- joiezabel in Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head it really is brilliant, scott. i hate you.
- hotshotrobot in Scarlett Johansson - Anywhere I Lay My Head Goddammit, Borch, now how am i supposed to review this? I can’t top that!
- Borch in The Avett Brothers - House of Blues - May 14th Good Lord, that’s a beautiful song! The Avett Bros. were in Chicago? Why wasn’t I notified?!
are you running dangerously low on your dosage of anxiety pop? are you in severe need of dischordance, mayhem, weird noises, and lyrics that make you want to curl up, whimpering, in the fetal position (in a good way!)? then you shouldn’t miss xiu xiu’s upcoming tour, which kicks off september 22.
the new album, “the air force”, drops september 15th, but rumor has it it’s already widely available online (the inevitable leak), so check it out now or wait until the 15th, but either way, it’s a show not to be missed.
09-22 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court
09-23 Denver, CO - Climax Lounge
09-24 Lawrence, KS - Bottleneck
09-25 St. Louis, MO - Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center
09-27 Denton, TX - Hailey’s
09-29 Austin, TX - Emo’s
09-30 Houston, TX - Walter’s on Washington
10-02 Tallahassee, FL - Club Down Under
10-03 Tampa, FL - Transitions Art Gallery
10-04 Sarasota, FL - Sudakoff Convention Center (New College)
10-05 Gainesville, FL - Common Grounds
10-06 Atlanta, GA - Eyedrum
10-07 Charleston, SC - Map Room
10-10 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church
10-12 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10-13 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
10-14 Cambridge, MA - Middle East
10-16 Buffalo, NY - Soundlab
10-19 Montreal, Quebec - La Sala Rossa
10-20 Toronto, Ontario - El Mocambo
10-21 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick
10-23 Columbus, OH - Little Brother’s
10-24 Newport, KY - Southgate House
10-25 Cleveland, OH - Beachland
10-26 Gambier, OH - Horn Gallery
10-27 Chicago, IL - Logan Square Auditorium
10-28 Minneapolis, MN
11-05 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall
11-07 Visalia, CA - Howie and Sons
11-08 Goleta, CA - Hard to Find Showspace
11-09 Los Angeles, CA - Echo
11-10 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall
guess who’s going on tour? man man, that’s who…the absurdest, clinkiest, clashiest, awesomest group of cavemen-on-lsd banging on pots and pans that you will find this side of performance art. i don’t know about you, but i cannot wait to see these guys again.
the musical comparisons are obvious, but while there’s no question that tom waits and captain beefheart have gotten a few plays back at man man headquarters, they still manage to push out something new and exciting between the frantic drumming and screaming. it’s a weird mixture of melody and mayhem, one that is definitely not for everybody but is more accessible than you might think.
their new album six demon bag is interesting at first listen and deliciously malicious at the 10th listen (check out a song or 2 on myspace) but i am going to be unoriginal here and say what everyone else is saying - this is definitely a band to see live. it’s kind of how i imagine a haitian voodoo ritual would be, only without the chicken sacrifice. and i mean that in the best way, people. they face each other on stage wearing all white, usually with some variation of tribal paint on their faces, and the music is tight, manic and maniacal.
i beg you to listen to me here, because i cannot stress this enough - go catch man man on this tour if you possible can. you will thank me later, i promise. tour dates after the jump.
Well, I tried ignoring them, but they just don’t seem to go away. The San Francisco Bay Guardian voted The Lovemakers Best Indie Band of 2006. This in and of itself is enough to make me disregard anything that the SF Bay Guardian has to say in the future, including the weather forecast and the advertisements. (The same feeling of disgust is also directed at sites that had previously claimed that the lead Lovemakers single, “Prepare for the Fight,” was a “must download,” like Blender and Live 105.)
Think that’s too harsh? Well here, have a listen for yourself to a seemingly representative song that’s on their site right now: “Falling Apart.”
I think it’s overly glossy, plastic, and soulless. I also think the jaw-droppingly boring synth “solo” sounds like it was written and performed by the guy from The Killers, perhaps on an off day for him.
Maybe next week I’ll tell you how I really feel about them…
NME.com is reporting that We Are Scientists and Art Brut are collaborating on a split 7″ single. If that’s not cool enough, how about the fact that Art Brut is covering We Are Scientists’ “The Great Escape” and We Are Scientists are covering Art Brut’s “Bang Bang Rock & Roll”. These 7″ singles are only available at the co-headlining shows the bands are playing together. “What days are those?” you ask… Well, I’ll tell you….
9.18 - Carrboro - Cat’s Cradle
9.19 - Atlanta - Roxy
9.20 - Orlando - The Social
9.21 - Miami - Studio A
9.22 - Tallahassee - Club Downunder
9.23 - New Orleans - One Eyed Jack’s
9.24 - Houston - Warehouse Live
9.25 - Austin - Emo’s
9.26 - Dallas - Gypsy Tea Room
9.28 - Phoenix - Brickhouse Theatre
9.29 - San Diego - House of Blues
9.30 - Los Angeles Henry Fonda Theatre
10.2 - San Francisco - Fillmore
10.4 - Eugene - WOW Hall
10.5 - Portland - Hawthorne Theatre
10.6 - Vancouver - Commodore
10.7 - Seattle - Neumo’s
10.9 - Salt Lake City - In the Venue
10.10 - Denver - Bluebird Theatre
10.11 - Lawrence - Granada
10.12 - Chicago - Metro
10.13 - Detroit - Magic Stick
10.14 - Toronto - Opera House
10.15 - Montreal - La Tulipe
Kasabian is going on tour to promote their new album Empire. They may be coming to a town near you, with Rush 2.0 (now known as mew).
Mew… thank God…. it could be much worse seeing as how Bloc Party is going on the road with Panic! at the disco.
9.17 - Boston - Paradise Rock Club
9.20 - New York - Webster Hall
9.21 - Philadelphia - Theatre of the Living Arts
9.23 - Baltimore - V Festival
9.24 - Cleveland - Grog Shop
9.26 - Montreal - Club Soda
9.27 - Toronto - Phoenix Concert Theatre
9.29 - Detroit - Saint Andrew’s Hall
9.30 - Cincinnati - Bogarts
10.2 - Chicago - Metro
10.3 - Lawrence - The Bottleneck
10.5 - Minneapolis - Fine Line Music Café
10.7 - Denver - Gothic Theatre
10.10 - San Diego - House of Blues
10.11 - Los Angeles - Henry Fonda Theatre
10.13 - San Francisco - The Independent
10.15 - Vancouver - Commodore Ballroom
10.16 - Seattle - Neumos
10.17 - Portland - Wonder Ballroom
not only is bob dylan still alive and kicking, but his first new album in 5 years drops today. called modern times, the new record is seen as the third release in the outstanding trilogy that also includes time out of mind and love and theft. rolling stone magazine gave it 5 out of 5 stars, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s bad - give it a listen for yourself and report back here.
he’s touring too, and with some really cool bands. kings of leon will open from the tour’s kick-off through oct. 28, foo fighters will perform an acoustic set from oct. 29 through nov. 8, and the raconteurs have signed on for Nov. 9 through the finale on nov. 18. tour dates are after the jump.
