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Page 1 of 5 »What the Wind Will Never Tell, the new album by D.C.'s own Nethers, is out digitally on iTunes and eMusic. Go get that shit! The physical release comes later this month.
Stream the new My Morning Jacket album Evil Urges. It's out 6/10. MMJ also did their own Black Cab Session.
[mp3] The Futureheads | Broke Up The Time
Now album This Is Not The World out now.
New tour dates for Dizzee Rascal:
July 18 NEW YORK, NY Highline Ballroom
July 19 CHICAGO, IL Pitchfork
July 20 TORONTO, ON Rogers Picnic
July 21 AUSTIN, TX Emo's
July 22 DENVER, CO Cervante's
July 24 LOS ANGELES, CA Echoplex
July 25 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Mezzanine
[mp3] Dizzee Rascal | Where Da G's At?
[mp3] The Stills | Being Here
[mp3] The Stills | Rooibos / Palm Wine Drinkard
New album Oceans Will Rise out in August.
Rob Dickinson, former lead singer of the Catherine Wheel, is re-releasing his album Fresh Wine For The Horses with a bonus disc of re-recorded Catherine Wheel tunes.
Here are some tourdates. Buffalo but not DC? Seriously?
June 10 – Los Angeles, CA The Viper Room
June 17 – London, ONT Call The Office
June 18 – Toronto, ONT The Mod Club
June 20 – Buffalo, NY Mohawk Place
June 22 – Cambridge, MA T.T. The Bears
June 23 – New York, NY Mercury Lounge
[mp3] Rob Dickinson | End of the World
[mp3] Ratatat | Mirando
New album due out July 8th on XL Recordings.
Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced. That first photo and the story about it is incredible.
I came in fifth in the DCist Bracket Challenge. Kansas is the first national champ I've picked correctly since 2001. And not to say "I told you so" but they totally won in spite of Bill Self. Box and One? Seriously?
Everyone's is missing thew big question about the 20th Anniversary Sub Pop show. Is the original Gates/Plouf lineup of The Spinanes going to reunite? And if so, will someone please bootleg that shit?
That might finally get me to play Guitar Hero.
The best thing I've heard all year? Ra Ra Riot's WOXY Lounge Acts session.
Speaking of, lookee there. Congrats, boys!
New mp3 from The Little Ones (who are, incidentally, touring with Ra Ra Riot).
Oh, almost forgot. i bought a new toy.
Also, Listen to MMJ at SXSW on NPR. OMG!
**UPDATE** - Holy Shit. "Thank You Too" is THE MOTHER EFFING JAM. I need an MP3 of this ASAP. It's at the 27:36 mark. Total 1970's FM rock power-ballad space-jam. Can't wait until June and Radio City!
I hope it's better than the decidedly meh R.E.M. show at Stubbs. The new stuff? Not so great.
I've also got to dig my way through Jens Lekman, The Whigs and a few others.
Here are some of the links that have been clogging up my inbox during my work-imposed blogging hiatus.
[mp3] The Mountain Goats | Sax Rohmer #1
New record HERETIC PRIDE out now.
[mp3] The Whigs | Right Hand on My Heart
Heard nothing but good things about this band, mostly from this guy. They start a short tour with the Spinto Band in the next few days.
[mp3] Ghostland Observatory | Dancin' On My Grave (Let There Be Vinyl remix)
At the 9:30 Club on March 29th.
[mp3] Nik Freitas | Sun Down
My friend (yes I'm a name dropper) Jim Fairchild can't say enough good things about Mr. Freitas. Instrumental Analysis concurs.
[mp3] These United States | First Sight
Local boys finally doing some good away from home. Can't recommend these guys enough, but you can see for yourself in March.
[mp3] Say Hi | Northwestern Girls
[mp3] Say Hi | Toil And Trouble
[mp3] Say Hi | Zero To Love
I am loving Say Hi's new album The Wishes And The Glitch. Droney, dream pop at its best. Playing the Black Cat on March 4th. I'll be there.
[mp3] Dead Meadow | I'm Gone
[mp3] Dead Meadow | What Needs Will Be
Unofficial favorite band of the Super Furry Animals. Bunf never shuts up about them.
[mp3] Bowerbirds | In Our Talon
Played the Black Cat on Sunday.
A few non-Sean Taylor related links that I haven't had a chance to put up since I got back from Seattle:
Memo to Morrissey: This is why you have a manager. Normally I wouldn't give two shits about this whole thing, except I know the journalist in question. I met Tim Jonze quite randomly when I was living in New York, at at Teenage Fanclub gig at the Bowery Ballroom. We became friends and I gave him my extra ticket when a bunch of us went to see Radiohead at Liberty State Park.
File under OBVS! Archers of Loaf: Still Really Good
And while we're strolling memory lane, Let's Interview Dillon Fence! I went and saw Dillon Fence by myself (my friends at the time were lame) on my first night at college. It was awesome.
Stream Ghostface's Big Doe Rehab. First impression: Good, but not as good as Fishscale, which I still listen to at least once a week.
Saw M.I.A. at the 9:30 Club on Thursday. I have seen her three times this year and I have yet to stay past the fourth song of her set. Not because I don't like the show, quite the opposite. She just has a habit of going on very, very late. And lately I tend to have meetings at work very, very early every day. Also, she performs in the fucking dark, which aggravates me to no end.
Juan Sebastian Veron to D.C United? Seriously? Yes please.
Roger Ebert's best movies of 2006.
Dean & Britta are heading back out on the road.
15 Brilliantly Timed Sports Photos. They forgot this one.
PS - Mike D. Jr. is looking pretty good this year. Finally. And while we're at it, Carlos Boozer - the best power forward in the West? Can't be right, right? Duke players suck in the pros.
The birthplace of every current NBA player in a Google Maps mash-up.
I have an all day meeting today. Joy.
I figured out how to upload photos to Flickr from my Blackberry. I are smart.
Speaking of Flickr, this is the two billionth photo uploaded to Flickr. Yes, Billion. With a b.
Last night was my first Wizards game.
Let me go on record saying if you're not reading Can't Stop The Bleeding, then you are missing out. It's a must read for me lately. And no, I'm not just saying that because he's seemingly the only sports blog that doesn't bash Duke simply on principle.
Similarly, Bradley's Almanac just killing it lately. He has live sets from The National and David Bazan (complete with Radiohead cover) available for you to download. Nice one.
Speaking of killing it lately, I just want to point out that I shot Morrissey, The Police and Jay-Z in an eight day span. Not bad, eh?
Under The Radar catches up with former information leafblower crush object Miki Berenyi from Lush. [via Chromewaves]
Thom Yorke tells Macca "Thanks but no thanks."
21 good albums that could have been great EPs. New Adventures in Hi-Fi? Urban Hymns? Seriously?
Seriously?
I assume you've already seen rap represented by mathematical charts thing, right? If not, go check it out.
Thankfully I have a pretty slow week coming up as far as shows go. I'll be checking out The Soft Complex tonight at the Cat as well as ex-Gorky's Zygotic Mynci frontman Euros Childs on Wednesday. I'm debating on checking out Neil Young later in the week but I don't want to go if he's only going to play new stuff. I REALLY want to go see Ghostface and Rakim on Sunday, but it's the late show (Doors at 10) and I figure they won't even go on until well past my bedtime. Shame. That I'm an old man that is. Here are the rest of the week's shows.
Monday:
> VHS or Beta w/ Moving Units & Soft Complex @ Black Cat
- Click here to download The Soft Complex's "Barcelona"
> Bruce Springsteen @ Verizon Center
Tuesday:
> Against Me! w/ Sage Francis @ 9:30 Club
Wednesday:
> Deborah Harry w/ Kristoffer Ragnstam @ 9:30 Club
> Euros Childs @ DC9
[MP3] Euros Childs | The First Time I Saw You
[MP3] Euros Childs | Billy and the SugarLoaf Mountain (live)
[MP3] Euros Childs | Teen Angel
Thursday:
> Enon w/ Love of Diagrams @ RnR Hotel
[MP3] Love of Diagrams | The Pyramid
[MP3] Love of Diagrams | Pace or the Patience
> Neil Young @ DAR Constitution Hall
> The Reverend Horton Heat w/ Hank III & Nashville Pussy @ 9:30 Club
Friday:
> Georgie James w/ Aqueduct @ Black Cat
[MP3] Georgie James | Need Your Needs
[MP3] Georgie James | Cake Parade
> Ani DiFranco w/ Buddy Wakefield @ 9:30 Club
> The Bird and the Bee @ RnR Hotel
> Neil Young @ DAR Constitution Hall
Saturday:
> Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ RnR Hotel
[MP3] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Upon This Tidal Wave of Young Blood
[MP3] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Love Song No. 7
[MP3] Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Underwater (You and Me)
> Electric Six w/ Willowz @ Black Cat
Sunday:
> Ghostface Killah w/ Rakim & Brother Ali @ 9:30 Club (late)
> Broken Social Scene Plays Kevin Drew's Spirit If @ 9:30 Club (early)
> Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ RnR Hotel
After the sheer numbers of great shows that graced the city last week, this week is bound to be a let down for D.C.-area concert fans, even more so now that The Decemberists have cancelled their tour, including four, count 'em, four shows at the 9:30 Club that were scheduled to start later this week. I wonder if the club will be able to book other shows to replace them or if it will be dark during those days.
I'll be taking it fairly easy this week. On my plate: The Police, Superdrag and Bright Eyes along with the Wizards v. Nuggets game on Friday.
Monday:
> Rogue Wave @ Black Cat
> The Police @ Verizon Center
Tuesday:
> Menomena w/ Illinois @ Black Cat
Wednesday:
> Olivia Mancini & The Housemates @ DC9
[MP3] Olivia Mancini & the Housemates | I Wouldn't Worry
> Dr. Dog @ DC9
[MP3] Dr. Dog | Ain't It Strange
[MP3] Dr. Dog | Worst Trip
Thursday:
> Sia @ 930 Club (early)
> Superdrag @ 930 (late)
> Peelander Z w/ The City Veins @ DC9
> Juliette & The Licks w/ Scissors for Lefty | Ghetto Ways
[MP3] Scissors for Lefty | Lay Down Your Weapons
Friday:
> White Rabbits w/ Via Audio and Bellman Barker @ DC9
Saturday:
> Mousetrap @ Black Cat
Sunday:
> Bright Eyes w/ the Felice Brothers & Nik Freitas
[MP3] Nick Fretias | Sun Down
[MP3] Nick Fretias | Come To Me
Due to the week ahead, I didn't even stay up all night celebrating Boston's second World Series win in four years. I have two monstrous projects bearing down on me at work and something going on Tuesday through Saturday. And to top it off, there are a ton of good shows this week. If we got all the shows on Tuesday spread over a week, I would be a happy camper. As it is, I have to choose and miss out on a lot of bands I want to see. Oh, and Morrissey's in town, D.C. United hosts the Chicago Fire in the MLS Playoffs and the Wizards home opener is Saturday. Whew. Here's the rundown:
Monday:
> The Comedians of Comedy (Patton Oswalt, Maria Bamford, Eugene Mirman and Brian Posehn) @ Black Cat
Tuesday:
> Jimmy Eat World w/ Viva Voce @ 9:30 Club (Early)
[MP3] Viva Voce | When Planets Collide
[MP3] Viva Voce | We Do Not Fuck Around
> The Go! Team w/ DJ Will Eastman @ 9:30 Club (Late)
> Ryan Adams & The Cardinals @ D.A.R. Constitution Hall
> Say Hi (To Your Mom), The Velvet Teen & The A-Sides @ Black Cat
[MP3] Say Hi | Northwestern Girls
[MP3] Say Hi | Toil and Trouble
[MP3] Say Hi | Zero to Love
Wednesday:
> The Bravery @ 9:30 Club
> Lucero w/ Bobby Bare. Jr. @ Black Cat
> Be Your Own Pet @ Rock and Roll Hotel
[MP3] Be Your Own Pet | Bicycle, Bicycle, You Are My Bicycle
> Morrissey @ Rams Head Live (Baltimore)
Thursday:
> David Bazan w/ Lavender Diamond & All Smiles @ Black Cat
[MP3] Lavender Diamond | You Broke My Heart
Friday:
> Morrissey @ D.A.R. Constitution Hall
> Band of Horses @ 9:30 Club
[MP3] Band of Horses | Funeral
> The Sketches w/ No Second Troy @ Black Cat
Saturday:
> The Thermals @ Black Cat
[MP3] The Thermals | No Culture Icons
[MP3] The Thermals | How We Know
Sunday:
> The Black Angels @ Rock and Roll Hotel
I'm kind of regretting not being able to see ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead when they came through town last week. But at the same time, I'm not regretting staying home to watch glorious Game 7 of the ALCS. Still, from what I've read, ...Trail of Dead have gotten their fastball back (if I may use a baseball term). Here are some tunes from back in the day when they seemingly could do no wrong:
[MP3] ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead | A Perfect Teenhood (live)
[MP3] ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead | Baudelaire (live)
[MP3] ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead | Mark David Chapman (live)
They are getting ready to embark on a college tour sponsored by Adult Swim. Here are the dates:
10/29/07: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.M. *
10/31/07: University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev. ^
11/01/07: University of California, Los Angeles, Calif. ^
11/02/07: University of California, Berkley, Calif. *
11/05/07: Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colo. #
11/07/07: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minn. #
11/08/07: University of South Dakota, Vermillian, S.D. #
11/11/07: University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. #
11/13/07: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Ill. #
11/14/07: University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. #
11/17/07: University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan. ^
11/18/07: Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill. #
* Free concert. Open to students and non-students. No tickets.
^ Students only. No advance tickets. Show ID night of concert for entrance.
# Students only. Contact box office for ticket information.
For more information visit: www.adultswimpresents.com
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