The Run Down - Thursday April 10, 2008

As this week rolls on I've realized that there too many shows to be seen. Try your best I guess. In Baltimore tonight Wye Oak, Deertick, and Musee Mecanique play G Spot, VHS or BETA and Tigercity play the Ottobar, while Elliott Lipp and Bassnectar play the 8x10. In DC the Black Cat has Yeasayer and Ponytail. In Philly, The Fire has Jotto, Creaky Boards, Papertrigger, and Drink Up Buttercup, the Khyber has Throw Me The Statue and Except After Sea, The Electric Factory has Spoon and The Walkmen, and the Starlight Ballroom has Hot Chip and Free Blood.

mp3: Wye Oak - Please Concrete --> website --> buy
mp3: Yeasayer - 2080 --> website --> buy
mp3: Throw Me The Statue - The Old Believer --> website --> buy
mp3: Except After Sea - I Know --> website --> buy
mp3: Creaky Boards - I Cannot Love You --> website --> buy
mp3: Papertrigger - We Are Nations Now --> website --> buy
mp3: Drink Up Buttercup - Young Ladies --> website --> buy
mp3: Spoon - I Turn My Camera On --> website --> buy
mp3: Hot Chip - Made In The Dark --> website --> buy
mp3: Free Blood - Grumpy --> website --> buy

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

The Run Down - Friday January 25, 2008

Holy crap there's a ton of shows tonight! Let's start here in Baltimore. The Ottobar has a quality concert lined up for you with The Fiery Furnaces, The Oranges Band, and Thank You. At the Lo-Fi, Waterschool, Human Host, Pygmy Lush, and Automatic Stallions play. In DC, Cornelius takes the stage at the 9:30 club. Over at the Rock and Roll Hotel, DC's Junior League command the stage along with Justin Jones and Driving Rain. Or maybe you're broke. If that's the case, head on over to George Washington University's Mitchell Theater to watch These United States, Vandaveer, Tut Tut, and The Winter Sounds play F-R-E-E! In Philly, the North Star has The Cobbs, Papertrigger, Jotto, and The Greyhounds. Finally, if you missed them in Baltimore and DC, you can catch DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist's The Hard Sell at the Fillmore with Kid Koala. Wow!

mp3: The Fiery Furnaces - Ex-Guru --> website --> buy
mp3: The Oranges Band - Sweater Weather --> website --> buy
mp3: Water School - Whole Town --> website
mp3: Cornelius - Cue --> website --> buy
mp3: Junior League - Chess Records --> website --> buy
mp3: These United States - Burn This Bridge --> website
mp3: Vandaveer - Parasites & Ghosts --> website --> buy
mp3: The Cobbs - Say You Never Knew Me --> website --> buy
mp3: Papertrigger - We Are Nations Now! --> website --> buy
mp3: DJ Shadow - Divine Intervention (feat. Divine Styles) --> website --> buy
mp3: Cut Chemist - What's The Altitude (feat. Hymnal) --> website --> buy
mp3: Kid Koala - More Dance Music --> website --> buy