YouTubeWed -- #006

Yesterday was day one of my "two day, three set" manchester orchestra fun. Last night was at northstarbar in philly. Today is their Conan taping and Bowery Ballroom after.

Last night, i fell completely in musical love with the keyboardist, Chris. The way that he is on stage is completely inspiring.

Also, the way he apparently is in the van is even more inspiring.

Manchester Orchestra - Podcast #38


I don't think Bowery is sold out tonight, or at least not yet. But you should come chack them out.

Mercury Lounge. Oct 16th 2007

CMJ Festival - Jesse Lacey & Vinnie Accardi (Acoustic Set)



Setlist: (with video links)
The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot
Sowing Season
Luca
Handcuffs
Degausser
Me vs Maradonna vs Elvis
Moshi Moshi
Oh Comely

What's my age again?

Last night I was out with my family. On the drive home, I had my music turned up loud and thoughts jumped into my head. This is the result of those thoughts...


I'm 24 years old. I go to shows. I think I go to a lot of shows. There are many people who go to many more than i do, but I think I do very well for my money, job & school situations. This October alone will include nine...well, ten if I go to Manchester Orchestra on Conan O'Brien.

At the age I am now, I don't know how I should carry myself at concerts. Friday night at the Kevin show at Chubby's in Red Bank, I was easily in the Top10 of the oldest people there to see him. But still I was in the front, bopping and singing my heart out. When I go to a show I want to be up front. I like to see what it is I came for. I don't see the appeal of hanging out in the back and listening to a band that I love. If all I wanted to do was listen, I would have just stayed home and put the CD on.

For shows of a KD nature it usually isn't bad, but when I go see bigger artists, in bigger venues, there are bigger crowds. And those result in bigger lines to get in. I have never been one to care about waiting on line for a long time to get into a show. I have made friends that way and played some mean uno games. Again, I am short so I don't want to see the back of people's heads and not see the people on stage. But as I get older, I'm online with all these teenagers. At a show at the Crazy Donkey, some kids were talking about how they didn't go to shows because their friends weren't 16 yet. That is slightly disheartening and it makes me feel rather old. But for shows like Brand New at Gramercy in May 07, being up against that barricades makes the show more amazing than it could have been otherwise. ("Do it!!")

I don't look my age and I don't always feel it. Maybe it is because I still live at home and am not able to totally support myself just yet. But in a couple years I am going to be almost thirty and I'm going to have a career. Perhaps things will change then. I really don't know. But what I do know is that I am liking more music that takes place in smaller venues around the city. So the experience that I have at the Knitting Factory seeing Ingrid Michaelson in a couple weeks is going to be drastically different than the monster show that will be Brand New & Thrice at Hammerstien come Dec4th.

YouTubeWed -- #005

so, i am going to do this on time this week.

Bobo Touch - Chinese Food



i could talk about this for a good while.
but i don't want to spoil it with my words.

Notable New Releases - 10.23.07

Say Anything's double disc record "In Defense of the Genre"



i am going to go pick it up tomorrow after class

YouTubeWed -- #004

i might have well have really called it YouTubeThursday or Friday

Stars - Your Ex-Lover Is Dead



I was going to put up take me to the riot...but after the show tonight & an interaction with someone at work, this song fits in so well. When it is played live, this song is a million times better than it is on the cd. Plus i fell in love with the new cd after hearing all the new tunes live. Now i just have to work on liking the earlier records.

They just started their current tour, so if the haven't come around to your neck of the woos already, i would look into getting a ticket

10/19/07 - Boston, MA - Berklee Performance Centre
10/20/07 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
10/23/07 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/24/07 - Philadelphia, PA - Trocadero Theatre
10/26/07 - Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle
10/27/07 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse
10/28/07 - Tallahassee, FL - Florida State University
10/30/07 - Austin, TX - Stubbs BBQ
10/31/07 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues

for the rest of the dates, visit their myspace

The Space. 0ct 10th 2007

Kevin Devine (& the Goddamn Strandbergs)


Setlist:
A Billion Bees (solo)
Sunday School (Miracle of '86 jam, solo)
Wolf's Mouth (solo)
Brooklyn Boy (solo)
Mr. Murphy (solo)
Flatline Blur
Cotton Crush
No Time Flat
Yr. Damned Ol' Dad
The Shift Change Split The Streets (new, faster, awesome version)
The Burning City Smoking
Me And My Friends
Inside Of Love (Nada Surf cover, solo)
Don't Think Twice, It's All Right (Dylan cover, with Holly Miranda)
It's Only Your Life (solo)
Tapdance (solo)
Ballgame (solo)

The Jealous Girlfriends:


Aeroplane, 1929

Highline Ballroom. Oct 9th, 2007

Kevin Devine:


Setlist:
'Big Bad Man' (one of the new ones)
Brooklyn Boy
A Billion Bees
Mr. Murphy
It's Only Your Life (i got it on my camera, but it was too big for youtube)
The Burning City Smoking
Just Stay
Yr. Damned Ol' Dad
Ballgame

Video: Ballgame

Jeremy Enigk


Setlist:
River to Sea
Cannons
World Waits
Wayward Love
Abegail Anne
Return Of The Frog Queen
Lewis Hollow
Carnival
Explain
Guitars And Video Games (Sunny Day Real Estate Song)
How It Feels To Be Something On (Sunny Day Real Estate Song)
Ocean (Sunny Day Real Estate Song)
In Circles (Sunny Day Real Estate Song)
Heaven (The Fire Theft Song)

Stalling on Stars...

my goal was always to write about a record a week after i got it but, i have had the new Stars record for two weeks and haven't said a peep about it. I don't really know what to say about it. It is good, but i don't know...nothing interesting seems to be in my head.



my friend wrote a review about it for a real website so check that out

hopefully i'll figure out something to say soon...but either way, i'll be enjoiying them thursday night at town hall. i'm excited.

YouTubeWed -- #003

I'm late again, but i blame kevin devine not myself.

Patty Griffin - Rain




On Oct 30th, Patty Griffin is putting out a dvd of her performance at the Angel Orensanz Center on the lower east side of manhattan that took place the day that her record "Children Running Through" was released. I was there that night and it was an absolutely amazing performance. I have been a fan of her's since I heard "Blue Sky" on a cd sampler i got at Lilith Fair in 1999. Finally getting to see her play that night after 7 years of being in awe of her music was extremely surreal.

This song in partcular is one of my favorite patty songs. I don't actually own the record this comes off of (cause really...16.99 at best buy is out of control) but i do have it & it is a steller record (Tomorrow Night makes me weak in my knees) Her first two records are, in my opinion, her two shining stars, but 1000 Kisses isn't one to be missed.

Show: Jeremy Enigk

so this tuesday starts my intense show schedule that i am going to try & do while spending as little extra cash as possible.

this week is back to back Kevin Devine fun, but i think what is becoming more of the highlight is seeing Jeremy Enigk.



i don't know much about him other than he was in Sunny Day Real Estate (which i never could get into) and that he is pretty much a legend in the indie scene. i'm listening to his solo stuff on his myspace now & i like it quite a bit. after learning and falling in love with Neutral Milk Hotel, i have really been wanting to get into some new tunes that are done by acts that have been around for a long while. I think some of that wish was granted when Kevin announced he was going on tour with Enigk. It gives me another opportunity to give his music a chance.

As of me writing this, there are still tickets available. so if you are in the nyc area on tuesday night, come check it out - Highline Ballroom. Kevin Devine. Jeremy Enigk. 9pm.

parlez-vous?

i took french in middle school, high school and then later for two semesters in college. i was bad at it and pride myself at being a straight C+ french scholar. but at this point in my life i like songs in french. i'm not talk about french songs done by french people. but ones by regular everyday artists, but they happen to throw in some bilingual fun

examples:
feist - tout doucement
sarah harmer - salamandre
damien rice - la fille dance

well those are the only ones i know. but i love them. on one outting to new jersey, i think i played tout doucement at least 5 times driving through staten island alone.

YouTubeWed -- #002

damn, i haven't had this thing for that long
and i'm already slacking off with it? sorry...

i really couldn't think of a good one for this week
(but i do have ones lined up for the next couple)

but this has been my song on myspace for at least the last month

Jenny Owen Youngs - Hot in Hurr



i found out about her just clicking around & being a myspace music creep (which is a normal night for me) i ripped all of the music she had off her myspace (sorry) and while it is all super good, this song is just the best out of the lot (fuck was i is a close second). she is a local girl (new jersey!) but has recently been getting some love from everyone's local celebrity blogger that apparently likes pretty music (he has also pimped out meiko a bunch of time). plus the fact that, in the right angle, she looks like your favorite detective slash hockey team tutor doesn't take away from the fun (that was a little law&order and mighty ducks humor for you).

she is actually playing tonight somewhere in jersey. then after some shows and a trip to the UK she is playing at bowery ballroom on oct 29th. if i can afford it, i might just go.

Notable New Releases - 10.02.07

like always, tuesday is album release day.
here are some that may be notable to you

* Dashboard Confessional - The Shade of Poison Trees
* The Spill Canvas - No Really, I'm Fine
* Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Magic
* Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II

i'm not buying any of these
(i've spent my day watching 30 rock on dvd. tina fey? yay!)
but they might be good so check them out

-k.