doubleshots 2 - jay reatard, giant cloud

"The Sun and Earth" - Middle Distance Runner from the Sun & Earth (2009)
http://middledistancerunner.com/Audio/Mastered/

"Man of the People" - Middle Distance Runner from Plane Flames (2007)

The controversial indie punk rocker Jay Reatard (whose real name was XXX) died unexpectedly in February due to complications caused by prescription drugs and alcohol. Reatard was known for this attention grabbing, short and intense songs, and had a number of well publicized fights with so-called fans and concert goers over the years. Still, his musical talents, will be realized again in a couple of decades from now when young punk rock enthusiasts 'discover' his bio and songs on Wikipedia or wherever.

"Wounded" - Jay Reatard from Watch Me Fall (2009)

"It Ain't Gonna Save Me" - Jay Reatard from Watch Me Fall (2009)


"Wire Wire" - Giant Cloud from Warm Robot - March 30th

Giant Cloud on MySpace


"Fingernails" - Giant Cloud from Old Books EP

Giant Cloud

input listening

Alan Cohen Experience – Einstein

All Saints Day – You Can’t Be Alone

Archeology – By the By

Backseat Dreamer – Consider

The Delta Mirror – Going to Town

From A Fountain – Man I Wed

From A Fountain – Morning

Ideals – Love Song

Invisible Elephant – Communication Part II

Locks – The Sergeant’s Daughter

Neil Nathan – California Run

Neutral Uke Hotel – King of Carrot Flowers, Pt. 1 (Neutral Milk Hotel cover)

Soft Tags – Pine Barrens

Venice Is Sinking – Falls City

bands that rock

"Bitter Sweet Vanity" - Exeter from Grey Noise, White Lies (2009)

Exeter on MySpace

"Back to Reality" - The Bosch from XXXXXX

The Bosch official website


Fear Report - see email

The alternative rock band Fear Report have risen to become one of Brooklyn's top new hard rock bands in an area that is saturated with, and has become internationally known for, quirky indie pop folk and electro shoegaze bands.

But not Fear Report; their sound A new rock band with roots deep seated in the past millennium's guitar rock. We just released Theory of Threes for free to get it into as many hands as possible. It was recorded professionally at Republik Studios by a former Sony Records engineer. We formed earlier this year, and have already made a lot of progress. We have a lot of ambition and plan to blaze our own trail in the coming year. We're still honing our sound, and are busy in the studio doing pre production on our full length.

"Wasting" - Fear Report

"Blood Rust" -

"My Identity" -

Fear Report's official website

Fear Report on MySpace

Sun Kil Moon's Mark Kozelek and Red House Painters Will Tour to Promote New Album

In support of his new album April due out next month, Mark Kozelek will be touring the U.S. and Canada over the next few months with and without Red House Painters and others who contributed to the album.

The following links in the concert listings connect to Ticketmaster (ugh...I know - 'where's my wallet?!'), but they are the official ticketing service. You can also look for tickets on eBay, Craigslist and StubHub.

Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon and Red House Painters Tour

04/16/08 @ 8PM - Town Hall in Seattle, WA -Mark Kozelek
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04/17/08 @ 8PM - Aladdin Theater in Portland, OR - Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon & Red House Painters - Find Tickets »

04/26/08 @ 8PM - Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, CA - Mark Kozelek - Find Tickets »

06/10/08 @ 8PM - Lee's Palace in Toronto, ON - Mark Kozelek

06/06/08 @ 8PM - Varsity Theater in Minneapolis, MN - Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon & Red House Painters - Find Tickets »

06/13/08 @ 9PM - HighLine Ballroom in New York City - Mark Kozelek - Find Tickets »

Check out an article about the new Sun Kil Moon album and listen to some tracks, including Blue Heron at IndieRockCafe.com

Stereophonics Head to Australia for the Pull The Pin Tour

The Stereophonics take their 'Pull The Pin' tour to Australia for late April and early May, 2008.

Dates for Stereophonics 2008 Fall Concert Tour in Australia:

4/30/08 - Perth, Metropolis

5/2/08 - Melbourne, The Forum

5/5/08- Sydney, The Metro

5/6/08- Newcastle, Panthers

5/9/08 - Brisbane, The Arena

5/11/08 - Auckland, Powerstation

(Tickets go on sale from 12:00pm Friday 14th March 2008).

- MP3: Stereophonics - Maybe Tomorrow

From press release:

The Stereophonics have also been added to the bill at the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands on Saturday 31st May, Rock-am-Ring Festival in Nurbergring, Germany on Saturday 7th June, Rock-im-Park Festival in Nurnberg, Germany on Sunday 8th June, and the V2008 Festival in Chelmsford and Stafford on the 16th and 17th August!

The following is the Stereophonic's official video release for "Dakota". It is the band's most popular video on YouTube with nearly 800,000 views.

Denver Rocks: Built to Spill and Meat Puppets at Gothic Theathre in Englewood Tonight

For many years, Denver was not one of the major cities "on the map" for concerts by mainstream and indie rock bands.

But during the past decade, times have changed. Not only does the city host the annual Monolith Festival (see last year's line-up, videos and more), but there are more venues for indie artists - both homegrown and from everywhere else.

If you're a Denver-area indie, alternative and rock fan, here's a sampling of some selected shows in Denver through March 2008.

Tonight: Feb. 28, 2008 - Built to Spill (how did I miss them in SF!?!) and the Meat Puppets will be belting out a night of indie rock and roll at the Gothic Theatre in Englewood, Colorado.

March 1 - Astrophagus , Hi-Dive
March 7 - A Place to Bury Strangers, Larimer Lounge
March 9 - Portugal the Man Marquis Theater
March 11 - Xiu Xiu - Hi-Dive
March 31 - Sons and Daughters, Hi-Dive

See the complete schedule, including all artists booked for Denver in the coming months check out the Mile High city's Westword web site.

Here is Built to Spill's concert tour schedule for 2008

2/28/08 Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO

2/29/08 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK

3/1/08 Ridglea Theatre Fort Worth, TX

3/2/08 Stubb's BBQ Austin, TX

3/3/08 Warehouse Live Houston, TX

3/4/08 Howlin' Wolf New Orleans, LA

3/5/08 The Venue Gainseville, FL

3/6/08 State Theatre St. Petersburg, FL

3/7/08 LangeradoMusic Festival Big Cypress Indian Reserv, FL

3/8/08 Free Bird Live Jacksonville, FL

3/10/08 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, NC

3/11/08 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC

3/12/08 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA

3/13/08 Bijou Theatre Knoxville, TN

3/14/08 Headliner's Music Hall Louisville, KY

3/15/08 The Pageant St. Louis, MO

3/16/08 The Blue note Columbia, MO

3/17/08 Madrid Theatre Kansas City, MO

3/19/08 Sunshine Theatre Albuquerque, NM

3/20/08 Orpheum Theatre Flagstaff, AZ

3/21/08 Belly Up Tavern Solana Beach, CA

Note: Different formatting in concert schedules is because I simply copy and paste from their homepages or MySpace pages (you try typing all of that out - wink).


Meat Puppets 2008 tour concert listings:

Feb 28 2008
9:00P
Gothic Theatre
Englewood, Colorado

Feb 29 2008
8:00P
Diamond Ballroom
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Mar 1 2008
8:00P
Ridglea Theater
Ft. Worth, Texas

Mar 2 2008
7:00P
Stubb’s Outdoors
Austin, Texas

Mar 3 2008
8:00P
Warehouse Live Main Room
Houston, Texas

Mar 4 2008
9:00P
Howlin’ Wolf
New Orleans, Louisiana

Mar 5 2008
9:00P
The Venue
Gainsville, Florida

Mar 6 2008
8:00P
The State Theatre
St. Petersburg

Mar 8 2008
8:00P
Free Bird Live
Jacksonville Beach, Florida

Mar 10 2008
8:00P
Neighborhood Theatre
Charlotte, North Carolina

Mar 11 2008
8:00P
The Orange Peel
Asheville, North Carolina

Mar 12 2008
8:00P
Variety Playhouse
Atlanta, Georgia

Mar 13 2008
8:00P
Bijou Theatre
Knoxville

Mar 14 2008
8:00P
Headliners Music Hall
Louisville, Kentucky

Mar 15 2008
8:00P
The Pageant
St. Louis, Missouri

Mar 16 2008
8:00P
The Blue Note
Columbia, Missouri

Mar 17 2008
8:00P
Madrid Theatre
Kansas City, Missouri

Mar 19 2008
8:00P
Launchpad
Albuquerque, New Mexico

Mar 20 2008
8:00P
Orpheum Theatre
Flagstaff, Arizona

Mar 21 2008
9:00P
Belly Up Tavern
Solana Beach, California

Mar 22 2008
8:00P
The Glass House
Pomona, California


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Favorite Songs of 2007, Playlist I

Editors Premeir New Single at Warfield in San Francisco

The sting of kicking yourself in the ass is different than if someone else does it for you. It hurts more and last longer, especially after missing a concert from one of your favorite UK bands. premiered

So in one sense, thank goodness for YouTube; at least anyone can see parts of a concert they missed - which would have never been possible five years ago.

On Feb. 8th the UK 'goth rockers' Editors played at the Warfield in San Francisco to a sold out crowd. Not only do I love going to the Warfield, but the band was debuting new material that they hadn't played at their last San Francisco gig last September.

Here's a clip from the show of the Editors playing their yet-to-be-released single "Push Your Head Towards The Air" :




View the official music video set to be released as the band's next single in the U.K. on March 3. It's an interesting new approach to most of their previous work, relying heavily on the piano keys and voice of , stripped away from the hard-driving, escalating chord progressions and Interpol-like gothic percussions.

The band opened the show with "Camera," surprising some fans who didn't think they would play it all. Here's the band playing one of the last songs of the night, "Lights":




- Editors' official site

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Cat Power's First 2008 Tour Hits the Northeastern U.S., Canada and Australia

Following the Jan. 28 release of her new album titled Jukebox Cat Power (aka, Chan Marshall) and her back-up band The Dirty Delta Blues Band hit the road.

Marshall launched her first tour of 2008 on February 7 at Boston’s Orpheum Theatre (venue info – venue review – YouTube video from the show below).

After a successful launch to her 2008, Cat Power then headed-off to Philadelphia’s Starlight Ballroom (watch live video from YouTube of Friday's show - venue info – concert review – Last FM's Who Attended) on Friday night, February 8, on to Toronto’s Kool Haus (venue review - Last FM's Who Attended) on February 9 and Chicago’s Vic Club tonight, Sunday, February 10, 2008.

Cat Power @ Orpheum Theater, Boston 2/7/2008

The remaining U.S. concert dates are:

Monday, Feb. 11, 2008 – First Avenue in Minneapolis, MN (get Cat Power tickets)
Saturday, Feb 29, 2008 – Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles, CA

Following the show in Los Angeles, Cat Power will tour Australia through mid-March 2008.

Friday, March 7, 2008 – Tanks Arts Centre in Cairns, Austrailia
Saturday, March 8, 2008 – The Tivoli in Brisbane, Austraila
Sunday, March 9, 2008 – Enmore Theatre in Sydney, Australia
Monday March 10, 2008 – The Gov, Adelaide, Australia
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 – Theatre Royal in Castlemaine, Australia
Thursday, March 13, 2008 – The Forum in Sydney, Australia

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Hello Beautiful Tours Ontario Cities after IndieWeek Nod

The poppy indie outfit Hello Beautiful launched out of Ottawa last year with plenty of local fanfare.

Readers of the Canadian indie blog IndieWeek nominated the band as the best of the year for 2007.

Not to be stopped, Hello Beautiful is currently on tour, with more dates expected to be released later in early spring.

Upcoming Shows (l )

Feb 10 2008 10:00A ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM (R.O.M.) PRESENTED BY DASHA FLASH ’N’ FRIENDS Toronto, Ontario Feb 15 2008 8:00P BODOG REGIONAL FINALS - JEFF HEALEY’S ROADHOUSE! Toronto, Ontario Feb 16 2008 8:00P DURHAM COLLEGE CAMPUS - E.P. TAYLORS PUB Oshawa, Ontario Feb 17 2008 10:00P INDIE LOVE RADIO’s WINTERFEST @ REVERB Toronto, Ontario Feb 21 2008 9:00P MATT AND JOE’S NIGHTCLUB Belleville, Ontario Feb 24 2008 10:00P NORMA JEANS London, Ontario Feb 26 2008 9:00P ST. CLAIR COLLEGE - WINDSOR CAMPUS Windsor, Ontario Mar 11 2008 10:00P BASS LINE STATION Ottawa, Ontario May 16 2008 9:00P TRUDEAU PARK - VICTORIA DAY LONG WEEKEND Tweed, Ontario

Hello Beautiful MySpace Page

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Arctic Monkeys Launch Christmas Concert Tour In U.K. to End Blockbuster Year

Arctic Monkeys, riding high of the success of their latest album Favourite Worst Nightmare, and the latest single Teddy Picker, are set to kick-off a 11-day, seven show tour of the U.K. and the Netherlands.
Tickets for all seven of the Arctic Monkeys' shows scheduled from Dec. 6 to Dec. 15 sold out in hours after they went on sale last month.

The super-hot indie rock-pop band shows no sign of cooling down for the winter, even after an extensive concert tour of North America and Europe in 2007, not to numerous, memorable appearances at indie rock music festivals around the world.

Add to that a successful new album, popular YouTube and MySpace music videos and a nearly endless stream of worldwide press coverage.

The tour will kick-off with an opening show in Amsterdam this Thursday, December 6 at the HMH and end with two shows on Dec. 14 and Dec. 15 at the AECC in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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