RAZR13 + Pinnick / Fear Factory

So, for Veteran’s Day, here’s some rock news from some… um… rock veterans?
First, in order of awesomest news… King’s X frontman Doug “dUg” Pinnick and the band that he lent vocal duties to, RAZR 13, is finally releasing their debut album.  I wrote about this back in July, but now they’ve got the whole album [...]

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C is for…

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…

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Sufjan Steven’s “States a gimmick”

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 [...]

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Fanfarlo Tour / more Einziger compositions

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 [...]

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U2 360° Tour 2010

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 – [...]

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Reptet 7″ / Glen mashup video

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 [...]

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I’m never gonna know you now…

…but I’m gonna love you anyhow.

Thank you again for the music.  I wish you didn’t have to go so soon.
xo
~Dan

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Faith No More – U.S. Tour is in the planning phase…

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

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MMW’s Radiolarians boxset

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 [...]

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Glen Phillips’ “Little Bunny Foo Foo”

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… [...]

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Portland Jazz Fest 2010 – huzzah!!!

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 [...]

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Nellie McKay is adorable

As Family Guy’s Peter Griffin would say… Nellie McKay’s latest is frickin’ sweet.  It came out on Tuesday (10/13/09), and its 13 tracks are great!  You can hear a glimpse streaming over at nelliemckay.com.  Here’s a promo “making of” video (click picture):

Normal As Blueberry Pie is Nellie’s Doris Day tribute album with the quite cute album [...]

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Puscifer EP (Nov 10)

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, [...]

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Nuno & Jason Segel (How I Met Your Mother)

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 [...]

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dredg & Salmon Rushdie

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 [...]

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The Eigenharp

So, as reported at the BBC, there’s a new musical instrument on the scene, eight years in the making…

There’s also another video on the BBC link above.  It totally puts the keytar to shame.
Find out more about it at Eigen Labs.
~Dan – np: Flat Earth Society – Isms

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Radiohead / Zero 7 News

Ed O’Brien confirmed to NME that Radiohead will indeed be making a new album this winter to release in 2010.  Read more over on At Ease…
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Zero 7 are also on the move, with a new album Yeah Ghost and a tour.  I won’t be able to make it to their Portland stop, as it’s the same [...]

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Music for Insomnia

I mentioned the Asthmatic Kitty Records‘ Library Catalog Music Series back here (yeah, buried amongst 8 other music stories).  Anyway, 900X’s will likely not be my only multiple-spinnable one (sidenote: I just got the 900X album on vinyl… yay!).
Coming out in December are three more in the all-instrumental series…

Lowell Brams: Music for Insomnia
Yuuki Matthews: Music for [...]

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Dave Douglas – A Single Sky

I got the SF Jazz Collective’s Live 2009 CD in the mail the other day. It’s a smokin’ hot remembrance for me of the show they put on at The Shedd in February of this year.  The SF Jazz Collective features Dave Douglas, Joe Lovano, Miguel Zenon, and many more great musicians.  The new SFJC [...]

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MxBx 3″

So, I got into Melt Banana (aka MxBx) when they put out a 5″ vinyl / 3″ CD split with Mike Patton’s Fantômas back in 2005 called “Animali in Calore Surriscaldati con Ipertermia Genitale / Cat in Red” on Italian label Unhip Records.  MxBx are the Japanese noise metal cousin of Fantômas; so the split [...]

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