This was just incredible...
Friday, November 30, 2007
Sadly skipping NYC...
Maybe they felt we were too spoiled by their various appearances during the month of October but i am still sad to see that Band of Horses will not be playing New York during their upcoming tour. The boys kick off their dates with a three night run at The Earl in Atlanta, Georgia. Cease to Begin is an album I cannot recommend enough, Ben Bridwell comes into his own as both a singer and a songwriter laying down some of the best lyrics of 2007. Check out their live in studio performance at KEXP at Gibson Studios posted below as well.
US Tour Dates For Band of Horses:
12/28-Atlanta,GA-The Earl*12/29-Atlanta,GA-The Earl*12/31-Atlanta,GA-The Earl
1/20-Charleston,SC-Music Farm 1/21-Norfolk,VA-The Norva
1/22-Philadelphia,PA-The Fillmore At The TLA 1/23-Boston,MA-Paradise Rock Club
1/24-State College,PA-State Theatre 1/25-Cleveland,OH-Beachland Ballroom
1/26-Louisville,KY-Headliner's Music Hall 1/27-Newport,KY-Southgate House
1/29-Nashville,TN-Exit/In 1/30-Memphis, TN-Hi Tone Cafe
1/31-St. Louis,MO-Gargoyle 2/1-Norman,OK-Meacham Auditorium (U Of Oklahoma)
2/2-Dallas,TX-Palladium Ballroom 2/3-Austin,TX-La Zona Rosa
2/4-Baton Rouge,LA-Spanish Moon 2/6-Birmingham,AL-Bottle Tree
2/7-Tallahassee,FL-Beta Bar 2/9-Orlando,FL-Social*2/10-Orlando,FL-Social
2/12-Mt. Pleasant,SC-Village Tavern
Band of Horses Live at KEXP.mp3
Band of Horses-Cigarettes Wedding Bands.mp3
Band of Horses-Ode to Lrc.mp3
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Decide to walk with me, around the lake tonight
You know you love a band when you are so sad that you are missing them touring that you dream about it. Which is exactly what happened the other night. Jaime and I were at a show and we ran into someone who was going to see the Toadies and we were both so jealous. I hope everyone who goes rocks their socks off for the both of us-which would take a lot. J`slick plays a mean air guitar!
***The Toadies are on Tour***:
12/13 Houston, TX Verizon Theater
12/14 Austin, TX Austin Music Hall
12/15 Grand Prairie, TX Nokia Theater
12/18 Corpus Christi, TX Pavilion
12/19 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
12/26 Little Rock, AR The Rev Room
12/27 Shreveport, LA The Warehouse
12/28 New Orleans, LA Tipitina's (This would be my ideal place to see them!)
Toadies-Possum Kingdom.mp3
LeS sAvY FaV-4:00 pm (EST)-KEXP
They'll Make A Lover Out of YOU
Where else would they be!? They RARELY do in studio performances, so tune in to catch them on Rachels' show while she is covering for Cheryl Waters. It will be good- they are just crazy crazy crazy live. HAPPY FRIDAY KIDDIES!
Les Savy Fav-Who Rocks The Party.mp3
Les Savy Fav-What Would Wolves Do.mp3
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Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Happy 50th Issue FADER
FADER is celebrating its' 50th issue with a rough, ghostly video of The Strokes shot by Colin Lane in 2001 in the midst of them becoming the darlings of New York. The piece that accompanies these first images of a band that changed music for me in every way is better written than anything i could ever attempt so check the whole bit out here. If you need a tasting to be convinced...
Squabbles and footnotes aside, in the pages of history books and The FADER, New York rock in the 21st century began with the Strokes. Of course the Strokes always evoked New York rock of the 20th Century, but that was kind of the point. The band captured the city’s borrowed nostalgia for a time when young men wore tight jackets and let their hair fall into their faces, then wrote thrilling songs about the dejected glamour such lifestyle decisions would lead to. At the time of their arrival, downtown Manhattan was still stuck in the orange plastic/white vinyl hangover of lounge culture, but the Strokes were a band for dark bars where the bathroom door was always broken and you could sink into a booth and hide out from adulthood for a few more years. They were a great band for New York because no one could agree on them: they were either the best or the worst thing that could have happened. People would tell you they hated them and everything they stood for, then a couple of beers later they’d confide that they’d never actually heard them or that they secretly loved them. They were one more part of the city you could endlessly kvetch about, then take pride in because no other city had anything nearly as good.
The Strokes-Is This It.mp3
The Strokes-What Ever Happened.mp3
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Sufjan might be cancelled...
But there are still some killer bands to see tonight to patch your disappointment. Dead Confederate out of Athens, Georgia have been touring non-stop and gaining fans who are eagerly awaiting their upcoming album slated to be released in early 2008. Before you throw the label of a Southern Rock band at them you better hunker down for a listen. Drawing on their admiration for Radiohead, Pink Floyd and Music Hates You they are a band Athens should be proud of for taking a different route with a sound that is remains true to the garage rock and roll they adore. They remain true to their inspiration, creating a full, loud sound without including the cowbell, banjo, tambourine or moonshine. Slide guitar-however, is present. Opening for local band The Head Set you should definitely make a point to get there early to check out one of the most talked about bands from this years' CMJ festivities.
***Dead Confederate Tour Dates***:
Nov 28 8:30-Mercury Lounge*New York,New York-~tickets are still available at the door~
Dec 1-40watt (DC plays Sonic Youth songs for world AIDS Day Benefit)*Athens,Georgia
Dec 5-Georgia Theatre (with Deerhunter and Black Lips)*Athens,Georgia
Dec 8-KEXP 5th Annual Yule Benefit at The Showbox at the Market (with Yeasayer, Feral Children, The Valley)*Seattle,Washington-TIXs
Dec 19-Smith’s Olde Bar (Music for a Cure Rock Against Cancer)*Atlanta,Georgia
Dec 22-Red Lion Pub*Augusta,Georgia
Dead Confederate-The Rat.mp3
Or you could head on over to Bowery Ballroom and check out a band i am proud to say is from my home state, even if they call the city of Baltimore their own, Celebration. Toronto's own Holy F*ck have joined them for a few of their tour dates, luck for us!
***Celebration Tour Dates***:
Nov 28-Bowery Ballroom*NY,New York
Nov 29-The Middle East*Boston,Massachusetts
Dec 1-Johnny Brendas*Philadelphia,PA
Dec 8-2640 @ St. John’s Church*Baltimore,MD
Celebration-Evergreen.mp3
Celebration-Hands Off My Gold (SMD-Remix).mp3
Holy Fuck-Super Inuit.mp3
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Monday, November 26, 2007
And the winner of the BEST NYE Show goes to...
CHICAGO-Black Kids ask you to 'Listen To Your Body' where does it want to be on New Years Eve?
CHi-Town with the Black Kids at the Empty Bottle. At least according to Jaime who sincerely wishes that they were playing the city. He was lucky enough to check them out during the madness of CMJ during BrookylnVegan's showcase at R Bar. Unfortunately I was working at KEXP and missed them...le sigh. Hopefully they will take note of all the New York Blogger lovin's going around and make their way here soon. For those of you in Chicago, grab those tickets early!
***All Current Tour Dates***
Nov 27-Common Grounds~Gainesville, Florida
Nov 28-Club Downunder~Tallahassee, Florida
Dec 5-Kings College~London
Dec 6-ULU~London
Dec 7-Camden Barfly~London
Dec 7-Adventures Close to Home at Camden Barfly~London
Dec 8-Astoria 2 (Young & Lost)~London
Dec 9-Transparent at Nambucca~London
Dec 31-The Empty Bottle~Chicago, Illinois
Black Kids-Hit the Heartbrakes.mp3
Black Kids-I've Underestimated My Charm (again).mp3
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ZooKeepEr
Being out of the city for even a day is such a treat but then you slowly get an itch and realize how much you miss it at the same time. Luckily we have a good week of shows to look forward to. I am most excited to see Zookeeper this Thursday, November 29th at Pianos. I took them along for my drives along the leaf speckled curvy roads surrounding my home town and couldn't shake them from my head. Their lyrics found me as I walked with my pup under the Maryland nighttime November sky illuminated by the full moon. Their album, Becoming All Things sways with the sweet voice of Chris Simpson while a modge-podge of horns, harmonica, piano, and acoustic guitar cushion his pop soaked lyrics. The high points of the album come early on with tracks 'Becoming All Things' and 'Snow in Berlin.' While some tracks fall into the trap of being "too listener friendly" for some indie listener's ears it is the honesty in his voice and simplicity of the soft piano that keep me wanting more. Check them out this week as they slowly make their journey up north.
Nov 26-The Earl~Atlanta,Georgia
Nov 27-Local 506~Chapel Hill,North Carolina
Nov 28-Red and Black Bar~Washington DC
Nov 29-Piano’s~Manhattan,New York
Nov 30-House Party @ Rutgers University~Rutgers,New Jersey
Dec 1-House Party~Boston,Massachusetts
Dec 2-Sound Fix-In store w/ Matt Gangi~Williamsburg,New York
Dec 5-The Beat Kitchen~Chicago,Illinois
Dec 6-Vaudeville Mews~Des Moines
Dec 7-Bear’s Place~Bloomington,Indiana
Zookeeper-Trumpets.mp3
Zookeeper-Ballad Of My Friends.mp3
New White Stripes Video on MTV TODAY!
Trying to catch up at work after being out of the office is hard work. Thank goodness today is new White Stripes video day. To prepare you I wanted to post this version for 'Conquest' which was cleverly created by an adoring fan. Have to love YoutUbe. Hope everyone had a LoVeLy holiday!
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Happy Tofurkey Holiday!
"I celebrated Thanksgiving in an old-fashioned way. I invited everyone in my
neighborhood to my house, we had an enormous feast, and then I killed them and took their land." -Jon Stewart
To you and yours- i wish you all a lovely holiday!
The Owls-Bury Your Mind.mp3
Tulsa-Breath Thin.mp3
Tulsa-Shaker.mp3
Zookeeper-Becoming All Things.mp3
Zookeeper-Snow In Berlin.mp3
Ticket F'in Sneaky Snake Shit Master
Anyone notice anything odd about their Cut Chemist and DJ Shadow ticket when it came in the mail? You are not alone. How does a ticket that was advertised as $31.00 dollars come out to be $51.60? Jaime did the ground work to investigate what is really going on. "So I called ticketbastard to discuss why my ticket was $36.00 and (another friend of ours) was $31.00. When I told them the event they said tickets are $31.00. I then asked how come ticketmaster.com says $36.00 and I do not have an option for the $31.00 Price Level? They put me on hold and said the tickets which were $31 were student tickets. I then said say I bought a ticket from you, how would you verify I was a student and not a regular person not in school?! He suggested I bring this up with their customer service department. Pretty f'n dumb if ya ask me." Here-here Jaime! Well said. Unfortunately as well all know this is how ticketf'er rolls...
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