Dinosaur Jr. rock First Ave., Modern Radio set 10th anniversary show & M.anifest releases new album.
The Amherst trio had towers of amps stacked up all over the stage, including one that was pointed directly towards front man J Mascis, in case his monitors weren't providing him enough of his own guitar sound. And not having enough sound has never really been a problem for the group, and it certainly wasn't on this evening as the band tore through a fiery 90 minute set that spanned the band's entire career.

Fregare il tempo, sentire l'aria che ti viene a prendere tutta d'un botto, avere sguardi limpidi, impallidire dinanzi all'ovvietà, cercare in continuazione la via di fuga, tremare e rincorrere un assolo di chitarra nell'ignoto che si sforma dinanzi ai tuoi occhi, cedere di schianto e lasciare che lo spostamento d'aria degli amplificatori smaterializzi le ultime incertezze: imbattersi in un disco dei Built To Spill rimane sempre un'esperienza taumaturgica, un avvenimento di per sé rivelatore di cosa possa fare una band con idee ben precise ed una manciata di sogni andati a male. Su tutto questo, tra [...]
One of the perils of playing Minneapolis' 7th St. Entry is that there is only a thin wall separating the tiny club from the First Avenue Mainroom, leading to a fair amount of noise bleed from some of the louder acts. And as far as noise goes, Wednesday night's imbalance between Dinosaur Jr. (Mainroom) and a three band female folk lineup (the Entry) was about as large a gulf as there is. However, even though whenever the door opened the ladies were drowned out by J. Mascis' screaming guitar; they still put on an admirably lovely show.
Tonight: Dinosaur Jr. and Lou Barlow rock Turner Hall Ballroom in Milwaukee
Dinosaur Jr. mixed new and old at their show at First Avenue on Wednesday.

Hot on the heels of last year's awesome Find Me A Drink Home , the Lansing, Michigan trio Cheap Girls is back with another great full-length full of straightforward punkish power-pop, My Roaring 20's . There really aren't any huge changes to be found when comparing My Roaring 20's to their debut, but (again) it seems as if Cheap Girls know exactly what it is they do well and just stick with it. The production is (however) a bit better but still retains enough of the lo-fi charm that no one will accuse [...]

[image by Songbirdnest ] We have taped so many shows in the last two months that the backlog of recordings is approaching 30 different sets. There are still CMJ shows that have not been posted! That being said, we will continue to be very active during the Winter, recording a large variety of artists. If you want nyctaper to record your band, a band you represent, a show you're promoting, or even your favorite band in the world, get me on the list and make sure everyone who needs to approve [...]

Wilco are fucking pirates The flurry of November tour announcements continues... Dinosaur Jr have just revealed the details of their sideshows for when they are here in March for Golden Plains . Thursday, March 4: Corner Hotel, Melbourne Wednesday, March 10: Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay Thursday, March 11: Metro Theatre, Sydney Friday, March 12: Perth - Rosemount Hotel, Perth Saturday, March 13: Fowlers Live, Adelaide Sunday, March 14: Moorilla, Hobart No word yet on when tickets will be going on sale. [...]

I'm going to do something different here. Have you ever had the experience of going to a show, only to find out that the band you were there to see wasn't the headliner? If you go to shows a lot, it happens, especially when each band on the bill is at similar places in their careers. Well that's exactly what happened the other night at D.C.'s ever so tiny Red and Black. While the Evangelicals were set to be the nights closer, Holiday Shores were the reason I was there. It wasn't anything personal, just happenstance that they [...]

I'm going to do something different here. Have you ever had the experience of going to a show, only to find out that the band you were there to see wasn't the headliner? If you go to shows a lot, it happens, especially when each band on the bill is at similar places in their careers. Well that's exactly what happened the other night at D.C.'s ever so tiny Red and Black. While the Evangelicals were set to be the nights closer, Holiday Shores were the reason I was there. It wasn't anything personal, just happenstance that they [...]
Washington, D.C.'s own The Jet Age are coming to the end of their three-week national tour with shows in Atlanta tonight and Durham, NC tomorrow, and to celebrate they have a special treat in store for their hometown this Saturday night - a FREE show at Comet Ping Poing with Petworth . By now you know that I'm friends with the guys, and have been helping them out with PR for their excellent new album, in "Love" [ buy it here for any price you want over $1!!!]. So [...]

1. Landlord - "Skate Jam" (Sounds like Dinosaur Jr. jamming in the garage with Meat Puppets and reminds me of 7th grade) www.myspace.com/landlordbro Download: http://www.bakeryoutletrecords .com/mp3/Landlord%20Skate%20Ja m.mp3 2. Bluebrain - "Bring Out Your Dead" (Synthy goodness from the Brothers Holladay on their debut EP on Lujo Records) www.lujorecords.com Download: http://lujorecords.com/media/0 4%20Bring%20Out%20Your%20Dead. mp3 3. Six Finger Satellite - "Wilson P." (A swaggering fuzzy bass line and organ fuels this bands' return from [...]
Preview of Dinosaur Jr.'s show at First Avenue tonight.

89.3 The Current and The Onion present DINOSAUR JR. Mainroom / 8:00 pm / 18+ with MV & EE $20.00 adv | $20.00 door BUY TICKETS Dinosaur Jr. – Over It – From Farm (MP3) Dinosaur Jr. – See You – From Farm (MP3)

Flight of The Conchords I'm keeping up my glacial pace of one post per month, so here's some songs to keep you sated. I'm going to see The Wrens and The Pixies over the next couple of weeks so hope to get some good posts up. thanks, mike Denali - Gunner (mp3) Beach House - Norway (mp3) Volcano Choir - Island, IS (mp3) The Promise Ring - Red Paint (mp3) Flight of the Conchords - Sugarlumps (mp3) [...]
21 November, 2009 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm Who: Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr. , Cold Cave Where: Terminal 5 Show Info: all ages, 7:00pm, $35 Watch: Sonic Youth - "Sacred Trickster"
Filed under: The Hit List , Free MP3 Download of the Day Who doesn't love free music? No one, that's who. Every day, Spinner is proud to feed the music-hungry masses with free tunes from some of our favorite artists, and this year we've featured everything from Miike Snow 's exuberant electro-pop to the timeless rocking of punk veteran Bob Mould . Help yourself to the 10 most downloaded MP3s of 2009 from our 'Free MP3 of the Day' feature. [...]

MP3: Jody Redhage & Fire in July - This November MP3: Jody Redhage & Fire in July - The Botticellian Trees Ancient Star is the debut album for cellist, composer and vocalist Jody Redhage and her chock full of brass and percussion ensemble: Fire in July . If you'd like to try before you buy, Fire in July plays An Die Musik on Thursday, November 19 at [...]

Dead Stars Break The Tide Self-Released [2009] Fire Drill Review: This Brooklyn band is currently flying below the radar but their debut Break The Tide may eventually change some of that with its loud textured guitars and full blown out rock songs, which instantly brings to mind alt icon Dinosaur Jr. It is not that the Dead Stars bring anything new or innovative to the table but rather their focus on solid [...]