Misc. Music Archives

Final Product // ATTIGO TT from Scott Hobbs on Vimeo.

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Pretty nice, but I'll stick with vinyl, thanks.

I've been pumping this Future Islands track off of their MySpace page for the last week or so. I can't get enough of the ramshackle exuberance. And that keyboard melody! It's like Jack Black making The D into a Rentals cover band.

[mp3] Future Islands | Nu Autobahn

Since it's listed on their MySpace, I am pretty sure Future Islands will be playing Whartscape again this year, even though they were not in the first round of artists announced yesterday. I covered the event last year for Pitchfork and even though I was dreading having to drive back and forth to Baltimore that entire weekend, I really enjoyed it. The lineup was made up entirely of bands that I had never heard of (aside from Dan Deacon) and they were all pretty incredible. Dirty Projectors were there, as were High Places and Double Dagger. I don't think they were on many people's radar back then. So yeah, I'm looking forward to the whole thing again this year.

Syracuse, NY based quintet Ra Ra Riot has signed to Seattle’s Barsuk Records. The group’s debut full length, The Rhumb Line, will be released in North America on August 19th, 2008, and in Europe (on V2) later this fall.

Hopefully they will get back out and tour after the release of the new record. I listen to their WOXY Lounge Act session all the time.

Over at their MySpace page.

They are touring the US later this summer.

After turning in one of my favorite performances of 2007, the likely lads of Pela are back in D.C. tonight at the Rock n Roll Hotel. Color me excited. The band had to cancel their tour in March because lead singer Bill McCarthy cut his hand real good in Chicago. I spoke to guitarist Nate Martinez about the incident, their new band member and some other stuff on behalf of DCist. Go here to read it.

The band also released a new song through KEXP.

Dylan is only # 2.

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)