Boston Concerts

To my fellow Bostonians - I have conjured up a list of some bands I am seeing/would like to see in the near future of 2011. This list is not permanent and will be updated frequently as new concert dates are revealed. Please feel free to update as well!

Darwin Deez @ Great Scott - January 13th

Deer Tick @ Middle East - January 14th

Anamanaguchi @ TT The Bears - January 16th

Young the Giant @ Great Scott - January 18th

Tokyo Police Club & Two Door Cinema Club - January 19th

The Decemberists @ House of Blues - January 28th/January 29th

Tapes n Tapes & Oberhofer @ Paradise Rock Club - February 3rd

Chromeo @ House of Blues - February 3rd

Neko Case @ Wilbur Theatre - February 3rd

The Radio Dept @ Middle East - February 4th

Best Coast/Wavves @ Paradise Rock Club - February 4th

Wakey!Wakey! @ Brighton Music Hall - February 5th

Baths @ Brighton Music Hall - February 17th

Dr. Dog @ Paradise Rock Club - February 19th

School of Seven Bells @ House of Blues - February 19th

White Rabbits @ Paradise Rock Club - February 24th

Crystal Castles @ House of Blues - March 19th

Cold War Kids @ House of Blues - March 22nd

Bassnectar @ House of Blues - April 22nd

Destroyer

Destroyer. Destroy. Her. The Canadian indie-rock band has struck again with their new EP, "Chinatown." Their new album, "Kaputt," is coming out pretty soon next year. Rumors it will be released January 25, only a month away! Dan Bejar, front-man of Destroyer, produced their first album that was released 15 years ago. His first record embodies folk and blues to the tip and this new single, "Chinatown," just goes to show how talented this man really is.

Pitchfork's: The Top 100 Tracks of 2010

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti "Round and Round" was voted #1 track of 2010. I do not know how the ruling goes behind the scenes at Pitchfork, but the ranking of these 2010 songs are a bit off. Though "Round and Round" is by far Ariel Pink's best song, in no way is it the best overall. Kanye West also rapes the top 10 coming in with #6 and #2 with, "Power" and "Runaway." As I have mentioned before, Pitchfork gave Kanye a 10.0 rating on his album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" for some odd reason. I guess if you act like you are the shit, people will start to believe it. My boy, James Blake, came #8 with his single, "I Only Know (What I Know Now)." James Blake does not have too many music videos for his songs,  but here is though incredibly weird, yet astonishingly beautiful video for "Limit to Your Love."

TOKiMONSTA

Besides, Ms. Mary Anne Hobbs, there is not much to say about female electronic artists...mostly because, there aren't any. However, TOKiMONSTA, not only is my idol slash twin-wannabe, but is one of the few brilliant girl DJ's. Her genre is hard to describe - a bit of experimental, hip-hop, dubstep, and break-beat. A Los Angeles native, TOKiMONSTA has played with Shlomo, Daedelus, and other well-known dubstep artists. She dropped her new EP this week called "Alive." Check it out -

  Tokimonsta - Alive by WUZZ MAG

Here are some cute pix of her:

BT

"These Hopeful Machines," BT's most recent album, is nominated for best electronic/dance album this year at the Grammy's. Though I am not the biggest trance fan, I can safely say BT is the father of this genre. Graduating from Berklee School of Music, BT has created a highly-respected and big name for himself and is one of the most well-known and honorable artists of all electronic music. He is known to use different software and production techniques to create his unique sound in all of his songs. "These Hopeful Machines," is his best album so far and BT even does the vocals for some of his songs. Fun fact: the girl's vocals in the song, "Forget Me" is actually his daughter! "The Emergency," his most famous single was #1 on satellite radio for over 8 weeks and I could not be any more thrilled for this NOMination!

The other nominations for the category are:
These Hopeful Machines - BT
Further - The Chemical Brothers
Head First - Goldfrapp
Black Light - Groove Armada
La Roux - La Roux

The Antlers

I stole the set list of The Antlers concert at the Paradise...

Peter Silberman: Vocals and Guitar

"Hospice," the first album of The Antlers, consists of songs that Peter Silberman wrote of a terminally-ill patient that he had an intimate relationship with in a hospice. All the lyrics are devoted to this one patient and are truly exceptional; they portray Silberman's emotional and abusive relationship with her and simultaneously showing his phenomenal talent. His vocals suit the lyrics perfectly. "Hospice" was voted #1 album by NPR and #37 best album of 2009. Though I may be experiencing the typical holy-shmoly wow that was insane in the membrane post-concert feelings, I can surely say that was one of the best performances I have seen. When they played, "Wake" as their last song during the encore, all I was thinking was, "this is my happy place, this is my happy place!" Two thumbs up, P.S.

and P.S. P.S., I <3 you.

Kanye West

Well it looks like Pitchfork is giving away 10.0 album reviews for free! Though I do agree that his new album is his best so far, I do not believe it deserves a 10. Kanye West in an interview said he wants to be one of the greatest artists of all time and predicts he will accomplish this silly dream of his! Does anyone find this hullarious? My favorite song on this album is the collaboration with one of my favorite artists Bon Iver, "Lost in the World."

Angus & Julia

To follow through on my "artists covering other artists" rant -

Good Natured

One of the better covers of Sufjan Steven's "For the Widows in Paradise" - in honor of his perforance in Boston last night.

THE GOOD NATURED: For The Widows In Paradise by Theo PR

SBTRKT

Devendra Banhart

Instra:mental

Best New Albums

Sufjan Stevens' The Age of Adz


Deerhunter's Halycon Digest


Wavves' King of the Beach


Wild Nothing's Gemini


James Blake's CMYK


Eskmo's Eskmo

Upcoming Concerts

For the electronic luvr's -
Pretty Lights @ House of Blues - November 5th
Massive Attack @ Orpheum Theatre - November 19th
EOTO @ Paradise - November 20th
Nero @ Middle East - December 1st

For the indie rocker's -
Matt and Kim @ House of Blues – November 4th
Dawes @ Royale Boston - November 6th
Deer Tick @ Royale Boston - November 11th
No Age @ Middle East - November 16th
Bear in Heaven @ Middle East - November 18th
Antlers @ Paradise - December 2nd

Halloween Playlist

Here's is a spooky, scary, ghoul-y, ghostly, haunted, halloween playlist!

Ghosts N Stuff - Sub Focus
In For the Kill - Miike Snow
Dead Like Me - Mimosa
Night - Benga
Enter the Chamber - Bassnectar
Concrete Streets (Zomby Remix) - Blackdown
Ghosts N Smooth Criminals - Deadmau5
Magical World featuring Nelly Furtado - Bassnectar
Digital Fauna - Zomby
Spooksville - Benga & Walsh
Ghost in the Shell - Aphex Twin
The Lie (LV Remix) - Zomby
Rumours & Revolutions - Zomby
Night by Night (Skream Remix) - Chromeo
Hell - Flying Lotus

Ra Ra Riot

Sum highlights from the Ra Ra Riot concert @ the Royale -



They also tweeted (lols) on Thursday about coming to Newbury Comics for a meet and greet! I will post pictures from that soonsies. Twas the first time at the Royale in Boston. Wuv dat venue. Look at previous Upcoming Concerts in Boston post about artists playing @ the Royale.

Foals

Sum highlights from the concert on Wednesday @ the Paradise -



All I can say is thank Jeezus Paradise got rid of that obnoxious pole in the middle of the audience.

Mount Kimbie

What a wonder Mount Kimbie is @ the Wonder Bar.

CMJ Music Marathon

As you all know, CMJ hosts a music/film festival all over New York City, and this year has quite the lineup. When I say over 1200 bands, I mean literally over 1200 bands. Some of the big bands you might know - ever heard of Phoenix? Or Surfer Blood? For you indie-hipster-fuckz: Wild Nothing, Lower Dens, Beach Fossils, Baths, DeVotchKa, Motel Motel, Oberhofer, Two Door Cinema Club, and so much more. For you electronic-dubbie-fuckz: FOUR TET IS PLAYIN'

Here is the full and very extensive lineup -

1995 • +/- • 2 Cow Garage • A Classic Education • A Life Once Lost • A Million Years • Acid Washed • Acid Westerns • Adam Haworth Stephens • Adult Themes • Afternoon • Agent Ribbons • AIDS Wolf • The Aikiu • Air Waves • Alcoholic Faith Mission • Alessi’s Ark • Alfonso Velez • All Out • Aloud • Ambassadors • Andrew Belle • Andrew Cedermark • Andrew Vladeck • Andy Davis • Angus & Julia Stone • Anita Maj • Anni Rossi • Anthony Jeselnik • Apollo Run • Appomattox • The Armchairs • Arms & Legs • The Arms Akimbo • Arpline • Art Of Fresh • The Art of Shooting • Asa Ransom • Asobi Seksu • At Sea • Atomic Tom • Atypicals • Audacity • Autodrone • Auto-Matic Vaudeville • Autumn Owls • Ava Luna • Avey Tare (DJ set) • The Aviation Orange • Azealia Black • Baby Copperhead • Bad Books (feat. Kevin Devine and Manchester Orchestra) • Bad Cop • Balance and Composure • Battle Circus • The Bamboo Kids • Baptized In Blood • Baths • Bayside • Beach Fossils • Bear Hands • Bears of Blue River • Beau Jennings • The Beauties • Beauty Feast • The Beauvilles • Bebe Fang • Ben Allison • Ben Talmi • Bewitched Hands on Top of Our Heads • The Big Big Bucks • Big Freedia • The Bigger Lights • Bikini • Billy Nayer Show • Binary Marketing Show • The Black Atlantic • Black Cherry • Black Feelings • Black Label Society • Black Sheep • Black Taxi • Blackbells • Blackbird Blackbird • Blair • Blip Blip Bleep • Blood Red Shoes • Bloodgroup • The Bloodsugars • The Blow • Bo Burnham • Body Language • The Bogmen • Bonfires • Boom Boom Satellites • Boot Camp Clik • Bottle Up & Go • Boy Crisis • BRAHMS • Braids • Brass Bed • Brent Arnold • Br’er • Bridges and Powerlines • The Broadfield Marchers • Brodinski • Bronze • Brothers Frank • Built By Animals • Calibro 35 • Canasta • The Canon Logic • The Capstan Shafts • Car Bomb • Care Bears on Fire • Carl Palmer Band • Carusella • Cast of Cheers • Casxio • Caveman • The Chain Gang of 1974 • Chainsmokers (DJ set) • Chamberlin • Champagne Champagne • The Chapel Club • The Chapin Sisters • Chappo • Charlotte Sometimes • Children of Bodom • Chip Fu • Chris Bathgate • Chris Cubeta and Liars Club • Christian Rich • Christina LaRocca and Heavy Weather • The Cinnamon Band • Circle Pit • City Riots • The Class Machine • Click Clack Boom • Cloud Nothings • Clutch • Cobra Skulls • Cojoba • The Colonels • Comanche • Communist Daughter • Conversion Party • Coolrunnings • Corin Tucker Band • Coyote Eyes • Craig Wedren • Crayon Fields • The Cringe • Cubic Zirconia • Cults • Cute Is What We Aim For • Cyndi Harvell • Dada Trash Collage • Daily Bread • Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr • Dan Black • Dangermaker • Daniel Pujol • Daniel Wayne • Danny Ross • Darien Brockington • Dark Dark Dark • Darren Hanlon • Das Racist • Dash Rip Rock • David Dallas • David Dondero • David Vandervelde • DaVinci • De Staat • Dead Heart Bloom • Dead Leaf Echo • Dead Man’s Clothes • Dead To Me • Deakin • Dean & Britta • The Dean’s List • Dear Comrade • Death on Two Wheels • Debutaunts • Delicate Steve • Deluka • Denison Witmer • Dennis Padula • Dent May • Derik Foreal • DeScribe • Devin Therriault • DeVotchKa • Dharma Bums • Diamond District • Diamond Doves • Diamond Rings • Diehard • Dinosaur Feathers • Dinowalrus • Dirty Penny • Disembodied • Diwon • Dom • Dominant Legs • Dominique Young Unique • Drazy Hoops • Dream Diary • Dred Scott Trio • Drink Up Buttercup • Drop the Lime (DJ set) • The Drums • Drunken Barn Dance • Dujeous • Dylan LeBlanc • Earatick Statik • Earthless • Eisley • Eklin • Electric Tickle Machine • Elizabeth and the Catapult • Elk City • Ellis Ashbrook • Emergency Service • Emergency Service • Emil & Friends • Emilie Simon • Emily Long • Eprhyme • Erin Barra • Eternal Summers • Everything Everything • Everything Is Terrible • Excepter • Extra Lens • Fabulous DIamonds • Fake Problems • Family Cactus • Fan-Tan • The Feens • The Feiros • Fenech-Soler • Feral Children • Ferraby Lionheart • Fifth Nation • Filligar • First Aid Kit • The Flatliners • The Fleshtones • The Flower Machine • Foam Castles • The Foot • Forro in the Dark • Fort Wilson Riot • Four Tet • Francis and the Lights • Frank Dukes • Frankie and the Heartstrings • Franz Nicolay • Freddie Gibbs • French Horn Rebellion • Freshkills • From A Fountain • The Front Bottoms • Frontier Brothes • Futurebirds • Gamble & Burke • Game Rebellion • Gary Lucas • Gary Wilson and the Blind Dates • Generationals • Gentleman Jesse and His Men • Ghost Ghost • Ghostface Killah • Giant Cloud • Goes Cube • Gold Streets • Golden Animals • Golden Bloom • The Golden Filter • Good Kids Sprouting Horns • The Good Natured • Good Old War • Grand Hallway • The Great Collide • Greg Barris • Greg Dulli • Grillade • The Grip Weeds • Grooms • Grouplove • Guards • Guitars • Guy Blackman • GZA • Hacienda • Hall of Justus with Big Pooh, Chaundon, Joe Scudda, Jozeemo, & Roc C • Hammer No More the Fingers • Hank & Cupcakes • Harper Blynn • Hazard Adams • Heavy Birds • Heavy Cream • Hedgehog • Heidi Spencer • Helmet • Heypenny • His Mischief • Hollis Brown • Holy Boys Danger Club • Holy Ghost • The Honeymoon Thrillers • The Honors • Hoodie Allen • Hopewell • Hot Lava • Hot Press • HotChaCha • Houses • How To Dress Well • Howlies • Huasipungo • The Hush Now • Hussle Club • Hypernova • I Am Oak • I Led 3 Lives • I Love Monsters • Ian McLagan • The Idle Hands • I’m Turning Into • In Cadeo • Incan Abraham • Incognito • In-Flight Safety • Iron Age • Ivan Julian • Ivri Lider • Izabo • Jack Skuller • Jackson Wetherbee • Jaill • James V McMorrow • Janka Nabay • Jared Evan • Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit • Jason Simon (Dead Meadow) • JD Souther • Jean Grae • Jesse Sykes and Phil Wandscher • Jessica Mayfield • JessUbline • The Jezabels • Joel Plaskett • Joey Ryan • John Grant • John Shannon • John Vanderslice • Johnny Flynn • Johnny Marnell • Johnny Whitney • Jonny Hirsch • Jradio • Jukebox the Ghost • Julia Easterlin • Julius C • Justin Townes Earle • Kaiser Cartel • Kate Rogers • Kate Tucker • KAV • Keepaway • Keepaway • Kelley McRae • Kelsey • Kendra Morris • Kevin Devine and the Goddamn Band • K-Flay • Kids of 88 • Kiko Klaus • Kill Krinkle Club • Kinch • Kinetix • Kiss Kiss • Kisses • Kittens Ablaze • The Knocks • Koli Calhoun • Kopecky Family Band • Kosha Dillz • The Krays • Kris Gruen • Kudu • Kurt Braunhouler • Kyle Rapps • La Big Vic • La Sera • La Strada • Langhorne Slim • Last Chance to Reason • Lavish • Lawrence and Leigh • Lawrence Arabia • Le VICE • Leeroy Stagger • The Left (Apollo Brown, DJ Soko, Journalist103 • Leo Blais • Lesands • Lia Ices • Lido Lido • Life and Times of • Life Size Maps • Light Pollution • Lights Resolve • Like Trains and Taxis • Lily & the Parlour Tricks • Linfinity • Liptease • Lisa Bianco • The Lisps • Lissie • Little Racer • Little Teeth • The Lives of Famous Men • Living Days • Long Division • Loomis & the Lust • Lord Huron • Los Doggies • Love Trio (Bill Han, Jesse Murphy, Kenny Wolleson) • Lower Dens • The Lucid • Lucius • Lugriphonic • Luluc • The Luyas • Ma Mentor • Madison Ave Boys • MAE • Magestic Legend • Magic Bullets • The Main Street Gospel • Majorleans • Mama Bear • Man Benu • Manic Bloom • Marco Polo with Torae & Ruste Juxx • Marie Stella • Marit Larsen • Mark Kelly • Mark Mulholland • Marz Lovejoy • Math the Band • Matt Duke • Matt Mays • Mayday • McAlister Drive • Me and My Arrow • Me First and the Gimme Gimmes • The Megaphonic Thrift • MegaRex • MEN • Michael Daves • Midnight Spin • Mikix the Cat • Milagres • Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson • Million Young • Mimicking Birds • Miniature Tigers • Miniboone • Miracles of Modern Science • Mirror Queen • Miz Metro • Modern Rivals • Moe Green • Mon Khmer • Monogold • Morning Teleportation • Moss • Motel Motel • Moto Boy • Murder Mystery • Mussels • Muy Cansado • My Dear Disco • My Jerusalem • My Other Friend • The Mynabirds • Naam • Nada Surf • The Narrative • Nathan Halpern • Neek The Exotic feat. Large Professor • Neon Hitch • Neon Indian • Netherfriends • Neutral Uke Hotel • Nevermore • New Collisions • New Look • New Morning • Nicky Egan • Nicos Gun • Nightmare & The Cat • Nikki Lane • Nit Club • No Abuse • No Joy • No Surrender • Non-Commissioned Officers • None More Black • Not Blood, Paint • Nottz (w/ special guests) • Oberhofer • Oceanographer • Octant • O’Death • Oh Land • Old Canes • Old Wives • One Be Lo • Onili • Onra • The Orbans • O’Spada • The Pack AD • The Pains of Being Pure at Heart • Parallels • The Parties • The Pass • Patent Pending • Paul and the Patients • Pearl and the Beard • Penguin Prison • Penrose • Pepper Rabbit • Pete Rock • Peter Hadar • The Phantom Band • Pharoahe Monch • Philadelphia Grand Jury • Phoenix • The Photo Atlas • Pictures of Then • Pillow Theory • Planet Ubiquity • Plates of Cake • Plushgun • Pocketknife • Poingly • The Poison Control Center • Pomegranates • Ponderosa • Poofy and the Bus Boys • Posso the DJ • The Postelles • Powell • The Press • Pretty & Nice • Priestess • The Prigs • Prince Rama • The Protomen • Prudence Teacup • PS I Love You • Psalm One • Quest For Fire • Quiet Loudly • Rabia • Radical Dads • Radio Radio • Rah Digga • Raj and the Mash • Ramirez Brothers • Random Recipe • The Rassle • Ravens and Chimes • Reckless Sons • Red Mass • Red Wire Black Wire • Reggie Watts • REGO • Reign of Kindo • Reni Lane • Reptar • Restless People • Re-Tros • Revolver • Rich Aucoin • Richard Barone • Ringo Deathstarr • Rival Sons • River City Extension • Robbers On High Street • Robbie Gil • Robert Lester Folsom • Rocky Business • Rope • Ruby Frost • S. Carey • Saadi • Sagol 59 • Salem • Santah • Sarah Jaffe • Sarah Lee and Johnny Iron • Savoir Adore • Scott Kempner • Scott Lucas and the Married Men • Screaming Females • Screens • The Seedy Seeds • Senor Tadpole • Senses Fail • Setting Sun • Sgt Dunbar and the Hobo Banned • The Shake • The Shake • Shapes • Shark? • Shayfer James • Shayna Zaid & The Catch • Sheek Louch • Sheridan Fox • Sherlock’s Daughter • Shilpa Ray and Her Happy Hookers • Shinobi Ninja • Shortwave Society • Shrag • Sin Orden • Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds • Sisters • Sky Larkin • Skyzoo & !llmind • Slow Animal • Slow Motion Centerfold • Small Black • Smile Smile • Smoke Fairies • Smoke Or Fire • Smoosh • Snak Rattle Rattlesnake • Snake Rattle Rattlesnake • So So Glos • Social Studies • Soft Black • Soft Reeds • Soko • Soldiers of Fortune • Southpaw Jones • Sparky Quano • Spectre Folk • Spirits of the Red City • Squim • Stand • The Star Department • Starcode • Static Jacks • Stef Lang • Stevans • Steve Gunn • Street Chant • Strife • Strong Arm Steady • Sun Airway • Sunglasses • Super Mirage • Superfortress • Superhumanoids • Surfer Blood • Susanne Sundfør • Suuns • Swethook • Swingset Committee • Syvia • Tabi Bonney • Taken By Trees (DJ set) • Tall Tall Trees • Tamar Eisenman • Tamar Haviv • Tamar Kali • Tamaryn • Tanya Morgan • Tape Deck Mountain • Taysha Busay • Team Facelift • Teenage Bottlerocket • Teletextile • The Tellers • Ten Feet Deep • Tennis System • Tens of Thousands • Thieving Irons • Third Wave Bandits • This Condition • This or the Apocalypse • Thrushes • Title Fight • Title Tracks • TJ Di Hitmaker • TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb • Tôg • Tony Joe White • Tooth Ache • Tournament • Toy Soldiers • Trademark • Travelling Band • Tristen • Turbo Fruits • Turkuaz • Two Door Cinema Club • Two Tears • Ty Segall • Uncle Bad Touch • Unicycle Loves You • Univox • UNKLE • US Royalty • Vagina Panther • Vanaprasta • Vandana • Vandaveer • The Vanguard • Vanity Theft • Viernes • Viernes • Villa • Violens • Viva City • Viva L’American Death Ray Music • The Volebeats • Voltaire Twins • Von Pea • Vonnegutt • Waking Lights • The Wandas • We Are Country Mice • We Are Trees • Weird Owl • Western Civ • Whale Tooth • White Arrows • White Belt Yellow Tag • The Whitsundays • Wild Moccasins • Wild Nothing • Will Stratton • Willie Nile • Windings • The Winterlings • Wise Blood • Wise Girl • Witch Hunt • The Woes • Woodsy Pride • Woven Bones • The Xcerts • Xylos • YC and Sene • Year of the Tiger • The Yes Way • Y-Love • Young Adults • Young Mammals • Young Man • Young Nick Krill (of The Spinto Band) • Young Prisms • Young Rival • Young the Giant • Yuck • Yukon Blonde • Yuksek • Zach Hurd • Zachary Cale • Zambri • Zamza • Zo! • Zowie

now that is one damn lineup.

Updated Boston Concerts

Mount Kimbie @ Wonder Bar - September 28th

Temper Trap @ House of Blues – September 29th

Foals @ Paradise Rock Club - September 29th

Born Ruffians @ Middle East – September 29th

Ra Ra Riot @ Royale Boston – October 1st

Bon Iver/Tallest Man on Earth @ Somervile Theatre - October 1st

The xx @ Orpheum Theatre - October 3rd

Ratatat @ House of Blues – October 5th

The Hold Steady @ Royale Boston - October 6th

The Walkmen @ Royale Boston – October 7th

Miike Snow @ House of Blues – October 10th

The Thermals @ Paradise Rock Club - October 14th

Belle and Sebastian @ Wang Theatre – October 15th

Bowerbirds @ TT The Bear's - October 15th

Deerhunter @ Royale Boston - October 16th

Phoenix @ AGGANIS (LOL) - October 18th

Local Natives @ Paradise Rock Club – October 23rd

Booka Shade @ Royale Boston - October 25th

Die Antwoord @ Royale Boston - October 26th

Jack Beats @ Middle East - October 28th

Matt and Kim @ House of Blues – November 4th

Pretty Lights @ House of Blues - November 5th

Mumford and Sons @ House of Blues - November 11th

Sufjan Stevens @ Orpheum Theatre - November 11th

Deer Tick @ Royale - November 11th

La Roux @ House of Blues - November 15th

***JUSTIN BIEBER @ TD Garden – November 16th

No Age @ Middle East - November 16th

Bear in Heaven @ Middle East - November 18th

Massive Attack @ Orpheum Theatre - November 19th

***BOYZ II MEN @ Patriots Place – November 19th

Delorean, Lemonade, Light Pollution @ Middle East - November 20th

Rusko @ Royale Boston - November 21st



***Leah Recommended

Electric Zoo Festival

Ridiculous.

EZF this year brought twice as many people as last year, which is a good and bad thing. The crowd was way more into the show and the dj's were infinitely better (last year the headliners were ATB, David Guetta?, and Markus Schulz). However, the amount of skeezy guidos/meatheads/sluts that attended were phenomenal. Also, the planning that went into the festival this year could have been millions and billions and trillion times better. Thousands of teenagers, literally like a herds of cattle, in numerous lines, were waiting for one or two shuttles that would take us back into the city. It took us over two hours to get home.

Either way, absolutely ridiculous.

Xample

Drum and bass, drum and bass, drum and bass!



Also, doesn't the voiceover in "The Coma" by Xample sound like the voiceover in "Blood Sugar" by Pendulum? Go to second 1:01 in "The Coma" and then to the very beginning of "Blood Sugar" and compare! Well isn't this a fun little game!

Dubstep Playlist

"Acid" - Terror Danjah
"Justify" - Ramadanman & Appleblim
"GR Etiquette" - Joy Orbison
"CMYK" - James Blake
"Stuck in the System" - Joker
"Backward" - Kode9 & The Spaceape
"Crystalised" (The xx remix) - Dark Sky
"Apple Bottom" - Distal
"Mood Dub" - Coki

Mumford and Sons

People sayin' Mumford and Sons are the new Fleet Foxes. I say that may be true, but so tremendously infinitely better. Give me more Mumford. Give me more Sons.

Foals

If you haven't already, buy their latest CD "Total Life Forever," which came out this past May. Yannis Philippakis' voice is so hauntingly beautiful, you just will not know what to do with your dear self. My recommendation is "Spanish Sahara" on this album.

Here is a picture of Yannis Philippakis to fantasize about:



Here is "Spanish Sahara" to orgasm to:


Also check out Mount Kimbie's remix to Spanish Sahara...it is simply delicious!

Now all that's left is bringing the Foals back to the US - damn Europeans holdin' them up till 2011.

Sub Focus

Glitch Mob

download it for free!

Upcoming Concerts

What is this you ask? Well, the title pretty much says it all! I've concocted a list of Boston concerts in the fall for erryone to look forward to, so get yo' tickets before some other bitch does and it sell out (trust me, it will happen). Please feel free to update with more!

Glitch Mob @ Paradise Rock Club – September 6th

School of Seven Bells @ Middle East – September 9th

The Disco Biscuits @ Bank of America Pavilion – September 11th

Vampire Weekend @ Bank of America Pavilion – September 12th

Dirty Projectors @ Wilbur Theatre – September 13th

Of Montreal @ House of Blues – September 16th

Broken Social Scene @ House of Blues – September 17th

Cake @ Orpheum Theatre – September 18th

Stars @ House of Blues – September 23rd

Eels @ Royale Boston – September 24th

Temper Trap @ House of Blues – September 29th

Born Ruffians @ Middle East – September 29th

Ra Ra Riot @ Royale Boston – October 1st

Ratatat @ House of Blues – October 5th

The Walkmen @ Royale Boston – October 7th

Miike Snow @ House of Blues – October 10th

Belle and Sebastian @ Wang Theatre – October 15th

Local Natives @ Paradise Rock Club – October 23rd

Matt and Kim @ House of Blues – November 4th

*JUSTIN BIEBER @ TD Garden – November 16th

*BOYZ II MEN @ Patriots Place – November 19th

*Leah Recommended

Bassnectar

so apparently you can go on Bassnectar's website and request a song for him to download. Here is a song that two people I know requested (Seek and Destroy by Metallica) and succeeded! -

Aphex Twin

Seriously, when does his new album come out?

Bands

Here are some indie bands for you indie folks who like to jam to your indie songs and talk about indie subjects like pugs, polaroids, and poop.


The Great Unknown
Toy Soldiers
Armchairs
Grandchildren
Winterpills
Monster
Mini Mansions
Active Child
wakey!wakey!
Kele
Motel Motel
Oberhofer
Life Size Maps
Stornoway

Terror Danjah

Hyperdub Remix!

Upcoming Festivals

Busy, busy, me = busy, busy, bee! I apologize for not updating in quite awhile but hopefully you will all forgive me as I will post some upcoming festivals:

- Hard LA (July 17) - I will just skip M.I.A in the list of artists, because I really do not like her or her attitude, but here are the less annoying and incredibly delicious DJ's: Die Antwoord, Flying Lotus, Joker, 12th Planet, and Borgore.

- Audiotistic (July 24th) - A-trak, Bassnectar, Daedelus, Nosaj Thing, and Eskmo.

- Hard Summer (August 7th) - Soulwax, Crystal Castles, Skream, Benga, Caspa.

- Electric Zoo Festival! (September 4th/5th) - A-Trak, Afrojack, Bassnectar Boys Noize, Chemical Brothers, Dirty South, Erol Alkan, Flying Lotus, Kaskade, Laidback Luke, Martyn, Pretty Lights, Rusko, (why is Steve Aoki playing?), Glitch Mob, and Wolfgang Gartner.

Glitch Mob will also be playing at Paradise Rock Club the day after EZF.

The Antlers

My new favorite band -

Nero

Upcoming Concerts

Here are some upcoming indie/folksy/rocky/alternative-y concerts y'all should keep an eye on -

6/8/10 The Henry Clay People, Olin and the Moon, the Hectors @ Spaceland
6/8/10 Blake Mills @ Bordello
6/9/10 Eulogies @ Bootleg Theatre
6/9/10 Static of the Gods, Lookbook, Twilight Sleep @ Silverlake Lounge
6/10/10 Fitz and the Tantrums, AB & the Sea, Sonny & the Sunsets @ Spaceland
6/10/10 The Sadies, The loons, Sean Wheeler, Zander Schloss @ Echoplex
6/11/10 Sons of August, Cranky George @ Bootleg Theatre
6/11/10 Helen Stellar @ Spaceland
6/12/10 Mewithoutyou @ Henry Fonda Theatre
6/15/10 Nohow On, My Education @ Bootleg Theatre
6/15/10 The Soft Tags, Tasso, Kissing Cousins, The Prids @ Silverlake Lounge
6/15/10 Real Estate, Woods, Kurt Vile, Abe Vigoda, Art Museums, The Mantles, Nodzzz, Sun Araw, All Saints Day, The Baths @ Echoplex
6/22/10 Adam Arcuragi, Charlie Wadhams, The Spies @ Silverlake Lounge
6/22/10 Peggy Sue, Pepper Rabbit @ Spaceland
6/23/10 Eulogies @ Bootleg Theatre
6/24/10 Famiy of the Year, Steelwells @ Bootleg Theatre
6/24/10 Mad Planet, Little Lemon, Radio Freq, The Studiofix @ Silverlake Lounge
6/29/10 Parson Redheads, Wheelhouse, Ghost Kinds, Goldenboy @ Spaceland
6/29/10 Tame Impala @ Silverlake Lounge
7/1/10 The Foreign Resort, Tigers Can Bite You, Dreamtiger, Space Waves @ Silverlake Lounge
7/2/10 Mates of State/Free Energy/Nick Thune @ Echoplex
7/6/10 Fol Chen @ Echoplex
7/7/10 International Tennis Champion, See Green @ Bootleg Theatre
7/8/10 Wires in the Walls, the Steelwells @ Spaceland
7/10/10 Au Revoir Simone @ Echoplex
7/11/10 Papa, Mini Mansions @ Bootleg Theatre
7/13/10 Eytan & the Embassy @ Silverlake Lounge
7/14/10 Line and Circle @ Silverlake Lounge
7/15/10 Wakey!Wakey! @ Bootleg Theatre
7/16/10 MGMT @ Greek Theatre
7/17/10 Loch Lomond, Hey Marseilles @ Bootleg Theatre
7/18/10 Active Child @ Bootleg Theatre
7/19/10 New Pornographers @ Music Box
7/20/10 New Pornographers @ Music Box
7/21/10 Nightmare and the Cat, Desktop Rulers @ Bootleg Theatre
7/21/10 Line and Circle @ Silverlake Lounge
7/24/10 Miniature Tigers, Spinto Band @ Spaceland
7/28/10 Line and Circle @ Silverlake Lounge
7/31/10 Wolf Parade @ Wiltern Theatre
8/26/10 Black Mountain @ Bootleg Theatre

Glitch Mob

Drink The Sea. New Album. Perfection.

Nothing like blasting GM with your windows down and bass up on a beautiful summer's day.

Upcoming Concerts

LCD Soundsystem @ The Fox Theatre in Pomona - June 5

The XX @ The Music Box - June 5/6

Portugal. The Man @ House of Blues in Anaheim - June 19

Imogen Heap @ Greek Theatre - June 19

Ratatat

What do you think of Ratatat's new music video? I believe artists are trying to be more alternative and shiz these days, which is why this video is just a huge wtf. I dare you to try to sit through the entire video.

Glitch Mob

To update on upcoming concerts -

Glitch Mob at Music Box June 11th, 2010. Get yo' tickets now.

Upcoming Festivals

Lightning in a Bottle in Irvine:
Eliot Lipp
Nosaj Thing
Booka Shade
Adam Freeland

Sasquatch Festival in Washington:
Why?
Broken Social Scene
Massive Attack
Dirty Projectors
MGMT
Edward Sharpe & Magnetic Zeros

ResetFest in San Diego:
Bassnectar
Flying Lotus
A-Trak
12th Planet

Electric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles:
BT
Deadmau5
Wolfgang Gartner
Benny Benassi
Laidback Luke

Hard LA in Los Angeles:
Die Antwoord
Flying Lotus
12th Planet
Joker
Gaslamp Killer

Hard Summer in Los Angeles:
Skream
Benga
Caspa
Diplo
Crystal Castles

Ratatat

Ratatat's new ablum LP4 is out! My favorite song suggestions are as follows - Drugs and Mandy. LP4 > LP3, hands down.

Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus' new CD - Cosmogramma.


Do you have this new album? Isn't it incredz? Don't you think he's cayoot? Did you know he's playing at the Echoplex? Do you already have your tickets? Am I asking too many questions?

Lightning in a Bottle Festival

The lineup for Lightning in a Bottle in Irvine is up, up, up!

Booka Shade, Nosaj Thing, Glitch Mob, and so much more!

Upcoming Concerts

Ben Folds @ Music Box - May 13
Flying Lotus @ Echoplex - May 14/15
Massive Attack @ The Wiltern - May 18/19/20
Broken Bells @ The Music Box - May 19
Shout Out Lods @ El Rey Theatre - May 20/21
The National @ The Wiltern - May 21
Booka Shade @ The Music Box - May 27
Miike Snow @ The Music Box - May 31/June 2
Why? @ The Glass House - June 3

M.I.A.

M.I.A. is trying to be all controversial and whatnot - using this video as a metaphor of genocide. However, this does not make me question anything at all except for what the hell she is thinking...please watch this video of hers below - you will understand what I am talking about:

M.I.A, Born Free from ROMAIN-GAVRAS on Vimeo.

Benga

"Do you think Skream and I got to where we are wasting our time out on the streets?" - Benga

Coachella

Some highlights of the best weekend ever -

Yeasayer


Flying Lotus


Imogen Heap


Tiesto


Glitch Mob

Coachella

Set Time List is up! I've made my schedule and the only break I have is between Florence and the Machine and Spoon on Sunday. Too many bands...so little time.

My schedule:
Friday - Perry Farrell, Yeasayer, Ra Ra Riot, Wolfgang Gartner, Passion Pit, Grizzly Bear (and Pretty Lights oh no!), Imogen Heap, Vampire Weekend, Benny Benassi (possibly Gay-Z)

Saturday - Portugal the Man, Girls, Edward Sharpe, the XX, Dirty Projectors, Hot Chip, Kaskade, MGMT, Muse (possibly Major Lazer, possibly David Guetta), Flying Lotus, Die Antwoord (LOL), Tiesto, 2manyDJ's

Sunday - Rusko, Deerhunter, Florence and the Machine, Spoon, Phoenix, Orbital, Thom Yorke, Gorillaz (possibly)

Stalk me if you can!

3 days, 3 days, 3 days!

Modeselektor

Ramadanman

SKTRKT

Lollapalooza

Lineup is up, up, up!

• Soundgarden
• Green Day
• Lady Gaga

• Arcade Fire
• The Strokes
• Phoenix

• Social Distortion
• MGMT
• Jimmy Cliff
• Hot Chip
• The Black Keys
• The National
• Spoon
• Devo
• Cypress Hill
• Cut Copy
• The New Pornographers
• Erykah Badu
• Slightly Stoopid
• Grizzly Bear
• Gogol Bordello
• Chromeo
• Wolfmother
• Yeasayer
• X Japan
• MUTEMATH
• Metric
• Dirty Projectors
• AFI
• Mavis Staples
• Matt & Kim
• The xx
• Drive-By Truckers
• Blues Traveler
• Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
• The Temper Trap
• Jamie Lidell
• Frightened Rabbit
• F**k Buttons
• Deer Tick
• Blitzen Trapper
• Stars
• Raphael Saadiq
• The Cribs

• Minus the Bear
• Switchfoot
• The Walkmen
• Mumford & Sons
• Wild Beasts
• Rogue Wave
• Los Amigos Invisibles
• The Big Pink
• The Dodos
• Hockey
• Cymbals Eat Guitars
• B.o.B
• Dawes
• Warpaint
• The Antlers
• The Soft Pack
• Rebelution
• Balkan Beat Box
• Wavves
• American Bang
• The Ike Reilly Assassination
• Company of Thieves
• Nneka
• Harlem
• The Constellations
• Miniature Tigers
• Mimicking Birds
• The Kissaway Trail
• HEALTH
• Javelin
• The Morning Benders
• Foxy Shazam
• Violent Soho
• Royal Bangs
• Freelance Whales
• Semi Precious Weapons
• Dan Black
• The Band of Heathens
• Dragonette
• My Dear Disco
• Shawn Fisher
• Neon Hitch
• Skybox
• The Ettes
• Jukebox the Ghost
• These United States
• MyNameIsJohnMichael

Spinning at Perry's

• 2ManyDJs
• Empire of the Sun
• Digitalism
• Perry Farrell

• Kaskade
• Tiga
• Felix Da Housecat
• Rusko
• Erol Alkan
• Wolfgang Gartner
• Flosstradamus
• Joachim Garraud
• Mexican Institute of Sound

• Caspa
• Peanut Butter Wolf
• Dirty South
• NERVO
• Cut Copy (DJ Set)
• Beats Antique
• Steve Porter
• Didi Gutman of Brazilian Girls
• Ancient Astronauts
• Ana Sia
• Team Bayside High
• Dani Deahl
• FreeSol
• DJ Mel
• BBU
• Vonnegutt
• Only Children
• Lance Herbstrong

More details at http://www.lollapalooza.com/

YEAY ON SWITCHFOOT ZOMG LOL.

Hard

Hard NYC this past weekend - April 3rd at Terminal 5.

The lineup was Boys Noize, Major Lazer, Baruka Som Sistema, Proxy, and Destructo. This was Proxy's first time playing the states! He was incredible, but Boys Noize definitely killed the show. However, the only disappointing part of the concert, was the end of Boys Noize's set. It was a very abrupt ending, and everyone in the crowd was like, "uhhh?" But apparently that is Terminal 5's policy that the set has to end at 2 AM and the venue shuts down at that point. Major Lazer's lazers (lol) were cool - everyone rolling/tripping there must have flipped out.

I have realized every set must play Riverside - it's like a rule or something...

I have also realized every tween in New York City was there...

Yeasayer

"Ambling Amp" music video - watch this. it's cray.

Mount Kimbie

Mount Kimbie remixes LV & Untold's "Beacon"

Chase & Status

"Saxon" by Chase & Status



something a little less grimey, yet grimey "Running" by Chase & Status (give it about a minute for the beats to drop)

Sasquatch Music Festival

A total estimate of 18 hours and 1 minute from Los Angeles to Washington (Sasquatch Music Festival)...if anyone is down for a serious road trip, you know I'm D. Some artists to lure you into this road trip who will be playing this festival include - Broken Social Scene, Miike Snow, Why?, Portugal the Man, Massive Attack, Dirty Projectors, The xx, Simian Mobile Disco, A-Trak, MGMT, and much, much, more.

for more information: http://www.sasquatchfestival.com/

Coachella

17 Days until Coachella!
The lineup keeps getting better and better. This year's lineup ranking is pretty close to last year's lineup, though 2008 was probably the best so far. If Beirut was playing this year, it might be tied. WHERE IS THE LIST OF SET TIMES?!

I can't list all of the artists you will most likely find me at but here are a couple you can make sure I will be bumpin' and boppin' to:

Benny Benassi
Deadmau5
Grizzly Bear
Imogen Heap
La Roux
Passion Pit
Proxy
Ra Ra Riot
Sleigh Bells
Vampire Weekend
Wolfgang Gartner
Yeasayer
2ManyDj's
Bassnectar
David Guetta
Dirty Projectors
Flying Lotus
Girls
Hot Chip
Kaskade
Major Lazer
MGMT
Muse
Pretty Lights
The xx
Tiesto
De La Soul
Infected Mushroom
Miike Snow
Mutemath
Phoenix
Rusko
Spoon
Thom Yorke

Get excited!!

Upcoming Concerts

Miike Snow - March 31 in Boston @ Paradise Rock Club (tickets sold out BUT selling for around $100 lol)

The XX - March 31 in New York City @ Webster Hall

Vampire Weekend - April 1 in Boston @ Orpheum Theatre (tickets sold out)

The XX - April 2 in Boston @ Paradise Rock Club (tickets sold out - find tickets on craigslist --> Nosaj Thing/JJ opening!)

Pendulum - April 2 in New York City @ Webster Hall for ONE DOLLAR!!

Hard NYC (Boys Noize, Major Lazer, Proxy) - April 3 in New York City @ Terminal 5

Pretty Lights - April 3 in New York City @ Clifton Park

Major Lazer/Rusko - April 4 in Boston @ Middle East (tickets sold out)

Flying Lotus/Thom Yorke - April 8 (tickets sold out BUT selling for around $600 lol) in Boston @ the Citi Center

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - April 9 in New York City @ Webster Hall

Crystal Castles - April 14 in New York City @ Irving Plaza

ATB - April 19 in New York City @ Nokia Center

Bassnectar - April 22 in Boston @ House of Blues (already bought my ticket/have an extra one)

Yeasayer - May 3 in Boston @ Paradise Rock Club

Joker

http://soundcloud.com/multiverse/sets/joker-tron-vip-mix

The VIP Mix y'all from Joker. Enjoy.

Skream

Skream's "Exothermic Reaction" if you haven't already it -

HARD

BENGA, BENGA, BENGA! SKREAM, SKREAM, SKREAM! TICKETS ON SALE TODAY!

Let's hope this one goes better than last years?

Mosca

Some more dubstep goodiez.

Also check out Bok Bok's Citizen's Dub right here -

Roska

So there is Rusko, Roska, and Mosca.

Here is Roska.

Flying Lotus

Camel Camel Camel. Remixed Remixed Remixed. By By By. Nosaj Thing. Nosaj Thing. Nosaj Thing.

Modeselektor

Modeselektor featuring Thom Yorke BUT Trentmoller remixed. So many goodies in a goodie song!

http://fairtilizer.com/track/8488

Dirty Projectors

http://dubtune.com/play/the-dirty-projectors-stillness-is-the-move-the-killabits-remix-798.html

Killabits remix "Stillness is the Move" by Dirty Projectors. Ch-ch-check it out!

Radiohead

Nosaj Thing remixes "Reckoner" by Radiohead. Nosaj Thing also touring with the XX - playing at Paradise Rock Club on April 2nd! Get tickets soon!

Happy Day of Birth Ed Banger

Ed Banger's 7th Anniversary Party at Terminal 5! I had a mild heart attack when I heard that Thomas Bangalter was there, but sadly he was not - that would have been way too good to be true. However, Yelle, Uffie, and David Guetta were all special guests at this oh-so-special event.

Only complaint of the entire night - too many little tweens on ecstasy.

Bonnaroo

Nothing beats Coachella (or Lollapalooza) but Bonnaroo Lineup has arrived!

Dave Matthews Band
Kings of Leon
Stevie Wonder
Jay-Z
Tenacious D
Weezer
The Flaming Lips with Stardeath and White Dwarfs perform “Dark Side of the Moon”
The Dead Weather
Damian Marley & Nas
Phoenix
Norah Jones
Michael Franti & Spearhead
John Fogerty
Regina Spektor
Jimmy Cliff
LCD Soundsystem
The Avett Brothers
Thievery Corporation
Rise Against
Tori Amos
The National
Zac Brown Band
Les Claypool
John Prine
The Black Keys
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers
Jeff Beck
Dropkick Murphys
She & Him
Against Me!
The Disco Biscuits
Daryl Hall & Chromeo
Jamey Johnson
Clutch
Bassnectar
Kid Cudi
Baaba Maal
Kris Kristofferson
Medeski Martin & Wood
The xx
GWAR
Dan Deacon Ensemble
Tinariwen
Wale
Deadmau5
The Melvins
Gaslight Anthem
Miike Snow
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Dr. Dog
They Might Be Giants
Punch Brothers
Isis
Blitzen Trapper
Blues Traveler
Miranda Lambert
Calexico
OK Go
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
Martin Sexton
Lotus
Baroness
Dave Rawlings Machine
Mayer Hawthorne and the County
Japandroids
Jay Electronica
Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros
Ingrid Michaelson
The Dodos
Manchester Orchestra
The Temper Trap
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Carolina Chocolate Drops
Tokyo Police Club
The Entrance Band
Local Natives
Brandi Carlile
Mumford & Sons
Rebelution
Diane Birch
Monte Montgomery
Julia Nunes
The Postelles
Lucero
Here We Go Magic
Hot Rize
Neon Indian
B.O.B
Needtobreathe

For more information - http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/02/09/bonnaroo-2010-lineup-rolls-out-weezer-jeff-beck-the-flaming-lips-and-more/

TOGETHER 2010 Boston

Coachella

THE MOMENT YOU'VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR:

Enough said. Buying my plane ticket now...

Coachella

Oh, lineup, where art thou?

Deadmau5

Deadmau5 live stream chat! Click on this link and if he's on, you can watch him in his recording studio create his new songs.

http://www.stickam.com/largeChatNew.do?uId=173597648