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HEALTH “Die Slow”
Win tickets to see P!NK @ KeyArena in Seattle!
Get Up Kids “Something to Write Home About” 10th Anniversary Show
MP3 Minute: Elizabeth & the Catapult “Taller Children”
Outside Lands, Day 3 @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
The Bynars, The Appreciation Post, The Main Drag, Plushgun @ T.T. the Bear’s Place, Cambridge MA

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 01:34 PM PDT

Check out the new video for HEALTH’s “Die Slow,” off their latest release Get Color, due out this coming Tuesday, September 8, 2009. I’m not saying that the video will induce a seizure, but if I had epilepsy, I wouldn’t watch it.

HEALTH: website | myspace

Happy holiday weekend!

September 3, 2009 — HEALTH – Get Color (0)

Win tickets to see P!NK @ KeyArena in Seattle!

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 11:59 AM PDT

For the first time since 2006, P!nk will be touring in the US! She’ll play a brief string of dates spanning stadiums across the country and we’ve got 1 pair of tickets to give away to one lucky reader for her first show in Seattle at the KeyArena, (moved from the WAMU Theatre due to ticket demand!) on Tuesday, September 15th!

With mind-blowing acrobatics, an incredible band and dancers flying above the fans, the Funhouse Tour is a show stopping spectacular has to be seen to be believed. P!nk consistently delivers an impressive and powerful performance, astounding audiences with her phenomenal stage presence that has critics searching for new superlatives. The show is packed with hits including the emotionally charged "Who Knew," "Sober" and classic track "Get The Party Started" together with songs from P!nk's latest platinum selling album, Funhouse.

To win a pair of tickets to the Sept. 15th Seattle show at KeyArena: Leave a comment with why you neeeeeeed to see P!nk kick off her first tour in 3 years!

A winner will be drawn and announced on September 11th. Enter now!!

Don’t want to chance it? Buy tickets now!

Tour Dates:
Sep 15 – KeyArena / Seattle
Sep 17 – HP Pavilion / San Jose
Sep 20 – Jobing.com Arena / Phoenix
Sep 24 – Toyota Center / Houston
Sep 28 – The Patriot Center / Fairfax, Va.

P!nk: website | myspace

September 3, 2009 — HEALTH – Get Color (0)
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July 23, 2009 — Join iheartradio for secret Silversun Pickups show in NYC on July 31st (0)
July 22, 2009 — Win a free cell phone compliments of Dialtone! (0)
July 15, 2009 — Win a Peter Bjorn & John vinyl prize pack! (2)
July 14, 2009 — Win $100 and More in Stacy*Clark Contest (0)
July 9, 2009 — Win Lollapalooza tickets! (0)
June 22, 2009 — Win Wheat’s new album, see them at Philly’s Kung Fu Necktie this Friday (0)
June 18, 2009 — Win a chance to see No Doubt in Vegas! (0)
June 16, 2009 — Win Ida Maria tickets for Kansas City and prize packs! (3)

Get Up Kids “Something to Write Home About” 10th Anniversary Show

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 10:48 AM PDT

Kansas City favorites The Get Up Kids are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the release of their momentous album Something To Write Home About in style. Today MySpace Music premieres the Live DVD of their Liberty Hall performance in Lawrence, Kansas in March 2008 . The DVD will stream in its entirety on the band’s MySpace page for a limited time. You can also find Fall tour dates on GUK’s MySpace page, as well.

September 8 sees the reissue of the album on Vagrant Records, which will feature the live DVD. The reissue also features seven downloadable bonus tracks of demos from the Something To Write Home About sessions, exclusive to this physical version.

Set list:
(All of Something To Write Home About….)
Holiday
Action & Action
Valentine
Red Letter Day
Out Of Reach
Ten Minutes
The Company Dime
My Apology
I'm A Loner Dottie, A Rebel…
Long Goodnight
Close To Home
I'll Catch You

(First Encore)
Man of Conviction
Coming Clean
Up On The Roof
No Love
Woodson
Never Be Alone
Anne Arbour
Campfire Kansas
Holy Roman
Danny Pound cover
Mass Pike

(Second Encore)
Walking On A Wire

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May 27, 2009 — Kevin Devine @ The Jackpot, Lawrence (0)
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May 6, 2009 — The Get Up Kids with Brand New @ Blender Theater, NYC (2)
April 29, 2009 — Under Cover : The Get Up Kids collection, Part I (1)
April 27, 2009 — MP3 Minute: Electric Owls “Magic Show” (1)
April 25, 2009 — SXSW Interview With: The Republic Tigers (3)
March 13, 2009 — The Get Up Kids Filmed 24-Song Reunion Set @ Liberty Hall, Lawrence KS (0)
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MP3 Minute: Elizabeth & the Catapult “Taller Children”

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 09:56 AM PDT

Elizabeth Ziman, front woman and namesake for Elizabeth & the Catapult, has hints of the bird & the bee in her sweet yet confident voice. A classically trained pianist from her Greenwich Village youth, a now mature Ziman has produced a gem of an album with Taller Children, with help from guitarist Pete Lalish, drummer Danny Molad and producer Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, M. Ward, Rilo Kiley).

The album’s title track is lighthearted with airy vocals and a solid beat to get you moving in your cubicle; you’ll really catch the bird & the bee comparison in this tune. Catch the video here and download the mp3 below!

Elizabeth & the Catapult – “Taller Children”

You can catch Elizabeth & the Catapult on tour this Fall!

Tour Dates:
Sep 12 – Middlebury College / Middlebury, Vt.
Sep 24 – TT the Bears / Cambridge, Ma.
Sep 25 – Hudson Valley Community College / Troy, NY
Sep 26 – Iron Horse / Northhampton, Ma.
Oct 01 – Night Cat / Easton, Md.
Oct 02 – Tin Angel / Philadelphia
Oct 03 – The Red and Black / Washington DC
Oct 08 – Thunderbird Café / Pittsburgh
Oct 09 - Beachland Tavern / Cleveland
Oct 10 – Beat Kitchen / Chicago
Oct 11 - Radio Radio / Indianapolis
Oct 12 - Rumba Café / Columbus
Oct 14 - The Vernon Club / Louisville
Oct 15 - Eddies Attic / Decatur, Ga.
Oct 16 – The End / Nashville
Oct 18 – The Rocket Club / Ashville, NC
Oct 19 - The Southern / Charlottesville, Va.
Oct 20 - The Evening Muse / Charlotte
Oct 21 – The Camel / Richmond, Va.
Oct 22 – The Barns at Wolf Trap /
Oct 23 – The Saint / Asbury Park, NJ
Nov 12 – The Barn / Clinton, NY

Elizabeth & the Catapult: website | myspace

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August 20, 2009 — Grand Archives tour dates, “Oslo Novelist” mp3 (0)
August 7, 2009 — AM to play Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live, new album August 11th (1)
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Outside Lands, Day 3 @ Golden Gate Park, San Francisco

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 09:02 AM PDT

With the summer fog and windy chill separating the locals from the ill-prepared tourists, day 3 of the Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park had both moments of brilliance and powerful performances across the festival's seven stages. If you missed day 1 or day 2, check them out now!

Matt & Kim
Almost too happy for their own good, the duo of Matt and Kim bounced through their Casio-infused set including "Daylight" and "I Wanna."

The Dead Weather
All of the elements were in place for The Dead Weather's mid-tempo performance on Sunday afternoon. The weather was indeed dead and gloomy and The Kills' Alison Mosshart's vocals were bluesy, primal and raw. While Jack White, pulling double-duty on drums and vocals, fits the personality of the band perfectly, he was overshadowed by Alison's powerful onstage presence.

Modest Mouse
Proving that plaid may just be the new black, Modest Mouse played their set, curiously skipping their most radio-friendly tune "Float On." While the show was enjoyable, I found that I would rather have a Modest Mouse experience which includes a comfy chair, good headphones and a copy of The Moon & Antarctica.

Loop!Station
Performing their third brilliant set in three days, Loop!Station shared part of their show with performers from the Vau de Vire Society.

Ween
Ween's hard-core fans were out in large numbers to see the free-spirited absurdist-rockers on Sunday. Filling the spot occupied by Primus at last year's fest, Dean Ween and Gene Ween (Mickey Melchiondo and Aaron Freeman) showed their cred as gifted guitarists.

M.I.A.
After her bratty reaction to the announcement of Tenacious D as replacement headliners for the Beastie Boys on the final day of festivities, M.I.A.'s performance did little to improve her image. M.I.A. (Mathangi “Maya” Arulpragasam) failed to generate much enthusiasm from the crowd, even after passing out hundreds of annoying toy horns which, coincidentally, sounded just like "boo" when played en masse. It was quite fitting that Street Sweeper Social Club's version of M.I.A.'s "Paper Planes" was more inspired than her own.

Band of Horses
Shimmering with reverb, the Southern-tinged rock of Band of Horses was filled with warm and moving moments. Song such as “The Funeral” and “Ode to LRC” were part of a well-crafted and rousing set.

Tenacious D
Bringing skits, stunt doubles and shtick-heavy rock, Jack Black and Kyle Gass closed out the final night of the festival. After being named as replacements for Beastie Boys who dropped out due to the throat cancer diagnosis of Beastie's Adam "MCA" Yauch, The D unleashed their "earthquake of rock" on the Bay Area.

We wish you the best, MCA!

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August 13, 2009 — It Might Get Loud (1)
July 20, 2009 — Built To Spill @ The 9th Annual Siren Music Festival, Coney Island, NYC (4)
July 20, 2009 — Beastie Boys cancel tour dates, postpone album, Adam Yauch diagnosed with tumor (0)

The Bynars, The Appreciation Post, The Main Drag, Plushgun @ T.T. the Bear’s Place, Cambridge MA

Posted: 04 Sep 2009 07:54 AM PDT

In the five years that I’ve lived in the Boston area I’ve not yet indulged myself in its rich local music scene. Not until the show at T.T. The Bear’s Place on Friday night in Cambridge. With four bands on the bill it was an exciting and gritty night of local music.

When I first moved to Boston I thought little about its local music; there were no big names that I was familiar with and I was too lazy and too intimidated by the new scene to do the digging myself. Over the course of the last few months I’ve opened my ears to the local music scene, discovering radio programs that spotlight local music, meeting people who are experienced in its scene, and, well, by playing Guitar Hero and Rock Band.

Harmonix, the half video game developer half musician melting pot that created Guitar Hero (1&2) and Rock Band is located in my very own Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mere blocks, in fact, from the music venue T.T. The Bear’s. Harmonix is unique in the fact that is employs a large number of musicians from local bands and features songs from the bands in the video games. One of these bands, The Main Drag, I got to experience live on Friday night.

If there was one thing that was predominate in all the performers that night it was the energy; Boston band, The Bynars started it all off with a fury of sound and each subsequent band kept up the pace. Next up was The Main Drag. With five members of the band also working for Harmonix, they brought down the house with their performance of the Rock Band 2 featured song, “A Jagged Gorgeous Winter.” Their set also featured a spirited cover of LCD Sound System’s “All My Friends.” The Main Drag was one of the highlights for me and also won over my friends visiting from Los Angeles, we were particularly impressed with their adventurist guitarist who at one point attempted to play his guitar with a xylophone mallet. Insane.

The energy did not recede there, power pop magicians, The Appreciation Post, galvanized the stage next. They were the tightest performers of the night, with a high energy guitarist of their own really burning up the left side of the stage. The highlight of the set for me was definitely the excellent cover of Pinkerton-era Weezer, “Tired of Sex.”

Closing out the night was Brooklyn band, Plushgun. I really couldn’t imagine that the headliners would be able to push the energy level even further, but somehow they did. The lead singer’s vocals were compelling, channeling shades of Brian Molko, and we couldn’t help but notice his resemblance to mister Seth Rogan. Plushgun were handing out drum solos, foot stomps and high fives like candy and ended their set with a crowded stage full of dancing fans. It was a great way to end a supremely entertaining night of local and near local music.