This Is The Last…

Just 2 more episodes and the first season of Flight of the Concords is over. On August 17th, HBO announced that FOTC would have a second season premiering in 2008.

In several interviews, Bret McKenzie has stated that the band has used most of their songs. Its likely that they will need time to develop new material.

I thought that the first few episodes were hilarious, the middle episodes were sort of funny. But the last episode I watched was great (Episode 10), and it had this song in it…

“Ladies of the World”

Elliot Smith - Needle in the Hay

This guy can dance like nobody’s business. Here is your chance to pickup some of the Godfather of Soul’s best dance moves.

(Via Digg)

The Decemberists are gonna be hitting the road soon. They will be performing for two nights in each city. “Long” evenings will focus on the band’s epic, progressive compositions. “Short” nights (while no shorter in set length, we promise) will highlight their more succinct, pop-leaning material.

You can sign up for the presale list here . Presale tickets for the San Diego show are onsale now. I just got my tix in the Orchestra section.

THE DECEMBERISTS - “THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT ” 2007 TOUR

10/28 Chicago, IL Vic Theater (”Long of It”)
10/29 Chicago, IL Vic Theater (”Short of It”)
11/1 New York, NY Terminal 5 (”Long of It”)
11/2 New York, NY Terminal 5 (”Short of It”)
11/3 Boston, MA Orpheum (”Long of It”)
11/4 Boston, MA Orpheum (”Short of It”)
11/6 Winston-Salem, NC Millennium Center (”Long of It”)
11/7 Winston-Salem, NC Millennium Center (”Short of It”)
11/9 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (”Long of It”)
11/10 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (”Short of It”)
11/11 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (”Long of It”)
11/12 Washington, DC 9:30 Club (”Short of It”)
11/15 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (”Long of It”)
11/16 Columbus, OH Lifestyle Communities Pavilion (”Short of It”)
11/18 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater (”Long of It”)
11/19 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater (”Short of It”)
11/23 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (”Long of It”)
11/24 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (”Short of It”)
11/25 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (”Long of It”)
11/26 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore (”Short of It”)
11/29 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern (”Long of It”)
11/30 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern (”Short of It”)
12/1 San Diego, CA Spreckels Theatre (”Long of It”)
12/2 San Diego, CA Spreckels Theatre (”Short of It”)
12/5 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom (”Long of It”)
12/6 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom (”Short of It”)
12/7 Portland, OR Crystal Ballroom
12/8 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre (”Long of It”)
12/9 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre (”Short of It”)

(Via Brooklyn Vegan)

If you love music, but hate how greedy record companies are -buy CDs at concerts. This guarantees that the proceeds go directly to the band.

A few weeks ago, Jason and I saw Rasputina play. We picked up their new album Oh Perilous World at the concert, we got the deluxe 2 disc edition. The second disc includes, previously unreleased songs, a nice instrumental version of “The Infidel is Me”, and a different version of “The Pruning”.

I’ve been listening to this album everyday for the last few weeks. I think it’s absolutely brilliant. The songs mix history, bizarre current events, and dark humor. “Champion” is mostly the translation of an Osama Bin-Laden speech and “Child Soldier” references the phenomenon of African children’s armies. I really like how everyone sings on “Old Yellow Cake”, even the drummer.

“Yellow Cake”

Please, buy merchandise at concerts. This is the best way to get your money into the hands of the artists and keep the awful middle man out.

Damn the man!!!

I just read this on Pitchfork…

Turns out Moz was approached with an offer of $75 million smackers, payable upon completion of at least 50 worldwide shows provided Johnny Marr was in the band (no love for Andy and Mike?). Morrissey– who’d like it to be known once and for all that it’s not about the music but, rather, about the hurting– turned them down. Morrissey previously bragged about how Coachella offered the Smiths $5 million to reunite, but that, it appears, was small potatoes.

Morrissey wanted to make this very clear so that there could be no rumors that they might reunite at a festival, and get fans all worked up. I can’t help but wonder if Morrissey is holding out for more money.

Reunions are usually disappointing, but I still would pay money to see the Smiths back together one last time.

There are so many good concerts coming up. Take your pick…

Pitchfork just announced that Blonde Redhead will be opening for Interpol on their fall tour. You can find all their tour dates here.

Bat for Lashes is back for a second round this fall, here are the dates…

September 23rd: Johnny Brenda’s - Philadelphia PA
September 24th: Great Scott - Boston MA
September 25th: Bowery Ballroom - New York NY
September 28th: El Macambo - Toronto ON
Septmber 29th: Petit Campus - Montreal QC
October 1st: The Basement - Columbus OH
October 2nd: Empty Bottle - Chicago IL
October 3rd: Varsity Theatre - Minneapolis MN
October 5th: Larimer Lounge - Denver CO
October 9th: Troubadour - Los Angeles CA
October 11th: Slim’s - San Francisco CA
October 13th: Plaza Club - Vancouver BC
October 14th: Crocodile Cafe - Seattle WA
October 15th: Doug Fir Lounge - Portland OR

Morrissey has recovered from the throat problems he was having. He’s making up for it, by coming back and doing a thorough tour. Five nights in LA at the Palladium!!! I’d like to see him play in Tijuana.

09-20 Tijuana, Mexico - El Foro
09-21 Las Vegas, NV - The Pearl
09-23 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
09-24 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
09-26 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
09-27 San Francisco, CA - Fillmore
09-29 Santa Barbara, CA - County Bowl
10-01 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
10-02 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
10-04 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
10-05 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
10-06 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
10-08 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
10-09 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
10-11 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
10-12 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
10-13 Los Angeles, CA - Palladium
10-15 Salt Lake City, UT - Thanksgiving Point
10-17 Waukegan, IL - Genesee Theatre
10-19 Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
10-20 Merrillville, IN - Star Plaza
10-22 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
10-23 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
10-26 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
10-27 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
10-28 New York, NY - Hammerstein Ballroom
10-30 Boston, MA - Orpheum
10-31 Baltimore, MD - Rams Head Live!
11-02 Washington, DC - Constitution Hall

Portugal. The Man has also announced a lengthy fall tour. They just released their new album, Church Mouth. Prefix has the dates here.

I must be living under a rock, because I never heard of Caribou until just last week. Caribou is Canadian Dan Snaith, an indie electronic/psychedelic musician. He previously recorded under the name Manitoba until threatened by a lawsuit by ‘Handsome Dick’ Manitoba. Did I mention Snaith has his
Ph.D. in Mathematics?

His new album Andorra was released yesterday. You can stream the entire album here.

Here is the video for “Melody Day”…

Pitchfork has a nice interview with Snaith here.

BBC has done a mini documentary on the making of the album here.

Here is Augie March performing “One Crowded Hour” on Craig Ferguson last Friday…

Their new album Moo, You Bloody Choir is now available in the U.S.

I’ll admit it. I like this clip, just because I like to watch Johnny Marr play the guitar.

Here is Modest Mouse performing “Missed the Boat” on Conan…

(Via Prefix)