Archive for May, 2007
Mothership
w/ Achille Lauro, Widowers
Mothership CD Release Party
at Hi-Dive
Doors at 7:00 PM
21+ $6.00
Damn Shames
It seems anything associated with Kitsune, France, or a combination of the two will get you in anywhere nowadays. Damn Shames are on that ticket making it safe for kids to dance with a psychedelic rock twist to their dancing shoes. And how fitting is it that their single Dancing in the Aisles will be released in June, hmmm…… All you UK kids are in luck because the Kitsune Noize will be felt June 7th, because check this out:
Jun 7 2007
10:00P
Hoxton Bar and Kitchen w/ Phones, Punks Jump Up, Dragonette and Whitey (KITSUNE album party)
London
I’m wetting myself as we speak. The single is being released by Golden Eagle Recordings .
Damn Shames-Dancing in the Aisles[mp3]
Damn Shame-Jigsaw 2[mp3]
Steal Your Face
Issue 46 from the Fader is available for download and this issue is a tribute to Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia. Hate’em or love’em, he’s had a profound influence on music and will for future aspiring hippies and improv musicians…and to answer Geologist’s request for an Animal Collective show to be like a Dead show, their request has been answered, because when I went to see them last week, I must have been asked if I wanted any Gonja Balls more than once. …It was a very fun loving crowd.
THE FADER IS DEAD
The Fader Magazine Presents Its Annual Icon Issue: A Tribute To The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia, With Contributions From Jerry’s Bandmates, Family, Friends & Peers, Plus The Voices Of The FADER Generation Of Artists
Available on Newsstands and iTunes
New York, NY: The FADER magazine—the definitive voice of emerging music—releases its annual Icon Issue, this time taking an in-depth look at one of the most consistently relevant forces in popular music: Jerry Garcia. The Grateful Dead was an incredible musical force that defined its generation, with Garcia as its de facto leader, to the point that the band is almost synonymous with the ’60s. Yet the Dead—and Jerry especially—remained an active force well into the ’90s, and the band’s power and influence has anything but diminished since their final show. In fact, Jerry and the Dead are as relevant now as they’ve ever been—a constant inspiration and obsession for the current generation of musicians that The FADER celebrates issue after issue.
It is also telling that The FADER’s 46th issue hits newsstands on the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love, and notable that The FADER’s tribute focuses on the early years of the Grateful Dead, when Garcia was a young rocker obsessed with authentic American music like folk, bluegrass, the blues and the jug bands of the ’20s. The photographs in the feature come exclusively from 1966, 1967 and 1968, including never before seen images. The entire feature is comprised of “as told to” style interviews full of untold stories and reflections on Garcia’s life from those who knew him best, including Carolyn “Mountain Girl” Adams Garcia, the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, his friend David “Dawg” Grisman, his collaborator Ornette Coleman, his manager Richard Loren, and the Dead’s legendary soundman Dan Healy, among others. Artists from The FADER generation also give accounts of their experiences with Garcia’s life and music and the impact it has had on them. Contributors include Devendra Banhart, Brightblack, Modest Mouse, Animal Collective, Dungen, the Hold Steady, the Meat Puppets and many more.
“There are so many misconceptions and prejudices regarding Jerry and his legacy,” said Alex Wagner, Editor in Chief of The FADER. “We wanted to dig deep and show our readers that he’s an incredibly relevant and inspiring figure—an honest to goodness rock star who very much deserves his place in the canon of modern music.”
As the Icon Issue also doubles as The FADER’s Photo Issue this year, the rest of the feature well of The FADER’s 46th issue focuses on extensive photo portfolios from some of the magazine’s most dynamic contributing photographers. The photo features includes stories on underground eco leaders in Philladelphia, gang life in the shadow of Wounded Knee, South Dakota, and the golden days of the itinerant gypsy community known as the Roma. As always, F45 will also be available via iTunes in its entirety, with corresponding audio podcasts, and as a free download at www.thefader.com.
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE
JERRY GARCIA, with contributions from:
Carolyn “Mountain Girl” Adams Garcia
“There was an aspect of his playing that kind of reached through the dimensions and affected how people felt about things. There was a certain kind of musical catharsis going on sometimes when he played. After a while things became so fluid and sparkling and sort of gorgeous, I found it very touching and moving and loved it. I still do.”
Bob Weir
“We lived together in Watts…Everybody brought their own music for everybody else to enjoy…at the same time we were all listening to the radio and deconstructing what we were hearing. We just had no idea what we were up to, every possible direction was a possible direction. The world was full of endless possibilities.”
Mickey Hart
“I remember the end of it. We were sitting in a meeting saying, ‘What are we gonna do?!’ and Jerry drew this snake that was eating its tail. He said “This is us. We’re eating ourselves.’
Richard Loren
“I was riding a camel around the Pyramids and the Sphinx when suddenly I looked over to my left and saw a stage. It all kind of hit me. A light bulb went off in my head and I thought God, you know, the band should play here!”
Devendra Banhart
“The Grateful Dead are the reliable band. They are the sonic, aural equivalent to warm water. They give you these options and choices and it’s all a world of maybe. And the realm of maybe is what really makes a trip comforting. They are that comfort. Suddenly the water isn’t going to boil and it isn’t going to turn ice cold, it’s going to stay warm.”
Geologist, Animal Collective
“There’s also the parking lot. I try and say this to Animal Collective fans. In the indie world or whatever, there is a lot of pretension and exclusion in the attitude, like, ‘This band and this music are mine, and I have no interest in anyone else being a part of it.’ At Dead concerts, these old hippies would be like, ‘Oh is this your first show? Welcome to the party! Congratulations, that’s great!’ One day I hope the parking lot of an Animal Collective Show will feel like the parking lot at a Grateful Dead show, just an overwhelming sense of fun and community.”
The Black and White Years
Imagine you’re in a band. Imagine one of your influences from one of the bands that you really like helps you with your upcoming album. Such is the case with the Black and White Years and Talking Heads Jerry Harrison. The Austin band is heavily influenced by the Talking Heads and Of Montreal and most importantly, they will be releasing a new album this Autumn. The guys just finished recording 14 tracks in California with Jerry Harrison from the Talking Heads!!! I would lose my shit, seriously. I am very excited about this upcoming release. Befriend them on MySpace . According to the band, these songs are demos and rough cuts, if that’s the case, there is no telling how amazing the new album will be!!!
The Black and White Years-Power to Change[mp3]
The Black and White Years-Waking and the Dream[mp3]
Young GalaxyLarimer Lounge
05-29-07
Space Rockers from Canada Invade Denver. Sounds like something out of an Onion article. They even brought their thick smoke machines making next to impossible to see anybody on stage. However, their fuzzy guitars, lush harmonies, and exchanging of vocals did more than enough to distract the crowd from the troublesome smoke. For those that made it out to the Larimer Lounge were well rewarded by one of Canada’s finest.
Young Galaxy-The Sun’s Coming Up and My Plane’s Coming Down[mp3]
Kanye West is Everywhere
So you take a 3-4 day vacation and you come back to have Kanye all up in yo grill…it’s cool, I like the new tracks off of the mixtape which The Fader was so kind to share with everybody. He’s literally everywhere and I kinda of like it. Hopefully, he doesn’t mess up all this goodwill, like his good deeds of sample checkin Daft Punk, PB&J, and Thom Yorke, because there’ a lot of haters , especially with Kanye.
&
on a Sasquatch note, Cass has a nice feature on her weekends adventures up in Washington. Looks like she had a blast, and I am thoroughly jealous!
From the Can’t Tell Me Nothing mixtape (via The Fader )
Kid Sister feat. Kanye West-Pro Nails [mp3]
88 Keys feat. Kanye West and Malik Yusef-Stay Up [mp3]
::Tonight Tonight::
Space Rockers invade Denver. What’s even better than Space Rockers invading Denver. Ones that are being supported by bad ass Denver band
Nathan and Stephen . Get there early.
TUE 29
SHOW: 8:00pm 21+ $8.00 / 8.00 DOS
Featuring Steve Ramsay of Stars! Arts and Crafts Records…
PURCHASE TICKETS
11:00pm
YOUNG GALAXY
10:00pm
NATHAN AND STEPHEN
9:00pm
BELA KAROLI
8:00pm
THE LIFE THERE IS
Young Galaxy-No Matter How Hard You Try[mp3]
Young Galaxy-Outside the City[mp3]
Tegan and Sara
Fans of Grey’s Anatomy unite!!! I swear, if that show plays Story of the Ghost one more time, I’m going to burn this motha***** down! As for the new album, see it as a sequel to their platinum selling album, So Jealous. The album will probably used on more shows, not that there’s anything wrong with that, but atleast different songs in different scenes. The album the Con will be released July 24th and you can by it at Tegan and Sara Online. My cousin Lisa is going to flip when I tell her about this one!
Tegan and Sara-Back in Your Head[mp3]
