'I'll Be Your Mirror USA' is not the only 'I'll Be Your Mirror' that Portishead is curating for ATP. As previously mentioned, the English band is also helping pick the bands for the event happening in London in July (tickets still on sale by the way).

So far we don't know any of the bands that will open for Portishead in NJ in October, but it would be crazy if they didn't have at least a few of the same bands on both. This is who they have on the UK one so far: PJ HARVEY (also playing Coachella), DOOM, COMPANY FLOW, THE BOOKS (played ATP NY 2010), FACTORY FLOOR, BEAK> (played ATP NY 2010), DD/MM/YYYY, GRINDERMAN, SWANS, BEACH HOUSE, LIARS, THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC, ANIKA, and S.C.U.M. The full UK lineup so far, is listed by day below...

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photos by Greg Cristman

Onstage at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square on Sunday, in a powerfully loose performance, [Nick Cave] sang "Heathen Child," from [Grinderman's] new record, "Grinderman 2" (Anti-). "She don't care about Buddha!" he called out. "She is the Buddha!" And later, in "Evil!": "Who needs the TV? You are my TV!/ Who needs the record player? You are my record player!"

As he sang, he battered his guitar. Mr. Cave doesn't play much guitar; it's plain to see that the instrument is foreign to him. But he plays it in Grinderman, and it sounds like a car being cut in half. -[New York Times]

Last night, one night later, Grinderman appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (a show that will have Bruce Springsteen on it tonight). After the taping, Nick Cave was spotted hanging at the Delancey. Not sure if they have a TV he could have watched it on. You can watch the episode in an embedded video below.

Grinderman's US tour continues tonight in Washington DC at the 9:30 Club. More Pictures from Best Buy (formerly Nokia) Theater, videos and the Grinderman setlist, below...

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Will Sheff @ Webster Hall in May (more by Kurt Christensen)

today in NYC
* Tyshawn Sorey @ Roulette
* Blonde Redhead @ 92yTribeca
* Dam-Funk, DJ Spinna @ Fort Greene Park
* Acrylics, Sebastian Blanck @ Cake Shop
* Jonah Matranga @ Mercury Lounge (Late Show)
* Dead Western, Sam Mickens, Darius Jones @ Sycamore
* The Felice Brothers with Diamond Doves @ Rocks Off Cruise
* Bird of Youth, Will Sheff, Caravan of Thieves @ The Living Room
* The Hounds Below (feat. Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies) @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show)

sorry so late today.

Grinderman. "Heathen Child" below...

What else?

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Grinderman are Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey and Jim Sclavunos. On September 14th they will release their new studio album Grinderman 2 via Anti-Records and follow with a tour of North America beginning on November 11th.

Together Grinderman have forged a distinctly different way of working, having cast off musical baggage, shrugged off accepted wisdom and tested pre-conceptions about who they are as musicians. The new album was co-produced by Grinderman and Nick Launay (Public Image Ltd, Birthday Party) and mixed by Launay.

Grinderman will kick off their North American tour November 11th in Toronto, Canada. [ANTI]

Metamorphosis, another Nick Cave and Warren Ellis project, debuts at BAM on November 30th.

All Grinderman dates below...

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Grinderman will release their new studio album Grinderman 2 through Mute on September 13th and via Anti- Records in the U.S. on September 14th. Grinderman 2 was recorded in 2009 at London's RAK, State of The Ark and Assault and Battery studios. Co-produced by Grinderman and Nick Launay, the album was mixed by Launay at London's British Grove in August 2009 and LA's Seedy Underbelly in April 2010. Grinderman's twenty-date European tour will kick off at Nottingham's Rock City on 25th September. UK tickets go on sale from 9.00 AM on Friday 28th May and are available from www.seetickets.com or from the 24-hour booking line (Tel: 0871 2200 260).

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Best Friends Forever @ The Tank - Aug 19, 2008 (piratehat)

today in NYC
* FREE STUFF
* Boat @ Union Hall
* Passion Pit @ Pianos
* Todd Barry & guests @ UCB
* Patrick Bower @ Pianos
* Earl Greyhound @ Southpaw (free)
* The Muslims & Howlies @ Union Pool
* Vivian Girls & Best Friends Forever @ Death By Audio
* Apollo Heights, The Classic Futures and Mirror Mirror @ Blender/Gramercy Theater
* The Ex, Gétatchèw Mèkurya & Extra Golden @ Damrosch Park (and on the radio)
* Pattern is Movement, Jukebox the Ghost, Bryan Scary & (guest @ Le Royale

RIP Lee Young (jazz drummer for Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday & others)

RIP Johnny Moore (Skatalites trumpet player)

RIP LeRoi Moore (Dave Matthews Band sax player)

RIP Ronnie Drew (Irish folk singer)

RIP Don Helms (country music steel guitarist)

Video of Grinderman playing 'Man In The Moon' below..

What else?

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds release their 14th studio album DIG, LAZARUS, DIG on March 3, 2008 on MUTE and in the US on Anti (release date TBA). Video teaser below...

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the first in a series where we asked comedians to tell us what was good this year....

Dave Hill is a great man. He's a very busy musician, comedian, actor, writer, and taste-maker. He's got his own show on Mojo called King of Miami as well as a recurring live comedy/variety/chat show in NYC called The Dave Hill Explosion. You can also catch Mr. Hill tearing his audience a new one as guitarsmith for the band Children of the Unicorn. Mr. Hill took time out of his insane schedule to give BV readers his list of the best music to come out of 2007. -Klaus

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It usually takes me a couple years to realize that an album has come out, but here is some of the stuff I managed to discover in a timely fashion this year:

BLACK SABBATH, The Dio Years- No matter what someone might be talking about, if they are able to make reference to “the Dio years” at some point you know it’s got to be pretty magical. In a perfect world, “Heaven and Hell” would just blast repeatedly from loudspeakers everywhere, all the time. Also, people would carry torches.

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT, Release the Stars- Rufus is one of few musicians today that people will still listen to in a hundred years and stuff. Plus, he wears lederhosen on stage, which just makes everything sound better if you ask me.

HIGH ON FIRE, Death Is This Communion- There are so many hot riffs on this record that I feel like whipping my dick out or something.

NEW PORNOGRAPHERS, Challengers- There are so many hot melodies on this record that I feel like whipping my dick out or something.

DOWN, Over the Under- This is not the best album by this band. Still, I think it’s important to support evil (and heavy riffs played by men with beards while wearing black sleeveless T-shirts) in all its forms, so I’m standing behind this one.

Continued below....

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White Stripes @ MSG (CRED)

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

Porter Wagoner @ MSG (CRED)

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

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

DOWNLOAD: Grinderman - Get it On (MP3)

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

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