Today’s the final work day of the week(for some…sorry weekend warriors). Time to crank up these remixes, turn to your boss, and give him the ‘ol jolly roger. Booyah! Disclaimer: I am in no way responsible for you getting fired, but cheers to you!
Neutral Milk Hotel – Naomi (Joe Beats Remix).mp3
Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Gold Lion (Diplo’s Optimo Remix).mp3
Del The Funky Homosapien – If You Must (Dan The Automator Remix).mp3
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Tis a busy Friday for live music. Those of you who have been reading this blog know Evilhomer and I will be enjoying a pretty much guaranteed awesome show of Nada Surf and Sea Wolf at the 8×10. Hope to see you there. If you’re in Philly The Velvet Teen, Say Hi To Your Mom, and The A-Sides are playing Johnny Brenda’s. Down in DC Band of Horses is at the 9:30 with The Drones. Have a good one!
Nada Surf – Treading Water.mp3
Sea Wolf – The Garden That You Planted.mp3
The Velvet Teen – Caspian Can Wait.mp3
Say Hi To Your Mom – The Twenty-Second Century.mp3
The A-Sides – Park Avenue.mp3
Band Of Horses – Monsters.mp3
That’s some good stuff right there.
From their website:
With much regret The Decemberists have canceled the remainder of “The Long and Short of It” tour.
One of our band members has been ill for a while but we thought all would be well in time for these tour dates. After a couple shows, though, it has become clear that the illness is much worse than we had initially realized. We need to return home so our friend can mend.
It saddens us to disappoint our fans. We hope everybody understands it is only because of an extreme situation that we had to cancel a tour we’ve all been excited about doing since the idea was originally hatched.
Our deepest apologies but at this time no plans are being made to reschedule the dates. Ticket holders should seek refunds at point of purchase.
Well that F’in sucks. I was getting super pumped for those shows. Get better, mystery band member.
I admit it. I’m not really hip to the Norway music scene. That is until I heard the single White Shade from the band Lukestar. Straight outta Oslo, these guys play hard driving indie space rock with a flair of emo in there(better lyrics though). They have an full length album coming out in January 2008 and hopefully will plan some US tour dates. I know Halloween is over, but this is my treat for you guys.
Lukestar – White Shade.mp3
more Lukestar –> website –> buy
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There are two good shows tonight in the BaltoDC corridor. Zap Mama plays the 8×10 with Courtney Cowe and Lavender Diamond plays the Black Cat with David Bazan(Pedro the Lion). If you’ve recovered from your Halloween sugar high(or hangover) you should check them out.
Zap Mama – Call Waiting.mp3
Lavender Diamond – Like An Arrow.mp3
Jimmy Eat World came to the lovely 9:30 club on Tuesday, and Evil Homer was on the scene. JEW at the 9:30 club has a special place in my heart, as I attended their two night DVD recording a few years back. My hopes were high, and they didn’t disappoint.
Opening for JEW on this tour is Viva Voce, a duo from Portland comprised of married couple Kevin and Anita Robinson. I immediately deemed them the reverse White Stripes, as Kevin plays drums and Anita plays guitar. Both sing some lead and some backups. These two were a treat. They have a lot of style, a good stage presence, and can jam. Anita is the best female guitar player I think I’ve ever seen. They were a great warm up, and I’ll be picking up an album.
So, jimmy took the stage around 7:30pm (being an early show). The crowd seemed pretty pumped, but turned out to not be (more on that later). A large banner unfurled, revealing the little bird symbol which has been all over their website recently. Wasting no time, they went right into “Big Casino,” the opening track from Chase the Light. Big Casino is a solid track, right in line with what JEW does best, rock music. Showing that this would be a great show, they went into “A Praise Chorus” and then “Work.” Jim Adkins played through these songs with so much energy and emotion that all could see he was really into it. At the same time, I could tell that this was not the best audience. Many seemed to not be at all versed in songs from Clarity and Futures, and even those who were did little beyond calmly mouthing the lyrics. By the time JEW had finished “Blister,” I was pretty sweaty, as was Adkins.
This shows set list seemed to be aimed at the old heads who’ve been rocking to JEW since Clarity, but they seemed to get a crowd that mostly just listened to Bleed American. That’s really a shame to, because the crowd didn’t know what they were missing. JEW played an awesome set they even included the song “Robot Factory,” which Adkins said before the song that they had not played it in ten years. On top of that, they played probably my all time favorite, “23,” and an amazing version of “Kill” that was really powerful and emotional.
The end of the main set and the encore featured most of their radio hits, including “Pain”, “Sweetness”, and closing with “The Middle.”
Overall, this was a great show. The production at the 9:30 club is always top notch, and the atmosphere is great. JEW continue to be one of my favorite bands to see live. Until next time.
Big Casino
A Praise Chorus
Work
Always Be
Blister
Lucky
Carry You
For Me This Is Heaven
Robot Factory
Get it Faster
Disintegration
Let it happen
23
Kill
Bleed American
Pain
Hear you me
Sweetness
The Middle
Viva Voce – The Tiger and How We Tamed It
JEW – 23
JEW – Carry You
I was surprised by these guys. It’s been since 2004 since their last release, Icarus. Icarus received good reviews from Pitchfork, and pretty good reviews from myself. It didn’t wow me though. I’m more of a pop-rock than post-rock or math rock kinda guy. Their new self titled album recently released has definitely taken the band to another level. Produced by Steve Albini(Nirvana, The Pixies) and recorded for 50 pain filled days in Illinois, The Forms seem to really hit their stride on this one. The music is focused and well written. They’ve added some pop sensibilities that break through the pianos and 7/8 timings every now and again. The production is top notch. Anyone who ever wants to make their music rock more should head on over to Mr. Albini’s place and he’ll make it happen. So the verdict. The Forms = Good Music. Wednesdays = Not So Good. Happy Halloween.
The Forms – Knowledge In Hand.mp3
The Forms – Bones.mp3
more The Forms –> website –> buy
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Tired
Nada Surf and Sea Wolf put on an amazing show last night. Check back for a detailed account later. For now, while I rest my bones, take a listen to some tunes I’ve been diggin’.
Magnet – The Gospel Song.mp3 –> website –> buy
Iron & Wine – Boy With A Coin.mp3 –> website –> buy
seabear – i sing i swim.mp3 –> website –> buy
Glen Hansard – Fallen From The Sky.mp3 –> website –> buy
Sunset Rubdown – From The Pier (And Dead Shimmering).mp3 –> website –> buy