Misc. Music Archives

I tell anyone that will listen (which usually means The Future Mrs. Leaf and Mr. Pink) that Ra Ra Riot's WOXY lounge Act is probably going to be one of my top 10 "CD's" of the year. I cannot stop listening to it. It's incredible. Seriously. It does such a better job of capturing the freewheeling energy of their live show than their E.P. does. I caught RRR opening for The Cribs and they blew me away. But now, thanks to WOXY and Vimeo, you can see the video of the band performing at the WOXY studios.

woxy.com presents Ra Ra Riot from Soft City Lights on Vimeo.

I cannot tell you how pissed I am that their tour with The Little Ones only came as close to D.C. as Baltimore. I would have gone if it wasn't on a week night. I can only hope they'll be back soon.

Log on to WOXY to get the audio and head over to Soft City Lights for some iPod video action.

Or alternately, hear what you missed.

Radiohead Live at Nissan Pavilion - MP3's of the entire show.

A taste:
[mp3] Radiohead | All I Need (live at Nissan Pavilion)

Shooting some awesome gigs this weekend. My weekend outlook:

Friday:
The Cure @ Patriot Center - Never seen them so I'm very much looking forward to it. Opening night of the tour!

Saturday:
DC101 Chili Cookoff - Yes, the lineup isn't as sexy as last year, but shooting metal bands is generally more fun than shooting indie bands that just stand around and tap their feet.

Sunday:
Radiohead @ Nissan Pavilion - Obvs.

Sadly, Kanye isn't allowing any photogs into his show @ Nissan Pavillion on Saturday.

D.C.-area concert going, FTW!

Spiritualized Announces Electric Tour

07.19.08 - Chicago, IL (Pitchfork Music Festival)
07.20.08 - Indianapolis, IN (The Vogue)
07.21.08 - Nashville, TN (City Hall)
07.22.08 - Atlanta, GA (Variety Playhouse)
07.25.08 - Washington, DC (9:30 Club)
08.01.08 - Cleveland, OH (House of Blues)
08.02.08 - Buffalo, NY (Town Ballroom)
08.03.08 - Montreal, CA (Parc Jean Drapeau)
08.06.08 - Toronto, ON (Toronto Islands Park)
09.01.08 - Los Angeles, CA (Hollywood Bowl)
09.27.08 - Austin, TX (Austin City Limits)

Just the other day I was thinking to myself, "Anyone can write a Christmas song. When is someone going to honor Mother's Day with a song?" And just like a song from local faves Middle Distance Runner, recorded especially for Mother's Day, magically appeared. And it has rapping!

[mp3] Middle Distance Runner | Momma

MDR was assisted by the following on this track:
Jason "Raw Poetic" Moore (hip hop stylings, of Panacea and RPM)
Tony "Tailbone" Acampora (bass, of Greenland)
Aaron "The Bronx Bull" Gause (trumpet, of Panacea and RPM)