Rilo Kiley To Release Under The Black Light August 27, Tour Dates

Those of us who adore Rilo Kiley will be happy to know there is a new album coming out on August (Under the Blacklight), and a slew of tour dates (2 nights at 9:30 Club included, $25 apiece):

Thu-Sep-06 San Francisco, CA @ Warfield
Fri-Sep-07 Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom - MFNW 2007
Sat-Sep-08 Seattle, WA @ Showbox
Mon-Sep-10 Salt Lake City, UT @ McKay Events Center, w/Modest Mouse
Tue-Sep-11 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
Wed-Sep-12 Columbia, MO @ University of Missouri - Jesse Auditorium
Thu-Sep-13 Omaha, NE @ Sokol Auditorium
Fri-Sep-14 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
Sat-Sep-15 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
Mon-Sep-17 Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
Tue-Sep-18 Toronto, ONT @ Phoenix Theatre
Wed-Sep-19 Montreal, QUE @ La Tulipe
Fri-Sep-21 Boston, MA @Avalon
Sat-Sep-22 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Sun-Sep-23 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
Tue-Sep-25 Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
Wed-Sep-26 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Thu-Sep-27 Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
Fri-Sep-28 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
Sat-Sep-29 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
Mon-Oct-01 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Tue-Oct-02 Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues
Thu-Oct-04 New Orleans, LA @ Republic
Fri-Oct-05 Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
Sat-Oct-06 Dallas, TX @ Palladium
Sun-Oct-07 Austin, TX @ Stubb's BBQ
Tue-Oct-09 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre
Wed-Oct-10 Tempe, AZ @ Marquee Theatre
Fri-Oct-12 San Diego, CA @ SOMA
Sat-Oct-13 Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint
Mon-Oct-15 Los Angeles, CA @ Santa Monica Civic

Tickets are currently still available for both 9:30 Club shows, which is encouraging since I missed out on Neko Case tickets.

Your 60-Day Window of Shows: 6/28-8/25

JUNE
6/28 The Fray, OK Go, Mae @ 9:30 Club
6/30 The Polyphonic Spree @ 9:30 Club
6/30 Rodrigo Y Gabriela @ Rams Head Live

JULY
7/1 Robbers on High Street, The Redwalls @ Ottobar
7/3 Morrissey @ Rams Head Live
7/5 The Fiery Furnaces, dios(malos) @ Black Cat
7/7 Tortoise @ Black Cat
7/8 Built to Spill @ 9:30 Club
7/8 Chromeo, Flosstradamus @ Sonar
7/10 Mickey Avalon @ Sonar
7/11 Pela @ Black Cat
7/17 Dirty On Purpose, The Besnard Lakes @ Black Cat
7/20 Violent Femmes @ Power Plant Live
7/21 Deerhunter, Battles, Singer @ Ottobar
7/23 The Ponys @ Black Cat
7/23 Marnie Stern @ Ottobar
7/24 Marnie Stern @ Rock and Roll Hotel
7/25 James Morrison, Ben Folds @ Verizon Center
7/26 Great Northern @ Black Cat
7/27 Paid Dues International Hip Hop Festival: Brother Ali, Hangar 18, Sage Francis, Mr. Lif, Living Legends and more @ Pier Six Pavilion
7/28 The White Stripes @ The Patriot Center
7/30 The Polyphonic Spree, Jessica Hoop @ 9:30 Club

AUGUST
8/2 Fiona Apple @ Pier Six Pavilion
8/4 Virgin Festival @ Pimlico Race Track
8/7 Ra Ra Riot, Tokyo Police Club @ Black Cat
8/8 My Brightest Diamond, Rasputina @ Ottobar
8/8 Blonde Redhead, Beach House @ Rams Head Live
8/8 Ra Ra Riot, Tokyo Police Club @ Sonar
8/11 The Cribs @ Black Cat
8/16 Neko Case @ 9:30 Club
8/21 Wolf Parade, Octopus Project @ Black Cat
8/21 Camera Obscura @ Sonar
8/22 Octopus Project, Stereo Total @ Ottobar
8/25 Limbeck, The Format @ 9:30Club

Basshound at 9:30 Club, June 29 with Justin Trawick, Future

Fulfilling the rock star dream of performers all over the US, Justin Trawick has landed a gig at the famous 9:30 Club. He will be opening up for Baltimore's own Basshound. Also playing is Future.

About Future – A five-piece band formed during the summer of 2006 and bringing together over fifteen years of combined professional music experience, Future owns an experiment of sound influenced by forms of rock, hip-hop, and blues. Confidently presenting a unique method of music, incorporating socially-conscious lyrics, catching melodies, beats, and grooves, Future brings "music for your minds eye" into full view.

About Justin Trawick - Walking the tightrope between various genres, Justin's music fluently balances between sometimes rowdy, other times consoling, forms of folk, bluegrass, and hip hop bestowing upon listeners an incorporated and organic form of poetry. Justin has been tunefully navigating the Washington, DC music scene since November 2004, quickly expanding his range to larger venues up and down the east coast and opening for the honorable likes of Bob Schneider and Brett Dennen. He plays both solo and with his band, The Justin Trawick Group, as they're notably called, consisting of quite the velvety brew of piano, cello, violin, mandolin, upright bass, hand percussion, and drums. Trawick's debut album, How to Build a Life With a Lemonade Stand serves up a "jaunty attitude [and] rapid-fire lyrics" (Joel Sparks, OnTap Magazine).

About Basshound – Forming in the fall of 2004, Basshound blends blues, funk, jazz, bluegrass, and reggae into a versatile scene of head-bobbing rock. All the time exploring new and creative musical avenues, Basshound takes audiences through the twists of various and harmonious rhythms and the boundaries of sound.

June 29, 2007

9PM-Midnight

All Ages Show

$10

Skinny Puppy Tour Dates

Skinny Puppy are currently on tour, for all you industrial fiends out there. They'll be in DC and Baltimore next week.

SKINNY PUPPY MYTHRUS Tour 2007

June 11th Washington DC / 9:30 Club
June 12th Baltimore, MD / Sonar UPDATE: THIS SHOW HAS BEEN CANCELED.
June 14th Atlanta GA / Center Stage
June 15th New Orleans LA / House Of Blues
June 16th Houston TX / Warehouse Live
June 17th Dallas TX / House Of Blues
June 19th Tempe AZ / Marquee Theater
June 21st San Francisco CA / The Fillmore
June 22nd Los Angeles CA / Henry Fonda Theater
June 23rd Los Angeles CA / Henry Fonda Theater
June 24th Anaheim CA / House Of Blues

EUROPE
August 6: Utrecht, Holland ~ Tivoli
August 7: Berlin, Germany ~ Columbia Club
August 8: Krakow, Poland ~ Klub Studio
August 9: Prague, Czech Republic ~ Roxy
August 10: Budapest, Hungary ~ Sziget Festival
August 12: Hildesheim, Germany ~ M'era Luna Festival
August 14: London, United Kingdom ~ Astoria
August 15: Manchester, United Kingdom ~ Academy 2

Metal Blade 25th Anniversary Tour

Following up on their celebration of their 25th anniversary, Metal Blade Records is kicking off a 25th anniversary tour. Cannibal Corpse will headline, with support from The Black Dahlia Murder, Aeon, and another band TBA.

Tour dates:
9.6.07 - New Orleans, LA @ The House Of Blues
9.7.07 - Houston, TX @ The Meridian
9.8.07 - San Antonio, TX @ White Rabbit
9.9.07 - Ft. Worth, TX @ The Rockyard
9.11.07 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
9.12.07 - Scottsdale, AZ @ Venue Of Scottsdale
9.13.07 - Anaheim, CA @ The House Of Blues
9.14.07 - Hollywood, CA @ The House of Blues
9.15.07 - San Diego, CA @ The House Of Blues
9.16.07 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
9.17.07 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
9.18.07 - Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
9.19.07 - Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
9.26.07 - Saint Paul, MN @ Station 4
9.28.07 - Chicago, IL @ The House Of Blues
9.29.07 - Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
9.30.07 - Cleveland, OH @ The House Of Blues
10.2.07 - Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall
10.3.07 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
10.4.07 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
10.5.07 - Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
10.6.07 - Providence, RI @ Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
10.7.07 - Clifton Park, NY @ Northern Lights
10.9.07 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
10.10.07 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
10.11.07 - Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues

Upcoming Shows Courtesy of Filter Magazine

Here's what's hot and coming to the Baltimore/DC area over the next two months:

6/4 Deftones, The Fall of Troy@ 9:30 Club
6/5 Two Gallants, Les Claypool @ Rams Head Live
6/7 The Cinematics, The Bravery @ 9:30 Club
6/8 EL-P, Hangar 18 @ 9:30 Club
6/8 Kenna, Nelly Furtado @ Patriot
6/9 Califone, Bitter Tears @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/9 RJD2 @ Starscape (read a review of RJ's last visit to Baltimore)
6/9 Loney, Dear, The Sea & Cake @ Black Cat
6/10 Architecture in Helsinki @ 9:30 Club
6/10 As Tall as Lions @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/10 Electrelane @ Black Cat
6/12 Favourite Sons, Voxtrot, Au Revoir Simone @ Ottobar
6/13 Voxtrot, Favourite Sons, Au Revoir Simone @ Black Cat
6/13 Feist, Grizzly Bear @ 9:30 Club
6/15 French Kicks, Bon Savants @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/16 VHS or Beta @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/19 Great Northern @ Black Cat
6/19 Illinois @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/20 The National, Talkdemonic @ 9:30 Club
6/21 Panda Bear @ Ottobar
6/21 Wilco @ Merriweather Post Pavillion
6/22 Shiny Toy Guns, Stars of Track & Field, The Hourly Radio @ Sonar
6/23 Bryan Scary @ Velvet Lounge
6/24 Lovedrug, Sparta @ Black Cat
6/28 The Fray, OK Go, Mae @ 9:30 Club
6/30 The Polyphonic Spree @ 9:30 Club

JULY
7/3 Morrissey @ Rams Head Live
7/5 The Fiery Furnaces @ Black Cat
7/7 Tortoise @ Black Cat
7/17 Dirty On Purpose, The Besnard Lakes @ Black Cat
7/20 Violent Femmes @ Power Plant Live (FREE: learn more)
7/23 The Ponys @ Black Cat
7/25 James Morrison @ Verizon Center
7/27 Paid Dues International Hip Hop Festival: Brother Ali, Hangar 18, Sage Francis, Mr. Lif, Living Legends and more @ Pier Six Pavilion
7/28 The White Stripes @ The Patriot Center

AUGUST
8/07 Ra Ra Riot, Tokyo Police Club @ Black Cat
8/21 Wolf Parade @ Black Cat

Filter Magazine's Show Picks For April, May, and June

Here is a short list of upcoming shows at the better small venues in the area, courtesy of Filter Magazine:

APRIL
4/17 The Graduate, The Fold @ Ottobar
4/17 Ratatat, The Books, Despot @ 9:30 Club
4/18-19 TV on the Radio, Noisettes @ 9:30 Club
4/18 Ozomatli @ Sonar
4/19 Richard Swift and the Sons of National Freedom Page France @ Black Cat
4/20 Rodrigo Y Gabriella @ Grosvenor Auditorium
4/21 Hot Chip, Clipse @ 9:30 Club
4/21 Brand New, Kevin Devine, Manchester Orchestra @ Rams Head Live
4/21 Spoon @ Sonar
4/21 Stars of Track & Field, Joseph Arthur and The Lonely Astronauts @ Sonar
4/23 M. Ward, Norah Jones @ DAR Constitution Hall
4/25 Wolfmother @ 9:30 Club
4/26 The Frames @ 9:30 Club
4/29 Constantines @ 9:30 Club
3/29 Deerhunter, Pterodactyl @ Rock and Roll Hotel
4/30 Peter Bjorn and John, Fujiya & Miyagi, Au Revoir Simone @ 9:30 Club

MAY
5/4 The Arcade Fire @ DAR Constitution Hall
5/6 Blonde Redhead @ 9:30 Club
5/8 The Clientele, Beach House @ Black Cat
5/8 Young Love, Under the Influence of Giants @ Ottobar
5/9 Kate Havnevik, Air @ 9:30 Club
5/9 Cornelius @ Sonar
5/10 Ben Gibbard, David Bazan @ 9:30 Club
5/11 The Album Leaf @ Rock and Roll Hotel
5/11 The Greyboy Allstars @ Rams Head Live!
5/12 Silversun Pickups v@ WWDC Radio Show
5/12 Illinois, The Kooks @ 9:30 Club
5/12 Dr. Dog @ Rock and Roll Hotel
5/12 Elvis Costello @ Rams Head Live
5/13 Silversun Pickups, Sea Wolf @ Recher Theatre
5/13 LCD Soundsystem @ 9:30 Club
5/14 !!! @ 9:30 Club
5/16 Artic Monkeys, Be Your Own Pet @ 9:30 Club
5/17 Mando Diao, Pop Levi, The Films @ Black Cat
5/18 Elvis Costello @ 9:30 Club
5/20 Andrew Bird @ 9:30 Club
5/20 Pretty Girls Make Graves, Moonrat @ Black Cat
5/21 Stars of Track and Field, Joseph Arthur and The Lonely Astronauts @ 9:30 Club
5/22 The Rosebuds @ Rock and Roll Hotel
5/23 Cursive, Mastodon, Against Me! @ Sonar
5/25 Damien Rice @ DAR Constitution Hall
5/27 Mice Parade @ Rock and Roll Hotel
5/28 Lily Allen @ Sonar
5/29 Keane, Rocco DeLuca & The Burden @ 9:30 Club
5/30 Sage Francis, Buck 65 @ Ottobar
5/31 Sage Francis, Buck 65 @ Rock and Roll Hotel

JUNE
6/2 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club @ 9:30 Club
6/8 EL-P @ 9:30 Club
6/9 Califone, Bitter Tears @ Rock and Roll Hotel
6/10 Architecture in Helsinki @ 9:30 Club
6/20 The National @ 9:30 Club

Coming Soon to 9:30 Club and Merriweather Post Pavilion: Deftones, Wilco, more

Any Given Tuesday-approved shows coming to Merriweather Post Pavilion this summer:

Thursday, June 21:
Wilco and Low
On Sale Friday, April 20 @ 10am

Saturday, June 23:
Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System & Thievery Corporation (Washington, DC)
On Sale Friday, April 20 at 10am



And at 9:30 Club (shhhhh....a couple of these haven't been formally announced):

Saturday 6/2 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club w/ The Horrors

Sunday 6/3 & Monday 6/4 Deftones

Thursday 6/7 The Bravery

Deftones Announce More Summer Tour Dates

Deftones tour dates galore! Along with those just announced, here are several more:

5/15/07 Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
5/16/07 Dallas, TX - House Of Blues
5/18/07 San Antonio, TX- Sunset Junction
5/19/07 San Antonio, TX- Sunset Junction
5/21/07 Houston, TX - Verizon
5/30/07 Cleveland, OH- House Of Blues
5/31/07 Cleveland, OH- House Of Blues
5/26/07 Nashville, TN - City Hall
5/26/07 Nashville, TN - City Hall
6/3/07 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
6/4/07 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
6/12/07 Detroit, MI - State Theatre
6/19/07 St.Louis, MO- Pagent
6/28/07 Los Angeles, CA - Gibson Amphitheatre

Hot Shows Coming To Baltimore & DC Through April

Here are some pretty nice shows to check out in the Baltimore/DC area over the next month or so:

FEBRUARY
2/21 The Lemonheads @ Ottobar
2/21 Snowden, Malajube @ Rock and Roll Hotel
2/22 Chin Up Chin Up, Someone Still Loves Your Boris Yeltson @ Black Cat
2/25 The One AM Radio @ Warehouse Next Door
2/28 Guster, Mason Jennings, Jack’s Mannequin, Head Automatica @ 9:30 Club

MARCH
3/1 Guster, Mason Jennings @ 9:30 Club
3/2 The Thermals @ Black Cat
3/4 Scissor Sisters @ 9:30 Club
3/4 Grizzly Bear, Papercuts @ Black Cat
3/4 Rob Crow (of Pinback) @ Rock and Roll Hotel
3/5 Bright Eyes @ 9:30 Club
3/5 Young Knives @ Black Cat
3/6 Badly Drawn Boy @ 9:30 Club
3/6 Clinic @ Black Cat
3/9 The Roots @ DAR Constitution Hall
3/14 The Good, The Bad and The Queen @ 9:30 Club
3/16 Michael Franti & Spearhead @ 9:30 Club
3/19 The Cinematics @ 9:30 Club
3/20 Pete Yorn, Aqualung @ 9:30 Club
3/20 Rodrigo Y Gabriela @ Grosvenor Auditorium
3/23 RJD2, Busdriver @ 9:30 Club
3/23 Silversun Pickups, Snow Patrol, OK Go @ Bender Arena (American University)
3/23 The Walkmen @ Rock and Roll Hotel
3/28 Cold War Kids, Tokyo Police Club, The Delta Spirit @ 9:30 Club
3/29 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists @ 9:30 Club
3/30 MSTRKRFT, John Digweed @ 9:30 Club
3/31 Electric Six, Test Your Reflex @ Black Cat
3/31 Menomena, Land of Talk, Field Music @ Rock and Roll Hotel

APRIL
4/5 Albert Hammond Jr (of The Strokes) @ 9:30 Club
4/7 Kaiser Chiefs, The Walkmen @ 9:30 Club
4/9 Matt Kearney, Rocco DeLuca, The Feeling @ 9:30 Club
4/13 Aqueduct, Junior Boys @ Black Cat
4/17 Ratatat, The Books @ 9:30 Club
4/18 TV on the Radio, The Noisettes @ 9:30 Club
4/23 M. Ward, Norah Jones @ DAR Constitution Hall

RJD2 Exclusive Mix on URGE's Digital Decks; Catch RJ at 9:30 Club March 23

For those of you who use MTV's URGE, there is a 52-song DJ mix from RJD2. The mix is part of the Digital Decks series featuring mixes from the world's top DJs. Here's the tracklist:

John Williams (Guitarist) "Excerpts of Spanish Guitar" (London)

Ray Charles "Mississippi Mud" (Rhino)

Pierre Groscolas "Dans Un Mois Ou Dans Un An" (Trema)

Little Beaver "Funkadelic Sound" (Soul Jazz)

Junior Parker "Love Ain't Nothin' but a Business Goin' On" (Simitar)

Johnnie Taylor "Somebody's Getting It" (Columbia)

The Gaylettes "Son of a Preacher Man" (West Side)

Floyd Jones "Sweet Talkin' Woman" (Testament Records)

Muddy Waters "Big Leg Woman" (MCA/Chess)

Sly, Slick and Wicked "If This Ain't Really Love" (Ju-Par)

Heaven & Earth "I Can't Seem to Forget You" (P-Vine)

Rasa"Chanting" (Hearts of Space / New Earth)

Ted Taylor "It's a Funky Situation" (Jewel)

Freddie North "Love to Hate" (Mankind)

David Peoples "Got to Get My Broom Out/ Inst." (Saru)

Ground Hog "Bumpin'" (Gemigo)

Daisy Door"Du Lebst In Deiner Welt" (Ariola)

Eleventh Hour "Hollywood Hot" (20th Century)

The J.B.'s "Gimme Some More" (People)

Alex Williams "The Thrill Ain't Gone" (Soultrack)

Konks "Master Cylinder's Jam"

Chaka Khan "Best in the West" (Reprise)

Georgio Moroder "Knights in White Satin" (Oasis)

People's Choice "I Likes to Do It" (Phil L.A. Of Soul)

Mickey and His Mice "Crackerjack" (Marti)

Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd St. Band "Spreadin' Honey" (Warner)

Dick Oatts "South Paw" (Steeplechase)

Cookie Roberts "The Black House"

John "Jellybean" Benitez "The Mexican" (EMI American)

Donald Austin "Crazy Legs" (Eastbound)

Simtec & Wylie "Do It Like Mama" (Shama)

Tommy Ridgly "Pretty Little Mama" (Blue Jay)

Reggie Griffin "Mirda Rock" (Sugar Hill)

Instant Funk "Go for Yourself" (TSOP)

Belladonna "Lunar Funk"

Hall & Oates "I'm Sorry"

Ray Charles "Georgia on My Mind (RJD2 Modulation & Remix)" (Rhino)

Otis Redding "Otis Breakbeat"

RJD2 "Someones Second Kiss" (Def Jux)

Soul Position "Candyland" (Fatbeats/Rhymesayers)

Starborn Hair Advert "Dewolfe (Remix)"

Linda Jones "Can You Blame Me?" (Neptune)

Tweet "Turn da Lights Off (Tweet Loop)" (Atlantic)

Leela James "Music (Remix)" (Warner Brothers)

RJD2 "Work (Remix)" (Definitive Jux)

RJD2 "One Day (Remix)" (Def Jux)

Soul Position "Huddle Formation (Remix)" (Columbia)

UTADA "Devil Inside (Remix)" (Island)

RJD2 "Rain (Remix)" (Bustown Pride)

The Go! Team "Huddle Formation (RJD2 Remix)" (Memphis Industries)

RJD2 "Get off My Spaceship, Bitch (Breakdown)" (Def Jux)




Looks like a pretty tight mix of old soul, blues, funk, and plenty of RJ's own cuts. Check out the mix here.

RJD2 will be at 9:30 Club on March 23 with Busdriver and Happy Chichester.

Concert Review - Mastodon Brings The Blood and Thunder To 9:30 Club - 2/17/07

Mastodon graced the stage at the 9:30 Club tonight with a tight and essentially flawless set. With very little to say, they came on stage and commenced a set which would feature mostly songs from Blood Mountain, as well as a few songs from Leviathan, including a personal favorite, "Blood and Thunder".

Mastodon is definitely one of the truly technically proficient bands out there, with a free-form element in their composition, as their tracks can change in tempo from one minute to the next, but an absolute rigidity in their performance, as their live show is as tight and true to the album as they come (which can be a very good thing, when your albums are as good as Mastodon's). The only real criticism of the evening is that drummer Brann Dailor can at times seem to get away from the band with his hammering double bass and double-speed playing. But in a live show with both melody and mayhem played to perfection, one cannot complain about a drummer passionate about his work.

An unreal set, Mastodon deserves your attention every time they come in to your city. When they play live, they can put almost any other band, metal or otherwise, to shame with their perfect instrumentation.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5.

Hot Chip US Tour Dates

As they visit the US for Coachella, Hot Chip have scheduled some US shows (maybe to buy their plane fare home?):

April 20 - New York NY @ Webster Hall
April 21 - Washington DC @ 9:30 Club
April 22 - Asheville NC @ Orange Peel
April 24 - Austin TX @ Antones
April 26 - Dallas TX @ Granada Theater
April 28 - Indio CA @ Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival

Coming To 9:30 Club In March: Cold War Kids, RJD2, Lamb of God, and more

Coming to the 9:30 Club in March:

3/23 RJD2 w/ Busdriver & Happy Chichester

3/24 Super Diamond

3/25 Butch Walker and the Let's Go Out Tonites w/ The Honorary Title

3/26 Lamb of God w/ Trivium, Machine Head, Gojira (earl show, 6:30pm Doors)

3/28 Cold War Kids w/ Tokyo Police Club

3/29 Ted Leo and the Pharmacists w/ Love of Diagrams

And keep your eyes open for TV On The Radio and Blonde Redhead at 9:30 in April.
R

February At The 9:30 Club

If you're wondering, here's what's coming to the 9:30 Club in February:

Feb 1 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus w/ Emery, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, A Static Lullaby, Kaddisfly
Feb 2 Cowboy Mouth w/ Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk
Feb 3 Big Head Todd and The Monsters
Feb 5,6 Goo Goo Dolls w/ Augustana
Feb 8 Dust Galaxy w/ Revival & Georgie James
Feb 9 Jonathan Richman feat. Tommy Larkins
Feb 9,10 Galactic
Feb 10 BLOWOFF Featuring the DJ Sounds of Bob Mould & Richard Morel
Feb 13 Rickie Lee Jones
Feb 14 The Mooney Suzuki
Feb 15 MN8 Presents Eric Roberson
Feb 16 MTV.com Presents Lily Allen
Feb 17 Mastodon w/ Converge & Priestess
Feb 19,20 Slayer w/ Unearth
Feb 21 Gym Class Heroes w/ RX Bandits, P.O.S., K-OS
Feb 22 Rusted Root w/ Quintus
Feb 23 Anberlin w/ Bayside, Meg & Dia, Jonezetta
Feb 24 Cute Is What We Aim For w/ All Time Low, This Providence, Brighten (early show. 3:30 PM Doors)
Feb 24 Van Wilder Tour feat. Everclear
Feb 25,26 Jack's Mannequin w/ We Are The Fury
Feb 28 Guster w/ Mason Jennings

New Audio From Bright Eyes: "Tourist Trap" From Forthcoming EP The Four Winds, Full Length Cassadaga Comes Out April 10

Head on over to the Saddle Creek Records to hear the new Bright Eyes track "Tourist Trap". The song is from the EP The Four Winds which will release on March 6. Following that, the full length album Cassadaga will be issued April 10.

And catch Bright Eyes at the 9:30 Club March 5.

Bright Eyes Selling Out Within Seconds

Bright Eyes is already selling out, even though tickets went on sale just 20 minutes ago. Both DC's 9:30 Club and NY's Bowery Ballroom (2 shows) have sold out. If you were unable to get tickets, good luck on the aftermarket. I was lucky enough to get tickets to 9:30, I hope others had good fortune, too!

Bright Eyes Tickets For 9:30 Club In Washington, DC On Sale Tomorrow

Tickets to Bright Eyes at 9:30 Club go on sale tomorrow, January 25 at 10 AM.

Clipse Confirmed To Headline Seagram's Live 2007

Seagram's Live 2007 will hit 11 cities in one month, and Clipse will headline, as previously expected. DC gets represented, as the show will hit the 9:30 Club on 4/21.

The dates:
04/07 - Memphis, TN - Plush
04/08 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
04/12 - Atlanta, GA - Earthlink Live
04/13 - Birmingham, AL - Platinum Nightclub
04/14 - Jackson, MS - Free Lons Groove
04/20 - Detroit , MI - Club Visions
04/21 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
04/26 - New York, NY - BB King’s
04/27 - Fort Bragg, NC - Sports USA
04/28 - Tampa, FL - Club Skye
04/29 - Miami, FL – TBD

Concert Review: Strhess Tour - Heavy Heavy Low Low, Fear Before The March of Flames, Murder By Death, Thursday - 9:30 Club, January 19, 2007

Myself and a dear friend who, like most, never reads this site, went to The 9:30 Club last night to catch the Strhess Tour featuring Heavy Heavy Low Low, Fear Before The March of Flames, Murder by Death, and the headlining Thursday.

Because I was being a hugely neurotic loser, we missed Heavy Heavy Low Low because I was panicking over a missing iTunes music folder at the time we meant to leave.

Fear Before The March of Flames, however, we were not lucky enough to miss. With a singer who thinks he is in the headlining band, from the nondescript tee to the flailing about on stage just like he is Thursday's Geoff Rickly (wanna bet he likes to be called Geoff in bed?), a guitarist/singer who is a mockery of Tom DeLonge from Blink-182, March of Flames is living proof that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but that obvious emulation of your idols will doom you to suck.

Murder by Death, with a severely juxtaposed name considering their sound, is an unassuming 4-piece with a drummer, bass player, singer/guitarist, and cellist. That's right. A bona fide, electric cello player. With a country swagger, singer Adam Turla might think he's more of a heavy metal Johnny Cash, but I'd put him somewhere around a Nick Cave meets Clutch type of guy with a band that knows just how to complement his sound. All in all, MBD is a pretty unique group, with songs that tell stories reminiscent of salt-of-the-earth country stars of yore.

When Thursday took the stage, launching into "At This Velocity" from A City by the Light Divided, it became apparent that I did not realize what I was in store for. This band lit the place on fire, with Rickly carrying on a healthy conversation with the audience (and even giving big ups to Katy Otto from Exotic Fever Records, a label previously mentioned here), and covering all the bases for their fans, with the commercial favorite "Signals Over The Air", a moving rendition of "Sugar In The Sacrament", "Division St.", "For The Workforce, Drowning" and the encore which closed with "Jet Black New Year". Rickly's stamina never wavered, as he managed to maintain quality vocals through the modest set (about one hour, with encore). Guitarist Tom Keeley was quite impressive, delivering what I thought to be a very pure performance, reproducing the album sounds very well. And fans of Circa Survive will appreciate the cameo by that band's singer, and the long, heartfelt embrace given to him by Rickly.

The Strhess Tour stops at The Norva in Norfolk, VA tonight, and continues through February.

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.