White Denim and What Laura Says | 3/30/09 Modified Arts

Last night I went to Modified Arts and saw hometown boys What Laura Says and Austin natives White Denim. What Laura Says brought the thunder like they always do and all I can say about White Denim is "warm blanket of sound pain". I have never been to a louder concert in my life, and that includes standing in front of the speakers at Rage Against The Machine. One might even say that it was too loud, not me of course but someone might. If they would not have been so kick ass I would have went outside to listen but as it were I could not unwrap myself from the "pain blanket". Check out some of the pics I managed to get after the break and if you feel so inclined check out a whole bunch more HERE.

Video: Kasabian - "Vlad The Impaler"

This video is ridiculously awesome. It reminds me of those fake movie trailers they showed during the middle of Grindhouse. If you like the track you can download it for a limited time at Kasabian's website www.kasabian.co.uk.

The song "Vlad The Impaler" is from the album The West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum is out 6/8 via RCA.

Stream Bat For Lashes New Album On Myspace

Bat For Lashes have put their forthcoming album Two Suns on Myspace for you're listening pleasure. We managed to get our hands on a advanced copy of the album and it's been on heavy rotation ever since. You can also check out their very cool Karate Kid inspired music video for their song "Daniel" here.

Two Suns is available 4/6 on Astralwerks.

Video: Black Lips - "I'll Be With You"

Is it just me or do the Black Lips have way more awesome home movies than everyone else? Atlanta's own Black Lips are going to be playing Phoenix shortly but if you just can't get your fill of those young lads you can check out the above video for their song "I'll Be With You".

The song "I'll Be With You" is from the Black Lips' album 200 Million Thousand which is available now on Vice.

On The Calendar: Tuesday

william fitzsimmons [photo: caleb kuhl]

Here is what is going on tonight in Phoenix.

William Fitzsimmons, Rosi Golan
The Rhythm Room
Tickets $10, 8:00 PM Showtime
Event details here.

Valient Thor, Hogjaw and Broloaf
Yucca Tap Room
7:00 PM Showtime
Event details here.

Grizzly Bear Coming To Tucson!

Boy, do I have some good news for you Arizona. Ed Droste of Grizzly Bear just announced via Twitter that they'll be playing at The Rialto Theatre in Tucson on June 18th. Road trip! Tickets go on sale April 3rd. If you have any interest in seeing this show I would definitely act fast because I'm sure this one will sell out fast. You can find ticket info here.

Grizzly Bear's latest album Veckatimest is available 5/26 on Warp Records.

New Music Tuesday: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Peter Bjorn and John

It's Tuesday and you know what that means...new music.

The latest Yeah Yeah Yeahs album It's Blitz! is available today as well are new releases from Peter Bjorn & John, Gomez, Great Lake Swimmers, and Leonard Cohen.

You should also check out the comedy album from Jim Gaffigan King Baby, it's absolutely hilarious.

Check out this weeks recommended new releases.

Adam Franklin: Spent Bullets

Beastie Boys: Check Your Head (Deluxe Reissue)

Gomez: A New Tide

Great Lake Swimmers: Lost Channels

Jim Gaffigan: King Baby

Leonard Cohen: Live In London

Peter Bjorn and John: Living Thing

PJ Harvey and John Parish: A Woman A Man Walked By

Yeah Yeah Yeahs: It's Blitz!

Video: St. Vincent - "Actor Out of Work"

We've been eagerly awaiting the release of the new St. Vincent album ever since it was announced a month or two ago. And while the release date is just around the corner I can hold myself over with this video of St. Vincent performing her song "Actor Out of Work". The clip is taken from St. Vicent and her band rehearsing for a performance for NPR. The audio in this clip isn't as clean as I'd like it to be, but I'll take what ever new material from St. Vincent I can get.

Starfucker Announce New Album and Tour | Bands with Fuck in'm (news)

I saw Starfucker last week and they were awesome, they ARE starfucking awesome that is. And if you are one of the fortunate peoples to see them on their previous tour or at on of their multiple SXSW shows then you are a very fortunate people indeed, but if NOT, or you would like to see them AGAIN along with a brand new album them read all of the following details...and it's OK, non of it's in "invisiotext" for your convenience, your welcome;-)

Jupiter Track list:

01 Medicine
02 Boy Toy
03 Dance Face 2000
04 Bed-Stuy (Super Cop)
05 Biggie Smalls
06 Girls Just Want to Have Fun
07 Jupiter
08 Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second (Strategy Remix)
09 Boy Toy (Fake Drugs Remix)*
10 Medicine (Copy Remix)*

*Exclusive to the vinyl edition of the album.


Tour Dates:

apr 03 - Portland, OR - Lewis and Clark
apr 09 - Vancouver, BC - The Media Club (w/ Kuroma)
apr 10 - Seattle, WA - The Vera Project (w/ Kuroma)
apr 13 - Fargo, ND - The Aquarium (w/ Kuroma)
apr 14 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th Street Entry (w/ Kuroma)
apr 15 - Sioux Falls, ND - Nutty's North (w/ Kuroma)
apr 16 - Des Moines, IA - Vaudville Mews (w/ Kuroma)
apr 17 - Chicago, IL - Av-aerie (w/ Kuroma)
apr 18 - Toronto, ON - Sneaky Dee's (w/ Kuroma)
apr 19 - Montreal, QC - Il Motore (w/ Kuroma)
apr 21 - New York, NY - The Mercury Lounge (w/ Kuroma)
apr 22 - Brooklyn, NY - Union Hall (w/ Kuroma)
apr 24 - Chapel Hill, NC - Local 506 (w/ Kuroma)
apr 25 - Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn (w/ Kuroma)
apr 26 - Memphis, TN - Hi Tone Cafe (w/ Kuroma)
apr 27 - Kansas City, MO - Czar Bar (w/ Kuroma)
apr 29 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive (w/ Kuroma)
apr 30 - Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge (w/ Kuroma)
may 02 - Portland, OR - Holocene (w/ Kuroma)

Jupiter available 5/5 on Badman Recordings

Starfucker: Medicine
Starfucker: PopSong

Video: Richard Swift - "Lady Luck"

Richard Swift is kind of looking like an ugly chick in a bad wig in this video. Oh wait, never mind. Awesome song. Really looking forward to this album.

Richard Swift's upcoming album Atlantic Ocean is available 4/7 on Secretly Canadian.

On The Calendar: Monday

I am so bummed I am going to miss the White Denim show tonight. If you are not already doing something tonight I strongly recommend you go check out this show.

White Denim, What Laura Says
Modified Arts
Tickets $10, 8:30 PM Showtime
Event details here.

Big John Bates & The Voodoo Dollz, Dexter Romweber Duo
The Rhythm Room
Tickets $9, 7:00 PM Showtime
Event details here.

Video: Cursive - "From The Hips"

This is one of my favorite songs of the year so far.

Cursive's album Mama, I'm Swollen is available now on Saddle Creek.

Bob Dylan - "Beyond Here Lies Nothin"

Bob Dylan is making a track from his forthcoming album Together Through Life available as a free download for the next 24 hours. Who says the old school doesn't embrace the new school? Not Bobby D, that's for sure. Anyways, head on over to bobdylan.com to download the song free and legal. It's actually a pretty cool track.

Together Through Life is available 4/28 via Columbia.

Proof that American Eagle employs only douche bags

So my wife and I went to dinner on Friday night at Desert Ridge, and after eating, decided to take a leisurely stroll through the myriad of shops and boutiques that make up the outdoor mall. At one point, we cross AE and my wife spots a pair of shorts from the window, so we go in to check them out. As I cross the threshold, I'm immediately taken aback and have to pause for a moment. AE is piping through it's sound tubes, Hot Chip's "Wrestlers".
Internally, I surmised that the music must be controlled by the minimum wage employees and that some svelte 17-year old is hip to the latest indie trends. Myself, edging on 30, decide to underline the bold move, a "pat on the back" as it were, hoping to score some points with the nations youth.

"Great song", I say to the bleach-blonde male employee as he greets us.

"You like this?", he says with a smirk, "every time I hear it, I can't help but think I can make a better song in Garage Band in 30 minutes"

What, a DOUCHE - amiright?

So not only does the guy NOT like the song, it dawns on me, it wasn't from an employee's iPod, someone who poured tirelessly over thousands of songs, cherry-picking the best to showcase at his place of employ, but from the corporate-endorsed videos playing throughout the stores.

American Eagle was playing Hot Chip to the Mall-masses.

I now realize why I steer clear from American Eagle; (well, the horrible employees and the fact that I can't fit into their jeans). But I don't know what's worse? The fact that the kid didn't like Hot Chip, and thought he could do better on his (parents provided) Mac, or the fact that the corporate shills at American Eagle picked that song and it's video to lure customers into buying over-priced crap clothes? I'm still worried it may have tainted my Hot Chip love...steer me straight guys!

Video: Tommy Sparks - "She's Got Me Dancing"

PONYTAIL ANNOUNCE US TOUR! | Rock a Pony (Tours)

One of the craziest bands around today is Ponytail, and fortunately for me they are going on tour. I suppose its also fortunate for you if you happen to live in or around one of the cities they are going to but I can't really make that call since it's your life and I have been told I need to stop telling people how to live their lives (don't eat the "Roast Burgers" at Arby's they are gross). But I will at least give you this information so you can make your own decisions. But I can tell you one thing, I will be at The Phix on May 17th with bells on.

Ponytail Tour Dates:
3.28 Kay Spiritual Life Center/American University Washington DC w/ Los Campesinos!
3.29 Filmore at the TLA Philadelphia, PA
4.1 TT the Bears Cambridge, MA
4.2 Fuel the Rocket Club (Dartmouth College) Hanover, NH
4.23 DC9 Washington DC
4.24 Eclectic House Wesleyan, CT
4.25 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY w/ Marnie Stern, Think About Life
4.26 Iron Horse Northampton, MA
4.27 Monkey House Burlington, CT
4.28 La Sala Rossa Montreal, QUEBEC
4.29 The Deleon White Gallery Toronto, ONTARIO
4.30 PIke Room Detroit, MI
5.1 Rubble Bar Mt. Pleasant, MI
5.3 Schubas Chicago, IL
5.4 Jackpot Lawrence, KS w/ Vivian Girls
5.5 Hi-Dive Denver, CO
5.7 Kilby Court Salt Lake City, UT
5.8 Neurolux Boise, ID
5.9 Vera Project Seattle, WA
5.10 Holocene Portland, OR
5.12 Bottom of the Hill San Francisco, CA
5.13 Howie and Sons Visalia, CA
5.15 The Echo Los Angeles, CA
5.16 Acrobatics Everyday Irvine, CA
5.17 Phix Gallery Phoenix, AZ
5.19 Bash Riprocks Lubbock, TX
5.20 Emo's Austin, TX Chaos in Tejas pre-party
5.21 The Cavern Dallas, TX
5.22 The Bottletree Brimingham, AL
5.23 529 Atlanta, GA
5.24 Local 506 Chapel Hill, NC
5.25 The Ottobar Baltimore, MD

Ponytail: Beg Waves

Mastadon "Crack The Skye" | 9.1 Beards (Reviews)

You may have not been expecting ElectricMustache to review let alone absolutely love Mastodon's new album Crack The Skye since we are all indie n' shit but you know what? We did and we do, so there. Mastodon is one of the rare bands that spans genres and gets love from all types of people, just check out the metacritic reviews...go ahead. I know in my heart that every kid that ever started playing guitar imagined himself in a band just like Mastadon. I bet M. Ward and Connon Oberst stand in front of the mirror and air guitar to "Quintessence" I assure you they do. I think it has to do with the fact that they for the most part SING instead of SCREAM like demons, oh and they just effing rock...they rock so very very hard you can't help but to get sucked into their awesomeness, just try, I dare you.

Crack The Skye is available NOW from Reprise Records

New News About Wilco's New Album | Can't Wait (news)

If you couldn't tell from looking at the Last.fm widget down there in our sidebar I have a hard on for Wilco so when I saw that they have announced more info about the impending release of their still untitled album in June, my wood turned to stone...in a good way. Here are the track listings:

Deeper Down
Conscript (aka I'll Fight)
One Wing
Solitaire
Wilco (the song)
Country Disappeared
Everlasting
Bull Black Nova
Sonny Feeling
You and I

And the interweb rumors are true, Fiest is appearing on "You and I" Yea!

Album is due out in late June on Nonesuch, stay tuned to ElectricMustache for news at it happens.

Video: Great Lake Swimmers - "Pulling on a Line"

The song "Pulling on a Line" is from the album Lost Channels available 3/31 from Nettwerk Records.

DEERHOOF “Eaguru Guru” | Freaking me out (video)

Eaguru Guru
This video is for the type of person who like close ups of furniture then a cat singing at you, and WHO doesn't like spinning their dog until they go completely insane? FUCK MARSHMALLOWS!!!!! God I love Deerhoof.

Deer Tick Announce New Album & Tour | Born On Flag Day

If you have ever had Lyme Disease like that chick on the Real World you know that Deer Ticks can be a pain in the ass and make you REALLY annoying to watch on reality TV, but if you are the type of Deer Tick that makes music and goes on tour with one of my FAVORITE people of all time Jenny Lewis, then I might want you to burrow deep into my thighs with the only hope of getting you out is covering you with peanut butter...Check out these effing tour dates and if you live in one of those there cities, please support your local dance halls and head on out...oh and one other thing FUCK YOU DEER TICK FOR NOT COMING TO PHOENIX!!! We are only the 4th biggest city in the country.

DEER TICK

Thu-Mar-26 Durham, NC Duke Univeristy Coffeehouse *
Fri-Mar-27 Baltimore, MD The G-Spot *
Sat-Mar-28 Philadelphia, PA Johnny Brenda's *
Fri-Apr-03 Swarthmore, PA Olde Club - Swarthmore University
Thu-Apr-23 Boston, MA Harpers Ferry
Fri-Apr-24 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel #
Mon-Jun-08 Philadelphia, PA Trocadero %
Tue-Jun-09 Brooklyn, NY Music Hall of Williamsburg %
Wed-Jun-10 Boston, MA House of Blues %
Thu-Jun-11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club %
Fri-Jun-12 Carrboro, NC Cat's Cradle %
Sun-Jun-14 St. Louis, MO The Pageant %
Mon-Jun-15 Lawrence, KS Granada %
Wed-Jun-17 Omaha, NE Slowdown %

* = w/ Phosphorescent
# = w/ Elvis Perkins in Dearland
% = w/ Jenny Lewis

The Suck That is Blender Is Over | YES! (news)

Blender Sucks, Maxim Sucks, Stuff mostly sucked. What do all 3 have in common? They all suck, were you not paying attention? I have had a free subscription to Maxim and Blender since 2001 and every month they get shittier and shittier. It might have something to do with the fact that I have been using them as toilet paper, but that is a whole other story. It's a great day for fans of things that don't suck because Blender is gonzo, done, complete and finished. Now we don't have to read reviews of albums that the writers never even listened to...oh wait, that was Maxim. I guess there is still one more to go. Fingers crossed.

via Adage.com

iTunes Raising Prices! | Amazon Rules! (news)

The bags of crap at Apple are raising the prices of "Hot Selling Titles" to $1.29...that should do a good job of making them "Not So Hot Selling Titles" when we all just go to Amazon and get them for $.89. This is like that time when I was in Vegas about 10 years ago and I ordered a stripper for my room and when she showed up she wanted to charge 30 cents more for a "handy".

via Pollstar.com

Seeland "Call The Incredible" | MP3

Hey you guys!!! Do you like songs? Do you like songs that are listenable? Do you like listenable songs that are actually good? If you said yes to 3 or more of those questions then today is your lucky day. At the bottom of this post is a new song from UK group Seeland, the new collaboration from Tim Felton (Broadcast) and Billy Bainbridge (Plone) They have a new album that just came out this week...I have not heard the rest of the album yet but "Call The Incredible" is really effing temtastic.

In fact read what some pretentious media outlets have to say about Seeland:

"quietly infectious - think Stereolab filtered through the Clientele's rain-streaked melancholy - and percolates with an easygoing, effervescent spirit lifted from the '60s." - Elle Magazine

"Cool tunes from a kaleidoscopic laboratory. This act combines former members of Broadcast and Plone, and their debut bristles with all the geek-chic those credits suggest." - KEXP "Top 10 for 2009" Kurt Reighley

"...Tomorrow Today places itself as the latest development of a parallel history where the guitar was an afterthought and synthesizers and sonic exploration ruled pop music." - The Wire

"this group of ex-Broadcast and Plone members has an affinity for the sounds and instruments of a bygone golden age of German pop music...vintage analog synthesizers, live and electronic drums, clean guitar leads, and subdued vocals." - Tiny Mix Tapes

"This is indie-pop for a new century that still tips its hat to the old one." - Plan B

Call The Incredible

The Show is the Rainbow "Wet Fist" | 8.2 Beards (Review)

So I went to They Rhythm Room last night for some relaxing musical entertainment but instead I got "womb fucked" by The Show is the Rainbow, who is in fact only one man...Darren Keen. Straight outa Omaha and into our hearts. This is my first time experiencing the type of lyrical and actual physical destruction by just one person. Take "Mother and Son" for example, a song that is about being in the womb and your slut mom banging tons of dudes getting hit in the face with man member over and over again then being born with clothes on. Overall the album is really good but the live performance is what you need to kill to get to. For example, if your mom tells you that you can't see The Show is the Rainbows because you have to take care of your stupid dog...just kill the dog and go (check myspace for dates), the ghost of your dog will understand. Oh and use the money you just saved on dog food to buy Wet Fist at your local or virtual sound apothecary.

Mother And Son

P.O.S. covers Pearl Jam "No autotune in grunge"

Pearl Jam, the haters of corporate control over anything have obviously teamed up with that new underground basic cable station called MTV or something like that to promote the "Deluxe Reissue" of their debut album Ten, and what better way to do that then have a bunch of people cover your songs? Minneapolis rapper P.O.S. does a pretty bang up job in his version of "Why Go" and he is totally correct when he says there is no autotune in grunge...but that is mostly because Cher had all of the autotuners in the 90's locked up in her dungeon/studio

Where The Wild Things Are Movie Trailer

Okay, I know this isn't the movie blog, but I had to post this trailer for the simple fact that Arcade Fire's song "Wake Up" is featured in the trailer and I think the song and the footage go together like peanut butter and women. Spike Jonze is no slouch when it comes to directing movies so this should be a good one.

Dear and the Headlights Playing '09 Vans Warped Tour

Local indie darlings Dear and the Headlights are set to play this years Vans Warped Tour. After playing a successful SXSW this year Phoenix New Times writer Martin Cizmar wondered if they weren't Phoenix's great hope. No pressure there, Martin. In truth, Dear and the Headlights are in my top 5 favorite local bands and hopefully the exposure the get from the Vans Warped Tour will hope them break out nationally.

Also, on this years Vans Warped Tour are other local favorites Scary Kids Scaring Kids. You can see both Dear and the Headlights and Scary Kids Scaring Kids when the Vans Warped Tour hits Phoenix on June 30th. For a full list of bands and tour dates check out the Warped website.

Lydia Illuminate Yourself Tour Video

Hello my chippies, please enjoy this newly released tour video from Lydia, one of my favorite bands and recent victim of my horrible interviewing skills. The pleasure is all yours...

Attention: This video is in working order...your welcome for the convenience.

Video: Department of Eagles - "No One Does It Like You"

It's officially Grizzly Bear day here today. Earlier today we brought you a video of Grizzly Bear performing their song "Two Weeks" and now we've got a video from Grizzly Bear's Daniel Rossen's side project Department of Eagles. Considering Department of Eagles album In Ear Park came out in October of '08 and this is the first official video from that album I'd say they are a little bit late with this. But better late than never, I say. Check out this very cool video.

From the album In Ear Park available now on 4AD Records.

Video: Grizzly Bear feat. Victoria of Beach House-"Two Weeks"

This video does two things for me, 1) makes me hate the fact that I missed SXSW again this year and 2) makes me really hate the fact that I missed SXSW again this year. But on the bright side I get to start off my day with another outstanding track from Grizzly Bear's forthcoming album Veckatimest. From what I've heard so far Grizzly Bear's latest is shaping up to more than likely be my choice for album of the year.

Veckatimest is available 5/26 on Warp Records.

Ida Maria “I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked” | Video

As you all may or may not know Ida Maria's new album Fortress' round My Heart dropped today (iTunes only 4/14 everywhere else) and if the first single “I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked” is any indication of how the rest of the album sounds color me blue with excitement!!!

Check Out The Trailer For Gorillaz Go Bananaz

"In the late 1990's Jamie Hewlett met Damon Albarn and the concept of Gorillaz was born sometime after. At the birth of the project, film maker Ceri Levy set about to document this undertaking. The result is Bananaz, 91 minutes inside the remarkable real world of Gorillaz the most successful animated band ever.

Levy filmed alongside and behind the scenes from 2000 to 2006, from first drawings, animations, music and the musicians, through to the faces behind the voices of Murdoc, 2D, Noodle and Russel Hobbs. The result is an unsanitised, free-wheeling documentary film; an intimate, honest and often hilarious account of the working relationship between Albarn and Hewlett. With appearances by many of those who occasionally pass through this world ; Dennis Hopper, De la Soul, Ibrahim Ferrer, Dangermouse, Dan the Automator, D12, Bootie Brown and Neneh Cherry."

You can watch Bananaz online at Babelgum on April 20th.

On The Calendar: Tuesday

marnie stern

Here is what is going on tonight in Phoenix.

SxStatside feat. Marnie Stern, Starfucker, Beep Beep, Guidance Counselor, The Show Is The Rainbow, Castledoor
The Rhythm Room
Tickets $10, 7:00 PM Showtime
Event details here.

No Bunny, Thee Oh Sees, Fresh & Onlys, Protect Me, Blank Dogs, Naked On The Vague
The Trunk Space
Tickets $7, 7:00 PM Showtime
Event details here.

Passion Pit has "Manners"...

and so can you, on May 19th ( so lame, I know) Every time I hear Sleepyhead on the radio I get a murder boner so I can only imagine how nardly their whole new full length album is going to be. Check checka out the track list below to whet your appetite and then listen to a couple dem tracks on their myspace page.

Tracklist
01 Make Light
02 Little Secrets
03 Moth’s Wings
04 The Reeling
05 Eyes as Candles
06 Swimming in the Flood
07 Folds in Your Hands
08 To Kingdom Come
09 Sleepyhead
10 Let Your Love Grow Tall
11 Seaweed Song

Sleepyhead

From Manners available 5/19 on French Kiss Records.

New Music Tuesday: Decemberists, Fever Ray, Doom

It's a great week for new releases this week.

You've got the fifth album from The Decemberists' The Hazards of Love in stores today. We were lucky enough to get an advance copy of the album and it's been on very heavy rotation around here. This week we also get the self-titled debut album from Fever Ray. Fever Ray is the side project of Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson of the The Knife and is just another album that has been on repeat.

Also available this week are new releases from Dan Deacon, DOOM(formerly MF DOOM), Condo Fucks and others. See our recommended new releases below.


1990s: Kicks

Amadou & Mariam: Welcome To Mali

Condo Fucks: Fuckbook

Dan Deacon: Bromst

The Decemberists: The Hazards of Love

Doom: Born Like This. [Explicit]

Fever Ray: Fever Ray

Harlem Shakes: Technicolor Health

Mastodon: Crack The Skye

Swan Lake: Enemy Mine

Phoenix (from France) Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix | New Album and MP3

Sorry for such a long ass title but since we ARE in Phoenix and they are CALLED Phoenix I felt it pertinent to our lives and souls that I clarify. Now that the nasty business of post title explanation is complete let me drop some knowledge into the vacuous orb your mom calls your "love sponge"...Phoenix has a new album coming out May 25th and they called it Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix as an homage to their 2 favorite thing...Mozart and awesome blogs based out of Phoenix...duh. I implore you to listen to the just releases track 1901 below... and it's probably safe to download it but you might as well just go to their site and get it yourselves to save us some goddamn bandwidth...thanks for reading, I love you.

1901

Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix due out 5/25 or 26th (who knows?) on Glassnote

p.s. whilst performing all of my investigative reporting duties I found out that this MP3 has been out for like a month...but since I already wrote this whole fucking thing I decided to just post it anyways...ok?...sue me!

Lydia at the Clubhouse Tempe AZ 3/21/2009

Hi everybody how was your weekend? Hope it was good. Let me tell you about mine, it was pretty awesome. I got over 100 for the first time in like 10 years when I went bowling on Friday night then on Saturday night I got to go see one of my favorite bands around Lydia! If fact I even got to interview the lovely Mindy White (keyboards, vocals) and I have to say she was the coolest and most down to earth rock star I have met in a long time. As you could tell from the video above Lydia was on the top of their game even though it was the last show of their "Illuminate Yourself" tour that took them all through the Midwest and East coast.

Unfortunately I had some more camera issues and didn't get any usable shots but who needs pictures when you have video right? Oh and for people like to hear my voice (please excuse all of my "cools" and "awesomes" I suck at interviews) asking people questions and then hearing other peoples voices answering them check out my interview with Mindy below:

Interview with Mindy of Lydia

Video: UNKLE-"Heaven"

Here is the latest video from UNKLE for their song "Heaven" off of their 2008 album End Titles...Stories for Film. Footage for the video was taken directly from the skate video Fully Flared directed by Spike Jonze and Ty Evans. You may remember this footage from when it was pared with M83's song "Lower Your Eyelids to Die With The Sun." Personally, I feel like the M83 song works a little better with this footage and helps give it a more epic feel. I've embedded it here so you can see what I'm talking about.



Which do you guys like better?

On The Calendar: Monday

the gay blades

Can you believe this is already our 200th post? Anyways, there is a ton of stuff going on tonight in Phoenix.

The Gay Blades, Back Ted N-Ted, Snake! Snake! Snakes!
Modified Arts
Tickets $10, 7:00 PM Showtime
Event details here.

Chris T-T
Stinkweeds
Free Show!, 6:00 PM Showtime
Event details here.

No Kids, Parenthetical Girls
Stinkweeds
Tickets $5, 7:00 PM Showtime
Event details here.

Mai She, Pre, Soft Shoulder, Pigeon Religion
The Trunk Space
Tickets $8, 7:00 PM Showtime
Event details here.

Sigur Ros Take Away Show

Stream Peter Bjorn and John's New Album "Living Thing"

Thank goodness SXSW is over, now we can finally start getting up some newsworthy stuff up on the blog. To start with you can stream Peter Bjorn and John's new album Living Thing over at their Myspace page. I've only had a chance to listen to a few tracks off of the album but everything I've heard so far sounds really good. But don't take my word for it, dummy, go listen for yourself. The album Living Thing will be available 3/31 from Almost Gold.

Sebastien Tellier "Kilometer" | Video

Why do the French always get away with being so horny? I think that the only people in the US that could away with such a video are Kanye West and Prince and they would still never get played on MTV 9 or whatever fucking channel still plays videos.

Video: Lily Allen-"Not Fair"

It's pretty apparent from Lily Allen's music that she has really bad luck with guys. Almost all of the songs on her first album, Alright, Still, was about a bad break up and now we have this song "Not Fair" which is about a dude who is a two pump chump. Oh Lily, when will you find your prince charming? When?

Charlotte & Magon "Love Happening" | 7.9 Beards (Reviews)

You guys ever heard of Charlotte & Magon? Yea, me either but they are from France and Israel so don't feel bad. I myself just heard of them today and I am a better man for it.

Here is their abbreviated back story..."after meeting and communicating over the internet for 2 years, Magon invited Charlotte to meet him in the real world and to create an "authentic and marvelous" pop album together in 12 days" So they did...and now we have Love Happening to show for their efforts. I am finding it difficult to categorize this album into anything I have ever heard before. For one thing its totally freaking me out with them whispering back and forth and for two I am getting a funny feeling in my fun area...and I like it.

This is definitely something you will be into if you are a fan of Imogen Heap or Feist. Check out my two favorite tracks from the album below, and if you like it then please oh please buy it from iTunes or Amazon and listen to it on a semi regular basis.

All My Sorries

Rivage

On The Calendar: Weekend Edition

andrew jackson jihad

Here is what is happening this weekend in Phoenix.

Friday

Andrew Jackson Jihad, Farewell Review
ASU Downtown
Free Show!, 6:00 PM Showtime

Tres Dias Rockabilly Fest '09 Day 1
F1 Race Factory
Tickets $12-$250, 12:00 PM Showtime
Event details and full line-up here.

Courtney Marie Andrews
Mama Java's Coffeehouse
Free Show!, 7:00 PM Showtime

Saturday

Chicks with Picks Music Festival
Tempe Beach Park
Tickets $25, 3:00 PM Showtime
Event details and full line-up here.

Tres Dias Rockabilly Fest '09 Day 2
F1 Race Factory
Tickets $12-$250, $12:00 PM Showtime
Event details and full line-up here.

Lydia
The Clubhouse
Tickets $13-$15, 7:00 PM Showtime

Reuben's Accomplice, Limbeck
Modified Arts
7:00 PM Showtime

Zachary James Dodds
The Trunk Space
Tickets $6, 8:00 PM Showtime

Sunday

Tres Dias Rockabilly Fest '09 Day 3
F1 Race Factory
Tickets $12-$250, 12:00 PM Showtime
Event details and full line-up here.

H.R. of Bad Brains
J-Heads
Tickets $10, 9:00 PM Showtime

On The Calendar: Thursday

Sorry this is late. Here is what is happening tonight in Phoenix.

Evan Brightly, The Autumn Film, Adria Nylene, Crossing Sarnoff
Modified Arts
Tickets $8-$10, 7:00 PM Showtime
Event details here.

Chris Thomas King
The Rhythm Room
Tickets $10, 7:00 PM Showtime

The Grey Video

This may be the coolest thing I've seen all month.

[via: culture bully]

Video: Vampire Weekend-"White Sky"(Live on Jimmy Fallon)

So far today I've posted a video of Kid Cudi on Carson Daly, I've seen video of Modest Mouse on Letterman and The Soundtrack of our Lives on Leno and now I'm posting Vampire Weekend from Jimmy Fallon's show. Yeah, it's a slow news day.

Video: Neko Case-"People Got a Lot of Nerve"

The album Middle Cyclone is available now from Anti.

[via: subterranean blog]

What's In A Name?

the band black cock

I was reading a post over at NPR about a journalist for Vanity Fair who had developed a method for choosing which bands to hear at SXSW: band names. Specifically band names that she found to be aesthetically pleasing. You can see examples of what she means here. After reading the article I thought that if I were attending this years SXSW that I would go in the total opposite direction, I would find bands that had the funniest names and check them out. So I decided to go on to the interwebs and came up with a list of bands with awesome names and decided to check out their music to see if my method would allow me to discover some awesome new music. The results were mixed. In any case, here is a list of bands I checked out and those who had some good tunes I included in this here post.

In a little side note, the band pictured above is named Black Cock, if you decide to do a Google image search for pictures of the band please make sure your safe search filter is on.

AC Slater
Beans on toast-"I Fancy Laura Marling"
Bear Hands
Black Cock
Dikes of Holland
Fat Pimp-"Fresh"
Fight Like Apes-"Lend Me Your Face"
Fuck Shovel
Futurecop!-"NASA"
Hot Lava
Hot Pink DeLorean
I Love You But I've Chosen Darkness-"Lights"
Natalie Portman's Shaved Head
NID & SANCY-"M.U.S.I.C."
Pimpbot
Pink Nasty-"Mold The Gold"
Radioclit-"Kamphopo"
Ringo Deathstarr
Star Fucking Hipsters-"Two Cups of Tea"
Tokyo Sex Destruction-"Power To The People"

Video: Kid Cudi - "Sky Might Fall"(Live On Carson Daly)

From Kid Cudi's forthcoming album Man on the Moon: The Guardians due out this summer.

Live Blogging Andrew Bird Sirius XMU Session

If you are the kind of person that lives in a city with horrible terrestrial radio then you probably have Sirius and if you have Sirius and are reading this blog then you probably listen to XMU. If you are on your computer reading this then please right NOW log into your Sirius account and listen along with me to the Andrew Bird sessions going on RIGHT NOW!!!

6:32 I listened to the first half in my car at the Armando's drive thru waiting for my burrito and I have now moved to my PC....um fuck me!...it's over already?...only 30 mins I guess...I ughh kinda feel like a douche for writing this post now...but this burrito sure is good ;-)

LAKE,Rafter and Princeton at SxSTATESIDE 3/16/2009

If you recall(and you should, it was only like 4 hours ago I told you about it) there was a show this past Monday at the Rhythm Room in Phoenix that went by the name of SxSTATESIDE. It was basically our (Phoenix) answer to SXSW that is going on this week. I was there working for Radio Phoenix so I didn't a chance to see all the bands but of the 5 I saw 4 were really good...Dusty Rhodes and The River Band got their own post because they are awesome and they have a new album coming out so refer to THIS post if you want to know more about them but continue reading to hear my thoughts on the rest of my night.

I was stationed outside at the "sign our sheet for free stickers table" that happened to be right in front of the outside stage where the first band of the night Princeton played. I must say that they were really quit good despite being sans their drummer and the kinda shitty sound. I would suggest you take a gander at their myspace page and check them out, they are a real treat for your sound pussies.

I then abandoned my table duties to go inside and check out LAKE and I have to say they were the cutest most charming band I have seen/heard since I saw Ween in 1996. If you don't believe me then just check out this video...those effing shorts are so awesome that I went back to 1978 and told my dad to save me a pair.

After LAKE I went back outside and caught The Blakes, they are a couple of brothers with a rocking drummer and they remind me of Kings of Leon with less relatives and douchebagedness. Their manager was as pleasant as spring morn and gave me 3 of their CD's and comic book that one of the brothers did. Get up all on their site to check them out yo.

Then I went BACK in and saw Dusty Rhodes and The River Band, again they are lifes answer to corn in poop.

Here are some pics that other people (Radio Phoenix) took that night and some videos courtesy of silverplatter.info

Princeton



LAKE



The Blakes

Upcoming Show: H.R. of Bad Brains

Normally I wouldn't bore you with the personal details of my childhood but it relates to this story and it's my blog so bear with me a moment. I grew up in an very small retirement community about two hours south of Phoenix. This sleepy little desert town is quietly isolated out in the middle of the desert and its only real claim to fame is that is that it's the last place to get gas on the way down to Rocky Point. Growing up we didn't have MTV and the only radio station we could pick up was a pretty lame top 40 station out of Tucson. Due to these circumstances my exposure to music was limited to what was popular at the time which was mostly rap music and some grunge. It wasn't until I moved into the big city that I began to expand on my musical knowledge. One of the first things that I discovered while living in Phoenix was punk music and one of my favorite punk bands was and still are the Bad Brains.

Although, I've never had the chance to actually see the Bad Brains live and in concert this Sunday you can catch their legendary front man H.R. at Jugheads in Phoenix. When I say legendary it's two parts because he and the rest of the Bad Brains are responsible for one of the most important punk albums ever and also because of the legendary reputation H.R. has built as being one crazy mofo. Take for example the time he showed up at his record label in drag with a gun in a brown paper bag and demanded money then pranced around the office saying, "Now everyone is gonna know."

Still don't think he's crazy yet? Watch this:



You can catch H.R. at Jugheads Sunday, March 22nd with Outlaw Nation and VW Trainwreck.

On The Calendar: Wednesday

It's been slow goings around Electric Mustache headquarters today what with the entire indie music industry being in Austin, TX. That being said there are still some decent shows here in Phoenix tonight and all week.

Here is a list of what is going on tonight in Phoenix.

Bradley Hathaway, Backseat Goodbye, The Season Premiere, Saddles, The You And Me Thing
Chyro Arts
Tickets $10, 7:00 PM Showtime
Event details here.

Black Carl
Yucca Tap Room
FREE SHOW!, 9:00 PM Showtime

Dusty Rhodes and the River Band | Digital Release

So I went to the SxSTATESIDE show Monday night at the Rhythm Room in beautiful Phoenix AZ. I was there in a dual capacity with electricmustache being my second priority, so I didn't get a chance to take any pics (but I found some) and I also didn't get to see all the bands that were playing, but I DID get to see Dusty Rhodes and the River Band and they blew my ass to space town! You are going to fucking love these guys more than your own parents. If you could smash My Morning Jacket, The Decemberists and the Arcade Fire together into one band but wish that Joe Cocker's more awesome son was the singer, then you might just get Dusty Rhodes and the River Band, but probably not as good.

The fortunate thing for you lucky people is they have a new album Palace and Stage coming out May 19th...but the REALLY fortunate for you part is that starting today if you pre-order you will get the FULL ALBUM "digital style" right away, that means you can listen to it for a month then when the physical copy of it gets to your house you can put it on the shelf with all the other CD's you never touch because they are stupid and you have an iPod and continue to listen to the digital version you got today. I assure you that if its even 92% as good as their last Album First You Live it will make an 8 year old boy's balls pre maturely drop.

Check out this video for The Ballad of Graff from the show to see the awesomeness: