The Run Down - Thursday April 24, 2008

DC and Philly are where it's at tonight. The Black Cat has Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and Via Audio. The Rock and Roll Hotel has the French Kicks and Ravens and Chimes. The North Star has Destroyer and Andre Ethier. The Khyber has National Eye, Cheers Elephant, East Hundred, Street Girls, and Cary Ann Hurst & The Gun. Finally the First Unitarian Church has I'm From Barcelona and Pepi Ginsberg.

mp3: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - I Am Warm and Powerful --> website --> buy
mp3: Via Audio - Modern Day Saint --> website --> buy
mp3: National Eye - The Switch --> website --> buy
mp3: Cheers Elephant - Wide Eyed --> website --> buy
mp3: Ravens And Chimes - For M --> website --> buy
mp3: I'm From Barcelona - Oversleeping --> website --> buy
mp3: Destroyer - Rubies --> website --> buy

The Run Down - Wednesday April 23, 2008

There are five quality events tonight in the surrounding areas. In DC, the 9:30 club has Tapes N Tapes with White Denim, while the Rock and Roll Hotel has Foals and Tereu Tereu. In Philly, Johnny Brenda's has Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin with Via Audio and Aderbat, while the Electric Factory has Animal Collective and Kria Brekken. Finally don't miss DC's Le Loup at Messiah College.

mp3: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - House Fire --> website --> buy
mp3: Via Audio - We Can Be Good --> website --> buy
mp3: Aderbat - I Need Someone --> website --> buy
mp3: Tapes N Tapes - Manitoba --> website --> buy
mp3: Animal Collective - The Purple Bottle --> website --> buy
mp3: Foals - Electric Bloom --> website --> buy
mp3: Tereu Tereu - Don't Be Sore, Farmer John --> website --> buy
mp3: Le Loup - Planes Like Vultures --> website --> buy

VIDEO - The LK, TOUR UPDATES for The LK, Via Audio, and SSLYBY, & a REMIX of Apostle Of Hustle

The LK have recently released their first video for Stop Being Perfect off their recently released Vs. The Snow. Here's the vid:



They also have a US tour just about to get under way. Here are the dates:

03.08.08 - DC - House of Sweden
03.09.08 - DC - The Kennedy Center (free show at 6pm)
03.10.08 - Atlanta - Park Grounds
03.11.08 - Houston - Super Happy Fun Land
03.13.08 - Austin - Homeslice Pizza Day party
03.14.08 - Austin - Justin.TV Day Party at Peacock Lounge
03.15.08 - Austin - official SXSW kora showcase - Habana Calle 6
03.16.08 - Dallas - Good Records
03.17.08 - Little Rock - Easy Street Theater
03.18.08 - Urbana - UC Interactive Media Center
03.19.08 - Chicago - Darkroom
03.20.08 - Detroit - Scrummage University
03.21.08 - Pittsburgh - U of Pitt - W. Pitt Union's Assembly Room
03.22.08 - Cinci - Contemporary Arts Center
03.23.08 - Alfred, NY - Terra Cotta Coffee Shop
03.24.08 - Carlisle, PA - The 25-27 Space
03.25.08 - New York - Club Midway
03.27.08 - Baltimore - tba
03.31.08 - DC - Black Cat

mp3: The LK - Stop Being Perfect --> website --> buy

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In other news our friends Via Audio just clued us in that they are about to embark on a little spring tour with the amazing Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin. Here are the dates:

04-12 Columbia, MO - The Blue Note
04-15 Indianapolis, IN - Locals Only
04-16 Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
04-18 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo
04-19 Montreal, Quebec - TBA
04-20 Allston, MA - Great Scott
04-21 Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall
04-22 New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
04-23 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
04-24 Washington, DC - Black Cat Backstage
04-26 Charleston, SC - The Map Room
04-27 Atlanta, GA - The Earl
04-29 Memphis, TN - Hi-Tone Cafe

mp3: Via Audio - Modern Day Saint --> website --> buy
mp3: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin - Pangea --> website --> buy

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Also a few days ago Apostle of Hustle and Arts & Crafts put up a free download of a remix of 'Chances Are'. The original is off of National Anthem of Nowhere which we've posted about in the past. The remix was done by Jim Eno. Many of you might recognize him as the drummer of Spoon. The remix is pretty nice. I've always found that AOH remixes very well, perhaps due to the fact that the original song structures are so rhythmically sound. Enjoy!

mp3: Apostle Of Hustle - Chances Are (Remix by Jim Eno)