Why not celebrate the last day of April with some choice area shows? Well head on up to Philly and take your pick. Johnny Brenda’s has Film School, Ports of Call, and Love City. The Fillmore has Robyn. The North Star Bar has South, The Silver State, and Johnny Lloyd Rollins. Finally Messiah College has one of my favorites, Enon. Enjoy!
mp3: Film School – American Turnip –> website –> buy
mp3: Robyn – Who’s That Girl (Styrofoamkid Remix) –> website –> buy
mp3: South – Loosen Your Hold –> website –> buy
mp3: Enon – Come Into –> website –> buy
I dreamt last night I was a member of the Eagles and somehow Don Henley and company were short on luck, losing everything in Vegas. So there we were, riding in an old beat up boxcar, traveling where ever the train took us. What instrument did I play, you ask? Why a drum sequencer and sampler, of course. When I woke up the next morning, I realized I had fallen asleep listening to 13Ghosts new LP, The Strangest Colored Lights. This Birmingham, Alabama 6 member band plays country infused classic folk rock with a large dose of distorted reality painted all over it. Very intriguing indeed.
mp3: 13Ghosts – Beyond The Door –> website –> buy
mp3: 13Ghosts – Whip Poor Will
Imagine. You’re down south. It’s hot. You stroll into a dank bar and the smoke swallows you whole. The ceiling fan is spinning slow as the wallpaper begins to peel off the wall (as if you’re in a Coen brothers movie). Sounds gradually drift your way. A moody southern slow rock with a twist of the unkown. You then mosey on over to a empty bar stool and replenish your tired mind with booze and the salty tunes of Omaha’s Neva Dinova. If you like that kind of cinematic song writing, then Jake Bellows’ Nevo Dinova, who just released You May Already Be Dreaming on Saddle Creek, might be a good play for you. Check them out on May 11th at DC9.
mp3: Neva Dinova – Squirrels –> website –> buy
mp3: Neva Dinova – Supercomputer
Well if you missed any of the superb shows in Philly last night, you have a chance to check them out in DC tonight, butmaybe you want to stick to Baltimore. The Recher Theatre has a great one with Josh Ritter and Langhorne Slim. In DC the Black Cat has Tokyo Police Club, Meligrove Band and Smoosh, while the 9:30 Club has Atmosphere.
mp3: Tokyo Police Club – Centennial –> website –> buy
mp3: Atmosphere – That Night –> website –> buy
mp3: Josh Ritter – Mind’s Eye –> website –> buy
mp3: Langhorne Slim – She’s Gone –> website –> buy
I might be wrong, long as I can see the light… going , going , gone …it’s that time again. Right?
image via nick
There are some fantastic shows tonight for a Monday…all in Philly…close, but not that close. The First Unitarian Church has Tokyo Police Club, Meligrove Band. The Troc has Atmosphere and North Star Bar has The Secret Machines, Bellmar Dolls, and The Sunshine Recorder.
mp3: Tokyo Police Club – Your English Is Good –> website –> buy
mp3: Meligrove Band – I’m Easy –> website –> buy
mp3: Atmosphere – Get Fly –> website –> buy
mp3: The Secret Machines – Nowhere Again –> website –> buy
I hope you all are having a nice relaxing Sunday. Here’ some shows that you might fancy going to tonight. In Baltimore, if you have the chance, Myspace is putting on a secret show at the Talking Head for TOKYO POLICE CLUB!!! Holy crap! If you can’t get into that one then be sure to head to Sonar because they’re serving up The Spinto Band, The Sw!ms, Explorers Clb, The Mishaps, and The Payola Reserve. In Philly, you might not want to miss Feist take over The Academy Of Music. Enjoy!
mp3: Tokyo Police Club – Your English Is Good –> website –> buy
mp3: The Spinto Band – They All Laughed –> website –> buy
mp3: Feist – My Moon My Man (Boys Noize Remix) –> website –> buy
Another Sunday….another buffet. What more could you ask for?
Aderbat is the brainchild of Matt Taylor from Doylestown, PA. They play silky smooth indie pop rock that pleases me every time I take it for a spin. Pick up there Man Overboard EP that’s out now or check them at John & Peter’s on May 14th in New hope, PA or at Pete’s Candy Store in NYC on May 21st.
mp3: Aderbat – I Need Someone –> website –> buy
Destroy Cowboy is five member band from Birmingham, UK that plays sensory healing electronic-ish music. You may have seen them supporting Stars, Apostle Of Hustle, or Tokyo Police Club. If not, here’s your chance.
mp3: Destroy Cowboy – 1000 Candles –> website –> buy
The Winter Sounds are a fine band from Athens, Georgia. They have a kind of emo-crazed Shins sound going on which is quite intoxicating. Catch them playing shows all over the south and Georgia (check their myspace for ‘em).
mp3: The Winter Sounds – Oblivion –> website –> buy
Future Tips are a five piece from Philly. They describe themselves as “Archers of Loaf getting drunk with The Who.” Nuff said.
mp3: Future Tips – Chins Up –> website
Welcome to a great Saturday of shows. Here in Baltimore, don’t miss Among Wolves at Frazier’s on the Avenue in Hampden. Or head north to Towson, MD to see The Roots tear down the Recher Theatre. In DC, Jimmy Eat World take on Bender Arena, while the B-52s take out the 9:30 club with Eagle Seagull, and Five Four take over the Rock and Roll Hotel with Hello Tokyo and The Frustrations. In Philly, the Fillmore has Drink Up Buttercup, Poi Dog, and Abra Moore, while Johnny Brenda’s has the A-Sides, The Explorers Club, and The Sw!ms.
mp3: Jimmy Eat World – Blister –> website –> buy
mp3: Drink Up Buttercup – Young Ladies –> website –> buy
mp3: The Roots – Black’s Reconstruction –> website –> buy
mp3: Among Wolves – The Lesson –> website –> buy
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