Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 04/25/2008
by Black Bubblegum Boris @ Knitting Factory ( amy.bee ) July 10th At Webster Hall. That's your THIRD chance in under a year for these Japan natives . Tickets go on sale Sat 4/26 at noon . Hopefully we can look forward to more blistering solos from Kurihara to counter those blistering solos from Wata. Boris ' new album coming Smile is out soon on Southern Lord, and the guys...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 04/18/2008
The highly anticipated 3-D video version for Björk's latest single "Wanderlust" will have its nationwide debut as part of National Record Store Day on April 19. During the inaugural event, music retailers nationwide will join together to celebrate and recognize...
Remaining Relevant (Free subscription) | 04/08/2008
Roy Tennant Kill off the term OPAC Discovery system = public facing tool, public interface, doesn’t replace the ILS. Veneer on top of back office operations. Worldcat Local is a different and particular type. Sytems Highlighted: Koha, Evergreen, VUFind, LibraryFind, Worldcat Local. Harvest records out of ILS for Discovery system, which queries ILS for circ info. Want to replace your [...]
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 03/23/2008
DOWNLOAD: The Dodos - Jodi (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Dodos - Fools (MP3) the Dodos @ the Mohawk, SXSW 2008 (Hot Freaks) (Chromewaves) the Dodos - 2008 NYC Tour Dates Mar 31 - Sound Fix in Brooklyn Mar 31 - Death...
Rock Insider (Free subscription) | 03/20/2008
Visiter the amazing new album from The Dodos was released this week. If you couldn't tell from the barrage of posts in the last two weeks preceded by no less than 8 posts over the last year touting their greatness they are without a doubt one of my favorite music discoveries of the past 5 years. Head over to Spinner.com and listen to Visiter in its entirety then immediately go to emusic and download...
BlogAsheville (Free subscription) | 03/07/2008
Amazing Savings shoppers know Steve Liebenhaut as the unflappably friendly checkout guy with silver hair and glasses. Liebenhaut celebrates his 50th birthday this weekend in an amazing way -- with a local music showcase at the Grey Eagle benefiting an Asheville-based nonprofit that provides food and personal care items to local people living with HIV/AIDS or in home hospice care. The Eagle Flies On...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
DOWNLOAD: The Dodos - Jodi (MP3 from Visiter) The above picture of the Dodos was drawn by Michelle McNeil. Tickets are on sale for an April 6th show at Mercury Lounge in NYC. They're also playing Death By Audio in...
Brooklyn Vegan (Free subscription) | 02/08/2008
by Black Bubblegum Kickin off "Skin Turns To Glass" somethin' propa-like (due April 1 on The End), Nadja (who we were just talking about) will take it to the streets (and highways) for a US tour followed by a short...
HearYa (Free subscription) | 02/05/2008
The Dodos have a new album coming out on March 18th called Visiter, on Frenchkiss Records. They just released another track from the album called “Jody.” Enjoy it. It looks like they'll be busy at SXSW 2008, hitting showcases and day parties. I’m going to do my best to make an appearance at the [...]
lost at e minor (Free subscription) | 01/28/2008
The Kevin Ayers record Joy of a Toy from 1969 was released by Harvest Records and sits somewhere between Nick Drake and The Byrds. A record slightly ahead of its time, it was filled with enough interesting and clever arrangements and instrumentation to never bore. Girl on a Swing is my favorite tune for the [...]
BlogAsheville (Free subscription) | 01/16/2008
Reverbnation reports: "POPAsheville is a 2-day, 34-band modern music festival held at several venues in Asheville, NC USA, with a 3rd (pre-fest) day for advance ticketholders! To our knowledge, POPAsheville is the first venue-based music festival ever held in Asheville. POPAsheville supports a thriving scene for modern touring bands and recognizes the importance of community and information-sharing...
Asheville Beer Blog (Free subscription) | 12/09/2007
As promised, I made a trip out to Tolliver's for a beer. The beer list is what you would expect from an Irish pub, with Guinness leading the way, along with Beamish, Smithwicks, and several other brews from Ireland and the British Isles. I had a Twisted Thistle IPA from Bellhaven, a Scottish brewery. It was good, but don't expect it to be an American version of an IPA, as the hops were more muted in...
