This is the index of all the live reviews I have written for this blog. Lots of Irish gigs, and even a guest post from a concert outside of Ireland! Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Ambassador Theatre, 8 November 2008 Bell x1, Vicar Street, 8 April 2009 Bon Iver, National Stadium, 3 November 2008 Choice Music Prize, Vicar Street, 4 March 2009 Counting Crows, O2 Dublin, 8 May 2009 Brett [...]
Festival 8 ( more pictures by Fresh Bread ) Dead heads and pot heads take note . While the straight economy goes up in smoke with double digit unemployment, job prospects for hippies are booming -- and not just for boomers. At the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC) they're looking to hire an official Grateful Dead archivist. And in Denver, where Colorado's medical marijuana industry is legally flourishing, there are these two recent job postings: The alternative newspaper Westword is [...]
Full A to Z index of every single Irish setlist I have posted from everywhere around the country, and every sort of act. As long as it's from Ireland, I'll post it here! AC/DC, O2 Dublin, 18 April 2009 AC/DC, Punchestown, 28 June 2009 Ryan Adams & the Cardinals, Ambassador Theatre, 8 November 2008 Lily Allen, The Academy, 16 March 2009 Lily Allen, Oxegen, 10 July 2009 Backstreet Boys, O2 Dublin, 13 November 2009 [...]
Scotland's finest Detroit techno artists. Don't get the credit they deserve South of the Border. And Scotland doesn't seem to love its electronic innovators in the same way that Postcard is revered. Artists, club owners, label owners. What more do you want? I guess we could do without more re-releases of Positive Eduction mixes. Like so many techno artists, Glasgow, Scotland-based Slam is a duo, comprising Orde Meikle and Stuart McMillan. They also embody the genre's tradition of not limiting themselves to one activity. Slam started out in the [...]
today in NYC * Philip Glass @ BAM * Ned Sublette @ Joe's Pub * Arhicpelago at Galapagos * Devo @ Irving Plaza * Ray Davies @ Town Hall * Timber Timbre @ Joe's Pub * Earthless @ The Charleston * (((microwaves))) @ Cake Shop * Tune-Yards @ Permanent Records * Times New Viking, The Axemen @ Maxwell's [...]
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The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart have been one of the coolest things to come out of 2009. I had no expectations from their self titled record when it came out earlier this year, but it turned out to be a great pop rock record that may be up there in my favorite albums of 2009. The wonderful NYC Taper recorded their set at the Bell House from November 15th. This includes a recording of a brand new song called "Say No To Love". It isn't anything different from The Pains output so far, but that's fine [...]
The latest from Elijah , My Cupcake Future Is In Your Hands , is a two part DJ mix compiled to showcase the music Elijah is listening to and making now. My Cupcake Future Is In Your Hands features unreleased remixes and never before heard productions by Elijah. Also, it has a silly name. My Cupcake Future intro jj - Ecstasy Elijah - Extended Eye Contact Colorpulse - Glorious Dawn Virtual Boy - Anything Goes Olive - You're Not [...]
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Blake Butler is the rare young writer who consistently and effectively challenges his readers. Scorch Atlas is a haunting collection of interconnected stories and vignettes, a dystopian work of genius. The book itself is a work of art. The internal pages are individually distressed, and the page edges and cover appear burnt and scarred, and the design complements the book's theme perfectly. Matt [...]
Eli Paperboy Reed @ The Bell House ( more by Jacob Blickenstaff ) Tickets are on sale for the recently-added Neon Indian show at Brooklyn Bowl . Soul man Eli "Paperboy" Reed is playing a show at Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday night (11/21). Tickets are on sale for that too. Eli, who also plays in Salem, Massachusetts tonight (11/20), was supposed to hit DC on the 22nd, but that's been cancelled "due to some logistical [...]
[ photo by nyctaper ] Of all the bands that performed at the Slumberland Records 20th Anniversary concert last weekend at Bell House, Lorelei was perhaps the band that was the most pleasant surprise. As the concert was split between "new" SLR artists (Pains, Stilts, Pants) and old (Linton, Nord Express, Ropers), Lorelei fall somewhat in the middle. As a band that SLR released early - " The Bitter Air " 73 was the 12th release in the label's catalog - one would expect that their performance would have taken on a [...]
Recommended Show: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009 BARONESS, EARTHLESS, & US CHRISTMAS @ BOWERY BALLROOM 6 Delancey Street Manhattan, NY 10002 $15, 8:30PM This is going to be a heavy one. With Baroness headlining Bowery Ballroom and Earthless and US Christmas opening, this is going to be a metal bill that's sure to cause tinnitus. Plenty of other good shows going on tonight as well (Devo at The Fillmore, These United States at Mercury Lounge, and so on). The full list is after the jump. Devo @ The Fillmore Ill Ease @ Cake [...]
The Bloodsugars stellar debut album, I Can't Go On, I'll Go On was released this week on Engine Room Recordings. After their short Midwest tour last week, including a great show in Cincinnati, singer/guitarist Jason Rabinowitz was able to take some some time to answer some questions about the creative process and theme of the new album, some of their new favorite bands and the their new-found love for Bobby McFerrin. Atlas and the Anchor: My favorite song on I Can't Go [...]
As previously mentioned , Lady Gaga added two NYC shows at Radio City Music Hall making her grand total a crazy four nights in a row at the prestigious venue. Kid Cudi opens all of them. Tickets for the two new ones (1/23 & 1/24) are on sale (@ 10am). Tickets are also on sale (@ 10am) for the upcoming Slayer , Megadeth and Testament show at the Izod Center in NJ - [...]
tUnE-YaRds @ Bowery Ballroom last night ( more by Dominick Mastrangelo ) Cave In today in NYC * Rakim @ BB King's * Ray Davies @ Town Hall * The Dig, Locksley @Mercury Lounge * Reigning Sound, A-Bones @ Maxwell's * Crystal Fighters @ Santos Party House * Bob Dylan, Dion @ United Palace Theatre [...]
You'd think with a name like Diamond Watch Wrists it'd be a flashy-ass glam rap record. No sir, and I'll thank you not to stereotype. This one totally slipped through my proverbial crack until it came up on my shuffle on a train ride, and I spent the next eight hours listening to it pretty much non-stop. It's so good. I don't care what Pitchfork says , it's so fucking good. So breathy and glacial and layered and gorgeous, like Bjork with five heads. It all sounds kind of samey, but the thing is that [...]
Crawling out from the dregs of Kansas City, I Love You offers up a wild amalgamation of dub, noise, punk and African pop with its latest album, Bell Ord Forrest (Joyful Noise). Opening single "The Colloquialism Is Simply 'Gas'" hypnotizes listeners with an infectious bass line and pulsating drums only to disintegrate into mountains of [...]
One of the surprise debuts of last year had to be Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... , a talk show featuring Costello pulling off the rare triple threat: host, performer and bandleader. Equal parts interview and jam session, the Sundance series relies upon Costello putting the artists at ease, getting even the prickliest of artists to open up and speak warmly about their influences. But, as Martin Mull once famously quipped, "talking about music is like dancing about architecture," and so it's the tremendous musical performances sprinkled throughout [...]
At the tour's request, we did not photograph the Swell Season. The photos are of the opening act Doveman. Since seeing the Swell Season 's fantastic performance at Berklee Performance Center, I've told several friends that I haven't seen "Once," the film that launched the duo of Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová and their real-life romance. Each time, I get the same reaction: my friend puts a hand to her chest and a hand on my arm, looks me straight in the eye and says, "You must see 'Once.' It's [...]
Our heartiest congratulations go out to the following LA bands: After Midnight Project Atreyu Evan Taubenfeld In This Moment Mozella Nathen Maxwell & the Original Bunny Gang Nations Afire Resident Hero Runner Runner The Parson Red Heads These are the newly announced LA-based winners of Taco Bell's 2009 "Feed The Beat" contest. All of These LA bands will be receiving $500 in Taco Bell Bucks to feed them on their [...]
When it comes to reunions, Brooklyn's Bell House will be getting a double serving on December 3rd. On that day, both the Pulsars , the '90s synth pop band that was once considered to be the "next big thing," and U.K. indie rockers Field Music will reunite after lengthy absences for one hell of a reunion show. And, perhaps most incredibly, tickets are still on sale . If you don't know, the Pulsars (brothers Dave and Harry Trumfio) were one of the first bands to sign with Herb Albert and Jerry Moss' Almo Sounds [...]
Beach House are another band who have announced a 2010 album. But their 2010 album has already leaked to the internet in 2009. I haven't heard [...]More about Beach House
This is old news, but I wanted to post it for anyone who might not have it yet. Lady Gaga's rerelease of T he Fame is [...]More about Lady GaGa
Just wanted everyone in L.A. looking for a to do this Thursday night, to check out a great show, from London-Transplant, now L.A. inhabitant Samuel Stewart. He is the offspring [...]More about Vampire Weekend
This was my wallpaper this month. I used some website to make a “mosaic” of classic/simple album covers. (Although MPP and London Calling could be considered [...]More about Animal Collective
Beck pays tribute to sound architect Harry Partch with 10 minute opus, defends Radiohead who pay respect to WWII British solider Harry Patch. Beck -"Harry [...]More about Beck
I don’t know about you guys but I’m still a huge fan of the classic remix. Taking a mainstream pop tune and transforming it into [...]More about Beyonce
I’m Drinkin’ This and Goo have made another mix tape and this one is even crazier than our last one. Kids in Omaha know [...]More about The xx
I tell you man these Swedes are unstoppable with this music thing, I can’t tell you how many times a good song leads me back to the [...]More about Kanye West
Before the verdict came down, Wayne put this freestyle on wax and it’s everything you’d expect from Lil Wayne on a big beat. Listen up. Via Nah [...]More about Lil' Wayne
Passion Pit just released an out of this world video for their track 'Little Secrets' one of their catchiest tracks off their [...]More about Passion Pit
The Cribs - We Share The Same Skies
k-os - I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman
nekocasefallon
Animal Collective - Graze (Fall Be Kind)
Vampire Weekend - Cousins
WKND PLYLST!! This has nothing to do with NEW MOON!
Bobby B's Top 50 Albums Of The Decade (#25-21)
new music from vampire weekend – cousins + music video
