Local News: Liars & Menomena
Saturday, July 21st, 2007Menomena will be playing the Varsity Theater with Illinois on November 17th. (Pitchfork)
Interpol’s October 12 show will also feature Liars. (Pitchfork)
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Archive for July, 2007
Pitchfork Music Festival: Mashups, Polaroids, Recaps, Videos and More
Friday, July 20th, 2007A week ago today the 2007 Pitchfork Music Festival kicked off in Chicago with a performance with three fantastic acts, each performing one of their most heralded albums; Slint with Spiderland, GZA with Liquid Swords and Sonic Youth with Daydream Nation. Not to be outdone, Saturday and Sunday both included an amazing line up [...]
Bloc Party on Spinner’s The Interface
Friday, July 20th, 2007Earlier this week Spinner released an acoustic set performed in its studio by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack of Bloc Party. The duo performed somber renditions from both its recent release A Weekend in the City and its 2005 album Silent Alarm.
Ryan Adams on The Tonight Show
Friday, July 20th, 2007Following up his performance on The Late Show with David Letterman Ryan Adams, backed by The Cardinals, performed “Two” on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. It was recently announced that Ryan Adams has added another leg to his current tour which will see him return to Minneapolis, playing the State Theater September 27th. (Reveille)
Local News: Great Northern, Travis, Maximo Park, Devendra Banhart, Emmys & Cradle of Filth
Friday, July 20th, 2007Greg Swan recalls Tuesday night’s 7th Street Entry show, “Great Northern’s audacious approach to songwriting — varied time signatures, minor and dissonant chords, magnetic lyrical concepts — explodes live on-stage like delicious, melting ear candy dripping from the speakers. It’s a sound too big to come from such small people.” (Perfect Porridge)
Britpop mainstays Travis will [...]
Interpol on Spinner’s Sessions
Thursday, July 19th, 2007Interpol recently stopped by the Spinner to record a set for Sessions. The group performed “The Heinrich Maneuver” and “Mammoth” from its recent Our Love to Admire along with “Evil” and “Obstacle 1″ from previous albums.
Spoon on The Late Show
Thursday, July 19th, 2007Spoon’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga has been heralded as one of the best albums of the year and last week the band performed “The Underdog” on The Late Show with David Letterman. Capitalizing on the CBS Orchestra Britt Daniel and his band mates laid down a fantastic performance giving support to those who [...]
Common Feat. Lily Allen “Driving Me Wild”
Thursday, July 19th, 2007Last week a rough live version of the track surfaced, but thanks to Nah Right the studio cut of “Driving Me Wild” from Common’s forthcoming Finding Forever has found light. Lily Allen contributes with her vibrant voice, all the while following Common’s commentary on a few people’s focus on their public image and struggle to [...]
Local News: Subhumans UK, Of Montreal & More Commentary on “Planet Earth”
Thursday, July 19th, 2007Classic punk outfit Subhumans UK will be hitting the Triple Rock Social Club on August 8. (Brooklyn Vegan)
Of Montreal will be returning to town in October, playing First Avenue. (Brooklyn Vegan)
At least 2.8 million copies of Prince’s Planet Earth were given away last Sunday, this article examines the retail industry’s response. (Ars Techinca)
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Rilo Kiley “The Moneymaker” Video
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007Wait, what? If upon 30 seconds of listening it becomes necessary for me to re-verify whether or not what I’m actually hearing is what was intended to play - should that be considered brilliantly effective or disastrously horrific? Rilo Kiley’s first single from their forthcoming Under The Blacklight demonstrates that our favorite child stars certainly [...]
Puerto Rican Nice: Maria Isa
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007Although only twenty years old, Maria Isa does not lack experience as she has been on stage and around music since the age of five. She grew up on St. Paul’s westside as a young Puerto Rican and by the time she had turned eleven she began writing poems and music. As a young girl [...]
Local News: Rilo Kiley, Maximo Park, Ben Harper & Local Staff Cuts
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007Rilo Kiley is set to return to the Cities with a show at First Avenue September 14th. (Brooklyn Vegan)
Maximo Park stopped by MPR’s The Current to perform an in studio session before the group’s Varsity Theater show. (The Current)
Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals will be returning to town September 3rd, playing the Orpheum Theater. [...]
The Knife’s “Heartbeats” & Its Many Versions
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Swedish duo The Knife recently released a live video for “Heartbeats,” a track made famous by another Swede, José González. The video will be included on a bonus DVD included in the group’s recently released three-disc Silent Shout reissue. Hearing the track again reminds of all the fantastic versions of the song that exist [...]
Smashing Pumpkins on The Late Show Pt. 2
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Smashing Pumpkins returned to The Late Show with David Letterman, marking the band’s second performance on the show during the week. Having performed “Tarantula” previously the group chose to follow that up by playing “That’s The Way (My Love Is).” It was recently announced that the group will be supported by opening acts [...]
Jesca Hoop on MPR’s The Current
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007While in town last week in support of the mammoth Polyphonic Spree Jesca Hoop stopped by MPR’s The Current to play a few songs and chat with host Barb Abney. Hoop’s performance this past week was fantastic, accompanied on stage by two keyboardists she casually laid down a set that would make Amy Winehouse [...]
Local News: Black Blondie, Summer Music and Movies, Reveille Magazine & Bob Dylan
Tuesday, July 17th, 2007Female-heavy hip hop troupe Black Blondie are losing vocalist Sarah White. (Metroblogging)
The Walker kicked off its 31st Annual Summer Music & Movies with Black Blondie & All That Heaven Allows. The series, which will run every Monday night at dusk, will continue through the 20th of August. (Walker Art Center)
More Cowbell’s Kyle Matteson has [...]
The Best of the First Half: Hip Hop/Rap
Monday, July 16th, 2007Depending on how you approach the scene, 2007 could be viewed as both a year heavily seeded with solid hip hop/rap albums or one that is very weak. XXL’s Byron Crawford recently culled his favorites of the year thus far, as did About’s Rizoh, both similar in criticisms and interests. Throwing another voice [...]
RJD2 “Work It Out” Video
Monday, July 16th, 2007Spinner debuted RJD2’s new video for “Work It Out” last week. The video features contemporary dancer/artist Bill Shannon who, as Chris Bliss did in last year’s Fatboy Slim video for “That Old Pair of Jeans,” brings a new dynamic to a simple act. Spinner explains, “Shannon, born with a degenerative hip condition, [...]
Local News: Justice, The New Pornographers & Robbers on High Street
Monday, July 16th, 2007 Justice will be performing at The Foundation this fall - a must-see event in my opinion! (Brooklyn Vegan)
For those of you with no interest in French electronic stylings The New Pornographers will be hitting First Avenue on the same night as Justice. (Pitchfork)
MPR’s The Current hosted Robbers on High Street for an in-studio session [...]
Silverchair Kick Off North American Tour with Performances on Late Night TV
Sunday, July 15th, 2007This past week saw a strange breakdown for Silverchair with singer Daniel Johns succumbing to laryngitis just as the group was set to kick off its North American tour. To the band’s credit they did attempt to give a strong performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, but uniformed viewers couldn’t have thought [...]