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Download “Sleepyhead” | Passion Pit’s debut EP Chunk of Change only comes out on September 16 (on Frenchkiss records, nonetheless), but I’ve already blown my head to useless bits by over-listening to “Sleepyhead”. I know little about the cute guy in red shirt, but I’ll have learnt more when I see them as a five-piece during a Pianos residency on the 13th, 20th and 27th of August. And if you’ve ever been to the old market in Bahrain, the land of golden smiles, you’ll understand why it’s kind of exciting that band member Ayad Al Adhamy hails from that strange land, at least partly.
“Listen to tonight’s bands” will return tomorrow, maybe.
God knows these morning television shows are easy recipes for cringe-worthy entertainment, but I’m being told that the usual mix of mainly tourists and some local fans who show up at such events was largely replaced by a mass of loyal Feist fans (the first three showed up at 4:30 AM), who bothered little to follow cue cards asking for cheers and applause, and offered their fan-ly services only when Leslie Feist herself showed up with her band. Kashish, who took the photos, suggests that tourists and families may have opted for the Miley Cyrus show at Rockefellar Plaza for the Today Show on NBC instead. Also, two girls participated in a singing contest and the one in yellow (pictures after the jump) won for her rendition of “1, 2, 3, 4″. It’s very possible that the ladies in the wigs were the prizes.
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Axolotl, Daniel Klag and Fifty Foot Women will be producing lots of weird noises at Cake Shop. The Postelles are playing a birthday bash at Fat Baby with Samuel. Margot and The Nuclear So & So’s, Silver State, Ravens & Chimes at Bowery Ballroom. Our muse Sharon Van Etten with Noa Babayof, Drew Victor, and Scary Mansion at the Annex. Friendly Fires with Semi Precious Weapons, The Gaming Commission at Mercury Lounge. Chris Masterson and Justin Shorey (he’ll tell you how to get to Virgin Islands when times are hard) at Pete’s Candy Store.
Playlist
Modey Lemon: Rainbowbeard
Sharon van Etten: It’s not Like
Drew Victor: Yet Another Vision
The Postelles: 1 2 3 Stop
Noa Babayof: Marching Band
Scary Mansion: Sorry We Took All Your Money
Ravens and Chimes: January
The Silver State: Letdown
Christ Masterson: Collapsible Plans
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The Postelles’ ”123 Stop” is a blast of a tune, and really cute to dance to. See them at Knitting Factory’s Main Stage with Frankpollis and The Orion Experience. Quitzow and Setting Sun should be interesting to see, playing at The Annex with Siwat the sad bastard; as should Exit Clov, playing with Bound Stems and A Brief Smile at Mercury Lounge; as should rockabilly adventurer Ladyfingers, playing at Rehab with Saints and Lovers and Nightmare of You.
Home Blitz at Cake Shop sounds like fun; playing with caUSE co-MOTION!, The Face Accidents, Lame Drivers. Akron/Family is free at Castle Clinton, but requires a ticket. The Spinto Band, The Sin City Band at Union Hall. Pop rock galore at Bowery Ballroom with Ambulance Ltd., Soft, Deadbeat Darling. Metal night continues at Union Pool with Lapdog of Satan, La Otracina (I don’t think the played last night?), Titan, and Naam.
Playlist
The Postelles: 123 Stop
Quitzow: Sponsor (It Didn’t Mean A Thing)
Siwat: Don’t Wake Up
The Orion Experience: Obsessed
Exit Clov: District Menagerie
Ladyfingers: Lite FM
Akron/Family: Phenomena
Cause Co-Motion: Who’s gonna care
Home Blitz: Stupid Street
Lame Drivers: Captain Amazing
Bound Stems: Happens to us all otherwise
A Brief Smile: Never Have the Time
If it weren’t for people’s obsession with the process of music, there would be no air guitar tournaments, and years spent fantasizing yourself performing some of your favorite songs would vanish. Some people don’t care to watch the bands on stage as long as they can listen, but for others, the slight movement of hands, the swing of the arms, and the expression of faces that manufacture bits of sound that converge to form music makes a whole lot of a difference (though music videos seem to do the opposite, often distracting you from the music). And sometimes, a song you hadn’t specially cared for finally claims your attention when casually hummed by a friend.
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There isn’t a whole lot going on tonight, but A.R.E Weapons at Santos Party House should be fun. Monotract, La Otracina and Myty Konkeror are playing at Cake Shop, Richard Lloyd (of Television) at Southpaw, and Bob Mould at Maxwell’s. Though I detest metal of any form, never mind its typographical crimes, I can’t resist mentioning that Extreme Violence’s “brutal death metal from Greece” will be had at Union Pool, where Orphan is hosting a release party, and Krallice is joining them. The brutal Greeks intrigue me for still using a cjb.net forward for their website, which does look like it was built in 1994, and for this note on myspace:
MySpace has deleted the pictures (covers) of two of our works (our first demo “Addicted to Cannibalism” and our album “Ecstasy in Pain”) because they contained “offensive material”! LOL
We will post external links to these pictures so that if someone wishes he can see them! (It’s not offensive for everyone in this world, there are people who love this music)!”
My favorite part: LOL
Playlist
A.R.E Weapons: F’ What You Like
Monotract: Cafu Y Kaka
La Otracina: Raze the Sky
Myty Konkeror: Fake Rolex
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