are playing on September 17th, 2005 as part of the CMJ showcase.
Other bands on this bill are probably Rahim and Turing Machine and ??
.
The other big Frenchkiss Records event coming up is Les Savy Fav, Thunderbirds are Now, and Rahim at Bowery Ballroom on August 26th. (sold out)
On September 1st Clap Your Hands Say Yeah (CYHSY) kick off which includes dates with in NYC and elsewhere, a 9/16 CMJ show with Ambulance at Mercury Lounge, and .
is the singer of CYHSY.
Two days before the tour (August 30th, 2005), "Alec Ounsworth and the Pelican Picnic" . , the only other band name he goes by is Flashy Python and the Body Snatchers.
The Pelican Picnic is a new one, so I guess this one has secret CYHSY show written all over it, but I have no idea.
* You know who Doveman is, but in case you missed it, Doveman are playing and I took .
are opening for @ in Brooklyn on August 18th, 2005.
Then in the fall they tour with . Here are the current dates:
Sept 29 – TT the Bears, Boston
Oct 1 – Washington Lee University, Lexington, VA (Festival with Earlimart and The Hold Steady)
Rare is a post by these days. Glad to see features MP3s by both Kano Cloud Cult.
Make sure you get more Cloud Cult MP3s and and too.
* Cloud Cult headlines BMJ @ Tonic on Sept. 13th.
.
"Colleen's live performances tenderly assuage these dichotomies, staking out emotional gray areas swathed in layers of pink, as she caresses a violin, plucks at strings, and turns her smiling eyes from beneath her bangs to the crowd, which looks on in astonishment." [ ]
played Joe's Pub on Tuesday August 9, 2005.
"With a strong knowledge of current rock and electronic music, Cecile Schott (Colleen) draws on late 16th-Century lute songs by John Dowland (from whom the new album, The Golden Morning Breaks, takes its name), 17th-Century compositions for viola da gamba (an ancestor to the cello), 20th-Century composers, kora techniques of West Africa, and Indonesian folk and gamelan to create singularly captivating minimal compositions that combine the tenants of Early Music with contemporary experimentalism." [ ]
"Her new album, contains recordings rife with ideas and emotion, songs without traditional beginnings and ends. Rather, what makes her music so special is Schott's intuitive ability to create beauty through simplicity.
By avoiding the strict formal approach to writing and recording, Colleen keys into the primal magical realism in the common every day.m in the common every day.mal magical realism in the common every day.
"Like nothing you've ever heard. 'Astonishing.'" [ ]
Colleen doesn't sing.
She just plays. You can stream her album .
dc:title="Sinead O apos;Connor touring, playing (reggae at) Webster Hall" dc:description=" On October 4th, Sinead O apos;Connor will release Throw Down Your Arms.
The twelve-track record is a tribute to reggae music and features covers of songs penned by the likes of Bob Marley, Lee Perry and Peter Tosh...
..O apos;Connor will launch a.
.." at in Brooklyn last night (August 11, 2005).
"Voxtrot takes elements from Gang of Four, Joy Division, the Smiths, and R.E.M.
, rubs them up in a tight little ball, and bounces it on the hi-hat in rhythm." [ ]
"Voxtrot have been described as "Smiths, Belle Sebastian, C86 and a dash of New Order." [ ]
"Think Cure, Elkland, Smiths, Bloc Party, Killers, Bravery, Roy Orbison(?
!)..
." [ ]
"I can't say anything about Voxtrot without mentioning The Smiths in the first 20 words." [ ]
I wasn't impressed last time I saw Voxtrot from the back of the overstuffed Rothko .
The fact that it was uncomfortably packed, the sound sucked (from the back at least), and it was seven months ago could have something to do with it. Last night that changed. , "Voxtrot fucking ruled," and "Magnetic Field has been added to my list of favorite venues.
"
If you think Morrissey is a wimp, you can't get past Voxtrot's homage to the greats, or you just want to avoid ever being associated with a band who may become so big that they turn uncool, then they're probably not for you. If those aren't issues, I recommend their live show. It's unfortunate the one tonight (august 12th, 2005) is again at a potentially packed Rothko.
They're back in NYC in Sept. for 3 CMJ shows. All .
Get the MP3s at or listen .
dc:title="Doves @ Warsaw for CMJ, Tour, Pre-Sale" dc:description="Doves play Across the Narrows in Staten Island on Oct. 2nd and Warsaw in Brooklyn for CMJ on Sept.
14th. All tour dates on their site. Pre-sale tickets for some Doves dates here (not Brooklyn yet).
Previously Doves, Devendra, Coheed...
" 
* of Deborah Harry, Jessie Malin, Little Steven, Hilly Kristal, and more at CBs first night
I read this morning that CBGB's landlord is appealing the recent decision that dictated CBGB does not owe back rent.
..Stay tuned particularly for additional dates in the US.
.." "Antony and Boy George finished filming the music video for the upcoming single "You Are My Sister", which is set to be released as a 4 song EP this fall.
The other tracks will be "Forest of Love," "Poorest Ear" and "Paddy's Gone." The video is being directed by Charles Atlas..
." "Antony and the Johnsons will be performing as program..
."
" with Antony on Italian MTV..
.. on piano in a different Italian tv studio.
...
Antony's London X-FM session with Bernard Butler . The Dutch VPRO documentary ." [ ]
"Antony on their beautiful new record "Noah's Ark," appearing on the track "Beautiful Boys.
" Antony will also be doing some recording with Marc Almond this month."
is a new fansite.
"Antony gets compared to a ghost or an angel a lot; dressing up like a transgender Robert Smith and singing decaying-cabaret ditties about death in a fluttery warble will do that to a guy.
But the avant-art-folk diva's performance with his chamber group the Johnsons at Town Hall July 28 revealed him to be just as much an earthbound goof as a celestial being." ..
. Amy Phillips . (where I also swiped the picture)
The Modern Age asks .
Sixeyes posts Antony . You Ain't No Picasso is not a fan really, but .
"Melding gypsy-folk instrumentation with Southwestern-sounding guitars, DeVotchKa make lovelorn indie that sounds like Calexico playing Gogol Bordello songs or Modest Mouse embracing the accordion.
.." [ ]
headlined the show at in NYC on Wed.
August 10th, 2005, though about 1/4 of the crowd left after finished playing.
And here's my cheesy synopsis..
.
Warm weather, a high heeled wearing tuba player, the East River, gypsy rock, a cool breeze, danceable songs, and some beautifully lit ships made for an enjoyable (and free) evening.
dc:title="New Death Cab For Cutie MP3s, Touring Tix on sale" dc:description="Although Ticketmaster says Stars are also playing the DCFC/Youth Group show at Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC on 10/19/2005, its not clear that they actually are.
(as Chris pointed out in the comments). Tickets are on sale New Death Cab MP3s..
." dc:title="CBGB owes less, but lease still expiring" dc:description=" CBGB won a round in court yesterday as a judge ruled the famed punk rock club does not owe thousands of dollars in back rent to its landlord, who has notified the club its lease expires at the end of..
." dc:title="Ice-T, Konono No. 1, Zap Mama | SOB apos;s Tix on sale " dc:description=" With everyone from Pitchfork to The Globe and Mail giving them positive notices, Congolese band Konono No.
1 are quickly accruing more cred than an iPod loaded with M.I.A.
tracks and an Arcade Fire sticker tacked on the case...
." "With everyone to giving them positive notices, Congolese band are quickly accruing more cred than an iPod loaded with M.I.
A. tracks and an Arcade Fire sticker tacked on the case. Then again, you're not likely to see thumb piano-laden, traditional African songs with no lyrics making it onto Much On Demand, which is where comes in mighty handy.
" [ ]
Konono No. 1 play two shows at S.O.
B.'s in NYC on November 17th. .
"The music of was once known for bringing pure, a capella sounds from Africa. But its latest CD, Ancestry in Progress, continues a move toward a global vision of soul." [ ] Zap Mama is on tour with two shows at S.
O.B.'s on October 4th and 5th.
.
dc:title="Free Eisley Concerts in NYC, Chicago, Detroit LA" dc:description=" Exclusive FREE Concerts in New York, Chicago, Detroit and Los Angeles featuring Eisley. In New York the show is at Bowery Ballroom on August 16th.
Download your free ticket. I haven apos;t tried it, so please feel free to comment with..
." "Tickets for the in New York, which Oasis will be headlining on 2 October, will go on public sale this Friday, 12th August. Oasis fans however will be given the opportunity to purchase tickets a day earlier through a special pre-sale link on Thursday, 11 August, between 9am – 9pm (Eastern Time).
To buy tickets for the show, click . The password you will be asked to provide is PLAYSTATION" [ ]
Oasis fans only. honor system.
(thx Adam)
dc:title="Arcade Fire to be Bowie apos;s Backing Band? | New MP3" dc:description=" In perhaps the ultimate gesture of admiration, Torontoist has learned that the Arcade Fire will play back-up to Mssr. David Bowie on his next concert tour.
- UPDATE:(from the comments) Torontoist is mistaken. they MAY back him for his set..
." I'm really excited to announce this right now..
..
Tuesday Sept 13th (CMJ-eve), 2005, BrooklynVegan (me) presents:
Special Guest TBA @ in NYC.
Tickets are $8.00 and will go on sale Tuesday via Ticketweb and will also be available at Other Music and the Tonic box office. Stay Tuned for more details.
"Over the next month, CBGB is holding a series of high profile benefit shows. We have been selling a limited number of advance tickets for these shows through TICKETWEB.com and are also holding tickets for sale at the door on the day of each show.
For those of you buying tickets from friends, scalpers, eBay, or anywhere else, there are 2 important pieces of information you need to know."
"1. If it is not your name on the ticket purchase, you will not get in.
TICKETWEB.com does not sell physical tickets. They hold spots on a paid list under the name on the credit card used to purchase them.
As you enter the club on the day of the show, the purchaser MUST show the physical credit card (not a copy) used to purchase the ticket. This is TICKETWEB's policy and they insist that it be enforced. If you bought a ticket from a scalper, unless that scalper is nice enough to loan you their actual credit card and ID, you will not be able to use those tickets to get in.
Period.
CBGB will not allow name substitutions on the TICKETWEB.com list for any reason.
2. Sold out on TICKETWEB.com does not mean the show is sold out.
A limited number of tickets will be available for sale at the door on a first come/first serve basis. If a show is listed on TICKETWEB.com as being sold out, there is still a chance to buy tickets at the door on the day of the show.
Just come early.
The paragraph below is taken from the automatic purchase confirmation email sent out by TICKETWEB.com to all people that buy their tickets.
So buyers and sellers of scalped tickets can't say they didn't know.
dc:title="Kevin Devine signs to major, not playing CBGB" dc:description="Manic Mess reports that Kevin Devine is now on Capitol Records. Yesterday Kevin was listed on the roster of tonight apos;s (August 8th) CBGB benefit show.
The lineup changed. It apos;s now this: 8:30: The Modern, 9:15: Gracer, 10:00: Like Yesterday, 10:45:..
." dc:title="Are Heavy Metal Jazz the same thing? | Listen" dc:description=" So are heavy metal and jazz basically the same thing?
Sonny Sharrock always thought so, apparently. Black Sabbath seemed to suggest so, when they did Supernaut. Miles Davis and James Blood Ulmer and Jean-Paul Bourelly and Tony Williams Lifetime and.
.." dc:title="Across the strike Pond /strike Narrows | Lemonheads Reunite, Doves, Interpol, Built to Spill, etc.
.." dc:description=" The inaugural New York music festival initially dubbed Across the Pond has been rechristened Across the Narrows.
Set for Oct. 1-2 at Brooklyn apos;s Keyspan Park and Staten Island apos;s Richmond County Bank Ballpark, the event will feature headlining sets from Oasis,..
." "The inaugural New York music festival has been rechristened Across the Narrows. Set for Oct.
1-2 at Brooklyn's Keyspan Park and Staten Island's Richmond County Bank Ballpark, the event will feature headlining sets from Oasis, the Killers, Beck and the Pixies.
The Pixies will anchor the Oct. 1 bill in Brooklyn, alongside Gang Of Four, Built To Spill, Rilo Kiley, Death From Above 1979, Mando Diao and Nine Black Alps.
Simultaneously in Staten Island, the Killers will play with Interpol, the New York Dolls, British Sea Power, Lake Trout, Tegan Sara and the Ordinary Boys.
The next day's shows will feature Beck, Belle Sebastian, the Polyphonic Spree, the Raveonettes, Gang Gang Dance, Whirlwind Heat and a band to be announced in Brooklyn, and Oasis, Jet, Doves, the reunited Lemonheads, Kasabian, Jesse Malin, the Redwalls and an undetermined act in Staten Island.
Tickets can be purchased separately for each of the four shows, and a discounted ticket will be available for any two concerts.
VIP package details are still being finalized." [ ]
and are touring..
.
"On her latest Leaf release, Cécile Schott leaves sampling behind entirely, crafting elegant, barely-there compositions from the pure timbres of mostly old instruments." [ ]
"Jeremy Barnes, who is still perhaps best known as the drummer for Neutral Milk Hotel, has not allowed the grass to grow beneath his feet during that outfit's continuing period of inactivity.
After working with his post-NMH group Bablicon, Barnes has seen spot duty with Bright Eyes, the Gerbils, and Broadcast, and for the past few years has apparently been living life as something of an itinerant minstrel. [ ]
Black Mountain on Friday night. Now I feel less bad about missing it myself.
. I missed that one too.
and have the pictures.
dc:title="Photos of M.I.A.
@ Summerstage" dc:description="I skipped out on M.I.A.
today. Looks like it was hot. Read more at Sepia Mutiny.
...
" dc:title="J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr, Cro-Mags other CBGB Benefit Updates" dc:description="J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.
plays a CBGB benefit show on September 11th. (guests ticket info. TBA) Old Skull is reuniting at the Exploited show on September 8th.
September 3rd is listed like this...
HARLEY apos;S WAR Featuring Harley Flanagan and...
" of Dinosaur Jr. plays a CBGB benefit show on September 11th. (guests ticket info.
TBA)
is reuniting at the Exploited show on September 8th.
September 3rd is listed like this..
."HARLEY'S WAR Featuring Harley Flanagan and Hard core Allstars and special cromag guests!!
! Playing ALL "ORIGINAL CRO-MAGS AND HARLEY'S WAR SONGS!!
!!"
We're all Broken and BlackoutPack are are opening for Thursday on August 25th.
All benefit shows below...
AWKWARD THOUGHT, URBAN RIOT, STEP2FAR, NUTS BOLTS, THE TURNPIKE WRECKS, STATE OF DISGRACE
The Modern (ex reunion Show), Gracer, Like Yesterday, Fightofyourlife,The Benjamins, Kevin Devine
APHASIA, SHORTIE
AGAINST ME, THE EXIT, WORLD INFERNO FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY
VANS WARPED TOUR AFTER PARTY - Hawthorne Heights, Funeral For A Friend, Saosin, The Receiving End of Sirens, Hit The Lights
GORILLA BISCUITS, BLACK TRAIN JACK, KILL YOUR IDOLS
RAW POWER, EYE HATE GOD
THE VANDALS, JERRY'S KIDS
KID DYNAMITE, GREYAREA
FIGHT FOR YOUR LIFE, 40 BELOW SUMMER, SPECIAL GUEST TBA
THURSDAY, WE'RE ALL BROKEN, BLACKOUT PACK
DEAD BOYS, FLIPPER, PETER AND THE TEST TUBE BABIES, ADRENALIN O.D. , FURIOUS GEORGE
DEAD BOYS, ANTI-NOWHERE LEAGUE, NIHILISTICS, SFA, SURPRISE GUEST
SHAM 69, FLIPPER, CHEETAH CHROME THE BLACK ANGELS, WALTER LURE(OF THE HEARTBREAKERS) W/THE WALDOS
SHAM 69, THE RADICTS, YOUTH BRIGADE
FANG, BILLY CLUB
CONFLICT, LOST CHERREES, PROUDFLESH/CRUCIFIX
TODAY IS THE DAY, HARLEY'S WAR Featuring Harley Flanagan and Hard core Allstars and special cromag guests!
!! Playing ALL "ORIGINAL CRO-MAGS AND HARLEY'S WAR SONGS!
!!!
, CIRCLE OF DEAD CHILDREN, ADOLYNE, DISASTER STRIKES
SICK OF IT ALL, FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS, MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD
DR. KNOW, ILL REPUTE
THE EXPLOITED, FINAL CONFLICT, OLD SKULL (REUNION SHOW), DISASSOCIATE
CIRCLE JERKS, ADOLESCENTS, D.I.
, CHANNEL 3, ZERO BOYS, ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN
CIRCLE JERKS, D.I. , ADOLESCENTS, CHANNEL 3, ZERO BOYS, 45 GRAVE
caryn: Why, Amy Phillips, are people questioning the fate of ?
Tell the people.
caryn: True that. Amy, you are moving on Monday to Chicago to become the news editor at .
Is that accurate?
amy: indeed it is. and you can fact-check that!
amy: and caryn, you are staying right here in nyc, and you have already become arts and entertainment editor at the associated motherfuckin press???
caryn: Yes, it also proven that I have been hired by that venerable newsgathering organization to be the arts and entertainment editor of a new line of content aimed at the kids.
dc:title="Nine Inch Nails take on scalpers with fan club, auctions" dc:description=" Industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails (tickets | music) hope to keep tickets for their North American fall tour out of the hands of scalpers by implementing a two-prong ticketing program for some of the best seats to each show. [liveDaily].
.." "Industrial rockers Nine Inch Nails (tickets | music) hope to keep tickets for their North American fall tour out of the hands of scalpers by implementing a two-prong ticketing program for some of the best seats to each show.
" [ ]
"It is one of the great cat-and-mouse games of modern commerce: the music industry comes up with new ways to thwart ticket scalpers, and the scalpers figure out how to subvert the system.
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