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Long Beach’s Magic Lantern have finally gone and released a new sonic document after what seemed like an eternity of waiting. Eagerly anticipated by those who have been biding their time waiting for the band to get on with their uber limited cassette only and CD-R releases (their Self-Titled CD-R was limited to 30), “High Beams”, the band’s latest opus [...]
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So I have been so consumed by work lately and getting dive certified for my upcoming trip that I haven’t been really going out, I think it has been 2 weeks since I’ve seen some live music (I’m not counting the band that was playing at Oktoberfest last weekend where I went to see the wiener dog races).
Lots of work + dive class at night = not going out and therefore a lack of posting
Also I haven’t really been digging that much new music either, the only new bands I have been listening to recently have been Tall Birds and Sunsplit.
I mentioned Tall Birds before, it’s the dudes from The Catheters new band. They just played LA last week, but I didn’t have the energy to go to the Knitting Factory (I hate that place) to check them out, I’m sure they’ll be back soon. KEXP recently made their song Internalize the song of the day on Sept. 20th for their “Song Of The Day” Podcast, which you can download from iTunes.
And Sunsplit is a husband and wife duo from the Oakland that I was turned on to by Erin at Can I Get A Receipt. They don’t have any downloadable tracks, so you’ll have to be content with streaming their songs on MySpace, where they recently added 2 new ones from an upcoming album.
Also I am digging the Emily Haines solo album “Knives Don’t Have Your Back”. My friends saw her at the Viper Room last week brown bagging it and said she was amazing (Scott at Autopia concurred) and then proceeded to rub in the fact that I bailed on going cause I was too tired.
MP3: mp3Emily Haines – Doctor Blind
San Francisco’s Dead To Me who just played the Key Club last night (which I missed due to getting my last minute scuba certification for my trip to Belize) will be back in Southern California again as well as a bunch of other places in October. Second chances are great.
MP3: Dead To Me – By The Throat
All tour dates with Riverboat Gamblers:
10/03/06 @ Plush – Tucson, AZ
10/04/06 @ The Sets – Tempe, AZ
10/05/06 @ Key Club – Los Angeles, CA
10/06/06 @ Alex’s Bar – Long Beach, CA
10/10/06 @ Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO
10/11/06 @ Record Bar – Kansas City, MO
10/12/06 @ Pop’s – Sauget, IL
10/13/06 @ Main Stage – Green Bay, WI
10/14/06 @ Cactus Club – Milwaukee, WI
10/15/06 @ The Note – Chicago, IL
10/17/06 @ Mad Hatter – Covington, KY
10/18/06 @ The Shelter – Detroit, MI
10/19/06 @ Frankie’s – Toledo, OH
10/20/06 @ Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
10/22/06 @ School of Rock – South Hackensack, NJ
10/24/06 @ Northstar Bar – Philadelphia, PA
10/25/06 @ Ottobar – Baltimore, MD
10/26/06 @ Tremont Music Hall – Charlotte, NC
Are you one of those people that think that Hot Water Music ended too early, their final album “The New What Next” may have not jumped right out at you, but after a couple listens, it became clear that this was their strongest most mature release. One you wouldn’t expect to be their last.
But their live show on their final tour with Floggin Molly said differently, and the band that’s music that bled so much passion, had absolutely zero on stage. If you were at any of those shows, it was undeniably noticeable that the band was having problems and weren’t up to delivering the usual spectacular live show.
The tour ended and shortly after they announced their split. Just months later came word of a new band called, The Draft, made up of Jason, Chris, and George (Chuck is doing the solo thing that requires lots less touring). Signing to Epitaph, The Draft’s first album, “A Million Little Pieces”, is being released today, September 12th. What does it sound like? Well it sounds like Hot Water Music, maybe a cross between the two last Hot Water releases, “Caution” and “The New What Next”.
MP3: The Draft – New Eyes Open
MP3: The Draft – Lo Zee Rose
The Draft are currently on tour with the Lawrence Arms and will be playing the Troubadour on September 21st.
Matt Skiba (Alkaline Trio) and Josiah Steinbrick (F-Minus) are taking their new porject, Heavens, on the road this fall. Along for the ride are LA’s Darker My Love, who will be touring with Asobi Seksu prior to this.
If you’re wondering, Heavens sounds like to me Alkaline Trio (just ’cause Matt’s voice is so distinct) played over Death Cab or Postal Service. It’s pretty good, but will definitely put off some Alkaline fans.
MP3: Heavens – Counting
Heavens w/Darker My Love:
10/24/06 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
10/25/06 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theatre
10/26/06 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill
10/27/06 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
10/28/06 San Diego, CA @ Soma
11/08/06 Philadelphia, PA @ North Star Bar
11/09/06 Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
11/10/06 Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony
11/11/06 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
11/12/06 Boston, MA @ Middle East
11/15/06 Toronto,ON @ El Mocambo
11/16/06 Detroit, MI @ Shelter
11/17/06 Chicago, IL @ Metro
So last night I got an offer to go to the Chili Peppers/Mars Volta concert at The Forum, having not seen the Mars Volta (yes I like the new song) since they played the Wiltern two years ago, I accepted, plus I didn’t have anything else going on and it was free.
Well by the time we got there 8:45, Mars Volta had already finished. Why do these big concerts start so damn early?
We said what the hell and stuck around to see some of the Chili Peppers just to say we’d seen them, plus the seats were really good, and we’d already paid for parking.
Anyways to get to my WTF moment; “What the fuck is Flea wearing?” His outfit looked like something downhill skiers wear, and from where we were standing he looked like one of the Body Worlds exhibits with a bass guitar stomping around on stage.
Also we all know the Chili Peppers drummer looks like Will Ferrell, but when did John Frusciante start looking so much like Eddie Vedder?