Snakes Got A Blog

Wolf Parade Live, 2004 (Earliest Known Live Recording)

2012-01-06T17:02:00.000-08:00

Recently, as in very very late last night, I stumbled upon a live Wolf Parade recording more than ten months older than the 31 live Wolf Parade recordings I already had. This recording is from a tour in which Wolf Parade opened for Modest Mouse and The Walkmen in a place called the Rostraver Ice Garden south of Pittsburgh. They played ten songs, two of which had never been recorded live (as far as I know), Killing Armies and Same Ghost Every Night. (Same Ghost Every Night was recorded three months later in a CBC Radio Session, but I believe that is different than a true live show.) Also worth noting is the song selection, six Dan songs versus four Spencer songs. Special thanks to Ryan Schwartz for recording and sharing the show.

Wolf Parade

August 10, 2004

The Rostraver Ice Garden,

Rostraver, PA

01. Intro

02. Day In The Life (Atlas Strategic track)

03. We Built Another World

04. Disco Sheets

05. Shine A Light

06. Killing Armies

07. It's A Curse

08. Dear Sons And Daughters Of Hungry Ghosts

09. Same Ghost Every Night

10. Grounds For Divorce

11. This Heart's On Fire

If you would like to listen to this recording instead of just reading about it, links follow:

V0 MP3s 72.8 mb click here.

FLACs locally hosted here and for a Dimeadozen torrent, here.

Enjoy!

My Top 10 of 2011 (with youtube links!)

2011-12-29T14:24:00.000-08:00

For my college radio station WHCL I had to put together a 2011, so I'll share it here too even though I haven't posted in how many years? We were required to write about our favorite (hence the paragraph below) and put genres, so I got creative with my adjectives.

1. Neutral Milk Hotel - Ferris Wheel On Fire (10” Bonus EP included in Neutral Milk Hotel Boxset) [Orgasmic Guitar]

“My Dream Girl Don’t Exist” - http://youtu.be/yWNT11IqSXM

Part of the Neutral Milk Hotel Boxset, the Ferris Wheel On Fire 10” is a gem. As a Neutral Milk Hotel nerd I had heard seven of these eight songs before, “Home” is entirely new having never been released nor bootlegged. That said, each of these eight tracks are perfect and flawless examples of what Jeff Mangum/Neutral Milk Hotel was. While this is not as cohesive as either of the full albums (most of the tracks were recorded at different times), this 10” flows as if each piece was meant from the beginning to be included here.

2. Miracle Fortress - Was I The Wave? [Electric Indie]

“Miscalculations” - http://youtu.be/zLS6hPF73xI

3. Destroyer - Kaputt [Groovalicious Awesomeness]

“Bay Of Pigs (Detail)” - http://youtu.be/udsJP_QANGY

4. Moonface - Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I’d Hoped [Bizarre Beaty Indie]

“Return To The Violence Of The Ocean Floor” - http://youtu.be/8md5Qo77Nyo

5. Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital [Electro Dance Indie Rock]

“Repatriated” - http://youtu.be/uvnyHmwpJw0

6. Bon Iver - Bon Iver [Indie Folk]

“Perth” - http://youtu.be/bo6lKQYVUBU

7. The Rosebuds - Loud Planes Fly Low [Happy Indie]

“Woods” - http://youtu.be/NY4VhDqIjLM

8. Blackout Beach - Fuck Death [Off-The-Beaten-Track Innovative Indie]

“Torchlights Banned” - http://youtu.be/YDwNYvydW9A

9. Beirut - The Rip Tide [Layered Indie]

“Vagabond” - http://youtu.be/G8TfnYKnppY

10. Feist - Metals [Cute Pop]

“Cicadas And Gulls” - http://youtu.be/IpxILtTsOU4

Snakes Got Some Videos

2011-06-29T08:42:00.000-07:00

These are some videos we took of some of our favorite shows of 2011 so far...

Chad VanGaalen - "Do Not Fear" & "Peace Is On The Rise"
Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 06/21/11

Purling Hiss "Voices"
Bowery Ballroom, NYC 6/11/11

Kurt Vile "Downbound Train" (Bruce Spingsteen Cover)
Bowery Ballroom, NYC 06/11/11

White Fence "Baxter Corner"
The Knitting Factory, Brooklyn, NY 6/18/11

Marcellus Hall "Don't Go"
Bowery Electric, NYC 3/9/11

Kurt Vile "Baby's Arms"
Generation Records In-Store, NYC 3/8/11

John Maus "Believer"

2011-06-29T01:23:00.000-07:00

Fresh off the press... Pitchfork will be posting this tomorrow... John Maus "Believer" from his latest magnus opus, "We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves." The show was amazing. It's one of his last songs, he's a bit tired.. Nevertheless, check it out.

Moonface - Fast Peter

2011-06-29T01:22:00.000-07:00

Stream TFTHC's "Dont Give Up On Me Dad" now!!

2010-10-29T13:04:00.000-07:00

i guess MGMT... is cool?

2010-03-03T18:19:00.000-08:00

TFTHC - Structure Music Video

2010-02-17T11:22:00.001-08:00

Structure from Thomas Francis on Vimeo.

News/Mp3s/Shows

2010-02-03T10:55:00.000-08:00

Frog Eyes are slated to release thier new album this April through thier new record label Dead Oceans. It's titled "Paul's Tomb: A Triumph, you can see the cover art and download the first song below. Oh BTW the song (which runs just over 9 minutes) is truly epic, and from what Ive heard, the rest of the album is gonna blow your mind too! So needles to say I couldn't be more psyched for this one:

Mp3: Frog Eyes Flower In A Glove

Joanna Newsom's new TRIPLE DISK* album called "Have One On Me" and will be released from Drag City on February 23rd! Check out the beautiful cover art for that, and while your at it, go ahead and download the first two available tracks from it as well:

Mp3: Joanna Newsom '81
Mp3: Joanna Newsom Good Intentions Paving Company

There are also alot of upcoming shows in the greater NYC area to get excited about.
For instance this upcoming show at Maxwells in Hoboken with Thomas Francis Takes His Chances and The Invincible Gods.
Check out the showster and Mp3s below:

Mp3: Thomas Francis Takes His Chances - Worms (unmastered)
Mp3: The Invincible Gods - Pistol Whipped

Here are some random live mp3s from some past shows that you may or may not have missed:

Mp3: Kurt Vile Freak Train (live at the Bowery Ballroom 1.16.10)
Mp3: Women CBC Radio 3 Sessions 1.27.10 (full session)
Mp3: Grizzly Bear Boy From School (Hot Chip cover from Triple j sessions)

Bonus Mp3s...

Mp3: The Rural Alberta Advantage Eye Of The Tiger (Survivor cover)
Mp3: Dirtsurfer Chemicals
Mp3: Citay First Fantasy

tUnE-yArDs - Real Live Flesh

2010-01-20T06:44:00.001-08:00

Plus check out Handsome Furs on CNN before you go out to see thier show tonight at Maxwells in NJ...

HANDSOME FURS

It's a whole new Miracle Fortress

2009-12-14T10:50:00.000-08:00

New Handsome Furs Song

2009-12-09T14:09:00.000-08:00

Menomena - Queen Black Acid

2009-12-08T09:58:00.001-08:00

http://pitchfork.com/tv/#/episode/2081-menomena/1

Spencer Krug's Moonface ep

2009-11-23T12:21:00.001-08:00

MOONFACE
Dreamland EP: marimba and shit-drums LP / (DIGITAL) (JAG146, released: 01/26/10)
This is physically available only in the vinyl format (approximately 20 minutes of music on a single side of a 12-inch record). It is also available in digital formats. The vinyl edition and some digital editions will be accompanied with a dream journal, on which the music is based.

JagJaguwar

Charlotte Gainsbourg/Beck duet "Heaven Can Wait" Video!!

2009-11-19T07:59:00.000-08:00

tUnE-yArDs - Real Live Flesh

2009-11-10T13:54:00.000-08:00

A FILM BY PETER KERNEL introduced by Spencer Krug - The Trailer

2009-11-04T10:27:00.000-08:00

http://wolfparade.nonstuff.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1636

Romona Falls - I Say Fever Video

2009-10-29T07:21:00.000-07:00

This is gonna be fantastic!!

2009-10-28T10:14:00.000-07:00

FMF's Official Website

Show in NYC this Sunday!

2009-10-23T09:04:00.001-07:00

Its my bday so come out and say hi

Stream Sunday's BON IVER show @ the Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee

2009-10-13T15:17:00.000-07:00

BON IVER Plays Last Show For the Foreseeable Future, Stream It Now
Wrapping up a meteor is a difficult proposition. BON IVER turned the page on this chapter of the story by heading home to Wisconsin, acting as honorary chair for AIDS WALK Wisconsin, and playing one more show before taking a well-deserved break from public performance. You can stream Sunday's performance from Riverside Theatre in Milwaukee Here.

Handsome Furs Interview in Bangkok

2009-10-05T08:49:00.000-07:00

Black Mold

2009-09-30T16:54:00.001-07:00

Snake with a leg found in China

2009-09-23T08:37:00.000-07:00

Snakes Got A Leg

I Am My Fathers Son

2009-09-18T07:06:00.000-07:00

SUNSET RUBDOWN - Baby, Your a Runner

Songs...

2009-09-16T08:42:00.000-07:00

KURT VILE

01 - Hunchback
from "Childish Prodigy"

CHAD VAN GAALEN

05 Pyramids Float
from "Soft Airplane - B-sides EP" download the full ep HERE

MILES BENJAMIN ANTHONY ROBINSON

Ciao Manhattan
from Dazed Digital dot com

ELVIS PERKINS

Slow Doomsday
from Doomsday 7"

LANGHORNE SLIM

I Love You But Goodbye
from "Be Set Free"

RAMONA FALLS

02 I Say Fever
from "Intuit"

SUNSET RUBDOWN

Insane Love Awakening
from thier recent KEXP Session

GRIZZLY BEAR

02 While You Wait for the Others (feat. Michael McDonald)
from the While You Wait for the Others 7"

Soft Airplane B-Sides!

2009-09-16T07:14:00.000-07:00

Soft Airplane B-Sides

Ramona Falls - Recording Process

2009-09-14T09:35:00.000-07:00

Beck covers Leonard Cohen!!

2009-09-09T07:52:00.000-07:00

YESSS!!!

Record Club: Songs Of Leonard Cohen "Suzanne" from Beck Hansen on Vimeo.

TFTHC - Fight Night @ the AIDS Motel in Kingwood, NJ

2009-08-17T16:34:00.001-07:00

coming soon...

2009-07-17T16:34:00.000-07:00

Dirty Projectors @ Other Music 06/19

2009-06-22T20:43:00.000-07:00

The show was awesome! Thier new album Bitte Orca
is hands down one of the best albums of the year.

I only got there during the 2nd song, so needless to say I didn't catch Police Story on recording.
Enjoy the rest of the show though...

SETLIST:
Police Story
Florescent Half Dome 5:00
Temecula Sunrise
Two Doves
Cannibal Resource
No Intention
21:06
Stillness is the Move 5:51

...reviews and more can be found at Brooklyn Vegan

(we) exist

* 1 song on the 1st Mp3 / 4 songs on 2nd Mp3 / 1 song on 3rd Mp3 / see track lengths

Coming To At Dawn

2009-06-16T06:57:00.000-07:00

I am the embers

2009-06-12T10:33:00.000-07:00

Nightengale/December Song

from Middle East in Mass

Ill be at the NYC show tonight and will report back on it soon...

Rachel Goodrich

2009-06-05T09:49:00.000-07:00

Chech her out if you haven't yet...
Rachel Goodrich

Chris Garneau - El Radio

2009-06-03T10:35:00.000-07:00

"El radio" comes out July 7th on Absolutely Kosher Records...

El Radio track listing:

1. The Leaving Song
2. Dirty Night Clowns
3. Raw and Awake
4. Hands on the Radio
5. No More Pirates
6. Fireflies
7. Hometown Girls
8. Over and Over
9. The Cats & Kids
10. Lucioles en re Mineur
11. Things She Said
12. Pirates Reprise

Countdown

2009-05-19T18:30:00.000-07:00

The State DVD

2009-05-15T07:22:00.000-07:00

Finally

The State Dot Com

THINK ABOUT LIFE

2009-05-12T19:38:00.001-07:00

Think About Life from vadeboncoeur on Vimeo.

Railcars - full show from Paris

2009-05-12T17:48:00.000-07:00

Railcars - Paris (Full Show)

the're giving it away free online, and also it is being combined with a show in heidelberg, germany to be released on hand made cassette through the label Room Tapes based in Minneapolis.

Sunset Rubdown Video Interview

2009-05-07T09:27:00.000-07:00

http://www.ktvi.pl/film,253,7,0,odchamiacz_-_odcinek_21.html

Dragonslayer, Jagjaguwar, TFTHC shirt, Spencer Krug, You Go on Ahead!~

NEW PIXIES ALBUM!!

2009-04-20T20:29:00.000-07:00

MINOTAUR

In collaboration with The Pixies, A+R is pleased to announce Minotaur, available as both a Deluxe Edition and Limited Edition sets on June 15, 2009. The Deluxe Edition will include all five Pixies studio albums - Come On Pilgrim (1987), Surfer Rosa (1988), Doolittle (1989), Bossanova (1990), and Trompe le Monde (1991) - on 24k layered CD and Blu-ray (five discs total), with reinterpreted artwork by Vaughan Oliver, the graphic designer who created all of the artwork that accompanied the Pixies' studio albums. Also included in the Deluxe Edition will be a DVD of a Pixies 1991 performance at the Brixton Academy in London, the group's videos, possible bonus tracks, and a 54-page book, all housed in a custom slipcase. The Minotaur Limited Edition version will include everything in the Deluxe Edition, as well as all five albums on 180 gram vinyl, an Giclee print of Oliver's artwork, and a 72-page hardcover book, all housed in an oversized custom clamshell cover.

More information and additional photos coming soon at www.ainr.com.

TFTHC - Structure

2009-04-17T19:16:00.001-07:00

Idiot Heart .... idiots

2009-04-17T18:47:00.000-07:00

http://pitchfork.com/news/35092-sunset-rubdown-announce-tour-premiere-mp3/

Screaming Females - "Power Move" April 14th

2009-03-31T07:54:00.000-07:00

Screaming Females "Power Move"
The official release date is set for April 14th, 2009 from Don Giovanni Records

Mp3s:

Bell
Lights Out

Here are two more tracks from a live session with The Needle Drop, and a big thanks to the Adorea Recording Studio for making it happen.

Halfway Down

Buried In the Nude

These songs are live versions of songs from the upcoming Screaming Females LP, Power Move. Pre-Order it HERE

Here is a video for their new single "Bell"

Don Giovanni Records
ScreamingFemales.com

Sunset Rubdown - Dragonslayer

2009-03-27T09:00:00.000-07:00

The new record has been titled Dragonslayer after the 1981 Matthew Robbins directed fantasy movie of the same name (niiiice) and will hit stores on June 23rd on the Jagjaguwar label.

The record comes two years after their acclaimed 2007 LP Spirit Lover (though we still think their 2006 self titled EP is the bands highlight so far) and will comprise of a total of eight songs.

Dragonslayer Track-Listing:

01 Silver Moons
02 Idiot Heart
03 Apollo and the Buffalo and Anna Anna Anna Oh!
04 Black Swan
05 Paper Lace
06 You Go on Ahead (Trumpet Trumpet II)
07 Nightingale / December Song
08 Dragon's Lair

Dates:

04-18 Paris, France - La Maronquinerie
04-20 Haarlem, Netherlands - Patronaat
04-24 Wetzlar, Germany - KuZ
04-22 Stuttgart, Germany - Manufaktur
04-23 Prague, Czech Republic - 007
04-24 Krems, Austria - Danube Festival
04-25 Moscow, Russia - Avant Festival
04-27 Zagreb, Croatia - Teatar & TD
04-29 Krakow, Poland - Manggha
04-30 Warsaw, Poland - Hydrozagadka
05-02 Aarhus, Denmark - Pop Revo Festival

Unrelated awesome news in this video...

Think About Life Video (tour, album coming soon!)

2009-03-18T12:56:00.000-07:00

the new album Family is due out in Canada May 26th 2009 from Alien 8 records!

In the meantime here is a video for their song Wizzard

Think About Life - Wizzzard
Uploaded by vazoomy

(Video made by their frontman Martin Ceasar as well as Jason Harvey and
Mike '' Big Tomato'' Farsky aka The Fack Machine)

"Family" tracklist...

1. Johanna
2. Havin' My Baby
3. Sweet Sixteen
4. Young Hearts
5. Wizzzard
6. Set You On Fire
7. Sofa-bed
8. The Veldt
9. Nueva Nueva
10. Life Of Crime

Here are the upcoming tour dates :

Mar 21 2009 8:00P @ Bogarts w/ RATATAT, DESPOT Cincinnati, Ohio

Mar 22 2009 8:00P @ The Crofoot w/ RATATAT, DESPOT Pontiac, Michigan

Mar 23 2009 8:00P @ Metro w/ RATATAT, DESPOT Chicago, Illinois

Mar 24 2009 8:00P @ Blue Note w/ RATATAT, DESPOT Columbia, Missouri

Mar 25 2009 8:00P @ Slowdown w/ RATATAT, DESPOT Omaha, Nebraska

Mar 28 2009 8:00P @ Knitting Factory Boise w/ RATATAT, DESPOT Boise, Idaho

Mar 29 2009 8:00P @ Showbox SoDo w/ RATATAT, DESPOT Seattle, Washington

Mar 30 2009 8:00P @ Crystal Ballroom w/ RATATAT, DESPOT Portland, Oregon

Apr 1 2009 8:00P @ The Fillmore w/ RATATAT, DESPOT San Francisco, California

Apr 25 2009 8:00P @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ PONYTAIL, MARNIE STERN Brooklyn, NY

May 22 2009 8:00P @ Babylon Music Hall Ottawa, ON

May 23 2009 8:00P @ Polish Combattants Hall (Over the Top Fest) Toronto, ON

May 28 2009 8:00P @ Theatre Plaza: Album Launch! Montreal, QC

See you at the show!

Chad Vangaalen Videos

2009-03-09T18:16:00.000-07:00

"Molten Light" from his Lavomatik Sessions

'Bones of Man' on QTV

"Cries of the Dead" on QTV

New Music You Might Not Know About [Part One]

2009-03-05T12:45:00.000-08:00

Chet

Chet is another Canadian indie band that's awesome. For the most part, mellow, full of soul, and just really enjoyable. Chet is Ryan Beattie (who has played with Frog Eyes) and his brother Patrick, who are currently being accompanied by Megan Boddy (of MeatDraw) and Thomas Shields and Matt Skillings (who are both in Run Chico Run). They've recorded an album called Chelsea Silver, Please Come Home which should soon be out on Absolutely Kosher. There's a track from each album below, they all rock.

Your Element Will Make It Seem Natural (from The Tiger Is In The Window, 2003)

The Flattering Soul (My Trip Down A Hole) (from Kau'ai, 2004/2006)

By Night Into Paradise (from Fight Against Darkness, 2007)

Saint Gerome, My Baby Tames Lions (from Chelsea Silver, Please Come Home, 2009)

More tracks are at myspace and on their New Music Cana da page. Albums can easily be bought from Scratch Records and CD Baby.

Ganache

Ganache is that guy [Thom Stylinski] from The Whiskers, just without all those other folks. His record, an EP titled A Halter Pardon Him And Hell Gnaw His Bones! will be released by Awkwardcore come a week from next Tuesday. Its got four tracks, one of which has been released another of which has been remixed (by Matt Vuchichevich) for your listening pleasure. I can assure you that the EP is quite good, to simply put it.

In Pidgin

Islay (Sobre el Medio Ambiente Remix)

More about Ganache can be found here and here.

Noun - Holy Hell Pink Couch Sessions

2009-03-04T10:49:00.000-08:00

from If You Make It's - "Pink Couch Sessions"

Noun
Holy Hell
I played with Marissa's other band Screaming Females in Charleston, SC on election day. We all had a lot of fun, and it was nice to see tri-state area buddies when your on the road. Especially when it randomly works out.

Noun is Marissa's solo project, and it's amazing. Check out her myspace to hear more, and go see her slay at guitar in Screaming Females.

Noun - Holy Hell from If You Make It on Vimeo.

New Patrick Watson Album!

2009-03-03T10:45:00.000-08:00

Secret City records are more than proud to announce the much anticipated follow-up to Patrick Watson's Close to Paradise Wooden Arms, which we'll release in Canada on April 28th. Close to Paradise was our first ever release way back in September 2006, and while it was a huge success and holds a special place in our heart...we think Wooden Arms is better.

Patrick and the band will also be playing a special series of shows across Canada to launch the record. These is they:

04/27 - Quebec City, QC @ L'Impérial
04/29 - Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
04/30 - Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe
05/02 - Toronto, ON @ Trinity St-Paul's
05/13 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard's on Richards
05/15 - Calgary, AB @ Grand Theatre
05/16 - Edmonton, AB @ MacDougall United Church
06/09 - Sherbrooke, QC @ Theatre Grenada

Expect more announcements around Wooden Arms to come shortly, including international release and show dates, and more, so stay tuned...

Show this Friday!!

2009-02-18T11:30:00.000-08:00

HTFLteens and WHHS present the WHHS Library Show (again!) on Friday, February 20th!

Doors @ 6:30, Music @ 7
$5 @ the Door

Featuring:
Screaming Females
Thomas Francis Takes His Chances
Cities
Cougar Justice

Handsome Furs Store

2009-02-10T10:21:00.000-08:00

Check out the new Handsome Furs Store and try to control your faces!

New Think About Life LP!!

2009-02-09T14:34:00.000-08:00

"Family" out in Canada April 16th 2009

1. Johanna Listen to this song HERE!
2. Havin' My Baby
3. Sweet Sixteen Listen to this song HERE!
4. Young Hearts
5. Wizzzard
6. Set You On Fire
7. Sofa-bed
8. The Veldt
9. Nueva Nueva
10. Life Of Crime
-- from Alien8Recordings.

Sunset Rubdown/David Horvitz Picture Disc

2009-02-04T16:01:00.000-08:00

-he says. He's also recorded two songs ("Insane Love Awakening" and "Coming To At Dawn") for a friend's 7" series, to be released whenever his friend wants to.

from Stereogum's Progress Report on Spencer Krug

I am assuming that this is what he is talking about

Limited copies will soon be available HERE

Top 10 of 08

2009-01-13T20:10:00.001-08:00

better late than never...

10. Hello Blue Roses - The Portrait Is Finished And I Have Failed to Capture Your Beauty

9. Plants & Animals - Parc Avenue

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8. TV on the Radio - Dear Science

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7. Man Man - Rabbits Habbits

6. Women - s/t

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5. Langhorne Slim - s/t

4. Xiu Xiu - Women As Lovers

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03. Bon Iver - For Emma Forever Ago

2. Wolf Parade - At Mount Zoomer

1. Chad Vangaalen - Soft Airplane

Honorable Mentions...

Disclaimer : I put Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson on last years list, before I knew it would have an official release date in 08'

Swan Lake - Enemy Mine

2008-12-30T10:52:00.000-08:00

Thank you to Oceans Never Listen for the heads up!
This is going to be good. "Enemy Mine" is the second album from the supremely talented Swan Lake. For all music lovers it will be released on March 24, 2009 on the Jagjaguwar label. For those not familiar, Swan Lake are the insanely talented Spencer Krug, Dan Bejar and Carey Mercer. Mercer actually found the album cover art from a painting he purchased for $25 in an antique shop in British Columbia. Go figure.

Enemy Mine Track Listing
1. Spanish Gold, 2044
2. Paper Lace
3. Heartswarm
4. Settle on Your Skin
5. Ballad of a Swan Lake, Or, Daniel's Song
6. Peace
7. Spider
8. A Hand at Dusk
9. Warlock Psychologist

Calling all NJ music fans...

2008-12-18T13:46:00.001-08:00

Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu) Live 12.10.08

2008-12-11T12:59:00.001-08:00

01. In Lust You Can Hear The Axe Fall

02. F.T.W.

03. I V The Valley

04. Master of the Bump

05. Suha

06. The Fox and The Rabbit.mp3

07. Nieces Pieces

08. Fuck Me (Sting Break interlude)

09. New Song

Nick Thorburn to release comic book

2008-12-03T11:39:00.000-08:00

"Sore-y (Sawry for those Americans listening) about the gaps between posts. I'm not even uploading a comic book with this post, so that's doubly sad. Anyyyyyway, the good news is that I'm going to start charging you to look at these pictures. The doubly good news is that it will come to you in good old fashioney print form sometime later this year, and it will be called This is Howie Doo and it will contain thousands upon thousands of drawings you've never seen before ever. That's all I'm legally required to tell you at this point. Anything else is heresay and filthy rumour. Below is proof that it's really me who does the drawing. If you squint your eyes and turn your monitor upside down, you can perchance catch a glimpse of scenes from one of the stronger serials." Nick Thorburn

From This is Howie Doo

Magic Weapon - Charles (The Red One)

2008-12-02T12:04:00.000-08:00

Magic Weapon - Charles (The Red One)

Directed by Erik Osberg and Jordan Robson Cramer
From the Residue Hymns EP

Some Pretty Darn Good Songs...

2008-11-06T11:32:00.001-08:00

Tim Fite
Mp3: No Good Here

Clues
Mp3: Perfect Fit

Passion Pit
Mp3: Cuddle Fuddle

Blackout Beach
Mp3: Cloud of Evil

Devo
Mp3: The Day My Baby Gave Me a Surprise

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T12:09:00.000-07:00

This might be old but I still love it!!

Arcade Fire's Win & Regine + Redd Kross' Steve McDonald + Beck + R.E.M.'s + Joey Waronker + Buck 65 + Rilo Kiley's Jenny & Black + David Cross + Roky Erickson + Devendra Banhart + Sloan's Chris Murphy + Elvira, Mistress of the Dark + Smoosh's Asya & Chloe + Feist + Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore + Gino Washington + Sparks' Russel Mael + Les Savy Fav's Syd Butler + Subtitle + Islands' J'aime + Sum 41's Stevo + Malcolm Mclaren + Tagaq + Peaches + That Dog's Anna Waronker + Postal Service's Jimmy Tamborello + Wolf Parade's Dan & Spencer + Yeah Yeah Yeah's Karen O

Creaky Boards record release party!!

2008-10-29T11:15:00.000-07:00

Creaky Boards
at Pianos
Saturday November 8th
Shilpa at 11pm! Creaky at Midnight!

The Creaky Boards album release is coming up. I sure hope to see many of you there. The name of it is "Brooklyn is Love", and most of those who've heard it so far seem to dig.

If our new music video's ready ( featuring your favorite punkass dance troupe, Underthrust! ), then we will try to pull the projection screen down and premiere it that very night.

This will also be a celebration party for our newly elected president, Barack Obama.

Shilpa Ray will be there. Her happy hookers will be there. You know it's true. The fun goes from 11pm to 1am.

At this point, chances are that you are torn between this show and the Hugga Broomstik show at Glasslands and the show at the Sidewalk Café. The good news is, our creaky show is starting late enough that you will be able to catch all of Hugga Broomstik, or most of Sidewalk, and then stroll on over to 158 Ludlow St.

Get Your Tickets Here

Chad VanGaalen Video Post

2008-10-20T09:51:00.000-07:00

R3TV "Churchin' Up with Chad Vangaalen"

Here Vangaalen finds inspiration in an Edmonton church basement...

Live at Sonic Boom Records on October 4th, 2008

Cries of the Dead

Bones of Man

Willow Tree

I Changed My Name

Plus don't forget about the wonderful s/t debut album from "WOMEN" (Michael Wallace, Matthew Flegel, Patrick Flegel, Christopher Reimer) produced and recorded by Chad Van Gaalen. Here is a video of them performing their song "Black Rice" Live from the El Mocambo, Toronto, Ontario, October 4 2008, opening for Chad VanGaalen.

Neutral Milk Hotel 2008

2008-10-20T09:49:00.000-07:00

Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel plays his song "Engine" at the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise show in Columbus, OH on Oct. 20, 2008

Handome Furs: CBC Radio interview with new song!

2008-10-15T16:01:00.000-07:00

Sunset Rubdown Disposable Camera Project!!!

2008-10-03T09:08:00.000-07:00

by David Horvitz
CLICK ON PICTURES TO ENLARGE

19 pics from my camera...

4 pics from ouija_boy via flickr...

Lykke Li and Bon Iver - Dance Dance Dance

2008-09-30T10:44:00.001-07:00

Top Ten albums of 2008

2008-09-29T10:24:00.000-07:00

Funny Born Ruffians Video

2008-09-29T10:06:00.000-07:00

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2008-09-12T18:22:00.000-07:00

Handsome Furs (Live on CBC Radio 3)

Thy Will Be Done

TV on The Radio

Golden Age

Final Fantasy

Seth Avett (Avett Brothers)

Mary ( Langhorne Slim cover)

Ben Folds (feat. Regina Spektor)

You Don't Know Me

Here is what Regina had to say about Ben Folds, her upcoming TV appearence, and her NEW record...

"i recorded on Ben Folds' song "You don't know me". I knew of him, but I met him for the first time in the studio. He was immediately cool. Funny, nice, and also good. That's important if you are to sing with someone. You want them to be like that. His new record just came out and we are going to do the song together on Conan O'Brien, (who rules!... in a non- evil- power- hungry way), and i'm very excited. I may even get to be on TV standing and not sitting, for the first time ever... though i may get spooked last minute and beg Ben to let me sit behind the piano and hide as usual... Ah... i just made myself nervous and it's not till Oct. 2nd... yes... the feeling of utter fear and panic, so familiar and yet new and terrifying in its own special way every time...

So... a lot more things happened... a record has been started, and not finished yet... a rainy and incredibly happy show was played in Brooklyn, with Dan, Eleanor and Surai on strings, and special guests Only Son and Reggie Watts helpin' me out in the big big swimming pool (thank you everyone who sported the wet puppy look, stood in the rain and hung out! special thank you to Brumstix, i will have to write back to you dear peeps at some later point, when i can do it justice, but let me say it is such a thoughtful and touching and beautiful gift you made!!! i love that book...)Outlands festival was amazing, and i got to hear Tom Petty live for the first time ever... He and the heartbreakers were incredible...I will try to write more some other time... thank you for reading this long thing, if you were able to.... and i wish you all a wonderful, happy and healthy time out there... in the big big world..." from Regina's MySpace blog post

Tomorrow Night!!!

2008-09-12T08:33:00.000-07:00

Snakes Got A Blog Presents...

Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers(BEAT THE DEVIL)
Marcellus Hall (WHITE HASSLE , RAILROAD JERK)
Thomas Francis Takes His Chances
Curious Buddies

F Y I

2008-09-08T23:55:00.000-07:00

Check Sunset Rubdowns MySpace page...

NOW!!!

but don't forget to also check out the show posted below...

Snakes Got A Blog presents...

2008-09-08T11:06:00.000-07:00

Shilpa Ray (BEAT THE DEVIL)
Marcellus Hall (WHITE HASSLE)
Thomas Francis Takes His Chances
Curious Buddies

Nick Thorburns "Reefer" preps debut album

2008-09-04T10:16:00.000-07:00

Reefer is Nick Thorburn and Daddy Kev (TRUE). They met through their friend Giovanni Marks in front of the Celebrity Center in Los Feliz, LA (J/K). 'The Life Narcotic' is their mini-album with six sun-dripped songs and three hilarious interludes (TRUE). Recording for the project began on the Maui coastline in Turtle Town (TRUE) in March 2007 and was concluded a month later in downtown Los Angeles (ALSO TRUE).

Alpha Pup Records is now looking at a release date of October 14 for the "The Life Narcotic" the debut "mini-album" from Reefer, the Nick Thorburn and Daddy Kev collaborative project. Features remixes by Dntel and Flying Lotus. Epic artwork by Kozyndan too. Here is the first track that was featured today on Pitchfork...

Mp3 : Taken down by bands request...

Plus don't forget to check out Nick Thorburn's other venture, where he joins Jim Guthrie in their side project called Human Highway. Here is the title track off of their debut "Moody Motorcycle"...

Mp3 : Moody Motorcycle

and did I hear something about Th' Corn Gangg making an album?...

Railcars - Cities vs. Submarines

2008-09-02T15:54:00.000-07:00

This Record is the product of Aria C Jalali, a Los Angeles native, Recording and Preforming as Railcars in the San Fransisco Bay Area is On the verge of an anticipated 5 song e.p. entitled Cities vs. Submarines. The e.p. will be released on Gold Robot Records Sept. 08, and the sound is "a ten minute journey into Aria Jalali's most vivid, reoccurring dreams. Railcars is an attempt to bring the images that have haunted Aria's mind to life using drum boxes, synths, and noise pedals with sentiments recreated in lyrical form."

Cities Vs. Submarines was recorded in Jamie Stewart's kitchen (pictured below). Sounding similar to Xiu Xiu, Handsome Furs and a meandering into Frog Eyes, the record is impressive enough to catch the ears of Dan Boeckner (Handsome Furs, Wolf Parade), who asked Railcars to join them on a stretch of their tour back in April 08. Jalali's vocals are soft and erratic and beautiful testing the occurring thought that good indie music can exist with elctro-sound.

Here is a catchy synthesizer driven ditty, Track {3} off the e.p. Cities vs. Submarines - Concrete Buildings

Pre-order the 7" e.p. on color vinyl on Gold Robot Records. Its limited to 500 copies so hurry up!!

More songs available on MySpace

Chad Vangaalens Soft Airplane is coming!!

2008-08-28T14:22:00.000-07:00

Molten Light Video

Promo Videos

Just Good Music

2008-08-20T11:28:00.000-07:00

Giant Sand

Increment of Love

Wilco

One Wing (Live at Lollapalooza)

Langhorne Slim

Rebel Side Of Heaven (Daytrotter Encore Session)

Department of Eagles

In Ear Park

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

There Will Be Mud (DEMO)

Christmas On Mars

2008-07-30T13:47:00.000-07:00

New Wolf Parade Song

2008-07-18T21:39:00.000-07:00

Live on July 17th in San Fransisco

Thank you Story for the recording

Chad Vangaalen - Soft Airplane

2008-07-18T07:51:00.000-07:00

Recorded primarily on an old tape machine and a JVC ghetto blaster in Chad’s Calgary basement, Soft Airplane retains the handmade charm and singular character of his previous records, while incorporating new layers of sophistication and weight. Recalling Neil Young at his most fragile and plaintive, and Thurston Moore at his most resolved and vital, Chad’s emotive vocals anchor these songs while tackling the pervasive themes of death and dreams with an unexpected air of certainty and hope that is far from ominous—-instead it’s luminous. Through a complex interplay of guitar, drum beats, loops, samples, found sounds, unorthodox percussion, xylophones, distortion, synthesizers, accordions and more, Chad has made an album that sounds bigger than one man.

It sounds like a lifetime.

Released: 2008-09-09

Chad VanGaalen - Willow Tree

"Willow Tree", the album opener, showcases Chad's seemingly wise and fearless understanding of death amidst sweet banjo rhythms, swells of accordions, and resonating vibraphone; from first listen, the song captures the overwhelmingly compassionate human spirit that defines Soft Airplane.

TRACKLIST:

Willow Tree
Bones of Man
Cries of the Dead
Inside the Molecules
Bare Feet on Wet Griptape
Phantom Anthills
Poisonous Heads
TMNT Mask
Molten Light
Old Man + the Sea
City of Electric Light
Rabid Bits of Time
Frozen Energon

Also chad recently performed @ Meow Records in Prince George, B.C. - heres a video

Langhorne Slim show announcement!!

2008-07-10T22:30:00.000-07:00

The JellyNYC Pool Parties @ McCarren Park Pool in Brooklyn - Sun Aug 10, 2008

Line up TBA

soon

We promise

OMG...it's worth the wait

Shilpa Ray at The Apartment

2008-07-10T21:24:00.001-07:00

Wolf Parade - Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom 7/7/08

2008-07-10T20:48:00.000-07:00

From Wolf Parade's first show of their 2008 tour in Pontiac, MI @ The Crofoot Ballroom 7/7/08

thanks to KoN3RaK

Holy Fuck

2008-07-10T20:20:00.000-07:00

Buy this shirt at Maple Music

Man Man - Doo Right Black - Cab Sessions

2008-07-10T19:49:00.000-07:00

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

2008-07-09T07:54:00.001-07:00

Buriedfed music video

from pitchfork TV

Local Bands

2008-06-11T18:26:00.000-07:00

Thomas Francis Takes His Chances
-A Family band out of Central NJ. Recent performances @ The Stone Pony have shown that this group of potty-mouthed kids can tear the roof off of any establishment. With songs referencing the darker side of children's nursery rhymes and on and off-stage antics requiring the assistance of the entire Asbury "fuzz" patrol, Thomas Francis is sure to excite your senses. Upcoming live dates can be found on their Myspace so take your Chances and head out to show support to these up-and-comers.

Mp3: Rapunzel
Mp3: Structure

Thomas Francis Takes His Chances on Myspace

I Don't Think So Dracula
-Another Central NJ act that refreshingly brings back indie rock in a way that "modest mouse" once paved roads of gold with. Although dormant for the most part, when awakened, the natural collective ability of these guys is something to sing about. We patiently wait until a day when torment and affliction no longer holds this trio back from creating and refining more tunes like this one:

Mp3: Pigment of Bruises

I Don't Think So Dracula on Myspace

No Use For Humans
-These NJ Electronica veterans have been riotously making noise on stages up and down the 13 colonies since 2004. With percussions that own your ears and a style that has all but been swept under the carpet, No Use For Humans is the bloody nose of this area. Recently selected to represent the USA in a YMCA sponsored music festival held in Prague, they deliver the sound one would imagine happening only in Frank Zappa's dreams.

Mp3: Jihad
Mp3: Ass Goblin

No Use For Humans on Myspace

Finkle and Einhorne
-Whimsical and calm, these cubs just emerged onto the local scene with melodies sounding like the peak of an opiate high. Incomplete beginnings show promise that there is more than meets the ear here and we will keep an eye out on them to see where they go from here. Enjoy this debut-in-the-making and as always happy listening.

Mp3: Riverbeds

Finkle and Einhorne on Myspace

Handome Furs: Public Access Media Interview plus a new 7"

2008-06-05T11:28:00.000-07:00

From White Whale Records

We’re very proud to be releasing the Shine A Light 7” with Handsome Furs (Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade) and Adam Franklin (Swervedriver) covering a track by each others “other” band…

Fans were searching for it. What happened to the “Shine A Light” Wolf Parade cover that was supposed to close the highly anticipated Adam Franklin debut Bolts of Melody? Adam had been closing shows with the song on tour and it was in the press releases for the record, but, upon release, it wasn’t there. Did a recorded version exist?

Then, there it was, posted on myspace. A lush, intimate version of Shine A Light as only Adam Franklin could do it. But, 2 days later it was removed. “Could you put it back?” “Post the mp3?” One fan went so far as to ask whether Adam was too much of a rock star to take 30 seconds to personally send him the .mp3. A slew of responses erupted on the blog.

One note came from long-time Swervedriver fan and White Whale founder, Ryder Havdale. Ryder was friends with Dan Boeckner who’d written Shine a Light, and, sure enough, a light went on…. What if Dan would record a Swervedriver track? A quick call was made and, as it turned out, Dan too was a fan of Swervedriver. “When I was 12, if you told me Adam Franklin would cover one of my songs in the future I would have freaked!”

This month marked the return of Swervedriver with a showcase at Coachella and the first official tour in 10 years. Adam is recording his second solo album as Adam Franklin and has just released the debut for his latest project, Magnetic Morning.

Dan has just finished recording the sophomore Wolf Parade record and Handsome Furs are currently working on their follow-up record. Dan and Alexei of Handsome Furs are covering a yet to be announced Swervedriver track and the 2 tracks will be available as a limited edition 7” on colored vinyl as well as digitally.

Adam Franklin’s cover of Shine A Light is available on iTunes now! Or You can stream it From HERE!! The Handsome Furs track will be available once the 7” is ready. Expect it early summer.

Some Pretty Darn Good Songs

2008-06-04T18:52:00.000-07:00

Sunset Rubdown

You Go On Ahead

Ripped from their Black Cab Session

Beck

Chemtrails

From the forthcoming album "Modern Guilt"

Dr Dog

The Old Days

From the forthcoming album "Fate"

Sunset Rubdown - Black Cab Sessions

2008-05-29T07:01:00.000-07:00

From Blackcabsessions.com ....

THERE'S SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT TONIGHT. IT'S A REGULAR 'SUMMER' EVENING IN LONDON: MUGGY, NOISY, A CHILL IN THE AIR…BUT THERE'S A BUZZ TO IT THAT'S GETTING US A LITTLE EXCITED...

WE'RE IN KILBURN, NORTH WEST LONDON, STANDING OUTSIDE THE LUMINAIRE VENUE, WAITING, PREDICTABLY, FOR A TAXI TO SWING BY. BEHIND US, THE CROWD IS ALREADY GATHERING AROUND THE ENTRANCE, 2 HOURS IN ADVANCE, PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE DOORS TO BE THROWN OPEN AND THE SHOW TO START. HEADLINING IS SUNSET RUBDOWN, ONE OF THIS DECADES, WE RECKON, MOST IMPRESSIVE BANDS. WE HAVE WANTED TO DO A SESSION WITH THEM FOR AN AGE NOW. FINALLY THEY ARE HERE, AND WE HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF PROMOTING THEIR SOLD OUT LONDON SHOW AS WELL AS DOING THIS SESSION.

SPENCER, CAMILLA AND JORDAN MAKE UP 3/5THS OF THE MONTREAL BAND. THE SONG THEY SING, 'YOU GO ON AHEAD' IS A FOLLOW UP TO 'TRUMPET TRUMPET TOOT TOOT' - ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHT TRACKS OF THEIR RECENT ALBUM RANDOM SPIRIT LOVER. IT HAS NEVER BEEN PERFORMED LIVE BEFORE. TEA CUPS AND CASIO KEYBOARDS CLATTER AND HUM, COMPLIMENTING SPENCER KRUG'S FRANTIC GUITAR STRUMMING – ALL CLIMAXING IN A FINALE OF SING-ALONG 'ADD UP' AS WE PULL BACK UP TO THE VENUE'S GATES.

THE SMALL GATHERING OF EARLY BIRD FANS HAS NOW MORPHED INTO A LARGE EXCITABLE CROWD. THESE PEOPLE ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS THE KIND OF SHOW YOU NEVER FORGET. WE ARE STILL BUZZING. IF THIS SESSION CAPTURES JUST A LITTLE OF THE BAND'S GENIUS, WE'D BE CHUFFED.

Miracle Fortress - Watery Grave

2008-05-27T16:58:00.000-07:00

I'm gonna have to re-post this due to popular demand...
Miracle Fortress' first release the amazing Watery Grave ep (Self Released / Winter 05) so without further ado...

1. Watery Grave
2. Forgiven
3. Secret Passage Way
4. Eschatology
5. Sacred Flowers

Sorry track 5 is unavailable right now. maybe later. In the meantime hurry up and buy their new Maybe Lately 7" before they all sell out. They even covered a John Cale song and made it the B-side. Limited to 200 copies at Rough Trade.

Langhorne Slim @ The Mercury Lounge 04/30/08

2008-05-20T15:54:00.000-07:00

Featuring Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson and The Blackboys as the supporting act.

I arrived at the "Merc" around 8:30 and was down with a serious case of the sniffles, quickly snagged a signed copy of the 'Rebel Side of Heaven' on 7" vinyl and caught the MBAR act. The set started pretty lazy and although the mood was playful it took a bit to get into even being there. His set, of course, won me over and took me through a performance diving in and out of his newer material and tracks of his recent release Self-Titled (The Summer of Fear)MBAR. Buriedfed, was the highlight of his set surviving nearly 9 minutes and engaging the audience to show some pulse. After all, its Miles Benjamin. It maybe a little foreign still, for some, and ahead of their time, for others but their kids are gonna LOVE IT!
After a rather short set came Hoots and Hellmouth. That Hoot-a-Nanny went on for a good hour or so. And, despite the anticipation for Langhorne Slim, i enjoyed their music and was entertained by the stomping percussions. If their are any hard-core fans that read this post; i have a few songs recorded and could make them available to you if you message me.
Finally, celebrating his Record Release, Langhorne took the stage and with immediate appreciation and a smile, he made no secret, that he was their to throw a party. His set was off the charts amazing and the room was a huge freakin' Love Fest. He played fast songs and slow songs, beautiful songs and mystery songs. And when it was done and all the cables were unplugged the band walked off the stage and Slim remained for an acoustic "Rebel Side"; left to the crowd for a memory of a great show and a sign of the future. Langhorne Slim will be back in NY playing a couple of Brooklyn gig at the Musichall of Williamsburg and @Soundfix Records, also in Williamsburg, in a couple of weeks. And as always I was recording....

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

01 - Unknown name

02 - Woodfriend

03 - Unknown name

04 - Written Over

05 - Unknown name

06 - Buried Fed

Langhorne Slim

01 - Be Set Free

02 - Hello Sunshine

03 - Restless

04 - Electric Love Letter

05 - You Can Have My Boots

06 - Unknown name

07 - English Tea

08 - In the Midnight

09 - By the Time the Suns Gone Down

10 - We Love the Animals

11 - Banter

12 - Checking Out

13 - Unknown name

14 - Hummingbird

15 - Anything For You

16 - I Love To Dance

17 - Diamonds and Gold

18 - Rebel Side of Heaven

Human Highway and Icy Demons

2008-05-08T21:09:00.000-07:00

First of all let me apologize to our readers who don't listen to Wolf Parade or any of their numerous side projects. I do realize that I've that is all that i've been posting recently. So moving on...

Human Highway = Jim Guthrie and Nick Thorburn, which = something to get excited about. So without further ado, here are two selections from their forthcoming debut album "Moody Motorcycle".

The Sound

Sleep Talking

sorry the links were removed at the record labels request

Available this summer on Suicide Squeeze records!!

P.S. Did any of you guys get a chance to listen to the new Man Man album? Pretty good huh? Well get a load of this, Pow Pow from Man Man has a side project called Icy Demons. Icy Demons are releasing their follow-up to 2006's wonderful "Tears or a Clone", it's called "Miami Ice" and its out this summer!!!

Icy Demons - Miami Ice tracklist + Mp3's

* 1. Buffalo Bill
* 2. Miami Ice
* 3. 1850
* 4. Park Smamba
* 6. Jantar Mantar
* 7. Who There
* 8. Spywatchers
* 9. Realize It
* 10. Crittin Down to Baba’s

also available this summer on Obey Your Brain records!!!

Spoon's Britt Daniel covers Wolf Parade

2008-05-06T09:14:00.000-07:00

Britt Daniel recently did a solo show at San Diego's Belly Up Tavern on May 3, and among the songs he covered Wolf Parade's Modern World...

Britt Daniel - Modern World (cover song)
Uploaded by starbright31

Thanks to reader Greg Fulmer for the tip...

Destroyer Live @ Bowery Ballroom 4.23.08

2008-04-27T19:02:00.000-07:00

Warm nights spent outside the Bowery Ballroom smoking cigarettes and watching scurried individuals is when i know spring has officially come. And no better way to bring in the spring than a much anticipated show: Destroyer. As a long time fan I've had a growing concern that Dan Bejar would never surface from hiding to put on a New York preformance. Finally, a couple months back, I was able to catch a show featured earlier on this blog @ Glasslands in Brooklyn, after the release of his "duet" album with significant other, Sydney Vermont, (Hello Blue Roses : "The Portrait is Finished and I Have Failed To Capture Your Beauty...") . Seeing Dan perform was dark, enchanting and certainly leaving me X-ing off the calendar days in anticipation for the tour supporting Destroyer's 2008 release, "Trouble in Dreams", his first album in two years after the highly acclaimed success of 2006's "Destroyer's Rubies". Although, only four songs recorded well enough for listening, the show was no dissappointment. His poetry flowed like a rushing river through the crowd and Dan was as shy as a bay lamb between selections. My ears will remain peeled for any news suggesting a Swan Lake follow-up with colaborators, Spencer Krug (Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown) and Carey Mercer (Frog Eyes) and until then i will be listening the the following live tracks like its my job.

Self Portrait With Thing (Tonight Is Not Your Night)
Foam Hands
Certain Things You Ought To Know
Modern Painters

The opening acts included: Colossal Yes and Andre Ethier. Both were entertaining, however, I fully enjoyed the Andre Ethier set and recommend them to anyone who likes Dylan-esque flannel wearin tunes without regard for perfectly pitched vocals and beauty.

Low End Theory featuring Megasoid and more

2008-04-27T13:49:00.000-07:00

The planets are aligned. On a very special Friday (not Saturday this time around, sorry) Low End Theory commences for the third time in New York City. It's another double-headliner situation, featuring Megasoid (Sixtoo and Hadji Bakara) from Montreal, and Blank Blue from Los Angeles. Plus jet setting residents D-Styles and Gaslamp Killer, and local resident Eliot Lipp. Low End Theory NYC is co-presented by Konkrete Jungle and the Knitting Factory. If you missed the first two, here's your chance for audio redemption: do not miss this essential showcase of future music:

MEGASOID
[Montreal]
Comprised of Speakerbruiser (a.k.a Sixtoo) and Robert Downey DJ (a.k.a. Hadji Bakara of Wolf Parade), Megasoid have been straight running shit for more than a minute. Their Tank Thong Remix Tape put the scene on notice, and are now reaching new levels of international acclaim. It's almost absurd that they haven't played Low End yet, but we are proud to finally connect the dots. Exploding in real-time, the Low End Theory/Megasoid energy will leave you breathless.
http://www.myspace.com/megasoidkult

BLANK BLUE
[Ubiquity]
Elvin "Nobody" Estela and Niki Randa form Blank Blue, one of the most refreshing singer/producer duos to emerge from Los Angeles in eons. Their Western Water Music Vol. II is highly anticpated worldwide, and hits stores May 6th. This will be their exclusive NYC performance. People! Believe!
http://www.myspace.com/blankblue

Plus jet setting residents

D-STYLES
[Funkshitup]
His virtuoso skills on the turntables have been compared to that of Jimi Hendrix and John Coltrane. As a former member of Invisibl Skratch Piklz and Beat Junkies, he toured the globe, helping transform turntablism into a global phenomenon. Now, the legendary D-Styles is back on the frontlines of underground culture, shredding your soul at Low End Theory on both coasts.
http://www.myspace.com/djdstyles

THE GASLAMP KILLER
[MHE]
Over the course of the last few years, Gaslamp Killer has established a solid rep for devastating beats and intricate cuts. This nomadic West Coaster has steadily smashed the scene from San Diego to Los Angeles to San Francisco, earning the respect of heavyweight players in the process. Bear witness to one of his epic sets and see what the buzz is all about.
http://www.myspace.com/thegaslampkiller

And local NYC resident

ELIOT LIPP
[Hefty]
Laying down a bedrock of notorious breakbeats under his signature Sequential Circuits and Korg MS-20 leads, Eliot Lipp has created a signature sound that has had the electronic music world stuck-on-stupid for the last four years. Eliot's instrumentals pour forth more emotion than most modern-day crooners, and while his beats bang with a gorgeous intensity. Eliot has rocked the original Low End on several occasions, and will be holding down the NYC monthly.
http://www.myspace.com/eliotlipp

Low End Theory goes once a month
@ Knitting Factory, 74 Leonard Street, New York, NY 10013
All Ages | $10 Presale, $12 Door | 11PM-4AM

The illest resident DJ lineup to hit NYC in years, rocking one of the most classic venues in the Big Apple. Over 30,000 watts of amplification flowing through Meyer Sound cabinets that will take your breath away. Come hear the music as it was meant to be heard...

Upcoming Shows

6/7: UNRELEASED BEAT INVITATIONAL NYC
with opening set by CARLOS NIÑO & LIL SCI
7/5: HUDSON MOHAWKE + MIKE SLOTT + DOM SUM

A special thank you to everyone that has participated in the filming of the Low End Theory documentary. A few more nights might be captured, but for the most part, filming has wrapped. We'll update you as things progress. Click the image above to check out the teaser trailer now.

http://www.myspace.com/lowendtheorynyc

Want to repost our meticulously-crafted bulletin?
Our bulletin code can be easily grabbed from our website:
www.lowendtheoryclub.com/nyc.html

Wolf Parade Tour!

2008-04-25T12:23:00.000-07:00

Wolf Parade has a mid-summer tour lined up and I suggest you try to catch them on one of these dates

Tour Dates:

July 7: Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
July 8: Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
July 9: Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
July 12: Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
July 13: Seattle, WA @ Marymoor Park
July 15: Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
July 17: San Francisco, Ca @ Fillmore
July 18: Hollywood, CA @ Henry Fonda
July 19: Hollywood, CA @ Henry Fonda
July 20: San Diego, CA @ Cane’s
July 21: Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
July 24: Dallas, TX @ Palladium Ballroom
July 25: Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
July 26: Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
July 28: Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
July 29: Raleigh, NC @ Disco Rodeo
July 30: Philadelphia, PA @ Electric Factory
July 31: New York, NY @ Terminal 5

Aug 2: Boston, MA @ Paradise Rock Club
Aug 3: Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
Aug 9: Toronto, ON @ Koolhaus

Buy tickets HERE!!!

News

2008-04-20T15:08:00.000-07:00

First off for anyone who hasn't heard the Wolf Parade news... Their album will be released on Sub Pop on June 17th!! It was recorded and engineered by drummer Arlen Thompson. The cover artwork will be a collaborative effort between Matt Moroz and Elizabeth Huey . The album is still untitled, but here is the tracklist...

Soldier's Grin
Call It a Ritual
Language City
Bang Your Drum
California Dreamer
The Grey Estates
Fine Young Cannibals
An Animal in Your Care
Kissing the Beehive

In other news... Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson ,whom you might know from my Top Ten albums of 2007 list, is releasing the very same album this july 1st on Say Hey Records. I got the album at an MBAR show back in '07, which explains why it made my top ten list, and also might hint at the fact that you should probably make an effort to listen to it. He also has a few exciting shows up his sleeve. You can catch him opening for Langhorne Slim (Record Release Party) at NYC's Mercury Lounge on April 30th, before he leaves on tour with, Radiohead label mates, White Rabbits. Here are those dates and a few mp3's from those artists...

05-20 Chicago, IL - Schubas
05-21 Minneapolis, MN - 400 Bar
05-23 Spokane, WA - Caterina Winery
05-24 Portland, OR - Berbati's Pan
05-27 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill
05-28 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo
05-29 Las Vegas, NV - Beauty Bar
05-30 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
05-31 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre
06-02 St. Louis, MO - The Bluebird
06-04 Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's
06-05 Washington, DC - Black Cat

MP3's:

White Rabbits

Kid On My Shoulders

From 2007's Fort Nightly

Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson

Who's Laughing

From his 2008 S/T debut album

Langhorne Slim

Restless

From the new album Diamonds and Gold