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here we are, summer

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 13:47:00 -0400

we made it — that time in the summer where the light is lower in the trees, perched not so...

"Can I get that dro Can I get that remmy Can I get that coke Can I get that henny Can I get that..."

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:44:56 -0400

“Can I get that dro Can I get that remmy Can I get that coke Can I get that henny Can I get...

oh hey crystal castles

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 04:17:00 -0400

oh hey crystal castles

SHOWCAST / DENVER: Crystal Castles, Ogden, August 9, $35. Might...

Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:01:00 -0400

SHOWCAST / DENVER: Crystal Castles, Ogden, August 9, $35. Might be the best $35 any individual Denverite can spend all summer. You don’t want to miss this.

Below: “Untrust Us”, off Crystal Castles (2008).

Ogden event page is here. (h/t to axefield on deviantart for the image.)

Some very belated photos from this year’s Westword Music...

Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:43:00 -0400

alan palomo, neon indian

crowd for neon indian

dirty projectors

dave longstreth, dirty projectors

Some very belated photos from this year’s Westword Music Showcase — Neon Indian/Dirty Projectors were easily the best two sets I’ve seen all summer. Crystal Castles (August 9, Ogden, showcast post upcoming) might have something to say about that, though. Or Tokyo Police Club, or Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros.

"Cobb’s intercranial adventures aren’t like dreams at all — they’re like different kinds of action..."

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 19:08:40 -0400

“Cobb’s intercranial adventures aren’t like dreams at all — they’re like different kinds of...

New from Crocodiles, after a relatively long disappearance:...

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:04:00 -0400

New from Crocodiles, after a relatively long disappearance: “Sleep Forever”. Download the song via RCRD LBL here.

SHOWCAST / DENVER: The Dodos (w/ New Pornographers), July 28,...

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:49:00 -0400

SHOWCAST / DENVER: The Dodos (w/ New Pornographers), July 28, Ogden, $26 advance (or $30 DOS, but I wouldn’t count on that).

This one requires very little explanation — it’s the fucking Dodos. New Pornos are rumored to be terrible live, but I’ll probably stick around to at least decide that myself before taking off.

Event page from the Ogden, from which you can buy tickets, is here.

“Baseball Cards”, from Wavves’ newest, King of...

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 13:57:00 -0400

“Baseball Cards”, from Wavves’ newest, King of the Beach.

Say goodbye to the fuzzy, tape-hiss-dominated Wavves you once knew. KOTB is not only much cleaner than Wavvves — it’s much more innovative, too, featuring more loop-based tracks like “Baseball Cards” and Animal Collective-esque “Mickey Mouse” (which got a whole new, surfy “sha-na-na” added to the end of last summer’s version). Overall, the album sounds like Nathan Williams finally left the basement — you know, all that stuff about boredom — and got a little sun. Which is a good thing, in this case.

King of the Beach: amazon

dotmosaic1 (by the pain of fleeting joy, via notational)

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:56:07 -0400

dotmosaic1 (by the pain of fleeting joy, via notational)

Garbage dump in Mexico (via alexremnick). (And about this whole...

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 12:48:44 -0400

Garbage dump in Mexico (via alexremnick).

(And about this whole not posting in over two weeks thing — it’s done. Sorry about that.)

"They’re so behind the curve, they’re practically ahead of a new one."

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:00:00 -0400

“They’re so behind the curve, they’re practically ahead of a new one.” -...

Throwback Thursday: Elliott Smith’s cover of Cat Stevens’...

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:18:00 -0400

Throwback Thursday: Elliott Smith’s cover of Cat Stevens’ “Trouble”. Props to Rebecca for reminding me of this one the other day.

Read archived Throwback Thursday posts here.

SHOWCAST / DENVER: Westword Music Showcase, Saturday, June 19,...

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:05:00 -0400

SHOWCAST / DENVER: Westword Music Showcase, Saturday, June 19, multiple venues in Golden Triangle-ish area, only $15 ($30 day of show).

Highlights: Neon Indian (above). Dirty Projectors. Pictureplane. Single File. Tickle Me Pink. And much more. Check out the full lineup and buy tickets here.

Denver, via the Locals and Tourists Flickr project. Red dots...

Thu, 17 Jun 2010 17:45:00 -0400

Denver, via the Locals and Tourists Flickr project. Red dots mark photos by tourists, blue by locals and yellow by people of unknown tourist/local status. Surprised that Red Rocks isn’t bluer than it is—maybe locals just don’t use Flickr very widely. (h/t to mel for finding this)

"I started talking to him, and I see a Counting Crows platinum record on the wall. I was like,..."

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 06:50:00 -0400

“I started talking to him, and I see a Counting Crows platinum record on the wall. I was like,...

Pixel-Width Portraits

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 03:47:00 -0400

Pixel-Width Portraits: the new facebook profile pic trend? probably not, but still cool (via...

Throwback Thursday: Elephant Shell by Tokyo Police Club. I...

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:38:00 -0400

Throwback Thursday: Elephant Shell by Tokyo Police Club. I listened to this album almost every day on the train to work two summers ago, and what really shines through to this day is its utter earnestness. The album works because, frankly, TPC just isn’t trying to bullshit anyone here. Musically, it’s pretty polished pop—catchy riffs, clappable drumbeats and punchy choruses are all common on Elephant Shell. But the lyrics are where this album really glows: “Won’t you tell me a little bit about / A bit about yourself,” we’re asked by frontman Dave Monks—and it’s exactly the awkward, high-schooly quality of that inquiry that gives it its genuineness. It’s an album about making real, human connections in a world that often isn’t as honest as a Tokyo Police Club song.

Elephant Shell (2008): saddle creek | amazon

Read archived Throwback Thursday posts here.

Throwback Thursday: 'Cleanse Song'

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:03:31 -0400

So I know I lied when I said Throwback Thursday would be back two weeks ago—but here it is,...

SLEIGH BELLS

Sun, 30 May 2010 22:43:00 -0400

It only took everyone in the world talking about Brooklyn electro duo Sleigh Bells for me to decide...