My favorite husband-and-wife songwriting duo from Cincinnati is at it again… the holiday EP Down, Down, Down from Ellery is out. This time it’s pay what you want (min $4). Available for streaming at bandcamp, too. I generally abhor Christmas music, but this one is pretty darn good. The first two songs are brand new [...]
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Ellery – Down, Down, Down EP
Posted in Music News, New Sounds, tagged blame me, christmas, christmas music, cincinnati, download, ellery, holiday music, justin golden, mp3, pay what you want, streaming, tasha golden, the goldens on 25th Nov 09 (Wed) | Leave a Comment »
Ty Tabor (of King’s X) news…
Posted in Music News, tagged alien beans, doug pinnick, dream theater, dug pinnick, guitarist, jelly jam, jerry gaskill, john myung, king's x, rock, rod morgenstein, ty tabor on 22nd Nov 09 (Sun) | Leave a Comment »
posted on Ty Tabor’s website…
Ty Tabor (King’s X), John Myung (Dream Theater), and Rod Morgenstein (tons of bands) are discussing the possibility of recording a new Jelly Jam album in 2010. This would be their third release as The Jelly Jam and their fifth overall release together. More news coming soon! [Editor's note: yay! The [...]
Digital Noise Academy is Melting Inside
Posted in Music News, New Sounds, tagged charlotte martin, digital noise academy, ken andrews, ladna, los angeles digital noise academy, melting inside, music video on 16th Nov 09 (Mon) | Leave a Comment »
So, the Digital Noise Academy dropped the “Los Angeles” from the front of their name… it’s been a while since there’s been any activity to report, but yesterday they posted their new official video for “Melting Inside“…
The DNA is Ken Andrews (coincidentally brought up in my Puscifer live show review from [...]
C is for…
Posted in Music News, New Sounds, tagged a perfect circle, c is for, digital ep, maynard, maynard james keenan, new music, puscifer, tool on 10th Nov 09 (Tue) | Leave a Comment »
The new digital only Puscifer EP is out now… get it on Amazon or iTunes.
The tour is underway and hits Portland’s Roseland Theater this coming weekend… woot! I’ll be at the Saturday & Monday shows.
~Dan – np: Puscifer – C is For…
no free downloads, mp3, or torrents available here
Sufjan Steven’s “States a gimmick”
Posted in Music News, tagged 50 states, asthmatic kitty, fifty states, gimmick, states, sufjan, sufjan stevens, the bqe on 2nd Nov 09 (Mon) | Leave a Comment »
I think deep down, we all knew this was the case… here’s Sufjan Stevens from a recent Guardian article…
“I have no qualms about admitting [the Fifty States project]
was a promotional gimmick.”
Oh well… I’ve heard some of his new stuff, and it’s delightful. So, regardless of statehood, I’m looking forward to more Sufjan.
~Dan – np: Peter Mulvey [...]
Fanfarlo Tour / more Einziger compositions
Posted in Music News, tagged end vacuum, fanfarlo, Forced Curvature of Reflective Surfaces, incubus, michael einziger, north america, Reservoir, sigur ros, tour, us tour on 29th Oct 09 (Thu) | Leave a Comment »
Sigh… I’ll miss the Fanfarlo Fall 2009 North American Tour due to vacation. Boo… Their record, Reservoir, is great! I’m bummed I’ll miss their Portland show, but all things considered this year, I can’t really complain much about a “lack of shows.”
Fanfarlo’s Fall 2009 Tour Dates
Schubas Tavern, Chicago IL – November [...]
U2 360° Tour 2010
Posted in Music News, tagged 2010, 360, 360°, 360° Tour, bono, rock, the edge, tour, u2 on 26th Oct 09 (Mon) | Leave a Comment »
Not that I need to add anything to the U2 internet coverage rockpile… but the fact that they’re playing a PacNW date (in 2010) is happiness for me…
6 June, 2010 – Anaheim, CA – Angel Stadium
12 June, 2010 – Denver, CO – Invesco Field
16 June, 2010 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Coliseum
20 June, 2010 – [...]
Reptet 7″ / Glen mashup video
Posted in Music News, New Sounds, tagged Agendacide, glen phillips, jazz, mashup, mcmc, monktail, monktail creative music concern, OneRepublic, reptet, spirit of shackleton, The Phantom Planet, timbaland, tour, vinyl on 26th Oct 09 (Mon) | Leave a Comment »
Seattle jazz band Reptet has a new 7″ vinyl out called Agendacide. It’s available in vinyl/mp3 and mp3-only versions via the Reptet website, CDBaby, or (I expect eventually) the Monktail Creative Music Concern’s webpage. They’re headed out on a West Coast tour (that I won’t be able to catch this time, unfortunately):
October 29, 2009 [...]
Faith No More – U.S. Tour is in the planning phase…
Posted in Music News, tagged billy gould, epic, faith no more, mike patton, reunion, twitter, us tour, usa on 21st Oct 09 (Wed) | 2 Comments »
Um… kick ass… Faith No More is planning a U.S. Tour as I type this… as reported on BrooklynVegan, here’s a repost of bassist Billy Gould’s tweet…
Stoked,
~Dan
MMW’s Radiolarians boxset
Posted in Music News, tagged billy martin, boxset, chris wood, dvd, evolutionary set, illyb, john medeski, medeski martin & wood, MMW, pre-order, radiolarians, vinyl on 18th Oct 09 (Sun) | Leave a Comment »
So, I was skeptical of the Radiolarians: The Evolutionary Set for the three great jam/jazz albums that I already had, until I saw what Medeski Martin & Wood were offering in the boxset… all three CDs, a remix CD, a live album, a double vinyl with choice cuts, and a DVD…
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Plus… pre-order by 11/10/09 [...]
Glen Phillips’ “Little Bunny Foo Foo”
Posted in Music News, New Sounds, tagged bandcamp, glen phillips, little bunny foo foo, new music, pay what you want, toad the wet sprocket on 15th Oct 09 (Thu) | Leave a Comment »
Yet again, Glen Phillips is releasing stuff at the end of the year via the Bandcamp website. Heck, if this year ends up like last year (with the fantastic Plover and RemoteTreeChildren records), I’ll be happy to drop some more coin for some more Glen. Here is his latest, silly ditty:
http://glenphillips.bandcamp.com/track/little-bunny-foo-foo
Go get this song now… [...]
Portland Jazz Fest 2010 – huzzah!!!
Posted in Music News, tagged charles mingus, dave douglas, dave holland, digital ep, eisley, fire kite, jazz, jazz fest, jazz festival, mingus big band, new ep, pdx jazz, pharoah sanders, portland on 14th Oct 09 (Wed) | Leave a Comment »
OYG! The headlining line-up for this coming year’s Portland Jazz Festival is rad.
Thursday, February 25, 7:30pm, Hilton Pavilion Ballroom, Luciana Souza
Friday, February 26, 7:30pm, Newmark Theater, Mingus Big Band
Friday, February 26, 9:30 pm, Norse Hall, In The Country
Saturday, February 27, 3:00pm, Norse Hall, Trygve Seim & Frode Haltli
Saturday, February 27, 7:30pm, Newmark Theater, Dave Holland [...]
Puscifer EP (Nov 10)
Posted in Music News, tagged a perfect circle, c is for, ep, maynard, maynard james keenan, new music, puscifer, tool on 13th Oct 09 (Tue) | Leave a Comment »
As reported on TOOL’s website, Maynard James Keenan is releasing a digital only Puscifer EP on November 10, 2009…
~Dan - np: McTuff on Jazz NW 10/11/09
Puscifer Tour Dates:
10/29, Las Vegas, NV (The Pearl, Palms Casino)
10/31, San Diego, CA (Spreckels Theatre)
11/1, San Diego, CA (Spreckels Theatre)
11/4, Oakland, CA (Fox Oakland Theater)
11/5, Oakland, CA (Fox Oakland Theater)
11/7, [...]
Nuno & Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother)
Posted in Movies & Television, Music News, tagged Alyson Hannigan, cbs, Cobie Smulders, extreme, HIMYM, how i met your mother, jason segel, Josh Radnor, more than words, Neil Patrick Harris, nuno, nuno bettencourt on 12th Oct 09 (Mon) | 1 Comment »
Nuno Bettencourt (of rock band Extreme) is starring in a music video with Jason Segel for the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother. Known for their love affair with “songs that are awesome,” HIMYM have re-created the famous Extreme video “More Than Words.” Other cast members including Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan [...]
dredg & Salmon Rushdie
Posted in Music News, New Sounds, Philosophy, Politics, tagged 6th billion, A Letter to the Sixth Billionth Citizen, dredg, free download, free music, Imagine There's No Heaven, mp3, rock, salmon rushdie, spin, The Pariah The Parrot The Delusion, the satanic verses on 12th Oct 09 (Mon) | Leave a Comment »
One of my favorite rock bands around right now is dredg. I’ve seen them twice this year, and their 2009 album The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion is at this time the easiest pick for album of the year for me. Easiest. It’s fantastic. The aforementioned album is a concept album inspired by Salmon Rushdie’s [...]
