Friday Roundup: Belle & Sebastian, Suicide Girls, Arcade Fire, Daft Punk (again), Bright Eyes, Farm, A Stupid Band, and more
December 03, 2010
Tons of good stuff today, a surprising number of NSFW links (two), but they are relevant. :) Enjoy!
- Belle and Sebastian's Stuart Murdoch wrote a book. Also they have a song called, "Suicidegirl" and some other Suicide Girls decided to make a NSFW (Not-Safe-For-Work) "love letter" to Belle and Sebastian.
- Arcade Fire does 'Ready to Start' on Jools Holland.
- Deerhunter were on Conan last night. This music is right in my wheelhouse and might be in yours too. In other Deerhunter news, Sony apologized to Bradford Cox for taking down his own music.
- A bluegrass band, Iron Horse, covered 'Interstate 8' by Modest Mouse and doesn't sound half bad!
- Bright Eyes has announced a new album, The People's Key. I still remember him doing the anti-war song, "When the President Talks to God", on the Tonight Show and thinking, "holy shit!"
- Keeping up with my tradition to talk about Daft Punk in every post: you can now hear 21-minutes from the Tron:Legacy soundtrack... or you can just wait 'till December 7th. Also, Maxence Cyrin did a pretty amazing piano-only version of 'Around the World'.
- Someone over at reddit posted a NSFW picture of Debbie Harry, but it turns out to not be real. I just found it interesting what changing a photo from color to black and white can do.
- If you become a fan of Jonsi on Facebook, then he'll let you stream some new music which is on his upcoming live album/film, "Go Live".
- This stupid band, Imperial Stars, blocked the 101 freeway with their tour bus and performed their song, "Traffic Jam 101" for a publicity stunt. Yes, this really happened. The 101 is one of the busiest freeways in the city and runs right through Hollywood. Three band members were charged with felony conspiracy by the D.A.. The driver of the truck hasn't been ID'ed so he/she is still "at large".
- Sonic Youth is reissuing 'Bad Moon Rising' and 'Sister' plus a live album from 1995.
- Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros have released an iTunes session which includes a previously unrecorded song, 'Fire & Water'.
- The Grammy nominations have been announced, and as usually they are mostly pretty crappy. The Pixies got a nominations for best packaging, really? Arcade fire got three nominations, including Best Album. And Brooklyn Vegan has their response to their nomination. How many times can I say, "nomination".
- NPR has a list of the 50 best albums of the year. Lots of good stuff on that list.
- Michael Cera is joining Mister Heavenly on bass for a set of west-coast shows as they open up for Passion Pit.
- Sufjan Stevens has made Christmas music tolerable.
- Finally the Farm re-release their track, 'All Together Now' to support the troops. I guess 'Groovy Train' wasn't appropriate.
Upcoming Tour Dates
Deerhunter
- 2013-06-07 at The Governors Ball Music Festival 2013 in New York, NY, US
- 2013-07-05 at 80/35 Festival 2013 in Des Moines, IA, US
- 2013-08-23 at The Crescent Ballroom in Phoenix, AZ, US
- 2013-08-24 at FYF Festival 2013 in Los Angeles, CA, US
- 2013-08-27 at Harlow's in Sacramento, CA, US
- 2013-08-30 at Rickshaw Theatre in Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 2013-08-31 at Bumbershoot 2013 in Seattle, WA, US
- 2013-08-31 at Sugar Nightclub Vancouver in Victoria, BC, Canada
- 2013-09-06 at Urban Lounge in Salt Lake City, UT, US
- 2013-09-07 at Bluebird Theater in Denver, CO, US
- 2013-09-09 at Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis, MN, US
- 2013-09-10 at Metro in Chicago, IL, US
- 2013-09-11 at Beachland Ballroom and Tavern in Cleveland, OH, US
- 2013-09-12 at Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2013-09-13 at Skully's Music Diner in Columbus, OH, US
- 2013-09-14 at St Jerome's Laneway Festival Detroit 2013 in Rochester Hills, MI, US
- 2013-09-14 at St Jerome's Laneway Festival 2013 in Rochester Hills, MI, US
- 2013-09-16 at Royale in Boston, MA, US
- 2013-09-20 at Union Transfer in Philadelphia, PA, US
- 2013-09-21 at 9:30 Club in Washington, DC, US
- 2013-09-22 at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, NC, US
Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros
- 2013-05-23 at MontBleu Resort, Casino & Spa in Stateline, NV, US
- 2013-05-24 at Sasquatch! Music Festival 2013 in George, WA, US
- 2013-05-24 at Sasquatch! Festival 2013 in George, WA, US
- 2013-05-25 at The Rose Festival 2013 in Portland, OR, US
- 2013-05-25 at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, OR, US
- 2013-05-26 at Portland Rose Festival 2013 in Portland, OR, US
- 2013-05-26 at Sasquatch! Music Festival 2013 in George, WA, US
- 2013-05-27 at Sasquatch! Festival 2013 in George, WA, US
- 2013-05-28 at Babcock Theatre in Billings, MT, US
- 2013-05-29 at Pink Garter Theatre in Jackson, WY, US
- 2013-05-29 at Royal Oak Music Theatre in Royal Oak, MI, US
- 2013-05-29 at Pink Garter Theatre in Jackson Hole, WY, US
- 2013-05-30 at Red Butte Garden in Salt Lake City, UT, US
- 2013-06-02 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, CO, US
- 2013-06-04 at Stir Cove, Harrah's Council Bluffs Casino & Hotel in Council Bluffs, IA, US
- 2013-06-05 at Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheater in Des Moines, IA, US
- 2013-06-07 at Point State Park in Pittsburgh, PA, US
- 2013-06-07 at Three Rivers Arts Festival 2013 in Pittsburgh, PA, US
- 2013-06-07 at The Governors Ball Music Festival 2013 in New York, NY, US
- 2013-06-09 at State Theatre in Portland, ME, US
- 2013-06-11 at The Green At Shelburne Museum in Shelburne, VT, US
- 2013-06-12 at Club Soda in Montreal, QC, Canada
- 2013-06-13 at Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN, US
- 2013-06-13 at Bonnaroo Music Festival 2013 in Manchester, TN, US
- 2013-06-13 at Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN, US
- 2013-06-13 at Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN, US
- 2013-06-13 at Bonnaroo Music Festival 2013 in Manchester, TN, US
- 2013-06-15 at Candler Park in Atlanta, GA, US
- 2013-06-18 at Track 29 in Chattanooga, TN, US
- 2013-06-19 at Bijou Theatre in Knoxville, TN, US
- 2013-06-21 at Firefly 2013 in Dover, DE, US
- 2013-06-21 at Firefly Music Festival 2013 in Dover, DE, US
- 2013-06-21 at Firefly 2013 in Dover, DE, US
- 2013-06-21 at The NorVa in Norfolk, VA, US
- 2013-06-22 at Firefly 2013 in Dover, DE, US
- 2013-06-24 at State Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI, US
- 2013-06-25 at Cabooze in Minneapolis, MN, US
- 2013-06-26 at Milwaukee Summerfest in Milwaukee, WI, US
- 2013-06-26 at SummerFest 2013 in Milwaukee, WI, US
- 2013-06-28 at Kanrocksas Music Festival 2013 in Kansas City, KS, US
- 2013-06-28 at Old St. Pat's Church Bock Party in Chicago, IL, US
- 2013-06-29 at Kanrocksas 2013 in Kansas City, KS, US
- 2013-06-29 at Kanrocksas Music Festival 2013 in Kansas City, KS, US
- 2013-07-23 at Norfolk County Fairgrounds in Simcoe, ON, Canada
- 2013-07-25 at Floydfest 2013 in Floyd, VA, US
- 2013-07-27 at FloydFest in Floyd, VA, US
- 2013-08-01 at Boulevard Pool at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in Las Vegas, NV, US
- 2013-08-04 at KCRWs World Festival 2013 in Los Angeles, CA, US
- 2013-08-04 at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA, US
- 2013-08-04 at KCRW World Festival 2013 in Los Angeles, CA, US
- 2013-08-04 at Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA, US
- 2013-08-17 at MO POP Festival 2013 with Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros old crow medicine show manchester orchestra walk off the earth capital cities dale earnhardt jr jr 2013 in Sterling Heights, MI, US
- 2013-08-17 at MO POP Festival 2013 in Sterling Heights, MI, US
- 2013-08-23 at Norfolk County Fairgrounds in Simcoe, ON, Canada
- 2013-08-29 at Longwood Gardens in Kennett Square, PA, US
- 2013-08-30 at Gentleman of the Road Stopover in Troy, OH, US
- 2013-08-30 at Gentlemen of the Road Stopover in Troy, OH, US
- 2013-08-30 at Troy Stopover 2013 in Troy, OH, US
- 2013-09-01 at Snowmass Town Park in Snowmass Village, CO, US
- 2013-09-01 at Jazz Aspen Snowmass in Snowmass Village, CO, US
- 2013-09-06 at Cottonwood Flats in Guthrie, OK, US
- 2013-09-06 at Guthrie Stopover 2013 in Guthrie, OK, US
- 2013-09-13 at Francis Field in Saint Augustine, FL, US
- 2013-09-13 at St. Augustine Stopover 2013 in Saint Augustine, FL, US
Passion Pit
- 2013-06-01 at Free Press Summer Festival 2013 in Houston, TX, US
- 2013-06-01 at Free Press Summer Fest 2013 in Houston, TX, US
- 2013-06-03 at Cain's Ballroom in Tulsa, OK, US
- 2013-06-04 at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH, US
- 2013-06-05 at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, OH, US
- 2013-06-06 at Stage AE in Pittsburgh, PA, US
- 2013-06-07 at Lifestyle Communities Pavilion in Columbus, OH, US
- 2013-06-09 at The National in Richmond, VA, US
- 2013-06-10 at The National in Richmond, VA, US
- 2013-06-11 at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, NC, US
- 2013-06-13 at Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre in Charlotte, NC, US
- 2013-06-13 at Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN, US
- 2013-06-13 at Great Stage Park in Manchester, TN, US
- 2013-06-13 at Bonnaroo Music Festival 2013 in Manchester, TN, US
- 2013-06-13 at Bonnaroo? 2013 in Manchester, TN, US
- 2013-06-13 at Bonnaroo Music Festival 2013 in Manchester, TN, US
- 2013-06-13 at Bonnaroo? 2013 in Manchester, TN, US
- 2013-06-21 at Firefly Music Festival 2013 in Dover, DE, US
- 2013-06-27 at Electric Forest Festival 2013 in Rothbury, MI, US
- 2013-06-27 at Electric Forest Festival 2013 in Rothbury, MI, US
- 2013-06-27 at Electric Forest Festival 2013 in Rothbury, MI, US
- 2013-06-27 at Electric Forest Festival 2013 in Rothbury, MI, US
- 2013-06-27 at Electric Forest Festival 2013 in Rothbury, MI, US
- 2013-06-28 at Kanrocksas 2013 in Kansas City, KS, US
- 2013-06-29 at Kanrocksas 2013 in Kansas City, KS, US
- 2013-07-04 at RBC Royal Bank Bluesfest Ottawa 2013 in Ottawa, ON, Canada
- 2013-07-09 at Plaines D'abraham in Québec, QC, Canada
- 2013-07-10 at Ottawa Bluesfest 2013 in Ottawa, ON, Canada
- 2013-07-10 at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa, ON, Canada
- 2013-07-10 at RBC Royal Bank Ottawa Bluesfest in Ottawa, ON, Canada
- 2013-07-11 at Indian Lookout Country Club Ga in Mariaville, NY, US
- 2013-07-11 at Camp Bisco 2013 in Mariaville, NY, US
- 2013-07-11 at Indian Lookout Country Club Ga in Mariaville, NY, US
- 2013-07-11 at Indian Lookout Country Club Vip in Mariaville, NY, US
- 2013-07-12 at WEEZER FESTIVAL 2013 in Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2013-07-12 at Downsview Park in Toronto, ON, Canada
- 2013-08-09 at Summer Set Music Fest 2013 in Somerset, WI, US
- 2013-08-09 at Summerset Music Festival 2013 in Somerset, WI, US
- 2013-10-04 at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2013 in Austin, TX, US
- 2013-10-11 at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2013 in Austin, TX, US
