We've got a a couple pairs of VIP passes to giveaway to next month's Peter Bjorn & John + El Perro Del Mar show at the Metro in Chicago on Thursday, November 12th . To enter, drop a comment including a link to a current favorite music video/YouTube/Vimeo clip . I'll start things off by sharing El Perro Del Mar's new video for "Change Of Heart. " We'll select our winners randomly and notify them by e-mail before the show. [...]
MOKB is giving away two (2) pairs of VIP tickets to the November 12th (Thursday) Peter Bjorn & John + El Perro Del Mar + Yourself & The Air show at The Metro in Chicago. The two winners will also receive a limited edition silkscreen poster from the show. November 12th at The Metro : $20 adv. - $22 day of / 18 & Over / Doors: 8PM / Show: [...]
PHOTO CREDIT: Audrey Leon Portland-based soul punks The Gossip brought sexy back to the Metro stage on Friday night. Outfitted in a slinky, glittery black dress with neon red hair Gossip vocalist Beth Ditto captivated the near-capacity audience with her dynamic stage presence and powerhouse vocals. Ditto never once let up, jumping and screaming along to each pulsing dance beat. Her enthusiasm so infectious, those in attendance could not help but go completely wild. The Gossip began the night with “Dimestore Diamond” [...]
One topic that often comes up when talking about music is what past band you wish you could have seen live. One of the bands I always bring up is Sunny Day Real Estate . After their debut was released in 1994 they toured less than a year before breaking up, and by all accounts they put on a hell of a live show. For some people, My Bloody Valentine , The Pixies , or the upcoming Pavement shows might be the end-all be-all of reunion tours, but for me I don't think anything will ever top seeing Jeremy Enigk, Dan Hoerner, Nate [...]
Any collaboration between Norwegian electronic duo Royksopp and Sweden's Fever Ray is going to be a little offbeat. So what to do about a video? How about a drummer named Runar motoring down the road until he meets up with a tribe of loincloth-wearing screamers who form a drum circle? I'm not going to try to deconstruct this video. Fever Ray, also known as Karin Dreijer Andersson, is one half of brother-sister combo The Knife . She plays Metro tonight. [...]
It's been a busy year for Grizzly Bear . The band has been touring non-stop in support of the excellent album, "Veckatimest," stopping just long enough to record a song with Michael Freakin' McDonald ! The throaty Doobie Brother provided the lead vocal on "While You Wait for the Others," a gimmick that was hailed as ironically cool or just sad. Either way, it got a ton of attention in the blogosphere. No word on whether the white-haired crooner will make a guest appearance at Grizzly Bear's Metro shows [...]
Three reasons to see Sunny Day Real Estate at The Metro tonight... 1. So what if they spawned a breed of crappy wannabe emo-rock bands years later? Diary remains one of the heaviest, emotionally charged albums of the '90s. 2. Beacuse you know they'll play this song in the encore: 3. [...]
The day is finally here. The Dubai Metro has launched and is now in full affect. It's the world's largest driver-less metro system. It's fast and efficient and will reduce Dubai's infamous traffic congestion. Posted in Tech Techa, The DXB Tagged: dubai, launched, metro, new, opened, opening, rail, system
One of our favorite albums from 2008 was the debut release from New Zealand artist Phillipa "Pip" Brown who performs as Ladyhawke (yes, after the Rutger Hauer film of the same name). Released on Modular Recordings- also the home of Cut Copy- it launched four very successful singles in "Magic," "Back of the Van," "Paris is Burning," and "My Delirium." How this record managed to not have a U.S. release before now seems unimaginable, but September sees the release of Ladyhawke in CD and LP on Universal/Decca Records in a Special Edition [...]
Daniel Johnston is weathered beyond his years, no doubt in large part to psychotic episodes suffered earlier in his life and the drugs he currently takes to combat severe bipolarity. His hands and arms shake incessantly, possibly due to what might be diabetes, and this makes it difficult for him to play even the simplest of chord progressions, which is why he occasionally requires assistance on guitar. Yet those that know him from the 1980s, or those that have seen the documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston , can still see the young man that wrote songs with his [...]
Them Crooked Vultures are teasing us with a tiny sample - just 14 seconds - of the new super group's sound. I suppose when you're Dave Grohl, Josh Homme and John Paul Jones, you can get away with this stuff but it's still kind of maddening. The band debuted here in Chicago with a show at the Metro this month. A second show is planned in Amsterdam Wednesday. The second video below is only a snippet but the best clip I've seen from that Metro show. Judging by the samples I've [...]
There are a ton of Lollapalooza videos on YouTube. Unfortunately, most of them are messed up. Hopefully, there will be more posted in the coming days. There were certainly some interesting moments to be caught on video (check out Lykke Li's set ). Here's a Lolla aftershow with The Decemberists doing a pretty faithful rendition of Heart's "Crazy On You." Surely, someone produced a good quality video of Decemberists' gig at the festival. Instead of playing the hits, the band performed the new album "The Hazards of Love" in its entirety. That took [...]
MUSIC NEWS - Foo Fighters' Dave Grohl, Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme and Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones have formed a new band, calling it Them Crooked Vultures . Grohl had first mentioned the band four years ago in an interview with Mojo, saying: "The next project that I'm trying to initiate involves me on drums, Josh Homme on guitar, and John Paul Jones playing bass. That's the next album. That wouldn't suck". Them Crooked Vultures will perform their first show together at The Metro [...]
So that happened . If you were trying to buy Them Crooked Vultures tickets for their Metro show on Sunday night, you undoubtedly saw this page followed by "No Inventory Currently Available." Lollapalooza fans from facebook, twitter and Lolla's message board are irate over the technical difficulties. Here are a few responses to this morning's disaster: From Facebook.com/lollapalooza: From Lollapalooza.com/forum: [...]
Oooh! What does it all mean? Lets dissect. Foo Fighters. Led Zeppelin. Queens of the Stone Age. Yep, it's Them Crooked Vultures featuring Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones, and Josh Homme. Apparently, they're playing at The Metro on [...]
July Top 10 Monthly chart is here but before we get into that I have a few updates: 1) lazarocasanova.com is now live! For a long time I had a "coming soon" [...]
L.A. RECORD is proud to co-present Allison and Tiffany Anders' annual Don't Knock The Rock music documentary festival, which starts tonight and runs every Thursday at Cinefamily at 611 N. Fairfax Ave. in July and August. Get the complete schedule and musical line-up—plus clips of all the films!—below! THUR., JULY 2 at 8 PM: Chicano Rock!: [...]
When I'm asked "so, what are you listening to these days?" more often than not, the answer regularly involves some sort of compilation, sanctioned or otherwise, ranging from dancehall, dub, French pop, tropicalia, Ethiopian hybrid jazz/funk to '60s garage-rock, freakbeat, obscure soul and weird psych comps from yesteryear. While I will always be an admirer [...]
This holiday weekend is bringing more than just fireworks to the windy city, Richie Hawtin and some very special guests are going to be at Smartbar to deliver some proper Techno. Hawtin, with Barem and Ambivalent , will be bussing in from St. Louis as part of the Minus Bus Tour . If you're not too hung over from the 4th and you're into quality Minimal/ Techno then I suggest that you enter our little contest here. Per usual, simply email us to enter the giveaway and we'll hit you back if [...]
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