dave Douglas are joining them for the NYC shows - not sure if they are the "top secret guest starts" they're talking about. If I had to guess, I'd say there's a good chance Antony is one of them. Tickets are on sale.

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LES SAVY FAV to headline FREE Citysol show ++ all 4-DAY NYC FESTIVAL DETAILS

DOWNLOAD: Les Savy Fav - The Sweat Descends (MP3)

I'm excited to finally get to announce the kick-ass FREE show I've been working on for months with the fine people at Solar One. Thanks also to everyone who got in touch and volunteered their band and/or time for this cause.

I told you to save the date, and here's why:

Brooklyn Vegan & Solar One present Citysol....
A FREE SHOW on SATURDAY JULY 14 (1pm-10pm) in NYC w/
* LES SAVY FAV (!!)
* Land Of Talk (previously announced)
* O'Death (yeah)
* The Besnard Lakes (previously announced)
* These Are Powers (ex-Liars)
* The Budos Band (funky)
* Frankpollis (starring Jackson)
* plus a very special performance from OCDJ (Dance Party until the solar goes out!)

@ Solar One at Stuyvesant Cove Park - located along the East River between 18th and 23rd Streets. Solar One sits in the north end of the park, near the 23rd Street entrance and the Gulf Gas station.

We're also co-sponsoring the free Menomena/Beat the Devil show at the Seaport the day before, and hosting an opening night party the night before that with DRAGONS OF ZYNTH, DJ Mistakes (bicycle-powered turntablism), and Brightside.

Some interesting facts about the show on the 14th:

• It is the same weekend as the Pitchfork Festival in Chicago - more reason to stay home.
• It is outside (please don't rain, please don't rain).
• It is one day before the free 'Ponderosa Stomp' show at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn
• The bands will be performing on a solar + biodiesel powered stage.
• It is one week before the free Siren Festival in Coney Island
• There will be art installations to look at, and a "green product marketplace" for you to buy stuff at.
• It will rock.

All festival details below.......

These Are Powers "Silver Lung"

SOLAR ONE PRESENTS CITYSOL 2007
a clean energy, interactive art and music festival July 12-15, 2007

All events and programs are free and open to the public and take place at Solar One at Stuyvesant Cove Park unless otherwise noted.
Stuyvesant Cove Park is located along the East River between 18th and 23rd Streets. Solar One sits in the north end of the park, near the 23rd Street entrance and the Gulf Gas station. Directions: Subway L to 1st Ave or 6 to 23rd St / Bus M15, M16, M21, M23.

www.citysol.org / www.solar1.org / (212) 505-6050

BRING YOUR ELECTRIC BILL AND SWITCH TO A GREEN ENERGY PACKAGE WITH ConEdison Solutions AND RECEIVE FREE BEER (DRINK TICKETS) FOR CITYSOL FESTIVAL!

BRING YOUR OWN REUSABLE MUG/GLASS AND RECEIVE $1 OFF BEER!

Solar One's site at Stuyvesant Cove Park will be open the following hours for installation viewing

Thursday, July 12 6pm-10pm
Friday, July 13 10am-6pm
Saturday, July 14 1pm-10pm
Sunday, July 15 10am-6pm

With installations and projects from:
The 62 (www.the62.org), Anders Bergman + Gregoire Rousseau, The Canary Project (www.canary-project.org), Alena Coons + Chris Kennedy (www.ecoartcollaborative.org), EcoArtTech (Cary Peppermint + Christine
Nadir) [www.ecoarttech.net], Charles Harlan (http://www.clay-pigeon.net/portfolio.html), Lena Imamura, Natalie Jeremijenko (https://wikis.nyu.edu/howstuffismade/), Megan MacMurray + Angela Pablo (http://www.gardenelectric.com/), Members of the New York Society for Acoustic Ecology (Brett Ian Balogh, Andrea Callard, Andrea Polli, Todd Shalom, David Watson + Andrea Williams) [http://www.nyacousticecology.org/], Rory Nugent (http://prize-pony.com/itp/), Sarah Nicole Phillips (http://www.sarahnicolephillips.com/), Caroline Woolard (http://www.contactcaroline.com/), and Jasmine Zimmerman
(http://jasminezimmerman.com/)

Thursday, July 12
6pm-10pm Opening Night!

Solar One site open for installation viewing

With performances from:
DRAGONS OF ZYNTH (www.myspace.com/dragonsofzynth) DJ Mistakes (bicycle-powered turntablism) Brightside (www.myspace.com/BrightSideBrightsidE)

PLUS "I <3 (Green) NY"
A multimedia presentation from Solar One.

Friday, July 13
6am-10am
Sunrise projections and breakfast
with performances from
HIGH PLACES
plus more TBA

10am-6pm
Solar One site open for installation viewing

7pm Citysol at the South Street Seaport* presented by the River To River Festival (http://www.rivertorivernyc.com/) With performances from:
MENOMENA (http://www.menomena.com/)
Beat the Devil (http://www.beatthedevil.com/)

Join us as we bring parts of Citysol down the East River to the South Street Seaport. Bring your electric bill and switch to a green energy package with ConEdison Solutions and receive free drink tickets for Citysol at Solar One.

*Please note that this program does not take place at Solar One. It takes place at the South Street Seaport, located at Pier 17 at Fulton & South Streets. (Visit www.seaportmusicfestival.com)

Saturday, July 14

1pm-10pm
Solar One site open for installation viewing

1pm-10pm solar + biodiesel powered stage co-presented by Brooklyn Vegan With performances from:
LES SAVY FAV (http://www.lessavyfav.com/) Land Of Talk (http://www.landoftalk.com/) O'Death (www.myspace.com/odeath) The Besnard Lakes (http://www.thebesnardlakes.com/) These Are Powers (http://thesearepowers.com/) The Budos Band (www.myspace.com/budosband) Frankpollis (www.myspace.com/frankpollis)

PLUS a very special performance from OCDJ (www.myspace.com/ocdjmusic)!
– (Dance Party until the solar goes out!)

1pm-8pm Green product marketplace co-presented by 3R Living
(www.3rliving.com) and O2NYC (www.o2nyc.org)

Sunday, July 15

10am-6pm
Site open for installation viewing

1pm-4pm Games and Workshops

"Biodiesel in a Blender" with Tri-State Biodiesel
(www.tristatebiodiesel.com) – Make your own biodiesel (2 sessions: 1pm
+ 3pm)

"Experiments in Urban Camping" with Christopher Kennedy
+ Alena Coons (www.ecoartcollaborative.org):
Historically Misplaced Plants (1pm)
Composting In The City (2pm)
Gardening Atop Asphalt (3pm)

" Shop for Air!" with Jasmine Zimmerman (www.jasminezimmerman.com)- Make kites from recycled-reused plastic bags and fly them by the East River - bring your collection of plastic bags from home!

"Solar Powered Toys" with Solar One (www.solar1.org) and more TBA

"Old Goat Karts Obstacle Course" with The 62 (www.the62.org) – Take The 62's Old Goat Karts for a spin

"DIY Micro Turbines" with Habana Labs
No engineering skills necessary! Make your own simple wind turbines from modular components supplied by Habana Labs and get hands-on experience with this source of clean, renewable energy. (www.habanalabs.org)

"Soundwalks" with Todd Shalom (www.beautymarsh.com) of the New York Society for Acoustic Ecology (2 sessions: 1pm & 3pm – each soundwalk adventure is limited to
15 number of people, so come early for your spot)

2:30pm Experimental Outdoor Ambulatory Sound Performances Five musicians (Michael Attias, Michael Evans, Kenta Nagai, David Watson and Matthew Welch) explore the location and ways of playing and listening together (and apart) at Solar One at Stuyvesant Cove Park.

4pm "GO AHEAD AND TOUCH IT!"
A conversation about artful activism and creative community building on the front lines of New York City's sustainability movement.
With Ed Morris (The Canary Project), Matthew McGuinness (The 62), Natalie Jeremijenko (NYU Environmental Health Clinic), Kate Zidar (S.W.I.M.), Wes Rozen (Situ Studio) and more TBA.

5pm: "Old Goat Karts DRAG RACE" – Solar One's Citysol site will be transformed into a mini-race course for The 62's renewable-energy powered reclaimed go-carts (think: suped up barbie jeeps and rascals)

Previously
* more Citysol

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June 13, 2007

What is up with Iceland? Benni Hemm Hemm, Mum, etc

DOWNLOAD: Benni Hemm Hemm - Snjórjljóssnjór (MP3)

* Screaming Masterpiece is a new DVD about Bjork, Sigur Ros, Mum and other Icelandic music.

* Milan Records is offering people the chance to win a trip to Iceland.

* Video of Bjork's recent appearance on Jools Holland is on YouTube. M.I.A. is opening for Bjork in France.

* There's a new book called In a Frozen Sea: A Year with Sigur Ros.

* I missed singer-songwriter Lay Low's recent NYC debut at Midway, Pianos, Lakeside Lounge and Zebulon respectively, but she will be back for CMJ. Video below.

* Dance to Lauren Flax's 'Iceland'.

* Tickets are on sale for two Mum shows happening in NYC in November. More tour dates and details on a new album below.

* Tickets are on sale for a July 5th Benni Hemm Hemm show at Mercury Lounge in NYC (w/ Casiotone for the Painfully Alone). All tour dates below...

What else? All that promised stuff, and more, below....

Lay Low - Please don't hate me

Mum - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 17 - a Mar De Músicas Festival Cartagena, Murcia
Jul 24 - Synch Festival Athens
Jul 28 - Afisha Festival Moscow
Oct 24 - Orpheum theater Los Angeles, California
Nov 9 - The Wordless Music Series at St. Paul the Apostle NYC, New York
Nov 10 - The Wordless Music Series at New York Society for Ethical Culture NYC, New York

Múm Returns From Iceland With New Album After Three Years
Festival Dates to Follow This Summer and Fall

It has been more than three years since the release of múm's last album Summer Make Good, and a lot of water has passed under the bridge. And now, finally, a string of European festival appearances heralds their long-awaited new album, strangely titled Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy, Let Your Crooked Hands Be Holy, due out September 25. A colorful, twitching, playful work of art, full of life-affirming energy, the album will be preceded by the single "They Made Frogs Smoke 'Til They Exploded" on August 28. A chirpy song about animal cruelty, it's backed with "The Amateur Show", described by the band as a wonky insect-circus instrumental.

With the departure of Kristín Valty´sdóttir at the beginning of the creative process, the core of múm is again down to the original duo of founding members Gunnar and Örvar, but the band itself is now larger than ever, counting in all seven people. The album was recorded at a variety of locations, including the music school in the small fishing town of Ísafjörur in the west fjords of Iceland, where the band made use of the school's various instruments. The songs on this multifarious album were conceived over a long period in many a different fashion, with one song even dating back to the period of Yesterday was dramatic, today is OK.

The strange, almost eerie artwork for Go Go Smear The Poison Ivy..., and "They Made Frogs Smoke..." is by Ingibjörg Birgisdóttir, who also animated the video for the single.

Sigur Ros book

Benni Hemm Hemm - 2007 Tour Dates
July 05 New York, NY Mercury Lounge
July 06 Boston, MA Middle East
July 09 Chicago, IL Empty Bottle
July 10 Minneapolis, MN 7th St. Entry
July 13 Seattle, WA Crocodile Cafe
July 16 San Francisco, CA Bottom of the Hill
July 17 Los Angeles, CA The Echo
July 18 Phoenix, AZ Paperheart
July 20 Austin, TX Emo’s
July 21 Houston, TX Proletariat
July 25 Wilmington, NC Bella Festa
July 26 Washington, Dc Rock and Roll Hotel
July 27 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda’s

Icelandic orchestral pop outfit Benni Hemm Hemm has announced its first ever tour of the US which will take place this July, launching at NYC's Mercury Lounge on July 5 and wrapping up on July 27 at Philly's Johnny Brenda's. The band, which is led by Benedikt Hermann Hermannsson contains anywhere from eleven to seventeen members, depending on who is available. The band's sophomore release, Kajak, was recorded with an eleven-piece band and will be released on May 22 on the Morr Music label.

Previously
more Bjork

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White Stripes playing 'Icky Thump Records' in LA

NYC is not the only place they're doing it:

The White Stripes will be performing a very special show in West Hollywood, CA on June 20th. The band will play a live show for fans at a specially constructed “Icky Thump Records” store on Sunset Boulevard. The location of Icky Thump Records is the site of the former Tower Records flagship store at 8801 W. Sunset Blvd. Tickets for this unique performance will be made available to the first 200 fans who purchase the album at this store, which opens at midnight on Monday, June 18th. Tickets are limited and will be given on a first come, first served basis. A handful of tickets will also be available to listeners of KROQ radio from Friday, June 15 – Sunday, June 17th. The Icky Thump Records performance will be the band’s first Los Angeles show since December 2005.

All tour dates HERE.

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JOSE GONZALEZ - 2007 Tour Dates (Music Hall of Williamsburg) + new album info

Jose Gonzalez looking sharp in Chile - June 9, 2007 (CRED)

As you might remember, Jose G is paying New York a visit in August to play the Spiegeltent. Then one month later he comes back to start a tour that includes two shows at the Gramercy Theatre, and one at the new Music Hall of Williamsburg aka where Northsix used to be.

New album info, and tour dates, below.....

Beginning with a special preview show at the Spiegeltent in New York City's South Street Seaport on August 21st, González will kick off the first of two upcoming US solo tours on September 27th with three consecutive New York City appearances during the week of album release. On this upcoming tour González will be performing songs from his forthcoming record In Our Nature including the album's first single "Down The Line" which is set for a August 14, 2007 digital release in North America. Savath and Savalas and James Blackshaw will open for González on select dates.

Performing seven times at SXSW in March 2006, González went on to sell out solo shows in virtually every major US market last year, in addition to performing at festivals such as Central Park Summerstage, Austin City Limits, Hollywood Bowl, Bumbershoot, the Intonation Music Festival, V Fest and most recently at the Coachella Music Festival in April 2007.

After concluding the first US tour in Minneapolis on October 13th, 2007, González will tour the UK and Europe. He will return to the US for a second tour beginning November 2007 (dates TBA).

In Our Nature sees González coming into his own as a songwriter – displaying a heightened emphasis on melody and strong, focused lyrics with songs that are as instantly accessible as they are brimming with darkness and brooding intensity. It is the follow up to González' debut album Veneer (reissued on Mute April 2006) which went platinum in the UK and Ireland and sold more than 700,000 worldwide.

Jose Gonzalez - 2007 Tour Dates
Tues Aug 21 NYC, NY Spiegeltent (Special Preview Show)
Thu Sept 27 NYC, NY Gramercy Theater*
Fri Sept 28 NYC, NY Gramercy Theater#
Sat Sept 29 NYC, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg
Sun Sept 30 Boston Paradise#
Mon Oct 1 Philadelphia, PA World Café#
Tue Oct 2 Washington, DC 9:30 Club#
Thu Oct 4 Chicago, IL Park West#
Fri Oct 5 Portland, OR Aladdin Theater#
Sun Oct 7 Seattle, WA Showbox#
Mon Oct 8 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall#
Tue Oct 9 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall#
Wed Oct 10 Los Angeles, CA El Rey Theatre#
Fri Oct 12 Denver, CO Bluebird Theatre*
Sat Oct 13 Minneapolis, MN Fine Line Music Café*
*James Blackshaw
#Savath & Savalas

Previously
* more Jose Gonzalez

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M.I.A. playing Siren & other 2007 Tour Dates

Put your hating aside for a second, and be excited. M.I.A. is playing Siren! Other people playing Siren (Coney Island, Brooklyn, NYC, free, July 21, etc) HERE (and here). All M.I.A. tour dates below...

MIA - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 21 - Siren Festival Brooklyn, New York
Aug 3 - Lollapalooza at Grant Park Chicago, Illinois
Aug 5 - V Festival Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 16 - Pukkelpop Festival Hasselt, Belgium
Aug 17 - Gloria Theater Cologne, Germany
Aug 18 - Lowlands Festival Biddinghuizen, Netherlands
Aug 21 - Nimes Arena w/Bjork Nimes, France
Aug 23 - Nimes Arena w/Bjork Nimes, France
Aug 24 - Rock En Seine Paris, France
Aug 26 - Get Loaded Festival London, England
Sep 1 - Electric Picnic Dublin, Ireland
Sep 2 - Connect Loch, Scotland
Sep 8 - V Festival Toronto, ONT, Ontario
Sep 9 - Oshega Festival Montreal, QC, Quebec
Sep 14 - Austin City Limits Festival Austin, Texas

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SHARON JONES & The Dap Kings - new album & 2007 Tour Dates ++ shows TODAY & TOMORROW w/ Booker T

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings @ the 2007 Moers Festival (CRED)

Speaking of the Dap Kings, Sharon Jones has a bunch of free NYC shows coming up - including one today, and one tomorrow with Booker T & the MG's. River to River's site describes tonight's (June 13 - 7pm) show like this:

This 1992 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, responsible for creating the spare and punchy “Memphis sound,” performs a soulful show with guest vocalist, “Queen of Funk,” Sharon Jones.

It's a perfect (and free) alternative to Franz and Paul. BAM's website says this about tomorrow's Brooklyn show:

Booker T. & The MG's with special guest Sharon Jones
June 14
As the studio band that backed Otis Redding and Sam and Dave, Booker T. and The MG's are true patriarchs of rock and roll—and the classic track "Green Onions" only furthered their fame in their own right. In a match made in soul heaven, Booker T. and band are joined by Sharon Jones of Dap-Kings fame, whose sound smolders like a hot night in her hometown of Augusta, Georgia.

The Brooklyn show starts at noon - timed to coincide with your lunch hour.

All tour dates, and new album info, below......

Langerado 2007 - Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings

On September 25th, renowned Soul and Funk band Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings will release 100 Days, 100 Nights on their self-owned independent label, Daptone Records. Since the 2005 release of their Naturally LP, the band has continued to build a worldwide following for their raw soulful recordings and blistering live performances.

Like the highly acclaimed Naturally LP before it, 100 Days, 100 Nights was recorded in their self-built, self-operated, all analog recording studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn and bares the unmistakable Daptone Soul Sound - highly in demand among music fans and tastemakers alike. In the last year, producers such as Kanye West, Mark Ronson, Hank Shocklee, and Kenny Dope have been among those who came knocking at Daptone's door seeking the inimitable Dap-Kings sound. The Dap-Kings lend a tougher edge to their own productions for such artists as Rhymefest, Lily Allen, Ghostface Killah and Amy Winehouse. Meanwhile, Sharon Jones herself has past the time between touring lending the her soulful voice to projects for Lou Reed, Rufus Wainwright, They Might Be Giants and others.

Though these projects have helped the band branch out to new fans, it is unquestionable that their sound has never been as brutally soulful or masterfully delivered as it is on their own 100 Days, 100 Nights. The raw fire and soul which Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings consistently pour into their music will make this record and this band an irreplaceable part of many people's lives.

TRACK LISTING FOR 100 DAYS, 100 NIGHTS
1, 100 days, 100 nights
2. Nobody's Baby
3. Tell Me
4. Be Easy
5. When the Other Foot Drops, Uncle
6. Let Them Knock
7. Something's Changed
8. Humble Me
9. Keep on Looking
10. Answer Me

Sharon Jones - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 13 - Booker T & the MG's w/ special guest Sharon Jones NYC
Jun 14 - Booker T & the MG's w/ special guest Sharon Jones Brooklyn

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings - 2007 Tour Dates
Jul 14 - Brooklyn, NY - American Roots Festival in Manhattan Beach
Jul 15 - Ottawa, ONT - Ottawa Bluesfest
Jul 19 - Calgary - Calgary Folk Festival
Jul 26 - New York, NY - Castle Clinton
Jul 28 - Calgary, AB - Calgary Folk Festival
Aug 2 - Aspen, CO - Belly Up
Aug 3 - Telluride, CO - Telluride Jazz Festival
Aug 4 - Denver, CO - Gothic Theatre

Previously
* more Sharon Jones

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The White Stripes are playing the Fillmore (Irving Plaza)? ++ updated 2007 tour dates

Tuesday June 19th?

Stream 'Icky Thump', The latest White Stripes tour dates, including many with the unstoppable Cold War Kids, below....

The White Stripes - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 14 - O2 Wireless Festival - Hyde Park London, UK
Jun 15 - O2 Wireless Festival - Harewood House Leeds, UK
Jun 17 - Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 19 - ???
Jun 24 - Deer Lake Park ++ Burnaby, BC Canada
Jun 25 - Yukon Arts Center Whitehorse, YT Canada
Jun 26 - Shorty Brown Multiplex Arena Yellowknife, NT Canada
Jun 27 - Arctic Winter Games Arena w/Lucie Idlout Iqaluit, NU Canada
Jun 29 - The Pengrowth Saddledome ++ Calgary, AB Canada
Jun 30 - Shaw Conference Center ++ Edmonton, AB Canada
Jul 1 - TCU Place ++ Saskatoon, SK Canada
Jul 2 - MTS Centre ++ Winnipeg, MB Canada
Jul 3 - Thunder Bay Community Auditorium ++ Thunder Bay, ON Canada
Jul 5 - Molson Amphitheatre ++ Toronto, ON Canada
Jul 6 - Bell Centre ++ Montreal, QC Canada
Jul 7 - John Labatt Centre ++ London, ON Canada
Jul 8 - Ottawa Bluesfest w/2007 Cisco Systems Ottawa, ON Canada
Jul 10 - Moncton Coliseum Arena ++ Moncton, NB Canada
Jul 11 - Charlottetown Civic Centre ++ Charlottetown, PE Canada
Jul 13 - Cunard Center ++ Halifax, NS Canada
Jul 14 - Savoy Theatre ++, Ashley MacIssac Glace Bay, NS Canada
Jul 16 - Mile One Center ++ St. John's, NF Canada
Jul 22 - Cumberland Civic Center w/Dan Satain Portland, Maine
Jul 23 - Agganis Arena ++ Boston, Massachusetts
Jul 24 - Madison Square Garden w/Grinderman and Porter Wagoner New York City, New York
Jul 25 - Chevrolet Theater ++ Wallingford, Connecticut
Jul 27 - Grand Opera House ++ Wilmington, Delaware
Jul 28 - Patriot Center ++ Fairfax, Virginia
Jul 29 - House of Blues ++ North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Jul 30 - Sloss Furnaces ++ Birmingham, Alabama
Jul 31 - Snowden Grove Park Amphitheater ++ Southaven, Mississippi
Sep 13 - Kiva Auditorium (to be rescheduled) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sep 15 - Austin City Limits Festival Austin, Texas
Sep 16 - Austin City Limits Festival Austin, Texas
Sep 18 - Bayside Concerts @ The Embarcadero * San Diego, California
Sep 19 - The Forum * Inglewood, California
Sep 21 - Greek Theatre * Berkeley, California
Sep 24 - William A. Egan Civic Center * Anchorage, Alaska
Sep 26 - Paramount Ballroom * Seattle, Washington
Sep 27 - Paramount Ballroom * Seattle, Washington
Sep 28 - Idaho Center Theater * Boise, Idaho
Sep 29 - The "E" Center * Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 30 - Snowking Center * Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Oct 2 - Rushmore Plaza Civic Center * Rapid City, South Dakota
Oct 3 - Fargo Civic Auditorium * Fargo, North Dakota
Oct 4 - Pershing Center Auditorium * Lincoln, Nebraska
Oct 6 - Aragon Ballroom * Chicago, Illinois
Oct 7 - Aragon Ballroom * Chicago, Illinois

* w/ Cold War Kids
++ w/Dan Sartain

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June 12, 2007

VIDEO: Budos Band - 'Volcano Song' ++ Tour Dates

Can you name the cartoon they synced this song up with?

...I guess we can't always live happily ever after

The Budos Band are not afraid of volcanoes, and not afraid to say they're from Staten Island.

Budos Band - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 22 - The Lucky Cat Brooklyn, New York
Jun 28 - Montreal Jazz Fest - Stage Bell Montreal, Quebec
Jun 29 - Pepper Jack Hamilton, Ontario
Jun 30 - Toronto Harbourfront Centre Toronto, Ontario
Jul 5 - Moe's Alley Santa Cruz, California
Jul 6 - Boom Boom Room San Francisco, California
Jul 7 - High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, California
Jul 8 - High Sierra Music Festival Quincy, California

Tommy and David of the the Budos Band are also in the Dap Kings aka Sharon Jones' and (now) Amy Winehouse's backing band. Recently they got to play the MTV Movie Awards.....

Stay tuned for another local Budos Band show announcement coming soon.

Previously
* The Budos Band & other pics from Park Slope on Sunday

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Art Brut - 2007 Tour Dates (Highline Ballroom)

Art Brut's second full-length It's A Bit Complicated is out in North America on June 25th on Mute, or is June 19th on Downtown??? Are they on both labels in the U.S.?

Either way, there will be "Art Brut karaoke parties" in NYC, LA, SF & Austin on June 18th.

On July 9th Art Brut play Highline Ballroom in NYC - the thing about Art Brut is they love to switch up the venues, and Highline is definitely one they haven't played here yet. Tickets go on sale Wednesday. All tour dates below...

Art Brut - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 13 - Astoria London
Jun 14 - Academy 2 Birmingham
Jun 15 - Academy 3 Manchester
Jun 16 - Oran Mor Glasgow
Jun 18 - Cockpit Leeds
Jun 20 - Trabeno Paris / France
Jun 23 - Southside Festival Neuhausen / Germany
Jun 24 - Rock A Fie Festival Luxembourg
Jun 30 - Microcosm Festival La Roche Sur Yon / France
Jul 09 - Highline Ballroom, NYC
Jul 15 - Soundlabs Festival Roseto degli Abruzzi / Italy
Jul 20 - Vielles Charrues Caraix / France
Jul 21 - Garden Nef Party Angoulème / France
Jul 27 - Hrachkova Festival Valasske Mezirici / Czech Republic
Jul 28 - Les Transcevenoles Sumene / France
Jul 31 - Sedieres Festival Sedieres / France
Sep 02 - Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA
Sep 15 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Monolith Festival, Morrison, CO

Previously
* VIDEO: Art Brut - 'Direct Hit' live @ Bowery Ballroom
* more Art Brut posts

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BEASTIE BOYS - 2007 Tour Dates (McCarren & Summerstage)

Beastie Boys - August 2007 Tour Dates
8/1 Philadelphia - Festival Pier
8/6 Boston - Bank of America Pavilion
8/8 New York - Summerstage
8/9 Brooklyn - McCarren Pool
8/16 Denver - Red Rocks
8/23 Santa Barbara - County Bowl
8/25 Berkeley - Greek Theater

The above dates will feature Beastie Boys in all their traditional hip hop glory. Additional, more intimate dates showcasing the band configuration featured on The Mix-Up (due out June 26 on Capitol) will be announced shortly.

Pre-sales for the above dates begin Thursday June 14th, with on-sales following Friday June 15th and Saturday June 16th. For more details, visit beastieboys.com.

Previously
* more Beastie Boys

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CAT POWER wins Shortlist + 2007 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Cat Power - The Greatest (MP3)

June 12, 2007, Los Angeles: The Shortlist Organization today announced Cat Power as the winner of the Sixth Annual Shortlist Music Prize for her album “The Greatest.” Cat Power is the first woman to win the Shortlist Music Prize, and was also a Shortlist finalist in 2003 for her album “You Are Free.” Cat Power was selected as this year’s winner by a panel of nine Listmakers including Franz Ferdinand, Panic at the Disco, Sufjan Stevens and members of Snow Patrol, the Killer and Flaming Lips.

Tickets are still on sale for Cat Power's McCarren Pool show with Built to Spill in Brooklyn on July 7th. All tour dates below...

Cat Power - 2007 Tour Dates
Wed 06.27 - Calgary, AB Sled Island - Knox United Church Duo w/ Judah Bauer
Sat 07.07 - Brooklyn, NY McCarren Pool * & Built to Spill, Bob Mould
Sun 07.08 - Boston, MA Avalon Ballroom *
Mon 07.09 - Northampton, MA Pearl Street *
Tue 07.10 - Toronto, ON Phoenix *
Wed 07.11 - Ottawa, ON (CA) Ottawa Blues Fest *
Fri 07.13 - Detroit, MI Majestic Theatre *
Sat 07.14 - Chicago, IL Pitchfork Music Festival - Union Park *
* w/ Dirty Delta Blues

Photos from HERE.

Previously
* more Cat Power posts

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HOUSE AND PARISH = post-emo (but not emo) supergroup (Texas is the Reason)

Post-emo in the house.

DOWNLOAD: House and Parish - What Am I Still Waiting For (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: House and Parish - Summer Programme (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: House and Parish - Standardesque (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Texas is the Reason - Back and to the Left (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Foreign Islands - No Holiday (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Blacklist - Dawn of the Idols (MP3)

House and Parish

House and Parish is a new band featuring Jason Gnewikow (guitarist from Promise Ring), Brian Malone (drummer from The Gloria Record), John Herguth (singer/guitarist from the Love Scene), and Scott Winegard (bassist from the-recently-reunited-for-two-shows Texas is the Reason). They'll play their first show ever this Thursday night (June 14) at Luna Lounge in Brooklyn. To make it more interesting, Garrett Klahn, the singer of Texas is the Reason, will open the show with a solo set, and Antarctica's drummer Glenn Maryansky's new band Blacklist will go on after them. Then to keep the hipsters (kidding) happy, Foreign Islands are headlining the show. Tickets are on sale.

House and Parish are also playing Maxwell's w/ The Narrator on June 21st.

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VIDEO: Au Revoir Simone, Favourite Sons & Voxtrot swimming ++ updated tour dates

DOWNLOAD: Favourite Sons - Hang on, Girl (MP3)

Scandalous....

Au Revoir Simone, Voxtrot, Annie Gunn, and Matt from Favourite Sons (who takes a solo at the end) perform a short synchronized swimming routine.

And here's a recent picture Chromewaves took of Au Revoir Simone when they weren't swimming....

Au Revoir Simone @ Sneaky Dee's - June 8 2007 (CRED)

Favourite Sons are also playing Bonnaroo on Sunday the 17th.

Voxtrot, Favourite Sons & Au Revoir Simone play Webster Hall in NYC this Friday June 15th. Tickets are still on sale. Congrats to the winners of the ticket contest. Voxtrot also play Dave P's Making Time party in Philly on Saturday.

Voxtrot also just had to cancel two shows for personal reasons. They were rescheduled for right after the Pitchfork Festival. Here are the dates.....

Voxtrot - 2007 Tour Dates
June
Mon 11 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom #£ AA
Tue 12 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar #£ AA
Wed 13 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat #£ AA
Thu 14 - Boston, MA @ Middle East #£ 18+
Fri 15 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall #£* 18+
Sat 16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Transit [Making Time] 21+
Mon 18 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House 18+
Wed 20 - Toronto, ON @ Berkeley Church (Beautiful Noise taping - FREE) AA
Thu 21 - Gainesville, FL @ Common Grounds 18+
Fri 22 - Miami, FL @ Studio A 18+
Sat 23 - Tampa, FL @ Crowbar 18+
Sun 24 - Orlando, FL @ Backbooth AA
Tue 26 - Tallahassee, FL @ Beta Bar AA
Wed 27 - Atlanta, GA @ Drunken Unicorn AA
Thu 28 - Birmingham, AL @ Bottle Tree Cafe 18+
Fri 29 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon 18+
Sat 30 - Houston, TX @ Proletariat AA

JULY
Sat 14 - Chicago, IL @ Pitchfork Festival
Mon 16 - Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom AA
Tue 17 - Baltimore. MD @ Ottobar AA

AA - All Ages
* - featuring Tosca String Quartet
$ - w/ Sound Team
£ - w/ Favourite Sons
# - w/ Au Revoir Simone

Vote for Voxtrot's 'Steven' video on MTVU.

Previously
* more Voxtrot posts
* more Favourite Sons posts
* more Au Revoir Simone posts

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FEIST & GRIZZLY BEAR & KEVIN DREW played Town Hall, playing Conan ++ BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE ("Spirit If") playing McCarren Pool (w/ Feist) & touring

First of all, the Feist & Grizzly Bear show at Town Hall last night (June 11, 2007) was so good. I can't decide if it was the best Grizzly Bear show I ever saw, but it was definitely beyond a doubt the best Feist show I've ever been to (I've seen them both a bunch of times now). Feist's new material is so much more fun live - the old stuff still felt like the hits, but the new stuff was where it was at...

Feist @ Town Hall, NYC - June 11, 2007

Grizzly Bear @ Town Hall, NYC - June 11, 2007

...and as if it wasn't special enough, (Leslie's boyfriend?) Kevin Drew came out to play Broken Social Scene's Lover's Spit with Feist - he didn't sing though - just played piano, but it still felt great.

A few more pics @ Flickr. More tomorrow.

Feist also mentioned she'd be playing 1234 on Conan today, and bringing some friends along to sing backup. At least some of those friends will be all four members of Grizzly Bear - her tourmates.

Feist didn't mention, but the little flyers they were handing out did, that she and Kevin Drew will be back to play a (NOT-free) show at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn on August 29th. Tickets are on sale Friday at noon, and the show is billed on the flyer as "Feist with special guest Broken Social Scene performing Kevin Drew's 'Spirit If...'".......

The press release that came out Friday....

On September 18th Arts&Crafts will release, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE PRESENTS KEVIN DREW, "SPIRIT IF..."

Kevin Drew's "Spirit If..." was recorded over the last two years at Ohad Benchetrits house in between social scene tours and day-to-day life.It was produced by Ohad Benchetrit, Kevin Drew, and Charles Spearin.

This is the first in the BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE PRESENTS series.Brendan Canning and company are currently recording the second in Toronto. It will be released early next year.

Drew and Canning, the two co-founders of Broken Social Scene decided to approach making records as solo projects. In the process the social scene community took part and played key supporting roles, thus giving birth to this series.

Along with the BSS crew, Drew has invited many other guests to perform on "Spirit If...".

The record unfolds like aemotional comic book. It's Drew's song-writing and all his favourite topics are addressed: fucking, fighting, fearing and hope. FFFH.

This fall Kevin Drew, Brendan Canning, Justin Peroff, along with new members will commence the "BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE PERFORMS" touring series.They will tour select songs from this album and a others from this series.

Previously
* more Feist posts
* more Broken Social Scene posts
* more Grizzly Bear posts

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June 11, 2007

WILLIE NELSON & John Mellencamp announce Farm Aid @ Randall's Island, in Union Square

Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp joined New York mayor Michael Bloomberg and a host of local farmers today (June 11) amid the Union Square Green Market to announce a Sept. 9 date for the annual Farm Aid benefit at Randall's Island. As usual, the artists will be joined by fellow Farm Aid board members Neil Young and Dave Matthews at the event.

"This will be the first Farm Aid that provides 100% homegrown food at the concert," Mellencamp said proudly. Acknowledging the organic market just a few hundred feet away, Nelson said, "This is a great example of what can be done in the big cities." [Billboard]

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FRIGHTENED RABBIT sign to Fat Cat, playing Mercury Lounge + pics from last time

DOWNLOAD: Frightened Rabbit - The Greys (MP3)

Frightened Rabbit @ Mercury Lounge - January 22, 2007

Last time Frightened Rabbit (not to be confused with the NYC band White Rabbits) was in NYC I did manage to catch one of their shows - I just never posted about it before. I remember liking it, but even more so, I remember that some people like them, and others say they sound like the Counting Crows. They're playing Mercury Lounge again on June 24th - this time as a Fat Cat-signed band. Tickets are on sale. More pics & tour dates below.....

Frightened Rabbit - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 24 - Mercury Lounge NYC New York, New York
Jul 3 - Pelmet Nites @ Underground Dundee
Jul 7 - Oxegen Festival Punchestown
Jul 15 - Indian Summer Festival Glasgow
Jul 21 - Wickerman Festival Dumfries and Galloway
Aug 5 - Castle Palooza Festival Tullamore
Aug 16 - 13th Note Glasgow

Previously
* Scotland's Frightened Rabbit playing a bunch of NYC shows

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Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) - 2007 Tour Dates

Gruff Rhys, the super furry candylion, is visiting the U.S. this summer and fall to play a bunch of shows, including one at Union Hall, and another at Hiro Ballroom. All tour dates below....

Gruff Rhys - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 30 - Acceletaror - Stockholm Sweden
Jul 27 - TrocaBrahamaUK, Liverpool - Picket Liverpool
Jul 28 - TrocaBrahamaUK, Glasgow-Fruit Market Glasgow
Jul 29 - TrocaBrahamaUK, London -Koko London, South
Aug 11 - Field Day Festival, London London
Aug 12 - Summer Sundae Festival, Leicester Leicester, Midlands
Aug 12 - Summer Sundae, Leicester
Aug 19 - Green Man Festival, Brecon Wales
Aug 22 - Brooklyn, NY Union Hall
Sep 19 - Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brendas Candylion
Sep 20 - Washington, DC Rock N Roll Hotel
Sep 21 - New York, NY Hiro Ballroom
Sep 23 - Boston, MA Museum of Fine Arts
Sep 25 - Toronto, ONT Rivoli
Sep 27 - Chicago, IL Schuba's
Sep 29 - Seattle, WA Crocodile Café
Sep 30 - Portland, OR Doug
Oct 2 - San Francisco, CA Swedish American Hall
Oct 3 - Los Angeles, CA Rec Center Studios
Oct 5 - Mexico City, MEX Lunario

(thx Brian)

Previously
* VIDEOS: Gruff Rhys - 'Candylion' & the John Rambo trailer
* more Gruff Rhys posts

Posted in music | tour dates at 3:56 PM | Comments (2)

Rodrigo y Gabriela - 'Diablo Rojo' video + Tour Dates (CMJ)

Rod & Gab could teach Conor & Win a thing or two about smashing guitars....

And they played the same song on Jimmy Kimmel....

Rod and Gab are back in America this upcoming weekend for Bonnaroo. They're back in NYC on July 1st to play a free headlining show at Central Park Summerstage, and then they're back again on October 19th to play (like Spoon) Roseland Ballroom during CMJ. All tour dates.....

Rodrigo y Gabriela - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 14 - Bonnaroo Music Festival, TN, US Tennessee
Jun 16 - Wembley Arena w/ MUSE London and South East
Jun 23 - Glastonbury Festival - Headlining Jazz/World Stage Southwest
Jun 26 - John Ford Ampitheatre Los Angeles CA
Jun 27 - Mountain Winery Saratoga, CA
Jun 28 - Fillmore Theatre San Francisco, CA
Jun 30 - Ram's head Live Baltimore, MD
Jul 1 - Central Park Summerstage, New York, NY /w Vietnal & DJ Dave P
Jul 4 - Taste of Chicago, w/John Mayer Chicago, Illinois
Jul 7 - Oxegen Festival Kildare
Jul 13 - Guilfest - Main stage Guilford, London and South East
Jul 14 - Latitude Festival - Headlining Uncut stage Cambridge, London and South East
Aug 18 - V Festival - Main Stage ..
Aug 19 - V Festival - Main Stage ..
Aug 29 - Bear Tooth Theatre Pub Anchorage, Alaska
Aug 31 - Oregon Zoo Amphitheater Portland, OR, 97202, Oregon
Sep 1 - Bumbershoot Festival Seattle, Washington
Sep 2 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, Colorado
Sep 16 - Austin City Limits, Zilker Park Austin, Texas
Oct 14 - Rivertown Music and Arts Festival Atlanta, Georgia
Oct 19 - Roseland Ballroom NY, 10019, New York
Dec 03 - AB Box @ Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, BEL

Previously
* more Rodrigo y Gabriela posts

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HAPPY MONDAYS cancel shows due to VISA issues, but IN THE CITY OF NY lives on

Yvette Livesey & Tony Wilson's In the City Festival runs from June 13-14, 2007 (this week) right here in NYC. The festival is basically two days of music industry panels followed by two nights of UK music that was to include two shows by The Happy Mondays at Nokia Theatre, BUT as many know by now - possibly because they had tickets, or possibly because they were keeping up with the comments from yesterday, The Happy Mondays have cancelled both shows.

The Rakes & Pigeon Detectives has been moved to Knitting Factory. Tickets are on sale. Press release below...

In The City of New York announce Festival Changes The Happy Mondays cancel due to temporary visa issues The show will go on!

Now as we know, one can always expect that along with the name Tony Wilson comes a little extra added drama.
If he didn’t let a thing such as cancer stand in the way of ITC of NY happening, he certainly isn’t going to let another curve ball stop the show! Now combine the names Tony Wilson and The Happy Mondays and your chances of a ‘little extra drama’, becomes slightly higher.

With a new album “Unkle Dysfunktional” completed and tucked under their arms, the Happy Mondays were all set to come to the states to play their first NYC show in more than 10 years. The lads from Manchester planned to headline the In The City of NY festival for Tony Wilson, who they owe all of their original success in the late 80’s/ early 90’s. The shows would be a taster for fans of their new material, following hard on the heel's of their recent sold-out tour in the UK.

The US government has something else in mind.

Due to the unforeseen circumstance of that troubled word we are growing too familiar with, ‘VISA’, The Happy Mondays will not be coming to NYC as originally planned. Therefore they will not be performing at the Nokia as part of ITC of NY on the 13th in addition to their Nokia show on the 14th.

As we all know, The show must go on.

ITC of NY will announce updates shortly on venue changes for June 13th. The Rakes, who are about to unleash one of the most powerful albums of the year take the stage as headlining act, and kicking off the ITC music conference evening festivities are recent #3 UK album chart toppers, The Pigeon Detectives.

All Nokia Ticket holders will get full refunds at tickemaster or point of purchase. The new venue will guarantee admission for all delegate badge holders. Stay tuned for more information on venue changes!

On June 14th the UK’s current favorite band Biffy Clyro will headline the Highline Ballroom, along with the most sought after and much talked about Enter Shikari, and Blood Red Shoes round the night out with their new found fame.

It's 2007 and time for spring cleaning, out with the old difficult dinosaurs - who are neither happy nor here at the beginning of the week, and on with 5 of the hottest new bands out of the United kingdom - rare is it for New Yorkers to see the evolution of UK bands as it happens, Biffy Clyro debuts at #2 in the UK this week and ITC had already snagged them to play for us...

the exact opposite of extinction, more like an evolution!

Further information regarding The Happy Mondays visa issue:
It seems that post-9/11 visa application restrictions for a band with the Happy Mondays history- know as much for their legendary lifestyle as their unique collision of rave beats, indie rock and street poetry has proven difficult this time.

Essentially the US Embassy in the UK has halted the process of Bez’s visa application until the outcome of pending court proceedings. Unfortunately Bez was unable to come and shake his maracas at the bands first US performance in more than a decade at Coachella this spring. These proceedings should have concluded weeks ago but due to rescheduling, it made it impossible for a US visa to be issued in time for this weeks planned appearance.

Although the rest of the band were able to enter the country and perform at Coachella, it transpired that other band members - including Shaun Ryder - had been issued with single entry only visas, due to their prosecution histories. Although the duration of the term of their visas would have allowed another visit to the US, the single entry status meant that the whole visa application process had to be restarted upon their return from LA, placing their plans to appear in NYC in jeopardy. The Happy Mondays are absolutely “gutted” at not being able to support Tony Wilson this week. However, they are sorting their visas issues once and for all—so the whole band— can return to the states sometime soon.

Posted in music | tour dates at 1:49 PM | Comments (16)

VIDEO: They Might Be Giants - 'With the Dark'

4 nights @ Bowery, 3 free shows, a squid, etc...

"With the Dark" off of the forthcoming album by They Might Be Giants, 'The Else', Created by Mizushima Hine.

CD out July 10th on Idlewild/zoe/Universal

Can't wait til then? Get 'The Else' at iTunes now

TMBG - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 16 - Troy, New York FREE SHOW Troy, New York
Jul 3 - Day on the Meadow 4 Festival San Jose, California
Jul 18 - Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Jul 19 - Bottle & Cork Dewey Beach, Delaware
Jul 20 - Chameleon Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Jul 21 - Beachland Ballroom & Tavern Cleveland, Ohio
Jul 22 - Detroit FREE CONCERT Main stage at Concert of Colors Detroit, Michigan
Jul 25 - Bowery Ballroom New York
Jul 26 - The Green Room Seaside Park, New Jersey
Jul 27 - Wellfleet Beachcomber Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Jul 28 - FREE 2nd ANNUAL AUDIENCE APPRECIATION SHOW @ Mohegan Sun Uncasville, Connecticut
Aug 1 - Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Aug 3 - Stephen Talkhouse Ammagansett, New York
Aug 4 - Family show FOTA Pavillion Oyster Bay, New York
Aug 8 - Bowery Ballroom New York

Previously
* They Might be Giants - 2007 Tour Dates (4 nights @ Bowery)
* more They Might Be Giants

Posted in music | tour dates | video at 11:09 AM | Comments (2)

NEW PORNOGRAPHERS beat the leak? CHALLENGERS: "Buy Early Get NOW" + more 2007 TOUR DATES

DOWNLOAD: Filmcan podcast May 2007 video podcast (MP4)

This video podcast "features 15 minutes of free content, including Blaine Thurier's "Intimate Portrait," a self-made introduction to this New Pornographers member's filmmaking capabilities, plus a look at the recording of the latest New Pornographers' album Challengers in Brooklyn, NY."

Has Challengers (out August 21, 2007) leaked yet (besides the one track)? I don't think so, but you can buy it now through the "Buy Early Get Now" website, and have instant (within 48 hours) access to a full stream of the album which you can listen to all the way until until the album actually comes out. This is a great idea, and actually this is the 4th Matador album to be released this way - Yo La Tengo, The Ponys and a Pavement reissue were first.

Not only that - New Porn is offering even more incentives to BUY their album. More album info, new tour dates, and presale info, below....

BUY THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS' 'CHALLENGERS' (OUT AUG 21) EARLY AND GET AN INSTANT STREAM NOW - PLUS YOUR CHOICE OF EXTRAS UP TO AND INCLUDING A LIMITED-EDITION 4-CD BOX SET EDITION OF THE ALBUM.

HOW TO BUY EARLY GET NOW

1. choose your store from the map below
2. visit your store (in person or online) and place your order
3. you will get a password that you use to log in at upper right
4. get an instant stream and let the goodies flow in!

TWO VERSIONS TO CHOOSE FROM
The New Pornographers STANDARD EDITION of 'Challengers' gets you an instant stream, 3 unreleased MP3s, early access to tickets and more. Or upgrade to the EXECUTIVE EDITION and you also get a 'Challengers' BOX SET with a beautiful slipcase and 3 bonus CDs where you will burn the discs with a live show, more unreleased B-sides, videos, photos and artwork.

Challengers: The Standard Edition (list price $14.98)
*Full Album Stream
Listen to all of Challengers months ahead of release

*Exclusive B-Sides
Three songs available only to Buy Early Get Now customers

*Advance notice and exclusive tickey buy links for upcoming New Pornographers tours

Challengers: Executive Edition (list price $19.98)
*Full Album Stream
Listen to all of Challengers months ahead of release

*The Challengers Box-Set
A very limited edition Treasury of New Pornography available only to Executive members. Includes three bonus discs, designed in a deluxe box set package.

Disc One: B-Sides, Demos and Alternate Mixes
Disc Two: The New Pornographers "Live From The Future"
Disc Three: Videos, photos and artwork
(note: you will download all of this material digitally as part of Buy Early Get Now and burn these discs yourself, so some-assembly is required and some of these recordings haven't even happened yet.)

*Advance notice and exclusive ticket buy links for upcoming New Pornographers tours

*Basically, You Get It All
Don't you hate it when bonus tracks are split up over tons of releases? A store exclusive bonus track here, a UK only single there, if you want to hear everything you'd have to buy the record twenty times from twenty different places. Not anymore. With the Executive Edition ALL content associated with Challengers will be available to Executive members.

New Pornographers - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 18 - Bar Academy London, London and South East
Jun 19 - Borderline London, London and South East
Jun 20 - 93 Ft East London, London and South East
Jun 22 - Glastonbury Festival Pilton Farm, Northeast
Jul 4 - Battery Park New York, New York
Jul 15 - Pitchfork Festival Chicago, Illinois
Sep 13 - McPherson Ballroom Victoria, British Columbia
Sep 14 - Showbox Seattle, Washington
Sep 15 - Showbox Seattle, Washington
Sep 16 - Crystal Ballroom Portland, Oregon
Sep 17 - Warfield Theatre San Francisco, California
Sep 18 - House Of Blues San Diego, California
Sep 19 - Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California
Sep 20 - Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles, California
Sep 21 - Rialto Theatre Tucson, Arizona
Sep 22 - Sunshine Theater Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sep 24 - Boulder Theater Boulder, Colorado
Sep 25 - The Depot Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 26 - The Egyptian Theatre Boise, Idaho
Sep 28 - Commordore Ballroom Vancouver, British Columbia

Presale HERE. (thx Ondal)

Previously
* NEKO CASE playing with New Porn on July 4th
* summer is here -- new New Pornographers MP3
* more New Porn

Posted in music | streams | tour dates at 9:03 AM | Comments (8)

BFD 2007, BLOC PARTY, MP3's, pics, tour dates

DOWNLOAD: Bloc Party - Banquet (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bloc Party - Say it Right (Nelly Furtado) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bloc Party vs. Gwen Stefani "What You Hunting For?" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bloc Party vs. Coldplay "Hunting For Witches In My Place" (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bloc Party - I Still Remember (live @ FNX) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bloc Party - Sunday (live @ FNX) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bloc Party vs. Madonna "Groovecopter" (MP3)

Bloc Party continue their current U.S. tour (with the Maccabees) in Kansas City, Missouri tonight (Jun 11, 2007). They played the Stone Pony (moved from the Convention Hall) in Asbury Park, NJ on Thursday (June 7), and on Saturday (June 9) they played Live 105's BFD 2007 at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California.

Bloc Party @ Shoreline Amphitheater - June 9, 2007 (CRED)

Interpol, Queens of the Stone Age, Social Distortion, CSS, The Faint, The Bravery, Kaiser Chiefs, Silversun Pickups, Cold War Kids, and CSS were also on the relatively cheap bill. More BFD pics & BP tour dates below....

Queens of the Stone Age Kaiser Chiefs (CRED)

Social Distortion (CRED)

Interpol (CRED)

CSS (CRED)

Silversun Pickups (CRED)

Robert Smith tattoo (CRED)

???? (CRED)

Bloc Party - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 11 - Uptown Theatre Kansas City, Missouri
Jun 12 - Ogden Theatre Denver, Colorado
Jun 13 - The Pearl Las Vegas, Nevada
Jun 16 - Concerts in the Park Alpine, California
Jun 22 - Glastonbury Festival Pilton, Southwest
Jun 23 - Hurricane Festival Scheeßel
Jun 24 - Southside Festival Neuhausen ob Eck
Jun 28 - Zenith Rouen
Jun 29 - Rock Werchter Leuven
Jun 30 - Open Air Festival St Gallen
Jul 1 - Open'er Festival Gdynia
Jul 3 - Super Bock Rock Lisbon
Jul 6 - T in the Park Kinross, Scotland
Jul 7 - Live Earth @ Wembley Stadium London, London and South East
Jul 8 - Oxegen Festival Dublin, Dublin
Jul 12 - Arvika Festival Arvika
Jul 13 - Summercase Festival Barcelona, Barcelona
Jul 14 - Summercase Festival Madrid, Madrid
Aug 3 - Festival Hall Melbourne
Aug 4 - Hordern Pavilion Sydney
Aug 5 - Splendour in the Grass Byron
Aug 8 - St James Auckland, Auckland
Aug 11 - Summersonic Festival Osaka
Aug 12 - Summersonic Festival Tokyo
Aug 25 - Reading Festival Reading
Aug 26 - Leeds Festival Leeds
Dec 12 - SECC Glasgow, Scotland
Dec 13 - G-MEX Manchester, Northwest
Dec 14 - Alexandra Palace (SOLD OUT) London, London and South East
Dec 15 - Alexandra Palace London, London and South East

Previously
* more Bloc Party

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VIDEO: M.I.A. - Boyz (from KALA) ++ Tour Dates

new M.I.A......

“Boyz” is the first official single from M.I.A.’s much anticipated new album, KALA. This track will be released in the UK via XL Recordings as a limited edition 12″ on June 11th. Interscope Records will also release the single as an enhanced CD and 12” on July 17th in the US. The following is the track listing for the enhanced CD:

1.)Boyz
2.)Boyz Acapella
3.)Boyz Instrumental
4.)Photos
5.)Remix Parts
6.)Video
7.)Making of the video, part 1

KALA will be released on XL Recordings in Japan on August 8th and in the UK on August 20th. Interscope Records will release the full length record in the US on August 21st. The track listing will be as follows:

1. Bamboo Banga
2. BirdFlu
3. Boyz
4. Jimmy
5. Hussel (featuring Afrikan Boy)
6. Mango Pickle Down River (with The Wilcannia Mob)
7. 20 Dollar
8. World Town
9. The Turn
10. XR2
11. Paper Planes
12. Come Around (featuring Timbaland)

MIA - 2007 Tour Dates
Aug 3 - Lollapalooza at Grant Park Chicago, Illinois
Aug 5 - V Festival Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 8 - V Festival Toronto, ONT, Ontario
Sep 9 - Oshega Festival Montreal, QC, Quebec
Sep 14 - Austin City Limits Festival Austin, Texas

Previously
* more MIA

Posted in music | tour dates | video at 7:47 AM | Comments (3)

June 10, 2007

SPOON add more shows (CMJ) -- presale, Tour Dates, MP3s

DOWNLOAD: Spoon - The Underdog (MP3)

Spoon's Britt Daniel @ Bowery Ballroom, NYC - Apr 26, 2007 (CRED)

live MP3's from the Bowery show...

1. Beast and Dragon
2. Don't You Evah
3. Fitted Shirt
4. I Turn My Camera On
5. Me and The Bean
6. My Math
7. Paper Tiger
8. Rhythm and Soul
9. Stay Don't Go
10. Target
11. The Delicate Place

I won't hold it against them too much - after all they did just play a smaller show at Bowery (photos & mp3s above), and are still playing a free show in NYC on July 11th, but...I wouldn't go see Spoon at Roseland on October 20th. Would you? I guess someone would, or they wouldn't be playing there. Presale for that show, and new ones in LA, Minneapolis, Vancouver and Toronto, HERE.

UPDATE: As someone pointed out in the comments, Spoon's Roseland show is during CMJ. Thanks.

All dates below....

Spoon - 2007 Tour Dates
Jun 16 - Bonaroo Music Festival Manchester, Tennessee
Jun 29 - Sled Island Festival Calgary, Alberta
Jul 4 - Comerica City Fest Detroit, MI
Jul 11 - River to River - Battery Park New York, New York
Aug 4 - Lollapalooza - Grant Park Chicago, Illinois
Aug 5 - Virgin Festival Baltimore, Maryland
Aug 10 - Oya Festival Oslo
Aug 11 - Way Out West Festival Gotebourg
Aug 12 - Summer Sundae Weekender Leicester
Aug 14 - Parades De Coura Parades De Coura
Aug 16 - Cargo London, London and South East
Sep 07 - Commodore Ballroom Vancouver,BC
Sep 10 - Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles,CA
Sep 11 - Henry Fonda Theatre Los Angeles,CA
Oct 10 - irst Avenue Minneapolis,MN
Oct 15 - Phoenix Concert Theatre Toronto,ON
Oct 20 - Roseland Ballroom New York,NY (CMJ)

(thx all for the tips)

Previously
* BRITT DANIEL, BRIGHT EYES & BEN KWELLER's 2007 Tour Dates
* VIDEO: Spoon - The Ghost of You Lingers + MP3's
* more Spoon posts

Posted in CMJ | MP3 | music | tour dates at 11:34 PM | Comments (21)