The Middle East

Coachella 2010 - Day Three in pics, video & review (the Thom Yorke & Pavement setlists included)

The third and final round of the Coachella Music & Arts Festival was funky, and not just because the port-a-potties reeked. Keeping a loose theme every day (see Friday & Saturday), Sunday focused on relentless rhythm and groovy basslines…

Pavement played a pre-Coachella show @ the Fox Theater in Pomona (setlist), added Hollywood Bowl show w/ Sonic Youth

“One of the best pavement concerts ever… At the fox in pomona… 30 songs u missed it…” – SANDY EGGO “2 encores, ALL of Slanted (pretty much), and new lyrics to The Hexx…

The Middle East add 3rd NYC show & other 2010 tour dates

DOWNLOAD: The Middle East – Blood (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Middle East – The Darkest Side (MP3) The Middle East’s 2nd US show was packed (more by Tim Griffin) The Middle East‘s tour with Mumford & Sons has two NYC stops – May 17th at MHOW and May 18th at Webster Hall…

SXSW 2010 highlights by AF (Thee Oh Sees on a bridge, Man or Astroman?, Major Lazer, Sleigh Bells, Billy Bragg, more) - pics

words & Wednesday – The Middle East @ Club DeVille (more by Tim Griffin) I started toward MtyMx about 4 hours after my last SXSW show, so I haven’t had much time to reflect on what happened in Austin – but before they become too irrelevant, here are some quick pictures and words of my personal highlights at the fest…

Pavement add pre-Coachella show w/ The Middle East (plus Philly & Boston on sale) - updated 2010 Tour Dates

April 18th at Coachella won’t be Pavement‘s first US reunion show anymore. An April 15th show at The Fox Theater in Pomona has been added to their schedule…

Serena Maneesh, Califone, Bowerbirds, Middle East, Dawes & Here We Go Magic @ Club DeVile (official BV showcase) - pics

“Not sure about the recorded stuff, but, live, Here We Go Magic‘s sound made for an enjoyable listen. It was rocky, bouncy, and sometimes outright dancey–but with enough complex time changes thrown in to keep listeners off-guard and from getting too comfortable in one place…

SXSW 2010 day 1 in pics & review (YSPWSD, Miike Snow, the Middle East, Fitz & The Tantriums, Allo Darlin & more)

Early in the day The Canadian Blast BBQ & Showcase broadcast live back to Canada. I caught an in-form You Say Party! We Say Day! who, according to the presenting DJ, were making their first performance in the US in four years…

The Middle East played their 1st, and only pre-SXSW, US show in Denton, TX (pics), add 2nd NYC show w/ Mumford & Sons

“True to the random, follow-your-nose nature of NX35, I was just heading out of Dan’s to catch a spot in line at Hailey’s before the much-anticipated Walkmen show filled to capacity, when Australia’s Middle East kicked off just in time to change my plans…

Mumford & Sons - 2010 Tour Dates w/ The Middle East (and more about that Bowery show)

Mumford & Sons @ Bowery Ballroom on February 18th (more by Sarahana) London four-piece Mumford & Sons will make good on the promise made at their sold-out Bowery Ballroom show earlier this February to return shortly to NYC…

Sasquatch announces 2010 lineup (includes Massive Attack & My Morning Jacket) (and many more)

We’ll get a more complete press release in the morning (and confirm what is listed below is 100% correct), but in the meantime below is a picture of the 2010 Sasquatch poster (that someone Tweeted) and the lineup as read at tonight’s Atlas Sound show in Seattle (and being listed all over the Internet)…
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