Monthly Archives: September 2010

09.17.10
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New York City’s Weekend Show Round Up

Friday, September 17th

Unicycle Loves You with Frances, Oh Land @ Littlefield

Indian Jewelry, Oberhofer, Total Slacker, La Big Vic @ Monster Island Basement

Vampire Weekend, Beach House, Dum Dum Girls @ Radio City Music Hall

Of Montreal, Janelle Monae @ Terminal 5

Elf Power, Capstan Shafts @ The Rock Shop

Saturday, September 18th

Holy Fuck, Twin Shadow, Indian Jewelry @ (le) poisson rouge

Super Chunk, Let’s Wrestle @ Bowery Ballroom

Javelin @ Brooklyn Bowl

Broken Social Scene, The Sea and Cake @ Central Park Rumsey Playfield

Dum Dum Girls, Reading Rainbow, Girls at Dawn @ Knitting Factory Brooklyn

No Age, Small Black, Soft Circle @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Of Montreal, Janelle Monae @ Terminal 5

Jaime Lidell @ Webster Hall

Sunday, September 19th

Klaxons, Baby Monster @ Maxwell’s

Sea Wolf (solo acoustic), Sera Cahoone, Patrick Park @ Mercury Lounge

Superchunk, Wild Nothing, Todd Barry @ Music Hall of Williamsburg

Junk Culture Starscream, Dinowalrus @ Union Pool

Pavement, Jenny and Johnny @ Williamsburg Waterfront

09.17.10
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Mt. Desolation Announce Debut Album Release Date And Supporting Tour

Mt. Desolation is the side-project of Tim Rice-Oxley and Jesse Quinn of Keane, the British band that flooded the airwaves with the single, “Somewhere Only We Know” back in 2004. But don’t expect to hear the same alt-rock tunes from them. Mt. Desolation specializes in country music with indie folk accents and their self-titled debut album will be released on October 19th, 2010 on Cherry Tree Records.

To help accomplish the perfect sound for this genre, which is far removed from British culture, to say the least, Oxley and Quinn called on their friends Ronnie Vannucci from the Killers, Country Winston from Mumford and Sons and producer Emery Dobyns, known for his work with Patti Smith and Antony & The Johnsons.

Get a first taste of what these collaborations sound like below, with the song “Departure:”

The association between Mt. Desolation and Mumford and Sons doesn’t end here as the two bands will be heading on tour together starting on October 18th, 2010 in Los Angeles. During those shows, they will also be joined by fellow Brits King Charles.

Here are their tour dates:
10/18 – Los Angeles @ Palladium (with Mumford & Sons and King Charles)
10/20 – San Francisco @ Warfield (with Mumford & Sons and King Charles)
10/22 – Portland @ Crystal Ballroom (with Mumford & Sons and King Charles)
10/23 – Vancouver @ Vogue Theatre (with Mumford & Sons and King Charles)
10/24 – Seattle @ Moore Theatre (with Mumford & Sons and King Charles)
10/27-  NYC @ Mercury Lounge
10/28 – Toronto @ The Drake
10/29 – Detroit @ Pike Room
10/30 – Chicago @ Schubas

09.16.10
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Bjørn Torske’s New Album Due Out in November

Just because you can’t understand what’s being said or what you’re reading, doesn’t mean that you can’t understand the feeling and pure creativity behind the sound. Case in point, Norway’s very own Bjørn Torske.

Armed with his sophomore release on Smalltown Supersound, Torske is continuing on his task to bring his
“skranglehouse” genre to the masses. And by skranglehouse, we mean Torske’s Norwegian take on dub step meets house music with everything else thrown in.

The nine-track album is sure to turn any room into an underground disco/dance floor, which just maybe Torske’s ultimate goal.

Torske’s album Kokning is due out Nov. 2 via Smalltown Supersound.