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10 Awesome Acts You Need to Know Right Now
1.The Soft Pack. These guys— that’s them in the photo above –make the kind of music you might imagine Winona Ryder was singing in her head while walking out of Saks with a pocket full of socks. This is not to say that I’m celebrating shoplifting or the sounds of the early aughts–but instead–the types of punky songs that make you happy to forget that you care about anything at all. Here are some facts: This four-man band hails from… More »
All Points West: Coldplay, Beastie Boys, Tool, and More
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Andrew Bird at All Points West Festival 2008
The dates and lineup of the second year of All Points West Festival has finally been announced. Here are the deets:
It’s at Liberty State Park In NJ again (they promised better trasnsportation this year) and will take place on July 31, August 1 and 2. But you want to know the lineup don’t you? Here it is:
Friday, July 31: Beastie Boys, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Vampire Weekend, The National, Fleet Foxes, MSTRKRFT,… More »
TOP 15 ALBUMS OF 2008
I know you have all been waiting with bated breath, so I will keep you waiting no longer. Forthwith are my Top 15 Albums of 2008.
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Lykke Li, Youth Novels
14.
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Clark, Turning Dragon
13.
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Gnarls Barkley, The Odd Couple
12.
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Jamie Lidell, Jim
11.
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Shearwater, Rook
10.
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The Dodos, Visiter
9.
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Fleet Foxes, Fleet Foxes
8.
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Girl Talk, Feed the Animals
7.
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Thao Nguyen, We Brave Bee Stings And All
6.
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Hot Chip, Made in the Dark
5.
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Magnetic Fields, Distortion
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Cut Copy, In Ghost Colors
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M83, Saturdays=Youth
2.
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Bands’ Top Ten Albums of 2008
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Wondering what Ryan Adams’ favorite album of 2008 is? Or maybe you want to know Chromeo’s choice for Best New Artist? Filter Magazine asked some of this year’s top artists to name their Top Ten and will be releasing a selection every week in December. Here’s who they have out so far:
M83′s Anthony Gonzalez
Ladytron
Kaiser Chiefs
Ra Ra Riot
Chromeo
Ryan Adams
The Mountain Goats’ John Darnielle
Steve Wynn
The Dandy Warhols’ Peter Holmstrom
The Raveonettes’ Sune Rose Wagner
Grizzly Bear’s Edward Droste
Earlimart
Butch Vig
Everest
Starsailor’s James Walsh
Sloan’s Patrick… More »
Stereolab, Hot Chip, Jenny Lewis, and More This Weekend
There is a ton of stuff going on this weekend in NYC, including some free stuff. Here are your weekend music choices:
FRIDAY
Dark Meat, Vivian Girls @ Rocks Off Concert Cruise
Lucinda Williams @ Madison Square Garden
Tonearm @ BAM Cafe, FREE
Hot Chip @ Terminal 5
The Kills, Magic Wand @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
Stereolab, Antipop Consortium, Hospitality @ Irving Plaza
The Rumble Strips, My Sister in 1994 @ Sound Fix, FREE
A-Trak, Boys Noize @ Webster Hall
SATURDAY
Hot Chip @ Terminal 5
Jenny Lewis @ Apollo Theater
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Fleet Foxes, King Khan, On Sale Tomorrow
Two of my favorite bands that I saw at Pitchfork will be in New York this fall:
Fleet Foxes @ Pitchfork Music Festival 2008
Fleet Foxes have added another show to their sold out October 5 Webster Hall date. They will be at the Grand Ballroom of the Manhattan Center on October 4. Tickets go on sale Wednesday (tomorrow) at noon.
King Khan and His Shrines @ Pitchfork Music Festival 2008
Also on sale tomorrow at noon are two dates for King Khan and… More »
Pitchfork: Saturday, Part I
Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, IL July 19-20, 2008
The rain finally stopped at around 2 p.m. and although the sun didn’t exactly come out, at least it was cool and dry. There was plenty of mud to go around though. Saturday at the Pitchfork Music Festival saw some excellent musicians ply their trade. It’s pretty much impossible to see everyone, but I think I did a pretty good job. Here’s who I saw:
Caribou, excellent as usual, started off my day… More »
Fleet Foxes Add Another Show
Sub Pop darlings the Fleet Foxes played at Bowery Ballroom last night and tonight they play a sold out show at Union Hall. If you don’t have tickets to that one, they just added a late show at midnight, also at Union Hall. Tickets go on sale for that one at noon…. More »