really, damn...i just bought my ticket and strawberry jam seems to be the album of theirs i enjoy most. i hope they at least play 'peace bone' or 'for reverend green'.

7/27/2007 11:18:52 PM

i havent seen ac yet

but if its anything on the realm of the panda bear show i saw last month


GODDAMN


(in a church sanctuary, seated on the pews... all dark except a projector throwing up 70's british porn lead ups... he did this sick thing where instead of playing a song the whole way though, the whole set was one song... and he'd be in the middle of one song, then it'd transition into another, then a third, then back to the first, and the like... nice and circular... and fucking absurd)

7/27/2007 11:21:46 PM

animal collective tends to play a whole new set of songs on almost every tour they do. they will probably play one or two strawberry jam songs, but when i saw them in june, they played mostly new stuff. but their new stuff is really electronic and similar to strawberry jam... here is a recording of the show i went to to give you an idea http://www.archive.org/details/acollective2007-05-30

also, they are just fucking awesome live

7/28/2007 2:13:20 PM

^awesome thanks

7/28/2007 2:32:40 PM

^^ Loch Raven <3 <3

7/28/2007 5:29:54 PM

Ben Folds--tonight!

(yes he's opening for John Mayer)

7/31/2007 2:05:42 PM

When I saw AC they played stuff they hadn't even recorded yet, and started out by announcing that everyone would be disappointed that we'd never heard anything they were going to play.

Regardless, it was an amazing show.

7/31/2007 5:07:49 PM

^^ben folds was fucking amazing tonight

john mayer too

7/31/2007 11:33:17 PM

^how long a set did Ben Folds play?

7/31/2007 11:38:02 PM

an hour

and what up for the Such Great Heights cover!!!

I was presently surprised by Mayer...my bf and I went with my parents, and went for Folds. did not get the blues guitar memo on mayer--I was expecting more Body is a Wonderland shit (which he didn't play). Fucking fantastic show. I'm an immediate fan. Shame on me for not giving him more credit sooner.

pics in my gallery!

[Edited on August 1, 2007 at 12:03 AM. Reason : pics]

7/31/2007 11:42:45 PM

Gogol Bordello is on David Letterman in about 30 minutes.

7/31/2007 11:58:50 PM

yep john mayer concert was pretty awesome. ben folds was incredible too. ^^what's wrong with your body is a wonderland???

8/1/2007 2:29:59 AM

WHAT ISN'T WRONG WITH YOUR BODY IS A WONDERLAND?

8/1/2007 2:40:26 AM

Went to the Mayer concert tonight. It was awesome. Ben Folds was awesome.

About Mayer.....his first love is Blues. Over the past few years, after he became established, hes been moving towards all blues. His whole Continuum album was blues. He did a Buddy Guy cover tonight. His blues shit is great.

Ben Folds though, just amazing. When he picked up the synthesized Keyboard or w/e it was and played it.......motherfuck, that was tight.

8/1/2007 2:40:33 AM

Its a shame half the teeny boppers there to see Mayer didn't even know you Ben Folds was. The crowd was dead throughout his show.

8/1/2007 2:43:01 AM

^agreed. Especially since hes from around here. Sad

8/1/2007 2:48:38 AM

^^^you mean like THIS?

8/1/2007 7:38:21 AM

ben fold's "bitches aint' shit" cover was awesome

ive seen him a few times and this was probably his best show


i was sitting on the lawn surrounded by 15 year old girls and i felt so old drinking my $10 bud light

8/1/2007 7:43:49 AM

^^yeah, except it was even more awesome when he didnt have it leaning on the box still. He was just holding it in the air with his other hand. So tight

8/1/2007 1:25:29 PM

oh i got a pic of one of those at home, plz believe

i took about 20 of each show

and TAMBO MAN!!

8/1/2007 1:28:24 PM

^plz explain to me the significance of that guy. He just walked across the stage with a tamborine at two random times.

8/1/2007 1:32:22 PM

his shirt had "TAMBO MAN" written on the back during the first song...and in Bitches Ain't Shit it said "Bitches Ain't Shit" on the front and "But Hos n Tricks" on the back

8/1/2007 2:00:44 PM

^ahhh, ok. I couldnt notice from where i was sitting

8/1/2007 4:34:32 PM

oh nice. i'm looking at that same keyboard in my room right now. ben folds and I are kindred spirits.

8/1/2007 4:37:51 PM

Nov. 28th - Raleigh, NC - Disco Rodeo

Brand New w/ openers Thrice & mewithoutYou

Couldn't resist this one. It is a bit high ($23.50 each) but all three bands are actually solid, not just the headliner.

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=736130&blogID=294975197

8/4/2007 8:00:51 PM

calla @ local 506 - tonite

8/6/2007 11:26:46 AM

Corey Smith Aug. 28 at Cat's Cradle

8/6/2007 11:41:08 AM

I will be in attendance for AC and PB&J

8/6/2007 12:00:41 PM

The Shins

Click here for Presale Tickets: http://theshins.ducatking.com

Tour Dates:
Oct 5 – Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre
Oct 6 – Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
Oct 7 – Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theatre – LA
Oct 9 – Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Amphitheater
Oct 10 – Albuquerque, NM @ Univ. of New Mexico/Popejoy Hall (NO
Presale)

Oct 17 – Atlanta, GA @ Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center***
Oct 18 – Charleston, SC @ The Plex
Oct 19 – Raleigh, NC @ Progress Energy Center – Raleigh Memorial
Auditorium***
Oct 20 – Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
Oct 22 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
Oct 23 – New York, NY @ Terminal Five
Oct 24 – New York, NY @ Terminal Five
Oct 27 – Las Vegas, NV @ Sam Boyd Stadium /Vegoose Festival (NO
Presale)
Oct 28 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel (NO Presale)

***Presale for Atlanta & Raleigh begins Tuesday, August 14th at 10 AM

8/12/2007 7:58:12 PM

$30-$40 for The Shins?

no thank you

8/12/2007 8:03:37 PM

yessss, i want to see brand new & mewithoutYou. $23.50 is okay with me; i'd pay half of that to see either of those bands.

8/12/2007 8:38:57 PM

september is going to be kinda nutty:

9/6: Mountain Goats @ Cat's Cradle
9/7: The National @ Cat's Cradle
9/11: PB & J @ Cat's Cradle
9/17: Megafaun and Akron/Family @ Pour Haus
9/18: Do Make Say Think @ The Artscenter in Carrboro
9/21: Dan Deacon and Girl Talk @ Orange Peel
9/27: Animal Collective @ Cat's Cradle
9/28: Rilo Kiley @ Orange Peel

I'm not sure if I'm going to the last two, but the rest I'm pretty sure about.

8/13/2007 10:23:29 AM

I was hoping Akron/Family would be opening for DMST during their tour.

I have such a busy concert schedule that I'm skipping:
09-06 - Mountain Goats
09-11 - PB&J
09-16 - Interpol
09-21 - Dan Deacon and Girl Talk (I wish this was in the RTP)

8/13/2007 11:11:59 AM

Atreyu at Ziggys in Winston on September 23!

8/13/2007 11:19:58 AM

if you are going to Dan Deacon and Girl Talk in Minneapolis you'll be treated to a surprise guest: "Chocolate Rain" singer Tay Zonday

[Edited on August 14, 2007 at 1:49 PM. Reason : edit]

8/14/2007 1:48:43 PM

grabbed my shins tickets for Raleigh yesterday---- section C, 4th row!!

8/15/2007 3:16:57 PM

I'll probably drop ~$100 on various tickets tomorrow.

8/15/2007 4:02:30 PM

animal collective!

8/15/2007 6:06:36 PM

9/11 Peter Bjorn & John
9/18 Do Make Say Think
9/26 The Sea and Cake
9/27 The Animal Collective
10/2 Okkervil River

That's a mighty fine month of music!

8/16/2007 10:18:57 AM

TV:
08-20-2007 - New Pornographers - Letterman
08-22-2007 - Blond Redhead (rerun) - Conan

Concerts:
08-22-2007 - Wolf Parade at CC

This is the preamble to the busy concert month of August. Except for Bishop Allen, concert going has been virtually dead for me so this show will be needed to keep me sane until Sept.

8/19/2007 8:13:17 PM

Wolf Parade was pretty good but the opening acts weren't exactly my thing. And who saw that that crazy dude in the front row who kept dancing into everyone around him. He grinded up against me at least twice.

Add another show on my busy September month:
John Vanderslice and Bishop Allen at the Duke Coffeehouse on the 21st (spooky just reminded me thats the same night as the Dan Deacon/Girl Talk show but I don't want to go all the way to Asheville for that)

8/23/2007 4:47:45 PM

^ I am so hitting that shit up (Vanderlice & Bishop Allen)

8/24/2007 12:58:38 AM

I'm studying in Ireland in the fall and I've been wondering if anybody knows of any good shows going on over there. A lot of the bands I really like are touring here this semester (Okkervil River, Stars, Brand New, Thrice, mewithoutYou, Kevin Devine, Minus the Bear) and I don't get to see any of them. Anyone have any European tour suggestions?

On a related note, I just saw that the Avett Brothers are playing our fucking homecoming. Daughtry and all this other shit and finally a good one when I'm out of the country.

8/24/2007 3:19:07 AM

i saw the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in Sweden at a festival. you pretty much have to look for those big festivals.

8/24/2007 7:18:22 AM

http://www.decemberists.com/tour.aspx

didn't see this posted, but I may have overlooked it.

The Decemberists coming back to NC this fall. 11/06 and 11/07 in Winston-Salem at the Millenium Center.

I would go, if it weren't for the fact that the Millenium Center is one of the worst venues I have ever been in in my entire life. Ugggg. Giant columns in the way, and your choices are to stand somewhere that the band sounds good (but you can't see), or stand somewhere that you can see the band (and they sound like shit).

ETA-- pre-sale for the Decemberists show is at noon, tomorrow August 25th. http://www.decemberists.tickets.musictoday.com.

Damnit.

[Edited on August 24, 2007 at 7:10 PM. Reason : . ]

8/24/2007 7:09:37 PM

TV:
08-27-2007 - Feist - Letterman
08-28-2007 - Okkervil River - Conan
08-30-2007 - Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, and Wilco - Leno

8/26/2007 10:51:38 AM

An indie orgy tonight on Letterman.

From Pitchfork:

Quote :

"catch Feist joined by choir comprised of Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning of Broken Social Scene, Carl "A.C." Newman of the New Pornographers, Aaron Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf of the National, Nicole Atkins, everybody in Grizzly Bear, and both Mates of State."

8/27/2007 3:44:14 PM

holy schnike

8/27/2007 4:42:30 PM

i cant fucking wait to see that

8/27/2007 9:05:30 PM

Just got back from Foreigner, Styx, and Def Leopard.

Foreigner and Styx rocked it. Left halfway thru Def Leopard.

8/27/2007 10:24:01 PM