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Macromantics

Little word has been spread about this Aussie hip hopper, with Lady Sov and Lily Allen commanding most of the attention. This album is being slept on by most and deserves some attention. From Kill Rock Stars :

“Australian rapper and word weaving wizard macromantics took the heartbeat she was born with, and turned it into music. From an early age, she was drawn to the world of sine waves. At the age of 15, she was asked to tour with Ben Lee’s teenage pop-punk pack Noise Addict, as a guitarist and it was during this journey that she discovered the essence of Hip Hop. “

Track Listing:

Miss Macro

Moments In Movement

Scorch (MP3)

Dark Side of Dallas

Eerily Spookily

Locksmith

Bandwagon

Love Thyself

Apple Crumble

Vaudeville

Generation

Looks like she’s touring with Deerhoof,Peaches, and Pigeon John right now and will be doing the SXSW Kill Rock Stars showcase.

MACROMANTICS Tour

January 2007

30 – Melbourne @ The Prince of Wales w/ Peaches

31 – Melbourne @ The Prince of Wales w/ Peaches

February 2007

01 – Melbourne @ Northcote Social Club

02 – Brisbane @ The Zoo

08 – Sydney @ Spectrum

09 – Sydney @ Spectrum

10 – Canberra @ Transit Bar

15 – Perth @ Beck’s Verandah/Perth Int Arts Festival

17 – Adelaide @ Rocket Bar

21 – Albury @ Sodens U.S. Tour!

28 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill/Noise Pop Festival

March 2007

02 – San Diego, CA @ Epicentre w/ Deerhoof

03 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress w/ Deerhoof

04 – Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Theater w/ Deerhoof

07 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory w/ Deerhoof

08 – Dallas, TX @ Gypsy Ballroom w/ Deerhoof

09 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s w/ Deerhoof

10 – Houston, TX @ Numbers w/ Deerhoof

14 – SXSW 15 – SXSW 16 – SXSW

17 – SXSW 19 – Chicago, IL @ Abbey Theater w/ Pigeon John

20 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick w/ Pigeon John

21 – Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo w/ Pigeon John

22 – Ottawa, ON @ Heaven w/ Pigeon John

23 – Boston, MA @ TBA w/ Pigeon John

24 – New York, NY @ TBA w/ Pigeon John

25 – Philadelphia, PA @ TBA w/ Pigeon John

26 – Baltimore, MD @ TBA w/ Pigeon John

27 – Chapel Hill, NC @ TBA w/ Pigeon John

28 – Atlanta, GA @ TBA w/ Pigeon John

Keep Kids Dancing

This post is nowhere near groundbreaking, nor am I trying to tread new water. Some may know about Erol Alkan. He is a DJ/Remixer from the UK that you probably have heard of but never noticed.
In a world where everybody can be a DJ or Remixer, a few set themselves apart from the pack. Such is the point with Erol. You always see him remixing some of the illest tracks from your favorite artists, but rarely is he recognized for his great work, at least Stateside. None that I have read about recently.

Justice-Waters of Nazareth (Erol Alkan’s durrr durrr durrrrrr re-edit) mp3

Hot Chip Boy-From School (Erol Alkan Extended Rework) mp3

Erol Alkan Live at Bugged Out May 2nd 2006 mp3

Erol Alkan’s Official Website
Erol Alkan’s MySpace

Foreign Islands

Ghettoclash. I have never heard this sub genre of music before but it’s here. Just like new rave. All adjectives above appropriately define who FOREIGN ISLANDS are and who they are going to support on tour, Shout Out^4 and Young Knives. I WILL BE CATCHING THESE GUYS AT SXSW, FOR SURE!!!

Myspace

Foreign Islands-We Know You Know It mp3

Upcoming Shows
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Jan 27 2007
8:45P
The Living Room w/ Young Love
Providence, Rhode Island
Jan 28 2007
8:00P
The Middle East w/ Young Love
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mar 1 2007
9:00P
North Star Bar w/ Young Knives
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2 2007
9:00P
Mercury Lounge w/ Young Knives
New York City
Mar 3 2007
9:00P
Luna Lounge w/ The View and Young Knives
Williamsburg, BK
Mar 4 2007
8:00P
Great Scott w/ Young Knives, Fenway Recordings Sessions #33
Allston, Massachusetts
Mar 5 2007
9:00P
Black Cat w/ Young Knives
WASHINGTON
Mar 13 2007
8:00P
The Mink w/ 120 days & shout out out out out
Houston, Texas
Mar 14 2007
8:00P
SXSW (show info TBA)
Austin, Texas
Mar 15 2007
8:00P
SXSW (show info TBA)
Austin, Texas
Mar 16 2007
8:00P
SXSW (show info TBA)
Austin, Texas
Mar 17 2007
8:00P
SXSW (show info TBA)
Austin, Texas
Mar 19 2007
8:00P
Beauty Bar w/ shout out out out out
Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 20 2007
8:00P
Safari Sams w/ Para One, Boys Noize, Shout out out out out
Hollywood, California
Mar 21 2007
8:00P
Beauty Bar w/ shout out out out out
San Diego, California

This group is as teen rawk as it gets. Be Your Own Pet has nuthin!!! on these kids from the UK that aren’t old enough to drink State-side yet. From their bio:

Londoners Cajun Dance Party might not yet be old enough to drink, but that doesn’t stop them from doing their own glorious take on bar-room indiepop, sounding like a Jack Daniels-infused scrap between Clap Your Hands Say Yeah and Mystery Jets in a Soho drinking den.” DIY

and based on their influences below from their MySpace page, you have to be curious, right?

The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Bloc Party, Frank Zappa, Doves, The Shins, The More Assured, Radiohead, Aphex Twin, Coldplay, The Go! Team, The Rapture, Air, The Mars Volta, The Dandy Warhols, Simon and Garfunkel, The Spinto Band, Mystery Jets, Patrick Wolf, Clap your Hands Say Yeah, Blur, Portishead, The Smiths, David Bowie

Cajun Dance Party-Colorful mp3

Cajun Dance Party-Amylase mp3

SXSW Day Shows

For all those people that can’t afford badges or just don’t want to buy wristbands, ShowListAustin will be your saviour, with constant updates that sometimes DoneWaiting might not have. The day shows are beginning to pop up and this is just the end of January. The anticpation is killing me and I eagerly am counting down the days till mid-March.

day shows:
Rank Outsider Records party with
bands TBA at Room 710 night shows:
Thu. 03/15 day shows:
North Loop block party with
This Moment in Black History (OH), Fun (Finland), Bomb The Music Industry (NY), O’ Pioneers (TX), 60 Cycles of Sound (FL), We Versus The Shark (GA) on the 100 block of North Loop (two stages, more bands TBA)
Vice party with
The Melvins, Pelican, Boris, Panthers at Stubb’s
Insound party with
Shout Out Out Out, Pelican, Walter Meego, The Black Lips, Apes & Androids at Club Deville
Chain Drive presents Rainbow by Rainbow West with
The Midgetmen, others TBA at Chain Drive (504 Willow St., 1-6pm, free)
Whoopsy Magazine day party
bands TBA at Trophy’s
Low Rent Records and Donkey Punch Clothing party with
Thinking Aloud, Jessie Deluxe, Chris Paul Overall, The Photo Atlas at Room 710
Suicidal Failure (7pm), Bad Wizard (NYC, 6pm), Sore Losers (5pm), Hug (4pm), The Dickins (3pm), 13th Victim (2pm), Ladykillers (LA, 1pm) at Barcelona (209 E. 6th St. in the basement) night shows:
Fri. 03/16 day shows:
Pitchfork and the Windish Agency party with
Girl Talk (5:30pm), Menomena (4:30pm), Rjd2 (3:30pm), The Ponys (2:30pm), The Pipettes (1:30pm), Do Make Say Think (12:30pm) at Emo’s (outside stage)
Deerhunter (5pm), Simian Mobile Disco (4pm), Fujiya & Miyagi (3pm), Beach House (2pm), Marnie Stern (1pm), Crystal Castles (noon) at Emo’s (inside stage)
Merge Records and Absolutely Kosher Records Party with
The Broken West, The Rosebuds, +/-, Frog Eyes at Pok-e-jo’s (1603 West 5th St.)
Victim of Time party with
Final Solutions (Memphis, 5:15pm), Hex Dispensers (Austin, 4:30pm), Overnight Lows (Jackson, 3:45pm), Black Rose Band (New Orleans, 3:15pm), Ladies Night (Vancouver, 2:30pm), The Mans (LaFayette, 1:45pm), Imaginary Icons (Brooklyn, 1pm) at Beerland
Small Stone Records day party with
Suplecs (6pm), Hackman (5pm), Porn (4pm), Mos Generator (3pm), Iota (2pm), Muddy Nasty River (1pm) at Room 710
Whoopsy Magazine day party
bands TBA at Trophy’s
Peter Elliott & the Sellouts (7pm), Dirty Hearts (6pm), Geisha Girls (5pm), Toxic Fuse (4pm), Coreopsis (3pm), Manager’s Choice (2pm), Pulse and Theory (1pm) at Barcelona (209 E. 6th St. in the basement)
Jonah Matranga, Josh English, Frank Turner, The Cripple Lillies at Epoch Coffee (221 W. North Loop Blvd., noon-6pm) night shows:
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Asleep at the Wheel at the Backyard
Beautiful Day Media and friends present
Deathships, Bow Thayer, These United States, Shame Train, Dawn Landes at the Creekside Lounge (6pm-2am)
Sat. 03/17 day shows:
Asthmatic Kitty & Friends present Unusual Animals with
Peter & the Wolf, Castanets, The Weird Weeds, The Shivers, The Theater Fire, W-S Burn, Field Guides, with DJ Future Rapper and video art between sets at Okay Mountain Gallery (1312 E. Cesar Chavez, Ste. B (at Navasota), 1pm-8pm)
Zoroaster, Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea, The Roller at Snake Eyes Vinyl (3pm, free)
The Ugly Beats (2pm) at Antone’s Records (2928 Guadalupe)
Sick Room Records Showcase with
AM Syndicate, Che Arthur, 60 Cycles of Sound, Scouts Honor at Epoch Coffee (221 W. North Loop Blvd., noon-6pm)
High Voltage Magazine and Constant Crush Management party with
Van Gunn, Steel Train, Tin Bangs, The Outfit at Light Bar (4th & Congress, noon-5pm) night shows:
Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Asleep at the Wheel at the Backyard
Sun. 03/18 day shows:
Hug at Lovejoys

Tonight!!! Lily Allen Release Party!!!

Join Us at Hi-Dive tonight for some FREE Lily Allen schwag… stickers, full lengths, singles, etc….. Stay for the party CHAMPIONSHIP KARAOKE w/ Magicyclops… Enjoy $1 PBRs ALL NITE LONG!!! – (9:00 PM)

Lily Allen-Smile mp3
Lily Allen-Smile (Soundboy Mix) mp3
Lily Allen-Smile (Gutter Mix) mp3
Lily Allen-Smile (Soundboy Dub) mp3

Albert Hammond, Jr. w/Mooney Suzuki

I haven’t listened to the album in it’s entirety myself but I have heard a couple tunes off of the album and I can say that my interest has peaked, especially with the Mooney Suzuki , but I thought he was doing a tour w/Incubus(WTF) ?!

“Back To The 101″ MP3 (link from Tripwire)

Tour Dates

03.02.07 – Portland, OR (Crocodile Cafe, w/ the Mooney Suzuki)

03.03.07 – Portland, OR (Roseland Grill, w/ the Mooney Suzuki)

03.05.07 – Solana Beach, CA (Belly Up Tavern, w/ the Mooney Suzuki)

03.06.07 – Los Angeles, CA (El Ray Theater, w/ the Mooney Suzuki)

03.10.07 – Denver, CO (Marquis Theater, w/ the Mooney Suzuki)

03.13.07 – Dallas, TX (Gypsy Tea Room, w/ the Mooney Suzuki)

03.14.07 – Houston, TX (Meridian, w/ the Mooney Suzuki)

03.15.07 – Austin, TX (Blender Bar, Scratchie/New Line SXSW Showcase)

03.17.07 – Atlanta, GA (Roxy Theater, w/ the Mooney Suzuki)

03.18.07 – Nashville, TN (Exit/In, w/ the Mooney Suzuki)

03.23.07 – Chicago, IL (Congress Theater, w/ Bloc Party)

03.24.07 – Royal Oak, MI (Royal Oak Music Theater, w/ Bloc Party)

03.25.07 – Toronto, ON (Kool Haus, w/ Bloc Party)

03.27.07 – Montreal, QC (Metropolis, w/ Bloc Party)

03.28.07 – Boston, MA (Orpheum Theater, w/ Bloc Party)

03.30.07 – New York, NY (United Palace, w/ Bloc Party)

03.31.07 – New York, NY (United Palace, w/ Bloc Party)

New Young Pony Club

Pt. II of a newer younger version of Irish band Pony Club that’s from the UK. These rawker/new wavers are making it safe for kids to DANCE!!! and if one of their songs sounds familiar, it probably is because it was used on an Intel commercial.

New Young Pony Club-Ice Cream mp3

New Young Pony Club-The Get Go mp3

Official Site
New Young Pony Club at MySpace
New Young Pony Club at Drowned in Sound