Video: Dan Auerbach "Heartbroken, In Disrepair"

Some people that I know that also write for this blog might not think that this song is a very good choice for a video. But those people have never listened to this song cruising down the freeway at night high an mescaline before, so those people should really just not judge people that love this song for that reason. If you need me I will be at the bar with Dan Auerbach and Sam Jackson

Listen to New Mars Volta Song (Cheaters Guide)

So Mars Volta as much as I love them have made a retarded website to promote their new album Octahedron coming out on June 23rd. You have to click all around the painting to find little "easter eggs" of content. Where other less helpful blogs might tell you to just click around till you find it we here at ElectricMustache know you are busy and don't want to fuck around with that bullshit so just click on the star on top of the big crystal thing on the right and you can hear the song...all the other stars are the other content...your welcome. Fortunatly the song is pretty bad ass so go for it man!

intotheoctahedron.com

Weekend Concert Calendar: St. Vincent, Lucinda Williams, Erykah Badu

There are a ton of great shows happening this weekend in Phoenix. Out of everything going on this weekend I have to admit that I am most excited to see St. Vincent this Sunday at Modified Arts. I've been a long time fan of St. Vincent aka Annie Clark starting with her debut solo album Marry Me and her just released sophomore album Actor is high on my list of favorites of the year.

Also of interest this weekend is Lucinda Williams, recently hailed as "America's Best Songwriter" by Time Magazine, will be performing at Mesa Arts Center on Saturday. Another long time favorite of mine Erykah Badu performs at Celebrity Theatre.

Friday

Earthmen and Strangers, Gospel Claws
Hollywood Alley
Tickets $5, 8:00 PM Showtime

Saturday

Kinch
The Wyndham Hotel
Tickets $6, 5:00 PM Showtime

Erykah Badu
Celebrity Theatre
Tickets $61-$83, 6:30 PM Showtime

Lucinda Williams
Mesa Arts Center
Tickets $28-38, 8:00 PM Showtime

Dusty Rhodes and The River Band
Yucca Tap Room
Free Show, 9:00 PM Showtime

So and So, X Chromosomes, Antarctica The Beautiful
Goat Head Saloon
Tickets $6, 9:00 PM Showtime

Sunday

Harlem Shakes, Black Carl, The Noodles, Dry River Yacht Club, Matthew Reveles
Sail Inn
Tickets $10, 3:00 PM Showtime

St. Vincent
Modified Arts
Tickets $12, 8:00 PM Showtime

Black Moth Super Rainbow w/ School of Seven Bells
The Rhythm Room
Tickets $13, 8:30 PM Showtime

Vivian Girls Announce New Album

Hot off the presses! We just got word that Brooklynites Vivian Girls have a new album coming out way way far away in September but we have the title, cover art AND the track listing.

Vivian Girls
Everything Goes Wrong
(In The Red)
Street Date: Sept. 8, 2009

01 Walking Alone at Night
02 I Have No Fun
03 Can't Get Over You
04 Desert
05 Tension
06 Survival
07 The End
08 When I'm Gone
09 Out for the Sun
10 I'm Not Asleep
11 Double Vision
12 You're My Guy
13 Before I Start to Cry

They are playing a handful of show before then so if you are reading in Mexico City mark your calendars for July 9th!

Vivian Girls Summer Tour Dates:
Sat-Jul-04 Brooklyn, NY 979 Backyard / Captured Tracks & Woodsist Fest
Thu-Jul-09 Mexico City, MX El Almacén *
Thu-Jul-16 Toronto, ON Phoenix Theater #
Sun-Jul-19 Chicago, IL Pitchfork Music Festival
Fri-Jul-31 New York, NY Whitney Museum

* = w/ KING KHAN AND BBQ SHOW
# = w/ FUCKED UP, WOMEN

Listen To 'Dark Was The Night' From Radio City Music Hall

If you've been following our blog for a while then you may remember us obsessing about the charity compilation album Dark Was The Night. The album was put out by the Red Hot Organization and featured songs from Grizzly Bear, Arcade Fire, Feist, Bon Iver and The National. Not only did The National contribute to the album, but brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National also helped produce the album as well.

Personally, I love the album and would definitely include it in my favorites of the year.

Back on May 3rd several of the artists who contributed to the album gathered for an all-star concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York. Unfortunately, we weren't able to attend. Sure, we were bummed but lucky for us NPR is streaming the concert over at their website. Definitely worth a listen.

Listen: Dark Was The Night @ Radio City Music Hall

Magnolia Electric Co. - "Josephine"

Chicago band Magnolia Electric Co. are releasing a new album, Josephine, July 21st on Secretly Canadian. Take a listen to the song "Josephine" from the new album.


Magnolia Electric Co. - "Josephine"

If you're a fan of the band you should definitely check out this interview Pitchfork did with Magnolia Electric Co. front man Jason Molina.

Video: School of Seven Bells "My Cabal"

I never know if you have already watched the video since its ABOVE what I am now writing, but I am going to assume you didn't for reasons that will make sense shortly.

TAKE DRAMAMINE BEFORE WATCHING THIS VIDEO!!!

That's all...sorry for making such a big deal out of the whole thing, but you know what? Here is a bonus remix of "Face to Face on High Places" that you can even download.



School of Seven Bells - "Face to Face on High Places (Jesu Remix)"

And guess what even MORE else? School of Seven Bells is going to be playing right here in Phoenix this Sunday at the Rhythm Room. If you don't live in Phoenix here is a list of the other places you can check them out:

05.22 Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock Social Club*
05.25 Seattle, WA @ Sasquatch Festival*
05.26 Portland, OR @ Holocene*
05.28 San Francisco, CA @ Bottom of the Hill*
05.29 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour*
05.30 Costa Mesa, CA @ Detroit Bar*
05.31 Phoenix, AZ @ Rhythm Room*
06.02 Austin, TX @ Mohawk*
06.03 Denton, TX @ Hailey's*
06.04 Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz*
06.05 Nashville, TN @ Exit In*
06.06 Columbus, OH @ Circus*
06.12 New York City, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
08.07 Tokyo, JP @ Summer Sonic Festival
08.08 Mashima, JP @ Summer Sonic Festival
10.02 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits
10.04 San Diego, CA @ Casbah

*w/ Black Moth Super Rainbow

Kid Cudi Playing Marquee Theatre July 27th

Kid Cudi will be on tour this summer with Asher Roth and will make a stop in Tempe when they play Marquee Theatre. No word yet as to when tickets will be on sale for the show but tickets will be priced at $32. Lets just hope Kid Cudi has a better time this time than the last time he was in town.

Video: Courtney Marie Andrews - "Right in Time"

Local favorite Courtney Marie Andrews recently performed a cover of the Lucinda Williams song "Right in Time" for the Phoenix New Times web series The Sun Sessions. The appropriately timed cover comes just as Lucinda Williams herself plays a show this Saturday at the Mesa Arts Center.

Courtney Marie Andrews is playing on June 18th at Modified Arts for the Summer Folk Festival and then departs for a west coast tour. She'll be back at Modified Arts on July 31st, though, for the release of her sophomore album Painter's Hands and a Seventh Son.

[via: Up On The Sun]

Video: Kanye West ft. Mr Hudson - Paranoid (Starring Rihanna)

I was just posting this video and then it done got taken down n' shit...The one I WAS posting was way better quality...all HD n' shit. But hey! It's the internet not an IMAX right? Am I right? All videos regardless of who is singing should all have Rihanna not singing. Just sayin.

You better watch this shit before it get's taken down.

Wednesday Concert Calendar: The Wooden Birds, Detroit Cobras

Austin band The Wooden Birds take the stage of Modified Arts tonight(5/27) to play some new tunes from their debut album Magnolia. Local favorites Underwater Getdown and Antarctica the Beautiful open the show. The show starts at 7:30 and tickets are still available for $7.


The Wooden Birds - "False Alarm"

Also tonight the Detroit Cobras and Dexter Romweber Duo hit up The Rhythm Room. Show starts at 7:30 and tickets are available for $13.

Handsome Furs - "Radio Kaliningrad"

Sub Pop is offering up a free and legal download of the song "Radio Kaliningrad" from the Handsome Furs sophomore album Face Control.


Handsome Furs - "Radio Kaliningrad"

Speaking of the Handsome Furs, you can catch the band when they play Chryo Arts in Scottsdale on June 12th.

Listen To This: Coats and Villa

In an effort to bring you the best local music around we spend a lot of time on Myspace looking for new and good music. To be honest, this isn't always a lot of fun. There are some really good bands that come from Phoenix, but there are also a lot of really bad ones, too. But every once in a while we come across a band that makes the effort worthwhile.

Wayne Coats and Nicholas Villa make up the band Coats and Villa and have recently completed work on their debut album Make A Record. The album was just released back in April via Mazlin Art Entertainment and is available for purchase on iTunes. Take a listen to two tracks from the new album, "Everybody Wants You" and "Runaway".


Coats and Villa - "Everybody Wants You"

Coats and Villa - "Runaway"

To hear more check out the bands website to stream the album, Make A Record, in full.

Video: The National "The Runaway"

Here be a new The National song live recorded in a place that enables the ability to capture the sound a band plays out of their instruments.

We are pretty excited about anything new out of The National camp since considering how long it's been since Boxer came out, "So Far Around the Bend" is absolutely on my top ten of 2009 list but I fear that is has not satisfied my appetite...this new song might quell my hunger for a little while. They closest they are coming to our neck of the woods is San Fran when the play the Outside Lands Festival on Aug 29th

Tuesday Concert Calendar: The Thermals @ The Rhythm Room

Portland band The Thermals are right in the middle of a world tour but you can catch them tonight (5/26) at The Rhythm Room in Phoenix with fellow label mates The Shaky Hands. The show stars at 8:00 PM and tickets are still on sale for $12. The band is touring in support of their latest album Now We Can See which is available now on Kill Rockstars.


The Thermals - "Now We Can See"

As always be sure to check out SilverPlatter.info for a full list of shows and events taking place tonight in Phoenix.

Beastie Boys Name New Album...rip me off?

Soooo...My friend Matt (who is in prison) and I have had this running joke for the last 10 years, it goes something like this "Hey, do you guys wanna have a hot sauce party? Just kiddin...to spicy for me!" It't one of those inside jokes that is only funny when you get "the voice" that goes with it. All this is pretty unimportant except for the fact that the Beastie Boys TOTALLY ripped us off for the name of their new album called Hot Sauce Committee I realize that it's not the exact same thing but I am sure they didn't want to get sued by a guy running a very powerful blog and a guy in prison (would you?). I have my eye on you Beastie Boys!!! Watch your asses!

Pre Order Sunset Rubdown get MP3 Album Now

Hey ya'll! Public Service Announcement from Electric Mustache...if you pre-order Dragonslayer, the forthcoming (it will totally tell you ANYTHING) album from Sunset Rubdown (out 6/23) on either vinyl or CD, you will get the entire album in digitized form immediately. That's like a whole month early. Just click HERE and you are all set...Your Welcome Internet!

Bonus Black Cab Session:

Haymarket Squares Featured on Focus On

Phoenix's premiere punk-grass trio The Haymarket Squares were recently featured on the web series Focus On. The band talks a little about their unique musical styling and plans for the future. The band is heading into the studio to record some tunes and have some new merch on the way. Personally, I'm looking forward to those Haymarket Square adult diapers.

Check out the band live on June 7th when they play The Rogue, and in the meantime check out the band's Myspace page to listen to some of the bands music.

New Music Tuesday: Grizzly Bear, Phoenix, Sharon Van Etten

It should come as no surprise that our most recommended album of the week is the latest album from Grizzly Bear called Veckatimest. We've been patiently waiting for this one for some time now and now it's finally here. I've only been listening to it for an hour or so now but I already love this album. From the very first track on the album, "Southern Point", you pretty much know you're going to love this album.

But don't take our word for it, Pitchfork gave the album a 9.0 in their review and just about every music blog I've visited today have been unanimous in their praises for this album. To make things even better you can pick up the album for only $3.99 if you purchase the mp3 album from Amazon.com.

Veckatimest isn't the only the new release we're looking forward to today. Also out is Phoenix's latest album Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix. I also highly recommend you check out the new album Because I Was In Love from Sharon Van Etten.

Bachelorette: My Electric Family

Black Moth Super Rainbow: Eating Us

The Brian Jonestown Massacre: Smoking Acid EP

Grizzly Bear: Veckatimest

A Hawk and a Hacksaw: Deliverance

Phoenix: Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

Sharon Van Etten: Because I Was in Love

Viva Voce: Rose City

War Tapes: The Continental Divide

RIP Jay Bennett

Jay Bennett was found dead Sunday morning and THIS is what the news has to say about:

Former Wilco member Jay Bennett died at the age of 45. The guitarist and songwriter, passed away early Sunday morning in downstate Urbana, where the musician was running a recording studio.

"Early this morning, Jay died in his sleep and an autopsy is being performed. The family is in mourning and is unavailable for comment at this time," said Edward Burch, friend and musician who collaborated with Bennett.

Bennett founded the power-pop band Titanic Love Affair before joining Wilco, where he contributed to three of the band's albums, including 2002's "Yankee Hotel Foxtrot."

Due to tensions between frontman Jeff Tweedy, as documented in the film "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart," and Bennett later left the band.

Bennett was working on a fifth solo album, "Kicking at the Perfurmed Air."

Anybody that has seen the documentary "I Am Trying to Break Your Heart," probably thinks Jay Bennett was a douche bag but I have always gotten the impression that he got the bad end of the editing stick and he wasn't as bad as they made him out to be. I was in a band for a few years and I can tell you that tensions run pretty hot whilst recording an album so to kick a guy out after contributing so much to what is considered the BEST Wilco album of them all is kinda effed up if you ask me.

Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis

As our Memorial Day gift to you, please enjoy this latest episode of Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis as he welcomes actor Brad Lee Cooper to the show.

P.S. If you haven't seen the previews from the new movie The Hangover, staring both Cooper and Galifianakis then click on this link to check it out. It looks hilarious.

Video: Grizzly Bear - "Two Weeks"

We're pretty late to the party with this video from Grizzly Bear for their song "Two Weeks", but it's my first day back from a much needed vacation, so give me a break already. Not sure I can accurately describe the video, you're just going to have to watch it for yourself. The video was directed by Patrick Daughters, one of the last great music video directors out there.

In other Grizzly Bear news, today(5/26) is finally the day that their latest album Veckatimest is available. I've been waiting for this one for a while and am I happy to write that I'm currently listening to it now. You can listen to the album in full on the Grizzly Bear's Myspace page if you want to try it before you buy it. But, take my word for it, this is one of the best albums of the year and my favorite Grizzly Bear album yet.

Video: Grizzly Bear Black Cab Session

I know that everybody in the Phoenix/Tuscon area are super jazzed about the upcoming Wilco/Grizzly Bear show in Tucson June 18th that is ONLY happening once on their respective tours, but that's like a whole month away so to tide you over the awesome folks over at the Black Cab Sessions just released their video of All We Ask. What I want to ask is, how bad does it stink in the back of that cab after 79 dirty indie bands have smashed themselves in there?

Breakfast at Sulimays 21

This is seriously the best the internet will have to offer for many years to come. It has the type of honesty you don't get from people that give a shit and that is best thing about old people...they don't give any shits and that is great. If you have not seen any other Breakfast at Sulimays there is a dark dark place in hell reserved for you (if you believe in those types of shenanigans) so you best hedge your bets and check out those old beauties by clicking HERE, oh and notice how their review of Bromst is so much better than OURS...see that was really boring huh?

Mucho Gracias Stereogum (Why won't you return our calls? We miss you?) TTFN!

Thursday Concert Calendar: The Dears, Great Northern

the dears [photo by Liam Maloney]

Here is what is going on tonight in Phoenix.

Who: The Dears, Great Northern, Eulogies
Where: Rhythm Room
When: 8:00 PM
Cost: $10

Who: World Class Thugs, Dakota Jeane, Jake Greider, Coats & Villa
Where: Modified Arts
When: 7:30 PM
Cost: $7

Photos: Miniature Tigers at The Phix 5/15/2009

So I know this is a little late but I almost died a couple days ago from an allergic reaction to getting a cavity filled, bullshit right? Anywho I tired out a new lens for this show and some of the shots are blurry but guess what? No Red Eye so that's pretty cool right? RIGHT????? Check out the rest of them after the break.

Preview: War Tapes New Album

If you are the type of person that likes the finer things in life, things like Cuban cigars, multi-cultured adopted children, Arabian Stallions and imported sparkling water then LA band War Tapes are the kind of thing you can really get behind. If I was a classifier of genres I would say they are "Power Indie Pop" that reminds me of a cross between UK band White Lies with Julian Casablancas on vocals. I would suggest listening to War Tapes will driving to work in the morning or whilst getting ready for a night out on the town. They are a band best served through speakers as opposed to headphones and should be applied liberally but you might want to test them on a piece of unnoticeable fabric to make sure they don't stain.

I have some good news for you, if all of my ramblings have piqued your interest in the War Tapes and you want to hear the WHOLE album before it comes out next Tuesday (5/26/09) all you have to do is click HERE but you should do it quickly because I am not sure how much longer it's going to be up you see. After you hear the album I am certain you will have every intention of purchasing the album and you can do so by clicking HERE OH and one more thing if you happen to live in the LA area they are having a free CD release party next Wed at Club Moscow, check out the details HERE I will let you get back to your life now...good day.

Bonus Downloadable MP3

War Tapes - "Night Unfolds"

Wednesday Concert Calendar: Margot & the Nuclear So and So's, Telekenisis

Who: Margot & the Nuclear So and So's with Telekinesis and Everything Now
Where: Rhythm Room
When: 8:00 PM
Cost: $10-$12
Why: Indiana band Margot & the Nuclear So and So's hit up the Rhythm Room tonight. Opening the show is Telekinesis and Everything Now.

Video: Crystal Stilts - "Love is a Wave"

Very cool new video from Brooklyn band Crystal Stilts for their song "Love is a Wave".

[via: P4K]

Tuesday Concert Calendar: Flight of the Conchords, Kings of Leon, The Walkmen

Who: Flight of the Conchords
Where: Dodge Theatre
When: 7:00 PM
Cost: $35.50
Why: A few years back a friend of mine introduced me to Flight of the Conchords by playing me a song that was on the bands Myspace page. That song was "Albi The Racist Dragon" and I was immediately hooked on the New Zealand folk-comedy duo. Several years later FOTC have one of the funniest shows on HBO and they're playing tonight at Dodge Theatre. If your a fan of the show then you probably know what to expect tonight but if not, take my word for it and go see this show.

Who: Kings of Leon, The Walkmen
Where: Mesa Amphitheatre
When: 7:00 PM
Cost: Sold Out
Why: I, like a lot of Kings of Leon fans, were let down by Kings of Leon's latest album Only by the Night. Phoenix New Times blogger Michael Lopez wrote a great article last week that pretty much nails the dissapoinment felt by long time fans. Don't get me wrong, I think the bands success is well earned, it's just too bad it couldn't have been for one of their better albums. Even still, I'd love to see this show just in the hopes that the band will play some of their older tunes. The show is also worth the price of admission just to see opening band The Walkmen, whose 2008 album You & Me was one of my favorite albums of the year.

New Music Tuesday: John Vanderslice, Iron and Wine, Passion Pit

After a slow week last week there are a ton of quality albums that you can pick up today. I'm very excited to pick up the latest album from John Vanderslice, whose album Romanian Names is available today. We've brought you a couple of tracks from Vanderslice's latest effort, both of which I really enjoyed.

Another release that we've been following here on the blog is the musical collection from Iron and Wine called Around The Well. This two disc collection features unreleased material and rarities from the band.

Other albums I'm excited to hear include Jason Lytle's Yours Truly, The Commuter, Au Revoir Simone's Still Night, Still Light, and White Rabbits' It's Frightening.

Our deal of the day comes way of Passion Pit, whose new album Manners is available today and can be picked up for just $2.99 if you buy the mp3 album. I listened to the album last week on the bands Myspace page and that is a steal considering how good that album is.

Tori Amos: Abnormally Attracted to Sin

Au Revoir Simone: Still Night, Still Light

Bjork: Voltaic (Limited Edition) (2CD/2DVD)

British Sea Power: Man of Aran (CD + DVD)

cKy: Carver City (Special Edition)

Ear Pwr: Super Animal Brothers III

Iron and Wine: Around the Well

Jarvis Cocker: Further Complications

Jason Lytle: Yours Truly, The Commuter

Jeffrey Lewis: Em Are I

John Vanderslice: Romanian Names

Method Man and Redman: Blackout 2

Passion Pit: Manners

White Rabbits: It's Frightening

Video: Deerhoof "This is God Speaking"

Deerhoof have never been the most "mainstream" of bands but this song as cool as it is, falls more into the category of "Things you hear on your way to hell" and the video only makes it worse. I think I will be losing at least 6 hours of sleep over the next couple of days. But please do watch it, just so you say you did.

Video: Modest Mouse - "Satellite Skin"

Modest Mouse had originally planned on releasing a new limited-edition 7" for this past Record Store Day but it didn't make it into stores on time, so instead we'll see a release on May 26th.

One of the songs on the upcoming single is "Satellite Skin" and its video was just released on Friday. The video was directed by Kevin Willis, who also worked on the Tool video "Stinkfist". That certainly explains a lot.

Foreign Born - "Early Warning"

Foreign Born is offering up another new mp3 from their forthcoming album Person to Person. The new single "Early Warning" has a very cool African guitar sound to it. Check it out below.


Foreign Born - "Early Warning"

The album Person to Person is available 6/23 via Secretly Canadian.

Previously: Foreign Born - "Vacationing People"

Video: New Miniature Tigers Song

We went to the see the Miniature Tigers last Friday and it was pretty bad ass. They played some new songs, played some old songs, danced around a little bit and gave me an overall feeling of happiness. The above video is for a new song called "Japanese Woman Living in my Closet" and you should clap along.

Check out some more vids from the show on our YouTube page

Weekend Concert Calendar: Miniature Tigers, Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction

Here is what is going on this weekend in Phoenix. Be sure to check out SilverPlatter.info for a full list of shows happening this weekend.

Friday

Kevin Devine with Miniature Tigers
PHiX
7:00 PM, Tickets $10

Nine Inch Nails, Jane's Addiction
Cricket Pavillion
7:30 PM, Tickets $25-$65

Black Carl and Long Live Logos
Yucca Tap Room
9:00 PM, FREE SHOW!!!

Saturday

Life and Times with Kinch and Traindodge
Modified Arts
8:30 PM, $10

Sunday

Cloud Cult, Say Hi
Rhythm Room
8:00 PM, $12

Album Review: The Silent Years - Let Go EP

I don't normally do album reviews. Sure, I'll throw in my two cents on whether I like something or not but I always include an mp3 or music video for you to decide whether or not you like it.

Well, this past Monday when I was writing the preview for Monday's concerts I wrote that after hearing a few tracks on The Silent Years' Myspace page I purchased their 2008 album The Globe. Apparently, someone at their record label saw that and sent me an e-mail that included their new EP Let Go and asked if I would like to do a review. I figured that if this guy was gracious enough to send me some free music the least I could do would be to review it.

I really enjoyed listening to the new EP from The Silent Years. From the opening track "Taking Drugs At The Amusement Park" you realize two things about the band. First off, lead vocalist Josh Epstein has an amazing voice and secondly you realize this band knows how to name their songs(my favorite song title has to be "TV>BJ"). But funny song titles aside it really is the music that makes this an enjoyable listen.

My favorite track on the album "Madame Shocking" shows off Epstein's great voice and has wonderful instrumentation. Take a listen below.


The Silent Years - "Madame Shocking"

You can buy the new EP digitally through Amazon or iTunes and you can buy the phsyical version of the album on July 14th from SideCho Records.

Video: Telekinesis - "Awkward Kisser"

Here is a cool new video from Seattle's own Telekinesis for their song "Awkward Kisser". The song comes from Telekinesis' self-titled debut album which was produced by Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla. The album is available now on Merge Records.

You can catch Telekinesis when they play the Rhythm Room on May 20th.

Video: Emily Wells - "Juicy" (Notorious BIG cover)

In keeping with today's theme of "slow news day/too busy at work" here is a video of Emily Wells covering Biggie's "Juicy" at SXSW earlier this year courtesy of The Tape is Not Sticky and of coarse famous youtuber Mashfest Please enjoy responsibly.

Bonus mp3 of the recorded version!

Emily Wells - "Juicy"

Thursday Concert Calendar: Tremulants, Boys and Frogs

Sorry the concert calendar is up later than normal but I'm having a total Lost hangover today. Be sure to check out SilverPlatter.info for a full list of today's shows and events.

Here is what is happening in Phoenix tonight:

Who: Jimmy Buffet
Where: Cricket Pavillion
When: 8:00 PM
Cost: $36-$136
Why: This wouldn't be my first choice for a concert to go to tonight (that's below) but there is just no denying that Jimmy Buffet makes some very fun songs to sing a long to. Who hasn't found themselves singing a long with "Margaritaville" on more than one occasion? I know I have.

Who: Tremulants, Boys and Frogs, Arbor Day Jones
Where: The Rogue Bar
When: 9:00 PM
Cost: $4
Why: We've become pretty big fans of local group Boys and Frogs and we hope you've had a chance to check them out as well. If not this will be your last opportunity for a while as their lead singer will be riding his bike from here to Michigan for charity and they won't have another gig for a while.

Video: Little Joy - "Next Time Around"

Seeing this video for the song "Next Time Around" from the band Little Joy makes me want to do two things: go back and listen to their brilliant 2008 self titled album and get down to Brazil for a fun filled road trip with my band. Seeing as how I don't have a band I can at least cross the first part off of my to do list.

Little Joy's self titled debut album is available now on Rough Trade.

mp3: Sharon Van Etten "For You"

This song is good song from Sharon Van Etten and you should listen to it with your ears but the whole time you are listening to it with your ears look at the picture of her in the tub and KNOW she is clean!


Sharon Van Etten - "For You"

Oak Ridge Boys Cover The White Stripes?

The summer after graduating High School I worked at a furniture store called "Oakridge Furniture" and the owners referred to all the employees as "Oak Ridge Boys" god I hated that place...To this day it's the only place I have been fired from, can you guess why I was fired? No, fine...it was for saying "bad words" at a customers house whilst delivering furniture, I am pretty sure it was when I smashed my hand in a doorway after carrying a heavy ass sleeper sofa through the snow. I DARE you to do that and not say "crap!" I double dog dare you. Anyway I don't know why they covered this song but they did and I posted it because it's a really slow news day, and old man beards are cool? Right?

via Idolator

mp3: New Mr. Hudson? Featuring Kanye

I have absolutely NO idea who this guy is but I am guessing he likes Fish Dicks Stix because it's Kanye West's protege' or something (Mike usually handles all Gay Fish news) But I can't help myself when it comes to Kanye and auto tune, I just love it. I normally and have since Cher, FUCKING HATE autotune but there is just something about when West is involved that makes is as smooth as Charles Barkley.


Mr Hudson Ft Kanye- "Supernova"

via Fader Magazine

Courtney Marie Andrews Announces New Album

One of my favorite local musicians, Courtney Marie Andrews, just announced on her MySpace blog that she has a new album on the way. Andrews, who is currently signed to the River Jones Music label will release her second album Painters Hand and a Seventh Son on July 31st.

One of the songs featured on the new album, "Red Handed Aesthetic Attractions", was recently included on the Phoenix: We Love It compilation and was my hands down favorite track on the album. Take a listen below:


Courtney Marie Andrews - "Red Handed Aesthetic Attractions"

Courtney Marie Andrews is currently preparing for a west coast tour but will be playing in town on June 18th at Modified Arts.