oh August 8th-10th, be here now!

Not that I am not enjoying the snow because i am --- but i want to go to this show now! I am incredibly excited about the lineup. Some of my favorite acts mixed in with almost all of my favorite bands to dance with. I hope CSS makes it since they were detained from the last festival i was supposed to see them at (ahem, Lola!). All the details of the event are listed below with tickets going on sale NEXT FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 29th at 12:00 PM via ticketmaster. "Single day passes are $89 and three-day passes are $258. A portion of the event's proceeds will benefit "Friends of Liberty State Park." Friends of Liberty State Park is an open space advocacy volunteer organization dedicated to the park's future as a free, green and non-commercial, urban waterfront oasis."


The ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL will host more than 40 acts on three stages throughout the 80-acre historic location with panoramic views of the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island and the Manhattan skyline.
******LINE-UP**** (as of 2/21) is as follows: Radiohead, Jack Johnson, Underworld, Kings of Leon, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cat Power, The Roots, The New Pornographers, Youssou N'Dour, Animal Collective, Andrew Bird, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Metric, CSS, Girl Talk, Chromeo, The Go! Team, Amadou & Mariam, The Black Angels, Sia, The Felice Brothers, K'Naan, Jason Isbell, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Alberta Cross, The Virgins, Black Kids, Mates of State, Duffy, Forro in the Dark, Nicole Atkins, Juana Molina, Little Brother, Rogue Wave, Neil Halstead and Your Vegas.

"The ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL is being created in a "green" festival environment. Initial "green" plans include on-site parking for carpoolers only and ample public transportation to and from the site. Ferry service will be available from Manhattan directly to the festival grounds; exact details with ferry schedules will be announced at a later date. Additionally, light rail service via NJ Transit will run directly to the festival grounds. Meanwhile, a limited supply of on-site parking is reserved exclusively for carpoolers. Carpool parking passes are available either as single days for Saturday and Sunday or as a three-day pass for the weekend. Note: four concert tickets are required in order to qualify for carpool parking."
Grace Potter and The Nocturnals-Sugar.mp3
The Felice Brothers-Roll On Arte.mp3
The Felice Brothers-Murder By Mistletoe.mp3
Cat Power-Song to Bobby.mp3
Cat Power-Sea Of Love.mp3

Today Kurt Cobain would have been 41...

Nirvana-Heart Shaped Box.mp3
Nirvana-Aneurysm.mp3
Nirvana-Love Buzz.mp3

Adam Green at Town Hall!

Adam & Kimya Old School Style
You might want to keep an eye out for tickets going on sale this Friday, February 22nd at 12:00 PM for Adam's upcoming show at Town Hall riding on the heels of all this Juno madness. Kimya Dawson is playing a show at Webster Hall on April 6th. Tickets are already on-sale for her date. Adam is one of my favorite artists to see live from his sarcastic stage banter to his geeky dance moves his scene cannot be beat, or missed!
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Details coming soon...

I am still kicking myself for not heading out to last years Sasquatch Festival with the best festival line up of 2007. (at least i think so...) So I am waiting and watching for details for this years events to unfold. You should as well. If they follow suit last year they hosted Arcade Fire, Bjork, Ghostland Observatory, Grizzly Bear and Neko Case just to name a few (of the ones i wanted to see the most!). I am wondering if Radiohead or R.E.M. will be the headliners this time around. I definitely would not miss that!
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The Voom Blooms are FINALLY COMING TO the US of A

And New York City, SXSW, Seattle, Chicago... I have been waiting to see these four bright-eyed mop-topped boys from Loughborough, England for over a year! While working hard finishing up their debut release they impressed by the likes of Radio 1, NME and Rollingstone Magazine with Politics and Cigarettes, their first single. 2008 is scheduled to bring the boys even more acclaim and attention with upcoming tour dates during SXSW that will allow George Guildford (guitar/vocals), Thom Mackie (drums), Craig Monk (guitar), and Andy Wells (bass) to gain a taste of the stateside crowds. They are playing NYC at The Canal Room on April 1st with The Soho Dolls and Robots in Disguise tickets are on-sale now! Lucky us!
Voom Blooms-Thoughts of Rena.mp3
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Because I love Kate Nash AND The White Stripes

I admire Kate for expanding some of her live show with covers from artists that she obviously admires and adores. Her latest victims are The White Stripes and whereas she has big shoes to fill with the likes of Jack and Meg White I think she holds her own. She has just announced another USA tour, dates are listed below and tickets for the New York show are already onsale.
*********Kate Nash - 2008 Tour Dates***********
APRIL:15-Variety Playhouse, Atlanta,GA
16-The Orange Peel, Ashville,NC
17-9:30 Club, Washinton, DC
18-Recher Theater, Baltimore, MD
19-Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA
21-Paradise Rock Clubm, Boston, MA
23-Webster Hall (Tickets are On-sale NOW), NYC
26-Coachella, Indio,CA
28-Phoenix Theatre, Toronto, ON
30-St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI
MAY: 2-The Vic, Chicago, IL
3-First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
5-Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
8-Richard's on Richards, Vancouver, BC
9-Showbox, Seattle, WA
11-Wonder Ballroom, Portland, OR
13-The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
Kate Nash-Seven Nation Army (White Stripes Cover).mp3
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It's been a long and lovely week...

I had been looking forward to this week for a long time as my calendar began to fill up with some of my favorite live acts from 2007. The Foals, Yeasayer, MGMT, Band of Horses, Blue Scholars...very very exciting. Then this morning after I settled into being at work after three nights of late music I checked out the new Black Keys track, Strange Times. Their upcoming album 'Attack & Release' will be out on April 1st via Nonesuch Records. I hope everyone enjoyed their weeks as well...it's the weekend!
The Black Keys-Strange Times.mp3
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Kate Nash is a fan of Black Kids--who will be returning to NYC in MAY!

Kate Nash-I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You (Black Kids Cover).mp3
Also Studio B announced that The Black Kids will be playing a show at the Williamsburg venue on May 13th so stay tuned for ticket news. YEah, i for one am very curious to check them out.
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The Foals at Bowery Ballroom

You can check out the review I wrote for KEXP here.


The Foals-Redsox Pugie.mp3
The Foals-The French Open.mp3
The Foals-Cassius.mp3
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Happy Valentine's Day

Dr.Dog-Heart It Races.mp3
Band of Horses-No One's Gonna Love You.mp3
Oasis-Wonderwall.mp3
Bon Iver-Skinny Love.mp3
Daft Punk-Digital Love.mp3
Sam Cooke-You Send Me.mp3
Spoon (covering Sam Cooke) Bring it on Home to Me.mp3
Madeleine Peyroux-Give Your Mama One Smile.mp3
Kate Nash-Nicest Thing.mp3
Flaming Lips-Do You Realize.mp3
Simian Mobile Disco-Love.mp3
Nina Simone-My Baby Just Cares For Me.mp3 (my absolute FAVORITE Nina Song ever)
Mazzy Star-Fade.mp3

And just because...

I am severely missing Jermaine and Bret and well, this is my absolute favorite clip from their incredibly brilliant series. Plus, it is snowing and well...it was snowing in this episode. Yep, this is about where my mental level is right now.

I can't set this up Nick, I'm too old

Thanks to a good friend of mine I was just laughing at my desk in the middle of an incredibly insane day. Just what i needed. Thanks R*Fuss. Enjoy.