Here's two fine new videos for your viewing pleasure. The first is Cherry Tulips by Headlights. It was directed by Julian Acosta and is filled with beautiful music, chairs, and of course floating tulips.
mp3: Headlights - Cherry Tulips
The next video is for Our Love Will Make The World Go Round by Meligrove Band. Directed and animated by Mike White this vid takes me back to the days when Saturday Morning cartoons were awesome even if they were on at 6am. The song is pretty awesome too.
mp3: Meligrove Band - Our Love Will Make The World Go Round
2.29.2008
VIDEO - Headlights & Meligrove Band
SASQUATCH! 2008
If you aren't able to swing the other big festivals going on this year, maybe this one will get you going. The SASQUATCH! Music Festival of Washington State has just announced the line up, the dates, and a pre sale. It's from May 24-26th (Memorial Day Weekend). Here's the line up:
R.E.M. / The Cure / The Flaming Lips U.F.O. Show / Death Cab For Cutie / Modest Mouse / M.I.A. / Flight Of The Conchords / Rodrigo Y Gabriela / Michael Franti & Spearhead / The Breeders / Built To Spill / The Hives / The Kooks / Tegan & Sara / Ghostland Observatory / Ozomatli / The New Pornographers / Blue Scholars / The National / Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks / Cold War Kids / Beirut / Rogue Wave / Okkervil River / Fleet Foxes / Kinski / Mates of State / Sera Cahoone / Crudo (featuring Mike Patton & Dan The Automator) / Battles / Destroyer / Dyme Def / The Blakes / Pela / Jamie Lidell / The Cops / Dengue Fever / Siberian / Say Hi / White Rabbits / David Bazan / The Little Ones / "Awesome" / Dead Confederate / The Heavenly States / 65daysofstatic / Grand Archives / Vince Mira with the Roy Kay Trio / Joshua Morrison / Throw Me The Statue / J. Tillman / The Shaky Hands / Thao Nguyen with the Get Down Stay Down / Matt Costa / The Cave Singers
Pretty sweet huh? Pre sale begins on March 8th here. On that weekend single day tickets are only $56.50 and three day packages are $154.50. After the 10th it's $66.50 per day. Or if you've got money simply falling out of your pockets you could buy a pair of VIP super tickets(only sold in pairs) for $750 per person granting you V.I.P. access, beer and wine, a buffet, a poster, a t-shirt, a bag, and private seating next to the sound board. Again this line up is pretty good, and if it were not for the fact that it's on the opposite side of the United States from me, I would definitely consider going.
mp3: Modest Mouse - Tiny Cities Made Of Ashes
mp3: M.I.A. - Paper Planes (Remix)
mp3: The Flaming Lips - Mr. Ambulance Driver
mp3: Death Cab For Cutie - Title And Registration
mp3: Built To Spill - Still Flat
mp3: Rogue Wave - Catform
mp3: Okkervil River - For Real
mp3: New Pornographers - These Are The Fables
The Run Down - Friday February 29, 2008
It's Friday and holy crap there's some main events toooonight! At George Washington University you can witness Via Audio and Tigercity. In Philly the Khyber has Bell Hollow's CD Release show with The Deadly Syndrome (seriously check these guys out), Apple of Dischord, and Red Orange Morning. In Virginia you can spy Junior League playing IOTA with High Society. In DC, at the Black Cat, Food For Animals, Apes (CD Release), and Kid Congo Powers battle it out on stage. Finally at the Red and The Black don't miss this show!!! One part The Lisps, one part Vandaveer, one part Audrey Ryan, makes a whole heck of an awesome show. Enjoy!
mp3: Food For Animals - Swampy Summer Jam --> website --> buy
mp3: Bell Hollow - Storm's End --> website --> buy
mp3: The Deadly Syndrome - Emily Pants --> website --> buy
mp3: The Lisps - Brackish Water --> website --> buy
mp3: Vandaveer - Crooked Mast --> website --> buy
mp3: Junior League - Nameless --> website --> buy
mp3: Via Audio - We Can Be Good --> website --> buy
Friday (I'm A Remix)
So...this week sped by quick...I think...I'll slow...it down...with a little...something...I call...dot...dot...dot...similar...to...yada...yada...yada...but...with the intention...of...reflecting on the week...that just...passed...by...I just read...that a man...was cured of blindness...by using his...son's tooth...they drilled.. a hole... in it... and...inserted a lens...through which...he now...sees...it's...called...Osteo-Odonto-Keratoprosthesis...or...OOKP...what have you...heard...lately?
mp3: Tegan & Sara - Back In Your Head (Tyler Fedchuk Remix)
mp3: Hot Chip - Just Like We Break Down (DFA Remix)
mp3: The Knife - Pass This On (M.A.N.D.Y. Remix)
mp3: Thom Yorke - Skip Divided (Modeselektor Remix)
image via Other
2.28.2008
Beck Video, Joe Beats Tour, & Thrushes Remixed
Beck's got a great new video for Timebomb. Check it out.
mp3: Beck - Timebomb
Bonus crazy cool mashup of Timebomb and M.I.A.
mp3: The Illuminoids - BOY BOMB (Beck Vs. M.I.A.)
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One of our favorite DJs, Joe Beats, has announced a new tour. Here's the dates:
- March 24th -----Orlando, FL ---------WPRK (RADIO)
- March 27th -----Jacksonville, FL -----Club TSI
- March 28th -----Orlando, FL ---------Park Ave CD's (INSTORE)
- March 28th -----Orlando, FL ---------The Peacock Room
- March 29th -----Gainesville, FL ------Common Grounds
- April 1st --------Washington, DC ----- DC Nine
- April 2nd -------Annapolis, MD -------Kyma
- April 3rd -------Albany, NY ---------- Stone Crow
- April 4th -------Boston, MA ---------- Lizard Lounge
- April 5th -------Providence, RI -------AS220
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Finally, our local friends Thrushes recently gave news of a Heartbeats remix album coming out shortly. You can actually go vote for the remix you like the most over at senbaltimore.com. Do it now!mp3: Thrushes - Heartbeats
Not Those United States, THESE UNITED STATES
So I've been waiting for this one for a while now. I think Jesse Elliott and David Strackany aka These United States have been waiting for it also. A Picture of the Three of Us at the Gate to the Garden of Eden is their brand spanking new LP that comes out on March 4th. For those that are unfamiliar with These United States, then let me bring you up to speed. They play soulful folk rock that doesn't blend with the ordinary too well. There's spice and flavor with each note and verse. And there's something else. Maybe it was the open mind I had when I first gave this album a listen. There was a freedom within the music that really allowed my thoughts to wander through this world created by Strackany's unique production and Elliott's emotional croon. I felt as if I was floating on a little row boat drifting out to sea, singing along with some fantasy melody, and it was the only thing keeping me sane. Strange, I know. But hey, I am what I am and These United States are that friggin good.
03/03 - Experiment #1 - Arlington, VA - IOTA, 03/04 - Experiment #2 - Richmond, VA - Gallery 5, 03/05 - Experiment #3 - Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight, 03/06 - Experiment #4 - Asheville, NC - The Rocket Club, 03/07 - Experiment #5 - Athens, GA - Flicker, 03/08 - Experiment #6 - Birmingham, AL - Jonathan Benton Bookseller, 03/10 - Experiment #7 - Shreveport, LA - The Actor's Cafe, 03/11 - Experiment #8 - Dallas, TX - Club DaDa, 03/12 - SXSW - Austin, TX - Emo's Main Room, Terrorbird/ForceField Party, 03/13 - SXSW - Austin, TX - Cream Vintage, DC Does TX Party, 03/14 - SXSW - Austin, TX - AfterTheJumpFest Party, 03/16 - Experiment #9 - El Paso, TX - Q8, 03/18 - Experiment #10 - Tucson, AZ - Plush, WXSW Festival, 03/19 - Experiment #11 - Phoenix, AZ - Trunk Space, 03/20 - Experiment #12 - San Diego, CA - The Epicentre, 03/21 - RADIO - Los Angeles, CA - Indie 103, 03/21 - Experiment #13 - Los Angeles, CA - Echo Curio03/22 - Experiment #14 - Merced, CA - The Partisan, 03/23 - Experiment #15 - San Francisco, CA - Hotel Utah, 03/25 - Experiment #16 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios, 03/26 - Experiment #17 - Seattle, WA - Sunset Tavern03/27 - Experiment #18 - Boise, ID - Area Code03/28 - Experiment #19 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge, 03/29 - Experiment #20 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive, 03/31 - Experiment #21 - Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar, 04/01 - Experiment #22 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews. 04/02 - RADIO - Iowa City, IA - KRUI 89.7, 04/02 - Experiment #23 - Iowa City, IA - Mission Creek Fest, 04/03 - TROT - Rock Island, IL - Daytrotter Encore Session, 04/03 - Experiment #24 - Chicago, IL - The Hideout, 04/04 - RADIO - Cincinnati, OH - WOXY Lounge Act, 04/04 - Experiment #25 - Louisville, KY - The 930, 04/05 - Experiment #26 - Lexington, KY - The Dame, 04/07 - Experiment #27 - Providence, RI - AS220, 04/08 - Experiment #28 - Somerville, MA - P.A.'s Lounge, 04/09 - Experiment #29 - Portsmouth, NH - Studio Verte, 04/10 - Experiment #30 - New York, NY - Cake Shop, 04/11 - Experiment #31 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall, 04/12 - Experiment #32 - Baltimore, MD - Talking Head, 04/13 - Experiment #33 - Washington, DC - Black Cat
The Run Down - Thursday February 28, 2008
Baltimore's got Thursday on LOCK DOWN. That's right. Three shows. Pick 'em. At the 8x10 you can catch Caleb Stine and The Brakemen along with John Doe. At the Metro Gallery you can groove to Laromlab along with Notendo, Net Dreams, and Robot Cowboy. Finally at the G Spot you can get along with Beach House and their newly released album. They're performing alongside Diapensia and Papercuts. Get in on it!
mp3: Caleb Stine and The Brakemen - Devil --> website --> buy
mp3: Laromlab - Phat and Phunky Pt. 1 --> website --> buy
mp3: Beach House - Lovelier Girl --> website --> buy
2.27.2008
Pasta Vs. Panther
Music has really been kicking my butt as of late. First Vampire Weekend, then MGMT, then Yeasayer, now Panther. This Portland duo just released their debut 14 KT God on Kill Rock Stars and it's a head trip in every sense of the word. Panther forces you to make up new phrases to describe the music that the play. I'll call it danciehalliefunkytastindierocknroll. Some how the ghost of James Brown is channeling his energy through Charlie Salas-Humara, but he gets confused along the way and just loses it. Wait a minute. Scrap that analogy. It's like LCD Soundsystem lost the power supply for all their fancy electronic gizmos and decided to just kick old school...super awesome old school. Mix that with afro/cuban/brazilian/bonham beats by Joe Kelly and you've got one friggin bees knees type band in Panther. Don't say I didn't warn you. Check them out at the Red and the Black in DC on March 20th and at the Khyber in Philly on March 21st.
mp3: Panther - On The Lam --> website --> buy
mp3: Panther - What You Hear
The Run Down - Wednesday February 27, 2008
Well well well Wednesday...some good shows indeed. If you didn't catch Wilco at the 9:30 club last night, then try again tonight for their second show. Philly has two winers tonight. First there's The Spinning Leaves, Hezekiah jones, Macgregor Burns Band, Monadnoc, The Low Down, and Nu Cultures at The Fire. Finally you can stroll over to First Unitarian Church to see St. Vincent and Foreign Born.
mp3: Wilco - I'm A Wheel --> website --> buy
mp3: The Spinning Leaves - Bridges For Free --> website
mp3: Hezekiah Jones - Nothing's Bound --> website --> buy
mp3: Macgregor Burns Band - Drink Anything --> website
mp3: St. Vincent - Your Lips Are Red --> website --> buy
mp3: Foreign Born - The Entryway --> website --> buy
2.26.2008
The Run Down - Tuesday February 26, 2008
Tuesday is here and there doesn't seem to be any shortage of shows. DC is where it's at tonight! You have the choice of seeing Wilco at the 9:30 club, St. Vincent and Foreign Born at the Rock and Roll Hotel, or Barton Carroll and Dave Ihmels and the Red and the Black. If you're up in Philly make sure you check out Bowerbirds, Phosphorescent, and Ginmarco Cilli at Johnny Brenda's. Have a good one.
mp3: Bowerbirds - Slow Down --> website --> buy
mp3: Wilco - Hummingbird --> website --> buy
mp3: St. Vincent - Paris Is Burning --> website --> buy
mp3: Foreign Born - Union Hall --> website --> buy
mp3: Barton Carroll - Certain Circles --> website --> buy
Toofer Toosday - Miwa Gemini & Radar Bros.
Miwa Gemini is a musician from New York who has a new LP, This I s How I Found You coming out on March 18th on Rockpark Records. Gemini brings me back to the first time I heard bands like Persephone's Bees or maybe Cat Power. Whispers of piano, guitar, and mandolin line the recesses of each song. They live there quietly moving the melody and tempo as Miwa's voice sleepily paints lush lyrics over them. The end result are late night songs that settle in your mind and resonate for hours after the first note. She seems to be playing east and west coasts in the coming months, but her next show is on March 8th at LIT in New York.
mp3: Miwa Gemini - Pieces --> website --> buy
mp3: Miwa Gemini - Something Ordinary
As many might know, Radar Bros. just released a new album, Auditorium, this year on Merge Records. When I hear bands like Radar Bros. a smile slowly brews across my face. The Radar Bros. play soulful light indie rock coupled with songwriting chops in the same room as Tom Waits and Tom Petty. I know what you're saying. "Here's some blogger throwing Waits and Petty into their review of some band again." Well, I may be "some blogger", but Radar Bros. are not "some band". They're a band that hits you with country twanged vocal harmonies and soothing guitar lines every chance they get. WATCH OUT! They've got me. They'll get you too. Especially if you're at SXSW this year. They are playing on the 12th for the Forcefield PR Party @ Emo Jrs, the 13th @ End of an Ear Record and Tapes, the 14th @ The Parish for the Merge showcase, and the 15th @ the Urban Outfitters Party and the Pop Culture Party.
mp3: Radar Bros. - Happy Spirits --> website --> buy
mp3: Radar Bros. - Morning Bird
2.25.2008
We Have A Contest - Grand Ole Party
UPDATED: We have a winner!!! Congratulations Alex K from NJ! We hope you enjoy the album as much as we did. 
There are many reasons to love San Diego. The sun. The beach. The zoo. Vito. And now....Grand Ole Party (which we have a contest for...check out the end of the post). This band has the spirit and energy of classic rock bands like Led Zeppelin and Jefferson Airplane, yet being a three piece outfit, their sound is crisper and cleaner. There's no effects and psychedelic swirlings spoiling the honest to goodness rock being produced. The stand out is Kristin Gundred's voice. It drives the songs and drums up distant memories of Janis Joplin. Except Joplin didn't play drums. There's something about the singer/drummer combo that is just...cool. They've already played with a host of awesome acts like Rilo Kiley, Vampire Weekend (who?), and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. They'll also be playing the upcoming SXSW then touring with Rogue Wave in April. They stop off on that tour to the First Unitarian Church In Philly on April 15th and the 9:30 Club in DC on April 16th. Their debut album Humanimals was just released on DH Records earlier in February. You might want to go grab yourself a copy...or...oh yeah...THERE'S A SWEET CONTEST RIGHT HERE ON THIS BLOG FOR A T-SHIRT AND CD!!! Just leave your email in the comments and by the end of the week we'll select a random winner. So if you like it, do yourself a favor and throw your name into the proverbial hat. Hooray!
mp3: Grand Ole Party - Nasty Habits --> website --> buy
mp3: Grand Ole Party - Look Out Young Son
Random Randomness For A Random World
2.24.2008
The Run Down - Sunday February 24, 2008
There are a great plethora of shows tonight. Usually this never happens on a Sunday, but this is a crazy world we live in, isn't it? Here in Baltimore there is a magnificent line up at the Ottobar with Daniel Johnston, Jason Dove and The Magic Whip, and Lizz King. In DC you don't want to miss Bowerbirds at the Black Cat playing with Deleted Scenes and Kitty Hawk. Also in DC The City Veins, Lights Resolve, Shanghai Thrills, and Fall Back Plan all play the Red and The Black. Go ahead and savor this last day of the weekend.
mp3: Bowerbirds - My Oldest Memory --> website --> buy
mp3: Deleted Scenes - Day Off Work --> website --> buy
mp3: Kitty Hawk - Move Me --> website
mp3: Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You In The End --> website --> buy
mp3: Jason Dove - So You Know --> website --> buy
mp3: The City Veins - Don't See It Coming --> website --> buy
2.23.2008
The Run Down - Saturday February 23, 2008
There are some great shows today, and you better hustle if you want to catch one of them. Thrushes is playing Space 2640 here in Baltimore from 10am-12pm for a Rocknromp show featuring the author of Alternadad, Neil Pollack. It's all ages (duh). Later on tonight in Baltimore you can catch an amazing show at the Metro Gallery with Telesma, Aligning Minds, and DJ Knowledges. Down in DC Daniel Johnston plays the Black Cat along with Benjy Ferree. Finally up in Philly, you don't want to miss The Sw!ms, The Besties, Cordova, and Castles at the North Star.
mp3: Thrushes - Heartbeats --> website --> buy
mp3: Telesma - Immanence --> website --> buy
mp3: Daniel Johnston - True Love Will Find You In The End --> website --> buy
mp3: Benjy Ferree - The Countryside --> website --> buy
mp3: The Sw!ms - We Need Lava --> website --> buy
2.22.2008
In The Kitchen With Bellman Barker Part 3
So here we are on the third and final chapter of my epic conversation with the awe inspiring Bellman Barker. The night was growing late. My senses were weary, but we pressed on knowing that this could very well be the greatest interview conducted in the history of mankind...sort of.
PP: When your soul speaks, what does it say?
BB:
PP: Those aren't even words...oh well. If you could add one instrument or piece of technology to your life, what would it be?
BB:
PP: Hells yeah! If you had a budget for a super spectacular stage show, what would you go for?
BB:
PP: Hmmm...you guys seem to enjoy felines a bit, huh? What songs have you covered?
BB:
PP: What songs would you like to cover?
BB:
PP: Please let me hear it when you do!!! Are you working on new material?
BB:
PP: Those are monkeys...you work with monkeys? Explain.
BB:
PP: That didn't explain anything. Explain...your song writing process.
BB:
PP: I saw that one coming. Okay, let's try this: As a child what music had the biggest influence on you?
BB:
PP: Nice. What are you reading?
Aaron:
Thomas:
Steve:
PP: Again with the lions. Favorite smurf?
BB:
PP: Favorite dwarf?
BB:
PP: Favorite time of day?
BB:
PP: So those answers tell me that you are angry, vain, and like to PAAAARRTEEE! Nice! m If your band was an animal, what would it be?
BB:
PP: I don't even know why I asked that. I already knew the answer. Fill in the blank. ________ is the root of all evil.
BB:
PP: Don't ever talk about coffee that way. Fill in the blank. Happiness is _____________.
BB:
PP: Fill in the blank. All I want for Christmas is ___________.
BB:
PP: Where do you get this stuff from. Fill in the blank. Hand is to glove as Bellman Barker is to _______________.
BB:
On that note, I thank you all for reading. This was the first of which will hopefully be an ongoing feature of this blog. Bellman Barker definitely started it off with a bang. I can't thank them enough. You can catch them tomorrow night in Deleware at Mojo 13, Feb. 27th @ GWU, and March 21st @ the Black Cat with Le Loup and The Ruby Suns. Go support 'em!!!
mp3: Bellman Barker - Two Bees --> website --> buy
Say Hi To Say Hi
Say Hi formerly Say Hi To Your Mom is and surrounds Eric Elbogen. I remember listening to Say Hi To Your Mom years back and assuming an affinity for it. I guess it slowly faded to the nether regions of my hard drive, because I had to search to find it again. The search was brought on by this new album, The Wishes And The Glitch, he just released. Something was different with this album from the previous releases. Call it an emotional change, a thematic change, or a change of sound. Whatever. It was a change. And I quite enjoyed it. Maybe it was the move to Seattle...or the change in name. He succeeds where others have failed. Electro pop is a difficult genre to be in. You can easily be labeled the next 'Postal Service' just for the use of electronic beats and melodramatic lyrics. A lot of these bands just fade into oblivion. Why? They let the technology distort their style of song writing. This is not the case with Say Hi. Elbogen has his fingerprints ingrained in each beat, whistle, croon, guitar note, and sample on The Wishes And The Glitch. This allows me to listen and love the sarcastic lyrics and catchy hooks rather than scratch my head over some bizarre sample or over layered sonic fuzz. You can catch Eric and Say Hi on March 3rd @ Johnny Brenda's in Philly or March 4th at the Black Cat in DC.
mp3: Say Hi - Toil & Trouble --> website --> buy
mp3: Say Hi - Shakes Her Shoulders
Friday (I'm A Remix)
Man it looks crappy outside. I miss the days of being a little kid, waking up and seeing snow, anticipating the day of from school, then finally hearing the news and being so over joyed. No such luck these days. Now I look at the snow and think man it's going to suck driving to work in that. Oh well at least it's Friday and more importantly, pay day.
mp3: Architecture In Helsinki - Do The Whirlwind (YACHT Remix)
mp3: Beck - Still Missing (Royksopp Remix)
mp3: Feist - Lonely Lonely (Frisbee'd Mix)
mp3: Badly Drawn Boy - A journey From A To B (The Go! Team Remix)
image from Luna Park via Wooster Collective
The Run Down - Friday February 22, 2008
As usual, Friday brings a slew of great shows. Here in Baltimore The Macgregor Burns Band, Good Guise, and The Break Ups play the Ottobar. In DC the Black Cat has the show of the week with Travis Morrison Hellfighters, The Epochs, and Zulu Pearls. In Philly you could go see Atlas Sound, Valet, and White Rainbow at Johnny Brenda's or The Alien Architect, Children of Jah, Waheed, and Ghetto Songbird at The Fire.
mp3: The MacGregor Burns Band - Drink Anything --> website
mp3: Travis Morrison - Any Open Door --> website --> buy
mp3: Zulu Pearls - Ways To Wind You Up --> website --> buy
mp3: The Epochs - Right On --> website --> buy
mp3: Atlas Sound - Knife (Grizzly Bear Cover) --> website --> buy
mp3: Valet - Kehaar --> website --> buy
2.21.2008
Interesting Things
There are two interesting things I found while perusing the web today. First off french DJ and Pasta Primavera fave, Wax Tailor has just announced a pretty good contest. Basically he's asking his fans to record their own video for the song We Be (featuring Ursula Rucker). Five will be chosen and featured on a exclusive bonus disc and his website. For details go to his myspace. Here's the track:
mp3: Wax Tailor - We Be (featuring Ursula Rucker)
In sheer randomness, here's a great mash-up of Andrew Bird's "The Trees Were Mistaken" and Youngbloodz via The Hood Internet.
mp3: ABX - The Trees Were Presidential (Andrew Bird vs. Youngbloodz)
On Tour - Spoon, B.R.M.C., Iron & Wine, Taken By Trees
There a number of tours either just starting or launching pre sales.
Iron & Wine have just set up a load of dates for April. Get tickets here.
Apr 9: New Orleans, LA @ House of Blues
Apr 10: Tallahassee, FL @ The Moon FSU
Apr 11: Orlando, FL @ The Plaza Theatre
Apr 12: Ft Lauderdale, FL @ Revolution Live
Apr 13: Jacksonville, FL @ Freebird Live
Apr 14: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Apr 15: Chapel Hill, NC @ Memorial Hall at UNC
Apr 16: Richmond, VA @ The Nationa
Apr 17: Greensburg, PA @ Palace Theater
Apr 18: Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Theater
Apr 19: Grand Rapids, MI @ Calvin College Fine Arts Center
Apr 20: Louisville, KY @ Headliners Music Hall
Apr 21: Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
Apr 22: Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
mp3: Iron & Wine - Peace Beneath The City
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club have also announced a tour being supported by The Duke Spirit. Tickets here.
Apr 16 The Intersection Grand Rapids, Michigan
Apr 17 Frankie’s Toledo, Ohio
Apr 18 Mad Hatter Club Covington, Kentucky
Apr 19 The Dame Lexington, Kentucky
Apr 22 Visulite Theatre Charlotte, North Carolina
Apr 23 40 Watt Athens, Georgia
Apr 24 The Valarium Knoxville, Tennessee
Apr 25 The Pageant St. Louis, Missouri
Apr 26 Liberty Hall Lawrence, Kansas
May 1 Canopy Club Urbana / Champaign, Illinois
May 2 Turner Hall Milwaukee, Wisconsin
May 3 High Noon Saloon Madison, Wisconsin
May 19 Antone’s Nightclub Austin, Texas
mp3: B.R.M.C. - Love Burns
mp3: The Duke Spirit - Lion Rip
Taken By Trees (Vivtoria Bergsman of the Concretes) has announced some select east and west coast dates for February and March. Here they are:
Feb 21 Other Music, NY
Feb 22 Hiro Ballroom, NY
Feb 23 Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston
Feb 25 Musee Juste Pour Rire, Montreal
Feb 28 The Roxy, LA
Mar 01 Great American Music Hall, San Francisco
Mar 04 Triple Door, Seattle
mp3: Taken By Trees - Lost And Found
Finally, we were pleased to find out that SPOON HAS ANNOUNCED SOME SPRING DATES!!! Oh and they're touring with The Walkmen and White Rabbits!!! Holy crap that's a phenomenal show. Pre-sale tickets are here.
April 2nd Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
April 4th Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
April 5th Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
April 6th Detroit, MI Emerald Theatre
April 7th Pittsburgh, PA Carnegie Music Hall
April 9th New York, NY Terminal 5 (w/o The Walkmen & White Rabbits)
April 10th Philadelphia, PA Electric Factory (w/The Walkmen)
April 12th Norfolk, VA Norva
April 14th Atlanta, GA Center Stage Theatre of Atlanta
April 16th Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution
April 18th Nashville, TN Vanderbilt Alumni Lawn (w/o Wlakmen & White Rabbits)
April 19th Indianapolis, IN Vogue
mp3: Spoon - The Way We Get By (MY!GAY!HUSBAND! Remix)
If You're Going To SXSW....
There's a couple of SXSW shows that feature bands that we enjoy greatly at Pasta Primavera. If you're heading out that way in March, be sure to check out Georgie James, Le Loup, Pash, Middle Distance Runner, These United States, Carol Bui, Jukebox The Ghost, and Exit Clov at the Cream Vintage Store on the 13th. The address is 2532 Guadalupe Street. Another band that we adore playing SXSW is Ravens & Chimes. They hit the SXSW day stage on the 13th and a showcase at Club Deville on the 14th. If you catch either of these shows, please feel free to let us know how it went.
mp3: Georgie James - You Can Have It --> website --> buy
mp3: Le Loup - Planes Like Vultures --> website --> buy
mp3: Pash - 1000 Cranes --> website --> buy
mp3: Middle Distance Runner - Monochrome Boys --> website --> buy
mp3: These United States - Diving Boards Pointed At The Sky --> website --> buy
mp3: Jukebox The Ghost - Victoria --> website --> buy
mp3: Exit Clov - Working Class Hero --> website --> buy
mp3: Ravens & Chimes - General Lafayette! You Are Not Alone! --> website --> buy
In The Kitchen With Bellman Barker Part 2
So here's the second installment of the spectacle that is Bellman Barker. My mind was throbbing from the first wave of images and video, but it was about to get a lot more interesting....
PP: What's your musical guilty pleasure?
BB:
PP: Holy crap that's some good stuff. Which band member has the most delusions of grandeur?
BB:
PP: Should have known. Bass players...they're all the same. Which band member has the most delusions in general?
BB:
PP: That's a lion...oh...I see. What will be the next big thing in music?
BB:
PP: Robot rock? I've always thought that shining moment of success was to be included in a Jeopardy question. What would your answer be to the Jeopardy question, "Who is Bellman Barker?"
BB: "This one hit wonder toiled for twenty years before finally scoring a hit song that actually started as a rolaids commercial."
PP: What color is your music?
BB:
PP: Oh Hugh. So tell me, what is your motto?
BB:
PP: I thought that was Starbuck's motto. When touring what's the ride like?
BB:
PP: Kickin' it old school. If you had the opportunity to "pimp" that ride, what would be the end result?
BB:
PP: Where did you all meet?
BB:
PP: Who is your idol?
BB:
PP: I think he's everyone's idol. How large is your music collection?
BB:
PP: Awwwww. What is your favorite instrument?
BB:
PP: I always thought there should be a handle there. Continuing on...if there was a giant bonfire in the center of the city and it was mandatory for you to bring one item to be incinerated, what would it be?
BB:
PP: Mmmm...chicken. Star Trek or Star Wars?
BB:
PP: There's the proof of Roger Clemens and steroids. What's in your current music rotation right now?
BB:
PP: Same here. What's the most amazing thing you've ever seen?
BB:
PP: If you could sit down with any person who has ever existed and ask them a question, who would it be and what would you ask?
Aaron(BB lead singer/guitarist): I would ask Tom(BB bass player) why he has to be such a jerk all the time.
PP: I see....so...what super power do you have?
BB:
PP: Nice.
And that's not all folks. Stay tuned for the final chapter of Pasta Primavera Vs. Bellman Barker!!
mp3: Bellman Barker - In Their Defense --> website --> buy
The Run Down - Thursday February 21, 2008
It's Thursday! And what a fine Thursday it is. There are two super fantastic shows tonight to our south. At the Black Cat in DC, Atlas Sound, White Rainbows, and Valet perform. If you really want to get fancy (not fancy at all, but it sounds good), go check out Evangelicals, Headlights, and We Were Pirates at IOTA in Virginia. There's even more tomorrow, but first, concentrate on today.
mp3: Atlas Sound - Without Headlights --> website --> buy
mp3: Valet - Kehaar --> website --> buy
mp3: Evangelicals - Skeleton Man --> website --> buy
mp3: Headlights - TV --> website --> buy
mp3: We Were Pirates - The Wolf --> website --> buy
2.20.2008
In The Kitchen With Bellman Barker Part 1
You all know that we here at Pasta Primavera are big fans of DC's Bellman Barker. They roped us in with their beautifully crafted indie pop gems and then blew us away with their live show. So it should come to no ones surprise that they are the first band to be featured in our "In The Kitchen" interview segment. I know I know. NOT ANOTHER BORING INTERVIEW! Well don't worry. It's not. You may not know it, but Bellman Barker are masters of communication (similar to masters of the universe, but much cooler). They harness the ability to send movies, images, text, and witty remarks directly through the cosmos and into your brain!!!! And I just thought they were a great band, but I soon found out they were much more when I sat down with Aaron, Thomas, Steve and the gang...
PP: Who the heck are you guys anyway?
BB:
PP: What is the inspiration for that crazy band name?
BB:
PP: Why don't you have more cowbell?
BB:
PP: Oookaaaay...what is the best band you ever played with?
BB:
PP: Makes sense. What is the worst band you ever played with?
BB: ICP
PP: Do you now? Is your drummer deaf?
BB:
PP: What is the best concert you've ever attended?
BB:
PP: You were at that show? Wow. So tell me what bands are the most over-rated?
BB:
PP: Duh. What bands are the most under - rated?
BB:
PP: Describe your perfect day in 3 activities or less.
BB: Wake up, drink an orange julius while listening to Tatu, fall asleep.
PP: Orange Julius isn't an activity...it's a WAY OF LIFE. What venue/festival would be your dream gig?
BB:
PP: Keep on dreaming. Dang it! What the hell is wrong with this country?
BB:
PP: Word to that. Poker or spades?
BB: Hearts. Duh.
PP: I said poker or spades! No...wait... The Simpsons or South Park?
BB: South Park is pedestrian.
PP: Red wine or white wine?
BB: A good bordeaux.
PP: What's the best band you are listening to that no one knows about?
BB: We were listening to the Monks the other day--that was good.
PP: I'll say it here first. That's the hair style of the future!!!!
That's just a taste of our first meeting. Part two they delve into the realm of Lost Boys, Billy Idol...and other things.
mp3: Bellman Barker - Molly Maroon --> website -> buy
The Run Down - Wednesday February 20, 2008
First off, before you go see any live music tonight, be sure to catch the lunar eclipse. Sometimes nature has the best performances. After that head on down to the Ottobar to check out Akrobatik with Snapz, Make Shift Deluxe, and T.M.F.. Akrobatik is a great MC with a flow and mentality similar to KRS One (though still worlds apart) and should provide a great show. If hip hop and Baltimore aren't in your sights, maybe Black Mountain and Bon Iver will do the trick in Philly at Johnny Brenda's. Or if you really want some indie head over to The Fire to see the ever changing sound of Tiger Saw along with Boatload of Madmen, Joshua Park, Anna Vogelzang, and Nu Cultures. First things first though, make sure you look up.
mp3: Black Mountian - Angels --> website --> buy
mp3: Bon Iver - For Emma --> website --> buy
mp3: Tiger Saw - Tigers On Fire --> website --> buy
mp3: Akrobatik - Time --> website --> buy
2.19.2008
The Run Down - Tuesday February 19, 2008
Do you like beautifully crafted soulful folk songs? Yeah? Do you like expansive dirty soulful rock music? Double yeah? Then what are you waiting for??? Get on down to the Rock and Roll Hotel in DC tonight to see Black Mountain and Bon Iver. There's no excuse for you to miss it.
mp3: Black Mountain - Evil Ways --> website --> buy
mp3: Bon Iver - Flume --> website --> buy
Toofer Toosday - The Honeydrips & Eugene Francis Jnr
The Honeydrips is the musical pseudonym for Swedish singer/song writer Mikael Carlsson. Last year he released a fairly sweet album on Sincerely Yours called Here Comes The Future. On this album Carlsson swims between atmospheric acoustic heart songs, pop sweepers, and electropop movers. When I first ran through the album, I felt a little uneasy from the sound and tempo changes. After the third or fourth time, I found myself settling in to Carlsson's unique voice and style of song writing. I also found that the broad spectrum of the album brought a surprising freshness to further listens. The Honeydrips play the Black Cat on April 2nd with fellow Swede Jens Lekman. This is a show everyone should attend (and probably already are planning on attending).
mp3: The Honeydrips - Trying Something New --> website --> buy
mp3: The Honeydrips - (Lack of) Love Will Tear Us Apart
I wondered why I seemed to be so entranced with Eugene Francis Jnr's music. I really did. Now I come to find his birthday is on March 8th, the day before mine. I guess my inner piscean heard the connection. It heard the basement electronic loops layered with simple yet tantalizing pop melodies. You may have heard him opening for Tegan and Sarah recently, but my guess is you'll be hearing much more from this Welsh singer/songwriter. His album The Golden Beatle is set to release on April 28th on Legion.
mp3: Eugene Francis Jnr - Poor Me --> website --> buy
2.18.2008
Random Randomness For A Random World
2.17.2008
The Run Down - Sunday February 17, 2008
Nothing like a good ole laaaaazzzyy Sunday. If you do happen to make it out of the house today, there are a couple of supremely good shows. The first being at a new venue in Alexandria, VA called the Lab. It's a all ages benefit show for Cal Robbins and features performances by Tereu Tereu, Bellman Barker, and Jawbox (On Cello). If you like electro pop travel on up to Philly to catch Freezepop, Boy In Static, and The Model at the North Star Bar. Or you can just relax on this mellow Sunday with some music.
mp3: Freezepop - Chess King --> website --> buy
mp3: Boy In Static - Skull (Sebadoh Cover) --> website --> buy
mp3: Tereu Tereu - Don't Be Sore, Farmer John --> website
mp3: Bellman Barker - Charles Kil --> website --> buy
2.16.2008
The Run Down - Saturday February 16, 2008
Well if you live in or are traveling to Philadelphia tonight you will have a multitude of great shows to choose from. At Johnny Brenda's you can catch some great indie hip hop with Food For Animals, Mi Ami, and Pissed Jeans. If that doesn't satisfy your hip hop quota then, swing over to the Tritone to see the Alien Architect. If you like indie rock, I mean really good indie rock, the North Star has you covered with Drug Rug, The Bye Byes, Ezra Furman & The Harpoons, and Movable Type. Finally the Fire has the last day of the Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival and it has a super sweet line up. Illinois, Drink Up Buttercup, Cheers Elephant, Peasant, Crooked Looks, East Hundred, and Creaky Boards will all be performing,
mp3: Food For Animals - Swampy Sumer Jam --> website --> buy
mp3: The Alien Architect - Extracting Easthetics --> website
mp3: Drug Rug - Tiny People --> website --> buy
mp3: The Bye Byes - Leftover Lois --> website
mp3: Ezra Furman - Moses --> website --> buy
mp3: Illinois - Headphones --> website --> buy
mp3: Drink Up Buttercup - Seasickness Pills --> website
mp3: Cheers Elephant - Wide Eyed --> website
mp3: Peasant - The Wind --> website --> buy
mp3: Creaky Boards - Brooklyn (Will You Love Me Forever? Will You Kill Me Now?) --> website --> buy
2.15.2008
Friday (I'm A Remix)
So here we are again. Friday. Do you ever have one of those up and down rollercoaster can't predict what will happen the next second kind of weeks? Well that's what I'm having this week. Looks like it's all going to work out in the end though. For a minute there, I was happy, then bummed, then stressed, and ultimately happy again. And of course there's these....
mp3: Annie - Happy Without You (Sebastian Remix)
mp3: John Vanderslice - Speed Lab (Chris Walla Rob0t Mix)
mp3: M.I.A./Diplo - Sunshowers (Diplo Mix)
mp3: Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor (Jesse Rose Remix)
image via blu
The Run Down - Friday February 15, 2008
There's not too many shows today, but the quality of the shows is awesome. First off, if you missed the Black Cat show a while back, you have another chance tonight to catch Yeasayer, MGMT, and the opener Fang Island at Johnny Brenda's. Of course if you don't have tickets, you're out of luck...sold out. Here in Baltimore, The Red Vines are having their CD release party (see our review here of the album) at the Golden West Cafe in Hampden along with Caleb Stine and the Brakemen and Small Sur. That should be pretty sweet. That's it!
mp3: MGMT - Boogie Down --> website --> buy
mp3: Yeasayer - Forgiveness --> website --> buy
mp3: Fang Island - The Landing --> website --> buy
mp3: The Red Vines - Puncturing Staples --> website --> buy
mp3: Caleb Stine and the Brakemen - Come Back Home --> website --> buy
mp3: Small Sur - Second Chances --> website
2.14.2008
Want More? Private Eleanor.
Today, being the infamous V-Day, should be the day to sit down, light a fire (or a candle), find a companion, and listen to Private Eleanor (if you don't have a companion, that's okay too. Celebrate yourself!). A local band, Private Eleanor, has played around town for many years, so much so that they recently went on an indefinite hiatus. Though I am completely heartbroken that there aren't any imminent shows lined up for them (except for an intimate show on Feb. 25th @ the Galaxy Hut in VA), I am still comforted by the wonderful sound of their last album, Sweethearting. Released in 2007 on the Beechfields (Among Wolves, The Red Vines) label, Sweethearting accomplishes what many pop bands fail to. Many pop bands focus on the melody and arrangements (which are important) so much that their lyrics and meaning become transparent. Private Eleanor overcome that hurdle blending savvy folk pop melodies with genuine lyrics and heartfelt performances. They astutely combine the catchiness of bands like Imperial Teen with the tempestuous flavoring of Elliot Smith. Truly a gem of 2007. Support this band and pray this hiatus doesn't carry over too long.
mp3: Private Eleanor - A Better Way To Run --> website --> buy($5!!!!)
mp3: Private Eleanor - Enter Early And Often
The Run Down - Thursday February 14, 2008
Before I run down the list of ridiculously good Philly shows, I must mention a fine Valentine's Day show right here in Baltimore. The Lo-Fi Social Club is dimming the lights and lighting candles for Famous Lovers and the Soundscapes. Find someone and go to that show. If you're in Philly, you can't complain about the shortage of shows for the next couple of days. Today is no different. Johnny Brenda's has A Sunny Day In Glasgow, Remote Islands, and The Offering. North Star has Small Town Fires, Sounds Under Radio, Hey Angel, and The Armchairs. Finally the epic Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival continues at the Fire with a folkish night of These United States, Wes Matthews and the New Way Down, Extraordinaires, Birdie Busch, Hezekiah Jones, Bee Team, and Sister Three. Go. Love. Listen.
mp3: A Sunny Day In Glasgow - No. 6 Von Karman Street --> website --> buy
mp3: Remote Islands - Philadelphia --> website --> buy
mp3: Small Town Fires - The Abdomen Drum --> website --> buy
mp3: Famous Lovers - John Batt --> website --> buy
mp3: The Soundscapes - Here's When --> website --> buy
mp3: These United States - Slow Crows Over --> website --> buy
mp3: Hezekiah Jones - Albert Hash --> website --> buy
2.13.2008
The Run Down - Wednesday February 13, 2008
The Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival continues at The Fire in Philly. Today's line up includes Papertrigger, Victor Victor Band, Seizure 17, Infinien, Consider The Source, Neighbors On The Moon, We Are Castles, Surgeon, and Nu Cultures. If you're a bit further south, DC also has a slam bang show for you in Famous Lovers, The Soundscapes, Tiger and The Snow, and The Milwaukees at the Red and the Black. Alllllright...
mp3: Famous Lovers - John Batt --> website --> buy
mp3: The Soundscapes - Here's When --> website --> buy
mp3: Papertrigger --> We Are Nations Now! --> website --> buy
AmpLive Is Alive and Well!!
Okay so many of you have probably heard some of AmpLive's Radiohead remixes a few months ago. You may not know he was trying to release an album of these remixes. Well long story short, he forgot to clear it with Radiohead and the label, there was some cease and desists issued, and we all thought it was dead in the water. Nope. Rainydayz Remixes is out now and it's completely free for download. I was pretty fond of the earlier remixes of Weird Fishes and Nude, but when I looked at the tracklisting for this 8 song album and saw Video Tapez and Del The Funky Homosapien paired together, I just about lost my mind. With good cause too. That track is the BEE'S KNEES!!!! Find out for yourself.
mp3: AmpLive - Video Tapez (ft. Del The Funky Homosapien) --> website --> download the free album
A Dose of The LK
The LK are from Sweden. Their full name is actually The Love Of Kevin, Colour, Chaos And The Sound Of K, but I guess The LK is easier to remember. This duo is comprised of Lindefelt and Fredrik has a new album, Vs The Snow, set up to be released on March 4 on The Kora Records. They'll have a US tour to follow including dates in DC and SXSW. That's the facts. Now here's the scoop. If there was ever an example of perfect electro-noise-pop, then The LK is it. Some could say they resemble a European version of the Postal Service, but there are notable differences. The Postal Service's sound evolved from fragmented electronic sounds combined with Gibbard's hushed melodramatic vocals. The LK is textured, smooth, almost hip-hop/dance floor driven beats with Lindefelt's catchy new wave vocals bouncing all over them. What usually kills albums like these is the repetitive nature of them, but Vs The Snow changes speeds, emotions, and sounds often enough to keep me submerge in their groove. After the first listen, I found pressing play again and again. The LK are complex enough to satisfy my mind and poppy enough to satisfy my ears.
mp3: The LK - Eurovision --> website --> buy
mp3: The LK - Blakboy Vs. The Snow
2.12.2008
Radiohead announce some US tour dates / Venues
As expected, some of the dates and venues for the US tour have been announced.
Specifics are HERE.
There will be a pre-sale through W.A.S.T.E. this Thursday at an undetermined time.
The Run Down - Tuesday February 12, 2008
First off, if you missed the Liars show in Philly (which you had to because it was canceled), then your in luck because they play again tonight at the 9:30 club in DC. Or you might want to stay put in Philly because the Northern Liberties Winter Music Festival is in full swing at The Fire. Tonights line up includes Cowmuddy, Devin Greenwood, The Spinning Leaves, Chase Pagan, Papertrees, and April Smith and The Great Picture Show.
mp3: Cowmuddy - Fire Warms Everyone --> website --> buy
mp3: Devin Greenwood - This Over Here --> website --> buy
mp3: The Spinning Leaves - Transistor Radio --> website
mp3: Liars - The Other Side Of Mt. Heart Attack --> website --> buy
Toofer Toosday - An American Chinese & The Republic Tigers
It's not too often you come across a band that has such a solidified identity and image so early on. An American Chinese not only has a unique sound, they also have a defined visual representation throughout their website, posters, and promos. I guess I could equate it to how I felt when I first discovered Fishboy's website and music. Why is this important? Well for me it shows they're serious for one. It also shows that they aren't just looking to play pretty songs for us to sing a long. They have a purpose and an emotion to put forth. Anyway. I thought I'd mention that before explaining that their EP, Panic Pilgrim, that I received recently is simply fantastic. The seven piece from Philadelphia blends a fun poppy sound that can be large and introspective like the Arcade Fire or small and personal like the Violent Femmes. These guys and gals have officially put themselves on the list for bands to watch. Apparently they're at work on a full length, and you can find them playing a variety of shows in the PA area. We'll keep you posted.
mp3: An American Chinese - Blaine Wiggins Failed Musician --> website --> buy
mp3: An American Chinese - No No Like That
I received another EP recently that also blew me away. It was from The Republic Tigers, a five piece out of Kansas City. This band might be in for something big. The EP was released on Chop Shop in December of 2007 and there is an album in the works for this year. They remind me of everything I love about the Shins while blending a unique, almost ambient quality to their melodies. I can always tell a great EP when I find myself eagerly wanting more after it ends. That was the case for this disc. I was pretty much sold when the thumping drum line surprisingly kicked in on the third track 'The Drums' (fitting, I guess). The list of bands to watch grows even larger with the addition of The Republic Tigers. If you're heading to SXSW this year, make this band a priority to see.
mp3: The Republic Tigers - Buildings and Mountains --> website --> buy
mp3: The Republic Tigers - The Drums
2.11.2008
Radiohead US tour dates likely announced Tuesday, February 12
Ah, rumors. They just make my day some days. Especially when they involve the best band in the world. At Ease is reporting that the dates and venues for Radiohead's US tour will be announced Tuesday.
Florida fans can already begin making plans for May 5th at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach and can start recruiting friends to help buy tickets this Saturday at 10:00am when they go on sale on ticketbastards... err, I mean ticketmaster. Prices are reasonable to, ranging from $32 to $55.
What a summer it will be.
Random Randomness For A Random World
2.10.2008
The Run Down - Sunday February 10, 2008
So it's Sunday and you find yourself looking for some not-so-ordinary entertainment. Well the Black Cat has that for you ten fold. Brian Carpenter's Beat Circus has come to town with his brand of post-cabaret/new weird americana music. Beat Circus' songs are based on factual people and events from the turn of the century Coney Island Circus of the same name. So if you want to witness bizarre, yet oddly entertaining historical music, head on down to the Black Cat tonight. You'll also find the genre transcending band, The Cassettes there. They play rockabilly/CCR-esque/blues/folk/indie rock. They're a good fit with Beat Circus and should prove to be a great event. If you aren't quite into that scene, maybe you would enjoy Liars and no Age playing the First Unitarian Church in Philly. Enjoy the last day of the weekend while you can. Monday lurks.
mp3: Beat Circus - The Gem Saloon --> website --> buy
mp3: The Cassettes - Small And Tired --> website --> buy
mp3: Liars- The Other Side of Mt. Heart Attack --> website --> buy
2.09.2008
Voodoo 2008 ticket presale begins. And man, its cheap!
Pre-sale tickets for the 2008 Voodoo Music Festival are available for what looks to be about a month. And they're only $75. So, if you can look past this years long festival season to its lovely conclusion in the Big Easy, you can save some money. They're even throwing in a years subscription to SPIN for free. Not too shabby.
Pre-sale tickets are HERE.
Last years festival was pretty awesome, as noted HERE, HERE, and HERE.
A Remix & The Run Down - Saturday February 9, 2008
Finally it has happened. When I first popped in MGMT's super great fantastic album Oracular Spectacular, I had two thoughts. The first was, "Dang this is the bee's knees!" The second was, "There's gonna be some killer remixes of this." Sadly I waited and waited, checked the hype machine, checked my email, checked my mailbox, but nothing....until last night. I received an email last night containing the first remix of MGMT's Kids blended with DFA 1979. It's great. Check it.
mp3: Peter Dragontail - KFA 1979 (Power Of The Dragon Edit) --> myspace
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As far as shows are concerned, there's many great ones tonight. At Johnny Brenda's in Philly, White Williams smokes out another venue with Ecstatic Sunshine and Rings. In Baltimore you have the choice of going to the Lo-Fi to check out The City Veins and Lights Resolve or heading down to the Metro Gallery for The Squaaks, Baby Aspirin, and Goldbug. Enjoy.
mp3: White Williams - Route To Palm
mp3: Rings - You Remind Me (Ruby Beats Remix)
mp3: The City Veins - Toe The Line
mp3: The Squaaks - Two Hippies
2.08.2008
VIDEO - Annuals
Annuals just released a video for Dry Clothes directed by Trunk Animation. Here it is:
Relationships are tough, aren't they?
mp3: Annuals - Dry Clothes --> website --> buy
Friday (I'm A Remix)
You know what depresses me? Politics. I'm sure they depress many of you too. The thing that gets me is the lies. How do I know who is telling the truth about what they say? Is anybody telling the truth about what they say? The candidates can say anything they want to get the vote, but what are they really thinking. So here's my plan of action. Scrap the debates. Get rid of them. Instead, have you seen that crappy Fox TV show, 'The Moment Of Truth'? The country should adopt that format instead of debates. People from around the country can YouTube in their questions and BOOM! They have to tell the truth because they're monitored by a lie detector. The only problem is, what happens when we find out all of the candidates are lying? Sorry...sometimes I feel like ranting...and raving...but mostly ranting.
mp3: Justice - D.A.N.C.E. (Benny Blanco Mix Ft. Mos Def and Spank Rock)
mp3: Beck - Heaven Hammer (Missing) (Air Remix)
mp3: Scott Grooves - Mothership Reconnection (Daft Punk Remix)
mp3: Clearlake - Good Clean Fun (Nobody Remix)
Image via Wooster Collective
The Run Down - Friday February 8, 2008
So you're bummed that you missed not one Vampire Weekend shows, but two Vampire Weekend shows. Well luckily today there are a few good ones to help you cope. In Baltimore you have the choice of two sure-to-be-awesome concerts. First up at the Lo-Fi Teletextile from NY (who I posted on here) plays with Photovoltic/Dygn, Cinemasophia, and Kadman. The other is the great White Williams who is smoking out the Ottobar with Ecstatic Sunshine. In Philly you can catch a great local show at the North Star Bar with the Major Leagues, Brown Recluse Sings, and Birmingham's own Wild Sweet Orange. Continuing the sold out theme of the week, catch if you can Cat Power at the Starlight Ballroom with Appaloosa. Have a good Friday!
mp3: Teletextile - Heartquake --> website --> buy
mp3: White Williams - Fleetwood Crack --> website --> buy
mp3: The Major Leagues - Fire --> website
mp3: Cat Power - Free (Diplo Remix) --> website --> buy
2.07.2008
Album Review - Nada Surf - Lucky
Lucky has absolutely nothing to do with luck. It has everything to do with talent, vision, innovation, and perseverance. The 5th full length album by Nada Surf may be their best yet, gleaming with passion and growth. Lucky is a branching out for Nada Surf. This is the first time they have widely incorporated extra instruments on a record, including strings and piano on Weightless, xylophone on Weightless, and horns on Ice on the Wings. The versatility in song structure and instruments reflects a mature band that really knows how to write songs (Are You Lightning especially). The album is both fresh and grounded in the Nada Surf tradition, with exceptional drum work from Ira Elliot, hooking bass from Daniel Lorca, and ever improving vocals from Matthew Caws. Seriously, his vocals seem to get better every day.
I think the new album is absolutely phenomenal. It has all the rockin' elements of their earlier work, and includes some of the more innovative tracks you're likely to hear this year, especially The Fox. Please, please, please go see these guys live. They are amazing. And getting better with age.
Their live show itinerary is HERE.
The pasta crew will be in attendance April 11th at Terminal 5 in NYC and April 12th in D.C. at the 9:30 club. Come rock out with us.
Mp3: Nada Surf - See These Bones
Mp3: Nada Surf - The Fox --------------- Website ---- Buy
Age of The Epochs
The definition of the word epoch is a distinctive period of time. For a band, The Epochs have seemingly set the standards pretty high just with their name. But after seeing them live and spinning their new album a couple of times, I'm beginning to understand. The Epochs combine crisp indie electro pop music with the sweet falsetto harmonies of guitarist Hays and keyboardist Ryan. The vocals come across as top 40 pop, but somehow it doesn't bother me. I really don't know why. I think it's because I saw them live first. The energy Hays and Ryan put out on stage is powerful and beautiful. The passion for their music is clearly evident and quickly turn what could be average pop songs into driving emotional performances. All in all they captivated me from the first note to the last. When I listen to their album, I still feel it. I can't separate myself from the live show (Rock and Roll Hotel last year if you were wondering). They've got me. Go see them live (Mercury Lounge, February 12th). Then buy their album (On sale February 19th). You'll see. They'll get you too. Hmmm...I'm beginning to understand their name a little better now.
mp3: The Epochs - Love Complete --> website --> buy
mp3: The Epochs - Giving Tree
Sewn Into Teletextile
A few weeks back I received Care Package, the 2007 debut release of Teletextile, in the mail. The cover bears the resemblance of a package wrapped in brown paper with photos bound to it with hemp rope. It was as if I was receiving a gift from a long lost relative or a friend overseas. I took the disc on my travels for the night. Dark and rainy, I had to drive slow allowing me to completely submerge myself in the music that followed. The first track, Come To Bed, draws you in with light layers of strings and bells. Then Pamela Martinez's vocals start. This is Teletextile. Martinez's voice is smooth and soulful. It tells the story with the sheer melody and inflection of it. Brian Hamilton accompanies her in playing various instruments throughout Care Package creating a sparse yet expansive sound. After repeated listens I often drew the comparison to Psapp (mainly for the production side), but Martinez's vocal range is broader and more defined. Based in Brooklyn, Teletextile has developed somewhat of a stellar live show incorporating video into the production. Go find out for yourself tomorrow night at the Lo-Fi in Baltimore. They'll also be playing The Outlook Loft in VA on the 9th and The Midway in NYC on March 4th.
mp3: Teletextile - Come To Bed --> website --> buy
mp3: Teletextile - Ampm Two
The Run Down - Thursday February 7,2008
So you weren't able to make last nights Vampire Weekend show at the R&R Hotel because it was sold out. Well at least you have a chance tonight at the First Unitarian Church in Philly...oh wait..that's sold out too...dang. Well you know what they say, "Procrastinators, Leaders Of Tomorrow!" Anyway why not swing down to VA to catch Miwa Gemini play crazy good music at IOTA with Nanuchka.
mp3: Vampire Weekend - The Kids Don't Stand A Chance --> website --> buy
mp3: Sam Rosen - Soul Shakedown Party --> website
mp3: Miwa Gemini - Crazy Over You --> website --> buy
2.06.2008
News - Superdrag NEW ALBUM & Beastie Boys Benefit Show In NYC
So a while back Superdrag broke up. A sad day for the writers of this blog and a sad day for the fans. Today it was announced that they are officially back together and...RECORDING A NEW ALBUM!!!!!! Their first with this original line up since 1998's Head Trip In Every Key. They begin their first sessions this month and the album will be out sometime this year. This of course will make those three shows in April that much more enjoyable (though the one in NY with Nada Surf was already going to be as enjoyable as it could get). Here's the dates:
04.09.08 • The 8x10 • 10 E Cross Street • Baltimore, MD 21230 • 410.625.2000 - Pre-sale here
04.11.08 • w/Nada Surf - Terminal 5 • 610 W 56th Street • New York, NY 10019 • 212.260.4700 • www.terminal5nyc.com
7pm Doors • 8pm Show • All Ages • $22 Advance / $25 Day of Show • Tickets available at ticketmaster.com
04.12.08 • Johnny Brenda's • 1201 N Frankford Ave • Philadelphia, PA 19125 • 215.739.9684 - Pre-sale here
Also there are more dates to come fro the rest of the US. We'll keep you posted.
mp3: Superdrag - In The Valley Of Dying Stars --> website --> buy
mp3: Superdrag - I Only Want A Place I Can Stay
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In other news The Beastie Boys will playing a benefit concert for The Institute for Musical and Neurologic Function, March 4, 2008 at Terminal 5 in Manhattan, NYC.
Get tickets here
Tickets go on sale THIS FRIDAY (2/8) at NOON EST
mp3: The Beastie Boys - Shadrach (Peanut Butter Wolf Remix) --> website --> buy
mp3: The Beastie Boys - Paul Revere
The Run Down - Wednesday February 6, 2008
There are two great shows tonight. One of them is SOLD OUT. That one is Vampire Weekend and Sam Rosen at the Rock and Roll Hotel. Good lord that's gonna be good. Too bad I'm not one of the lucky few that scored tickets to it. Let me know how it goes. Don't be down if you can't make it because you can simply skip on over to the Red and the Black for Bell Hollow, Mellodrone, and The Opposite Sex. Gooooo Wednseday!
mp3: Vampire Weekend - Boston --> website --> buy
mp3: Sam Rosen - SOUL SHAKEDOWN PARTY --> website
mp3: Bell Hollow - The Bottle Tree --> website --> buy
2.05.2008
Bonnaroo 2008 Line-up IS HERE - Pearl Jam and Metallica included
Get PUMPED people, because the Bonnaroo 2008 line-up is as follows:
Against Me!
The Allman Brothers Band
Nicole Atkins
The Avett Brothers
Back Door Slam
Battles
Black Kids
The Bluegrass Allstars featuring Luke Bulla, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer
Broken Social Scene
Solomon Burke
Dark Star Orchestra
Death Cab For Cutie
Drive-By Truckers
Jakob Dylan
The Felice Brothers
The Fiery Furnaces
Ben Folds
Donavon Frankenreiter
Pat Green
Levon Helm & The Ramble on the Road
Ghostland Observatory
Gogol Bordello
Jose Gonzalez
Grupo Fantasma
Iron & Wine
Israel Vibration
Mason Jennings
Jack Johnson
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
B.B. King
Talib Kweli
Ladytron
The Lee Boys
Phil Lesh & Friends
Lez Zeppelin
Little Feat
Lupe Fiasco
MGMT
Aimee Mann
Mastodon
Metallica
M.I.A.
Minus The Bear
My Morning Jacket
Willie Nelson
O.A.R.
Orchestra Baobab
Ozomatli
Pearl Jam
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
The Raconteurs
Robert Randolph’s Revival
Rilo Kiley
Serena Ryder
Sigur Ros
State Radio
Steel Train
Swell Season
The Sword
Tegan & Sara
Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi’s Soul Stew Revival
Two Gallants
Umphrey’s McGee
Vampire Weekend
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet featuring Bela Fleck
Kanye West
Yonder Mountain String Band
COMEDY
Mike Birbiglia
Michelle Buteau
David Cross
Zach Galifianakis
Janeane Garofolo
John Mulaney
Jim Norton
Brian Posehn
BTW, way to suck NME. You call yourself "the world's fastest music news service" and claim that you will reveal a headliner at midnight eastern, and here it is almost 1:00 eastern with no update at all. I get it if you're behind, but that is pathetic. Most blogs have crushed you for news. Way to fail. Go blogs.
UPDATE: Even more ridiculousness from NME. They did eventually post a "surprise headliner" late last night. But apparently they can't read and reported it as Led Zeppelin, rather then the confirmed LEZ Zeppelin. The story was even picked up briefly by the AP, before a rapid redaction. Details HERE.
Bonnaroo 2008 line-up likely released tonight
The Tennessean is reporting that they will have the line-up for the 2008 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival tonight at midnight central time. The full story is HERE.
Well, that means it'll be a late night for me, and many others on the east coast. The anticipation is killing me.
Tennessean.com
UPDATE: NME.com says they will have a "surprise Bonnaroo headliner" announcement at midnight eastern time.
Toofer Toosday - Weinland & Nicole Reynolds
John Adam Weinland Shearer, or simply Weinland, worked for years in a floundering mental health system. I read this after I had given his upcoming LP, La Lamentor (Badman), a couple of spins, but the pain and torment of those lives he was intertwined that is sewn throughout this album is hit me immediately. Many, including myself, hear flares of Neil Young and tones of Elliott Smith echoing throughout Weinland's songs which is probably the greatest complement any song writer can get. Still Weinland has his own voice...wavering yet smooth...definitely not over the top. He lets his lyrics soak into his guitar, and he let's his guitar drive each song. The production behind the vocals and guitar provide an emotional lift when needed. Whether it's strings or pedal steel guitars, they seem to flow in at the right times and fade out when the moment is over. Overall La Lamentor might have taken a couple of listens to get into, but in the end it won me over. It's set to be released on March 4th of this year with a tour to follow.
mp3: Weinland - Curse Of The Sea --> website --> buy
mp3: Weinland - God Here I Come
Nicole Reynolds hails from Pittsburgh, but currently finds herself in Philadelphia and a small organic farm in western PA. Formally schooled in jazz guitar and composition, Reynolds clearly has a grasp on the fundamentals of song writing. That's not what impresses me though. You see...I'm a BIG Bob Dylan fan. BIG. What makes Dylan so grand in my eye is that he never lets the music get in the way of what he's trying to say. He presents himself as a storyteller, poet, and political activist who's method of speaking is through song. I feel the same thing emanating from Nicole Reynold's work. She may not channel the profound storytelling aspect of Dylan, but her poetic verses are deep reverberations of her soul's travels. That might sound a bit over dramatic, but hey, I'm allowed. Aside from the lyrics, Reynold's voice seals the deal. Raspy and dark some moments, but then alive and brilliant the next. I couldn't quite put my finger on who it reminded me of, but then it hit me. Her voice has an old vaudeville sound (similar to one of our faves, Vandaveer) blended with the vibrancy and energy of Sondre Lerche. Nicole Reynolds released her second album, This Arduous Alchemy, last year and can be found playing local venues around Philly and beyond.
mp3: Nicole Reynolds - Dreamers Dream --> website --> buy
mp3: Nicole Reynolds - In The Morning
2.04.2008
Caribou On Tour & New Video
Caribou just put out a new video for the song 'She's The One' off of last years hit Andorra. They're also in the midst of a crazy extensive European/Canadien/US tour. They're playing everywhere, so there's no reason not to go see them. Here's the video:
mp3: Caribou - She's The One (Hot Chip Remix)
Here's the dates:
02-16 Cambridge, England – Barfly !
02-17 Coventry, England – Taylor John’s House !
02-18 Glasgow, Scotland - The New Stereo !
02-19 Aberdeen, Scotland - The Tunnels
02-20 Edinburgh, Scotland - Cabaret Voltaire
02-21 Liverpool, England - Barfly
02-23 St. Malo, France - La Route du Rock Festival, Winter Edition
02-24 Paris, France - Cigale *
02-25 Reims, France - La Cartonnerie #
02-26 Dijon, France - Generiq Festival
02-27 Freiburg, Germany - Café Atlantik (Generiq Festival)
02-28 Athens, Greece - Gagarin205
02-29 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Melkweg (Oude Zaal)
03-01 Moscow, Russia - IKRA Club
03-02 Leipzig, Germany - UT Connewitz $
03-03 Prague, Czech Republic - Lucerna Music Bar
03-04 Salzburg, Austria - Rockhouse
03-05 Zagreb, Croatia – Galerija SC
03-06 Florence, Italy - Sintetika
03-07 Brescia, Italy - Centro Lucia di Botticino
03-08 Rimini, Italy - Velvet Venue 2
03-09 Lausanne, Switzerland - Le Romandie
03-11 Istanbul, Turkey - Babylon
03-12 Lisbon, Portugal - Santiago Alquimista
03-18 Hamilton, Ontario - The Casbah %
03-19 Waterloo, Ontario - Starlight Lounge %
03-20 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace %
03-21 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace %
03-22 Ottawa, Ontario - Babylon %
03-23 Montreal, Quebec - La Tulipe %
03-24 Durham, NH - Strafford Room %
03-25 Northampton, MA - Iron Horse %
03-26 Boston, MA - Paradise %
03-27 Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg %
03-28 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom %
03-29 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's %
03-30 Washington, DC - Rock and Roll Hotel %
03-31 Charlottesville, VA - Satellite Ballroom %
04-01 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle %
04-02 Athens, GA - 40 Watt Club %
04-03 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds %
04-04 Orlando, FL - The Social %
04-05 Fort Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room %
04-06 Tampa, FL - Crowbar %
04-07 Tallahassee, FL - Club Downunder %
04-08 Nashville, TN - Mercy Lounge %
04-09 Columbus, OH - Wexner Center %
04-10 Urbana, IL - Illini Union Courtyard Café %
04-11 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle %
04-12 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Club %
04-13 Winnipeg, Manitoba - Royal Albert Arms %
04-14 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - Amigos %
04-15 Edmonton, Alberta - Starlite Room %
04-16 Calgary, Alberta - Grand Theatre %
04-18 Vancouver, British Columbia - Biltmore Cabaret (EARLY and LATE shows) %
04-19 Victoria, British Columbia - Sugar %
04-20 Seattle, WA - Chop Suey %
04-21 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge %
04-23 San Francisco, CA - The Independent %
04-24 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre %
04-25 Tucson, AZ - Plush %
04-26 El Paso, TX - Club 101 %
04-27 Austin, TX - Emo's %
04-28 Dallas, TX - Palladium Loft %
04-29 Tulsa, OK - The Continental %
04-30 Kansas City, MO - The Record Bar %
05-01 St. Louis, MO - The Billiken Club %
05-02 Bloomington, IN - Waldron Auditorium %
05-03 Oberlin, OH - Oberlin College %
05-04 Buffalo, NY - Big Orbit's Soundlab %
05-09-11 Rye, England - Camber Sands Holiday Centre (ATP vs. Pitchfork Festival)
! with Galchen
* with Jose Gonzalez
# with Buck 65
$ with Black Dice
% with Fuck Buttons
The Run Down - 2-4-08 & New Pornographers Announce Tour
There's one show worth mentioning tonight in Virginia. IOTA plays host to a stellar folk line up (perfect vibe for a Monday if you ask me) in Peter And The Wolf (not to be confused with Peanut Butter Wolf---same amount of syllables---way different sound), Nat Baldwin, and the ver touring These United States. Go have a listen.
mp3: Peter And The Wolf - Holy Water --> website --> buy
mp3: These United States - So High So Low So Wide So Long --> website --> buy
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In other news, this past weekend The New Pornographers announced a thirteen date US spring tour with Okkervil River. Tickets are on sale HERE.
The New Pornographers Tour Dates:
April
9 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre
10 Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom
11 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
12 Munhall, PA @ Carnegie Music Hall in Homestead
13 Ithaca, NY @ The State Theater of Ithaca
14 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
16 Richmond, VA @ Toad's Place
17 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
18 Nashville, TN @ The Cannery
19 St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant
20 Chicago, IL @ Riviera
21 Madison, WI @ Orpheum
22 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom
*all dates with Okkervil River
mp3: The New Pornographers - Myriad Harbour --> website --> buy
mp3: Okkervil River - Unless It's Kicks --> website --> buy
VIDEO - Stop It
Sometimes everyone should just stop and think for a second...or two.
mp3: The Cassettes - Be Quite Still
mp3: The Shackeltons - Your Movement
mp3: Tom Waits - I'm Still Here
mp3: Architecture In Helsinki - Hold Music (Ruby Beats Remix)
video by Improv Everywhere via Wooster Collective
Random Randomness For A Random World
2.02.2008
Dwelling On The Bell
While listening to The Bell's debut album, Make Some Quiet (Badman Recording Co.), I decided to peruse their myspace to see what the deal was. Under influences, Big Star was the first, Flaming Lips was the last, and the Psychedlic Furs was smack dab in the middle. Those bands combine pop song writing abilities while exploring experimental audio techniques at the same time. While The Bell doesn't push the envelope quite as much as those bands (theire myspace motto is 'moderately pushing the envelope since 2006'), they do play superb dramatic pop songs that stay with you. In the end isn't that all any one wants. Hailing from Sweden, this three piece has captured the 1980s pop sound (the good 80s not the bad) and incorporated a modern twist ala Interpol. To further propel you towards this band I will point out that Badman Recording Co. is also the home of My Morning Jacket. The Bell sounds nothing like them (not many people do), but that's good company to be around. Go ahead and ring The Bell...after all...it tolls for you (and you thought I wasn't gonna say it...but I did...but you thought I wasn't...but I did).
The Run Down - Saturday February 2, 2008
There are two shows worth mentioning going on tonight. If you missed A Sunny Day In Glasgow last night at the Lo-Fi, you check them out tonight at the Velvet Lounge in DC along with Screen Vinyl Image, The Offering, and Twin Earth. Also if you missed The Spinto band at the 8x10 on Thursday, you can check them out tonight in Philly at Johnny Brenda's with The Whigs and Plants and Animals. Sweet.
2.01.2008
Even more news - Colin Meloy solo tour
Colin Meloy of The Decemberists has announced the dates for his upcoming solo tour, set to coincide with the release of his album, Colin Meloy Sings Live!. Pre-sale has already started, so go gets those tix Pasta Peeps. Pre-sale link is HERE.
Laura Gibson will be the supporting act for the tour.
COLIN MELOY - SPRING 2008 SOLO TOUR
4/7 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa
4/8 - Dallas, TX - Granada Theater
4/10 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
4/11 - Asheville, NC - Orange Peel
4/12 - Charlottesville, VA - The Satellite Ballroom
4/13 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
4/15 - Somerville, MA Somerville Theatre
4/16 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
4/17 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall Of Williamsburg
4/21 - Chicago, IL - Park West
4/22 - Milwaukee, WI - The Pabst Theater
4/23 - Madison, WI - Barrymore Theater
4/25 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
4/26 - Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre
4/28 - Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theatre
4/29 - Santa Cruz, CA - The Rio Theatre
4/30 - San Francisco, CA - The Fillmore
5/2 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
5/3 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom
Whole Lotta News
Lot's of news to report and not a lot of time to do it. So here we go. Destroyer, everyone's fave, has just released the dates for a spring tour! Here they are:
03.14.2008 Austin TX The Parish (Merge Records SXSW Showcase)
04.16.2008 Minneapolis MN 400 Bar*
04.17.2008 Chicago IL Logan Square Auditorium*
04.18.2008 Detroit MI Pike Room*
04.19.2008 Toronto ON Lee's Palace*
04.20.2008 Montreal QC Club Lambi*
04.22.2008 Brooklyn NY Music Hall of Williamsburg*^
04.23.2008 New York NY Bowery Ballroom^
04.24.2008 Philadelphia PA North Star Bar^
04.25.2008 Washington DC Black Cat^
04.26.2008 Asheville NC Grey Eagle^
04.27.2008 Carrboro NC Cat's Cradle^
04.28.2008 Atlanta GA The Earl^
04.29.2008 Nashville TN Mercy Lounge^
04.30.2008 St. Louis MO Blueberry Hill^
05.01.2008 Kansas City MO Record Bar^
05.02.2008 Omaha NE Waiting Room^
05.03.2008 Denver CO Walnut Room^
05.13.2008 Edmonton AB Starlite Room$
05.14.2008 Calgary AB #1 Royal Canadian Legion Hall$
05.16.2008 Salt Lake City UT Urban Lounge$
05.18.2008 Phoenix AZ Rhythm Room$
05.19.2008 Los Angeles CA Troubadour$
05.20.2008 San Diego CA Casbah$
05.21.2008 San Francisco CA The Independent$
05.23.2008 Portland OR Aladdin Theater$
05.31.2008 Vancouver BC The Commodore
* with Colossal Yes
^ with Andre Ethier
$ with Devon Williams
mp3: Destroyer - Foam Hands
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Speaking of tours, Shout Out Louds are pitching in with a couple of dates to go along with their new EP, Impossible. Here's the dates and the track listing:
03.09.2008 Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Florida Langerado Festival
03.11.2008 New York, NY Joe's Pub (2 shows! 9:30 and 11:30)
03.14.2008 Austin, TX The Parish (Merge SXSW Showcase)
Track listing:
Impossible (radio edit)
Impossible ("It's Possible" remix by Studio)
Impossible (Van Rivers & Subliminal Kid remix)
Hard Rain (live from Haldern Festival)
December (b-side)
Video: "Impossible" directed by Ted Malmros
mp3: Shout Out Louds - Impossible
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In other tour news, Nada Surf announced today that the supporting bands for their US tour has completely changed. Sea Wolf will be opening from March 17-April 3.
Brooklyn's, The Jealous Girlfriends (www.myspace.com/thejealousgirlfriends)
support from April 3-April 12 (except for April 11). Illinois support on
April 13.
mp3: Sea Wolf - I Made A Resolution
mp3: The Jealous Girlfriends - How Now
mp3: Illinois - Screendoor
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Local favorite, Orion Rigel Dommisse has also scheduled a bunch of dates including one at Maxwell's in NJ with THE LISPS!!!!
2-2 Recess Coffee Syracuse, New York
2-3 liz’s house 116 w clinton st Ithaca, New York
2-5 SUNY Purchase
2-6 PA’s Lounge Somerville, Massachusetts
2-8 Chris Sadlers's house in providence, rhode island
2-9 Teahaus at Sarah Lawrence Bronxville, New York
2-10 a house in New Milford, Connecticut
2-12 The Chicken Coop 120 s manheim st Annville, Pennsylvania
2-20 The Boot Norfolk, Virginia
2-22 Twisted Tea Bazaar Charlottesville, Virginia
2-28 Maxwell’s (with The Lisps) Hoboken, New Jersey
3-2 Union Pool Brooklyn, New York
3-3 Cake Shop New York, New York
3-6 house show Nashville, Tennessee
3-13 SXSW at St. David’s Church Austin, Texas
mp3: Orion Rigel Dommisse - Fake Yer Death
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Speaking of the Lisps, they just put out a new video. Here's the Lisps and their political agenda! Woohoo!
mp3: The Lisps - Pepper Spray
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Speaking of videos, Thrushes just put out a video for the song 'Aidan Quinn' off of last years LP Sun Come Undone. Enjoy!
mp3: Thrushes - Aidan Quinn
Friday (I'm A Remix)
Ah February...the strangest sounding month. The strangest month period...with that whole leap year thing and all. January was good to me most of the time (see this post for the bad times), but all in all 2008 seems to be heading in the right direction. Great music = great shows = great times = great posts = great blog = The Bee's Knees!!!
mp3: Justice - The Phantom III (The Pragmatic Remix)
mp3: Jens Lekman - I'm Leaving You Because I Don't Love You (Spoolwork Remix)
mp3: The Kills - No Wow (MSTRKRFT Remix)
mp3: Sunny Day Sets Fire - Stranger (The Cool Kids Remix)
image via Wooster Collective
The Run Down - Friday February 1, 2008
It's the first of the month...wake up...get up...go see some shows. The question is...which one? Well here are your options. In Philly there are two super sweet concerts. The first being National Eye, The Sw!ms and Pepi Ginsberg at Johnny Brenda's. The second is Sarsaparilla, Famous Lovers, Nicole Reynolds, and Alex Rodes at the Fire. In DC there are also two super sweet shows. The first is Exit Clov, Army of Me, Good Night States, and The Dance Party at the Rock and Roll Hotel. The second is at the Black Cat. Unfortunately Celebration has canceled from this show, but DC's Junior League has graciously filled in to play along with one of my new faves, Shortstack and Suns of Guns. Finally there are two more super sweet shows here in Charm City. The Talking Head hosts Ilad, Yeveto, Blackbirds, and Andy Abelow. If you want some serious rock with no fillers, then come with Pasta Primavera to the Lo-Fi to see Avec, Remote Islands, Karmella's Game, and A Sunny Day In Glasgow. Talk about the ultimate run down!
mp3: National Eye - Snowing In April --> website --> buy
mp3: The Sw!ms - We Need Lava --> website --> buy
mp3: Sarsaparilla - Only Hunt --> website --> buy
mp3: Famous Lovers - John Batt --> website --> buy
mp3: Nicole Reynolds - Call The Guard --> website --> buy
mp3: Exit Clov - MK Ultra --> website --> buy
mp3: Shortstack - House On Fire --> website --> buy
mp3: Junior League - Chess Records --> website --> buy
mp3: Ilad - Holy Wars --> website --> buy
mp3: Avec - Beautiful Veins --> website --> buy
mp3: Remote Islands - Philadelphia --> website --> buy
mp3: A Sunny Day In Glasgow - A Mundane Phone Call To Jack Parsons --> website --> buy
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