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Monday, January 29, 2007

LIVE : The Charms,The Fiendz,The Cryptkeeper 5,The Frantic

Some photos from a show I went to see this past Saturday at the 449 Room in Trenton NJ. Boston's The Charms fronted by the lovely Ellie Vee headlined the night and delivered a powerhouse set of sixties inspired garage rock. Also on the bill were three of NJ's finest, the power pop punk Fiendz,The 7 piece garage rock Cryptkeeper 5, and The Frantic with a bit more modern take on the genre, similar to The Strokes or The Killers. All in all a great night of music with four hot bands and only $5.







The Fiendz

The Cryptkeeper 5


The Frantic

Sunday, January 28, 2007

From The Mailbag : Sweet Japonic

Today's From The Mailbag pick was sent to us by reader Chris Z from Wyoming, Michigan. Thanks Chris !

The third release from Sweet Japonic is entitled Two O'Clock Sirens. Eight radio friendly songs that are a smooth mix of rock,folk and bluesy soul. The musicianship and production is top notch and it could easily hold its own with the artists it most sounds like. Think Train, Counting Crows, or Los Lonely Boys and you'll have an idea of where they're coming from. Their prior disc Through the Eyes of Lucie Blue even snagged them a 2005 Jammie Award for best local rock album in the Grand Rapids, Michigan area.

Sweet Japonic is:
Lucas Wilson - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar
Matt Young - Lead Guitar/Mandolin/Petel Steel/Backing Vocals
Ryan Braman - Bass Guitar
Roy Wallace - Drums & Percussion
Davy Tyson - Piano/Organ/Analog Synth/Backing Vocals (select shows)

Upcoming Sweet Japonic Shows

Feb 13, 2007 8:00 PM WYCE Jammy Awards @ The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
Feb 20, 2007 10:00 PM Montes Grand Rapids, MI
Mar 3, 2007 10:00 PM Rubbles Mount Pleasant, MI
Mar 10, 2007 9:00 PM Bells Brewery Kalamazoo, MI
Mar 17, 2007 9:00 PM Founders Brewery Grand Rapids, MI
Mar 22, 2007 9:30 PM Billy's Lounge Grand Rapids, MI
Apr 7, 2007 9:00 PM Private party @ Hideout Brewery Grand Rapids, MI
















MP3:
Sweet Japonic- She Was Doin' Fine
MP3:
Sweet Japonic- Go To Hell

[BUY IT] [iTUNES] [WEBSITE] [MYSPACE]

Friday, January 26, 2007

5 On A Friday : SHARK!!!

via National Geographic:
Flaring the gills that give the species its name, a frilled shark swims at Japan's Awashima Marine Park on Sunday, January 21, 2007. Sightings of living frilled sharks are rare, because the fish generally remain thousands of feet beneath the water's surface.

Spotted by a fisher on January 21, this 5.3-foot (160-centimeter) shark was transferred to the marine park, where it was placed in a seawater pool.

"We think it may have come to the surface because it was sick, or else it was weakened because it was in shallow waters," a park official told the Reuters news service. But the truth may never be known, since the "living fossil" died hours after it was caught.

—Ted Chamberlain


I guess you just never know what you'll find in the ocean.


1:
The Velvet Underground- Ocean
2:
The Format - Oceans
3:
Pearl Jam - Oceans
4:
Toad The Wet Sprocket - Walk on the Ocean
5:
Arcade Fire - Ocean of Noise

Thursday, January 25, 2007

Grab Bag : This Week's Releases

Here's a random handful of the many new releases that came out this week.

Julie Doiron - Woke Myself Up (Jagjaguwar)
Julie Doiron started out in 1990 playing bass in Canadian Sub Pop band Eric's Trip.
Woke Myself Up is Julie's seventh solo disc since the breakup of the band in 1996. It's a stark emotionally charged affair that falls sonically somewhere between the icy chanteuse of Cat Power and the folky warmth of Joni Mitchell

MP3: Julie Doiron - You Look So Alive
MP3:
Julie Doiron - No More

[BUY IT] [WEBSITE] [MYSPACE]

The Broken West - I Can't Go on,I'll Go On (Merge)
At the risk of sounding Bandwagonesque I'm going to throw in another blogger vote for The Broken West as a really great power pop band. Throw in equal parts Teenage Fanclub and Guided By Voices, season to taste with a little Big Star, and you've got LA's The Broken West. Enough chiming guitars, harmony vocals and handclaps to keep any power pop fan happy.

The Broken West is :
Ross Flournoy (guitar, vocals)
Dan Iead (guitar, backing vocals)
Brian Whelan (bass, backing vocals)
Rob McCorkindale (drums, percussion)
Scott Claassen (keys, backing vocals)

MP3:
The Broken West - So It Goes
MP3:
The Broken West - Big City

[BUY IT] [iTUNES] [MYSPACE]


The Shins - Wincing The Night Away (Sub Pop)
Sure, like everybody else we've been listening to the massively hyped new Shins album for a couple months now. But now everyone can buy their very own copy. This baby will probably suffer some severe hype backlash, so why not one more gratuitous listen before it goes down, it's actually pretty good. Here's a couple for you, the super catchy pop single Phantom Limb and the very Enya-like Red Rabbits. Enjoy.

MP3: The Shins - Phantom Limb.mp3
MP3: The Shins - Red Rabbits.mp3

[BUY IT] [WEBSITE] [MYSPACE]

Tuesday, January 23, 2007

YouTube Tuesday : The Shins, Arcade Fire and The Hold Steady

The Shins : Phantom Limb video. Wincing The Night Away is released today

Arcade Fire : Intervention Live at Canterbury High, Ottawa on January 19, 2007

The Hold Steady : Stuck Between Stations on the David Letterman Show on January 11, 2007

Sunday, January 21, 2007

From The Mailbag : Me And The Machine Records

From the mailbag this week the first releases from the brand new Nashville based label Me And The Machine.If you're a fan of folky singer songwriters like John Prine,John Gorka or David Wilcox you'll want to check these records out.






MP3 : Nick Shelton - Marijuana Blues
release date 2/6/07







MP3: Brad Sweitzer - Your Sister
release date 2/6/07








MP3 : Josh Preston - Picture
available now




Here's some of their upcoming tour dates :
01.21.07 Nick Shelton 7pm The Monkey Bar (Benefit Concert) Huntington, WV
01.25.07 Brad Sweitzer & Josh Preston 8pm Blue Bar Nashville
01.27.07 Brad Sweitzer & Josh Preston 7pm Plowhaus Artist Co-op East Nashville
02.06.07 CD Release Party - Brad Sweitzer, Nick Shelton & Josh Preston 6pm Blue Bar & Rack Room Nashville TN

website : www.meandthemachine.com
myspace : www.myspace.com/meandthemachinerecords

BUY IT : Me And The Machine Website

Friday, January 19, 2007

5 On A Friday : Roky Erickson

Today for 5 On A Friday we celebrate the recent announcement that the legendary Roky Erickson will once again be playing some live shows this year. Hot on the heels of last years SXSW performance, he will be playing at the Sixth Annual Ponderosa Stomp in New Orleans.

1: 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me
2:
Roky Erickson - Don't Slander Me
3:
Roky Erickson - Nothing In Return
4:
Roky Erickson - Clear Night For Love
5:
Roky Erickson - Bermuda

Donate to the
Roky Erickson Trust Fund

BUY IT : amazon

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Dancing In The Dark - !!! - Myth Takes

It all starts out so non chalant, one of the girls you work with swings by your desk on a Friday afternoon and asks what you're doing later. She says "A bunch of us are going out for happy hour in the city after work,why don't you come with us". You mull it over in your mind for a split second,a dvd, pizza, and a six-pack or hanging out with real people, and then answer "Sure I'll see you there". You're wound up like a spring from sitting all week behind a desk at a job that makes the work environment in the movie "Office Space" seem like it would be a resort vacation compared to what you're doing. At 5:00 you jump in your car and head to the bar. It's a non descript chain style restaurant with the usual watered down happy hour drink specials, but you're not really there for the atomosphere you're there to drink away your week. You order a Heineken and grab a seat between Bill the mailroom guy and Jennifer the flirty receptionist who sits in the lobby. Bill's a little older but he always attends these things to forget about the wife and kids for a couple hours. He quietly sneaks off to quiet spot near the coat check to call his wife and tell her something's come up and he's going to have to work late again. Jennifer starts chatting you up about how great a show Grey's Anatomy is and how Dr. McDreamy is the shit. You nod while sensing a headache coming on slam what's left of your first beer and order another. Bill returns to continue his dream quest for Jennifer, the short black skirt and boots she's wearing only fuel his futile effort. You spy some more coworkers and quietly slip away. You stroll into the middle of a conversation between Nick the loud guy from accounting, and three exceptionally hot girls from the marketing department. Nick's explaining the merits of using Tivo for watching football games without commericals. Kelly the shallow blond who thinks Tivo is a new perfume from Chanel stares longingly into Nick's eyes. Her friends Stacy and Ann stand quietly by, attentive but not really paying attention. Nick decides to buy everyone shots of tequila, you gladly oblige and chase it down with another beer. You start talking to Stacy and Ann. You don't really know them, but you say hi to them in the hallways at work so there's that familiarity of seeing each other all the time. After what seems like minutes of interesting conversation, you look at your watch and it's closing in on 10:00, where did those hours go. You're all feeling the fuzziness of the alcohol kicking in. Stacy suggests you all go to the trendy new dance club in town. Sounds like a good idea so you go along. Ann calls a couple of her friends and tells them to meet you there. The three of you head out. The club is a haze of multilevel dance floors,smoke, lasers and pounding dance music. You all grab a drink and check out the scene in the room. No matter how hard you try at this point, the lights never really seem bright enough for you to focus on anything. Suddenly you find yourself dancing on a platform in the middle of the club with Ann. Next thing you know, you're making out with her in some dark corner.
How the hell did you get there, you're not sure. It's now closing in on 3:30 am, and now you're all at someone's apartment that you don't even know. A bottle of vodka is being passed around and a few people are off in a corner smoking. The television is on the infomercial channel and music is being played loud enough to be disorienting. The next thing you know you're waking up to the sun streaming through the windows, on the sofa, a under a blanket with a half naked girl that you don't even know. What the hell happened, your head is pounding mercilessly,and the last thing you remember is "Hey, lets go dancing"

That is Myth Takes.
Put on the headphones, turn it up real loud, and descend dancing into the black hole of your psyche.

Coming March 4th 2007

MP3 :
!!! - yadnus.mp3

website: http://www.brainwashed.com/!!!/

BUY IT : at Amazon

Sunday, January 14, 2007

From The Mailbag : The Swimmers,Triggers,New Chelsea Taube


First up from the mail bag today, The Swimmers.
from their myspace bio :
The Swimmers are a band based on a story. It’s not the story of how the
Philadelphia four-piece met or of how they came to music or even how they shook
off their alt-country tendencies; it’s the story of a young man who swims home
through the backyard pools in his affluent suburban town only to find his home
abandoned and ruined.

Former One Star Hotel frontman Steve Yutzy-Burkey
based his new pop project on the famous short story, “The Swimmer” by John
Cheever, suddenly so inspired that he dismantled One Star Hotel to complete an
album’s worth of ambitious, upbeat songs far removed from the band’s jangly
country style.
Let me be one of the first to proclaim their new album Fighting Trees the first truly important release of 2007. Forget all about the new Shins,this is one disc you need to have right now. In trying to find a way to describe their sound, names like Tweedy, Dando, and McCartney spring to mind. This is an album chock full of intelligent, catchy songs. Watch for it to be released early this year, it is a must have.

The Swimmers are:
Steve Yutzy-Burkey, Rick Sieber, Krista Yutzy-Burkey, Scott French

With many thanks to the band here's the first song off of Fighting Trees for a limited time only.

Stream the entire album at their website.

MP3: The Swimmers -It's Time They Knew


website: www.theswimmers.com
myspace: www.myspace.com/helloswimmers


Be sure to get out and catch them live soon. They have a Wednesday night residency coming up at the Khyber in Philadelphia during the month of February and a Sunday night residency at Pianos in New York City in March.

Upcoming Shows
Jan 20 2007 9:00P Tric Town January @ Mojo 13 Wilmington, Delaware
Feb 3 2007 9:00P Great Scott Allston, Massachusetts
Feb 7 2007 9:00P Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 8 2007 10:00P Sin-e New York, New York
Feb 14 2007 9:00P Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 21 2007 9:00P Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 28 2007 9:00P Khyber Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 10 2007 9:00P DC-9 DC, Washington DC
Mar 11 2007 9:00P Pianos New York, New York
Mar 18 2007 9:00P Pianos New York, New York
Mar 25 2007 9:00P Pianos New York, New York



Up next is Pittsburgh based band Triggers

Imagine if Ben Folds and Devo joined forces with some help from Elvis Costello to form a band, and you have an idea of what Triggers sounds like. Triggers new EP, Elude the Suits, takes the sound introduced on their first demo and refines it even further. From the jumpy staccato new wave guitar hook of Eyes Like A Ninja to the hyper pop She Had Me At Takeoff with its falsetto vocal, to the piano pounding rocker Anyone At Anytime, Elude The Suits is full of great pop songs.

Triggers are :

Joe Kasler – Bass, Vocals
Rich Kawood – Drums, Vocals
Adam Rousseau – Guitar, Vocals
Brett Zoric – Keyboards, Vocals

MP3 :
Triggers How Do I Get To The Roof
from Triggers Demo

Stream the new Elude The Suits EP on their website
: www.triggersmusic.com

Upcoming Shows
Jan 19 2007 Southminster Church PGH, PA 8pm ALL AGES w/ TBA
Jan 26 2007 Brillobox PGH, PA 10pm w/ Life in Bed, The Receiver. 21+
Mar 9 2007 Brillobox PGH, PA 10pm w/ Donora and Librarians. 21+

And last but certainly not least, a new song called Wilson, from Bag Of Songs favorite the lovely and talented Chelsea Taube.


MP3: Chelsea Taube - Wilson

myspace : www.myspace.com/chelseataube

Upcoming Shows
Jan 24 2007 07:00 PM - The Blue Note Cafe, Pontiac, Michigan
Feb 03 2007 05:00 PM - Kaya Coffee VOX ROX, Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 06 2007 08:00 PM - The Modern Exchange , Southgate, Michigan

Friday, January 12, 2007

5 On A Friday : 5 Bands to See In Philly Tonight

Today for 5 on a Friday, 5 hot bands to see in Philadelphia tonight.

Luzer - A hard rocking Beatles / Elvis Costello influenced power pop band plays their final show.
Pawnshop Roses - Recent Winner of YouTube's Best Live Band Video contest Pawnshop Roses headlines World Cafe with their Faces meets Black Crows meets Whiskeytown blend of alt-country.
Napalm Sunday and Buzz Zeemer two of Philly's finest jangly power pop bands reunite and share the bill at Grape Street for a celebration of their label Record Cellar's final release the new compilation Town and Country
Rich Kaufman formerly of Philly favorites, Electric Love Muffin and Rolling Hayseeds headlines a show at The Khyber with his current band Foxycontin

1:
Luzer - Come On Mandy
http://www.myspace.com/luzer
2:
Pawnshop Roses - Fading Out
http://www.myspace.com/pawnshoproses
3:
Napalm Sunday -In My Yard
http://www.myspace.com/napalmsunday94
4: Buzz Zeemer - Crush
http://www.myspace.com/buzzzeemer
5:
Foxycontin - Dolphins
http://www.myspace.com/foxycontin4

Pawnshop Roses with Luzer(FINAL SHOW),Pepper's Ghost
World Cafe Live DOWNSTAIRS (ALL AGES!)
3025 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Luzer on at 7:30 PM
http://www.worldcafelive.com/

Napalm Sunday & Buzz Zeemer REUNION Show
January, 12 2007 at Grape Street
4100 Main Street, Manayunk, Pennsylvania
Napalm Sunday on at 8:15 PM Buzz Zeemer on at 9:15
http://www.grapestreet.com/

Foxycontin with Daymaker,Surefire Broadcast,Classic Brown
The Khyber
56 2nd St, Philadelphia, PA
9:00 PM
http://www.thekhyber.com/

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Lucinda Williams Rarities


Inspired by Heather's great post and contest involving the newly remastered Lucinda Williams Car Wheels On A Gravel Road disc I thought I'd bring you all a batch of my favorite Lucinda Williams rarities from various tribute albums and compilations. Many of them are out of print but, I've also listed the discs they come from if you want to try and track them down yourself.

Many of these songs are covers, just listen to the way Lucinda pours the emotion and soul into each one and makes it her own.

Also coming in early February is Lucinda's brand new album West. If you caught her recently on tour you may have had the privilege of hearing some of the new tunes. Check out a couple of those live tunes at
There's Always Someone Cooler Than You

MP3:
Lucinda Williams - Dark Side Of Life
A TOWN SOUTH OF BAKERSFIELD (1988) – Enigma D2-73302-A
MP3:
Lucinda Williams - Pancakes
BORN TO CHOOSE (1993) – Rykodisc RCD 10256
MP3:
Lucinda Williams - Main Road
SWEET RELIEF – A Benefit For Victoria Williams (1993) – Chaos OK 57134
MP3:
Lucinda Williams - You Don't Have Very Far To Go
TULARE DUST: A Songwriters’ Tribute To Merle Haggard (1994) – Hightone HCD 8058
MP3:
Lucinda Williams - Positively 4th Street
NEW FOLK GENERATION - ALTERNATIVE ROCK - (1996) - K-Tel 6143-2
MP3:
Lucinda Williams - Come To Me Baby
TRIBUTE TO HOWLIN’ WOLF - (1998) - Telarc 83427
MP3:
Lucinda Williams - Here In California
TREASURES LEFT BEHIND: Remembering Kate Wolf - (1998) - Red House RHR CD 114
MP3:
Lucinda Williams - Cold Cold Heart
TIMELESS - Hank Williams Tribute (2001) - Lost Highway Records 088 170 239-2
MP3:
Lucinda Williams - Angels Laid Him Away
AVALON BLUES: A Tribute to the Music of Mississippi John Hurt (2001) Vanguard 79582-2
MP3:
Lucinda Williams - Nothin'
POET: a Tribute to Townes Van Zandt (2002) - Free Falls FFE-7019-2

Zipfile of all the songs here

Too effin' cool : iPhone is here

TOO HOT ! for words ! it's a phone and an ipod with a touch screen and widescreen video.
Today at the MacWorld conference Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone

more at engadget:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/01/09/the-apple-iphone/





Monday, January 08, 2007

Happy Birthday EP

Today we celebrate the birthday of The King, Elvis Presley, who would have been 72 today.


Sunday, January 07, 2007

From The Mailbag : Lovesick Cousin

Something from the mailbag today. If you have something I should hear, all the contact info is there on the right hand side of the page. I may not feature everything that gets sent on the blog but it all absolutely gets listened to and you will hear back from me.

If you've ever been in a band, or have known anyone in a band, you know there's always been that struggle between playing the music in your soul to often little acclaim or "selling out" and being a cover band and playing to larger audiences.

This quote from Lovesick Cousin's myspace page kind of sums up the frustration bands begin to feel.

How long 'til we get there?

Lovesick Cousin started out as a wonderful
little americana band about three years ago.

Fronted by two
singer-songwriters with a passion for music that was at once accessible and off
the beaten path.

The singer-songwriters are still the same, but
somewhere along the way it became rather nice to actually be paid for
playing...and that usually means selling your soul to those who want to
hear...well...what-ever type of music it is that they want to hear.

Don't get us wrong, playing is better than not playing and when the
collective age of your trio is just about 131 or so, and Karaoke is
everywhere...you learn to be entertained by playing "Soul Pocket" or whatever
the group dujor may be--because it could just be that you're lucky to be
playing...period.

But do us a favor...if you'd be so kind.

If
you come out to see/hear us (by this I mean if you happen to
actually/accidentally stroll into a club/bar where we are performing) ask if the
band does any originals...then you may proceed to ply us with requests for "Bob
Seger", "Bag of Snot", "Brittany what-ever-her-name-was", etc.

We will
smile, God will smile on you everyone wins.
Lovesick Cousin has crafted a fine disc of alt country songs. They list The Jayhawks, Johnny Cash, Neil Young,and The Byrds among thier influences and they have learned their lessons well. I hear a bit of all of those as well a bit of bands like Lone Justice or the Cowboy Junkies in their sound. If you like the songs posted below they have quite a few more at their website and on their myspace. These are roughs from their upcoming album, I know I'm looking forward to the finished product. If you're in the Norfolk area, go and check them out. Make their day, tell them I sent you and request their original songs.

Lovesick Cousin is:
April Phillips-Bass and vocals
Bob Rankin- Guitar and vocals
Russell Scarborough- Drums

Upcoming Shows:
01/13/2007 09:00 PM - Captain Ron's 9300 Chesapeake Blvd., Norfolk, Virginia
01/19/2007 09:00 PM - O'Sullivan's Norfolk 4300 Colley Ave., Norfolk, Virginia
01/20/2007 09:00 PM - O'Sullivan's Norfolk 4300 Colley Ave., Norfolk, Virginia
01/27/2007 09:00 PM - Whitehorse Pub Pembroke Mall, Virginia Beach, Virginia


MP3:
Lovesick Cousin - Somehwere Behind
MP3:
Lovesick Cousin - Greeting Card
MP3: Lovesick Cousin - Rollin' and Wonderin'

website:
www.lovesickcousin.com
myspace:
www.myspace.com/lovesickcousinband

Thursday, January 04, 2007

New Cold War Kids Tour Dates

In addition to a January simultaneous residency on both coasts, alternating between New York and Los Angeles, Cold War Kids have just announced an extensive US and European tour. I caught them the day after their Letterman performance(video below) in Philadelphia and they were every bit as engaging live as they are on disc. Don't miss them if they're coming near you.

Cold Wars On Letterman performing Hang Me Up To Dry
Cold War Kids upcoming tour dates
Jan 10 2007 9:00P Pianos New York, New York
Jan 12 2007 7:00P Silverlake Lounge Los Angeles, California
Jan 17 2007 9:00P Union Hall New York, New York
Jan 19 2007 7:00P Silverlake Lounge Los Angeles, California
Jan 22 2007 8:00P The Belly Up Tavern San Diego, California
Jan 24 2007 8:00P Mercury Lounge New York
Jan 26 2007 8:00P Spaceland Los Angeles
Feb 2 2007 8:00P Manchester Academy Manchester
Feb 3 2007 8:00P Barrowlands Glasgow
Feb 4 2007 8:00P Birmingham Academy Birmingham
Feb 6 2007 8:00P Gebaeude 9 Cologne
Feb 7 2007 8:00P AB Club Brussels
Feb 8 2007 8:00P Paradiso Amsterdam
Feb 9 2007 8:00P Postbanhof Berlin
Feb 11 2007 8:00P Knust Hamburg
Feb 12 2007 8:00P La Cigalle Paris
Feb 13 2007 8:00P Shepards Bush Empire London
Feb 22 2007 8:00P The Troubadour Los Angeles, California
Feb 23 2007 8:00P Great American Music Hall San Francisco, California
Feb 24 2007 8:00P The Attic Santa Cruz, California
Mar 2 2007 8:00P Hi-Dive Denver, Colorado
Mar 3 2007 8:00P Sokol Underground Omaha, Nebraska
Mar 4 2007 8:00P The Bottleneck Lawrence, Kansas
Mar 6 2007 8:00P Varsity Theater Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mar 7 2007 8:00P The Rave at the Eagles Club Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 8 2007 8:00P The Annex Madison, Wisconsin
Mar 9 2007 8:00P Subterranean Chicago, Illinois
Mar 10 2007 8:00P Mojo's columbia, Missouri
Mar 12 2007 8:00P Juanita's Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 14 2007 8:00P Gypsy Tea Room Dallas, Texas
Mar 19 2007 8:00P The Republic New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 20 2007 8:00P Club Downunder Tallahassee, Florida
Mar 21 2007 8:00P the social orlando, Florida
Mar 22 2007 8:00P Cafe 11 St. Augustine, Florida
Mar 23 2007 8:00P Vinyl atlanta, Georgia
Mar 24 2007 8:00P Mercy lounge Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 26 2007 8:00P Village Tavern mt pleasant, South Carolina
Mar 27 2007 8:00P local 506 chapel hill, North Carolina
Mar 28 2007 8:00P Nightclub 9:30 washington dc, Washington DC
Mar 29 2007 8:00P First Unitarian Church Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 30 2007 8:00P Middle East downstairs Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 31 2007 8:00P Pearl Street Nightclub Northhampton, Massachusetts
Apr 2 2007 8:00P La Salsa Rossa Montreal, Quebec
Apr 4 2007 8:00P The Mod Club toronto, Ontario
Apr 6 2007 8:00P Bowery Ballroom New York, New York
Apr 7 2007 8:00P Bowery Ballroom New York, New York


website: www.coldwarkids.com/
myspace:
www.myspace.com/coldwarkids

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

Boys And Girls In the UK

America may have The Hold Steady, but The UK has The Fratellis. Like the bastard child of the punk rock Buzzcocks and 70's glam T.Rex they spin frenetics blasts of pop about boys and girls and all that goes on thereabouts. Or as the bio blurb on their website puts it :

So Mince was a stoner,Barry was a car thief and Jon was just a jon.
Where
stovable loners meet frustrated aristocratic nymphs. Where shoefetishists will
go to the gang fight and where Stacie Anne meets the Budhill boys in the back
seat...'MON THE FRATELLIS!

With names like Barry,Mince and Jon these Glasgow boys may sound like understudies for the Bay City Rollers, but they know how to kick out the rock and roll. They've spent the last year tearing up the UK, playing over 140 shows. Now they're bringing it to the US, the Flathead EP was just released to Itunes, and their debut full length Costello Music(currently only available in the UK) hits US shores on March 13th.
Here's a couple tunes for you, Chelesa Dagger - one of their UK singles from earlier this year, and Country Boys and City Girls - number 5 in a series of free mp3s they're giving away on their website as part of what they're calling The Budhill Singles Club.

The Fratellis are from Glasgow, Scotland and are :
Jon Fratelli - vocals, guitar
Mince Fratelli - drums, vocals
Barry Fratelli - bass, shouting

website : www.thefratellis.com
myspace :
www.myspace.com/littlebabyfratelli

MP3:
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
MP3:
The Fratellis - Country Boys And City Girls

iTunes : The Flathead EP
Amazon :
Costello Music(UK Import Edition)

Monday, January 01, 2007

Happy New Year !

Welcome to 2007 !
Wishing everyone a healthy and happy new year !

Here's a few points of view in song to help start yours.

MP3: Nada Surf - Blankest Year
MP3:
Slaid Cleaves - One Good Year
MP3:
Semisonic - This Will Be My Year