The Music Tapes

Julian Koster spreads holiday cheer and offends his audience at once Business idea! Flight cases for “singing saws“. Worst case scenario: you will probably have at least one customer in Julian Koster (The Music Tapes), who will need a way to protect his instruments from the elements while on the road as part of his annual Holiday Caroling Tour…

The metronome at an earlier show on the tour (more by Tim Griffin) Given the number of reunion tours that have come through over the past few years, it can be hard to keep track of just who’s together and who’s defunct for good…

words, photos & video Last year, in October, The Music Tapes did one of their holiday tours, in which they played holiday inspired songs to small groups at people’s homes…

Aquarium Drunkard: Although there was great showmanship of all the people onstage in the old E6 days, I never got the sense that it was, at its heart, more than just playing with your friends because you liked playing with them, and, oh yeah, it’s a great show, too…

The Olivia Tremor Control made their return to the stage last night (8/29) at One-Eyed Jacks in New Orleans. Pictures are in this post, including one of the setlist (check it out below)…

The Olivia Tremor Control are back and reportedly working on a new release. Previously confirmed to play the December Jeff Mangum-curated ATP UK, the band has now confirmed a full North American tour with fellow Elephant 6er The Music Tapes (aka Julian Koster of Neutral Milk Hotel)…

Music Tapes in Bed-Stuy Dec. 17 2009 (more by Sarah Mulligan)Julian Koster and The Music Tapes will be delivering lullabies at bedsides from bedroom to bedroom, and house to house in Boston, New York and Philadelphia in August…

DOWNLOAD: Naza Grizol – For Things That Haven’t Come (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Julian Koster – Jingle Bells (MP3) T.O. Snob: Most of the press material I’ve seen points out connections between the band and Neutral Milk Hotel, Elf Power, and other Elephant 6 groups…

DOWNLOAD: The Music Tapes – For The Planet Pluto (MP3) The Weakerthans @ Bumbershoot 2008 (more by Chris Graham) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Found Footage Festival * Daniel Kitson @ Union Hall * Eugene Mirman Comedy Fest * Secret History @ Don Hill’s * Lotus, DJ DB @ Mercury Lounge * Stryper, Manic Drive @ Irving Plaza * ZZ Top, Tenderhooks @ Beacon Theatre * Ben & Vesper, Kurt Wiseman @ Sycamore * Of Montreal, Janelle Monae @ Terminal 5 * Big Daddy Kane, Groundation @ BB King’s * Lemonade, Small Black, MNDR @ 171 Lombardy Street * Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society @ Jazz Gallery * Little Joy (DJ), Rude Crew, The Pharmacy @ Glasslands * NY Gypsy Fest w/ Little Cow, Hazmat Modine @ City Winery * Trevor Dunn’s Madlove, Miho Hatori, Javelin @ Market Hotel * Blowoff w/ DJs Bob Mould & Richard Morel @ Highline Ballroom * The Weakerthans, Rock Plaza Central, Tomte @ Bowery Ballroom * Wolfgang Gartiner (DJ), Viking (DJ), Telepathe @ Webster Hall * Woven Bones, Girls At Dawn, Reading Rainbow, Nice Face @ Cake Shop * This Is Ivy League, Patrick Cleandenim, Joel Plaskett @ Union Hall * Ramona Falls, Wildbirds & Peacedrums, Apothecary Hymns @ Bruar Falls * Yura Yura Teikoku, Jessica 6, Light Asylum @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Brooklyn Country Music Fest w/ The Woes, Jack Grace Band, more @ Southpaw * Doug Gillard (Guided By Voices), Library is on Fire, Cinnamon Band @ TLIOFHQ * Ty Segall, The Mantles, The Holy Experiment, Dome Theater @ Death By Audio * Golden City, forgetters, Solar Powered Sun Destroyer, Thought & Memory @ Lit * Whiplash, At War, Deathrash, Enforcer, Cauldron, Cold Northern Vengence @ Europa * The Trail Of Dead, Secret Machines, Midnight Masses @ Webster Hall * My Teenage Stride, I’m Turning Into, Baby Birds Don’t Drink Milk, Spanish Prisoners @ Shea Stadium * New Languages Fest w/ Mike Pride: From Bacteria to Boys, Nate Wooley & Joe Morris, Ben Gerstein: The Gates @ McCarren Hall Of Montreal play Terminal 5 with the energetic Janelle Monae opening up…