Rogue Wave

826NYC is hosting another “Revenge of the BookEaters” benefit show at Town Hall in NYC on October 7th. The headliner is none other than Paul Simon…

Cat Power came after Rodrigo y Gabriela on the main stage Sunday. It was raining. I decided it was worth getting a little wet so I stood there getting wet (I didn’t bring an umbrella and I’m too cool to wear a poncho)…

most Though I got there late on the first night (in time to see Girl Talk, some of Underworld and then Radiohead though), I did make the trek to Jersey City all three days of the All Points West festival this past weekend…

DOWNLOAD: Sky Larkin – “Molten” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: BOAT – “(I’m A) Donkey for Your Love” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: BOAT – “Last Cans of Paint” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: BOAT – “The Bar is Too Low to Fail” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cheeseburger – “Jelly Bean” (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Cheeseburger – “Saturday Night” (MP3) Don’t miss show(s) of next week: The American live debut of Leeds, UK group Sky Larkin, who are one of 2008’s real hopefuls (to me at least)…

When we first entered the grounds around 11:30, we were greeted by the sight of enthusiastic Radiohead fans sprinting to the AT&T stage to stake their claim…

DOWNLOAD: Calexico – Crystal Frontier (MP3) Rogue Wave @ McCarren Pool – June 10, 2008 (photo* more free stuff * T.I. @ United Palace CANCELLED * O’Death @ Rooftop Films * The Cannanes @ Maxwell’s * Goes Cube is playing Europa * Martha Wainwright @ Joe’s Pub * Isaac Hayes @ Prospect Park (free) * Holy Hail & Shit Disco (DJ) @ R Bar * Love is All & other bands @ Cake Shop * MV & EE and Cryptacize @ Knitting Factory * John Weise & Carlos Giffoni @ Knitting Factory * Swervedriver & Longwave play Music Hall of Williamsburg Pop Fest kicks off today with that Cake Shop show…

The concert ended thirty minutes early as high winds started pulling the rigged lights down, a situation unsafe for band and crew. The last song Death Cab played was “The Sound of Settling…

OK, let’s get this 2008 Sasquatch Festival coverage over with. You’ve seen R.E.M., The National and Modest Mouse and other pictures from day one…

In case you don’t recognize him, that’s Ben Gibbard at the Sasquatch Festival in Washington this past Sunday (May 25). He is a member of the #1 band in America Death Cab For Cutie who are playing a show at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn on June 10th with Rogue Wave (who also played Sasquatch)…

photos by Ryan Muir