ghostland observatory | trocadero

Trocadero/friday december 4th/doors 8pm-show 8:30pm
$19 adv-$21 dos

ive been waiting for these guys since last year…

sufjan live @ johnny brendas

after many many shows, i scored my first ever setlist! there are lots of mixed opinions about the sufjan show. i loved the show, but know a few cats that really did not enjoy it too much. sufjan played lots of new tunes.  the first four songs of the set were new ones and that portion of the show lasted over 40 mins. i am totally diggin the new tunes. for some reason i am comparing sufjan’s new stuff to this. on some free jazz shit. cannot wait to hear the new album.

speaking of which.  could adz be our clue to the state of the next album??? perhaps…….virginia, oregon, washington?

currently in rotation|whos listening to what?

red riders – drown in colour
sunset rubdown – dragonslayer
mark knopfler – get lucky
swimming with dolphins – ambient blue
troels aabrahamsen – wht
monokino – human error
noah and the whale – the first days of spring
ramona falls – intuit
deadmau5 – for lack of a better name
why? – eskimo snow
portugal. the man – the satanic satanist
engineers – three fact fader
the smiths – the very best of
paolo nutini – sunny side up

shortlist of new albums currently in rotation… more scrutiny to follow. 

who’s listening to what?  new albums worth noting?  lets get some life back into \gfom\

Ramona Falls|Intuit

(1/3) menomena, brent knopf has released his new project named “ramona falls“.  “intuit” comes in at just under 45min. with 11 solid tracks.  the album has guest appearances on just about every song which adds to the diversity of the tracks.  i suggest all check it out, its a true runner for A.O.T.Y thus far…  for an in-depth review far greater than my literary – and musical - comprehension go to citizen.dick.

ramona falls will be playing Kung Fu Necktie on sat., sept. 19th… think about it.

                                                                                                                                                                            [side note], when is menomena gonna get back to work…?

virgin mobile FREEfest ‘09

so my buddy rob tipped my off to this one… free music festival down at merriweather post in md hosted by virgin mobile.  the show has been condensed this year to one day august 30th.  the line-ups a bit smaller but still pretty decent for a free afternoon of goodtimes (parking is free also).  so check it out [here]

pre-sale starts tomorrow june 25th… first come first serve.  dont sleep!!!

highly recomendable!

not sure where i found this ish. but i cannot stop listening to it. micachu is a young lady from the u.k., she plays instruments with two others (the shapes). do check out their new album called “jewlary”. nice, nice stuff!

shows/////

shit ton of new shows. who’s coming with me.

handsome rubdowns

sunset rubdown – saturday, june 13th @ johnny brendas

handsome furs – thursday, july 9th @ johnny brendas

yaaay!!!

review: The Faint/Ladytron @ the Troc

weekends can take it out of ya; mondays can be the most dreaded day of the week… 

the usual all ages show packed with hipsters and new age emos alike trying just a little to hard - if i had my camera you would understand.

billed as co-headliners, ladytron hit the stage first and mixed it up including tracks from their ‘05 witching hour and ‘08 velocifero albums mainly.  the crowd showed about as much energy as the band did from the door.  the girls did turn it up as the set progressed finishing with “destroy everything you touch”.  energy was up, the smell of all el’natural hipsters and hairspray was building and looking forward to the faint…

-insert thought, “ladytron finished up about 9:15, the set change was way to fuk’n long, and the faint didn’t hit the stage until almost 10.”

…so we left.  though if it was anything like their show at the bowery this past saturday. i’m sure to be kicking myself in the ass for not being patient and waiting.  check out the post here from brooklynvegan who was patient.

like i said mondays suck and electro-dance/punk/pop should not be playing at the troc, get it together… 

moving on, lets all get hyped for of montreal next wednesday.

the closest we will ever get to sufjan’s delaware??

damn. killing my dreams.

TVontheRADIO+NPR

rummaging thru the net… and came across this. tvotr will be playing a live set on npr’s world cafe. the info is posted here and is scheduled for air april 10th from 2-4pm. direct link to phillies xpn.

oh yea, if you havent already… go check out their new single “heroes” (david bowie cover) on War Child Presents Heroes; joined by the hold steady, hot chip, and yeah yeah yeahs to name a few.

olde asks…what’s current?

well, according to their website: “since its inception in 2005, emmy award-winning current tv has been the world’s leading peer-to-peer news and information network. current is the only 24/7 cable and satellite television network and internet site produced and programmed in collaboration with its audience.” 

in short, it’s a great place to check out some relevant news and information. oh, and they have some pretty cool music too.  check out the collaboration with la blogotheque on their website for some great bands playing in interesting settings.  try fleet foxes in an empty gym, arcade fire in an elevator, or grizzly bear in a bathroom.  and while you’re there definitely check out this concert footage of sigur ros @ the museum of modern art in nyc

if you’re one of the lucky ones (comcast subscribers in new castle county, delaware included) to have current in you’re local tv programming lineup give it a shot.  at least the format is different if nothing else.

slacked on in 08

land of talk

with 2009 well under way. there are a few albums that i am discovering that i slacked on in 2008. land of talk’s “some are lakes” is one of them. check them out on mypace. no tour date. boo hoo. so what albums did you overlook in 2008???

NY anyone?!!?

couple shows coming up in the next few months from our friends up north at the bowerypresents+:

webster hall
fri 4/3 – the presets
sat 4/4 – ra ra riot
mon 4/6 – mates of state / black kids
fri 4/10 – the faint / ladytron *
thr 5/7 – junior boys

mercury lounge
fri 3/27 – jupiter one (also playing 4/17 @ tritones on south st.)
sat 3/28 – efterklang (also playing the night b4 @ the church) *
sun 3/29 – say hi
mon 3/30 – dd/mm/yyyy (also playing the night b4 @ kfnt)
fri 4/3 – nightmare of you
tue 4/21 – starfucker

music hall of williamsburg
thr 2/26 – tapes ‘n tapes
fri 2/27 – And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
sat 3/14 – crystal stilts
sat 3/28 – glasvegas
sat 5/2 – bat for lashes

get the word out and see if anyones up for a little roadtrip for a couple nights… or check out the few that are playing in philly.