Oops

OMG, so sorry I dropped the ball this week on blogging.

Work was a disaster and I barely had time to get up and pee.

Hopefully I'll be back at it this weekend...

Sorry!

Monday, Monday

I'm having a real shit day.

So I made a little mini-mix to celebrate it.

Enjoy!


Download: The National - Fake Empire
Downloand: Jolie Holland - Crush In The Ghetto
Download: Peter, Bjorn, and John - Up Against The Wall
Download: Jose Gonzales -Save Your Day
Download: Dan Deacon - My Own Face is F Word
Download: Phoenix - Lost & Found
Download: Wilco - Any Major Dude Will Tell You
Download: Kate Nash - We Get On
Download: Lily Allen - Naive (Kooks cover)

Weekend Picks

Christina Courtin plays Bowery Ballroom tonight.

Yo yo my fine feathered friends! Can you believe it's ze weekend already? This week flew right by me...and I'm kinda wishing I was Jewish so I could get in on that Rosh Hashanah action.

Anyways, here are my weekend picks:

Friday
One Step Beyond (King Britt, Bonde do Role, Plastic Little) - Museum of Natural History
Michael Gira, Marissa Nadler, Castanets - Highline Ballroom
The Walkmen, The Subjects - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Do Make Say Think - Society for Ethical Culture
Jamie T - Soundfix Records
Teddy Thompson, Christina Courtin - Bowery Ballroom. If you like Ryan Adams, you'll love Teddy Thompson and if you like Regina Spektor, you'll love Christina Courtin.
Interpol, Cat Power, Dirty Delta Blues - Madison Square Garden
Pablo Sanchez (DJ set) - Monkeytown


Saturday
Girl Talk, Dan Deacon, White Williams - Webster Hall (early), Bowery Ballroom (late)
The Wildbirds - Luna Lounge - sounds a lot like Kings of Leon
Simian Mobile Disco - Gramercy Theatre(early), Highline Ballroom (late-DJ sets)
Bonde do Role - Music Hall of Williamsburg

Sunday
Apples in Stereo - Music Hall of Williamsburg
Dan Deacon, USAISMONSTER, Big A little a, Best Fwends, Bill Cosby & His White Pudding Pops - The Yard (2:00 PM)

Watch a video for "421", the opening track of The Wildbird's album, Golden Daze:

Simian Mobile Disco's video for "It's The Beat":

Watch part of Christina Courtin's set at the Living Room:

Who is Jack Penate?

Jack Penate is another import from the UK, whom I'm sort of on the fence about. If you like the Fratellis, you're going to love this guy. He's got a very British sound, but I feel his songs are somewhat boring; however, he's known for his super-crazy antics during shows, and according to Wikipedia, "soulful ska fueled songs and eccentric dancing".

Born of British and Spanish descent, Penate paid his dues by playing bars and clubs throughout London before getting signed to XL Recordings. His first singles were released in the fall of 2006 and his debut album, Matinee, is slated to drop October 8.

Check out his video for "Spit at Stars":



Here's the video for "Second Minute or Hour":


Stream his music at the Hype Machine.

The Cure announce new tour dates

Hooray! The Cure have announced their rescheduled tour dates. Because of NBA games in large arenas, the dates are a little later than initially anticipated. Those who want a refund can do so at points of purchase until November 1. They will hit Madison Square Garden on June 20 (originally scheduled to play there on September 23).

And for those lucky people going to Sasquatch! take note: they are slated to play a 150-minute closing set for the festival.

May
Washington, DC Patriot Center (9)
Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Spectrum (10)
Boston, MA Agganis Arena (12)
Montreal, QB Bell Centre (14)
Toronto, ONT Air Canada Centre (15)
Chicago, IL Allstate Arena (17)
Kansas City, MO Starlight Theatre (19)
Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre (21)
Salt Lake City, UT E Center (23)
George, WA Gorge Amphitheatre - Sasquatch! Festival (25)
Vancouver, BC General Motors Place (26)
Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl (29)
Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl (31)

June
San Diego, CA Cox Arena (3)
Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre (4)
Dallas, TX American Airlines Center (6)
Austin, TX Austin Music Hall (8)
Houston, TX Toyota Center (9)
Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum (11)
Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center (13)
Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center (15)
Charlotte, NC Charlotte Bobcats Arena (16)
Cleveland, OH TBA (18)
New York, NY Madison Square Garden (20)

Calvin Harris Party People

CRED and CRED

Let's talk about how last night's Mercury Lounge Calvin Harris show was redonk. It reminded me of Jamie T, LCD Soundsystem and Daft Punk rolled into one. From the get-go he dropped crazy infectious beats that didn't let up until the end (which was encoreless, sad). The people showed up prepared and knew all the lyrics and more importantly, knew to shake their asses to good music. I appreciate that. In between songs, Calvin offered up some hilarious little bits. (and if you weren't there, make sure to check out his super funny myspace page to experience a dose of his humor). He played his entire album, I Created Disco, and my favorites were probably "This Is The Industry", "The Girls" (love it when he says "I like them Asian girls"...I went nuts), and "Vegas". It was amazing to see people packed like sardines in Mercury, dancing and singing their asses off. Hope he comes back soon. I haven't had this much fun at a show since Daft Punk at Keyspan.

You can stream the entire album here.

Girl Talk - Saturday - second show added

Hurry and buy your tix now!

This Saturday's Webster Hall Girl Talk show is sold out.

But a second show just went up for sale. AND...he's playing Bowery Ballroom.

Awesome.

Get your tix here.