Archive for August, 2007

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The Flaming Lips at The Pageant on 9/28

August 14, 2007

The Flaming Lips have just announced a show at The Pageant on Septemeber 28th. Tickets go on sale this Friday.

The Flaming Lips - “She Don’t Use Jelly (live)”:

The Flaming Lips - “Do You Realize?”

The Flaming Lips - “Fight Test”:

The Flaming Lips - “Yoshimi Fights The Pink Robots, Part 1″:

The Flaming Lips - “Bohemian Rhapsody (live)”:

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The Lot Pre-Party

August 14, 2007

In addition to the outstanding lineup of the previously-blogged about Lot Festival, we are also putting on a Pre-Party to get everyone excited about the main event. The Pre-Party is taking place this Wednesday, August 15th, at the Lucas School House and features Sex Robots, Upright Animals and Grand Beauty.

MP3s:
Sex Robots - Take Me Out Dancin’
Sex Robots - Jet Awesome

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Mystery Mix Monday

August 13, 2007

Here it is - the sixth podcast in my Mystery Mix Monday series.

MYSTERY MIX, VOL. 6

Here is last week’s playlist:

Vol. 5

1. Art Brut - People In Love
2. Gentleman Auction House - Your Days and Our Nights
3. Kings of Leon - Fans
4. Mission of Burma - Einstein’s Day
5. Two Gallants - Seems Like Home To Me
6. Kevin Drew - Safety Bricks
7. UFOFU - A Letter
8. Rodrigo y Gabriela - Orion

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The Bureau CD Release Party

August 10, 2007

The Bureau is celebrating the release of the debut full-length album, We Make Plans In Secret, at the Bluebird tomorrow night, Saturday, August 11. They will be playing with Riddle of Steel and the Roman Numerals. I’ll be there. You should be, too.

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The Lot

August 10, 2007

The 2007 edition of The Lot Festival is taking place on Saturday, August 25th at the Schlafly Tap Room from 5:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. The event is ALL AGES and FREE. The lineup is outstanding with local stalwarts Bunygrunt and 7 Shot Screamers, hip-hop allstar Nite Owl, the young indie rockers in Jumbling Towers and Say Panther, the slick sounds of Jonathon Cour and the country-influenced Tenement Ruth rounding out the lineup.

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Emerging Artists: On the Verge

August 8, 2007

This Friday night, head out to Lucas School House to see Matthew Santos, Jumbling Towers and Gentleman Auction House. It will be good times.


Lollapalooza review coming soon!

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Mystery Mix Monday

August 7, 2007

It’s Monday, so it’s time for another Mystery Mix…

MYSTERY MIX, VOL. 5

Last week’s tracklisting:

Vol. 4
1. Throw Me The Statue - Lolita
2. Ratatat - Lex
3. Super Furry Animals - Baby Ate My Eightball
4. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Need Some Air
5. Butthole Surfers - The Annoying Song
6. Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Bottle of Buckie
7. Oh No! Oh My! - Finally Found A Home
8. Of Montreal - The Past is a Grotesque Animal

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Lollapalooza quick check-in…

August 4, 2007

Top Three Performances of Day 1 at Lollapalooza 2007*:

1. LCD Soundsystem
2. The Polyphonic Spree
3. Blonde Redhead

* I am keeping Daft Punk out the running for this honor for two reasons: 1) it simply would not be fair to the rest of the performers to compare them to Daft Punk and 2) I have seen them before, at Coachella 2006 (see my review of that show here), and that was easily the best show I’d seen in the past decade, if not ever, so my Lolla 2007 experience was informed by that experience. Expectations are a bitch.

Ted Leo, The Rapture, and The Black Keys were also really good, too.

My whole body is sore today: my feet, my back, my sinuses.

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Lollapalooza

August 3, 2007

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Hey kids, I am up in Chicago this weekend for Lollapalooza. I will try and check in with some quick posts and pictures… but if I don’t, you will definitely be getting a full-on review and and a ton of pictures next week.

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Tonight at Cicero’s

August 2, 2007

There’s a great show at Cicero’s tonight featuring some excellent St. Louis- and Columbia-based bands. I have previously written many a school-girl-on-her-notebook-like love letters to many of the bands playing, including Gentleman Auction House, Witch’s Hat, The Hibernauts, and Jumbling Towers. All are outstanding live performers. If you have not caught Witch’s Hat live, you are truly missing out. I am only unfamiliar with the final band rounding out the bill, The Overtones, but from the songs I’ve heard of theirs online, I think they will fit in just fine.

Annie Z recently spoke with Mike Tomko about Gentleman Auction House’s plans to record their first full-length album this fall…

MP3s:
Witch’s Hat - Bomb Squad
Witch’s Hat - Supply and Demand
Gentleman Auction House - A Hospital Or Heaven
The Hibernauts - Into The Storm/Out to the Sea
Jumbling Towers - He’s A Cop Now
The Overtones - Jungle