The Rural Alberta Advantage

Tickets are still on sale for DJ Shadow‘s upcoming show at Irving Plaza. And I have a couple of pairs you can win. Details below. Tickets are still on sale for the Shearwater/Damien Jurado/Anni Rossi show at Music Hall of Williamsburg…

“Just saw Fucked Up tear it up at Emo’s, with a cameo from two of the Wu Tang Killa Bees. That’s gonna be hard to top” – mehan jayasuriya “FUCKED UP: Frontman Pink Eye says Emo’s was first place he ever went shirtless…

As previously mentioned, we’ve lost our minds and are doing seven shows in Austin during SXSW this year. The first of those parties kicks off at Emo’s at noon on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 (doors @ 11:30am) on two 100% FREE stages:Outside/Main Stage 12:00 YellowFever 12:45 The Rural Alberta Advantage 01:30 The Morning Benders 02:15 Japandroids 03:00 Titus Andronicus 03:45 The Black Angels 04:30 GZA 05:15 Fucked Up DJs: Finger on the Pulse Inside/Metal Stage (Emo’s Jr) 12:00 – Kill The Client 12:35 – The Atlas Moth 01:20 – Javelina 02:05 – Dark Castle 02:50 – Salome 03:35 – Landmine Marathon 04:20 – Withered 05:05 – Torche FREE DRINKS COURTESY OF: Magic Hat & Firefly Vodka & Vitamin Water (while supplies last) FREE VEGAN BREAKFAST TACOS COURTESY OF: Mr…

“It’s been a lot of shows since SXSW ,” says with a chuckle, taking a few minutes to call from a Tim Horton’s somewhere off the 401. “I think by the end of we might hit 100 shows…

members of Passion Pit @ Pianos on NYE (drivemycarlye) Member of Passion Pit played DJ at quickly-sold-out party at Pianos in NYC on New Years Eve…

tonight in NYC * Ronnie Spector @ BB King’s * Mos Def @ Highline Ballroom * Currituck County @ The Stone * Blip Festival alumni show @ Pianos * Soft Black, Wide Eyed Beauty @ Death By Audio * Uninhabitable Mansions, Pocket Knife @ The Cameo * Matisyahu, Kevin Devine @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Lucy Wainwright Roche w/ Family & Friends @ City Winery * The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (DJ) @ Insound Design Store * The Willowz, Fan-Tan, Kill Kill Kill, Plumsucker @ Mercury Lounge * Anamanaguchi, Starpause, IAYD, Magic Hammer, 8BK @ Public Assembly * Theo Angell, Jozef Van Wissem, Grasshopper, Ghost Moth @ Silent Barn * Bryan & The Haggards, Bobby Radcliff Trio, Elliot Sharpe 3, Jahn Xavier @CakeShop * This Frontier Needs Heroes, Justice of the Unicorn, Class Actress, Cat Martino @ Union Pool Didn’t get enough blip…

The Neave: How was it playing alongside bands like the Meat Puppets and the Thermals? What artists or bands, if any, would you like to play/collaborate with in the future…

M for Montreal is an interesting festival, at times more like a conference or summer camp or one of those all-inclusive resorts — but with better music…

DOWNLOAD: TRAA – Don’t Haunt This Place (MP3) Like Neon Indian, another band with a series of NYC gigs coming up, the Rural Alberta Advantage, have added to their upcoming tour dates; there will be four NYC-area chances to see them this January…