white denim threw up some new (to me) tracks on myspace HERE

Concert update/austin:

next friday July 25>> its Wolf Parade at LaZona Rosa VS Aesop Rock at Emos ....

tough call

Uk wonderboy Sam Sparro is picking up a little momentum stateside. Here is the original and a club remix…

as it goes w/most material from me, this vid was posted in december07… but i think its relevant to some austin-ites who might like yacht flowin’ north on soco…. this is a part of kut.org’s new ‘retread sessions’ capturing bands performing in austin but outside the typical venue... RETREAD SESSIONS

Ok kids, be sure to mark July 22nd down on your calendar, because that’s the day that Jacksonville’s Black Kids will release their much-anticipated debut album Partie Traumatic. If you haven’t heard of these glam-rockin’ beasts yet, then you need to get with it sistah.

After splashing on the music scene at last year’s Athens Popfest (that’s Georgia, not Peloponnesia) and touring through the UK with the likes of Friendly Fires, Ipso Facto, and Sons and Daughters, the kids signed a deal with Columbia Records and recorded Partie Traumatic with Bernard Butler (of Suede).

If you like these jams, check out their myspace for even more goodness, and be sure to pick up the CD when it hits stores on the 22nd. They’re on a pretty extensive tour right now (unfortunately, no Austin dates mentioned so far), so catch ‘em if they’re in your neck of the woods.

We’ve got a smattering of the best shit out there on this Mondayest of Mondays. From Woodrow, we have two selections from GvsB’s albums of 2008 – Beach House’s Gila and Grizzly Bear’s While You Wait for the Others. Mr. Pfister has been all over Cut/Copy for weeks now, so we’ve chosen Feel the Love, from their new CD In Ghost Colors. And I’m coming at ya with a selection from the new Wolf Parade CD At Mount Zoomer and some spankin’ new Weezer. Enjoy.

Wolf Parade – California Dreamer

Wolf Parade – Fine Young Cannibals

Cut/Copy – Feel the Love

Sup peeps?! VIVA LA VIDA, Coldplay’s long 4th album drops June 17th! Greggers is pumped! I’ve already pre-ordered it, but in the meantime am giving it a solid preview at iheartmusic. So far, so good…aside from hearing some chick tell me “music on demand” every couple of minutes. Most recent tour dates are up and it looks like Denver will be on the list for November 21. Woodrow and I will be there, with extra turkey and pumpkin pie for Chris and the gang. Also included “Violet Hill” from their upcoming album below and some weird telemetry remix. Jamming in my cube until next time, Greggers.

Looking for a crazy-ass party on a Monday night? You’re in luck. Rockouts faves Dilated Peoples are headlining tonight at Emo’s, and will be set up by 88 Keys, Aceyalone, and The Alchemist. So shake off that weekend hangover and join your boy Jon G downtown!

Dilated Peoples – Another Sound Mission
Dilated Peoples – Firepower
Dilated Peoples – The Eyes Have It

The MMT returns with a smattering of what we’re listening to this week. Lykke Li has a huge showing on our list, and rightfully so – the “Little Bit” EP is dooooooope.

Update – Woodrow passed along a new jam off Albert Hammond Junior’s new CD. Does it sound familiar? That’s cause Rockouts shot an exclusive video of him playing it live at his concert last year:

If you hang out with the likes of Kyp Malone (TV on the Radio) and the Grizzly Bear guys, chances are you’re gonna have some pretty good musical inspiration. Maybe that’s the case for Brooklyn’s Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson, or maybe he gets his inspiration from crazy Uncle Jack (Daniels). Regardless, Robinson has found his muse, and it has resulted in some pretty incredible music.

Due out July 1st, Robinson’s self-titled LP was recorded by Grizzly Bear’s Chris Taylor and features appearances by Malone, Chris Bear, and Daniel Rossen. The star of the show is Buriedfed, the kind of song that makes you google someone you’ve never heard of before.

Enjoy Buriedfed and The Debtor, and check out Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson on Say Hey records July 1st. Robinson will also be touring with White Rabbits this month – check his myspace for tour dates.

Check it out… www.mixwit.com.

Here’s my first attempt at greatness…

After hearing incredible reviews from the first few shows of Kanye West’s Glow in the Dark tour I was finally able to take it in for myself last night. It lived up to the hype. The three opening acts were excellent, with my only complaint being that Lupe should have been third instead of first because he really got the still filing in crowd going. Lupe had a ridiculous amount of energy and contributor Matt Santos sounded kick ass live. NERD kept the energy pumping, daring the crowd to not stand up and dance and even pulling some ladies from the crowd up on stage for a song. Rhianna made the female contingent happy (as well as this guy standing right in front of me who dances like Richard Simmons. This same guy was in front of me for LCD/Arcade Fire and he is a freaking riot) and she kept the momentum rolling ahead for Mr. West.

Kanye’s set was the most produced concert I have ever been a part of and it really made you forget that he was centering all of the attention no just himself and a mike. He seemed to be going full bore and went all out from start to finish. I finally had some killer seats for a show and was able to snap a ton of pics for your enjoyment (much to the dismay of the Pepsi Center security, who were not allowing any photos). Make sure and spend the cash to see Glow in the Dark if it’s coming through your city.

• April 29 Oklahoma City, OK Ford Center
• April 30 Austin, TX Frank Irwin Center

May 2008

• May 1 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
• May 2 Houston, TX Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
• May 4 Atlanta, GA Gwinette Arena
• May 5 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
• May 6 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
• May 8 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
• May 9 Raleigh, NC Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
• May 10 Washington, DC Nissan Pavilion
• May 11 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
• May 13 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
• May 15 Boston, MA Tweeter Center
• May 16 Hartford, CT North East Dodge Music Center
• May 17 Philadelphia, PA Susquehana Bank Center
• May 18 Scranton, PA Toyota Pavilion
• May 20 Montreal, Que. Bell Centre
• May 21 Toronto, Ont. Molson Centre
• May 22 Detroit, MI Palace
• May 23 Chicago, IL United Center
• May 24 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
• May 27 Saskatoon, Sask. Credit Union Centre
• May 29 Edmonton, Alb. Rexall Palace
• May 30 Calgary, Alb. Saddledome

Next Wed & Th. nite Austin is gonna be straight bumpin big boiii. wed 4/30 is the kanye show and the following nite MIA/holy fuck (as prev mentioned) will do it at the sold-out la zona rosa. ur boys will def be there. btw – im curius how the kanye and lupe and nerd AND rihanna are going to break down stage time, just seems like a lot of acts and i doubt its gonna be a 5 hour show.. we’ll see

I leave you with a remix that has nothing to do with any of this, i found this shinichi guy while watching the movie babel – he had some part in a club scene – house music

The band is Digitalism – Pogo is the trk (Shinichi remix)

I read it was also in a pontiac commercial.. Advertising beats me to the punch again..oh well. it jams..

Lastly – ACL headliners suck this year, wherefore art thou Radiohead??

Yea, so this post is a week late. So sue me. The show rocked as expected. More production then I have ever seen from them and they played a great mix of their catalog. Don’t miss em if they come your way. Here are two videos I took from far away with my camera and their performance on Letterman last night.

Here are the rest of the dates on this tour:

The Black Keys 05/12/08 Mon 9:30 Club Washington, DC

The Black Keys 05/13/08 Tue 9:30 Club Washington, DC

The Black Keys 05/15/08 Thu Terminal 5 New York, NY

The Black Keys 05/16/08 Fri Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA

The Black Keys 05/17/08 Sat Orpheum Theater Boston, MA

The Keys will be back in Denver on June 28th as part of the SoCo Music Experience at Coors Field and will hit the festival circuit at Glastonbury, Lollapalooza and ACL.

(picture courtesy of Cause=Time)

austin band Brazos are squeezed in between Lemurs and The Steps(never heard of them) for a free show at the mohawk tonite at/10pm

B.S.P. Saturday,(4/12) Club De Ville, Austin,TX

British Sea Power . i’ve put up an old track from their more melancholy days. they are touring their new album “do you like rock music” -

The full lineup Lollapalooza 2008 has been released and at first glance it certainly looks like a clear winner in the “summer of a million festivals”. Ill be going again…

Radiohead

Rage Against the Machine

Nine Inch Nails

Kanye West

Wilco

The Raconteurs

Louis XIV

Love and Rockets

Gnarls Barkley

Bloc Party

The Black Keys

Broken Social Scene

Lupe Fiasco

Flogging Molly

Mark Ronson

Cat Power

The National

G. Love & Special Sauce

Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings

Explosions in the Sky

Brand New

Gogol Bordello

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Dierks Bentley

Okkervil River

Amadou & Mariam

Blues Traveler

John Butler Trio

Girl Talk

Your Vegas

CSS

Eli “Paperboy” Reed & the True Loves

Battles

Steel Train

Jamie Lidell

Bang Camaro

Butch Walker

The Blakes

Mates of State

Tally Hall

Spank Rock

White Lies

Brazilian Girls

Magic Wands

Chromeo

Electric Touch

Duffy

Innerpartysystem

The Kills

The Postelles

Rogue Wave

The Parlor Mob

The Go! Team

Bald Eagle

Mason Jennings

Krista

The Gutter Twins

Ha Ha Tonka

Yeasayer

Witchcraft

Grizzly Bear

We Go To 11

MGMT

Sofia Talvik

Booka Shade

Santogold

Black Kids

Black Lips

Dr. Dog

Nicole Atkins & the Sea

The Ting Tings

Kid Sister

Office

The Cool Kids

What Made Milwaukee Famous

Does It Offend You, Yeah?

The Whigs

Manchester Orchestra

Foals

Uffie

The Octopus Project

Cadence Weapon

Ferras

De Novo Dahl

Noah and the Whale

Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s

K’NAAN

Serena Ryder

Newton Faulkner