65daysofstatic announce U.S. tour!!!

Oh dear god yes. Tour dates below. The band is touring with Fear Before The March of Flames, Hot Cross, and This Will Destroy You. DO NOT MISS THIS BAND LIVE!

Jul 18 2007 8:00 - ICC Performance Hall Boston, MA
Jul 19 2007 8:00 - Rock and Roll Hotel Washington, DC
Jul 20 2007 8:00 - Europa Club Brooklyn, NY
Jul 21 2007 8:00 - Alley Katz Richmond, VA
Jul 22 2007 8:00 - Green Street Greenboro, NC
Jul 23 2007 8:00 - The Masquerade Atlanta, GA
Jul 24 2007 8:00 - The Social Orlando, FL
Jul 26 2007 8:00 - Meridian Red Room Houston, TX
Jul 27 2007 8:00 - House of Rock Corpus Christi, TX
Jul 28 2007 8:00 - White Rabbitt San Antonio, TX
Jul 29 2007 8:00 - The Door Dallas, TX
Jul 31 2007 8:00 - The Clubhouse Tempe, AZ
Aug 1 2007 8:00 - The Troubadour Los Angeles, CA
Aug 2 2007 8:00 - Soma San Diego, CA
Aug 3 2007 8:00P - TBA TBA
Aug 4 2007 8:00 - Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA
Aug 5 2007 8:00 - Satyricon Portland, OR
Aug 6 2007 8:00 - El Corazon Seattle, WA
Aug 7 2007 8:00 - The Venue Boise, ID
Aug 8 2007 8:00 - Avalon Theater Salt Lake City, UT
Aug 9 2007 8:00 - Marquis Theatre Denver, CO

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Lo Siento

Sorry for the lack of updates. I moved back to NJ over the weekend since the semester ended and have not had time to update. Review of Brand New coming soon hopefully. I'll be taking photos at the Modern Life is War show in Brooklyn tomorrow night so those will be up on Wednesday.

Nas @ Matthews Arena - Northeastern University Springfest 2007

Nas played the Northeastern University Springfest on April 14, 2007 at Matthews Arena. It was absolutely awesome.

Many more photos on flickr.


Photos from Gym Class Hero's set can be found here.
Photos from Lupe Fiasco's set can be found here.
Photos from RJD2's set can be found here.

Nas

Quick Update

- New Minus the Bear song "Dr. L'Ling" can be found here. Their new album Planet of Ice comes out August 21st on Suicide Squeeze Records. The band just started a month long tour with The Honorary Titles and Chin Up Chin Up and dates for the band can be found on their site.

- Wu Tang Clan's website has posted tons of demos and unreleased material that you can download for free. You're a fool if you don't check it out here.

- Set times for Coachella have been posted. If you're going, I probably hate you.

- Texas is the Reason sent out an update, linking to a video of what I believe is their first show opening up for Snapcase in Buffalo, NY. Definitely check this out. If you missed the reunion shows, then I feel sorry for you.

- Long Island hardcore band Crime in Stereo have signed to Bridge 9 Records. This band put out one of the best albums of 2006 and this is a great band/label pairing.

- I was lucky enough to get a ticket for the Brand New/Kevin Devine/Manchester Orchestra show tonight at the Avalon in Boston. Expect a review but most likely sans photos. Stupid camera policy.

Gordon Riker Benefit Show - April 28th

Regardless of what your opinion of the bands playing, this show is for a really great cause. If you don't know, Gordon Riker was the bicyclist killed on Huntington Ave almost three weeks ago when he was clipped by a taxi while riding. All proceeds from the show go towards the Gordon Riker Urban Foundation, and the show will feature Riker's artwork and apparel from his clothing line that can be purchased as well. Here's the lineup:

Saturday, April 28th @ the ICC, Allston MA - 6PM - All Ages
Vanna
Therefore I Am
A Loss For Words
Medicated Kisses


The Dig has a great article on Riker that you should definitely check out.

Record Hospital Fest

Record Hospital, a Cambridge-based radio show on WHRB 95.3FM, are holding their annual fest this coming week. Not sure where the venue is, but the lineup is pretty sweet:


FRIDAY, APRIL 27th:
Witches with Dicks
Turpentine Brothers
Heart 2 Heart
Russian Tsarcasm
Conversions

SATURDAY, APRIL 28th:
Casket
Sinoloa
Ampere
They and the Children
Off Minor

Record Hospital
Record Hospital Myspace

Gym Class Heroes @ Matthews Arena - Northeastern University Springfest 2007

Gym Class Heroes played the Northeastern University Springfest at Matthews Arena on April 14, 2007.

More photos on flickr.

Photos from Lupe Fiasco's set can be found here.
Photos from RJD2's set can be found here.

Gym Class Heroes Setlist from Northeastern University Springfest:


Gym Class Heroes

Lupe Fiasco @ Matthews Arena - Northeastern University Springfest 2007

Lupe Fiasco played the Northeastern University Springfest at Matthews Arena on April 14, 2007. He was pretty freaking energetic, but it seemed like a lot of people in the audience were not familiar with his material.

More photos on flickr.

Photos from RJD2's set can be found here.


Lupe Fiasco

RJD2 @ Matthews Arena - Northeastern University Springfest 2007

RJD2 played two DJ sets at Matthews Arena for Northeastern's Springfest this past Saturday, April 14th. He also played the Middle East that night with a full band, but alas, I could not make it.

Photos of Nas, Gym Class Heroes, and Lupe Fiasco from Springfest will be up in the next day or so.

More photos at flickr.

Boston Punk Rock Flea Market Information

The annual Punk Rock Flea Market is back and some new information has come out about this years event. Check it out:

Punk Rock Flea Market 10
Sunday April 29th 2007, 11am - 5pm
Massachusetts College of Art, Pozen Center
621 Huntington Avenue Boston MA
All Ages, $1.00 Admission Fee
DJs Claude Money and Eli of various soul nights
Others TBA

If you would like to sell your wares and get your own table, email ben.sisto@gmail.com with the subject line "PRFM 10 APP" with the following information: Name, Table Name, Table Contents, Email, Phone, Website, Photos URL or attach a photo, Press (if any).

There is a thread over on the lemmingtrail board discussing the event that includes what people are selling and some other stuff.

The Books/Greg Davis @ Somerville Theater - 4/15/07

Regardless of the nor'easter pounding down on Boston, the dreary weather seemed to fit the mood of the quaint show at the Somerville Theater. Greg Davis started off by slowly constructing droning, ambient pieces by layering vocals and other effects on top of another. I'm a sucker for musicians that can create something out of nothing in a live environment and can captivate an audience with something that feels more like an experiment in sound.

With the giant projector in place, The Books took the stage and started with a new song that featured the alphabet jumping out on the screen. For the next hour, the duo played guitar and cello while whatever other samples/effects/instruments weren't present synched up with visuals that ranged from hilarious to heartbreaking. The main focus was not the group, but the incredible visual display that added to the sensory experience of the live show and brought it to the next level, making it more like an art exhibit than a concert.

The Books setlist - Somerville Theater - Somerville, MA - 4/15/07
ABC (the alphabet song) - new song, An Owl With Knees, Don't Even Sing About It, cover of a Nick Drake song "Cello song", If Not Now Whenever, 8 Frame, Classy Penguin, Tokyo, It Never Changes to Stop, Meditation, Be Good to Them Always, Future Wouldn't Be That Nice, Smells Like Content, Take Time, Encore: That Ain't Right Shit

update: thanks to the anonymous commenter who helped out with the setlist!

More photos at the flickr page.

Greg Davis





The Books

Quick update

I will have photos from The Books show that happened at the Somerville Theater up tomorrow. Also, except tons of photos from the Northeastern University Springfest concert, which had Nas, Gym Class Heroes, Lupe Fiasco, and RJD2. It was incredible and I have the pictures to prove it.

Stay tuned.


In the mean time, download this live Low set from the 9:30 Club in Washington DC.

Mono/World's End Girlfriend/The Drift @ The Middle East Downstairs - 4/12/07

I came in halfway through The Drift's set and was pleasantly surprised by the groups laid back, jazz-inspired sound. The group had the occasional trumpet, backed up by smooth drumming and a stand up bass leading the way.

One man act, World's End Girlfriend, took the stage next with his laptop/guitar combination. Backed by glitchy drum machine beats and looped and extremely processed guitar sounds, Katsuhiko Maeda created a subdued, but enthralling atmosphere with his compositions.

Japanese rockers Mono didn't say a word and they didn't have to. Their music, which is almost like a mix of classical and rock, rang out and the group simply let their instruments do the talking. I don't have a set list, but I know they ended with "Halcyon" and played some tracks of their newest album, You Are There. The members of the band seemed so enthralled by their own playing and truly put everything they had into their performance. The group's large sound could be transformed into a quiet, simple guitar line and before you even realize what has happened, they've transitioned into a whole other style. This is the second time I have seen them and I highly recommend you catch them on their current tour. Dates can be found here.

More photos on the flickr page.

The Drift





World's End Girlfriend





Mono

Updates

Added some more shows on the bottom. Photos from Mono will be up thursday night/friday. Also, I am going to The Books with fantastic seats, so expect photos from that as well.

Also, the Lollapalooza lineup leaked. Enjoy.

Random bits of news

- A track from the new Bjork album Volta leaked today. It features beats by Timbaland and percussion from Konono n°1, and you can find the track, "Earth Intruders" here.

- Pitchfork is reporting that M.I.A.'s new album, Kala, will be released on June 26th through Interscope. I highly recommend you check out the video for the single "Bird Flu" here.

-Bradley's Almanac posted up a ton of live Ted Leo mp3s from his stop at the Opera House with Death Cab for Cutie back in November.

- Connecticut are going to adopt an official state punk rock song. This is too weird to believe.

- Indie HQ has an interesting interview with Chris Wrenn, founder/owner of Salem, MA punk/hardcore label Bridge 9 Records. The interview discusses the labels future and how they are doing in the download era.

- AbsolutePunk.net is reporting that mewithoutYou will be doing a headlining tour this summer featuring supporting acts like Piebald and Manchester Orchestra. Sweet.

- I noticed this on the Middle East's website. It sounds interesting, shame I won't be around:
"Fri 8/10 - MEP The Porn Debate featuring Porn King Ron Jeremy vs. Porn Pastor Craig Gross – All Ages – $10adv/$15dos – plus $1 facility charge - NOTE: 7pm Doors – Reserved Seating - Tickets on Sale 4/13" - it takes place at the Somerville Theater. More tour dates are at the website.

Battles/Major Stars/Amoroso @ Great Scott - 4/5/07

The last time I saw Amoroso was in the Curry Student Center at Northeastern, when they played for an event put on by the school's radio station, WRBB. This was their CD release show and I must say, the post-rock trio have certainly come a long way since then. They are much tighter and their songs had great structure; more than just the quiet, slow build-up into an explosion of noise that most bands of that style try to pull off. The highlight of their set was a two drummer tribal-esque rock out that occurred during one of the band's newer songs. I picked up their album and definitely can't wait to check it out.

Somerville's Major Stars seemed to barely fit on the stage with their three guitarists and bassist taking up the majority of the space. They had a classic/stoner-rock vibe and it was a shame that I could barely hear the vocals. The vocalist came into the crowd and attempted to liven things up, since it was clear most of the audience wasn't too into them.

Super-group Battles took the stage and once the lead "singer" Tyondai Braxton created a simple rhythmic loop out of his vocals, they commandeered the attention of everyone there and never let up in the next hour. Although the band does do the whole "math-rock" thing, there is a much more dancey feel to some of their songs, but you have to peel back the dense layers of effects and distortions to find it. I really can't even begin to describe how incredible the drummer was, so I will just quote user natemcd of the Lemmingtrail board: "the goddamn drummer. what was that? that wasn't a drummer! that was some angry robotic malfunction, pounding railroad spikes into grenades and breathing in the explosions as fuel." I couldn't have said it better myself. I really did not think the group would be able to pull of their sound live, but I was certainly proven wrong.

Battles set list from The Great Scott - Allston, MA - 4/5/07 (also copied from lemmingtrail):
Tij, SZ2 (excerpt), TRAS, Tonto, Atlas, Race In, HI/LO (fast), encore: DANCE

More photos up on flickr as usual.

Amoroso




Major Stars







Battles