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Echo & the Bunnymen will perform their classic album "Ocean Rain" in its entirety at Radio City Music Hall on October 1st.

This is my favorite version of the album's title track.

[mp3] Echo & the Bunnymen | Ocean Rain (Peel Session)

Wow. Cue the goosebumps.

To a college-aged leafblower, the Archers of Loaf were the be all and end all of indie rock.

They still are today as far as I'm concerned.

[via Frank, keeper of all things Bachmann]

Jens Lekmen was amazing last night but that's a post for another day. I hope everyone can make it down to the Rock n' Roll Hotel tonight for what promises to be a great gig with Robbers on High Street and The City Veins.

Door are at 8 p.m.

You can buy tickets here.

Could not be more excited for the Jens Lekmen show at the Black Cat tonight. Should be awesome. I only saw a portion of his last D.C. show but it left a big enough impression to make my Top 10 gigs of 2007 list. Seriously, when he played that Chairman of the Board sample at the end of "The Opposite of Hallelujah" it was one of those moments you hope to have at a concert. Everyone in the venue perked up and was like "Hell Yeah!" and readied themselves for a special night. And that was just the second song!

Hoping for more concert nirvana tonight.

Jens will be on NPR's Talk of the Nation at 3:40 for an interview while also playing some material from his excellent album Night Falls Over Kortdela.

[mp3] Jens Lekman | Friday Night At The Drive-In Bingo
[mp3] Jens Lekman | The Opposite of Hallelujah

FUCK YES!

Pearl Jam East Coast tour dates:
11-Jun West Palm, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre

12-Jun Tampa, FL St Pete Times Forum

13-15 Jun Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Festival **

16-Jun Columbia, SC Colonial Center

17-Jun Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater

19-Jun Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center

22-Jun Washington, DC Verizon Center

24-Jun New York, NY Madison Square Garden

25-Jun New York, NY Madison Square Garden

27-Jun Hartford, CT Dodge Amphitheater

30-Jun Mansfield. MA Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts

Kings of Leon will open the June 11-17th concert dates. Ted Leo and the Pharmacists will open the remaining dates from June 19-30th. Doors for all shows are 6:30pm.

Tickets go on sale April 4th.

via Noah Kalina, who is 1) an amazing photog, 2) semi-famous and 3) still not handled by a rep.

A colleague received this email last night. Draw your own conclusions.

Colin Coward Interview Opportunity- DC Area- TIME SENSITIVE

Hi there [redacted],

My name is [redacted] and I'm working with ESPN Radio to help promote some of their top talent. I wanted to touch base with you about an upcoming event we have with Colin Coward in the DC area. Colin is going to broadcasting from Clyde's Restaurant next to the Verizon Center THIS THURSDAY and we have just been informed he has granted interview opportunities with online press immediately following his show, at 1 PM.

I wanted to reach out to you to see if you were interested in being one of the four sites we are offering this opportunity to. Each site will have ten minutes of one-on-one time with Colin, as well as photos opportunities following. The space and time is understandable limited, so I will need to hear back from you ASAP as to whether or not you'd be interested.

Please let me know and I can give you further details! I understand the turnaround is very quick on this, but I think this will be a great opportunity that shouldn't be missed.

Thanks and look forward to hearing from you!

[redacted]

New Futureheads!

Sounds great, like they got sick of being such wusses on the last record.

Loud and fast, rinse, repeat.

Pretty please.

The band will give you a free download of the track "Broke Up The Time" if you give them your post code and email. Done!

The song "Common People" as an Archie Cartoon. [via]