Busdriver

David Byrne dancers @ Wellmont Theater last week (more by Tim Griffin) tonight in NYC * DANCE * Les Paul @ Iridium * Stars Like Fleas @ MoMA * Burlesque @ Public Assembly * Mat Menari, Benefit Band @ The Stone * Gabriel Kahane @ Rockwood Music Hall * David Byrne @ Prospect Park Bandshell * Amadou & Miriam, Piers Faccini @ Webster Hall * Busdriver, Tim Fite, Nosaj Thing @ Mercury Lounge * The Hold Steady, Right on Dynamite @ Bowery Ballroom * The Naked Hearts, Knight School @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * Precious Metal w/ Wizardry, Animals Killing People @ Lit * James Blackshaw, Koen Holtkamp (from Mountains) @ Issue Project Room Like Public Enemy, Busdriver was one of those on the bill of the Roots Picnic in Philly over the weekend…

The Roots announced the line-up for their 2nd annual “Roots Picnic” in Philly…The Roots (2 sets), TV on the Radio, The Black Keys, Public Enemy (who will perform It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, backed by Antibalas and The Roots), Antibalas, Santigold, Busdriver, and Dirty Magazine featuring Zoe Kravitz…

DOWNLOAD: Modeselektor – The White Flash (Ft. Thom Yorke) (MP3) Last week Squarepusher made me really happy. He is the king of electronic music for me…

Tyvek just played three NYC shows, three nights in a row (Friday, Saturday and Sunday). And I just realized that Damon from Tyvek (who apparently didn’t actually play with Tyvek at any of those shows) is now here with his other band Puffy Areolas, who played Cake Shop last night (1/12), are on WFMU today (1/13) (“For the uninitiated, Toldeo, Ohio’s Puffy Areolas bring to mind the blasted, parental hope one would get from combining the DNA of The Germs, Hawkwind, Drunks With Guns, and Brainbombs…

Busdriver posing w/ Dizzee Last time I saw Busdriver, he was second on a bill that included Kidz In The Hall, El-P (with Aesop Rock), and Dizzee Rascal…

El-P & Del tha Funkee Homosapien, CMJ 2007 (Justin Charles) * Dizzee Rascal & Nick Cave are playing the Plug Awards * You can watch the Plug Awards on your computer screen * Dizzee Rascal is also playing a show at Soutnpaw in Brooklyn * Dizzee Rascal & El-P are playing the Def Jux showcase at SXSW * Tickets are on sale for an El-P/Dizzee Rascal show at Webster Hall in May * El-P, Dizzee Rascal & Busdriver are going on tour togeter…

Busdriver (born Regan J Farquhar) is a hip-hop artist from Los Angeles. He is known for his staccato, jazzy, free-association rap, and the eccentric personality he expresses through it…

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