A Night To Remember

Macy Gray is coming to Bimbo's 365 Club (one of our favorite venues in the city) Tickets go on sale today at 10am!

http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/17067

Just Announced: Wild Nothing at Popscene tonight!

"We are very happy to bring you WILD NOTHING's first show in SF! Their dreamy and sweet brand of indie pop feels like summer, fog be damned."

DOORS OPEN AT 10 PM

Tickets are available at the door, cover charge is $10/21+ and $12/18+

Dance party with DJs Omar and Miles

Check out Wild Nothing: www.myspace.com/wildnothing

Las Vegas. Who's coming with me?

Matador, the label that brought you Sonic Youth, Pavement, Bell & Sebastian, Spoon, Cat Power, Yo La Tengo and on and on and on are putting together a 21st Anniversary event in Vegas baby!  Tix are not on sale yet but really looking forward to this one, check out the lineup, everyone mentioned above will be there...

http://www.matadorrecords.com/21/

They'll be posting the on-sale date July 5th.

Eels singer mistaken for Terrorist in the UK

"Not every guy with short hair and a long beard is a terrorist. Some of us just want to rock." - Mark Oliver Everett, aka E

TOMORROW MORNING album, out August 24 via E Works Records.

TOMORROW MORNING
track list:

01   In Gratitude For This Magnificent Day
02   I'm A Hummingbird
03   The Morning
04   Baby Loves Me
05   Spectacular Girl
06   What I Have To Offer
07   This Is Where It Gets Good
08   After The Earthquake
09   Oh So Lovely
10   The Man
11   Looking Up
12   That's Not Her Way
13   I Like The Way This Is Going
14   Mystery Of Life 

Listen: Cold Cave “Life Magazine (Pantha Du Prince Remix)” MP3

Listen/Download: Cold Cave (Pantha Du Prince Remix)

- from The Fader/Stereogum

Today's Band Name: Illegal Zebra

So every so often there are some great what-if band names that we think could see the light of day or at least worth debating about. And in light of everything that's going on in Arizona, today we give you... Illegal Zebra.

Full discloser: This was inspired by a news clip at the local coffee shop that was a commentary on the ridiculousness of the new Arizona law.

Helen Thomas and Henry Rollins have a lot in common

Vice just published thier interview w/ the women in the front row (literary) of American Politics, Helen Thomas.  Interesting read.

"That’s the reason we’re so easily led down the garden path—nobody’s asking “why?” The question “why?” should always be there."

Helen Thomas and Henry Rollins have a lot in common.  Read the full QnA...


http://www.viceland.com/int/v17n6/htdocs/helen-thomas-517.php

Groovy, that's right. Woodsist

I know, I know, why tell you about a festival that's already sold out?  Well, the compilation should hold you over man.


MP3: Woods - "I'm Not Gone" -
http://www.forcefieldpr.com/woodsimnotgone.mp3

MP3: White Fence - "The Love Between" -
http://www.forcefieldpr.com/whitefencelovebetween.mp3


Woodsist Big Sur fest is SOLD OUT
http://woodsist.blogspot.com/

Just Announced: Menomena, Cold Cave, Bad Brains

Bad Brains at Slim's Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Cold Cave at Great American Music Hall Sunday, September 5, 2010

Menomena at Great American Music Hall Tuesday, September 14, 2010

... and obviously you don't want to miss Sleepy Sun's Record Release tomorrow!

http://www.gamh.com/artist_pages/sleepy_sun_061010.htm

Watch: Efdemin "There Will Be Singing"

Dream Festival Realized this fall - ATP NY currated by Jim Jarmusch

It does seem a little cost prohibitive but I guess if you didn't go to any other shows this summer and saved up all that extra dough it would almost certainly be worth it... just look at the ridiculous lineup:




Friday, September 3rd

IGGY & THE STOOGES performing Raw Power
SLEEP performing Holy Mountain
MUDHONEY performing Superfuzz Bigmuff + Early Singles
THE SCIENTISTS performing Blood Red River (first ever U.S. Show)
+ more to be confirmed!

Saturday, September 4th

SONIC YOUTH
EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY
THE BREEDERS
TORTOISE
HALLOGALLO (Michael Rother and Friends perform the Music of Neu!)
SHELLAC (House Band)
F**K BUTTONS
BARDO POND
BEAK; (featuring Geoff Barrow of Portishead)
THE BOOKS
PAPA M
FURSAXA
SLEEPY SUN
APSE
TEXT OF LIGHT (featuring Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth)
AVI BUFFALO
SIAN ALICE GROUP

Jim Jarmusch will curate Sunday, September 5th

SUNN O))) and BORIS present ALTAR
HOPE SANDOVAL AND THE WARM INVENTIONS
RAEKWON
THE GREENHORNES
GIRLS
DUNGEN
F*CKED UP
WOODEN SHJIPS
THE BLACK ANGELS
VIVIAN GIRLS
WHITE HILLS
+ more to be confirmed!

more info: http://www.atpfestival.com/

Fabric London for sale

This is big news, hopefully the brand and club stay intact - it has been a long time fantasy of mine to be able to one day travel to London to check out this venue...


"We anticipate continued interest in the sale of Fabric, particularly from other major club operators in London and the south east, and we are confident that a purchase will be secured for the business as a going concern.” 


http://bit.ly/aeXAth

and in case you were curious...here is a look at their entire catalog:


http://www.fabriclondon.com/label/catalogue

2 New Wolf Parade songs

Off of Wolf Parade's EXPO 8, Release date: Jun 29, 2010

   

More on Wolf Parade: http://www.subpop.com/artists/wolf_parade

Video: "Prepare Your Coffin by Tortoise (Shot around San Francisco)

Last Comic Standing LIVE in San Francisco!

 

"NBC's laughfest "Last Comic Standing" returns for a sixth season with host Bill Bellamy ("Def Comedy Jam," "Any Given Sunday") and special correspondent/popular UK personality Fearne Cotton (NBC's "The Guinness Book of World Records - Live!," ITV2's "The Xtra Factor") stepping up the search for the funniest comedian on the planet!..."

http://www.goldenvoice.com/shows/details/?id=27954

Last Comic Standing
Friday, September 10th at 9pm
The Warfield
On Sale Sunday, June 13 at 10am
$28, $38 & $48 reserved seating

Steve Lawler arrives in SF for BASE on Thursday

...Free MP3 below.

All the way from the UK, Steve Lawler headlines BASE on Thursday June 10th at Vessell! Steve Lawler is one of the world's most sought after DJ's. 18 years deep as a DJ and Producer, Steve Lawler isn’t just at the top of his game, he’s pushing the boundaries of what a DJ can do – both technically and creatively – as an artist and as a successful label businessman.

A child of the acid house generation, Steve Lawler is an electronic artist who defies generic boundaries. As an Artist his releases & Remixes have been signed by some of the worlds most established Recording labels.MUSiC. As a Label Manager Steve’s label VIVa MUSC (found in 2006), has quickly earn’t a reputation for breaking new talent and has featured tracks by such artists as Reboot, Audiofly, Simon Baker, Jamie Jones, Davide Squillace, Luca Bacchetti, Bushwacka, Livio & Roby, Dragosh, Leon, Plasmik, Ripperton, ilario Alicante, John Selway, Peace Division, Bearweasel, Tiefschwarz and of course lawler him self amongst many others and receives heavy patronage by many House & Techno luminaries.

VIVa MUSiC works as a culmination of everything that’s gone before; from the putting on the aforementioned illegal raves, to his residency at super club Cream back in the mid 90’s. He’s remixed high profile artists such as Jamelia, Dido and Justin Timberlake and worked with many of the worlds renowned dance imprints. He’s released some of the industry’s most collectable mix series such as the ‘Dark Drums’ ‘Lights Out’ and, most recently, the ‘VIVa’ series. Now on its 3rd release, the ‘VIVa’ series has revealed Steve’s widescreen vision better than any mix before with down tempo and deep house playing a big part in the beat blend. Steve held a triumphant residency for nine years at the Balearic club Space in Ibiza (a club he returned back to in 2008). His VIVa Nights residency where steve played from doors open to door close at The End in London consistently sold out for its 7 years span and his residency at London’s Home Club was one of the infamous venue’s only success stories.

Dynamic, driven and drastically obsessed with performing as well as he possibly can. Steve’s passion for House, Techno and Electronica is too strong for one simple generic association, and right now his message is louder than ever.

STEVE LAWLER http://www.djstevelawler.com/

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