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Rockshows

• News, Rockshows

  Deerhunter Tours Some More

  08.07.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Deerhunter just released some more non-NIN shows coming up this fall. Bradford Cox is buying some new dresses for the occasion, too! By the way, BC has my heart, because he understands something that I understand, but very few others do. Quoted in Analogue Mag: “I’ve pretty much given up on indie rock. [...]

• MP3, Rockshows

  Brightblack Morning Light’s Still Interstellar

  08.06.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Feathers, rosaries, and teal colored water. Should be a good time, especially on LSD. Brightblack Morning Light’s latest, Motion to Rejoin, takes up where the self-titled record left off, and this time, was recorded with solar power. Brightgreen Morning Light. Matador just announced today that the album drops September 23, the [...]

• MP3, Rockshows

  New Brian Eno and David Byrne - “Strange Overtones”

  08.06.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  The expansive 1981 Brian Eno + David Byrne LP My Life in the Bush of Ghosts was groundbreaking to the Nth degree, and it’s undoubtedly my favorite release from either gentleman. To think that this unabashedly bizarre album was laid to tape in the middle of Eno’s ambient explorations and right before the ever-popular [...]

• MP3, Rockshows

  Oneida - “Preteen Weaponry Part 1″

  08.05.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Oneida’s latest, Preteen Weaponry, drops today on the pretty much flawless Jagjaguwar label. Preteen Weaponry is part of a sprawling multi-album project dubbed “Thank Your Parents.” What Oneida’s vision exactly is remains rather mysterious, but will rule nonetheless. Preteen Weaponry features three movements, and is the first record in the series. Oneida [...]

• MP3, News, Rockshows

  The 88Boadrums’ 88 Drummers

  08.04.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  As reported not too long ago, Boredoms are celebrating their favorite holiday - the incidental triple digit date - with a bicoastal 88 drummer performance led by Eye. Each performance will start at 8:08 P.M. (local time) on August 8th. The prestigious list of drummers includes members of Animal Collective, Dead Meadow, Entrance, [...]

• MP3, Rockshows

  Animal Collective at Pitchfork: Full Concert and Setlist

  07.28.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  There’s no “I” in blogosphere, dood. If you weren’t there for Animal Collective, some serious teamwork will help take you back in time and put you there. My best blog buddy Matt, who runs a tight ship at the helm of YANP, just uploaded the zipped RAR files containing the full bootleg of [...]

• News, Rockshows

  Paperrad, Fortress of Amplitude, Extreme Animals Storm the Land of Plenty

  07.24.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Paperrad is what happens when your brain pukes inside your skull. The Pittsburgh and Providence-based collective specializes in video art, doom drone, and head lozenges. When on tour, they perform in three parts: two different groups including Extreme Animals and Fortress of Amplitude (both of which have that great Load Records style [...]

• Rockshows, Visual Aids

  Pitchfork Recap: Boris

  07.21.08 | Permalink | 3 Comments

  Click on the photos to see a larger, higher resolution version.
  Despite that fact that the sun radiated full force on Union Park, baking the crowd in 95+ degree weather, Boris was too dark and mysterious to not wear black. Czech the gong.

  Boris’ set was very tight and put the crusty dude contingent of Pitchfork [...]

• Rockshows, Visual Aids

  Pitchfork Recap: Spiritualized and Caribou

  07.21.08 | Permalink | 6 Comments

  It’s obligatory photo recap time! Unfortunately, I couldn’t get a press pass this year, so many of the following photos prominently feature the back of people’s domes. Click on the photos to see a larger, higher resolution version.
  After two months of flawless weather in Chicago, the climate waited until the most excellent of [...]

• Noise Consultations, Rockshows

  Noise Consultations: Pitchfork Music Festival ‘08 Preview

  07.18.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Straight from my view from the cheap seats, here’s the Decibel Tolls’ preview for some choice artists I’m anticipating seeing at this year’s festival. My prophecies for these shows have been gleaned from my experience with a couple of these artists in the past, general intuition, and my magic 8-ball. First, it should be noted [...]