January 8, 2008

The Felice Brothers sign to Team Love, MP3s

DOWNLOAD: The Felice Brothers - Frankie’s Gun (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: The Felice Brothers - Wonderful Life (MP3)

Team Love will release a collection of The Felice Brothers hottest new tunes combined with some select and hard to find tracks from the tour-only full length “The Adventures of the Felice Brothers Vol 1”.

The Felice Brothers self-titled American debut will be available at brick and mortar retailers and digital stores on March 4th. In April, an 180 gram double vinyl version complete with a free download card will hit stores.

The brothers hit the road with the Drive By Truckers in February kicking off with a stop at the Mercury Lounge on February 1st and winding up at the Langerado Music Festival in the swamps of Florida.

Check out the video below...

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January 7, 2008

Santogold, FADER & the BBC's 10 to watch in 2008

DOWNLOAD: Fader issue 51 (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Fader Issue 51 (PDF)

That's No Surrender and Santogold up there on the cover of the new FADER. The BBC also put Santogold on a list of "some of the hottest new music talent" for 2008. You can read the whole list, and more, below...

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Justice - 2008 Tour Dates

None of those other venues sound as big as MSG. Are they? Diplo doesn't get to play MSG, although he actually did at least once before. All dates below...

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Jose Gonzalez going on a "green" tour, playing Plug Awards

Mute Records is proud to announce Jose Gonzalez' Green Tour of North America in the spring....in partnership with Reverb, a non-profit organization designed to educate and engage music fansand promote environmental sustainability. They work closely with artists to create earth-friendly events and tours. As part of the greening of Gonzalez' upcoming tour, his rider will include biodegradable catering products, and a reduction of plastic water bottles will be facilitated by providing his crew with re-usable water bottles to carry throughout the tour. In addition, Gonzalez and Reverb will calculate the CO2 footprint of the tour and neutralize emissions from venue energy use, ground transportation, flights and hotel accommodations by supporting clean renewable energy projects.

There will be a 50 cent add on to general ticket purchases that will support Reverb's greening efforts. Pre-sale ticket purchasers via Ticketstoday.com will also have the option to add an additional 50 cents to Native Energy's CO2 Offset program. At the shows, fans will have the opportunity to purchase a custom Jose Gonzalez sticker, the money from which will be used to purchase carbon offsets generated fromtravel to/from the show.

I don't totally understand what they just said, but it sounds nice. Awareness is good, and it's probably better than NOT doing all that (whatever it is they're doing).

As part of the green tour, Jose is playing NYC twice: Highline Ballroom on March 11th, and Brooklyn Masonic Temple the next day. AND, he is also playing a shorter set @ Terminal 5 on March 6th as part of the Plug Awards (DID YOU VOTE YET?). All tour dates below....

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Alvin and The Chipmunks vs. Ratatouille - The Reckoning

A couple of days ago I wrote a summary of recent back and forth between Patton Oswalt, David Cross and the public at large. In Patton's final response he explains...

I doubt you remember this, but back in March of 2006 I was in New York, and ran into you at Rififi. I was wearing a suit, and without anyone asking about it or being the least bit interested (unlike you, I am in constant, panick-y worry about what people think of me), I explained, “I just came from the premiere of Failure To Launch.

Miraculously, photographic evidence of this now infamous meeting has been uncovered....

THE LATEST: In true fairytale goodness, David's future self has since wrote David's present self a letter to round things out, and cool things off. It can be read in it entirity at David's site. Here's an excerpt...

Just don't sweat the small stuff is what I'm getting at here. Nobody really truly gives a shit about it. You're being more than a little vain if you think they do. And if they really, truly do care and you really truly care that they care, then you can drive down to Best Buy and hash it out with them in person (and don't forget to take a look at their screenplay that's almost finished. It's kind of like "Kill Bill" meets "Kill Bill Vol. 2 but waaaay radder). Also, just so you know, you and Patton will remain good friends. Although when Fox buys Pixar and makes "Alvin and The Chipmunks vs. Ratatouille - The Reckoning" things will get a little hairy for awhile. (No pun intended!!!!)

-Klaus

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THE BLACK CROWES playing SXSW & Irving Plaza - new album & other 2008 tour dates

For the first time in their 18-year career, THE BLACK CROWES will perform an album of theirs in its entirety. On a special run of "One Night Only" shows beginning March 2 and wrapping March 20, fans will experience WARPAINT--the group's first album of all new studio material in seven years, due out March 4 -- in its entirety onstage, after which the band will perform songs from their catalog and selected surprises.

Dates & stuff below....

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Warner Music acquires Insound

The Alternative Distribution Alliance, an independent distributor owned by the Warner Music Group (NYSE: WMG), has acquired Insound.com, the indie music lifestyle store, reports Billboard, for an undisclosed sum. The NYC-based site, founded in 19998, will allow ADA to use the Insound digital sales infrastructure as a back-end for its labels and indie accounts to open their own online download stores, the story says. Insoundstarting selling only physical products via mail-order, and in October 2006 it began selling albums in MP3 format for download as well.

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Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

Of this week's music releases, I can most highly recommend the soundtrack to the film, Juno. Between the theatrical release of the film and this album, I am thrilled that the music of Kimya Dawson will reach a wider audience.

Other recommended releases this week include several Bangles reissues (including the wonderfully poppy All Over the Place), Marah's Angels of Destruction!, and Sia's Some People Have Real Problems.

What new releases you picking up this week? What can you recommend?

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What's going on Monday? (Spanish Prisoners)

DOWNLOAD: Spanish Prisoners - where god does his laundry (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Spanish Prisoners - some among them are killers (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Spanish Prisoners - song for the weary (MP3)

* Human Giant @ UCB
* Burlesque @ Lucky 13 Saloon in Park Slope
* Mark Morgan of Sightings & Child Abuse @ Cake Shop
* Spanish Prisoners play with Ravens & Chimes @ Mercury Lounge

I have a pair of tickets to give away to the Mercury Lounge show. First person to e-mail BVCONTESTS@HOTMAIL.COM (subject: Merc) gets them. Include your first and last name for list. What else?

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OM & High On Fire playing Brooklyn, Tour Dates, Daniel Higgs

OM @ Roadburn Festival 2007, Tilburg, Holland (CRED)

With Pilgrimage (Southern Lord) garnering all types of year-end accolades, the Sabbath-as-meditation'ers Om will hit the road again - this time with Holy Mountain labelmates Lichens and Daniel Higgs of Lungfish. Starting on Jan 16th in Seattle, they'll hit the Luna Lounge in Brooklyn on Feb 8th. Tickets are on sale, .

Last time the boys came through NYC, it was at Europa and Knitting Factory with Grails.

And speaking of ex-Sleep dudes and albums of the year, nine-string guitarist Matt Pike and High On Fire have cancelled a date from their current winter tour (Feb 10th in Hackensack, NJ), and added a new one in Brooklyn... Feb 10th @ Club Europa! Tickets Are On Sale. All tour dates below.....

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Trent Reznor enlightens us, Niggy Tardust sales

DOWNLOAD: Saul Williams - Niggy Tardust (MP3)

Trent Reznor published a letter on NIN.com with the results of giving people the choice to pay for Saul Williams' new record "The Inevitable Rise And Liberation of Niggy Tardust". He seems disappointed in the lack of people that paid for it, but he forgot four things (that I can think of).

1. He says to "Keep in mind not one cent was spent on marketing this record." I can't prove him wrong, but I can prove I received a few Saul Williams press releases in my inbox. One of them led me to the MP3 linked at the top of this post.
2. As Idolator also pointed out, his statement that "people knowing about this project must either be primarily Saul or NIN fans, as there was very little media coverage outside our direct influence", is totally wrong. Not only were press releases sent out (see #1), the release seemed to get a decent amount of post-In Rainbows press. (on the Internet at least)
3. He compares the number of people that downloaded it with the number of people that paid for it. Fine, but you could also theorize that most of the people that didn't pay, only downloaded it BECAUSE it was free - out of curiosity, or for whatever reason (probably the ones who are part of the NIN fanbase).
4. He also doesn't take into account at all, that maybe people just didn't like the album. Would album sales be as low if Pitchfork gave it a 9.9? Probably not.

Trent's letter is below....

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Drew Glackin, RIP

It is with the greatest sadness that we inform you of the passing of Drew Glackin. He was unaware of an overactive thyroid condition that led to severe heart damage. He was surrounded by family and friends during his final days and hours and we are all still in a state of shock and disbelief.

Drew was adored around the world and his larger than life spirit and contagious jovial energy touched everyone he met, everywhere he went. He was a musician of the highest talent and made his mark in countless bands, record albums, and many thousands of live performances. He will be sorely missed and the memories of his music, his great humor, and his magnanimous generosity of spirit and love will be with us forever.

A fund will be set up to help his family with expenses and we will keep you informed of memorial concerts and events as they develop.

We will all keep Drew in our hearts,
Konrad, Rod and Walter (The Silos).

More on Drew @ KnuckleheadNYC, and @ Lucid Culture.

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January 6, 2008

BEAR IN HEAVEN - MP3s, an album & a show tonight

DOWNLOAD: Bear in Heaven - Bag of Bags (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Bear in Heaven - Werewolf (single edit) (MP3)

I came across Brooklyn bear band Bear in Heaven while browsing tonight's (Sunday, Jan 6) Mercury Lounge listing. So far I like what I hear. To put it in Pitchfork's terms,

it reminds me a bit of the early-1990s UK post-rock outfits Bark Psychosis and Disco Inferno.

Or to quote the Onion AV Club, it's like a

functional mix of This Heat, '70s soft rock, early Genesis, and oddly, later Pink Floyd. (Think Animals through The Final Cut.) From a more modern perspective, songs like "Bag Of Bags," "Slow Gold," and "Fraternal Noon" point at Mercury Rev and Animal Collective

Or to just put it more like Popmatters,

a mess, yes, but a magnificent one

See their 1.5 year old La Blogoteque Take Away show @ Daily Motion. Pick up their album @ Insound. Check out the two MP3s on the top of this post. Check out their clever video flyer for tonight's show, below....

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January 5, 2008

Shins member Martin Crandall arrested for domestic violence against America's Next Top Model Elyse Sewell

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KATE NASH remixes & covers & a NYC in-store

DOWNLOAD: Kate Nash - Foundations (Metronomy Mix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Kate Nash - Caroline's A Victim (Tapedeck Revised Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Kate Nash - Foundations (Clean Version) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Kano - Me & My Microphone (Ft. Kate Nash) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Lethal Bizzle - Look What You Done (Ft. Kate Nash) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Kate Nash - The Nicest Thing (live) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Kate Nash - Fluorescent Adolescent (Arctic Monkeys) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Kate Nash - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (Black Kids) (MP3)

Just catching up on my collection of non-album Kate Nash tracks in preperation for her return to North America next week. The January 9th Bowery Ballroom show is sold out, so luckily now there's a 2nd NYC-chance to see her: one day earlier at the Union Square Virgin Megastore. It's the same day her album "Made of Bricks" is being released here.

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CD liner notes of the future

The rest @ Something Awful

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January 4, 2008

Endless Boogie bringing special guests to Pianos

DOWNLOAD: Earles & Jensen - Introducing Bleachy: Poised To Sweep The Nation
DOWNLOAD: Earles & Jensen - Bedroom ETA A Jermaine Stewart Cover Band (mp3)
DOWNLOAD: Earles & Jensen - My Friends Call Me Ditchweed. Don’t Ask. OK, Go Ahead and Ask (mp3)

January 2008 @ Pianos, NYC
06 - Endless Boogie + Early Man (Matador metal) + Bogan Dust
13 - Endless Boogie + Human Bell (Thrill Jockey) + TBA
20 - Endless Boogie + Jeff Jensen (Matador comedy) + Andrew WK solo keyboard

Love 'em or hate 'em, Endless Boogie is bringing an impressive line-up of artists to play with them at their upcoming Sunday night residency @ Pianos in NYC. Note: The Early Man show is THIS Sunday (Jan 6).

The 3 MP3's on the top of this post are from Earles & (Jeff) Jensen's new CD on Matador: "Just Farr A Laugh Vol. 1 & 2: The Greatest Prank Phone Calls Ever!" - out Feb 19, 2008.

Endless Boogie and Matador are tight.

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DRM, RIP

"The last major label will throw in the towel on digital rights management and prepare to fight Apple for valuable download revenues." [Business Week] (via)

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Owen Pallett's friend Jens Lekman is coming back to the USA

Jens Lekman and Owen Pallett, Dec 2007, Ireland (CRED)

If you live in Chicago or DC, you can already get your tickets. Check out a video of Jens singing with Owen Pallett (Final Fantasy), below....

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WYE OAK (now on Merge) 2008 Tour Dates (Saturday), MP3

DOWNLOAD: Wye Oak - Warning (MP3)

Merge Records will release the debut full-length, If Children, from Baltimore’s newly christened Wye Oak on April 8, 2008!

Wye Oak (formerly known as Monarch) are Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack. Jenn & Andy have been playing music together and apart in Baltimore, MD, and chose their name from the honorary state tree of Maryland.

They're playing Union Hall in Brooklyn tomorrow (Saturday January 5th). All tour dates, and a video, below....

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David, Patton, Theodore

by Klaus Kinski

So, David Cross (see what he liked in 2007) has a part in the recently released CGI/live action family movie Alvin and the Chipmunks. It didn't take long before message boards and blogs were alight with Cross fans (and people who think money grows on trees) crying 'sell out!'. Of course, this silly backlash on its own certainly didn't merit a defensive move by Cross. However, a few weeks ago, Patton Oswalt (see what he liked in 2007) published a characteristically funny and insightful myspace blog. Like most of his blogs, it was a good read and nothing within it struck me as particularly provocative, but to Cross this blog contained a stinger:

Oddly enough, both Brian Posehn and I were offered the part of Ian, the agent. We both threw the script across the room in disgust. David Cross caught it.

Oh no he di'int!

These three sentences, coupled with a pre-existing backlash, provoked a whopping 5-part response from Cross which sets out to not only counter Patton, but to also address the petty whining of legions of disappointed Cross fans. For me, no explanation was needed; a person needs work. And to be honest, I found his 5 part response to be a mega-invaluable resource for learning what Cross has been up to these days.

But wait.... Patton ain't done. Via the Onion AV Club, Patton unleashed a counter-letter in response to David's treatise. That same day, Steve Hyden at the Onion had some strong, yet not altogether off-base, words on the subject. With message boards and commenters in full throttle, it looks like the argument is far from over. Who doesn't like cyclical arguments and flogging dead horses?

-Klaus

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a venue in Long Island City, a CD from the frontman of Saturday Looks Good To Me, a show

DOWNLOAD: Fred Thomas - Last One (MP3)

The Creek and the Cave is a venue to see live music in Long Island City. You can find it on our venue map.

Fred Thomas is the singer of Saturday Looks Good To Me. They came out with a good album in 2007. That's them/him im the picture above playing the BrooklynVegan day party at R Bar during CMJ 2007. More pictures like that HERE.

Fred also has a new solo CD out. It's out on Magic Marker Records, and called FLOOD. All I've heard so far is the track streaming at his MySpace, and the one I have linked for download at the top of this post.

TONIGHT: Catch Fred Thomas live, at The Creek and the Cave. It's the album release show, and Brandon says it shoud be a blast.

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What's going on Friday? (Amy Fisher)

DOWNLOAD: Wynn Walent - It's OK (MP3)

Formerly Known as “Long Island Lolita”, Amy Fisher…To Mix Music as Guest DJ for the First time ever at Her Sex Tape Release Party celebrating it being the # 1 Video in the Nation

Amy Fisher is back and will be hitting the turntables as a guest DJ, Friday January 4, 2008 at 10pm at 513 W28th Street in Manhattan. Ms Fisher will be joined by NYC Club Guru “JE” Englebert. The controversial sex video which Amy Fisher is featured will be displayed their (sic). [via Best Week Ever] (& flyer via DS & DL)

* Natalie Merchant is playing Hiro Ballroom
* Dub is a Weapon is playing Sullivan Hall
* Wynn Walent & Michael Leviton @ Pete's Candy Store
* People Don't Dance No More @ Studio B
* Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) solo @ a Luteran Church
* Fred Thomas of SLGTM is @ The Creek and the Cave
* Team Robespierre is playing Silent Barn, and....

1- Zegota--the very influential late 90s DIY punk band from North Carolina is playing on there reunion tour.

2- Stza the singer of Leftover Crack is doing a rare solo acoustic performance of LOC greatest hits and other stuff.

What else?

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Cat Power making "Jukebox" In The Studio

These videos are short, but great....

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Justice touring in March, PLAYING MSG

Justice will be on live tour in the US in march 2008.

They're playing at Madison Square Garden in march 11st and you got the opportunity to book your ticket now before the general public. Tickets are available for this show by clicking the below link.
You’ll need a password to get tickets – the password is edbanger

http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/1D003F9DD599750F

Fathers, look after your daughters, Justice are back in town !

HA

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Yeasayer played New Years Eve too

Speaking of Yeasayer playing, they played New Years Eve in NYC too - a Myopenbar.com party at "a private sprawling decorated loft, for $15". Thanks to all those who sent me notice of the show - unfortunately they just all came while I was taking a few days off (aka I didn't know about it in time to post about it). More photos by Rebecca Smeyne @ MyOpenbar. Yeasayer tour dates HERE.

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Stephen Stills has cancer, the Stills playing in March

* Stephen Stills Recovering From Cancer Surgery
* Tickets on sale for The Stills @ Maxwell's on March 7th

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Team Robespierre - 2008 Tour Dates (Silent Barn tonight)

DOWNLOAD: Team Robespierre - 88th Precinct (MP3)

Team Robespierre @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - Dec 15, 2007 (CRED)

The photo above (by Tod Seelie) is from the show Team Robespierre played at Mercury Lounge with Yeasayer in December. I was running late, so I only caught the end of their set, but just enough to see people and speakers falling all over the place in front of a kind-of-mellow crowd. Slightly out of their element, Team Robespierre's show is maybe better suited for a crowd ready to go crazy - like the crowd will probably be tonight (Jan 4) @ Silent Barn in Brooklyn. Video and all tour dates below...

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REM playing SXSW

"Taken at Bayerischer Hof Hotel's SPA" (CRED)

"R.E.M. is confirmed for this year’s SXSW, playing one of only a handful of American dates before its 14th album, “Accelerate,” arrives on April 1 and the band launches a larger tour later in the year. Word has it that, per the album title, the record will be a return to faster songs." [Austin 360]

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ROBYN is coming to the USA! (MP3s, video, tour dates)

DOWNLOAD: Robyn - Be Mine (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Robyn - With Every Heartbeat (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Robyn - Konichiwa Bitches (Trentemøller Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Robyn - With Every Heartbeat [Punks Jump Up Remix] (MP3)

Tickets go on sale today at noon for a February 5th Robyn show at Highline Ballroom in NYC, and for one four days later at the Troubadour in LA. It's been over two years since the Swedish pop star first developed her indie-cred, and currently she's bigger than ever - the song "With Every Heartbeat" recently hit #1 in the UK.

I'm excited. Unlike Annie, whose live show ended up being kind of a dud compared to her studio work, Robyn is constantly touring and playing out. Just watch this and this.

More videos, and all tour dates, below....

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Dolly Parton playing 3 "intimate club venue shows"

Dolly will perform three shows prior to her upcoming world tour at three intimate “club” venue shows: February 4 at The Roxy in Los Angeles, February 11 at Park West in Chicago and February 13 at Highline Ballroom in New York City.

She will perform an abbreviated set featuring career highlights and her personal selections from the new album!

No tickets will be sold for this event but Dolly will be giving away tickets to supporting radio stations and right here on www.dollypartonmusic.net! More details to come soon!

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NYC post-Misshapes & Motherf*cker

Both Misshapes, held every Saturday for five years, and the other party, held on the eve of major holidays for nearly eight years, were regular destinations for young downtown clubgoers. Their unexpected back-to-back demise left the skinny-jeans-and-Converse set — along with the promoters who cater to them — asking the same question: What’s next?

.....“It’s just getting harder and harder to do weekly parties, unfortunately, at least for me,” Michael T. said, adding that the right site is difficult to find. “In a city just inundated with bottle service and things of that nature, that’s not me, and also ultra-hip Brooklyn ‘I don’t bathe and I have a beard’ is not me.” [NY Times]

Pic via here.

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this week in METAL (01-04-07)

by Black Bubblegum

DOWNLOAD: Unearthly Trance - Permanent Ice (MP3)

That's it. I'm calling Mayor "Doomberg" (as El-P calls him)! We need to get one of those keys-to-the-city and have the week of the 21st designated as official Neurosis & pals week.

First, you have the two killer Neurosis shows back to back at a Masonic temple (Jan 24th & 25th... and possibly with Mastodon in tow). Then on the 26th Scott Kelly (of Neurosis & now Shrinebuilder fame) and Jarboe (Swans) play a solo show at the Pussycat Lounge! Make sure to stay and check out NYC mainstays Unearthly Trance lay waste (flyer).

Speaking of the guys from Unearthly Trance..... check for them as they embark on a tour with the always great Pelican and Black Cobra (mems Acid King, and recently off tour with The Sword). Dates at the end of this post.

More below......

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January 3, 2008

People Don't Dance No More Turns 1 at Studio B FRIDAY NIGHT w/METRO, Tim Sweeney (MP3s)

DOWNLOAD: David Bruno - Winter in Sa Trincha Mix (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: David Bruno - No Way, No Way (Oct 2007 Mix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Metro Area - Orange Alert (DFA Remix) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Metro Area - Atmosphrique [Aquafresh] (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beats in Space, Dec. 25th (part 1 with Scotty Coats) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beats in Space, Dec. 25th (part 2 with Tim Sweeney) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beats in Space, Dec. 18th (part 1 with Gerd Janson) (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Beats in Space, Dec. 18th (part 2 with Tim Sweeney) (MP3)

Congrats to BV "Week in Dance" contributor David Bruno on the 1-year anniversary of his and Robot Blair's "People Don't Dance No More" party.

Help him celebrate Friday night (Jan 4) at Studio B with special guest DJ's Metro Area and Tim Sweeney. More details below....

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Neighbors Against Rock Concert Site vs Vineland Festival

VINELAND -- Members of a group opposed to the Vineland Music Festival -- including a former City Council president -- are mobilizing the troops to try to block the event. Neighbors Against Rock Concert Site (NARCS) will hold an organizational meeting 7:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at the New Italy Club in East Vineland.

The festival is scheduled for Aug. 8-10 on a 570-acre farm near Sherman Avenue and Hance Bridge Road. It is expected to draw 35,000 to 40,000 people over three days, many of whom will camp on-site, festival organizers said.

Local developer Pete Steenland and his daughter, Joy Marion, said they recently formed the group to let residents opposed to the festival have a unified voice. Both Steenland and Marion live next to the festival site. [The Daily Journal] (via)

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M.I.A. - the Marc Jacobs model

"I’m not sure how they managed to pick the most unflattering pictures of her as possible, but they’ve gone and done it." [The Modern Age]

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Dirty Projectors played New Years (After the Jump) & NPR

Dirty Projectors @ Knitting Factory, NYC - New Years Eve, 2007/8 (CRED)

BV contributor Nick Masi was there, and he sent me this quick review:

They were great, of course. It was cool seeing them at Knitting Factory and Longstreth seemed to be in the best spirits I have ever seen him. They went on around 11:40 and played til about 12:20! That was the worst part of the show. I was kind of shocked. Especially because they didn't play "Rise Above." They missed the countdown, like everyone always does, but they made up for it. They stopped "Gimme Gimme Gimme" to do the countdown, and then went right into "New Attitude" to start 2008!

More pics and video @ Stereogum.

Dirty Projectors were also recently featured on NPR where the comments indicate they are as controversial there, as they are around here.

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Earl Greyhound played Mercury Lounge on New Years Eve

Earl Greyhound @ Mercury Lounge, NYC - New Years Eve, 2007/8 (CRED)

....while Flaming Lips were doing it in Oklahoma, Mr. Brownstone was playing in Williamsburg, members of Spoon and Wilco were jamming with Jon Brion in Chicago, Gogol Bordello was playing Terminal 5, Dirty Projectors were at Knitting Factory, and Patti Smith was over at Bowery Ballroom before leaving to make room for a late show by Les Savy Fav.

Radiohead played too, but that was taped and from the privacy of your own home.

Earl Greyhound's next scheduled show is at the Langerado Festival in March (where REM is also playing).

The Big Sleep played the Mercury Lounge show too. Their latest news is a new album.

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What's going on Thursday?

The Flaming Lips in Oklahoma - New Years Eve (CRED)

* Variety Shac @ UCB
* Mr. Oizo (Ed Banger) is DJing Hiro Ballroom
* Marco Benevento is playing Sullivan Hall
* Jeffrey Lewis is playing Sidewalk Cafe
* Dave Davies' son's band is playing Mercury Lounge
* Even Without Writers, Leno Tops Letterman

What else?

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new R.E.M. album - "Accelerate"

Accelerate is the fourteenth studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., due for release on 1 April, 2008 in North America and a day earlier in Europe and the rest of the world. Work commenced in early 2007. The album title, officially confirmed by the band on December 31, was revealed to be "Accelerate" in an issue of Q Magazine. This was also alluded to on the graphics of the band's website, REMhq.com. The producer, Jacknife Lee, was announced on 9 March 2007 [Wikipedia] (via everywhere)

Check out NinetyNights.com for a confusing pre-"Accelerate"-release promotional experience. R.E.M. are confirmed to play Langerado in March, and then are expected to tour some more to promote the album.

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Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks - 2008 Tour Dates

So, that March tour Stephen was talking about includes an open date on March 30th, March 31st at Bowery Ballroom, an open date on April 1st, and April 2nd at Music Hall of Williamsburg. All tour dates below....

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Jeffrey Lewis - 2008 Tour Dates (sidewalk, joes, merc)

DOWNLOAD: Jeffrey Lewis - End Result (MP3)

Speaking of The Sidewalk Cafe and touring with The Mountain Goats, Jeffrey Lewis is playing Sidewalk tonight (Jan 3) at 11. Jeffrey is also playing a Rough Trade showcase with Basia Bulat at Joe's Pub on January 10th, and a record release show at Mercury Lounge on January 30th.

The record being released is called "Jeffrey Lewis: 12 Crass Songs". It's out now in the UK and Europe (pictured to the left), but won't be released to US stores until January 29th (on Rough Trade/Beggars).

In February, Jeffrey is then going out on tour first with Super Furry Animals, and then with The Mountain Goats. Exact dates below....

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The Mountain Goats - new song & 2008 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: The Mountain Goats - Sax Rohmer #1 (MP3)

Speaking of The Mountain Goats (John Darnielle), that up there is the first track off their new album. That goes along with the news that the Mountain Goats are playing Webster Hall on March 18th, and Music Hall of Williamsburg the very next day, and other places.....

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Phosphorescent touring with Bowerbirds

photo by Alissa Anderson

Tickets are on sale for a February 27th Phosphorescent and Bowerbirds show at Union Hall in Brooklyn. The two bands are also playing Mercury Lounge on the 29th of February, Massachusets on March 1st, Schuba's Tavern in Chicago on March 4th, Dallas on the 10th of March, etc... It's nice to see Phosphorescent not rushing into venues that hold 500 people yet. Stay tuned for all dates (and expect both NYC shows to sell out).

John Darnielle hearts Bowerbirds.

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Hot Chip - April 2008 Tour Dates (Terminal 5)

DOWNLOAD: Hot Chip - Ready For The Floor (Soulwax Dub) (MP3)

Speaking of Hot Chip, they're also playing April 12th @ Terminal 5 - part of an April tour that visits a few more cities than they'll be seeing when they come in February. All dates below....

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did VIETNAM break up? Show cancelled

Vietnam cancelled their only scheduled show - January 11th @ Mercury Lounge. Someone just told me they think it's because they're not a band anymore.

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Bodies of Water & Le Loup - 2008 Tour Dates

Le Loup @ Pianos (BV CMJ), NYC - Oct 2007 (CRED)

First of all, David from Bodies of Water did send a message (and a comment) to say that his late-night drunken posting to the Bodies of Water website was not a reflection of the entire band, and was removed at their request. He is not trying to start anything or make his band sound better - just a mistake. That said, Bodies of Water (Secretly Canadian) are going on a spring tour with Le Loup (Hardly Art). It looks like they'll both also be playing SXSW before making their way to Mercury Lounge and Union Hall. All dates below.....

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Ivan Howard of the Rosebuds on selling out Bowery Ballroom, Micheal Showalter, seeing Bon Iver and stuff

DOWNLOAD: Bon Iver - For Emma (MP3)

Merge posted Ivan's 2007 Top 10 list yesterday. Here are some excerpts....

10.) Selling out the Bowery Ballroom in NYC on our US Tour in May. You have to understand that our first ever show as The Rosebuds in NY was at a place called the Sidewalk Cafe on Avenue A, that held about 15 people all of whom were friends of the band we were playing with. Well, I should not say it was a real show because it really was an "Open Mic" night where everyone in the audience got in for free. The only catch was they had a two drink minimum!

2.) Watching Bon Iver's" first show ever at our Rosebuds' show at the House of Rock in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. We drove all night from Chicago to get to the afternoon show on time, and Justin (aka Bon Iver) who was our guitarist on tour kept telling us about how awesome his hometown was and about this place called The Joynt down from the venue where his parents met. Well what was awesome was the Bon Iver set. That was the first time any of us ever saw Justin play those songs. When he played "For Emma, For Ever Ago" and dedicated it to Kelly and me, it was all I could do to even watch the song it was so good. If I would have been more of a man I would have just balled my eyes out like I wanted to right there in front of everyone. But I kept it together that time.

The Rosebuds have some shows coming up. Bon Iver has some shows coming up. More below....

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AA Bondy playing with Felice Brothers @ Mercury Lounge

AA Bondy & Felice Brothers @ Bottletree, Sept 2007 (CRED)

AA Bondy is also playing that February 1st Mercury Lounge show with his relatives The Felice Brothers. Tickets are on sale. Video of AA playing with Claire Felice, below....

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Matmos playing two shows @ The Stone in February

DOWNLOAD: Matmos - Steam and Sequins for Larry Levan (MP3)

2/23 Saturday (RK)
8 and 10 pm
MATMOS
Dr. Drew Daniels (laptop, objects) Martin Schmidt (synth, objects)
Matmos are a duo who recently relocated from San Francisco to Baltimore. Their work is all over the place: musique concrete, pop music, rhythmic patterns, free improv, video, sound, actions. For this concert they will present their “cover” of “The Backyard”, the final act of the Robert Ashley tele-opera “Perfect Lives{, and some newer pieces that focus on pure electronic music. Expect some improvisation and some guest shenanigans.

This is happening at The Stone in NYC where Petra Haden played last night and is also playing again soon.

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Top 15 Hot Chip Remixes & other Fader favorites

Fader's Top 15 Hot Chip Remixes*

15. Kate Nash, "Mouthwash"
14. Neon Neon, "Trick for Treat"
13. Kraftwerk, "Aerodynamik"
12. Free Blood, "Quick and Painful"
11. The Aliens, "Robot Man"
10. Kraftwerk, "La Forme"

Hot Chip have a new video, a new album coming out, and some U.S. shows scheduled. The Hot Chip afterparty in NYC is happening at Studio B. The rest of Fader's list below...

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Lefsetz on Springsteen selling VERY advanced tickets

"You had to put tickets on sale for JULY? What's the reason? I don't even know what I'm doing in FEBRUARY, never mind JULY! But you had to take all that money out of the marketplace, you had to earn all that interest. And to think you built your reputation as a man of the people... Bruce, when you were growing up in Asbury Park did you buy tickets for a gig SEVEN MONTHS AWAY? Did you even have the MONEY FOR IT!" [Bob Lefsetz]

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"The Music Industry's War on Insider Leaks"

"In the dying days of the music business as we once knew it, record labels are waging war on leaks—only to discover that many of the saboteurs come from within the industry itself." [NY Magazine]

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Kanye West - blogging, played legendary connect 4 champion

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Jeffrey Howell is fighting the RIAA

"He did have a Kazaa account but claims he had no idea his entire hard drive of about 2,000 1970s rock songs was being shared with the public." [The Arizona republic]

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Sharon Jones - Beacon Theater presale, movie soundtrack

1. My Soul Is A Witness, Alvin Youngblood Hart & Sharon Jones
2. That's What My Baby Likes, Sharon Jones, Teenie Hodges & Alvin Youngblood Hart
5. It's Tight Like That, Sharon Jones, Teenie Hodges & Alvin Youngblood Hart
11. Wild About That Thing, Sharon Jones, Teenie Hodges & Alvin Youngblood Hart
14. We Shall Not Be Moved, Sharon Jones with Billy Rivers & The Angelic Voices of Faith
15. Up Above My Head, Sharon Jones with Billy Rivers & The Angelic Voices of Faith

Tickets go on presale (password = queenoffunk) @ 10am for Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings' February 15th Beacon Theater show.

The Great Debaters soundtrack is available at Amazon.
Sharon also plays "Lila" in the movie.

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January 2, 2008

Sullivan Hall - a NYC music venue (formerly Lion's Den)

Sullivan Hall is a 345 capacity music and event venue located in Greenwich Village in downtown Manhattan near the New York University community (214 Sullivan St.). We are big music fans who frequent shows and are friends with many musicians and artist representatives. We listened to what they had to say about the type of venue they’d like to see in New York City. We created an ideal venue for both performers and fans alike. We put a state of the art sound and lighting system, and the space has near perfect sight lines. Even on a sold out show, you will have an intimate experience with your favorite performers at Sullivan Hall.

Tea Leaf Green played the grand opening celebration last night. Other shows lined up at this newly-renovated jam-and-related band-friendly spot include Marco Benevento, Hassan Hakmoun, Lettuce, Ryan Montbleau Band, Dub Is A Weapon and Appetite For Destruction (the other GNR tribute band).

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FOALS - officially on Sub Pop, corrected Bowery date

The confusion with that Foals show at Bowery Ballroom has been worked out. The new date is February 12th (instead of February 11th), and tickets are on sale. Also, the confusion of whether Foals were signed to Sub Pop has also been worked out.

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Pela & Liam Finn - 2008 Tour Dates

Pela desecrating a temple (CRED)

Pela is going on a short tour with Liam Finn at the end of February. That includes a show with Apollo Sunshine at Music Hall of Williamsburg in their hometown of Brooklyn, NY on February 27th. Tickets are on sale. All dates below....

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NY Dolls played 2 NYC shows, David J playing 4 +++++++++++ 2008 Tour Dates

NY Dolls @ Irving Plaza, NYC - (CRED)

New York Dolls played the Fillmore @ Irving Plaza in NYC on December 28th & 29th.

Next up: David Johansen (who turns 58 on January 9th) is part of a group playing Jazz Standard in NYC on January 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th. And the Dolls just announced a bunch more tour dates for 2008. Those are below........

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The Kinks to reunite?

The Kinks are planning to follow in the footsteps of rockers Led Zeppelin with a highly anticipated reunion next year. Lead singer and guitarist Ray Davies said the band's original members, which included Davies' brother Dave on guitar, Mick Avory on drums and Pete Quaife on bass plan to play together for the first time in nearly four decades in 2008. Davies, 63, said a full reunion is on the cards next year (2008) for the first time in almost 40 years. [Daily Mail]

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Evan Farrell, RIP (Magnolia Electric Co, Rogue Wave)

EVAN FARRELL, Magnolia Electric Co. touring bassist, former Rogue Wave bassist, long-time member of the musical collective Japonize Elephants and contributor to countless bands, passed away Christmas weekend from injuries sustained in an Oakland house fire. He was 33.

We at Secretly Canadian have known and worked with Evan for over 10 years. He was a fixture in our community and a bright spot in all of our lives. He was exceptionally talented, funny and genuine. This can go on and on, because there is so much to say about Evan, but anyone who has come into contact with the man already understands all that can be said. Evan Farrell was a friend.

A memorial fund has been set up for Evan's wife and two sons; donations are being accepted via PayPal. Video of Evan below...

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free ATMOSPHERE album download - "Strictly Leakage"

as a way to thank all of our supporters, ant and i have put together this party favor. it's called "strictly leakage." thirteen songs to chase away the winter doldrums. free and downloadable at either of these links (via)

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What's going on Wednesday?

Pat Sansone, John Stirratt, Jon Brion, and Britt Daniel perform "I Feel Fine" at the Harris Theater in Chicago on New Year's Eve [ilamya]

* Petra Haden is playing The Stone
* The Killing of John Lennon opens at IFC
* Big Brother and The Holding Company is at Knitting Factory
* INVITE THEM UP @ Rififi

8:40 PM doors, 9 PM show, $5
With Bobby Tisdale and Eugene Mirman
Featuring: Chris Jurek, Tig Notaro, Greg Johnson, Rob Cantrell, Nick Kroll, and special guests.

What else?

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Janis Joplin was in Big Brother and the Holding Company

"Big Brother and the Holding Company is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1965 as part of the psychedelic music scene that also produced the Grateful Dead, Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jefferson Airplane." [Wikipedia]

Janis was in the band from April 1966 until "near the end" of 1968. The current incarnation of the band started up again in 1987, features 2-3 original members (depending on your definition of original), and they're playing at Knitting Factory in NYC tonight (Jan 2, 2008). All tour dates below....

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Human Giant all month @ UCB, coming to DVD

Human Giant is back at the UCB Theatre every Monday in January. Reserve some tickets now. You'll be entertained by the likes of Rob Huebel (who told us his favorite albums of 2007), Paul Scheer (who also told us what he listened to in 2007), Aziz Ansari (who never sent in his 'Best of 2007'), and probably a bunch of other very special guests.

Season 2 of Human Giant (the 27th reason Rolling Stone loved television in '07) premieres March 4th on MTV. Season one comes out on DVD the same day. It features.....

Commentary by: Patton Oswalt, Rob Riggle, Bill Hader, Mary Lynn Rajskub
Dolby Digital 2.0
8 episodes from the 2007 season
Best of the 24 Hour Marathon
Deleted Scenes, Extended Sketches, Behind the Scenes footage, Movie Awards promos

Check out a recent Human Giant interview on My Old Kentucky Blog.

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Mr Brownstone played Music Hall on New Years Eve

Mr. Brownstone @ MHOW, Brooklyn, NY - Dec 31, 2007 (CRED)

What happens at a Mr. Brownstone show, stays at a Mr. Brownstone show (mostly because nobody that was there can remember what happened there).

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Patti Smith & Joan Osborne @ Bowery Ballroom +++++++++++++ "Dream of Life" - a new movie

Joan Osborne & Patti Smith @ Bowery Ballroom, Dec 30, 2007 (CRED)

Patti Smith played 3 sold-out shows at Bowery Ballroom in NYC over the past few days. The final one was on New Years Eve show which happened earlier in the night than the Les Savy Fav show at the same venue. Joan Osborne showed up at at least one of the shows, and Alejandro Escovedo opened on New Years Eve.

"Patti Smith: Dream of Life" is a new documentary by Steven Sebring that will be playing at Sundance on January 20, 2008.

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The Killing of John Lennon

"The Killing of John Lennon," which took a Special Jury Prize at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival and was picked up for American distribution by IFC films, opens at the IFC Center on Wednesday. "All Chapman's words are his own," declares a preliminary title in Mr. Piddington's film. Extensive first-person narration by Mr. Bell as Chapman (the actor's prior credits are, not surprisingly, mostly confined to voice-over work) is apparently culled from Chapman's own journals. But the Beatle-killer's feature-length monologue is itself peppered with quotes from "Taxi Driver," "Apocalypse Now," and, of course, J.D. Salinger's "Catcher in the Rye." It would appear that Chapman's head was not exactly buzzing with original ideas. [NY Sun]

Trailer below....

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Gogol Bordello played Terminal 5 on New Years Eve

Gogol Bordello - New Years Eve, NYC (CRED)

I heard Gogol Bordello played for 3 hours - which still means the Terminal 5 show ended before doors even opened for the Les Savy Fav show going on further downtown at Bowery Ballroom.

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Scotch Mist - A Film With Radiohead In It (the whole New Years video) ++ Thom vs EMI

Radiohead played every song on In Rainbows for a special New Years webcast. You can watch the whole thing below....

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Petra Haden - 2008 Tour Dates

The description of tonight's show at The Stone reads:

Petra Haden Solo voice experiments joined with Yuka Honda
Petra Haden (voice) Yuka Honda (electronics)

The January 12th show just says "Petra Haden with a Mystery Guest". I like mysteries. Her February 28th show at Knitting Factory is with her friend Fred Armisen. Check out Petra's version of "Thriller" streaming at MySpace. Dates in a list format (and a great video of one of Fred's favorite things in 2007), below......

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Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings add NYC show - 2008 Tour Dates, KCRW stream

Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings @ El Rey Theater, LA - Dec 4, 2007 (CRED)

Tickets go on sale Friday for a Sharon Jones show at Beacon Theatre in NYC on February 15th.

I still need to see The Great Debaters. How was it? Check out Sharon on Morning Becomes Eclectic (on KCRW). All tour dates below....

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BABY DEE - 2008 Tour Dates (full band, Paul Oldham)

DOWNLOAD: Baby Dee - Teeth Are the Only Bones That Show (MP3)

I was happy to find out that Baby Dee is playing Joe's Pub again in February. And even better: the show is part of a North American full-band tour. It made me feel better for missing the (solo) show she just played there at the end of December. Band members will be John Contreras (a cellist that plays with Current 93, Calexico and others), Alex Neilson (a drummer who has played with Will Oldham, Jandek, Isobel Campbell and many more), Emmet Kelly (guitarist - The Cairo Gang), and Paul Oldham (Will's brother). All dates below.....

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Joanna Newsom tickets on sale (reminder)

As previously posted, Joanna Newsom's orchestral show at BAM went on sale today.

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Flowers Forever - MP3s, album on Team Love

DOWNLOAD: Flowers Forever - Black Rosary (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Flowers Forever - Beach Bum (MP3)
DOWNLOAD: Flowers Forever - Happy New Year (MP3)

Flowers Forever are from Omaha, Nebraska. They have a new self-titled album coming out on Team Love Records on February 19th, 2008. A video biography is below....

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BOREDOMS - 2008 Tour Dates (updated)

As you know, Boredoms are playing Terminal 5 in NYC "in the round". All tour dates below.....

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Black Mountain, Bon Iver, Blood on the Wall & the Rick Rubin-signed Howlin Rain - UPDATED 2008 Tour Dates

DOWNLOAD: Howlin Rain - Roll On the Rusted Days (MP3)

Oakland, CA: Howlin Rain, the epic spin-off project of Comets on Fire (Sub Pop) co-founder and lead singer Ethan Miller, has just been signed by Rick Rubin to American Recordings. Progenitors of the heavy psych/folky sound that has been branded "The New Weird America" by the press, Miller has put together an outfit that exudes the magical musical legacy of their Bay Area blues-driven homebase (Quicksilver Messenger Service and Grateful Dead), taps into the psychedelic brotherhood of the 13th Floor Elevators and calls to order the songmanship of classic CSNY, while possessing the originality to create their own visionary sound. Howlin Rain’s spring 2008 release, Magnificent Fiend, will be a joint venture with San Francisco's Birdman Records. [press release]

Howlin' Rain are playing some shows with Black Mountain who are also playing some other shows with Blood on the Wall and Bon Iver. I already posted the NYC date last year. Soon afterwards someone sent me all the tour dates. They are below.....

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Les Savy Fav played New Years Eve @ Bowery Ballroom

Les Savy Fav played a super late show on New Years Eve (technically New Years Day) at Bowery Ballroom in NYC. Patti Smith played there earlier in the night. Above photos via HERE.

They had a lot to celebrate
* Metacritic's Best of 2007
* UK Blogger Albums Of 2007 Poll Results
* Beard Of The Year 2007: The Winner!

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Girl fakes dad's death for Hannah Montana tickets

An essay that won a six-year-old girl tickets to a Hannah Montana concert has been exposed as a fake. The essay began with the line: "My daddy died this year in Iraq". A spokeswoman for the contest's sponsor said the girl's mother told company officials her daughter's father died in a roadside bombing in Iraq on 17 April. The spokeswoman said Priscilla Ceballos had now admitted it was not true. [BBC]

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Largehearted Boy's Interesting CD Releases This Week

The first music release date falls directly on a day when Americans are more interested in college football than new albums, so this release date is amazingly sparse with only one new release - the double disc physical version of Radiohead's latest album, In Rainbows (which is showing up already on many of the year's top album lists). -Largehearted Boy

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December 31, 2007

Radiohead New Years Eve broadcast

is was going on now. More ways to see it are listed HERE. Someone says the Time Warner channel to catch it on is 103.

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